The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-16

mont:
Plans liavo boon forwarded aud, APP,
proved by tho chief Of engineers for i'm
'provomont OF tho Channolg Of tho Ohio
river at Guyandotto Bnr, Mudoc Bar,
Gunpowdor Bar, Flint laland. Venado
Reot mud Falls Slough Crossing.
Plans aro completed and will DO for.
wardol Tor Improvement at tho foot OF
Blonnorhaa'e,t leland and Throo Milo
Island, about Evansville.
Plans aro In progress for Improvement
Of channels ut h0ad OF Drunot'a Island,
Pittaburgh harbor, und ut Madison, Ind.
improvements will DO completed u.
Tradowater Bar. Mound City, aud Il
possible something douo NJ Cottonwood
and Indiana bars.
Plans arc to DO Hubmit,oi soon for
leo plors at Syracuse or Hartford aud.
pomeroy. and for tho protection Of tho
PGninaula opposite Evansville, as 70.
quirod by tho rivor and harbor bill, Of
Augustl7, 1894.
wALroSs SELL OUT.
Now Orleans.--Thc Joseph Walton
Company, an incorporated company OF
Pittsburgh, who havo boon represented
hero for years by u. D. Wood & Sons,
and who afterwards sold to tho Walton
Company their entire business, sold to.
day to W. G. Coylo & Co., tho local coal
merchants, their entire southern bust.
moss, consisting OF three coal landings,
ono hero and two at Plaquemine, tho
tugs b. D. Wood. Ella Andrews and
Magnet: also thoir coal palaces, boats,
flats, houses. otc.. together with all their
stcnmship md steamboat contracts.
President ]. N. Bunton, OF tho Joseph
Walton Company, who is at present In
tho city, made tho transfer to-day. Dy
making the above purchase Messrs.
Coylo & Co. now hive Gvo tug. and
seven coal landings, including two at
Baton Roago. =
Cairo-Thc S. l.. Wood, with thirty
one coal boats and ak barges. from
Louisville, arrived ut Caledonia Thurs.
day evening, and went to tho bank for
tho night. This 10 tho largest coal tow
ever takcn down by boNt OF this class.
Capt. John T.. Cass on tho roof, Oliver
Doud aud Royal Hart. pilots; Emerson
Moore and Arthur Mccain, steorsmen.
DANGEROUS OBSTRUCTION.
Tho coal men and others interested in
navigating the river arc extremely
anxious that tho wheel OF tho Long.
follow should be located, shys tho Gin.
ctnnati Commercial Gazette. While |
there was not much notice taken at tho
;lme OF tho accident OF what became OF
this ponderous part OF tho steamer, it
now causes much apprehension on tho
part OF the towboat men aud others, as
it is likely that tho wheel held together
and sunk near tho middle OF tho chan.
mel. 1t will make nasty and danger.
Gus obstruction, and 1t seems only
proper that means should DO taken to
locate it before some boat and tow pu.
themselves in jeopardy by striking it.
THE Marks ABOVE.
Greensboro-River IS feet G inches
and rising. Weather cold with rain and
alcet.
spubenvile-River 10 fec. 3 inches
and rising. Weather cloudy and cold.
Pittsburgh-Rivcr II feet inches and
rising. Weather cloudy and cold.
Warren-Rivsr 3 feet . inches and
stationary. Weather cloudy and cold.
Oil Citv-River 3 feet 0 inches and |
stationary. Weather cloudy aud cold.
Morcantown-R!ver 70 feet inches
and rising. Weather cloudy and warm.
TIE MARKS BELOW.
Standardization 2.l feet 5 inches
aud rising; cloudy. cool.
Evausville-Rivcr 10 feet inches and
falling; cloudy; indications rain. J. A.
Woods down and Bostoua up this morn
ing.
Csiro-Arrivcd, Beaver and tow,
Louisville, ! p. M; Buckeye State, Gin
clnnati. 1880 p. m; G. W. Bachelor, St.
Louis, $3.50 a. IN. State Of Kansas, Mem
phis, n, m. W. W. O'Neil and tow,
Louisville. I q. m. S. l.. Wood and tow,
Louisville, 1880 a. III. Departed, Beaver,
New Orleans. p. M; Buckeye State, |
New Orleans. II p. H.; c. ". Bachelor,
Memphis. 5 4. M; State OF Kansas, Gin.
cinnati, 0 n. H.. W. W. o'Noil, Now Or
leans, 1:l5 Il. M; S L. Wood, New |
Orleans 1:i5 a. M. River 2j feet inch |
and falling; cloudy and threatening.
Memphis-River 10 feet inches aud
falling; weather cloudy md cool.