The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-11
RIVER NEWS.
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and ~Telcxrnphic Reports.
The Jennie Campbell left for Pittsburgh
yesterday morning with one barge.
The Katie Stockdale is due down this morn
ing, ard the Emma Graham is due up. Both
are Pit.sburgh.Cincinnati packets.
The Coal Valley, Eagle, Onward and Fred
Wilson were among the bosls Of The coal Il .et
that passed up yesterday with empties.
Sunday afternoon Ill, 900 worth OF proper.
~ 10 the wsy Of loaded coal ba!GeB WAS lost
at Pittsburgh by collisions with the bridge
piers. Il.
The elegant sidswhael steamer St. Lawrence
will leave Cincinnati for Pittsburgh this sven
Ing. Shippers should send in orders early
this morning.
The new Chesapeake will lie over st Pitt
burgh until Thursday, her regular day for
leaving for Cincinnati. The ice ,interfered
seri0usly With her las: trip. :
The Andes got in about 10 o'clock las.
night with a good "Trip. Capt. Muhleman ex-
pressed him.elf IS well pleased with the work,
the boat has done On her last three trips.
The bsr At the mouth OF Wheeling creek
is in u very bad condition for steamboats,.
Since being dred2ed three years ago, it has
rapidly grown until it Ia one OF the wort
bars In the river. The washout from the
creek has been very large Of late.
The river rose about IL feet yesterday. 1t
commenced coming up rapidly Sunday night
and BY last evening tners was a depth Of
nearly 20 feet IN the channel. Very little
lea has made It's appearance thus far, but
considerable Is expected from the Allegheny.
Very little business was tra6sscted.
The W. N. Chancellor will leave Pittsburgh
this afternoon al 4. o'clock for the kanawha
river. She goes directly through 10 Charles
ton, and will pass tkis point early Tomorrow
morning. The Chancellor is as trim q little
packet as eau be found on the .Ohlo.; Capt.
Z Z. Chancellor Is master, and Ira Hunting
ton ia in the Office.
The Andes Is announced to leave for Gin
cinnati this afternoon. This elegant stern.
wheel packet during the past sea ION has been
renovated from stem to stern, both above aud
below. New timbarP, new Il jors and new
paint have made he: equal 10 the, newest
and best packet on the river. She hes ample
facilities for freight aud passengers, and is
differed by q very clever set Of gentlemen.
Freight should be on hand promptly.
Yesterdays Pittsburgh Commercial Castle
says: The rivers are now TOO high for the
shipment Of coal. When they rtcede 10 about
nina feet. which Is expected tomorrow or the
next day, . grand fleet CT boats will leave the
city with lows sggreea!ing 5000 900 bushels
Of coal. The operators would just as soon
not had the rise at this time. The ungatis-
factory prices for coal still continues down at
the lower cities. and the market ia largely
overstocked. II the present shipment could
have been postponed for . month longer, IL
would doubtless have found the supply there
greatly diminished and better Prices ruling.
But as 1t Is, coal must be shipped with a rise.
II not, then Pittsburgh would stand in i'm.
mlnent danger OF: losing her. supremacy in
the coal marts OF the country. The new and
fast developing coal fields, OF West Virginia
and Alabama are only waiting forssuch AT
opportunity 10 step in and keep. up TIE sue
ply. Even now they ore able 10 throw In
enough to overstock the trade. But Pitts-
burgh still leads them all, although at some-
thing Of sacrifice in the way OF rates.
Oh Cry, Pa, March 1O.-River Q feet s
inches and falling; weather clear and cold.
P1rrsBuEGH, March l0.-Riyer Is feet @
inches and falling; weather cloudy and mild.
M%oRGASTowN, W. VA, March 10 Driver II
sad falling; weather cloudy; thermometer So.
PARKER, Pa, March 1O.-River s feel. 8
inches and Stationary; weather clear and
mild. .g
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, March l0.-River 81 feet
0 inches and falling; weather. cloudy; ther.
mometer s00. u
Lsunv1LLE, Ky, March 1O.-Depthi In the
canal IL feet 8 inches; on the falls 0 feet s
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