The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-12


since yesterday morning. The rive'
here will probably come to a stand in
the next "a hours.
Arrivals-John S. Hopkins from
Evansville at noon today with a bis
cargo OF freight and a number Of
passengers for this port Kentucky
from the Tennessee yesterday even.
ing at G o'clock with 90 hogshead'
lof tobacco. livestock and othe.
freight for Paducah and big cargo
|of lumber for BroOkport. George
Cowling from Metropolis this morn
ing and this afternoon, doing a good
freight and passenger business. LIB
|erty from Elizabethtown on her first
trip. Robert Dodds from the Missis-
sippi to tow the Emerson show boat.
Dick Fowler from Cairo tonight at 3
O'Clock. |. n. Hook from Cairo,
where she delivered a tow Of Tonnes
see river ties. Raymond Homer from
the upper Ohio last night with a tow
or 20 loaded coal boats for the lower
Mississippi. The Homer is one OF
the Pittsburgh combine boats. Tho
Reaper'from the mines at caseyviilS
today with a tow of coal for the West
Kentucky Coal company.
Departures--Dic Fowler for Cairo
and way landings this morning at
O'clock with a number OF passengers
and 10 head OF horses and mules and
other freight. George Cowling for
Metropolis this morning at IL o'clock
and this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock,
doing a good business. John S. Hop
kins for Evansville and way, landings
this afternoon. Kentucky for Brook
port early this morning to unloa1
freight and receive freight for the
Tennessee river. Raymond for the
lower Mississippi with a big tow OF
coal. Castalia for Nashville to assist
the Margaret. which struck the bridg.-
last night. Liberty for Ellzabethtowu
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Hook
for the Tennessee tonight or in the
morning after a tow OF ties for Cairo
The Harvester will go south tomor-
row with a tow OF about so barges
of coal for the West Kentucky Coal
company. The greater part OF the
coal will be delivered at Memphis
She will also take the steamer City
of Birmingham down to Helena. Ark
Capt. Floyd Burress will be in com
msnd of the Harvester and Louis
vile Billy" Smith and wallac,
Farnsley will go as pilots.
A few light repairs will be made
on the Emerson show boat and the
Robert Doi1s today and tomorrow
and Sunday the show boat. with the
Dodds pushing her, will leave for the
upper Ohio and come south.
The steamer Blue Spot. which met
with an accident yesterday morning
will be repaired today and will leave
for the Tennessee after ties the first
OF next week.
Capt. f. Await will arrive here to-
night or in the morning from New
Boston. H.. with a fine new motor
boat he has purchased. The new
boat is expected to be the fastest in
the local harbor.
The steamer Royal will enter the
Golconda and Paducah packet trade
tomorrow afternoon after having neN
boiler sheets put in.
The Peters Lee will leave Cinein-
natl this afternoon at o'clock for
Memphis and all way landings. She
will be due here some time Monday
on her way south.
II Is reported that a barge OF spar.
belonging TO the Dunbar-Sox Lumber
company. OF Shawneetown. broke
loose at Cave-in-Rock yesterday an,
is floating down the Ohio. The local
harbor boats are on the lookout to-
day for the barge OF spar and Will
land ii II It comes by this port.
The Kentucky will return from
Brookport tonight and will receive
freight at the wharfboat all day to-
morrow and leave for the Tennessee
at O'Clock.
Another Aver e. Lord Tie company
towboat struck bridge, making two
boats belonging to the same company
that have hit bridges in the last
week. The steamer Margaret hit the