Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-26
WATER WAIRp.
Personal and General News from a
River Bank.

The river was falling slowly at dark last
night with 8 feet 9 inches OF water in the
The Diurnal left at 1:so yesterday morn.
ing for Petersburg.
The Courier is the Petersburg packet
to-day.
The Bachelor leaves for Pittsburgh to-
The Emma Graham is due up to-day en-
route for Pittsburgh.
The stockdale IS due down o day en-
route to Cincinnati.
The Ark passed up with a tow Of empties
yesterday. =,
empties yesterday.
The Hawk and Townsend passed up
with tows of lumber yesterday.
The Telegram left for Point Pleasant
yesterday. She will be put on the docks
at that port.
The Andes arrived about 0 O'Clock last
evening with large trip. She leaves Tor
Cincinnati this afternoon.
The steamer Diurnsl was detained yes
terday morning about one hour hNlng
some Of her machinery.
Moses Mccain, who was engineer on the
Tomas at the time Of the sinking OF the
steamer Sciota, left on the Diurnal yester.
day for Parkersburg, togive in his evidence
in that case.
The Belle Prince has laid up for the
present for necessary repairs, but will be
out in a few days.
Our readers will see a hne steamer when
the Ohio arrives. She left Cincinnati last
sunday and will be here tomorrow some
time on her way to Pittsburgh. She will
remain in the Pittsburg and Cincinnati
trade during the season. ..
VIM. Davis who has been engineering on
he steamer Diurnal, left for his home
yesterday.
d. C. Petty has just completed a good
piece OF work in the shape Of q yawl, for
the steamer Diurnal.
The C. w. Anderson came to the landing
with her Psrkersburg excursion yesterday
morning at 81 A. NJ. They report a pleas.
ant time.
The Ark, not the one that Noah built,
but the towboat, passed up at 1890 yester.
day morning with empties.
The steamer Telegram raised seam yes
terday and left for home for q few days,
when she will be taken to Point Pleasant
and docked. While lying hare she had Q
new mud.drun, new pitman and crank
placed on her, and when she ONE out she
will be az good as new.
Capt. Bay, OF the steamer Minnie Bay,
which was built here q short time since,
passed through the city last week en- route
for Pittsburgh. He reports having one OF
the finest boats aioat for speed and COM
fort.
Dick McCracken, one of the old steam
boat men, is at present rusticating at his
home down at Sistersville.
Col. John Sweeney put the men at work
removing the broken machinery of Of the
steamer Barnard. She will at once be re.
paired and placed in her trade. Lieut..
George Scrogins has charge Of the job. II
is q very bad break.
James Hall who has been or the sick
list for some time past, went on duty yes.
terday morning on the Diurnal.
Jacob Meglic, the popular engineer Of
thorough overhaulIng on the last trip, and
everything is in the most complete work
ing order.
Theodore Lebarren is at present engineer.
ing on the teamer Telegram.
Capt. George Shouse, engineer OF the
steamer c. w. Bachelor, has invented
some automatic club swingers which he
has placed on the G.. head ofeach OF his en-
gines, which never cease TO swing while
the engines are in motion. Some OF the
oarsmen and club swingers OF the city
should call and see them perform.
Capt. Charley Booth went out in COM.
mand OF the steamer Diurnal Yesterday.
The Jennie Campbell passed Cincinnati
Sunday from Pittsburgh to St. Louis with
a miscellaneous tow. John Sullivan and
John Pierce were her pilots from here.
The Baton Rouge Capitolian OF the 18th
had the following about the Cannon and
HAYS: THE crack steamers Will s. Hays
and John w. Cannon left New Orleans
Tuesday evening at o o'clock, backing out
together. and arriving here at u 40 o'clock
this morning, making the trip TO this point
In l3 hours and about 40 minutes, and both
came into port at the same time, the Hays
being a half length ahead. The boys on
the Hays say that having started out In
company with the Cannon they disliked to
Jump of in haste and leave her, thus show.
ing no lack of the good, eld-fashioned Ken.
lucky sociability, while the boys OF the
Cannon say they observed an equal amount
OF courtesy. They regarded the Hays as q
stranger in a strange land, and far away
from home, and naturally regarded II her
duty 10 keep the Hays company, at
any rate as far as the Capital OF the State:
Proverbial Louisiana courtesy demanded
such action on her part, and the result was
as stated. She generously conveyed the
Hays to this city, and cOurteously took the
outside Just below town, SO as to enable the
Hays to have the choice part Of the land
ing. The Cannon was detained some time
discharging freight, and the Hays got OF
first, but was informed that the Cannon
would see her again before she gotto Bayou
sara"
MENPHrs, June 25.-Riyer rose 2 inches.
LOUISVILLE, June 25.-River = feet 2
inches in the canal and 6 feet s inches In
the chute OH the falls.
EVANSVILLE, June 25.-River 16 feet and
falling. Weather chiefly clear at noon,
but cloudy with signs Of rain, with wind
north. Mercury $50.
CINCINNATI. June 25.-River 30 feet and
falling. Weather fair but quite cool.
CAIRO, June 25.-River 30 feet 3 inches
and stationary. Weather fair. Thermom-
atay no ..