Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-04
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER Jas. aBEACH GROUNDS
NEAR JONES' POINT.
Preparing Pleasuue Craft for Service
Large Schoo1ers Coming With
Cargoes-0saeral Matters.

The pungy James Beach. hailing from
Alexandria. which is, employed in running
fish to this city,; started down the river
a day or two ago with a favoring wind,
but Off the wharf at Fort Foote made too
long tack and went ashore on the mud
flats in the mouth of Great Hunting creek.
There she remained all day Friday and I'M
I'll Saturday morning, when the tide rose
high enough to enable her crew to work
her on into deep water. No damage was
done the vessel by going ashore.
ne supply of fish on hand at the fish
wharf was not large. but was ample to
meet the light demand this morning. The
Shad and herring season on the Potomac is
now nearly at an end and many of the
large fishing shores have closed for the
season This morRiHs-th receipts of shad
amounted to about 1,5CO, while about 100,-
wv herring were on hand. Prices show
some FEW changes and are as follows:
FOR gray trout, to cents per pound:
founders, to 10 cents per pound; Spanish
mackerel, 10 to II cents per pound; pan
rock, l0 cents per pound; medium rock, II
cents per pound; boiling rock, Ii to Is cents
per pound; sturgeon, 10 cents per pound:
salmon trout, 10 to II cents per pound;
green pike, q to cents per pound; white
perch, 10 cents per pound; white perch.
small, 20 cents to 80 cents per bunch; cat
nsh large, 20 to 40 cents per bunch; cat
fish, small, 10 to L. cents per bunch; yellow
low perch, small, 3 to 10 cents per bunch;
carp, 10 to 20 cents each; cells. 3 to cents
each; herring, Is to 20 cents per hundred;
Potomac roe shad. % to 30 cents each; buck
Sfad IL to 20 cents each.
There was a full supply of oysters of all
grades on sale at the 18th street wharf
market today, several vessels having arrfv-
ed since Saturday. Prices range from SOC.
TO SOc per bushel. according to size and
quality. Clans are selling at Coo. per hun
dred, and hard crabs at 81 to $3.50 per bar
rel.
The four-masted schooner Young Broth
ers. laden with ice for the American Ice
Company. from the Kennebec river, and
the bark Essex. from Boston, are at sea
bound to this city. They should arrive
here about the middle of this month.
Work on the boilers of the steamer Harry
Randall. now at Baltimore. is being push
ed in order to have her ready for service
by May 80
The tug Dallis, Capt. Jones. which makes
daily trips between this city and the large
dairy farm at High Point. Va, has recent
ly had her cabin greatly improved by the
enlarging of the windows. and other al
terat1ons were made in her that makes her
Potomac.
Improvements Under Way.
The power launch Honey Boy, belonging
to Mr.. Waterbury Of this city, is out of
service, having a number of improvements
made to her engine The changes, 1t is ex-
pected. will make the launch much faster
and make her capable of more efficient
service on the Potomac.
The power launch Marian is hauled out
on the marine railway at Capt. Sonney
Reagans boat yard. at the foot of 18th
street southwest to be overhauled, painted
and put in thorough order for cruising.
The large auxiliary yawl Stranger, be-
nnjp to Mr. Doll (a1
preparing for a short cruise on the river
with party aboard within the next day
or two. Only nearby points in the river
will be visited.
Mr.. NJ. S. Parker, steward of the steamer
T. V. ArrowSmith on the river route has
been detached from duty on the steamer
and sent to River View as cashier Mr..
Louie Phillips has succeeded Mr.. Parker
on the Arrowsmith. --~eve-Ia III
Capt. Richard C. Shinton. master of the
Weems line steamer Carolina. is i'll at his
home in Fredericksburg. During his alb
sence Capt. Mason w. Grumley is in com
mand of the steamer.
Mr.. Thos. BrOderick is on temporary duty
with the night force at the harbor police
office here.
Mr.. George Sherwood is on duty as en-
gineer in the Randall line and is doing duty
overhauling the steamer Kent.
Mr.. John Douglass is aboard the steamer
Potomac of the Weems line, on the route
between this city and Baltimore, as first
officer to Capt Herbert Bohanon.
The ram schooner Grace G. Bennett,
laden with lumber and shingles for johnson
& Wimsatt, came into port Saturday even
ing from Newbern N. c.
The schooner Oakland has arrived here
from Mattawoman creek with load of
cordwood for Carter & Clark
The schooner Early Bird is in port I'M
loading cargo Of about GO.OOO feet of pine
lumber from the Rappahannock river for
the dealers.
The schooner Thomas c. Eaton is at the
wharf of T. r. Riley, foot of 9Th street,
discharging a Cargo of lumber
The schooner Rover has arrived in port
from a Virginia lumber point, laden with
pine boards for the dealers
The James o. Wright came into port yes
terday afternoon with a full cargo Of pine
lumber from river point