Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-22
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
LOWER POTOMAC POINTS TO HAVE
TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS.
Fish Market Quotations--Coming and
Going of the Freighters-
General Matters.

4he important points along the lower
river in WestmOreland county are TO De
connected by a telephone line within the
next month or two. For some years past
a telephone line has extended from kinsale
and the larger towns to Fredericksburg.
Now IL is proposed 10 build line from
KinsaIe to Colonial Beach, with branch
lines to smaller points Additional lines
are also to be from Litwalton to Warsaw
and from there to Village. When these
lines are completed 1t will be possible to
reach all points of the northern neck or
Virginia from Fredericksburg by telephone.
The supply Of fish in hand at the fish
market this morning was small and the
demand was good. Prices, in consequence
of the scarcity of the fish. have advanced,
and this morning were: For Spanish mack
erel. 10 to IL cents per pound; salmon trout,
10 cents per pound; founders, to
cents per pound; sturgeon. 8 to cents per
pound; spot. cents per pound; white
perch to Is cents per pound; boiling rock,
Is to - cents per pound; pan rock. to 10
cents per pound; bluefish. to 8 cents per
pound; sea bass. cents per pound; weak
fish. cents per pound; butterfish, $40
per barrel; pOrgies. 10 cents each: gray
trout. So to So per barrel; drum. 10 to 25
cents each; carp, 10 to Is cents each: cat
fish. 10 to . cents per bunch, eels and yell
low perch. 10 to 20 cents per bunch Soft
shell crabs this morning brought 4o to so
cents per dozen and hard 81 to $50 per
barrel.
The tug Martin Dallman is to be hauled
out at Benefits boat yard TO have her
condenser put in. She will be ready for
service this evening
The coast survey steamer Endeavor will
leave Baltimore today to begin the sur
vey of the lower end OF Chesapeake bay,
Sear Fort Monroe.
The Freight Handlers.
The schooner Carrie c. Pinto has arrived
in port from the lower Potomac with
cargo of pine lumber
The barge Virginia is at the wharf of
De~ilton Aitcheson, at Alexandria, I'M
loading cargo of hard coal.
The schooner Mary V. Duncan came into
port Thursday evening with a full cargo of
white sand for A Frank Evans at the
18th street wharf
The large sailing scow Daniel has gone
to a river point to load cargo of sand
for this market
The Silver star has sailed for tine Aqua
creek neishborhood with a cargo of build
ing material.
The steamer Lily and Howard which
has been out Of commission for the past
three weeks, Is again in service. and will
leave Alexandria today for Occoquan for
a cargo.
The new steam barge jackson, while
waiting for her boiler. will today be taken
to Aqua creek in tow. and will there load
cargo of lumber for this market This
will be the Jackson's maiden trip.
The steamer Occoquan. with load of
cord wood aboard, and towing a raft Of
about I'D pine piles from Occoquan creek
came into port today. She is consigned to
Carter & Clark.
The Weems line steamer Potomac which
arrived In port last night. brought up a
heavy cargo OF garden truck and a large
number OF passengers.
The Hattie Rattling Joe has sailed from
Alexandria for river point with cargo
of lumber and window and door frames
The lOngboat Uriah Horner has sailed
and will load a full cargo OF oak and pine
wood for Carter & Clark.
The twO-masted schooner William Dom
nelly has arrived in port with cargo of
about 10000 feet of Virginia pine lumber
for Johnson & Wimsatt
The alttmore tug Stella, with Standard
on barge No. II in tow, sailed yesterday
evening for Baltimore
The big bugeye James G. Blaine. having
completed her unloading, has sailed for a
river point
The Osceioa is at the wharf Of H. K
Field & Co. Alexandria. and will load
building material for the lower river
The pungy Seabelle sailed Yesterday
evening for the lower river, and will load
lumber or wood back to this port.
The barge Fredericksburg has sailed from
georgetown with cargo Of poplar wood
The schooner BERTHE Crockett has ar
rived in port with full cargo of pine
boards from the Coan river, for Johnson
IL Wimsatt.
The schooner Lena Willing Is unloading
her cargo Of lumber at the wharf be-
tween sth and 9th streets southwest for
H. L, BiscOe.
The barge 8. B. Roberts is at Alexandria
with cargo of hard coal from Perry
willie, Md, for John r. Zimmerman
The Mayfower. Annie Martz and c. ].
Thompson are in port with cargoes Of wood
for Carter & Clark.
The barges Reliance. Ann Thompson.
Easton and ]. S. Brady are in port with
cargoes of hard coal for the local dealers
The tug Volunteer has sailed for chesa-
peake city with the barges Mary S. Brady
Violet, Atlantic and c. ]. Pogue in tow
The Rosie Beatrice is in port with
cargo of lumber from a river point for
the local dealers
The schooner Mamie Gertrude has arrived
IN port from the COan river with a cargo
of 2o.ooo feet of lumber for II. l. Biscoe
General and Personal.
The soldiers Of Fort Washington are
building a large boat house at the south
side of the wharf at the fort to protect
their steam launch The house will be
roomy structure and will be completed in
a few days.
The schooner Independent, which unload
ed cargo of ice here, has been chartered
TO load coal from Baltimore to Boston at
% cents per ton The Independent after
unloading her cargo of COAL will load ice
on the Kennebec back to this port.
LOiSDodt Earl blScOe is at bennett
boat building yard receiving general over
hauling. New planking has been put in her
hull and she viii be hauled out for caulk-
ing and painting.
The steam lounch Bartholdi took club
Of young men on a. pleasure cruise on the
river yesterday.
The steam launch Bartholdi took club
been recently rebuilt. will. 1t is stated, be
taken out on the river for trial of her
machinery tomorrow or Monday
The children of the Ninth Street Chris
tan Church and of St Paurs English
Lutheran Church are having their annual
outing at River View today. All the trips
of the steamers have been crowded
The boiler Is being removed from the
harbor police boat Figilant at the navy
yard today. Her engine Will be put In at
the old Glymont route wharf in prepara-
ton for the putting In of a new and larger
boiler.
Capt. Joseph Smith is in command Of
the Weems line steamer Potomac on the
Observation-Disclosures route.
Mr.. JAS Nash. formerly chief engineer
Of the War Department launch Mercedes.
Is at Fort Staunton. n. NJ, for the benefit
of his health.
Mr.. Thornton Smoot Is acting as purser
OF the steamer Wakefield on tho fower