The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-03
NOTES on NAVIGATION.
Stage OF Water uud Movements OF boats.
The River Interests.

Jewel. Darlington, S:sO p m.
The Tom Lysle passed up with emp
ties at p, ~.
c. NJ. Oliver jr. has taken position
In the wharfboat Office.
on account OF a very big trip the Ben
Hlg did not get away for PRrkersburS
until . u. IN. yesterday
The Hdson was expected up to-day
but by reason Of the slowncss OF the
rise In reaching Cincinnati, she Will not
be here until Thursday morning.
1t is not yet known whether the II, K.
Bedford will make her usual weekly
trip through for Newport an unrgli-
able report that this trip would be dis
continued, is In circulation.
The marks at the public landing last
evening showed 6 feet . inches and
slowly falling. The morning reports
showed both MOnongahela and Allegh-
eny rising, With snow and rain falltrg
II Is thought now that there viii be
another stage on which q big shipment
OF coal can be made by river Many
towbOats with cmptles have reached
Pittsburgh and can take out another
10000. 900 bushel shipment very soon.
The following produce boats are load
ed ready for the southern markets and
will probably be taken south by the
Charlie Mcdonald. They are W. w,
Hayman. Willow Grove, two bonts, 3,SOl
barrels Of potatoes and 400 barrels OF
apples: A. and Il, Douglas, Ripley
Landing, two boats, 1900 barrels OF po-
tatoes and 1900 barrels OF apples; Peter
Bentz. Letart. one boat, 1000 barrels OF
potatoes; Al. Alexander, Letart, one
I,a NJ V,nFnNnags IL Rihs
bee, Apple Grove.3,S0O barrels OF pota-
toes; John Alexander. Letart, one boat
OF crockery. Pleasant Register.
Pitsshurgh-River feet and falling
at the dam. Showing.
MorEantowu-River G feet II inches
and rising. Heavy rain last night and
to-day Showing Tonight
Greensboro-River Z feet stationary.
wea;her-Rainfall 40 inches. Warmer,
Warrcn-Riyer feet inches and
stationary. Weather cloudy aud cold.
oil City River ? feet . inches and
rising. Weather cloudy and cold.
Stoubcnvllle- River feet and fall
Ing. Weather, showing and cold. The
Ford City on her way down sank
barge at the foot OF Browns Island.
She left her tow and proceeded 10
Wheeling to get her ruldcr repaired
The barge lies about scvcnty-tivc yards
from shore out from the big old rock
As nearly all Of the packets have now
resumed. the following revised list OF
departures will be OF interest:
VIrgnla-Captaln, r. S. Calhoun;
clerk, r.. II. Kerr. For Cincinnati, Sun
day, 8 n. IN. For Pittsburgh, Friday,
n. m.
Knox; clerk, Henry Best. For Cincin-
natl. Tucsday. S Il. IN. For Pittsburgh,
HudsonECaptaln. Robert Agnew;
clerk, james Alexander For Cincin-
natl. Thursday, S Il. IN. For Pittsburgh.
Tuesday, Il. m.
Ruth-Cnptaln. Ira Huntington;
clerk, Ralph Caches. For Charleston,
Wednesday, Il. III. For Pittsburgh,
Sunday. q a m.
Ben ur--Captain. Fred Hcmplc
clerk. Ed Duna. For Parkcrsburg,
Monday, p. m; Friday. 1890 q, m.
For Pittsburgh, Sunday. n. m; We'd
neRday, s n. m.
LIbcrty-CaptAln, John X. Booth;
clerk. Phil Ilornbrook. For Parkers-
burg, Tuesday, Thursday Saturday,
1890 a. III.
II. X. Bcdford-Captnln. Gordon
Green: clerk. II. u. Bccyan. For Pitts
burEh, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday,
q. m.
Lorcnn-CaptnIn, Dana Scott. For
Zancsyillc. Sunday, & a. IN. For Pitts
burgh. Thursday; n. M.
Jcwel-Cuptain. Thnd $. Thomas;
clerk, George Urpmnn. For Claring-
ton. daily except Sunday. $3.50 p. m.
LexlngtOn--C aptaln, Fred Cline
clerk william Goodwin. For Mata-
moruF, TucEdny, Thursday ana SHtur-
duy. 1880 II. m.
Tho Cincinnati boats are or their
regular days at present but the schcd.
ulc above Will bc In force rs soon as the
Virginia comes out.