The morning call., 1890-05-02
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the Marion From the
China Station.
A Whistling-Buoy Reported Adrift = The
Steam. Yacht Lillian Changes Hands-Largs
Ocean Carriers on the Way.

The United States steamer Marion, Cap
tain n. NJ. Dyer, arrived in port yesterday
afternoon, after passage of thirty-nine
days from Yokohama The Marion has
been on the China station for the past
three years, and will now probably go to
Mare Island and be ordered out of commits
sion.
The following is list of her officers:
Captain, n. NJ. Dyer; Lieutenant-Com-
mander, e. T. Hutchins; Navigating Lieu
tenant, F. Emerson; Lieutenant Downs
l.. Wilson; Lieutenants Junior Grade-J.
c. Gilmore. W. S. Hogg; Ensign. G. W.
Miller; Chief Engineer, j. c. Buiterworth;
Past Assistant Engineers r. Gait, A.
Hewig; Surgeon, p. Fitzsimmons; Assist
ant Surgeon, l.. W. Alter; Paymaster, j.
Bellows; First Lieutenant U. S. NJ c.,
l.. C. Webster; pay clerk, a. McCarty;
boatswain. J. j. Glynn; carpenter. II.
Davis; Naval Cadets-Brittain. Beswick,
Hewtrath, Norton, Robertson. Gates,
ingalls, and Hughes.
The weather was cloudy in the forenoon
and clear in the afternoon at Point Lobos
yesterday. The wind was light from the
west until o'clock p. NJ, when it veered to
the northwest, blowing then twelve miles
an hour. The barometer read o'clock
A. NJ, 3005; noon, S0.03; o'clock p. NJ,
29.99.
UNCLE SANS REVENUE CUTTERS.
The revenue steamer Bear will sail for
her usual summer cruise off the Alaskan
coast Tomorrow. Captain Healy of the
Bear will sail under sealed orders, which,
it is understood, are to prevent as far as
possible Illegal sealing in the Behring and
to regulate the liquor traffic among the In
dams. Mrs. Healy will accompany Cap
tain Healy on this cruise.
The revenue cutter Corwn will shortly
proceed north. and the Alert will, probably,
during the summer, Join the Government
fleet in Alaskan waters.
The North American Commercial Com
pany's flag was seen flying for the first time
in this port yesterday. 1t was at the mast
head of the steamer Arago at Mission
Wharf l.. The flag has blue field. the let
tiers in white, IN. A. c. Co." The COM
pany lately secured the lease to the Seal
Islands in the Behring Sea, succeeding the
Alaska Commercial Company.
A short time ago the schooner c. II. Mer-
chant stranded at Coos Bay, and ugly
rumors regarding Captain Moores actions
at the time were subsequently set atloat in
shipping circles here. These rumors were
investigated by the Board of Marine Under
writers, which has just issued report ex.
onerating the captain.
A WRESTLING BUOY ADRIFT.
The Branch photographic Office here re-
ceyed notice yesterday from Inspector
Rhoades that the whistling buoy painted
black, with the letters belle Rock" in
white, has gone adrift from its moorings off
Beale Rock, Rosario Rock, Wash. a sec
ond-elasS nun buoy, pain ted black, has been
placed in lieu thereof in nine fathoms of
water on the following compass bearings:
Bird Rock, south-Southwest; Belle Rock,
west by north, three-quarterS north.
iTmuar6'Q fnr n1ra1,, ic
valued at SIS, 167, and included SO. $3.50 pounds
fertilizers, 200 barrels lime, 5000 feet lum-
Der, 1872 pounds sugar aud 949 gallons
wine.
The ship Henry B. Hyde has on board for
Liverpool 81, 026 centals wheat, value $780,
400, and the British ship Dunbritton. for
Dublin, %. 400 barrels -four, value 500, go.
The steamer Oceanic arrived at Yoko-
hama yesterday and the City of Picking at
Hong-kong on Wednesday.
The bark Canada arrived Yesterday lum-
ber-laden from Tacoma and proceeded up
river direct
Captain Linbridge has been appointed to
the command of the schooner Helen Mer-
Ram.
SALE OF THE LILLIAN.
The steam yacht Lillian has been sold to
J.; Kyle of Coos Bay for the price of S41OO.
The Lillian Is a fine vessel, built for a
pleasure yacht to ply at San Diego. Last
June she was purchased by Messrs. Smith,
lidl NC1 anu L cal sui VI lIlS CITY. WHO lOr
some time ran her on fishing excursions to
the Farallones. Last fall she was char
tered by parties, who have since run her as
as Decentralization between Marshield
and Empire City, Oregon. The new owner
Will run her as passenger boat on the Co.
guile River, north of Coos Bay
The steamer humboldt arrived yesterday,
Il hours from Eureka, bringing 80 cabin
and 10 steerase passengers. Among her
cargo We're large quantity of butter and
poultry and S767 treasure.
The Italian bark Juan de Navarro has
been chartered to load lumber for Valpa-
raise, and the bark General Butler to load
lumber for Shanghai.
CANNED SALMON FOR ENGLAND.
Three British vessels carrying cargOes of
canned salmon arrived at England from
British Columbia during the present week.
The cargoes aggregated 1876, 1886 cases, valued
at SS15,656. The ship j. Ii. Hustede left
Victoria on October 23d last with the larg-
est cargo OF salmon ever shipped from Vic
toria, namely, 56,694 cases, valued at $3.50, 99S.
The vessel Is now 100 days out, and so far
as known has not been spoken since leaving
this coast. The Doris Brodersen was lately
1oI days making the same trip, and con-
siderable anxiety was felt in her behalf
VI the vessels now on the way to this port
there is number of large ships, as the
following list will show: American fleet
Commodore I. III. Allen, 227l tons; Arabia,
2O24; 5. ?. Hitchcock, PTS; Alexander Glib
son, III Robert l.. Belknap, 2250; IroQuois,
POPS; john A. Briggs, 2033 and the w. H.
Macy, 2o92 tons. The British fleet com
prises the California "a new vessel, 30O7
tons; the Dumfriesshire, 2512; Glenalvon,
Pop; Lord Templeton, 2093; Engelhorn,
2374; Cawdor, 1855; HOLLYWOOD, 2606; Lord
Downshire, 2263, ana the New York, 2699
tons.
The ship Cawdor for this port was spoken
on April 7th in latitude 39o south, longitude
90 west, and the Wanlock for Victoria ON
March ed in latitude 80 south, longitude
800 west
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The schooner j. G. North came over from
Oakland yesterday and locked at MissiOn
No. 2.
The Mary Dodge towed to sea.
The Cumberland came down from Port
Costa loaded.
The Discovery was towed to Oakland to
discharge.
The Stanmore is at Nevada Dock taking
on cargo Of wheat for Europe.
The steamer San Pedro came off the dry-
dock at the Union Iron Works and anchored
in the stream.
The bark Canada went up to Port Costa.
The schooner Rebecca came out of Oak
land Greek aud locked at Green street.
The ship Rufus Z. Wood will 90 on the
dry-dock at the Union Iron Works to-day.
the bark Centaur will come down from
Port Costa and the ship Spartan and
schooner Fannie Adele will go to sea.
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