Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
COURSE LAID FOR SPEED TESTS OF
TORPEDO BOATS.
Record Made by Schooner I'm Oyster
Trade-Receipts of Fish and
Produce.

Produce.
The United States coast survey steamer
Blake, Captain Welker, has been ordered
to lay out a course of one mile In Chesa-
peake bay, over which the new torpedo
boats are to make their speed trials. The
course will be in the upper bay. off the
mouth Of the Patuxent. this locality having
been selected by Commander Vreeland of
the navy, who made an inspection tour of
the bay in the steamer Bache q week or
two ago. AS soon as this work Is COM
pleted, the Blake Is to return to Baltimore,
where she will receive "a Thorough over
hauling. She will be out Of service about
SIX weeks.
Considerable complaint has been made by
those who have occasion to travel in the
ferry steamer Columbia of some malicious
person who makes a practice of sticking
his knife into bicycle tires, and not only
causing their owners much trouble and in
convenience, but considerable expense as
well. One of the sufferers has been Capt.
Tally Fowkes. commander of the steamer.
The tire of his wheel has been cut twice,
once In two places. n AtU
The little schooner Lucille Western Is
making record as an oyster runner this
season. Sunday night she arrived here with
a cargo, which was sold out quickly, and
Monday evening she sailed for Blackstone s
Island, procured another supply and was
back here again by Thursday evening Yes
terday that cargo was disposed of and she
again sailed for Blaekistone's. Two round
trips in a week from Blackistone's Island
is regarded as good record for small
sailing vessel.
The Norfolk line steamer had aboard this
morning forty-five barrels of salt water fish
from the shores on the bay about Norfolk
for the dealers here. The steamers Kent
and Potomac brought up fourteen barrels of
fish from the nets In the lower river. This
morning prices were as follows: For butter
fish. cents per pound; rock, cents to
cents per pound; white perch, cents to 10
cents per pound: mackerel, II cents per
pound: bluefish and tailors, cents per
pound; winter shad, % cents per bunch;
catfish 20 cents to % cents per bunch: trout,
81 to s. per barrel, and mullets, S.
per barrel. Crabs are scarce, but the de-
mand Is light and prices are unchanged.
Nearly all the vessels that were at the
wharf yesterday with cargoes Of oysters
have sold out and sailed for the lower river
to reload. The Raymond Oliver, with 15l
bushels from Blackistone's. Island. is the
only oyster-laden vessel that has come into
port since yesterday. Prices this morning
are ranging from 40 to 90 cents per bushei.
The Mist. with cargo of 1.5OO melons
from the Nanticoke arrived this morning
consigned to Captain Frank Evans. Melons
are selling very slowly. but with the re-
turn of warmer weather better business is
looked for.
Approaching Completion.
The new buildings being erected at Fort
Washington for the reception Of the addi-
tional batteries of the 4th Heavy Artillery
are now approaching completion. The
steamer Estelle Randall made special
trip yesterday evening to the fort with a
cargo of terra Gotta piping, to be used in
the building operations.
The force OF workmen Is still engaged in
throwing up an embankment on the re-
claimed flats along the edge of the sea wall
opposite the arsenal grounds to retain the
mud that Will be pumped on the flats when
the new contractors get a dredge and begin
operations. The fats are to be raised about
two and a half feet
The tug Juno will be ready for service
on the river In about two weeks. She is
now being repainted throughout The new
engine has been gotten in position. but no
trial OF 1t has yet been made.
The repairs to the steamer Harry Ran
dali have been completed. and she win re-
row morning.
Mr.. Dos Passos' steam yacht, the Glvota,
Is receiving thorough overhauling at
Cumberland's boat yard. A new stem has
her. and much other work DONE
The little sloop Seabelle. which has been
enlarged and rebuilt at Benefits boat
yard, will be launched this evening at high
railway and her lead keA. weighing five
tons, will be placed NV
The repairing of the hull of the Silver
rapidly.
The cverhauling Of the war Department
launch Mercedes, at Benefits, Is now prac-
tically completed She will be put over
board this evening. SU n
The trunk belonging to Capt John An
derson OF the Atlantic. Pacific and Gulf
Dredging CompanY'S dreS3ge. which WINS
lost at sea by the tug M. Moran. while
bound to this port, foated ashore at Kitty
Hawk. N. C.. yesterday evening.
The Passing Craft.
The schooner Alert has finished discharg-
ing her cargo and has sailed light for Bal
timore. tFff 81
The schooner Flying Sctsl arrived yester-
day evening with a cargo of about 6O,0O0
feet of lumber for johnson & Wimsatt.
The Fair American. III. L. Bixler Flora
and the VIM. +. James, all light, have SAIL
ed. the last named for Baltimore and the
others to the lower river to load oysters.
The George F. Wright. Mary A. Shea and
Leroy have arrived with cargoes Of cord
wood for Carter & Clark
The schooner Winnie Windsor has sailed
light for Wicomico river to load oysters for
this port.
The J. B. Meyers Is at T. w. Riley's
wharf loading a cargo OF fertflizing ma
terial for Norfolk.
The steamer E. James Tull arrived this
morning from Aqua creek with q cargo
of lumber for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The schooner Ewing Is at Norfolk loading
A1oD feet Of lumber for Maj HI L. Bris-
coe of this city.
The schooner Edwin R. Hunt is loading
Ice at Bath. Me-. for this port It Is ex-
pected that she win be the last ice-laden
vessel to come here this season.