The Paducah sun., 1905-07-06

left this morning on the John s.
Hopkins for Evansville. Ind.
The J. b. Finley and the Ranger
passed Evansville with big tows OF
coal for the Mississippi river yester-
day.
The Sprague passed down al day
break this morning with large
fleet of loaded coal barges
The Pavonia left this morning for
the Tennessee river for ties.
The Inverness left for the Cum
berland river this morning.
The John s. Hopkins passed the
j. A. Wood at West Franklin. KY
last night, coming down with a
large coal tow.
There are about FIVE caulkers at
work at the Paducah Marine Ways.
which is now an open shop, and Cap
tain Mike Williams states that he
does not anticipate any trouble in
/ securing more when his work de-
mands IT, The Finney docks and
coal companies here are doing little
work at present and still refuse to
sign the new agreement.
The w. w. O'Neil and the Harry
Brown passed down, the former
with 81 and the other with 23 bar
yes The Brown. turned hack at
Cairo but the O'Neil proceeded to
! New Orleans. II is the O'Neils first
trip since she sank at Louisville re
Gently
~GThe 5. S. Brown is the name Sc
/ Ncted by the directory of the Ar
kansas River Packet company for
the new steel hull passenger and
| freight steamer now under con
struction for that company at the
James Rees 4 Sons company works
at Pittsburg
The following is list of the old
est boats in service: Gouldsboro,
railroad transfer formerly U. s.
Chickasaw). built In 1868; Coal
| City, towboat. sternwheel, built In
1864: Mamie Coyle, tug, built In
1868: Ariadna. tug. built in 1868;
lronsides, tow. sternwheel, built In
1863; Tom Rees No. 2, tow, stern
Wheel. built in 1863; Tom Dods-
worth. tow. sternwheel, built in
IS71. st. Louis. railroad transfer
wheel, built in 1870; ID. T. Lane
Tow, stc.nwheel. built In 1871; Ton
Lyle. tow. built in 1871; Alice
Brown. tow. built in 1873; San
clark. tow, built in lS70.-Courier
Journal.
The City OF Savannah, of the Ten
nessee river line, which passed here
yesterday, had 2OG5 bags of peanuts
lC5 bales OF cotton, $4,000 feet o
lumber and lot of produce.
The rival boats, India Givens an'
the J. b. Richardson, returned yes
terday, the former having about 2,
: 600 sacks of wheat and the latte
about 2,4OO. The Richardson claim
ed to have the best of the bargain
in the matter of rates. Each had
. number of passengers. Both left las
evening with passengers but M
freight. Globe Democrat.
The steamer Sun of the Lee lin
will be OF the ways at Mound Cit
Saturday.
The Eagle packet company a
St Louis, has followed the exampl
set by the state of Indiana, and post
q ed notices of "No cigarette smoking
on its steamers.
The Penguin arrived yesterda
; from Tennessee river and returns Il
+ day.
G Ii is seldom that coal tows hay
passed south at this season of tn
+ year, especially such large tows. Tn
II biggest towboats are now running /
d the Ohio with the greatest OF ease.
!, Pilots are complaining becaus
J. some of the government light keel
n ers allow the grass and weeds I
grow up and obscure the lights, an
will appeal to the government for re
lief, IL is understood.
y The kentucky is due from Tenne'
8 see river and should be here som'
q time today or tonight She return
Is Saturday at p. m.
IL The Evansville packet today wa
u the John S. Hopkins.
The Voolfolk brought tow
ties out of Tennessee river yesterda.
The Castalia has gone into Tennel