Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
NOTICE TO MARINERS ISSUED BY
LIGHT HOUSE BOARD.
Movements of the Freighfers The
Oyster and Fish Markets
General News.

SIDE or the entrance TO the fOlOIudC river,
Virginia. became disabled January 26, 1901,
and until repairs are made the bell will be
struck by machinery double and single
blow alternately at intervals of twenty
seconds.
Notice Is also given that on January %,
1891 the damaged structure the south
westerly side of the channel opposite Pur-
taf. bay York river Virginia, from which
the fixed white post light was shown, was
entirely carried away, and the light has
been discontinued until further notice.
ne schooner Maggie and elizabeth has
sal, ed from the oyster wharf for Seaford,
bet. where she will doe overhauled and
built. The Maggie and Elizabeth is the
Vessel which was cut through by the ice
whiic off Mount Vernon about three weeks
age, and sank in the channel with a full
cargo Of oysters. In raising her the fore
mast was broken off ten feet above the
deck and other damage done the ves-
sci After beng raised temporary repairs
were made at Alexandria, and she came
on 10 this city to sell her cargo of oysters.
The oyster market at The wharf TINS
morning was fairly brisk, there being some
SALES made at an advanced price. In conse-
quence of the stormy weather of the past
week vessels on the oyster grounds have
been unable to load, and the supply here
Is daily getting smaller, though it is ample
to supply the demand for some days. Prices
this morhing have advanced about 10 cents
per bushel over last week. the smaller
grades of oyster selling at from JJc. to 15c.
per bushel and the larger and finer grades
at soc. to 81 per buShel. The Raymond
Oliver, Fairy and Margaret Ann arrived
at the wharf this morning from the Black
istone Island neehborhood The other re-
cent arrivals are the Fannie Shepherd, Wa
ter Lily and Stazeleen.
The supply of fish at the 18th street
wharf today was very small, river fish be-
ing particularly scarce, there being no
Maddox or pollock on sa G. This morning
1h,A
Washington line brought up about ten
packages from the nets III the bay and on
the Atlantic coast near Norfolk. and the
river line boats brought up three packages
from the nets in the lower river. The
stormy weather and skim of ice that formed
prevented the hauling of seine. Five pack
ages We're received by express from the
northern shores. Prices this morning were
for black bass 10 to II cents per pound;
green pike. to cents per pound trout,
Ole cents per pound: muilets, : cents per
pound: mackerel, IL cents per pound;
sheepshead, to Z cents per pound: lake
pike, cents per pound smelt, cents per
pound; white perch 10 to 30 cents per
bunch; yellow perch, 10 to % cents per
bunch; catfish, Is cents per bunch: cells. 5
cents each, and winter shad. So per hundred.
Passing In and Out.
The barge John R. Zimmerman has finish
ell discharging her cargo of coal and Is
awaiting tug to take her to Chesapeake
lily SH IOult " HAidUSIpHle.
The United States naval tug Tecumseh
has gone into commss on, and Is towing
the gun barge between the navy yard here
and the naval proving grounds a. Indian
Head Md.
with cargo of Virgin pine lumber for
H. l.. Biscoe. The tug Mitchell NJ. Davis
brought her into port The Quinby sailed
from Tanners wharf in the Rappahannock
river on January IS.
The work of overhauling the Baltimore
and Ohio railway transfer tug Beaverton
having been completed she has gone into
service again, towing the barge between
Alexandria and Shepherds.
A large schooner, the John F. Krantz,
laden with lumber from Pensacola, Fla,
for johnson & Wimsatt, is looked for at
this port in the latter part of this week.
Boilermakers and machinists are now at
work on the Mount Vernon steamer Charles
Manchester, putting her engine and other
machinery in good order for her summers
work.
General News.
The two large sand dredging machines
and several scows belonging to the National
Sand Dredging Company of this city are
anchored at the end of 18th street for the
winter. While laid up considerable repairs
TO boiler and engine will be made on the
two machines, and the scows will also be
overhauled in time for work In the spring.
The tug Baby, belonging to the same COM
pany. is also tied up and her crew have been
laid off.
During the blow Of Friday last large
seine boat belonging to Messrs. Smith e
McCauley Of Alexandra broke away from
its moorings at that city and was blown
across the river to the Swift farm near
Motley Hall, where it was found Saturday
evening by its owners.
The steam launch Allie Moore, belonging
to Mr.. Joseph Moore, and the August are
laid up in the dock adjoining Aitchesons
wharf at Alexandria for the winter
The Occoquan steamer Lily and Howard
is at the wharf of VIM. A. Smoot & Co., at
Alexandria, for an overhauling of her boiler.
She will, it Is stated, go into commission
again the latter part of the week.
The rebuilding of the coal chute on the
Shepherds landing of the Baltimore md
Ohio railway, opposite Alexandria, has been
completed.
Mr.. Pink Hart, deck mate of the steam
er Harry Randall. who has been In Freder-
icksburg, Va. on a visit, has returned to
duty on his steamer.
Mr.. George Abenshine has been trans
ferred temporarily from the steamer Charles
Manchester to the steamer Columbia as
steward.
Mr.. Herman Grimes, a representative of
the firm of VIM. A. Smoot & Co Of Alex
andria is quite Ill at the home of his
brother in that city.