Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-19
ON THE OHIO.

An Epitome of News Concerning the Boats
and Boatmen.
The DiuInal is the Parkersburg packet
today.
The local packets left on time as usual
yesterday.
The Elaine left for Parkersburg yesterday
morning.
The W. n. Chancellor passed up to Pitts
burg yesterday.
The steamer Eugene left for Cincinnati
yesterday evening.
The Emma Graham is the packet bound
for Cincinnati to-day.
The Abner O'Neal laid up yesterday on
account OF the ice, presumably.
A good deal of ice is still passing down,
causing good deal Of trouble for the boats.
Mr.. +. NJ Snyder, whose funeral took
place here on Monday, was an old river
man.
The towboats James Taylor, Nellie
Brown, d. T. Lane and Ella Layman are
dropping coal from the ksnawha mines to
the mouth of the river.
Passed Away-Herbert Putney, late en-
pineer ofthe Ella Laymau, died at Charles.
ton. His death was supposed to have be .
caused by drinking impure river water
while the boat was at Cincinnati during the
freeze up.
Hon. Caleb Boggess and family, OF
Clarksburg, have taken up their residence
at Atlantic CITY, n. j., for short time.
l., Eaahla haaIIh fnF
some months past by a change OF climate
and respite from active professional pur'
suits it is hoped he will soon regain health
and strength.
The winter Just closed bas been the worst
the Monongahela river coal operators ever
had. They have all lost money some OF
them a good deal Of it; the strike by the
miners is inst what is wanted by the Kama
wha operators, with whom the Pittsburgers
have to compete in the Cincinnati market
The Natural Gas Company Of Clarks-
burg. il is learned, on Saturday last, struck
a small Aow OF gas. The company have
been diligently pursuing the work OF boring
for gas at the west end Of town. Their dill
gence is partially rewarded. The company
is hoping TO 90 farther, and 1t Is hoped will
fare better. The REGISTER predicts great
boom for Clarksburg should paying vein
of gas be struck.
Captain T. p. Leathers has contracted
with Sweeney 4 Son, OF this city, Tor stern
wheel boat, TO be completed by August.
Her stern will be modelled different from
that Of any other boat on The Western
wa,ers, but will be patterned after the boats
in OREGON, on the Co ClImbis, that cl tm a
speed Of Il to ~ miles an hour. II viii be
an elliptic. or goose stern, with deep tran
| som: 90 skegs, and u feet rake.
Tie marks indicated last evening ! fee,
intheS and falling.
LOUISVILLE, March ls.-River rising
slow with feet inches in canal
CAIRo, March l8.-River 81 feet inches
and rising slowly weather clear and cool,
EVANSVILLE, March lS.-River Is feet 4
inches and stationary; weather cold and
partly cloudy, wind northwest.
PIrTsEURG, Pa, March Is. River 4 feet
) inches and falling. Weather cloudy and
| cool
CiN, nSArI, March Is River l8 feet
inches and rising slowly; light SHOWS.
MrxPHIs, March ls.-River rising. De
parted from this port: Eaas, s. Louis, late
last night; Commonwealth, st. Louis, 8 .
m. John Gilmore, New Orleans, ] .. m.
Weather clear.
LOUISVILLE, March ls-Biver stationary
with 81 feet in the canal and G feet inches
| m ,he fslls Busipesa doll. weather clear.
windy and cool. Jno Gilbert TO Cincin
nat, S. p. Coe and TOW TO Wheeling. Aber,
S. Willis and tow, Kentucky river; passed
I'D. louisville. and Evansville pscket com
pany bought Mccoy wharfbOat here.
CMRo. March lS.-Arrived, Colder
Crown, Cincinnati, 3s- m; Golden Rale
New Orleans, . g. m. Departed, Goldsr
Rule, Cincinnati, 10 a. m. WeSther eIsaI
and cold.