Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
HEAVY CURRENT FLOWING FROM
UPPER RIVER.
Big Schooner Docked at Alexandria-
Fish and Oyster Markets
General News.

In consequence of the heavy rains Of the
past week a current is coming from the
upper river at a speed of about four miles
an hour. Logs ard trunks of old trees are
coming down from the river banks above
the Great Falls, but not in large numbers.
This is the first heavy current that has
flowed in the river since last March, when
the high water threatened to flood the
lower parts of the city. Though the tides
have been higher today and yesterday than
they have been for several days. there is
no danger of a flood. II is expected the
current will run off by this afternoon UNI
less the rain of last night was very heavy
along the upper river.
Much of the fancy live stock on the farm
of the late Joseph Specht at Gunston Hall,
| Va, has been sold to parties here and at
Alexandria, and the steamer Estelle RAN
! dali has been bringing consignments of cat
! tie. hogs, goats and the like from Gunston
| for the past two or three days. During the
! lifetime of Mr.. Spocht some Of the finest
| stock in Virginia was to be found on the
Gunston farm.
Advantage was taken OF the high tide
I caused by the easterly winds of yesterday
| to dock the big four-masted schooner Es-
| telle V. Kaplan at VIM. A. Shoots wharf
at Alexandria. Three tugs had hold of the
| vessel. but with their united efforts the
| schooner could only be moved half her
| length in the dock. AS she is lightened
| she will be moved further up the dock
There has been a slight increase in the
| supply of fresh fish received by the dealers
| at the wharf The demand was fair and
| the market was quite brisk. Prices today
are about the same as those of yesterday
and were follows: For pan rock, To
| Zoe. per pound boiling rock, - to 15c. per
pound medium rock, 10 to l2c. per pound;
| Potomac black bass. II to 15c. per pound:
| North Carolina black bass, IL TO 15c. per
pound; blue1ish and taslors TO Sc. per
| pound founders. 8 tn &c. per pound; green
| pike, to DC. per pound; white perch, 10 to
1 .rt.ft oil
| 15c. per bunch; catfish. large, 20 To 35c. per
| bunch; catfish, small, 10 to 15c. per bunch:
| yellow perch. 10 to 40c. per bunch; carp,
| Is to 40c each: cells &c each. ANA gray
| trout 81 to 50 per box,
| Game continues in demand and selling
| at about the figures quoted yesterday
| The supply of oysters on hand at the
| 18th street wharf is ample to meet all de-
! mands, although the supply is not large.
| The stock now, coming TO market is of ex-
cellent quality, and Is commanding good
morning sold at Is to zoe. per bushel, while
| the poorer grades sold as low as 10 and COO.
| per bushel.
:, Along the wharves.
The s.dewheel steamer St. Marys of the
| Weems line is to be rebuilt and made ready
| for service an auxiliary steamer in the
| line. She is to have a new boiler and sur
| face condenser and her machinery is to
! have a general oyerhauling.
! The large power launch Aquamata. be-
| longing to Mr.. Fl. c. Campbell left port
| yesterday evening with a party aboard for
| a hunting trip on the river.
The United States coast survey schooner
| Matchless which has been at work making
| surveys in the upper part Of Chesapeake
| bay. has changed her base of operations
\ to Betterton Nd, at the mouth of the Elk,
| near the approach to the Delaware and
! Chesapeake canal.
| The steam launch Neva. Captain Bell,
| returned to port yesterday evening from
! inspection tour to the United States army
posts at Fort Washington AID Fort Hunt.
| Mr. NJ c. Clark has gone TO Glymont on
| business for his frm.
| Mr. VIII Jones, well known here purser
| of the Weems line steamers. is on duty on
| the steamer Northumberland, on the Rap
! pahannock river route.
Mr. VIM. c. Robertson of the steam yacht
| CGavota has returned from a visit 10
| Lynche's Point. Va.
| The schooner Belmont has arrived in port
| with a large cargo of cord wood from the
| Pohick neighborhood for Carter & Clark.
The large barge Patapsco is lying at
| Glymont wharf, leading a cargo OF railway
! ties for Philadelphia.
| The J. j. Underhill came into port yester-
| day with a full load Of oysters for the mar
| ket here.
| The schooner Farmers Friend is at Alex
| andria loading a general cargo for river
points.
| The Miami has arrived at Alexandria with
| cargo of cord WOOD for AitcheSon x Bro.