The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-12
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The River Getting Ready 10 Boom Once
More.


Its now believed that Shakespeare resided
on the banks OF some such stream as the
Ohio, and that 1t was during the rainy
season when he wrote, "one woe upon an.
others heels doth tread SO fast they follow "
Be that as 1t may, the quotation was last
night in the minds OF all Wheelingites who
are 80 unfortunate rs to live In low and ex.
posed localities adjoining the river. The
month OF February, 1888, will be remembered
In the future as month during which the
rains fell and beat upon the Ohio Valley,
both upper and lower, In a peculiarly disa.
greeAble manner.
Saturday morning broke bright and clear.
and every one breathed easier as they read
that no more water was coming aud saw
with their own eyes the waters slowly reced.
ing from the railroad tracks along the levee
and from their own cellars faster than II had
done on the previous day. TWAS apleasant,
sunshiny day, without sign OF storm.
About o'clock the heavens clouded over
and heavy snow storm set In. By O O'Clock
the snow had changed to hard rain, that
continued with undated vigor IN.
Ill yesterday morning. 80 heavy was
the storm that all predicted smother flood
and rIvermen blanked Themselves generally
fenced such weather. About noon the creek
ran ont with terrible force, washing the
banks badly. and II Is apprehended that II
did considerable damage IN the country. The
force with which 1t ran out, with the river
at twenty.toot stage, signitied danger &C.
cording TO past experiences. The dispatches
from head.waters found below, also indicate
another food, and people who have not
taken their potatoes back 10 the cellar had
best let them remain In the hall or parlor q
few hours longer. Last night the river was
falling very slowly with about twenty feet
In the channel. There Is such river below
here, especially at Cincinnati, accounts OF
which are found on the first page, that the
river Is being backed up. BY tonight the
river will be rising rapidly at this point.
NEWS by TELEGRAPH.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, February l1.-Riyer Is
feet and ritipg.
Rlcks LANDING, February l1.-Riyer 10 feet
inches and rising.
GREENSBORO, February ll.-River IS feet
and rising. .
FAIRMoST, W. Va, February 11.-River 20
feet aud rising 10 inches per hour.
OH CRY. Pa, February ll,-Riyer feet
inches and falling. Weather cloudy. Light
rain.
MoRGASrowX, W, Va, February 11.-River
10 feet O inches and rising Is inches per hour.
| Big rain last night and this morning. Wealth.
or cloudy. Thermometer t0O. Prospects OF
big river.
PlrrsnuRGH, February I1--It is very prob
able that this section will be visited by an.
other flood within the next twenty.four
hours. At TO- 80 o'clock there was Az feet
| In thA MnnnRuahaIa vi nd rtG al
inches an hour, while dispatches from above
report the river rising at the rate OF IS 10 20
inches an hour. It has rained here for
eighteen hours.
BANK BRIEFS.
The Andes leaves Tuesday afternoon for
Cincinnati Shippers are requested TO have
freight on hand promptly. The boat can be
found at the levee. She IL deservedly popu-
lar and Is excellently differed,
The Courier got away for Parkersburg late
Saturday evening, and the Dlurnal will be
this mornings packet for that trade.
1t is very probable that all the small local
packets will be running regularly to-day.
The coal fleet Is hurrying back to Pitts
hurgh, and In a few days the black diamonds
will be floating southwark.
The Bachelor, which lay at this port
lhot WttA HVoul puttu out
morning for Pittsburgh.
RED TAPE.
The following Is received from Memphis
under date Of February 10: The Custom
House officials OF this city have assessed a
penalty against twenty steamboats, running
In this district for not having their portage
book properly written up. Among the boats
fined are the james Lee, Tiger, Carrie, Kate
Adams, J. A, Woodson, J. A. Williams and
Ida Darragh, Gen. W. J. Smith, Surveyor OF
Customs for this port states that the law re-
auires every name to be entered on the
portage book before the steamer backs out
Steamboatmcn claim that II Is a new wrinkle
OF the law, while the officials claim that the
law has been tn vogue since 1875. The
amount OF the fine against each steamer was
at the rate OF $50 for each employee without a
corresponding entry in the portage.book.
The steamboatmen have written TO tho Sec.
rotary OF the Treasury In regard to the mat.
ter, asking for remittance for the fine" The
Surveyor at this port has had twelve cases
placed In bis hands by the special agents Of
The Department against boats Of this District.
Five OF them have been adjusted. The fiues
against the remaining seven aggregate
$4,000.