The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-23

Steamboat squibs and Local Loyee
Lnc0nics.

Steamboat squibs and Local Lcyee
Lnc0pics.
The J. W. Gould passed up and the Hawk
down. Both has tows OF empties.
The local packets are arriving and depart
ing regularly and doing u good business.
The W. N. Chancellor will pass up this
morning, e. route from Charleston TO Pitts
burgh.
The Katie stockdale passed down at S A. N.
The @. W. Anderson will pass down this
morning.
Captain Charlie Muhleman stopped of the
Andes yesterday, aud will spend u few days
on his farm down the river.
Commodore Paxton has returned from
Cincinnati, where he was for u day or two
last week taking in the sights.
Mr.. Mart Noll, the popular clerk on the
Andes, was expected to join the steamer at
Baresville, his nome, last uisht, accompanied
by his bride.
The Andes arrived at 0 o'clock Monday
evening, and got away last evening at D
O'Clock. The big storn.wheeler had q big
trip both ways.
Capt. Ed. Maddy arrived on the Andes
Monday evening, aud was busy yesterday
looking over the work being done on his daisy
side. wheeler, the Chesapeake.
M,jor Williams, speciAl U. s. Inspector,
aud Capt. A. D. Grassland, his ASSISTANT are
In the city. Capt. Grassland, by the way,
has recently made this city his headquarters.
The Emma Graham passed up yesterday at
noon and among other articles put OF %
barrels OF whisE1y. $50 sacks Of wheat, i2
tonso pig iron, 10 butts OF tobacco and 9 bar.
rels OF rice.
The marks on the levee last evening indi.
Gated q depth OF 70 feet aud the water was
coming up rapidly. River men predicted
that by this-mornIng there would be 4 depth
OF between II and 20 feet In the channel.
They made their predictions on dispatches
received from Pittsburgh.
An old river man made this pertinent re-
mark yesterday afternoon, as he shiyered on
the leyee and watched the rapidly rising
river. and the teams that were busy removing
freight: "a rise In the river Is the best
wharimAs.er In this town; see how fast the
levee Is being cleared OF freight?"
John Hutchinson, pilot, and Moses McCann,
engineer, Of the Martins Ferry ferry boat
Climax, Indignantly deny that young VII
let's, who was drowned on the night OF May
IA, stepped of the Climax. as stated In yes
terday's paper. He stepped OF the North
Wheeling ferry boat at which the Climax
lands. The ClimSx q! the time was at the
buck river bridge waiting for circus pass.
enRsrs.
CAIRO, May % River 90 feet and rising.
Thermometer $50.
E~vAS.yGurE, May e2-Rtyer II feet inches
and rising; mercury 81.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Nay % River II feet
0 inohss and rising; weather cloudy.
.PIrrsBuEoH, May % River II feet Z inches
and riSInR; weather cloudy aud cool.
.CISclsSArL, May % -River IS feet and ris.
Ing; weather cloudy aud very cool; drizz log.
GRxEx.BoRo, Pa May .! River II feet o
inches aud fallinei weather cloudy aud cool.
.RIcE's LANDING, Pa, May 20 River II feet
and falling; weather cloud ;thermometerS0 500.
F~AIGNoNr, May 29-Rtyer 8 feet inches
and falling cold aud cloudy; Thermometer
40.
MoEoANrowN, W. Va, May % River 5 feet
. inches and rising slowly weather cloudy;
thermometer AZ.
LOUISVILLE, May 22.-R'ver rising s feet 4
inches IN the canal. ard 0 fset 4 inches
In the chute on the falls; weather cloudy
and cold.
I.our.yllLE. May 22-captaln Joseph
swager, who has been known for years as the
oldest steamboatman Of the Western rivers,
died iris morning In this city, In the Dist
year OF his sgS. He led IN active and useful
life, no man having done more for navigation
interests than he. His death was due 10 old
age. As he expressed Just before dying 'ths
machinery wears outeyenly and gradually