The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-08
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
Trafficking With Rum by the
Arctic Whaling Fleet.
A Diver at Work on the Front-Damaged by
a Grain Barge-Change of Sailing Time.
Rough Bar at Humboldt.

II is said that when the whaling feet left Hon.
olulu last year for the Arctic 1t was well sup
piled with rum. which was used In trade with
tile Indians. The people interested In the vel
fare of the Indians are troubled over the ques-
tion whether or not the whalers are TO be al
lowed to traffic in rum this year, or Will the Gov
ernment try to stop it. They claim thai the
revenue cutter Bear did very little toward stop
ping 1t last year.
The ship Kenpebec came Into port early yes
terday morning after passage OF six days from
Nauamo. She has cargo Of $3.50 tons OF COAL
DIVER AT WORK.
f. NJ. Knudson, the diver was at work yester-
day of tile end OF Wasbngton-street w harf Try
Ing to recover large roll OF sheet lead that had
slipped from tile sings while being hoisted on
almost 800 pounds, and KnudsOn found y very
difficult to get the sings around IT, aud IL was
only after he had been at work peary three hours
that the slings were adjusted and ready TO hoist.
The divers hands were badly cut by the edges
OF the lead
The State harbor dredger Will try to morrow
to pick I'D the coal lost from the scow Bullion at
Pac6c-street Wharf.
HOLE IN HER QUARTER.
The ship Charmer has a hole in her port quar-
ter as big beef barrel. The damage was
done by the grain barge Atlas, In tow OF the
steamer Elizabeth. The lawser parted when on
Union street, and the heavy barge was swept
under the ships counter before the tug could pay
out another rope. Had the barge struck inc
ship broadsde on all the wheat would have gone
On and alter April 1st the steamers OF the Call
fornia Steam Navigation Company will sail from
each end OF lie route at 8 O'Clock 10 The evening,
instead OF 3 O'Clock, as ut present.
The ferry steamer San Rafael Is laid up LOT
repairs and the Tamalpais Is running In her
place.
OFF FOR AUSTRALIA.
The mai, steamer Alameda, Captain Morse,
sailed for Honolulu and sydney at O'clock yes
terday afternoon. She had slxty.sM cabin pas
sengers and full steerage. Among the passen-
gers was the Rice Eyangeline Troupe, IN charge
Of J. f. and James McMabon.
The steamer City OF Topeka sailed from ma.
naimo Tor Alaska on Friday. She had ninety
cabin passengers, nearly all OF whom are excur-
sl0nists from San Francisco.
from Eureka; the steamer Alameda sailed for
Sydney, and the ships Othello for Liverpool ana
the Samantha Tor Havre.
HUMBOLDT BAR BREAKING.
EThe bar at the entrance Of Humboldt Bay was
SO rough that tile steamer Los Angeles was com
PEELED 10 walt outside twenty-fou hours before
she could cross She viii leave Eureka for San
Francisco at O'clocl; this morning.
The British schooner Alexander Is being lifted
out by Captain Wbiielaw. and Will go 10 SANTA
Rosalia TO work on the wrecked vessels at tnat
place.
The bark Matilda, from Honolulu. towed into
port yesterday with 1892 bags OF sugar, havrg
made the passage IN 1feen days, ana eA-
perienced some very heavy westerly gales on the
The City of Rio de Janeiro. sailing from this
] port April 14th for Japan and China, VIII !ouch
| at Honolulu
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.
At o'clock yesterday the barometer stood
3O.07, at noon 3o.08. aud at o'clock 3o.oo.
| The weather at Point Lobos at o'clock yestero,
| day was clear, wind northeast, miles; AT D
O'Clock, clear, wind northeast IL mi!es at noon
clear, wind northwest, IL miles, and at O. clock,
clear, wind northeast. miles
| Hurrah We can now get frst-class liniment
| for only 20 cents. Salvation Oh.
| Winnie Ream sang: go 0hoirs make ream,