Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-04
NJ. DYRENF0RTH + CO, 923 Pa. Ay.|
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
NOTICE ISSUED OF INTEREST TO THE
sTEAMBOATMEN.
Special Party, knights of Columbus
Goes to Portsmouth - Young PeO-
pies ExcursfOn-General Items.

The following notice mariners is VI
interest to the rivermen of Washington:
Goodies Rock Lower Post Light-May "a
the post on the outer end of the jetty on
the earterly side of the James river oppo-
site Goodies Rock, was carried away and
the light discontinued. A new post will
be erected and the light re-established as
soon as the river falls sufficiently, Of which
due notice. will be given.
Chesapeake Bay, Main Ship Channel, Md.
Point No Point Shoal Buoy, No. 81, was
changed from a spar to a second-class can,
for the summer season on May q. Holland
Point Shoal Buoy, No. %, was changed
from a spar to a second-clasS can for the
summer season, May q.
Cape Channel, from PamlicO Sound to
Cape Hatteras Light House, N. C.-Point
of Shoal Buoy, No. !, a spar. which was
found out of position, was replaced in po-
sition May %.
A special party of about fifty members
of the knights of Columbus, including
twenty-five members of the order from
Boston, went to Portsmouth last night on
the Norfolk line steamer to attend the an
niversary of the council at that place. The
party will return home the latter part
of the week.
The Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor of the North Presbyterian Church
gave most enjoyable moonlight trip on
the steamer Estelle Randall last night
About 800 of the Endeavorers and their
friends made the trip. and most> enjoy
able evening was had with music and reel
tations. A sail on the river as far as In
dian Head was made, and the party landed
home about IL oclock.
The supply of fish at the 18th street
wharf market this morning was about the
average Prices were as follows: White
perch, 8 to 10 cents per pound; rock, 10 to
is cents per pound; large blue fish, to B
cents per pound; small blue fish, to 8
cents per pound; sturgeon, 8 cents per
pound carp, cents per pound; founder,
cents per pound; salmon trout, 6 to
cents per pound butter fish, $3.50 to So per
barrel; croakers, 81 to So per barrel; gray
trout, 81 to 81 per barrel; shad, 10 to 80
cents each, and yellow perch and bunch
fish, from 10 to 20 cents per bunch.
The Freight Handlers.
The schooner o. D. whitehall, with car
go of 1874 tons of Ice, and the Estelle Phin-
ney, with 1,259 tons of ice, have sailed from
the Kennebec for this port. The first
named should arrive here this week.
The Annie A. Willis. with a cargo Of
scrap iron from the upper Machodo. for
julius Drifuse & Co., has arrived at Alex
andria.
The barges Atlantic and Mary s. Brady.
with cargoes Of hard coal, have arrived in
port for the local dealers.
The Lottie Thomas has sailed for the
lower river and will load cargo Of lumber
back to this port.
Inc 1Our-maSteQ schooner Henry II. feck-
ham sailed from Georgetown with a cargo
of Cumberland coal from the Winship-
Meredith Company for a New England
port.
The schooner Lily and Howard loaded
part cargo of general stores at Alexandria
yesterday evening and sailed for points on
Aqua creek.
The schooner Charles Gibson has COM
pleted the discharging Of her cargo Of lum-
Der and will sail for the lower river to re-
load.
The Little Dorrett arrived at Alexandria
yesterday with load of foundry iron from
St. Georges Island for Drifuse & Co.
The barge Maryland, with a cargo of
about 400 tons of hard coal, has arrived for
VIM. A. Smoot.
The three-masted schooner James B.
Coyle has been taken to Georgetown to un-
load her cargo Of ice.
The schooner Samuel Washington is in
port and will load a miscellaneous cargo
for lower river ports.
The bugeye c. ]. Thompson is unloading
a cargo of pine wood at the wharf Of John
R. Zimmerman, foot Of Queen street, Alex
andria.
The two-masted schooner Lertie, with a
cargo of about 5000 feet of Virginia pine
lumber from the Rappahannock, is in
port for H. L. Biscoe
The tug Stella arrived in port yesterday
barges from Perryville. Md.
The schooner Brookland is unloading her
cargo OF lumber at the wharf of T. W.
dhey Tor LibDey & co.
The schooner Isaac Solomon having dis
charged her cargo, has sailed for the
lower river to reload.
The Talber & Son Is In port with a cargo
Of cord wood for Carter & Clark
General Matters.
The big sucker dredging machine which
about two years ago was used in the har-
Dor improvements and which sunk at the
mouth Of the 18th street sewer, is now ct
Alexandria being rebuilt ana nut in thor
ough order. The machine has been sold to
New York parties. and will be taken there
to engage in harbor improvements
The tug Rosalie, belonging to Mr. Louis
Smoot Of this city, underwent her annual
inspection at Shoots wharf, Alexandra,
this morning. The examine ton as to hui
was made by Inspector Wright, and as to
engine and machinery by Assistant Inspec-
tor Staunton. The tug was found In GOOD
order. and will be licensed to tow on the
river for another year