Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-30
ON THE RIVER FRONT
STEAM YACHT cHIPErA TO HAIR
BOZ HERE FOR WINTER.
Fate of Ferry Still in Doubt-Schooner
Harrison Loading Ties
Other Matters.

came into port here several days ago, will.
1t is stated. remain here for the winter.
The yacht is berthed at the American Ice
Company's wharf and Is still In commits
son, her owner desiring to make trips
down the river in her as long as the wealth
er will allow. The Chipeta halls from
Boston.
In addition 10 the Cbpeta, the steam
yachts Giavota, owned by John r. Des
Passos of New York: the Gretchen, owned
by Mr.. j.. e. Reyburn, and the Valcour.
owned by Representative Joseph c. Sibley
of Pennsylvania, will also spend the winter
here. The naval yacht Oneida is also lying
at her berth at the naval battalion wharf
and will remain there throughout the win
ter. As far as known these are the only
steam yachty that will spend the winter
here.
Except for a few salt water varieties the
supply of fresh fish on sale at the wholesale
fish market on the 18th street wharf was
very small this morning. Prices show but
few changes
Several vessels laden with oysters have
arrived at the oyster wharf in the past
twenty-four hours but only four had oys-
tiers aboard. The market was fairly weak
this morning. The bivalves are selling at
prices ranging from so cents to 81 per
bushel.
Ducks are on sale at theIsyster wharf, and
when they are In good condition they sell
Capt. John H. Tawes. who was In COM
mand of the Diamond shoal lightship when
assigned to the command Of the lighthouse
tender Sumac at Chicago. has arrived at
Baltimore on his way to his new charge.
The officers of the steamer Samuel j.
Pentz. running on the Glymont mail route.
report having sighted two or three large
punches of ducks, mallards and shutters
in Gunston Cove, Va, yesterday afternoon.
There Is no new information in regard to
the ferry line between this city and Alex
andria. 1t was stated at Alexandria yes
terday afternoon that no information had
been received from the New York owners
of the steamer George Washington as to
what they propose doing regarding the re-
pairs demanded by the steamboat inspec-
tors. Meanwhile the discontinuance of the
ferry is causing much inconvenience to the
merchants here as well as those in Alexan-
dria.
The tug Walter Meade of Georgetown has
been hauled out on the marine railway at
Alexandria for some minor repair work to
her hull 1t is also stated that the tug will
be fitted with her ice breaking pillow while
out of the water.
General River News.
The power launch Alma has been taken
from the water at Reagan's boat yard, hav
ing gone out of commission for the season
She will be laid up at Reagan's for the win
ter. The Alma is the first pleasure boat
owned here to be laid up this season for the
winter months, but the others will follow
rapidly.
Among the freight brought up the river
yesterday afternoon by the steamer Samuel
j. Pentz was over ton of dressed hogs.
shipped by farmer residing in Maryland
near Marshall Hall to commission house
in this city. This is the first large ship
ment of this seasons pork to arrive here
I'D to this time.
The United States lighthouse tender Ma
pie, Capt. Amy, is cruising on the Atlantic
coast carrying fuel to the light stations on
the Virginia, Maryland and Carolina coast.
The lighthouses will on this trip be given a
supply of woodland coal sufficient to keep
the stations warm until the spring.
The schooner John ]. Hanson, which I'M
loaded cargo of stone here for the new
highway bridge. was taken to Alexandria
yesterday and berthed at the wharf of Will
lam A. Smoot G. Co., to load a cargo of rail-
way ties for a New England port. This
will be the last cargo OF ties to 60 from Al
The schooner Ninetta M. Porcella has
been chartered to load stone at Somers
sound. Me- for this city. She sailed from
Portland for the sound Saturday last
The schooners Walter P. Snow. J. A. Cur
tbs and Anna Camp came into port yester-
day evening with cargo of lumber from
Virginia lumber ports.
The barge Daniel and the longboat Silver
Star are in port with full cargoes of cord
wood for the dealers
The tug Radiant has arrived with barges
SO and n, both laden with Oil from Baltf-
more for the dealers.
The Lille Evans and Shining Light are
the recent arrivals at the oyster wharf,
with cargOes of Potomac bivaIves
The two-masted schooner Cherubin. load
ed with lumber from Virginia lumber port,
is paying again a visit here for the first
time for over a year.
The tug Camilla left port yesterday MORN
ing with the oyster schooners Lottie Thorn
as, Bessie Reed. M. j. Stevens and w. H. H.
ho
mouth Of the Potomac
The steamer Dennis Simmons unloaded
cargo of lumber and shingles here and at
Alexandria yesterday.