Evening star., 1901-02-27
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
SPECIAL SCHEDULE TO ACCOMMO-
DATE VISITORS INAUGURAL DAY.
The DOwn-River Points Specially
Favored-Fish and Oyster Markets
General Matters.

The managers Of the Randall Potomac
River Line Company have arranged
special schedule for the convenience OF the
residents of lower river points who wish to
come to this city to see the inaugural GER
emonies and return home after stay in
Washington of only one night. Under the
schedule the steamer will leave here Sun
day. March 3, and make a quick trip to
| Nomini She will leave there in returning
at 4:3O pm, and make all the river land
| ings on her up trip, reaching her whar1
here about Z am March 4. On the return
trip down the river the Randall will leave
| here a am Tuesday, March 5. and Will
make all the landings the same evening,
reaching Nomini creek about 10 pm.
The fish market at the 11th street wharf
was but poorly supplied with fish this
morning the Norfolk line bringing up but
five packages from the shores about Old
Point and Norfolk for the local dealers, and
but two packages coming from river
point. The market this morning was but
poorly attended, and prices are: For boil
ing rock, 1S to 25 cents per pound; me-
dium size rock, 10 to II cents per pound;
pan rock. 121a cents per pound white perch,
to II cents per pound; croakers, to .
cents per pound; green trout, to 10 cents
per pound; jumping mullets. cents per
pound; black bass, liz to 15a cents per
trout, to 6k cents per pound; yellow
perch, cents per pound; smelts, cents
per pound, and fresh herring, 31A cents each.
| No shad or bunch fish were sale. The
| dealers are looking for good shipments
from the river seines early next month.
| Business was fairly brisk al the oyster
wharf this morning, the bivalves selling at
| prices about the same as those OF yester-
day. The stock on hand in all about 1000
| bushels, will supply the market for day
| o. two. A heavy increase in the demand Is
| looked for during the latter part of this week
to supply the crowds expected here for the
| Inauguration, and tugs are down the river
awaiting vessels to bring to this market
| Prices this morning ranged from 90 to 7Oc.
per bushel for the smaller sizes, while the
| larger sold as high 9Oc. per bushel. The
| arrivals since Monday are the Kathleen.
| with about 500 bushels, from Colonial
Beach; the Ada Ballenger, Lottie Thomas.
| E. r. S. Dougherty, Ruth and Ella, Fannie
| Shepherd. Benjamin Franklin, Raymond
| Oliver. from Blackistones Island, and the
Walton and the L. T. Smith, from the Rap
| pahannock.
The Passing Craft.
The schooner Cooper, which has been re-
| Gently purchased by Mr.. Wiley Kintz of
this city, was brought up from the Alexan-
dria shipyard Monday by the tug James
| o. Carter and docked at the wharf Of
| Thomas r. Riley at the foot of N street
| southwest Some minor repairs are to be
| made to her, after which she will engage
| in the wood and lumber carrying business
| on the Potomac.
| The alterations in the boiler and ma
| chinery of the new harbor dredge Of the
| Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Dredging Com
| pany about completed and steam was
| gotten up on the dredge Monday even
| ing in order to give her machinery test
before starting upon the dredging opera
| tons in the harbor.
| The Waunita and George B. Faunce sailed
Monday evening for the lower river and
| will load a cargo of oysters for this port
| The steamer River Queen will go into
| commission to carry excursion parties dur
| ing the Inauguration week. Steam was
made on her Monday.
| The schooner KrantZ is still anchored off
| Alexandria, the drift ice making 1t danger
Gus for her to continue upon her way to
| Baltimore.
| The steamer Harry Randall, resumed her
trips to the lower Potomac landings Tues
| day morning. She took down a heavy
freight for the wharves in Maddox. Upper
| and Lower Machodoc creeks and in Cur
| riCmen bay.
! The steamer E James Tull Is In Nomini
creek loading cord wood for this port.
| The steamer Occoquan Is reported laid up
| for the winter in Occoquan creek.
| The steamer Northumberland of the
| Weems line, which last summer and fall
ran between this port and Baltimore is en-
! ployed upon the Baltimore-R -Rappahannock
| river route.
The tug Mitchell NJ. Davis has gone to
Baltimore with tow of oyster-laden boats
from the lower Potomac and Chesapeake
| bay oyster beds.
| could not be made out, is reported in the
| Ket,.e Bottoms on her way to this port.
| The American Refining Company barge
| No. 1S, in tow of the tug Stella, from this
| port has arrived at Baltimore.
| The schooner Childe Harold from this
pert has sailed from Norfolk for Boston,
| with a cargo of coal.
The tug Camilla has gone to the lower
| on the lookout for vessels bound
| to this port.
The steamer Wakefield arrived up from
the lower Potomac with a good cargo of
| poultry and Stocl. for the local dealers
| The tug Juno has sailed for the lower
| river with a tow of light oyster boats.
The VIM. Turner, Fair American, Mag
| gle and Elizabeth. Nettie May and kath-
lcen have all sailed for the oyster beds in
the lower river, to load back to this port.
General Matters.
| Though the ice upon the river Is not very
| heavy, it exerts a tremendous pressure
when moving with the tides upon anything
it drifts against. The piling driven at the
| southeast corner of the Potomac Park Is in
the line of the ice drift, and is being forced
out of position and pressed down by the
frozen cakes striking it. Hands are en-
ployed in bracing it in an effort to save it.
The repairs TO the tug Rosalie. Mr.. Louis
Smoot owner, which has been out upon the
railway at Alexandria for several weeks,
are rapidly approaching completion. and the
tug will shortly be launched.
The trap net fishermen are now busily
engaged in getting their nets and stakes
ready TO put down when the weather will
permit.
The rebuilding of the Norfolk and Wash
ington line steamer Norfolk Is being
pushed and 1t is expected she will be
ready for service about the middle Of April
Several of the wharves here have been Sc
cured as berths for steamboats, which will
bring parties here from Baltimore and Nor
fork to witness the inaugural ceremonies.
1t is stated that the work of erecting the
new wharf at Colonial Beach will be be-
gun soon.
Quantities of railroad ties, telephone poles
and poplar wood In logs are being shipped
from the landings in the northern neck tc
the Philadelphia and northern markets.
1t is reported there is movement on foot
among the merchants along the Coan and
Yeocomico rivers, Virginia. for the estab.
lishment of a steamboat line from the
wharves in those rivers to Crisfield, Nd.
Mr.. Martin Kaupp has taken charge OF
the engine room of the steamer Estelle
Randall in place Of Chief Engineer VIM