Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-12
Waits From the River.

The Cincinnati wharfboat is being repaired.
THE Joseph B. Williams is now at the wharf.
THE Pittsburg and CHARTERS wharfboat Is being
repainted.
THE 1. n. Benton went on the Manchester ways
yesterday.
THE Bonanza Is laid up at Cincinnati with a
broken shaft.
IT takes Is roustabouts to properly man an up
river packet.
THERE have been no down-rlver boats in or out
since Tuesday.
STAGE Of water below Davis Dam. 2feet and
CAPTAIN W. W. O'NEn and Captain W. ].
Wood are in Cincinnati.
THE Elizabeth went up to ELI zabeth yesterday at
2:3O O'Clock with good trip
CAPTAIN JOHN II. HOOKER of GreenyiIle Miss
is here looking for towboat.
THE Wheeling wharfboat is closed I'D and all her
packets have stopped running.
BUSINESS was dull on the wharf yesterday, e1-
cept about the up river packets.
j. A. HENDERSON, clerk on the Cincinnati
wharfboat, is laid up with trouble with his eyes.
THERE were heavy rains up the river Yesterday.
1t is thought the effect upon the water will be
slight.
THE Adam Jacobs. Captain Cox, came in last
o'eiock. oaoc 'H' IL A' ''' ''i SAn''"n ''-' -
THE City of Pittsburg was engaged yesterday in
ferrying passengers from Locust street, Allegheny,
to McKee's Rocks.
THE Fred Wilson put on steam yesterday and
tested her new machinery. Everything proved
satisfactory and she is now waiting for rise to go
out.
GABEL MosEBY who was stabbed to death by
Edward McAllen Wednesday, was employed as
roustabout of the James G. Blaine up till . few
days ago.
and brought up the Charles lutte that had Just
come off the docks. where she had been repaired
and overhauled.
THE James G. Blaine, Captain Jacobs. left for
aag smoTnns ano se had good trip IL
passengers and freight.
her repairs having been COMPLETED. she is now
waiting for water. Captain Phillips, who has
city to-day.
THE j. NJ. Gusky took an excursion party from
Mt. Washington last night to Braddock. On re-
Dost did no to in
this morning.
THE report of Albert York Smith, commissioner
sale Of the model barges Of the Tennessee River
Navigation Company, was connrmed Yesterday.
THE stone bed about the Brownsville wharf
boat s being taken up and the bed leveled as to
do away with the many holes which have been
causing much trouble lately to the SS rssGns bringing IN
is not good and needs great deal OF fixing up to
put 1t In proper condition.
THE Tide made her usual trips yesterday. On
the morning trip large cargo Of provisions was
taken up to Homestead. A good load was also
taken up in the afternoon. About 20 men were
carried on each trip. No trouble was experienced
about the wharf. as large force of police were
stationed on the boat Water street and the Smith
field bridge.
COLONEL SUBLETI. who has charge Of the i'm
provenents in the Tennessee river, says that the
eight-hour law passed by The last Congress win
greatly interfere with his work. - most Of his men
prefer to work 10 and some even 12 hours a day.
Under this provision 1t will be unlawful for en-
ployers to WORK their men longer than eight hours
on government contracts. This will be especially
distasteful to rivermen, and will in many cases
seriously interfere with the progress of improve
ments. 1t is necessary 1t times to work long
hours when the water is low. then most can be
accomplished. Sometimes work has TO- be stopped
entirely, especially when the water Is high.