Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-09-30
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
HEAVY FREIGHT BUSINESS TO
POINTS ON THE POTOMAC.
The Steamer Arrowsmfth to Have
Thorough Overhaulfng-Ffsh and
Oyster Marl<ets-NOtes.


Oyster Markets-Notes.
Freights to points along the lower river
are very heavy, both from the city and
Alexandria. The merchants in Charles,
Prince Georges and St. Mary's counties In
Maryland and in King George, Westmore-
land and Northumberland counties, Va.
are laying in their fall stocks of goods.
From this city sent dry goods, boots
and shoes, agricultural implements and
liquors, and Alexandria has heavy trade
In groceries, drugs, crockery, fertilizer ana
mill feed.
The Randall line steamer T. v. Arrow
smith, which has been running freight
route to the lower Potomac during the
summer left last night for Baltimore,
where she will be put into Woodalfs dry
dock to have her, hull thoroughly over
hauled and cauked. Before she returns
home she will be given a general overhaul
ing from stem to stern in preparation for
resuming her route on the Potomac In the
spring., The steamer left here under the
command of Capt. James Barker. with MT.
Jerry Posey as pilot. Chief Engineer VIII
liam A. Moore and Mr.. Bob Grigsby were
in the engine room. Capt. r. Randa l,
president and manager OF the line, also
made the trip
There was fairly good demand for fresh
and salt water fish of all varieties at the
18th street wharf market this morning, ana
the supply hand brought up by the
steamers arriving last night was very
small, and did not meet the demand. Prices
remain, with few exceptions, at the ngures
of last week. This morning founders sold
at soc. tos35c per bunch: black bass, 10c. to
12c. per pound; large trout, &C. per pound;
white perch, 10c. to soc. per bunch; me-
dunn rock. 7c to SC. per pound: pan rock
&c. to Zoe. per pound butter fish, 4c. to &c.
per pound: gray trout, 4c. per pound; cat
fish, 25c. to 35c. per bunch; cells, zoe. to soc.
per bunch. and yellow perch, zoe. per bunch
The oyster market at the wharf continues
to be well Supplied Since Saturday about
1000 bushels of the bivalveS have arrived
here, and this morning they are selling at
45c. to 55c. per bushel for the small stock
and soc. for the large and selected oysters.
Boats Bearing Cargoes.
The schooner ]. T. Parks, after unloading
a large portion of her cargo of canned to-
matoes at Alexandria Saturday came up
to this city to complete unloading.
The Lily May, with cargo of cord wood
from a river point, has arrived in port for
Carter & Clark.
The Zephyr and Avalon came into port
yesterday with cargoes of oysters for the
dealers here.
The schooner Edward G. Hight sailed
from Jacksonville, Fla, for this port Sat
urday last, and not, as before reported
She brings a load of lumber to Johnson &
Wimsatt.
The two-masted schooner Clenmie Trav-
ers is at the wharf at Fort Washington I'M
loading a cargo of about 1000 feet Of lum-
Der from Norfolk.
The e. P. Evans and Emmett Arthur have
arrived in port with small cargoes of Poto-
mac river oysters.
The schooner Aroma has been taken to
the wharf of Thomas r. Riley, foot of 0
street southwest, to complete the unload
ing of her cargo of laths.
The barge VIM. A. Smoot, with full load
of fertilizer from the Alexandria Fertilizer
Company, has sailed for points on the Ches-
apeake and Ohio canal.
The two-masted schooner c. c. Wheeler,
with a cargo of about 1000 cases of canned
tomatoes has arrived in port for the local
dealers.
The Baltimore tug Stella has sailed with
tow of light coal barges for Chesapeake
City, route to Philadelphia.
The schooner ]. p. Robinson, laden with
cargo of bricks. building material and
general stores, sailed from VIM. A. Smoot
& Co.'S wharf at Alexandria yesterday for
landings on upper Machodoc creek, Vfr-
GINA.
The schooner Gilman Dove, with a cargo
of railway ties from the vicinity of Deco
guam has arrived for Garter Clark
The schooner Father and Son has sailed
for the lower river and will load a cargo
of wood back to this port.
The schooner Ethel after loading a full
cargo of general stores at Alexandria,
sailed yesterday for a river point.
The Fannie Shepherd has gone to the
oyster beds in the lower river and will load
for this market.
General Port News.
The river for a quarter Of a mile off Fort
Washington wharf was thickly covered
with cord wood Saturday last, some ves-
sci bound up the river having lost her deck
load in a squat.
The schooner Annie Ainsley, after having
taken on large part of her cargo of railway
| A.
in tow by the tug Camilla to various points
along the river to complete her load.
The last cargo of AK handles from the
Carson spoke factory at New Alexandria,
which was destroyed by fire Friday night,
was sent to Baltimore from Alexandria
yesterday the steamer Potomac for
shipment to Europe The factory will be
rebuilt.
Lightship r. which has been warning
mariners of the dangers of Cape Charles
| for some months past has been replaced by
| No. 40 and has been taken to Baltimore for
repairs.
Cant Mcbride, who is in command of
the British schooner Avoina, in port here,
| will be succeeded by another master before
| the vessel leaves port, she having recently
| changed owners.
| The tug James o. Carter of the Taylor
| Bros. fleet is under charter to the United
| States engineers office for service as the
| inspection boat on the river deepening work
at Smiths Point.
The steamer Sam'l ]. Pentz under the
! command of Capt Thos. Todd, resumed her
| trips the mail route between this city
| and Glymont this morning.
| The barkentine Doris, which unloaded a
| cargo of asphalt here, will load coal at Bal
timore for Martinique, West Indies.
| Mr.. Thornton Smoot has returned from a
| visit to relatives in Charles county Md.
| Mr.. VIII Marden is assistant to Engineer
| Will Reed of the Randall line steamer
| Wakefield.
During the absence of Chief Engineer
| VIM. A. Moore in Baltimore Mr.. Ernest
German will have charge of the engine
room of the steamer Sam'l ]. PentZ
Mr.. Bert G. Fulhaber, representing the
| New York owners of the Alexandria ferry
line, was in the city Saturday on business
connected with the company.
| Engineer Martin Kaupp is experimenting
the overhauling of the machinery of the
| steamer Estelle Randall.
| EIGHT PRISONERS ESCApE