Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
ON THE RIVER FRONT
POWER SCHOONER LAVINIA EN-
PLoYED TO RUN FISH.
Cargoes Of Ice Coming-Work at the
Shipyards-General and
Personal Notes.

Among the vessels employed this season
in running fish from the haul seines on the
river to the dealers here is the little
schooner Lavinia of Baltimore, which is
running from Stoney Point under charter
by Neitzey & Ballinger. The schooner is
equipped with a forty horsepower gasoline
engine, and is the only power boat of its
kind ever in the river. The schooner
against a strong tide is able to make ten
or twelve miles an hour. She makes two
trips daily between the fishing shore and
this city.
A new eight-inch gun. which was recently
completed at the naval ordnance foundry
here was yesterday taken from the navy
yard to the proving grounds at Indian
Head to be tested before being sent to the
ship for which it was built.
There has been a very decided increase
In the supply of shad and herring received
at the wharf in the past two days, but in
consequence of the heavy demand for the
closing week of Lent prices continue very
high. and will continue so throughout the
week This morning about $1,000 herring
and 1900 shad were at the wharf. Prices
this morning were as follows: For pan
rock. 1Oc. per pound: medium rock. 12c. per
pound: boiling rock, 13c per pound; stur-
geon, 1Oc. per pound; salmon trout, &c. to
&c. per pound; green pike. &c. to SC. per
pound white perch, 1Oc. to $50 per pound:
white perch. small, Csc. to SIPS per bunch;
catfish. large, 25c to 30c. per bunch: cat
fish, small, 1Oc. to 15c per bunch: yellow
low perch, small, &c. to 1Oc. per bunch;
carp. 15c. to zoe. each cells, &c. to &C. each;
herring soc. to SOC. per hundred; Potomac
roe shad 65c to 75c. each; buck shad, 25c.
to 35c each; hickory jacks, Sc. to 10c. each.
One vessels laden with oysters came into
port yesterday evening with about 400 BUSH
els aboard, but the demand was quite brisk,
and this morning there was less than 100
a hn % ho yI,o,Sf
Prices are from Coo. to roc. per bushel for
small oysters, and up to $1.25 per bushel
for finer stock.
Four large schooners, each carrying over
LOO tons of Ice, are at the ice houses on
the Kennebec river, Me-, loading for the
American Ice Company here They should
arrive here within the next two weeks, and
will be followed by others as fast as they
can be loaded and dispatched.
AS the tug Beaverton was backing out
from Alexandria yesterday afternoon with
the transfer barge laden with cars on their
way to Shepherds landing in tow, box
car on the shore-end of the barge backed
half overheard, and hanging in the water
was taken to Shepherds, where it was
raised and replaced on the track. 1t is I'M
derstood that the truck of the car fell into
the barge slip at Alexandria.
Of General Interest.
The three-masted schooner, A. E. Harvey,
which has been hauled out on the marine
railway at Alexandra for repairs, was put
overheard yesterday and sailed for Balti-
more to load. -. i
The schooner Mayfiower was yesterday
afternoon hauled out on the marine rail-
way at Alexandria to have her broken
rudder replaced with a new one and for
attention to hull. The Mayf1ower lost her
rudder In a gale on the river last week.
The steamer Harry Randall, from this
city. arrived at Woodalls ship yard at Bal
timore Sunday evening after a rough pas
sage. The steamer will be out of commits
sion for six weeks or two months.
Charles Dearborn of Alexandria has been
appointed purser in the Randall line and
assigned to duty on the steamer T. V. Ar
rowsmith, as assistant to Purser T. B.
Garnet.
Capt W. l. vinal, who commanded. the
coast survey steamer Endeavor on the Po-
the command Of that steamer and assigned
to the steamer photographer, now on coast
pilot work. about Key West. Capt. Rhoads,
formerly commander of the photographer,
has been ordered to duty on the Pacific
coast.
The wharf of William A. Smoot & Co,
at Alexandria, is being rebuilt and made
more substantial structure.
The steam yachts Thetis and 1ndolent,
several days, sailed yesterday.
The schooner Isaac Solomon came into
port yesterday evening with a cargo of
cord wood for Carter & Clark.
The Amanda F. Lewis, with a cargo of
Potomac river oysters, has arrived in port,
and is at the 18th street wharf.
The barge Pocahontas is at the wharf of
the Bdyant Fertilizer Company at Alexan-
dria, unloading a cargo of phosphate.
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