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afterwards and departed. She was
delayed by heavy fog. Both ar
rived in Cairo this morning and leave
this Afternoon, arriving here late to-
night.
The Dick Fowler cleared port a
few minutes before midnight with a
large number of passengers for
Cairo and Hickman. Pilot Boyce
Bergman took here as far as Cairo
and he was relieved by Capt. John
Rollins, of this city who will do work
on the Mississippi.
The u. s. S. Goldenrod arrived at
10 a. m. today from Cincinnati en-
route to Cairo. She remained here a
short time.
The towboat Egan left last night
for Memphis in command of Capt
Chas. Kopf, Jr., Capt. Jim White
and Al Faulkner. engineers, John
Goodall and John Reynolds and will
bring back a tow of empties.
The towboat American has been re-
painted and thoroughly overhauled
and yesterday Afternoon was moved
from the foot of Monroe street to the
fot Of Elizabeth street up the Ten
nessee to lie up.
Capt. Jim Molinski will bring the
George Cowling back from Cairo to-
night
Capt. Hunter Perry, secretary and
treasurer of the Ryman line of steam
boats. of Nashville, arrived in tbs
city last night on business. Capt.
George Doubleday. general manager
of this line. has been here several
weeks experimenting the repairs to
the Harley, Richardson, Dunbar and
Electra.
After a general overhauling and
painting the j. b. Richardson was let
of the marine ways yesterday after
noon and tied up alongside the Dun
bar and Electra at the foot OF Jeffer-
son street. All are in good condition
and ready for the Cumberland river
trade when the water rises sufficient
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Congressman Ollie NJ. James was
one Of the passengers on the Dick
Fowler TO Cairo last night.
The Clyde arrived at $3.50 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon from Waterloo,
Ala, with good trip. She had fouS
cars of lumber for Metropolis. On
her trip back she handled yer 500
bales of cotton and much cotton seed
c. J. Aughinbaugh. sailor on the
Clyde, went of duty this morning for
a two weeks vacation
I Freight shipments to Cairo were
delayed this morning when the Har-
ley refused to carry any to Cairo. A
large number of passengers went to
Cairo this morning.
The Mary Anderson came In from
the Caseyville mines with a tow of
coal yesterday and will return today.
i The harbor boat, Harth of the
{ West Kentucky Coal company,
handled much lumber from Illinois
/ yesterday.
Capt. +. L. Dorsey. who has been
In Paducah several days inspecting
several steamboats, for the Nashville
board, left yesterday afternoon for
Cairo TO Join President Tafts party
en- route to the waterways convention
which will be held in New Orleans.
the opening session Of which was held
yesterday
President Tafts Pilot.
Capt. Luke NJ. Mooar, of Newport
Ky. hass been selected to pilot the
Oleander that will carry President
Taft and his party on their inspection
trip down the Mississippi river from
Cairo TO New Orleans this week
Pilot Mooar was born and reared at
New Palestine. Clermont county. and
has followed the river as pilot all his
life. He learned to handle steamers
under veteran Pilot Nose Peckd.
heimer. and has followed towboating
from Cincinnati to New Orleans, and
has been very successful. He has
handled some of the largest towboats
in the Monongahea River Consoli-
dated Coal and Coke company. in
Guiding the Sprague and Joseph b.
Williams, and several of their small
or boats. In 1898 Mooar brought the
Joe Williams from Pittsburgh to New
Orleans with the largest tow ever
handled on Western water. There
were seven acres of bargcs. contain
ing 1853 900 bushels Mooar knows
the everchanging channel Of the Mis-
sissippi like book.