Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAMBOATS, FOB
SUMMER OUTINGS.
More Trips on Ferry Line - Schooner
Ashore In Canal - Other
Harbor News.

The steamer EsteIle Randall did not re-
sumo her place upon the Glymont route to-
day, as was intended, but will remain out
Of commission for a week in order to re-
ceive her spring cleaning and painting. the
steamer Kent, which has been out Of serV-
ice since last fall, has been placed In conn
mission and will run upon the Glymont
route until the Estelle Randall Is again
ready for service.
The work of putting the electric lighting
plant in the steamer Arrowsmith. to pre-
pare her for the Colonial Beach excursion
route during the summer. was begun to-
day, and the steamer is to be lighted
throughout with electric lights. The paint
ing of the steamer will begin this week.
The supply Of fresh fish on hand TINS
morning, both from the nets In the river
and from Chesapeake bay. was ample to
meet all demands, the market being rather
dull. Prices have dropped considerably
since Saturday, and are as follows: For pan
rock I to &C. per pound; medium rock, IOc.
per pound; boiling rock, 12c. per pound;
jumping mulet. &c. per pound; sturgeon.
1Oc. per pound; salmon trout, to &c. per
pound; sheepshead. to &c. per pouno:
founders to &c. per pound. Potomac black
bass 10c. per pound; green pike. &c. per
pound: white perch. to Sc. per pound;
white perch. small, to 1Oc. per bunch;
catfish, large, % to 3oc. per bunch; cathsh,
large. % to 25c. per bunch: yellow perch,
small. 5 to 10c. per bunch; carp, 10 to 2oc
each: eels &c. each; herring, 1c. each; Po-
tomac roe shad. Coo. each; buck shad. 20 to
22c. each; hickory jacks, sc. each.
North Carolina roe shad, Coo. each; bucks,
2Oc. each.
The oyster market was very dull this
morning. and the good supply on hand
could be bought at the wharf for soc. per
bushel and the best grades sold for Sl2o
per bushel.
The new schedule for the steamer CO.
lumbia on the ferry route between this city
and Alexandria went into effect yesterday.
No change is made in the morning or late
afternoon trips, but two or three extra trips
are added in the middle of the day, and
the lay-oyer time at each end is greatly
shortened
The building Of the new sea wall along
the Eastern branch side Of the Washington
barracks park has been resumed and Will,
it is understood be pushed to completion.
The stone masons are now employed In put
ting the cemented top stones In position,
along the part of the wall now above the
tide level. Only about fifty fee. Of wall re-
mains to be built from the base up.
The tug Minerva of Georgetown is being
handsomely repainted and made ready for
the spring work on the river. She will be
employed, 1t is understood, In towing stone
and coal-laden bargeS to and from George
town.
The schooner Isabelle, laden with cord
wood from Nomini for Robert Murphy,
came up the river yesterday. and in trying
to enter the James Creek canal to get to
her berth to unload she went ashore, but
fioated at high water.
OF General Interest.
The hull of the little steamer Harry
Lodor, which formerly ran upon the ely
mont route and which has been lying at
Alexandria for year Is now being broken
up and will be carried away for fire wood.
The large piledriver belonging to Mr..
William Banks is lying in the dock adjoin-
ing the Alexandria ferry wharf, being re-
built. The hull will be new from the wa
ters edge to the deck.
The revenue cutter Window which has
been cruising the bay, has returned to
Baltimore and will be given her annual
overhauling and repairting for summer
work.
The schooner Tony Faust has arrived in
port with a full cargo of pine lumber from
a Virginia lumber port the dealers.
The Edith Verrall and Father and Son are
In port with cargoes of cord wood for Car
ter & Clark.
The John Davis anu the Prail, laden with
scrap iron, arrived at Alexandria yesterday
evening consigned to julius Drifuse & Co.
The Mayfower Is at Alexandria with
cargo of cord wood from lower river
point.
The schooner Silver Wave, with a cargo
ing from Norfolk.
The J. P. Robinson is In port with q
cargo Of wood from Upper Machodoc creek
The Levin Woolford has been chartered to
run fish from river shore and came into
port with a cargo yesterday.