Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-21
ALONG THE RIVER.

The marks on the landing last evening
indicated 13 feet and rising.
All of the local packets were on time
yesterday and report good businetP.
Ed. Dunn, clerk Of the steamer Bsn
Hur. is one OF the most popular clerk on
the river.
Since the steamer Ben Hur has had n
new texas placed on her, her appearance is
much improved.
The Ben Hur came into port and left
with a large trip yesterday, Capt. Fred
Kemple in command.
The tow boat Charles Clarke broke Der
shaft at Cincinnati, Saturday, and is on
her way to Pittsburg for repairs in tow OF
the Alex Swift.
Mr.. w. H. Baker, the wtli'known
mate from Williamstown, has taken charge
of the deck OF the steamer Chancellor be
ia considered one of the best mates on the
upper Ohio.
Pilot Wm. Moore, of TiltoDvills has left
10 take charge of the wheel On the steamer
Onward, which is towing coal from the Ka'
nawha to Cincinnati, and is doing an i'm
mense business.
Capt. Thomas Moore has retired from the
river, after many years IN the towboRt
business, and gone into the grocery and
drug bushes al Portland Station. he re-
ports business good.
The steamer Belle Prince left Tuesday
morning with the only empty barge she
had above, and went after her tow, which
is lying at Bull Greek, near Marietta.
Capt. Billy reports business 0s being good.
Capt. J. w. Barrett, of the Paper Queer,
is on his way up flon Parkersburg to
Pittsburg, with one Of the largest trips for
a year past He shipped lot Of his
freight up on the Ben Hur
Between now sbd the holidays num-
Der OF our steamboat friends will join the
army of Benedicts. Among the number
is George SlackbOy, of4he steamer Courier,
who will take the degree on Thanksgiving
eve.
The colored dock bends on the different
packets running 10 this port have song
which they oil sing while at work. 1t
runs abOut this way:
"white folks ia de kitchen living very fine,
Black man in de deck room carrying out pig
iron"
Mr.. F. Reynolds. who has been ont
cooking on Like Superior, has taken
charge Of the culinsry department on the
steamer Ben Hnr, and is the right man in
the RICH: plscs. His friends are very
numerous along the river.
A sure indication that the river bust
ness is greatly improved is the fact that
the deckhsnds and roustsbouts on the
steamers are receiving better wages than
they have for lopg time past, and OF
course they ara well pleased with the
change.
The fine steamer Hudson will be this
mornings packet for Cincinnati, leaving
at Z o'clock She il one of the handsomtst
boats in the trade. Capt. j. +. Ellison
and Dan Ley will make passengers fesl
ut hone, and the table is supplied with all
the delicsce3 Of the season.
The eteamer W. n Chancellor came TO
the landing yesterday morning nj o'clock
and discharged lot Of freight, among
which WIS a lot of pig metal for the Whit |
eker Iron Works. she had all the fret ht |
she could handle and left for Pittsburg at
10 o'clock, with G. p Chancellor in COM
mand.
Reports from the headwaters of the
Kama wha are to the effect that the amount
Of logs and crO7s-ties that came out on the
present rise amouots in value to many |
thousands OF dollars, which will relieve !
the financial straits OF a good many mp
river lumber dealers when they get their |
stuff 10 market
Hon. Walter Lyon, Uoited States Dis
trict Attorney, is preparing TO fire legal
bombshell at an industry which has thriven |
spsce for years in and about Pittsburg, |
viz the various sand companies which |
have lifted many thousands of tons of sand |
from the bed of the river TO be Incorporate |
I'd IN Pittsburgh business blocks.
The marks from above yesterday were:
Pittsburg, feet 10 riches and rising. |
Greensboro, feet inches and stationary |
weather rainy. Brownsville, 8 feet 2 inches
and falling; weather snowy. Lock No. 4. !
10 feet Z inches and falling; weather rainy. |
feet 3 inches and rising; |
weather rainy. Parker, 5 feet = inches
and rising; weather rainy. Oil City,
feet inches and rising; weather cloudy. |
Rce's Landing, feet inches and station
ary; weather rainy.