The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-31

here tomorrow, leaving at 6 p. m
Wednesday evening for return trip
TO Waterloo.
Commodore Albertus Rittenhouse
spent yesterday In Kuttawa.
Earl lowell went out as steers
man ON the Dick Fowler this morn
ing.
The Dick Fowler left on time tnIS
morning for Cairo, but will be ue-
layed tonight by handling "hea.
She should reach here before miu-
night, however
There will be nos Olarksville poat
today, as the J. b. Richardson WI,
not reach here from NasnViNe u"'''
Wednesday. She leaves az noon on
"Wednesday for Naspville ana wiz
not make her regular ClarlsVilie t'p
until next week.
The Bette owen did olF ieiis
business today and is handing n'u0"
corn.
President John Il. Rollins, of the
Paducah and Illinois Ferry cohpanS'
lest yesterday for st. LOUIS Oairo
and Memphis. to be gone se'erai
davs In search OF a boat to replace
,bc pe,tie owen while she Is being
overhauled
pilot George street, of the Eagle
Packet company's boats at ST. Louis
returned yesterday from Shiloh
Tenn where he has been plotting the
steame. Shiloh. He will remain here
until next month. The packet com
panv will place its boats back in
tbeir old trades between February 25
and March 1. All are now In winter
quarters at the Ducks Nest up the
Tennessee.
The towboat Margaret returned
from the upper Ohio today with ties
for the Aver & Lord Tie company,
and will make return trip there to-
morrow.
The towboat ]. II. Friend returned
from Cairo at 1880 O'Clock this morn
ing where she delivered tow OF
ties.
From the Tennessee river the tow
boat Colbert arrived saturday night
and departed again today. She came
here after supplies and coal.
The towboat Duny came in from
the Cumberland river saturday night
with ties for the Aver & Lord Tie
company. She made return trip
today.
Capt George +. Phillips. local
agent for the Lee Line. received a
telegram from the packet company's
headquarters yesterday stating that
the Peters Lee would leave Memphis
at O'Clock tomorrow evening for
Cincinnati. That will put her in the
Paducah port Thursday afternoon or
night The Lee Line will run two
boats between Cincinnati and Mem
phis this season and Will probably
start the Georgia Lee from Memphis
next week, giving Paducah a Leo
boat each week.
Both the George Cowling and Ohio
are doing a splendid packet business
and are carrying many passengers.
Today closes an eventful month f5r
rivcrmen. The highest stage OF the
river this month was last Friday
when the river reached "a feet The
lowest stage was January 1 when the
river stood &c feet Il began rising
early In the month. Precipitation
for the month amounted 10 3;if
inches. The river was rising 25
days and fell sx days. Thcrc were
is cloudy days and 13 clear days
lCaTsvllle ice passed here January 10
while January q the Wolf creek
gorge passed. No great amount NJ
damage was done here. but naviga-
tlOn was impeded and totally suspend
ed for one day. a nine-inch snow
fell on the night Of January :. maxi
ing the heayiest snowfall for six
wears The lowest temperature for
the month was between . and de-
grees below zero, while In some in
stances the thermometer recorded
even colder weather
Capt James Roger, OF the ST
Louis and Tennessee River Packet
company. has gone 10 JOhnsonvlilc.
Tenn. on business. lie will return
this week
Owing to net loss Of S7O9.-
f09.75 due to the sinking OF coal
river craft and harbor equipment
during R storm on the lower Missis-
sippi river, September 90 last. the
Monongahela River Consolidated
Coal and Coke company closed the
year ending October 81. 1909, with
a deficit Of $376.155.43. This was
reported at the annual meeting Of
the company. held at Pittsburg last
week. President George W. Thesis
stated the storm caused the sinking
OF all the coal owned by the com
pany on the Mississippi river be-
tween New Orleans La, and Natchez.
Miss, amounting to 323.193 tons.
including all the harbor equipment.