Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-26

Gossip Of Interest In Reference TO the Co
merce OF the District.

Gossip Of Interest In Reference TO the Com.
merce OF the District.
Schooner Alice Corey cleared at Norfolk on
the Path instant for this port and sailed yester-
day.
Four-mast schooner Katherine Perry, Capt
Garfield, goes to Baltimore this trip. She
cleared at Portsmouth, N. H., on the Esd in
slant for Bangor to ice for Baltimore.
Schooner Walker Of New Haven is at Balti-
more.
Three-mast schooner Spartan, Capt. Coombs,
has cleared at Baltimore for Providence with
coal.
Schooner Garry s. Hart sailed from Balti-
more yesterday for Anyn's Point.
The four-mast schooner Margery Brown is
said by the independent ice people to be the arg-
est craft in port but as she f very new she is not
set down in the latest of the official registry at
hand The LYDIA NJ. Deerlng is the largest of
record in port. Her registered gross tonnage is
l 1919; net tonnage, l,l78l7; length, 2ot7;
beam, ALI; depth, I'll. She was built at Bath,
Me-. in 1889, is numbered 141 DIG. and is recog-
nized by the signal letters X. G. NJ. @.
Harbor Master Sutton looked beautiful yes
terday in his Veteran Firemen's rigging.
Mr.. James Neale of the harbor Office, Mr..
Mr.. Flick Of the Florence and Mr.. Case of the
schooner Lady Summers took a railroad ride
to Baltimore this morning.
A lumber pile toppled over at Riey's dock
yesterday and injured Samuel Smallwood about
the head and shoulders
Sailmaker WIN. II. waddy is at work on a new
SET OF canvas for the Georgetown schooner,
Maud Miller, Capt. jefferson Edwards.
Longboat Osceola discharged her posts at
johnson and Wimsatts wharf.
Schooner Hulda. Baltimore. Capt. Daniels,
from Norfolk, with lumber, is discharged.
Large quantities Of oyster shells are coming
via rail.
Lumber Inspectors E. L. Harbaugh and E.
CHAPLIN are again on duty after pleasant va
cation at Atlantic CITY,
The fish market today is sluggish. Mackerel
are bringing 10 cents. crocus 81 cents and trout
8 cents The receipts Of bluefish and sleeps
head are slim.
T. ". Riley yesterday received 100 tons of
white ash stove coal by rail.
Mr.. Mayfeld Of the firm Of Mayfeld 4 Hast
ings was at Carters dock yesterday superin-
tending the discharge Of coal from the Sarah
Tyler.
The employees Of the several ice docks are
talking Of union picnic AZ soon as the ice
shipping season closes.
The schooner Miraba is suffering from a
severe cash in her foresail caused by collision
in Chesapeake bay with Storm Bird.
The four-mast schooner Lydia NJ. Deering
discharged her heavy deck load Of one and one
half million laths yesterday, and this morning
opened up her main hatch preparatory to get
ting out her fifteen hundred ton of Penobscot
ice. Her cargo arrived in first-class condition
and ia said by experts to be Of exquisite quality.
She will consume about three days in getting
light. Mr.. Donohue has charge of the work.
The steamer Occo9uan, Georgetown, Capt.
Davis, is light and will sail this evening or to-
morrow morning.
Schooner Myra has discharged and shifted to
the western edge Of the channel.
Schooner Jennie s. Huddle sailed from New
York on the 23d instant for Washington.
The work of discharging the four-mast
schooner Jonathan Bourne at the Independent
Ice Company's dock is being pushed rapidly.
She will be out tomorrow
Schooner William p. Hood. from George
town, to Baltimore to load coal for the east.
Schooner Mary Anne Shea, Alexandria, Va,
Capt. Louis Monroe, to Aquia creek
Schooner Five Sisters, Alexandria, Va, Capt.
Boiler, to Aqua creek.
Miss Jones OF Georgetown, q passenger from
st. Georges Island, Md, aboard tine steamer
George Lcary, Capt. Beachem. was taken sud
denly i'll on the trip up yesterday. DIR. H. v.
Pyles rendered medical aid.
1t was the Alexandria tug Templar, Capt.
Chesser, that brought the Deering from the
capes.
The work OF painting up the schooner-yacht
Storm King has been completed.
Miller No. 2 has gone in commission.
Watermen say that oysters will be high this
season.
The grand divide of the watermelon season
has been passed.
Capt Raglan Of the Fannie NJ. Gilbert says no
more prize-fght tows for him.
Capt. skinner, the veteran navigator. took
out the Pilot Boy to the relief of the Mattano.
A party Of AnacOstians have arranged for a
River View excursion SATURDAY.
Repairs to the Mattano are being pushed
Her captain, ". D. Novel; is running the Pilot
Boy.
Officer Siias Lewis OF the harbor police force
will spend his leave at Tangier.
Officers Russell Dean and Frank Hughes con-
template spending their leaves of absence in
Southern Maryland.
Work on the Joe Blackburn goes on apace
Three-mast schooner Alice Carlisle, Tappa-
hammock. is discharging.
Schooners Kate r.. Waters. Baltimore, and
Eclipse. Crisfeld. are getting light.
Three-mast schooner Bertha Dean, Taunton
Capt: Thomas, is discharged and will load coal
for the east.