Evening star., 1900-05-09
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
LIGHT HOUSE STEAMER MAPLE EN-
GAGGED RESTORING BUOYs.
Barkentine kremline Arrives From
Island Of Trinidad-Receipts at
Fish Wharf Briefs.

The light house service steamer Maple
arrived in port yesterday evening from
buoy restoring cruise on the river. Last
winter the heavy ice cut and Scared every
buoy in the river, until not a vestige of
paint was left them. In some instances
they were picked up by the ice and moved
out of position. The Maple has been replac-
ing all these defaced buoys with new ones
and restoring them to their proper places
Yesterday the old buoys from below Mt
Vernon to Shepherd landing were replaced,
and the remainder of them up to this city
are being renewed today.
The American barkentine Kremline, with
a cargo of about LOCO tons of asphalt, for
the Worthington Asphalt, Brick and Tile
Company, from Port au Spain, Island of
Trinidad. came up the river last night in
at the quarantine grounds below AleNan-
dria for examination. She will be brought
up to the wharf of the company at the foot
of South Capitol street this evening and
will at once discharge cargo.
This is the first vessel to arrive here from
a foreign port for about six months. She
sailed from Trinidad April Is, and made
good time to the capes.
The receipts of shad and herring at the
fish wharf have been small since yesterday,
and the demand for them light; In all
about 10000 herring and 800 shad We're re-
ceived. This morning roe shad sold at from
Sl4 to S15 per 100. and bucks at from s. to
$S per 100. Herring brought from S1,1o to
50 per 1000 Salt water fish, trout and
croakers, are plentiful, but are still bring
ing low prices.
AT the Alexandria fish wharf 10000 her
ring and 200 shad have been received. The
herring brought from S1.25 to s. per 1000
and the shad from So to SO per 100
The New Light House.
The building of the light house at
Cape Charles has caused a heavy demand
for broken stone for the foundation rip-rap
work, and the qua1ries above Georgetown
are furnishing a large quantity of it. Sew
eral vessels loaded with stone have sailed
for the Cape recently, and yesterday after
noon the ram-schooner, Grace Bennett. in
tow of the tug Mohcr, left port with
stone cargo
The southwest winds yesterday evening
were so heavy that many of the smaller
c' aft in the harbor were unable to leave
Those who were out had to beat down the
river with all canvas reefed. The wind
caused quite sea, and at the forks of the
channel it was very rough.
The War Department steam launch Pleas
anton, Capt. Carpenter, is on the ways at
Benefits shipyard to be scraped and paint
ed Mr.. Louis Weaver's sailing yacht Cul-
prit Fay is also out for repainting. When
they are put overheard, which will be about
Saturday next, the Joe Blackburn, once the
harbor police boat, will be hauled out.
The schooner Harp, which sank in Nomi-
nj creek last week with a cargo of wood
for this port, has been raised. and is
being overhauled and repaired Her cargo
of wood was brought TO this port on the
pungy Highland Light.
The James creek canal is 4 busy place
Several wood-laden vessels lying in it are
discharging cargoes. The pungy Highland
Light is discharging about forty cords for
Mr.. Truett, and the schooners ]. r. Brown,
Capt. Lewis. and the Maggie Clark. from
Yeocomico, are at Robert Murphy's with
about eighty cords.
The overhauling of the light house at
N1la l-;.,
been in progress for several weeks, has
been completed, ana Keeper Greenwood and
family will at once resume possession Of it,
The building is now in thorough order.
Coming and Going.
The schooner Addie Sanford has cleared
from Robert Murphy's. light. for the lower
river, to reload wood to this port.
The steamer Dennis Simmons, with car
go of shingles and lumber from Edenton
n. c., for H. K. Field, in Alexandria, is in
port discharging her cargo.
The schooner May Brown. with a cargo
OF lumber. passed up the river for George
town yesterday.
The schooner Lottie Garter has completed
the dfscharging of her cargo at Carter &
Clarks, and has cleared for the lower river
to load wood back to this port.
The bugeye Ethel with forty bushels of
oysters. and the fatie Three Sisters, with
10000 CLAIMS, arrived at the wharf last
night
The schooner Dixon is dscharging a car
go of lumber at T. w. Rilcy's wharf foot
OF n street southwest.
The new Weems line steamer Northum-
berland will reach this city her maiden
voyage Wednesday night next.
The steamer T. V. Arrowsmith has ar
rived at Woodall's shipyard in Baltimore
for repairs
The schooner Isaac Solomon, Capt Ken
drick. and the longboat American Patriot
Capt. Wright, have arrived up with car
goes of wood from the lower river for Car
ter &, Clark.
Several large vessels are reported at
Maine ports loading ice for this city and
Alexandria, In about two weeks ice-laden
vessels will begin to arrive and several will
be in port each week.
General and Personal.
Stephenson & Bro. are having their
wharf, foot of Nj street, repaired and put in
order for the Weems line business.
Mr.. Hubert C. Ogden of this city, in
spector of the coast survey, was in Balti-
more yesterday.
Capt. Pink Hart has returned from a
business visit to Fredericksburg.
Capt. Baily Reid, first officer of the
steamer Wakefield, has been made comman-
der of the steamer River Queen for the
excursion season. He has been succeeded
as first officer the Wakefield by Mr.
jefferson Posey.
ALUMNI MEETING.