Evening star., 1901-12-06
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES IN PROS
PECT AT SANDY POINT.
Mr. Dos PassOs to Entertain Friends
at His Country HOme-Gen-
eraI Port News.

Mr.. John r. Dos Passos of New YORK is
| arranging to entertain his friends and
| neighbors during the Christmas holidays
| with big barbecue and feast at his coun-
| try place. Sandy Point. at the mouth OF
| the Coan river, in Westmoreland county.
| Va. Last season Mr.. Dos Passos gave such
| an entertainment at Sandy Point, but the
| affair this year will be much more elabo-
| rate and many more guests will be enter
| tanned. Those from this city will make the
trip to Sandy Point in the steam yacht
Giavota.
Tows of barges which were caught out
in Chesapeake bay during the recent gales
had trying times. The barge Kate N. Lat
ia, now unloading coal at the Fort WASH
ington wharf was one of ten which left
Baltimore in tow of two tugs, the Peerless
and the Volunteer, and were caught in the
heavy gale of last week. Rounding Point
Lookout five of the barges broke away
and drifted down the bay, finally anchoring
and riding out the gale in safety. The
Latta had her matches broken off by the
heavy and was in such great danger
of foundering that the tug took her crew
Off She was finally got into St. Mary $
river where she was pumped out and
brought up the Potomac.
Ihe prices of fish at the 11th street wharf
today We're about the same as they were
early in the week and were as follows:
L VI Dlue ISI, U TO &C. per pOunQ, pan TOCk,
to 1Oc. per pound: medium rock, 121a to
14c. per pound boiling rock, II to 20c. per
pound; black bass, to 10c. per pound;
green pike, 3 to SC. per pound; jumping
mullets, 4c. per pound; carp, 4 to &c. per
pound; Spanish mackerel. 121ac. per pound !;
gray trout, &c. per pound; salmon trout, 3
to &c. per pound; river muilets, 10 to 35c
per bunch; eels, II to 25c per bunch; cat
fish, Is to SOC. per bunch, and yellow perch
10 to 40c. per bunch.
The supply of oysters on hand at the
11th street oyster wharf is still very large
and the demand is small. Prices are low
good oysters selling from 40 to SOC. per
Dushel, while the larger stock Is bringing
from go to 10c. per bushel. There have
been no arrivals of oyster-laden boats at
the wharf since yesterday. -
Ships and Cargoes.
The Uriah Horner, at Alexandria, is load
ing a general cargo for lower river points.
The schooner John McGinnis has finished
unloading a cargo of glass sand and has
been taken to Georgetown to load for bay
port.
The barge Jackson has arrived in port
with full load of cord wood from Aqua
creek for Carter & Clark.
The j. A. Holland has gone to the lower
river and will load cargo for the dealers
here.
The Ida May sailed yesterday evening for
lower river point to take on a cargo for
this city.
The Miami has arrived at Alexandria
with load of cord wood for DIR. W. Ait
cheson.
The Annie Ellen has been berthed at T.
r. Riley's wharf to unload her cargo of
lumber.
The Isaac Solomon has been sent to the
lower river to load cord wood for Carter &
Clark.
The bugeye R. H. Stuart has gone to AL
eXandria, and will there complete the dis
charging of a load of oysters 49,,
The Mary and Rebecca has gone to the
neighborhood of Colonial Beach, and will
load for this market.
The schooner H. ]. James is unloading a
cargo of lumber at the wharf foot of 18th
street southwest.
The Waunita has sailed for the Currio-
men bay neighborhood. and will load a
cargo of oysters for this market.
The schooner Enge has been taken to
the wharf of Thomas w. Smith, on the
Eastern branch, to unload cargo of lum-
ber.
The schooner Nellie has been taken by
the tug Dinkey to Alexandria to finish un-
loading her cargo of lumber.
The II. A. Smith sailed yesterday for the
lower river, and will load full cargo for
this market.
The Ella Hill sailed from Alexandria to-
day for river point, and will load full
cargo of oysters.
in tow, has sailed for Baltimore where the
barge will reload.
General Port News.
The schooner Chase, which went ashore
on the Virginia side of the river near Stiff's
wharf, and had hole punched in her hull,
the repairs being made at Alexandria, has
reloaded her cargo of railway ties. and will
return to Stiff's wharf to complete her
cargo.
There being no sale here for her cargo of
oysters, in consequence of the overstocked
m kaf hn cn1c yl1,,x rL
port yesterday evening for Baltimore. in
tow of the tug VIM. H. Yerkes, Jr. 1t is
stated that several other vessels In port
here will also leave for Baltimore, where
oysters are more in demand and the market
is not overstocked.
The new pile driver building-at the boat
yard of Mr.. Augustus Deans, just north of
Alexandria, for Messrs. Carter & Clark of
ton. and will be ready for service in a
week or ten days. The new driver is a
large and powerful machine, and will be
used for general work about the harbor.
Chief Engineer Moore of the Randall line
of steamers has force of hands aboard
the Kent overhauling the engine and other
machinery of the boat in preparation for
the beginning of the busy season on the
river in the spring. Many improvements
will be made in the steamer.
The tug Emma has left port and will
make up tow of barges laden with poplar
wood and railway ties at river points and
on the Rappahannock river for Philadel.
phia.
Taylor Bros tug Camilla is at Forsberg
& Murray's machine shop wharf, foot of
Sth street, for some minor repair work to
her engine and machinery. She will be out
of service for day or two
The new United States coast survey
steamer photographer returned to port
yesterday from trip along the Potomac
She is lying in the stream off the foot of
9th street southwest.
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