Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-25
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
NEW STEAMER FOR THE COAST SUR
yEY TO BE BUILT.
Movements of Vessels That Ply the
PotOmac-General and
Personal.


The United States coast survey steamer
Bache which has been In the government
service since 1871, has long outlived her
usefulness and Is to be replaced shortly by
a more modern boat equipped for the great
er demands of the service. Specifications
for the new vessel will be given out about
September /, and she will be ready for
service in the spring. The Bache will then,
1t is said, be condemned and sold to the
highest bidder, to be broken up for junk,
as she is untitled for either freight or pas
senger business.
Captain Luckett of the steamer Newport
News reports that on the trip from Nor
folk to this city on Monday night they ran
into severe storm off Smiths Point in
the mouth of the Potomac. and that for an
hour or more the rain came down in tor
rents and the wind blew heavy gale. Inc
electrical display was magnificent, the
lightning being incessant and playing on
all sides of the steamer. The officers OF
the steamers Wakefield and Harry Randall
also report a heavy storm In the lower
river Monday night. No damage was
done any of the steamers by the gale.
So much lumber has been rushed to this
port in vessels IN the past month that now
every dealer In the city has a full STOCK
and all the available space In the lumber
yards is piled high with Virginia, North
Carolina and other southern boards. Many
of the local merchants have notified ship
pers not to send them any more lumber
until further notice. The same condition
prevails at Baltimore and other northern
ports. and as a consequence freight rates
have greatly fallen off. In the spring yes
sells were in demand, and as high as s22o
per thousand was paid. Now II has fallen
to 81 IL. and several vessels, in order to get
cargoes. have been compelled to take lum-
her at a much lower rate
The fish shippers about Norfolk are again
able to get ice, and this morning seventy
Gel
ceived by the local dealers from the Nor
folk and Washington line steamers. Today
trout are selling at So to - per barrel,
bu:tertish 80 to So per barrel blue fish
cents per pound talors, 312 cents per
pound and mackerel . to 5l9 cents per
pound. Two barrels of rock from the
river fisheries have also been received since
yesterday and sold at to 10 cents per
pound for buck and II to u cents per
pound for pan fish Ten barrels of crabs
were also brought up this morning and
sold al 81 to $50 per barrel.
The first vessel load Of watermelons for
this city is expected to arrive here from
Powelrs Point, n. c.. tomorrow or Friday.
This morning ]. H. Richardson & Co. re-
ceived advices from shipper that vessel
load had left that point on the 23d instant.
1t will be about the 10th of August before
the homegrown melons begin to arrive.
The Norfolk and Washington line steam
brought up over a hundred tons Of dry
goods, tinware, crockery, &c, from New
York and points in New England for the
Washington merchants. This is one Of the
heaviest freights of the kind that has
reached here for some time.
The new ciinker-built tender for the
naphtha launch Greyiing. belonging to Mr..
A. o. Bliss of this city, will be ready and
will be sent to the vessel at Colonial Beach
early next week. The boat is being built
by Uhler & Co.
The new ''air-cushion-idea' boat of
Messrs. Arson, Watson and Mclean has
been out on the river on trial trips several
times lately and has attracted much at
tention The boat makes fairly good time,
and her inventors and designers are con-
fdent they will get high speed out of her
yet.
The schooners Henry L. Peckham, Capt.
Harding. and the Alice Holbrooks. Capt.
Ellis, from this port. have arrived in Bal
timore to load coal for an eastern port.
The three-masted schooner D. Howard
Spear, which was brought here with a
cargo of ice on hurry orders from Phila-
delphia, discharged a portion of her cargo
at the 9th street wharf and was then taken
to Georgetown to complete unloading
The pungy Shining Light has sailed for
Potomac creek, Va, under charter to load
grain for this port
The steamer Dennis Simmons, with a
cargo of pine lumber from Edenton, N c.,
for H X Field & Co, Alexandria, and
johnson & Wimsatt of this city, arrived In
port yesterday evening.
Coal is now being received in considera-
Bile quantities at Shepherds landing of the
Il. and o. railway, opposite Alexandria
and is being loaded on scows and brought
TO this city. Since Saturday last about
lOo cars have been received
The steamer Northumberland of the
GEMS line cleared yesterday evening with
a miscellaneous cargo for Baltimore and
the creeks in the mouth of the Potomac
The steamer Effie Boswell, with a cargo
of lumber for Johnson & Wimsatt arrived
this morning from Petersburg, Va.
The fOur-masted schooner Estelle Phin-
ney. Captain Phinney, sailed this morning
for Norfolk to load coal for New England
The Silver Star. with a cargo of baied
straw from Nagley's landing Va, for Cock
rel, arrived in port yesterday evening.
The schooner o. d. whitehall CAPTAIN
Megathlin, sailed from Georgetown yester-
day evening for Baltimore to load for an
eastern port.
The Kate Muller, Peri and Mcnamara all
laden with cord wood, have arrived in port
since yesterday.
The steamer T. V. Arrowsmith arrived
this morning from the lower river, with
miscellaneous cargo for the local merchants
The schooner Young Bros, from this
city for Boston, sailed from Baltimore YES
terday.
The revenue cutter Windham has sailed
Tor a cruise on her station. Chesapeake bay
and tributaries.
Mr.. j. 2. Crowley, treasurer of the Wash
lngton Steamboat Company, Ltd, Is still
confined to his home by illness.
96 Suits Half Price.