The Republican journal., 1886-12-23

. 1rns -. G. sibley, lowed to IIyanns, lost keel,
had rudder unhung and stem started Her deck
s Sta. OF Lumber has been discharged Steamtug
.7tofiH hlng sailed from Boston Sunday morning to
TOW the Sibley from Hyannis to SALEM
f oo,if Iiadem, from Eangor for Boston; Brunette
Wnnln no Ipr Cohassett, and Alpine, from do for
a.e an sale-the former two having arrived at
Iortiana Dec 10 and the latter at Portsmouth N
E. The schooner Sarah and Martha, Capt Cronn
ron II IN, Philadelphia for Boston with coal arrived
at .ne mouth of the kennebec last Friday night, re
Pfprts having experienced heavy weather. was
ploWh on lost sails, and was badly iced up. The
tuS negun left Bath saturday forenoon to tow the
schooner to Boston.
Sch Mary f. Corson Robinson from Ranpor for
11acksonville arrived at New London, Dec. IA with
loss OF f9resail, mainsal and b The disaster oc
CURED about Nov. 20 near the Gulf stream in a
iheaaVy sea Since then has had adverse winds and
n pa weather, and drifted from Chesapeake Bay to
lh9htauk folnt. Grew all right
London, Dec. l7-Ship Louis Walsh, Pendlcton,
winch sailed from this port 81 inst for New York,
with general cargo, was left by the pilot in the
th'thhei on the 9TH Steamers since coming up the
manner report passing a large vessel with black
nun, bottom upward at about the spot where by
calculation the Louis Walsh would have been at
lSinpplng men place no confidence in this report
5" tar as 1t relates to the Louis Walsh.
u sen; Nellie ); Pickering of Belfast, Capt. George
w Flowers, from st. SimonS Ga for New York
WIN lumber, put into Dutch Island llarb0rth 18th,
eighteen days out -Four days out the vessel en-
Gouhtered gale of wind and from that time to the
tit storm was the most severe and oil was used
10 calm the sea. Several times they were on the
point of throwing the deck load overheard. The
vessel began to leak and for ten DAYS two men
We're constantly at the pumps. The vessel leaks
badly i'll the harhor. The mate writes that it was
the toughest passage in his going experience.
fREGIITS as recorded by the Weekly Freight
circular of SNOW Burgess, New York, for the
week ending Dee. 18th. To the River Plate some
inquiry Is reported for general cargo vessels hence,
nut the prevalence OF cholera there, coupled with
the quarantine restrictions at Brazilian ports where
return carg0es would be sought, operates us Il
reck TO business at the moment, captains heSitat-
ing to enter the trade. There is also some inquiry
for tonnage to load lumber at Portland and Boston,
with the rates quoted 39aS950 10 Brazil, chart
e- were made early in the week 81 z cents upon
Flour hence, and ! 3 upon lumber from >atilla to
no Janelo and 50 cents upon Flour hence ami VIA
Richmond to Bahia. The West India trade shows
Il slight improvements Iu the " ndWard some i'll
quirl is reported, but vessels offered more
freely, rates show slightly easier tendency. We
notice "A slight increase in the offerings of outward
freight 10 Cuba, bur return caIgoes and
4 change in this respect is not anticipated until the
opening OF the sugar season, which occurs about
the last of January. COastWiSc Lumber rates are
weaker in the face of limited demand for tonnage.
Coal frcights are quiet, with rates steady. Local
chartcrs-Stmr. Mount Waldo, 21G tons from liO-
Schr Fanny \. Gorham, :}24 tons, from st. Simons
island to New York, Lumber, S55o Schr.
Benz. Fabens. 6Nl tons from Pclnambuco to Il di-
rect port United States, sugar, lis. Cd. ship
Governor Robe (tc arrive, 10000 eases Refined, to
Nhanghac 29ls cents. option. ship VIM. II
Common. 10000 eases Refined to >hanghae 30 cent.
option OF Japan, 26 cents.