Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-21
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
NEW SCOW SUNK IN JAMES CREEK
CANAL.
Gas Relief Buoys RecharEed for Fur.
Their Service-Recefpts mt Fish
Wharf-PersOnnI Notes.

One of the new scows just built for Mr..
John b. Lord lies sunk in James Creek
canal above Q street. The scow. with a
cargo of sand, on her first trip, was
brought into the canal Wednesday night,
and ii is supposed that she hung up on the
stone abutments as the tide fell and cap
sized When the men went to the point
named yesterday morning no trace of the
vessel could be seen, but at low tide one
corner projected above the water Efforts
to raise the scow will be made today.
The rough weather prevailing on the
coast for several days past has caused a
heavy drop in the receipt of fish by the To-
cal dealers, and the scarcity has caused
prices to advance. This morning but 81
barrels were received from the nets at Vir-
ginia Beach, Old Point and on the eastern
shore of Virginia. Trout are now bringing
Sc per barrel; taylors, $3.50 to ST per bar
rel and blue fish, &c. to &c. per pound.
The longboat Silver Star has arrived with
a cargo of lumber tor Johnson IL WlmSatt
The lakewood Debating Society gave "a
very pleasant river trip as far as Indian
Head to its friends on the steamer Estelle
Randall last night. About two hundred
and fifty young people were In the party
and a pleasant time was had On the home
ward trip stop of an hour or more was
made at River View.
A force of hands are making another ef-
fort to raise the punsy Sea View, when
was recently sunk in the Eastern prahch'
off BllzZard'S Point.
The bugeye NJ. j. Stephens was put over
board at the Alexandria Shipyard yesterday
evening after receiving thorough over
hauling. c
belonging to Mr.. Dos Passos, has been
hauled out on the marine railway at Alex
andria for thorough repairs.
The condition of Captain Bush Grlgsby'
who is i'll of congestion of the lungs, is re-
ported to be better today.
Recharg.ng Gas BuOys.
The United States buoy tender Holly.
having on board two large gas relief buoys.
which were taken up at Ragged Point and
off the mouth of the Coan river. in the
lower Potomac. arrived in port Tuesday
evening The Ragged Point buoy was
landed at the Randall line wharf. and was
subsequently recharged- This morning IL
was returned to the Holly, and the Coan
river buoy was sent to be recharged. This
mas been done and the Holly will take
them to the light house station at Point
Lookout. where they will be kept to replace
any of the Potomac gas buoys that may be-
come exhausted. Each of these tanks con-
tains Illuminating fluid enough 20 burn con-
tinuously for hundred days. The Holly
will sail this evening.
Messrs. Tyler and beavers. who are fish
ing with trap nets off the mouths of Pho
lick and Dogue creeks, in Fairfax county,
Va met with serious loss Monday night.
Some one unknown robbed the traps of all
the fish they contained and then cut the
nets so as to render them almost worthless.
The steam yacht Josephine and the sub
marine boat Holland have gone 10 Brook
Ign, where some minor repairs will lie made.
The Holland will then be taken to Newport
for trials. The passage to Brooklyn will be
made by the inside route. through the ca
nails and the Della ware river.
The sloop Thistle has been recently pur-
chased by a club of young men residing in
Southeast Washington. and is at Robey's
boat yard for overhauling and to be fitted
out for summer cruises.
The handsome little sailing yacht Sea-