Evening star., 1900-08-03
Vessels and Their Cnreoes.

A large barge loaded with fertilizer ma
teral from Baltimore is unloading at the
wharf Of the Alexandra Chemical and Fer
tilizer Company, Alexandria.
The schooner James Trott arrived in port
yesterday evening with cargo o. Virginia
pine lumber for Gailiher & Bro
The steamer Arrowsmith arrived up last
night with heavy cargo of peaches, pears,
tomatoes and other country produce for the
local merchants.
The steamer Lily & Howard sailed this
morning with a miscellaneous cargo for
points in Occoquan and other creeks
The schooner J. D. Bell has completed the
discharging of a cargo of cord wood for
John Miller, on the James Creek canal.
The steamer Harry Randall, which sailed
yesterday evening for the lower river land
ings. had aboard a good freight and an un-
usually large number of passengers.
The three-masted schooner Horatio L.
Baker sailed yesterday evening in tow of
the tug J. w. Hoskiss for Baltimore where
she will load coal for Boston or Portland
Me. Temporary repairs to her broken
spars were made here by her crew, and
new masts will be put on her at one of the
Maine ship yards.
The schooner Jos Allen has completed the
discharging of her cargo of North Carolina
watermelons and will sail this evening.
The S. S. Jones and the Flora Thomas
both laden with cord wood, have arrived
in port for Carter & Clark.
The yacht Grayling, owned by Mr.. H. K.
Bliss, has sailed for short trip to Piney
Point.
The schooner Meron, Capt. Meny. from
this port, has arrived in Baltimore and will
there load grain to New York.
The schooner Crescent sailed yesterday
from Newport News for this port
General and Personal.
The big coal barge Maggie Call, which
sunk in the James Creek canal early in the
of her cargo of coal had to be taken from
her hold as she lay under the foul water
of the canal and then she was pumped out
and fioated. The last of her cargo
taken out yesterday and the vessel will be
temporarily repaired here.
The greater portion of the sand used in
the building operations in this city is now
gotten from out Of the river just above the
Long bridge. Five six sand diggers are
at work there constantly and hundreds OF
Yards of sand taken out daily.
The launch Blue Wing, belonging to DIR.
Ray, was put overheard at Benefits boat
yard yesterday evening aItef naNihS peeh
caulked and repaired.
ARRANGEMENTS are now being made at
Benefits to haul out the pile driver, the
property of the Pennsylvania railroad,
which has been at work on the Long bridge
improvements. for examination of hull and
necessary caulkng.
There is some talk of a new boat building
yard being established in this city. near
the foot of 14th street, by one of the Deans,
the well-known boat builders of Alexandria.
1t is rumored about the wharf that the
wife of Captain Williams, who was SO
cruelty maltreated by her husband on the
schooner United while on a trip from this
city to Chesapeake Beach last week, died
subsequently of her injuries Confirmation
of the rumor is lacking
Mr.. John Callahan, manager of the Nor
folk and Washington line, states that the
shooting affray at Alexandria yesterday
evening between a policeman and two river
men did not take place on the Norfolk and
Washington pier, stated, but on a wharf
nearby.
About 100 children from the Washington
City Orphan Asylum were the guests of
the Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall
Steamboat Company at Marshall Hall
today.