The morning call., 1890-06-15
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
A Death at Sea On Board the Ship
S. P. Hitchcock.
Sailing Of the Steamer City Of Peking fol
China-A Captain Stricken Bind at
Seattle Steamer Oceanic Due.

The ship II. P. Hitchcock. Captain Carver. ar.
rived yesterday after passage of ID days from
New York with a cargo OF general merchandise
for SUIT ton & Beebee. The captain reports that
lie had succession Of southwest gales of the
River Plate; had heavy westerly gales from
Cape ST. John 10 latitude 400 south; was
nineteen days from 500 south in Atlantic TO 500
south in Pacific. On March LIST in latitude 200
26' east, longitude 29o 49, west, John Robin
son, seaman, native OF France, aged 80 years,
died Of liver complaint and was buried at sea.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos yester-
day. A calm prevailed up till noon, when a
light breeze sprang up from the northwest,
blowing at 8 o'clock In the afternoon sixteen
miles an hour. Tie barometer read: AT 8
O'clock 10 the morning. 29.90; noon, 1895;
o'clock In the evening, 29.91.
The schooner Dashing Wave. Captain CAT
ney, will sail to-day for Sand Point, Alaska, car
rylng supplies for Lynde & Houghs station
there
The United States steamer Iroquols sailed yes
terday afternoon for Samoa.
SAILING OF THE PEKING.
The steamer CITY of Peking Captain Cavalry.
sailed yesterday afternoon for japan and China,
carrying large list of freight and a small pas
senger list. Among The cabin passengers were
Bishop Newman OF the NJ. E. Church, Rev. Y.
Honda, a japanese missionary, and w. Macon :
church work assembled at the dock to see the
Bishop of Among them were Revs. HarcOurt
Crary, Masters, Fowler aud Stewart.
The steamer was delayed nearly one hour by
the late arrival Of the mails. AS she let go her
lines she had all her flags flying at the fore
mast was the Blue Peter; at the main. the
iigger the silk flag that was presented TO Captain
Cavalry on his last trip. The Picking will touch
at Honolulu on her way 10 the Orient.
There were 81 Chinese passengers by the Pc
King registered on the wharf, besides one re-
manded man, 10 in transit for Honolulu aud l 3
who came w from Panama OH The steamer San
Juan. Tile 10 Chinese who tried 10 cross the
border from Mexico into the United States and
were captured, and who have been for some
weeks in The Alameda County Jail, were ex-
pected 10 20, but owing 10 some redtapeism In
Irregularity Collector Phelps held them over
until the next steamer.
The steamer Oceanic is due to-day from China.
She has on board 80 cabin aud 40 Chinese steer
age passengers.
COURSE FOR TRIAL TRIPS.
Captain Delahanty. U. S. N. commanding the
Coast Survey steamer Hassler, will leave III a
few days to mark out course Of forty nautical
miles In length In the Santa Barbara Channel, to
be used hereafter by the Government for The
trial of steamships One end Of The course will
be abreast The point OF The low cliff forming the
western side OF the cove known as FL Coro. On
this low cliff Il permanent signal Will be erected,
and behind IL, on the terrace a half-mlle back,
will be placed second signal.
This end OF The fottyInil course is on the sea-
ward range OF these TWO signals, and the point
oil starting must De Such that the whole line oil
forty miles must be III not less than twenty faith.
oms OF water. 1t IS supposed that vessels Will
start or end about one mile off the point. The
other end of the line will be Just east OF the built
up part OF the town OF MIA Barbara, where one
signal Will be on The beach and the second one
inside, and on this range the forty mile line ends.
The best course Will lie at one mile Oft FL Coro
Point, and one mile outside the cliffs Of the Santa
Barbara Lighthouse.
The twin screw express steamer Columbia Of
the Hamburg line arrived at New York on Fri
day, having made the trip from southampton In
days and 16 hours, breaking all ocean records.
This is equal to . days and ~ hours from
Queenstown.
Captain Fisher, late chief officer OF the
schooner LzZle Vance, Will take command OF
the schooner-yacht Neva, which will lie ave to-
day or tomorrow for Papeete He has a hazard
Gus undertaking before him.
CAPTAIN STRICKEN BLIND.
The bark Estella OF this port arrived at Port
Townsend from Guayaquil on Thursday last.
The correspondent Of the Daily CONNER cial
News has sent down word that ON the passage
up Captain Avery. the master, was stricken
blind While IN the tropics, aud his sight VIII
probably be lost forever. The crew became in-
subordinate on The passage and caused consider
able trouble.
The ur-masted barkentiue now building by
Charles White al his ship-yard at Alameda, and
which was fully described In this column month
ago, IS rapidly approaching completion. She
Will be called the CHARLES +. Cr0cker, and Will be
commanded by Captain ii. c. Lund. She will
carry 1900 tons dead weight and be able To load
over 1000, 600 feet of lumber.
1uO tOtdi tVuudhC VI fcostls UUW UU lUC way W
this port is 241 ,0o3. AT the same lime last year
II amounted 10 219,374 tons OF that now on
The way82,l26 comes from New York, Is, 463
from antwerp, 45l7 from Caleta Buena, SOLE
from Calcutta, 12,oO7 from the Hawaiian
Islands, 2S66 from Hong Kong, 2033 from Hi
ogo, 64S5 from Java, IA S36 from Liverpool,
27,749 from London, Al, 735 from Newcastle, n.
S. W.. 9913 from Newcastle on-Tyne, 1880 from
Sydney and 1909 Ious fr ON Swansea.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The schooner Western Home went In the Mer-
chants dry-dOck yesterday
The steamer Eastern Oregon went on the dry
dock at the Union Iron Works to have thor
ough Overhatling.
The Laura Madsen locked at.L0mbard street.
The ship Spartan came down from Port Costa
and locked at Main street.
The bark Hariata went to The Union Iron
Works yesterday.
The shlD Arabia came down from Port Costa
and anchored in the stream.
The ship Emily Reed left the sugar refinery
and locked al Fremont street.
The schooner Reporter locked at the sea.wal
The ship L. L. Hitchcock will dock at Union
street to-day aud The ship l.. Schepp and brig J.
ID. Spreckes will tow TO sea-