The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-29
Notes Gathered Relative to Stcnmcr s and
htcnlnbOnt Men,

Notes Gathered Relative toStcnmcrs and
Steamboat Men.
A few Coz! tows passed down yesterday.
The St. Lawrence left Saturday with fair
trip.
The Scotia passed down early Saturday
morning.
The Diurnal arrived in good order from
Parkersburg yesterday morning.
The steamer Little Anna will not make lis
trips between this city and Martins Ferry
today as some repairing has TO be done about
the boilers.
The Scioto has been repaired and reprinted
Sweeney 4 Son were engaged in putting in
the new doctor" -
The N. J. -Bigley. No. and Fred Wilson
No: 2.passed down Saturday with coal tows.
and the Barnard, Belle Prince and Modoc
passed down with emptics. 81.
1t Is reported that Capt Iaglebright has
purchased the steamer G, l.. LOOMS, and
will put hprin tho Martins Ferry trade in
opposition to the Little Anna, I.@
Capt. Ira Huntington, OF the W. n. Chan
cel!or, plying between Charleston and Pitts
burgh, on Saturday had young lady visitor
at his house in Parkcrsburg. Helen Chancei-
lor Huntington she will be called.
Tho Eatie Stockdale, delayed by big trim
and head winds, did mot arrive until four
o'clock last evening. After remaining about
IN hour it continued on Its WY to Pittsburgh.
The genial Capt. Calhoun was in coinmand
as usupl. - se0.
The Andes is due today from Cincinnati.
Capt. Charlie Muhleman, prince OF good
fellows, is In command, and Mart Noll docs
the honors OF the Office. Those wanting u
safe and reliable packet can find one in the
Andes. She leaves for down the river To-
morrow afternoon. .t. Z, 4
The guagc marks on the levec last evening,
indicated depth Of IL feet inches in tile
channel. and slowly rising The re-
suits OF the recent heavy showers, will
begin to be felt by this afternoon and several
feet OF water may be looked for Business
on the levcc Saturday afternoon was lively.
The Telegram arrived from Darlington last
evening. for the purpose OF transporting the
Germania Singing Society and lis friends to
Cresaps's Grove, to-day where Il intended hay.
Ing picnic. The horrible weather has neces.
STATED q change Of programme and the
Society will 30 up the river 10 stcubenyiile.
On the 18th Of April Capt. Nat. Earbart,
now Of Gallipolis, filed his petition In the
Probate Court us guardian Of his children,
asking the Court to sell his children's inter-
est in their mothers property, In Harmar.
The case was heard last Monday. The
grounds alleged in the petition for authority
10 sell their inter, sts was that he was unable
TO support them properly by reason OF his
tuiug out OF employment; and In his testi.
timony he stated that he had been out OF
employment most OF the time since his wifc's
untimey death. but assigned no reason for
being So. The Court refused 10 gran, The
prayer Oil the grounds that 1t did not
think that Earharl had shown
sufficient reason N to Justify the
court In authorizing the sale OF the prop.
crty. Mr.. Earhart made out and filed his
tina! nccount and rendered his resignation us
guardian, for the purpose OF at once applying
" the GAllia County Probate Court to BE- ap.
pointed guardian there md proceed to have
that court allow him TO do what this court re,
fused. He is determined at ali hazards to sell
the childrens interest. On the Goth OF March
last he sold his life estate to his brother.in.
law in Gallipolis. He stated that the reason
he had TO sell was that he could not live in
peace in liarmar on account Of the conduct OF
the people there toward him. 2 Ns
: P.TTssvnalI May eeS.-Riyers feet 5 inches
and rising. Raining. I.