Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-28
ALONG THEE RIVER FRONT
LARGE CARGOHfs OF ICE EN- ROUTE
FOR nRIs PORT.
News Items Of tInterest About Ship
pers ana acknowledgements
Nude bathing.

ing schooners that have sailed from Bangor
! or Bath, Me, since July 10. All this large
quantity of ice should be here in the ice
houses before August 8. Since last Monday
about 5000 tons have arrived in four YES
sells
The H. L. Baker, which sailed from Bath
on July 10 with $50 tons. is looked for this
evening or tomorrow. The c. H. Venner,
which sailed from the Maine ice fields on
July p with 1,2G9 tons: the schooner ]. NJ.
Haynes. with 1,156 and the F. ]. Stenson,
with 1884 tons, which also sailed on the
21st, are expected Monday or Tuesday. The
other vessels out are the Zacchus Sherman,
which sailed July o. with 1,176 tons; the
Clara Goodwin, on the 23d. with l, 4O5 tons;
the Independent and Stephens, both Of
whom sailed on the 9th of July, with 1900
and 1,2oO tons. respectively. Some six or
seven other vessels are in the kennebec and
PenobScot loading and will sail for this
port from day to day.
August 1 the coast survey steamer Bache
and the schooner Eager. and other vessels
IN the coast survey service, will be brought
entirely under the control of the Treasury
department This is in accordance with an
act passed during the last session of Con-
gress. AS 1t is now, all the men aboard
coast survey vessels are enlisted men from
the regular naval establishment. They are
10 be given their discharges from the navy
and will be given the opportunity to reship
under the regulations of the Treasury De-
partment. This will place them on the
same FOOTING with the men of the revenue
cutter service
Forty-two barrels Of salt water fish from
the shores al Virginia Beach and in Hamp-
ton Roads We're received this morning from
the Norfolk boats by the dealers at the
wharf Trout this morning sold at 81 per
barrel: blue fish, 3 cents per pound; mack
erel, cents per pound. Some few river
fsh were also received. Rock sold at to
10 cents per pound in the bunch, and 12la
TO 10 cents per pound for pan fish. No but
ter f1sh, tailors or croakers were on sale.
About thirty barrels of crabs were re-
ceived from the river boats and brought
from 81 % to $50 per barrel.
the baltimore tug Peerless, with the
b&rges Ellen Gale, Charles Comsky and
Harry c. Hicks in tow. arrived in port yes
terday evening. The barges are all laden
with hard coal from Philadelphia and came
via the Delaware river. Delaware and
Chesapeake canal and the bay and river to
this port.
The work of erecting the new buildings
al Fort Washington and Fort Hunt is being
pushed rapidly in order to have all the new
barracks ready for occupancy by the early
fail. when it Is expected that other bat
teries OF heavy artillery will be seen there
Yesterday evening the Steamer Estclle Ran
dali made a special trip to the forts with
a large cargo of pipe and other building
material.
The new stables for the batteries of ar
nllery at the arsenal are now being rooted
over and will be ready for occupancy in
about two or three weeks.
The harbor police officers on the Vigilant
are vigorously enforcing the law against
bathing in the nude, but as the boat is
very slow the few bathers now seen have
time to gather up their clothes and escape
D11ore the officers can reach them
me schooner Lily and Howard with a
miscellaneous cargo. sailed yesterday even
ing for points onzAquia creek
The schooner Effe F. Botsworth has COM
pleted the dischargfng of her cargo of
lumber and sailed today for Norfolk to re-
load.
large bargeload of fertilizer was ship
ped in tow of the tug Minerva from the
Alexandria Fertiiizfng Works to parties In
Georgetown yesterday evening.
The yacht Sea Gull, belonging to Mr.
Jacob Deemer, was emit on the river yester-
day evening ON a pleasure cruise with a
large party of ladies' and children on board.
The Highland Light and the schooner
Raymond have arrived with cargoes of
wood for Carter & Clark.
The steamer f. James Tul yesterday
completed the discharging of her cargo of
lumber and sailed for the lower river to
reload.
port last night from the lower river with
long passenger list and a heavy freight
of crabs fish and country produce.
The schooner o. D. Witherll, from this
port, has sailed from Baltimore for Bos-
ton with coal and will reload ice back to
Washington.
The officers of the Lydia NJ Deering,
which arrived here yesterday morning with
Il cargo OF .e from Maine, report a pleas
ant passage down the coast with easterly
winds almost the entire voyage.
The lighthouse tender Holly sailed yester-
day evening cruise on the Potomac
river and Chesapeake bay.
The steamer Kent arrived In port yester-
day evening with a large cargo of fruit,
vegetables and other country produce for
the local merchants.
The steamer Wakefield sailed this morn
ing with large cargo of supplies for points
on the lower river.