The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-10
RIVER NEWS
Gathered Along the Leyee and From the
Various STEAMBOAT Officers.

Gathered Along the Leyee and From tho
Various STEAMBOAT Officers.
The Alex Swift and James Gilmore pats.d
up with tows feaipy coal barges.
The W. N. Chancellor will pass up this
evening en- route for Pittsburgh from Cnarl, s.
ton.
The owners OF the Little Anna have about
fully decided 10 send her scu.h with pro.
duce tow.
The Diurnal got away at l1:3oA N. promptly
for Petersburg and the daily packets were
oil on tins in arriving and departing
The Bengal Tiger Is the latest boat report
cd ls having troubls q: the PIT Pleasant
bridge. She bad fuel boat damaged.
The trouble with rous.e,s and laborerg still
continues 10 be disturbing element at all
southern poitI From 500 TO $50 Is being
paid to roustabouts, snd they are scarce
articles.
Business on the leyse yesterday was fair.
The river rem aimed stationary, the depth In
the channel being O feet 9 inches. Yester.
days rains will serve 10 hold the river at Its
present stsge for day or two.
With the departure Of Captain Tom Prince
for the South, Pilot Cline, VINO has been on
the Princess for long time, will ps made
| mhSlefI Huu nj. Ohnpuelli lhNe VI oWeeuey
works, will be clerk. These appointments
will doubtless prove satisfactory 10 the
Whesling'Bsllaire trade.
Captain DeSlnney, Of steubenville, one Of
the oldts. steamboat men In this section, was
in the city yesterday looking as bale and
hearty as a man OF halt his age. Sixty years
ago he was an engineer on this river and
acted IS such for fourteen years. Thsn he
was steamboat builder, then Supervising
Inspector. He has rich fund Of remi-
nlscences. ~
The 81. Lawrence was ssvera! hours late in
arriving last evening, not getting to1the
levee until nearly 0 O'Clock. She had o big
tip both above and below. About mid.
night abe got awsy for Pittsburgh. oniher
return trip she Will pass here early to.nnor.
row morning. The st. Lawrence isa splen.
did sIde:whgelsr, and her patrons arc always
we'll pleased with the treatment they receive.
The Pdnce,. belonging To- tho Prince packet
company, will probably start south on Mon
day. che kal been lylng at the upper end Of
the leYee, being made ready, for several daya
Captain Tom Prince will so % master and
pilot and Pete Seyhold as.sngineer. Ssybold
has about recovered from the accident he
met With on the Prince recently, The Prince
will pick up a produce low below and viii
be sold ~ o small mail packet II o good offer
10 made. 49,. 40
oAlno, November River is isetS inehe.
and falling.
PrrrsuuReu. November 9-Rlyer 3 feet 8
inches and falling. weather cloudy.
Crsc1ssArE, o, November s.-Riyer II feet
0 inches aud falling; weather fair and pleas.
ant.
olt crr, November Driver 3 feet 8
inches and falling; weather clearing in the
west.
EvAssvulE, November e.-River about on
stand with II feet and 2.lo inches on the
BFovsvt11z, Pa, November e.-RIysr 8
feet and stationary weather cloudy; ther.
mometer CO...
RlcE's LAsplsu, Pa, November s.-Rlver
4 feet 10 inches and falling; weather cloudy.
Thermometer Csc.
IouuvrIIi November s.-Riysr falling
with Q feet 7iuches In the canal, and I feet
I, inches on the falls, u