Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
HANDSOME TESTIMONIAL FoR
CAPT. WIN. c. GEoGHEGAN.
Accident to Tug Selectman-Coast
Survey Launch Sails-General
News About Harbor.

capt. William c. Geoghegan, the popular
commander of the Weems line steamer
calvert. was, on her last trip from this
city, presented with handsome testimonial
OF regard by Mr.. d. N. Hoover of the
United States coast survey office here.
About q year ago Captain Geoghegan re-
ceived handsome silk flag as a memorial
OF the twenty-ffth anniversary of his serv-
Ice on the Potomac. 1t was given him by
MISS Fannie Bailey of Kinsale, Va. The
nag Is a very ornate affair, and is elab-
orately hand painted and embroidered and
the captain treasures 1t very highly. Mr..
hoover borrowed this flag ostensibly to
snow 1t to artist friends in this city, and
while 1t was in his possession he had the
nag reproduced in water colors on silk ten
inches long and six inches wide, and this
fEeproouction was presented TO Captain
Geoghegan Sunday
Ihere was but a light demand for fresh
nsh OF any kind at the 18th street wharf
Inns morning, and the supply was very
hght. Prices show but few changes of i'm.
portance and are follows: For small
trout, DC. per pound; large trout. &c per
pound; medium trout. &c. per pound; butter
nSn, to &c. per pound; spot s. to So per
poH; hounders, D to &c. per pound; Spanish
mackerel, 10 to 16c. per pound; pan rock
&c. per pound; medium rock loo per mound.
poillns rock. 15c. per pound; sturgeon loo
per pound; green pike, 6 to Sc per pound:
biuehsh and tailors, to &c. per pound; Po-
tomac bass, to 10c per pound; North
Carolina black bass, to &c per pound:
salmon trout Sc. per pound; white perch
small, 10 to 25c. per bunch; catfish large
. TO 3oc. per bunch; catfish, small II TO
doc' per bunch; yellow perch, small 10 to
3oc per bunch; mulets. 20 to pc per
bunch; carp, Is to &c each: cells, ) To l0c
each; jumping mullets, &c per pound The
demand for oysters of all grades was good
TINS morning, and they sold at from 45c per
bushel for the smaller oysters up to 15c. for
the larger stock
The tug j. T. Selectman, belonging to the
Columbia Sand Company's fleet, while tow
ing several barges to this city yesterday
afternoon developed a severe leak In the after
part of her hull and there was considerable
olfilculty, by aid of the pumps in keeping
the water down until she and her tow
reached this city. The tug was hauled out
on BENEFITS railway to have the leak
stopped and for caIking 1t is sunnosad
the nun OF the boat was strained in drag
g1ng over the sand bars down river
Inc work of rebuilding the boiler and
machinery of the United States army tug
Hlppon Is being showed along as rapidly as
possible, and 1t is expected she will be
ready to return to service as tender to the
FORTS on the Potomac early in next week.
Capt Thomas Todd is supervising the work
on the tug for the army authorities.
Of General Interest.
The power launch belonging to the coast
survey service which had its engine over
hauled and hull rebuilt at Benefits boat
yard left here yesterday afternoon for the
lower river, where a surveying party will
take her in charge and will use her in max
ing surveys on the shoal creeks in King
George county, Va
The owners of several sailing vessa1s nrv-
ing on the Potomac are having plans nle-
pared to equip their boats with naphtha
explosive engines and propeller wheels
Many boats on Chesapeake bav are so
equipped but they are uncommon here.
Barge No. 10 Of the Consolidation Coal
Company sailed from GEORGETOWN yestar-
day afternoon with a cargo of about 800
tons OF soft coal from the Cumberland
mines for Boston. This Is the last Of the
vessels which were penned in at George
town by the closing of the channel 10
come out
The pungy James II. Beach. which was
run into and damaged about the bow by
one of the Norfolk steamers in a fog a
week or ten days ago, has gone to the
Alexandria ship yard for repairs
The bugeye Goldie C. came INTO port YES
terday afternoon with a cargo Of about
81. Oo0 feet of pine lumber from the lower
Potomac for the dealers.
The schooner Edward G.. Hight has been
taken TO the wharf of Thos. r. Riley to
complete the unloading of ner cargo OF
lumber from Florida.
The schooner Mcclure is unloading 4
Cargo VI cdHileu tomatoes at the lIth
street wharf for the wholesale grocery
houses.
The schooners Tread Haven. Edith Yer
rail, c. II. Cowart and John II. Robinson
and the barge Daniel came into port yes
terday afternoon with cargoes OF cord
wood for Carter & Clark and other dealers
Capt. Ollie CroWder of the tug Vim II.
Yerkes, Jr., was in the city yesterday on a
short leave from his tug.
Capt. Russell Dean of the har5or police
boat Vigilant is spending his annual leave
ashore.