The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-08
NOTES or NAVIGATION,


SINCE Of Water nnd Movements OF DoRts,
Tho Islver Interests.
The river was falling slowly last night
with s feet 0 inches in the channel. The
reports from above were:
pittsburg, 7 feet and rising; weather
clear and cool.
Warren, I feet 0 inches and rising;
weather cool, light rain.
Morgantown, 10 feet and falling;
weather cloudy and cool.
Brownsville, 0 feet 10 inches and ris.
ing; weather cloudy aud cool.
The steamer Scotia had large excur.
sion party aboard yesterday morning.
All Of tho packets arc carrying i'm.
mense lots Of supplies 10 the oil wells at
Eureka and Belmont.
There is talk OF taking the steamer
Horace, which belongs to the Koehline
brothers, south with tow this fall.
Mr.. Shad HeAtherington Ia In charge
OF Capt. Dode Berry's new boat which
was brought to the landing yesterday
morning.
The ]. X. Bedford brought over forty
passengers to tho landing yesterday
morning, and all went to points below
on the steamer Courier.
Willis Marvin, ono of tho best known
cooks on the upper Ohio, has accepted a
| position the steamer Courier, He will
be drawing card for that steamer.
The Il. L. Phillips, in the Bellaire
trade, has built herself up q good bust
ness, and is now carrying more passen.
gers than were ever transported between
the two points before.
| Billy Bossworth, tho weli.knowu en-.
gineer Of the J.k. Bedford, went TO his
home at Newport, Ohio, yesterday, on
account OF sickness. John Muhleman
is in his place during his absence.
To-day the Keyatone State will pass
down for Cincinnati at a. IN. unless
detained above. Tho Matt +. Allen will
leave for Pittsburgh at s q. m.-Thc Ben
Hur is to.day's Parkersburg boat, due to
leave at l:30 q. M.
Mr.. II. Hison, one Of the most popular
mates on the upper Ohio, who is at pre-.
sent on the steamer Ben Hur, was pre-.
scented with the red ribbon by bis rive,
friends at Pittsburgh last Monday, on
account OF having brought the largest
trip OF the season into port.
i The Scotia for Cincinnati was the first
boat out OF port yesterday. She got
away at "a. m.-The Ii. X. Bedford LEI,
for Pittsburgh at 10 a. m.-The Courier
departed for Parkerspurg at . y. H.,
having been detained cleaning her boil.
ers. The Liberty Was up from Claring.
ton as usual.
Yesterday morning, as the steamer
Belle Prince WAS backing down from her
landing, just above the wharf-boat, she
came in contact with the swinging stage
OF the j. X. Bedford, and it looked as
though there would be bad break up,
but beyond tearing q fender from the
Prince and breaking some lines on the
Bedford all escaped.
| On October !, Mr.. Frank Booth the
we'll known steamboat scent, sold half
interest in his business here to Com.
modore John Crockard. Nj. Crockard
has been in charge OF the business OF the
wharf boat Tor twenty years, even before
MIR. booth owned the business, and his
friends, in which list are included every
one who ever had any business ut the
wharf, will be glad to learn Of his inter
est in the concern.
| The hull and cabin OF Captain Dode
Berry's new boat, the T. NJ. Bain, which
the Sweeney's are TO fit with machinery,
arrived yesterday afternoon, and is
moored near the water works. The
boat is built to make double daily trips
between Marietta and St. Marys. She is
built after the model Of the r. E,
Phillips, which was formerly owned by
Capt. Berry.