The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-23
NOTES on NAVIGATION.
stage OF Water and Movements of Boats.
TIL River Interests.


SATURDAYS DEPARTURES.
Newport ,.,....H. X. BEDFORD, noon.
Ciarington. . JEWEL. $50 .. IN.
Parkersburg. /. LIBERTY. 1850 p. m.
YESTERDAYS DEPARTURES.
zanesviile.. ....L oRENA. Il q m.
Pitisburgh.....H X. BEDFORD. noon.
P%iftsburgh.. -. KEYSTONE, . p, m.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
clarinetnn. 80. JEWEL. $50 p. m.
Parkefsburg. BEN HUR, Up. m.
BOATS LEAVING TOMORROW.
Cincinnati. . KEYSTONE, a. m.
piftsburSh.....H k. BEDFORD, sa m.
Matamoras:.., LEXINGTON, II n. m.
Darlington. JEWEL $50 y. m.
The Lexington esumcs tomorrow.
She will be In port tonight from Mata-
moras.
The marks last evening showed 4 feet
9 inches and slowly rising. Weather
clear and warm,
The gorges above Buckhill did not
amount to much. the little Jewel going
through that at Grave creek without
much difficulty.
A boat will be sent to Pittsburgh TO
accommodate shippers out OF this port
Monday, II the reports from above are
fayorable.-Clncinnati Post.
The H. X. Bedford resumed on satnr-
day. going through to Newport. She
passed up for Pittsburgh yesterday
with a good trip, including several hun
dred barrels OF apples.
The Lorena laid up az East Liverpool
during the week the river was closed.
Yesterday she passed down for zanes,
Willie with practically no trip. She Will
come out on her regular day.
The Keystone State came up from
Parkersburg. departing for Pittsburgh
nj s D. IN. She was fiyinB light-very
liRht. She will be down oil Tuesday
morning and has good offerings for be-
low.
Most OF tho forty tow boats with
empties laid up between Pittsburgh
and Parkersburg. are o getting up
the river TO Pittsburgh. A number
passed wheeling yesterday. among
them the following: John Moren. Josh
Cook, / %. M; Tom Dodsworth. 3 p m.
The advent Of no other steamboat on
the upper Ohio will have received such
a datterinE reception as that 10 be ten
dered the new Virginia. All along the
valley, especially In the upper Ohio, the
Inhabitants are waiting for their hrst
glimpse at Commodore Henderson's
beauty.
Among the towboat masters and pi-
lots who passed through the city yes
terday on route to their boats, which
were tied up at various points below.
were the following: James o. Wood,
Will W. Wood. J.. X. KOontz, Charles
y. Boles, Homer Moore, W. L. Furnier
and Jerry Driacoli, all OF Pittsburgh.
Last night, Captain Crockard. OF the
wharfboat, was notified that the Hud.
o would be tent out from Cincinnati
this evening for Pittsburgh. This IL
NOT her regular day, but tho offerings
OF freight for upper river points justl-
ned tht move. This will bring the Hud-
SON TO wheeling on Thursday morn
ing.
The new virginia will come out on
her maiden trip next Monday and will
make her first appearance Mt the
Wheeling wharf. on Thursday morning.
A number OF Cincinnati, Pittsburgh
and Wheeling newspaper men VIII
make the trip. A ball will take place
on board ON the arrival OF the packet at
Pittsburgh. Friday, next week.
Az korecnstcd In the I~ntelligencer,
nnVlEltiU0 on lnt OHlu WIS lVHuuleM
on Saturday. The gorge ut Buckhill
bottom, thlrty-two miles below the city
was a much heavier pbsDuctlon than
Vas supposed by CaBtad booth when
he decided to push the Libcrty'B noBe
through II. Ito had steam up IN his
boat al Q o'clock Friday night nnd II
wng twelve hours later when tho gorge
had been broken through. II wal found
necessary 10 do the Quitting 10 one
aide OF the channel. ms In the deeper
pnrt Of the river the Ice was much
heavier than previously known. The
Liberty got IN nt 9 o'clock and departed
for PnrkprRburg md way landings at
7;sO D. MI, Saturday She had II good
trip
Morpantown-RiYer O feet and sta
tlOnnry. weather cicnr mud mild.
OfcenabUro-iilvor Z feet Q Inches nnd
rising. Weather fair and cooler Rain
Wnrren-Rlyor . feet 8 inches and
stationary. Weather cionr nnd mild
oil Cliy-itlvor feet I Inches and
rIBinR Weather cloudy and mild,
PittaburRli-HlVer \ feet ana rlHlnB,
Weather clear and cool
Ht%oubcnVlliO- river feet ! Inch and
rising Up-H X. bedford, j. G Rlsh-
er. DOwn-hnnlr Laurie, bOtgna.
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~. A,,,. $1,000 90 worth Of
OW AMI Christmas business
to-day and to.morrowl nead our largo