The morning call., 1890-11-30
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
Total Tonnage of Vessels Now on
the Way TO This Port.
La unch Of New Coasting Steamer at Ala
meda-Arrival Of the St. Paul From Alaska.
Captain Frank q. Johnston.

The total tonnage Of vessels now on the
way to this port is 2S6, 595. AT the same
time last year it amounted to 209, TAT tons.
OF that now on the way 81. 442 comes from
New York, 6S65 from Philadelphia, 1855
from Baltimore, 12.497 from Antwerp. 5S21
from Cardiff, 6SO5 from Calcutta. 10. 341 from
Glasgow, S94S from Hamburg. u, 237 from
Java, 1904 from Liverpool. 2311S from
London, 1924 from Newcastle On. S. W.,
1916 from Newcastle-on-Tyne 456S from
Nanaimo, 1865 from Sydney and IA, AGA from
Swansea.
The steamer Karluk, which left here few
weeks ago under charter 10 the Cedros Island
Mining and Milling Company, has arrived at
San Diego on her first trip from the Islands.
She brought up full cargo of gold ore and
number of passengers. One Of these re-
ported that "the island rs rocky mountain
of gold. sticking up out Of the bosom OF the
mighty deep"
The American ship Sachem has been char
tered to load at Singapore for New \ ork Tor
lump sum of e1975. The ship Governor
Goodwin, 1414 tons, has been" chartered Tor
the same voyage, with the option OF Boston,
getting e2f00 for the trip.
DEPARTURE OF THE RIO.
The Pacific Mail Compauys steamer City
of Rio de Janeiro left yesterday afternoon
for Jaran and China. She was deep in the
water, having large list of freight. She
carried AZ cabin passengers, and in tile steer
age 311 Chinese. OF the latter 500 are
registered from the United States, 6 from
Panama, l from Mexico, 2 were .remanded
and were refused a landing. The vessel
will touch at Honolulu on the way.
A new steamer Tor The coaSting trade, to
take the place OF the Protection, which was
badly damaged. up the coast some months
age, was launched yesterday at Whites
shp-yard, at Alameda The new boat has
had placed in her the boilers and machinery
of the old Protection. She has not been
named. but will probably be christened the
Mckinley"
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos
yesterday and the wind all day from the
northeast blowing at noon Iwenty-four
miles an hour. AT 5 O'Clock it had fallen TO
eight miles an hour. The barometer read:
S o'clock in the morning, 30.16; noon, 30.17;
o'clock in the evening, So11.
The 1halla:ta' sailed from Australia for
this pert on the 9th ult.. making five car
goes of coal now on the way, with twenty
two more vessels entered ont to follow.
CAPTAIN FRANK H. JOHNSTON.
Captain Frank Ii. Johnston, the subject of
the accom- anying sketch, Is one of the most
popular and best-known captains in the ein-
pioy oil the Paclhc Mail Steamship Coln-
rany. Captain Johnston with ~" as his
friends always call him, was born in Kings
County, Ireland, on March 3lSt, forty-two
years ago, his father being prominent land
owner there. When - years of age he left
home ard went TO Liverpool, where he en-
tered on a seafaring life.
Twenty-Five years ago he came to this
Coast. and entered the service OF the Pa
cifc Mail Company as quartermaster.. Step
by step he worked his way no by merit, aud
three years ago was appointed master of
the company's steamer San Bias, running
between here and Panama. and remained
in her until the 10Th inst. when he WAS pro-
NOTED to the command Of the fine steamer
City of New York, which sailed on the
same day for Panama. On the day hi
changed vessels his: old crew testified their
appreciation of their commander by visiting
him in a body and presenting him with
handsome testimonial of their regard.