Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-09
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
HOUSEBOAT ARCADIA TO he RE.
BUILT AND ENLARGED.
Police Boat Vigilant Receiving Her
New Outdt-Fish Market Quota ..
tion-General Mention.

The houseboat Arcadia, belonging to Mr..
Rawlings of this city, which was almost
destroyed by fire while II was anchored in
Four-mile run last fall, is being rebuilt at
Townshend's boat house, at the foot OF 7th
street. The new boat will be considerably
larger than the old Arcadia. The only part
of the old boat remaining is the hull, and
this is being raised a foot higher and wide
decks will be built around it. The boat
will have large and roomy cabins and
sleeping quarters for eight or ten persons.
When completed the Arcadia will be used
for hunting and fishing trips in the creeks
along the lower river. The boat will so
into commission in about month or six
weeks
The new engine of the harbor police boat
Nigilant is now in the boat, but not yet
bolted down on its bed. This will be done
at once and the boat Will tomorrow be
taken to Georgetown from Alexandria TO
be hauled out on the private marine rail-
way of the Winship Meredith Company,
where the condenser and other under water
pipes of the boat will be changed. She will
be several days on the railway, and when
put overheard will be taken back TO Alex
andria to be finished. The work Of placing
the new engine in the Vigilant Is being
done so much more rapidly than was ex-
pected that it is probable she will be ready
Tor service before August /. the date pre-
Viously announced.
The fish market was somewhat more
brisk this morning than 1t has been for a
week past and the supply, especially OF
river fish. was larger. Prices this MORN
Ing show a slight advance, gray trout SELL
ing at S2Jo to 81 per barrel; butter fish, 50
TO 10 per barrel; spot, $3.50 per barrel;
blues, &C. per pound; mackerel &c. to Sc.
per pound, sturgeon, SC. to loo. per pound;
rock. pan. &C to SC. per pound: rock. boil
ing, &c. to &c. per pound: white perch &C.
to loc per pound. catfish, l5c to sc per
bunch' cells and yellow perch, loc. to 15c.
A.~l -
l5c. each, and porgies. loo. each Soft
shell crabs are very scarce, and are selling
at coo. per dozen. Hard crabs are bringing
I5c- to sl.5u per barrel.
The fertility of the earth being taken
from the bottom of the river and pumped
upon the Potomac Park by the dredge now
at work in the harbor is shown by the fact
that the SOIL thrown six weeks ago upon
the southeastern side of the park opposite
the arsenal, is now covered with a mantle
of green grass and presents a pretty spec
tacle.
The choir boys Of st. Marks Church,
numbering about forty, with a large party
of their parents and older relatives, left
yesterday evening aboard the steamer T.
V. Arrowsmith for their annual vacation
In the lower end of St Mary's county and
on Cheasapea bay. They landed at Mil
Ter s wharf, in Smiths creek, whence We
hicles conveyed them to their destination.
The Passing Craft.
The two-masted schooner A. II. Quinby,
with a cargo of hard coal from Perryville,
Nd, has arrived in port for a local dealer.
The large barge Jackson has been taken
to the Eastern branch to unload her cargo
of cordwood.
The sloop t. ]. Halleck is at Alexandria
to load a miscellaneous cargo for a river
point.
The steamer Kent. which arrived up from
Maddox creek yesterday evening, had a
good passenger list and heavy freight
from the lower river.
The Sidney Jones came into port yester-
Gay evening with a full cargo of cordwood
for Carter * Clark.
The United States lighthouse tender
Holly has returned to port after cruise
through the fifth Lighthouse district, with
a number OF treasury officials aboard.
The barge Pugh has completed the I'M
loading of her cargo Of hard coal at the
wharf of John r. Zimmerman. at Alexan-
dria.
The schooner William and James will
complete the unloading of her cargo Of
plaster at the wharf of Thos. r. Riley.
foot of street southwest.
The schooner Agnes E. Manson from this
port has arrived at Newport News and Will
load coal
The big four-masted schooner Henry S.
Little, with a cargo of about ], 100 tons OF
ice from the Maine ice fields. came into
port Sunday, in tow of the tug VIM. H.
Yerkes, jr. The Little IL discharging her
cargo at the 9th street wharf of the ice
company.
The longboat Five Sisters. laden with
lumber and building material by Smoot &
Co, sailed yesterday for a river point.
The schooner Eliza A. Scrivener is at the
wharf foot of 9th street discharging a
cargo of North Carolina shingles.
The schooner Captain has gone To Alex
andria to finish discharging her cargo OF
canned goods.
OF General Interest.
The large steam launch Diane, belonging
to Capt. Crozier. which has just been re-
built at Alexandria, was yesterday brought
up to this city to be fitted out preparatory
to sailing for New London. Conn. The
Diane is now in thorough order and is one
of the fastest boats of her kind out of this
harbor.
1t is stated that the broken piles left by
the harbor dredge across the mouth IF the
Eastern branch at the completion of the
work below the Long bridge are sti,l I'M
der the water, and that few days ago
a party of young men were dragging for
a lost anchor at the entrance of the harbor
their drag hung in one of the piles.
The little gasoline launch belonging to
Mr.. Limrick, which was partially burned
Friday evening last by the explosion OF
of gasoline has been hauled out at
Cumberland's boat house foot of 9th street,
to be rebuilt
Soft coal for in this city is arriving
daily in large quantities at Shepherds
landing of the B. and o. railway. Yester-
standing on the trestle waiting to be I'M
loaded into barges to be brought to this
city.
During the heavy storm Sunday night the
roof of the dancing pavilion at Motley Hall,
the colored resort opposite Alexandria, was
blown off and other minor damage was
done the place.
The United States ship Fern, the practice
ship of the Naval Battalion, u. c. n. G.,
now lying at the wharf foot of o street
southwest, is being handsomely repainted
and put in trim for service during the sum-
mer.
Several vessels are reported in Nominf
and the other creeks in westmoreland
county loading grain for this market.
The steam launch Halcon, with a party
aboard. was out upon the river for a cruise
yesterday.
The rebuilding Of the Johnson & wimsatt
wharf, at the foot of 18th street, has been
completed.
Mr.. Jas. Punch. mate of the ferry steam
er Columbia, who has been quite sick, is
again on duty.
Mr.. Lew Ballenger is in charge of the en-
CINE room of the harbor police launch
LOWE Randall while Chief Engineer Jim
mie Neal is at Alexandria superintendinR