Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-08
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAM LAUNCH DOUGLASS
READY FOR SERVICE.
Recently on Marine Railway for Gen
eral overhauling-Fish and oys-
ters-General Items.

The handsome little steam launch James
s. Douglass, belonging to Mr.. Anthony
Smoot of Alexandria, which was recently
on the marine railway there for a general
overhauling, has been completed and is
again ready for service. The Douglass will
be used by her owner and his friends for
extended cruises on the river during the
coming summer.
test was made of the ''non-capszabl BILE
and non-sinkable boat belonging to Mr..
VIM. Dickinson at the Randall line wharf
Sunday evening in the presence of a num-
Der of interested spectators. The boat was
launched from the hurricane deck of the
steamer Kent. into the water below. n dis
lance of about twenty feet, with Mr.. Dick
fnson aboard. 1t quickly came to the sur
face on even keel and without shipping water
enough to wet the Commanders cloth
ing. Mr.. Dickinson says the test was a
success.
The supply of fresh fish at the wharf to-
day was not heavy. though shad and her
ring showed an increase in the receipts.
The demand for fish Of all kinds Is good
city of the fish Today Potomac roe shad
sold at 30 to 80 cents each: buck shad at
Is to 16 cents each; herring, 50 cents to
81 per hundred: pan rock, cents per
pound; boiling rock, 10 to IL cents per
pound; carp, to 4 cents per pound; sal
mon trout, to 10 cents per pound: large
white perch. to 10 cents per pound: small
white perch, 10 to D cents per bunch;
croaker, $3 to 81 per barrel; hickory jacks,
3 to cents each; white catfish. 20 to %
cents per bunch; black catfish. 10 to 10
cents per bunch: river mullets, % to 10
cents per bunch, and cells, 3 to D cents each.
Since yesterday morning 1000 shad and
10000 herring have been received from the
shores along the river.
The supply of oysters on hand at the 18th
street wharf this morning is ample to meet
q dom or,1H ri In 40
per bushel for the smaller stock, and from
that to 75c. per bushel for the selected
oysters The demand today is light.
The tug James o. Carter. while coming
up the river last night with number OF
laden boats in tow, was disabled by the
breaking down of her machinery, but no
one was hurt. She is now at Alexandria
undergoing repairs.
The schooners John W. Hall and the Ed
win and Maud. with lumber and shingles,
have arrived here for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The two-masted schooner Isabelle laden
with lumber from the Coan river, has ar
rived here.
A large scow laden with bay lumber and
other supplies, left port yesterday morn
ing for the Piscataway creek.
The pungy W. H. Taylor. laden with rock
SALT from Baltimore, has arrived at the
Alexandria fish wharf. consigned to George
E. Price. The salt will be used In pack
ing shad and herring during the coming
season.
Improvements to Steamer Pentz.
The steamer Samuel ]. Pentz of the River
View excursion fleet. is now in the hands
of the painters. being painted and deco
rated for the summer excursion season,
which will open the latter part Of this week
The newlyrebuilt engines of the Pentz are
completed and the steamer will have her
trial trip in few days. She is expected
to be considerably faster than she was last
year.
The Motley Hall steamer River Queen is
also being repainted and overhauled and
prepared for her summer work.
The large four-masted schooner w. ].
Schubert is reported in the river below this
city, near Alexandria, bound here with
cargo of lumber. and she is expected to
come into port this evening. The Schubert
will be the third large schooner to arrive
here within the past two or three days, with
cargoes from southern ports She brings
about 10000 feet Of Georgia pine lumber
from Savannah for Johnson & Wimsatt
The steam yacht Cyguns. belonging to
oFerhauled and put in order for summer
cruising.
The schooner John W. Elwen was locked
a. Heeds wharf ut Alexandria on the high
tide OF yesterday morning.
The work on the wheel and hull of the
steamer Estelle Randall. now on the marine
railway at Alexandria, will be completed
by tomorrow evening, and she will be
Mr.. George J. Stafford. purser of the
steamer Esteile Randall. Is confined to his
home, on 9th street southwest by sick
ness.
Mr.. Martin J. Kaupp. engineer of the
steamer Estelle Randall. is experimenting
the work on her wheel and machinery at
Alexandria.
Mr.. W. P. Cowart, well known here as
proprietor of the summer resort Walnut
Point. Westmoreland county Va, died a
few days ago.
Tha 1874
II. Dagger, with cargo Of about OOOO
feet of pine lumber. has arrived from a
virginia lumber port for H L. Biscoe
The schooner Roxana Frances is unload
ing her cargo Of lumber at the wharf near
the foot Of 9th street for johnson & VIM
satt.
The schooner Thomas E. Eaton is dis
charging a full load Of lumber at the wharf
Of Thos. R. Riley. foot Of 9Th street
The cargo Of lumber on the schooner
Mary, which came into port Saturday, is
CONSIGNED TO GaI1iher q Rra