Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-06

les on the eastern shore and about Old
Point, were brought up on the Norfolk
boat this morning for the dealers on the
wharf. Trout this morning sold for "A to
s. per Darrell blue fish and tailors brought
&c. per pound; mackerel, 12c. per pound,
ard butter fish &c. per pound FROM the
river nets the boats brought up ten barrels.
and rock fish sold at &c. to 1Oc. per pound
and perch &c. to 1Oc. per pound. Twenty bar
rels of hard crabs were also received py
the dealers and sold at $3.50 to 81 per
barrel
The Evelene, with 1900 melons from the
Nanticoke river; the Four Brothers. with
$500, and the j. w. Cox, with 1000. both
from the Rappahannock, and the Lizzie
Lane, with 1900 from the eastern shore,
are the recent arrivals at the 11th street
wharf
They are consigned to Captain Frank
Evans and Richardson Il Co Prices re-
main unchanged, ranging from $50 per
hundred for selects to Sc per hundred for
cults.
Since yesterday four vessels with cargoes
OF oysters have arrived at the wharf. The
Sloop Mary ElirS brings sixty bushels from
Wiconico, the schooners E. P. Evans, 100
bushels, and the j. j. Underhill, 800 BUSH
els from Blackstones Island, and the Bug
eye Kathlene, with 200 bushels from Co
lonial Beach. oysters are selling at from
40c. to soc. per bushel.
The Passing Craft.
The schooner Childe Harold. which sailed
the 18th, as stated, and arrived here on
Monday last, has been brought to Willis
ice house at the foot of 14th street. and is
discharging her cargo there.
The steamer Occoquan which has been
on the marine railway at Alexandria for
several days past. was put overheard
yesterday evening, after having been thor
oughly overhauled.
One of Richards large sand scows has
been hauled out, in place Of the OccoQuan,
for caulkinR.
The Pungy. said to be the Amanda Lewis,
reported ashore on Craney Island bar near
Indian Head, got off at high water yester-
day evening
The Ellenora, Seabird. Lottie Carter
Brown and Isaac Solomon, all light. sailed
for the lower river yesterday evening to
load cargoes back to this city.
The schooner Sidonia Curley is at T. W.
Smiths wharf in the Eastern branch, dis
charging cargo of lumber.
The American Patriot, 8. F. Jones, May
flower and Earl Biscoe all arrived in port
yesterday evening with cargoes Of coal and
wood for Carter & Clark.
The three-masted schooner Ellen NJ Col
den is at the wharf of VIM A. Smoot &
Co. Alexandria, discharging a cargo of
fertilizing material.
The schooner Charles H. Dagger. having
completed the discharging of her cargo Of
lumber, has sailed for Norfolk to reload.
The new three-masted barge Louis
Thompson arrived in port yesterday even
ing with cargo OF coal for Georgetown.
The four-masted schooner j. B. Manning
is at the junction of the Washington and
Georgetown channels, completing the TAX
ing on of cargo of coal from Winship for
Boston. She will sail this evening or to-
night.
The schooner L. E. Williams from this
port, has arrived at East Point, Va, to load
lumber
The schooners Madalene Cooney Captain
Wade, and Augustus Hunt. Captain Blair.
az no al mo IGa TT,,1
day last for this port
The schooner Young Brothers, now dis
charging a cargo of ice here, has been
chartered to load coal at Baltimore for
Boston, at Ito per ton.
The lighthouse steamer Holly has re-
turned to Baltimore from a cruise among
the larger stations on the bay and Poto-
mae river
Changes In BuOys.
The following changes in buoys are re-
ported by the light house authorities:
In the Patapsco river. Maryland, the Fort
McHenry channel buoy. which was re-
ported broken of, has been replaced.
In Pamlico river, N. c.. Worden Point
shoal buoy, a can which was discontinued
March IT, was re-established August Il,
1900.
In the Elizabeth river. Va, the buoy
marking the wreck of the MerriInac, and
obstruction buoy No. 81, are rel orted as
be replaced soon practicable.
The tug Stella, with the barges Jas. I.
Whistler and S. w. Comsky, sailed yes
tereay for Philadelphia. She will pick up
other barges at Alexandria.
The pungy Alexena has arrived with a
cargo of Virginia pine lumber for Johnson
& Wimsatt.
The barges Pamlico and Fredericksburg.
In tow OF the tug James l. Brady, sailed
today for Norfolk to load poplar wood for
Philadelphia.
The coast survey steamer Bache is cruis-
ing on the bay with board of naval off,
GERS passengers. The officers are to To-
cate a course for speeding torpedo boats In
the bay.
The schooner John Martin has landed her
cargo of lumber and will sail today for
Norfolk to reload for this port.
1t is stated that the steamer T. V. Ar
rowsmith will be withdrawn from the lower
river route after her trip Saturday next.
The fall and winter schedule of the Wash
ington Steamboat Company will then go
into effect, the Wakefield making trips to
the lower river every Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday.
General and Personal Notes.
The machinery for Mr.. Thomas w.
Smiths new planning mill on LIST near N
street southeast arrived yesterday and is
now being placed in position. The mill
will be ready for operations about the mid
die of this month.
repairs made.
The steam launch j. 8. Douglas, belong
ing to Mr.. Toney Stuart of Alexandria, Is
at Deans shipyard receiving an overhaul
ing.
The tug Camilla arrived in port Tues
day evening with a sunken scow from the
dredging operations on the Mattawoman
shoals for repairs.
The harbor boat Vigilant was out Tues
day evening, at the request of the Aexan-
dria authorities. on hunt for a lead-col-
ored batteau alleged to have been stolen
from " m. Ssson OF Alexandria by two col
orec n. The last seen of the men they
were wing toward this city. The Vigilant
made thorough search, but failed to To-
cate tn m or the boat.
Messrs. Sangster. Scott and Townshend OF
this city have returned from a three-day
cruise in the new sloop yacht Francina II.
The trip was made for the purpose Of test
ing the new boat. Everything was found
to be satisfactory, except the set of the
mainsai,. and that will be recut to make
more perfect At.
Messrs. Wayne Byers, August Oehlert,
Edward Birreli and other Aiexandrfans re-
turned yesterday from pleasant fishing
trip on the river In the sloop b. H. Lam
bert, Captain Davis. Points along the river