The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-30
RIVER AEws.
Steamboat Squlb- and Miscellaneous
LeYee GOSSIP.


LeVee Gossip.
The Scotia passed down Saturday morning
and the Katie StOckdale went up at moor
yesterday.
The Andes will take out an excursion
party tomorrow. Thosegoing will make th,
round trip.
Engineer Meglich, OF the steamer Andes
has been spending the past week on shore
He will resume his place this evening.
Mack Gamble, who smiles from the ofic,
OF the Courier, has discarded his morstach,
during the hot weather, preierring comfort 4
beauty.
The 81. Lawrence arrived early Saturday
evening aud got awfy yestsrday morning a
0 o'clock with a good tip and plenty Of pas
sengers.
The Diurnal on her arrival here yesterday
morning was taken 10 thedocks, and her bow
raised in order that some necessary repair;
might be made.
The Tyler Independent says that jolly JET
Martin, clerk Of the Regular, Is a scientific
! performer on the three cornered instrumen,
known as the triangle.
Saturday afternoon soon after leaving thI
leyee the packing OF the Regulars doctor
blew out, compelling her 10 go to bank FOL
about an hour. After everything had beer
fixed, she flew along In her usual good style
The Parkersburg Sentinel sSys of the Car
rler, the big st. Louis. Plt'burgh boat: ut |,
rumored that u full length cabin will b.
built on her, and that she will enter the
Wheeling and Cincinnati trade as q paSsen
ger packet"
The river fell a few inches Saturday but
coming up at dusk last evening, the mark.
indicating a depth of over II feet In the
channel. Business on Saturday was brisk
the local packets especially doing agood bust,
ness.
Saturday The Entertrise. Nail Citv Dan
KaIne / n philjn, and Malta gneer passed
down with tows Of coaI h Advsncs
nSsscd nm with Two bsrS.sof iron ore tn
Fl NJ Tnwnsend nassaf dowp With emnt;s"
The Elaine passed nm with. fonr bar9as al
lnmber and Ina Iron Aga of trays Iron Line
passed M with iron ore,
IT. -. T., d.. u o,....
rsnt Has"To NEE'5l1a.aS nOm oluollnsEI'
Mari SoIl nresides in the office asSjstsd he
MI Charlie Kn0x, This Stsadv room . stsrc.
wheeler nosses.ss the verv bssi fsci ji;ss for
handling ireipht and her nasSenSer accom-.
modations ara une0naied. The issvas
to,morrow AT . p. NJ ON her retnrn rim
$500, u,,,nT,n T. ns.aI-.
SasH ~ Jill !, ' ny. 4'ssu'af anu reg
lam, " q, .ue III Wy " rus G,ty 1au q lVely
.Ls S IoF sne IeaIi ATe l1eEuIat aunt ID
eeuaeH"o' ~ psGI \ 'Je ieIesfam sue gained
nnit . iSnSau u W. t!au two IlnItes lhey
S s.a, ! i'1 Gnna HHa pstSn Goa wofks vs.
se.ner. SIpt. asI nootn says !ae telegram
he c,n Joun hsr w;,h ,La p useu ~ ou' tnat
10 Eau : ! wv u neg at.
Avs s' s e an sv SsH ZIG rIGcS, as me t'.tie
Tins Ferry, a slight break occnrrsd about hsr
engines that for the time being disableS hsr
The crew managed TO work bar in towa,ds
shore lust above me wafer woTta and cot a
line ont. hut the stake 10 wbirh Il was a..
tached broke aud she drifted sraino, Ina ice
breaker and smashed m her how Tbere was
guile o crowd OF pleasure seekers on hoard
| Who had been spending the Inv nm tbe bSlIs
back OF MartiA's Ferry, and the ercitement
among them for A few momnnts vas j6tense
The engines were Hxed In about half an honr
and Tue boat continued on ne yRy.
e.,rrdov morrin, a NAV -
sosond ccoS On tb. ro%r,a. Is nontuan,
,Sonn euSsY sJsct had nn as.aSHeu AZ
= Ssrt i nnS tsroc;on" maUns n' satns ooat,in
~ M aaSsrsIy sbnnt III IL Ai'e5 P9uho'
~ q snj,e ard Sswa ,b me 1a ayaS, nontnan
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os Huh", ~ c.uis tos Ill III Dusy IeIt
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hnO,oJ M n. fsnson wSo .,,ana aaa ouley
unns.1 ~ tPsoiIhL W et'enueH W pm.
ue 90 ~ ~ hos, S,Tu'i he Vas ha;
saIeu ~ ~ ~ s,,n. o'p''h Sus preferred
so'ns Hvm " We iarsi u us nome, before
Se WE . n1 10y sng ~ 0uta WARRANT lof HOFFMAN
os'OFe equ'fe fe'et"lan'
ELEcrRIc LIGHT EXCURSION,
Saturday evening, shortly after Y O'Clock
the new GalIipolis aud Parkersburg packet
Chesapeake, built by Sweeney & Son, Of mt
| city, for the Chesapeake Packet Co, left the
leyee with about 500 persons on board ior A
short trip up the river. The regular trial
trip Of this elegant packet was made ceveral
weeks ago, and everything found 10 work AL.
| istactoriiy. Saturdays trip was made Tor IN
purpose Of testing The electric lights and
showing of the beautiful steamer. Those an
board were there by Invitation Of the bniid.
erS. AT the time the first trip was made. an
extended description OF the steamer Was given
BY the IN%rELEloENcER. Wellsbnrg was The
destination Saturday evening The steamer
msds nine miles during the llrst hour, then
4 bucket became detached from the starboard
wheel, n was driven through the wheel.
lost repairing this. The bucket became
lonsened Saturday morning. WhIIa mn andaa.