The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-01
RIvEa News.
Steamboat squibs and Misociianeoa
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Steamboat squibs and Miscellaneous
Levee GOaAip.
The G. W. Batchelor Is this mornings Par.
kersburg packet,
The river at this point shows depth Of 9
feat 0 inches aud Is stationary.
The Abner 0'Neal Is being repsinted and
generally fixed up at SteubenvIlie.
Several leading capitalists Of Steubenville
have expressed Willingness 10 invest SO, 600
each in the purchase and fitting up Of
Browns Island for a summer resort, proy;de
ing II can be bought at a'reasonsble price.
Following named boats are lsid up at Gin
cinnsti: Morning Mail, Telegraph, Bostonia,
Sciota, Andes, Fleetwood, bonanza, Emma
Graham, Granite State, R. r. Springer, Guid-
ing Star, Thomas Sherlock, TanbaIk, X. a.
Woodruff, Charles Morgan and st. Lawrence.
Capt. James Reese has decided not 10 put
cotton guards on the Will y. Rsys this sea
son, and Is simply building new wheels and
etfecting such other light repairs as are deem
cd Necessary TO enable her TO be In readiness
for buSin ess In about three weeks. She goes
into the o Line again.
The @. W. Anderson, Captain Jack Harri-
son in command. and Alex Voeyhtly in the
Office, will leave this evening at 4 O'Clock for
Cincinnati. The Anderson Is an admirable
low water packet, and her rofticers are popular
gentlemen. Shippers should be on hand
early Passengers will find comfortable state
rooms and good table.
United States Commissioner Forbes yestsr.
~ decided that there was sum silent cause
on which 10 found an Admiralty process In
the case OF Daniel Philips, a Pittsburgh pilot,
against the steamer DAlrtlesS owned by the
Belmont Gal Company, OF Bellajre, and ac-
csrdingy bad the bOaI tied up by the Mar
shall. The amount claimed by Phillips Is
$63 90. He was engaged 10 take the steamer
10 McKeetport, but In acditioI ran below
Pittsburgh aud up the Allegheny, and did
considerable other w0'k. The comrsrv dis.
claims a,y attempt To- sot enuriou ly, bat
claims tnat $lO was tue contract price iOr the
trip.
or the improvement OF tho Monopgahela
river in West Virginia and P4nrsyiyania,
Col. Merrill reports that the clearing away OF
brush and other. tmAll timber, from tho alto
OF the new lock on the MononRAtela has
been completed. A Golfer dam l92 feet long
and 10 feet wide was brilt 10 enclose me
upper end OF the lock, and at the close OF the
season the foundations OF both walls OF The
lock for length OF ~ feet, the whole OF The
cross wall at the head OF the lick and 2S feet
OF the wing wall had been built TO height
OF three feet abnve low water. Amount OF
masonary laid, $40 cub c yards. Although
there will beno work dono during this fiscal
year, on account Of there being 81 Appro.
prlatIon TO carry on ths improvement, It Is
ettlmated that $50 900 will he required TO
complete the project. There has already
been appropriated S75eCO, leaving $S5, 600
still required. For running expenses and
contingencies at Eoards Rocks lock there Is
needed $1,000. Total required for this i'm.
drovenient on the MonongAhelG river, $9I,.
900.
GREEmBoRo, Pa, Auguit 8l.-Riyer feet
and stationary weather clesr.
OIL CRY, August Sl.-Riyer / foot and
stationary; weather clear and warm.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, August 81 River Is
inches and on standi weather clear.
CnciSNA1I, o August 8l.-Riyer 4 feat 10
i:ches aud falling; weather clear and pleasant.
MoE0ASTowS, August 3l.-Riyer foot and
stationary; weather cleai; thermometer CsS.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, August Sl.-Rlver A
feet and stationary weather clear; tier.
! mometer 70'.