The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-06
RIVER NEWS
sloamboal saulo. and nI.eellaneoal

steamboat Squlbs aud Miscellaneous
Leyee Gossip.
The Jennie Campbell had to double trip
from Cairo st. Louis
The Emma Graham passed down at sA. N;
and the Scotia up at "a. N. Both had good
trips.
All the packets were on time yesterday,
and the leVee had quitean animated appear
ance.
The Lud Keller passed up with tow Of
empties and the Monitor passed down with
empties.
The Evansville Journal, in speaking Of cut
ting rates says There Is not only blood on
the noon and music in tue air on the
Upper Ohio, bnt there'sh-lon the Wabash"
The river fell another half foot yesterday,
aud according to the gauge marks last even
ing there was only sx feet In the channel.
This continued falling looks little like the
setting In OF low water season.
Toy Mundahl, one Of the pilots Of the
Emma Graham, reports log In the channe!
at Middlepoft, also barge OF coal aground
at head OF Deadman. Mr.. g. Gays the
grounded barges Of the Lysle, at Merriman
are not in the wsy.
Tho big sidewheeler St. Lawrence, Is due
up today from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh.
ON her return trip she will pass down Sat-
prday evening. The st. Lawrence Is
splendid boXt and can accommodate all.
Capt Billy List Is master.
Tho W. N. Chancellor will be laid up at
ParksrsbuIg until the 18th. She will be
painted, machinery overhauled and some
modern improvements put IN. CLERK Ira
Huntington Is living on board with his wife
and baby with him. This trim little packet
has been vary successful since entering the
0harleston.Pittsb trade.
The new aud elegant independent Pittf-
burgt- Cincinnati packet Ohio, Captain Live
say, master, announces that II has come TO
EtIy. She takes her departure from this port
every Fridty morningat Q O'Clock for Cincir-
natl, stoppioR at all way points. The Ohio Is
OF light drift, and having firSt-oass passen-
ger accommodations.
The Uaited States dredge boat Is at work
at the head OF Cabin Creek, kanewha river,
widening and deepening the channel. There
are many sunken barges and other obstruc-
tions, ma y Of them In the narrow channel,
which must be moved this summer, AID all
the Swallows require much work. The gov
eminent lock AZ Harvey Shoals, twenty.seven
miles above Char eston. Ia under way, aud
the one at the head OF Tyler Is advancing
towatd completion alta satisfactory rate.
The steamer Diunal arrived sh lrtly before
midnight with di,abled engine, and will
MT 20 out before Mondsy, lying over here In
the meantime for repairs. she was disabled
shortly after leaving Marietta The cause
was broken boltin the steam chest. She
was unable TO do much work which accounts
for her early arrival here. The Regular will
go ontin the Diurnal's place in the Parkers-
burg trade this morning with Captain Thad
Thomas, probably, in command. The Regu-
lar was mt aud Irned at New Martinsburg
aud arrived here tssnight.
Pi1r RURou, July 4.-Riyer 8 feet 0 inches
aud stationary.
GREExsBoRo, Pa, July 5.-River feet II
inches aud falling; clear.
CINCINNATI, O., July 5.-River II feet Q
inches and falling; fair and hot
RIcE'stANDNe, Pa, July 5-Riyer feet 8
inches and falling thermometer 940.
On CRY, Pa, July 5.-Rtver 2 feet 0
inches aud stationary; weather partly cloudy.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, July 5-Rtver feet
and stationary; weather clear; thermom-
eter 00e. -
MoRaANrowN, W. Va, Ju'y 5-Riyer1 foot
10 inches and falling; weather cloudy; Their.
mometer So.