The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-23
Along the Landing.

The marks at 6 p. m. showed % feet 8
inches and rising SLOWLY. The river
was expected to become stationary this
morning, with not over % feet as the
top notch Of the rise. Weather, cloudy
and warmer.
These boats passed down with coal
yesterday: John Moren, 2 p. M; Robert
Mckinley, $3.50 p. nj Dick Fulton 3
p. m.
The Keystone State is this mornings
Cincinnati packet, departing at S
o'clock.
The Queen City will be four hours or
more late in passing up to-day She is
expected al noon.
A Louisville dispatch says: Judge
Field, in deciding the suit OF John Pyle.
a steamboat pilot, against Inspectors
Dunn and Abraham, held with the in
spectors that a pilot has no right to be
drunk whether on duty or on. The in
spectors suspended Pyle on the charge
that he was seen coming out of sa-
loon drunk. Pyle sued for 80 days pay,
which he lost because Of the suspension.
Judge FIELD dismissed the suit.
Pittsburgh River News.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22.-The Allie
gheny river is on a rampage, but has
commenced to fall. 1t did not COM
mence to recede until an eighteen-foot
stage has been reached, which is with
in three feet of the danger line. The
Monongahela is also high, boats being
enabled to go over the Monongahela
dams, instead OF going through the
locks. This was convenient to boats
going up stream with lows Of emphes,
and saved much time.
There is good water also in the lower
Ohio, and the boats that will go south
from Louisville this trip will not be
compelled to take their tows through
the Louisville canal, as there is good
falls water. The boats that have been
ordered south will arrive there in a few
days. No coal shipments had been
made up 10 noon to-day, on account Of
the high water. but number will get
away tomorrow, including the Ed Rob-
erts and Josh Cook.
Some of the rlvermen are much exer-
clsed over the recent order issued by the
river combination that no boats having
less than 1S-inch cylinders be sent
through to Cincinnati or Louisville with
tows OF coal. The following are some Of
the boats that may be affected: Nellie
Walton, George Shiras, Berthan, Clip
per, William c. Horner, Tom Lysle.
Maggie, Tornado. Fallie. Jim Brown,
Charles Clark, Robert Jenkins and Rob-
ert Mckinley. These boats Will not be
laid up. but 1t is the intention to send
only those of large power to Cincinnati
and Louisville. Such boats can handle
larger tows and to much better advan-
tage. The smaller bonts will continue
to be used to help the big ones out. This
practice viii be continued as long rs
there IS navigation. When the river
remains low for a long period, and
much coal accumulates. as many boats
as can be spared will take coal through.
Some OF the rivcrmen are afraid they
win lose their places,
River kilograms.
MoRGANTowN - River IL feet and
falling. Weather, clear and cool.
STEUBENVILLE - River % feet
and stationary. Weather, clear and
cool. Passed down: Dick Fulton.
PITTSBURGH - River 1859 feet and
falling. Weather, clear and cool.
BRowNsVILLE-River 10 feet 2
inches and falling.
OIL CITY-Rlver feet inches and
falling. Weather, clear and mild.
GREENSBORo-River IL feet and
failing, Weather fair ard warm.
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