The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-08
Points Gathered Along the Banks About
the Boats.

Points Gathered Along the Banks About
the Boats.
Business was rather dull yesterday.
The Courier is this mornings packet for
Parkersburg
The Belmont will leave today for Pitts.
burgh with two barges Of the Gray's Iron
Line from the Riverside furnace.
The river gauge last night showed q depth
OF feet II inches and stationary. More water
is expected to-day, as the result Of yesterday
rain.
The report from Pittsburgh last night Is to
the effect tnat the river was not full enough
to allow the large boats 10 pass above Horse
Tail, near Davis Island dam. On that point
the Q. w. bachelor, Jennie Campbell, Buck.
eye State and Katie StoCkdale were laid up.
The Andes will be due from Cincinnati
early this morning and will leave for that
point this afternoon. Shippers should have
freight on hand promptly. Captain Muhle.
man Is one Of the most accommodating men
on the river and will cndeavor 10 please all.
The Golfer dam at Davis Island Is no longer
q source Of dread to the coal men, many Of
whom predicted that there would be coal
boat rise before II was gotten out Of the way.
The oiilcersin charge at the dam are certainly
entitled to great credit for the untiring enef.
KY they displayed In pushing the work 30 as
to be ready to remove the Golfer dam, by
this time next year II Is thought the dam wifi
be completed and ready for business, and II
will be q big card for It's projector, Col. W. T.
Merrill, II II proves success, Of which there
appears to DO but little doubt now.-PiitS.
Curgh Commercial Gazette
PtrrsRuRoI, November 7.-1siyer is inches
and rising. Weather cloudy and rainy.
CINCINNATI, November 7.-Ryer 10 feet q
inches and falling. Departed-Kate Kenny,
New Orleans
MEMPHIS, November 7..-Arriyed-City OF
Greenville, 81 Louis McAllister, Evansville.
Departed-Flttlre City, New Orleans: City Of
Helena, ST. Louis. River % feet . inches
Weather clear and pleasant.
ST. Louis, November 7.--Arriyed-Helle OF
Memphis, Vicksbufg. Departed-Rubeti and
barges, Ohio River; uChevieye, Memphis
River about stationary, with "a feet O inches
by the gauge. Weather cloudy and cool.
vtcksBUR6, November 7.-Weatller clear
Thermometer 04o. River has fallen 9 inches
ny the gauge, and now stands % feet. Up
Henry Frank. Down-Scudder and Chateau,
Atrived-Natchez and City Of Providence.
CAIRO, tLL, November 7.--Arrived. Com.
monwealth, Memphis; Grand Tower, ViCkS.
burg. Departed Commonwealth, 81. Louis;
LaEspetahza, SOUTH Carrier, New Orleans,
River " feet and rising. Weather fair; Their.
inometer 81.
EVANSVILLE, November 7.-DOpatted-tohh
3 Hopkins, Cairo; Evansville, Bowling
Green Dora Cobler, foCkpoFt; Fashion, Louis.
Vile. Weather cloudy but mild misty rains
since rlooni signs OF clearing. business &C.
Tive. Mercury Ole, River feet inches and
rising.
LOUISVILLE, November I.-Riyet stationary
With feet Q inches In the canal and feet
Q inches In the chute OIL the flats Business
good. Weather cloudy aud chilly; with
lfiEEling rain this afternoon. Arrived: John
Hanna and tow from the Kanawha river
The new Anchor Line steamer City OF Baton
Rouge, with Captain pink vaf6le at the
wheel, attempted 10 descend tile falls this
afternoon and grounded on the left land reef
Of the chute, below the dam opposite the old
line kiln. She will be compelled TO lay
there till the river rises.