The morning call., 1890-04-13
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the Steamer MaripOsa
From Australia.
The Steamer Alex Duncan Meets With an
Accident - Loss of the Cassie Hay
ward-A Collision on the River.

The Oceanic Company's steamer Mariposa ar
rived at 10 o'clock yesterday morning after a
passage OF twenty-four days from Sydney and
seven from Honolulu. She brought Sc cabin and
81 sieerage passengers from Sydney, 20 cabin
and % steerage from Auckland, 1 cabin from
Samoa and 16 cabin and steeraGe from Homo
lulu.
Among the cargo from Sydney are 22eS ingots
Tin, 52 bales hops and box rough opals; from
Auckland 1902 bales fax, 14o cases onions, 1
box ambergris and boxes specie (e1376); from
Samoa packages coin (S651) and from Homo
luiu 4694 bags sugar and 954 punches bananas.
The Mariposa encountered some nasty weather
durlhg the passage. and for the last TWO days
rolled heavily In the trough of heavy northwest
swell, during which she shipped considerable
water, some OF the state-roOms on the upper
deck having been flooded. Many Of tile passen-
gers were very seasick, and showed its effects as
they passed down the gangpank yesterday.
VESSELS IN COLLISION.
The river steamer City OF Stockton left here for
Stockton Via river points on Thursday afternoon.
On the same evening and after leaving Benica,
she was ID collision with the schooner Brothers.
Inc Dowsprit OF the schooner crushed into the
port side OF The steamer, making two holes above
the water line. The schooner had her bowsprlt
snapped short OIL. but was otherwise not dam
aged.
The schooner H. c. Wright sailed yesterday
for karuk with men and supplies for the Kodiak
Packing COmpany's cannery at that place. The
Highland Light also sailed for Alaska. She is
bound for Aiatek Bay, where the packing com
pany has another cannery.
The YOland and Henry Buck arrived at Me J.
bourne previous 10 Friday last. The Turkistan,
hence, arrived at Antwerp on Wednesday. The
steamer Scotia arrived at Fort Bragg yesterday
The schooner Rose Sparks, which left here on
March 14th, arrived at Honolulu the I'd inst. and
sailed next Gay for Jaluit.
DAMAGED PROPELLER.
The steamer Alex Duncan went on the dry
dock al the Union Iron Works yesterday TO re-
ceive a new pr Opeller. When leaving her berth
at Oakland Wharf on Friday she struck sunken
pile, or some other obstruction, and lost three
blades OF the propeller.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos and the
WIND all day from the northwest blowing IN the
forenoon twelve miles and increasing TO twenty
eight miles an hour. The barometer read: 8
O'Clock IN the morning, 1910; ut noon, 3O.14,
and at o'clock in the evening, 30.12.
1t is expected that the Oceanic Company's
steamer Australia, which now flies the Hawaiian
flag, will shortly be placed on the American reg
lister ana fly the Stars and Stripes.
The steamer Mexico arrived yesterday, sixty
four hours from San Diego and way ports. She
brought IS cabin and 26 steerage passengers.
The schooner Albert Walter, which returned to
port on Friday morning on account of meeting
WIKI an accident, sailed again yesterday.
LOST ON THE HERVEY GROUP.
The Marlposa brought word that the schooner
Cassie Hayward WAS lost on an island OF The
HerVey group on February 4h. The captain
and crew made the shore safely, and the cargo
and all vauabes were saved. The wreck was
sold al auction for 500, and The damaged cargo
for $3.50.
The ship Dolbadern Castle, for this port, was
spoken on February 22d, in latitude 800 NORTH
Longitude 80 west; the New York, for this
port, on March 5th in latitude 80 south, lOngi-
Jude 3lo west; The Wasdale, on March 25th,
in latitude $50 north longitude 80 west, and
The WanOck, for Victoria, March 18th, In latl-
tude 10 20' south, longitude 26o 10i west.
Wharf Collector Jim Comfort obtained leave
OF absence, and yesterday left with his family for
Santa Rosa to JON the doom sealers"
The United States steamer Richard Rush has
locked at Man-street, to undergo extensive re-
pairs before starting on her cruise 10 the north.
The ship L. f. Cakes has sailed from Tacoma
for Queenstown and Falmouth, with 66,777
centaIs wheat value SS3 AZ.