Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-12
WATER WAITS.
Personal and General News from the
River Bank.

The Scotia is due up TO day.
The Courier is the Parkersburg packet to-
day.
The Bachelor leaves for Pittsburgh to.
day.
The Frank Stein is the Marietta packet
this morning
The Emma Graham is due down en- route
for Cincinnati TO day.
Earn Booth, is in command OF the
steamer Diurnal at present.
Capt j. S. James, of the Big Sandy Packet
line, was in the city yesterday.
The Percy Kelsey passed down with TOW
of coal, anu the Elaine with empties.
Con. Mcdonald and A. Cash went to
Pittrburgh as pilots OF the steamer Belle
Prime,
James Hall stopped off OF the Diurnal
last trip and Vim. Davis had charge of the
throttle.
The river was falling slowly at dark last
night with feet inches OF water in the
channel.
Lew Manners formerly of this city, is al
present steambOating on one OF the packets
above Pittsburgh.
The steamer Chesapeake arrived on time.
with Capt s. Thompson in command. She
reports business good.
The steamer Ohio passed up early yester
day morning with moderate trip. She
was on very good time.
The wife of Capt Win Smms, who has
been visiting in the city has returned TO
her home in Darlington.
All of the local packets are bringing up
quantities of blackberries, which lind
ready sale with the citizens.
Capt. Salisbury says his new boat will
be done she latter part of this month and
will at once be put in her trade.
Tie steamer Abner O'Nesl received off
the Diurnal one hundred and fifty sacks OF
corn for points upShe river, yesterday.
Ed. Simms has accepted position as
pilot of the steamer Chesapeake. He was
formerly with the Parkersburg company.
Capt Fred. Cline, of the steamer Prin.
cess left yesterday on business trip down
the river. He viii be home in few days.
Painters were sent down on the steamer
Regular on Tuesday to finish up tie paint
ing of the small space that was III ured by
the storm last week.
The officers OF the steamer Barnard ex-
pect to have that steamer out next week.
siderable to repair it,
The steamer Regular, with Capt. Asa:
Booth in Command came to the wharf full
of people yesterday, and returned to Sister
vile at 3 p. NJ, with good trip.
The wharf boat Nora got aground yes
terday morning at the foot OF Twelfth
Townsend. No damage whatever.
The tow boat D. B. Wood passed up yes
terday morning with empties, but was de.
. 10 nf
some sickness on board among the crew.
From a letter received from Pilot James
Cats, we are informed that the steamer
Telegram will not be placed on the docks
until next Monday, and it will take week
to repair her.
Mr.. Lee Anshutz. the we'll known pilot,
is at present in charge of the wheel on the
steamer Regular and is giving entire salts
faction, which his river friends will be
pleased to learn.
James Reed, who is so we'll known to all
steamboatmen, and who has been down
the river fishing, returned to the city yes.
terday. He reports the river too high at
present TO catch many fish.
Capt. George O'Neal, OF the Abner O'Neal,
came TO the landing at IL ". with good
freight and passenger list and says it
would be much better II the farmers were
not 80 busy with their crops.
Charley Frantz steward OF the steamer
Chesapeake. is teaching his crew how to
dance tbribble clog, and will extend a
challenge to Henry Salada and crew, OF the
C. w. Bachelor, next week.
Capt Shad Heatherington, the pioneer
steamboatman, is at present engaged in the
raft business and has purchased large
number Of logs, which he is shipping down
the river. He reports business good.
The business of the steamer Little Anna
since Capt. Jimmy Nanpelt. has been in
charge has almost been doubled, and the
owners Of the steamer could not have made
better selection in procuring comman.
der.
The owners of the new steamer being
built for the Big Sandy trade are pushing
her to completion with all OF the speed
possible She will be a much heater
packet boat than the one which was FORM
erly in the trade.
Capt. Ev. Thomas, Of the steamer Lizzie
Townsend, brought barge load OF lumber
up from the C. I. V. & W. Railroad to be
shipped on the Diurnal 10 Sardis TO the
planning mill OF that place.
The steamer Diurpal came to the landing
yesterday morning at A. NJ, with good
passenger and freight trip. They had 81
passengers for dinner, and for supper lib.
She left on time with a good return trip.
Win Simms was at the wheel and Capt.
Earn Booth had charge OF the Office.
Letter list at boat store: Captain A. N.
Packer, Wheeling; George D. Arthur,
Wheeling, Steamer Favorite, public land
ing); Charles Cochran Wheeling boat store;
Capt. VIM. List, Wheeling; Capt. Of steam.
er Favorite, care boat store. Thefe are
also packages and papers for oui river
friends.
The new steamer Chesapeake will be the
first boat in the Ohio Valley to use the
swinging stage at the stern OF the boat.
Capt. Maddy says it is a good thing for .
boat that desires 10 save time, as on down
trip it can be used without turning the
boats head to the shore. which is acknowl-
edged by all river men.
PITTSBURGH, July 114River 5 feet and
falling, clear and warm.
CINCINNATI, July f1.-Riyer II feet and
falling. Weather fair and warmer. De-
parted Up-Schenk, New Orleans; James
W. Gsff, Memphis; Carrier, St. Louis to
Pittsburgh.