Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-03
RIVER n EWS.
Movements OF Boats. Local and Other

Movements OF Boats, Local ana oLue'-
wise.
Water feet, $ inches and rising.
The Telegram aud O'Neal lett as usual.
The Courier goes TO Parkersburg to-
day.
Commodore Hornbrook is at Pitts
burgh.
The Science will be to.day's Parkers.
burg packet.
The West Wheeling ferry boat Ella, is
on the docks.
The Dluinal will be up from Parkers-
burg tonight.
The Andes will leave Cincinnati Fri.
day at +. NJ. for this city.
The Little Boone is off the docks and
lying along side the Courier.
The Scioto did not get up from Sisters
vile until six O'Clock last night.
The Sidney will be here to morrow
morning from Cincinnati, and will re.
turn at 3 /. NJ. Saturday.
The Scioto was detained for some time
Yesterday by the Belle McGowan, which
was aground at Fish Creek.
The Welcome, having broken her
shalt at Marietta Yesterday, came mp
with one engine working To Wheeling
last evening, and is TO leave early this
morning for Pittsburgh to be repaired.
Lieut.. William NJ. Black, Corps Of
Engineers, in charge Of Davis Island
dam during the illness OF Lieut.. Mahan,
will be relieved from his present duties
bv Colonel Merrill, and will report to
Captain William Ludlow, at Philadel-
phia, Tor duties under his immediate
orders, and 10 the chairman OF the COM
mission advisory to the Board OF HarbOr
Commissioners Oi that city rs its seCre-
tarv, relieving Captain Ludlow as such.
Sometime since some Russian gentle
men travelling in this country stopped
at Pittsburgh, and while there among
other sights they witnessed was the
building OF the iron hull for the steamer
BuCkeve State. The foreign gentlemen
seemed TO take very great interest in tie
work, and requested duplicate OF TIE
plan, which was promptly furnished.
Now the sequel comes. Mr.. Isaac Ham
mitt, OF MckeeSport, who designed the
plans, received Il letter during the latter
part OF last week, in winch he was re-
uucsted to 90 to Russia and take charge
oi the building OF steamboat 20 be-
built according to the duplicate plan Of
the Euckeye state. 1t seems that all
American builder, as well as an Amer
can plan, was necessary. MIR. Hdmmltt
has declined the otter, but recommended
that a friend OF his be rendered the posi-.
ton.
BANK NOTES.
There are now lying on the river be-
tween Mckeeport aHd Elizabeth 1913
loaded boats, hargGS and flats.
The firm OF w. II. Brown 4 Co coal
dealers, were the purchasers OF the
Freedom boat yard-price 300.
What remains Of the old JIM Brown
is now lying at Browns Landing. 1t S
proposed to use the hull as coal barge.
Captain John Thornburg, Of the Big
Pittsburgh, writes that lie is home
again at Point Pleasant from a visit to
Yorktown, where he took part IN the
celebration.
The crew of the Katie Stockdale has
been transferred at Cincinnati to the
Granite State, which will hereafter run
in the Mavsville trade. The Katie
Stockdale has been laid up and will be
put in order for the Pittsburgh trade.
PITTSBURGH, November River ,
feet and rising. Weather clear and
pleasant.
CINCINSATI, November River .
feet = inches and falling. Weather
rainy. Observation-Disclosures State, Pitts
bIrgh.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, November THE
river has fallen inches. No arrivals or
departures. 1t has been raining all day
and the weather is turning cold.
VICKsRUIG, November Weather
cloudy, with thermometer at IS River
has risen inches, and rain has fallen
most OF the day. No boats up or down.
Arfived-Grand Tower.
CAIRO, November 2.-Arrived-Citv
OF Providence, s.. Louis; II. I. Dexter,
Evansville; J. p. Thorp, Evansville.
Departed-H. T. Dexter, Evansville;
City of Providence, Nicksburg. hiver
30 feet inches and rising. Weather
cloudy. Thermometer S.
LOUISVILLE, November River fall
ing with feet 10 inches in the canal,
and > ieet 10 inches in the chute on the
falls. Business dull. Weather clear
and pleasant, with rain at dark. Mary
Houston to Cincinnati, Kate kinny
from New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, November 2.-Departed
L. P. Ewald 10 Rockport; Clyde to
Tennessee river. Rained hard all after.
noon, with prospects OF wet night
Thermometer 50 and falling River 3
feet aud rising. The sand bar is coy.