Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-08
ON THE RIVER FRONT
POWER CRAFT PROPOSED FOR
PENNINGTON ROUTE.
An Old Potomac Freight Line
Pleasure Craft Sail on Cruise
Personal and General.


dria and Pennington. Md, on Piscataway
creek, below Fort Washington. has always
been covered by small steamboat until the
last two years, when the steamer Harry
Lodor became untitled for service and was
condemned and torn up. The route is now
kept open by Capt. VIM Coombes who
makes three round trips each week with
sailing vessel. 1t is probable that within
a short time the sloop now on the route will
be replaced by a power boat, and daily
trips will be made Prior TO the be-
tween the states the little side-wheel steam
Gypsy was the route, but when the
war began she was taken possession OF by
the United States army authorities. Later
the Cynthia took up the route and fol-
lowed by the Lodor, which played out on
the service.
The supply of fresh fish on sale at the 18th
street wharf wholesale market this morn
ing comes from the fishers about Virginia
Beach and Old Point. and while the supply
was not large IL was ample to meet the de-
mand Trout, butterfish and croaker con-
stituted the bulk of the stock on hand.
though there was scattering supply OF
other varieties. Prices are generally firm
and follows:
For pan rock. 8 to Ia cents per pound: me-
dunn rock. 13 to IL cents per pound: boil
ing rock. II to 16 cents per pound: white
perch. large, 10 to Il cents per pound: white
perch small 10 to 30 cents per bunch;
black catfish, 10 to 20 cents per bunch;
white catfish 20 to 30 cents per bunch:
gray trout, small. $3.50 per barrel; gray
trout, large, to 4 cents per pound: croak-
err $3.50 to 81 per barrel; founders. 3 to 5
cents per pound; sturgeon, to 10 cents
per pound bluefish, ) cents per pound; but
terfish. 81 to s. per barrel: Spanish mack
erel 12i2 cents per pound: carp. 3 to 8
cents per pound; eels, > cents each; porGies,
to cents each, and yellow perch 10 to
- cents per bunch.
Hard crabs were plpntifuI at he
this morning, the river boats having
brought up over GO barrels to the dealers.
They sold this morning at S1.J0 to 50 per
barrel. Soft crabs are not plentiful and
sell at 30 to GO cents per dozen. CLAIMS are
also scarce and bring 30 to 60 cents per
hundred, and oysters are selling at 81 per
bushel
The steam launch Santa Barbara. the
fastest boat of her class on the Potomac,
and the tender to the naval proving
grounds at Indian Head. Md. came into
port yesterday afternoon with some of the
officials from Indian Head aboard She
berthed al the harbor office wharf
The large sailing soop St. Charles. own
ed by Capt Jones, left port yesterday after
noon for an extended cruise. II is stated
while the yacht is away she will be equip
ped with a gasoline engine of power
enough to give her good speed.
The power sloop Dart left port yesterday
afternoon with the sailing sloop Grace in
tow. The last-named boat, il is understood
viii be absent for several days on a trip
to the summer resorts along the river.
The large power launch Mary took n
party from Alexandra to River View last
night TO enjoy the music and dancing at
the resort.
The efforts made to raise the tug George
W. Pride during the past two days have
been unsuccessful but IT is expected she
VIII be raised and pumped out by this even
ing. As stated, the tug will tow for the Po-
tonac Dredging Company soon as re-
pairs are made.
The two-masted schooner Clara Cowart,
which is owned by parties here was
launched from the big marine railway AT
Alexandria yesterday. While on the rail-
way the hull of the tug was repaired and
she was calked and made tight She will
go to a point on the lower Potomac for a
cargo OF cord wood for this city.
General Shipping News.
Capt. Chap Posey, master of the steamer
Norfolk of the Norfolk and Washington
line, had the misfortune to break his arm
while in this city Tuesday. The accident
did not prevent him taking his steamer out
on her regular trip that morning
Mr.. Daniel Webster, chief engineer of
the Baltimore and Ohio railway tug Cen
Beaverton, employed in the railway trans
Ter service between Alexandria and Shep-
herd s, is confined to his home by sickness
Mr.. John +. Phillips. wharf clerk for the
Randall line. who has been confined to his
home by illness, has recovered and is again
on duty.
tender
has completed her work among the light
houses ABOUT the capes of the Chesapeake
and has returned to Baltimore with Inspec-
tor McCrea aboard
Inc ram schooner Lizzie Williams came
into port yesterday afternoon with a large
cargo OF pine lumber from "A North Caro-
llEa sound port. She brings "A cargo of sew
eral hundred thousand feet
The large sloop Lola laden with cord
wood from a river point has arrived i'm
port consigned to the dealers
Inc schooner T. Towner is loading sand
on the Severn river under charter for one
of the glass bottle factories at Alexandria
Inc schooner a. NJ. Price has loaded a
cargo of bricks, lumber doors. sash. blinds
ana an the material for the erection OF a
new dwelling, and will leave here TODAY for
river point.
The tug Radiant, having in tow two barges
laden with oil from Baltimore came into
port here yesterday evening