Evening star., 1902-04-25
ON THE RIVER FRONT
YACHT REGINA, HAILING FROM
PHILADELPHIA, IN PORT.
Makes Trips Down the Potomac With
Pleasure-Seekers Aboard
General Matters.


Regina, belonging to Mr.. S. L. Clayton of
Philadelphia, has been in port here for sew
eral days, and is making daily pleasure
trips down the river with friends of the
owner aboard. The launch is a fine vessel OF
modern conveniences and is a very roomy
craft about seventy feet long Her engine
is of power enough to drive her through
the water at a speed of about twelve miles
hour.
The steam yacht TuScarora owned in New
York. is expected to visit this port within
the next few days. Several letters, ad-
dressed to members of the crew of that yes-
sci, have been received lately at the harbor
once The Tuscarora is one of the largest
yachts of her kind. Her visit is awaited
with interest.
The fish wharf at the foot of 11th street
is now a very busy place, and thousands of
herring are daily cut there for packing AS
yet but few shad have been packed, the
prices stu being too high. The supply Of
hsh of all kinds was good at the wharf
TINS morning, and the demand was fair
The cooler weather has had a stiffening ef-
tect on prices. and today roe shad are SELL
ing at 70 to 2oc. each; buck shad at 10 to
L5c each; herring, So. so to 81 per thousa nd :.
gray trout, to &c. per pound; pan rock. s
TO loc per pound; boiling rock, 10 to l2c
per pound; Spanish mackerel, to Sc. per
pound; kinghsh, DC. per pound; white perch,
o to 10c. per pound; sturgeon, s to ec ner
pound; carp. 40 to soc each; small white
perch, to 15c. per bunch; white catfish. 20
TO SOC. per bunch; black catfish 10 to l5c
per punch; eels, 5c. each, and croakers, So
per barrel. Since yesterday 1000 shad and
100000 herring have been received by the
dealers at the wharf
The stock of oysters on hand at the
Wharr, While not very large, is still ample
to meet all demands, and prices are Quite
hn aalIa
oysters sold as low as 35c. to 4Oc per
bushel, and ranged from that price I'D to
eoc per bushel for the better stock The
cooler weather is expected to have a reyiyi-
Tying effect on the market.
The United States light house engineers
steamer Jessamine has been employed for
the past two days in making some altera-
tlons IN the light house the wharf at
Fort Washington.
Inc tug Camilla has sailed for Baltimore
having in tow two coal barges from the
naval proving grounds at Indian Head, Nd.
Along the Wharves.
The Mayfower has arrived here with a
full cargo of cord wood from a lower river
point for Carter & Clark
The Peri Is at Alexandria and will there
load general cargo for lower river
point.
The schooner Fannie, loaded with river
sand. has arrived Tor the dealers at George
town.
The hattie Twilight is at Alexandria load
ING cargo OF salt in sacks Tor the Broad
creek fisheries.
The cargo of lumber aboard the schooner
huston, now unloading at the 11th street
mnarI, Is consigned to Church & Stephen
son, Gallfher & Bro. and others
The tug Sandow, which brought a tow
OF parges into port yesterday, sailed last
night with the light barges VIM r. Carter.
lara y. Groves and John R. Zimmerman
n 1nad hor
The three-masted schooner Virginia r
HaWley Is in port with a cargo Of pine Ium
Der for Ryland Brooks.
,r1oa The Isaac Solomon Clara Coward Ella
IreadWell and Treeby have gone to the
lower river and will load back to this mort.
The large barge Experiment has arrived
at Alexandria with a full load of hard coal
for VIM. A. Smoot & Co.
The Rose e. Chiffon is in port wit h q fuIl
load of cord wood from the Potomac for
Johnson Bros.
The large bugeye Goldie c. and the Cbas.
n. Dargu. laden with pine wood, have ar
rived here for Carter & Clark The Goldie
Z. Is new bugeye built at Cambridge.
Md, last year and purchased a few days
ago by Capt. Curley for the Potomac river
trade
The steam barge Lily and Howard. laden
with pine lumber and cord wood and having
in tow large raft of pine piling came into
port Wednesday. The cord wood and piling
are for Carter & Clark and the lumber for
the owners of the Lily and Howard have
sold the barge to Robert Murphy of this
city and Nomini, Va.
The schooner Matilda. laden with cord
wood, which was being taken to George
town. ran aground near the mid-channel
buoy at the entrance to the harbor, and was
aground for several hours before the tug
o.. NJ. Key could pull her into deep water.
Where the schooner went ashore the charts
OF the harbor show about fifteen feet of
water, while the vessel did not draw over
five or six feet.
The small pleasure sloop Edna Earle is
hauled out on the railway at Sonny" Rea-
gan's boat yard. at the foot of 131h street
southwest, for general overhauling and
repainting
The Prov sloop Greyhound, belonging to
DR.. A. L: Rauterberg, will be hauled out
soon on the small marine railway at Cum
berlands boat yard to have a new phos-
phor bronze rudder put on her The boat
building house Of Cumberland & Son was
destroyed by fire, but their small railway
was not, and will be used during the sum
mer. 1t Is also stated that Mr. Cumberland
will be allowed to rebuild his boat building
plant on the site Of the one DESTROYED bv
the fire.