Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-15
NOTES OF THE RIVER.
News About the Boats and Boatmen on
the Ohio.
ARRIVED AND nnrARrEp.

ARRIVED AND DEPARTED.
Matt l.. Allen, Cincinnati to Pittsburg
Ben Hur, Pittsburg to Parkersburg.
Bachelor, Pittsburg to Cincinnati.
Scotia, Cincinnati TO Pittsburg.
WILL DEPART TO-DAY.
pittsburgh a. m.
Pittsburg-Congo, Il m.
The Enterprise and Fred Wilson
passed up with tows of emptics.
Capt. VIM. Reno is having a new boat
built for the Pittsburg and CHARTERS
trade.
The Joe Nixon is in the hands of q
United States Marshal. and will shortly
be offered for sale.
The Hawk passed up yesterday with
eight empty barges, two bargeS of lum-
ber. and shanty boat.
The Smoky City, Acorn. j. c. Rishler
and Diamond passed down yesterday
with heavy tOws of coal.
The Belle Prince towed out the caisOn
for the west channel pier OF the new
bridge. yesterday afternoon.
Capt. Bill Luty, pilot for tHenty-six
years. has retired from the river and
gone into business at Paducah.
The Congo is day late. on account
of the heavy fOgs. She will get away
for Pittsburg to-day abOut noon.
Capt. Arthur Maddy, former we'll
known steamboatman, is engaged in the
furniture business at Pomeroy, o.
The heavy fogs of Wednesday and
Thursday nights delayed all the boats.
Some of the packets were day late.
The Princess got in from New Cum
berland yesterday with barge of sewer
pipe. She is lying above the landing.
The Bachelor departed for Cincinnati
last night at 6 o'clock. She took on
400 kegs of nails at the Top mill land
ing.
The Scotia swung off for Pittsburg
Yesterday morning at o'clock. just one
day late. She will be down this after
noon for Cincinnati.
The Lizzie Bay will shortly be dOcked
and will undergo extensive alterations.
She will be- heightened 40 feet. making
her $50 feet long and Will have her
cylinders enlarged.
The Ing0mar. owned by jolly Bros,
which was sunk In back river, about
three weeks ago, has been on the docks
at Parkersburg for repairs. She will be
up tomorrow. repainted and repaired
throughout
The marks at the landing last night
indicated Is feet Of water, and station
airy.
Pittsburg, Pa.-River II feet Inches
and rising: weather clear and cool.
Morgantown-River . feet inches
and falling: weather clear aud cool.
Brownsville. Pa.-River 13 feet 3
inches and falling: weather clear and
cool.
Warren, Pa.-River 3 feet inches
and falling: weather clear and pleasant.
The following communication was re-
ceiyed yesterday by President Hullihen
Quarter, OF the Chamber OF Commerce:
CINCINNATI, o.. Nov. !. lsyO.
President n Chamber Of Commerce, Wheeling,
". Va:
SIR:-The River and Harbor Act OF Sep
tember ~. 1890, gives the Secretary OF war
authority 10 establish haroor lines IN all
cases where IL is made manifest 10 him that
such establishment is necessary TO the pres
eryation and protection OF haroor. en-.
close an extract from the above mentioned
Act which includes section Il, 10 which
YOUR attention is invited.
| am informed that it is not the practice
of the War Department 10 establish such
lines unless requested TO do so by the au.
thOrities or organized commercial bodies OF
the cities interested. As have frequently
been requested TO have harbor lines estab-
lished at various points on the Ohio river,
| write this letter to inform you as to the
preliminary steps that must be taken be-
fore work can be done.
Re, ectfully your obedient servant,
WM. L. MERRILL,
1t. Col OF Engineers.