Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-30
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT,

The Randall line steamer walse3e,a ~,
her arrival here yesterday evening from the
lower river was withdrawn from the route
one ieit last night for Baltimore where
she VIII be locked and painted and nut I'm
oIaer Tor her summer work on the river
ne steamer Harry Randall this morning
took up the route to the wharves along the
Potomac, and will remain on the route
throughout the summer
arrived: Schooner Akethea lumber. from
virginia port for dealers here; fiattie X.
- Branson. clans from the Eastern shore
OF virginia, for the local market: schooner
Ella, cordwood for James creek canal froS,,
iower Potomac; steam barge Daniel X
oacksoi railway ties. from Aqua creek for
aleAandflai Sam Wood, cordwood, from
Nomini creek; schooner Eta nine lumber
from a river point. for dealers schooners
Express Isaac Solomon and. Walter p.
Snow, cordwood, from points on the lower
Iotoilte' schooner Rockaway, LUMBER
from the Rappahannock river for Balti-
more dealers
Sailed: Schooner Cadet, light, for NoninI
Inns to load cordwood; schooner Charles
IL Dagger, light, for Coan river To load
lumber; schooner Edith Verran. light for
fohlck creek to load cordwooG; schooner
iottle Carter. light. for Maddox creek to
Ioad WOOD; schooner Eugie. light for the
for this port
Memoranda: Schooner Speed. which I'M
loaded cargo of lumber at this port has
been chartered to load on the Rapnaban
mock river for Baltimore; steam barge
daniel X. Jackson, now unloading ties Mt
Alexandria. is under charter to return TO
fonick creek for another cargo: schooner
" lillian Z. Hood. Is reported on her way To
this city from the Maine ice fields with a
cargo of Ice aboard.
The barge Kate N Iatta which last
week completed a general overhauling at
Alexandria, has been taken to Occoquan,
under charter to load a cargo of railway
ties for Philadelphia The barge r. S Ne
Cracken Is lying at the Alexandria ship
port.
The big two-maSste ted bay schooner William
Donneiy, which unloaded a cargo of lum-
Der here. has been taken TO the 18th street
wharf, and Is unloading cargo of oyster
shells for seeding of private oyster beds on
the Eastern shore of Virginia. The big
schooner will carry about POO tons of shells
away.
The muddy water Is reported to extend
sixty or more miles down the river, and
some of the fishermen say it accounts for
the scarcity OF shad. Within the past
month there have been three heavy currents
in the river caused by the rains in the Vir-
ginia mountains.
The steam yacht Gretchen. belonging to
Mr. John e. Reyburn, went down the river
yesterday morning with her owner and
party of friends aboard. The yacht re-
turned to port yesterday evening.
1t is stated that Mr.. John r. DosPassos
of New York. who for several years had
the steam yacht Giavota In service on the
river, but who about year ago sold her to
parties in Baltimore. has purchased larger
and more modern boat.
The power yacht Stranger. belonging to
MIR. Ralph Gait, which was hauled out on
the marine railway at Benefits for an
overhauling and painting. launched
from the railway Saturday.
The auxiliary power yawl yacht Seabelle.
belonging to Mr.. Henry Seymour. is being
made ready for her annual cruise to the
New England coast Within the next six
weeks the yacht VIII leave here for New
London. to be gone the entire summer.