Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-11
ALONG The RIVER FRONT
CHANGES I'M BUOYs ANNOUNCED BY
LIGHT HOUSE BOARD.
Oyster and Riah Market Quotations
Movements nj Freight-Laden
Vess64s-sGeneral News.

Movements sof Freight-Laden
Vesss1s-SGeneral News.
| The following r7otice Of changes in the
buoyage Of the fifth lighthouse district has
been issued by the light house board. and
is Of interest to. the steamboat and river
men on the Potomac:
| Chesapeake bay, main ship channel
Smith Point shoaL buoy, No. 49, black
| first-class can, and Point No Point shoal
buoy, No. p, black second-class can were
changed to spar buoys for the winter sea-
son on December H.
| W1comicO river, Md.-Long Point flats
buoy, No 4, a red spar, was reported car
ried away, and will be replaced soon
as practicable, of which due notice will be
given.
Hampton Roads, Va.-A red and black
horizontally striped second-olass can buoy
has been placed to mark the wreck of
the schooner Emplem, sunk in eleven and
half fathoms of water in Hampton Roads,
| Va, about thirty-eight miles south-south-
westerly from Old Point Comfort light.
| l..abeth river. Va.-Bush Bluff gas buoy,
| which was reported out on December ",
1900, was relighted on January 8, 1901.
Potomac River Points.
Smith Point flats (upperl buoy. No. 1,
black second class can. and Point Lookout
| shoal buoy, No. 2, a second-class num- were
| changed to spar buoys for the winter sea-
son on December II, 1900. Ragged Point
spit gas buoy, No. 8, which was reported
out on December %, was replaced by
new buoy on December %, 1900 First
mid-channel buoy, black and white striped
| first-class can, and tenth mid-channel buoy,
! a black and white striped first-class can
| had spar markers placed for the winter
season on December 10. 1900. Janifer flats
(upper) buoy, No. -, q red first-class nun.
| ard Maryland Point shoal buoy, a red and
| black horizontally striped f1rst-class can,
were changed to spars for the winter sea-
| son on December Is, 1900.
Oysters and Fish.
| The oyster market at the wharf this
morning was again dull, the sales made be-
ing small and few in number. Prices are
about the same as has prevailed for the
past two weeks, the smaller oysters selling
at from 40 to Coo. per bushel and the larger
| at 20 to 90c. per bushel. There are Still
over thirty vessels with oysters on board at
the wharf, and they have on hand in all
| about 5000 bushels.
The fish market was rather better sup
| piled with fish than usual this morning, and
| the market was more brisk than it has been
| for several days past. This morning the
Norfolk line steamer brought up thirteen
| barrels of sea and bay fish from the fish,
cries In the neighborhood Of Norfolk, and
| the river boats brought up about fifteen
| barrels from the nets in the lower river.
| Several barrels of frozen fish were also re-
ceived from the north. This morning bass
sold at I to 10 cents per pound; gray trout,
cents per pound; salmon, Is cents per
| pound; salmon trout, cents per pound:
pike, to 8 cents per pound; Goldfish, cents
per pound; pollock, to cents per pound;
smelts, to cents per pound; jumping
mullets, to B cents per pound; yellow
| perch, 10 to Is cents per pound; Catfish.
10 cents per bunch.
Coming and Going.
The tug Juno came up from the lower
| river last night with a tow of six oyster
| boats.
The United States revenue cutter Win
dom is in port from a cruise on her station.
She will remain here for several days.
The schooner A. II. Quinby, having COM
pleted the dscharsing of her cargo of lum-
Der has sailed for the lower river to load.
The Ada Balienger is at Alexandria TAX
ing assorted cargo for points on the
lower river.
The schooner Ellen Martin. which sailed
from this port on Tuesday, is expected to
reach Hampton Roads today.
The schooner Edith l.. Allen. Capt. Gilkey,
has been chartered to load asphalt at Trini-
dad for this port. The Allen is now at one
of the South American ports
The cargo of the schooner Lily Owing at
Rileys wharf has been consigned to CAL
liner & Brother.
charging of her cargo of wood today, and
will sail for the lower river to reload.
The scow Bush is in the James Creek
canal with a cargo of about 100 railway
ties for Carter a. Clark.
The schooner Grace G. Bennett, from this
port, has arrived at Norfolk to load lum-
Der.
The schooner Elver1a S. Elzey has sailed
from Norfolk for this port.
The United States coast survey steamer
Blake is at the Dry Tortugas and has
started her surveying operations there.
General and Personal.
The Weems' line steamer Northumberland,
which left here for Baltimore yesterday
evening, got as far as Alexandria and there
lay until an early hour this morning, hay
ing been delayed by the fog The incoming
steamers were all late for the same reason
The Wakefield which should have arrived
early this morning, did not get in until
after 10 O'Clock, and the Norfolk line
steamer due here at am, did not reach
port until about $50 an. The steamer
Harry Randall, due here this afternoon at
800 o'clock, Is not looked for before 4
o'clock, even later.
The handsome little sloop st. Charles, be-
longing to Mr.. Jones, has been berthed al
the wharf of 9th street 1t is understood
she will shortly leave here for Florida.
The tug George w. Pride, which has
been out the marine railway for several
days undergoing repairs, has been launched
and will go into commission at once.
| The Santa Barbara, the little Indian Head
| launch, which has been undergoing repairs
at the navy yard for some time past, will
be ready for service again.
| The yacht Phlascope is laid up at the
| navy yard with the yacht that was
brought here as the practice vessel for the
District naval battalion.
| A large steam scoop dredge is at work at
the navy yard deepening the water in the
various docks there.
| Mr.. c. l.. Green has been detached from
| the United States coast survey steamer En-
deavor and ordered to the steamer Bache
| as executive officer
| Mr. Andrew Cheshire. engineer of the tug
| Camilla is quite Ill at his home in Alexan-
| dria.
| Mr. George o. Carpinter, agent Of the
Randall line steamers, is suffering from an
attack of the grip.
During the absence in New York of Cap
! tain Harry s. Randall, Captain Thomas
| Todd has been in command Of the Glymont
mail steamer Esteile Randall
MIR, KIRKPABRICk'S ORATORIO.
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