Evening star., 1900-09-27
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
ORDERS FOR CHANGES IN COAST
SURVEY SERVICE TAKE EFFECT.
Receipts of Oysters and Fish at the
Wharf.-The Freight-Laden
Vessels.

| The recent orders for changes in the OFF,
| GERS of the coast survey steamers in this
neighborhood have been carried out. Capt
P. A. Welker, well known here as the COM
mander of the Bache. has taken charge Of
| the Blake, relieving Capt. Hodgkins. Capt.
| Worthington /. Vina who has been in COM
mand of the schooner Matchless, Is now
captain of the Bache, and Mr.. George Flow
| ers has been transferred from the Bache to
| the command of the Matchless. The steam
| er Bache is row cruising on special duty IN
| Chesapeake bay, but is expected to return
| to Baltimore early next week. Mr.. Charles
| Yates, from the coast survey office here
| has been ordered to the steamer Blake to
aid in laying off the speed trial on torpedo
| boats course in Chesapeake bay.
The steamer Washington of the Norfolk
and Washington line this morning brought
up sixty-two barrels Of salt water fish for
| the dealers at the wharf from the nets in
the bay and from the shores about Norfolk
| Prices are steady. Trout this morning sold
| at from 81 to S. per barrel: bluefsh and
| tailors, &c. to Sc. per pound; mackerel. 1212c
| per pound: spot, DC. per pound; pogies, &c
per pound; white perch, &c. to 10c. per
pound: rock. &c. to 10c. per pound; winter
shad, 25c. per pound and catfish. 2oc. to
soc. per bunch. The steamers Harry RAN
dali and Potomac, from the lower river,
brought up fifteen barrels from the river
nets
Oysters of fine quality are now arriving
daily at the wharf. The return of warm
| weather has kept the prices down. The
| out quickly. Since yesterday 955 bushels
of oysters have arrived in port. The Mary
Rebecca brought up 13O bushels: the Mary
E. Candy. 200 bushels. and the Emmet Ar
thur, 175. bushels, all from Blackstone's s
Island; the Lucille Western, 125 bushels,
and the Shining Light, 250 bushels, from
the Wicomico river. and the Lille, IS bush
els, from the lower Machodoc. Oysters
were bringing from 40 to 60 cents per busheI
this morning. The Norfolk and Washing
ton line steamer this morning brought up
81 barrels of Chesapeake bay oysters.
The burytes MILL at the foot of Duke
street. Alexandria, is nearly ready for op-
erations, and will give employment to quite
a large force of hands. Much of its fin
ished product, which is used in paints and
for various other purposes, will be shipped
north by vessels.
The preliminary work for the new boiler
to be built for the harbor police boat Vigi-
liant has been completed and the work of
building the boiler will be hurried as much
as is consistent with good workmanship.
Harbormaster Sutton and his officers are
greatly pleased that their boat is at last to
have power enough to enable her TO make
good time.
A scow loaded with spokes and ak han
dies from the factory at New Alexandria,
in Fairfax county, Va, arrived at Rear
don's wharf at Alexandria yesterday and
discharged her cargo for shipment to Bal
more, where it will be transferred to a
steamer bound for Liverpool Hardly a
week passes without q shipment of this
kind to a foreign port
The work of deepening the channel over
the Mattawoman flats is being vigorously
pushed. 1t is stated that about half the
work has been done. 1t will be several
months before the job is completed The
Kettle Bottoms, below Blackiston's Island,
Will next be dredged.
The Vessels With Freight.
The schoone-s Amanda F. Lewis and E.
T. Evans both sailed for the lower river
this morning to load oysters back to this
city.
The steamer E. James Tull, with a cargo
or about 10000 feet of lumber from Auuia
Wimsatt
The schooner Mary A. Curtis from this
port, has sailed from the Wicomico river
for Charleston, S. c..
The schooner Frances ]. Reuth has COM
pleted the discharging of her cargo of nine
lumber at S. w. Rieys wharf, foot of N
street.
The Eta. ]. ]. Underhill and Martin
wagner sailed yesterday evening for the
lower river to load cargoes of oysters
The longboat Silver Star has arrived in
port with cargo of lumber for Johnson &
Wimsatt. =
The tug James B. Clark. which broupbt
up the A. P. and G. Dredging Company's
barge sailed yesterday evening light for
Norfolk. her home port
The schooner Sidonia Curley with cargo
OF about 100000 feet of timber from Nor
1oik arrived at Alexandria yesterday even
ing for II. X. Field & Co.
Inc Baltimore and Ohio railway ferry
between Shepherds and Alexandria yes
terday evening transferred a train loaded
"lth government army wagons said to he
Tor the big corral at St Asaph, near Alex
andria.
andria yesterday evening with a cargo of
fertilizer and miscellaneous stores for
points on Occoquan bay and creek
Inc American Patriot arrived in port this
morning with cargo of wood for Carter
& Clark 60
The schooner Lulie s. Love, which ar
rlVed In port this morning. brought up a
cargo OF $4,000 feet of lumber from the
Rappahannock river for Johnson <, VIM
satt III
The schooner Henry J. Raymond sailed
from Georgetown yesterday evening for
Fort Hunt to complete the discbarpinp of
her cargo of cement.
The four-masted schooner Iona Tunnel
which discharged a cargo of ice at this
port last week, sailed yesterday from RaI
t1more for Fort de France with a cargo of
coal. -
General and Personal,
The attachment sued out against the
schooner Geo. f. Wright and an unnamed
scoW, to satisfy claim against Mr. Kintz
their alleged owner, has been quashed. il
having been found that he was not the
owner of the vessels, but the agent for
another party.
Mr.. Joseph B. Reed, the assistant enei-
neer of the Cape Charles lightshp, has re-
signed, and an examination will be held in
the Office of the lighthouse inspector in Bal
timore on October Is to fill the vacancy
The pay is $50 per month.
Mr.. M. S. Parker, cashier of the River
visit to relatives at Wirts wharf
Capt. c. w. Ridley. manager of the Mt.
Vernon line and the Washington Steamboat
Company. has gone to Berkeley Springs, w.
Va, for a short stay.
Purser Garnett Of the steamer Wakefield
Is on duty again, after an absence of a
week visiting relatives in the country
The son of Capt. James Baker, recently
very Ill of typhoid fever, has almost entire
ly recovered.
German carp weighing eighteen and
half pounds was caught yesterday evening
with hook and line at the 7th street wharf
OF the steamer Estelle Randall by Mr..
Frank Boswell.
Richards sand digging machine has trans
ferred its operations from near Motley Hall
to POPLAR Point on the Eas storm bronoh