Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01
ON THE RIVER FRONT
BARKENTINE LOADED WITH
ASPHALT ARRIVES.
Tug Selectman Loses Her Rudder-x
First New Wheat From River
Other Matters.

The American barkentine Eurita arrived
at Georgetown yesterday afternoon with
cargo of about 800 tons of crude asphalt
from Port of Spain. in the Island of Trini-
dad. The vessel, having come from a for
eign port, had to stop at the quarantine
station, below Alexandria, while DR.. Arthur
Snowden, the marine hospital surgeon, went
aboard the boat and, finding all we'll al
lowed her to come up to this city to dis
charge her cargo. 1t is stated that several
other vessels are under charter to bring
asphalt to this city. and will arrive here
between now and the beginning of the
winter months.
The large power launch Diana. owner by
Mr.. Norment. will leave here tomorrow for
cruise on the river. Colonial Beach and
other points of interest on the lower Poto-
mac will be visited on the trip. Capt.
George Davis will have command of the
Diana.
The demand for fresh fish of all kinds
was generally brisk at the wholesale fish
market on the 18th street wharf this morn
Ing, while the supply was small. Trout,
croakers. catfish, butterfish, with scat.
tering supply of other varieties OF salt
water fish from the vicinity of Old Point,
were on sale at good prices CLAIMS are
scarce and are selling at about 60 cents per
hundred. Hard-shelled crabs are not al
plentiful as usual at this season, and are
bringing 81 to So per barrel Soft-shelled
crabs are scarce and high.
The tug J. T. Selectman, belonging to the
fleet of tow boats owned by the Columbia
National Sand Dredging Company Of this
city. was brought into port yesterday after
noon by the tug James o. Carter In a dis.
abled condition, her rudder having been
broken off. She will go upon a railway al
once for repairs.
The schooner Mayfower is at Deane's
boat yard near Alexandria to be fitted with
two new masts which have been made at
the yard for her. The new sticks are about
sixty feet tall The crew of the vessel are
now busily engaged In taking down stand
ing rigging and unbinding sails and maxi
ing everything ready for the lifting out OF
the old spars and the placing in position
of the new. The Mayfiower will return to
service early in next week.
General Shipping Eews.
New wheat from the lower Potomac is be-
ing received by the commission merchants
at Alexandria. Wednesday a lot of sew
eral hundred bushels was brought by the
river steamer Harry Randall from West
moreland county. The grain was in ex-
cellent condition and sold readily at 600
per bushel.
The two-masted schooner Dora owned
here, has recently completed a round trip
from Baltimore to Georgetown, S. c.. for q
cargo of lumber in the remarkably fast
time of twenty days.
Capt. VIM. C. ("Billy'O Geoghegan, who
has had command of the Weems Line
steamer Calvert of the Baltimore Washing
ton route for the past year. has been as
signed TO the command of the new steamer
Anne Arundel, which will begin her trips
upon the Potomac next week in conjunc-
ttion with the steamers Calvert and North
cumberland.
The steam launch Diane owned by Can.
tain Cowden, u. S. A, is lying at the
wharf foot of N street, being painted and
overhauled and made ready for service on
the river with pleasure parties aboard. The
Diane has been at New York for the past
year, and only returned to this city about
six weeks ago.
The two-masted schooner T. H. Bailey
Brown has arrived at Alexandria and 10
anchored off the city, being painted and
made ready for freight trade on the river.
The schooner Sarah A. Gwyther came
into port yesterday afternoon with small
cargo of cord wood for the local dealers.
The schooner Ada Balenger, from a
Chesapeake bay point, has arrived in port
with a cargo of white sand She will I'M
load part of he. cargo here and the re-
mainder al Alexandria.
The schooner Earl Bscoe and the steam
barge d. K. Jackson left port yesterday
afternoon for Fort Washington with cargoes
of lumber for the new buildings in process
of erection at the fort.
Four large four-masted schooners are
lying at the wharves of the American Ice
Company, unloading cargoes of ice for local
consumption.
The steam launch Santa Barbara, the ten
der to the naval proving ground at Indian
Head, Md, was in port yesterday afternoon
with officials of the station aboard.