Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-01
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
NEW TUG OF oUARTERMAsTER.s
DEPARTMENT In SERVICE.
Large Receipts CT Cord Wcod-Replac-
ing Broken Propeller Wheels
Personal and General

The new tug Gen. Joseph F. Johnston.
built at Baltimore for the quartermaster
department., L. s A., has gone into COM
mission. and sailed from Baltimore Wednes-
day en- route to New York, where she viii
perform service for the quartermaster In
charge of the army posts in that vicinity
The Gen. Johnston is a handsome seagoing
tug, 100 feet long. On her trial trip on
Chesapeake bay last week she showed
good speed. and the officials of the quar-
termaster generals office were much
pleased.
The lighter Kearney of the quartermas-
ter's department of the army, which has
been lying at the 9th street wharf of the
American Ice Company throughout the
winter. has hauled out into the stream and
gone to anchor.
The receipts of shad and herring from
Chesapeake bay sources was quite heavy
this morning. fully 1900 of the former and
10000 of the latter being on sale at the llth
street wharf fish houses. There was also
an ample supply of perch. cats and other
varieties of river fish, Herring sold at d5c.
per hundred, the lowest price brought this
season. and roe shad brought 30c. to 40c
each and bucks 10c to lie. each. The de-
mand was good.
Since yesterday morning two vessels laden
with oysters have arrived at the wharf,
bringing about 600 bushels The supply on
hand, while not large, is equal to the de-
rand. Prices range from about soc. to
75c. per bushel, according to the grade of
stock wanted.
Cord wood from points along the Poto-
mac continues to come into port in large
quantities. The favorable winds of the past
two days have brought into port a fleet or
nine vessels, the Mayf1ower, Col. b. h
Oriole Farmers Friend. Kathleen, J. Q.
Wright. Phemie E. Smith. c. H. Melcher.
Seabright, Pin, and a bugeye showing no
rame en- her bow or stern.
The steamer Lily and Howard, which has
| been lying at the Alexandria ferry wharf
for the past two weeks, having her boler
thoroughly overhauled, will, it is stated, be
| ready for service tomorrow. She Will be
used by her owners, Carter & Clark, to run
wood and lumber cargoes from the lower
Potomac to this city. Capt. Charley Railey
will be in command OF the steamer when
she goes into service again.
Along the Wharves.
The schooner E. L. Bowen has been chart
cred to run fish from one of the down-river
| shores to the market here and has entered
| upon her contract. Since her last visit TO
| this city, last fall, the Bowen has been
given a general overhauling and repainting.
The steam barge James X. Jackson, Capt
Owens was launched from the big marine
| railu ay at Alexandria Wednesday, and VIII
return to service on the river at once since
being hauled out on the railway the barge
| has been fitted with new and larger pro-
pelIer wheel and other improvements have
been made in her.
The tug Dallis. Capt. Jones. was hauled
out on the Alexandria railway yesterday
and was fitted with a new propeller wheel,
replacing one broken in the ice during the
past winter.
The tug George W. Pride has been char
! tered to tow fish-laden vessels from the
| Stoney Point fishing shore to this city and
| has entered upon the discharge of her duty.
| The tug Maryland will also tow from the
| same shore, it is stated, during the coming
| season.
| Mr. VIM. A. Moore, chief engineer of the
Randall Line, who has been at Newport
News looking after the overhauling of the
| steamer SamI J. Pentz, is at home for a
visit of a few days.
Mr.. George Guest has taken charge of the
pursers office the steamer Wakefield
| running upon the route to Colonial Beach
and WirtS wharf.
Mr.. Frank Luckett is acting as quarter
master aboard the steamer Harry Randall,
| running on the Nomini route.
| mand of the steamer Wakefield while Capt
| Harry Randall is attending to business
ashore.
| The schooner Lula NJ. Quillan has arrived
| at Alexandria with load of glass-making
| sand from the Severn river, Maryland.
| The sailing barge Daniel is lying at Brick
| house wharf. on Upper Machodoc creek
loading a cargo for this city.