Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-13

1T was quite warm along the river front yester-
day, and but for the good breeze it would have
been unbearable The marks show feet inches
and falling slowly,
THE Courier is due from Parkersburg tonight
THE Rob Roy has gone to Madison to go OF the
ways.
THE Bedford will be off the docks and will be in
tomorrow.
THE Allen will leave to-day at noon on her
regular weekly trip to Parkersburg.
THE G. W. Bachelor will be the regular Cincin-
natl packet to-day. She will leave att P. NJ.
THE Goldenrod has established a daylight mark
at the left hand crossing of Three-Mile Island,
CAPTAIN PICKLES new steel-hulled ferryboat
will be launched in ten days at Jefersonville.
CAPTAIN GEORGE W. DEAN, representing the
marine insurance interests of Pittsburg, is in Gin
cinnati.
CAPTAIN JOHN A. ARMSTRONG is In Cincinnati
from Pt. Pleasant, W. Va, looking after his coal
interests
CAPTAIN GEORGE BUCK has bought the ferry
privileges at Riverside and is making grades to the
landings.
CAPTAIN JOHN BARRETT is in Pomeroy looking
after the salt tow he Is having made up for South
ern markets.
THE sovereigns of Industry wy hold a picnic at
Kinney's Grove to-day. The MayhOwer will be
used for transportation.
THE dredgeboat was at work yesterday remov-
ing the wreck of the coalboat that lost by the
Monterey over dam No. /.
THE new passenger steamer being built at Har-
mar, o.. for the machinery of the Louis A. Sher-
ley, has been successfully launched.
W ORD received mere reports the sinking of the
Danube in Bayou Macon. She will prove n total
loss. Her insurance was placed in New Orleans
CAPTAIN T. H. WILLIAMS, of Monongahela
City, who formerly ran on the river, but has been
retired for some time, died suddenly of heart dis
ease Thursday evening.
ALL the tows have reached passed Cincinnati
in safety. There have been less accidents for such
a large shipment of coal than ever before. The
river men are consequently happy.
CAPTAIN SAM BROWN, Captain W. W. O'Neil.
Thomas Jenkins, Captain George Ailes Captain
W. b. Sneathen and Captain James Horner are in
Cincinnati looking after their coal interests.
THE rivermen want the Davis Island dam wick
put up the water is too low to bring coal into
the pool. Yesterday afternoon the Jim Mcconnell
had two boats aground just below the Smithfeld
street bridge.
GEORGE MCBRIDE and Nip jenkins go pilots on
the Smoky City and tow, from Cincinnati down:
Billy FrillingsdOrf and John Taylor on the Boaz
and tow, and Sharp Packer and Bob Holden on the
John +. Walton and tow destined South with coal
THE Andes arrived at O'Clock, over IA hours
late. She did not get away until near midnight
owing to the large amount of freight awaiting ship
ment gang of so Italians left on her for Ceredo,
". Va. to work on the construction of new rail-
road at that point.
THERE is considerable kicking going on against
the Captain of the Mayfower. He ties up Just be-
low the Cincinnati wharf boat and crowds the
Elizabeth and the CHARTERS packets out, when it
would be Just easy to tie at the foot of Market
street. where there is more room. One day this
week the Elizabeth had to tie up alongside the Gin
cinnati boat, owing to the MayfOwer occupying all
the space below.