The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-12
LAST NIGHT ON TnE LEvEE.
How u MutIny Vas Settled General
River News,

very pretty picture. At the lower end OF tn
landing lay the U. s. beacon Light stsame
Lily, which arrived from above saturds,
eyening,and tied up here for the Sabbath. Til
colprs were flying, and everything about he
was IS bright and clean as new pin. 6incl
she was lengthened and generally Iopairet
she presents o much handsomer appearance
than formerly. A large number OF citiEsnl
boarded her yesterday and were courteousl,
received by her ofiicers who escorted visitor
about and explained everything. Above The
Lily lay the Chesapeake, then the Regular
and alongside the latter the D!urnal. All
four OF these steamers ara sde.wheeleIs
and their grsceful models rested on tbs water
as lightly as q swan. Just about dusk thai
large and elegant sidt.xheeler, the Bt. Law,
renee, came sweeping down the river en- route
from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati and fuliy
twenty -four hours bshind time. This wa.
occes!oned by big trips both ways and fog
Yesterday morning she had 10 lay at yellow
creek from 3to 1880 o'clock on account oil
the fog. sT
The upper end OF the lsyee wss covered
with freigNt for her. chiefly glassware from
the Central works. for New Orleans, and Il
was learned at the wharf that there were
engagements enough between here and Bell.
atrs TO make 1t doubtful II shs got away from
the latter pla before O'CLOCK this morning.
AS the boat rounded g'acefnlly In. an IsTELlt
GESCER reporter boarded her Uniti CLERK
Charlie List, waf found simess buried in bills
Of lading, While Clerk Dan Lscy and the two
mates were busy planning how TO utiliz4
every inch OF space. Every one egYeed that
this boat would not bs be ablo to Start oat OF
Cincinnati on her return trip before Wsdnet-
day evening, II day behind time.
Going balow to ascertain the cau,e OF an
uproar that had commenced and was In.
crsas!ug lively acsne was encountered. II
had grown dark and the blazing Jacks had
beea put out to lisht up the freight piles. The
mate had announced that gs soon u, the
glassware was on bard, supper would be
served and the thirty or forty rousters,
mostly colered, were tumbling II down the
leyee across tho wharfboat and into the hold In
a liye'ystyle. In flct they were Ia,ipg and
having fun. There was variety OF sounds.
Now the ,barp, quick order Of the mate, the
continual cry "Down belo'n as the barrels
and casks were sent sliding down into the
dark hold, the peculiar cry Of these slowing
away sud the shouts and enatches OF songs
from those rolling on board. Occasionally
there would be a sharp word ss some joliy
fellow rolled his barrel too close to the heels
of the fellow In front OF him. but still every.
one was good nstured and Jolly in view of
the fact that supper was ntar OF hand.
The fun grew fast aad furious. The men ran
up and down and the barrels were sent whir..-
Ing In every direction. Three or four would
endeavor to got on the wharf boat gang plank
ut the stme lime and the result was, that scv-
eral barrels went into the river followed BY
the rousiabout who seemed 10 have no regard
for the cold water. 1t really did not pay for
him to think about the water. He knew that
II the oask was lost these would very likely
| DO some warm remarks made aboutit, Al.
ter several had gone into the river, the roll.
Ing was stopped and the men made 10 carry
the barrels on their shoulders "This Is d
mighty good crew I've got this tfip,n said
Andy HFZ'stt, the frat mate, Is he stood
twring hi, big walking stick and watching
the men WI h those keen eyes Of his.
Htz'ett, by the way, had quite an exciting
crew Is always 1hipped at Cincinnati for The
round trip and is not paid of until the tri,
is made, unless one Saould hsppen TO gel
sick aud be unable TO work There Is &c
mistake but what the work on the 81. Law.
renee while she is making the Pittsburgh
trip and doing the bus!ness that she Is, ID
hard, but the men are given to understand
this when shipping and are paid and fed well
The mates on the St. Lawrence are yery
clever and easy with their men compared
with q majority OF river mates, Il glets
especially, Is a popular mate. Among thu
rousters shipped on the trip previous 10 this
one, wss a negro named Moody and hit
partner. They were g:unoling about
made no decided break until last Sunday
November 81 morning about O'Clock. The
| boat was at the Belmont and there was q
good s'zld pile OF stuff 10 handle. The men
had been on DUTY about sixteen hours. The
boat was behind time, but that freight once
on, the mes. could rest and the boat 60 on.
Moody and bis companion had been whisper.
lug am ODE the men aud endeavoring to stir
up mutinY, Finally they Eat down, and O
half dozen others gathered around. Hszlstt
ordered tlem TO work, but they did not stir.
He then ordered them of the boat, but they
refused to go until thew were paid OF, HtE.
lett knowing that they were not entitled 70
psy until the end Of the trip and that II ha
should pay them then, his entire crew would
maks similar dsms?d, jumped into the
crowd and land the club he catrts for cane
over the heads OF the two mutineers In no
pulled his revolver and at It's mrzzie made
the strikers march of the boat. A short
address was tnen made 10 the others and
there YVES no further trouble during the trip
HIS decided action settled any OUTBREAK. Ia
shipping the pretent crew he told them In
the presencs OF witnesses what he had done,
aud what they might expect In the way ol
work, and had no trouble in getting goot
men.
Moody and his companion endeavored L
get into the Marine Hospital here but did no
succeed. They told tapzy story about beinl
starved on the 81 Lawrence, aud made ar
rangements with Commissioner Walton 4
libel the boat on her arri 'Al here Friday
When the boAt came in the two were on th,
levee and demanded their money again. Tht
III oers wing heard OF the thr, a .ened liteI
lug paid them, but made them sign wit
ntsJed receipt relieving the boat from al
claim whstover that they might have. This h&t
hardly been cone before an order came from
the Commissioner asking The boat 10 show
cause why 1t should not BE- libeled for wages
The receipt was Sufficient cause. These large
sIe4mers dread having any thing to do with q
majority OF the u. s. Commissioners, ~
ususlly they decide against the boats for the
reason that they have money and the Com.
mts,ODeis can eSs:ly OBJ; ain their fees. IL juE.
tice is eften done the steamers by the Com,
miss,onefs.
BASE URIkFs.
The Elaine passed down at O o'clock Last
evening.
The Prince will probably get away to-day
for the Southern market. ~
The levee, Saturday morning, was very
lively, all tee packets arriving and departing
on time.
The Katie stockdale passed down Saturday
for Cincinnati and t.e scVtia pas ed up st
noon yesterday for Pilts6ulga. Both had
good thps.
ospt Iatlebright left on the 81. Lawrence
lest evening for UinclnIati 10 rsjoin bis boat,
the Lomas. He has fully recovered from his
recent illness.
The WIN. Chancellor pSs,ed here at mid.
night last night, twenty.four hours behind
lime, en- route from Charleston 10 Pittsburgh.
She had an enormous "trip aud was detained
by fog, Gu her return tip she will pass here
"wednesday morning. Shippers should bear
this in mi1d.
Tho river commenced swelling al this mint