The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-23

on the gauge, rise of 90. Clear anu
mild.
The towboat Clifton this morning
passed up with the big wharfboat for
dropped the latter here and after
coaling left for Evansville. The wharf
boat was purchased from the Colum-
bian Excursion company, at St.Louls,
and has just been repaired on the
ways at Mound City. IL is about the
size OF the Paducah wharfboat.
The II. W. Buttorn leaves Nash
Vile this evening and is due here to-
morrow night. As Monday Is Christ
mas she will not go out until Wed
nesday but in the meantime Will go
on the ways or docks for light re-
pairs.
The Dick Fowler left at n. m.
with d good trip aud on her return
tonight will lay up until Wednesday,
giving the crew two holidays on ac-
count of Christmas.
The Royal arrived at 10 q. m, from
Golconda and left az p. m. for the
same port.
The Charleston will be repaired
early next week and leave at once for
the Cumberland river. She broke her
wheel few days ago.
The Kentucky will leave at pm.
with fair freight trip. As the holt
day business up the Tennessee river
IS practically over she will not have
her usually big trip.
The Peters Lee passed up from
Memphis for Cincinnati at a. m.
she put of 30 bales of cotton here for
the Cohankus Manufacturing compa-
ny.
The Rees Lee Is due to pass down
this evening from Cincinnati for
Memphis. She has a big trip, inclnd-
ing 500 barrels OF salt.
The CITY of Saitllo arrived at :
a. m. from Joppa, ILL.,, where she re
shipped her trip and left for Dan
Vile. Tenn. to go into winter quar-
tiers. Part of her crew went home
| from here by rail and the other mem
bers will leave by rail at Danyille.
The John S. Hopkins is today's
Evansville packet.
The Tennessee is due Monday from
the Tennessee river. She will be sue
ceeded mkt Wednesday by the Clyde.
which Is being wen light repairs.
The Geo. II. cowlIng made her
regular trips between Paducah and
Metropolis today. bringing mp big
crowds of shoppers.
The Harvester left Pittsburs yes
terday with AZ barges for Paducah
for the West Kentucky Coal Co.
The Frisco transfer barge being
repaired on the docks will be let OF.
this afternoon and Tuesday a similar
barge will be floated on. There Is
still another to be repaired, making
/ four In all.
Superintendent Young Tayloi
stated this morning that he had 1913
men at work on the docks. Averag-
ing each mans salary at 81 day
this would mean payroll during the
week of 81, a0S. The force at the
docks and ways will lay OFF Christ
mas.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says:
Capt. C. NJ. Budd of Paducah
/ Ky. master of transportation and
general sales agent of the Kentucky
Coal company. passed through the
city yesterday en- route to Pittsburg.
The st. Louis Republic Of Tuesday
says: There was considerable slush
ice running in the river yesterday
The river is in good condition for a
heavy run OF ice il a quick freeze
should come
A Pittsburg telegram Tuesday
says: Government inspectors have
suspended for sixty days the licenses
of Frank Gilmore, master and pilot.
and Ulysses X. Riggs. engineer, OF
the steamer Iron Age, for carrying
excessive steam"
The Louisville Courier-Journai
says: Capt Sam s. Brown had
$4,000. 900 Of stock in the Mononga-
hela River Consolidated Coke and
Coal company when he died. Quite
number of steamboatmen and tow
boatmen will spend their holidays al
home"
The United States government
snagboat Il. A. Woodruff has gone In
to winter quarters at Cincinnati. She
is in charge or the work on the Ohio
liver and tributaries.
DR.. +. NJ. Mead, who has been In
charge of the United States marine
hospital service at Pittsburg since the
civil war, has been transferred Ia