Evening journal., 1893-05-18
PATCHING YOUNG FISH,
Retarded This Year By the Un-
precedented Scarcity Of Shad.
PROF. DEAN AT DELAWARE CITY.

Investigating the PracticabIlity of Pro-
paeatine Sturgeon in the Same Man
ner as shad-The Big American Bark
and Her Cargo Of Nitrate of Soda.
Another Fine Array of Local Musical
Talent.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, May Is 1t is said of
the United States steamer Fish Hawk,
which arrived in the Delaware last week
and has proceeded up as far as Gloaces.
ter, that owing to the small catches Of
shad. Captain Platt has been able to
secure but 900, 900 eggs, an unusually
small number with which to
begin the work of Matching
out shad by artificial means Cap
tain Platt says that the Unprecedented
scarcity Of shad this spring is undoubt
edly due to the severe winter and late
spring When the thaw did come the
cold water rushed down the river Just as
the shad were coming in from sea, and
they sought the irst fresh water tribu-
taries they could find In which to spawn.
DR.. Bashford Dean, assistant professor
of biology at Columbia College is now
attached to the Fish Hawk, and was left
at Delaware City TO investigate the
practicability of propagating sturgeon
IN the same manner as shad Captain
Platt is convinced Of the feasibility of
the scheme, and says it will really be
necessary for the industry, as so many
young sturgeon are now caught and
killed. Recently he noticed whore
twelve young sturgeon were caught in
one haul Tht commander of the Fish
Hawk is an enthusiast on fish and oyster
culture. He says that the menhaden
are rapidly disappearing from the sea,
and blames the bluedsh for It, The
bluehsh, he says, is regular pirate and
glutton. Last winter, off Cape Charles,
he caught one that had ffty-four young
menhaden in its stomach
New Local M usical Talent.
The Hushebeck Orchestra second May
recital, which will be held in Emmanuel
parish building on Market street next
Monday night, promises to be even o
greater success than the first recital was
Special features of the coming event will
be the choice compositions that have
gained such popularity this year; Sgnor
Marinelli, the Italian harp sOloists first
appearance in concert Mrs r. p Wise,
soprano who will be heard again in solo
and Miss Bessie kuniz, the charming
young elocutionist The program is as
follows:
March ,.... Washington Post"........ Sousa
hecitation, "Oh, Fair Dove, Oh. Fond Dove"
tharp accompaniment by signor Mariuel)
.... ....... Miss Bessie kuntI
Selection. ..........." Wang" ........ Morse
s9cai 5qlo. Selected
"Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo -"
PART II.
Overture "La Fee DePotsdamr. Richard
Harp SOLO. Selected Signor Narinelli
Malizes Visions of Paradise. ... Bennett
hecitation...."I Bald-Headed Men"
........... ss Bessie kuntz
Mother Goose Melodies. .i;.......... katlin
Nitrate of Soda tor Wilmington.
The bark james A Wright, which ar
rived lave last night, and is now an
chored of Deep Water Point with a big
cargo of nitrate Of soda for the Repauuo
Chemical Company of Wilmington.
is fine looking vessel and was
built in Wilmington for Boston capita!
lists several years ago She left the
Peruvian nitrate fields ON the west coas
OF South America, early in FEBRUARY, and
reported at Caleta Buena on February n
The vessel had tempestuous passage, bur
stood the fierce storms as well as If she
had been made of iron. The Wright
will have TO remain at Deep Water Point
until the work of unloading the British
bark Coromandel is completed at Pigeon
Point. This bark arrived on Friday
night with her hold filed with the South
America product so valuable TO the VII
mington firm in the manufacture Of
dynamite gun cotton and other powerful
explosives.