Evening star., 1900-08-09
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
NOTICES OF CHANGES MADE IN
FIFTH DISTRICT BUOYs. -
Novel Fence Being Built in Rear of
Hospital Quarters at Arsenal
Personal Mention.

The following notices Of changes in buoys
in this, the fifth, lighthouse district have
been sent out by the light house board:
In Coan river, Virginia, the gas buoy
marking the entrance was reported to have
been extinguished August 4. 1t will be re-
placed by a new one soon as practicable.
In James river the lower middle and up
per anchorage buoys, off Newport News,
have been discontinued, and at Goodies
Rock a black spar buoy, which was found
out of position, has been replaced.
The buoy marking the wreck of the
schooner Alexander Wiley. below Fort Car
roll, in Baltimore harbor, has been removed,
the wreck having been taken up.
An iron fence. made from old musket bar
res. with bayonets attached, is being erect
ed on the sea wall at the arsenal, IN the
rear of the hospital quarters. The new
fence will prevent anyone from landing
from small boats at this portion of the ar
senal grounds. The new additions TO the
hospital at the arsenal are rapidly ap-
preaching completion and will be ready for
use in short time. The fine stables pc
ing erected at the extreme south END OF me
arsenal grounds are also rapidly approach
ing completion. The interior Is now being
fitted up. 1t will be modern in all its de-
tails.
The fish dealers at the wharf here this
morning received twenty-siX barrels OF salt
water fish from the shores about Norfolk
and the eastern shore of Virginia, and
twenty-five barrels from Delaware pay
Trout sold at 81 to $3.50 per barrel, but the
demand light. Mackerel brought 12c
per pound, and bluefish and taifors 3l2c. per
pound each.
From the nets on the river the steamers
brought four and one-half barrels of rock
fish and white perch. The rock sold at Sc
to 14c. per pound according to size. Perch
were scarce and in demand at 10lac per
pound.
Sixteen barrels of crabs have also been
received at the fish wharf since yesterday.
and sold al 81 to s1.50 per barrel.
There is not a vessel with watermelons
at the wharf, and dealers are anxiously
looking for them.
Passing To and Fro.
The four-masted schooner Independent.
now discharging ice here. has been char
tered to load coal at Baltimore for Boston,
at 10 cents per ton.
The schooner William Sommers is at the
wharf of Thomas R. Riley. foot of N street
discharging a cargo of Virginia pine lum-
ber.
The three-masted schooner ]. Manchester
Georgetown, in tow of the tug Minerva,
with cargo of coal for Boston. This is
the first cargo that has been shipped this
season from Georgetown.
The Peri, with a cargo of lumber from
the lower Potomac, has arrived for John
son & Wimsatt
The bugeye G. B. Faunce is at VIM. A.
Smoot & Co.'S, Alexandria, loading coal for
| a river point.
The Randall line steamers Kent and Har-
ry Randall and the Weems line steamer
Potomac all brought up large cargoes of
peaches and vegetables last night for the
local market
The P E Smith, the Silver Star and the
American Patriot from the lower river
have arrived in port with cordWood for
Carter & Clark.
The schooners F. ]. Stitson and Clarence
Venner sailed last night in tow Of .ne Nor
folk tug Reliance for Newport News to
load coal for a New England port
The steamer E. James Tull and the bug
eye Kathleen, from Colonial Beach, both
loaded with lumber for johnson & VIM
satt, have arrived in port.
The canal barge Mayfield is loading a car
go of shingles at johnson & Wimsatt's for
Cumberland, Nd.
The schooners Clara Goodwin and Zach
Sherman Will sail this evening in tow of the
tug NJ. NJ. Davis. The Goodwin will go to
Norfolk and the Sherman to Baltimore
Both will take cargoes of coal to eastern
ports.
The schooner Edward F. Briry, Capt
Ross. sailed from Bath, Maine, with a car
go of ice for this port this morning She
Will arrive here in about ten days
The schooner Calvin p. Harris sailed from
Georgetown yesterday evening for Balti-
more to load coal.
The schooner Travers completed the dis
charging of her cargo of gravel and sailed
light for Baltimore yesterday
General and Personal.
The Weems line steamer Westmoreland
broke the shaft of her walking beam while
off James Point, in Chesapeake bay, yes
terday, and was taken into Baltimore in
tow of tug.
Mr. ]. E. Miller, harnessmaker, on
Nota
Johnny Deitz. Joe Kelley and John Brown,
well known the river front, yesterday
enlisted in the United States army at St
Asaph as harnessmakers, wheelwrights and
blacksmiths. They will be sent to Maya
saki Japan, to the American station to be
established there, and will leave with
train of horses and mules for San Francis
co, via the B. and O.. this evening
The marine railway at Alexandria is
unoccupied for the first time in about two
months. The last vessel, bugeye, was put
overheard yesterday.
Carpenters are engaged in repairing the
joiner work and rail about the stern Of the
steamer Kent
The Pennsylvania railway piledriver used
above the Long bridge will be hauled out at
BENEFITS for an overhauling during the
latter part of this week.
1t is stated that the building of a large
scow on a local order will shortly be begun
at Cumberland & Sons
Captain and Mrs. Hilge Frosty and Mr.
William ]. Murray gave launch excur-
sion last evening to Fort Hunt and return
on the Joe Blackburn. Among those in the
party We're Miss Julia Parham, Miss Violet.
Miss Lydia Burrows and Mr. Thomas w.
Power.
Secretary of War Root. Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson, Attorney General Grfggs
and Adjutant General Corbin will this even
ing be the guests of the officers of the
light house steamer Jessamne and will be
taken for a short trip down the river
They will leave the light house service
wharf about pm
LOCAL DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS.
Action of the National Committee
Subject of Discussion.
Local democrats of both the Norris and