The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-10
RIVER NEWS.
General Notes about tho sieamers-Banl
Briefs.


RIVER NEWS.
General Notes alb out the Steamers-Bank
Briefs.
The tow boat hset has about all returned
and Is busy at headwAtets preparing for the
next rise.
There lisa little steamboat war on the Little
kanAHha river between the packets Oneida
and Martin.
The river Is stationary, at this point, the
channel Is 8 feet 4 inches.
The Elaine passed up Saturday with tow
OF barrels aud lumber, and the Benwood
went up with empty coal boats.
The W. N. Chancellor passed up last even
ing from the Kanawha river to Pittsburgh.
This packet will pass down early "Wednesday
morning,
The 6. W. Thompson advertiaes in this
mornings paper, q change Of name to
"Burnsite.n She Is to enter Cincinnati
and Cumberland river trade.
Several OF the largts. Pittsburgh towboats
are on their way 10 New Orleans with big
tows OF coal, including, among Others, the
John A. Wood, Harry Brown, Raymond
Hornar, John F. Walton, Boas and W. W.
o'Neil. -s1
The Katie stockdale passed down Saturday
about 4 P. NJ, several hours behind time ow-
ing TO fog and plenty Of freight The Scotia,
Of the same line, pSs,ed up at GA. N. yts!er-
day, loaded down to her guards, q few hours
ahead Of time.
The St. Lawrence did not reach the wharf
on her down trip until o'clock yesterday
afternoon, almost ten hours behind time.
She had an immense trip, almost as large as
that Of LEST week, which, by the way, was
largest one from the Upper Ohio that has
gone to Cincinnati for many months.
The steamer Ohio has been taken of The
docks at Cincinnati after being thoroughly
repaired, and, It il said. will shortly enter
the Pittsburgh trade. Col. John 8. Jones,
who was chief clerk OF the Ohio last season,
Is now in charge OF the Office Of the Cincin-
matt and New Orleans packet, B. r. Springer.
The Andes is due to-day from Cincinnati.
This elegant stern wheel packet Ia advertised
to leave on her return trip tomorrow after
n Jon at o'clock. The Andes Is reliable
packet, frst-olass in every respect, and pas.
sengers or shippers patron ling her Will have
no cause for complaint Her officers, Capt
Charlie Muhleman, and clerks Noll and Knox
are as clsver asst OF gentlemen as can DO
found anywhere.
The steamer prince, which left here about
three weeks ago for the Lower Mississippi with
tow tf coal, arrived Ut NatchtZ safe and
sound and all OF her, crew in good health.
They are from this city. Captain Thomas
Prince haa received the contract for carrying
thu mail from Natohez to Bayou Sara, daily,
he sold half his tow In Na,cht2 and kept
L. pIa fnr hfa nuyt, Ttsa Z
There was slight collision between the
sic lmers Chesapeake and Regular ct Bellaire
about O'Clock Saturday evening that may
possible lead 10 a little investigation. There
has been warm rivalry between thtss
steamers, for some time. They are both run,
ming In the New MsrtinsYille trade and have
cut rates down t, almost nothing. Saturdays
occurrence Ia said 10 have happened 10 this
wise: The Chesapeake stopped at MERGERS
wharfboat and while there the Regular passed
up. The Chesapeake started about the same
time and tho Regular endeavored to cut
acres, her bow and land at Barnard's coal
works. The boats came together a7d few
feet OF guards was damaged. No whistles
were blown and soon after both boats started
up the river together.
The Pittsburgh papers have hrd but very
little 10 sey about the threatened outbreak OF
the stockdale aud Big candy lines against
the st. Lawrence. In fact they have espe.
cially the Commercial Caste, attempted to
laugh at the ideaof such thing. The paper
named his given pcSl Cation to several notes
siplilsy 10 the following taken from ore Of
last Ysek's ia,ueg: The stattment made by
the Wheeling and Pomeroy papers In re- ard
to the Upper Oslo steamboat 'wah, as they
tsrmit, make good reading, but are lacking
In one important respect, truth" Now what
will the Commercial Gazette say to the follow,
aham os 10 VAIN Y ls Sad ' ~ ,ns
half the iormsr rates, from this point to
either Pittsburgh or Cincinnati. This COZ.
iainly meaus war with the st. JsEHahse, and
1t will be interesting to ahiPpera to know
what Commander List rgoposes to do shout
It. II 10 suppoq,d tbs: he will ssht, aud The
war Will be 0 warm one, involving the Big
Sandy Co., who vii, II the St Lawrence per.
STATS In cutting rates below, put 10 come OF
her big sldewhee!ers In opposition to the 81.
Lawrenca.m And perhaps the Commercial
Gazette will publish the number Of nails Sc,
cured by an sgent Of the 6tockdale Ike Who
was In this city few d.ys slnss oasrtag TO
take then Il 70 par kess -
EIfTssVRaH, December 0.-Rlyer 4 feet and
falliDsl weather. .sis..r and cold.
CHcg.:sAri, December s-Rlyer II feet 0
inchts and falling weather clear and cool
CA1Ro, December 8 River % feet inch
and falling; weather cleai; Thermometer Ace.
QiL CrTY, December Driver feet .
inches and rising; weather partly cloudy and
cool.
ST. Lour,, tDscomber S.-River s feet II
inohea by gauge and falling. Weather clear
and warmer.