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

Personal and General News from the
River Bank.
The Minnie Bay will depart to-day.
The Courier is the Parkerburg packet
to-day.
The Alarm passed up with empties yes
terday.
The Bachelor leaves for Pittsburgh this
morning.
The Scotia is due down to-day en- route
for Cincinnati.
Dave Keller is at present in the pilot
house Of the ST. Lawrence.
Prof. Kirk, the old steamboatman, is Wis
iting at his home near Marietta.
The w. n. Chancellor passed down yes
terday. destination Charleston.
The Diurnal left for Parkersburg yester.
terday morning with fair trip.
The towboat Alarm passed up with emp
ties at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
DC. Petty, of the steamer Diurnal, has
completed fine spar for that steamer.
The river was falling at dark last night
with feet inches of water in the channel.
Lew Hudh is at present in charge OF the
cooking department on the steamer Dur
nal.
The w. Y. Chancellor passed up for
Pittsburgh yesterday at 6 A. NJ. with big
trip.
Billy Burkett of this city, has charge OF
the Red Cloud saloon, Pittsburgh, at pres.
ent.
A brother OF Capt. Dode Berry arrived in
the city yesterday and will 30 on the new
steamer
The Heatherington, Hawk and Monitor
passed up with bsrges loaded with ties
yesterday.
The Sam Brown passed up with three
barges of iron ore yesterday, en- route Tor
Pittsburgh.
The st. Lawrence arrived about ( o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and left for Pittsburgh
about s P. NJ.
The tow boat Sam Brown passed upat
o'clock yesterday morning with empties
for Pittsburg.
John Long, an Old steamboatman, will
engage in the saloon business on Market
street next week.
The towboat Iron Age passed down with
d heavy tow yesterday morning at $50 A.
NJ. for Southern ports.
win Simms, pilot of the Diurnal, enter.
tanned his friend, Captain Berry, in fine
style on the last trip up.
Capt. John Sweeney will leave to-day on
the Minnie Bay for down the river. He
will be absent for some time.
We are informed that the steamer Prince
will be placed in the Bellaire and Martins
Vile trade after she is overhauled.
Col. jeff Martin, Of the steamer Regular,
who has been off at New MartinsyilIe, is
again at his post. JEFF says the festival
was big affair.
The amount OF food wasted by some OF
the steamers coming to this port would
supply a dozen families with more than
they could use.
Captain Salisbury wishes all readers to
know that the skiff that young Ball had
did not belong to him, but to the dry
docks, on the Island side.
The excursion OF the Druids 10 Parkers.
burg on the Diurnal the 10Th Of this month
promises to be a large affair, between four
and five hundred people will 60.
The wharf in bad condition in mum.
Der Of places, and should any Of the par
ties who are using horses have one injured
the city will be sued for damages.
A. c. Bishop is considered one OF the old
est engineers on the upper Ohio, having be-
gun in 1852, and he says he knows every
rock from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati.
VIM. Boughner, assistant engineer Of the
st. Lawrence, says the Minnie Bay must
lcok to her packing when she wants to pull
with the st. Lawrence. We will report.
Captain Bay, OF the Minnie Bay, came TO
the city yesterday, and will take Minnie
away to stay until some future day, and we
can say finer craft has not left this port
for many day.
Ed. Land, steward OF the Minnie Bay, had
the floor OF the hall on the steamer oiled,
yesterday. He will take part of his crew
from Wheeling. The boat will leave to-
day with flying colors.
The excursion to Wheeling from Mari
eta on the steamer Courier, will be a large
one They will leave Marietta on the night
OF the 18th and be here Sunday morning,
the 18th, at 10 o'clock.
John X. Linegar, engineer OF the Dur
nal, will stop of at his home in Darlington
for several days. We won't tell you
whether John is going to get married or
not, but wedding cake is ordered.
Who Of our readers does not know Char
ley Morrison, Of the steamer Diurnal, who
has been mateing the upper Ohio for so
long? Well, Charley will soon Join the
Benedlcks, and rare treat is promised to
all.
Our river friends will call at the boat
store as the following letters are awaiting
them: Capt VIM. List, Chas. Ward, Capt.
A. Booth, Capt Bay. Dan. Powell, Ed.
Johnson, steamer Fred. Wilson. Mrs. Mary
kales, and the Capt. Of the steamer J. II.
Mcconnell.
The ST. Lawrence, on her last trip, had
upwards Of six hundred passengers TO this
port. She put off in freight 100 tons OF pig
metal for &. Fisher. the foundry man, and
had 100 tons for the IEtna mill, and 800
sacks Of wheat: also Al tons OF pig metal
for Pittsburgh, and 200 tierces of hams. AL
report big trip throughout.
CINCINNATI, May 4.-Riyer q feet and
falling fast Weather hot and cloudy.
PITTSBURGH, May 4.-River S feet 3
inches and stationary. Weather clear and
hot.
CaIRo, May 4-River 30 feet @ inches and
falling. Thermometer 80 degrees. Wealth
er cloudy.
EVANSVILLE, May "A smart rain from
3 to 6P n. wind south The ueyrury