The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-06
AT THE LANDING.
YEsrERpAY,s RoArs.

Yesterdays RoATs,
The Carrier, from St, Louis to Pitts.
burgh, was due last night.
The Wyoming passed up in tho morn.
ing,
The Hudson left for. Cincinnati on time,
with good trip.
The Buckeye stAte'and Bachelor passed
up.
The Courier left for Parksnburg at II
A. NJ the Welcome for Matamoras at .
?. NJ; all the local packets from here to
BellaiEe and up to steuhenyills were on
time.
To.DAY's BOATS.
The Scotia passed down early this morn.
ing,
The ST. Lawrence arrives to-day, and
leaves at three P. N. tomorrow for OinCin.
natl.
The Diurnal is the Psrkersburg packet
at II A n.
The Abnsr o'Nsal leaves for steubeu.
vile Of Pm,
NOTES.
Capt. VIM. Ooulson, very clever gen.
tIeman Of Pittsburgh, is now the agent Of
the Pittsburgh & ST, Louis line oil packets,
His headquarters are at the St, James, The
Captain has three sons on the Wyoming.
One Is Captain, the other frat clerk and
the third second clerk,
The John s, Rhodes got aground at Cap
tine on her way down, The Wyoming
happened along, took 80 tons oil freight ID
OF her and started her on her way,
The Hornet left her tow 1t Grape Island
and came to Wheeling 10 have her valve
stem repaired. She left during yesterday
Freights are active on the landing.
The safe stolen from the wharfboat hal
not been recovered yet and there Is nc
tidings OF 1t.
Captain Hornbrook's new boat will be
completed In about six weeks. The Cap
tain says she 10 as pretty as q woman
From the Captains description column
could be written about her. The river re-
porter Of the INTELLtaENCER has been &C
corded the honor OF naming her,
Captain Ed. Hornbrook was up Al
Brownsville Wednesday looking after hi
new boat, He left there at ten o'clock Ia
The morning, drove to Washington, Pa
and was home Tor supper In the evening
A model barge Is being built at Harmar
o., by Knox 4 Sons, for Capt. Ed, Horn
brook. She Is $50 feet long, foot beam
Seven hundred tons oil pig iron will b
loaded at the Mingo furnace tomorrow fo
shipment to Dennis, Long 4 Co., Of Louis
vile. The o. W, Hornbrook takes /
down.
Yesterdays rain should swell the rive
some.
PITTSBURGH, May 5.-River feet ant
stationary. Raining. Weather mild.
A man came aboard one Of the towboat
yesterday saying he wanted 10 hang ont
Of his jigger' boats on, with eight men ant
boys, to go To Point Pleasant, two hun
bred miles, II the "tax" was not over S
for the lot, He was advised to hang on Il
the bank.-Eaqtirr.
LOUISVILLE, May 8 River falling with
feet inches In the canal. Weather cloud!
With o heavy rain this afternoon. Thu
Chas. Brown and tow leaves tonight To-
Cairo; Thos. W. Means and tow, 81. Louis
The Fannie Tatum Ia due tonight, ant
the Springer Is dueup early In the morn
Ing.
CAIRO, May Arrived: John A. Scud
der, st. Louis; John Porter, St. Louis
Golddust st., Louis. Departed: Johr
Porter, South; Golddusi, YiCksburg
Golden Grown, New Orleans. River
feet inch and rising. Weather cloudy
Thermometer 65'.
ST. LOUIS, May 5-Arived: Fanny
Lewis, Missouri river; DyersburR, De
parted: OCtavia, New OhGans. The rive
rose 8 inches up to 4 O'Clock, since which
time It is said to have fallen an inch
Weather cloudy and warm.
CINCINNATI, May River II feet ant
falling. There has been brisk rain near
~ all day. Weather sultry. Departed
Katie stockdsle, Pittsburgh; Mary Hous
ton, New Orleans,