The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-06-21
River Stages.

Nv SduSt ftFiSltitu rldSe OI
lO.2 this morning, rise of 0.3 in
the last - hours. Weather clear.
Business at the wharf fair
The Peters Lee from Memphis
passed up this afternoon for Cincin-
cinnati. Several Paduoah people left
for the round trip TO Cincinnati
The Clyde left last night for the
Tennessee river. The Kentucky will
arrive late tonight from the Tonnes
see river and lie over until Satur-
day before starting on the return
trip.
The Savannah Is expected out of
the Tennessee river on the return
trip to st. Louis. tomorrow.
The snag-b boat Il. Woodruff pass
ed this morning from the upper Ohio
bound for Cairo
The John Hopkins was the regu-
lar Evansville packet today.
Emerson's show-boat arrived at
Farley In Mechanlcsburg this morn
ing and will show here Friday.
Delayed by the storm aud by hea-
Wy freight shipments. the Joe Fowler
did not arrive yesterday until p. m.
At Cave-in-Rock the passengers
were allowed to get off the boat. and
while there stlff gale struck II
throwing II up against the rocks. do
ing slight damage. however. This
with load OF 400 sacks of corn
made the boat FIVE hours late arriv-
ing and seven hours late departing.
Mr.. Marry Brown grounded seven
barges a. the Caseyvlle bar wednes-
day morning. She brought thirty,the
balance OF her tow on to the city
Wednesday.
The Harvester with forty pieces
came in Thursday.
The John A. .Moods,with SO pieces
In tow is laid up at Carrsville The
river Is falling so rapidly It Is not
known whether these boats will get
out or not
The Pacific with 16 pieces is due
down today.
Capt W. II. Jacobs, on the Wood
ruff. passed down Wednesday night.
en- route to Cairo. TO do snag work
and will work back up the river.
The Fred Hartwlg passed up We'd
nesday to assist in getting the tows
over Caseyvllle bar.
The Samuel of Evansville, is on
the docks for repairs.
One of r. G. Terrell & company's
teams nearly was drowned yesterday
and a load of -four. meal and crack
ers was ruined by water. The driver
tried to 20 down the wharf without
making a sufficiently olrcutous de-
scent. The heavy load swept the
horses down into the river and out
over their heads They were kept
from drowning by the shaft swing
ing their heads toward the shore.
The goods were removed from the
wagon in sklfs and the horses. cut
loose, swan to the snore. Last fall
this firm had a horse drowned In the
same manner.
Official Forecasts.
The Ohio at Evansville and Nj.
Vernon viii continue falling during
the next two days At Paducah and
Cairo, will continue rising during the
next two or three days.
The Tennessee at Florence, will
fall during the next "a hours. At
Johnsonville will continue rising
during the next ~ to "a hours, then
fall.
The Mississippi from below st.
Louis to Cairo. will continue rising
during the next SO hours.
Capt. NJ S. Bhnkley. of Little
Rock, Ark. Is lying at the point OF
death from knife wounds inflicted by
negro Monday night while return
ing np the river with an excursion OF
A groes aboard the Henry Sheldon.
Capt. Brinkley was cut in the throat
and face and one of his ears was near
ly cut of. When the boat was near
ing the Little Rock landing some one
shouted, "Man overheard" and
panic followed. A noisy negro whom
the captain was trying to quiet, sprang
upon him with a knife. infiicting
wounds. which are likely to prove
fatal. In the excitement the negro
escaped in skin. which had been
lowred by other negroes.
The new Glenmore leaves Madison
today to go to Evansville and enter
the Evansville and Cannelton trade.
Capt. Ben Anderson will be in charge
of her. She is now a-nice boat with
a handsome cabin....The freight car
ried through The Louisville and Port
land canal and ia IS of the Ohio river
at Louisville durino April amounted
TO 277.5SG tons. compared with 1885,
csc in April, 1905, and s0O,97s in