Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-12
A. SIEDENBACH & BRO
llO4 Main ST.,
Wheeling, w. Va.
ALONG THE SHORE.

What is Being Done on the Ohio
River.
LOUISVILLE, December ll-Canal feet
inches tails feet inch and rising.
GREENSBORO, December ll.-River ~
feet inches and falling. Weather rainy.
PARKERs, December ll.-River feet 3
inches and falling. Weather cloudy and
moist.
On CRY, December ll.-River feet
inches and falling. Weather cloudy and
cooler.
MoRGAYTOwN, December ll.-River 6
feet 10 inches and falling. Weather cloudy
and cool.
BROWNSVILLE, December ll.-River
feet 5 inches and falling. Rainy. Their
mometer 40.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, December ll.-Monon-
gahela River 6 feet 10 inches and falling.
Rainy and cool.
The Baltic sunk barge Of coal below
Logstown.
The Andes leaves Cincinnati for this
port to-day.
Tie Bachelor left Tor Pitsburg yester,
day morning.
All the local packets LETT promptly Oh
time yesterday.
The Chancellor passed up last night en-
route for PittSburg
The St, Lawrence is due up tomorrow
en- route Tor Pittsburg.
Eugene List, Dan Lacy and Floyd are
me st. Lawrences clerks.
VIM. Holloway and Joseph Alexander are
the st. Lawrence pilots.
The Boone is plying in the Cincinnati
and kanawha river trade.
The Scotia is due down tomorrow morn
ing en- route for Cincinnati.
The new steamer George F. Dana, built
at Pittsburg, is en- route from Kanawha to
Cincinnati with big tow.
The Buckeye State ANDY Baum and City
Of Vevay compose the Cincinnati and Big
Sandy packet line for the present.
ThetriButaries Of the Little Kanawha are
now said 10 contain a greater number of
logs, slaves and ties than at any time in
their history.
The Ironsides, Of Gray's Iron Line, left
Cincinnati on Wednesday morning with
tow of iron ore. The Iron Duke left yester-
day morning for Pittsburg with big tow of
iron ore.
The river was falling at dark last night
with ii feet inches Of water in the chan
mel 1t is now generally believed that the
water will reach the depth Of 20 feet before
~ raosdac helavv alavap feet
The Resolute will arrive at Pittsburg this
morning with tow Of iron ore, having ex-
changed tows with the Iron Age, below
Wheeling. The latter proceeds 70 the Miss
issippi with large tow Of steel rails and
spikes-Pitts. Times.
The John F. Walton, noted in the REGIS
TER as having grounded three boats Of coal
below the dam at Davis Island, succeeded
in getting them all of. One Of them had
TO be lightened, while the ether two were
got Of without
Bids were opened at Cincinnati by Col.
Merrill for building two ice piers in the
Great Kanawha river, half mile above its
mouth. The successful bidders were Porter,
Tucker & Maban, of New Martinsyille, w.
Va. Aggregate bid, $7,772 Al.
The W. P. Thompson, owned by Admiral
David Gibson, of Cincinnati, and hating on
board the wild West" show, was sunk on
Monday near Rodney, Mas, BY eolliding
with the propeller Captain Miller. She was
valued st $4,000 and insured for $1,000 in
Cincinnati Offices
Captain a. U. Hart, of the steamer r. r.
Springer, died at New Orleans, on Monday,
on board that steamer, from typhoid maIa-
ma. Captain 81. was well and favorably
known on all the Western and Southern
rivers. He was formerly Pittsburg and
Gseinnati pilot had hosts of frieuds, and
did honor to their friendship.
During the year 1888 the vessels inspect
ed by the Uriied States inspectors number
ed SAL, representing gross tonnage of