Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-27
ALONG TIE RIVER.
The Coming and Going OF Steamboats,.
Marks From Above.

The Coming and Going OF Steamboats,.
Marks From Above.
The tow boat Diamond passed up yester-
day with large tow OF empties.
The steamer Ben Hur, wnich is consid'
ered one of the tastes. stern wheel bosts
in this section, and the steamer Rainbow
had lively race last Sunday mp ne0r To
ronto. The Rsinbow took the horns.
All Of our steamboat friends know Lew
Salade, and will be pleased 20 know that
be has drawn Sl5 900 from the Louisiana
Lottery. He has purchase1 large tract
of land in Kansas and gone to farming on
big scale.
The foe steamer Rliuhoa arrived at
the landing ct 9 a. m. yesterday, with q
good trip Of freight and passengers, and
after receiving large amount Of nails at
ths nils bsiow, lef; on good time for Gin
cinnaii. Capt Chris. Young and Charley
KrOx make all feel 1T home.
The steamer Hudson arrived at the
whaii, yestsIdsy, nj y. M with heavy
trip, aud sfer difchsrPiDg lot Of freight
st this port, proceeded on her way to
Pittsburg
The steamer J. Gould passed up yester-
day with large tow Of emptes.
The st amer Horace, in charge of that
veteran stesmbostmsn, Capt. Frank Cass,
passed up yesterday with q heavy tow.
Frank waved his red bsudana to Billy
SolAde and told him TO give all the boys
glass Of ice water at his expense.
Mr.. James Stephens, engineer Of the
steamer Courier, wants TO know who can
beat her running time from Pittsburg to
Steubenvile on last Sunday. All reports
thankfully received.
Our old river friend. James Reed-the
boys call him Jimmy, the great fisherman
who caught nine fish IN one hook with
out rtb'iiine,ia ia at present stopping at Col.
Jsmes RObinson's, On the pnblic landing
Jimmy Potts tina. is what the boys all
call him-has taken charge OF the cook
house of the steamer Liberty. All who
travel on her must erjoy good meal ap-
petite or none. Jimmy desires bis friends
10 cell and Judge for themselves.
All steamboa.men along the Ohio valley
are profuse in giving great credit to the
pilot who did such noble duty in taking
his heavy tow Of coal through the wrecks
at Marietta. The banks we're lined with
people on both sides Of the river, who
cheeIed Justify at hissuccess
Anthony Clifford, one Of the most ex-
perieuced cooks from Long Branch, n. Y,
has beeE engaged, and is at present on the
fl re steamer Hndsop. Those who want q
pleasant trip will JON the Hudson crew,
aud with their Gle orchestra and the cheap
fare, no ten days can be better spent.
jim Pennell, clerk Of the steamer Oour.
ier, was called home by telegram on last
Saturday 70 the death bed Of his father.
Anumber of boats are lying at PittsburP
for business in the coal line, but the coal
il not at hsnd, the demsnd going beyond
what they expected.
Tre marks on the landing last evening
indicated II feet inches and falling.
The marks from above yesterday were
Pittsburg Il feet . inches and falling
/ Greensboro, ~ feet and falling; weather
clear. Brownsville, l3 feet inches ard
rising slowly; weather iORgy. Lock No. 4
IS feet and rising; weather foggy. Nor
gantowD, 0 feet , inches ana rising
wsatherlcltsr. OIL City.l4 feet inches arc
fallirg, weather clear. Rioe's Landing
~ feet ! inches and rising; weaihe
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