Evening star., 1902-08-01
ON THE RIVER FROM 7
IcE-LADEN, BARaE TowED IN
FROM KENNEBEc.
Pungy Ashore at Bryan's Point-Diana
Ready for Service-Other
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Marine News.

The tug Camilla has arrived in port with
Consolidation Coal Company barge No. Q
In tow, laden with about 100 tons Of ice
from the kennebec river, for the Amerf-
can Ice Company. The barge was brought
the entire distance in tow of a tug. With
another barge, No. sailed from the Ken
nebec In tow Of the sea-going tug Frost
berg. and at the mouth of the Potomac
wednesday the Camilla met the Frostberg
and received the barge In tow, while the
other barge was taken to Baltimore.
There has been no decided increase in the
receipts OF fish by the dealers. either from
the river or from the shores about Norfolk.
since early In the week. and, while the stock
on hand was not large this morning. 1t was
ample to meet all demands and at falr
prices Ihls morning Spanish mackerel
sold at 15 to 1Sc. per pound; black bass.
"a TO loc. per pound: bluefish' to DC per
pound; white perch, 10 to 12c. per pound;
nouhders, &c. per pound; sturgeon. 10 to
l2c. per pound; pan rock, to 1Oc. per
pound; boiling rock. 13 to 15c. per pound;
catfish. 10 to SOC. per bunch; small white
perch, 10 to 12c. per bunch: eels. 3 to DC.
each; gray trout. 81 to So per barrel: spots.
81 to s. per barrel; butter fish, s. per bar
rel; hard-shelled crabs 75c. to $1.25 per
parrel; soft-sheled crabs, 10 to zoe. per
dozen, and clans, 40 to SOC. per hundred
ihe receipts of watermelons at the llth
street wharf from the nearby states nave
morning, six vessels having arrived with
the fruit aboard. There were on sale at
the wharf this morning about 10000 mel
ons, and prices ranged from "a to IS per
hundred for culls. $S to S12 for primes and
$14 to. $40 for Selects The demand today
is fair
canoe loaded with about 10000 CLAIMS
from the eastern shore of Virginia arrived
at the wharf this morning.
"A large pungy hailing from North Caro-
lima and laden with watermelons while
on her way up the river yesterday evening
stood too close into the shore at the Bryan's
Point fishing station and went aground
she remained ashore for several hours, un-
til the rising tide foated her into deeper
water She will come into port today
"A force of laborers is employed in cut
ting away part of the grounds Of the
Washington barracks at the junction Of
the river and the Eastern branch to make
the line of the sea wall conform to the one
about to be built. The earth taken from
the cut Is wheeled out into the river and
dumped overheard where the shoal water
Is to be filled up and the land reclaimed.
Along the Wharves.
The covered barge Of the Alexandra
chemical works was loaded at Alexandria
yesterday with fifteen or more cows and
a quantity of hay and feed, and in tow
OF the tug james o. Carter sailed for the
dairy farm recently established by Judge
J: d. Yeomans ms t at High Point on the Po-
city. The cows were all fancy stock, and
part Of them VIII be placed on the stock farm
which has also been established at High
Point.
The work on the power launch Diana has
been completed. and she has been launched
from the marine railway at Alexandria and |
returned to her anchorage at Georgetown.
Consolidation barge No IL, which has |
been at anchor off Alexandria for several
days, has been taken to Georgetown to |
ioad coal there for Boston Barge No. IT |
n OF
loaded and is at anchor off Alexandria |
awaiting the arrival Of the tug that will |
take her to Boston.
The schooner Sidenia Curley. loaded with |
pine lumber from Norfolk, Is expected to |
arrive here within the next day or two for |
H L. Biscoe. This VIII be the first trip of !
the Curley to this city In three months
The schooner Samuel L. Russell a we'll
known visitor to this port, is at WoodalIs |
shipyard. at Baltimore to be rebuilt
The lighthouse tender Holly is engaged In |
replacing missing buoys in Chesapeake bay |
about Baltimore.
Capt. Frederick Crowell, who has been |
taking vacation at his home in Maine |
has resumed the command of the schooner |
Edwin r. Hunt at Baltimore.
The big fatte Prince has arrived at |
Alexandria with a load of North Carolina |
shingles for III. K. Field & Co.
The Isaac Solomon is in port with a cargo |
of cord wood from the lower river for Car |
ter & Clark.
The J. R. Moffitt came into port light yes
terday and will load a general cargo for |
Potomac river points.
The Murray Vandiver has completed the |
unloading of her cargo Of lumber and will |
sail for the Rappahannock river to load.
The schooner Mary Francis and the bug |
eye Seabright have arrived with loads Of
pine wood for the dealers.
The ]. M Foote has sailed light from this |
CITY for a North Carolina port, and will |
load melons
The 8. L. Bowen, with cargo OF general |
from this cfty and Alexandra has |
sailed for river points.