The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-02

Bellaire with string oil empty DaTges'
Three OF these were moOred on the city
aide above the public, landing and the
other three we're landed on the Inland
side Of tho river near the State Fair
grounds entrance.
II became known later that u pom,
topn bridge was to DO placed across tho
river at the usual place. just above tho
naphtha yacht landing, The Island
ferry company is in the business Of car
rying people acrOa, the river, Us Is gen.
orally known, and the management did
not look With any grOat amount Of favor
6u the new schome to take away from
them tho "fatn patronage Of State Fair
week. A short consultation ensuod,
and then It was that the strategic phase
ot the situation came out, The ferry
landing Is situated just above the wharf
boat, but on occasions tho float has been
moved TO the space on the landing
where the ponloons generally locate.
This was deemed an occasion whGh the
float Hhould ba moved to the special 10.
cation. Accordingly at o'clock the
move was made, and now there is no
open space on the landing for tho city.
side terminus Of tllH pontoon bridge.
Late last night the pontoon bridge
people had made no move, and it looks
% though they will be powerle5s. The
ferry people have mado n special rate
for Stale Fair week, ono cent per trip,
and are making preparations for a big
patronage.
The Eliza r., it seems, is to run as an
opposition ferry with 4 landing just
below tho Naphtha yacht landing, on
the unpavsd portion OF the wharf. The
Island landing will be at the river gate
Of the fair grounds.
Senator Quay. OF Pennsylvan ia, says
that at the next session Of Congress he
will ask the senate to agree to an upprO-
priation OF S4,0O0,OO0 with which to i'm
prove the Ohio river. He thinks four
dams should be constructed between
Davis island dam and dam now in
course Of construction at Merrill station,
below Beaver. One dam should be at
Rochester, opposite the tHmbISr works,
and he thought that the location OF the
others could be decided upon later. II
IL also said that the senator favors tho
improvement OF the Ohio by locks and
dams to Cincinnati. While Senator
Quay 10 doing so much for the Ohio in
the neighborhood Of Pittsburgh. no
doubt an effort will De made by the
representatives OF the districts along
the valley to have the improvements
extend further down the river. II tho
Ohio should be made slack to Wheeling.
tho benefits both to this locality and
Pittsburgh would DO almost nestima.
BILE.
The steamboatmen who prepared a
petition to the councils oil Wheeling,
asking that the rRteS Of Wharfage, which
were recently increased more than %
per cent, be reduced 10 the old rate,
have been turned down by that body,
which has decided to charge s. 10 for
each boat that lands. This is n higher
rate, says the Pittsburgh Post, than is
charged at Pittsburgh, Cincinnati or
any OF the intermediate towns. Captain
Henderson, Of the Cincinnati packet
line, said yesterday:
"Riyer business at Wheeling is falling
of go rapidly that it scarcely pays to
land there at timos. The decrease Ia
freight Is due to tho fact that cut naiis
have been crowded out OF the market by
the wirO kind. Much OF our freight
from that point used to DO nails, but
now we get only very Jew. Why that
city should charge . higher wharfage
than any other along the river is some.
thing cannot understand"
The homes OF tho rivermen that the
recent rains would bring up tho Ohio to
n point where all the upper river linoi
would be able TO resume, seOm tuted to
disappointment. Tho marks at tho
public landing last evening showed .
leot iucues, n TALL Of an inch sluco tho
afternoon. Captain Cline, OF the Lex.
ington, said yesterday afternoon hO
would order out that boat, which is ~.
Ing up at Matamoras, but no then sup.
posed there would DO at least thres feet
here, and may not bring out his boat at
present. When tho rivor docs come up
10 earnest there will he many changer
In the boats navigating tho upper rivor.
To begin with tho CinCinnati.Pitts.
burgh limo will open tho fall trade with
two boats only, the Hudson aud Koy.
stone State. bat by tho FIRST Of October
tho now Virginia will come out. steam.
bOatmen who havO soon tho Virginia at
Cincinnati, whore sho il building, 10.
Clnre tho now crait 10 DO tho finest over
built for the upper river. Captain IIeR.
derson should arrange a suitable pro.
gramme for tho Virginia'A first trip up
tho river. Tho Scotia viii be BOOn In
these waters no more, having been sold
to the barrett limo and Ia tunatRg on
tho lower rivcr.
The Bon lIur and Courior hayO long
baon mates IN tho rarkersburg and
Wheeling trade, but tho latter has boon
EOld to the Zig Sandy packo! lluc, lcay.
Ing only tho Bon HUI As Captain
CllnO's Lexington IL putting M such
iivnty bid for trato botwoon Wheeling
and MntamOrn' II IL said tho Parkcri'
burg people will not PIT In a boat In
tho place NJ tho Conrior. Tho Zen llnr
II Ia said, will continue 10 run through
TO Pittsburgh. ~into tho Ammo Laurie
.--Sho NJ tho whiallo-loit This river for
tho Mississippi, there has boon no boat
In tho Pittsburgh aud MuskIn9um river
trade, with tho exception Of tho Tow
tfIps made NY tho Highland Mary,
which was lhon sold " parties In tho
south.
Tho now LotOnn, just completed at
Marietta and HinOiylllo, will take this
trade rs soon 49, th8Fs Is good siaqs SIS
tho OHIO Sho Ia tho finest craft that
evOt nayigalol tho Muakingnm and
ahou11 DFoy0 n btOal WinunF far hNf