Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-02
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
Store Closes Daily 6 PM.
Saturdays at Q PM.

The three-masted schooner Sisie T.
Davidson. laden with several hundred
tons OF granite paving block from Bos-
ton was brought up the Potomac yester-
day by the tug Dixie and was turned
over to the Taylor tug Camilla. to he
taken to a Georgetown pier to discharge
her cargo. The paving block comes from
the hills of Massachusetts,, not far from
Boston, to which point il is brought by
rail. 1t is said to he a particularly hard
piece of granite and for street paving
ii wears exceptionally well. The cargo
aboard the Davidson will be used in paw
ing work about the District. and she Is
the second vessel to come here within the
past thirty days with the block aboard.
The Davidson sailed from Boston about
two weeks ago and met with bad wealth
er coming down the coast. She passed in
the capeS of the Chesapeake early in the
week and working her way UP the
bay when picked mp by the tug Dixie.
which was coming to this city with a tow
of barges. After dischargng her cargo
of stone. it is stated that the Davidson
will go to Alexandria and will there Load
a cargo of railway ties for New York or .
New England port.
The. big sea-going barge 5. G. Herne.
laden with about LOO tons of fertilizer
material from the fertilizer making plants
at carteret, \. j.. consigned 10 the Alex
andria Chemical and Fertilizer Company
at Alexandria was brought up the river
yesterday by the tug Camilla and was
locked at the fertilizer company pier 10
unload. Yesterday being New Year day.
the matches of the vessel were not open
ed, but this morning the work of rennoV
ing the cargo from the hold was started
and early in the coming week she will
be light and ready to sail. The Herns
sailed from Carteret early in this week.
and. being too large TO pass through the
canal connecting the Delaware with Ches-
apeake bay. she was brought down the
coast by the big sea-going tug Buccaneer
and at Point Lookout the tug Camilla,
from this city. took the tow and brought
her here. This is the second vessel with
fertilizer making material aboard from
Carteret to unload at Alexandria within
the past six weeks. and other vessels are
looked for at Alexandria.
Everybody in Washington wanted oys-
tiers for their New Year day dinner yes
terday, Judging from the way the oyster
wharf was invaded by the bucket brigade
yesterday morning From early in the
morning until long after noon the oyster
wharf was thronged with people buying
the bivalves by the bushel and having
them shucked on the spot. The Shuckers
reaped harvest. and 1t is, estimated that
more than a thousand single bushels of
oysters were sold out of the vessels lying
at the wharf. In consequence of the
heavy demand there Was decided adj
vance in the price of the hivalves by the
single bushel, but this morning the mar
ket had returned 10 its normal price and
condition.
.Arrived-Baree Albcmarie. laden with
coal from Philadelphia for Georgetown:
power lighter NJ. Il. Wright. oysters in
the shell. from q down-riNci' point; tug
Dixie. with a tow Of harges. from Nor
folk and Chesapeake City; bugeye VII
liam Zurich. oysters in the shell. from q
bay point for this market; barge s c.
Hcrne. fertilizer. from Carteret. y. j..
for Alexandria: tug Eugenia. with tow
of two sand-laden lighters from Piscata-
way creek.
Sailed-Schooner Hennie l.. James. for
q bay port to load lumber; steam yacht
Gaivota. on short cruise to the mouth
of the Potomac: tug Carter and tow to
the mouth of the Potomac; tug Meade.
with tow to the digging machines down
river.
Memora nda Barge Nansemond has been
locked at the 12th street wharf to dis
charge d cargo of lumber from Norfolk:
schooner Mabel and Ruth, laden with
lumber from North Carolina. is due to ar
rive here early i'll the coming week:
schooner A. :. Quinby of this city has ar
rived on the Rappahannock river to load
back to this city; barge Totuskey. laden
with coal. is on the way to this city from
Baltimore in tow of the tug Bohemia:
schooner Tropic is at Alexandria with
oysters.