Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-30
WATER WAITS.
Stray and Regular Matters Along the
River and wharf

The Courier is the Parkersburg packet to-
day.
The Bachelor leaves for Pittsburgh to-
day,
Business was very dull on the Landing
yesterday.
The Belmont passed down with small
tow of coal.
The Iron Age passed up with three barges
of ore yesterday.
Lew Moore, steward of the U. s. beacon
light tender Lily, has resigned.
The Scotia is due down to-day, with
Frank Washington in charge Of the cabin.
The river was rising at dark last night,
the marks showing feet OF water in the
channel.
% number of men are at work on the
public landing near the Stamm House, dig
gipg for gravel,
The Chancellor passed down yesterday
morning, about three hours late, en- route
fur Charleston.
Capt Asa Booth left yesterday for Mon
roe county, on a visit to friends. He went
On the steamer Diurnal.
The steamer Diurnal came to the landing
yesterday morning at 2 A. NJ, with eighty
passengers and all the freight she could
handle.
The Abner O'Neal, John Tomas and C.
\. Lucas, all came TO the landing at about
tire same hour, yesterday morning, with
good trips.
The new water wheel shaft for Sweeney's
Dew'Doat was placed in position yesterday
morning. She will soon be ready to take
her departure.
Yesterday morning the steamer Diurnal
went up to Martins Ferry and took on
board over 1000 empty apple barrels, for
points down the river.
Capt. Asa Booth and Col. John Muhle-
man, OF the steamer DiuTnai, got off the
boat yesterday on the down trip at Buck
hill Bottom, for big hunt Capt. Asa
says he will be dog-goned IL he amt going
tO bring home two Of the largest bears ever
shot in old Monroe county, and for all of
his friends to come to the boat on Sunday
and justify themselves
Mr.. T. Simms, pilot Of the steamer Dur
nal. is said TO be THAT is, by the, young
ladies. of course,) the most bashful and
prettiest pilot that ever stood at a wheel or
looked from inside of q piIot-house The
boys are preparing for q wedding. Ed. sa,
he will not forget this office.
The Pittsburgh DispDtch says: Should
there be few inches more of a rise, and
should IL not be in too much OF hurry in
getting away again, there will be number
of boats goIng out to-day or to morrow. in
Guiding the Hornet, Joseph A. Stone. Fred.
Wilson, Coal Valley, Charlie Clarke, Ben
gal Tiger, Nellie Walton, William Kraft,
Atlantic and Belmont
The United States beacon light tender
Lily, which was the flag ship OF the feat
yesterday, with Commander McCook, U. 8.
~, on board, will start up the river to-day
10 locate new lights and change old ones,
but will be back in time for her crew 10
vote here the second Tuesday in October.
She may go as far as Marietta After tbs
election she will start down the river on
regular Observation-Disclosures Gd5ette.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, September 29-River 6
feet inches and falling Weather clear
and pleasant
NEw ORLEANS, September 29.-To arriv-
al. Departed-0akland ond bsrges To st.
Louis. Weather cloudy. Thermometer 8.
CAIRo. Ill, September 29.-A.riyed-
Guiding Star, New Orleans: Chas. Bowen,
st. Louis. Departed-Guiding Star, Gin
cinnsti; Chas. Bowen, Ohio. River 10
feet 8 inches and falling.
EVANSVILLE, September 29.-Riyer 7 feet
s inches and falling slowly.
LOUISVILLE, September 29.-River 6
feet inches in the canal, and feet 6
inches on the falls. Business dull. Wealth
er cloudy; indications of rain.