Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-30
ALONG THE wHARvEs.
Items of Interest in Regard to the Com
merce of the District.

Items of Interest in Regard to the Com
merce of the District.
Four-mast schooner Lydia NJ. Deering will be
discharged Wednesday and proceed to Baiti-
more to load coal for the east.
The Hygienic Ice Company is unloading
cargo of corn for their stock.
Schooner-yacht Storm King, Washington,
Capt. S. G.. Garner, is fitting out for cruise to
the bay. The yachtsmen will take their guns
and expect to enjoy shooting ortolan.
Schooner Cooper, Baltimore, has made dock.
The schooner Carrie and Belle, from Peters
burg with lumber to II. L. Biscoe, is overdue.
The four-master Fearing was ten days coming
from Bangor and fourteen hoursin making 1873
miles on the Potomac in tow of the Hercules.
Schooner Calumet Club of Baltimore has
made dock AID is discharging.
The new and pretty sloop yacht Bessie,
Washington. Capt. Ed. Tune. was the target
for vandals last night. The foresaI and jib
were mutilated, cabin furniture wrecked and
other injuries inflicted. Two men were seen
close by. -
Schooner Dali is discharged and awaiting
orders.
Schooner Raymond Winfield, Alexandria,
Va, Capt Dingy, is discharged and ready to
sail.
Schooner Sutton has cleared at Baltimore for
Providence, r. l.
Schooner E. NJ Skinner Baltimore, Is at her
home port with lumber.
Schooner Annie J. Pardee, New Haven,
Conn, Capt. Dattridge, cleared at Boston on
the 2sth instant for the Kennebec and Wash
ington.
Schooner Marion F. Sprague, Capt. Fisher,
from Georgetown with coal for Boston, was ut
Bass river on the 2sth instant.
Schooner Josiah r. Smith, Capt. Freeman,
from Georgetown to Boston with coal, is at
Vineyard Haven.
Schooner Ellen and Carrie, Baltimore, Capt.
O'Malley, hence with brick, is at Por tsmOuth.
The four-master Maria o. Teel holds front
rank today in our harbor. She registers
1,125.1 tons gross, 1.059.42 net, 1879 feet
long, 4o.2 feet beam and 1879 feet hold. She
was tuilt at Newburyport, Mass, in 1890. and
halls from Boston. Her official number is
92.202 and her signal letters are K. H. J. Q.
Four,master Jonathan Bourne, Capt. Ellis, is
at Georgetown.
Capt. Rollins has quit as captain of Sarah
Moore, ani Mate ). COMBS appointed in his
stead. Foresail Hand Miller is hereafter mate.
Mr.. Matchett's yacht Lotus has returned
from River View and is riding on the flats.
Sloop yacht Bessie, Washington, Capt ID. l.
Tune, has an ,hored in shoal water and is being
fitted out for a cruise dswn the bay, She is a
good natured looking craft.
Schooner l.. and ". Shovel of Baltimore is
discharging.
Schooner Raymond Fuller. Baltimore, Capt.
Griffith, from the James river, has made dock.
W. II. Flick. transportation agent for Buena
Vista, is under the weather.
There are at present but two schOoners lying
at watermelon headquarters Riley's dock-the
John Bradley of Crisfeld, Md, and the Hattie
NJ. Bird of Patchgogue.
The three-mast schooner William Lorman
Roberts. from the kennebec, discharged part Of
her cargo at Alexandria.
Sol II
Capt. JEFF Edwards, is being repaired at Ben
nett's yard.
Schooner William d. Clark, Alexandria. Capt.
Nash. has been hauled on Benefits railway.
Capt. Johnston Of the four-master Maria o.
Teel is accompanied this trip by his wife.
Schooner Agnes, Alexandria, Va, Capt.
| Roberts, from the Rappahannock with lumber,
has made dock.
The steam Yacht LOWE Randall has been
hauled alongside the Independent Ice Com
pany's dock, and the putting in of cabins and
upper works will be Immediately begun.
The schooner Yacht Storm King at Ritchie's
wharf has received handsome coat of paint.
The United States lighthouse tender Hail.
Capt. French, left yesterday morning to set a
spar bouy off Smiths Point. On the way up all
the river lights were coaled and wooded.
Three-mast schooner William Lorman Roberts,
Capt. Bray, from the Kennebec, began discharg
ing today at the National Capital Ice Company's
dock. Capt. Bray received quite a number of
friends on board yesterday Several ladies were
in the party.
Four-1nast schooner lydia NJ. Deering, Capt
Hamilton. is getting light.
William Tayloe, purser steamer Arrowsmith,
is suffering from rheumatism.
Capt. j. Is. Eskridge of the steamer Columbia
has recovered and returned to duty.
Purser t. B. Garnett vi the steamer Wake
field is at Asbury Park N J. The vacancy is
filled by Mr.. Champion Walker, assistant agent
at Alexandria.
The British brigantine Artos, Capt. Jardine,
has begun TO discharge.
Schooner Marion F. Sprague, Capt. How %,
from Georgetown ID. c., with coal for Bos' on,
passed Nobska or the 18th Instant.
Schooner John c. Smith, Capt. Kneeland,
cleared at Pensacola on the 18th for Washing
ton.
The four-mas.er King Phillip, well known at
our docks, is at Norfolk, from Portsmouth with
ice.