Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-17
WATER WAITS.
stray and Regular Matters Along the
River and wharf .


The Regular is the Petersburg packet
| to day.
The old wharfboat was again in her place
yesterday.
Business extremely dull on the landing
yesterday.
The Dlurnal left for Parkersburg yester-
day with very large trip.
The towboats Sam Clark, Enterprise and
Fred Wilson are laid up at foot OF Blanny.
The river was stationary at dark last
night with four feet of water in the chan
mel.
The new Will Hays will be brought from
the boat yard at Freedom to Pittsburgh on
the first rise.
The steamer Diurnal, brought big lot
of furniture to the landing Yesterday, and
left with a good passenger and freight trip
Mr.. Reuben Thomas, engineer of the
steamer Telegram, who has been to Gin:
cinnati on visit, is again at his post OF
duty. -a.-
Steward Lew Moore, at one time on the
Katie Stockdale, has been engaged to go on
the Cincinnati and New Orleans packet X. K.
Springer. .......
The towboat Alarm, is lying at the dry
docks, and will have some necessary repairs
done during the low water, and also have
her boiler inspected.
The Big Five fishing club, had a good
offer for their boat but refused to sell 1t,
will keep ii as il will keep this winter, and
build a fine one next spring.
A large fat-boat loaded with straw, stuck
on the bar near the Island shore at the foot
of Fourteenth street. yesterday. 1t was
taken off by the c. Y. Lucas.
A part of the crew of the steamer Cour-
Ter are at work on her, giving her a thor
ough scrubbing outside and in. They
would have her reprinted, but are afraid
the river will Iise.
Capt. Geo. Wolf, formerly commander of
of the Cherokee and we'll known here, goes
from Cincinnati to New Orleans as one of
the pilots of Capt. Campbell Sweeney's
new boat Lind Grove.
Mr.. George Leblanc, the well-known and
popular engineer has been running on the
Telegram for some time past, is at pres
ent making few trips for Mr.. Geo. Lane.
Mr.. Leblanc is considered a good man at
his post.
The steamer Abner O'Neal left with
good trip yesterday afternoon, for Steuben
Vile. Parties wanted the craft 10 take the
lighthouses of Briceland and Weisgaber
up, but he could not do it. They will be
taken to Wellsburg to-day by Capt VIM.
Prince.
1t is understood here that the Ohio will
take day in the Cincinnati and Wheeling
and Pittsburgh on the opening of nayiga-
ton, and that the Telegraph, Fleetwood
and Bostona will make semi-weekly trips
each to Pomeroy. Cincinnati Times.
Pilots report bad log on Augusta bar
on the Ohio side of the channel opposite
thn ohnu thn N m ont
light. A troublesome log is also reported
opposite Montgomery's elevator in Coving-
ton. Pilots will look out for these obstruc-
tons.
Work is being pushed forward vigorous
ly on the new Smithfeld street bridge, and
it promises to be one of the handsomest
structures hereabout. 1t will not be ready
for business by the opening of the winter,
however, as stated recently by some of the
papers.-PMS. Com. Gazette.
The Scotia arrived late last night and will
leave for Cincinnati to-day. Under the new
administration she is Differed as follows:
Captain, James NJ. Kusher: Clerks, Messrs.
r. H. Kerr, Clark Barringer and Willie
Stockdale in the Office; Davis and Joseph
Alexander, pilots; Ben Woodwork, mate,
and Thomas Merriman, steward.
The Ohio river at Cairo shows q decided
ulspObuOn 10 RO SIrdlRHt On ubWu W Tue
Mississippi from the line below the st.
Louis and Cairo railroad depot, and in 30
doing will cut away q heavy slice of the
point of land made below the city in the
past twenty-five years. 1t would also have
the effect to cut off large tract of the land
in Birds Point, Mo-, and wipe out the long
bend at Fillmore City.
ST. LOUIS, October 16.-River stationary.
Weather fair.
CINCINNATI, October 16.-River feet
inches and stationary. Weather fair and
pleasant.
CAIRo, ILL, October 16.-Arrived: Belle
McCready, Cincinnati, BPM; City of yicks-
burg, St. LOUIS, 4 2. NJ; Commonwealth,
Yicksburg, P. M; Clinton below, r. NJ
Departed-Port Fad, New Orleans, 2 P. NJ;
Commonwealth. st. Louis, 7P. NJ; Clinton,
ST. Louis, P.M.-River 8 feet 6 and fall
ing.-Raining.
LOUISVILLE, October 16-RiTer falling.
with 5 feet 6 inches in the canal, 2 feet less
on the falls. Business and weather fair.
PrTsBUIsH, October l6.-River IS inches
and stationary. Weather clear and warm.
EvASsyILLE, October I6-RiYer falling;
, 8 feet 2 inches. Weather fair. FhermUm.
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