Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-12
WATER WAlfB.
Personal and General News from the
River Bank.

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River Bank.
c. II. Sala de. steward on the steamer
Bachelor, laid off at his home in this
city, on account OF sickness.
The river was rising slowly ut dark last
| night with 10 feet Of water in the channel.
The Prince and Lizzie Townsend had q
pretty race yesterday afternoon, which was
decided a tie.
The Diurnal departed for Petersburg
yesterday morning.
The Telegram arrived from Darlington
and laid up for repairs.
The Chesapeake left at 3 r. NJ. for C!ar'
irgton. This packet is running in the
kilograms place.
The Courier is the Parkersburs packet
to-day.
The Bachelor leaves for Pittsburgh to.
day.
The Andes is the Cincinnati packet 10.
day.
The Emma Graham is due up to-day en-
route for Pittsburgh.
The StockdaIe is due down to-day desti.
nation, Cincinnati.
The Enterprise passed up with a tow OF
barges yesterday.
The Heatherington passed down with
empties yesterday.
The Ben Wood, Coal Valley, Veteran No.
,, and Lud Keller passed down with coal,
and Barnard with empties.
The Jennie Campbell is due here this
morning.
The Iowa Iron Works, at Dubuque, are
building an iron steamer for the Spirit
Lake Hotel and Transportation Company,
10 feet long, 10 feet beam and five feet
hold. She will have q l0.inch cylinder
and 10 inch stroke; supplied with steam
from one Of Hopkins patent boilers. The
propeller will be AZ feet, and she will he
able to run at the rate OF II miles an
hour with 100 people on board, and only
draw - inches OF water.-CulCnNadti Com.
mcrciGl- Gazette.
The Fred Wilson has the best time on
record from Louisville to Pittsburgh wi tn
a tow, having made thu run in { days and
9 hours, towing I empty barges.-P.HS.
Com Ga.
4 Louisville correspondent writes; Cap.
tain Frank Hurry, the rich bachelor, ex-
steamboat commander OF this city, has
suddenly disappeared, and his friends have
information to the effect that he ''spruced
up and went to Morgsntown, w. Va.
Captain Frank is an exceedingly fine look.
ing gentleman. and always chews his to-
baCco on the left side in such an artistic
way that he becomes captivating. Being
a candidate for matrimony, it would be
well for the ladies in that locality TO look
| out for him. Unless he Is on a sparkling
expedition, his intimates here are at q loss'
to know why he left so surreptitiously.
A fire was discovered in one OF the state.
rooms on the steamer C.. w. Anderson
yesterday morning. 1t was e~xtinguished
before damage OF much consequence was
done.
Mr.. James Reed, formerly OF the Courier,
is at present on the Diurnal in place Of
Prof. Kirk.
The steamer Telegram will have a new
mud drum placed on her and other repairs
done, when she will be taken TO the docks
at Point Pleasant and receive a thorough
overhauling.
A lively race was witnessed yesterday
afternoon between the steamer Chesapeake
and Princess, from Fink's Landing to Bel
laire, but the Chesapeake had TO take the
rear.
Capt. Fred Cline OF the steamer Princess
is meeting with great success with his
steamer, and she is becoming popular with
all.
The Carrier was detained at the Rtna
mill oil day yesterday putting of ore.
The Belle Prince came TO the landing
last evening with a large tow.
The Prince claims the horns, but Lizzie
says Prince can have them when the vote
OF the TownSeads them over. Prince says
the next time he will get along side OF
the Lizzie and reach over n take the
horns and leave her behind. We will re-
port and send the news to Cleveland.
Mr. Earn Booth, the clerk Of the steamer
Diurnal, who has been of at his home Is
again at his post.
The steamer Chesapeake, which has late
ly been bought by the Darlington com
pany, Captain Thompson in command,
came to the landing yesterday. Her
machinery Is IA inch cylinders with 4 foot
stroke; boilers IS inches in diameter, ~
feet long, with double hues. II is thought
she will make the Regular whistle for O
landing.
The steamer Regular after being thor
oughly oyerhauled will enter her trade to.
morrow
The chimneys for the new Chesapeake
were taken IN board yesterday, George
Scroggins, the well known steamboatnan
s~uperintended the job they will at once
be put into position.
JEFF Martin will nave charge OF the Office
Of the steamer Regular.
Mr.. Henry Craft, OF the steamer TeIe.
gram, was called home very Unexpectedly
last Friday by the. serions illness Of his
wife. She died at 2 A. n. Sunday. They
had been married but Q short time. The
sympathy OF all his many river friends 10
extended him.
Letter list at boat store: Capt. Msddy,
Wheeling. In care Of steamer Chesapeake;
jacob Graf, Booth K Sons boat store, cars
steamer Telegram; Aia Booth; also
packages for Mrs. G. ID. Miller, care Charles
Muhleman, steamer Andes, and others -
differen steamers.
Capt. Vim. List. Of the steamer st. Law.
renee, is visiting friends in the city.
MEMPHIS, June n.-River rose 4 inches.
PITTSBURGH, June 1L-River 6 feet and
falling. Weather clear and pleasaat.
CINCINNATI. June iL-River 20 ieet snd
rising. Weather clear and pleasast.
EVANSVILLE. June 1l.-River % feet 8
inches and falling Weather clear and
waIm.
CArEo. June 1L.-Riyer 81 kset @ inches
and rising. Weather clear. Thermomr
etsr 50.
Louisville, June 1L.-Rjver 8 feet 2
inches in the canal: Z feet in the chuts On