Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-21
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
EXCURSION STEAMER CHARTERED
FOR WORK IN FLORIDA WATERS.
FerrybOat Columbia UndergOes In
spectiOn-Ffsh and Melon Trade
The Freight Handlers.

| The little steamer George ]. Seu1erle.
which formerly ran excursions between TINS
| city and Buena Vista, has been taken TO
| the Alexandria shipyard, where she Will De
hauled out on the railway to have her
metal removed and the hull caulked and
repaired. She will also be given thor
ough overhauling of house and machinery.
The little steamer is owned by MIR. George
1 j. Seufferle of this city, and for the past
| two years has been out of commission. She
has been laid up at Alexandria and at the
! o street wharf here. It is reported that
the steamer will shortly leave for Florida
waters, where she has been chartered to
| run daylight excursions.
| The double-end ferry steamer Columbia
of the Washington and Alexandra ferry
line had her annual inspection today by the
officers of the United States steamboat In
spection service. In order that the steamer
might lose as little time as possible from
her route, the examination took place early
this morning. The steamer was found to
| be in excellent order, and her license Tor
the route was renewed for another year.
The early morning trips between Alexan-
dria and Washington were made by the
| Motley Hall line steamer River Queen.
Fish are now being received In good guam
titles and variety by the dealers at the 11th
| street wharf fish market from the fisheries
in the vicinity Of Old Point and Virginia
| Beach. The demand today was good and
prices were for gray trout $3.50 to $3.50
per barrel; butter fish, 81 to $3.50 per bar
rel: croakers, $3.50 to So per barrel; spot,
81 per barrel: bluefish. &C. per pound;
mackerel. 10 to 12c. per pound; rock. boil
ing, 10 to 121ac per pound; rock, pan, to
Sc. per pound; sea bass, &c. per pound;
! white perch, s to 15c. per pound: catfish.
26 to 3Oc. per bunch; cells. 25 to SOc. per
bunch; porgies, Is to 25c. each: drum, 20
to Doc. each and carp, Is to Zoe. each.
demand selling
at 81 to $1.5O per barrel.
The watermelon market Is very dull at
| the wharf today, but few sales being made
and they but small ones The total num-
Der of melons at the wharf today is about
| $4,000. This glut mas made the price drop
very low, and the best selected melons
brought but $40 to s13 per hundred today,
while primes sold at to &C., and culls as
| low as 81 per hundred.
The schooner Edith G.. Folwell, which
was ashore on the channel bank between
the Long bridge and Georgetown, was float
ed yesterday by the tug VIM. H. Yerkes,
jr.
Matters of General Interest.
The tug Mohler, which has been undergo
ing repairs at the marine railway In Alex
andria, has been launched and will go into
service again. She will tow stone-laden
scows from the Quarries on the Virginia
side of the river to Georgetown.
About thirty cars Of soft coal have been
Oni0aQeQ into DarSeS In the past TWO Gays
| at Shepherds landing and have been taken
to Georgetown. This Is the first coal that
| has arrived by way Of Shepherds for sew
| eral days.
Miniola, owned by parties in Georgetown,
was out on the river yesterday with q
party aboard for a sail.
The employees Of Harbor Master Sutton's
establishment on the wharf enjoyed crab
feast yesterday evening. A barrel Of fine
crabs was procured and after they were
steamed by Mr.. Frank Boswell they were
spread on improvised tables at the wharf,
from which every one helped himself
The schooner Edith H. Symington has
sailed from Bath, Me-, for this port with a
cargo of ice.
The little schooner Rebecca Smith came
| watermelons for the Alexandria market.
A day or two ago as the Smith was on
her way from this city to Alexandria in q
heavy blow she was struck by an unusual
ly large sea and hundred or more melons
which she had on deck went overheard.
| The schooner Luther T. Garrettson of
| Baltimore has been sold by her owners to
George McQuestion of Boston. The ves-
sci will continue in the southern lumber
trade.
| Mr. w. H. Callahan, general passenger
agent Of the Norfolk and Washington line,
has returned from a trip to New York
| state.
Schooners and Steamers.
Inc luTee-uldSteG schooner Helen II.
Benedict, with a cargo Of Ice for the
Purity Ice Company. arrived in port yes
terday evening in tow of the tug Sarah of
Baltimore. The schooner sailed from the
Maine Ice fields August 9, and is unloading
| her cargo at the wharf foot of 18th street
| southwest
The little two-masted schooner Freddie
! L. Hambltn, which brought a cargo Of
| North Carolina timber to this port, has
discharged her cargo, and yesterday even
ing sailed for Edenton. n c., where she
will reload. The schooner will make the
| trip by way of Norfolk and the Dismal
Swamp canal to the Carolina sounds.
The schooner Lady Shelton is at the
wharf of Thomas r. Riley foot of O street
with a cargo of lumber.
The newly rebuilt longboat Earl Biscoe
| mas sailed for river point and will load
cordwood for Carter & Clark.
The sloop Ethel Is at Alexandria and will
| load general cargo for q lower river
/ point
The schooner Mamie Ashby, which left
| port Monday, is anchored in the forks of
the channel below the city awaiting a ia
vorable wind.
The schooner Maggie B. Parker has sailed
| for the eastern shore and will load melons
| back to this market.
The schooner Belmont arrived in port
yesterday with cargo of cordwood from
river point for Carter & Clark
| The steamer e. James Tull Is at the
/
neous cargo for the stores on Occoquan bay
and creek.
The barge w. A. Brady is at John r.
Zimmerman's wharf at Alexandria with a
cargo Of about 500 tons Of hard coal from
Perryville, Md.
The Kate Miller has sailed for the lower
| river and will load a cargo of cordwood
back to this port.
The Weems line steamer Potomac which
arrived in port last night from Baltimore
and river landings brought up q heavy
| cargo.
The tug Volunteer yesterday morning
| brought up two laden barges Of hard coal
| for Alexandria. Yesterday evening she
sailed with light barge and one laden
with poplar wood for Philadelphia.
| The schooner John Maginnis has sailed
| from Alexandria for the Severn river, and
I will load q cargo of glassmaking sand
there for the Old Dominion glass works.
| The schooner Mattonia, with a cargo OF
| fertilizing material from Baltimore Is due
| at Alexandria for the Chemical and FertiIi-
ger Company.
| The schooner Alice Holbrook, from this
port, has arrived at Newport News to load
| coal for Bangor.
Death of George Eugene Mattingly.
| Mr.. George Eugene Mattingly, one Of the
| oldest residents of South Washington, died
| 1T M or oho A