Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-25
ON THE RIVER FRONT
EXCURSION STEAMER FAILS TO
REPORT ON TIME.
Many Disappointed Passengers-Char-
tiers Reported and Vessels Com
ing-Brief Port News.

There have been several disappointed
parties of coiored excursionists in the city
during the past two three days in con-
sequence of the failure of the steamer Jane
Moseley. under charter by the Freedmen's
Transportation Company, to arrive here
schedule time. She should have been here
Sunday. and every day since then crowds of
colored eXeursonists have gathered on the
wharf foot of 9th street only to go away
disappointed. Yesterday there was to have
been an excursion to Cedar Point, given by
a local organization. The crowd and the
provisionsliquid and sclid-were the
wharf early. but no steamer and there was
no excursion. 1t was announced that the
steamer had left Baltimore for this city
yesterday and would arrive here today.
The cooler weather of the past two or
three days has caused an increased demand
for fresh fish of all kinds. but the supply
continues quite light, but few fish, except
trout. butterfsh and catfish, being on sale.
Crabs. both hard and soft shelled. are
reported quite scarce and are bringing
good prices Prices today are changed
somewhat and are as follows: For found
ers, > to > cents per pound: salmon trout.
. to cents per pound; bluefish. cents per
pound: Spanish mackerel, 10 to Ii cents
per pound; pan rock, . to 10. cents per
pound; boiling rock, 10 to II cents per
pound; white perch, to II cents per
pound: sturgeon, 10 to II cents per pound;
black bass. Is to 10 cents per pound: but
tertiSh. ST. 30 per barrel: trout. 81 to IS per
barrel; small white perch, 20 to % cents
per bunch; catfish. 30 to % cents per
bunch: carp, Ii to 10 cents each: drum, Is
to % cents each; cells, > to cents each;
hard crabs, $50 to 50 per BARREL soft
crabs, 60 to 70 cents per dozen, and clans,
40 to 10 cents per hundred.
Charters as follows are reported for this
port: Schooner Murray Vandiver to load
lumber at Petersburg, Va. for II. l.. Bis
coe: ram schooner Mabel and Ruth to load
lumber at Newbern, n. c.. for johnson &
Wimsatt, and the schooner John Maginnis
to load elass-making sand on the Severn
river Annapolis, Nd. for the Alex
andria SlaSS-mak king plant
The four-masted schooner j. Edw. Drake
has been taken to Georgetown to unload her
cargo of ice for the American Ice Com
pany.
The rebuilding and overhauling of the en-
CINE and boiler of the steam barge Lily and
Howard. recently purchased by Carter &
Clark, is nearly completed, and the steamer
is being reprinted from stem to stern pre-
paratory to going into commission again.
The steamer Dennis Simmons, which is
hauled out on the marine railway at Alex
andrla is being reprinted. She will be
ready for service again this afternoon or
tomorrow.
Two of the large gas buoys used in the
Potomac river to mark the dangerous
shoals with light at night are at the gas
making plant at the foot of 18th street, to
be charged and put in readiness for ser
vice: They will be taken away by the next
buoy tender arriving here
Along the Wharves.
Inc tnited States revenue cutter AIgon-
gum, which has been in port here for the
past two weeks, sailed yesterday evening.
Inc doubie-end ferry steamer Columbia,
on the route between this CITY and A1ex.
andila. has been fitted with folding patas
at each end. like those used on the. ferry
INES INES III New York and Philadelphia har-
u ne excursion of the Second Rantist
Cnufch and other Sunday schools ia Rivsr
view Yesterday was quite success. over
i'S"" OF the young folks enioyed tbero
selves at the resort all day e'i
The first of the seasons cron Of .o..
toes grown in the northern neck of v;rpini,
was L snlpped few days ago to Baltimore:
ahd brought a good price. The crop is is.,,S3
TO De quite small along the river this isegs
REASONS wharf. on the Pat,lxent rivera
- LING USED as headquarters by the tor
peuo boats preparing for their trial trins
on the Barren Island course on Chesaneaps
bay ~ Niieeo'pehhe
The United States steam yacht Kanawba
Will be taken to the navy ward With, ~
next day or two to have her brol-e, 49,
ISpiaced by new one, now being ~huiIt
ne "ork on the kanawha's boiler is be-
ing pushed IN order to have her ready
ipn service as soon as possible
Inc steam barge F. James Tul1 arrived
IN port Yesterday morning with a general
cargo from Coan river and sailed Yesterday
evening with lumber
ne schooner Gilman Dove, laden with
Iali"ay tes has arrived in port from a
river point for Carter & Clark -
The Hattie f. S. Croswel. laden with
building material, groceries and the like
sailed from Alexandria for Colonial Beach
yesterday afternoon '0A
me "iiliam Mcdaniel has arrived in port
with cargo of cord wood from, An,Ii
creek for the local dealers '
me seabright is loading a general cargo
al AleHandrla for lower river points
Inc barge Baltimore has completed tho
unloading of her cargo of kainit and is
awaiting tug to take her to Baltimore.