Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
ALONG THE 7 RIVER FRONT
NORFOLK MILITARY COMPANY TO
PASS THROUGH WASHINGTON.


The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues will
leave Norfolk tonight for this city on the
Norfolk and Washington line steamer, en-
route to the expositiof at Buffalo. The
company numbers about sixty officers and
men, 1t will reach this city shortly before
I o'clock tomorrow morning, and Will
march at once to the Baltimore and ONO
railway station and will take a train about
Z O'Clock. On the return trip, 1t is under
stood, the company will be in the city for
several hours.
About 200 Of the delegates to the demo-
cratic convention at Norfolk from Fair
fax. Loudoun, Orange and Prince William
counties. Va. came up on the Norfolk
steamer yesterday, and another large
crowd of delegates was aboard this morn
ing.
The big schooner Michael B. Seavey'
which arrived at Alexandria YESTERDAY
morning, with cargo Of nearly I,VOo Tons
of phosphate rock from Punta Gorda, fla,
for the Alexandria Fertilizer Company. IS
a new vessel and one of the largest tnat
comes to this port. Sne was Launched ~
one of the Maine shipyards early I'm the
summer and her voyage from fioriaa "
this port was her third trip. Her draft Is
SO deep that she has not been able 70 get
into the wharf of VIM. A. Smoot & Co,
to unload. and her cargo is being removes
she will be taken into the wharf. Inc
Seavey is under the command of Capt. n.
D. Atkins. well known here as the captain
of the Horatio L. Baker.
The supply Of fish on hand at the 1lIh
street fish market this morning was Ialriy
large, both in size and variety, the Norfolk
line steamer having brought up forty pack
ages from Norfolk and Old Point Tor the
local dealers.
River fish are still scarce, and but few
are coming to this market. The demand
this morning was good, and prices were:
Gray trout, 81 to S. per barrel; butterhsn,
So to So per barrel croaker, 81 per barrei;
spot S. to Sc per barrel; bluefish, &C. per
pound; mackerel, IL to IA cents per pound;
rock, boiling, 10 to 121a cents per pound;
rock, pan, 8 to cents per pound; white
perch, to IL cents per pound; sturgeon,
to 10 cents per pound; sea bass, q cents
per pound; catfish, 20 to 80 cents per
bunch; cells, 25 to 80 cents per bunch; por-
gies, Is to Is cents each: drum, % to 30
cents each; carp 10 to % cents each. and
hard crabs, 81 to $1.5O per barrel.
Passing In and Out.
The two-masted schooner Freddie l..
Hamblin arrived in port yesterday even
ing with a cargo of North Carolina lumber
from Newbern for Galliher & Bro. and
others.
The c. H. Gibson and Nellie Bly,, having
unloaded their cargoes of melons. have
sailed light for the lower river.
The tug Maryland, with q barge laden
with clay In tow, came into port yesterday
evening from Broad creek.
The s. F. kirwin has discharged her car
go of lumber and has sailed for Norfolk to
load.
The schooner Gilman Dove Is at Liver
pool Point loading aTcargo of railway ties
for this city.
The schooner Il. M. Rowe, having I'M
loaded her cargo of lumber has sailed light
for the lower, river and will load back to
this port.
The cargo of sand aboard the schooner
John McGinnis, at Alexandria, is con-
signed to the Virginia glass works.
The Seabright and VIM. McMasters have
sailed light for Day. point and will, it is
stated, load Waterrlelons for this market
The tug Gen. ]. b. Sith arrived in port
yesterday evening with barge laden with
fertilizing material. in tow, for Herbert
The E. M. Laird sailed light yesterday
evening for the eastern shore Of Maryland,
from whence she.Lrougbt a cargo Of mel
OnS.
The steamer Wakefield, which sailed for !
the lower river this morning. had a very
large passenger list and a heavy freight
for lower river points. &.n..#
The barge Arasaphia, laden with full
cargo of hard coal for Nm III. sZeh is at
the wharf, foot of 18th street.
The longboat Five Sisters Is at the wharf
OF johnson & Wimsatt, unloading a cargo
OF lumber from Aqua creek.
The schooner William and James with |
cargo Of plaster, Is at sea, bound here,
from Philadelphia. -.
The schooner Hattie E. ellis has cleared
from Baltimore for Georgetown.
The schooner Agnes p. Mason, from this
port, has arrived at Newport News and
will load coal for Boston.
General News Of the Port
The powerful new tug Neptune. built by
the Spedden Shipbuilding Company for
service on Chesapeake bay. has been placed
in commission. The vessel is Of steel and
Is 1O5 feet long. Fl feet 6 inches beam and
will draw II feet Of water. Besides the
usual equipment of tugboat the Neptune
has been supplied with powerful steam |
wrecking and fire pumps and other outfit
necessary to save life and property.
The supply Of melons on hand at the
oyster wharf this morning was large |
about 10000 melons being on SALE Four
vessels laden with the fruit have arrived
in port since yesterday. The demand Is
fair and prices are selects, $12 to $l5;
primes, IS to 50; culls, 81 to s. per hundred
The steamer Norfolk Of the Norfolk and |
Washington line this morning brought up
several hundred packages of potatoes and |
other vegetables for the local market from |
the Norfolk gardens.
The Alexandria and Washington ferry
line steamer Columbia will undergo her |
annual inspection by the United States
steamboat inspectors early next week.
Lightship 40, which has until recently |
been stationed off Cape Charles, at the |
mouth of the Chesapeake, is to be rebuilt |
at Baltimore, and her boiler and engine |
are to be thoroughly overhauled She is
also to receive two new masts and will be |
reinstalled under the water line.
The tug Camilla Of Taylor Bros fleet |
was supplied with a new smokestack at
the Alexandria ferry wharf yesterday. The
tug will go into service again today
The schooner Edward B. Hight has been
chartered to load ice on the Kennebec
river for this port.
The steamer ArroWsmith yesterday
brought up from Fort Washington a lot Of
seven reels of wire used in holding the
mines in the river during the Spanish
American war They are to go to Willets
Point, New York. Several Of the reels
weigh over three tons each. There are
still at Fort Washington five reels larger
than any of the others that have been
brought up from the fort
Mr.. w. H. Callahan, general passenger
agent of the Norfolk and Washington line
of steamers, has gone to Bluff Point, New
York, to attend the session of the supreme
council Of the knights fof Columbus
Mr.. George o. Carpfnter. general agent
of the Randall line, 10 confined to his
home on 18th street southwest by sickness.
Capt. James A. Davis Of the harbor DO
lice force, and one of the best-known old
RI Of the civ 10 car;o,,,-