The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-06

perature SO. Pell, Observer.
The Clyde is due out of Tennessee
tomorrow.
The John A. Wood is laid up at
Middleport, o.
The Ten Brock went up the Ohio
river this morning for . tow.
The New Haven recently sunk in
the Wabash river has been raised.
The Clifton left st. Louis last night
and will report here on Friday morn
ing.
The Memphis will pass out OF Ten
nessee river en- route to st. Louis Sat-
urday.
Captain Archibald has bought the
towboat J. B. A. at Evansville and
will be used towing coal
The LYDIA has arrived here after hav-
ing been hung up at Double Island on
the Tennessee river. She will lay up
for better water.
The Mary Stewart has gone aground
at Sisters Islands. She was hung
there yesterday and not able to get of.
No later news has been heard.
The Carrsville has not been seen
here this week and it is thought must
be broken down. She has all the Cum
berland trade she can handle and has
had a good thing" during the low
water.
The Henry Harley left last night
for Tennessee river several hours late.
She was delayed by deck labor, being
unable to secure a full force Of roust.
ers. The negroes here will not work
aud the steamboat men can hardly Sc
cure enough deck labor to make half
a full crew.
The Richardson will not be here to-
day as she left Evansville late and is
short deck labor. The Bob Dudley
did not arrive here from Evansville
until late last night, and departed at
II O'Clock on her return trip. The
Richardson will probably get in early
tomorrow morning.
Among the very few old time pilots
who continue to stand a watch at the
wheel and who live in Louisville are
Captain Job whyssil and Captain
Alex Evans. Both are remarkable
men and have seen long service and
they seem to be in condition to be here
for some time to come.
The big soraper used by the towboat
Fulton is an immense hoe made OF
iron and attached to the bow OF the
tow boat. Il is dropped into the mud
or soft bank and dragged by the boat
into the river, where 1t leaves from
one to three cart loads ct time
and showed back to the bank as be-
fore by the boats to drag another
big lot of mud into the river.
The Louisville and Evansville Pack
ct company has mortgsged property,
including several steamboats, and
whariboats, foe $1,000 to the Fidel-
ity Trust ard Safety Vault CONT any.
Five per cent gold bolds will be is
sued, los at the par value OF $1,000
and 20 at the par value OF 800. The
right to retire the bonds within 40
years Is reserved. Mr.. W. W. Hite,
president of the company, said that
the mortgage was the result of reor-
ganizstion on Novembes 1, tire Louis
vile and Evansville Mail company
passing out OF existence. ard being
succeeded by the Louisville and Evans
vile Packet company. He said there
would be no change in the officers or
business. Mr.. Hite said TIE company
had experienced a bad year, and took
the only wise oourse-reorgsnization
and raising money.
The local inspectors at Pittsburg
sent Captain Frank Dodd the follow
ing letter which explains itself: "Af-
ter careful consideration Of all the tes-
timony in the charges filed against you
by ]. N. Rodgers for criminal neglect
OF duty, carrying and concealipg o.,
board spirituous liquors and drinking
same to excess while in the perform
ance Of your duty and causing your
steamboat to be steered over dam No.
on the Monongahela river with nine
empty fats In tow, with an unlicensed