Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-09
ON THE RIVER FROM T
TUG sELECTMAN UNDERGoES AN
NUAL INSPECTION.

The little tug ]. T. Selectman,- belonging
to the Columbia National Sand Dredging
Company, has undergone her annual In
spection at the hands of the United States
steamboat inspection service Like all that
have been made under the new laws the
inspection was a very rigid one, but the
little craft passed in a most satisfactory
manner and her license has been renewed
for another year.
The Selectman has returned to service
again and is employed in towing sand,
gravel and brick laden scows from points
on the river to this city.
As yet the steamboat masters here have
not been notified as to when the reinspec-
ton of the steamers, under the orders OF
Secretary Metcalf. are to take place.
The supply OF fresh fish from all sources
on sale at the wholesale fish market was
fairly good this morning, but the demand
was rather light. Potomac-caught fish
rock. catfish and perch-are on sale. and
bring good prices. Prices this morning
were moderate.
Eight or ten vessels with oysters aboard
were lying at the wharf market this morn
ing, and the demand for the shell fish was
fairly large, at prices ranging from Acc to
SOC. per bushel
Grabs were on sale, but the season for
them is rapidly drawing to a close, yet
tney are In 1alr demand.
General Port News.
The little tug Powhatan, belonging to
one of the local sand companies, which
has been out on the marine railway at
Alexandria for attention to her hull for
several days. has been put overheard and
has returned to service
The dredging machine of John Miller
has completed the deepening of the water
tn cnx n ao1rr ~
returned to the Eastern branch, where
she is employed in charging the basin
about the new lumber pier of T. w.
Smith.
Quantities of hollow bricks for use in
partition walls and for other purposes in
the many large buildings in process of
erection here are arriving each week by
vessel. Yesterday the tug Sandow brought
the two-masted schooner Henry H. Pitts
into port with a cargo Of the bricks from
the Rappahannock.
The United States revenue cutter VIM.
Window has arrived in port from Balti-
more, under the command of Lieut.. Mel,
and is lying at anchor off the foot of 18th
street southwest The Window will be In
port for two or three days.
The big steam yacht Neaira, belonging to
Mr.. L. c. DUPONT of Wilmington, Del, has
arrived in port on visit. with her owner
and a party aboard She Is lying berthed
at the wharf foot of 1871 street southwest.
The steamer Gov. Thomas of the Mary
land oyster police fleet has gone out of
service at Baltimore and will go into dry
dock for the cleaning and painting of her
hull under water, preparatory to cruising
among dredging boats in the Chesapeake
bay oyster grounds. The Gov. Mclean,
which has been working on the Potomac,
has returned to Baltimore for coal and
stores, and will return to the Potomac
within the next day or two.
Capt. w. e. Brinsfield, formerly master
of the bay schooner Dexter, has taken COM
mand of the schooner Annie Belle at this
city, and has sailed on her for the Kappa
hammock to load lumber. The Annie Belle
was a few days ago purchased from her
Baltimore owners by Capt. r. b. White of
Salisbury, Nd, who Is also owner of the
schooner Dexter. Capt George Convey will
succeed Capt. Brinsfield on the Dexter.
Capt. Harry S. Randall has taken COM
mand of the steamer Wakefield, on the
Maddox creek route.
Capt. Frank Taylor Of the tug M.
Saturday night to spend a few hours with
his family in this city.
Mr.. Harry Teal, who has been on leave
for a week or two, has returned to duty
aboard the tug Camilla of the Taylor feet.
The sailing scow Daniel is loading OAK
lumber in Broad creek for this city.
The Baltimore tug Peerless has arrived
in port with the barge Rebecca 7. Mclean
laden with fertilizer material for the Her.
bert Bryant Fertilizer Company from Bal
timore
The schooner Earl B;seoe has arrived In
port with a cargo of cord wood from the
lower river for the dealers.
The barge ]. C. Comisky, laden with
about 100 tons Of hard coal from Phila-
delphia has arrived at Georgetown wharf
Thu schooner OSceola has arrived here