The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-30
RIVER NEWS


The John S. Hopkins Was in and
out for Evansville last night The
Joe Fowler got away at II o'clock
for Evansville. the Hopkins and the
Joe Fowler both working in the E,v-
ansville trade. The Fowler has been
laid up for repairs and on account Of
lack In business. but the increase in
river trade has made It necessary
for two boats between Padacah and
Evansville.
The Buttorff left Nashville this
morning for Paducah. = She is due
Tuesday night and will leave We'd
nesday noon for Nashville.
The Thomas II. Benton got in last
might from the head OF the Tonnes
see river, where she has been for
several months. not able TO come
down the river on account of low
water.
The Dick Fowler had her wheel
cut down six inches. while she was
lying IN port last week She will
now make her trips between Padu-
cab and Cairo on her schedule time.
She left at O'Clock this morning
for Cairo.
The Electra got in Saturday night
from the Mississippi with big trip
Of corn she took on to Nashville.
The towboat Blue Spot go away
for the Cumberland river this morn
ing after ties.
River stage 2O.i. a fall of g.
The Sciota arrived from Cairo
yesterday and went on up the Ten
nessee.
The steamer Harth got away sun
day morning for Caseyville after a
tow Of coal for the West Kentucky
Coal company.
The New Orleans World OF De
oember 2s says: ';rhe annual re-
ports OF Col. william T. Rossell on
the improvements OF the. Ohio rive,
land Of Lieut.. Col. J. @. Warren on
the Improvements on the Muekin-
gum. West Virginia and Kentucky
rivers have just been issued by the
government printing Office at Wash
Iington, and are obtainable by all in
terested. Col. Rossell points out that
the full benefit OF the Ohio improve
ments can not be secured to nayiga-
ton til the government allows ade-
quate appropriations for the work
The commerce of the Ohio for the
year ending June 80 last, Col Ros-
sell says, was general merchandise to
the amount Of 11.427.7S1 tons, at an
estimated value OF s79.994.4Ss; pas
lsengers during the year numbered
4,349, 0C9."
Capt. w. II. Leyhe, of the Eagle
Packet company, was presented FRI
day night with a handsome cup by
the Southwest Missouri Drummers'
association at the annual banquet.
Capt. Leyhe entertained the drum
mers in 1904 at Cape Girardeau and
in 1906 at New Madrid. On both oc-
Icasions he took the drummers down
on the Eagle Packet company's
steamer Cape Girardeau. During the
sessions of the Drummers' conven-
ton they made the steamer theis
|houseboat.
Frank Lame, aged so, for two
years blacksmith for the Eagle
Packet company, who was drowned
Christmas Eve above Paducah, KY,
had just celebrated Christmas with |
friends, and he rowed back in a skin |
to the Eagle company's fleet, above |
Paducah, where, according to wit
nesses, he fell out of the skin. Lame |
worked in st. Louis all last summer
at the foot of Chouteau avenue. He
also worked on the United States |
snagboat Wright before employed by
the Eagle Packet company.-Globe-
Democrat.
The steamer "Vincennes" was tied |
up for about two hours Saturday af- |
ternoon by Deputy United States |
Marshal Wade Brown on libel filed |
by Ferguson q Palmer IUmhar oom~l