Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-31
ALONG THE wHARVES,
Many Items of Interest Picked Up About
the Docks.

Many Items of Interest Picked Up About
the Docks.
literary discovery was made in the river
yesterday. The steam launch C. W. Ridley Of
Alexandria sighted sack of mail abreast Of
Alexandria and just within the District line.
The fact reported to the harbor police and
the Joe Blackburn took the package on board. 1t
contained number of delivered letters adj
dressed to George W. Alberta Of the sixth
auditors Office. The matter was neatly bound
with rubber bands and had evidently not been
in the water long. In the sack were several
account books. The police think that IN at
tempt was made to destroy the letters and books
by throwing them from a steamer, but that
they failed to sink. They were turned over to
police headquarters.
The accuracy of several steamboat mems
watches was called in question this morning.
Capt. William L. LuckeIt of the Pentz, Capt.
Bell Of the River Queen and Capt. Ross Of the
Charles Manchester backed the veracity Of their
timepieces. Agent Belts of the Marshall Hall
and Mount Vernon Company telephoned to the
observatory. Capt. Luckett was twenty-five
minutes fast. Capt Bell was one-half hour slow
and Capt. Ross discovered that his watch had
stopped.
There is q rumor to the effect that Capt.
Beachum at time master Of the George
Leory, is to succeed Capt. Bell in the command
of the River Queen
Capt F. s. Randall has retired from the cap
taincy of the Pentz and Capt. w. E. Luckett
has been given complete possession. He has
shipped Capt. Frederick Posey. late of the
steamer W. w. Colt. as pilot. Capt. Randall
will heuceforth be officially known as commo-
dore.
There is a project in the air to have Mr..
Patsy Mann deodorize his soap boiling BUSH
ness 1t is thought that the matter will be
brought to the attention Of the Washington
harbor Of the Pilots and Masters Association
and that n monster petition will be pre-
septed to the proper authority condemning the
place complained of as nuisance.
The propeller John E. Tygert is up today 1t
is proposed to put new schedule in operation
on this route. but the Washington agents can
not name the date when it will be adopted and
put in force. The weekly trips Of the Sue will
be continued as at present, but the Tygert will
make semi-weekly trips, touching the whole
river route, with especial reference to the lower
Potomac landings. There is strong proba-
bility that the Maryland and Virginia Company
may attempt to give the people of Leonardtown
aud Breton's bay ports what they claim they
want that is, better service with Washington.
Commodore Bella Colgrove gave a private
excursion to Marshall Hall and River View
yesterday aboard HIS fast flying yacht, the Ella.
The trip was replete with the usual picnic
features, sandwiches. summer girls and cham
payne. One of the Young ladies lost her hat in
gust, and Capt. Rally went over for 1t. while
the commodore brought the Ella to.
The Spary of Alexandra went down to
Smiths creek yesterday with an excursion
party.
The ice-laden schooner Bibber, from the
kennebec for the Independent IceCompany with
1850 tons of last winters ice, has been stopped
at Alexandria and will discharge there.