Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-13

what scarcer only ten barrels having been
received in the past twenty-four hours
They sold at $3.50 to 81 per barrel.
a party of boys, among whom was one
LEFT in charge of the vessel, started out for
a sail Saturday evening last in the sloop
Glimmer. belonging to Mr.. Charles Branna-
gan of this city. Knowing but little about
handling a sailing vessel, they ran her
ashore on the flats near Buena Vista twice,
but each time the tide fioated her off. After
going down half way to alexandria they
started for home but being unable to reach
here before dark they anchored the vessel
near the lower end of Potomac Park wall,
dropped the sail without flashing it down
and abandoned the vessel. Yesterday Mr..
Brannagan had to send crew down to
bring the vessel back to her anchorage near
the 18th street wharf.
The following vessels, having on board, in
the aggregate, over 1850 watermelons,
have arrived at the fish wharf since Satur-
day last: Schooner Rebecca Smith, from
Chapmans Point. Va; schooner Mary J.
Robert Banks, from Nanticoke, Va; bugeye
Bessie NJ. Lewis. from the Rappahannock
and the pungy Burly Beam, from the Pau
monkey river. In consequence of the glut
in the watermelon market in Baltimore.
prices here have fallen since Saturday the
best OF selected melons selling at SO per
100; primes at So per 100, and cu.ls, $4 per
100. Several vessels are reported in the
river bound to this port with melons
The sloop Salamander sailed on Saturday
evening last with party of young men OH
Doaiu Ipi d cruise on the river.
The Weems liner Potomac, which arrived
in port last night. brought up large mum.
Der of passengers and heavy cargo from
Baltimore and the river landings.
The Norfolk line steamers each trip bring
up large quantities of North Carolina and
eastern shore watermelons for the commas
sion dealers Of the city.
Vessels and Cargoes.
The schooner William Young has arrived
with cargo of Virginia pine lumber from
the Pocahontos Co. of Norfolk
The schooner Rachael w. Stivens, has
completed the discnarging of her cargo OF
ice and will sail today for Baltimore to
lead grain to New York at 21a cents per
busheI.
The steamer Wakefield arrived up from
the lower river yesterday evening with Il
large cargo of peaches, cateloupes ana
ether fruit for the local market.
The steamers Lily and Howard. the E. F.
Keen. Charles II. Gibson. all with cord
wood, have arrived in port since Saturday
for Carter x Clark.
The schooner Chiffon Bros. has cleared
light for the lower river to reload.
The bugeye Ida May with cargo of
cedar posts and the schooner A. H. Quinby
with a cargo of lumber from Norfolk has
arrived for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The schooneraD. d. Witherill. which dis
charged cargo of ice here last week. put
into Vineyard Haven on Saturday to land
two of her crew who We're taken ill while
on the way to Boston.
The schooners Zaccheus Sherman. Capt.
Tulloch; the Independent, Capt. Case. and
the Calvin p. Harris. Capt. Higgins. all
from this city. have arrived in Baltimore
to load coal for Boston
The storm of yesterday evening and last
night is reported to have been quite heavy
on the river. but no damage was done.
The bark Ethel V. Boynton, with a cargo
OF asphalt from Port au Spain, Island of
Trinidad. has arrived at Georgetown for
the Barber Asphalt Company.
Personal Mention,
Mr.. Crowley, the treasurer of the WASH
ington Steamboat Company, who has been