The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-09-25

dozen men was hauling parted, cNpsia-
ing all hands, but iniuriug none.
The bark Velocity, Captain Martin. is
locked at Brewers wharf. The Nclo-
city was GIG days from llongkoug to llo-
nolulu. She brings about 200 tons of
miscellaneous Chinese merchandise and
&c passcngcrs-24 men and little girls.
The passengers were landed at tho Qua
rantine Station this morning, and after
being fumigated will be set at liberty.
Their passports are o. r.. Off the coast
of Japan the Velocity encountered sew
eral gales, but no further damage was
done than the splitting of one sail
About a week ago Chinese passenger
died of dropsy and was buried at sea.
Among the things brought on speCula-
ton by the crew are half a dozen mon
| keys and number of canary birds.
Sept 80
The U S S Vandalia sailed for San
| Francisco this forenoon
A bark was reported II miles off
| about l 80 this afternoon.
The steamer Kaimiloa will sail for
Lahaina and Hamakua on Friday morn
ing at o'clock.
| The S s Australia, II G Houdlctte
commander, sailed from San Francisco
Sept l1th, at 9 p M, with 90 cabin and
| % stcerage passengers; freight 1913
tons Sept 18th to 10th, light n L and
n w winds. Sept 18th and 18th, light
trades and fine weather.
The Alta of Sept l1th, reports the
wreck of the Brit blk Derby Park on
Pennryhn Island. The crew reached
Tahiti; the captains wife was drowned.
The brig John ID Srreckels was on
| the Merchants drydock. when the Aus
1 trn1 ia In IN N n
extensive repairs. She is being re-tree-
nailed, re-caulked and painted and
several new knees are being put in
The sum of $2S,O00 was reported ne
ccssary by Board of Survey to fit the
Mohican for cruise of three years.
The estimate is divided as follows:
Hull, $4,000; boilers, $4,000; and
engines. $4,000. These repairs having
been authorized, they are now being
made at Mare Island.
Messrs F NJ Hatch. Curtis Iaukea and
C Brown have purchased the Kings
yacht Healani at private terms.
1t is reported that Burgess, the we'll
known yacht builder, is building a
yacht, to be a little larger than the Hea-
LAM, for Mr. j III Patty and others.
The w G Irwin hada very rough time
on her last trip from the Islanks to San
Francisco. To the eastward of the ISL
and of Oahu she experienced heavy
cyclone. The storm blew away the
recfed main stay sail as she was hove
to the wind, and the lower topsail and
foresail cleur out of the bolt ropes. The
storm lasted twelve hours. and was so
severe that itt was impossible to work
for thirty-siX hours afterward.
Captain W G. Goodman, formerly
master of the Hawaiian brig Hazard
and of the schooner Golden Fleece, has
sent Il communication to the Branch
photographic Office warning mariners
of Il huge tree drifting about the Pacific
Ocean. Capt Goodman first saw the
tree on Nov 1G, 1887, while on the brig
Hazard bound from San Francisco to
Hilo. 1t was in latitude 2G deg 50 min
north, and long 1872 deg % min west
One of its roots and branch stuck up
in the air and gave it the appearance
from a distance of n raft with july-r rig
| gcd masts. The captain was 80 deceiv-
ed that he kept away off his course tC
pass rear it. On June %. il SIS, Inc
again sighted it from the deck of tho
Golden Fleece, and was again so mucl
deceived that he passed close to ii tt
identify it, This was i'll latitude "a deg
80 min north. and longitude 43 deg II
spruce, fully $50 feet long and five fee
thick.
! Three clinker built boats came by thu
bark Velocity from Hongkong, for salt
at prices ranging between $40 and $50
The steamer Eva will sail for Eva to-
morrow with load of lumber for build
ing paddy houses at EVA.
The Hawaiian bark Lillian has not We
been sold. Her owners, Wing W.
Chan 81 Co., want $4,000 for her.
ARRIVALS AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Aug &c, brig J d Sprcckels, % day
from lilo. Brig Lurlinc, 30 days iron
, Hilo.
Aug 81, bark c D Bryant, 2211 day
and bktne Mary Winkclman, 24l@ days
from Honolulu.
Sept 2, brig w G Irwin, 81 = days.
Sept 6, schr w S Bovine, 81 i days.
DEPARTURES FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
Aug 30, bark w Godfrey for Mana
imo.
Aug 81, bark Alden Bessc for Mana
imo.
Sept 2, brig j d Spreckels for Kahu
: lui.
Sept 6, bark Lady Lampson and bri
Consuelo for Honolulu.
Sept 10, brig Lurline for Hilo.
PROJECTED DEPARTURES.
Sept II, bark q ID Bryant.
Sept II, brig w G Irwin.
sept %, S S MaripOsa.
Bktne Mary Winkelmana and schr V
S Bovine.
SYDNEY.
Aug "a, S S Zealandia from Honolulu
NAVARRO RIVER.
Aug 20, bark James A King for Homo
, lulu.
LONDON.
Aug Is, Brit S S San Mateo for Sa
s Francisco, via Hongkong and Honolulu
PENANTTE.
Aug 90, Brit S S San Mateo for Hong
kong, Honolulu and San Francisco.
AUCKLAND.
Sept 10, S S Zealandia for Honolulu
Z on contract time and without Unto
crew.
a Sept 20
Stone ballast, delivered, costs 81. 2
: per ton.
The schr Moi Wahine will sail fo
= KOhala and Koholalele on Monday
e The schr Mary is due from Hanal {
/, and the schr Kulamanu from Kohala.
: The bark Ceylon cleared for Pugt
k Sound this afternoon in ballast,