Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-15
REAcaEp IT'S HEIGHT.
The aater stands az 40 Feet-Generai
River News.
opr TO THE OHIO.

Il The water bfahoe ~, 90 =
River News.
ODE 10 THE OHIO.
oh, high old river Ohiol E.
stiIl lover IN your bed You shrink,
relieving ris Of surplus "drink,"
And yellow mud with which you smeareo as,
Ard floating truck with which you
-skeered MS. aeSs
n you must play these little prankS
Please nave your fun w1thin your psnhs'
And not 20 clinbing trees and fences,
Acting like you'd lost your senses.
But when you reach that altitude
You're Just a dandy" Aqueous Dudei
And from each bayou, river, lake,
I You positively ..take the cake
Flow on, sweet yellow river, dow!
oh. high old River Ohio!
The water rose very slowly all day yes
terday and towards evening reached It's
greatest height, 80 feet s inches. 1t re-
maiued stationary for short time and
slowly began falling. River men do not
expect anything beyond good boating
stage this month, unless heavy and contin-
ued rain should set in. 1t would require q
heavy rainfall to catch and bring up fall.
ing river.
tainly attend 10 the river marks, as their
present condition is disgracefuL
When a bull can be pulled through
knot hole by the tail without scratching
the brass tips on his horns, there will be
reason to believe that another phenomenon
will occur, at any time, in which two
steamboats, will run in the same trade
without cutting rates or cursing each other.
Marine Journal.
Biuestone river rose very suddenly on
Thursday night last, and run out with
such force as to break the boom OF Messrs.
James & Co., and let out some three thou
sand saw lsgs. Pan OF the logs were caught
i'm pocket boom near the James Pack
place, on New rsver, but large number
flosted off on the tide, Some two hundred
were caught at this place, and Ike NUM-
Der near Glade Greek. This will entail q
logs were TO furnish employment for their
mill during the coming season. Now 1t is
too late to obtain a new supply, and the
mill may have to remain idle for q good
part of fhe year for want of logs.
The river was falling slowly at dark last
night with some where in the neighbor-
hood of 80 feet in the channel. Just what
height the water reached no one can tell
exactly. 1t is to be hoped that Council, at
lis next meeting, will take some action in
this matter, and see that marks are put
down properly and at once, and not allow
this question TO drag along as is usual with
such matters. Let Council order the work
done immediately. The citizens are all anx,
ious to know the depth of water here, and
also at what rate the water is Advancing.
This can only be told by having good set
Of marks.
The st. Lawrence arrived from Cincin.
nati Yesterday afternoon, and departed for
Pittsburgh last night.
The Bachelor leaves for Pittsburgh to.
dsy.
Capt James Morrow, OF Baltimore, a we'll
known river man who commanded the Ia
Belle in the Bellaire trade long time, Is
IN the city on business.
II was whispered among river men yes
teIc:y, that in a very short time business
in III Bellaire trade will be very lively,
taf;l 9 the old adage competition is the
nfe II trade" as the reason for 80 predict
irg. Dame Rumor as usual comes to the
ffop, in all Der glory, and states that
We.r known river captain, who has been
rusticstirg in the East for several years,
intends purchasing or building light
drought stesmer especially for this trade,
spd will enter her against the Princess.
Should this be true We can look for lively
time in this trade.
lie pllOtS OF Inc 0rduhu I6pOEt uuuSet-
ous snags in the channel at the foot OF
Wells Island Run, Ohio side, and at Fish
Creek Island, opposite the house above the
Government light run on the isIand.-Pitts-
burg Times.
Psrker-River feet and stationary;
weather cool and showing.
Greensboro-River Is feet 10 inches;
weather rainy.
Brownsville-River feet 10 inches and
falling; weather rainy; thermometer 4O0.
= Pttsburgh-River 16 feet 8 inches and
falling; raining.
Louisville-Canal IS feet inches, falls
90 feet 8 inches and falling.
Oil City-River feet I inches and fall
ing; cloudy and damp.
LCck No. 4 River II feet inches aud
falling; raining; thermometer 49,
Rice's Landing, Pa.-River 0 feet incits
and falling. raining, thermometer 360.
MoIgantown-River 5 feet s inches and
stationary, snowy, thermometer 43'.
STILL fifteen or twenty pieces Of slightly
damaged carpets left, at two-thirds their