Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-16
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
HOT WEATHER STORY BLOWS IN
FROM THE SEA.
-rnbs DispOrt Themselves in the
Water Mt the Wharves-
Personal Mention.

The bark Ethel N Boynton. which ar
rived in port early in the week from the
Island of Trinidad with cargo of asphalt,
came up with "A list of over foot to the
port side. While at the hot weather
reduced the asphalt to semi-hquld con-
dition, and as the breeze heeled the vessel
over the cargo ran down to one side. 1t
was only with difficulty it was prevented
from giving her a greater list than ii did.
She is now Gi~chars!ng her cargo at the
asphalt works in Georgetown.
For the first time in number of years
crabs have been seen in the river from the
wharVeS here. y day or two ago large
crab Was observed swimming about the
lay at her dock and since then it Is said
others have been seen. While IL is very
uncommon to see them this far up the
river it * not at all uncommon to eaten
them at Marshall Hall and Glymont.
Since yesterday morning about 10000
watermeloHS have arrived at the 11th street
wharf for the local dealers IN The Il. II.
Lambert: Mary kerw:n. Richard l.. Jack
son. Marcus. Mist. George W. kibbie and
Jennie May. In consequence of the over
supply here and in Baltimore and the fact
that several other vessels with full cargoes
on their way here there has been
drop in prices. This morning select fruit
sold At So to 81 per hundred prime from
81 to s. per hundred. and culls at s. to 81
per hundred. The finest grown melons from
Maryland and Virginia are a the wharf
The dealers al the fish wharf this morn
Ing received thirty barrels of trout and
other salt water fish from the shores about
Norfolk and Old Point. Prices this morn
ing were: For trout, 81 per barrel: buefish
or tailors. &c. per pound. and mackere
12i2c per pound But two barrels of river
fish We're received from the lower river
boats last night and this morning. The
rocktish and white perch sold at Zoe. to 15c.
per pound. according to size Crabs this
morning sold from I.'c. to $50 per barrel.
About twenty bIrrels have been received
four hours.
Large rock. some over fourteen inches in
length. are being caught with hook and line
from the wharves of the city.
General and Personal.
The schooners r. Il. Bihber and Augustus
Hunt have both completed the discharging
of their cargoes of ice, and are now lying
here, expecting to charter to load coal from
this port to Boston. if the terms can be ar
ranged. If not they will go to Baltimore
for coal cargo. 1t is expected that from
now on several vessels each week will he
loaded at Georgetown with coal for north
ern ports.
The children of St. Johns Orphanage. In
charge OF the sisters, will have an outing at
River View Saturday next. About fifty of
the children Will make the trip leaving on
the 10 am. boat and returning on the >
pm. trip.
The sailing yacht Sea Gull. owned by Mr.
Jacob Defmer. is hauled out at Townshend's
boat exchange for caulking and repaintinc
Inc electric lighting plant of the Glymont
route steamer Estelle Randall IS being over
hauIed Parts of. the machinery have been
sent to Baltimore for needed alterations.
me repairs to the rail of the steamer
hent around the after end of the boats
stern nave been completed The work was
done without the steamer missing a trin
Cumberland & Son will. 1t is stated, shortly
oesln the building of another large sand
The steam launch SamI W. Sutton under-
went her annual inspection at Alexandria
this morning. The inspectors found her in
GOOD order and her papers will be renewed
for another year.
Prof C. F. Holloway the owner of the
dlvlns horses King and Queen. which are
TO appear at River View Sunday next. was
AT the randall office this morning The
ing. '' a.
Officer John ]. Perry of the harbor police
boat Elgilant is at Atlantic City on his
annual vacation
MIR. Wright. chief of the steamboat in
spectors, was in the city today on business.
Mr. f. {. TOwnshend. Mr.. JOS Acker and
Capt. Ransom Brown have gone on a ten
day cruise to the lower Potomac in the
sloOp yacht Flying Scudd
Mr.. NJ. s. Parker. cashier of the River
view exclusion resort, who was quite Ill for
has returned to his desk
Mrs Geoghegan. wife of First Officer
Charley Geoghegan of the steamer North
cumberland. was with her Isband on the
last trip of the steamer to this port.
During the temporary absence of Chief
Engineer George Sherwood of the steamer
Kent. in consequence OF Illness in his fam
lily, Assistant Engineer Louis Hart is in
ciArge of the engine room.
The Freight Handlers.
The schooner Selena Dove is discharging
a cargo of railway ties at the N street
bridge, over James Creek canal, for Carter
& Clark
The steamer Occoquan arrived I'D last
night with another deck load of railway
ties. and having in tow a raft of about 200
pine piles.
The schooner Annie Martz cleared light
yesterday evening for the lower river to re-
lead for this port.
The Baltimore tug Peerless with a tow
of five light barges passed down the river
yesterday evening route to Philadelphia
The barges will go by the usual route
The schooner Mary Ann Shea has arrived
in port with a cargo of $50 cedar posts for
Johnson & Wimsatt.
The steam yacht Gevota has shifted her
berth to Cumberlands boat yard from the
American Ice Companys wharf
The schooner C. S. Glidden now in port
here. has been chartered to load coal from
Baltimore to Boston, at roc per ton
The steam launch Santa Barbara, the ten
der of the naval proving grounds at Indian
Head. Md, was In port this morning.
The American Patriot and Leroy are dis
charging cargoes of pine wood at the
wharves Of Carter & Clark.
The Roses Are Beauties.
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