The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-23
RIVER NEWS.
steamboat Squibs and Miscellaneous
Leyee Gonip.

steamboat Squibs and Miscellaneous
Leyee Gosaip.
The W. N. Chancellor passed down atGA
NJ. with big trip.
The Monitor arrived in port last evening
from below, with tow OF coal boats.
The river was stationary yesterday. TIL,
marks last evening indicated depth In tn,
channel OF IA feet
The hull for a Sandy river boat arrived las
evening, and will be finished up ready To-
business by the sweeneys.
The Onward, L. w. Morgan and San
Frown passed down with coal and the Smo
ky City passed up with empty coal boats.
The Frank Stein has been chartered for th,
9TH OF July by the MRnnerchor Singing So
oiety, which will picnic ut Youngman'
Grove, near Glenn's hun.
Capt. Dode Berry Is noted for having good
boats built for him aud then selling them
It Il now reported that he will sell his lates
one, the o. II. Lowell for $4,000.
There will be only one boat in the Bellair,
trade to-day. The Prince takes the member
and friends OF the North End band TO Cret
APPS Grove, where they will picnic during
the day.
This afternoon the new steamer Franz
Stein will take an excursion party from Bell
ARE to steubenville, and Sunday morning
Captain J. B. Thompson, the owner, will
take a party OF friends to stsubenyille anC
return in the afternoon.
The Diurnal on her arrival here tonight
after unloading, will proceed TO steubenvillt
and tomorrow morning bring down the
members OF the Harmonic Singing Society
aud their friends. Several will spend the
d ~ here and Others will go on down To
Moundsyille. a. ~
The 81. Lawrence arrived at P. NJ. and
passed on up few hours later. She will be
down from Pittsburgh thiseyening aud losd
for Cincinnati. This big sidewh eeler 10 q pop
ular steamer, and her officers always see tina,
their patrons are well provided for. Her
freight capacity Is very large.
The work OF building the Texas and pilot
house on the new Chesapeake was com.
menced yesterday. Every oneis blessed with
the boats appearance, all but that OF her
chimneys. These are very short and 1t Il
thought will give squatty look to the boat,
Capt. Maddy, however, does not want to be
troubled by having to lower for bridges, and
does not want TO give the wind, anything
more to blow against than Is necessary.
Persons returning from Petersburg,
report that the indictment found against
]. B. Long, OF Martins Ferry, for man.
slaughter has been quashed BY the united
States Court sitting Ut Parkersburg, for the
purpose OF disposing Of the scioto. Iona,
cases, Long was ut the wheel OF the Lomal
when 1t ran Into :ne scioto on the Fourth Of
July last. They alao reported that 1t was
probable that all the indictments found in
these cases would be squashed.
GREENSBORO, Pa, June 22.-Riyer 8 feet 6
inches and falling; weather clear.
PITTSBURGH, June 22.-Riyer 8 feet inches
and falling; weather clear and warm.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, June 22.-River feet
8 inches and falling; weather clear; Their
mometer so.
MoRsAsrowS, W. Va, June 22.-River2 feet
8 inches and stationary; weather clear ther'
mometer $50. a|
RlcE's LANDING, Pa, June Driver feet
8 inches and falling; weather cloudy; ther,
mometer 7So.
On CRY, Pa, June 22.-River s feet 10
inches and falling; weather partly cloudy
and pleasant.