Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
ALONG THE lRIVER FRONT
THE sLOOP DAwTLEsS ON THE
WAYS FoH REPAIRS.
Demand for Fish Sad Melons Greater
and Prices Advenced-Freight
Laden sVessels.

The sloop Daantles, belonging to Mr..
Henry Thomfordt, Is hauled out at the boat
exchange, foot Of o street, to have her hull
| scraped and painted.i The Dauntless re-
turned Monday nights from a cruise on the
river as far down at Smiths Point, with
large party including Mr.. Frank NJ. Ghn
and Mr.. Rogers, aboard
The boat builders of the city are looking
forward. to a very busy season this fall.
Plans are now being prepared for the con-
struction of quite a number OF new boats
of various sizes, but they are not yet suffi-
GENTLY advanced to give any Of the details
Of the plans.
The yacht Francena II, built by Town
shend at the boat exchange. for Mr.. F. T.
rawlings OF this CITY, is about ready to be
put overheard. She Is receiving her last
coat of paint, and as soon as this Is dry
she will be launched This will be within
| the next two or three days. The new yacht
IS sioop-rigged, and great things are ex-
| pected OF her in the matter Of speed
| Inc dealers at the wharf this morning
| received twenty nine barrels Of salt water
| fish on the Norfolk line steamer, from the
nsheres on the eastern shores and IN
| hampton Roads. Ten barrels OF FISH from
| the river nets were also brought up by the
| river boats. Prices this morning were
| slightly higher, the demand being greater
mackerel selling at Is cents per pound;
| pound: butter fish. cents per pound. and
| trout $3.50 to IS per barrel. Crabs are
being received in good quantities and no
| change noted in prices.
Since yesterday but two vessels nave ar
| rived here with cargoes of melons, the
| schooner Morning Light, from the Nanti-
coke river, with 1900, and the Flying Ar
row, from the Rappahannok river, with
1900. Melons are selling briskly this morn
| ing. the small dealers buying for their Sat
| urday trade. Selected melons are selling at
$3.50 to $12 per hundred, primes at IS to
$6 per hundred, and culls at 81 to q per
hundred There are in all about 5000 mel
ons now at the wharf in vessels waiting
sale.
The Passing Craft.
The schooner Stella Kaplan will complete
the discharging Of her cargo of ice today
and will sail for Newport News to load
| coal for Boston.
The schooner ]. B. Manning arrived up
| this morning, in tow of the tug Jos. o.
Carter, with a cargo of ice. She was locked
| at Georgetown.
The schooner Benz G. Firth has been
| taken to the wharf, foot of Sd street south
west, to discharge her cargo OF ice
The schooner Grace G.. Bennett has sailed
| from Norfolk with a cargo OF lumber for
this port.
| The tug Maud H., with the barges Pam
leo and Fredericksburg in tow. laden with
hard coal for Stephenson & Bro, arrived
last night.
The schooner Jennie c. May. from this
port, has arrived at baltimore for repairs
The schooner Charles w Church Ia in
the kennebec, loading Ice for this port.
The revenue cutter. Window has returned
| from Baltimore after visit to this port.
The Ida May and Agnes have arrived with
cordwood for Carter IL Clark.
The steamer E.rJames Tull, with large
barge in tow, both heavily laden with pine
lumber from the lower Potomac, has ar
rived in port for johnson & Wimsatt
The two-masted schooner L. Williams Is
at the Fort Washington wharf discharging
a cargo Of lumber for the new buildings
now being erected there.
The steamer Occaquan. with barge
laden with broken stone in tow, arrived in
port yesterday evening.
The steamer Dennis Simmons has finished
discharging her cargo and has sailed for
Edenton, N. c., to nload lumber for this
city.
General and Personal.
Mr.. r. c. Townshend. the well-known
boat builder, has returned from a trip Of
| almost ten days to the lower river.
Mr. Jacob Deemer's yacht Sea Gull, with
| her owner and a large party of friends on
board, IL now at Colton's wharf, near
Blackistones Island. Capt. Faunce is in
charge Of the Sea Gull
The little son Of Mr. James Baker, mate
of the steamer Estelle Randall, who has
been quite ILL Of typhoid fever, is recover
Walter Posey the young steamboat man
who was shot in Alexandria several weeks
ago, is rapidly recovering.
The government has erected q large
hosting engine on the wharf at Sheridan's
Point for the purpose Of lifting supplies
| for Fort Hunt from boats to the wharf.
| which IS very high.
1t Is stated that large vein OF sulphur
| ore has been found on the land of Mr..
| John Grigg, on the river not far from Oc-
! coquan Falls. The vein Is said to be quite
| rich, large quantity being in sight.
| The heavy northwest winds of the past
| week have caused unusually high tides in
| the river and some fears are expressed
| that 1t may get over the wharves and flood
| the warehouses;
| The officers of the river excursion boats
are complaining of the improper conduct
Of boys bathing from the wharves In AL
| exandra some of them in nude condi-
| ton, when the excursion boats, filled with
ladies and children, are passing. 1t is the
intention of the steamboat line agents to
bring the matter to the attention of the AL
exandria authorities and ask that the prac-
tice be stopped
$3.50 Special Saturday Night Trip $3.50
to "Old Point" Norfolk, Virginia Beach
Ocean View and Newport News, via superb
Norfolk and Washington steamer, Saturday,
$50 D. m. Round trip tickets to Fort Mon
roe and Norfolk. $35o-good to return Sun
day night See schedule, this page-Advt.
Court Granted Time.
Albert Ryerson was fined IS In the Police
| Court today for disorderly conduct