Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-01

THE Twilight is still towing at Lock No. o.
THE Cyclone left for the ffth pool Thursday night
with a tow of fats.
STAGE of water below Davis Island dam yester-
terday, feet inches.
THE Little Bill left for the fourth pool yesterday
morning with tow of fats.
THE John Dipple was DOWN at the wharf yester-
day having new cap put on her shaft.
MATE A: C. WOLF leaves, for Washington
CAPTAIN MARTIN reports work progressing
rapidly on lock and dam No. down the Ohio.
MATE FRANK MEYERS. of the Robert Jenkins
leaves to-day on visit to his home in Galipolis.
THE Josh Cook was tied up at the docks yester-
day. She Is receiving the Sam Clark's old doctor.
The W. W. O'Ne;l made trip TO Davis Island
dam and back yesterday testing her new machin =
cry.
CAPTAIN JOSEPH KErcHEL. of the Delta is
now in Florida, where he expects to remain six
weeks.
THE Belle McGowan had her new doctor placed
In position yesterday and will test her boilers to-
morrow.
returned Thursday from a two weeks trip to the
Cheat river Mountains.
CAPTAIN DowDs. of the Diamond. leaves for
there and New Orleans.
PRIVATE advices from Memphis announce that
the pilots scale of wages there has been estab-
lished at $50 per month.
CAPTAIN THOMAS 8. CALHOUN. of the Keystone
State was in town yesterday. He left for his home
In Georgetown last night, 49,
THE Dauntess was down at the wharf Yesterday
after receiving thorough overhauiing and towed
the crescent up to Brownsville to receive her new
wheel.
THE elegant packet Telegraph left Cincinnati
for Louisville THURSDAY night, with Captain John
Brennan commander and Mir. Charles Lang
hart as her chief clerk.
DETECTIVE THOMAS FURLoNG's two daughters.
who have been the guests of Captain Dick EIwood
of Monongahela City. this week, yesterday left for
their home in st. Louis.
THE excursion to be given by the locked out
marble polshers on board the CITY of Pfttsburg
will take place tonight. The Delta win tow her
and large attendance Is expected.
THE Elizabeth left for Elizabeth, the steamer
James G.. Blaine for Morgantown and the Tide
Homestead Yesterday. They all arrived twice for
and departed on time and made good trips.
THE dredgeboat Western yesterday was tied up
at the wharf to undergo some repairs. She will re-
turn up the Youghiogheny to Boston In few
! days. where she has been laying line of pipe.
CAPTAINS W. W. O'NEIL, T. j. Wood and p
8. Crowthers returned from Cincinnati yesterday
after having had further conference with Major
Stickney regarding the removal of the dixie Mt
Eight mile Island. The results of the interview
Will be learned with satisfaction by all steamboat
men who navigate on the Ohio and its tributaries
SECRETARY KELLY, of the Pittsburg Coal Ex-
change. showed a letter from Major Stickney to a
DISPATCH reporter, stating his plans The Major
states that after careful consideration of The
matter he agrees with the majority of towbonr
pilots in advocating the removal of the dixie near
to the bank. Major Stickney also intends to have
nearer the Ohio shore than formerly that will he
very nearly straight and In the middle of the river
The matter Is now in the hands of General w Fl
Casey, whose decision will soon be maze known