Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-27
WATER wAlFS.
Stray and Regular Matters Along thu
River and wharf

The river was falling slowly at dark last
night, the marks showing feet of water in
the chanHel.
The Courier and Bachelor departed yes.
terday with very large trips.
The Andes got away about 4 o'clock yes
terday evening, with very large passen-
ger list.
The Little Annie will be out in an entire
new dress tomorrow morning.
The Chancellor was due up last night en-
route for Pittsburgh.
The Belle Prince and Heatherington
passed down last night.
The new transfer boat will take a select
party of gentlemen down the river on a
trial trip to-day.
Business was very brisk on the landing
yesterday.
All the machinery OF the old Pittsburgh
owboat Fearless, nova wreck az the bot
tom of the Missouri, has been raised and
is now at st. Louis.
There is to be grand regatta OF steam
GOATS at Cincinnati to-day, in honor OF the
Exposition. Forty vessels Will partici pl te,
including some Pittsburgh boats. Com.
mander McCook, OF this lighthouse dis:
trict, has been commissioned Admiral of
the Fleet and Captain James S.Wise, Com
modore.
r H. Mahathe resigned the position Of
first engineer OF the Granite State TO accept
a similar position on the Andy Baum.
The wharf is filling up again with boats
that have come home to roost" till the
next swell. Pitts. Conn., Gazette.
The tug Laurel was sold last Thursday at
Cairo to Messrs. McNeely and Forester, Of
New Orleans, for s., 900.
The st. Lawrence is down at Madison
undergoing repairs. The Madison Marine
Ways is also building new towboat for
Capt. Lowry.
It is expected that the Emma Graham
will be ready to leave Cincinnati on Thurs
day for Pittsburgh.
VIM. Miller, Son & Co., OF the Duquesne
Forge, Pittsburg, made the new refined iron
shaft for the steamer Emma Graham, which
is being placed in position by Dumont, Of
Cincinnati. The same firm are making the
shafts for the new steamer Kate Adams.
The Diurnal is the Parkersburg packet
to-day.
Capt John Hill, OF the steamer Courier.
was making some needed repairs to his
boat, yesterday.
The Tomas came to the landing, yester-
day. with fine passenger and freight trip.
Mr.. Conn Mcdonald, the popular pilot,
went down on the Belle Prince, yesterday.
Mr.. John Gooding. who the young ladies'
alOnS the river say Is the udHuS JIlcot CLERK
on the river, is again at his post on the
Courier.
The Courier came to the landing. yester-
day, with heavy freight and passenger
trip, and made heavy shipment on the C.
W. Bachelor for points up the river. She
brought some three or four hundred empty
oil barrels for parties in this city.
A river man reported last night that
Lafayette Huffman. OF the Courier, was
baking a new cake WI ich il considered by
all the finest produced on the Ohio.
The Andes shipped on the Bachelor, yes
terday. five hundred boxes of soap and
fifty barrels of whisky for points up the
river. .
Mr. J. W. Suter. OF the c. 7. Lucas. Is at
present off on visit to his home at Grand
view, Monroe county.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, September 26-River
feet IL inches and falling. Weather rainy
and cool.
LOUISVILLE. September 26-River falling
with feet inches in the canal and 4 feet
inches on the fails. Business dull.
Weather clear and cool.
CINCINNATI, September 26.-River IL feet
and falling Weather clear and quite cool.
Departed-Sidney. Wheeling; B s. Rhea
and Queen City, Evansville.
EVANSVILLE, September 26.-River falling
with feet 4 inches 10 the channel. Tier
mOneter So tn 90.