Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
On THE RIVER FRONT
BUILDING NEW HOUSEBOAT FOR
PLEASURE PURPOSES.
Fish and Oyster Markets New Fish
Lighter Put Overboard-Gen-
eral River News.

There is under construction at the foot of
1914 street southwest, near Reagan's boat
yard, large houseboat, which Will shortly
be added to the fleet of Potomac pleasure
craft. The new boat will have scow-
shaped hull thirty-eight feet long and
twelve feet wide. and the house to be
erected on it VIII be twenty feet long, di-
vided into sleeping and living quarters.
The boat is being built under the personal
supervision of her owner, Mr.. VIM. L. Phil
lips of this city, and when completed will
be comfortable. homelke craft, and will
be used by her owner and his brother for
hunting and fishing trips on the river. The
hull Of the new boat is now about COM
pleted, and it is expected she will be fin
ished and ready for launching in about ten
days.
The supply of fresh fish at the wholesale
market on the wharf this morning was
quite small. while the demand for them
was brisk. Trout, butter and other salt
water fish constituted the bulk of the stock
on hand and prices remain at the figures OF
last week.
There is a fair supply of oysters on hand
at the wharf, mainly from the beds in the
lower Potomac, though some are now COM
ing from the eastern shore of Virginia and
rev from the Rappahannock river. Eight
or ten vessels with the bivalves aboard have
arrived at the wharf in the past two or
three days and the demand is fair at prices
ranging from 40 cents to 90 cents per
buShel.
Cumberland & Son have completed and
launched at their boathouse at the foot
or 9th street sixtyfoot lighter for Capt.
Wm Neitzey, and have laid the keel for
another boat of the same size for Capt.
Neitzey These lighters are to be used in
carrying fish between the down-river fish
ing shores and this city during the snad
ana herring fishing season in the early
spring.
The lighthouse authorities have replaced
Maryland Point shoal buoy No 121s, which
was broken Off. with "a new spar The
upper entrance buoy, No. 1. in the Lower
Cedar Point dredged channel, on the Poto-
mac river, which was found missing has
also been replaced. The report to the
lighthouse authorities calling attention to
this buoy being missing located it at the
lower entrance to the channel.
OF General Interest.
Mr.. Charles Sheaffer has returned from
pleasant trip through the bay counties of
Maryland about Baltimore.
The large schooners Deering and indie
pendent are reported at sea on their way
to this city with large cargoes of ice. These
are among the last ice cargoes that will
arrive here this season.
The large pile driver belonging to VIM.
Banks is hauled out on the marine railway
at Benefits boat yard for caulking and
general repairs to her hull
A small power launch belonging to par
ties here lS hauled out on the marine rail-
way at Reagan's yard for cleaning of hull
and painting preparatory to the fall hunt
ing season on the river.
Ducks are making their appearance on
the river between this city and AleXan-
dria, but in small numbers. Only one flock
of any size has been seen in the past ten
days.
Mr.. VIM. Hayden has recovered from his
recent illness and is again duty the
War Department launch Mercedes as chief
engineer.
Mr.. NJ. S. Parker has returned to duty
on the steamer Harry Randall as steward
after spending the summer at River View
cashier.
a carp fully three feet long and weighing
twenty twenty-five pounds was caught
with hook and line by a colored man fish
ing from the Weems line wharf at the foot
of 9TH street yesterday afternoon. The fish
was one of the largest caught here this
season.
The ram schooner Levin ]. Marvel laden
with pine boards from Edenton, N. c.,
came into port yesterday afternoon in tow
of tug.
A large barge is lying at the wharf at
Fort Washington, Md, unloading a cargo
of hard coal from Philadelphia, for at
the fort during the coming cold weather
The schooner N. B. Anderson is unloading
a cargo of lumber at Alexandria for the
The ram schooner J. Dennis Marvel has
arrived in port from North Carolina with
a cargo of about 100000 feet of pine lum-
Der for Johnson & Wimsatt.
The steamer Daniel X. Jackson is also
in port with lumber from Aqua creek for
Johnson & Wimsatt.
The schooner R. B. Spedden is lying at the
wharf of T. w. Riley with full load of
lumber aboard for dealers
The barge A. Denike has completed I'M
loading her cargo at Alexandria, and is
now awaiting orders.
The Four Sisters, W. H. II. Bixbee, Fan
ME Shepherd and Shining Light completed
the dscharging of their cargoes and have
sailed for river points.
The schooner Fannie, laden with sand for
the dealers at Georgetown, came into port
this morning.
The schooner A. H. Quinby is unloading
a cargo of hard coal from Philadelphia at
the wharf of Stephenson & Bro.
The r. II. Stuart and Mcclure, both laden
with canned goods from Nomini creek, have
arrived in port and are unloading. They are
consigned to the dealers.
The schooner Father and Son has arrived
with full load of cedar posts from the
lower river for H. L. Biscoe.