Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-17
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT


ton, Capt. Wooster, which has been at
her master and owners have been endeav-
orinS to- arrange a charter. has sailed In
tow of a Taylor tug for Newport News,
where she will load coal for Portland.
Al Portland she will take aboard lum-
Der for The River Platte, Argentine Re-
public.
Freighting business on the Atlantic
coast has been dull for several months.
Conditions do not improve.
The Emery came here about three
weeks ago with asphalt and discharged at
the foot of South Capitol street Since
her arrival efforts We're made TO arrange
charter, but nothing suitable presented
itself.
Venezuela was offered. In consequence
OF the bubonic plague and the quaran-
tine regulations this charter was declined
Capt. Wooster thought his ship would
have to become a Potomac light vessel
when the coal charter presented itself and
was taken.
The barkentine Allenwilde. which came
here about two months ago with asphalt
lay a anchor at the forks Of the chan
mel for several weeks before she was
chartered 10 carry coal to a Cuban port.
During his stay here Capt. Wooster
master Of the Emory. has made many
friends.
Ducks are making their appearance on
the river in increasing numbers They
have not yet arrived in any large fiocks
and will not come until cold weather sets
in.
Recently hunting parties who have gone
down the river in power launches have
had some success and have returned home
with half dozen or SO small summer
ducks in their bags. In Mattawoman creek
and waters in the vicinity of that creek
the birds seem to have been more numer-
Gus than on any other part of the river
killed.
Some few have also been found in the
marshes below Alexandria.
The tug Minerva OF the fleet of the Co
lumb;a National Sand Dredging Company,
which was out on the marine railway at
the Alexandria shipyard in the early part
of the week to be overhauied. has been
launched and has resumed her work of
towing scows of her company from the
digging machines down river to this city.
Memoranda: Schooner Samuel Wood
is ut all eastern shore point unloading
shells, and after discharging Will load
wood on the Potomac for this city: tug
NJ. Mitchell Davis of this city is at
Baltimore with a tow from the capes;
schooner Harriet D. Ford. with lumber
from the Potomac. has arrived at Balti-
more: barges Colestin McNally and AG-
mes McNally from this city will load at
Norfolk; schooner John McGinnis is at
Norfolk with a cargo of lumber.
Arrived: Schooner c. A Parks, lumber
from a Potomac point TO the dealers:
schooners William II. Bixler. Lille Clar-
ence. Fair American, Halle X. and Vol
unteer oysters in the shell from the Po-
tomac oyster beds: schooner Mary Ann
Shea. lumber from .Adua creek; steam
lighter James X. Jackson. with tow
from a doUn-river point: schooner +. r.
$. DouSherty, oysters III the shell from
-
tow from a river point: ). O. Com
pary's tug No. T.. towing barge No. a.
from Baltimore, with oil for this city.
Sailed: United States lighthouse serv-
ice steamer Holly, on cruise; schooner
Grape Shot. light, for the lower river to
load back to this city: tug d. NJ. Key.
towing light \. G. Company's scow to
QUantico: schooner Earl Biscoe. from
Alexandria for d down-river point with
a general cargo: bueeye Annie Mills.
light from Alexandria for a river point
to load back to this city: tug Minerva.
with tow of sand-carrying lighters 10
the digging machines down river
The catch of fresh fish in the nets
along the lower Potomac increased con-
siderably in the past day or two and
the shipments of rock and other fish
are on the increase. The steamer Harry
Randall on her last trip from down
river brought up forty-three packages
Of fish from nets In the Potomac to the
Washington dealers.
The little fattie owned by Capt. Feeney.
which arrived here from the lower river
day or two ago with oysters aboard.
will. it is stated. return to the Wicomico
river with the bivalves still aboard. They
will there be laid down in salt water to
await cooler weather when the oyster
market at this city will be more brisk
and better pricas will prevail.
The four-masted schooner Salisbury.
which arrived here several days ago
with a cargo OF southern pine lumber
aboard from Florida. unloaded part of
her cargo at Alexandria. She was then
brought up 10 this city and unloaded