The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-26
River stages.


River stage at Z o'clock this morn
ing, 3S.4, a rise OF IA since yester-
day morning. Yesterday the river
rose a, and last night she came up
at the rate of an inch an hour. rising
one foot during the night. Rivermen
expect a stage of As feet on this rise
and the crest of the high water will
reach this place about next Tuesday
morning. The crest OF the Cumber-
land will reach here sometime Mon
day and the crest OF the Ohio some
time Tuesday. The Ohio here Is out
of its banks and on the Illinois shore
water is over miles OF country and
between here and Cairo the Ohio Is
several miles wide in places. II is
hard to state Just what the stage will
be on account of the rivers spreading
over so much territory, and the water
is draining on fast into the Missis-
sippi.
Arrivals-Steamer Dick Fowler
from Cairo last night at 9 O'Clock
with three loads OF tobacco and other
freight. John s. Hopkins from Ev-
ansville last night at 10 O'Clock with
a number OF passengers. five loads OF
tobacco and other freight. Kentucky
from Riverton and way landings yes
terday afternoon with six hogsheads
of tobacco for here and 10 cars OF
lumber for Brookport. Royal from
Golconda this morning at IL o'clock
with six loads OF tobacco, a number
of passengers and other freight. Cowl-
ing from Metropolis this morning and
this afternoon with a good freight and
passenger list on both trips. Ameri-
can from the Cumberland yesterday
AFTERNOON with tow Of ties for the
lower Ohio. Beaver in from Rosi
Clair yesterday afternoon with a tow
of rock for Cairo. ]. B. Finley in
from lower Mississippi yesterday after
noon with a big tow Of empty barges.
Departures-Dic Fowler for Cairo
and way landings this morning at 3
O'Clock with a number of passegers
and a cargo of live stock, moving
plumber and grocery supplies. Ken
lucky out for Brookport to unload
and receive freight Beaver for Cairo
with stone. ]. B. Finley for Louis
vile with empty barges. T. II. Davis
to Joppa this morning after being re-
paired of the damage done by fire.
Hopkins for Evansville at o'clock
this morning. Cowling for Metropo-
rs this morning and this afternoon.
Royal to Golconda this afternoon az ?
o'clock.
The Kentucky viii he N from down
the river tonight and rec rye freight
a: the wharfbol, tomorrow fo- the
Tennessee.
S. C. Baker. head c.e:k. and Loo
Hudson, second cls,k q the CITY Of
Saltillo, arrived in the city yesterday
from st. Louis. The Saltillo probably
will get away tomorrow for st. Louis
10 ented the st. Louis and Tennessee
river packet trade the frrt Of the
week.
The Gray Eagle probably will get
away the first of next week to enter
the Mississippi river trade out OF ST.
Louis.
Most of the tobacco tlat has be''hI
received by the river in the last few
days Is almost equally divided be-
tween Bohmer's warehouse and Tuck
er's warehouse.
The Nellie passed the inspection or
Steamboat Inspectors Captains Green
and st. John, of Nashville, yesterday.
The w. w. O'Nell will be due TO
pass down the Ohio with big tow OF
coal for the Mississippi in the next
few days.
The zoe Scott" a fine gasoline
boat owned by Joe Scott, a million
aire OF Pittsburgh, came into port
yesterday afternoon from the Cum
berland. The boat will have u1e
light repairs made heUSssf then Mr.
Scott and his fsSssT' who are-w1th
him. will las~Sfor Pittshur<h. The