Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-19
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER T. v. ARROWSMITH TO
BE ovERHAULED.
Light Tender Jessamine Cruising
Personal and General Mention.

The Randall Line steamer T. v. Arrow
smith will leave here in a few days for
Baltimore, where she is to be overhauled
and put In thorough order for the Colonial
Beach route next summer. The steamer is
to be practically rebuilt and improvements
are to be made in machinery that will en-
able her to make exceptionally fast time to
the Beach. She will, it is stated, be mod
ernized in many particulars and she will
be equipped with an electric lighting plant.
The material for the rebuilding Of the
wharf at Glymont, Md, is at hand and the
work on the wharf will commence early
next week. The wharf now at Glymont
will be replaced by an entirely new struc-
ture.
The easterly storm Of yesterday prevent
ed the fishermen in the bay and on the At
lantic coast near Norfolk from working
their nets and as a consequence the sup
ply Of deep sea fish was but fair this morn
ing. Some few fish were on hand from the
nets in the river and prices this morning
were as follows: For salmon trout, 8 to SC.
per pound; founders, to &c. per pound;
Potomac black bass. 10 to 15c. per pound;
North Carolina black bass, to 10c. per
pound; green pike to Sc. per pound; pan
rock, to &c. per pound; medium rock, 10 to
12c per pound; boiling rock, IL to 15c. per
pound; tailors, to &c. per pound; bluefish,
to Sc. per pound; white perch, s to 12c.
per pound; white perch. small, 10 to 15c.
per bunch; yellow perch, 10 to 40c. per
bunch; mullets, 10 to 25c per bunch; cat
fish, large, 20 to &c. per bunch; catfish,
small, 10 to 15c. per bunch; carp, Is to
40c each; cells, to &c. each; gray trout, So
to $40 per barrel. and butterfish, Sc to IS
per barrel.
The stock of oysters on hand at the 18th
street oyster wharf this morning was not
large, but the demand was not heavy and
fha ctno 10 IDrip OH
the same as yesterday, the small oysters
selling at 45 to 30 cents per bushel and
ranging from that up to 60 cents per bushel.
The United States lighthouse engineers
steamer Jessamine is cruising on Chesapeake
bay, making repairs necessary at the differ
ent light stations, preparatory to the coming
winter season. She will visit the light
houses on the Potomac shortly.
Friend, laden with wood and lumber for
this city, went ashore on the mud flats off
Fort Foote, Md, yesterday, and at dark
last night was still hard and fast aground.
1t is expected she will float at high water
today and will be able to resume her trip
to this city.
General Matters.
The steam launch Santa Barbara, the
tender from the naval proving grounds at
Indian Head, Md. was in port yesterday
on business connected with the proving
ground.
The dredge Alice Vivian, which is EN-
ployed in the work of improving the Wash
ington barracks, was out of service for
short time yesterday while some minor re-
pairs were being made to her machinery.
Work has been resumed and is being
pushed night and day.
Capt Joseph Smith, commander of the
Weems line steamer Potomac, who has
been visiting his home at Leedstown, Va,
has returned and is again on duty on his
steamer on the Washington and Baltimore
route
Mr. Daniel Writ of Wirt's wharf, West
moreland county, Va, was a passenger on
the steamer Wakefield on her last trip up
the river. Mr.. Writ Is on his way to Cedar
Key, Fla, to engage in business.
Mr.. Edward A. Weiss Of the Randall line
Is confined to his home on East Capitol
street by return of the Cuban fever con-
tracted while with the District Of Column
bia National Guard in Cuba.
Mr.. Augustus Dean, who has been quite
sick at his home in Alexandria, is reported
much better.
port with a full cargo Of pine lumber from
Virginia port for the dealers.
The sailing barge Daniel is in port with
a cargo Of cord wood from Glymont for
Georgetown.
The James H. Beach, with oysters for
Alexandria, and the Plimmie E. Smith, with
a like cargo for this city, have arrived
from the lower Potomac.
The ram schooner Harlan w. Huston is
unloading her cargo of North Carolina
pine lumber at the wharf foot of 18th street
southwest.
The two-masted schooner James B. Ander-
son is unloading a cargo of lumber at the
wharf foot of 18th street southwest