The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-10
RIVER NEWS.
Steamboat squIbs and Leyec Laconics
OF u General Nature.

The Chesapeake will be 1888 feet long and
her beam will measure 20 feet,
Tho W. N. Chancellor passed down at a.
NJ, and the Scotia will be due down early
this morning,
John Sweeney, ESQ, says that Maddy's new
boat, the Chesapeake, will be the brag boat
built this season. She Is to be lighted
throughout with the incandescent light and
as fast as any Of them.
The riversfell at this point yesterday, the
marks last evening showing depth Of feet
8 inches The leyee presented very lively
appearance yesterday morning about II
O'Clock, when all the packets happened to be
In ct one time.
Captain Thompson, Of Portland, has con.
tracted with McFall, OF Bellevernon, to
build the hull OF his new boat, the dimen-
sions OF which will be as follows: Length,
40 feet; beam, 20 feet; hold, 4 feet. This
boat Is for a short trade below Wheeling.
The St. Lawrence IS advertised to leave
Pittsburgh al noon to-day, and will probably
arrive here before midnight enroute to Gin
cinnati. A number Of Wheeling parties are
on board, making the round trip between
this point and Pittsburgh under Capt LISTS
genial care.
Sweeney & Son now have under contract
slx new boats: They are the Chesapeake and
Minnie Bay, sidewheelers, which will be
speeders between Gallipolis and Cincinnati;
q boat for Capt. Dode Berry, to run In the st.
Maryland Parkersburg trade, which will be
larger than the three boats Capt. Berry has
built recantlyi boat for Capt. Stow, OF
Marietta, TO run In the Marietta and Beverly
trade; q tow boat like the Elaine, for Capt.
Jim. Thompson, and q small towboat for the
Coosa Furnace 90, Coosa river, Alabama.
The Belle Prince arrived yesterday, having
in tow the hull for the new side.wheeler
being built by the sweeneys for the Bay
Line, operating between Portsmouth and
Huntington. The hull 10 beautiful one,
everything tight and smooth, and every curve
perfect She Is a model. Steamboat men
were In raptures over her yesterday and pre-.
dioted that she would do wonderful things In
the future, The name she hears Is Minnie
Bay being the nAmp OF the daughter OF the
president OF THO company, Capt George Bay,
Of Irouton. The hull Is 1872 feet long over
all beam q feet depth OF hold y feet. She
will have two staggered wheels 20 feet In
diameter with buckets 10 feet long. Her
boilers will be OF steel, three in number, "a
feet long and SS inches in diameter, each
with two tlues ID inches in diameter. The
buklle1 Will luuuSo ulhUls
eter with Ave foot stroke, She will have
full cabin hut no texas When finished
she will resemble the Dlurnal somewhat. II
Is expected to raise steam on her In two
weeks from to-day, and have her ready for
her furniture In four weeks from TO day.
The hull was builtat Belleyernon by Mccall,
the veteran boat builder, under the dIrection
OF Mr.. John Sweeney. BE feels very proud
Of the boat SO far and expects good work
from her,
GhEESssoRo, March Driver feet 8 inches;
weather clear.
MENPHIs, March River falling / inch,
Weather clear and cool.
RIcEs LANDING, March 0.-Rlyer I feet 4
inches and falling; cleaF,
PIrsgUEau, March Driver 0 feet and
taiiingj weather clear and cold.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, March 0.-River 4 feet
4 inches and stationary; weather clear.
LouIsvILLE, March 9-Riyer 5 feet 10 inches
at the head OF the canal; clear and pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, March Driver falling, with
"a feet 4 inches. Weather clear thermom.
eter IS,
9INOIENArI, March 9,-Riyer 20 feet 4 inches
and rising; clear and cold. Arrived-Andy
Baum, Memphis. Departed-Andes, Wheel.
ing.