The morning call., 1890-11-23
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the Alameda From
Sydney and Honolulu.
Sinking Of the Dovenby by the Argomene in
the South Atlantic-The Steamer South
Carolina About to Be Broken Up

The Oceanic Company's' steamer Ala
media, Captain Morse arrived in port at s
O'Clock yesterday morning, twenty-four days
and fourteen hours from Sydney and seven
days from Honolulu. The passenger list
comprised: From Sydney, 10 cabin and SO
steerage; from Auckland. 8 cabin and 6
Storage, and from Honolulu % cabin and II
steerage. Among the passengers from sgd
ney were Lady Kintore, son and maid.
Among the cargo brought by the Alameda
were from Sydney 745 bales wool, 453 ingots
tin, 56 cases opium, 1872 pieces iron bark, A
blooded horses, 162 packages clocks and 40
boxes sovereigns (e20O.000; from Auckland
IS bales hemp, II boxes bullion (f75.-
975 IS 7d) 2 boxes silver, 124 packages kauri
gum and 60 bags coffee, and from Honolulu
2675 bags sugar, $50 bags rice and 1906
punches bananas.
When 700 miles northwest of this port the
Alameda passed through hurricane, which
lasted for two days, during which the ba-
rometer fell to 29. "a. The officers of the
steamer report that the homipg pigeons that
were turned loose from the steamer Aus
tralia at intervals of two days on her last
voyage to this port had not arrived home at
Honolulu when they left and are no doubt
lost They were the property Of the French
Consul at Honolulu.
GOING TO THE BONEYARD.
Yesterday the old Pacific Mail steamer
South Carolina was sold to the johnson
Wrecking Company, and will be taken to
the boneyard to be broken up. The old
craft is an iron, screw boat. and has had an
adventurous career. She was built at VIII
mingtOn, Del, In 1869. The dimensions are
r a
tonnage 2099. She ran for some years be-
tween Panama and Central AVerican ports
and arrived here on July 10, 1855 from
Panama, in command of Captain Hughes.
She was then condemned and has since been
laid up in Mission Bay.
1t was mentioned yesterday that a leak
that was reported on the whaling bark
Triton was caused by the sword OF a "bill
fish" having penetrated her copper, wood
sheathing and timbers. The piece Of wood
that was penetrated and containing the bone
has been cut out, and can be seen at Cap
tain Bendts, at 10S Clay street. The Triton
is now nearly 90 years old, and the piece
shows that her timbers are yet sound as a
dollar, and the bill fish must have struck
her with terrible force.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos
yesterday and the wind all day from the
northeast. blowing as high as twenty-five
miles an hour. The barometer read: 8
o'clock in the morning, 80 :26; noon, 80 ~ ;
O'clock in the evening, 30:17.
ONLY BRIEF STAY.
n. B. M. S. Espiegle arrived in port yes
terday morning, after passage of five days
from Esquimalt. The steamer has been on
this station for over three years, and on her
trip down the coast will call at Acapulco,
Panama, Callao and Coquimbo. The. Gar
net is on her way from the East Indies to
relieve the EspieRle. The latter vessel has
ten guns, five OF which are breech-loaders.
She is 1l30 tons burden, and her horse
power is 1880. Following are the officers
Captain, A. G. Clark; Lieutenants-Pritcll-
ard, Meredith, Lambert; Surgeon Bookey,
Paymaster Moore and Chief Engineer vat
son. The steamer has complement OF
$50 men. She will leave again early this
morning, and will take with her mail for
the Warspite, which she will meet at Mag
dalena Bay.
Captain Montague has taken command OF
the schooner Herald, Captain Cleveland has
assumed command Of the bark William Bay
lies and Captain Rodin has been placed In