Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-11
ON THE RIVER FRONT
YACHT STRANGER RETURNING
FROM FLORIDA CRUISE.
Arsenal Sea Wall Falling-New
Schedule for Ferry-Marine
Matters of Interest

The handsome little power yacht Stranger
OF this city. which has been wintering in
Florida, is now On her way back to this
city by the inland waterways Of the At
lantic coast. The yacht was reported a
day or two ago at Savannah, and will come
by easy stages through the Carolina sounds
to Norfolk and up Chesapeake bay ana the
river home. She should arrive here in a
week or ten days. The Stranger was pur-
chased in New York last summer by Mr..
Ralph Gait Of this city. On her return
home she will go out Of commission to be
overhauled and painted. in preparation for
spring cruising on the river.
Shad and herring are now arriving here
in good quantities from the fishing shores
the river continue very light. Perch, both
yellow and white, catfish and rock are also
in the market in good quantities. The
wholesale market at the wharf was fairly
brisk this morning and prices. which show
but few changes from yesterday, are as
follows: For pan rock. 10 to lie. per pound;
medium rock, 1211c. per pound; boiling rock
ID to 15c. per pound; Jumping mullet, to
&c. per pound; sturgeon, 12c. per pound:
Spanish mackerei, to 1Oc. per pound; sal
mon trout, 10 to lie. per pound; Sleeps
head, to &c. per pound; founders, to &c.
per pound; Potomac black bass. 10 to 12c.
per pound; green pike, 10 to 12c. per pound;
white perch. to Sc. per pound; white
perch, small, Is to Doc. per bunch; catfish,
large, soc per bunch; catfish. small, 10 to
15c per bunch; yellow perch. large. 20 to
25c. per BUNCH yellow perch. small. to 1Oc.
per bunch; carp, 20 to 4Oc. each; eeis, &C.
each; Florida roe shad. 60 to Csc. each;
buck shad, 80 to 35c. each; herring, 111c.
each roe shad, 60 to 75c. each; buck shad,
% to soc. each; hickory jacks, 1Oc. each
Oysters were in fair demand at the wharf
market this morning and at about the
same figures as those of yesterday. Two
or three boats have arrived in the past
twenty-four hours with oysters aboard, but
the supply at the wharf Is not large.
One Of the large sand and gravel digging
machines and two scows Of the Columbia
Sand Dredging Company were taken to
point below Alexandria Monday evening
to dig sand for use here. Three or four
machines are now at work between. Alex
andria and Glymont taking sand from the
river beds.
About ten feet OF the new sea wall on
the harbor side of the arsenal have become
weakened by the wash Of the steamboat
swells against 1t and the wall Is giving
way. The contractors are piling broken
stone inside the wall to strengthen it until
the machines can get to work and pump
the mud into the space between the wall
and the former shore line.
Along the Wharves.
A new schedule for the ferry line steamer
Columbia has been prepared, and will, it
is understood. go into effect Sunday next.
Under the new schedule the steamer will
make faster time and the lay over at each
end will be greatly shortened.
The steam barge Vesper has been pur-
chased by parties at Denton, Md. for ser
vice on Chesapeake bay. The Vesper regis
tiers 331 tons and formerly ran on the Del
aware and Raritan canal. between Philadel-
phia and New York.
The boat yards On Coan river and Lower
Machodoc creek are. It is said, very busy
fitting vessels for the coming fishing sea-
son. large number of boats are prepar-
ing for the m enhaden fisheries and the
others for the sl,ad and herring fishing
the Potomac.
Capt. James Marmaduke, formerly COM
handing the steamer Belle Haven, has
taken charge Of the freight on the steamer
Columbia.
Capt. Win. Buck has been made a quar-.
termaster In the Randall line and assigned
to duty on the steamer Randall.
Capt Harry s. Randall has gone to Bal
fimore- and will return to this city in the
steamer Arrowsmith. Capt. E. s. Randall:
will also return in the Smith
The steamer Dennis Simmons has ar
shingles for the dealers here and at Alexan-
dria. She completed the unloading of her
cargo and sailed today
The Mary Ellen, Levin woolford, Lily
May and Mary and Rebecca are in port
with cargoes of oysters.
The Della Townshend came into port yes
terday afternoon with a cargo of bunch
fish for the dealers.
Inc Alice Carhsie, anna Leonard, Etta
and Ella Hill completed the unloading Of
their cargoes and have sailed.
The steam launch Santa Barbara, the
tender to the naval proving grounds at In
dian Head, was In port yesterday on bust
ness for the station
The two-masted schooner j. v. Dagger,
with load OF pine lumber from the Coan
river. has arrived In port for H. L. Biscoe.
The schooner ]. L. Cox, Capt. Curshaw,
is on the Coan river loading a cargo CT
Virginia pine lumber for n. Z. Biscoe, this.
city.