The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-07
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Notes. About the Steamboats,. Bunk Briafu
;. and TaiaKrnnhln Yanneix

Notes. About the Steamboats,. Bunk Briafu
aud Teiegrnphic Reports.
Tie Annie l.. ia lsid up above the bridge.
The Courier did not get awny until 2 ?. NJ.
yesterday. She had a big trip.
The Andes got away about I o'clock last
night with a fair freight trip and 3 good pas
senger list.
The river rose a lew inohcs yesterday, and
the depth in the channel last evening was
about 6 feet.
The Katie %stockdalo passed down yesterday
morning and the Emma Graham passed up
between 6 and 7 O'Clock last syening.
Glass house riils, near Pittsburgh, IL in
such 6 condition that the Katie Stockdale
had to ha7s assistance in eating through.
The Jennie Campbell, ind barges arc laid
Of Fourteenth street waiting for a good stage
OF water:
Capt: VIM. Gray 10 in command Of tho
Iron Age this trip In piaos OF Captain Nc
Donald, who remained Of homein %Fittsbprgh
in consequence of the illness Of his wife.
Commodore ). y. Williams and wife, Of
Gallipolis, have returned from their late
scjourn In Florida. His many friends will
be glad to learn Of his improved physical
condition.
The officers OF the 4pdes say that they
propose making their ~ex6lfsian to the May
Pestiyal n. Cincinnati the flest ono that
eyer LET: this city. Already q number have
engaged passage.
The ". N. chancellor ia due up this morn
ing. Ca her return trip, abe will pass down
Friday morning. The Chancellor Ia n popu-
lar q sture in the Charleston and Pittsburgh
trade, and is deserving Of the patronage she
epjoya.
Capt. j. T. Russell, q former well.known
Upper Ohio steanboatman, died at hiu resi-
dencs in Ashley, Mo-, last week. He com.
manded d number OF boats during his day,
among Others the sallie List, Anauan, St,
Charles, Hudson and r. ". skillingsr.
1t should bs borne in mind by pleasure
seekers that the st. Lawrence will leave here
Saturday evening, May 10 at 8 o'clock and
arrive In Cincinnati Monday evening. She
will not leave until midnight Tuesday, giving
all her e1cursionists an opportunity to at.
tend the opsning Of the big Muslcal Festival.
1t will bsa'trip worth taking.
Steamhoatmen oil agres that tho river be-
tween Pittsburgh and Cincinnati was never
in d worse condition than at present, The
low water will probably cut the sand bars
out somo but the snags will remain. and al-
ready they greatly impeded travel. The bar
ct the mouth Of the creek has so chavged the
channel that the boats find 1t necessary TO
come through very slowly.
The steamers General Dawes and Elaine
are having q lively competition in the Par
kersburg and Marietta trade. The Elaine
has benin this trade for some time past, and
IL said to have done good business. The Gen.
e,al Dawes was started q few days since In
opposition to the Elaine, making three round
trips each Gay, the same as the Elaine has
besn doing. The river men have dilrsrant
opinions as to which boa. will come out
ahead, and 1t Is only a matter OF a short time
until one or the other will have to give up.
GREENSBORO, Pa, May 6.-River l2 feet and
stationary; weather cloudy.
On CRY, Pa, May 6.-River 0 feet and
cloudy md raining.
PirTsHuEdu, May G.-Monongahela river Q
feat II inches and on e stand; cloudy.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, May 6.-River 4 feat aud
stationary; weather fair; Thermometer 70'.
'Loursy1LLE, KY, May 0.-Depth in the
canal, 0 feet; on the falls 7 feet and rising.
MonaAS7owN, W. Va, May 6-Riyerl foot
) iuchea and stationary; weather cloudy; |
thermometer G5o.
RIcE's LANDING, Pa, May 6.-Riyer 4
'eet : inches amt stationary; weather cloudy; |
thermometer Gio.
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