Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-16
THE BIG RIVER
The water Slowly Recsding-Lots of Coal
Coming.

The water Slowly Recsding-Lots of Coal
Coming.
The river reached its highest point-a
little over 81 feet-about daylight yesterday
morning, and by noon was slowly declining.
1t dark last evening the depth Of water wss
90 feet ! l inches, falling, however, very de-
liberately. The channel Was comparative
" clear of ice all day, and boats resumed
their trips. The Andes arrived at the wharf
about 9 clock last night, and will leayefor
Cincinnati at this afternoon. The Scotia
passed up about 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon for Pittsburgh. The George Msthe-
son passed up light 80
The coal feet will1eave Pittsburgh this
morning, and will be an immense affair.
The boats, with their tows and loads, are
as follows:
Joseph Walton & Co. will send the John
F. Walton, II boats; Coal City, II barges;
Sam Clark, II barges; Jos. Wslton, IA
bsrges; Nellie Walton, II barges; Lud
Keefer, II barges; l. N. Bunton, 10 barges,
and several other boats not decided upon.
". 81. Browns Sons will send out six OF
their beat boats, but have not yet completed
the arrangements. Homer 4 Roberts
will send out the Raymond Homer, 10
boats and 5 fuel boats; Annie Roberts, 8
boats and fuel boats W. G. Homer,
10 bsrges. 0Neill 4 Co. will send
the Fred Wilson. 10 boats; Diamond,
| 10 boats; John Moran, 5 boats and 4
barges; Belle MCGOWAN, 10 bargesi Little
Fred, 10 barges. T. NJ. Jenkins & Co.
will only send out the Robert jenkins, with
u barges, and and John A. Wood & Son
the Jim Wood, with boats, 4 barges and
3 box boats. The Coal Valley Coal Com
pany will send the Coal Valley, II barges;
Joseph A. Stone, II barges; James Linn
& Co. the Dan Kane, IA oarges; Ben
Wood, boats and barges. Marmet
Coal Company the Lioness, 1t barges;
Madison, 10 barges.
The amount OF coal contained in the
above is as follows Joseph Walton 4
Co, 1884 900 bushels; Horner & Roberts
624 900 bushels; Msrmet Coal Company,
288, 900 buahels; Coal Valley Coal Com
pany, 239, 900 bushels; James Linn 4 Co.,
$4,000 bushels; O'Neil & Co, $4,000
bushels; T. NJ. jenkins, IA 900 bushels;
W. q. Brown Sons, 100000 bushels;
]. A. Wood & Son, 24l 900 bushels. Total,
1925. 900 bushels
The above firms have as much more
coal TO 90 out and will make another run.
Besides the boats mentioned above as ready
to 90 out fully twenty others along the
Monongahela have steamed up making up
tows aud protecting the coal loaded at the
different tipples. 1t is estimated that To-
900. 900 bushels vii be sent out on the
/ present rise
BANK NOTES.
q Al clock last night the river at Pitts
burgh was lG feet and falling
The late George W. Shouse was mem
Der of the Steamboat Engineers Benefit
Association, which gives s., 900 to the wife
of the deceased, but Mr. Shouse had to re
sign when he accepted the position OF Hull
Inspector.
1t speaks we'll for our home steamboats,
the Bachelor and 0Neal, that they never
carry Sunday excursions. Capt. Whit
ringer intorms us that it was the policy o.
Capt. Abner O'Neal in his lifetime never
to run an excursion on Sunday unless to 6
camp.meeting, and his successors follow
his rule, believing that it is right.-Steu
benville Gazette.
The Bachelor will resume business to
morrow.
The ice in the Little Kauawhs has
broken and run out.