Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
ON THE RIVER FRONT
NEW RULE WILL HASTEN SEIZED
ULE OF RIVER STEAMERS.
Buoy Missing at Curriomen Bay En-
trance-Building Operations Along
River-General Matters.

issued notice to shippers at Alexandria
limiting the time of the reception of freight
for the morning boats to o'clock, and for
those leaving in the afternoon to 5 o'clock,
so that the steamers will not be forced to
stay for several hours at Alexandria to put
the freight aboard. The managers Of the
line say that with all the freight on hand
early they can then tell how many men
are needed for its quick handling, whereas
the steamers are now almost daily detain-
ed by the late arrival of freight just about
the time the steamer was ready to leave.
The new regulation will give pleasure to
the travelling public the river as it
means that the steamers will arrive at the
down-river wharves an hour earlier each
day than they do now. The regulation will
go into effect November IA.
Business was very dull at the wholesale
nsh market on the 11th street wharf this
morning in consequence of the small sup
ply of fish on sale. the receipts from all
sources being quite light Salmon trout
and rock from the bay fisheries; paddock,
pollock and cod from the Jersey coast, and
catfish and perch from the river fisheries
were on sale.
The arrival of several oyster-laden boats
at the oyster dock since yesterday morn
Ing has made the supply on sale amply
large to meet all demands. The demand
was fair at prices ranging from so to 60
cents per bushel for small stock and up to
80 cents per bushel for better grades.
Wild ducks of all varieties were received
by the dealers from North Carolina this
morning but they were in poor condition
and the demand for them was quite small
Game killed on the Potomac is scarce and
commands ready sale at good prices.
The outer buoy marking the entrance to
Curriomen bay, Va, has been missing, 1t is
stated, for several weeks, and the pilots of
the steamers from this city. which go to
Curriomen wharf have to use much vigil
lance in entering the bay now that the
channel guide is missing. The United
States lighthouse authorities will be re-
quested to restore the buoy as soon as pos
sible.
!, The detachment of heavy artillery troops,
which were taken from Fort Washington
to Fort Monroe on the first of the month
to engage in target practice with the big
guns, Will be brought back to Fort Wash
ington on the Norfolk and Washington line
steamers sometime next week. and another
detachment Of the soldiers will be sent
away to have their drill with big guns. 1t
is proposed to give all the artillerymen at
both Fort Washington and Fort Hunt the
experience of actual firing of the guns with
in the next month
Hard coal consigned to the dealers here
is being brought into port aboard barges in
passes but that three or four tows of the
coal-laden boats arrive here from Phila-
delphia. Yesterday the Baltimore tug San
dow brought the barges Edward S. Fay,
Overlook into port. I he four barges have
an aggregate cargo of nearly $500 tons.
Building operations at Colonial Beach and
other points on the river have been very
quantities of building material are being
shipped from this city and Alexandria to
river points. Yesterday afternoon the
steamer Harry Randall took away about
10000 feet of lumber and a large quantity
of bricks which will be used in the enlarg-
ing of one Of the hotels at Colonial Beach
Vessels coming here with various cargoes
from down river now load lumber and
building material as return cargoeS.
General River Notes.
1t is stated that the owners of the steam
er Kent, now laid up at Alexandria, will
put new boiler in the steamer and return
her to service the river, as an extra
freight boat in the busy season.
The United States army lighter Kearney
which will be sold to a Philadelphia firm
for less than s1,5c0. is said to have cost
the government over $4,000 during the war
with Spain. She is at present lying at the
wharf, foot of K street southwest.
. Capt. Thomas A. Owens, master of the
steam barge James K. Jackson. has return
ed to duty aboard that steamer, relieving
Capt. James Marmaduke.
The schooner Clarence Holland is report
ed on her way from Newbern, N. c., to this
city with a cargo of pine lumber. The
Lizzie A. Williams is also on her way here
from North Carolina with lumber aboard
The SchoonerS Uriah Horner, ]. D. Bell
Belmont. and John H. Ferguson are in
port with cargoes of cord wood from the
lower river.
The schooner Fannie, with sand from
Grenway Flats for a paving firm in
Georgetown, arrived today.
The Euolia, Jos. H. Beach, Amanda F.
Lewis and Oyster Boy are among the re-
cent arrivals at the oyster wharf. with
stock from the Potomac beds aboard.
The sloop Daisy has sailed with a cargo
of stores Of various kinds for Pennington
and Piscataway creek.
+ The tug Juno came into port yesterday
afternoon. towing eight barges loaded
with sand and gravel from the Columbia
Dredging Company diggers at work be-
low Alexandria.
The tug Radiant yesterday brought into
port two tank barges laden with oil for
the depots here and at Alexandria.
The tug George w. Pride has arrived
with tow of oyster-laden vessels from
the lower river.