The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-29
RIVER NEWS.

Movements vet OF boats and the stnge Of water
~. ir.SSSss Here aud Elsewhere. F25
siiIh0: Elaine was due up ut dusk last
night. 80 5.5g,iij IL. 80 -'''f '
The steamer; Two Brothers departed for
t'Ittsb.rsh at;l,r.M..with ii fair Trip. 5.1t
Tile .0iurnalswill leave this mornino NJ
l0:W 20 'tlocksin the p;lrkersburr tradn
She has been laid up for tbe, past len duvs
on account Of low water. 4 Sf7i'3 - = 80
The snagboat Kawasend has lecn ;loinc
some very fine work between this ci,y and
Marietta Of late and has left the channel
in comparatively clear state. ..,,.;Ts".' ~
The river at this poin. within, the mast
twenty.four has risen nearly two iaot
The ! marks at dusk last night indicated a
depth ai ieet . inches in the channel
and still rising. There will probably be
enough water to-day 10 make business on
the levce right lively. s1s:$si f,IgI: 4I ~
II Is the intention of Cant Georc,c
v Neal to take his new steamer, thr nem
.Abner OlNeal Observation-Disclosures The
steamer is one Of The nentest md mos,
convenient tteni-wheclels that 4 eve,
tioated on the. Ohio. Shc was hn;lt :hv
s%eeny;& Son, Of this city, and Is 4 credit
70 pom the tlrm,an't the city. Every one
is bound to be pleased with her.
The Pittsburgh Chronicle. 7,s,c,roph :, Z,
last4nlght, had tho following about =
W heeling steamer: In the casr n Ras;j
U. Moore Against the steamer Mil CITY.
action 10 recover the value Of a ,bar,.e LOAD
OF slaves, Judge cheson TODAY handed
down m opinion in.fayor offihc libeIlont
accompanied BY a'decrce for G7 ,l07 staves
at S23 rer thousand and interest from Dc.
esmber G., %, 1870, less the agreed freight,
! hG calgo,was shipped ly James r: Stone,
OF West Virginia, TO his 3asrnt, Basil n,
Moore, and was s'lostat the steamer sland.
Ing inthc city, Through The neglect the
defendant to take precaution as nsuoI
p cSch cases The defense, was that tia
libellantahad been lnotiiedof thn arrival
Of the staycs, and should have removed
them. The weight OF testimony. th,,, Conri
decided, ,'was opposed to thistdeienss, The
notice having been "insutiieieht:9sThe
barge nndtcareo had arrived ON Decr,,mher
y, and rise in the MenonralelaS 9,rent
them away on tho following. day.I. "a Ir. ; H.
rise was confined TO that stream, the libel.
liant, had no been properly notified, could
have had them towed 10 Ills own ian dino
IN the Allegheny river. He wax en,illci
to the customary and reasonable notice
which was not given. 1l7 Il 80
.J:S N. W." correspondent OF the 1r,,,
! r9,hH Freeman, writing from Florida
has the following about the electric l;ohi
steamer Chesapeake, the inst side-whsal
packet bnilt here by the swee,cys for the
Mat''iy Bros, which is now OH the ST.
Johns riyer:Iti"Mrs.. Muddy, the Captains
VIE, with CONSERVATION depicted OH hrr
co!lntenance, passed hastily from tho latljes'
cabin to inform the clerk in his office that
Tho ltallanson thelower deck were tjphtinv
as she supposed that wasthe case from II"
noise they were making i rushed below
with several Others and was astonishpd IN
sec the whole rear part Of tho steamer on
hre.sl immcdiatel y returned AMI Win
Mr. ddisonl made preparations iori a,,~
emergency, that might arise. Ii But We wero
speedily relieved OF any B ,lcccs.ity :, s a..
swimming the lake. The pumns were mi wi
to work, and after turning "a stream uoon
tic Italians, and ,q,ieting them, Tie tirc
was soon got undereentpl.4 Then II was
ionnd out that q large can OF oil
had leaked and a negro deck hand
dropped a lighted 4 q gar ssiinto i. X,
which caused tho fire, and came
very near burning the snlen1;d
steamer with the loss Of many lives. Sinca
the Chesapeake came here thern hns l,ean
. great deal ofttsteamboat war" carr;ed ~
between the rival lines; with cuttinc nj n
rates to tho lowest figures. Thcro alp Two
lines under separate management Win
Two or three splendid steamers in each
and the Chesapeake Ia the ;Inlepend
boat. The rlval lines hive cut farcs and
done everything possible to "buy off, or
run oil" the Chesapeake, but tIe latter.
we arc glad to say, has beaten them in
many hard fought races, and by accom-.
modating the public in every way, and bv
the ,gentlcmanly bearing OF her officers 10
passcngeyS, she has secured the adyantagr
and good will from the whole irorrviso
trade on the line. Her success in the h
business Of the St..i!Johns river will hc' n
great satisfaction 10 her, many friends in
your ylcinity."% 5j.i}65yG. III 1i>lTS.9I'I /
GREESsuoRo, Pa, Nov. os.-Riye,r - feet
and stationary; weather cloudy Si5a'If
( r'4RxEns, Pa Now. oos.4Riyer foot
lMaG;hnreesandstasionary ;weathcrcloudy and
BnowSsvlLLE, Pa, Nov. 2s.-Riyer 5 feet
mometer n. n ~ vs. =. a, -,
. RlcE's LASnlSo, PA, Nov. os. River 4
ieet and stationary weather cloudy thor.
mnn,eser co., tl,Sl .li5il.tfl. - i'..i 80 !
on Cry; Pa, Nov. es.-River / foot Q
and light rain. fsgtfFil5 E;f,'if SiTSH ~
P'yrsurRaM, Pa, Nov. oos. oos.-Nlonoonra hcla
river 2$feet e inches and on i stand: !:
weather cloudy and cold. q -
tt3i i1i 2. ~! MARRIED.
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