The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-25
RIVER NEWS.
steamboat squlbs aud Miscellaneous
LeYee GossIp.

steamboat Squibs aud Miscellaneous
Leyee Gossip.
The Nail City arrived last evening with
tow Of ties.
The st. Lawrence passed down at 8 A. N.
and as usual had monster trip.
The Prince has had swinging staging put
on similar to the one on the Princess.
Alittle paint and few repairs would i'm
prove the appearance Of the "0ld Reliable
wharf boat wonderfully.
The Clifton passed down Saturday with
three model barges. and the Iron King passed
up the same day with empties.
It was reported on the levee last evening
that the George Lyle, coming down with n
tow OF coal was aground above steubenYille.
Saturday the Josh Cook passed down with
a tow OF coal. and yesterday the Veteran No.
2 and Coal Valley were among the boats Of
the fleet that passed down.
That careful and thorough competent
master, Capt. Thad Thomas Is now COM
manding the Diurnal and the Joyial Captain
Asa Booth is running the Regular.
The Scotia passed down at an early hour
Saturday. morning, aud the Katie Stookdale
passed up about o'clock last evening, about
ten hours behind time. The Katie had an
immense trip, her guards being almost flush
with the water.
1t has been suggested that Capt Maddy
after he gets his elegant new Chesapeake
built, make her trial trip an electric Light
excursion. This handsome boat, with her
forty electric lights and late improvements,
will be quite novelty on these waters.
The new Buckeye State, the big and costly
stern wheeler, lust completed at Cincinnati,
and which was To have been called the Kats
Honshell, passed up for Pittsburgh at "a. NJ,
where she will load direct for st. Paul. 1t Is
rumored that the Diamond 10 LiAe has an
eye on her.
The scene from the levee Saturday after
noon was quite spirited. Numerous boats
were at the landing and nearly all had their
colors heisted. Large amounts OF freight
were being received and taken away, and the
river was full OF skiffs taking people over TO
the base ball games
The popular sternwheeler Andes Is due to.
day from Cincinnati, and will leave for that
point tomorrow afternoon. Capt. Charlie
Muhleman Is In command and Mart Noll ID
in the office assisted by Charlie Knox. These
three gentlemen are genial aud accommo-
dating and never fail 10 please all who come
in contact with them.
Capt. J. B. Thompson left yesterday morn
ing with his fast new stern wheeler, the Frank
Stein, for Steubenyille. He had on board q
select company OF friends and made every
thing very pleasant for them. They return
ed last evening. The little boat Is flyer.
She went up In three hours and twenty min
ut!s, and coming down made 1t in two hours
and twelve MINUTES.
The Diurnal got in at an early hour satur-
day night and after unloading proceeded on
to Steuhenyille. Leaving there yesterday
morning with the Harmonic Singing Society
on board she run down 10 Moundsville
where the day was spent On the return the
boat arrived here about P. NJ. and spent an
hour here. She will be here In time 10 leave
for Parkersburg this morning.
Saturday the Prince took the North
Eud band and friends to Cresap's
Grove, and the new steamer Frank Stein
took an excursion party from Bellaire to
Steubeuville aud return. Toe Climax took
a Maitln's Ferry crowd TO WellsbRrg. The
about o'clock for Benwood, from where she
took an excursion party 10 Parkersburg. The
intention was TO spend Sunday there and re-
turn at an early hour this morning.
For the past three months there has been
Cincinnati, and 1t promises to grow livelier,
and the rates correspondingly lower. Last
evening a new steamer entered the trade,
leaving Cincinnati for Pittsburgh. This was
the Ohio, Captain John Linesssy In oom.
mand. She Is fast side wheel passenger
packet, well equipped and with the electric
light. She was formerly one OF the Big
Sandy Line. Three other boats OF the same
line, the Bostona, Fleetwood and Telegraph
have started into the Petersburg and Gin
cinnau trade. These boats arc all fast.
They were originally built for @ & o transfer
boats, loading at Huntington aud then going
to Cincinnati under 8 full head OF steam.
The C. & o. connections being built there
was very little use for these boats,
Then came the fight between the
stockdale steamers Scotia, Emma Graham
and Katie ssockdale, and the Andes and st.
Lawrence, Tho two last named were then
only running as far as Wheeling, but soon
after Captain List determined TO enter the
enemy's territory and commenced running
dependently to Pittsburgh. Captain
Muhleman, however, stuck TO the trade in
which his boat had made her money. The
fight extended down below Parkersbrrg and
the Big Sandy boats took hand. Then the
up river boats jumped into the short trade
OF the Sandy boats and instead OF as usual
not not making stop between Maysville
and Cincinnati, would round in anywhere,
Now the Big Sandy makes another move.
EVANSVILLE IEp., June 24.-Riyer 10 feet
9 inches and falling; clear and hot; Their
mometer zoe.
LOUISVILLE, June 24-Riyer stationary
with feet in the canal and feet in the
chute on the falls.