Evening star., 1901-06-05
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
LUMBER-LADEN LIGHTER RUNS
AFOUL OF PILING.
Fish COmmissiOn Steam Yacht Re-
painted and RedecOrated-The
Freight Handlers.

lighter laden with lumber went on the
piling near the old canal, north of Alex
andria, yesterday evening. and stuck fast
until her cargo was taken off and the ris-
ing tide foated her The barge was un-
harmed. During the month Of May four
vessels got ashore on this dangerous OBJ
struction and one was quite badly dam
aged. 1t Is proposed to ask the United
States lighthouse service to place dan
ger buoy in front Of these piling to warn
vessels away from them until some ar
rangement can be made to have the old
piling removed.
The United States fish commission steam
yacht Philalope. which is lying at the Not
ley Hall wharf. Is being repainted and re-
decorated inside and outside. The yacht
Is fine little craft and Is beautifully fin
ished off in her saloon in hard woods
This Is all being vanished 70 bring out
the grain Of the wood. and when complet-
ed will be very handsome. From having
been laid up at the navy yard for several
years past the painted work on the yacht
had become very dingy, but the fish COM
mission Will have her put in thorough
order for cruising during the summer
months.
Commodore John r. Sutton, the harbor
master. has not yet secured a launch for
service In the harbor to supply the needs
until the new engine for the Vigilant is
completed. The want of a launch badly
cripples the harbor police force, as the pa
trolling OF the wharves and harbor now
has TO be done in small row boats. The
commodore expects, however. to be able to
secure a boat in a day or two. Mean
while the work on the new machinery for
the Vigilant Is being hurried as fast as
possible.
The fish market at the wharf foot of 11th
street was fairly well stocked with the
f1nny tribe OF all varieties this morning
The market was quite brisk and prices
generally were the same as yesterday. To-
DAY gray trout are selling at from sl.5O to
81 per barrel; croakers. $3.50 to 81 per bar
rel; butter fish, $3.50 to 81 per barrel;
salmon trout, &c. per pound founders 4c.
per pound; carp, &c. to 10c. each; sturgeon,
&c. per pound; blue fish, small, 7c. to &c.
per pound: large. &c. to &c. per pound;
pan rock, 10c. per pound: boiling rock, 12c.
to 15c. per pound: white perch, &c. to 1Oc.
per pound; catfish. 15c. to $50. per bunch,
ana eels, yellow perch and mullets. 1Oc. to
15c. per bunch.
Two large bay canoes. with cargoes OF
CLANS from the eastern shore Of Virginia,
have arrived at the oyster wharf. The de-
mand for the clans Is good, and they sold
this morning at 35c. to 40c. per hundred.
The Passing Vessels.
The schooner Samuel L. Russell has
sailed from Baltimore for this port with a
cargo Of lumber
The steam yacht Carmen of New York,
which has been in port since Monday. sail
ed this morning
The steamer e. Jas. TuH. with 100000
feet of lumber from Aqua creek, Va, for
Johnson & Wimsatt. is in port.
The schooner Thomas H. billiard Is dis
charging her cargo Of lumber at the wharf
Of Thomas R. Riley at the foot of o street
southwest.
The schooner May Brown is in port with
a cargo Of cord word from the lower river
for Carter & Clark.
The ]. D. Bell has completed unloading
and has sailed for the lower river to re-
load for this port.
The steamer Wakefield, which came in
port from her route to the lower river
yesterday, brought up a large cargo Of
berries, stock and country produce for the
local dealers.
The bugeye C. J.. Thompson has finished
unloading at Alexandria and will load q
general cargo there for the lower river
The schooner Sidonfa Curley is loading q
cargo Of lumber on the James river for n.
L. Biscoe Of this city.
The little schooner Brookland having
completed the discharging of her cargo OF
lumber. has sailed for the lower river
The schooner Alberta is unloading her
cargo OF lumber at the wharf Of Forsberg