Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-18
THE RIVER FRONT.
A DIPLOMATIC EXCURSION.

Mr.. Allan Johnston, secretary Of the British
legation. gave, Monday afternoon, an ercur-
sion on the steamer Samuel J. Pentz Capt. Z.
5. Randall. The guests were Margins Imperiah
charge daffairs of the Italian legation, Mr..
Depret Of the French legation, Mr.. Beck-Friis
OF the Swedish legation, Count Jsmetel, Mr..
Peel and Mr.. Fraser Of the British legation,
Mrs. Don Cameron. Miss warder. Miss Wilson,
Miss Cameron. Miss Hattie Blaine. Miss Morton,
Miss Letter. Miss Lodge. Misses Pauncefote, Mr..
George Dunn, Mr.. Horace Washington and Mr..
George Helen. The ladies were arrayed (or
togged) in bright Yachting suits. The party
sang, danced, talked and loitered. Capt Ham
dali received a vote Of thanks and handshAke
all round tor his effectiveness. Home landing
was made at 1890.
Schooner Brave, Baltimore. Capt ". a.
Brown. from Smithsfeld, Va, with 30 600 fest
Of lumber
Schooner A. p. Richardson. York river, Capt.
Mat. Mitchell, from Claremont, James river,
with $4,000 feet of lumber. VIII clear 70
Norfolk.
Schooner Charles Bramble, onancoke. Capt.
Geo. b. Evans. from Tangier Island with thirty
tons of white sand.
Steam yacht Viva. Falmouth. Capt Nelson,
from Indian Head with private party
Steamer Wakefield. Washington. Capt. Ross,
from river landings with passengers and freight.
Steamer Norfolk, Washington, Capt. Geoghe-
gan, from Norfolk with passengers and general
cargo. L. $. tug Neva, Easby's Point. Capt.
Vim. E. Bell, jr.. TO convey Major Davis and as
sistant TO Fort Washington. Barge Tennessee,
Washington. Capt. John Richie. from Broad
creek, with sand. Steamer Geo. Leary. WASH
ington, Capt. Beachem. from Norfolk. Sch. A.
Boath. Baltimore. Capt. Simpkins. with 5000
feet OF lumber from Rappahannock river.
CLEARED.
Schooner o. u. witherell. Dennis. Mass,
Capt. Bears, to Georgetown TO ship coal
Schooner Brave, Capt W. S. Brown. to Balti-
more Barge Little Mary, Baltimore. Capt.
VIM. Joseph. 10 Machodoc creek. Sloop Katie,
BTitten's bay. Capt. T. X. Moher. TO Britten's
bay in ballast. Schooner Harry Messer. Bos-
ton. TO Boston with coal. Schooner Raymond
Fuller. Fergerson's. Va. Capt. II. NJ. Grifith,
to James river in ballast
Steamer Lady of the Lake. Washington. Capt
James I. Barker, for Norfolk with freight and
passengers.
Steamer George Law. Washington. Capt Dol
man, TO Potomac landings with passengers and
miscellaneous cargo.
To r. A. Golden, 20 900 herring, 500 shad. 20
barrels sea trout, crocuses spots and bluefis h,
100 punches of rock, cat and perch. To VIM.
Z. Stewart. %. 900 herring. 800 shad. 100 bar
rels sea trout. crocuses, spots. taylors and
and turtles. To J. II. Richardson. herring,
800 shad, % barrels trout. spots, crocuses,
taylors and bluefish. punches of cat, rock and
perch.
ARIyER FIRE BRIGADE.
Harbormaster Sutton has organized volun-
teer fire company 10 operate at and about the
steamboat wharves. This is one Of the results
of the recent LAYING of the six-inch water main
along 7th street between NJ and = southwest.
pipe has been run from this main 20 the river
front of the harbormasters Office and FIRE
plug put ~ position there. Application has
been made for 600 feet of fire department hose.
This will protect the River view, ferry, Motley
Hall and Mount Vernon piers. and the property
Of the Washington and Norfolk Steamboat Com
pany. The regularly enlisted members of this
blaze-squelching organization are foreman,
Harbormaster sutton; privates. Russell Dean,
Frank Hughes, :. ID. Lewis. Fobert Fergursoa,
James Neal and James Davis.
Capt. Chas. Bateman. master OF the Wander
herche, is sick and has gone 60 Baltimore.
Matthew johnson, white, fourteen years old,
while playing last evening at the ferry wharf,
fell overheard, but fshed out by Ofhcsr
King assisted by bystanders.
VIM. NJ. Neitzey's Stony Point (yas) fishery
has cut out. The early shutdown was caused
by the blowing out of cylinder head. $50 men
have been discharged.
I0e ete8ntr NOfIolk nok mao tne pitcn OF ~
propeller altered from fourteen 20 fifteen feet
A speed increase Of one mile per hour il the re-
suit.
Strawberries are being shipped from Norfolk
10 Boston via river, Washington and rail i'm
twenty-four hours.
The sloop Emmett Arthur, Washington,
Capt. Joseph Chiseltine, is being overhauled at
Bcnneyt's hrp lrd.
The t4tty racing yacht Agnes May, Capt
John h. WhasSer, is being overhauled ct
Richie s wharf,
The. ihsLihg schooner Empire, Capt Bill
Faunee, h % She American Ice Compsay's
wharf. ..-
The schooner George T. Garrison. Onancoks,
Va. Capt. & G. Rice. has been chartered by
Carter Clark 10 convey 10000 bricks 70 tho
goyernment reservation at Indian Head.
The three-nast schooner Tillie ysnder-
hef~chcn, from Savannah, Ca, IL discharging
2s5 ,00ef fest Il lumber ut Reilly's wharf for ths
Wsshdngson and Georgetown Railroad Company.
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