Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-28

and falling. Fair and cool
OIL CITY-River feet inches and
falling. Clear and cool.
BROW NSVILLE-River 10 feet 4 inches
and falling.
At the wharf the present swell in the
river reached its maximum yesterday
about noon, marking IS feet inches.
Masters and pilots are notified that
the light Conconneque, No. 2, has been
moved up the river about one hundred
yards.
The following named towboats,
forming the coal fleet sent out from
Pittsburg Tuesday. passed the wharf
Yesterday: Coal City and ]. n. Bun
ton. at 9 a. M; Belle MCGOWAN, at IL
a. NJ; Jim Wood, at IL a. M. Dave
Wood. Acorn and George Shiras, at
noon: Relief, at / p. m. They will be
followed by the Fallie, Rescue. Ed
Roberts, Charles Brown, John Moren
The Relief towed six coalboats and on
reaching Bellaire she turned them over
to the George Shiras.
The keystone State having b/en put
in first class condition, will leave Pitts
burg for Cincinnati next Sunday in
command of Capt. Charles Knox.
On the present rise about 100000
bushels of coal has been sent south
and notwithstanding published re-
ports to the contrary, none of the coal
is for use by the government. These
reports have greatly annoyed the Pitts
burg coal operators. The government
in the first place. must advertise for
bids before it buys coal, and this has
not as yet been done. If the govern
ment needed coal for war purposes il
would simply take it and would pay
the owners the market price.
The steamer to be placed in the
Pittsburg and New Orleans trade by
Capt Dana Scott, will be 300 feet long
As feet wide, with 7-foot depth OF
hold, making her about 40 feet longer
than any other packet that goes to
Pittsburg. 1t will be the only steel
hull on the upper Ohio river, and prob
ably will be capable of carrying 1,o0C
tons of freight.
At present more packets are running
out Of Pittsburg than at any time since
the palmy days of steamboating. More
packets are also touching the Wheeling
wharf just now than have been seen
here for quite while. Nine steamers
IN pass III dhu Jul az ehC ldhuiiAS "
day, as follows: Lorena, H. X. Bed
ford W. j. Cummins, Queen City. Ar
gand, Lexington, T. M. Bayne, Leroy
and Ruth. This is the largest number
of packets to arrive and depart at the
Wheeling wharf in a single day for
some time and all will find business
as usual brisk.
Yesterdays packets passed in and
out on schedule time.
The reliable Ben Hur in command OF
Capt Kimble, arriving from Pittsburg
will clear for Parkersburg tomorrow
at II a. m.
Bay Bros Urania departs for
Charleston tomorrow at S a. m. She
has excellent passenger accommodate
tions.
The Virginia leaves tomorrow for
Pittsburg at a. M Travellers on this
boat never fail to find perfect comfort
Forecast Official Bassler, at Cincin-
natl. is about ready to change the Ohio
river danger line at that place from
forty-five feet to fifty feet Mr.. Bassler
has addressed letters to the various
school principals of the flood districts
of Cincinnati, asking for the exact
stage Of the river which affects the
homes of the school children. Replies
to these letters show that no great in
convenience is felt until the 55-foot
stage is reached.