The morning call., 1890-08-04
SEA AND SHORE.
The Steamer Signal Reached in
a Leaky Condition.
Arrival Of the Zaalandia From Australasia
Practical joke at Meiggs Wharf-Ton-
mage Of Vessels on the Way

1HO ohSumOA Oi5uaJt Odpboib SNluf
arrived in the harbor on Saturday night,
after a passage of eight days from De-
parture Bay, with cargo of 545 tons of
coal for r. ID. Chandler. She was leaking
badly on arrival, and the captain ran her
ashore on the mud flats between Selby's old
smelling works and Black Point, where she
remained all day yesterday with her pumps
going. She will haul off to-day and dock
to discharge.
The weather was thick at Point Lobos
yesterday and the wind all day from the
southwest. blowing from 10 to 16 miles an
hour. The barometer Tead s o'clock in
the morning. 1899; noon, 1886; 5 o'clock in
the evening, 1884.
The steam schooner Farallon, from San
Diego. arrived at Honolulu ON July 2Sd, at
ter passage of ten days. On July 18th
the bark Forest Queen, hence June 29th,
and the bark c. d. Bryant, hence on June
9th, arrived at Honolulu.
The U. S. S. Iroquois left Honolulu for
Samoa on July 18th. The German man-of-
war Olga lett for this port on the 10th ult.
STEAMER FROM AUSTRALIA.
The steamer Zaalsndia. Captain Van
Oterendorp, arrived in port at 1 o'clock
yesterday morning, after passage of 24h
days from Sydney, and TX days from Hon
olulu, She brought AZ cabin and Sc steerage
passengers from Australia and New Zea-
land, and 50 cabin and 10 steerage from
Honolulu. Among her cargo from Sydney
were 100 boxes OF opium and large guam
THY Of tin; from Auckland, one cage OF
pheaSants and large c0nsignments OF flax
and kauri gum, and from Honolulu 76 boxes
OF piDeappes and 1857 punches of bananas.
On and after December 9th next no Brit
ish mercantile vessel will be able to clear
outward from British port without hay
ing load line certificate and a free load
disk corresponding thereto painted on each
side amidships. The order will not apply
to ships owned in British possessions.
The steamer Corona brought SiXty-one
cabin and eighteen steerage passengers
down from Eureka, making the trip in
twenty-five hours.
The schooner Orient arrived from imp
qua yesterday, and went up river direct.
A PRACTICAL JOKE.
If there is one thing that Nj. j. Fitzger-
aid, the Merchants Exchange Marine Re-
parter at Meiggs Wharf, dotes on, it is the
Exchanges new boat, Joseph NJ. Shotwell,
which was launched in the early part of last
week. He watches it like cat watches a
mouse to see that waterfront bummers and
wharf rats, and the bOatmen who hang
around Meiggs' do not dirty III any way
the Finest " hitt hail on the bay" On this
score the boys on the dock put. up job ON
him on Friday afternoon, when he was
called up into the Custom Office by Captain
Blethen and Steve Bonner.
His attention was called to the boat, and
there. sure enough, he saw a.tramp lying
extended along the stern sheets as If asleep,
his leg hanging over the side. Mike was
mad clean through. He went down stairs
to his flee, seized club, and approaching
tile supposed sleeper, cracked him over the
head. The man did not move, and Mike
thought maybe he had killed him. He took
hold of his leg and the pantaloOns came off,
revealing sticks for legs. The figure was
dummy. Mike was so agtated that he
threw the pantaloons overheard, and Joseph
Henry, tue wood-dealeI, and one OF the
| practical jnkers now mourn their loss
The total tonnage OF vessels now on the
way to this port is 265, S4S tons. AT the
same time last year it amounted to 49,, 6S1
tons. OF that now on the way 3O,Sl4 tons
come from New York. 12,570 from Antwerp,
15.o79 from Java, l7,4S0 from Liverpool,
1887 from London, 40, 337 from Newcastle
| On. S. W., 11,204 from Sydney, 1922 from
Swansea and 1927 from Yokohama.
NEW NAUTICAL PHRASES.
Some new nautical phrases have come
| into vogue, 1t is true, during the last few
years. Among the most unique of them to
shipping men are those made use of in the
marine column of contemporary such as
encountered obstinate winds; met
ugly winds; "met huge sea-; sailed
under fine Winds; had both sides OF her
| martingale carried away"
A large private party went on the. bay
yesterday on the barge Onesbo, Captain
| Leale. The barge was covered with an
awning and dancing took place on board to
| the music of string band. The boat left
| Clay-street Wharf at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and after circling the bay returned to
| her berth at o'clock.
The four masted schooner E. K. Wood
locked at the sea-wall yesterday.
The bark Highland Light came over
from Alameda and locked at the Mail
Dock
The ship Palmyra and the barkentine
Portland tOwed to sea.
The steamer Corona will go on the Union
Iron Works Dry-dock to-day.
The bark w. b. Godfrey went to sea.
Tie John W. Mari shifted from Mission
No. 2 to Long Bridge.
| The tugs Water Witch and Sea Queen
towed raft of piles from Berry street up
to Port Costa.
The ship Ulrica towed from the Rolling
Mills up TO McNear's Wharf. Port Costa.
The ship Spartan came down from Selby's
and locked at Main street.
The Borrowdale will go up to Port Costa
to-day.