Evening star., 1901-04-03
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
LIGHT HOUSE TENDER HOLLY RE-
PLACING THE RIVER BUOYs.
Stormy Weather of Yesterday Pre-
vents Hauling of Fish Scines-
The Passing Craft.

| The United States light house tender Hol-
! ly, Captain Donnell, has been engaged for
the past two days in renewing the buoys
in the river which Were cut and broken by
! the ice last winter. Yesterday the buoy
marking the forks of the Georgetown and
Washington channel was replaced by a
| newly painted one, and all the other buoys
| as far down as Fort Foote were either re-
painted or replaced by new ones. Today,
| it is understood, the buoys in the George
| town channel to the Long bridge and
above, if the Holly can get through the
draw, will be renewed, and the channel
| marks in the harbor proper will also re-
ceive attention.
The stormy weather of yesterday pre-
vented the hauling of seines at the various
fishing shores on the Potomac. and conse-
quently the receipts of Shad and herring
at the fish wharf this morning were small.
only 10000 herring and about 1000 shad
having been brought up for the local deal
ers The receipts of bunch fish were also
light and but few varieties We're on sale
The market was brisk and prices were:
Roe shad. $50 to $40 per hundred: buck
shad, $40 to SIS per hundred; herring, So
per thousand; pan rock, Toe. per pound;
boiling rock. 10 to 15c. per pound: white
perch. to Zoe. per pound; founder, &C. per
pound; carp, Sc. per pound: croaker s3 to
$50 per barrel; yellow perch, to 10c, per
bunch. catfish, IL TO 2Dc. per bunch. and
cells, 10 to 15c per bunch.
The supply of oysters at the 18th street
wharf was larger this morning than it has
heen for several days, about 800 bushels
having arrived in port from the lower Po-
tOmac in the s. s. Smith Mary and Re-
bccca Emmet Arthur. bugeye Twilight and
the flatte Twilight. The market was brisk
this morning. both large and small buyers
hcing on hand. Prices remain higher than
they have been for some time, the small
selling from hIlShp1
and the larger ones as high as 90 cents per
bushel.
Passing In and Out.
The pungy Elexena. with a cargo of Vir-
ginia pine lumber for Major H. l.. Biscoe,
has arrived in port.
The f1atte Carl Costello is at Alexandria
from a river point with a cargo of Junk
for Henry Baeder.
The Lulo has arrived here with a cargo
Of cordwood for the local dealers.
The three-masted schooner Childe Har-
old. with a cargo of ice for the Mutual Ice
Company of Alexandria, sailed from Rock
port Me-, for the Potomac March 81.
The schooner Sidonia Curley is unloading
her cargo of lumber for Major II. L. Biscoe
at the 10th street wharf of the American
Ice Company.
The steamer Potomac Of the Weens line
left Yesterday evening with a good cargo
for the lower river landings and Baltimore,
The 1ongboat Osceola is at Marshall Hall
loading a cargo of pine wood for Carter &
Clark of this city.
The schooner James Judge has arrived at
Baltimore from this pert and will there
load coal for south Atixntic coast point.
The Lily May. having completed the dis
charging of her cargo at Alexandra, Will
sail today for lower river point.
The steam yacht Waucota. belonging to
Mr. J. J. Hill of New York, which had been
In port for several days, has sailed for Old
Point.
The schooner Mary Sanford has been
chartered to load lumber at Jacksonville,
Fla, for this port
The schooner J. D. Bell is in port with
cargo of cord wood for Carter & Clark.
The steamer Occoquan came into port
yesterday morning with a full cargo of
cord wood. She unloaded during the morn
ing, went to Alexandria took on a miscel-
laneous cargo yesterday afternoon at
Smoot's wharf and sailed for Occoquan
creek.
General Matters.
Coal from the mines at Cumberland is
now arriving in good quantities at George
town in boats over the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, and the steamboat companies
here are replenishing their coal piles with
fuel direct from the mines
The handsome little yacht Greyhound
was given a trial trip yesterday, evening.
Her engine was found to work well and
she will now be prepared for summer cruis-
ing.
A new Ice chute IS being bullt and other
repair work done at the 10th street pier
of the American Ice Company for the COM
ing season.
The new sand scow of Mr. Albert Smoot,
which has been at the Alexandria ship
yard. has been taken to the wharf of VIM.
A. Smoot & Co. preparatory to going into
service.
The newly rebuilt steamer Washington of
the Norfolk and Washington line will leave
Baltimore for this port Tuesday next.
Manager John T. Callahan and others will
make the trip around aboard her.
The bulkhead in the dock between the
Norfolk line and the Mt Vernon wharves
Is being rebuilt. Banks pile driver is doing
the work.
Some overhauling is being done to the
engine of the steamer T. V. Arrowsmith
preparatory to her going upon the route to
the lower river Saturday next.
Hauling seine at Moxley's Point just be-
low Fort Washington, will be begun dur
ing the latter part of next week.
The revenue cutter Window at Baltimore
will be overhauled and painted before
starting on her spring and summer cruis-
ing on Chesapeake bay and its tributaries.
The steamer Harry Randall Is to be tenn
porarily withdrawn from the landings in
Lower Machodoc creek. The steamer
Wakefield will continue to make her reg
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