Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-27
DOWN THE RIVER.
The General News of the second City Of
the State.

The General News of the second City Of
the state.
PAREEGsBURG, October 26.-The Ohio
river is again SO low that the Knox and Hi
bernia have gone to the bank to await o
rise. The Knox made her last trip Satur'
day, and Capt Knowles aud Clerk Jno. IL.
Brookhart left for their home in Hooking
port. II lighter draft boat could have
been chartered they would have kept the
trade open, and unless some one does come
in the trade from below these gentlemen
will start fiat boat line in order TO accom-
modate their patrons between Parkersburg
and Ravenswood.
The many years spent IN the river service
ny these princes Of stesnboatmen makes
them deservedly popular wherever known.
1t may be Of interest TO many REGISTER
readers to know that Capt. L. b. Cooper,
one Of the Oldest and most popular OF river
men, has retired from the exciting "life on
the ocean wave" and will in the future wei
come his friends to his hospitable home on
The Beautiful Ohio,
a short distance above his former home at
BelIville, having recently purchased the
Thompson Leach farm on Washington s
bottom. Capt Cooper spent forty-six years
Of his eyentful and busy life on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, and is familiar with
all branches Of the business from hat-5oat
pilot 10 the command Of FIRST class steam
er, and now retires with competency sutb
cient for his declining years. Hon. W. a.
Cooper, a younger brother, retired mer'
chant OF Bellyilie with his estimable wife
will leave next week for Florida, where
they will spend the winter for the benefit Of
their health. Their hosts Of friends
in Wood county and elsewhere hope
to see them return next spring in
Good Health.
Mr.. Will Brookhart and Charley Saun-
ders, two well known and popular pilots Of
the ST. Lawrence, during the last low stage
of water in the Ohio, made the trp from
Pittsburg to Cincinnati in a skrf, travelling
altogether by daylight, making observations
and taking notes at numexpus points, which
will be of great advantage TO them when
they are again at the wheel on the
upper Ohio. II seems to be .
Universal Regret
that those very popular river men, Capts.
Wm. II. and G. ID. List have retired from
the service. The genial and popular Capt
A. J. Slaven, of this city, viii resume his
place as clerk Of the Emma Graham, which
viii enter her old trade between Pittsburg
and Cincinnati az soon as there is water
enough. Mr. Edgar and family, formerly
of PENNSYLVANIA, viii return TO their home
in the Keyssone State. During their bfiei
s,ay in Psrkersburg they made many warm
friends, who regret to part with them.
Personal
George Dis, paying teller Of the Citizens
National Bank, accompanied By his wife
left on the Ohio River road this morning
and spent the day with friends at Il MarLs
Col. Tom Smith has returned from Chilli
cotbe. where be was called owing 10 ths
illness of Mira Smith, who was taken ser.
ously Ill while visiting friends there, bq
is now improving and VIII soon be abb
10 return home. The next issue OF Smith
Index win be unusually attractive and vii
be embelIshed with stirling picture
Of every day scenes in the oil atty Of Wes
virginia. Mr.. Henry MabuJ has move
into the house recently vacated by Afi
Sbeexsbury, on Fifth street. hon Joh
A. Hutchinson went up Long Reach Setul
| dsy TO the johnson reunion The sddfea
| Of Chairman Leonard to the Democrats
| West Virginia has the true ring, and VI
End true response in the heart Of sse'
Democrat on the 4th Of Hosembcf. IN 2
inaease vote for Cleveland and Hssdnek