The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-08

Movements Of steamboats-Ievee Notes
and G0aaIp.

Movements Of Observation-Disclosures note,
and G0aaIp.
Saturday was q fair day In steamboat cir
clts. The local packets arrived and departed
doing fair business both ways. The only i'm.
portant departure was the Sidney for Cincln.
natl. She had a good trip out.
The recent rains caused q slight swell in The
river yesterday. Lat evening the marks al
the levee showed 3 feet 8 inches. whils those
at ArmstronR's breaker indicated only 8 feet
8 inches Riyermen expect about two OF
three inches more.
The Welcome came up yesterday expectinp
to tate the place VI the DiurnAl In the PARK.
ersburg trade, but owing 10 The rise IN Inc
river she returned 10 M~stAuoras. The Di.
urhal will leave for ParkefSbuig at the usual
hour for departure this morning.
The Return eft on Saturday for st. Marys
It is expected that she will At once enter The
trade between that point and this city.
Pilot siinmI Of the Diurnal says Ills boat
had q pretty hard tussle with the wind on
Saturday evening. He says the towboais
CiAs. brown. Tom DOdswUfth and Barnard,
lying at Suntlsh, were torn from their moor.
inRs by the gaze. Yesterday the Mcconnell
WIS engaged IN towing them into hatbof,
Captain Phil Anshutz zane up On the
Durnal Saturday night He 10 on bis way to
II ouis.
The tOwboat Harry Brown Is laid up At the
foot Of Postum. Her tow Of thirteen bArgeS
10 stuck fast.
The Onward, Veteran and Marx WinnsLare
laid up al Marietta. I
HsathelingtOn 8 new 0Eboat, the belmont,
will be tow,d to this city shortly. " ell she
will receive her machinery from A. J. sweeney
d don.
Capt l)ode berry, new boat, building at
Hatnlar, o., Is neSfly c mpleted, and viii be
ready 10 launch In about Ten days.
The And,s went on the ways al Madison
Friday night.
We'fsgfet to learn that william Kno1, the
veteran boat builder, Is lying seriously Ill OIL
bis home In HArmat, o
The ". NJ Chancsllor is due from Ciuctn.
natl 10 day. She left that port on Friday
with a Spendid trip.
Billy Andeisott, Of the Andes, Is with Jim
Sanford In the pilot house Of The Chancellor
A pitched battle between the captain and
pilot Il a steamboat under full sail IL quite a
novel scene 10 wlthets on the Ohio these DAYS,
but the people living along the river In The
Of MahOn's %ifuithous,, near New |
Cumberland, we're treated 10 q Tres exhibition |
Of this kind the other evening a. the Pres |
Ellison was passing that point. The pilot
managed 10 keep the captain al bay with a
chair IN one hand while he guided The boat
with the other, until East Liverpool Wal
where be had him arrested i0f
lltault and battery. The pllot.honse and sur.
,ouhdlngs bear strong evidences VI the con.
tiiot, and look a. though the boat had run lie
CAIRO, August z-Artysd Port EadS, IL,
Iouis 81. GeneVieVe. 81 Louis; T. r. E.Eett,
louisville Iron Duke, Ohio; City Of ViCkS.
'ufg, 81 Louis Fearless, 81. Louis; Vitgie
zee. MemphiA. Departed Will. Kyle, New
l%rleansi Port EAds, b. Louis; Jay Gould,
!ew Orleans 81 Genetieve. Memphis River
2 feet 8 inches and falling. Weather cleaf.
thermometer 90.
81. LOUIS, Augutt 7.-AthVed; Lady lee,
tAbsas CITY. Departed, none. River fallen
inches, with IS feet | inch. Wealth r clsaf
nd much cnnlef.