Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
Drinwood.


THE New South is still laid up at Jeffersonyille
THE steamer W. B. Gale will likely be anoat
again.
TO-DAY the II. 4. Bedf ord is scheduled for
Wheeling.
THE Keystone State arrived at her landing at
Cincinnati last night on good time.
THE Belle McGowan went down to assist the
Enterprise up with her tow yesterday.
The Nj. F. Allan arrived and departed for
Parkersburg with good trip each way.
TowBoATs Jos. Walton. Fred Wilson and JOS
w. Gould have passed Pomeroy (up).
THE Iron Age, from st. Louis, arrived early yes
terday morning with tow OF empty iron barges.
THE Annie Roberts, for New Orleans Crescent
and Nellie Walton arrived at Cincinnati last
night.
CAPTAIN j. H. HoRNER arrived at Louisville
Roberts.
THE James &. Blaine resumed her place in the
Morgantown trade yesterday, after losing trip
to have her boilers repaired.
THE Percy Kelsey came in with tow Of
empties and will lay up here until Sunday, when
she will take Il tow of coal to Cincinnati.
THE new steel tug Reliance, being built at Du-
buque for the Consolidated Coal Company, of IT.
Louis. will be launched tomorrow, and will be
sent to st. Louis.
The Hudson was detained until il O'Clock yes-
terday morning by the dense fog. She left with
good load of miscellaneous freight for Cincinnati
and points below.
THE jim Wood lost both wing rudder stalks
below Cairo yesterday. She landed her tow and
returned TO Mound City for repairs Her fues
are also out of gear.
THE sam Brown got in yesterday with large
tow Of empties, and departed again for Louis
willie with four barges, four boats and five model
barges loaded with coal.
IT is expected that the C. W. Bachelor will be
ready to run in the Cincinnati packet trade to-
morrow. Her wheel will be put on to-day. Re-
pairs to the shaft were made on it.
THE Louise's stay in the trade promises 70 be Of
short duration. She will be Withdrawn to her old
trade, between Cincinnati and Charleston. The
Lizzie Bay, now plying between those points, will
take her place here.
THE tug Volun eer, lately purchased by Captain
Desforges. has been seized by the Marshal at Gin
cinnati and held on e. claim made by the Marine
Volunteer has been undergoing repairs for over a
month.
BAY BRos.' new boat for the Pittsburg and Gin
cinnati packet trade is nearly completed. Some
changes will be made on her boilers before she is
launched. The new craft will be fine In every re-
spect and will be the fastest boat running this
port. Henry NJ. Stanley Is the name under which
she will go.
THE sawmill boat, Harvey D., while lying at
Bethlehem, 20 miles below Madison. caught fire
from some unknown cause and burned to the
waters edge at 2 O'Clock Wednesday morning
The crew Of eight men barely escaped alive. The
boat was valued at a, 500 and was owned by
Wheeler & Lawler; no insurance.
THE snagboat H. q. Wright returned to St.
Louis. On her way out she removed 81 snags and
cut 66 trees as follows: Twin Hollows 4. Calico
Island 1. Kennett Castle 2, Mudd's Point l. Ste
Genevieve Island and IS trees, Genevieve Bend,
8. head Okawa Chute 6 and IS trees, Okawa Chute
Eddy Point4. rs Landing 2and tree, Devil's
Island. Wahoo IA, Jacket Pattern II, SaIadin tow
also removed the stump at Liberty that sunk the
Sidney Dillon