Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-27
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
RAILWAY EXTENSION PROMISES A
REVIVAL OF COMMERCE.
The Trade I'm Fish and Melons at the
Wharves-General and
Personal.

1t is said, seems to be an assured fact,
means much to the commerce of Alexandria.
In years gone by, when the Alexandria
and Georgetown canal was operated, 1t was
not uncommon sight to see a dozen large
schooners at the wharves of Alexandria
| taking in cargoes of soft coal for all parts
of the world. Upon the tapping the coal
fields by the railway the people of Alexan-
dria look for a return of this trade. The
road has now reached Bluemont. only
| short distance from the mines
Thirty-six barrels of salt water fish from
| the nets about Virginia Beach and Old
Point have been brought up on the Norfolk
line steamers in the past forty-eight hours.
This morning trout sold at 81 to $4.oO per
barrel: bluefish and tailors al &c. per pound,
and mackerel at 15c. per pound From the
nets in the river three barrels of rock fish
and white perch were received They sold
at 1Oc. to 15c. per pound, according to
size. No change is to be noted in the prices
of crabs. Sixteen barrels have been re-
ceived since Saturday last
The demand for watermelons at the 18th
| street wharf has increased. and slightly
higher prices were obtained this morning.
particularly for the lower grades. Culls
brought 81 per hundred, primes 81 to s.
per hundred, and selects sold at s12 to S15
per hundred The schooner Virgil, with
cargo of about 5000 melons from the Nanti-
coke river, is the only arrival in the past
twenty-four hours. She is consigned to
Mr.. Frank Evans There are about $4,000
melons on the wharf in ten or fifteen YES
sells.
Freisht-Carrying Craft.
-Four canal barges laden with fertilizer
from the Alexandria chemical works sailed
from Alexandria Saturday evening for
points along the canal between George
town and Harper's Ferry. Other shipments
up the canal will follow this week
The steamers Wakefield and Arrowsmith
q ard
bringing home large number OF passen-
gers from the down-river excursion re-
sorts, and a good cargo of fruits, melons
and vegetables consigned to the local mer-
chants.
The schooner L. E. Williams has finished
discharging a cargo Of fertilzing materials
at Alexandria.
The steamer Grace Bennett mas gone to
Alexandria to discharge a portion of her
cargo of shingles for Aitcheson & Bro.
The schooner Father and Son is dis
charging cargo of wood for I. w. Riley
at the 11th street wharf.
The schooner Phineas Sprague. in tow
Of the tug NJ. M. Davis. will sail for Balti-
more this evening to load COAL
The barge Lewis Thompson is at the Del
aware breakwater with cargo of coal
bound for this port. The Baltimore tug
Sampson has gone after her.
The schooner Maggie S. Hart has arrived
at Baltimore from this port
The four-masted schooner Henry L.
Peckham, Captain Harding, from the Maine
Ice neiOS, IOT lnlS port, Was dl oho
Haven on Friday last.
The schooner Alice Holbrook reported as
having passed in at the capes yesterday,
with ice for this port, WILL 1t is said go 10
Baltimore.
The schooner Woodward Abrahams COM
peted the discharging of her cargo OF ice
Saturday evening, and yesterday sailed
for Baltimore to load coal for Boston.
The schooner Kate Muller sailed on Sat
urday evening with cargo of fertilizer
for points on the river.
The schooners Clemmie Travers and the
Loon, having finished discharging cargoes
of lumber, have sailed light for Norfolk to
reload to this port or Baltimore
NJ S. Linton, NJ. S. Culoes, VIM. Price
and Four Sisters. having discharged car
goes Of melons, sailed Saturday for points
on the river and bay.
The tug Peerless sailed yesterday with a
tow of light coal barges. en- route to Phila-
delphia, for cargees.
The steamer Northumberland of the
Weems line sailed yesterday evening with
good cargo for river points and Baii-
more.
The four-masted schooner Edw E. Briry,
from this port, has arrived at Baltimore to
load coal.
The schooner Emma F. Angel, with ice
for the American Ice Company, and the
Childe Harold with a cargo for the Purity
Company of Georgetown, are both due
here and are expected in port this evening
or tomorrow.
General and Personal.
Secretary Root OF the war Department.,
Secretary Bliss of the Interior Department.
Postmaster General Smith and Adjutant
General Corbn were out in the War De-
partment launch General PleasOnton for
trip on the river last night.
The Baltimore tug Peerless arrived in
port Saturday evening last, having in tow
the schooner General s. E. Merwin, laden
with Ice for the American Ice Co. The
General Merwin sailed from Bath August
Is and had good run down the coast. She
has a cargo of Lib tons Of ice under her
matches.
The Colonial Beach steamers, the T. V.
Arrowsmith Saturday evening and the Har-
nv Randall yesterday morning, carried down
nearly their full complement of passengers,
each having nearly thousand aboard The
Colonial Beach business this year has been
very heavy. The steamers will be with
drawn from the route about September Is.
Among the passengers on the Norfolk and
Washington line steamer Norfolk last night
was Champion Jas. j. Jeffries. While on
the wharf before going aboard the steamer
he was the center of all eyes With him
were E. G. Cook and Jack Mccormick. Mr..
Jeffries goes to Old Point to take part in a
base ball game there for some public pur-
pose. When the steamer left the wharf
here he with his friends, were comfortably
seated under the awning on the hurricane
deck in their shirt waists, greatly enjoyng