The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-02
RIVER RIPPLEs.

The Tom Lyle and Sampson No, 2, with
emptles, passed up.
The Diurnal Is still undergoing repairs to
her steam apparatus, and will be unable TO
go out this morning,
The Nellie Layman, with tow, and the
Montana, bound for st, Louis, with plenty Of
freight, passed down yesterday morning. :
Captain Lists fast sternwheel packet Sid.
ney, will be due this evening from Cincin'
natl, for which point she will leave to-mor-
row afternoon.
The Scotia, en- route from Cincinnati to
Pittsburgh, passed up, and tho Emma Ora
ham, bound for the former port passed down
several hours behind time,
The rains OF Wednesday night served to
keep the river from falling yesterday and
last evening the marks showed 0 feet two
inches and stationary, Business generally
was rather dull.
The r. J. Grace will no longer do transfer
work for the c., r., =. & w, road, Notice
was served on shippers yesterday morning
that no more goods would be received OH
this side, but later an arrangement was per
feCted whereby the g. Y, Lucas will do the
towing hereafter.
The following interesting items are from
the Cincinnati Enquirer
The Jennie Campbell will leave for New
Orleans this evening In command OF Captain
Ed Hornbrook. A. NJ. Buchanan, one OF the
prominent stock dealers OF WGllsburg, W.
Va, and brother OF the late A. Buchanan, Of
this city, was introduced on Change yestGr.
day by Sol. Kinean. The Jennie Campbell
has fine party on board. who expect u fine
time this winter. Among the guests Of Capt.
ITornbrOok are Capts. VIM. Irwin and Nick
Crawley who made the trip last year on the
Annie Kelly with Captain Hornbrook. The
ladies OF the party OH the Jennie Campbell
are Mrs. Captain Ed HornbrOok, Mrs. Cap.
tain Campbell Sweeney, Miss Augusta Fort
ney, sister Of Mrs Ed IEornbroOk and Miss
Hornbrook, Of Captina, relative OF Captain
Hornbrook Captain Henry Halliday, who
has superintended the construction OF the
barges In tow OF the Jennie Campbell, leaves
the boat here to return 10 Marietta, where
he will superntend the building OF three
canal boats and one model barge for Captain
HornbroOk.
LOUISVILLE, December 1.--River falling,
with feet inches in the canal, and @ feet 2
inches In the chute on the falls. Business
good. Weather cloudy and chilly, wind
west. Andy baum, Memphis to CINCINNATI
DICK Johnson, ClnClnnAtl 10 EVhnsVlllei VIM
Shinkle, Cincinnati to Memphis Andy Full.
ton and tow to Evansville; Mt, Glare aud tow
Kanawha river to Kanawha river. The U.
p. SchenCk telegraphs that she will arrive at
l2 o'clock tonight and leave at daylight for
New Orleans; Jno. L. Rhodes, Pittsburgh,
EVANSVILLE, December 1.--Arriyed: Coal
City and tow. Down: Grey Eagle, Louisville;
Thomas Sherlock, New Orleans; Evansville,
Bowling Green Silver Cloud, Florence. De.
parted: Josh r. Throop. Nashville; II. 7.
Dexter, Cairo; Dora Cobler, Cannelton; Thos.
Sherlock; Greensboro; Silver Cloud, Cincin.
natl; Evansville, Bowling Green; Grey Eagle,
Louisville. Cloudy. Mercury 430 and rising.
River 10 lilo and falling.
CAIRO, December 1.-Arriyed: Gus Genin,
Ohio. 2P. M.;C. w. Anderson, Nashville, q
John b. Maude, St. Louis, 1; Polar Star,
Ohio, O. Departed; Genin, South John B.
Maude, Memphis, I. River SO feet II inches.
Weather cloudy and cold.
CNclxSArl, December i.-Riyer ii feet 0
inches and falling rapidly. Arrived: Mary
Houston, New Orleans; James d. Parker,
Memphis. Departed: Katie Stockdale,
Pittsburgh.