The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-30
LEyEE LOCALS.
The River Nsws-Generai Notes Cal
cred Daring the Past two Dny1.

Lhe River NeWs-Geuefal Notes Gath.
cred DaFlng the Past Two Days.
The seioto will. It Is expected, make her
appearance again to-day.
Saturday the wharf was visited by a large
number OF people to watch the rislngWaisfs.
The Sidney got away about s O'Clock Sat.
!urday evening for Cincinnati, Captain List
in command.
The Carrier, OF Coulson's line. passed down
saturday morning, en- route for St Louis,
with big trip.
Captain !. H. Mong was among his old
friends on Saturday and reported Gray's
Iron Line as tlouFiShlng as ever.
The Andes Is due to-day from the Paris Of
America, and will leave for that port to.Inor.
row afternoon. This steamer Is q fayorlte
and deserving OF patronage.
The Abner o'Neal in rounding out from
the wharf Saturday, caught the Welcome on
inc tan'tail and a couple OF the O'Neal's
'stationaries' we're taken out.
The Little Anna ran 10 Martins Ferry and
return Saturday evening, to accommodate
those wanting TO attend the @. A. II, festival
held a. that place. One thing that makes
this little steamer so popular Is the willing.
ness Of her owners TO accommodate their
patrons.
List evening, as near as could be ascertain:
ed, the depth Ot water In the channel was
thirty'two feet and falling Saturday even.
Ing the marks at O'Clock showed the same
amount OF water and rising. II reached
about thirty.tbree feet six inches and then
after remaining on q stand for some time
commenced falling,
Several years ago some flag stones were put
down on the wharf little 10 the north Of
the center and were properly cut with the
loot, hall and quarter marks, 50 as to show
Tue depth OF water at this point up TO thirty
iceL Az the time they were put down they
were undoubtedly correct and remained 50
.or some years afterwards. That time has
passed now anu they are undoubtedly unre.
liable, as well posted river men saw bar has
formed opposite the wharf, makingthe depth
Of water something over a foot less Besides,
tie action OF the water and heavy cart wheels
had almost Obliterated the old marks, Last
week they were gone over and recut but still
they show thirty feet, so that Saturdays
water had to be guessed at.
Saturday evening the steamer Katie Stock.
dale arrived at the wharf in rather bunged
up condition. About two miles above tht
Rochester Pa. bridge, a log got fastened In
her wheel, which disabled her, and Il wa.
impossible to remove 1t. OF course she went
under the wrong span Of the bridge, and In
consequence the fore part Of the texas, tho
smoke stadks and the pilot-house were aImost
total wreck. After floating down
the river some distance, the log was re
moved, the stacks patched up, and she
reached here without further accident or In,
jury. Everybody was badly scared, but nc
one hurt, and about $1,000 will repair the
damage. The first report that reached here
was greatly exaggerated-it being that the
boat had sunk and five roustabouts lost
The DiurnAl and Courier both met with
mishaps ut this place since yesterday morn
ing. A large portable engine was brought In
on the y. Il o. road and placed on the bank
TO be shipped by river. Yesterday the Dur
nal attempted to load 1t and broke stage
plank. This morning the Courier stopped
mere and worked about three hours trying Il
load the same portable engine and finally gol
1t nearly on when the guards Of the best
broke and the engine had to be slipped bacI
on the bank again where it was left, We
know that the officers of these boats are rea
nice men and II the language used on III,
above occasions was emphatic, 1t should moi
be construed as to lead 10 the belief that theN
are wildly wicked, for they are not They
haven't any more patience than Job had
and we are almost pursuaded that that old
fellow would have cusSed under similar cir
cumstances.-SdturtdyS Bellaire Independent
PIrrsBURaH, January 20.-Riyer Is feet
inches and falling Clear and cold.
CINCINNATI, January 99.-Riyer 40 feet
inches and rising. Weather clear. Ther
mometer 10 to 800.
EVANSVILLE January 2O-Weather cleaI
and cold; wind northwest; mercury II 10 2Io
River 80 feet inches and stationary.
LOUISVILLE January 2O.-Riyer rising will
q feet 10 inches in the canal and 10 feet il
inches In the chute on the falls. Weathe
clear and cool.
CAIRO, January 20.-Arrived: Allen Ste
yensi Belle Memphis, Vicksburg; City Of He
lena, s.. Louis; James D. Parker, Cincinnati
Rhea, Nashville; Oakland, St. Louis: A, ]
Baker, St Louis, Silver Cloud, Evansville
Bright Light St Louis. Departed: Bell,
Memphis, St Louis; Mary Michael St. Louis
Helena and Parker, Memphis; Bright Light
Pittsburgh. River ~ feet inches and sta
aenaTy. Weather clear. Thermometer S20
THEY said that had the inflammation,
rheumatism, observed Mr.. Michael ReddinS
$40 s. Fifth street, Philadelphia, Pa, "and
thought so myself, from the way my foo
| began TO swell and main ma Ths sniIarirr