Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-15
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NEW OWNERS FOR WELL-KNowN
SCHooNERS.
Name OF Oyster Navy Gunboat
Changed-Steamer Arrowsmith at
Baltimore-other News.

The three-masted schooner John Rose.
which recently unloaded a cargo of Georgia
pine lumber here, went to Baltimore and
was there sold by her owner, Capt Charles
Nanneman of Philadelphia. to Capt Doug
lass of New Jersey. Capt. Douglass has
taken command of the Rose and will con-
tinue her in the coasting trade She was
built in 1888 and is vessel of 627 gross
tons register.
The two-masted schooner Thomas Rich
ard has been purchased by Capt John Mar
tino from Capt. T. J. Hopkins. and the
former viii at once take command of his
boat. The Richard has been employed in
the bay trade since she was built in 1882,
and her new master will continue her In the
same work. Capt. T. +. Cox, who has had
command of the Richard for fifteen years,
goes to another bay trader as master.
The 11th street wharf fish market was
rather dull place this morning. the de-
mand being quite light. The prices were:
For sheepshead, to . cents per pound:
bluefsh and tailers 8 to 10 cents per pound:
Spanish mackerel. 10 to II cents per pound:
pan rock, to 10 cents per pound: medium
rock, II to IA cents per pourd; boiling rock
10 to IL cents per pound; founders, ) to q
cents per pound; green pike. to 9 cents
per pound; sheepshead. to 10 cents per
pound; white perch 10 to II cents per
pound; white perch. small, 10 to 10 cents
per bunch; catfishg large, 20 to IS cents per
bunch: catfish, small, 10 to Il cents per
bunch; yellow perch, 10 to 40 cents per
bunch; carp, Is to, 40 cents each; eels 3
cents each. and gray trout. 10 to II cents
per box.
The demand for oysters continues fair
and they are selling at from 40 TO 60 cents
per bushel. The supply hand is not
large.
this lighthouse district, has given notice
that Sharp's Island shoal buoy, No. Is in
Chesapeake bay, red iron spar, which was
reported adrift November 30. and for which
the buoy tender Holly has been searching
was replaced by new buoy Friday last.
All the exposed can buoys in the BAYS and
rivers of the district have been replaced by
spar buoys for the winter.
Along the Wharves.
The name of the steam yacht Nannah, one
Of the gunboats of the Virginia oyster
navy, will be known after today as the Rap
pahannock. The Nannah or Rappahannock
is a handsome little craft of thirty tons
gross burden and is fifty-eght feet long
She was built at Middletown. Conn, in 1885
and is quite a speedy little craft
The steamer T. V. Arrowsmith which is
in Baltimore port for general repairs, Will
go into a drydock as soon possible. Capt.
HI. S. Randall and Capt. AL. Richards were
in charge of the steamer and Mr. William
A. Moore was in charge of the engine room.
The steamer Wakefield of the Randall line
and the Calvert of the Weems line, which
arrived in port this morning, both brought
heavy cargoes from the lower Potomac.
A large force of hands took advantage of
the recent low tides to resume work on the
new wall the river side of the Washing
ton barracks park at it's junction with the
Eastern branch. The wan on the James
Creek canal side of the barrack park is
about completed. The entire wall will be
completed, If possible before the river
freezes.
The schooners Sunny South and May,
which were reported ashore in the heavy
gale of week ago. in the Rappahannock
river. have both been fioated and are able
to sail. No damage of consequence was
done either vessel by going ashore.
The Naval Battalion zach. Oneida and the
yacht Gretchen are the only pleasure craft
of any size "a anchor in the harbor.
Capt. Greene formerly master OF the
schooner Sarah W. Lawrence. has been
made commander of the big four-masted
schooner Mount Hope.
Mr. Chap Sly. who has been doing duty as
quartermaster Of the steamer Wakefield.
has returned to duty on the steamer Harry
Randall.
The work OF rebuilding the government
wharf at Fort Hunt, Va. has commenced
and will be completed within a week. The
men at work on the Fort Hunt wharf will
start work on the engineers wharf at Fort
Washington.