Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-29
WATER WALES.
Stray and Regular Matters Along the
River and wharf

River and wharf
The Chancellor is en- route from Cincin-
natl; destination, Pittsburgh.
The c. W. Anderson will leave Pittsburgh
this afternoon for Cincinnati.
The Courier will enter her trade again
and the Welcome will be tied up.
The river was rising slowly at dark last
night, with five feet one inch OF water IN
the channel
The Andes arrived yesterday, with fair
trip. and will leave Tor Cincinnati this al
ternoon.
CAPTAIN Hold Knowles is having the
Emma Graham put in firstclass condition
at Cincinnati for the fall trade.
All the freight of the sunken Buckeye
State has been removed. and the wreckerS
are now busy at the machinery.
At last accounts it was still the intention
OF Captain Harrison to place the C.. w.
Anderson in the Pittsburg and Parkersburg
trade this fall
The following boats passed up yester.
dav, all of which have been tied up: Bel
mont, Enterprise, Annie L., Mail City and
Percy Kelsey, with tows of empties, and
the j. H. Mcconnell with tie toats.
The snaeboat Z. A. Woodruff has been
doing good work since she left here. There
is plenty of work between here and Cairo
to keep her employed steadily until the
cold weather sets in.
1t is rumored at ST. Louis that the Wa
bash and Pacific railroad has secured the
steamer John L. Rhoads to run in connec-
ton with their road from Miami to Dewitt.
There was also rumor that parties we're
negotiating for the purchase of the Matte
Belle.
The steamers Carrier and Wyoming, both
of which withdrew from the PlttSburg ana
81. Louis trade last season, will re-enter 1t
this fall There will be good business IN
the trade in question next season, unless
the lockout should continue, which is not
likely. Owing to the light crops the bust
ness was very unsatisfactory last season.
The submarine vessel now being con.
structed at Bucharest, it is claimed, will
accomplish what no other submarine craft
has ever been found equal to. The plan
contemplates a vessel capable OF moving
under water for twelve hours without any
renewal of air Steam is the motor EN-
ployed, and the speed reCkOned upon Is
greater than that attained by sailing yes
sells. Practically, the management consists
in simply sinking the vessel by opening
certain valves, but its return TO the surface
involves more complex operations. An
electric light, which is to be supplied, VIII,
il is asCertained, render objects fairly dis
tinguishablc. For renewal of air it is not
necessary that the vessel rise to the surface,
the means resortcd TO tor this purpose be-
ing all apparatus that can be sent up, and
which, by working pump, forces air into
Il suitable receiver.
Will S. Hayes, of the Co"ricr-JoUmdl, has
r 4 ID. nfs, ~
He SAYS:
When the Cumberland River gets so low
every summer that the terraplns, turtles
and tadpoles can't get over Hsrpeth Shoals,
all the little stern-wheel boats that ply
that "cassick creek" spread their wings
and scoot like lot Of Kansas grasshoppers
out of il and co ne around into the Ohio.
They'll scatter out along the river between
Cincinnati and Evansville, and then swell
up into the chronic notion that il the own
crs OF the regular Ohio River packets don
charter them during low water they will
run in opposition to them as go as-you-
please" packets. Ii they charter them, all
right-just what they came for-if not,
they generally play in the bluff game" by
making a trip or two and then quitting IN
disgust When the Cumberland is up,
business bully and these boats are doing a
fine business, it wouldn't be healthy for an
outside boat to creep up into that stream
among them looking for charter or oppo-
sition either, for they'd jump on to her Ike
a lot of buzzards would tackle dead mule
and chaw her up, hide, hair and all. They
claim the Cumberland river as their own
dung-hill when the river is up and bust
ness on a boom, but the minute low water
drives them out they rush around into the
Ohio and want TO claim it too, by threaten
ing that if they are not chartered they'll
run opposition TO all regular packets and
have hell of lot Of fun If they don't
make cent.
OH CITY, August 2S.-River l foot 8
inches and rising. Weather cloudy and
cool.
BROWNSVILLE, August 2S-River 6 feet
warm
GREENSBORO, August 2S.-River feet s
inches and falling. Weather raining.
RIcEs LANDING, August 2S.-River 6 feet
inches and stationary. Weather cloudy
and cool.
PITTSBURGH, August 28-River 5 feet
inches and rising. Weather clear and
warm.
CAIRO. August 2S.-Arrived - City of
Cairo. Departed-Cairo, st. Louis. River
Il feet inches and falling. Raining this
afternoon. Thermometer SO.
LOUISVILLE. KY. August 2s-The river
is still on a stand with feet 10 inches in
canal and feet 10 inches in chute. Bust
ness fair; weather cool and cloudy.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, August 2S.-River has
fallen inches. Departed-City Helena
for st. Louis at p. NJ. Weather clear and
warm.
ST. LOUIS. August 2S.-Arrived-St.
Genevieve, Memphis; Belle Memphis
Vicksburg; Gem City, Keokuk; Conger So.
Paul Powell, Missouri river. Departed
Gem City, Keokuk; st. Genevieve, Mem
phis. The river has fallen inches, to IL
feet by the gauge. Weather cloudy, and
cool this morning, but clear and warm to-
night.
EVANSVILLE, August 2S.-Arrived-Dor
Cobler, Cloverport; John 5. Hopkins,
Cairo. Departed-H. T. Dexter, Cairo
Dora Cobler, ROckport; Josh V. Throop,
Uniontown. Weather clearing and warm.
Mercury 81. River feet 8 inches and
rising.
NEW ORLEANS. August 2S-No arrivals or
departures. The Annie p Silver is due TO-
night for St Louis. Weather cloudy aud
warm. Thermometer SO.
BOYS and girls getting ready for school
ohorld remamher that Nm Sch Uartfaoar