Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-11
ON THE RIVER FRONT
Steamer Estelle Kendall Out Of serv-
Schooner 81 Robbed
General 2 ID Notes.

The tug Gen1 G. Mott paid her first visit
to this port Tuesday, when she came in
with tow from the bayl She remained
but a few hours, sailing fhe same evening
for Norfolk, her home port. The tug Is a
vessel OF forty-eigheC tons- burden, and Is
seventy-five feet lonssl seventeen feet broad
and eight feet deep. She was built at Bor-
dentown. N. j., in 1881, and now halls
from Norfolk. While In port the tug at
tracted considerable attention.
There was fair supply of fresh fish
from the river nets and from the deep sea
seines about Norfolk and Old Point on hand
at the wholesale fish wharf this morning
and the demand was good Prices are firm
and show but few changes from those of
yesterday and are as follows: For pan rock.
~ TO l2c. per pound; medium rock. Is to
16c. per pound; boiling rock, 10 to 2Oc per
pound; jumping mullet, 4c. per pound: Span
ish mackerel, 8 to 10c. per pound: SAL
mon trout. to lie. per pound; red snap
per- to &c. per pound; red drum, 4c. per
pound; sheepshead. to &c. per pound !:
founders, to &c. per pound; Potomac
black bass, 0 to 10c. per pound: North
Carolina black bass 8 to 1Oc per pound !:
green pike, to 10c per pound; white perch,
II to 12c. per pound; white perch, small.
~ to 6Oc. per bunch: catfish, large. 30 to
4Oc. per bunch: catfish. small, 20 to CSC. per
bunch; yellow perch, 10 to 4Oc per bunch:
carp. 10 to 40c. each: cells. &c. each: Florida
roe shad, 75c to 81 each; buck shad. 20 to
SOC. each, and herring, to 4c. each.
oysters in the shell continue in good de-
mand at the wharf market, and the stock
on hand has been considerably decreased.
Prices range from Soc to s1.25 per busheI
according to the grade of oyster wanted
The schooner J. T. Parks, which went
ashore in Nomini creek cut during the
heavy blow of last week. is still aground.
the tide not being high enough to float
10 tod hot
her cargo of oyster shells will have to be
removed before she Is floated
The steamer Estelle Randall has been
withdrawn from the Glymont mall route
for a few days to receive her spring over
hauling and to be put in order for further
ice breaking should any be necessary The
steamer Wakefield which has been out
of service for the past month. takes the
place of the Estelle Randall on the Gly-
mont route until the work on the latter
steamer Is completed.
Nine cars laden with hard coal were
taken to Alexandria from Shepherds land
the car ferry. The cars were loaded with
the larger sizes OF hard coal.
Schooner Robbed Of Valuables.
A message received from Nomini creek
Va, states that day or two ago during
the absence of the crew two co,ored men
went aboard the schooner Irene, lying a.,
her cabin. of all articles of value and then
left for parts unknown. The Irene is load
ing cord wood in Nomini for parties here
and is owned by Mr.. Robert Murphy The
thieves. it is said. are known and the Of
f1cers are after them. . 80
The rebuilding Of the, harbor tug D. M
Key at the shipyard OF NJ. NJ. Davis
at Solomon's Island.t Nd is progressing
rapidly and she will return to this city dur
ing the latter part Of this or early in next
month. g.,
Extensive repairs are ar bsJing made at the
Alexandria shipyard TO hti 1t for more eff
Gent work in the future The rebuilding
pleted. .5'arr,
The big seine at the Passapatanzy fishing
shore is in operation, On the secondary
haul thirty-three barrels of fine rock1sh
and catfish were caught and were sent to
this market. -. o., -aE4tf
The barges Edward F sss and Kate N.
Latta: which arrived here Sunday laden
been taken to GEORGETOWN, to unload.
The schooner Edith IL Terrfli has arrived
at Alexandria with a full cargo of cord
wood from Occoduan for the. dealers.
The barge j. A. D'Brien, laden with hard
coal for the navy yard, came into port from
Philadelphia yesterday evening
The little schooner Rebecca Smith has
arrived in port with a full cargo Potion &C
river oysters.
The tug Camilla has sailed with the
tow for the ST. Marys river and will there
get the barge Pocahontas, loaded with coal
for this city.
The tug George W. Pride, yesterday took
a scow laden with sand and gravel to AL
exandria for the street improvement work
there.
The schooner Belmont Is in port with a
cargo Of cord wood for Carter & Clark.