The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-13
Kiysn nEws.
steamboat squibs aud Miscellaneous
I.eyee Gossip. -

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| Leyee Gossip.
The river Is still falling. The marks'last
evening showed depth Of only feet In the
channel. .g. .s.H.s s5
The Tom spurlock, the new boat built by
Sweeney & Son, for the Big Sandy trade, lett
Saturday morning.
Yesterdays Cincinnati Commercial Gdsetie
announces that Captain julie Wehrman Is on
his way to Wheeling to visit friends.
The Nellie Speer, with tow OF empties,
arrived In this vicinity Saturday afternoon
and tied up near Bsnsol's Ferry 10 walt for
more water.
The Veteran No. Gin eudeavoring to get
tow OF emptes Saturday morning found II an
impossibility and &C 'ordingly tied up.
The Scotia passed down at s A. NJ, Satur.
day,and the Katie stockdale went up ID al noon
yesterday. Both boats had all they could
we'll carry on the present stage Of water.
The Petersburg Sentinel says There Is
an ugly snax In the middle oil the channel
that Is dangerous Tor boats making landing
from the 0hio shore. The pilots are afraid
OF it,1 a.....U
The st. Lawrence got away at o'clock
yesterday morning as usual, She had
good trip, considering the fact that she could
not reach Pittsburgh. The passenger list was
good one and there were engagements be-
low.
The Andes IS due to-day from Cincinnati,
for which pointshe will leave tomorrow after.
noon. This Andes Is q popular passenger
packet; very complete In all her appoints
ments and otiiceret by as iue set Of Reptle-
men as ever commanders vessel. A good
table Is set and an orchestra Is on board.
The Andes is very steady.
The Wetxsl Democrat says that the follow
ing is the manner In which II interprets
the sound when the average stsamboat band
comes ont In front 10 make the air dismal:
whcedlel wheedleI wheedlei
Tooty! toltyl tutnl
TwAngl tWNngl tWid0lel
Lumptyl tumptyi bumi
Unless there Is a heavy rain ut headwItsrs
before Tuesday evening the st. Lawrence
will not venture out OF Cincinnati on her re-
turn trip. For the low water season that
iaunty low water packet the y. n. Chsncel.
lor has been engsged to fill the ST. Law.
rence's place. Tho Chancellor hps recently
been handsomely repainted and fitted up.
The O. N. Lowell was sold by G. NJ. Berry
TO NJ. Richter, Of Williamtown, on The oh
inst, for the sum Of $4,000. She will con.
tinue In the same trade with the same crew.
The Lowell was the last boat Capt Dode
Berry had built Sweeney & Son were tho
builderS. Capt.. Berry will probably have
smother one bllilt He'snever happy unlets
he has one, and usually sells them Gs fest as
they are buiis
oncnxATt, O., August 12 River 8 feet
6inches and falling; weather fair and pleas.
ant Departed: Emma Grahsm, Pitts.
burgh.
EvAmvIELE, IND, August 12.-weather
clear and hol; Thermometer zoe; barome.
ter 29' and stationary, River s feet 2-l0 In.
by the gauge.
oMEo, ILL.,. August l2. Arrived, Hudson,
Ohio river; 4. 8. Hayb, New Orleans; Henry
Dubois, OHIO river; Wyoming, New Orleans;
Little Mary, Ohio ryer; Alice Brown, et.
Louis; John 5 Hopkins Evansville; Ohio
City, Nicksnurg Deplrted--Hudson, 81
Louis Dlppoid, below; Dehue, 81.
Louis; Hays, st. touis; Etnrtdge, Ohio nv.
or; Wyoming, Cincinnati. River 10 feet and
! falling weather fair Thermometer SO.