Evening star., 1901-05-24
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
THE MOUNTAIN RAINS CAUSE HEAVY
CURRENT.
No Other Effect Of Up-River Floods-
The Fish and Clam
Markets.

While the high water in the upper river
has caused no unusually high tides here.
the effects Of it are seen in the heavy cur
rent now coming down the river. Inc nrst
Of the muddy water was noticed coming
under the Long bridge about noon yester-
day, and today it is running at a rate OF
about six miles an hour. This Is the nfth
heavy current in the river since the oesln-
ming of spring; but. unlike the Others II
is bringing down but comparatively Jew
logs and rubbish
The schooner Cunningham has been sent
by Messrs. Johnson & Wimsatt to the
wreck of the longboat Five Sisters to re-
move her load Of lumber, some OF which
was floating off yesterday with the tides.
AS soon the lumber is on an exam1na-
ton will be made of the stranded boat in
order to ascertain whether sne Is worth
raising and repairing. 1t Is generaiiy De
lieved, however, that she mas pIoheh IN
two and that she will be left where she
lies. Now that these sunken piles to the
north of Alexandria have caused the loss
OF a vessel the danger Of them Is to be
brought to The attention OF the United
States authorities in charge OF such mat
ters.
The fish market this morning was fairly
well supplied with bay and seafish, but the
stock of shad and herring was small ana
prices on them have advanced considerably
since the first of this week. Since ycster-
day the receipts by the dealers at the l1th
street wharf have been 200 shad, 1,5OO her
ring, from the river, and 1853 packages from
fisheries about Norfolk. The market this
morning was fair and roe shad sold at so
to $50 per 100 buck shad, at $12 to S15 per
100; herring, 81 to S. per LOCO; spotted
trout cents per pound; sturgeon, cents
per pound; bluefish to 8 cents per pound;
rock, 10 to Is cents per pound; white perch,
8 to Is cents per pound; founders. 3 cents
per pound: butter fish, 3 to cents per
,,r,1 t~S, To hn
carp, 10 cents each. and eels, catfish and
yellow perch from 10 to Is cents per bunch.
The Alice Parks, with cargo of about
10000 clans from the eastern shore OF
Maryland. is the only vessel at the oyster
wharf this morning The clans today are
selling at 35 to 40c. per hundred, and the
demand is fair.
Movements of Vessels.
The steamer Dennis Simmons is in port
with a cargo of lumber from North Caro-
lima for Libbey & Co
The Mary has completed the unloading
of her cargo of lumber for Galliher & Bro.
The schooner w. II. H Bixler is reported
in the river near Fort Washington bound
to this port with cargo Of lumber.
The bugeye Spray has been laid up at
Alexandria for an overhauling before the
opening of the watermelon running season.
The tug NJ. NJ. Davis is cruising in the
bay on the outlook for ice or lum5er-laden
vessels bound up the Potomac.
The steam launch Santa barbara, the
tender of the naval proving grounds, was
In port yesterday morning.
The schooner Navahoe Is In port With
cargo of about 5000 feet of lumber from
the Coan river for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The schooner Kate Miller IS at the Alex
andria shipyard with a cargo of wood
The bugeye r. H. Stuart has sailed from
Alexandria for the lower river with a cargo
of grain.
The schooner William E Woodall has
cot lfI ,-,,,
lumber
The steamer Lily and Howard has gone
to Alexandria and will load a cargo of
general stores for Aqua creek.
The schooner Bailey, unloading a cargo
OF lumber at T. w. Rileys wharf, will be
light this evening and will sail.
The schooner Beulah Land was taken to
Indian Head yesterday by the tug Camilla
After unloading her cargo of coal she will
go to G1ymont.
The schooner Cherubim completed the un-
loading of her cargo of lumber yesterday.
and has sailed for Norfolk, and will load
lumber for this port.
The Consolidated Coal Company's barge
No. 10, which has unloaded a cargo of ice
here, was to have been taken to George
town to load COAL but in consequence Of
the break in the canal she may have to 20
to Baltimore for her cargo.
The outing Of Washington Lodge Of Elks
at River View last night was attended by
over 200 of the Washington Elks and their
friends and pleasant evening was en-
1oyed. with dancing, music, the chute and
other attractions. The affair was complf-
mentary by the Elks to their friends.
The yacht Lawrence, Jr., which has been
hauled out on the railway at Benefits boat
yard for an overhauling, has been com
pleted and put overheard again.
Mr.. Joseph Aiken is building in the ward
back of his residence, on L street between
30 and Az streets, a handsome power
launch for service on the river. The new
launch is thirty feet long eight feet wide.
and Will be supplied with a twelye-horse-
power gasoline engine that will drive the
boat at speed of about eleven knots. The
new launch Will carry thirty persons, and
will be completed in a short time
The new scow built by Messrs Grover &,
Spetce at Alexandria has been named the
Daniel. She is of forty tons burden. and
wood for Alexandra.
A large barge loaded with broken stone
was taken from Georgetown to Alexandria
and was loaded on fiat cars for shipment
south.
A scow laden with ak handles and wagon
spokes from the factory in New Alexandra
1or Shipment to baltimore en- route to Liy-
erpool % has arrived at Alexandria.
at Alexandria will shortly begin operations
The harbor office officials have been noti-
fled that the new boiler for the harbor
police boat Vigilant now building in Bal
July l, as was expected.
The heavy current in the river above the
Long bridge broke a number of the pine
pontoons loose from the harbor dredge last
night and carried them away The tugs
d. NJ. Key and Carter have been engaged
today in picking up the pontoons and TAX
ing them back to the dredge
Capt. Frank Taylor has recovered froro
his recent illness and is out again.
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ARMY OFFICERS GO TO PRISON.
Convicted of Completely in Commits