Evening star., 1900-10-09
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
CAPTAIN FOWKES BITTEN BY 4
WATER MOCCASlN.
Reptile Was In q Bait BOx-Fish and
Oyster TF2de-General
News.

Capt. Tally Fowkes Of the Washington
and Alexandria ferry steamer Columbia met
with curious adventure a few days ago
at the Alexandria wharf He has a box in
| which he keeps smelt for bait. Wishing to
get some of the smelt out he ran his hand
! into the box and while feeling around in 1t
felt a sharp pain in of his fingers. In
vestigation found water moccasin about
two feet long in the box, and its teeth had
made the wound, from which the blood
flowed freely. Water moccasins sup
posed to be poisonous. but Capt. Fowkes
has not yet felt any inconvenience from the
bite.
The Norfolk and Washington line steamer
Norfolk this morning brought up for the
dealers on the wharf sixty-twO barrels Of
salt water fish from the shores on Chesa-
peake bay and the Atlantic coast about
Norfolk. The steamer Harry Randall also
brought up twelve barrels from the river
nets. Prices this morning were for trout
81 to s. per barrel; mackerel, 1212 cents per
pound; pOrgies, cents per pound; Sleeps
head, 6 cents to s cents per pound; bluefish,
and tailors, cents to s cents per pound;
perch, 6 cents to cents per pound; spot,
8 cents per pound; founder, cents per
pound; carp, cents per pound; catfish, ~
cents to 25 cents per bunch; eels, 15 cents
to 20 cents per bunch, and winter shad, 26
cents per bunch.
The demand for oysters still continues to
be very light, though it is expected the
cooler weather will at once cause an in
crease in the demand. In consequence OF
the oversupply and the poor market several
vessel owners in the past day or two have
been SO unfortunate as to lose parts OF the1r
cargoes. Yesterday evening the w. II. H.
Bxler the Ethel and several other vessels
sailed with their oysters still on board, ex-
pecting to plant them again to keep them
from spelling. Since yesterday no vessels
with oysters have arrived at the wharf.
This morning prices advanced somewhat
the stock selling at from 4oc. to 6Oc per
bGshe.
The schooner Lizzie Lane yesterday even
ing sold the last of her cargo of water
melons.
Vessels Freight Laden.
The schooner VIM. and James arrived in
port yesterday evening with a cargo of
plaster for the keystone Plaster Company.
The schooner r. and s. CrOson has ar
rived at Alexandria from Norfolk with a
cargo of fertilizing material for Herbert
Bryant.
The bugeye r. H. Stuart is loading
cargo of fertilizer at Alexandria for points
on Curriomen bay.
The sloop Belvidee sailed from Aiexan-
dria yesterday evening for the lower river
to load.
The schooner Edwin c. has completed
the discharging Of her cargo of canned
goods.
The steamer Sue Of the Weems line was
damaged in a collision with the steamer
Revesly in Baltimore harbor during fog
Saturday morning last.
The schooner S. L. Bowen was hauled out
on the marine railway at Alexandra yes
terday for some minor repair work to her
hull
The schooner Mist is being handsomely
repainted and will be thoroughly over
hauled.
The schooner Fannie has completed dis
charging her cargo of sand and will return
to a bay port to reload.
The steamer E. James Tull yesterday
evening sailed with three light barges in
tow, for Aqua creek, where the barges will
load railway ties for Philadelphia.
The barge Junieta, with a cargo of fer
tilizer from Philadelphia, has arrived at
Bryant wharf in Alexandria.
The steamer Lily and Howard Is at the
Alexandria shipyard discharging her cargo.
The Humming Bird sailed from Alexan-
dria yesterday evening with large pro-
portion of her cargo of oysters, which re-
manned unsold.
The schooners Fair American and Ray
mond Oliver have sailed for the lower river
to load cargoes of oysters back to this
port.
The steamer Harry Randall arrived from
the lower river last night with large
cargo of fish, oysters and country produce
for the local market
The steamer Estelle Randall took a large
shipment of cement to Fort Washington to-
day to be used in the improvements there.
The schooner Thos. X. Carroll sailed for
the lower river yesterday to reload lumber
back to this port. -t-.l
The schooner Augustus Hunt, from this