Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
PILES BEING DRIVEN FOR SEWER
PUMPING STATION.
Building to Be Erected at New jersey
Avenue and Second Street
General Items.

General Items.
The work in driving the piling in which
the new pumping station of the big new
southeast sewer Is to be erected, at the
foot of New Jersey avenue and I'd street
southeast. has been commenced by Mr.
Thomas Banks, the contractor, who has
two pile drivers at work. In all about TOT
piles are to be driven in various depths OF
water. and several weeks will be required
to complete. the work Messrs. Carter &
Clark. who have the contract for furnish
ing the piles, have already delivered -four
RATS. in all about 800 piles, and the
steamer Occoquan Is under charter to tow
the remainder here from Occoquan as fast
as the RATS can be put together.
The fishermen were able to resume oper-
ations at the fishing shores yesterday
evening, and this morning 100000 herring
and about $4,000 shad were received by
the dealers at the wharf. Herring today
sold at 81 to S. per thousand; roe shad at
$50 per hundred; buck shad, $15 to $1S pei
hundred. Boiling rock were higher, selling
at Sc. to 1Oc per pound; pan rock. 1Oc. to
nc. per pound; sturgeon, &c. to &c. pei
pound; sheepshead and founders, &c. pei
pound; croakers and carp, &c. per pound
cells, 10c. to 15c per pound; catfish, SC. to
15c. per pound, and perch, Toe. to Zoe. per
bunch.
There are but few oysters on hand at the
wharf market this morning, only one ves-
sci, the Amanda Lewis. having arrived
She brought about 600 bushels. It is ex-
pected that by evening every oyster at the
wharf will be sold. In consequence of the
scant supply prices have jumped to &C
cents per bushel for the small and to 81
cents per bushel for the large oysters. The
demand is good, and the market was active
this morning.
The fine ocean-going steel tug John l.
Brady of Baltimore has been sold by heI
owners, p. Dougherty & Co.. to the Cult
Baltimore for Morgan City, La. where she
will engage in the salt business. The
Brady was once a frequent visitor to this
port, and was one of the largest tugs that
net register, and was SO feet 8 inches long.
Passing To and Fro.
The tug Emma has sailed with three light
coal barges in tow for Chesapeake City
en- route to Philadelphia, where they will
reload.
The schooner James B. Anderson has
sailed from the Rappahannock river for
this port with 10000 feet Of lumber for
Johnson & WimSatt.
The Colonel Seth, having discharged her
cargo of oysters, has sailed for the lower
river to load back to this port.
The schooner J. P Robinson Is In port
with full cargo of cord wood for Carter
&. Clark
The steamer Sue Of the Weems line
arrived in port this morning with good
cargo from the lower river for the dealers
here.
The schooner A. H. Quinby, with a cargo
of 10000 feet of lumber for Maj. H. L.
Biscoe. has sailed from Leedstown, Va, for
this port.
The steam yacht Wacouta. belonging to
Mr.. ]. j. Spell was at Stephenson's wharf
coalng up, preparatory to leaving on a
cruise. -..s
The schooner George W. Robertson has
a cargo of salt.
The steamer Occoquan is in port with a
cargo of railway ties for Carter & Clark.
She is unloading in the James Creek canal.
The schooner TraverS arrived light at
Georgetown yesterday afternoon In tow of
the tug Minerva.
The Lucille Western and the Ethel have
sailed light for the lower river, and will
load oysters back to this port.
The longboat Harry and Charley, having
unloaded her cargo Of cord wood, has
sailed light for a river point. and will load
back to this market.
off Mount Vernon this morning, but it was
expected the tugs would get her off at
high water this evening. She has on board
about 800 tons of ice and will discharge at
the American Ice Company docks here.
General and Personal.
The lengthening of the steam yacht
Gretchen of this city at the Alexandria
shipyard by adding twelve feet to her
length amidships is progressing rapidly.
The yacht has been cut in half and the
ends drawn apart, the new keel timbers
are in position, and the putting in Of the
other timbers is now going on. The yacht
is to be ready for service by June.
The northwest winds made the water in
the river extremely low yesterday, and as
extremely difficult to make their creek
landings.
Capt James Elliott, in the schooner Re-
beca Smith, has gone to the lower river
and will convey fish from the gill nets to
this market.
A bunch of about twenty-five geese, the
first seen this season, We're on the river
near Daingerfield Island esterday even
ing. Hundreds of ducks were also seen on
the river between Alexandria and Wash
ington yesterday.
The tug George W. Pride is temporarily
laid up at Alexandria at the wharf foot Of
Duke street.
1t is expected the tugs M. M. Davis.
Camilla and Eve Belle Cain will be kept
busy until the middle Of May towing fish
laden boats between the shores and this
market.
Mrs Hannah P. Kersey, who died in
Alexandria Thursday, was the wife Of
Capt. Matthew Kersey of the tug Juno:
Her funeral, which will take place Sun
day afternoon, will be attended by a large
number of the steamboat men
Mr. r. G. Craerin of the River View
excursion resort will sail from New York
on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, next
Tuesday, for business trip to London
and Paris. He will return before the regu-
lar season opens at River View, the lat
ter part Of May.
First Officer Archibald Long Of the
Weems steamer Lancaster has been ap-
pointed captain of the steamer Sue on the
Baltimore ashington route.
Unlucky Irish Hunt Corps.
From the London Chronicle.
Those who believe in the sinister signifi-
canoe OF the number thirteen may find an
interest in the unwelcome part which that
number has played in the history of the
Irish Hunt Corps Of the Imperial Yeo-