The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-27
NOTES ON NAVIGATION,
Stage OF Water and Movements OF boats,
The River MtSrruts,

The River IntSrrBtS,
Yesterdays DEPARTURES.
Lexington, MatamGrBs. II a, m.
Jewel ClnrlngtOn, $3.50 y, IN,
BOATS LEAVING TODAY,
Ben Ilur, Pittsburgh, S a, NJ
jewel Darlington, $3.50 y, m.
The Ben Hur win be here this morn
ing for Pittsburgh, leaving ut o'clock
This Is her first trip In several months
Captain Rlmple is on the hurricane
deck, as Of old.
erhe new Jewel is giving satisfaction
to the patrons Of the Darlington and
Wheeling line. She brought In u good
trip yesterday morning and departed on
time with good start,
Tho keystone State Is 10 leave the
upper landing on Saturday for Pitts
burgh, and win come out for Gncn-
natl on her regular day, passing
Wheeling ut s n, m. Tuesday,
Yesterday Mt Cincinnati. while the
tOwboat w, w. O'Nell was getting up
steam to 70 to Pittsburgh, the 'nigger"
boiler exploded, Engineer Andrew Nc
Robinson had his leg broken and Mate
7. W. McDermott and Steward William
lieyscr We're badly scalded. All live in
Pittsburgh.
This morning tho wlckets at Davis
Island dam VIII be raised and rs tow
boats with In the aggregate 100000
bushels OF coal will leave Pittsburgh for
the south, The coal boats, as well as
the baTges can come out. This will leave
s5,00l,OO0 or 260OO,O00 bushels yet TO be
moved. Many towboats laid up down
the river are coming up aud will take
cut tows, The advance guard will pass
Wheeling on Thursday,
The Lexington got in from Mnta-
lnOraS at o'clock yesterday morning
with fine trip, being loaded TO the
guards, In addition TO having n lighter
well loaded. Captain Cline reported the
Liberty still aground at Captinu bar,
below PowhntUn. Later In the day II
was learned that the Liberty got Off at
n. m. She was lying on the bar
broadsidc, and II was necessary for n
pretty stltt rise 10 let her or. She went
on to ParkerRburg.
The Hudson Is 10 leave Cincinnati
Friday evening, one day ahead OF her
regular time, 80 MS to get to Pitts
burgh ahead. The Virginia was an
nounccd TO leave Cincinnati nrxt Tues
day on her initial trip, but Commodore
Henderson yesterday said as some mi
nor work on the new boat Is incomplete,
he will delay her departure uhtil every
thing Is ready In the meantime he will
endeayor to charter another packet TO
nun on the Vlrginia's time.
Capt Asa Booth arrived in the city
this morning from Wheeling. where he
resides, having reached there yesterday
from Cincinnati. 10 which place he took
the snagbnat Woodruff. Capt. Booth
49,. III al
the river he never saw the Ohio In bet
ter condition from Wheeling down than
at the present time. He says that the
snagboat removed all the dangerous
snngs and distractions between Wheel
Ing and Cincinnati. and the pilots are
so thoroughly posted on the track that
they will be able 10 go on the Scantest
water posslble.-Plttsburgh Chronicle.
Telegraph.
The marks ut the public landing last
evening showed four feet In the chan
mel according 10 the government marks.
The rise from above had not really
started To-day. however. there VIII
be booming river at Wheeling. The
first prediction OF only six feet Mt Pitts
burgh was away on, the later and gen
erni rains making higher stage a GER
tainty. Commudorc Henderson said
last evening that there was seven feet
mt Pittsburgh In the afternoon, and that
the maximum stage would he not less
than ten feet, assuring the coming out
OF all the coal that the tOwboats could
handle on one trip. both barges and
coal boats. 1t Is thought 100000 OF
the 5000. 600 bushels hNrbnrcd ut Pitts
burEh will get away tNs week, Ten
feet Mt Pittsburgh will give Wheeling
not less thnn twelve. and possibly four
teen feet NJ tho end Of the week.
Pittsburgh--Rlv feet, rising at tho
dam. Weather colder, with light snow
fall
Steubenvllle-River , feet and rls-
ing. Weather cloudy and cool
Morgantown-HIiye feet inches
and stationary. Weather raining,
turning to snow. Rain all day.
Warrcn-Rlver 4"feet inch and rls-
Ing. Weather cloudy and cold
Greensboro River z feet 6 inches and
rising. Weather ralning Rainfall 20
inches.
oil City-Iliver feet inches and rIs-
ing. Weather cool, with light snow.
-.-o-.----
Have you ever tried the Wheeling
Bakcry's Sweet Home Bread? II has
b&rome such favorlte that several
bRkcrs nr9 trying to initiate II. This
loaf OF bread is n perfect wonder OF OK
ccllenCc, not the result of accident, hut
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