The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-16
RIVER NEWS
River Stages.

River stage at Z O'Clock this morn
ing ISL, a rise of 0.6 since yester-
day morning. The Ohio at this place
Twill continue to rise slowly.
ARRlVAL.S-Kentucky from Riv-
erton, Ala, and all way landings yes
terday afternoon at O'Clock with a
big cargo OF general packet freight
for this port and several cars of
freight for Brookport. Joe Fowler
from Evansville and all way landings
on time this morning with a large
passenger and freight list for this
port. Royal from Golconda this
morning, doing a good business. Har-
vester from Memphis this morning at
o'clock with a tow OF 21 empty
barges for the West Kentucky Coal
company. She delivered a big tow
OF west Kentucky coal at Memphis.
Dick Fowler from Cairo and way
landings tonight at o'clock. Chat
tanooga from the lower Ohio at noon
today with several cars Of freight for
upper Tennessee river landings. Pa
lcific No. from the Mississippi this
afternoon with a big tow OF empty
I
coal boats and barges and two bargcs
OF wood pulp. she was tied up at
McCoy's landing on the lower Ohio
yesterday afternoon and part OF last
night on account OF a bag boiler"
George Cowling from Metropolis this
morning and this afternoon. doing a
fine freight and passenger business.
Lizzie b. Archbold from Brookport
with a tow OF empty barges. Mar
garet from the Cumberland this after
noon or tonight with a tow of sew
eral barges of cross-ties for the Aver
& Lord Tie company.
| DEPARTURES-D Fowler for
Cairo and all way landings this morn
ing at s o'clock with a large freight
and passenger list. Kentucky for the
lower Ohio yesterday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock to unload and receive
freight for the Tennessee. Pacific
No. for the upper Ohio with her
big tow this afternoon. Chattanooga
for Chattanooga this evening after
receiving freight this afternoon at
the wharfboat with a large cargo of
freight and a number Of passengers
She will return in about twelve days.
Joe Fowler for Evansville and way
landings Immediately after transact
ing business at the wharfboat. She
did a good business out of this port.
Royal for Golconda this afternoon at
2 O'Clock with a number Of passen-
gers and a lot. OF freight. George
Cowling for Metropolis this morning
at Al and this afternoon at 4:sO,
doing a fine business on both trips.
/. c. tug Archbold for Brookport with
Iseveral barges of ties.
The Kentucky will be In from
Brookport today add tomorrow she
will receive freight at the wharfboat
and get away at 6 O'Clock In the
evening for the Tennessee.
The Cumberland river packets J..
B. Richardson and II. w. Buttorff
will be in port tomorrow afternoon
from Nashville and will leave on a.
return trip Immediately after trans
Iacting business at the wharfboat.
The John S. Hopkins will be the
Evansville packet tomorrow morn
ling.
The steamer Peters Lee will be due
tomorrow afternoon from Memphis
on her way TO Cincinnati.
The big towboat Joe ID. Williams
Is coming up the Mississippi on one
side and probably will get to Cairo
today. when she will be repaired She
VIII then depart for Louisville with a
big tow of empties.
The American will probably get
away for the Cumberland late this
|afternoon or tomorrow morning with
several empty barges after a tow Of
ties TO- Cairo.
Official Forecasts.