Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-10
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PINE POLES FROM VIRGINIA FOR
PUBLIC BUILDING WORK.
Overhauling Weems' Line Steamer
Northumberland-Fi and Oyster
Markets Matters.

The steamer Lily and Howard came into
port Saturday morning with long raft OF
pine piling in tow from Occoquan. The
piling will, it is stated, be used in the con-
struction of the big sewer across the East
ern branch. For several months past the
Lily and Howard has been employed almost
exclusively in towing these RATS of piles
from river points to this city for sewer
construction work, and many hundred piles
have been brought up. The tug Camilla
has also arrived in port with a raft con-
tanning over thousand piles for the new
District building and other public work.
She brought the raft from Nomini creek
1t is stated that the pine forests along the
Potomac are being denuded of their large
trees to meet the demand for piles for
building work here.
Business was very dull at the wholesale
fish market on the 11th street wharf this
morning, the stock of fish on hand being
quite large and there being but few buyers
present. Prices have dropped considerably
and this morning varieties of fish that sold
at 1Sc. Pc pound last week, could be bought
for half that price. The slump, it is stated,
is due to the return of warmer weather.
Since Saturday morning last six or eight
vessels with oysters aboard from the Po-
tCnlac river beds have arrived at the oyster
wharf and the demand for the bivalves is
fair. This morning They were selling at SOC.
to zoe. per bushel. There were no crabs on
sale this morning and there no de-
lnand for them.
The rebuilding of the large lumber lighter
belonging to Johnson & Wimsatt which
was damaged in a collision on the river
with the steamer River Queen, will be COM
pleted this week and the vessel will be put
overheard as soon as she is ready for serv-
ice In order to get the kinks out of the
sides of the lighter it was necessary to re-
move the entire deck and both ends.
WeemS
land, which has been running on the route
between this city, the river landings and
Baltimore, has been withdrawn from the
route and has gone to a boat yard for her
regular fall overhaulng. Her place on the
route has been taken by another steamer
of the Weems Line. The Northumber
will be out of service for about two weeks.
The power sloop Rosalie, which was
launched from the marine railway at Rea-
gan's boatyard last week. was hauled out
again Saturday morning, it having been
found that her rudder was defective and
that further alterations in it would maze
to be made to fit her for hunting and fish
ing trips on the river.
General News of the Port.
The steamer Marvel, which was on the
marine railway at the Alexandria Shipyard,
was launched Saturday morning, the re-
pairs to her hull having been completed.
The vessel has sailed for a North Carolina
launched from the railway to make room
for the Marvel, has been again hauled out
to complete the rebuilding of her hull. pre-
paratory to putting her into service
towboat on the river.
The lighthouse tender Maple, which has
teen lyin:, in port her5 for the past two or
/ hree days, took aboard several of the eX-
ira spar buoys, from the wharf of the
liailthousa service and sailed with them
Saturday morning.
The latest addition to the power freight
boats on the river is 4 large barge owned
by parties residing in Pomonkey creek in
Maryland. The barge is used to bring wood
and lumber cargoeS to this city.
The three-masted schooner John r. Pen
rose now unloading a cargo of lumber here,
his been chartered to load a cargo of soft
coal at Baltimore for Cardenas, Cuba She
will be paid 81 per tor freight, and will
carry about coo tons to the Cuban port
The three-masted ram schooner Lizzie A.
Williams, with a big cargo of laths from
North Carolina aboard, came into port Sat
urday evening and is unloading her cargo.
Barge No. IS of the Consolida ton Coal
of coal aboard has sailed from George
town in tow of the tug YerkeS for the
mouth of the Potomac, where she will join
tow bound up the coast to Boston.
The Oakland, Lottia Carter and Osceola
have arrived in port with cargoes of cord
wood for the dealers.
The schooner Lorena Bramble, laden with
fel tilizer, has sailed from Alexandra for
point the river.
The schooner Mary Lee Patton which I'M
loaded a cargo of phosphate rock at Alex
and will load fish fertilizer there for Sa-
vannah