Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-04
ALONG THE. RIVER FRONT
LINE 90 STEAMERS BE-
TWEEN cAMBHIPGE sND OXFORD.
Movement Which MIL Benefit Wash
inEtOn-BOdy 0foCnpt. Ashton
Buried In t5&iexaniria.


make daily trips from cambridge and Ok
ford, Md, to connset with the trains al
Chesapeake Beach for this city 1t is
claimed that with a convenient schedule or
the Cambridge and Seaforj railway all the
| eastern shore of Maryland would be brought
| In quick communication with Washington
| giving the farmers of that section new
| market for their produces and the mer-
| chants of Washington new field that here
tofore has been entirely supplied with all il
used by Baltimore. II is stated that with
the proposed line of steamers Washington
could be reached in three hours less time
| than it now requires to &C from Cambridge
| to Baltimore.
The body of Capt. John p Ashton the
commander of the schooner Julia and An
| ME. was taken to Alexandria, the former
| nome OF the decea scd, Yesterday morning,
| and laid to rest IN the Methodist cemetery
| The funeral services were. attended by a
| large number of the steamboat. and river
| men of the city, with whom Capt Ashton
| was deserVediy popuilr. The deceased had
| followed the water Il, his lie, and when
| stricken last Monday WIS aboard his YES
| sci on the way down the river for a cargo.
| Out of respect to his memory the flags Of
| many Of the vessels in the harbor were, at
hai1-maSt Wcdn e5uay- anC- yesterday. Capt
| Ashton was one of the Oldest river men in
| active service Oh the Potomac
The supply of both sea and river fish at
| the wharf was quite small this morning
| the Norfolk line steamer bringing up but
| nine barrels from the shores about Old
| Point and Virginia Beach and only three
| packages coming up on the steamers from
| the lower river The demand was fair and
| prices remain about the same as they have
been for several days. There were more
than the usual varieties of fish offered
TINS morning Prices are: For jumping null
lets, to cents per pound; black bass, s
to 10 cents per pound; salmon trout, to 8
cents per pound; green pike 6 to cents
per pound; blue pike, cents per pound;
smelts, cents per pound; maddox, 4
| cents per pound; Goldfish, 4 to cents PER
pound; sheephead, cents per pound blue
nSh, u cents per pound; carp, 5 cents per
pound; yellow perch. to % cents per
bunch: river mullets, 10 cents per bunch
and catfish, 10 to 10 cents per bunch
The conditions at the oyster market at the
wharf at foot of 18th street were about the
same as yesterday, the supply on hand
fairly good demand for the bivalve. There
were at the wharf this morning about TWEEN
ty-five vessels with oysters aboard, but a
number of them are nearly sold out and
WILL it is expected, leave for the lower
river in tow of tug this evening. Prices
today range little higher than the early
part of the week. the smaller oysters bring
ing from 40 to CD cents per buShel, and the
larger and better stock selling as high as
30 cents per bushel. Since yesterday three
vessels with fresh cargoes have arrived
DIT the wharf,, CnG w fnNle WINDSOR. Lizzie
Luce and Hazelenen~ They come from the
Bfackistone's Island neighborhood.
Frefshfc Carriers.
The longboat Harry and Charley. with a
cargo of cord wood for Garter & Clark has
arrived in port.
The steamer Occonuan, having finished
discharging her cargo. has sailed for Oc-
coquan bay, where she will reload for this
port.
The tug Camilla is now making almost
daily trips down he river for lows of oys-
ter boats for this market Yesterday even
ing she came into pC ri with tow of four
vessels. q. p
The tug Mohler has arrived here with two
scows laden with cord wood for dealers on
the Eastern branch.
1t is understood that the schooner Mar
tin, when she completes discharging her
cargo. will go to Baltimore for a cargo
The sailing sloop Greyhound has returned
from an extended trip on the river and is
now anchored off the arsenal.
The steamer Estelle Randall this morn
ing took to Fort Washington large guam
tty of structural iron to be used in the i'm
provements there.
The tug Geo. w. Pride. having in tow a
large barge laden with cord wood has ar
rived in port from the lower river
The steamer Washington of the Norfolk
and Washington line, which Is being re-
built in Baltimore, will be brought back to
this city on January 20.
The schooner Lily Owens is in port with
a cargo of lumber consigned to Robert Dill
& CO., of Baltimore for the local dealers
The schooner Gilman Dove is in port with
a cargo Of cord wood from the lower river
The Eva Gibson. having discharged her
cargo of oysters. has sailed for the lower
river to reload for this market.
The arrival of the steamer Dennis Sim
mons with cargo of lumber from Edenton,
N. C., Is looked for at any time.
The tug James O.. Carter has returned
a tri in 70 yyhn
after raft of pine piling.
The Weems line steamer Northumber-
land sailed from this city yesterday after
noon with a miscellaneous cargo Cor lower |
river points and Baltimore.
General Matters.
The lighthouse board has given notice
that the temporary light shown from the |
mast Of the schooner Emblem, sunk in |
Hampton Roads, Va, was carried away by |
some passing vessel December %, 1900 and |
the mast broken off few feet below |
water The light has therefore been ois-
continued, and a red and black horizontally |
striped second-class can buoy will be placed |
to mark the obstruction This notice Is Of |
interest to the steamboat and river men on |
the Potomac.
The schooner Charles II. Daigu, while on |
her way up the river yesterday evening.
with a cargo of wood for Carter &. Clark
of this city, went ashore on the mud flats
just below the Fort Foote buoy and re-
manned there for several hours until the
rising tide ioated her off. She was not |
damaged and came into port last night.
Mr.. Anthony Smoot has had the boiler
taken from his little steam launch J. s.
Douglas, at Alexandria, and while the boat
Is laid up this winter the boiler will be
overhauled and put in good order for
cruising during the coming summer. Mr..
Smoot will also have the engine of his boat
oVerhauled and repairs will be made to her
woodwork where necessary.
Cumberland & Son are building at their
boatyard, at the foot of 9th street. fish
lighter for Captain Neitzey, to be used at
his fishing shore. The lighter Is forty feet
long. twelve feet wide and three feet Deep
It will be ready FOR service in about two
Townshend has In his boat repair shop,
at the foot of 7th street, a large steam
launch, which he Will rebuild during the
winter and have ready for service in the
spring. q 8
The sloops Franeina II, belonging to Mr..
Rawlings, and the .Acrhe, belonging to Mr..
Cook; the naphtha launch Caprice, prop
erty of Mr.. Hultz,b ana the sailing yacht
Sea Gull. belonging torMr. Jacob Deamer,
have all been hauled out at the boat house
foot Of 7th street for the winter.
The owners of : the various excursion
steamers in the harbeF always take ad-
vantage Of this Idle season Of the year to
have their steamboats, ,overhauled and put
n order for the ensuing season. All the
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