Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-25
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Personal and General News from sht
River Bank.


River Bank.
The Diurnal is the Petersburg packet
to-day.
The Little Anna did a rushing business
yesterday.
The Lud Keefer passed down with a tow
OF coal yesterday.
The Stockdale passed up enroute for
Pittsburgh yesterday.
The Diurnal took q large excursion party
from Steubenville to .Moundsville yester-
day.
The river was falling slowly at dark last
night, with IL feet 6 inches OF water IN the
channel.
Henry Craft, after an absence of several
| dsys, is back at his post Of duty on the
steamer Chesapeake.
Pilot Ed. Simms was visiting his friends
| in the city last week. He reports having a
| good time at home, fishing.
The Courier had a very light trip both up
| and down last Friday, out they live in
hopes of better days corning.
Luke Snyder will leave during the week
for Pittsburgh, to take charge OF the steam
| er J. G. Blain, with Billy Burkett.
Isaac Disher, pilot OF the steamer CoI-
/ rier, who has been, of at home for some
| time past, is again at the wheel. He was
called home by the death OF his brother.
From the way some OF the papers are
| speaking down at Marietta they are not
pleased with the work done by the Wheel
ing mechanics.
Capt. Thos. Prince is thinking of sending
the steamer Prince South with a tow, and
will place her in q trade in some Of the
small rivers down there.
The Hotspur, with four barges, for Gray's
Iron Line, arrived at Louisville yesterday
| from Green River, and the J. c. Fisher and
Enterprise departed for Pittsburgh.
Henry Jones, who has been employed
on the Courier for a long time, has left for
| Cincinnati, and Geo. w. Ransom is filling
his position, assisted by P. B. Watson.
The steamer st. Lawrence received a big
lot of iron from the new Standard and
| Ftna mills on Saturday night. She left
here early on Sunday morning with a Dig
trip.
The Will S. Hays aud Charles Morgan
are at loggerheads again, both being an
| nounced to depart for New Orleans on the
same day, Thursday next-Cfacin,oti NsrS-
| Journal.
The new Buckeye State left Cincinnati
on the same day of the Katie Stookdale n
| will 60 to Pittsburgh and LOAD for st. Louis.
L Que Will IcSCINS q Oi6 Va aA NN~
| mills in this section.
The steamer Regular, with Capt: Asa
Booth in command and Col. JEFF. Martin
in the Office, is a great !avorite with the
| travelling public. Col. John Cumins, with
| his assistant, Charley Junks, handle the
| throttle. Her trip last Saturday was good
both ways.
The large side wheel steamer Ohio left
| Cincinnati Yesterday for Pittsburgh, and
hereafter will be a regular packet weekly.
At the present fe ures one can travel and
board on the boats cheaper than remain at
home. The present prices for carrying
freight are ruinous to all OF the boats.
The following letters are at the Boat
store for our river friends: c.. D.. List, ST.
Lawrence; James Bourent, care Of Booths
boat store: Charlie Jungling, care OF boat
| store; William Chird, jr., steamer I. W..
Bathelor, care Of boat store; also a number
of packages for different parties.
The owners of the new Chesapeake were
| highly pleased with the working OF her
machinery. Colonel John Sweeny and
| CAPTAIN Billy Ritz are deserving OF great
praise fer the manner in which they have
| conducted the work. Better mechanics
| cannot be found in the Ohio Valley. The
new steamer will probably have her trial
trip during the week.
BEACON LIGHTS.
OFFICE OF LIGHT HOUSE INsPEsToR,
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT,
CINCINNATI, OHIO, June %, 1882.
The following changes in lights have
been made between Louisville and Cairo:
French Island, No. l moved up 400 yards.
Chenault Reach, moved from Kentucky
to Indiana shore, opposite Yellow Creek.
Very respectfully, X. S. MCCooK,
Commander L. n. ", Light House Inspec.
ton Fourteenth District.
VICKsBUIG, June 24.-River 30 feet 9 in
ches and on a stand. Raining.
New ORLEANS, June A.-River 80 feet 6
inches and rising. Thermometer $50.
CINCINNATI, June 2i.-River % feet and
falling. Weather fair and hot.
ST. Louis, June 24.-River rose 3 inches,
"a feet : inches by gauge. Weather cloudy.
louisville, June 24.-River stationary,
with 9 feet in the canal and I feet in the
chute OIL the falls.
EVANSVILLE, June 2i.-River l6 feet 5
inches and falling. Weather clear and
hot. Wind west. Mercury 76'.