Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-11
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
COAL CARGoES LEAVING FOR NEW
ENGLAND PORTS.
Stone for North Carolina Lighthouse
Ferry House Ready for Use
Vessel Notes.

The four masted schooner Eagle Wing
has completed the taking aboard of cargo
of $50 tons of Cumberland coal at George
town, and will sail with 1t at once for
Boston The schooner is taking away one
of the largest cargoes of soft coal that has
left here for year or more, as the greater
part of the coal shipped last year went IN
the big coasting barges carrying about
1000 tons each. This season, however,
schooners are employed in the coal-frefght-
ing trade to New England ports, and it is
stated that barges will be used only when
schooners cannot be obtained for the work.
Many of the schooners that come here with
cargoes of ice will return to the north with
coal, loaded at Georgetown, under their
matches About the same freight rate Is
paid from this city Is paid from Balti-
more Plenty of soft coal is now coming
down the canal, and there Is no trouble for
the vessels to get cargoes.
There was a fairly large supply OF all
varieties of salt water fish on sale at the
wholesale fish market on the wharf this
morning, but the demand was very hght,
though the fish sold at low prices. The not
weather Is assigned as the cause Tor the
dull market.
The supply of crabs, both hard and soft
shelled, on sale at the wharf market this
morning was very small, While the demaha
81 so to So per barrel and the SOFT shelieu
sold at soc. to 4Oc per dozen.
CLANS and oysters from the vicinity or
Norfolk are on sale ana the uehidhu iof
them is good.
The stone auarries about Georgetown are
to supply quite large quantity of broken
stone for use in the building of lighthouse
in North Carolina waters The barge VIII
liam r. McCabe, Capt. Musk, is lying at
the stone company pier at Georgetown TAX
ing aboard a load of 200 yards of the stone,
and will take it to Pamlico SOUND, where
1t will be used for riprap work about the
base of one of the lights on the sound. IT Is
said that a number of cargoes of the stone
will be sent to North Carolina In barges
now under charter.
The threee- masted schooner James H.
Hargraves was brought into port yesterday
morning by the tug Camilla, and was dock
ed at the Georgetown wharves, to unload
her cargo. She has aboard 3O3 tons or
asphalt in bags, from New York, con-
signed to one of the local street-paving
companies. The Hargraves had fairly
rapid trip down the coast from Sandy Hook,
and came in the capes Saturday.
The big tug M. Mitchell Davis of this city
is expected to come into port here some
time during the latter part of this week,
and this will be the first visit the tug has
made to her home port for nearly year
She will, In few days, go to Solomons ISL
and, to be ready for sea towing
The pungy Shining Light, capt keith
Davis, is lying at an Alexandria wharf. and
Is being given a general oVerhauilng IN
preparation for the opening OF the next
oyster season on the river. The Shining
Light for the past two years has been the
first vessel to arrive here with cargoes OF
oysters after the season opened, and Capt.
Davis expects to keep up his record this
year.
The two steam launches of the coast sur
vey service, which were rebuilt at Ben
nett's boat yard during the past season, are
still living at the yard, the coast survey Of
ficials not having yet determined where
they are to be sent. 1t was first proposed
to send the larger of the two launches to
New York for service with surveying par
ties in that vicinity, but for some reason
the little steamer was not sent north They
may be used in the Potomac work, but
that is by no means sure
General River Matters.
The handsome alco-vapor launch Mary,
belonging to a club at Alexandria. which is
hauled out at Deans boatyard at Alexan-
dria for some minor repairs to her machin-
cry, will be put overheard within the next
day or two and will return to service, TAX
ing pleasure parties for trips on the river.
The new ferry house built by the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company for
the use of the proposed ferry line between
this city and Washington, is so far COM
pieted that the fence that stood in front of
and the new building exposed to view. The
new building is one of the finest on the
river front, and adds much to the appear
ance of that section of the city. The new
ferry house, the new norge building and
the house to be constructed on the wharf of