Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-08

earn cents per pound; southern muliets, |
) cents per pound spot, to cents per
pound; founders, 3 to cents per Pouiiu'
winter shad, > to 10 cents per pound eeis,
10 to IL cents per bunch; river mullets, 10
cents per pound and catfish, ~ 10 20 cents
per pound.
ing the early part of this week has BEEN
succeeded by a glut, there being twenty
two vessels there this morning having
aboard about 1000 bushels AS the weath-
er is cool, and the bivalves will keep, prices
remain about the same az usual, the small
varieties selling at 45c. to SOC per oushel' |
while the larger brought from Toe TO 9Oc.
The market is fairly active, many Oh the
dealers in the city taking advantage OF the
fine grade of oysters in port TO lay IN large
stocks.
Since yesterday three vessels have arrived
at the wharf.-the Joseph Martin with iuu
bushels: the J. l.. Stevenson with 400 BUSH
els, and the G. B. Faunce with 200 ousheis,
all from Blackstone Island The Norfolk |
steamer also brought up a consloeraoe
quantity of Lynn Haven bay oysters for
the dealers here.
Passing To and Fro.
The schooner Bulah Land is at T. w.
Riey's wharf, loading a cargo OF fert1iiz-
ing material.
The schooner Carrie has arrived with
cargo of Virginia pine lumber for Libby q
Co.
The steamer OCCOludH Has Boic ~ avn
andria to discharge cargo of pine pillng,
to be used in repairing the ferry slip there.
The schooner r. and s. Corson is at NOT
folk, loading lumber for Johnson IL VIM
salt of this city.
The schooner BERTHE and Maud is lying at
the wharf at Fort Washington. dlscharSlnS
300 bags of plaster She will come to TINS
port to complete discharging her cargo |
Taylor Brothers tug Camilla is in Chesa-
peake bay awaiting the ice-laden schoohers
bound for this port.
The steamer Harry Randall last night
brought up large cargo of fish, oysters
and country produce for the local 1her-
chants.
The schooner Minerva L. Widner sailed
with a cargo of lumber from Norfolk for
this port on Tuesday. She should arrive
here today.
The Volunteer, which sailed from this
pCrt on Monday last made quick trip,
going to the mouth of the river, loading
full cargo of oysters and getting back to
market yesterday
The schooner Isaac Solomon has com
pieted the discharging of her cargo OF WOOD
and has sailed for the lower river to .eioad.
The schooner Sidonia Curley sailed this
morning for the James river. where she
will load lumber for Johnson & Wimsatt OF
this city.
The schooner-yacht Mist was out fof
trial sail on the river between this city and
Alexandria yesterday afternoon.
The tug Mitchell Davis sailed yesterday
evening, having the schooner Martin Wag-
ner in tow, bound for the oyster beds in
the lower river. for a cargo.
The steamer OccOquan is in port with
cargo Of cord wood for Carter &, Clarke
The steamer Estelle Randall yesterday
carried about $50 bags of adamant To Fort
Washington to be used II the improvements
there.
The schooner Hulda has completed dis
charging her cargo of lumber at II. X.
Fields in Alexandria and will sail FOR the
James river for new cargo.
The schoonerS A. E. Johnson and VIM.
Rogers have sailed from Norfolk with car
goes Of lumber for this port.
The schooner Grace Bennett has gone up
to Georgetown, where she will load.
The schooner Thomas K. Carroll has ar
rived with cargo of cord wood.
The United States buoy tender Maple.
which arrived in port on Monday, has sailed
for Baltimore.
The tug E. V. McCauey was in port
yesterday for supplies and parts of the
dredge Pugh, now working on the Malta
woman flats.
The Ada Ballenger ]. ]. Underhil Sea-
belle and Benjamin Franklin have gone to
the lower river oyster beds for cargoes OF
| oysters.
The Ida May and American Patriot are
in port with a cargo of cord wood for Car
| ter q Clark.
| The schooner Eliza A. Scribner has sailed
| from Philadelphia for this port with cargo
| of plaster.
The schooner Lewis H. Coward. with
| cargo of ice for this port. sailed from Bath,
! Me-. on tuesday last one Will icaNii me-
| about November 16.
The schooner Samuel l.. Russell has
| sailed from Norfolk with a cargo of lum-
| Der for the dealers here.
! The United States naval tug Triton, nav
| ing barge with an oil tank car on board,
sailed for Indian Head yesterday evening
General and Personal.
| The big Sulker dredge Potomac, which
was used for some time on the harbor
work is hauled out at Alexandria, to be
caulked and for other repairs preparatory
| to being taken to New York
The steam launch LOWE Randall has been
| launched from the ways at Benefits boat
yard, after having been thoroughly over
hauled.
| The rebuilding of the slip at Alexandra
for the Baltimore and Ohio railway barge
between Alexandria and Shepherds, Md,
| has been completed.
Rogers & Co. are now at work making
| improvements at the wharf of VIM. M.
| Reardon & Co. at Alexandria,
| The United States engineers are making
soundlngs across the county on the Mary
| land side of the river above the naval mag
| az;ne for the purpose, it is said of fixing
a route for the big sewer from this city
| The main deck of the Washington and
Alexandria ferry steamer Columbia Is be
| ing relaid The work is being done while
the boat is in service and travel Is not In
| terfered with.
| Representative Reyburn's handsome little
| steam launch Gretchen has returned from
New London and points in New England
where she has been during the entire sum-
| mer.
Mr. ]. II. Richardson, who for some time
past has had charge of the wharf at ely
mont died quite suddenly there about ter
days ago He i'll only day or two
He was well known and very popular with
the steamboat men.
| Mr.. Julian Moore. son of Mr. VIM. A
| Moore, chief engineer of the Randall line
is quite ill at his home in Southwest Wash
ington of typhoid fever
Among the visitors to this city to get ths
election returns were Mr.. F. E. Mattingiy
and Dr. Harmon of Glymont, Md. The,
returned home yesterday on the steame
Estelle Randall.
A Victim of Civilization.
| From tn. Detroit Journal
At once upon receiving the bill from tn,
modiste the reclaimed savage pressed hi!
hand to his brow stunnedly.
How extremely expensive clothing is
he cries, tottering to a seat
"Expensive! sneer his wives and daugh
tiers, as with one voice Why. it's as chea]
as dirtv'