Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-05
ON THE RIVER FRONT
PREPARING OYSTER POLICE
BOATS FOR SERVICE.
Building Of Arsenal Wharf Delayed
Old Schooner to Be Destroy
ed-0eneral Matters.


the state Of Maryland are being overhauled
and put In thorough order for service when
the oyster-taking season opens In Septem-
Der. The steamer Gov. r. M. Mclean, the
flagship of the squadron Is at Baltimore
shipyard being rebuilt and put in the best
of order under the personal supervision OF
Commander Howard, chief of the Maryland
fishery force. The schooner Bessie Jones,
the guard boat for the Potomac river and
its tributaries, is at Cambridge, Md, being
put in order for effective service, and she
will be ready to go into commission by Sep
TENDER, before the oyster season opens.
The other boats of the oyster fleet are at
various points in Maryland being over
hauled The vigilance of the crews Of these
little vessels is all that prevents the running
of the oyster beds by the Illegal oyster
takers. They enforce the law vigorously,
and as a consequence have comparatively
few arrests to make in the course Of a
season.
The demand for fresh fish of all kinds was
fairly brisk at the wholesale fish market on
the nth street wharf this morning. but the
supply on hand was not large, and consist
ed mainly of talors. trout, buttertish and
other varieties caught in the nets at the
fishing shores near Norfolk and Old Point.
Crabs are in demand, and they are selling
at fair prices. The supply on hand this
morning was not very large
A large fleet of vessels with watermelons
aboard was lying at the oyster wharf this
morning. and the market was fairly brisk.
The melons are selling al 81 to SIG per hun
dred. according to grade. AS yet the bulk
of the stock on sale is coming from the
eastern shore and southern Virginia ports.
The schooner l.. F.. Bramble, recently
purchased at Baltimore by Capt. James Ell
liott of this city, has gone into commission
under the command of Capt John Robey.
She sailed from Alexandria yesterday even
ing for Colonial Beach with the Ramblers'
Club board for an outing of ten days or
two weeks. In the party were Irving Rob-
erts, VIM. Roberts, Albert McCuen, Thorn
as McCuen, Howard Hardy, John Langley
George Roberts, Joseph Gilmartin and
Mercer Langley.
The pile work for the new wharf at the
harbor side of the Washington Barracks
Park was completed several weeks ago,
but as yet no movement for the construc-
ton of the platform for the structures has
yet been made. The material to be used on
the work is on the ground and 1t Is stated
the work of building the wharf will be done
by the men of the Engineers Battalion, I'M
der the direction Of the officers stationed at
the barracks.
General News of the Port.
The Baltimore tug Chicago, Capt LIE
Compile, came into port yesterday after
noon with the barge Confidence In tow. The
barge has aboard about 500 tons of ice
from Perryville, Md, for the local market.
This is the first visit the Chicago has made
to the Potomac for number of years. She
formerly made frequent visits here with
vessels in tow.
The owners of the old schooner Maggie
L. at one time a regular trader on the Po-
tomac, have determined not to rebuild the
craft, but will tear her to pieces for the
material on her The Maggie l.. sank In
the harbor here about two years ago. and
after laying on the bottom for some time
she raised and taken Alexandria
where she lies in the cove near the old
canal with tide ebbing and flowing in her.
She IS a vessel of thirty tons burden and
was built at Dorchester county, Md, In
1861
Stewards wharf on the Potomac, in King
George county, Va. is to be rebuilt and
the tug George w. Pride will take wharf
building machine down the river early next
week to do the work Stewards wharf Is
owned by Col. Robert w. Hunter of this
city. When the machine completes the
work at Stewards 1t is expected 1t will go
to Clifton Beach wharf to do some repair
work there.
Charles Posey of Charles county Md, has
been made manager for the owners of the
wharf at Glymount, Nd, and will take
charge August TO- Liverpool Point wharf
on the Potomac has been repaired and the
steamers are landing there. 1t is stated
the owner of the wharf keeps it for his pri
vate
The new deadrise sloop belonging to Mr..
in next week. when her owner will take
party of friends short trip down the
river. The boat Is completed and awaits
her sails, which will be placed on her to-
morrow
The Potomac below this city which has
been a muddy stream for several weeks
past, is now rapidly clearing up and in
few days the fishing should be good. AS
yet, however, catfish seem to be the only
thing caught. and they are quite small.
Capt. Combes. master of the fiatte Evans
running between Alexandria and Farming
| ton, Md, on the route formerly covered by
| the little steamer Harry Lodor states that
| the wheat crop in Piscataway creek has
| been exceptionally large this year and that
| the grain is of fine quality. He has con-
| tracted to bring several thousand bushels
| of the wheat to this city on his boat.
The steam barge r. James Tull, laden
| with -four and broken stone from Deco
| guam creek, Va, came into port yesterday
| afternoon. The stone. it is understood, is
| to be used in the building of the piers of
| the new highway bridge.
The schooner Lottie Carter has arrived
| in port with full cargo of cord wood from
| points on the river.
| The John f. Nudge and the Neptune are
| In port with full cargoes of watermelons
| from the eastern shore for the dealers.
| The sloop Mary Evans, laden with several
| hundred bushels of grain from Piscataway
| creek, Md, arrived at Alexandria yester-