Evening star., 1901-05-06
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
THREE-MASTED SCHOONER HAS A
ROUGH VOYAGE.
Loses Part of Her DeclSi oad-Fish and
Oyster Marlxet-General
News.

The three-masted schooner VIM. Mar
shall, Capt Campbell, with a cargo of
L5o0@O laths for johnson & Wimsatt,
from st. Johns, New Brunswick. came
INTO port this morning after rongh voy-
age, during which she lost a part of her
deckload The Marshall sailed from st.
Johns April IS, and on the night of the
10Th she was struck by heavy northeast
gale. For two days the gale blew violently
and sea after sea broke over the vessel,
sweeping her decks their entire length.
For twelve hours during the heaviest part
OF the gale. she lay to, and for a time Capt.
Campbell was fearful that the vessel would
fill She reached Cape Henry April %, and
since that time has been on the bay and
river waiting for a tug
The supply of shad and herring from the
nets IN the Potomac was quite large this
morning. about 1900 Shad and 100000 her
ring having been brought to the market at
the llth street wharf since yesterday
MOI hing. The packing houses on the
wharf are now all busy. and it is expected
tnat the pack this season will be up to the
average. Prices this morning We're for roe
shad, SIS to $50 per 100; buck shad. SO to
I'll per 100; herring $1.o0 to 50 per 1000;
rock. . to II cents per pound: trout 50 per
barrel white perch, 6 to 10 cents per
pound: carp, : to 3 cents per pound; fioun-
GERS, cents per pound; sturgeon. cents
per pound: Spanish mackerel 10 to II cents
per pound; catfish, 10 to Is cents per
bunch: mullet. 8 to IA cents per bunch:
eels, 8 TO 10 cents per bunch, and yellow
perch, D to II cents per bunch.
me oyster market at the 18th street
wharf was fairly we'll supplied this morn
ing. there being about POO bushels Of Po-
tomac river stock on sale. Since Saturday
the Emmet Arthur and the Cushion have
come com INTO port with cargoes Of oysters.
Inc market this morning was very poor,
and prices were 40 to 80 cents per bushel
for the smaller stock up to 20 cents per
bushei for the larger and finer oysters 1t
~ peheNed that this week will end the
oyster season.
Coming and Going.
The steamer E. James Tull has arrived
In port with cargo of cord wood from
OccoQuan.
The Beulah Land is unloading her cargo
of lumber at the Cameron street wharf,
Alexandria,
When the schooner Lavnia Campbell
completes the unloading of her cargo of
ice she will go to Baltimore for a cargo of
coal for Boston.
The schooner A. II. Quinby is in port with
a cargo of Virginia pine lumber for H. l..
Biscoe.
The schooner Fox has arrived in port
with a cargo of Virginia pine lumber from
Potomac lumber point.
The Carrie l. having completed the un-
loading Of her cargo Of lumber has sailed
for Norfolk.
The steamer Sue. from Baltimore and the
river landings, came into port vest terday
evening with a good freight for the local
merchants
The longboat Isaac Solomon Is in port
with full cargo of cord wood for Carter
& Clark
The George B. Faunce and the S. L.
Bowen are in port with cargoes of cord
wood for Carter & Clark.
The schooner Annie I. Bailey sailed from
Fernandina, Fla, Saturday with a cargo
of pine lumber for johnson & Wimsatt
Mr. Harry Carter has sold the schooner
T'hos. K. Carroll to Mr.. George H. Brown
of Occoquan. The Carroll has been en-
ployed for a number Of years in the wood
carrying trade, and her new owner will fit
her up for freightng in the Potomac river
and Chesapeake bay.
Of General Interest.
The guards of the Alexandria and Wash
ington ferry steamer Columbia are being
renewed.
Shad and herring in large quantities are
being caught in the trap nets in Great
Hunting creek below Alexa ndra.
The Sunday excursion season opened yes
terday, the steamers Samuel J. Pentz,
Charles Manchester and River Queen MAX
ing trips, with large throngs of passengers.
The contract for carrying the mail be-
tween Colonial Beach and Oak Grove,
awarded to j. II. Jenkins.
The Baltimore tug Emma, which left port
here with three light barges IN tow for
Chesapeake City Friday, was reported
ashore Saturday on the shoals near Bar
Landing. She tioated yesterday and con-
tinued on her way down the Potomac.
Several cases of shad eggs taken for the
United States fish commission station at
Bryans Point, Md, We're brought to this
city for the fish commission here Saturday
evening the steamer Estelle Randall
They We're taken to the station at 9th and
Il streets southwest to be hatched AS the
water is now warm, it is expected the catch
of fish eggs will be large from now on.
The woodwork and painting of the steam
er Harry Randall has been completed and
she will go on her regular run to the lower
river.
The Weems line steamer Potomac was
placed in a dry dock in Baltimore on Satur-
day for a general overhaulng. When she
resumes her place on the route the steamer
Sue will be withdrawn.
Mr.. Nicholas Keys has been appointed
chief engineer of the Randall line steamer
Kent on the Glymont route.
Capt John H. Tawes has been appointed
to the command of ightship No. II. sta
toned at the Tail of-the- Horseshoe in
Chesapeake bay.
Capt Harry s. Randall has been appoint
ed master Of the River View steamer Sam
uel J. Pentz.
Mr.. Bailey Reed has been promoted
from mate to pilot Of the steamer T. V.
Arrowsmith
Mr. George w Price has gone to La
Plata. Charles county. Md, and will en-
gage in farming there.
Carpet Cleaning. stumph Bedding Co.,7&K.
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