Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-11
ALONG THE wHARvES,
Many Items Of Interest Picked Up About
the Docks.

Many Items Of Interest Picked Up About
the Docks.
Work has not yet been begun on the ferry
steamer Washington, but will be within few
days. Meanwhile the Pilot Boy, one OF the best
known boats on the Potomac river, is filling the
bill with satisfaction to the ferry people
great many improvements to the Wash
ington are contemplated. Her engine is to be
overhauled, repaired, frightened up and other
wise renewed. Then her boilers are to be
given their spring dose of repair and
attention. Her cabins are to be overhauled
and perhaps refurnished, and on top Of all
this she Is to have q new dress of white paint,
with red water line and yellow trimmings
The Potomac greyhounds, the Mattano, Capt
Milstead, and the Harry Randall, Capt. Newell
came up on time yesterday and left this
morning. They burn good deal of coal
rivalry is good natured. The Mattie's
people say they do not intend to be run off the
river, and the Randall men declare they have
come to stay. Both boats brought up
and carried down fair freights and an
encouraging list Of passengers. The
summer travel seems to be setting in
unusually early this season and promises to be
very heavy. The steamer Wakefield is still on
the route and seems to be running along in an
undisturbed way and makes her landings with
the customary regularity.
Workmen are busted on the River View feet
this morning. The Pentz is being made to
shine like new. the Mary Washington has
dropped down stream and is being made ready
for work and the LOWE Randall is in the hands
Of the engineer and party.
One Of the suction dredges has been shifted
from the west to the east channel. Whether
she is to begin work on the east channel shoal is
not known.
What will be perhaps the last cargo Of tho
season came up this morning in the schooner
Egoldstron. Capt. Taylor from Tangier sound
Tang1er oysters are remarkable for their size.
solidity and flavor. and this batch sustains the
reputation Of their kind. Az a rule Tangier
oysters find market at Norfolk and at Baltimore.
During this season there have been not more
than dozen cargOes received at this port. The
latest arrival brings only eighty bushels and
they are finding ready sale.
The excursion people are strong believers in
luck. They do not believe that a good begin
ming makes bad ending, and they feel that
this is to be one of the greatest
the river because of its suspicious
commencement, and because of the unusually
large number of dates already made by clubs,
View, Marshall Hall, Buena VISTA Motley
Hall, Colonial Beach. Clifton Beach.
Blackiston's Island, Lower Cedar Point,
Riverside Park are in the ring. The
steamers Pentz, Queen. Manchester, Mary
Washington, Randall. Pilot Boy, Colt, Leary
and Florence will bear a burden of the river
loving public Of Washington.
The Charles Manchester took down a good
crowd of Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall
people this morning. Her decks wore a very
animated appearance.
The Maryland and Virginia Steamboat Com
panys craft John Tygert is at Baltimore. She
is being repaired and made ready for her sea-
sons work. The Tygert on her last
trip to Washington had a very tough
look about her. This was the result
of her hard usage last winter. The Tygert
did her share OF ice smashing during the last
freeze and won a vast deal of favorable COM
ment by her energetic work. When she could
no longer navigate the Potomac she engaged in
the business of running oysters and towing
oyster boats between the Rappahannock and
Baltimore.
The Capital Yacht Club has arranged for a
race between the craft of it's fleet to be run on
Sunday, the 21st. The list of entries is
not completed, but it is thought that
the Hustler. the Jim Jam, the Startle,
the Spartan, the Agnes May and the Grey
hound will take part Much is expected of the
greyhound Her owner, Capt Arthur Rauter-
tiic sailor, and will get out OF the
boat all there is in her. She was designed
by MIR. Leonard ]. Nelson, one of the most
successful marine architects and constructors
In the District. Her sail plan has been given q
great deal of time and thought, and is being
carefully executed by Sailmaker W. Waddy.
The lines Of the Greyhound are exceedingly
fine, and it is thought that she is to
be the pennant yacht Of the Potomac river.
The set of the mainsail Of the Hustler is to be
subjected to slight alteration, and her center
board is to be ironed.
The schooner Sidnia Curley is loading at
Norfolk with lumber for II. L. Biscoe.
The schooner Dorchester left GEORGETOWN to-
day for Coan river to load lumber for Biscoe
The three-maste f. X. Hart is busted in the
execution Of her lumber freighting contract.
She engaged last fall to run 1900, 900 feet Of
lumber to Thomas W. Smith. She has landed
about $50 900 feet.
The Thomas J. Dali, hence to Western
branch with fertilizer, will proceed to lumber
at Norfolk for Biscoe. The schooner Ugie has
loaded lumber at Pamunky for E. E. Jackson
4 Co., and Ia due.
The schooner Annie Bell is bound hither from
the Rappahannock river with lumber to E. E.
jackson 4 Co.
Steamers Occoquau and Alton and schooners
Rising Sun, Shining Light and Rosa Mason are
due.
Trees are being planted today around the east
front of harbor police headquarters.
Mr.. William Cruikshsnk, the veteran pho
tographer who has been holding forSl at Mar
shall Hall for years, went down stream this
morning for the first time this season. He
has been laid up several months with sick
ness.
Capt. spranzy was visiting along the docks
this morning.