The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-12
sQUIBs.
Summer Excavations m General Levee
and River News.

The Dinrnal left at ILLS a. N, for Parkera
burg.
The Heatherington passed down and tn
Nellie Walton up, Both had tows OF empties
Capt. ". P. Hall, Of Memphis, Is at thl
stamm. He Is well known on the Mississippi
Knob Shoals Is reported full Of sand, which
will stop the dropping out OF coal until thu
KanEwha river rises,
The W. N. Chancellor passed down 10
Charleston az s a. ", aud the Scotia will pas
down this morning at an early hour.
During the past week the Belle Prince ha
been delivering barges loaded with stone 10
Of Big Grave Creek.
The coke barge sunk at Antiquity by tn
Percy Kelsey Is being raised. Toe Others 0
Letart will be left in their comfortable posi-
ton until the river gets lower.
The Little Anna went 10 Portland los
evening, having on board the members OF th,
G. A. K. Post OF Martins Ferry. who pait
their Portland comrades a friendly cali.
The river at this point 10 still reeedipg
The marks last evening indicated q depth o
but 0 feet 2 inches in the channel. The larg'
boats will have to tie up II the bottom Of tn,
river continues TO come up.
It Is said that there is a proposition on foo
to start a boat from Pittsburgh 10 90 alonl
the Ohio and Kanawba with a limited mum
Der Of "Sam'l OF Posens' with their samples
stopping one day OF each town. Citizens be
ing torewarred should be forearmed.
Rees & Sons, OF Pittsburgh, have a contract
to build a new boat TO be called the Chicka
saw. 10 take the place OF the Hard Cash in the
Memphis and White River trade. This firm
have nov eight boats under contract, includ
ing q freight boat to run on the Missouri
River.
The ST. Lawrence passed up in the after
noon for Pittsburgh and will return at q lats
hour tonight, Shippers should have theii
freight at the waters edge BY dusk: Captain
Billy LISTS in'command and Mr.. o. D. Lisl
Ia purssr. The St. Lawrence possesses aupe
rior accommodations for passengers.
Preparations are making at the War De
partment TO put snag boats at work on the
Ohio as soon rs the stage OF water will permit
the Chief OF Engineers having decided thai
the general fund for the Improvement OF the
Ohio still remaining can be used Tor this pur'
pose. This removes the cause for alarm re
gardipg the inability OF the Government e
10 thkb care u lnt DhNIkhttbu VI a. SAis
because Of lack Of appropriations.
STEAMBOAT EXCURSIONS. r
It Is expected that during the coming
warm season there will be more than the u.s.
ual number OF excursions on the water. The
spring Cincinnati excursions have already
taken place and the first Sunday excursion
leaves Marietta for this port tonight on the
Courier. II Monday Is q pleasant day, an
immense delegation may be looked for from
points down the river, all coming TO see the
circus. The captains OF the Courier, Tele.
gram and Regular have already commenced
making preparations for the crowd. The
Government proposes to be extremely vigil.
ant this year and will compel the use OF
every precaution 10 avoid such excursion
horrors Is occurred at Mingo oil the last
Fourth OF July. The officials at this port
have received instructions from Washington
relating to the same. Steamers procuring
special excursion permits will be fined
heavily II they carry more than the permit
allows. The boats having permits for Mon.
day In addition to their life boats must take
skiffs on board and have on the lower de-
extra pieces OF plank that can be utilized as
fats. While nothing has been done az yet
about the sale Of liquors and beer, 1t Is pos.
sible that this will not be allowed on boats
running picnic, circus o r.sunday eIcursions,
CINCINNATI, May l1,-Riyer "A feet and
falling; weather clear and cool.
, CAlRo, May 11.-Riyer q feet 2 inches and
falling; clear; thermometer CO..
EVANSVILLE, May 1l.-Riyer u feet and fall.
ing; clear and pleasant; mercury 69'.
GREEssBoRo, Pa, May ll.-Riyer 4 feet 9
inches and stationary; weather cloudy and
cool.
P1rrsnuReH, May l1.-Monongahela river
8 feet 7 inches and on the stand; clear and
pleasant.
Rlcr's LANDING, Pa, May 1l.-River4 feet
10 inches and falling; weather cloudy; Their
mometer co..
Louny1IIx, May l1.-Riyer 7 feet 1 inches
In the canal, aud s feet 4 inches on the falls;
clear and cold.
MoRoAxrowx, W. Va, May 1l.-Riyer1 feet
4 inches and stationary; weather cloudy;
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