The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-19
LEvEE LACoNICs.
Pointers About the River and steam,
boats.

Pointers About the River and Steam.
boats.
The Hope passed down with empties.
Capt. Eugene LISTS at the stamm House.
The Hudson is running in lower Ohio
river trade.
Local packets are all arriving and departing
on time every day.
The Jennie Campbell left Cincinnati for
this point last night.
The Emma Graham passed up late in the
afternoon with fine trip.
The Katie stockdale passed down about I
O'Clock yesterday morning.
The W. n. Chancellor is due up this morn.
ing enroute from Charleston to Pittsburgh.
The genial old salt, Capt. Cou'son who has
been visiting at his home, has returned to the
city.
Affairs along the wharf were rather active
Yesterday, the levee proper being crowded
with freight
There is rathera dangerous sunkcn barge
look out for.
The Monitor, Modoc and Ella Layman
passed up with tOws Of ties, and the John A..
Wood with empties
The Courier and G. W, Bachelor left in
their respective trades yesterday morning, on
time and with good loads.
The Andes got away about 1880 r. NJ. for
Cincinnati with good trip. The mills con-
tributed large number OF nails.
The rivalry between the Little Anna and
Maud s. was lively yesterday, and loungers
along the levee had good time watching the
racing.
orloff Miller, chief engineer of the cotton
steamer Corona, is in the city on visit TO
his family. The Corona is Land up at New
Orleans,
The river under the influence Of this dry
hot weather is gradually falling, the marks
last evening indicating onlya depth Of feet
inches.
The Y. S. Lighthouse boat Lily left Gin.
cinnati for this point and Pittsburgh yester.
day afternoon, having laid in full stock Of
supplies
Towboats have been Obliged to suspend
operations for the present, on account OF low
water, with the exception Of the pool boats,
which are bringing down large amounts oil
coal to be inreadineSs for the next rise,-PdI,.
Curgh DispHtch.
The wheel Of tho yint sBfnkle has been
found in the channel Of the Ohio above
Owensboro, Ky, opposite the first cottage at
the slough above the Government liVht, at
the DavicssCounty distililery. Pilots Should
look out for 1t.
Capt. Campbell Sweeney, OF this city dur.
Ing the time that the Corona is laid up AT
New Orleans, Is running rs captain on the
K. +. Lee, which Is making four round trips
for the benefit Of the flood sufferers. Capt, s,
Is giving his services free.
Louisville Commercial, Sunday: The bie
new towboAt w. W. 0'Neil left Yesterday nt
noon for Pittsburgh with twelve coalboats,
ten bargss, and four fuel boats, total Oi
twenty.six empty pieces. This is the biggest
tow that has been taken up the river for
years. The mammoth towboat Ajax, in her
paimy days lntt Cincinnati for Pittsburgh
with the same number Of pieces.
Many steamboat men, in view of the
general number OF explosions and ruptureS
81 steam copper pipes, are having recourse to
iap-welded iron pipe for this purpose, It
Deipg considered BY great many the safest
kind OF material for such use.-Flt,i5urqh
Dlpdtch, This was something recommended
by local inspectors Young and Wilson, in
their report on the Sidney disaster.
EAsnvnLE, TENN, April 1s.-River II feet
- 's'S4'tA' SNA sammy
GISctSx4Tt, April ls.-River II feet and
fnllinG. Fair and pleasant
Pm: guRou, April ls.-Rivers feet inches
and falling, Clear and warm.
srEuRESviLLE, O., April ls-Riyer feet
and falling. Clear and pleasant.
New ORLEANS, April ls-Cloudy. warmer
and showsry. Thermometer 81.
On CRY, Pa, April lg-River 1 Eoot m
inches aud stationary. Clear and cool.
CAIRO. ILL.,, April IS. ARiyer 81 feet @ inches
and falling. Cloudy. Thermometer 90. 4
Ev4NsyILLE, ISD., April River Is feet
inches scant and falling Partly cloudy
| with astiH south wind. Mercury Y.
LouHvItLE KY, April is-Riysr falling
slowly with feet 6inches Of water n ia
canal and feet Q inches IN the chute ON the
falls. business fair. Weather partly cloudy
] during the day, but looked Ike rain IL night,
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