Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-19
WATER W ATS.
Personal and General News from the
River Bank.

The Courier is the ParkersburS packet
to-day.
The Bachelor leaves for Pittsburgh this
morning.
The Heatheringtcn passed down with a
tow of empties.
Fred. Kindleberger has accepted posi-
ton on the Diurnal.
The Scotia is due down this morning en-
route for Cincinnati.
Mart Thomas is at present handling the
throttle on the steamer Diurnal.
James Gates, Of Matamoras, has accepted
a position on the Parkersburg packet Di-
urnal.
Charley Cochran, a well.known clerk, is
at present rusticating at his home in Clar-
ington.
The river was falling slowly at dark last
night with feet inches of water in the
channel.
About $50 persons will go to Cresap's
Grove tc morrow morning on the steamer
Diurnal.
The st. Lawrence will arrive here this
morning and will load Immediately for
Cincinnati.
The w. n. Chancellor passed down at 5
o'clock yesterday morning en- route for
Charleston.
The Carrier arrived from St. Louis with
GOO tons of iron ore for the Etna mill; she
left for Pittsburgh last evening.
John ". Cummins, the veteran engineer
OF this city, is at present in charge Of the
steamer Regular. A good selection.
o. NJ. Lowell departed for Parkersburg
yesterday afternoon. She will be immedi.
ately put in the st. Mary'sand Parkersourg
trade.
H. Duff, the assistant engineer on the
river, left the fore part Of the week for the
Black Hills and will go into business out
there.
Thomas Hubbard, of the steamer dur
nal, was compelled to go to the hospital
yesterday morning on account Of severe
sickness.
We are informed that there is to be
new wharf beat placed at the public land
ing, below the foot of Twelfth street, by
The railroad company.
The Advance passed down with three
barges of railroad iron yesterday m orning.
leaving them at Hates Rock, and passed
up en- route for Pittsburgh yesterday after
noon light.
We are informed that Casper Giles is
not pilot on the steamer Dauntless, with
Con. Mcdonald, but is merely taking a
pleasure trip to get the river breeze and
learn the lower river
The following towboats passed down
with coal Yesterday: Sam Brown, Eagle,
Jas. A. Stone, Gee. Lysle, Jas. NJ. Gould,
Acorn, Annie Roberts, Hornet No. 2, At
lsntic, Dexter and Ben Wood.
A great number Of citizens called down
at the landing yesterday to see the hull OF
the new steamer Chesapeake, and were all
pleased with the model. Capt. Billy Ritz,
who is so we'll and favorably known as be.
ing among the foremost mechanics in the
Ohio Valley, thinks this vessel will be very
speedy.
If any OF the officers or members OF the
society for the prevention of cruelty 70
dumb brutes will call down at the public
landing any morning, they will find
enough cases in one day to last month.
No blame can be attached to the officers o.
the boats, but all to the owners Of the
dumb animals.
Some of the old steamboat men suggest
that Inc City Council or those having the
wharf in charge do as they do in all large
cities. Keep man employed constantly
at the wharf and when any damage is done
let him at once repair IL. The cities that
have adopted this rule have saved thous-
sands OF dollars.
The steamer Diurnal came 10 the land
ing yesterday morning with q big passen-
ger and freight list, and among her freight
the following was noted: One hundred
head of sheep, 90 head Of hogs, 20 head of
cattle. p head of calves $50 sacks OF wheat,
so sacks of corn and q lot of lumber for
Capt. Seamon. A big amount Of freight
was put off at Bellaire. She left at IL A. ".
for Parkersburg. with good return trip.
Our river friends will take notice that
the following letters are at the boat store
for them: Mollie Mayer, care OF steamer
Courier; james Russell. in care of govern
ment boat Lilly: Mrs. s, s. Sheppard, A.
7. NARROW, David powell, Ed johnson,
care of steamer Ed Wilson: James A. vii.
son, care Of steamer Iron King; Mr.. John
Houston, care of government steamer Lii.
ly; VIM. s. Rowe, care steamer Courier
Con. Mcdonald, advance agent for Wig
gins storm.
PITTSBURGH, May ls.-River 6 feet 4 inche,
and falling. Weather clear and pleasant