Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-11-22
ALONG THE RIVER.
Items OF Interest Picked Up About Boats
and BOatuteu

Items OF Interest Picked Up About Boats
and BOaimen.
The W. n. Chancellor il this mornings
packet for Cincinnati.
Pilot Casper Giles, of the tow boat Cliff
ton, is here on brief visit.
The marks on the landing last evening
indicated If feet 3 inches and falling.
The tow boat Eagle passed up at nine
o'clock yesterday morning with tow OF
empties.
The tow boat Little Bill pissed up at
eleven O'Clock a. m. yesterday with tow
of empties.
A telegram from Pitlsburg lsst evening
stated that the river there is II feet 3
inches and raining.
Mr.. Charles McClsin, Of Gsllipolis, has
accepted position on the steamer Chan
cellor, of the Union line.
TIE Abner O'Neal bought down from
Mingo two hundred and fifty kegs Of nails,
which she reshippsd on the Courier for
Parkersburg.
Marion Black, widely known as one OF
the finest cooks on the Ohio, has left the
river and accepted position with O. E.
VanKeuren.
james Lankard, one of the most popular
engineers in the Ohio Valley, has accepted
position on the steamer Ben Hur, and
will add to that steamers popularity.
We are informed that the Abner 0'Neal,
at present in the Sieubenyille trade, will
be placed in the Wheeling aud PIttsburg
trade on opposite days from the Q. W.
Bachelor.
Nell. Job, engineer Of the steamer Belle
Prince, resigned mis- position from that
steamer yesterday morning. The boat
continued on up the river, Andy White
being at the throttle.
Can't. Fred Cline, pilot on the steamer
Bellsire, Gays that che is the fastest stern
wheel boat on the upper Ohio, and can
make the run from Bsllaire TO this port in
twenty three minutes.
Part of the coal fleet passed down yes
terday. among which was the Percy Kel
sew. jim Brown and Enterprise. The Lit
tie Fred assisted the Enterprise down he
low Bellaire and then returned to Pitts
burg.
Patrick Mcdonald, of the steamer SEQ
tia has inst had finished fine residenc'
AT Port Harmar, costing 81 600, which h
and Mrs. NJ. will occupy. Tney will Civ
grand reception to their numerou
friends
The fine passenger steamer Hudson or
rived here from PittsbuTg st eight o'dock
with a heavy trip, and received lot o
freight at the wharf, after which she wen
10 the mills below to take en- lot Of nails
Her passenger list was good, with engage
ments for a number below.
All the packets in the lire will attemp
10 excel each other Ia getting mp nm
dinner for Thanksgiving Day. We wi
hst on the sisamer-nO, We wOn't bet, TO
they will al BE- on style Of elegance IN
sarpasssd By the great Delmonic1.
The talk Of having canal 81 the hea
of navigation 70 connect with Lake Erie
il stronger now than ever before amor
river men. Pittsburg wants an outlet 10
her coal. In the not distant future We
Virginia will supply al Of The lover mar
keis. "a she is gaming ground every sea
sop.
The marks from shove yesterday were
Greensboro. I3 fee. and risipg; Weslhe
cloudy. Brownsville, II feet inehe
and risiog; weather clesri5g. Lock No: 4
"a feet inches and rising; welthe
cloudy. MorgantowD, 10 feet and rising
weather cloudy. Parker, 7 feet 3 inche
and rising; cloudy. OIL City, Ieet
inches and rising; weather rainy. Rice
Landing, IL feet 8 inches and rising
weather cloudy.