Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-04
ALONG THE:e RIVER FRONT
LARGE AND GROWING TRADE IN
POPLAR TIMBER.
Additional improvements at Fort
tv0T
Hunt-Supply of Ice at the
Wharf-Personal.


The shipment Of poplar logs from points
on the Potomac river to Philadelphia is now
quite heavy and, is daily growing. TWO
large coal barges are lying near Matthias
Point, Va. loading poplar timber, and the
schooner Charles E. White sailed yesterday
from Maryland Point with cargo OF the
wood for the Quaker city. Last night the
steamer Kent brought up from the Maddox
creek neighborhood nearly 400 logs. to be
shipped to Philadelphia via the Weems line
and Baltimore. Poplar timber is bringing
good prices and the woods along the river
are being searched for 1t.
The schooner Amelia Hearn is lying at
the wharf at Fort Washington. discharg-
ing a cargo of about 10000 feet of pine
lumber from New York, to be used In the
the new quarters there is being pushed as
rapidly as possible, SO as to nave them
ready for occupancy before the cold wealth
er sets in. 1t is expected that two addi-
tional batteries of the 4th Artillery Will be
ordered to Fort Washington this fall. max
Ing about 400 men stationed there 1t is
said large proportion of the supplies USED
by them will be purchased in this city.
Six large schooners, all ice-laden, nave
been brought into port in tie last forty
eight hours by the tugs NJ. u. Davis, Ca
milla, Mohen and John IL Brady. Inc
Childe Harold and the Gilkie have both ar
been locked at Georgetown. The first
named sailed from the Maine ice fields Au-
gust II. and has had an unusually long
passage. The Henry L. Peckham. with
1919 tons: the D. H. Rivers, with / .5S7 tons.
and the Young Brothers, with 1,2O4 tons,
have arrived for the American Ice Com
pany, and the Normandy, with S19 tons, is
at the pier of the Mutual Ice Company at
Alexandria. The schooners Iona Tunnel
and O. d. whitehall are looked for within
the next day or two.
The dealers at the wharf this morning re-
cefved thirty-six barrels Of bay and sea fish
from the shores about Norfolk on the Wash
ingtOn and Norfolk line steamers, and this
morning trout sold at s. per barrel: blue
fish and tailors. 4c. and sc. per pound; but
ter fish, DC. per pound, and mackerel 1Oc.
to 12c. per pound. The down river steam
ers brought up three barrels from the river
nets. and bass brought 1Oc. per pound
rockfish sc. to 1Oc. per pound, and perch,
&c. to 10c per pound.
Twenty-six barrels of hard crabs were
also brought up in the river boats, and
sold at 81. % to 81 per barrel.
Watermelons are still plentiful at the
wharf, though receipts have already begun
to drop off largely. Only 2 200 melons have
been received in the past twenty-four
hours. They were brought in by the sloop
Mist and gilling skiff Selected melons
are today selling at from $12 to SIS per
hundred. primes, S. to IS per hundred, and
culls. 81 to So per hundred Many of the
boats that have been engaged in running
melons are now preparing for the oyster
trade
General and Personal.
The long boat Silver Star is in the ways
at Benefits shipyard for caulking and re-
pairs.
The schooner Emma F. Angel will load
coal at Georgetown for an eastern port.
The tug Emma will today sail with four
light barges for fredericksburg where
they will load wood for Philadelphia.
The new revenue cutter Seminole, the
finest vessel in the revenue service, went
into commission at Baltimore yesterday.
Mr.. Charles Garner is building in his shop
at 1913 9th street southwest a fine sloop
for his own use on the river this fall. The
vessel will be thirty feet long ten feet
wide and will draw about four feet loaded.
She will carry a large spread of sail and is
expected to sail wen. When launched she
will be christened the Aeronaut.
Messrs. Michael Lynch, Frank Bates. Ar
thur Suit. Bassett and other fOremen from
the Washington navy yard were out for a
cruise on the river yesterday in the launch
Allie Moore. Stops were made at the White
House, Marshall Hail. River View and
other points.
The Alexandria Chemical and Fertilizing
Company is loading two canal barges with
fertilizer for points on the Georgetown
canal.
The schooners Zephyr and George F.
Wright arrived yesterday evening with
cargoes of white sand.
The schooner Charles H Darger is in
port with cargo Of lumber from the Rap
pa hammock for Johnson & Wimsatt
The Harry and Charley, Isaac Solomon
Kate Muller and Leony arrived yesterday
evening with large cargoes of cord wood
for Carter & Clark.
The pleasure launch Bartholda took a
large party Of young people on a pleasure
trip on the river.
The tug Rosalie arrived in port last night
with two scows laden with sand from the
digging machine at Holland Point
The schooner John /. Martin has arrived
at Alexandria with a cargo Of shingles and
lumber for H. X. Field & Co.
The sloop yacht Lofts returned yesterday
evening with party from two days
hunting and fishing trip on the river.
Messrs Cumberland & Son are building
for T. w. Smith & Co. flag pole $50 feet
high, which is to be erected at the cavalry
station, Fort Myer, near Arlington, Va
The pole is being made of two fine white
pine tree trunks from Fairfax county Va
Mr.. Harry Carter Of the firm Of Carter &
Clark has returned from a trip to New
York. He was absent ten days.
George. the young son of Capt. AL Rich.
ards Of the steamer Pentz. who is quite
Ill Of typhoid fever at Providence HOspitaI