Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-19
RIVER NEWS
Daily ChronIcls OF tho Movements or the
Goats and Boatmen.
ARRIVALS.

Daily ChronIcis OF tho Movsmsnts OF the
Goats and Boatmen.
ARRIVALS.
Kanawha. Charleston. .,
T. NJ. Bayne, Steubenville.
Leroy, Darlington.
Ben Hur, Parkersburg.
Ruth, Sistersville.
DEPARTURES. =
Kanawha, Charleston.
Bayne, Steubenville.
Leroy, Darlington.
Ruth, Sistersville. e.
Ben Hur, Pittsburg. VsAs-
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY. g.,
Cincinnati, Queen City, a. m.
New Matamoras, Lexington, IL a. m
Steubenville. T. NJ. Bayne, 2:SO a m.
Darlington, Leroy, $3.50 p. m.
Sistersville, Ruth, $3.50 p. m.
The marks on the landing last night
showed a stage of feet 9 inches ana
rising.
The handsome Queen City Is the
packet for Cincinnati this morning.
She left Pittsburg last night with
number of round-trippers.
The steamer Argand, OF which Mrs.
Capt. Mary Green is commander, fiys
a flag symbolic Of the emblem or the
American Association of Masters ana
Pilots. Of which she is a member.
The amount Of coal at Cincinnati nc
present according to estimate, is about
100000. .---;s-.----..
AS Yesterday announced. says
Pittsburg paper, between 100000 ana
{. 900 900 bushels OF coal are loaded IN
pools and there is no reason to deviate
from these figures. Capt. !. n. Bunton
soys that -.hiIe- that amount may 10
loaded. some Of It has changed hands,
and he gave Il as his opinion that
there is not 1000 000bushels or coal
for sale. The river representative or
the Chronicle Telegraph had a talk
with several operators on the condluon
of the local market, and all agreed
that the figures given in yesterday -
issue are correct for the coal Is on
hand and has not been consumed.
Cant. Rodgers. OF the Tide Coal Com
many. was offered ten barges OF coal
during the month at five cents, al.
though some coal is reported at selling
for six cents yesterday by the barge,
few of the operators who have coal
loaded are bulling the market.
THE Carnegie interests have fully
I 200 600 bushels tied up at their mills.
walton G. Co. are said TO have thirty
barges loaded. although when SPOKEN
to on the subject Capt Bunton wouiu
not give the exact amount. browns
have over 500. 1000 bushels. and otner
firms have all the way from three 10
fen barpes on hand. IL is estimated
that there is enough coal In the pools
IN supply the market for at least sixty
DAVIS TO come. A great deal OF coal IS
being brought from the West virginia
fields and II the shipments continue
the supply will hold out longer. Con-
siderable coal has changed hands late-
~ and Il Is given on good authority
that not much more than l'9Vo,Vvo
bushels is now held by hrst hands'
These figures are given AFTER a carr
full investigation. There was ruhioI
current on Water street during tne
morning that the miners strike was
10 be declared of next week.
THE Ohio River is expected TO COM
mence TO rise some time this evening
and the stage Of water below the Davis
Island dam will probably show nVe
feet OF water tomorrow.
pittsburg. August 1s.-Rlver feet
eight-tenths and rising at the Dam.
Cloudy and cool. 81 o..
Greensboro. August 1s-Riyer Zee,
4 inches and falling. Cloudy: Inc
Adam Jacobs and Florence Belle GOWN
ON Thursday; the Hudson up.
oil City, August 18.-Riyer 3 feet
inches and falling. Clear ana pleasant.
Steubenyillee, August lS.-hiyer
foot 7 inches AID rising. Gear ana
warm Passed up: The Ben Hur. Pass-
ca down: The Queen Cisy.
Morgantown. August Is. - River
feet inch. Fair. - 49,,
Parkersburg, August 18.-Ohlo tive,
z feet 8 inches and failing. Clouoy'
PISSED down and up: The Valley Belle'
vone down: The Kanawha. Passed up'
-. ~ y bedford The Little Kama