Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-23
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
LINE CAUGHT IN WHEEL OF THE
TUG CAMILLA.
Removed Only by Placing Vessel ON
Ways-Fish and Oyster Trade
-General Matters.

| The tug Camilla, in working about sew
! eral small vessels yesterday, got a towing
| line caught on her propeller wheel, and be-
/ fore it could be released it was wound sew
| eral times around it, temporarily disabling
the tug. She was taken to Alexandria and
there had to lay for several hours until the
marine railway was cleared and was hauled
| out The rope cut loose from the
/ wheel, which was not damaged. 1t was
found to be tightly wound about the wheel
| Its removal took only few minutes and
! the tug was able to start down the river
| with her tow.
| The longboat Gilman Dove, bound down
| the river from this port yesterday, went
| ashore on the flats on the Virginia side of
| the river near the mouth Of Great Hunting
creek and remained there for several hours
| The flattie Ethel M, which had sold out
her cargo of oysters and started for home
yesterday, went ashore on the flats not far
| from the United States naval magazine be-
tween this city and Shepherds landing. yes
| terday afternoon. She floated off unframed
| a. high water last night. These make the
| fifth sixth vessel that has gone ashore
| between this city and Fort Washington
| since the first of the week All of them
escaped without material damage.
The oyster market at the wharf foot or
| 18th street is still considerably overstocked.
| Several vessels have left since yesterday,
| with parts of their cargoes of oysters still on
| board, and will endeavor to reach home and
| plant them before they are SpOilt. Twenty
| eight vessels were lying at the wharf this
morning. and it is estimated that they had
| about 5000 bushels of oysters on board.
| Nine vessels, all with full cargoes, have ar
| rived since yesterday. several of them tow
| ing up. Prices this morning are still very
| low, good oysters selling as low as 80 cents
| blSnel from
| the larger and finer ones.
| The arrivals are: The Mary and Rebecca.
with 400 bushels; the Shining Light. with
900; the E. P. Evans, GEO; Lucille Western.
| 600; VIM. Turner. 400: Messenger 100;
| Cushion 100: Ethel. 40. and Rafting Joe,
100. all from Blackistone's Island and WI
comico.
The receipts of fish by the dealers at the
wharf were small again this morning, but the
| demand was considerably larger than 1t has
| been for some days. and as consequence,
| prices were advanced all kinds of fish.
| The Norfolk and Washington line steamer
| this morning brought up twenty-five pack
| ages for the dealers. and the steamer Wake
field had twenty barrels on board. The
steamer Estele Randall also brought twelve
barrels from the nets In the river above
Glymont Gunston and Marshall Hall:
| Prices today are: For trout, s. to 81 per
! barrel; boiling rock. 15c. per pound; pan
rock, SC. to 10c. per pound: bass. &c. to 1Oc.
| per pound: white perch. &c. to 1oc. per
| pound; pike, sc. to &c. per pound: biuefish
and taers. sc. to &c. per pound: carp. &c.
| per pound: spotted trout. &c. to 7c. per
| bunch; winter chad. 1oc. per bunch: cells.
lie to zoe per bunch; catfish. 1oc. to 2oc.
| per bunch, and river mullets. &c. to &c. per
| bunch.
| Tugs and SchOOners.
| The long boat Peri, which was reported
| ashore on the mud flats just above the
| magazine. got off yesterday and continued
on her trip down the river.
| The tug Camilla sailed yesterday evening
with the schooner Eliza A. Scrivener in
| tow bound down the river.
| The John Bradley. Leroy, Gilman Dove
| Osceola and Mary A. Shea have all sailed
| for the lower river for cargOeS OF cord
| wood.
The schooner R. & S. Corson, soon as
| she finishes dscharging her cargo of lum-
Der. will go to Cape Charles to load fish
| scrap for Norfolk or neighbortng landing.
| The master of the schooner Curtis of the
| eastern shore. finding no market for his
| cargo of oysters here. sailed for home yes
| terday with his cargo still aboard.
| The tug James o. Carter sailed yesterday
evening with light coal barge in tow
for Aqua creek to load poplar wood for
| Philadelphia.
The schooner A. H. Qumby is anchored
| off Alexandria awaiting n favorable breeze
| before sailing for Norfolk.
| The steamer Dennis Simmons, having fin
ished discharging her cargo Of lumber.
sailed yesterday for Edenton, n. c., to re-
load
The schooner Fannie has sailed for the
| lower river to load cargo of sand for the
local ma rket.
The schooner Clara A Goodwin. with a
| cargo Of ice for the American Ice Company.
| sailed from Dutch Island harbor on We'd
| nesday last.
The Bessie Hamlin. Volunteer. Amanda F.
| Lewis. Kathleen. Emmett Arthur, Fannie
Shepherd. Ruth and Ella. Waunita and
| George r. Faunce have all sailed for the
| oyster grounds in the lower river to reload
| for this market.
The American Patriot and the Thomas X.
Carroll have arrived in port with cargoes
| of cord wood for Carter & Clark.
| The steamer Wakefield this morning
| brought up large number of turkeys and
fowls from the lower river for Thanks
giving dinners.
The tug NJ NJ Davis arrived in port last
| night with tow of three oyster boats.
She will sail this evening. with schooner,
for Baltimore.
The steamer E. Jas. I>ull sailed this morn
ing for Alexandria. where she will load a
miscellaneous cargo for river point;
The schooner JOS w. Elwell which dis
charged a cargo of ice here short time
ago, arrived at Boston yesterday with a
cargo OF coal.
this port passed Vineyard Haven on the
2lst with a cargo of coal from Baltimore
to Portland. Me.
The barge Ann Thompson will be taken to
Aqua creek to load poplar wood for Phila-
delphia-
General and Personal
The lighter Mary Anne Is lying at the
wharf of Johnson & Wimsatt. being loaded
with the material for a house complete.
even to the stoves and furniture to he used
| in the kitchen. The building, which is all
ready to be put UP, will be taken TO An
dalusa farm, on the river between Alexan-
dria and Mt. Vernon, and will be erected
for Mr. Fred Pllling, whose son will make
his home there.
The following changes among the light
house keepers in the ifth distriC; has been
| announced: Richard s. Daniels has been
transferred from Love Point light to Front
light of Craighill Channel; Thomas Ring
gold has been appointed keeper Of Love
| Point light. vice Daniels. and Walter L.
Barnette has been appointed the assistant
at Love Point.
fire in the woods along the river just
below the St. Elizabeth Asylum has at
tracted much attention. For two nights
past 1t has burned brightly. 1t is said to
be large brush fire.
Large numbers Of small shad have been
caught in the nets used for catching live