Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The work of overhauling the schooner A.
III. Quinby. belonging to Mr.. Harry Carter
Of this city, which has been In progress at
the wharf foot of 10th street for the past
six weeks. is now about completed. and as
soon as her rigging can be frightened up
and sails overhauled the schooner will be
ready to sail for the Rappahannock for a
cargo Of pine lumber which she will bring
back to this city. Since being laid up last
fall the hull of the schooner has been given
a thorough overhauling and her decks and
hatch openings put In good order for service
in rough water on Chesapeake bay. The
Quinby during the coming spring and sum-
mer will be used In the tie-carrying trade
to Philadelphia. returning with cargoes Of
hard coal to this city
Arrived-Schooner L. A. Plummer. stone,
from New York, at Georgetown to unload;
schooners Amanda Lewis. Hattie X. and ].
s. Kirby. oysters from Potomac beds for
this market: bugeye E. F. Keen. cord wood
from river point; bugeye Reba Sterling.
pine lumber from river point for deal
ers. schooner William F. Villas, oysters
from lower Potomac; tug NJ. Mitchell Davis
with tow from the lower river; schooners
Charles V. Dagger, Clara Leonard and E. ].
Parks. cord wood from a river point for
dealers here; steam barge E. James Tuil.
lumber from OccoQuan for this city; lighter,
in tow Of barge Tull, oak piling for new
steel plant pier; bugeye Ella, cord wood
from a river point for dealers on the East
ern branch; tug Marion Cameron. towing
five lighters. one laden with sand and four
with gravel from Piscataway creek; tug
Camilla, from a down-river point: tug Raj
dant, with Standard Oil barge 81, OIL from
Baltimore.
Sailed-Bugeye Halle K and sloop Enola,
light, for the lower river to load oysters
Alexandria. for a cargo for the lower river:
schooner Eugie, for the Rappahannock
river to load lumber for this city; schooner
Earl Biscoe, from Alexandria, loaded with
6Sh ha fn llxar rul,or ..
tug Rosalie, for Pscataway creek, with q
tow of scows; schooners Amanda Lewis. E.
p. Evans and Kirby. to Potomac oyster
grounds to load.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sidonia Curley has
arrived at Norfolk with a cargo of glass
bottles from Alexandra; schooner Grace G.
Bennett has arrived at the jamestown ex-
position grounds with cargo of gravel
from this city; steam barge Dennis Sim
mons is reported at a North Carolina port
loading lumber and shingles for this city;
schooner John McGinnis has sailed from
Saunders wharf on the Rappahannock river
with a cargo of lumber for this city: tug
M. Mitchell Davis. from this city, was re-
ported at Norfolk yesterday.
The little tug Bartholdi. belonging to Mr..
Charles X. Heath, which has been lying
out of service at Benefits boat yard since
last fall has gone into commission and will.
II Is stated, be employed in towing FISH,
laden vessels and other craft on the river
this spring. The Bartholdi will soon be
given a general overhauling. In preparation
for the opening or the summer excursion
season. on the river. The tug Is under the
command Of Capt. William Davis OF Alex
andria. formerly master OF the Washington
and Alexandria steamer Callahan.
The schooner Eugie. Capt. Charley Tub
man. which has been lying in port here for
the past two months. returned to service
yesterday. when she sailed for the Kappa
hammock river under charter to bring
cargo of pine lumber back to this city.
While laid up here the schooner was sold
to Maryland parties by Capt. Tubman. but
the purchasers Of the vessel did not comply
with the terms OF the sale and Capt Tub
man had to take possession Of the schooner
again. -1 49,
The four-masted schooner Clara Donneli
which Il unloading Ice at Alexandria. was
yesterday dressed out In her nags In honor
OF the opening Of the new dock OF the
Mutual Ice Company which she y the nrst
to occupy. Tho big new Ice house OF the
Mutual company was also dressed out In
its dags In honor Of lts going Into service.
This Ice house has storage capacity larger.
il = stated. thsn any Ice house In this city.
The schooner which unIoadsd . cargo Of
curbing At the 10th street wharf for the
District completed the dischargtng Of her
cargo yesterday and was taken 20 Alex
andffa. where she will take aboard abosit
1900 railway tiss Cor New York.