Evening star., 1901-10-09
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
STEAM LAUNCH TO BE SUPPLIED
WITH NEW BOILER.
Prices mt Fish and Oyster Wharf.-The
Freight Handlers-POrt
Gossip.


belonging to Mr.. Anthony Smoot of Alex
andria now lying in the dock at the foot
of Cameron street, is to have her boiler re-
moved and the boat will then be taken to
Jones Point, hauled out and housed for the
winter.
The boiler in the launch was found to be
totally untitled for her use and new and
more improved type of boiler has been or
dered from Chicago. This boiler will be ON
hand within the next month or six weeks
and will be placed in position during the
winter, so that when the spring opens the
launch will be ready for service. She Will
be used by. Mr.. Smoot and his friends for
hunting and fishing parties.
The supply of hsh at the 11th street
| wharf market this morning was ample to
meet all the demands. Prices were as fol-
lows: For croakers &c. per pound; Spanish
mackerel, 15c per pound; butter hsh, 8 70
4c. per pound; pan rock, to sc. per pound,
| medium rock, 10c. per pound; black bass,
8 to 12c. per pound; bluefish, or tailors, 4
to sc. per pound; large trout, 4 to 6c.
per pound; gray trout, So to $5 per
10 to 2oc. per bunch, and white perch, 8 to
15c. per pound, or 10 to soc. per bunch,
Hard sheiled crabs are no longer on the
market al the wharf, thought a few are
still being secured for the dealers uptown.
The demand for Potomac river oysters
continues and good prices prevail The
supply on hand this morning is quite small,
only seven boats having arrived and they
brought but 400 bushels. Prices this morn
ing were from % to 60c per bushel for the
small oysters ana 10 to loc. per bushel for
the large ones.
A three-masted schooner supposed to be
the Edward G. Hight from Jacksonville,
Fla, with lumber for Johnson & Wimsatt,
was reported off Coff Point, near Colonial
Beach, yesterday bound for this city.
The Passing Craft.
The schooner Thos. K. Carroll came into
port yesterday evening with cargo of
cord wood for Carter & Clark.
The Lena, having loaded a cargo of lum-
Der and building material at Alexandria,
has sailed for Nomini creek.
The steamer Potomac which sailed yes
terday evening for the lower river landings
and Baltimore, took heavy cargo and
large passenger list from this city.
The Mary and Rebecca has gone to the
oyster beds in the mouth of the river, and
will load for the market here.
The tug J. s. Hoskins sailed yesterday
evening with tow of light coal barges
from Alexandria and Georgetown for Nor
folk and Baltimore.
The schooner John H. Cunningham is at
the wharf of VIM. A. Smoot & Co. at Alex
andria and will load fertilizer and other
material for a river point.
The w. H. Bixler has sailed for the lower
river and will load a cargo for the local
market.
The Father and Son came into port yes
terday with cargo of cord wood for the
dealers.
The pungy Ella Hill has arrived at Alex
andria with a small cargo of oysters for
that market.
The E. P. Evans, VIM. Turner and En-
met Arthur have all gone to the mouth of
the river to load and will return to this
port.
The schooner Belmont is in port with a
cargo of pine wood from Occoquan for Car
ter & Clark.
The b. H. Lambe and Wannita have ar
rived in port with full cargoes Of Potomac
river oysters for the dealers on the 18th
street wharf.
The Isaac Solomon sailed yesterday even
ing for a lower river point and will load
cargo back to this city.
The Oyster Boy, after taking on cargo
of lumber and general stores at Alexandria,
sailed for a lower river point.
The j. D. Bell, having completed the un-
loading of her cargo at Alexandria, has
on the lower Potomac.
The schooner Henry l.. Peckham, from
this port with cargo of coal, has arrived
at Boston, her destination.
The barge Edward Fay is in the upper
Machadoc creek loading full cargo of
poplar logs for Philadelphia.
The schooner James A. Garfield, from the
Potomac river canned goods and packing
house machinery has arrived at Baltimore.
The barge James Brady has arrived with
cargo of about 400 tons of hard coal from
L
The longboat Peri has gone to the Deco
guam neighborhood and will load cord wood
for Carter & Clark here.
OF General Interest.
Three light barges were taken into Mat
tawoman creek yesterday by a Baltimore
tug to load cargoes of poplar wood and rail-
way ties for Philadelphia. The cutting of
the wood and ties is now giving employ
ment to hundreds of men in the country on
both sides of the Potomac river
The steamer Samuel J. Pentz yesterday
evening made special trip to Fort Wash
ington to bring up lot of damaged pow
der, which is to be sent to the Du Pont
powder works in New Jersey be worked
into new explosive.
Capt. Stephen d. Leitch Of the tug j. S.
| Hoskins has been selected to command the
new tug Dauntless in the fleet of the P.
Dougherty Company. Capt Chas. r. Jones
has been transferred from the tug Stella
| to the command of the Hoskins and Mate
Marion Webb has been promoted to the
| command of the tug stella.
| Capt. Charley Kelly is very ill at his home
| In Alexandria,
The large barge Pacific, with a load of
| fertilizer from the Alexandria Fertilizer
| Company has sailed from Alexandria for
| Baltimore.
| The three-masted schooner Manuel r.
| CuZa, which brought cargo of laths here
| from st. Johns New Brunswick, had quite
| rough passage down the coast, during
WHICH sile lOSt d part OF ner Qeck load,
corps of surveyors under the direction
| of the United States army engineers has
| been for several days making SURVEYS and
running lines on the river from the south
| end of the Potomac Park to point opposite
the naval magazine, about half way be-
tween this city and Alexandria
The tests of the new marine boiler for the
| naval authorities at the wharf of Forsburg
& Murray, at the foot of Sth street south
west, have been resumed.
The United States coast survey steamer
Blake has been hauled out on the marine
railway at Baltimore to receive new kelsons
and to have general repairs made to the
bottom Of her hull.
DR.. Arthur l.. Rauterberg has removed
the mast from his yacht Greyhound pre-
paratory to laying her up in winter quar-
tiers at the Sth street wharf.
The bugeye Silver Spray, which has been
lying at the Queen street wharf at Alexan-
dria, has completed overhaulng and has
gone into commission. She will engage in
the oyster trade.
Two coal barges are in Aqua creek load
ing chestnut railway ties for the PhiladeI-
phia dealers. They will sail within the
| next two or three days.
Moral Clocks.
From the London Globe
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