The Republican journal., 1888-01-05
SHIP NEWS
FORT OF BELLA

FORT OF BELFAST.
ARRIVED.
bee 30. Schrs. Annie l.. Mckccn, Mahoncv,
Portland; ;. l.. Davis, Burgess do.
Dee. 81. Sch. Game Cock, -, Boston.
Jan, |. sch. James Holmes, Hart, Boston.
,. Sch. Charity, Massec, Portland
4. Sch. Lillian, Robertson, Boston
SAILED.
Dec 30. Sch. Winslow Morse, Donolue, Boston.
Jan. >. >chs Odell Wade Boston; t,;tme Cn,k
-, Mt Desert; Mary Eliza, Morlissey, Boston.
AMERICAN PORTS.
New York, Dec Is Arrived sch Fannie ,,o,
ham, Warren, Clarks Cove. 23th. arrived sch
Nellie Drury, Wilson, Fernandina Via Vineyard
Haven twhcre she put in III distress Both, arry
ed, sch st. Johns, Gilmore, Jacksonville. Jan 1.
Arrived brig Don jacnto, French. Demerara.
Boston, Dec 30. Cleared bark Moonbeam. Dan
bar. New York.
Lcwes, Del Dec Is. Arrived brig Don Iaci,ito,
Hartman, Demerara, and WAS ordered To New
York llost sails and had decks swept in y W gale
Spring, Rose, Havana.
Pensacola, Dec .. Cleared bark Edw Cushing
Dow Matanzas.
san Francisco, Dec Il. Cleared ship Frank
Pendle,on. Nichols, Queenstown, via Mag,ialena
Bay I'D, sailed ship .Iosephus, Rogers New Bed
fort Both. arrived ship Robert l. Belknap, slap
Wilmington G, Dee p. Cleared SCH james
Ponder Jr, Lynch, Georgetown ; c.
savannah, Dec 3. Arrived sch Abhie c Stubs,
Pendleton, New Haven.
Portsmouth, II, Dec 80. Sailed sch Matte l.
Russell, Clark, Philadelphia for Dover.
Port liadlock Dee %. sailed ship state of
Maine, for san Francisco.
Jacksonville Dec 26. Cleared sch Rdgewooh.
Weaver, Baltimore; 21th. cleared sch PciIohscot
Carter, New York.
Satilla River, ga, Dec %. Arrived sch Mary A
Hall, NeaZie, New York.
Fernandina, Dec %. Cleared sch Austin ID
III lght, Dr1nkWater, New York.
FOREIGN PORTS.
Honolulu Dec DC. Arrived bark { u Bryant,
Lee, San Francisco.
Rio Janeiro, Dec ,. Arrived bark Augustine
Kobbe, Steelman, Rosario.
Melbourne, Dec "A. Arrived ship II II Thomas,
Nichols, New York. Nov. 30 In port bark Adam
W. Spies Field, Boston.
Demerara, Dec "A. Cleared sch Lizzie Lane
Hcrrck, Cienfuegos.
Calcutta, Nov p. In port ship Belle of Bath.
Nichols for New York.
Pernambuco, Dec 20. Arrived bark Mary f
Russell Nichols, Buenos Ayres for nted States.
MARITIME MISCELLANY
sch. Eecta Bailey arrived at New Haven last
Sunday in fifty hours from Belfast, Me, making
very fair trip.
Sch. Blanche IL. King, 1856 tons, was launched
Monday from the ward Of the New England ship
building Co., at Bath
Sch. Lizzie J. Clark, which drove ashore at Lob
ster Rocks Biddeford Pool few days ago, has
been stripped and abandoned. The cargo has been
sold.
The ship nvincihle, 1860 tons, built at Bath in
1875, has been sold to Benton Holmes of san Fran
cisco for the Puget Sound trade.
The bell buoy marking Ash Island Point, Mus
Gle Ridge Channel, Peno6scot Bay, has gone ,drin
1t viii be replaced as soon as possible.
ship Frank PendlctoH has cleared from san Fran
cisco for Magdalena Bay to take aboard Orchilla
for England She carries hence 1854 ctls wheat
valued at Sl5,3l1 as partial cargo.
The recent gales were very destructive to prop
crtv along the coast of Maine, Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Many YES
sells were driven ashore and several will prove to
tai losses.
sch. Jacob Reed, Capt. Nickerson. left provi
dencc, r. l., mt p: NJ. Friday, POI, bound to Nor
folk for coal, arriving there at $50 A. NJ. on Mon
day following, was loaded and sailed ON Wednes
day at 80 +. NJ, arriving of Wexford, in Nara
ganset Bay, at 1870 A. NJ. Friday, Dec. 80, making
the round trip in less than seven days.
Nassau, \. p, Dec. 20. Barqne George Treat
Steele from New Orleans for Almeria, which put
in here yesterday leaking badly, is now being light
cred outside (in the Roads, to enable her TO reach
the harbor. surveyors have ordered her to be dis
charged for further examination.
Key West, Jan. Ship Cora, Appleby, from New
York for New Orleans, with cargo of cement and
slate, has arrived here in distress She encounter
ell gale on Christmas during which she sprung
leak. There is five feet of water in her hold and
a portion of her cargo Is damaged. She will prob
ably be discharged.
FREIGHrs. The Freight Circular of Snow *
Burgess, New York, for the week ending Dec. 3st
reports: Steamship owners are rapidly getting
the South American trade by offering quicker
transportation, and rates that sailing cannot com
pete for. The West India trade is divided, but
steam is gradually working in, and will eventually
get control. There is Il moderate business in mo
lasses from the north side OF Cuba for ports not
east Of New ork ut basis of -. The coastWise
lumber trade has not been cncroached upon to any
considerable extent, but when it comes to general
steamers here again take the cream. Coilier.
have met with more attention during the week.
and in instances higher rates have been paid.
Tins product il yet shipped principally in sail ton
mage, but the large producers are increasing an
nualiy their steamer shipments to the east, and
this method appears progressive. Charters: Sch.
Lackawanna, from New York to Ponce, p. r., OPP
ton second port, Areceibo excepted, general car
go and back to port north of Ilatteras, not east
OF New York, 1890 and port charges; option OF
h Boston, 81 $50.