The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-25

steamboat squib, aud Local Leves
LRconics. ~,


for the accommodation Of theatre goers.
The popular W. N. Chancellor will pass
down this morning, onroute for Charleston.
The Lioness No. 2, Maggie, Nellie Walton,
", G. Horner, james Nixon and Percy KEEL
sey passed down with big lows Of coal.
The Belle Prince arrived from above with
a tow OF pig iron for the LsBelle Mill, and
the II. N. Townsend passed down light Is
The river rose sgain Wednesday night,
but was stationary nearly all day yesterday
with depth in the channel OF 20 feet 4
incheP.
Among the Will 8. Hays passengers from
New Orleans Is Mr.. Charles E. Truslow, clerk
OF the New Orleans and Red River steamer
Jewel, who will visit relatives up the Ka'
nawha.
The "old Reliable" warf.boat had It's flag
at half.mAst yesterday out OF respect 10 The
memory OF ]. Hut Parish. deceased. The
old man WAS n fayorite wherever he was
known.
The Bon Wood passed up al o'clock las,
night. She was light and making the water
fly at u 10 mile an hour rate. The Elaine
passed up an hour later. She was also ligh,
and making things hum.
The Emma Graham passed down at s a. N.
The Scotia was due up at the same hour, Blu,
up to 0 o clock last evening nothing had been
seen OF her. A rumor reached here by the
way OF Pittsburgh that she had run through
herself.
The body of Stewart Roush, who was
drowned Off the steamer Hornet No. 9
about the 1st OF last March, was found on the
18th inst, inst above Lsiart Island. An 10.
Quest was ueld, after which his remains were
uttered in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
The elegant and thoroughly reliable st.
Lawrence Is due ut this point to-day from
Cine npati. She will continue on to Pitts
burGh and be back here Saturday afternoon
In time 10 leave for Cincinnati on time.
Capt Billy List Is master and Mr.. O. D. List
purser. The St. Lawrence Is commodious
and deservedly popular a.a
Capt. VIM. Anderson, one OF the Emma
Graham's pilots, reports a number OF OBJ.
structions In the river between here and
Cincinnati, and 1t Is evident that there will
be plenty OF work for the snagbo as soon as
the water gets down sufficiently. Capt An
dersou says the sunkeu barge left at Lstart
by the Percy Kelsey lies directly in the
channel. He also repoots one mile below
Marietta, another just below the Ironton
wharfboat and still another near Gallipolis.
General James A. Dumont, Supervising
inspector General, and Capt John Fehren.
batch, Supervising Inspector OF the Seventh
dirtrict, arrived in the city yesterday morning
on the steamer Emma Graham, and spent
the day here. General Dumont was met In
Pittsburgh by Capt. Fehrenbatch, and Is
making tour OF inspection OF western boats,
and especially OF the Seventh District BY in:
vitaton OF Capt. Fehrenbatch. They visited
nd o IN
shops General Dumont Is one Of the hand
sonlest and most dignifed men In the service.
and Is at the same time courteous and
atfabe. 81
j. Hun. Parrish, whose death in Steuben.
vile on Wednesday was noticed in this
column yesterday, was o. years old and had
followed the river, generally as mate, for
forty years. One OF his first boats was the
Columbis, sidswheel packet running be-
tween Pittsburgh and Cincinnati and Louis.
willie In 1914. He afterwards was on NUM-
Der OF other boats on the lower rivers, but his
trips were generally on the Pittsburgh, Steu.
benyille and Wheeling packets. In 1882 he
served on the government steamer Silver
Lake No. 2 on the kanawha and Ohio then
on the s G. Baker, Forest City, Abner O'Neal
and G. W. Bachelor. For awhile he WAS in
tsres,ed In RAINING the Willie Austin In the
steubenvile and East Liverpool trade. In
March last he went to the marine hospital In
Pittsburgh, In hope Of recovering his health,
but with no result.
The Marietta Register answers subscriber
who asks the meaning OF "Ingomar," the
name OF Capt Morgan's new boat, in this
style. at is named after u celebrated Euro
pean princess who became famous from the
following incident in her lie: She went out,
one day, to beat carpets-it being house.
cleaning time and her husband having been
called down street TO see man. PAusing TO
rest few moments, she turned 10 resume
her task, when she discovered that IN i'm
mense eagle had alighted on the line on
which her carpet was hung. Nothing daunt.
ed, she attacked the bird and laid 1t dead at
her feet. Scarcely was this done when wild
cat climbed up the pole and commenced TO
crawl towards her. Charging on the beast,
she knocked It down aud fierce struggle
ensued. She finally came off victorious by
putting her foot on the animals head and
smotheriug It 10 death. When her husband
came home he was immsely pleased and eI.
claimed, Ingomar, you can beat anything
on that Incl This passed into common
saying and so when they want a steamboat
that 'can beat anything on that line" they
call II the Ingomar.'"
GREENSBORO, Pa, May 4.-Riyer s feet
and falling; clear.
RIcE's LANDING, Pa, May A-Riyer ! feet
9 inches and falling.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, May 2i.-River 10 feet
10 inches and rising; weather clear.
PITTSBURGH, May 24-River 70 feet 2 inches
and falling; weather clear aud pleasant
CIxclxsATI, May 24-River % feet Q inches
and falling; weather clear and pleasant
LouIsytLLE, Nav 24-River 10 feet 4 inches
in the canal. andlS feet inches on the falls;
CAIRO, May 2S,-River 80 feeta2 inches
and falling; weather cloudy thermometer co..
EVANSVILLE May 2i.-River 10 feet 2
inches and rising. Weather clear and warm;
mercury rs; wind south.
SHOES at slaughteripg prices at the Bargain
Shoe House this week. Save Is and 90 cents