Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-27
o THE SHORE.
What is Being Done on the Ohio
River.

What is Being Done on the Ohio
River.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, November 26.-River
90 inches aud rising. Clear and cold.
CIyclNNATI, O., November 26.-River 4
feet 3 inches and falling. Cloody and cool.
LOUISVILLE, November 26.-River on a
stand. with 3 feet 6 in hes in the canal.
Clear and pleasant.
GREENSBORO, November 26.-River II
feet and stationary Clear and cold.
On. CRY, November 26.-River l foot 6
inches and rising. Clear and cold
PARKERs, November 26.-River | foot
s inches and rising. Clear and cold.
Lock No. 4, November 26.-Rlyer 7 feet
) inches and rising. Clear. Thermometer
35'.
Brownsville, November 26.-River 3 feet
6 inches and rising. Clear. Thermom-
eter 35o.
RIcE's LANDING, November 26.-River
4 feet 6 inches and stationary. Clear.
Thermometer 340.
MoRGANTowY, W. Va, November 90
River | foot 4 inches and stationary.
Cloudy. Thermometer 80.
Capt. G. Marsh Woods died at Frank
ort, Ky, on Sunday last.
Coal is becoming an expensive article in
Cincinnati and Louisville.
The Elaine left for Parkersburg with a
big trip at noon yesterday.
The river was swelling slowly at dark last
night with 2 feet s inches OF water in the
channel.
The snag boat Kwasend arrived at this
port yesterday and had to be tied up to
have a wheel repaired. She will leave on
a trip up the river today.
The Kwasend worked for some time on
the wreck Of the steamer Relief at Union
Landing, on Monday, but had to cease ope.
rations on account Of the extreme cold
weather. She will m 0 this wreck on
her down trip.
Jos. Walton & Co. have f~fty-two barges
and seventeen boats Of coal loaded and
ready to leave for down-river markets as
soon as there is water.-Pittsburg Com
mercialGazette.
The W. n. Chancellor is announced to
leave for Marietta, Wheeling and way points
this evening. Captain +. p. Chancellor is
in command, and Ira Huntington is in
charge of the offce.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Nail City took her two model barges
TO Madison to be loaded with produce. She
has several produce b mats engaged at differ.
ent points on the Upper Ohio, which she
will return for as soon as there is sufficient
water to take them South
The Louis A. Sherley has been almost
wholly rebuilt She has received q new
stern, bow and cylinder timbers and her
sheet.iron work has been replaced with sub
%stantial material. She will com off the
Madison ways to-day, and in a couple Of
weeks will be ready for business.-Cincin.
natl Enquirer.
The Andes excursion TO New Orleans,
which leaves here on the 22d proximo, will
certainly be composed Of the elite Of the
city, judging from those already signing
their intention Of going on this fine vessel.
Persons wishing to take a pleasant and
cheap trip should apply at once for a state
room.
The new towhoat, !. n. Bunton, was sue
c~essfully launched at Brownsville on Sstur-
day. The machinery will be put in at
Brownsville, and it is expected that she will
completed and ready for business in about
three weeks. She will have the cylinders
Of the old Bunting, but with this exception
will be q new boat. She is owned by JOS.
Walton & Co.-Pittsburg Commercial-G Ga
zette.
A~cORRECTIoY.
There is no use guessing at figures on
coal shipments; it is not q good plan. Th,
following correction appeared in the Pits
burg Times yesterday: The Wheeling In
t~elligencer says: In 1879 there was a co.