Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-26
RIVER AND nAKBoK NEWS.
Gleanings Among the Shipping and
Along the WharVes.


The steam tug Republic will 60 up on
the ways to-day for general oVerhaullng,
Messrs. Wilder & Co. cleared yesterday
the German steamship Etna tor Liver
pool with 6,665 bales of upland cotton,
weighing 3,232,9S5 pounds, valued at
$Z95,93S.
The British steamship WOlyiston was
cleared by Messrs. a. Minis IL Sons tor
Liverpool with A. 400 bales of upland cot
ton, weighing 2,l72,0 8G pounds, valued at
$207,347 Is.
The steam yacht Angler, Lieut..
Carter's steamer for the use of the engi-
neer corps, went up on Wlllinks marine
railway Yesterday for repairs, her pro-
peller having become loOsened.
The steamer seminole arrived last
night from Button, Port Royal and
Beaufort. She laid over at the latter
place one trip for the purpose OF having
some repairs made to her boilers.
The steamer Ethel came down off Jones'
ways last evening, after having been
thoroughly overhauled. She will proceed
to her wharf and load for COhen's Bluff,
resuming her place on the route this even
ing.
Mr.. A. A. Hewlett has sold his interest
in the government contracts for river I'M
proYements at this port to his former col
leagues, Messrs. GaynOr and Green.
They will begin work on the jetties about
Venus Point on the first of next month.
The board OF survey on the damaged
cargo of the steamship Lancaster made
it's report yesterday morning and con-
demned 1000 bales Of the cargo to be sold
Immediately for the benefit of all con-
cerned. The sale will take place on
Thursday morning by auction.
NJ
ed yesterday by Messrs. Hoist q G, for
London with 1856 casks of spirits tur-
pentine, measuring 95,961 gallons, valued
at $32. 631 10, and LAOS barrels of rnsin,
weighing GIL $3.50 pounds, valued at 81
AIT AZ. Total valuation of cargo $34,-
$40 Is. Cargo by Messrs. Paterson,
Downing & Co.
The British steamship Mozart is still
aground on the Carbon banks, where she
has been for the past three days. She has
a bad list to starbOard and is in bad
position for the navigation OF the river.
She was being IghCered all day yester-
day of her coal and some of her cargo, and
it is very probable that she will come off
to-day. A survey will be called on her
before she proceeds to Venus Point.
Saturday night the brig Robert Dillon
was anchored opposite the Market dock,
when the little schooner Juno driited out
and got athWart the bow of the brig. She
hung on the briggs anchor chains and,
careening, filled with water, A line was
slipped to tee stern of the schooner and
| she was floated over into the marsh. The
Captain claims that his cable was cut,
which caused her to DRIFT away from the
dock.
The house fiat belonging to the United
/ States engineer corps was sunk on the
opposite side of the river some time during
Sunday night. 1t is supposed that after
the tide went down she got hung on a
| sunken pile and careened and sunk. Eff
forts were made during yesterday to raise
her, and she WAS partly righted, but not
! floated. The fiat had been used as Sleep
ing quarters by some of the under en-
| ployes of the engineer corps, and their
bedding is pretty well soaked.
A ludicrous accident occurred yester-
day afternoon at the Exchange slip. A
negro came down the slip holding a dog
! by the collar, and, holding on to the col
lar, plunged the animal into the water
| for the purpose Of washing The canine
! In some way the dog slipped his head
| through the collar and scampered up the
| bluff. The negro lost his balance and fell
| into the river, where the dog left him
| tloundering in the water. He was tsheC
! out by number Of men on the dock, and
was pretty badly scared. He went of
| vowing vengeance on 'dat dog"