Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-07
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
NEW WINTER SCHEDULE OF THE
STEAMER HARRY RANDALL.
Prices of Fish Continue to He Firm
Movements of Potomac
Boats.

The down schedule of the steamer Harry
Randall for the fall and winter has just
been completed She will leave her wharf,
foot of sth street. every Sunday, Tuesday
and Thursday at Z am, and will reach
home on the return trip on Monday and
Wednesdays at $50 p.m and on Fridays
| at $3.50 pm.
On the Sunday trip she will stop at Alex
andria. Fort Foote, River View. Fort Wash
ington, Marshall Hall, Gunston. Glymont,
Indian Head, Grinders, Posey's wharf,
Liverpool Point, Clifton Beach, stin's
wharf, Somerset Beach. stuarts wharf.
Riverside, Matthias Point, Chapel Point,
Dill's wharf, Wilkerson's wharf. Colonial
Beach, Masseys wharf Wirt's wharf, Col
toms, Henderson, Curriomen. Beale 8,
Thompson's, Deep Point, McGuire's, Mt.
Holly and Nomini.
On the return trip Monday she will make
all the above landings, except Grinders s,
and. in addition. will land at Brick House,
Ferrall and Brents. The Tuesday down
trip Is the same Sunday, except Grinder s
and Chapel Point are cut out, and the
landings in lower Machodoc creek are taken
up. On the Wednesday up trip the steamer
makes the same landings she did on Mon
day. On the Thursday trip down all the
landings mentioned above, except Grinders,
are made, and Brent's is taken up also.
This schedule will remain in effect until
The deposits Of sand and mud, caused by
the ebb and flow of the river tides Ia grad
ually filling in all the coves just below the
long causeway a Shepherds Landing OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railway, opposite
Alexandria. A few years ago this cove
was covered at low water to depth of three
o. four feet, and now 1t Is entirely bare
except at unusually high tides. The same
flling-in process Is going on along the up
per side of the causeway, but not So rap
idly.
Work is progressing at the mouth Of the
foot of the 18th street sewer on raising the
dredging machine which sunk there nearly
year ago. The machine had been used
on the fats improvements. 1t is the prop
erty of northern parties, and 1t Is under
stood Will be repaired and may be put to
work by the new contractors.
Firm Prices for Fish.
The dealers at the wharf this morning
received fifty barrels of fish on the Norfolk
steamer from Virginia Beach and the
neighboring shores. In spite of the warm
weather prices remain firm, mackerel this
morning selling at 1Oc. to 12c. per pound;
blue fish and tailors, &c. per pound trout
s. to $3.50 per barrel. and butter fish, S.10
per barrel OF river fish but two barrels
were brought up by the steamers from
down the river. Perch sold at &c. to 10c
per pound, and rock SC. to 1Oc. per pound.
Fortystx barrels of crabs were received,
The schooner d. H. Rivers has completed
the discharging Of her cargo of ice, and
WILL 1t is expected, sail for Norfolk to load
coal for Pernambuco.
The schooners Henry l.. Peckham and
Young Brothers will complete the discharg-
ing Of their cargoes Of Ice today. and will
sail In tow OF the tug Davis for Baltimore,
to load coal. The Peckham will receive
81. per ton to Weymouth, N. H.
No oyster or watermelon-laden vessels
have arrived at the wharf In the past TWEEN
ty-four hours.
The longboat Silver Star. after being
calked and having other repairs made, has
been launched from the ways at Benefits
boat yard
The Baltimore and Ohio railway ferry
slip at Alexandria is to be rebuilt.
The Messrs. Graham Of Alexandria. the
owners of the Inflated tug Templar which
recently blew up In Baltimore harbor have
determined to sell what remains for junk,
and will join with a number Of Alexan-
drians In building new tug.
The tug Peerless, with tow Of four coal
laden barges. arrived in port yesterday
from Philadelphia.
The longboat Harry and Charley is at
Alexandria. taking on miscellaneous cargo
for river points.
Movements of Other Boats.
The bugeye Silver Spray has gone to the
lower river for a cargo of oysters for this
port.
The schooners Edith Alcott and w. H.
Oler with cargoes of ice, are due at the
capes, and tugs are in the bay looking for
them to bring them into port
The schooners Flora and Agnes Kate
Mueller. John Martin and Gilman Dove
and the longboat Silver Star have all sailed
for the lower river light, for return cargoes
TO this port.
The Weems line steamer Potomac, Capt
Geoghegan, sailed Yesterday evening for
the lower river landings and Baltimore.
She carried a large cargo of supplies for the
down river merchants
The last Of this seasons excursion trip to
the steamer T. V. Arrowsmth She will
also touch at Coltons and other points as
far down Smiths creek
The steam launch Santa Barbara, from
the Indian Head naval proving grounds was
In port yesterday evening, having brought
up one of the ordinance inspectors assigned
to other duty.
The tug Stella of Baltimore sailed yester-
day having In tow large oil barge bound
for Philadelphia.
The steamer Wakefield arrived last night
from the lower river with good cargo Of
live stock and country produce and q large
number of passengers returning from the
down river excursion resorts.
Mr.. John Callahan, general manager Of
the Norfolk and Washington line steamers
returned this morning from a business trip
to Norfolk.
Capt. Jack Taylor. manager of the TAYLOR
Bros. fleet Of tug boats, has returned from
a trip of several days on the tug NJ. NJ
Davis.
Capt C. A. Colcood Of the schooner D. II
Rivers has gone to Danbury. Conn, with
his wife, who was taken Ill on the vessel
here.
Capt Pink Hart has been transferred
from the steamer Kent to the steamer Har-
ry Randall as second officer
EXCURSIONS.