Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-25
WATER WAITS.
Personal nnd General News from the
River Bank.

PrrSOnhL ana GenerAI news from inc
River Bank.
The DiUrnal is the Parkersburg packet
today.
The Bachelor departed for Pittsburgh
yesterday morning.
The river was stationary at dark last
night with 90 feet 4 inches.
The Monitor passed up yesterday morn
ing with tow of railroad ties.
The w. n. Chancellor is due down this
morning, Ell route for Charleston.
The ST. Lawrence is due up to-day fIom
Cincinnati en- route for Pittsburgh.
The steamer Courier came to the landing
with big trip yesterday morning.
The Courier left at ] 80 yesterday morn
ing for Parkersburg with fair trip.
James Ratter, of the steamer Telegram,
is again at his post OF duty as clerk.
The Ben Wood passed this port, plying
light, yesterday; destination Pittsburgh.
The Emma Graham passed down early
yesterday morning, en- route for Cincin-
natl.
The steamer Belle Prince is towing the
stone down to Moundsville for the new
railroad bridge.
The Belle Prince arrived from above
with tow OF pig iron, for the La Belle
mill, yesterday.
Gen. Dumont, the supervising inspector,
from Washington City, is at present on
visit to friends here.
I. I. Cockayne, who has been down at
Powhattan on visit to Jacob Boyer, re.
turned home yesterday.
The L. S. Marshal will sell the tow boat
Sam Roberts at auction, at st. Louis on
Thursday, May 81, at2 N.
The following tow boats passed down
IL.
gle, Nellie Walton, VIM. G. Homer, James
Nixon and Percy Kelsey.
Col. jeff Martin, the popular clerk OF the
steamer Regular stopped of at New Mar.
tinsville on the last trip, but will be at his
post Of duty on Monday.
Mr.. Will JuDkins, the assistant engineer
on the steamer Regular, is pronounced by
ell to be master OF his art, and with Col.
Cumins the steamer is passing all the
boats she meets.
The crew Of The steamer Regular are very
badly mystifed over the peculiar actions
of bird which follows the steamer up and
down the river on every trip and alights on
the steamer at all hours.
The steamer Scotia while on her way up
from Cincinnati, and when near Ports.
mouth, had the misfortune to crack cyl
inder head, in consequence Of which she
will not arrive at this port until to-day.
Last week the towboat Percy Kelsey with
eight barges bound for Pittsburgh, struck
the lower end Of Blannerhassets Island,
/ below Parkersburg John Kerr the Cap
tain, ordered the crew to shift the cargo Of
ore on loaded barge to one side, 50 that
it could be worked off the bar. The
crew refused to work, and declared that
no persons should be hired in their
places. The water was falling and it was
a matter of great importance to get the
barges off the bar. The captain went TO
Parkersburg and commenced proceedings
under the Admiralty law before the United
States Comm issioner at that place. II was
shown that the men were mutinous, aud
the commissioner committed them all to
Jail in default Of bail. The case will be
taken through the courts as test. The
captain is backed by Pittsburgh capitalists
and will push the matter vigorously.-Bei.
lGire hd/per,dsu.
PTTTsBrEGH, May 24-River II feet 10
inches and falling. Weather clear and
warm.
LOuIsvrLLE May 2i-River rising with 10
feet inche in canal and 8 feet inches
on falls.
CArEo May 2i-River 80 feet 2 inches
and falling. Thermometer So. Weathtr
Cloudy
CINCINNATI. May 2L-Rives q feet 6
inches and falling. Weather clear and
pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, ISD., May 4.-Weather clear
snd pleasant. Thermometer 75a. River
- feet inches and rising.