The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-07

The River SIM Coming Up-Yssterday
and To-Day R0Ats,

and To-Day Boats.
Business quiet on the levee yesterday.
The weather yesterday warm and clear.
That lumber was shifted on the wharf
yesterday.
The Andes was a little late getting in on
account OF heavy freighEs.
Last night the marks showed s feet 10
inches in the channel, and rising.
This morning the Emma Graham Ia
due from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh.
The Katie StoCkdals, for Cincinnati,
passed down this morning from Pitts.
!burgh.
John seybold, the engineer Of the Iron.
sides, left yesterday to take his place on
his boat at Pittsburgh.
John Kerker, the clerk Of the Salt Val.
ley, was in the city Yesterday. He left
for his home in Wellsburg on the Pswi.
key,
The Pittsburgh should pass up to Pitts.
burgh, tomorrow from st. Louis, She
put of $50 tons Of freight Of Cincinnati on
Sunday.
The Hudson and John L. Rhoads passed
down yesterday. The latter took away
4,OOO kegs OF malls for St. Louis from this
vicinity.
Capt. Coulson saya that the Carrier down
70 ,day will take 100 tons OF iron from the
htna,t about 1000 kegs OF nails, some glass
and considerable other miscellaneous
freight.
The Buckeye State has resumed her
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati trade leaving
the latter place Last evening at 8 O'Clock,
Captain Rowley commands, and r, Il.
Kerr in the office.
The Andes leaves this afternoon at 8 p.
N. Captain Charles Muhlsman, captain,
and Mart Noll in the office. A good tip II
freight and passage Is almost always as
sured this splendid atsamer. She Is a IA.
vorite boat at all points.
The Memphis appeal says; "When
steamboat men understand that Oouklipg
has been and is one Of the most persistent
enemies to the Improvement Of the rivers
OF the South aud West who aver wrote or
spoke q word against the great national
high ways and in favor OF burdening the
nation with subsidies to the railroad in
%tercst, whatever Of sympathy may have
been felt for him In his present troubles
will fade into indifference. No man Ia
stout enough In his political faith to cheer
on a leader who would deprive him Of the
opportunity Of providing for himself and
family"
CINCINNATI, o, June 6.-Riyer 7 leet s
inches and stationary. Departed: Buck.
eye State, Pittsburgh.
PITrsDuRaH, June 8,-Riyer seven feet
ak inches spd falling. Weather cloudy
aud mild, The shipments OF coal to-day
amounted to 2,S74, 900 bushels, OF which
$4,000 bushels were Tor Cincinnati, aud
the balance for Louisville.
CAIRO, June 6.-Arriyed: R. s. Rhea,
Nashville; Belle OF Shreveport, st. Louis
Helena, ViCksburg. Departed: Colorado.
81, Louisi John Dlppold, New Orleans
Helena, 81. Louis. River 81 feet and fall
Ing. Thermometer 90. Weather fair.
LOUISVILLE, June 6.-River stationary,
with 4 feet 10 inches in the canal, and 9
feet 10 inches in the chute. Business fair.
Weather clear and fair. A~rriVed-Jas. W.
GRf, Memphis. Departed SchenCk, New
Orleans; Andy Fulton aud tow, Cairo;
Cowles, st. Louis. The Golden CITY Is at
New Albany tightening up TO pass over
the Portland bar. The ). p. Coe and tow
Is laid up at West Louisville on account Of
low water.
ST. LOUIS, June G.-Arrlved-Grand
Lake and barges and Alice Brown aud
tow, Cairo; All. Stevens, Dyersburg. De.
paTied-AIlCe Brown and low, Cairo, Gem
City, Kedkuk, River risen 4 inches, with
about % feet by the gauge. Weather clear
and very warm. A new tow boat is build.
ing at Mound City for the 81. Louis and
New Orleans Transportation Com.
pany. She will be launched 10 morrow,
She is to be called the Henry Lourey,
after Captain Lourey, President Of the
company, is 2l0 feet long, IS feet beam,
six feet depth OF hold, cylinders 80 inches,
with q t%en.ioot stroke. She will DO the
largest and moBt powerful towboat ever
built for western river service.