The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-05
RIVER NEWS,
Notes AbOut tho Steamboats,. Bnnfs BRIEF,
and Telexraphic Reports. .t u..

Notes A AbOut tho Steamboats,. Bnnn brief,
aud Telexraphic Reports. ~ .o
The Scotia is due down a. an sa-ly hour
this morning. az4g
The Frank Stein has entered the Maristtn
and .GallipoliB trade.
The Jennie Campbell and barges arc load
ing at st. Louis for Pittsburgh. .&Sl'0
The marks lss. evening indicated dep,h
OF IS feet inches and was rising.
Freights to near al points continue
source, and boats experience considerable
trouble in gstting ything liks a full trip.
The new Chesapeake arrived from Cincin-
natl Thursday night about 10 o'clock, sew
cral hours ahead Of Tina. She lay here unit!
ebout o'closk yesterday morning, when
she resumed her downward trip. -.
Msjor Groves. n .pe,ial Government chi.
cial from Washington, Ia In the city for The
purpose OF inspec,iog The Benwood ferry,
and BIN il 1t will come .un to the require
men!s for steam veasels.-Bellaire independent.
Oae Of the hats Sunk by the towboat Hawk
few deys sg0 lies at the foot OF Minco ,ow.
he,d, 10 the left II the channel. and boats
going down stream are advised TO keep to the
lef! This sunken nat lies almust exactly
whore the terrible Sciotc- -Lomas collision oC.
Cured. .G.
Tomorrow the PArkersburg Transportation
packets will commence making their 3uui,y
trips. The Diurnal will leave this roint Tor
PAT lkeraburs and tie Courier will leave Par-
kersburg for this city. Theso Sunday trims
should prove very popular. A person may
leave here Sunday m0ruing, go down thu
river forty miles; then getting on the up
packet return, reaching here Sunday nj, hi.
The ST. Lawrence arrived before noon yes
terdsy and got away about 8 O'Clock p, ".
2bo will be down from Pittsburgh late 10.
night and get away fnr Ciucinpati tomorrow
morning at o'clock Tao st. Lawrence Ia
widely known n!org tue river rs ooe OF tho
| flee eat and best appointed paeasngsr packer.
on the Ohio. She is utijcersd by gentlemen
who are deservsdly popular. Her accom-.
modations are first class. . @ y -.
Tho 81! Lawrence had good manifest yer.
terday, considering the present scarcity of
freight. Amonu otli ieuls Tor this point
were IiS hlGs OF wheat for tho Pacific Mills
el t,is city, M. and J. Pollock, propriAto'h
Thets bags containing on M average about
three bushels. came from Kentucky. TLe
fre!ght was 10 cents PSF hsK I his Ia as low
M~i e,t as been carried for several years
The Pacific Mills hau been receiving seyerul
wheat shipments from Kentucky OF la.e.
The Parkersbuyg State Journal hiss The fol.
lowing about the Damaged lock on the Little
Kanawha "Cap'.G,I. N. Hook, who il
auperintending tha repairs on the Bbacktps n
Lock was in the city last night. He Is very
much discouraged over the result oil ths
work on the lock. Tho rlvor rises a! thu
most inopptrsunc times, and destroys ilia
work already accomplished. The repair, &
: will still be continued, and as the work al.
ready done, has been under difficulties, wa
:. hope they may have better success in tka
iutufeh G I.l. len
sGREEslBoHo,I Pa, April A.-River II feet
ino.es and falling; weather clordy. ~
OIL Cry, Pa, April River @ feet Ar d
stationary. weathtr clear and windy.
MrRaAHrowx, WA, April 4.-River
) feet 8 Inches and failing; weather clear.
), PAEIER, Pa. April 4-River4 4 feet @ inthel
1 aud stationary; weather clear ami pleasant,
RlcE's LANDING, Pa, April A-Xlyer ]!
feet mnd ia:ling; wsathar c.oudy. thefmoIne
o ter 5io. ~, fi y 4 r. VIZ
!, PlfrsnuEaH, April A--Monongxhela rive
q II ieet Q iLches and Tn stand; weather Glen
7, aud pleasant. Ea5
II BROWNSVILLE, Pa, a pri! A-R,ysr Il fes
!. inches and ialiiul; wtashs. ciea,; the,
z mometer o.. '|f,