Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-10
ALONG THE RIVER.



Maryland point 10 20 have . new light house.
A pile-driver scow 70 be used In this ws~k vas
launched last week from the United States light
house engineers depot at the LsEsretto. Balti-
more harbor. Maryland Point is forty-ivs
miles down the Potomac and is the southernmo~s
care between smiths Point and Nsnjemoy
creek. west Of Marlboro and sas, Of Mstomp-
kin points.
The United States buoy tender Holly, Capt
French, of this disiri,; made port yesterday
after a campaign in Potomac tributaries
Twenty red black and turning buoys have
been planted in Coan river, Bretons bay and
of ieocomico and Rlackiston's Island.
Capt Cliford's four-masi schooner Daniel n.
Fearing. whose last ice voyage to this port.
and whose lsst coal charter was from George
town. has been ashore On Handkerchief shoals.
coast of Massachusetts. She was taken OF by
the Vineyard Haven tug Right Arm.
The United States revenue marine steamer
Crawford. Capt. Mitchell OF the baltimore dis
trict has completed repairs At Reeders shops.
Baltimore. and proceeded TO the capcs for quar-
antine patrol duty
The steamer John f. Tygert OF The Maryland
ana virginia Steamboat Company has besn
overhaulcd a; the Campbell-Zel shops. Balti-
more. ard resumed her route uuder Capt. RIB
inson. The Baltimore steamer Maggie. which
has been running in the Tygert's stead has
/ been retired from the route.
The Mount Ncrnoa and Marshall Hall Com
psnys steamer River Queen has been docked
For repairs 10 hull at Wood ,ll's. baltimore
| The schooner The. " HYDE. Capt. sherman.
kennebec for baltimore. which had her main
sail carried away an Hampton Roads during tho
last blow. ~ well known here.
Capt Case OF tie four-tnast schooner lnde-
pendent. out Of Bath from Bangor hither. re-
] ports that GA fridav. september so red bnov
No. = on the southeast Of Pollock hip was Ialss-
! ing.
four-mast schooner Davenport. hence. is at
! Baih.
Schooner Ida l.. Hu.l is at Bath. ice laden.
The Robert Mcfarland j. az Lynn.
Schooner &C CAPT. Inslev, cleared and
sni.ed a, Philadelphia on the sth instant for thi.
! pert
! cleared at Philadelphia on the 9Th and sailed
/ yesterday tor ,hi- port.
Capt McGuire's bark Jessie McG-egor l. at
Brunswick. oH.. fu'ia Portland
/ The Wakefield. capt Ross. brough, M
heavy cargo yesterday. Officers report windy
weather down the stream
Tie Norfolk schooner Lamartine. Capt West,
] Is out and expects to sail tomorrow
The Baltimore schooner William Oliver ID
discharged and will probably sail ,oaigh,
The Muller will return 10 Noniai tomorrow.
The Jennie NJ Carter passed through Hell
/ Gate. bound east, Yesterday.
The Jennie 5. Butler il at Baltimore from
\ Bath.
The lydia VI. Doering will he ont tomorrow.
She has no charter. hut will probably Load nj
Baltimore.
Mate Phillips OF the Wakefield reports that
the body found Friday of Quantico wa buried
saturday on,ihc beach. IL had not been idcn-
| tilted.
The threo-mast schooner John C. Smith,
| hence to Belfast. Ne. with coal got ashore on
the Wolf Trap. in Chesapeake bay and was
hauled of unchanged by the revenue steamer
I Crawford.
The number Of craft 20 make this port dur
/ ing the week was sixty-nine. of this number
46 were schoouers. Is barges. 3 slonps and
steamers. The hailing ports Represented we're
AnnaI alis. 10; Alexandria. II: Baltimore q;
! Georgetown. 6; Norfolk. 2: Bath. 2: Tappahan-
mock, ?; Onancock, /. New York, 4.
The arrival OF ice for the week was 4 500 tens.
The arrival Of lumber FOR the week vas 53O.-
900 feet.
The arrival Of coal principally per barge from
/ Philadelphia. vas 1929 tons.
! -Four hundred and furty-eight cords Of wood
came ia la. week
The arrival of oysters last week was $40
l bushels.