The morning call., 1890-10-18
SEA AND SHORE.
The NOyo's Raft of Piles Taken
in Tow by the RObarts.
Less Of the British Ship Lizzie c. Trocp-Ths
Sealing Schooner San jose Going 10 Port
land as Pilot-boat-Tahili Oranges.

The steamer Noyo, Captain Drisko, ar
rived yesterday, Sc hours from Noyo, with
cargo of 11,G0O railroad ties and very
large raft of piles in tow. The raft was
built in sections not in pear-shaped form
as they were previously brought down.
After the Noyo entered the harbor she
turned her unwieldy raft over to the Robarts
to tow to the foot of Third street, and then
went over to Oakland.
Captain Smith of the Robarts had quite a
hard time with his tow. 1t was very
long one and owing to number of vessels
being anchored right in the fairway, his
course was obstructed. When steering
between the pilot-boat America and a
schooner lying at anchor, the tide caught
four Of the sections and swung them against
Lombard-street wharf. Afterward the tug
foued the pilot-boat and the latter was
chafed little. The big raft was towed to
its destination without further mishap.
The weather was hazy at Point LObos
yesterday. In the middle Of the day there
was light breeze from the northeast, but at
3 O'Clock it fell calm. The barometer read
s O'clock in the morning 1899; noon, 1888 :;
o'clock in tile afternoon 29.97.
ORANGES FROM TAHITI.
There was considerable amusement among
merchants yesterday, especially among those
interested in the Tahiti trade, over the pub
lished statement that there is great excite
ment at Tahiti about the Mckinley bill. and
that no more oranges would be shipped here
from there. at is almost too foolish
thing. to notice" said one OF the most
prominent dealers in Tahiti produce.
laughing, ,'but l suppose the gullible
writer had to say something to pay
for his car-fare. Why, what can the
people know down there yet about the Nc
Kinley bill, which only passed two weeks
do as they are told. All the business men
down there are agents for us or other firms
here, or for firms in Australia. They don't
bother with the Mckinley or any other
bills. We give them orders and they ship
as we order"
The British ship Selene, from London for
Santa Rosalia, went ashore at the latter
place on September Dist, and at last ac-
counts her masts were gone and she was
full of water. Captain Edmund England,
her master, arrived here a couple OF weeks
ago and yesterday the balance of the crew
arrived on the steamer Newbern. The yes
sci will be sold at auction about the end of
this month as she stands, with spars, rig
glng, stores, etc.
Captain Carter has been placed in COM
mand Of the steamer Lakme, and Captain
Hatztl has taken charge of the schooner
Mayfiower.
WRECK OF THE LIZZIE c. TROOP.
A dispatch to the Merchants Exchange
yesterday from London announces the ship
wreck of the British ship Lizzie c. Troop,
Captain Townes, off the Loo Choo Islands,
and that portion of the crew was saved.
The Lizzie c. Troop was n vessel of 1925 tons
burthen, 19S feet long, 391 breadth and "a
feet deep, and was built at St Johns, \. b.,
in 1878, and owned by III. ID. Troop of the
same place. She left Hiogo for Nagasaki
on August 18th, and took on cargo Tor Puget
Sound The locality where the Troop was
wrecked has gained an uUenyiable reputa-
ton of late by being the scene where the
Turkish man-of-war Ertogrul was wrecked
recently with the dreadful loss Of life 500
souls aud more perishiug.
Over 100 coal teams were in line yesterday
on the docks just south of Market street.
Some of them were taking Cedar River coal
from the bark ArcturuS, but the larger num-
Der was waiting for New Wellington coal
from the bark Seminole, which has not yet
arrived. Some of the carts have been in
line Tor three days. There is great demand
for the coal, ana when the vessel does ar
rive the teamsters in line receive ticket,
which enables them IN rotation To load at
the cOal-bin on tie dock Charles X. Allen,
agent for the coal, cannot tell wien the
Seminole will arrive IL may be to-day or
not for a week.
The steamer Newbern, Captain Won
Helms, arrived yesterday, eleven days from
Guaymas, bringing five cabin and eighteen
steerage passengers and a large list of
freight Among her cargo were 517l boxes
of oranges. 10 boxes bananas, 90 boxes of
lemons, 16 packages coin, $3.50. and so bars
of bullion, value SCI 900. Among the pas
Spngers by the Newbern were two mates,
the steward and eleven seamen of the Brit
ish ship Selene, which was wrecked at
Santa RoSalia last month.
SALE OF THE SAN JOSE.
Captain Weeks, a Pilot Commissioner of
Portland, who came down here few days
ago to purchase vessel to replace the pilot
boat Governor Moody, which was lost on
the Columbia River bar some time ago,
yesterday purchased the sealing schooner
San Jose from James Garvin. The San
Jose is fine little craft and is now fitting
out for her new business at the bulkhead,
between Green and Union street wharves.
The steamer Mariposa will sail to-day for
Honolulu and Sydney. She viii take about
400 tons of freight ami large list of pas
Sengers. Owing to the strikes i'll Australia
the steamer will carry a supply Of coal to
last her for the round trip and i'll order to
guard against the possibility of delay.
The ship Chinsma and the barkentine j.
NJ Griffith went over to Oakland yesterday
The ships Spartan and COmbermere and
the bark w. g. Godfrey will go to sea to-
day.
The ship Bowden will 90 up to Port Costa
to-day