Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-12
Along the River,

The old Potomac steamer Pilot Boy was towed
to the navy yard yesterday. She will have a
new stack put in. 1t is likely that next season
she will run on the Motley Hall route. The
Pilot Boy has grown old in the service. She
built at Wilmington, Del, in 1857. For
several years she ran in connection with the
Georgeanna to Leonardtown. Abells and Col
ton Is, stopping at Wert's. Massey's, Wikersons
Dill's, Matthias Point, Swann's Wharf. Stewart +
Wharf, Chatterton Landing. Smiths Point,
Liverpool Point. Potomac City and Posey S
Wharf. Her next route was between Baltimore
and patuxent river ports. For two seasons she
was the Collingwood Beach boat.
Her last active duty was between Washington
and Vests Wharf and intermediate ports in
place of the Mattano. She was towed to the
yard by the Fannie Gilbert. She registers
351.16 gross tons, 30S.S7 net. 1914 length, % G
beam, ~ hold and SO nominal horse power.
The steam dredge that has worked valantly
on the flats improvements and has been resting
in the east channel near the Long bridge was
taken out yesterday afternoon by the tug
Fannie NJ. Gilbert, Capt Reagan. The Gilbert
did not like the tow and transferred it to the
Juno of Alexandria, Capt. Kerry. The dredge
is destined for League Island.
Capt. Frank Russell of the Annapolis schooner
Evans, from the Wlcomico, reports oysters as
plentiful. The Wicomico around Chaptico bay,
Manahowic creek, Mill creek. Charleston creek
Lancasters Point and Bluff Point is pretty well
covered by the oyster fleet Clustering is
especially brisk around Saint Margarets. Bull
locks and Saint GATHERINGS islands and on
Cobb Point bar, These points are north and
north by east Of Nomini cliffs and southeast of
Kettle Bottom shoals.
Things in the wood trade are unusually flat
good deal of that commodity is being made
ready for shipment in Mattox. Upper Machodoc,
Rosters, Piccawaxton, Cuckold, Tomakokin and
Canoe Neck creeks.
Three-mast schooner E. X Hart, Alexan-
dria, Capt. Kintz, is on the way from Peters
burg, Va, with no. 900 feet Of lumber to H. L.
Biscoe. She will discharge and repeat the voy-
age. The Z. X. Hart is an old coal and lumber
| freighter here. She is q ninety-ton schooner
and was built at Toledo, Ohio, in 1874
There is talk Of the establishment Of ferry
between Piscataway creek and the Virginia
shore to connect Piscataway, Pennington, Ac-
cokeek and other Maryland districts with the
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric rail-
way. The only regular connection at present
| Is with Alexandria per steamer Loder.
Schooner Lamartine, Norfolk, Capt West,
has shifted from Given's to Rlley's dock and
will load fertilizer for the trucking districts.
Schooner d. b. Steelman Norfolk has shifted
to Riey's dock and will load manure for the
eastern shore.
| Engineer Mcintosh Of the Fannie NJ. Gilber,
has returned to his engine
Mate Rollins of Genet Is visiting his family
| III hlCuIuONu.
Steamer Florence, Capt Wine, Of the Buena
Vista route, Is laid up at Alexandria.
The Great Falls Ice Company will have sew
eral craft from down east in about two weeks
Mr.. Walter II. Flick, late agent Of the
| steamer Florence, has returned to Washington
after profitable tour Of the southern circuit
with the Great Fake" theatrical troupe.
The Joe Blackburn and crew did the harbor
this morning.
The Estella Sutton has proved herself safe
| rough-water boat.
Miss LOWE Randall and party Of friends were
| aboard the LOWE this morning Constructor
Nelson will soon have the speedy craft fitted
| out for her Florida cruise.
Three-master Nelson Bartlett, Capt, Watts
is In the hands of the stevedores.
| Capt. p. l.. Parker of the schooner J. Howell
Leeds died on shipboard in Hampton Roads
yesterday.
Schooner Bayard Barnes has chartered Goa
from Baltimore to Saint Georges, s. l., at II
cents.
Schooner Elizabeth A. Bailey. Camden
Capt Townsend, is at Baltimore from Charles
| ton.
Three-master Spartan, New Haven, Capt
Coombe, is at Baltimore
Corsica. Southern Beauty, R. B. spedden ant
| W. +. Burden, are at Baltimore
| Three-master Robert Ingles Carter. New
| Haven, Capt Peak, hence to Baltimore. theme,
to Boston, with coal, has arrived.
Schooner Marion F. Sp-ague, Can't. Fisher
sailed from Georgetown yesterday with coal TO
| Boston.
Schooner Ida L. Hull, Capt Gabrielson, ha
passed through He'll Gate bound south.
| The Nina Tllson is at Charleston.
The four-master Plat is still with us.