Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-23
GENERAL RANK NOTES.

Jimmy kutter, OF the steamer Telegram
Is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Noll joined the Andes
on her last trip down.
The steamer st. Lawrence changed her
cabin crew on the last trip.
Henry Craft, of the Telegram, is OIL at
his home on account OF sickness.
Tom Mcdonald, who has been around to
St. Louis, is at present visiting friends in
the city.
Billy Batchor, the well known river boy,
accepted a position on the {. w. Anderson
yesterday.
John b. Cook, the well known river
man, is al present in charge OF the st.
James bar.
Look for a big river. The wharf will now
be cleaned OF stuff that has been lying OH it
for months.
Charley Franty, the well.known steam
boatman, is at his home in Darlington on
the sick list.
NJ. l.. Hess, one OF the Wheeling boys, is
Pittfburgh trade.
A large new wharf boat is to be built at
Marietta. 1t is being built by Knox, the
steamboat builder.
Mr.. Jacob Graft, the well known steward,
is at present filling the position of c.
Franty on the Telegram.
The steamer Telegraph came to the
landing with Big freight trip, and her Of
lcers report business good.
Eugene Cats, the wellknown steward,
is at present on the steamer Anderson, and
is meeting with great success.
The Abner ONeal brought Q big lot OF
Wagon bulbs from Short Creek yesterday
for one Of the firms in the city.
Patrick Mcdonald, of the steamer Batch
elor, has one ofthe best bands in the Oh
Valley, and feels proud of their success.
The lock above Pittsburgh No. ;, which
has Keen out OF repair for some time has
been placed in order and the boats are al
running Oh time.
Charley Merrifeld has closed some big
contracts for riprapping the east side Of
the Island. and is making a most success
full job. He is master of the business.
The steamer Emma Graham came to the
wharf with biz trip yesterday. She dis
charged $50 sacks of wheat for Pollock's
flour mill. besides lot Of other freight.
J. W. HiSSon, the popular mate Of the
Bachelor reports his boat always in trim
and ready at any time for brush with
the Emma Graham or any local packet
The wife OF Reuben Thomas of the Tele-
gram, met with very painful accident last
week while busting carpet by having
tack penetrate her eye. 1t is not known to
what extent the injury will extend.
L. b Brown, the we'll known carpenter
Of the steamer Bachelor, is al present do
ing some fire work on that steamer, and
anything in the wood line that he is de-
tiCisnt in is not worth looking up.
Tie steamer Andes went over to the
.Etna mill and put oil POO tons of pig iron
and received biz lot of iron from the mill
for Southern points. The LaUghln mill
also made heavy shipment on her.
The steamer Emma Graham passed up
at noon yesterday with a big trip. She lett
Cincinnati on Saturday at $50. She dis
charged big amount of freisht at Bellaire
and went to Etnayille TO put of big lot
David HiSsum. the yell-knOwn mate OF
the steamer {. W. Bachelor has been Wis
iting at his home down in Monroe county
for several days past. He stands al the
head OF his profession and is popular with
all.
Col. Baker, the well.known editor of the
Murine .Iorrudi. who has been visiting
friends in this section for several days past,
returned to his home last Saturday. He
made a host of friends while here, and is a
jOvial fellow well met.
Capt. Billy Ritz, the well known ma
Chinist, is experimenting the job of put
ting up the machinery on the new steamer
at the landing, and all of our river friends
can look for complete job when Captain
Maddy turns her loose.
Capt. Ed. Maddy, one of the most popu.
lar men that ever trod the roof OF a steam
or, arrived in the city yesterday, and is
overseeing the construction OF his fine
steamer Chesapeake. His many friends
gave him hearty welcome.
The c. W. Bachelor put 300 barrel OF oil
on the steamer Andes yesterday and big
lot OF other freight, and in return secured
q let of wagons, furniture and big assort-
ment OF freight. and her crew boasts OF
having the best trip OF the season.
All of our Wheeling river men are anx-
ions to hear a GOOD report of anything
which is turned out by our machinists.
We can report that the steamer Minnie
Bay, which was built by Sweeney & Son,
passed the steamer Andes on her last 10
tip.
The following letters are at the boat store
for our river friends: Henry A Harrison,
steamer Diurnal: Mr.. Charles Smith, care
OF boat store; Peter Highly. care Booth &
Son: T. J. Msrtin, steamer Regular. A big
lot of papers are also there for the river
boys.
Who is it that does not know Captain
Asa Booth, Of the Diurnal3 The Captain
has been hiving big swarm OF bees, but
on Monday last the king bee teCk a new
notion, and yesterday. Asa was telling all
along the river that it was a nine-pound
girl. He was so full of smiles that he
could scarcely tap the bells right.
louisville, May 22.-Capt. Joseph Swa
ger, who has been known for years as the
Oldest steamboat man of the western rivers,
died this morning in this city, in the 9lst
year of his age. He led an active and use.
ful life, 10 man having done more for nay