Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-13
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER WAKEFIELD RUNNING ON
HER SUMMER SCHEDULE.
Large Receipts Of Grain From Lower
River POfnts-Sioop Capsixed-
General Mention.

steamer Wakefield is running her summer
schedule. She leaves here every Monday
Wednesday and Saturday at am. for
Fort Foote, Fort Washington. Marshall
Hall. Glymont. Indian Head. Liverpool
Point, Clifton Beach (South Point. Stifrs.
Somerset Beach. Stuart's. Swans CRiver-
side). Matthias Point, Dilrs Hower Cedar
Point, Wilkerson's, Colonial Beach. Bush
wood. Rock Point Uancasters) Coltons.
Beale,s, Thompson's. Deep Point. Mt Hol-
ly and Nomini.
Returning, she leaves Colton's wharf
every Tuesday and Sunday at am. and
making all the above landings on her up
trip. reaches Washington about p m.
Thursday she leaves Nomni al 3 pm. and
in addition to the above landings. stops are
also made at Towards. Cobrums and
Stones wharves. On this trip she does not
get into Washington until early Friday
morning.
Large receipts of grain continue at Alex
andria and Georgetown from the lower
river On the last trip Of the steamer Kent
she brought up about POO bags of wheat for
Alexandria and about fifty for this city.
The steamer Harry Randall had in her
cargo over hundred bags for Alexandria
and half much for the Georgetown mer-
chants. The steamers Wakefield and Ar
rowsmith also brought up large quantity
of the grain. A large proportion of the
grain landed at Alexandria finally finds its
way into the mills i'm Georgetown.
The managers of the night line of the
steamer Harry Randall TO the various
lower river resorts have. at the solicitation
of the residents of that neighborhood. add
ed Liverpool Point landing to the sched-
ule. This is the first stop she makes after
leaving Alexandria.
A small sloop belonging to Mr. Charles
Lighthouse, lying of the arsenal. was cap
sized by squall about 3 O'Clock yester-
day evening. She was quickly righted,
and no damage was done.
Several hundred of the members of the
national educational convention, which has
just closed its session in Charleston. have
arrived in the city on the Norfolk boats in
the past week.
Mr.. Nicholas Keys. assistant engineer Of
the steamer Harry Randall. has recovered
from his recent Illness and is again on
duty.
Mr.. Charles Marmaduke has been ap-
pointed quartermaster of the Maddux route
steamer Kent.
Mr.. William kaufman. quartermaster.
and Mr. Joseph Davis. electrician. are
among the recent additions to the crew Of
the steamer Harry Randall.
Coming and Going
The schooner Edna A Pogue. with a
cargo of fertilizer from Baltimore for the
Alexandria Chemical and Fertilizing Com
pany arrived at Alexandria and was
locked at William A. Shoots yesterday.
The steamer Occoquan has sailed for the
landings about Occoquan bay with a mis-
cellaneous cargo for the merchants there.
The schooner Father and Son cleared from
this port yesterday evening for the lower
river to reload.
The schooner John l. Ferguson. with a
cargo of lumber from City Poiat for H. IA
Field & Co., arrived al Alexandria yester-
day. In attempting to get into the dock be-
tween Cameron and King streets the
sci ran upon sand bar and stuck hard
and fast.
The ice laden schooner Horace Peckham
will, when she reaches here, be locked at
the Mutual Ice Company's wharf I'm Alex
andria.
The schooner Nellie T. Morse is in the
kennebec river taking on cargoes of Ice for
this port.
The schooner Ida May sailed from this
port yesterday evening for a lower river
point to reload back to Washington.
The schooners Lottie Carter and Annie
Martz. both laden with lumber. are still
anchored in the stream off the foot OF 10Th
street.
The framing for the new buildings being
erected at Fort Hunt by Messrs. Meade q
Reynolds of this city was yesterday sent
from the wharf foot Of 14th street to Sher-
idan's Point Captain Wiley kintzs
vessel.
The schooners Abelia, Pert and William
Mackanaw and the tugboat Highland
Light, all with wood for Carter & Clark.
have arrived since yesterday. The Pert Will
discharge at Georgetown and the Highland
Light in the Eastern branch.
The schooner Lady Chiffon. Captain Will
Jams. is at T. w. Rileys dock. foot of 10th
street. discharging a cargo of lumber for
Gallher & Bro.
The schooner F. & T. Lupton. now dis
charging ice at Georgetown, has been char
tered to load grain from Baltimore TO New
York at 2l2 cents per bushel.
The schooner Nettie has been chartered
to load hard coal from Philadelphia to
Alexandra, Va. at IS cents per ton.
The schooner Merone. Captain Mercy:
sailed from the Kennebec with a cargo OF
ice for this port on Wednesday last.
The receipts at the wharf OF fish brought
up by the Norfolk steamer this morning
for the local dealers were fifty-two barrels.
mostly mackerel and mixed fish. with a
few barrels Of trout and tailors. This morn
ing bluefish sold for 2 cents per pound.
tailors at 2h cents per pound, mackerel at
9 and cents per pound. and trout at s. to
$3.50 per barrel. No butter fish or croakers
were offered for sale. The down river boats
this morning brought up sixteen barrels OF
hard crabs. This morning crabs brought
$3.50 to 81 per barrel. Soft crabs are stIll
very scarce and high.