Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-27

ARRAY and Regular Matters AIesg the
River and Wharf. .....

ARRAY and Regular Aotsess AVIS
River and wharf
The Regular is the PArkersburs packet
to-day,
Business was very good at the landing
yesterday.
The Andes came off the ways at cincin-
mali on Mondiy.
The John Tomas was several hours be-
hind hand yesterday.
Marion Purcell and Oscar Wfdtlep are
the pilots on the Welcome.
Com. Alex. Paxton will eeake ous cap.
tain's papers the first Of next week.
The Montana is of the dock at st.
Louis, and will probably load for the
South.
~ae Welcome, Capt n. B. Fowler's re-
cent purchase, is loading at ClncinnaR ior
Red River. =
The river was Stationary at dark last
night, With 9 Feet 10 inches of water IN the
channel.
The Elaine arrived here late Wednesday
evening, aud departed for Mat.moras with
large trip, yesterday.
Capt. Fowler has concluded to hold the
Welcome over until Saturday, when she
will leave for Red river direct.
Capt. Ed. Hornbrook, who has been Ill
at New Orleans, has recovered so far that
be has rejoined the Jennie Cam pbell a.
Vicksburg.
The Bachelor arrived last evening about
5 O'Clock, and after unloading and receiy-
ing what freight, ETC., was on the landing,
left for Parkersburg.
The Anderson came of the docks yester-
day afternoon, and viii leave for Cincin-
natl to-day. She will take on large ship
ment Of glass from Bellaire.
II was rumored on the landing, yester-
day, that the little Boone world enter the
Parkersburg trade the first Of next week,
should the river still continue at this low
stage OF water.
The Little Anna was compelled to quit
the Martins Ferry trade on account OF not
being able to make the landing at this Sage
OF water. She lett for Darlington, yesser-
day, and will continue to run in that trade
until the river rises
Wheeling pilots are asking If the papers
reyokins the license OF Pilot David Keller,
OF the Scioto, are illegally signed, is not
some ore responsible for keeping him out
ofenployment?-Pitts5Tgh Commercial Ga
zette.
The Pittsbu-g Commercial Gazette seys:
Gray's Iron Line fleet, 1rons,dcs, Iron
Duke and Iron Age, are all in port, some
thing that does not often happen. The
Ironsides is being put in complete eondi-
ton for business.
The United States local inspectors at New
Orleans, having concluded their inyestiga-
tions into the GAUGE of the burning OF the
R. E. Lee, say: mo c.use can be assigned
to the origin Of the fire, which will, no
doubt, remain mystery"
The Pittsburgh Telegraph says: On Sun
day last two barges ran into the pipe. line in
the Allegheny river on the rifle here, and
all. efforts proved failure to get them
off: They are loaded with lumber and
came from Brookville, Pa.
Captain A. C. Cock takes the place of
Captain Sid. Eberman on the Slackwater
packet Geneva. What with Back Cock
and NJ. A. Cox and A. G. Cock the Slack
water boats ought to be cocks OF the walk
and crow over every thing in the naviga-
ton bus'pesS.-PittS. Telegraph.
Mr.. Charles Buchanan, we'll known
clerk in the Pittsburg and st. Louis trade,
becomes q beneu tomorrow. The happy
bride will be Miss Ella Kerr, daughter o.
the late Capt. Wash. Kerr, and the event
will transpire at Ironton. Mr.. Buchanan
has the good wishes of a host of friends
here.-Cin. Times.
Capts. Wm. Stone ard Cook are deserving
of the credit and prize for the discovery OF
the new comet, as they saw it plainly some
two days prior to any OF our astronomers
having discovered it. In regard to the
mooted question of there being two comets
visible, the crew of the U. P. Scherck wit.
messed both in the heavens at the same
time, one in the East and the other in the
West-Ctn. Eng. 4
New Ligbts-Richardson Landing, Ky;
Paris Landing, Ind; Blue River Island,
Ind, foot; Cedar Branch, KY; bend below
Alton, Ind. Boon's Hollow, KY; bend be-
low Stephensport, Ky; bend above Glover
port, Carter's Landing, Ky. Larkin's Ferry,
Ind; Green River Towhead, Ky; Bates
vile discontinued and light moved up to
white house below Maxwell.
The New Orleans Times. Democrat says:
Capt. T. c. Sweeney, who brought the Lind
Grove down, and who WIS so unfortunate
as to lose his son at Bayou Sara, left yes
terday, accompanied BY his wife, for
Wheeling, with the remains OF his son.
Charlie was taken sick the day the Lind
Grove left Wheeling, but his illness was
not considered serious until it assumed a
typhoid.malaria type, when, despite medi.
cal skill and the attention of loving hands,
the life of a most promising and dearly
loved youth passed into the great unknown.
The new Lind Grove arrived Sunday
night and left yesterday for the 0uachita,
Capt. Lew Rice in command, Campbell
Sweeney, clerk, Pres Lindsey and VIM.
Mayhall, pilots, VIM. Bryant, mate, Lee
Custer and VIM. Craft, engineers. The Lind
Grove is a nicely finished and strongly
built little boat and draws but l6 inches
in the deepest place, and on the wav down
showed herself possessed of considerable
speed. She was built under the personal
supervision of Capt. T. c. Sweeney, and was
finished with steam up in three weeks from
the day her hull was launched at Eelle Yer
non and towed to Wheeling. The Lind
Grove telonSs to the Consolidated Ouechita
River Line, and will be used as a CONNECT