Evening star., 1900-08-10
ALONG fHE RIVER FRONT
MISLEADING BUOY PLACED NEAR A
WRECKED VESSEL.
Race Between Two Sailing Vessels to
Settle Question of Speed
General Items.

| settle Question OF Speed
| General Items.
The wreck of the old ferry steamer City
of Alexandria. off Alexandria, is marked
| by buoy with horizontal red and black
strips, commonly known as forks-of-the-
| channel buoy. Buoys SO marked are sup
posed to tell the mariner that there is
deep water on either side of it. and he can
take his vessel either to the right left.
| This is not true, it is said. of this particu-
| lar buoy. for on the Maryland side of 1t
lies the flats, with only two three feet
OF water over them at high tide. and the
master taking his vessel that side of
the buoy lands her in the mud. 1t is al
legged that strangers ON the river are in
danger of being fooled by the markings on
this buoy.
For some time past there has been con-
siderable discussion as to the respective
| merits as sailing vessels of Mr.. Jacob Dew
er's Sea Gull and the Ida May, owned by
| Mr. Dalrymple. Both are speedy little
| sloops. and match which was arranged
| between them came off yesterday evening.
The course was from off Townshend's boat
house to the black buoy off Patsey Mann's
and return, distance of about six miles
A good stfn breeze was blowing and the
vessels We're well handled. The Sea Gull
proved to be the best sailor, coming in
about fifteen minutes ahead of her ad-
| versary.
| launch party was given Wednesday
night by Mr.. Thomas Faunce on the steam
launch Jennie Irene. delightful sail on
| the moonlit river was had and a stop was
! made at River View to- enjoy the dancing
The launch reached home before midnight
The party were Mr.. and Mrs. Gooding. Mr.
| and Mrs. Charles Faunce. Miss Della
Faunce, Miss Reagan. Miss Duryea and
Messrs. Scott, Sangster and Townshend.
Mrs. Barker, wife of Capt. James Bar
| ker OF the steamer Harry Randall, has
been seriously Ill OF typhoid fever, but her
| condition is reported to be somewhat i'm
| proved
The Norfolk line steamers this morning
brought up for the local dealers thirty-seven
| barrels of salt water fish from the fisheries
| Old Point. No fish were received by rail
from the Delaware river and bay. The hot
| weather has caused a fall off in the demand
for fish. and prices are low. This morning
trout sold at $3.50 per barrel: mackerel
12c. per pound. and bluefish about 2I.c. per
pound.
But two barrels of river fish have been
| received in the past twenty-four hours.
| Rock fish sold at Sc. to 12c per pound and
white perch 10c. to 12c per pound
| Twenty barrels of crabs have been re-
ceived. and sold at 81 to 81 per barrel, ac-
cording to size.
| The Luscious Melons.
! Since yesterday four vessels, all laden
rived at the 10th street wharf. The bug
eyes Whites Yacht, with 500 from Nanti-
COKE and the Kate Wilson, with LOCO from
the Rappahannock, are consigned to Capt.
Frank Evans, and the sloop Lucille West
| ern. with 800 from the James river and the
| bugeye Chiffon Brothers, with 2.00 from
the Rappahannock river. for ]. H. Richard
son Co. The scarcity of melons has kept
the price up. Today they sold at from S
per hundred for the smallest to so and s25
! for the selected fruit.
The Maryland naval militia steamer SyI-
via is to leave Baltimore tomorrow, en-
route for this port, and will go to the navy
yard to be fitted with new foremast to
place the one taken out of her when in
service as an auxiliary cruiser in the war
with Spain. Saturday next a crew will
come over from Baltimore to take her back.
| The new twenty-two-foot gasoline launch
built by the Nelson Company of Baltimore
for Mr.. Danzenbaker Of this city has ar
rived here from Baltimore. She is fitted
with the latest type Of Lozer engine, and
has proved to be quite fast She will be
used by her owner for pleasure cruising
| the river.
The new engine for Dr. L. f. Rauterberg's
large launch, the Alert. is now being placed
in position, and the doctor hopes to have
| the boat out for a trial Saturday Mon
day next. She is expected to develop high
speed.
way at Alexandra for an overhauling and
the putting in of a new engine.
The Freight Carriers.
The pungy r. H. Stewart arrived in port
last night with a cargo of cord wood for
| Carter & Clark.
The schooner Magnolia is in port with
cargo of lumber from Norfolk for Johnson
& Wimsatt
The schooner George Walcott will COM
plete the discharging of her cargo of ice
this evening and will sail in tow of tug
| Camilla for Baltimore to load coal.
| The schooner Luly Owens is in port with
a cargo of Virginia pine lumber for ]. H
| Libby & Co.
The schooner Sherman for Baltimore and
the Goodwin for Norfolk sailed yesterday
| evening, in tow of the tug NJ. NJ. Davis.
| The steamer Wakefield, which arrived
from the lower river this morning, brought
up large cargo of fruits, vegetables and
cantaloupes.
The schooner Independent has completed
discharging of her cargo of ice at the 10th
street wharf and has sailed for Baltimore,
in tow of the tug Edna, to load coal for
Boston.
The schooners Lydia NJ. Deering and Au-
gustus Hunt. from this port have sailed
| from Newport News to Bangor, Me-, and
will load ice back to Washington or Bal
timore.
The schooner Ruth Price has sailed from
| Norfolk with a cargo of pine lumber for
Maj H. L. Biscoe She is expected in port
| this evening or tomorrow.
The schooner ]. S. Wilson arrived last
| night IN Tow Oh the tug SdInllld WITH d
cargo of ice for the American Ice Com
pany. She was docked at the Georgetown
| wharf.
J. a. McGiI is loading barge at steph-
| ensons wharf with 240 barrels of cement
| for the improvements at Fort Hunt, Vir-
| ginia.
The bugeye P. E. Smith sailed yesterday
| evening light for the lower river to load
| lumber for this port.
| The schooner Margaret and F. Moore has
| arrived in port with cargo of about 30 900
| feet of lumber for Joseph l.. Crupper.
| The Baltimore tug Peerless sailed last
night with the schooner Calvin P. Harris
| and three light barges in tow. The Harris
| goes to Baltimore to load and the barges to
| Philadelphia
| The four-masted schooner J. T. Petite
grew, now discharging ice at Alexandria
| will be out tomorrow and will clear for
| Norfolk for a cargo Of coal
| THE COURTS.
| Equity Court No. 2-Justice Barnard.
| In re VIM. H King; ordering appointing