Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-03
THE RIVER FRONT.
ARRIVED.

ccnoOner Basn, OnancOck, Va.
Capt L. 3. Clark, from Coon river, with 80, 90,
feet OF yellow pine lumber.
Schooner A l.. Franklin. Baltimore Capt
Thomas, from Berkeley, Va, with 50, 900 feet Of
white end yellow pine lumber.
~ |chooner J. h. Dixon, Iocomico, Va, Capt
ivid Foster, from Yocomico, with 20 cords d
sie wood.
3ugeye Schooner Tappahannock, Tappahan
hoek, Va, Capt. b. b. Cough, from Tsppahan-
poek, with Is cords Of pine wood.
Schooner Hattie Wilmington. Tappahannock
Va, Capt. j. +. Cough. from Tappahannock
With cords Of pine wood and 80 bushels OF
eorn.
Schooner Mary Jane. Georgetown, D. c.,
Capt Seldom, from Quantico, with 50 cords Of
pine wood.
Barge sloop Philadelphia, Capt. Samuel
Beaeh. from Philadelphia, with 81 tons OF
Excelsior coal.
Schooner Mary E. Devty, Alexandria, Va,
spt. VIM III. Blackburn, Mount Pleasant,
Dccoquan BAY. with "a cords of pine wood
Schooner Five Sisters, Alexandria, Va, Capt.
VIM. Woodward, from Aqua creek with 40
fori'- IF wood.
mer George Law, Georgetown. Capt. Dol
rom Vests wharf and way ports with
passengers and general cargo.
Propeller Norfolk, Georgetown. Capt Geoghe-
han. from Norfolk and Fort Monroe. with pas
sengers and freight.
Flotilla of barges Palm Leaf, Madame King.
Mrs Capt. Jingle. Big Billy, Yalier Gal and
COcney Cross, from OccOquan bay with sand.
Schooner Mary Rebeeca, at dock.
Steamer Lady of the Lake, Georgetown, Capt
Barker. from Norfolk and Fort Monroe. with
Passengers and freight from Norfolk, Philadel-
Phia and New York
Schooner RAYMOND, Fuller, Georgetown,
Capt. II. N. Griffith, to James river to load
lumber for this port
Schooner Hulda. Baltimore, Capt. E. W.
Daniels. to Newbern, n. c., with 800 empty
truck barrels.
schooner Thomas Fl. Hooper, Baltimore,
Capt. W j. Howard. to Newbern, n. c., with
500 empty truck barrels.
Schooner William Schmink. Baltimore, Capt.
John Wiser, to York river, Virginia, to load
poplar wood for Philadelphia
Schooner Earl Biscoe, Georgetown. to Mad
dox creek, Virginia, to load cord wood for this
port
Schooner Mary Anne Shea, Alexandria, Va.
10 Aqua creek to load cord wood for this port.
Schooner Stephen Chase, Baltimore. Capt.
Todd, to the RaI Ipahsnock to load lumber.
Schooner Hattie Wilmington, Tappahannock,
Va, to TaPpahannock to load cord wood for
Crisield, Nd
schooner Franklin, Baltimore, Capt. Thomas,
to Norfolk, light.
schooner Lau:a c. Wolf, Philadelphia, Capt.
James Payne, to Philadelphia.
Schooner Frank Hutchinson Crisfeld Md.
Der.
Steamer John E. Tygert, Baltimore, Capt
Simmonds, to Coon river and Potomac ports
with passengers and general cargo.
Propeller Norfolk, Georgetown. Capt Geoghe-
gan, to Norfolk and Fort Monroe with passen-
gers and miscellaneous cargo.
schooner Mount Vernon. Alexandria, Va.
Capt. Doc. Cummings, to Aqua creek, Va, for
cord wood for this port
Tkrar- n n n.
ms, Mass, to Georgetown to load coal for Bos-
ton
Schooner Silver Star, Alexandria, Va, Capt.
James Blackburn from Aqua creek.
Steamer Mattsno, Georgetown, Capt ". d.
NOVEL;. from Wert's wharf, Va, and inter-
mediate landings, with passengers and miscel-
laneous cargo.
Schooner Riley, Alexandra, Capt. Dawson,
from Yocomico.
schooner Sea Bird, Baltimore, from New
bern, N. c., with lumber.
Sloop MatilS.e, from Wades Bay, Md.
NOTES.
The new steamer of the Merchants and
Planters Steamboat Company will arrive Sun
day. She Is the W. ". Colt of Baltimore, 4s6
gross tons, built in 1864, 26-foot beam, 176 feet
over all, accommodations for $50 first cabin
PaS>chSclrs anu lOOn iOf i,VPV tASuNSloutots+
She will increase the steam gross tonnage of
this harbCr to Il $50.
The arrival tonnage for the past twenty-four
hours measured In gross tons was 1855. The
departure tonnage about 400 tons greater.
The number of cords of wood received in this
port during the last twenty-four hours Is H.
Only 100, 900 feet of lumber arrived today.
HsrbOrmaster Sutton has invented a new
hook with which to drag for drowned bodies
1t Is smaller, sharper and lighter than the il
possess the same strength. The dead drag is an
iron bar six feet long. fitted at equal intervals
with twelve hooks and each hook with three
barbed prOngs. The new drag weighs fiftee n
pounds. whereas the old one weighed TWENTY
five and was difficult to operate in deep water.
The bar has been relieved of the rusty set If
hooks that did service last summer. During
one season these points fished from the bottom
of the rive-- the bodies of Theodore Moore,
Michael Curtin. Wn,- McGrath, Vim. b. Smith
RObt. Grantin, Harry McGrath. Holly :.
Heath. Augustus Aidrich. LIVES King Dennis
Clark and three unidentified corpses. They
Will be preserved as relics
The steamer Wakefield has been withdrawn
from the NOmini route and Is undergoing ex-
tenslve repairs. She has had new stack put
ON her and her boilers and machinery are being
oyerhauled- She, Is To be repainted and uphCl-
stored anew. The Wakefield was built at Will
mingtOn. Del. in 1855. and Is registered in the
Georgetown custom house at 57i tons gross.
The tug Zexs is being rebuilt at Bennett
shipyard- Sh9is being retimbered from the
keelson up she was built by the government
Ii4,1s6j and registers 80 gross tons.
he police boat Joe Blackburn made the
rounds OF the Washington, Georgetown and
Eastern branch fronts Yesterday evening.
The whz.ryes badly encountered with
lumber. which for two weeks has been arriving
faster than the consignees could handle it.
The arrival tonnage for the last tweuty-four
hours ), 800 gross tons.
Ihos- Z. Morgan dTeGge. Roland. has begun
the work Of dredging the navy ward channel.
The mail route between Washington and
Colonial Beach, per steamer Mattano, has been
resumed.
The dredge Condor has completed the work
of deepening the Law. MattanO and ferry slips
ANACoSTIA.