Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-24
NOTES OF THE RIVEI
News OF the Boats and BOatmon Along
the Ohio.

The Lizzie Bay passed mp yesterday.
The II. X. Bedford will arrive this
morning from Pittsburg.
Captain James Mcdonald, for many
years 10 the service Of Gray's iron line,
has retired from the river.
The Dave Wood got as far as Wells
Vile on It's downward trip. IL Is laid
up there waiting for water.
The II. X. Bedford with Capt. Cor
dan Green in command, will make trips
twice week between Wheeling and
Pittsburg while there is water.
The steamer State OF Missouri was
sold the other day at ST. Louis. The
pxlce paid was $1,000. She cost $685.
900 when new only three years ago.
About all the coal is now out OF the
Kanawha, cut the Pittsburg feet is still
tied up because OF low water. There is
fully 25, 900, 900 bushels OF coal ahoat up
there.
The old ferrYboat Bellevue, which
has for the past six menths seen service
as a towboat between Cincinnati and
Moscow, O., exploded one OF her boilers
while lying at the wharf at Cincinnati
Sunday. Five men and one woman
were blown into the water or stunned
by the explosion. The fireman was
dangerously scalded.
The Louisville Courier Journal says:
Uncle Sam will only allow excursion
steamers to carry certain number OF
passengers each trip. Railroad trains
are packed with excurslonists like sar-
dimes in a box, but Uncle Sam don't say
q word against the reckless running OF
trains, tbesrepeated smash ups and aw-
full slaughters OF men, women and chill
dren.
The extremely low stage OF water to
which the Ohio river and It's tributaries
have been subject for the last few years
has directed a great deal OF earnest
consideration upon the solution Of the
oblem by which the river might
be pavlgable except during the
season. The matter has excited uDus-
ual discussion 10 Pittsburg aud points
all along the river. The following from
the Post may be OF interest:
"a decided interest Is being taken In
Col. Roberts plan for the Improvement
of the OHIO river A Post reporter saw
that gentleman yesterday In regard 70
the proposition suggested by himself at
the last meeting OF the Chamber Of
Commerce, viz: The proposed means
10 aid the navigation OF the
Ohio river for coal-laden yes
sells copied after a system now 10 use In
the Upper Mississippi river. Mr Rob-
erts, however, said that as the matter
had been duly referred TO committee
OF the chamber which would not make
a report until the meeting OF the gen
eral body next Monday he did not feel
privileged 10 discuss IL. He agreed, oil
course, with the suggestion that u any
means could be found 70 benefit the
river coal trade the sooner IL was pre-
sented the better. At the sDg-
zestion OF Captain Bachelor, Oh the
River and Harbor Committee, be bad
prepared q report for its consideration
and had no doubt Captain bravo would
within a day or so call meeting for IT'S
discussion. So far as Mr. Roberts was
individually concerned be was free 10
saw that the facts which be had CLEANED
from the reports Of the United States
engineer regarding the reservoirs about
the head waters Of the Mississippi en-
couraged the belief that a similar pro-
iect would prove success for the Ohio
The marks on the landing last even
ing showed feet 7 inches Of water In
the channel and falling.
NoRGASrowS, w. VA, October %.
DE- 3 feet inches and rising;
light rain Is falling.
WARREx. PA, October 23.-Riyer l
foot and falling. weather cloudy and
warm. -,
GREENSBORO, PA, October 22.-River
7 feet s Inches and falling; rAlaing.
What's sOZoDONTl Ills thfs you ask
To answer Is an easy task
II is LIQUID soft and sweet
Which keeps teeth healthy, white and
neat;
which makes the rosy gums endure,
And renders breath Like roses, pure.