The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-02
RlvER NEWS.
steamboat squibs aud Miscellaneous
Levee GoGsip.

Levee Gossip.
The river Is falling at this point, the marks
last Veningshowing a depth ofOnly s feet.
The Scotia passed down early Saturday
morning, and the Katie Stockdals passed up
last night.
The @. W. Anderson Is having ab;ut all
she wants 10 do in the excursion line. She
has had three since Friday evening.
The levy was very lively Saturday after:
noon, and owing 10 the large amount OF
freight, the local packets were late getting
away.
Tho Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling rail-
road company will probably have their
Thirteenth street, and be reGUy for business.
The Ironsides, Of Gray's Iron Line, passed
up yesterday with ore. A number OF the
small boats OF the coal feet passed down
Saturday, and two or three passed up with
emptes.
Now Ia the time for steamboat excursions
whilO the country Is fresh and before the
weather becomes oppreasiyely hot. There
are boats leaving for all points every day
and the fare Is low.
The st. Lawrence got away from the levee
yesterday morning about o'clock, having
hIIl1bu tLOm IlttauWIbu uuLlub lue uIkut
She had good trip aud took on nails below.
Her passenger register showed 1875 names
since leaving Pittsburgh and her officers
were OF course happy.
The reliable aud popula. Andes Is due 10.
day frGm Cincinnati, and will as usual leave
for that port tomorrow afternoon. The
Andes Is as much Of permanent fixture in
the Wheelipg trade as the Ohio river, and 1t
deserves all tue nice things that are said
sb9ut 1t and Its officers, who are genial Get
otmen.
Saturday morning the steamer Bright
Light, running IN the Electric line between
st. Louis and Kansas City, struck the rail
road bridge crossing the Missouri river at
Bonneville and sunk In 8 f-et OF water. She
lies straight aud can probably be raised. Che
was valued at $50, COO and owned by Captain
d. II. Silver, who had no insurance on her.
She was formerly known as the Alice and
about four years ago went down while 60
ing over tho Louisville falls.
The Cincinnati coal men are about to con-
solidate. AT q meeting Reid, committee
was appointed 10 prepare detailed plan OF
consolidation. There are twenty firms and
companies there who sell more than mil
lion bushels ofcoal annually. II Is proposed
TO bring these all into consolidated compa-
ny which will place the coal interests under
one management and stop all cutting In pri-
ces. 1t has been tho belief Of people Renei-
ally that they have suffered from coal mo-
nopoly, but still higher prices seem 10 be in
store for them. The coal trade OF Cincinnati
amounts to 10000, 600 bushels annually.
Wellsburg is IN auti.license town, and the
Herald gets after the St. Lawrence in this
fashion: 1.-THE attention OF the Grand Jury
at the proper time, and the town police at
any convenient time, 10 called TO the steamer
st. Lawrence, the practice on board OF which,
we are advised, Is to keep open bar when
stoppingat the landing here and sell beer and
whisky, in disregard Of town or any other or
dinances Tho officers OF The boat undoubt-
eddy render themje liable to heavy PEN
atty for authorizing or permitting such
things, and We hope that on the next occa-
sion they may be arrested. It Is folly to talk
anti.licerse and refuse license TO our own
citizens, while We permit interlopers to sell
TO the Thirsty crowds that have only to await
tho arrival OF steamboat and walk down TO
the landing to fill their hides. The deck
hand whisky Is not the only sort dispensed,
aud variety is always kept for The uss OF
the nice young men and respectable old men
who are said to know the ropes"
PlrrBuRoH, July 1.-Riyer 8 feet and fall
ing. Clear and warm.
CINCINNATI, o. July 1,-River IA feet and
falling. Weather hot.
On CRY, July 1.-Rtyer feet 9inches
and falling. Clear and warm.
EVANSVILLE, July 1.-Riyer IA feet 10 inches
and falling. Business very light.
CAIRO, July 1.-Riyer So feet 8 inches and
falling Weather fair. Thermometer o0o.
ST. LOUIS, July 1.-River continues 10 fall
at steady rate Of about 0 10 inches per day.
The decline to-day Is inches.