Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-16

ALONG fHE RIVER 'FRONT.'.
! Vessels That Have Arrived and Cleared :
This Port snd What they DssaGoG
} The steamer Mary Warrington is being re
! painted and overhauled. The Mary b the ia
ship of the Potomac feet She was built q
Acotink, Va, in 1874, for The river trade, an,
did duty in this limo under Capt. Troth, VII,
was also president Of the Upper Petenao staam
boat Company. During the summer Of tn
centennial year she was the Mount Vernon boat
In 1881 she was bought and rebuiltby be-
present owner, Capt z. S. Randall, and fo
i've years steamed between Washington
Occoquan Falls and Glymont, afte1
which she became the River View
boat Capt Randall estimates that in 6ftser
| seasons she has carried over one million pas
sengers. She goes on the Occoquan route THU
summer and inaugurates her season with Thu
Kendall Green excursion.
The big three-mastsr, o. d. Wetherell, here
tofore reported rs overdue, has come Ia
with all well OIL board. Her commander, Capt
A. h. Bears, reports that the weather. IN biz
course was too calm for sailing. The schooner
halls from Dennis, Mass, and brings S6S tous Of
ice from Pittston, Me-, for the Independent Ice
| Company.
| The two-masted schooner Mary Ellen, Capt.
J. Weston, il up Haines' creek, Va, with thirty
| hve cords OF wood consigned to Carter 4 Clark.
The schooner Silver Star, Capt. Jas. Black
burn, Is in port with cord wood for Carter 4
| Clark.
| Harbormaster Sutton has been pre-
sented with a handsome brass steam whistle,
and it was Immediately mounted on tho police
| boat Joe Blackburn.
| The coal barge James Donaldson. Capt
James Donaldson, is in from Philadelphia with
so7 tons of stove coal for the Independent Ice
Company.
| The Ice schooner Harry Messer Is discharg-
ing at the rate of 400 tons per day.
The four-mnst schooner Lady N. Bearing,
| Capt. w. ii. Hamilton, from Bangor with 1000
tons of ice and 500. 900 Hath for the American
lee Company. il due The Dearing has II ca
pacity of q 600 tons and is about tlle hrgest
craft in the ice trade that makes this port The
Schooner King Phillip il another large one.
The two-must schooner Empire is lying AT
the American Ice Companys wharf
The Excelsior il ut Alexandria and will soon
be overhaulcd. Sailmaker Waddy il cutting
| ont the canvas for her decks and awning.
The tattercd foresnil of the Emile Burton. u
souvenir Of the recent squall Is being repaired
! at Waddys sail loft
| The sloop Tryall is at Johnson's whRrs.
| canal at o street.
The barge Laura, Capt. Isaac Butcher, is in
the canal with sharp sand.
Capt. DicksOns barge. with sand for Hugh
| Mccartney, is in the canal at ii street.
AS soon az Harbormaster Sutton gets a freeh
supply OF coal the question will be settled US to
| whether the police boat Joe Blackburn OF the
yacht LOWE Randall il the faster.
| ARRIVED.
Saturtay-Barge Dove, Philadelphia, Capt.
J. Lynch, with 265 tons Reading coal for Ste
phenson Bros. Barge James H. slye, Cumbsr-
land, Capt Snyder, with 1863 tons Cons oidation
coal for Stephenson Bros, Sl0op Katie, Brit
| tens Bay, Nd, Capt. George X. Maher, with
fish. Smack Rover, Hoodston's, Capt. Smythe,
with CLAIMS and sa,lt water fish.
Sunday-Stcamer Wakefield. Washington,
/ Capt. Thomas Ross, from river lsndines with
100 passengers and a general cargo. Steam yacht
Viva, Capt. Dill, from Norfolk, with Franklin
| Wells. owner. aboard. Two-mast schooner
George I. Garrison, Monancoke. Capt L. G..
Rice, from Smiths Creek, Md, with forty cords
of wood for Carter & Clark. Barge Daniel Ma
honey, Washington, Capt. John Chin, nom
Cherry Hill, Va. with sand for the po,o-
mac Sand Dredging Company. TWO-mast
schooner Addie Ludding. Norfolk. Capt Mac
| son, from Norfolk, Va, with 81. 900 feet lumber
for Biscoe. Tug G. s. Maid, Washington. Capt.
Stockman, from Oecoquan, with tow Daniel
! Mahoney. TwO-mast schooner Bramble. an
ehorcd in stream. Two-mast schooner Lulu,
anchored in stream. Propeller WaAhiaaton,
| Washington, Capt Davis. from Norfolk. Va,
with ninety passengers. freight from Providence
and Boston and garden truck from the south.
| lcuTE, NuS0ln&-
| ton, Capt. Beacham, from Norfolk, with seventy
five passengers and cargo of freight, green stuff
and berries. Steamer John Z. Tygert Washing
/ ton, Capt Simmonds from Potomac landings,
with passengers, stock, fish and miscellaniss.
Barge No. 7, Capt. VIM. Lee, with sixty Ave yards
Potomac blue stone for Pennsylvania RAILROAD
| Company. Barge, Capt Jennings, with 100
cart loads sand for Potomac Sand Dredging
| Company.
Due today-steamer Mattano, Washington,
Capt. NOVEL;, from Wirt's wharf and interme-
date landings.
| CLEARED.
| Sunday-Steamer Sue, Washington, Capt W.
| c. Geoghegan. for Baltimore and intermediate
landings, with passengers and miscellaneous
cargo. Propeller Wa hington, Washington,
Capt. Davis, for Norfolk. with passengers and
| light general cargo. Steam launch Little Nell,
Washington, Capt. Rove, for down river trip,
with excursion party aboard. United States
| Wyatt, for Fortress Monroe, Va, with presi-
dental party aboard Two-mast schooner Mary
E. Denly, Alexandria, Capt. VIM. H. Black
burn for Alexandria, in ballast. Two-mast
schooner Jumbo, Block Point, Nd, Capt. C. II,
Mason, for Block Point, with provisions. Barge
Summerville, Cumberland, Capt Jacob Renner,
| for Cumberland.
Monday-Two-mast schooner Lottie Carter,
Nomini. Va, Capt. Gaskin, for Colonial Beach,
with lumber for Mr.. Walcott Barge James NJ
| Slye, Cumberland Capt. Snyder, for Cumber-
| land Smack Rover, Hoodston's, Capt. Smythe.
for HoodstOn's in ballast. Barge Gipsy, Capt
VIM. johnson, for Hunting creek Va.