Evening star., 1900-11-26
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER SUNK NJ THE STEAMER
NORTHUMBERLAND.
Matter Reported to Inspectors and
Investig"tion to FolIow-Fish
and oyster Trade.

! ana oyster Trade.
| The two-mastedr schooner Magic, owned
at Newberne, N. G., was run into and sunk
| in Coan river by the Weems line steamer
| Northumberland on the last trip of the
| steamer from this city to Baltimore. No
lives were lost, and it is thought the Magic
| can be raised and made fit for service
| again. The accident was caused by the
b1 eaking Of the Northumberland's steam
steering gear when she was so close to the
! Magic that it is claimed no steps could be
| taken to avert the collision The matter
| has been reported to the steamboat inspect
ors at Baltimore, and an investigation will
| be ordered. The sunken schooner was a
| sm all bay vessel of about fifteen tons bur-
| den.
There has been a slight advance in the
| price of oysters at the wharf since Satur-
day, due to the fact that most of the oys-
ters there are fresh stock recently arrived
| from the lower river. The market, how
ever is still overstocked the twenty-five
boats lying at the wharf having fully 5000
| bushels on board. Prices this morning
ranged from 40 to GO cents per bushel for
the small oysters to 50 cents for the large
| and select stock.
| Since Saturday ten vessels, all oyster
laden. have arrived at the fish wharf from
Wicomico, Blackistones Island, Lower
| Machodoc and neighborhoods. The Martin
Wagner brings 400 bushels. the S. J; Stew
art, 300; Mary Candy, $780, Leroy, 1OO Liz
zie Ballard, 800; Maggie L., 300: M. j.
Stevenson, 400; Hazelene, $50; B. H. Lam
| bert, $50 and Cunningham, 200. The last
| three have their cargoes consigned to Frank
| Stebbins.
| The Norfolk and Washington line steamer
this morning brought up twenty barrels of
salt water fish for the dealers at the
| wharf from the fisheries about Norfolk, and
the steamer Wakefield brought up twelve
barrels from the nets in the lower river.
The market was fairly brisk this morning.
| The demand was average and fish were
scarce Prices still hold at the advance
made last week and the market has up
| ward tendency
Prices today are: For trout. 81 to $s per
barrel pan rock, to 10 cents per bunch;
boiling rock, Is to 20 cents per pound;
white perch. to 10 cents per pound; black
bass g to cents per pound; carp, cents
bluefish and tailors. 5 to 8 cents per pound !;
| spotted trout, 5 to 6 cents per pound;
croaker. cents per pound; river mullet, 5
| to 10 cents per pound; catfish, 15 to 25
cents per bunch; eels, Is to 20 cents per
bunch. Three barrels of fish were brought
| UP by the river steamer for shipment to
Philadelphia.
Among the Vessels.
The schooner Augustus Hunt, from this
port. bound to New England port with
cargo of COAL was at Chatham, Mass, on
Saturday.
The schooner Sidonia Curley. Captain
Curley, has finished discharging her cargo
of lumber and has sailed for the James
| river to reload.
| The barkentine Arlington has been taken
to the asphalt companys wharf, on the
Eastern branch, to finish unloading her
| cargo of that paving material
| The longboat Mayff0Wer is at Shoots in
Alexandria, discharging her cargo of cord
wood. -
The T. K. Carroll. ,J.;5tD. Bell and urfah
hax,
to load cordwood back to this port
DR.. Rays houseboat is now anchored in
the cove just north of Alexandria.
The steamer Wakefield yesterday evening
| brought up another heavy cargo Of Thanks
giving supplies from the wharves on the
! lover river.
The schooner Julia and Annie is at Alex
andria with cargo of poplar wood for
Garter Clark. II. will be shipped to Phila-
delphia.
Cahilrs tug Sarah one Of the Baltimore
fleet doing business on the Potomac has
been chartered by the lauartermasters $ de-
partment OF the armyntto run temporarily
| between Baltimore and the fortifications be-
] low that city.
The four-masted schooner David P. Davis
having finished unloading large cargo Of
Ice, Sailed Saturday evening for Baltimore
to load coal for Galveston at SITS per ton
She will then load phosphate rock back 20
port north of Hatteras.
The schOOners American Eagle and Mes
senger, finding no market for their cargoes
sailed Saturday for the lower river with
| their oysters still on board.
The Elenora Russell. Winnie Windsor,
Zephyr VIM. Turner and Edna and Nellie
| have al sailed for the oyster grounds at
the mouth of the river to load back to this
port.
The schooner J. P. Robinson having taken
| on large miscellaneous cargo for the
stores on Curriomen bay has sailed from
Alexandria.
The pungy James Beach will this evening
he IiSnb rerir nf ,>f
| oysters at Alexandria and will sail for the
oyster grounds or the lower river.
The Weem; line steamer Potomac arrived
this morning with heavy freight for the
| local. merchants from Baltimore and the
| lower river.
The tug M. NJ Davis is reported in the
river bound for this port with the long
| looked-for ice-laden schooners Charles
Davenport and L. H. Coward. Both
the Davenport and the Coward have been
over twenty days in making the trip from
be in dock here this evening or tonight
The schooner James B. Anderson, from
this port with fertilizer material, has ar
| rived Norfolk
A tow of three coaI-Iaden barges from,
Philadelphia was brought into port this
morning by a Baltimore tug.
A sunken scow belonging to the Taylor
Bros. was tbs morning taken to the foot Of
! l4tn street where 1T will be pumped out and
| repaired.
The schooner C. H Dagger has arrived
| IN port with large cargo of cord wood for
| Carter & Clark.
The Benz Franklin, Levin Woolford, Ce-
celia, Eta Seabelle, Avalon and Lizzie
Lane, all of the oyster fleet have sailed
for the oyster grounds about Biackistone's s
Island and Wicomico to load.
Ihe steamer Occoquan arrived up yester-
day with a load of wharf piing. She also
brought up in tow large raft Of piles for
parties in Alexandria. The raft was docked
| at the corporation wharf at Alexandria,
General o~d persouaI
The old longboat Five Sisters, the dean of
all her class of vessels on the river, has lust
been rebuilt and has taken on a new lease
OF life. A new bow and stern have been
put on her, her p!anking and deck have
been renewed and spar has been
added. She now presents hndsome ap-
pearance.