Evening star., 1901-07-02
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER ARROWsMITH's SCHEDULE
FOR THE SUMNER.
The Moving Freight Handlers - Dull
Market at Fish Wharf,
General Items.

General Items.
The steamer T. v. Arrowsmith made her
first trip to the landings in the lower river
under her summer schedule yesterday
afternoon. Three trips to the mouth of the
Potomac will be made each week. She will
leave here every Monday and Wednesday
at pm. and will make landings as fol-
lows: Colonial Beach, Colton's, Piney Point,
ST. Georges Island, Miler's, Coan, Barnes,
Bundicks. Trilby, Cowart's, Lewisetta,
Lodge, Mundys Point, Kinsale and Lynch's
Point. Returning, she will leave Kinsale
Tuesday at II am. ST. Georges Island at
1870 am, Piney Point at pm. Nomini
at 3 pm, and after touching at Colton's,
the Wicomico river landings and Colonial
Beach will reach home early Wednesday
morning. On her Thursday trip up she
will follow the above schedule, except that
no landings will be made in Nomini creek,
St Clements bay or the Wicomco river,
and she will arrive home about 10 pm.
Thursday night.
Saturday nights she will make special ex-
cursion trips to the summer resorts on the
river, leaving here at 6 pm. and landing
at Colonial Beach, Colton's. Piney Point,
St. Georges Island and MiIer's wharf in
Smiths creek. On the return trip she
will leave Miler's wharf at noon Sunday,
ST. Georges Island al 1890 pm, Piney
Point at ! pm, Colton's at 3 pm. and
Colonial Beach at p.m reaching Wash
ington about 10 pm.
The hot weather is having a very depress-
ing effect on the fish market at the 11th
street wharf. This morning the supply was
light. but the demand was lighter and
prices have greatly decreased. bluefish sell
ing at cents per pound: mackerel. 8 to
6 cents per pound; founders, IL to cents
per pound; spot, to 4 cents per pound;
sturgeon, to 10 cents per pound; weak
fish. cents per pound; pan rock. to
cents per pound; boiling rock. 121s to 10
nprp w te IN is
per pound; catfish, Is to 20 cents per bunch;
eels, 10 to Is cents per bunch; drum, %
cents each: carp, II to Is cents each: por-
gle, 10 cents each: gray trout, 81 to 81 per |
barrel: croaker, 81 per barrel, and butter |
fish, 81 to So per barrel. Soft crabs today |
are selling at 40 to so cents per dozen, and |
hard crabs 75 cents to 81 per barrel.
Movements of Vessels.
The large four-masted schooner Mary A. |
Randall, which was reported ashore Friday |
on Ragged Point, was gotten off Sunday by |
the tugs VIM H. Yerkes, jr., and Camilla, |
and was brought into port Sunday evening
by the last-named tug. She was docked at |
the 10th street wharf to unload.
The three-masted schooner Alice Carlyle,
which has been in the Eastern branch for
two weeks or more. sailed Saturday for a
lower river point ard will load cordwood
The bugeye Chris, with a cargo of about
10000 feet of Virginia pine lumber from
the Coan river for H. L. Biscoe. is in
port
The schooner A. II. Quinby has arrived in
Baltimore with a full cargo of lumber
from the Potomac river for Galliher &
Bro.
The pungy Francis Hutchinson is at the
wharf of Thos r Riley with cargo of |
plaster from Baltimore.
The Ada Crockett came into port yester-
day evening with full cargo of Virginia
pine lumber for II. L. Biscoe.
The American Patriot has sailed for
lower river landing and will load cord
wood back to this port.
The big four-masted schooner Alice Hol-
brook has sailed, IN tow of the tug Camilla, |
for Boston, with railway ties from George
town and Alexandria.
The large sand digging machine Of the |
National Sand Dredging Company has been
taken to Motley Hall by the tug Select
man.
The schooner Loon has arrived in port
with a cargo of about 5000 feet of pine |
boards from Norfolk for johnson & VIM
satt.
The schooner Magic, with 10000 shingles
and 10000 feet of lumber aboard for john
son & WfmSatt, is in port from NeWbern, |
N. c.
The barge Pacific, with a cargo Of ice for
the American Ice Company, sailed from
Havre de Grace, Md, for this port yester-
day.
The tug Favorite has sailed from Perry
Vile, Md, for this port, with the coal-laden
barges General 1. ]. Wistar and Clara ].
Pugh in tow
The longboat Mayf1ower is at Maryland
Point loading cord wood for Carter &
Clark
The schooner w. H. H. Bixler, having
completed unloading. has sailed for river
point for cargo OF lumber.
The schooner Carrie c. Pinto has arrived
In port with cargo of cord wood for the
local dealers.
The two-masted schooner P. D. PurnelI
came into port yesterday evening with
full cargo Of lumber.
The steamer Harry Randall brought up
large cargo Of summer vegetables. poultry
and country produce for the local market
OF General Interest.
Mr.. Joseph E. Nicholson of this city is
having sailing yacht rebuilt and remod-
eled at Reagans boat house, at the foot
Of 18th street The yacht was formerly
named the Acme but it is stated that
when she is completed she will be given a
new name. The boat will be used by Mr..
Nlchoison Tor summer cruising on the
river.
The work of rebuilding the yacht
Nymphea at Reagan's boat house is now
nearly completed. The beat has had her
hull rebuilt, and considerable work has
been done to her decks and to her cabin
When the yacht goes overheard she will be
practically new
The steamer Estelle Randall made a spe-
cial trip to Fort Washington and Fort
Hunt Saturday evening last with a guam
tity Of powder.
The bugeye Ada Ballenger is at Aiexan-
dria, loading cargo of wheat for the mills |
at Georgetown.
The harbor dredge which has been work |
ing in the channel about midway between |
Georgetown and the Long bridge is now |
digging at point about hundred feet
above the bridge.
The steam yacht Diana, which has been |
rebuilt at the Alexandria ship yard, was
launched from the railway Saturday and
taken to the wharf foot Of Alexandria for
her finishing touches. She will not be
ready for service for a month or six
weeks.
The sailing yachts Ethel May, Phillis,
Culprit, Fay and Curlew were all out with
large parties aboard Saturday night and
Sunday.