Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-04
NkONG THE RIVER FRONT
PROGRAM OF SUNDAY EXCURSIONS
TO COLaNIAI BEACH.
PontOOns to BE Conveyed to Boston,
Lumber-LadenfCraf
ernA. Matters.

The steamer T. v. ArrowSmItn, capt.
Entwisle, is making Sunday excursion trips
to Colonial Beach and will continue to do
SO until the latterspart Fof this month, when
she will go upon her regular route, extend
ing as far down az Smiths creek. and TAX
ing in all the wharves on what Is known as
the lower river route. that is, in the Coan.
Yeocomico and Wicomico rivers and in
Breton's and st. Clements bays.
Chapel Point will shortly be reopened as
an excursion resort. and one of the Randall
line steamers will make excursion trips
there. These trips will begin the latter
part Of the month.
The big ocean-going tug E. v. McCauley
of Norfolk. has taken the place CT the Phil
adelphia tug Reliance as the towboat in
attendance on the dredges at work on the
Mattawoman shoals near Indian Head The
McCauley was in port yesterday evening.
the pipes through which the mud from the
big sucker dredges Is forced on to the HATS
are at the Alexandria ship yard for extern
sive repairs, preparatory to being taken to
Boston with one of the dredges to do some
work in the excavating line.
The sloop Culprit Fay, belonging to MT.
L. w. Weaver of the Capital Yacht Club,
while sailing In q recent race had the mis-
fortune to snap her topmast on ABOUT SIX
feet above the crosstrees. A new spar 20
replace the broken one is now being got
out at Benefits boat yard.
Since Saturday about 600 .shad nave oeen
received at the fish wharf by the merchants
there. The Norfolk line steamer this morn
ing brought up ninety barrels OF bunch
fish. The shad brought II cents each for
bucks and 20 cents each for roe. Trout
sold at $3.50 to So per barrel, and blue fish
at cents pound.
Since Saturday the following lumber
laden vessels have arrived in port:
Schooner w. P. Bradshaw, with 10000 feet
r-I11 ID rr6o
with 10000 feet for James Dill & Co. of
Baltimore; schooner Carrie Wright, with
5000 feet for P. H. Biscoe, and the
schooner Melvin Phillips, with about 100000
feet.
The schooner VIM. Turner. with a cargo
of pine wood for W. w. Riley, has dis
charged cargo
The schooners Father and Son. Capt.
Kendrick: Columbia F. c., Capt. Courtney,
and Nellie c.. Captain Williams, have ar
rived with wood for Carter & Clark.
Big Excursion to River View.
The steamer Samuel ]. Pentz carried over
1900 persons to River View yesterday on
the excursion given by the Washington
Saengerbund.
The handsome steam yacht Allegheny of
the New York Yacht Club, which had been
in port for day or two, sailed Saturday
and will visit Annapolis. Baltimore, Old
Point and other places on the bay.
Some fifteen or twenty empty oil barrels,
supposed to have been brought out of
James creek by the high water. were dis
covered floating in the river yesterday
evening.
The schooner Carrie L., with a cargo Of
wood for Robert Murphy, arrived yester-
day evening and is unloading on James
creek.
The schooner Beu1ah Land with cargo
of broken stone, sailed from Georgetown
yesterday evening for Cape Charles City.
The steamer Lily and Howard completed
the discharging Of her cargo Of wood and
has sailed for the lower river to reload.
Mrs. Ross, wife of Capt. Ross of the
steamer Charles Manchester, has returned
from visit to her son in New York.
The United States steamboat inspectors
this morning inspected Johnson's steam
yacht Niviad. She was found to be in good
order and her papers will be renewed for
her,