The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-27

William R. A. Johnson, whose picture is
here given, is agent at this port for the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Mr..
johnson was born at Richmond, Virginia,
March 8. 1912, his father being Il prominent
planter there, and when eight years of age
he was sent by his parents north to Phila-
delphia to receive his education.
He attended private school in the City
of Brotherly Love until he was old enough
to attend the University of Pennsylvania,
where he remained until the end OF the
Junior year, then entered the employ of
business firm in Philadelphia. Shortly
afterward he was engaged by an importing
house in New York and remained with it
until 1879, when he came to California and
entered the employ OF the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company as clerk. While such
and in 1880 he was appointed purchasing
agent for the company, which position he
held until May last, when lie was ordered 10
go East.
On his arrival there he received his ap-
pointment as agent of the company at this
port, and on his return here on June 10Th
he took charge of the company's office, sue
ceeding Williams, Dmond & Co., who had
acted as agents for some years. Mr.. John
son is q thorough business man, and has
well deserved his promotion. He IS suave
in manner, kind and considerate to those
under him, as the hundreds OF the sem-
ployes of the Mail Company here testify to,
VINO like him best.
The ship Samaria for New York in John
Rusenfeld's Sons line carries among her
cargo 4j,677 gallons If wine, 1900 centals
barley, 24oS gallons brandy, 305,690 pounds
chrome ore, $1,000 pounds copper matte,
1851 cases canned fruit, $1,000 pounds cocoa,
10000 feet lumber, q, 40 pounds mustard
cake, 1000 cases salmon, 5S, 100 pounds tin
and 343, 81 pounds wool.
The schooner John G. North has on board
for Mahukona, Hawaiian Islands, cargo
of general merchandise valued at SIS, 567.
The cargo of the steamer NewOern for
Guaymas is valued at S52,654. In transit
she has freight valued at S2l95.
SUGAR FROM HAWAII.
Five sugar-laden vessels arrived yesterday
from the Hawaiian Islands. The brig Lur
line made the passage from HllO IN twenty
nine days, the 5. n. Castle was thirty days
from Honolulu, the 5. c. Allen twenty-siX
and the Ferris 5. Thompson thirty-two
DAYS from Honolulu and the E. K. Wood
TWEEN ty-eight days from Kabulul. The
British ship Borrowdale, Captain Guthrie,
an old trader to this port, is daily expected
from Honolulu with sugar.
Quarantine Officer Bawlor boards all the
steamers and sailing vessels that arrive here
from foreign ports, and yesterday was
kept very busy by the arrival of five such
vessels. A contemporary stated yesterday
that the station ship Campia has arrived
44S days from Swansea" DR.. LawtOn went
all around the lower bay in his launch, but
could find no station ship" and no vessel
named Campia, nor has he ever heard OF a
ship making a passage here from Swansea
in AS days. He is inclined to think the
whole thing is fake"
The weather was haZy at Point L0b0s
yesterday and the wind all day from the
northwest, blowing ats o'clock in the after
noon 10 miles an hour The barometer
read: o'clock in the morning, 1892; noon,
1880; o'clock in the afternoon, 1888.
Telegraphc advices received yesterday
state that the steamer Noyo sailed from
Noyo for this port yesterday with raft in
tow.
THE Lillian RELEASED.
News has been received of the release Of
the steamer Lillian, formerly of this port,
and recently reported seized up north for
an alleged petty violation of the law re-
gardiDg the carrying of passengers. 1t APP
pears now that she was only arrested as a
matter of spite on the part of steamer
owners who had lost lucrative business
through the competition ofth Lillian.
The MaripOsa sailed yesterday for Homo
lulu and Sydney. Among the passengers
were Chaplain Frank Thompson, U. S. N,
who went to join the Charleston; j.
Wightman Jr.. who is bound for Tutuila,
and Mrs. Paul Neuman and daughter. The
Mariposa carried sealed orders to the Com
mander of the Charleston and it is surmised
that she will be ordered to 60 the Central
American coast.
The sooner Esther Cobos, which sailed
hence on July 23d, returned TO port on Fri
day evening on account of having carried
away her rudder head off Point Reyes.
Owing to typographical error, it was
stated yesterday in this column that the
City of Puebla was Az hours on her quick
passage down from Victoria. 1t should
have read 1917 hours.
The schooner Chester came in yesterday
from Rogue River with 400 cases Of salmon
and 10 bales of wool for Il. ID. Hume u Co.
The ship America made a good trip of
days down from Nanaimo, bringing 3166
tons of coal for John Rosenfelo's Sons.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ships HOLLYWOOD and Samaria and
the schooners John g. North and Novelty
towed to sea yesterday.
The ship India and the barkentines Court