Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-02
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMER CALVERT'S FIRST VISIT
TO WASHINGTON.
Fish Receipts Not Heavy-Sloop Ella
Treadwen Ashore-Aquatic
News Of Interest.

Weems Steamboat Company, came Into port
yesterday morning on her first visit to this
city. The Calvert is a handsome boat, and
resembles the steamer Northumberland
greatly In appearance. She is elegantly
fitted out and is one of the finest steamers
that has ever been on the Potomac river.
She is now taking the place of the steamer
Potomac on the Washington-Baltim
route, while the latter boat is being re-
painted and overhauled. She will, it is
understood, run regularly on the Potomac
route, in conjunction with the Northumber-
land, when the summer schedule of three
round trips each week between Baltimore
and Washington goes into effect While
in port yesterday the Calvert was open to
visitors and many went aboard and in
spected the handsome boat.
The demand for shad and herring con-
tinues heavy at the wharf and every morn
ing country wagons crowd the pier, while
their owners are purchasing supply of the
fish to salt down for winter use. The sup
ply of all kinds of fish was not heavy this
morning, but the demand was fair at the
following prices: For roe shad, % to 2Sc.
each; buck shad, 10 to 12c. each; herring,
81 to So per thousand; pan rock, to 10c.
per pound; boiling rock. 121a to 15c. per
pound; large gray trout, Sc per pound !;
f1ounders, to &c. per pound Spanish mack
erel to SC. per pound; kingfish, &c. per
pound; white perch, . to 10c per pound !;
sturgeon, Sc. per pound; carp, 10 to 35c.
each; small white perch, to 15c. per
bunch; white CATFISH, 20 to SOC. per bunch F.;
black catfish, 10 to 15c. per bunch; cells, SC
each, and small trout. 81 to So per barrel.
Since yesterday the receipts at the wharf
have been about 1900 shad and 200, 900 her
ring.
The supply of oyster in the shell at the
II tn street wharf is becoming smaller each
day, but it is still ample to meet the de-
mand. A few vessels are yet bringing oys-
tiers to port, and prices continue low the
small oysters selling at 40c. per bushel, and
ranging from that price to SOC. to 55c. per
bushel. CLAIMS are in better demand and
are bringing 4Oc. to SOC. per hundred.
The large barge Alexa ]. Gibson is in
port with a cargo of hard coal from Phia-
delpha for the dealers.
The barge Experiment, now lying light
at Alexandria, will be taken to Norfolk to
load.
The schooner William Oliver Is unloading
her cargo at the wharf of Thomas r. Riley,
at the foot of 9th street southwest.
The schooner Zephyr laden with pine
lumber from the Coan river. has arrived in
port for the dealers
The longboat Peri, loaded with cord
wood, has been taken to the Eastern
branch to unload her cargo.
The schooner William Cobb, which uE-
loaded a cargo of plaster at Georgetown,
has sailed in tow Of the tug Camilla for
Nor1olk, Where she Will load soft coal for
an eastern port.
The tug Vulcan came into port yesterday
evening with a tow of coal laden barges
from Perryville. Md. for this city and AL
eXandria.
The Silver Star is in port with full
cargo of cord wood from a river point for
Carter e Clark and j. w. Bell.
The schooner William II. Taylor has I'M
loaded a cargo of lumber and sailed for
river points to load
The barge Isabelle, laden with hard coal,
has arrived at Alexandria for William A.
Smoot & Co.
1t is reported that in a heavy blow on
the river a few days ago the SloOp Ella
Treadwell of this city was blown ashore
and somewhat injured by the pounding of
the seas. The Treadwell was at one time
the fastest yacht of her class the Po-
tomac and won many races. She is now
used for general freightng business on the
river. bringing up cargoes Of fish and oys-
tiers.
AS train of cattle cars was being back
ed upon the Baltimore and Ohio railway
barge at Alexandria yesterday to be taken
across the river to Shepherds landing one
of the cars backed over the bumper log on
the outer end of the barge and the forward
wheels went overheard, leaving the car
half overheard and half on the barge A
wrecking crew from the Southern railway
yard at Alexandria had the car back on
the barge in a short time.
The engine of the power yacht GREYHOUND
which was recently rebuilt at the works of
Forsberg & Murray, this city, was yester-
day evening placed in position under the
derrick at the Sth street wharf.
1t is stated that a number of inquiries re-
garding summer resort property on the Po-
tomac have been received by the real es-
tate men here from parties in New York
and Boston, and deals for the sale of some
OF the property are now pending.
The ferry steamer Belle Haven which
has been off the route for several days hav-
Ing her main shaft lined up and some other
work done, returned to the route yesterday
and is now making her regular trips.
Captain Frank V. Kintz has been ap-
pointed pilot of the new steam barge DanI.
X. Jackson The barge is now in commits
sion and will sail today for Aqua creek to
| load.
Naval guns recently built at the United
States naval ordnance foundry are being
taken almost daily to the proving ground
at Indian Head, Md. to be tested We'd
nesday the tug Triton carried a ten-inch
gun down. and yesterday a smaller rapid
fire gun was taken to the testing grounds
Two large sand and gravel digging ma
chimes are again at work taking sand and
gravel from the river bed just west of the
Long bridge.