Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-31
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LA BELLE RIVIEKE
And the Banks that Ply on Its Placid
Waters.
The river wal rising slowly last night, the
marks showing Is feet Of water in the
channel.
The Katie Stockdale passed down from
Pittsburgh en- route for Cincinnaa with q
very large trip.
to-day.
The Princess was running in the Bellaire
trade yesterday.
The Little Anna will start in the Mar.
the qualification Of the Martins Ferry
people.
The following boats passed down yester.
day with coal: Joseph Walton, BENGAL
| Tiger, Alice Swift, Joseph Warner, b. d..
Wood, Lioness No. 2, Little Fred, Daunt-
less, Sampson No. 3, Geo. w. Stone, Belle
MCGOWAN, Ark. Tom Dodsworth, John +.
Walton. Diamond, Veteran No. 2, and Ray
mond Horner.
The Bernard passed down with empties
and the Hawk up with tie boats.
Yesterdays departures OF the Brown
coal were unfortunate, as the Charlie
Brown stuck three barges at Merriman's
and the Alice Brown met an obstruction at
Glasshouse. Barges were sent down TO
tighten the grounded boats, and as there
is no prospect of a fall in the wafer they
will undoubtedly be relieved with little
loSs.-Pitts. Dispatch.
The large Carrier will commence receiy-
ing freight to-day and will leave on Satur-
day for St. L~ouis.-PitS. Exchange.
The stores OF the Mark Winnett and ].
A, Blackmore are waiting for them, and
they will probably arrive and leave with
all the coal they can handle.-Pts Dis.
patch.
The Courier came to the landing about
| noon yesterday, with a heavy trip, both Of
freight and passengers, and left on her re-
| turn, with a big trip, about 5 o'clock.
Capt. VIM. H. Burdett, formerly OF the
| Parkcrsburg trade, is confined to his home
| at Pittsburgh will a severe spell OF sick.
ness.
Col. John Hill, Of the steamer Courier,
had a big force at work yesterday repairing
the wheels that were broken by the heavy
ice. They were completed before the boat
left.
Capt. Henry Salada Is at present steward
| OF the steamer Bachelor in thu Pittsburgh
| trade. A good selection for that steamer.
Frank Robinson, an old Wheeling stesm-
boat boy, passed through the city yester-
day. en- route for hi9 boat at Pittsburgh.
George Kemple, formerly one Of the
| stGamboatmen in the Parkersburg trade, is
at present second steward on the steamer
Will s. Hayes.
John Someryille, we'll known to the tray.
cling public oh the river, and from this
section is at present steward Of the big TOW
boat John A. Wood.
Prof. 10 Kirk, of the steamer Diurnal,
will bring his quartette Of vocalists to the
city and give one of their enjoyable con.
certs in the near future.
The Courier had an immense lot OF cat
tie yesterday for the butchers in this city.
One hundred and twenty-five passengers
was what the Courier brought up yester-
day.
CAIRO, January 80. ARRIVED -Samuel
Roberts, New Orleans. Departed-Hous-
ton, Cincinnati; Roberts, Cincinnati. River
80 feet I inches and rising. Weather cloudy.
Thermometer 50.
John Long informed the reporter last
evening that the barges in charge OF the
Raymond Horner, which pissed the city
about $50 last evening, confined 325 900
bushels of coal for New Orleans. Con Nc
Donald aud Frank Williams, old Wheeling
boys, we're at the wheel.
All the towboats of the coal fleet that did
not reach this city until dark tied up above
the bridge.
HUNTINGTON, January 29.-Clear and mild
all day, with q rain storm tonight. The
Telegraph arrived from above at noon. She
took on a cargo OF iron from above, and left
for Cincinnati at 4:l0 P. N. The William
Ernst passed down early this morning aud
the Liberty No. 4 at $40 p. Nj both had
heavy tows.
The Cincinnati Com. Gazette says: Sunday
afternoon the floating ice in the river
swept off from Whetshone's formerly Mike
float and a C~ampbell's Creek b-rge con-
tain 5000 bushels of coal. The barge struck
the pier above the Marine docks, and was
broken in two and the coal lost. The float
was landed at Bellevue. The barge is q
complete wreck. Loss, $1,000.
ST. LOUIS, Janus-y 29.-To-day was even
more beautiful and spring-like than Sun.
day. Temperature 40 and rising. Wind
south and bslmy. River rising sIowly.,2
OF heavy ice were floating on the eastern
portion Of the river all day, and the west.
ern portion is almost clear. The ice is evil
IDENTIFY broken off the gorge at Maple Isl.
and, The gorge above Grand Tower con-.
menced breaking up Sunday night, and
moved out this morning early, giving q
clesr river to Cairo. Captain Nick Bueson
was down from Alton, and reports heavy
teams crossing or the ice there this morn
ing.
The river rose 7 inches during the "a
hours ending last night, when there was
25H feet Of wate- by the marks. The Ohio
rose 4 feet at Pittsburgh yesterday, with IL
feet of water last night. The Arkansas
rose Is inches yesterday, with 5 feet OF
water at Little Rock. The ice in the river
opposite Cincinnati has nearly all disap-
peared, and is no impeachment TO naviga-
tion.-Cin. Com. Gazette.
The Hornet No. 2, n. ]. Bigley, Coal
Valley, VIM. Stone, Jos. A. Stone, and
other tugs have started for Pittsburgh, and
the ID. w. Woodward, for Kanawha, with
empties.-Cn. Com. Gazette.
Carpenters were at work on the VIM. 8.
Haysfs ponderous wheels at Cincinnati yes
terday. The repairs will cost over 500,
one-half their original expense.
CINCINNATI, January O;-River q feet
inches and rising. Weather cooler; rain
and sleet. Arriyed-Paris c. Brown, New
Orleans; James w. Graf, Memphis. De-
parted-Granite State. Pittsburg.
PITTSBURGH, January 30.-Riyer 10 feet 4
inches and falling. Weather clear and
mild.
NEW ORLEANS, January 3o.-Arrived:
Golden Crown, Cincinnati; Oakland, barges
from St. Louis; s. L. Weed, coal tow from
Pittsbp-g; Oakland and Weed will return
during the night. Clear and warmer. Their.
mometer, 81.
EVANSVILLE, January sO.-River rising
with % feet I inches large. Cloudy, ther.
mometer IS. Arrived: James Gutherie, 5
P. N. Departed: Cables; Gutherie, Louis.
Vile; Dexter, Cairo. Cold drilling rain
fell this evening.