Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07
ON THE RIVER FRONT
LIGHTSHIP 72 SAILS FOB STA
TON ON HATTERAs.
Oysters Scarce and in Demand-Boats
to Be Launched Other
River News.

Lightship No. y, which is to keep her
lonesome vigil of the stormy Diamond
shoal near Cape Hatteras during the COM
ing winter. has sailed from Baltimore.
| where she was overhauled, and is expected
| to reach her station today.
Lightship No. Il, which has been doing
duty the shoal throughout the summer,
will go to the depot Of the lighthouse serv-
ice at Baltimore for an overhauling. Capt.
James Adams. who Is in command OF No.
Y, states that his good ship Is fully capa-
Bile of withstanding the buffeting of the
heaviest storms. Provisions for four
| months have been placed on the ship, and
for that length Of time the only news her
crew will have of the outside world will be
obtained by megaphone from passing ships
There has been an increase in the de-
mand for fresh fish at the 18th street wharf,
and good stocks being received by the
dealers, both from the nets in the river and
from those about Norfolk. Prices this
morning were as follows: For pan rock,
to 1Oc. per pound; boiling. Is to 1Sc. per
pound; medium rock 10 to 12c. per pound;
green pike, to 1Oc. per pound; Spanish
mackerel, 10 to 1Sc. per pound; founders
&C. per pound; black bass. 16 to zoe. per
pound; bluefish and tailors, to &c. per
pound; salmon trout. 6 to &c. per pound;
sturgeon. 10c. per pound; white perch large,
8 to 10c. per pound white perch, small, III
to 15c. per bunch; catfish, large, 20 to 4oc
per bunch; catfish, small, 10 to Zoe per
bunch; cells, to &c. each; carp, 10 to 4Oc
each; gray trout, $3.50 to 81 per barrel, and
butterfsh 81 per barrel.
Though the stock Of oysters on hand at
the 18th street wharf market yesterday
morning was quite large, the heavy de-
mand for them soon reduced the stock ana
most of the vessels were able to sell out
and set sail for home. Today there are
but few oysters on sale at the wharf, ana
they selling at prices ranging from ~
to 20 cents per bushel.
A six-nch gun. one of the cannon built
at the United States naval ordnance foun-
dry here for the new ships of the navy,
was taken to the naval proving grounds
at Indian Head, Nd, yesterday to undergo
a series Of tests before being sent to the
ship for which it was built These guns
are taken to Indian Head on the proving
ground barges in tow of the naval tug Ie-
cumseh.
Items of General Interest
The new power launch building at the
boat house of Cumberland & Son. foot of
10th street, for Mr.. John B. Gillhllen, Will
be completed and launched in few days.
Work will be hurried on the boat, so as to
have her ready for service about the mid
die of this month.
A new half-rater, built by Mr.. G. ].
Fisher at Bladensburg. for service on the
Potomac river has been completed, and
will be brought to Cumberlands to be put
overheard shortly. The new boat is
handsome craft and her builder expects
her to develop good speed in all winds.
Excursion trips to various points on the
river are being arranged for the benent or
the G. A. r. visitors.
Mr. VIM. NJ. Reardon agent Of the Ran
dali and Weems lines Of steamers at Alex
andria who has been quite i'll Of pneumo-
MIA, has recovered and is again on duty.
Mr. George NOVEL; has been made quar-.
termaster Of the steamer Newport News OF
tho NorfoIly and Washington steamboat
line.
Mr.. Stephen Gardella Of the steamer Es-
telle Randall, has been transferred to the
steamer Pentz as steward.
The steam yacht Giavota, with a party
aboard left Friday for a trip to Lynch's
Point, at the mouth Of the Coan river.
Captain VIM Luckett went 10 folntLook-
out at the mouth of the Potomac to take
charge of the United States naval yacht
Mayfower and brought her up the river to
this city yesterday morning. She Is the last
OF the naval vessels to arrive here for the
reunion.
Captain John Lewis of the steamer Jane
Moseley has gone to Florida to take charge
OF a steamer there for the winter.
The schooner E. s. johnson, laden with
canned goods from the lower Potomac, has
arrived in port and is unloading.
The schooners American Patriot. Oakland.
Peri, Solomon and Jane Jones, having
aboard full cargoes of cord wood, are In
port for Carter & Clark.
The schooner Margaret A. Vane Is in port
from Philadelphia. with load Of glazed
brick for new buildings in process Of erec-
ton here.
The bugeye R. H. Stuart, with a cargo Of
canned goods aboard, has arrived In port
for the dealers.
The schooner May Brown. laden with Vir-
ginia pine lumber has arrived in port from
the Rappahannock river
The sloop Ella Treadwell Is in port from
fishing trip the lower river.
The barge Magnolia has unloaded cargo
of Ice at the 10Th street wharf of the Amer
lean Ice Company.
The schooner VIM. Donnelly laden with
lumber from North Carolina has arrived in
port, and is at anchor in the harbor.