Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-20
ALONG THE SHORE,
What {, BEING Don" on the Ohio
River,

What 4, BEING DON" ON the Ohio
The following kilograms were received BY
Wharimastcr Crockard yesterday
RorursruR Pa. December 10. - No
boats. Look ont for Sco;ias wheel in the
chanrel iust below the upper end oil the
high bank al the loot OF Raccoon. Pa.
W. l.. ANDERSON.
P,rTSWuEC. December l9.-Scotia will
rot leave Engage nothing for her.
J. I. SrocSDALE.
PnTSGuEr, December l2-Chancelor
laid up. VIII not be down for several days.
T. i. CHANcSLLop.
CINCINNATI, December l9-Andes laid
up. Cod as Greenland here,
CaAs. MuuLEaAS.
Ciy,ixyirI December l9.-Dont en-.
cage any freigh, Tor the ST. Lawrence until
H YOU &c, orders from Capt, Hirkcr.
Gus HoSsusrL.
Pl1TsBrm, DcccmJcr i5.-Ba,chclor laid
up here; heavy ice aud getting colder.
GREENSBORO, December l9.-River |? fec:
. inches and falling, Weather clear.
Lock No. {, December l9.-River 7
feet Tincbes aud falling. Weather cloudy
PAr4rR's, December l9.-River 3 feet
and stationary. Weather cool and cloudy.
BROWNSVILLE. December l9.--Rivcr feet
, inches andialling. Clear. Thermometer
6.
RrcE's l.ANDiNG. December lg.--ltiver )
feet inches and falling. Weather cloudy.
Thermometer l3'
PrTTsnrRG December l9-River feet
| inch and falling. Weather clear ard
cold.
"INclNNATi, December l9-River IL
feet ; Inches and rising. Weather cloudy;
temperature rising slowly.
LOUISVILLE. December l?-Rivcr 6
feet 10 inches in the canal and falling.
Weather clear and cold
CAIEo, December l9--lsver lG feet
/ inches and rising Weather clear; tenn
pcra,ure !.
Ey,NSILrr, December lg.-River III
feet inches and stationary. Weather
clear and cold Thermometer Z above
zero.
PlTTsRuRGH, Pa, December l9.--Monon.
gahcla river feet inch an 4 falling.
Weather clear and cool. Allegheny river
running full Of ice.
The AbHer O.Neal is laid up al Sieuben.
vile.
The q. w Gould passed down light yes
terday.
The Hudson on reaching st, Louis will
go into retirement
The John r. Thorn passed up with two
oil bargcS yesterday.
The Pacific is laid up at In Grange coal
wcr.s with tow Of empties.
The Chosapeake wen, TO Marietta ye,ter.
day, TO go into winter quarter.
The Diurual will arrive from Parkersburg
this morning and go into winter quarters.
The river was falling rapidly Al dark last
night with : ieet Q inches II water in the
channel.
The popular Beliaire packet, Princess.
vas compelled TO 90 into winter quarters
yesterday.
The ST. Lawrence passed mp en- route for
Piusburg. II is very doubtful II she will
The Mark wiDne,, and W. j. Horncr are
laid up at Walkers tile works with to~s Of
coal The latter boat sunk barge at this
place while t,ing up
The Smokey City sunk coal boat NJ the
foot Of Bakers Island fortunately the boat
lies in such Dosiiion that IL does not re.
,ard navigation
The Veteran, No 2, passed down with .
TOW OF coal Yesterday. Her tow WAS in .
very bad condition. several Of the barges
taking water rapidly.
The Belle Prince arrived from Pittsburg
yesterday morning and went into winter
quarters above the water works. Casper
ellis was IN charge Of the wheel and reports
never having experienced colder weather.
than Thursday night.
Yesterday morning the Scoiio met with .
very bad accident She was en- route for
Pitisburg and in passing Raccoon, twenty
eight miles from Piusburg. the shaft ON
both sides Of the wheels broke. letting the
wheel drop and foat of doxn the riyeO
After great trouble she was ssfely landed.
sALE oy TELEGRAM
Yesterday Capt. John X Booth. who
purchased some time sgo the oDefhifd IN.
ierest in the steamer Telegram from Capt.
Gait, succeeded 10 buying Mr. I,nllards. OF
this city and Mr. ReGtier's. Of Clsrksbnrg,
interest in the packet This gives Capt.
Booth The controlling interest 10 The vessel.
he now owning 2is shares out Of the i3
shares.
Notwithstanding the feet that there vss
no coal shipped from Pitbbury between the
3Ist of July and the sth Of December, coal
is q drug IN the Cincinnati and Louisville
markets, and has been offered at remsskk
bly low prices. The outlook tor he coal
business is not. 70 say the lssst very en-
coursging
Louisville informstion-AIl absut The
coal feet. Destinstion South and usdse
way: The John A. Wood, 8 l. Wood. W.
W.ONeil. Dick Fulton and Harry Brown.
John Douglas and Al Faulkner will pilot
the John A.Wood. The Sta6ords viii pilst
the John L. Wood. Mcbride ssd Cos
seifert viii attend to the W. ".
ONeil. George Cox ssd hasseimss
will serve the Dick Fnitos. While
James Doberty and WIN. Smith Fillings.
dorf will guide the Harry Bfovn. Auosg
the coal kisgs hese from Pittsburgh are
Cart james 7. FAvcett. IosspA walton.
W. W. O'Neil, Sam Bsowu, Joseph B. VIII
is us and Others. They viii remsis ks.s
cr,il al lie coal intended for the Scuse =
through The canal. The Coal CITY lasdsa
I ~,od shsne and started hack