The morning call., 1891-09-09
SEA AND SHORE.
Sailing of the SLAYER Tahiti With
a New Crew.
White Winged Racers on the Bay-The Ranger
Under the Shears-0pium on the Gaelic.
Movements and Charters.

There has been trouble on board the brig
Tahiti, lying in brakes Bay with cargo OF
Gilbert Island slaves on board. and it re-
suited in another crew being sent ont to the
vessel on the tug Sea Queen yesterday
morning. Captain Ferguson relinqushed
command Of the vessel to Captain Z. Erick-
son, and as soon as things were straight
ened out the brig tripped her anchor and
was tOwed to sea. 1t was learned that the
crew became alarmed when they learned
that the vessel was regarded as SLAYER and
refused to 60 farther in her.
The mail steamer Australia left Tor Hon.
olulu yesterday afternoon with fifty cabin
and twenty steerage passengers.
wHITE-WINGED RACERS.
Spreckels' yacht Lurlne was having the
finishing touches put on her yesterday after
noon alongside the mail steamer Mariposa.
The Aggie was trying her speed around the
bay in a stiff breeze, and showed plainly
that the boat that beats her in to-day race
will have TO do some fast sailing.
The United States steamer Ranger went
under the big shears at Mare Island Yester-
day, and will have her boilers taken out. II
is more than probable that the vessel Will
be put out of commission shortly.
SHIPS REPORTED IN DISTRESS.
Dispatches from London state that the
British bark Clydebank, bound from Santa
Rosalia to Queenstown. has put into ' al
paraiso with the captain sick. The British
Ship Mistley Hall, from Swansea for San
Francisco, was passed at sea with spar'
damaged.
The weather inside the heads yesterday
was thick, with an eight-knot breeze from
the west. The barometer stood 29.9o.
Forty tins of opium were found on board
the steamer Gaelic hid away in the ire
room, and were seized by Inspector Nc
Ginnis.
IN FROM SEA.
The arrivals Yesterday were the steamers
Oregon from Portland, willamette Valley
from Yaquina Bay. West Coast from West
port, Alexander Duncan from Moss Land
ing and the City OF Puebla from Victoria.
The ship Pericles came in from Sydney with
2056 tons of coal, the barkentlneS Consuelo,
S G. Wilder and Discovery from Honolulu
with sugar. and the schooner General Ban
ming from Fllnts Island with cargo OF
24,00O cOcOanuts and 120 logs of toawoCd.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The movements were: The j. Thompson
to the Union Iron Works, Ceylon to Mis-
sion No. l, Lord DownShre to Port Costa,
Glenesslin and Langdale to Oakland and
the Coryphene to Harrison-Street Wharf.
To-day the Gatherer will go to the gas
works, the Taichiow to Mission No. l and
the Forest Queen will tow to sea.
DEPARTURES OF THE DAY.
The departures were: The steamers
Columbia for Astoria, Gipsy and Del Norte
for Santa Cruz, Haytian Republic for Port
Angeles, Australia for Honolulu, Rival for
Fort Bragg, North Fork for Eureka and
Celia for WestpOrt.
LATEST REPORTED CHARTERS.
Among the latest reported charters are
tile following:
British ship Langdale, 1866 tons, wheat to
Cork, u. K, Havre or Antwerp, & 5s;
chartered prior to arrival by Low enthal,
Livingston 81 Co.
British iron ship Pericles, 1898 tons char
tered prior to arrival for wheat to u. H.,
HaYre or Antwerp.