Evening star., 1902-01-04
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
ONE BUOY BROKEN AND ANOTHER
OUT of POSITION.
Lighthouse Board to Replace These
and Others in the Spring
General News.

| The large buoy which marks the junction
| of the Washington and Georgetown chan
nels of the river off the Buena Vista wharf
/ was broken in half by passing vessel sew
1 eral weeks ago. but as yet no steps have
| been taken to replace it with a new spar.
| The buoy marking the wreck of the buried
| steamer City of Alexandria, off Alexandria,
is still out of position. 1t is understood the
| United States lighthouse authorities will
| not replace these buoys until next spring.
/ when new spars will be substituted for the
buoys in the river that have been badly
| cut up by the ice.
A sand barge belonging to one of the
sand companies of this city which has been
operating on Greenway flats. near Glymont,
| was blown ashore in the heavy northwest
| gale of yesterday and now lies on the
| beach
A large two-masted schooner said to be
| the c. ]. Howeth laden with cordwood for
| this city, while her way up the river
yesterday was blown ashore by the heavy
| wind, grounding upon the'f1ats on the Mary
| land side of the river near Marshall Hail.
and is lying in about three feet of water.
The demand for fresh and saltwater fish
at the 11th street wharf market continues
very good, and while the supply is not
| very large, it is ample to meet the demand.
| Prices this morning were follows: For
| pan rock, 12c. per pound; medium rock 15c.
| to Ice per pound: boiling rock, 22c. to 23c.
per pound; black bass. &c. to 12c. per pound;
green pike, Sc. to 10c. per pound; white
| perch, &c. to 13c. per pound; jumping null
| let's &c. to &c. per pound; carp, Sc. per
| pound; river muilets. 10c. to 20c. per bunch;
! catfish. 15c. to 35c. per bunch; eels, 20c. to
3oc. per bunch; yellow perch, 10c. to 40c.
| per bunch and winter shad. 50 to s. per
| hundred. Large shad are bringing 30c. and
81 each.
| The vessels which arrived at the oyster
wharf yesterday found a good market for
| their cargoes, and the sales We're brisk.
This morning the supply in the vessels at
the wharf embraced but few hundred
bushels and the demand continues quite
heavy. Prices are high the small oysters
selling readily at zoe. per bushel and the
larger and selected stock bringing as high
as S1.2o per bushel. The Kathleen is the
only arrival in port with oysters since yes
terday.
Passing To and Fro.
The schooner Isabelle is reported in the
river bound up with a cargo of wood for
Carter & Clark
The little three-masted schooner Sarah S.
| Tyler, with cargo of lumber from New
bern, N. c. has arrived in port for H. L.
Biscoe
The Sdonia Curley, now in port here. will
| remain here, it is stated, until all danger
of freeze is passed. 1t is expected she
will charter to load lumber in North Caro-
| lima for this city
| The schooner Clara Leonard is in Nomini
creek. with cargo of cordwood for the
| dealers here
The schooner Irene has been taken up the
| James creek canal to unload her cargo Of
| cord wood.
| The E. P. Evans is in the lower river
| loading a cargo of oysters for this city.
The schooner James V. Dagger has un-
loaded her cargo of lumber at the yard of
Thomas w. Smith on the Eastern branch
| and sailed yesterday for the lower river.
The Raymond Oliver will sail for the low
er river today and will load a cargo for
| this market.
Barge No. IS of the Standard Oil Com
| pany, from this city, has arrived at Balti-
more, in tow of the tug Favorite
Two barges, one laden with cord wood
and the other with railroad ties, bound for
| Georgetown, are at anchor in the mouth
! OF PiScataWay creek near Fort Washington.
| The tug Pride will so after them today
| and bring them into port
| The Agnes will go to the lower river to-
| day to load cargo for this market.
| The Lottie Carter is reported on her way
up the river bound to this port with
| cargo of cord wood for Carter & Clark
The schooner Covington has returned to
| Colonial Beach from cruise in North Car
oina waters, and will winter the Poto-
mac. 80 =
The steamer E James Tull will complete
| and will go to Alexandria today to load for
a river port. d
| The pungy Cora Mckinney is in the,
Blackiston's Island neighborhood, and will
The tug Camilla came into port last night
with a lumber-laden vessel, and has re-
| turned to the lower river to load.
General Port News.
The tug Minerva has gone to Lower Ce-
dar Point, and will endeavor to raise the
sloop yacht Lofts, which is aground there
and will bring her to this city for repairs
| 1t is stated the Lofts is leaking badly, and
| 1t Is feared some difficulty will be had in
getting her into port.
Messrs. Carter & Clark Of this city are
waiting the arrival Of several barges here
from Baltimore and other points, and will
load them with railway ties and poplar logs
for the Philadelphia market. The barges
will bring cargoes of hard coal to this port,
and after unloading will be taken to the
various points on the river to receive the
ties. 1t is expected these will be the last
shipments of the season from the Potomac
Workmen are engaged in fitting room
IN the hold of the steamer Wakefield for
the reception of her new electric lighting
plant. The engine for the plant is ex-
pected here in a few days.
The preliminary work in preparation for
the raising of the United States army en-
gineers snag-pulling boat are completed,
and the boat will be floated and pumped
out this evening or Monday
me small sand digger belonging to Mr..
Louis Smoot, which has been working in
the river near Cbapman's fishing shore,
Nd, has been brought up the river and is
now operating near Fort Foote opposite
Alexandria.
The steam launch Bartholdi had her tee
breaking piow put in position yesterday
while lying at the harbor boat wharf
The piledriver of Mr.. VIM. Winston,
which mas been at Stuart's wharf for sew
eral weeks past rebuilding that structure,
was brought back to Alexandria yesterday
by the tug George w. Pride and will go to
work there.
Capt. VIM. Geoghegan. commander of the
Weems line steamer Northumberland fs in
Philadelphia experimenting the fitting out
of the new Weems line steamer Calvert for
service on the Potomac. -.
Capt. w. E. r. Covington, who has been
in North Carolina for several months on
business, has returned to his home at
Colonial Beach. : :
Mr.. George Guest. purser of the Randall
line steamers, has been assigned to the
steamer Harry Randall.
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