The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-23

ing mills abont 0iUuOkegs in all, and ex.
pected 70 get away about midnight.
The Wyoming and Alice were at Bell.
aite Yesterday unloading q lot OF iron ore.
The Ltoness No. 2'passed up yesterday
morning AZ II O'Clock, with tow Of
empties.
The Buckeye State passed up yesterday
morning, and is due down tonight, for
Cincinnati.
The popular and fast Cincinnati packet
st. Lawrence is due to-day. She will re.
turn tomorrow evening at the usual hour.
Capt. William List is In command, with
Clerk O. d. List in the office.
The Diurnal for Parkersburg, Bachelor
for Pittsburgh, Welcome for ST. Marys,
Telegram for Clarington, Phaeton for Sis
tersville and 0'Neal for Steubenville de-
parted on time yesterday.
The Willie Austin is doing well in the
Bellaire aud Wheeling trade. Her bust.
ness ought to increase rapidly as she be.
comes known.
Since the improvements have been made
in the Diurnalhe fuel bill has been con.
siderably, lessened. She used TO devour
1000 bushels OF coal on round trip; her
diet now consists OF only 600 bushels, with
hopes OF cutting her down still further TO
500 bushels.
The Chancellor passed. down last night
en- route for Portsmouth, where she con-
meets with the Thompson for Cincinnati.
Davis Alexander, one Of the popular
pilots Of the Buckeye State, pulls the wheel
around with greater vim since last Tues
day. ehave not been informed wheth-
er it's boy or girl, but we know the
cradle Is occupied.
The Barnard passed up yesterday with
tow Of cooper stuff.
The shifting OF freight cars on the P. W.
& Ky. Railroad frequently blocks travel
to the boats at the wharf. Yesterday
mornipga young man who was in too big
hurry to wait until the train got past,
leaped on the cars to jump OF on the other
side, and had bis foot caught between the
bumpers, but luckily escaped serious in.
jury.
The Raven and barges and Sam Roberts
and barges are at the st. Louis ore pile,
loading Tor the Ohio river.
Boats generally complain Of the bad con.
dition OF landings along the river, which
prevents shippers from getting freight
down.
The Pittsburgh Commercial. Gd:ete is our
authority for the following: Henry
Haney, one OF the pilots Of the @. W.
Bachelor, Is suffering from Brights
disease 1.-THE kidneys, and purposes to
take rest until he gets better.
A dispatch from Evansville says: The
Lilly established new light on the
Golconda whariboat and one at Big Bay,
below the Sisters.
An exchange says: Apetition is being
circulated among steamboatmen in all the
large river cities, which Is being freely
signed. The petition will be presented to
Congress, asking that steamboatmen's
license be reduced TO l dollar per annum,
The towboat Iron Mountain left st.
Louis few days ago with 10000 bushels
OF corn, said TO be the largest cargo Of
grain ever carried on fresh water. She
carries it 10 New Orleans, the freight bill
Amounting TO fraction less than $4,000.
She has Ave, barges in tow. Talk about
your railroads-how's that for one trip.
New York Commercial Bulletin on wharf
age: mo Turk or Arab demanding .bak.
sheesh' from the unfortunate merchant or
traveller that happens to come within the
sphere oil his operations receives less con.
sideration than vessel ownersat the hands
OF the people who control our commercial
front. These people seem to be under the
impression that the wharfs exist simply
to afford them an opportunity for showing
how the collection OF constructive fees can
be prosecuted as one OF the fine arts"
Parkersburg correspondent oil the Tyler
County Star: Government engineers
have been examining the Kanawha at this
point as a site for IN ice harbor, and will
report in favor Of 1t. Tho toll bridge
across the river is III the way, and must
either be raised thirty.two feet or be taken
away. The bridge company held meet
ing and decided TO let the government have
the bridge for $4,000.
by Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, January 22.-River 0 feet
inches and rising. Weather cloudy and
rainy. Departed: Chancellor.
LOUISVILLE, January 22.-Riyer rising
slowly, with 10 feet Sinches in the canal,
Weather cool and windy. Arriyed-Bed-
ford, Cincinnati to New Orleans.
MEMPHIS, January 22-River fell six
inches. Departed: Colorado and John A.
Scudder, st, Louis; Mollie Moore was de,
layed she was TO have started for New
Orleans.
ClYclsSArl, January % River % feet
and rising. Weather cloudy and colder
Departed: Katie Stockdale, Pittsburgh;
yifgie Lee, Memphis; Mary Houston,
New Orleans.
CAlRo, January 22.-Arrived-City oil
Alton, New Orleans; Belle Of Memphis,
st. Louis. Departed-City Of Alton, St
Louis. River 81 feet inch and falling.
Weather cloudy. Mercury 40'.
NEw ORLEANS, January o2.-Arriyed-
Golden Crown, Cincinnati. Departed :
Paris O. Brown, Cincinnati; John Dip.
pold and barges, st. Louis. The steamer
II. @. Yaeger is loading TO leave to.mor.
row. Steamers are detained by fog.
EVANSVILLE, January o. Cloudy; wind
to the west; mercury 4So and falling. Up:
Fawn. Down: Charles Morgan, Gray
Eagle, Simpson Horner, Evansville, Jas.
W. CAT and Silver Cloud. The Evans.
vile retires permanently, and the Bowl.
ing Green takes her place.
ST.. LOUIS, January 22.-River fallen
inches; II feet. Weathercloudy and cool.
Slight snow fall this morning. Arrived:
Morning Star, Quincy; Sam Roberts,
Cairo; Annie, Keokuk. Departed: Gold:
dust, Vicksburg; Sam Roberts and barges,
Pomeroy; Annie, keokuk.