Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-11
ALONG THE SHORE.
What is Being Done on the Ohio

What is Being Done on the Ohio
GREENSBORO, December l0.-River l3
feet and falling. Clear
PARKERs, December lO.-River feet 8
inches and falling. Clear and cool.
OIL CRY, December lO.-River 5 feet
and falling. Cloudy and moderating.
PITTsBURG, December lO.-River 8 feet
and falling. Weather clear and cool.
BROWNSVILLE, December l0-River 3
feet inches and stationary. Cloudy. Their.
mometer go.
MoRGANTowN, December l0.-River 4
feet inches and stationary. Clear. Their
mometer Sc.
Lock No. 4, December l0-River 8
feet inches and falling Clear, Iher,
inQmeter %,
RlcE's LANDING, December l0.-River )
feet inches and falling. Cloudy. Their.
mometer 440
The Bachelor is the Pittsburg packet to.
day.
The Diurnal is the Parkersburg packet
to-day.
The Chancellor Is due MP from Cincin.
natl en- route for Pittsburg to-day.
The snagboat season is over The rise OF
water has put stop to operations for the
season.
The river was stationary at dark last
night with ii feet inches Of water in the
channel.
A large number of the towboats with coal
passed this city yesterday, all going along
nicely, with no accident.
The O'Nesl, Telegram and Princess are
running steadily in their respective trades
and report business good.
The st. Lawrence, which is now owned
by the Big Sandy Company, will be put in
the Pittsburg and Cincinnati trade, leaving
the latter place tomorrow.
The Dauntless departed yesterday with
three barges of coke, about 60, 900 bushels,
for Ironton, Cincinnati and Jeifersonville.-
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
The Chesapeake did not arrive until YES.
terday afternoon from Parkersburg owing
to her having to tow large barge of salt
up. She got away for Parkersburg about 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Andes leaves Cincinnati for this port
TO day and will run steadily in that trade
until the 30th inst, when she takes the ex-
cursion party TO New Orleans. Yesterday
the reporter was informed that twenty-five
Steubenyille society people will 90 to New
Orleans. Heretofore it has been stated
that this vessel would leave for New Orleans
the 18th, but that is mistake She leaves
here Tuesday, the Both inst.
A Catlettsburg dispatch says: The Big
Sandy Transportation Company have their
new boat well under way. Her cabin is al
most completed and she is ready for her ma
chinery. Heard that the company was go
ing 10 christen her Grover Cleveland. She
will be running mate to The sprightly little
lngomar, and looks as gay as a butterfly.
The boat will be ready for business By the
time navigation opens up in the Sandy.
During binding snow storm about noon
Yesterday, the john T. Walton grounded
three boats a short distance below the dam,
at Davis Island. 1t was theintention of the
owners, Walton d Co., to tighten them, If
possible. This is the only accident reported
up TO the present writing.-Pittsburg Com
mercial Gazette.
LETTER LIST.
The following letters are at the Boat
Store for our river friends:
Mr.: Thomas Youngling, Wheeling, West
Va; Captain Of the steamer Frank Stein.
Wheeling, West Va; To the owners Of the
steamer Richmond; John B. Thomas,
Wheeling, West Va; Thad S. Taylor, ESQ.,, |
Wheeling, West Va; s. Tranard, Williams
own; Capt Milt Woods, steamer Lioness,
Wheeling; Capt of the steamer Andes, |
Wheeling.
the Abner 0'Neal broGght down large
amount Of corn yesterday for parties in this
,ity. She also had q large lot of stock.
The officers Of this boat report plenty of |
business.
All DAY yesterday Water street and the
public landing was crowded with specta.
ors watching the coal feet pass down. The I
'eople doxn the river will meet II with /
ylsaness.