Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-03
BLOOD ON THE MOON.
The River Men Greatly Esercised-What
Is Being Done Alc'ng the River.

hlNtT wen SEtihy
Is Being Done Along the River.
Quite commoticn was noticeable among
the river mer. yesterday afternoon. A
REGISTER rcporter approached one of them
with the query, What is the matter?
Pc replied There is a good deal the
matter. Do you think the Council Of this
city has any right to give away the public
wharf? do not and therefore am going
to see if there is any law in this State to
stop this railroad from completely blockad
ing me lower end OF the wharf.
What company are you talking OFF,
why, the p, W. d Ky, Of course. You
see, Council granted them the privilege OF
building freight depot to extend ia feet
north Of Fourteenth street, Now, they have
set their stakes where the piles are to be
driven aud on which this depot is to be
built. find that if the piles are driven
where tie stakes are set the, road
running under their present trestle work
will be completely blocked up"
do you think the river men will stand
thatY
mo, stree. 1t will be fought to the bitter
end"
The river men and also the prominent
merchants of the city use this road, under
the trestle way, more than any other road
on the wharf, because it is the only feasible
way to come off the southern portion of the
wharf with loaded wagon.
The wharfis in the hands of the Board Of
Public Works, and that body should see
that the p, W. & n.y. road nor any other
road be allowed the right to shut up or
blockade any of the roads leading to or
from the wharf. AS a prominent gentle
man remarked Wheeling has, at best,
very poor wharf, and 1t is being condensed
every year" One thing is certain, if the
Council or the Board of Public Works does
not stop the P, W. 4 ny. Railroad from
obstructing that road way, an injunction
will be gotten out by the river men.
MoRGAHTowx, W. Va, December a.
River 2 feet l0inches and stationary. Clear.
Thermometer 49,.
GREENSBORO December 2.-RWer | feet
! inches and falling. Clear. .
PARKERs, December River feet s
inches and rising. Cloudy and cool.
LOCK No. 4, December 29.-River 6 feet
) inches and falling Weather cloudy.
Thermometer go.
OIL CITY, December River feet s
inches and stationary. Clear and cool.
LOUISVILLE, December River 3 feet
7 inches in the canal.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, December River 2
10 inches and rising. Clear and cold.
EVANSVILLE, December River feet
3 inches and about stationary. Weather
fair; winds south.
CAIRO, December River IL feet 3
inches and falling. Weather clear. Their
uIometer So.
LOUISVILLE, KY. December River
falling; 40 inches in the canal. Weather
clear and pleasant.
. CIYCrSNATI, o., December River 4
feet inches and rising. Weather cool and
clear.
The L. S. snagboat Kwasind arrived yes
terday. She is light draft snagboat and
has been doing some good work in this end
of the river.-Pitts. Com. Gazette.
The W. B. Thompson, with the Buffalo
Bill Company on board, left Memphis on
Saturday for Helena.
The United States engineers have put q
water guage, for the benefit OF the river men,
in the Ohio, just above the ferry landing at
Parkersburg.
The Boone is still in the Cincinnati and
Kanawha river trade.
Ten thousand will be expended on the
steamer War Eagle at ST. Louis.
The present year has been hard one on
persons engaged or connected with river