Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-06
ON THE RIVER FRONT
DRAWBRIDGE IN NoMINI CREEK
DISABLED.
Beautifying the Harbor Ofice-Work
on Sea Wall Stopped-Other
Marine News

The launch Neva made a trip to Fort
Washington and Fort Hunt yesterday with
officials from the office of Col Chas J.
Alien, who go to make an inspection Of the
new work being done at the forts.
Work on the new sea wall about the
Washington barracks park has been tenn
porarily suspended owing to the lack of
proper stone. The work on the high wall
building along the James Creek canal side
of the park as being pushed.
A large barge laden with plaster for the
Keystone Plaster Company, has arrived in
port, and is unloading her cargo at the
wharf foot of 9th street southwest.
The tug James o. Carter, with tow of
three oyster-laden craft, came into port
yesterday afternoon.
The bugeye r. H. Stuart will arrive in
port this evening from Curriomen with a
cargo of canned goods for the dealers.
The schooners Alice Carlisle, Seabright,
Mary Ann Shea, Glimmer, Edith H. Verrill,
Winnie Windsor, Rebecca Smith, Ethel
Edith Muir, Five Sisters and VIM. Leisher
discharged cargoes and sailed yesterday.
The Ada Ballinger has arrived in port
with small cargo of oysters for the deal
erS.
The Peri, loaded with general stores, and
the Father and Son, with building material
have sailed for lower river points.
The tug Camilla sailed yesterday even
for the lower river to load.
There was quite an active demand for
fresh fish of all kinds at the 18th street
wharf this morning, and in the early morn
ing hours buyers were numerous and the
fish brought excellent prices. Prices today
are changed somewhat and are follows:
For Spanish mackerel, 121s to 15c. per
pound; pan rock, to Sc. per pound; me-
dunn rock, 10 to 12c. per pound; boiling
rock, 121 to 15c. per pound; Potomac black
bass, 10 to 12c. per pound; North Carolina
black bass, g to 1Oc. per pound; sturgeon,
10 to 12c per pound; founders, Sc. per
pound; salmon trout, Z to SC. per pound;
green pike. to Sc. per pound; white perch,
10c. per pound; white perch. small, 10 to
15c. per bunch; mullets ) to 25c. per bunch;
catfish, large, 20 to 35c. per bunch; catfish
small. 10 to 15c. per bunch; winter shad, 5
to Zoe. per bunch; carp, 10 to 25c. each; cells
3 to DC. each; gray trout Sc to 50 per bar
rel, and butterfish, s. to Sc per barrel.
oysters nave been scare commodity at
the llth street wharf since yesterday morn
Ing. Prices are ranging from GO to roc.
per bushe according to size and quality of
the stock wanted.
Along the Wharves.
Commodore John r. Sutton, harbormas-
ter, is having the interior of his office at
the foot of 18th street handsomely repainted
and decorated. The work is being done by
the employees of the harbor boat, under the
commodore's supervision.
Barge IS of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany has completed the unloading of her
cargo of ice here, and is waiting for the
arrival of one of the big sea-going tugs of
the company to take her away. 1t is more
than probable this will be the last ice cargo
here this year.
Large numbers of fine cattle are coming
up on the river steamers from the lower
Potomac, consigned to the local butchers
The steamer Wakefield Monday night
brought up thirty-five head and she had a
larger number on her trip last night
one of the big brace rods which hold up
the end of the drawer in the bridge across
Nomini creek, Va, broke early In the week,
allowing the end of the drawer to drop so
that its machinery cannot be used to turn
It, and making prisoner of the schooner
Earl Biscoe and other vessels, with cargoes
for this city. The damage will be repaired
as quickly possible, and by the end of
the week the drawer will be in working
order again.
The steam launch Gretchen belonging to
Mr. j. T.. Reyburn, which has been cruising
In the south. is now at Newbern. N c. and
will come to this city in ten days or two
weeks for the winter.
Capt. James Fl. Richardson of the steam
yacht Gretchen is in the city on a short
vacation.
Mr.. VIM. A Moore is acting as chief en-
gineer of the Randall line steamer Harry
Randall
DR.. L. E. Rauterberg is spending several
days at BlackistOne'S Island, in the launch
Alert, on a hunting trip.