The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-28
RIVER NEWS
Gathered Along the Wharf-SteambOat
and SteAmboRtm0n.

Gathered Along the WhRFf-Steamboati
and SteRmboatm0n.
The coal towboats have started back with
empties.
The Sidney left for Cincinnati In good sea
son Saturday with a fair trip.
The WHAT Is crowded with lumber and
other freight OF all description.
The marks last evening OH the wharf indl.
Gated depth Of feet 0 inches In the chan
mel and falling
Pittsburgh coal sells in Cincinnati at twelve
cents per bush0l CT the barge, and ut tina:
rate fair profit is made.
The mors.cr packet Pittsburgh passed up
Saturday evening and o. trac'ed The attention
OF all by her great length.
Capt. Joel Wermouth, OF the Garrett 4
Raven Barge line, was In the city Saturday
in tho interest Of the company.
The Fearless came up Saturday morning
with tow OF iron ore for Pittsburgh, and
laid ut the wharf to be inspected.
The Iron Duke came up Saturday morning
with iron ore for the mills, and returned TO
Pomeroy for the balance Of her tow In the
evening.
Saturday Captain Laedley, OF Gray's Iron
Line, WIS aTong our river men. lie came
up on the lrcn Duke and left that evening
for Cincinnati by rail.
The Andes Is due to-day from Cincinnati
and viii leave rs per advertisement FOR that
point tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. Cap
tain Muhleman Is In command.
Captain Thomrs II. Mong came down Sat.
urd.y and was on our streets for the first
time In several months. lie left on that eve.
ming for down the river OIL the Iron Ddke.
last week the steamer Sidney ran into the
Chancellor near Manchester. The fant.,il Of
the latter was knocked oil, and both cylinder
beads blown out. The Sidney escaped In.
jury.
Saturday morning the Batchelor got away
for Pittsburgh In good shape and the Courier
for Parkersburg; The Montana passed up Ell
route from ST. Louis 10 Pittsburgh; the Iron
Age, with railroad iron for st. Louis, passed
down at late hour; the Katie stoCkdale
passed up.
Tho u. s. snag boat, Z, A. Woodruff, Is still
lying OF the upper end OF the wharf nwalting
orders. Cairo Is It's destination, but II Is
probable that some work will be done In this
vicinity before 1t goes south. Yesterday the
coo.s were run up and large number Of our
citizens visited the floating palace. A finer
boat in every particular 1t would be hard TO
find.
CAIRO, November 27.-Arrived: Wyoming,
Pittsburgh; tThorp, Evansville; City Of proyi.
dence VIcksburg; Thomas Means, st. Louis;
Golden City, Cincinnati; James ". Gait Gin
Cinnati; Dexter, EVANSVILLE City Of Vlcks-
burg ST. Louis; City Of baton Rouge, louis
vile. Departed: Helena, Memphis proyi.
dence, ST. Louis; j. W. GafT, Memphis Col
den CITY, New Orleans; Thorp and Dexter,
Evansville; City OF viCksburg, ViCksburg.
River rs feet inch and rising. Weather
clear; thermometer 62'.
MEMPHIS. November 27.-tliyerrising. De.
parted. Grand Tower, Vicksburg; John
Ascuben, New Orleans; Oakland, 81. Louis;
Gold Dust, ST. Louis Weather pleasant
PtrrsBuRan, November 27.-ltiyer 4 feet
inches and rising, Weather cloudy and
mild Arrived: Montana, Pittsburgh and
Katie stOCkdale.
CtSciSSArf November 27.--Riyer 20 feet
and falling Weather fair and pleasant.
Arrived Vint shinkle, Memphis.