Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-29
ON THR2RIVER FRONT



out on the narine railway at Benefits
boat yard to haye her propeller. which was
broken In the I've replaced by a new and
larger wheel
The old wheel. which Is being removed.
was of the Trout pattern, and was four
feet in diameter. The new wheel is Of the
Loey type and is six inches larger in diam
eter than was the >oid one. It Is expected
the increase in the size of the wheel will
be to the advantage Of the boat in point
OF speed. The work on the vigilant will be
completed today and she win be put over
board this afternoon, or Monday at the
latest SIS
The receipts Of fish Of all kinds were good
at the fish wharf this morning, and herring
from the nets in the lower Potomac are be-
ing received In largely increasing quanti-
ties, but shad from the river are yet scarce.
Prices were as follows: For pan rock, 10
cents per pound: boiling rock, 121z to Is
cents per pound; carp. s to cents per
pound; salmon trout, 10 cents per pound;
black bass, 10 to IA cents per pound; jump
jacks. 5 to cents each; white catfish. % to
30 cents per bunch; black catfish, 10 to 20
cents per bunch; river mullets, % to 30 cents
per bunch; yellow perch, 10 to % cents per
bunch; roe shad, As to so cents each; buck
shad, 20 cents each, and herring, 81 to $50
per hundred. The large net on the Wide
water shore in Stafford county, Va, will
be put overheard on Tuesday next for the
first time this season.
The demand for oysters at the 18th street
oyster wharf was quite light this morning
and the supply on hand was small. amount
Ii, all to about 600 bushels. The small oys-
ters sold at so to Coo per bushel, and the
larger and better stock bringing Go to roc.
per buShel.
The Freight Handlers.
81 ,,, oS1a ord ~,
Ale!hia Is consigned to George Walker of
this city, and Smoot & Co. of Alexandria.
The schooner Howard Russell has been
chartered by H. L. Biscoe to load lumber
OIL the James river. She sailed this morn
ing.
The schooner Buelah Land, from the
Rappahannock river, with a cargo Of lum-
ber Is in port for H. L. Biscoe.
The schooner Isabelle, with a load Of Vir-
GINA pine lumber for johnson & Wimsatt,
Is unloading THE wharf Of Forsberg &
Murray.
The small three-masted schooner Alice
Carlisle has arrived in port with full
cargo Of cord wood from Nomini creek for
Robert Murphy
The schooner Robert Johnson is in port
with a cargo OF white sand from the lower
river for the local dealers.
The little bugeye Regulator, which left
this city Thursday evening last for lower,
river points Is exported aground the
virginia SIDE OF the river near Sheridan'S
Point wharf.
Grinders wharf. the only steamboat land
ing on MatfaWOman creek, Nd, Is to be
rebuilt In a Ihest-Substantial manner before
the opening of the spring trade.
The Unitsd States naval tug Triton
brought one of, the new twelve-inch naval
guns from the Indian Head proving grounds
to this city yesterday.
General Port News.
The ayerhaulfnR and remaining Of the
steam yacht, Giavota has been completed,
and she sailed yesterday on cruise to the
lower Potomac Mr.. John r. Dos Passos.
her ownersoa r. aboard, with a party. Of
friends. gGDz 90 "a
The steam yacht Gretchen, Capt. Rich
ardson, which has been lying at the Alex
andria shipyard for several weeks past re-
fitting. Is noEy ready for her spring cruises
and has returned Otiss city. She is owned
by Mr.. John FL iReyburn Of New York.
The tug George w. Pride, with g. tow Of
pine piling, left port yesterday afternoon
for Alexandria, where the piling will-be
used in wharf repair work. - -.--.-
The bugeye Cora. which ran upon the
wreck of the barge at the mouth OF the old
canal. above Alexandra. a day or two ago,
on her way down the river. She was but
slightly injured.
Commander John M. Hawley, who Is next
month to succeed Commander Ross, in
| charge of the fifth lighthouse district, has
arrived at Baltimore, and will shortly make
cruise among the light stations on the
bay and Potomac river. . az -.