Evening star., 1901-09-05
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
LARGE BARGE LOADING WITH POP
LAR FOR PAPER MILL.
Dangerous obstruction Reported to
BE I'm Potomac Near MT. Vernon
General Matters.

General Matters.
The large barge Confidence of Philadel-
| phia has arrived at Georgetown. and Is
| lying at the wharf adjoining the Aqueduct
| bridge, loading poplar logs. When her
| cargo Is completed she will be taken to
Philadelphia where the wood will be made
| into paper The barge is one of the larg-
est that has come into port here In several
months The poplar wood comes from
| points the entire length of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, between Georgetown and
| Cumberland and Is loaded on the barge as
fast as it reaches here. 1t will be about
week before the barge completes her cargo
and is ready to sail.
Captain Bailey Reed of the steamer T. v.
| Arrowsmith reports a dangerous obstruc-
| ton in the shape of large log in the
| river q short distance this side OF Mount
| Vernon. The log looks Hike the trunk OF
| tree and Is grounded at one end. About
| four feet Is showing above the surface of
| the water. and it is pointing down stream.
| 1t lies a little to the west of the center Of
| the ship channel and Is in the track OF all
| vessels moving up or down the river. The
! matter will be brought to the attention or
| the proper authorities.
| The supply Of fish received by the dealers
at the 11th street wharf fish market from
! the fisheries about Old Point and Virginia
| Beach was not large. The market today
| was good and the demand fair. Prices,
| with one or two exceptions, are the same
| as in the early part of the week. Black
bass sold for 10 cents per pound; Spanish
| mackerel. 10 to 12h cents per pound; pan
| rock, to o cents per pound; boiling rock,
| 1919 to 10 cents per pound; white perch.
| to 10 cents per pound; large trout, 3 to
cents per pound croakerS, to cents per
pound; bluefish to 6 cents per pound; sea
| bass. cents per pound; founders, cents
| per pound: porgies, Is to 20 cents each;
| drum . to so cents each; carp, 20 cents
| each; catfish and eels, 20 to 80 cents per
| bunch: gray trout 81 to $o per barrel; but
terfish, So per barrel, and crabs, 81 to 81
| per barrel.
The supply of watermelons at the oyster
wharf this morning was ample to meet all
demands. Prices this morning were: For
selected melons. $40 to SIS per hundred; for
| primes. 81 to So per hundred, and for cullS,
81 to 50 per hundred.
The f1attie Cogswell, with a cargo Of
| about 100 bushels of oysters, arrived at the
wharf yesterday evening from the upper
Machodoc The oysters sold quickly at so
cents per bushel, and the Cogswell will saI
| today for another load This Is the second
| cargo of oysters that has been brought to
| port this season.
| Passing In and Out.
| The steamer Occoquan came into port
| yesterday evening, and will complete her
| cargo for points on Occoquan bay.
The schooner Oakland has gone to a
| lower river port and will load cord wood
| for this market.
| The schooner James B. Anderson has
| arrived at the wharf Of Forsberg & Muir
/ ray and Is unloading cargo of lumber.
| The schooner Fannie has gone to a point
| near Glymont and will load white sand for
| the dealers here.
The schooner Henry L. Peckham is at
the Georgetown wharf of the American
| Ice Company unloading her cargo Of Ken
j nebec ice.
The steamer Lily and Howard came into
| sorf 1ay nntn with fxyn rypc.
| sells in tow. She will load general cargo
at Alexandria for Aqua creek points.
The schooner Sidney Jones left port yes
| terday evening for the lower Potomac
and will load cord wood for this market.
! The Richard L. Jackson has arrived here
with full cargo of fine melons for the
local market.
| The bugeye w. s. McMasters and the
| Auburn have discharged cargoes and have
sailed for their home ports on the east
| ern shore.
| The Weems line steamer Potomac, which
| came into port from Baltimore and river
| landings. brought up large general cargo
| for the dealers here
The longboat Mayfower has arrived from
| a lower river point with a cargo Of cord
wood for Carter Clark.
The Baltimore tug Favorite arrived here
early yesterday morning with q partially
loaded coal barge for Georgetown.
| The two-masted schooner John P. Rob-
| inson. laden with a cargo Of wheat from
| Upper Machodoc creek, Is reported in the
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| The longboat Harry and Charley sailed
| yesterday for a river point and will load
cord wood for this market.
Items of General Interest.
The steamer Norfolk of the Norfolk and
| Washington line this morning brought up
a special party Of about $50 North Caro-
linians from points between Wilmington
| and Goldsboro. The excursionists are en-
route to the Pan-American exposition at
| yaIn IN,
| for several days here to visit points of in
| terest.
The Randall line steamer Wakefield will
| be withdrawn from the river route early
| next week and will be taken to the ship
yard at Newport News to be placed in the
| dry dock for overhauing. Several of
| the steel plates in her hull will be replaced
| by new ones and some engine work will be
| done 1t Is expected she will be off her
| route for about ten days. While away one
| of the other steamers Of the line will run
| In her place.
The steam launch Jennie Irene of this
| city has been taken to the Alexandria
| shipyard and hauled out for examination
| of hull and painting. Some necessary re-
pairs will also be made to her.
The United States naval tug Tecumseh
| came up from the naval proving grounds
! at Indian Head. Md, yesterday evening
with barge bearing an empty box car In
| tow. The car was transferred to the rail-
way tracks at the navy yard.
The big four-masted schooner Francis NJ.
| Is discharging her cargo of ice at the 10th
| street wharf of the American Ice Company
| and the Bertha Dean Is unloading at the
9th street wharf.
The pile driver of Mr.. William Banks is
| at Georgetown rebuilding the coal wharf
| of Agnew & Co.
The little side-wheel steamer Charles J.
Seuferle, which has been lying at Alex
| andria for several days past. was yester-
| day brought here by the tug Spray and
| dCcked at the wharf foot of N street
southwest.
| The tug Eva Belle Cain underwent her
| annual inspection at Alexandria yesterday
preparatory to going into service.
| The steam launch Joe Blackburn has gone
| to Alexandria and has been hauled over
| at the shipyard there for repairs to her
| hull
The schooner Emma F. Angel, which
| uEloaded a cargo Of Ice here, has sailed
| for Newport News and will load a cargo
| of coal for New England port.
The schooner ]. w. Ellwell, which was
| ashore in the Georgetown channel yester-
day, was foated and proceeded on her way
to Boston.
| Mr.. VIM. H. Yerkes, jr., of the American
| Ice Company has returned from Thomas
| ton. Me-, where he went to witness the