Evening star., 1901-08-29

ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SHIPMENT OF RAILWAY TIES TO
NORTHERN POINTS.
The Fish and Melon Markets-COmfng
and Going of Freight
Handlers-Briefs.

is In Mattawoman creek taking on large
load of ties for Philadelphia. Carter &
Clark of this city are the shippers. About
10000 ties are stored on the shipyard wharf
at Alexandria awaiting vessel to load for
Boston. The ties came from Acquia creek
and other river points as far down as Nom
ini, and belong to parties in Georgetown
and Richmond. Two large vessels laden
with railway ties recently left Alexandria
for northern destinations.
The fish market at the 18th street wharf
was today fairly well supplied with salt
water fish from the shores at Virginia
Beach and about Old Point. River fish con.
tinue very scarce and are bringing good
prices. The market this morning was well
attended, and the demand was fair. Prices
are keeping UP to the. figures of early In
the week. Spanish mackerel selling at 8 to
10 cents per pound; large trout, to
cents per pound: white perch, to 10 cents
per pound: boiling rock. 121a to ID cents per
pound; pan rock, to 10 cents; croaker,
to 212 cents per pound; bluehsh, TO .
cents per pound; sea bass. to q cents per
pound. founders, cents per pound, gray
trout, $2 to 81 per barrel; spot. 81 per bar
rel; butter fish, 81 per barrel; porgies. 10
to % cents each; drum. % to 90 cents each,
and carp, % cents each. Crabs are some
what lower in price, selling today at 81
to s1.50 per barrel.
The oversupply of watermelons continues
at the 11th street wharf, the large fleet of
Vessels lying there lHlS IlofhihS hos iii6
on board fully 10000 of the melons. In con-
sequence of the large stock on hand prices
continue to be very low Selected melons
were selling this morning at SO to $l5 per
hundred while primes brought from S4 to
Sc per hundred, and culls from 40 cents per
hundred UP to 81.
The steamer River Queen in backing out
from her wharf this morning with an ex-
curson for Cedar Point, injured her rud
der and was delayed about an hour, while
the damage was being repaired.
The little steam launch used by the ofl-
GERS and men of the artillery batteries sta
toned at Fort Washington on the river be-
tween the Fort and Alexandria, carrying
supplies, has been handsomely repainted
She has also been christened the Col.
Hamilton.
The new sloop-rgged yacht under con-
struction at Deans boat yard In Alex.
andria for Commodore Goldsborough of
the Capital Yacht Club is nearly COM
pleted and will be put into the water early
next week. The new boat is IS feet long
and 8 feet 4 inches wide, and is expected
| to be quite fast. She has a large cabin for
a boat of her size, and will be quite an
addition to the Washington fleet Of pleas
ure craft.
The Freight Handlers.
The bugeye Kathleen has arrived in port,
with a full cargo of cord wood from river
point for Carter & Clark
The big schooner j. A. Elwell will COM
plete the unloading of her cargo of ice to-
day. and will be taken to Georgetown to
load coal for Boston.
The schooner Henry L. Peckham, with
cargo of ,232 tons of ice for the American
Ice Company, arrived in port today and is
unloading, at Georgetown. She sailed from
Bath, Me, August II, and came in the
capes of the Chesapeake Tuesday last.
The schooners Emma F. Angel, c. G.
Endicott and Bertha Dean, all ice-laden.
should arrive in port by the end of this
week or early next week. The three YES
x1r ,.y;lt l,r3,,, ao,ty- fn,, Nfi too
The steamer E. James Tull arrived at AL
exandria yesterday and unloaded a cargo
of flour from the mills at Occoquan for the
Alexandria merchants. She will take in
miscellaneous cargo and sail for Occoquan
today
The schooner Curley has sailed for Nor
folk, under charter to load lumber back
to this port for II. l.. Biscoe.
The schooner VIM. l.. Franklin, with
cargo of fertilizer materials. has sailed
from Baltimore for this port. She should
arrive here tomorrow
The schooner VIM. l.. Powell completed
the unloading Of her cargo of fertilizer at
Alexandria yesterday, and is awaiting or
ders before sailing.
The schooner Dennis Simmons, from
Edenton, N. c., arrived at Alexandria yes
terday, and after unloading part of her
cargo of shingles sailed for Georgetown to
finish discharging cargo.
The flattie Mary Ellen, from Rock Point
is at Alexandria, and will load a cargo of
groceries and general stores for Wicomico
river points.
The Baltimore tug Rescue, which brought
a tow into port, sailed light from Alexan-
dra yesterday, after having taken on
bunker coal.
The Clarrie and Hattie have arrived in
port, with full cargo of watermelonS for
the local market.
The little two-masted schooner Carrie G..
Pinto, with a cargo Of about 25,0O0 feet of
Virginia pine lumber, has arrived in port
for Johnson Il WimSatt
Tho schooner Henry g Little which nm
loaded a cargo of ice here for the Ameri-
can Ice Company, has gone to Baltimore to
load coal for a New England port.
The longboat Osceola arrived in port
light yesterday evening from lower river
point
The schooner Rebecca Smith and the bug
eye Northumberland are at the Alexandria
fish wharf, laden with full cargoeS of wa
termelons for the dealers there.
OF General Interest.
The large naphtha launch lola, which
has been on the railway at Alexandria for
an overhauling, was put overheard yester-
day. She is now in thorough order and
will be brought up to this city this even
ing.
Workmen were engaged last night in
overhauling the wheels of the Alexandria
and Washington ferry line steamer Colum-
bia.
The schooner August Welt, laden with
ice for the Purity Ice Company of this
city, is reported in the river, In tow of the
tug Rescue. She should arrive here this
evening.
A pleasure party is aboard the schooner
Joseph Bateman, which came into port on
q visit Tuesday evening.
Game birds are reported in considerable
numbers on the river below Alexandria
about Little Hunting creek and Dogue run.
A barge laden with ak handles from the
factory in New Alexandria arrived at
Reardon's wharf at Alexandria yesterday.
They will be sent to Baltimore this even
ing by the Weems line for shipment to
Liverpool, England.
The pile driver and scows recently pur-
chased at the sale of the late w. H. Win
ston's estate, by Messrs. Carter & Clark
of this city are at the Alexandria shipyard.
They may be fitted up shortly for service.
The schooner Amelia Hearn, loaded
with glass-making sand from the Severn
river near Annapolis has arrived at Alex
andra for the new Old Dominion Glass
making Company The Hearn will unload
her cargo at the wharf of VIM. A. Smoot
g. Co. The Old Dominion plant will begin
making glass bottles Tuesday next.
About fifteen years ago the tug Henry
C. Winship, which was engaged in towing
in and about Washington harbor. was sold
and taken to Boston. There her name was
changed and she became the +. B. Jackson
Afterward she was again sold and was
apE in renamed hecoming the Fred r DaI.