Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-29

the south to the guarded waters of the
river to spawn.
Dealers are looking for a large increase
in the catch of both shad and herring
within the next few days. The big run
of fish is almost due.
Drift-net fishermen are reported to have
been particularly successful III the Vicin-
ity of the White House. River steamers
coming into port last night brought up
ket.
Al practically all points along the river
fishermen are getting ready to start after
the herring as soon as they make their
appearance.
The big four-masted schooner Independ-
emit which brought "A cargo of ice from
the Maine ice fields TO Alexandria. COM
pleted unloading her cargo Saturday.
Soon after she sailed in tow of d tug for
a coal port to load for New England.
OF the two barges lying at this city with
ice aboard one is about discharged. The
work OF unloading lie second one will be
started this week. These vessels will be
taken TO Baltimore to load coal as soon
as they finish unloading.
There are now no ice laden vessels on
their way here or to Alexandria. None
are under charter Charters will be made
and the loading of the vessels with ice
will be started in a few days.
Arrved-Tug Southern, with a tow of
five coal-laden barges from Baltimore and
Philadelphia; schooner S. &. KINDA l.,
oysters from river point to the dealers;
schooner ]. c. Clark is at Fort Wash
inston with a cargo of cord wood from
: Potomac point: sloop Enola and schoon-
er William +. Villas. oysters in the shell
from the lower Potomac DIT 18th street
wharf; schooner Urbanna, laths from a
Virginia point to the dealers; bugeye Lot
market; tug Walter F. Meade, with d
tow from the digging machines in the
Potomac below Fort Hunt for this city
Sailed-Bugeye +. r. S. Dousherty,
light. for a lower-river point to load back
to this city. bugeye Grape Shot. from
Alexandria. empty barrels for a fish
packing house on the lower Potomac {;
schooner T. L. TONNES. light for Fir-
ginia port TO load; tug Southern, with a
tow of light coal barees for bay points
to load, tug Capt. Toby, with tow for
a down-river point.
observation-disclosures c. c. Wheeler
will return to a Virginia port from this
city to load lumber: schooner Eugie has
sailed from SharpstoWn. Md, for Port
Royal to load lumber for this city, tug
Defiance has arrived at Baltimore towing
schooner Independent from Alexandria
schooner ]. p. Robinson will go to Upper
Machodoc creek for a cargo of wood
schooner Lucinda Sutton, which last week
unloaded ice at Alexandria and loaded
coal at Baltimore, arrived at Boston with
her cargo the 9th instant.
The Southern Transportation Company
tug Southern. towing big barges Isabelle.
Good Will, Sassafras, j. w. Rakestraw
and Florence McNally, arrived in port
yesterday afternoon from Baltimore and
Philadelphia. The five barges bring about
$500 tons of the fuel TO the dealers here.
The Philadelphia barge Rakestraw, which
is in the tow. is new vessel and is
making it's maiden voyage to this city.
The pier at Marshall Hall. Md, over
which many thousand persons pass in
going 10 and from the excursion park,
is being rebuilt and made strong in prep
aration for the opening of the excursion
season. Heavy strinsers are being placed