The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-20
RIVER NEWS.
Notes About the Stea,nbDRta. Hnnk Briefs
md IeleKrnpl,ic Reports.

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Notes bout the Stra,nbORta. Rnnk Briefs
and Telexrnp,,ic Reports.
The Scotia Is duo up this morniug en- route
for Pittsburgh. N 5Fl
The big Montana is due down esrly this
morning, en- route from Pittsburgh to st.
Louis. .sf,sEssir3 81 III & 3 & Il
The Elaine continues in a quiet way 10 do
a fair towing blsiness between Pittsburgh
and Parkersharg. (, - .i.;,s,.
The officers OF tho Minnie Bay claim 10
have gained ttrae lengths on the Chesapeake
on Saturday leit III three mile race & /,
The Regular will probably enter trade in
opposition to the old Chesapeake again. as
soon es the Courier resumes her pa.ke,sbure
trips. 4Ili. ~. 3 Il -, Nv. ~ go
Thenew .Chts.oeake pa aed up yesterday q
lew hours behind time, with splendid TIN
for beginner. She will DO down in good
Tins tomorrow morning. q n III Y, ~ =
The W. N. Chancellor pe.ssd down at {
o'clock yesterday marning with q good trip
for the kanawha Valley. She TOOK on u
number Of passengers at this point. lis9,
Mi. Thomas Merriman, late steward Of the
Scotia, has accepted slmila. position on the
Boaz, and will leave for Lousyillo shortly.
where he will meet her on her arrival from
New Orleaas.. :, =. ..iFi.51G ~ :. 1T
The Courie. arrived ir,m Pittsburgh yes.
terday, where Tor the past ten days she has
been on the docks having her hull patched
where hole wss made by heavy snag, dur.
ing the high water. .ES9.5..,,-7 80
The Emma Graham did not pays up until
9 O'Clock yesterday morning, nearly twenty,
tour hours behind time. The cause of her
delay WAS fog aud the big business done dur.
Ing the past three weeks. /, A. ~ 7177f
Capt. Thompson, OF the steamer Cbesa.
peake, hes Chartered his steamer To the com.
m!ttee for the grand sol!iers, Reunion nert
month up the Tennasec river, The boat
will receive excuraionis.s from this city and
on through the Ohio valley, and will ar.
rive at Evansville In lime to Join the other
fleet Of tcasu that are going. ,3s,.: b ~
The @. W. Anderson, for a number Of
years a populsr loN7 water boat on.tho Ohio,
commanded by Capt. Jack Harrison, struck
q pier Of the O. q. railroad bridge at It
Pleasant Monday night and sunk, Sho was
sold lsst week to Capt, Sol. York and oths,a
for the 1llinoisriver trade Tor s. 600, Ior which
amount she was Insured. At the time Of the
accident she was: flying liSht,:and being
caught BY the wind as she was starting 10
Iouuu !nto buO1e before clearing the bridge
IVES driven on the pier. sheHstfuck iass
abaft her boilers. Marsh Hays and James
Ransom, both careful and experienced men
were her pilots. No lives were lost She we,
sble to nearly reach tho Ohio shore, 90 that
the water only reached to Der hurricane 1901.
PlrrsBuRaH, March TO- Mononrshela river
y ieet 0 inches and on q stand; rising. Iglf
GsrEssBoRo, Pa, March l0-River is feet
inebes and falling; weather cloady. :,
ClSclsSA1,. March l9-Riyer As feet o
inches and falling; weather clear aud pleas.
: aRKrR, Pa. March i9-Riyer 4 feet s
INCHES i.as;, and stationary; weather cloudy and
CAIRO, I'LL, March lo.-Rlver II feet 3 inches
laches aud rising; weather cloudy; thcrmom,
BRowSsy1ILS Pa, March lo.-R,yer 8 feat
9 Inches and s!ationa'y;wsathsr cloudy; ther.
uome.er 5is. l}riz.5 So - - -,
RIcE's LANDING, Pa, March la. River IA
feet 0 Inches and rising weather cloudy;
Thermometer So. M 4. n !, 7T'ssfS
7. LOUISVILLE March I0.-River Is feet in
the canal 81 feet on the ia!ls. Basin ess juii:
weather warm and cloudy; indications are Of
n In