Evening star., 1901-05-17
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
CHANGE IN BUOYAGE ANNOUNCED BY
LIGHT HOUSE BOARD.
Vessels Coming and Going - Weems
Line Steamer Being Overhauled-
General Matters.

h,Iavaca of the fifth light house district
has been issued by the light house inspec-
tor:
Chesapeake bay. main ship channel
CherrysJone Flats buoy, No. 10, a red spar.
found out of position, was replaced April
Is 1871. Smith Point shoal buoy, No. ~.
was changed from a spar to a first-class
can for the summer season on April l.,
1@Vl.
Hampson Roads, Va--Second channel
buoy, red. a second-class nun, found out OF
position. was replaced May 2, 1891.
Elizabeth river Ea.-SewalI Point shoal
buoy, No. 3. a frst-class can, found out OF
position was replaced May I, 1891. Lam
bert Point shoaI northwest end) buoy, No.
o. a first~class can. found out of position,
was replaced May =. 1901.
York river Va.-Poquosin Flats buoy,
No. /, was changed from spar to first
class can for the summer season on May
g. 1901. Elbow of York Spit buoy, No. .,
was changed from a spar to A first-clasS
nun for the summer season on May d, 1901.
Potomac river Va--Smith Point Flats
upper buoy, No. l, was changed from
spar to a SCCOnd-c class can for the summer
season on April l., 1901.
The fishing season is rapidly drawing to
close. and the operators of the few
shores at which seine is still being hauled
are preparing to cut out. The receipts of
shad and herring by the dealers at the 11th
street wharf this morning were light
Though prices have been above the aver
age the dealers say the season not
prosperous one. The market this morning
good and prices were higher roe shad
bringing SIS 10 50 per hundred; buck shad,
$40 to ST. per hundred; herring, 81 per
thousand; Spanish mackerel Sc. to 10c. per
pound; sturgeon, &c. to Sc. per pound; rock,
12c- to 1Jc- per pound: croaker, $50 per
barrel. trout. Sl.Jo per barrel, white perch,
DC. to 1oc. per pound, and bunch fish, Toe.
to 2Ic. per bunch.
CLAIMS are being received at the oyster
wharf. foot of 11th street, in good quanti
ties and taking the place of oysters.
Since yesterday three canoes from the
eastern shore have arrived with CLAIMS.
This morning they were selling at 40c. per
hundred
Capt Jack Taylor is in Baltimore super
intending the installing of the engine and
boiler in his tugboat.
Mr. K. q. Craeren of the River View ex-
cursion resort has returned from a trip to
Europe. He arrived at New York on the
American liner st. Louis Saturday last.
MIR. S. b. Greenlow, we'll known a
purser on the river line steamers. Is quite
i'll at his home in Westmoreland county,
Va.
Capt. William Taylor has resigned from
the command of the tug Juno. and will
take charge of the tug T. ]. Selecman of
Washington.
Movements of Vessels.
The schooner Thomas X. Carroll and the
Annie Martz are in port with cord wood for
Carter & Clark.
The tug Stella of Baltimore, with a light
oil barge in tow, has sailed for Philadelphia
via Chesapeake City.
The J. s Smith. having completed the
unloading of her cargo Of lumber. has
sailed.
The schooner Bunker Is discharging a
cargo of lumber at the wharf Of Thomas
r. Riley
The steamer Dennis Simmons. with
n n 1b.srf fDr X Il EIalG has
arrived at Alexandria
The Miami has arrived at Alexandria
with cargo of cord wood for D. s. W.
Aitcheson.
The schooner Robert Graham Dun from
Alexandria. has arrived at Portland with
cargo of railway ties.
The schooner Cheribrum is in mort with
a cargo of lumber from Petersburg
The pungy Fox has arrived with cargo
of lumber from the Coan run for II. l..
Biscoe.
The cargo of lumber on the schooner
Annie L Bailey, from Fernandna, Fla,
now unloading in Georgetown is consigned
to l.. Dill & Co. Of Baltimore.
The launch Alert. which has been at
BlackiStone's Island for several days has
returned to this port.
The schooner John r. Rees has arrived
in port with a cargo Of pine lumber for
Thomas K. Smith.
The steamer E. James Tuu is at Alexan-
dria loading a general cargo for Occoquan.
She Will sail today.
The four -maSted schooner Henry s Lit
tie completed the diScharging of her cargo
OF ice for the American Ice Company and
has sailed. In tow of the tug NJ. NJ. Davis,
for Baltimore
The G. II. Dagger is in port with cargo
of cord wood for Carter 4 Clark.
The schooner r, b. Spedden has arrived
at CIJy Point. Va, and will load lumber
back 10 this port.
The G, 5. Martin has arrived in port
with a cargo of cordwood and is anchored
off 9th street wharf.
The steamer l.ily and Howard
rived in the Eastern branch with a cargo
of railway ties from Occoquan. This morn
ing she went TO Alexandria for a cargo
The schooner Kate WOodal brought to
this port cargo of 10GD feet of pine. lurn-
Der from Walkerton, Va. to Louis Dell z.
Co She completed unloading and sailed
yesterday.
The j. T. Parks. Leroy and the J. A. Gar
field are in the James Creek canal dis
charging cargoes of wood.
The Annie X Duke, Norton and Anna A
Willett are in port with cargoes of cord
wood for Carter & Clark
Four coal-laden barges for this port and
Alexandria arrived from Chesapeake City
Wednesday evening in tow of the tug
Stella.
The schooner Fannie. with a cargo of
white sand has arrived in port for A
Frank Evans.
The bugeye seabright. with a full cargo
Of oak wood. has arrived from the lower
river.
OF General Interest.
-Ntt"iitSldNulUS the rains OF the last
week the farmers on the District side of
the river. between Buena Vista and the
naval magazine. are hauling water from
the river to put upon their growing crops
The steam launch Cygnus has been
hauled from the foot of 18th street to Cum
berland & Sons boat house, at the foot OF
10Th street, where her hull is being re-
paired
The Weems line steamer Potomac which
has been undergoing her annual spring
overhauling at Baltimore, resumed her
place on the Observation-Disclosures route
yesterday, relieving the steamer Sue She
Will arrive here tonight. The steamer Sue
Will then be transferred to the Rappahan-
mock river She Will be given her over
hauling later in the season.
The heavy current which was in the river
early II the wee kgreatIy interfered with
the operations of the dredge deepening the
water above the Long bridge, by breaking
the line OF pontOons. Several additional
lines OF pIing which the discharge
pipes Will run have been driven at inter
walls of about 200 feet from the 18th street
sewer TO the Long bridge.
The first floor of the Norfolk and Wash
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