The Republican journal., 1885-08-27
SHIP NEWS
PORT OF BELFAST.

ARRIVED.
Aug. 20. Schs. A. Richardson, Pattcrshall, Ken
nebunkport; George Bird, Gray, Boston.
Aug. p. Sens; Jed Frye, Langley, Phadelphia;
James Holmes, Ryan, Boston.
Aug. y. Schs. Sarah l.. Davis, Knee'and, New
YORK Charley Bucki, Patterson New York; Char
ity, Darby Bangor,
Aug. %. Sch. c. j. Willard, -, Turks Is
land
Aug. p. Sch. joachim, French, Boston.
SAILED.
Aug. 2l. Sch e. l.. Warren, Colson, Boston.
Aug. -. Sch. Fannie A. Gorham, WEIGH, San
Aug. %. schs. Charlotte t. sibley, Ferguson,
Jacksonville; Geo. Bird, Gray, Bangor
Lillian, White New YORK; brig Ned White, Dow,
Portland.
AMERICAN PORTS.
Perth Amboy, Aug. Is. Sailed sch Annie r.
Lewis, Lewis, and Mary, Magee, eastward.
san Pedro, Aug a. Arrived ship Brown Bros,
Jacksonville, Aug. %, Arrived sch Florida,
Warren, Belfast. Aug. %. Cleared sch. Prescott
Hazeltinc, French, Baltimore
Philadelphia, Aug. p. Cleared bark Edward
Cushing, Bickmore Portland.
New York, Aug. 81. Arrived sch Stella NJ. Ken
yon, Wood, Bangor; Andrew j. York. Wallace,
Frankfort. Aug. % Arrived ship Louis Walsh,
PenCtleton Sharpness, % days
Port Townsend, Aug g. Arrived ships Ivanhoe,
from San francisco; state of Maine, do.
Fernandina, Aug. II. Arrived sch. Lizzie Lane,
I1erriCk, Phiia.
Satilla River. In port 18th, sch. Annie l.. Nc
Keen, for New York, ldg
Baltimore, Aug. II. Arrived sch. Daylight, Hodg-
don, Portland. Aug y, Cleared sch. Daylight,
Iiodgdon, Portland.
Georgetown, D. e., Aug. 16 Sailed r. II. Living
ston, SWEET, Boston.
Boston, Aug. -. Arrived bark j. W. Dresser,
Parker, Cadiz; cleared brig Herman, liichborn,
Gilvery, Griffin, Humacoa; cleared BRIG sparkling
Water, Iiichborn. Barbadoes. Aug. -. Arrived
sch. T. II. Livingston, SWEET, Georgetown. 18th.
Arrived sch. Mary, Magee, Amboy.
Portsmouth, Aug. Is. Arrived sch. Mark Pendc-
ton, Pendlcton. Amboy.
MARITIME MISCELLANY.
Sch. Mary Jane, of Winterport, Capt. Arcy, from
Bangor, seized at Provincetown 18th, to satisfy
a claim of B. Iancy.
Sch. Cataw amteak, of Rockland, while at anchor
in Hog Island Roads 22d. was struck by lightning
and had maintopmast shattered.
The Light House Board issues the following no,
tlce to mariners The regular lightship No. IL has
been returned to Brenton Reef, II. L., and relief
ship No. II withdrawn.
Sch. Nightingale Greenlaw from Bangor for New
ork, was towed into Gloucester I'D full of water,
having sprung bad leak when - miles east of
Cape Ann. She will be pumped out and discharged
for Tt pairs
ship Commodore, built in 1879 at Yarmouth by
Sylvanus Blanchard, who also the owner, has
been sold for $4,000, to Eben York, of Yarmouth,
Capt. A. j. Pettingill, of Portland, and Others She
is 1919 tons burden and rates A |.
Sch. Tantamounl, of Belfast, from Port johnson
for Salem, went ashore at ii p. NJ, Sth on Shovel
ful Shoal, and Is a total loss Crew saved. Press
despatch. The Tantamount was 1870 tons, built in
South Thomaston in 1885. She was owned by the
Pendlet0n3, of lslcsboro.
Spoken. June 7, lat. So s., Ion. 1881 W, bark
Adolph Obrig, Staples, from New York for san
Francisco. June 20, n lat :, Ion. 26, ship William
McGilvery, Liverpool, for san Francisco. July B.
lat. "a S, Ion. 81 West ship Richard p Buck, Car
yer, from Cardiff for San Francisco. Aug 10. lat
A., lon. a. ship P. q. Blanchard Antwerp, for New
York. July Is, lat. Is NJ Ion. 81 W, ship Eliza
beth, Butman, from Liverpool for San Francisco
A meeting of the commissioners of the
Trade of Vessel Owners and Captains of the Ma
| tional Association was held in Boston, Aug 20 Al
members were present. a report of the vessels
already pledged to the rules of the Association was
read and it found that fully G5 per of tn,
coastwise tonnage engaged in the coal carrying
trade had been entered Reports from different
districts give assurance that this number will bC
largely increased within the next 80 days. The
commissioners are well pleased with the encourage
ment they are receiving, not only from vessel own
ers, but from shippers and consigners and all indi
cations to point to a successful issue of this
movement. An adjournment was had until Octo
Der, when all returns are expected to be in and de
| cisive action will probably be taken.
Snow & Burgess Freight Circular, New York
| for Aug. -. does not report any decided improve
ment in foreign freights. There has been less in
| qury for River Platte tonnage, though an occasion
al vessel is selected for both lumber and genera
cargo at about former rates. Brazil freiehts ar,
rather quiet, with rates generally quoted steady
Further inquiry is experienced for medium siz
vessels (Which, at present, the more desirable
for the West India trade, and as such not in
|
sons, full previous rates obtained withou
much difficulty. The Coastwise Lumber trade con
tinues unsatisfactory while rates undergo little 0
no Improvement. Golfers meeting with rattle
more attention, though stocks of fuel are yet quit
full at the East, and no general Improvement ha
| therefore occurred, either as regards demand 70
tonnage or rates. Other departments remain quiet
We notice the following local charters Am. Shi
Frederick Billings new. to arrive), $4,000 case
Refined to Japan, 22h 9234a cents, or tw
ports. schr. Saie Pom 523 tons, from Perth Am
boy to Portland, coal, 80 cents and discharge Sch
Nellie s. Pickering, 266 TONS hence to Maypor
stone, $ls7l6. Sch. II. Curtis, l25 tons, from Pert
| AmbOy to Bucksport, coal. 81 z cents.