Evening star., 1901-05-31
ALONG TIE RIVER FRONT
ACTIVE work BEGUN ON NEW
PUMPING STATION.
Means of Dfscharging Contents Of
New Sewer Foot of Florida
Avenseeneral News.

Avenu General News.
The buildingSSthe cofferdam at the foot
of New jersey avenue, on the Eastern
branch, wher& the pumping station of the
new sewer isAo5pe erected. has been COM
pleted and th Water has been pumped out.
Mr. Thomas Banks, the wharf builder, is
at work at thescofferdam, driving the piles
on which the heavy pumping machinery of
the station Is to rest Though work Is
being pushed on the station. it will prob
ably be three weeks before it is completed
and ready for service.
The handsome sailing sloop Lawrence,
belonging to New York parties, which has
been wintering here, was recently greatly
improved at Benefits boat yard. at the
foot Of 11th street. She was formerly a
ceMer-beard yacht, but the well which
came up into her cabin took up so much
room that 1t was cut out. and In place Of
1t two rolling logs or keels were run along
from the center keel These logs are about
eighteen inches wide and are designed to
make her steady on her feet. She was
taken out for short trip yesterday.
There was but small supply of fish on
hand at the fish hoases at the 11th street
wharr this morning, the Norfolk line
steamer having brought up but thirty
packages Of salt water fish from the fish
AN' ooooS A<OIlolh Olo oiit ehAAu
about twenty pounds of river fish were
brought up by the steamers from the lower
Potomac. About 500 shad and 800 herring
have also been received at the wharf from
the nets in the river. The market this
morning was brisk and prices were: For
roe shad, $40 to $25 per hundred; buck shad,
80 to $12 per hundred; herring, 60c. per
hundred; trout. s. to 81 per barrel; croaker,
~ per barrel; sturgeon, 7c. to &c. per pound;
blue fish. &c. per pound; salmon trout, sc.
to &C. per pound; founders, 4c. to sc. per
pound; rock. Zoe. to 15c. per pound; white
perch, &c. to 12c. per pound: catfish and
cells. 1Oc. to 15c. per bunch: yellow perch
ana mullets, &C. to 1Oc. per bunch.
The Freight Handlers.
The two-masted schooner Charles H.
Gibson has arrived with a cargo Of about
1000 feet of pine lumber for Johnson &
Wimsatt.
The steamer Sue. which sailed for the
lower river and Baltimore yesterday ever
freight.
The Leroy and the Silver Star are in
port with cargoes of cord wood for Carter
& Clark.
The schooner Lydia NJ Deering. with a
cargo of 1,547 tons Of ice for the American
Ice Company here, sailed from the Kenne-
bee river May 81.
The bugeye r. H. Stuart s in port with
a cargo of white sand from Nomini for
A: F: Evans. She is at the 11th street
l.
The schooner Belmont has completed the
discharging Of her cargo Of railway ties
on the James creek canal and has sailed
for Occoquaa to load.
The long Boat Mary Ann Shea. with
cargo Of about 10000 feet OF lumber from
Aqua AQUA creek. arrived in port yesterday
The launch Santa Barbara, the tender
on duty at the naXal proving ground at In
dian Head. was III port yesterday evening.
The two-masted schooner Alberta. with
a cargo offVirginia pine lumber from
the Rappahannock river, is IN port.
The schooner Oakland Is in port with
cargo of cord wood for the local dealers.
The schooner John A. H. Dixon, having
completed the unloading Of her cargo Of
lumber, has sailed for the lower river and
will reload back to this port. =,
The schooner Chase is in port with a car
go of lumber for the local dealers.
The cargo of wood on the schooner E. L.
Bowen is consigned to NARROW of this city.
The four-masted schooner Bertha Dean,
with a cargo Of fee for the American Ice
Company, has passed in at the capes and
should reach here today. ~ ''
OF General Interest.
The Randall line steamer Wakefield un-
derwent her annual inspection this morn
ing Inspector Wright examining her as to
hull and Assistant Inspector Staunton as
to boiler and machinery. Her examination
was satisfactory. and her papers will be
renewed for another year.
The new railway track, from the main !
line of the Baltimore and Ohio railway, be-
tween Shepherds landing and this city,
into the ST Elizabeth's ASYLUM grounds
has been completed and trains are now
running over it delivering coal and other
stores to the hospital The work of build
ing this piece Of track has been going on
since early in the winter
The steamer Norfolk will this evening
resume her place on the line between
Washington and Norfolk. The steamer
Newport News will be laid I'D.
1t is understood the regular Sunday tips
to Colonial Beach will be begun about
June 9. The daily trips will 1e begun about
two weeks later.
The work of rebuilding the hull of the
steam launch Cygnus is being pushed, but
1t will be several days before she is com
pleted.
The yacht Giavota, belonging to Mr..
John r. Dos Passos Of New York, has
gone on trip to the Coan river with her
owner and a party aboard
Seven vessels, all laden with cord wood,
are lying at anchor in the llarbo- awaiting
an opportunity to get into the dock to ul,-
load
The woodwork Of the hull of the new
steam scow built at the boatyard Of Cum
berland & Son at the foot Of 10th street
has been completed and she will be
launched as soon the propeller wheel
and shaft are in position. The wheel has
just arrived and the placing of it in posi-
tion will be begun at once.