The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-27
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival by the Humboldt of De.
serters From the Ethel.
Removal of Lumber Piles on East Street-Libel
Of the Barkentine Marion-Lumber for
Australia -Greytown's Bars.


arrived yesterday morning after passage
Of twenty hours from Eureka, bringing SO
cabin and 20 steerage passengers. Among
her cargo was large quantity OF potatoes,
Is cases fresh fish and S961 in treasure.
Among the passengers by the Humboldt
were Mrs. A. Sedell, an insane WON an, who
vas committed to the asylum at StOc kton by
the authorities of Humboldt County. She has
homicidal tendencies, ana has been in the
asylum before. There were also William
and Andrew Sprague, Thomas Barber and
Archibald Brady four of crew of six who
deserted from tho British sealing schooner
Ethel on the 2Oth inst. The other two de-
serters, Joseph Cuff and man named Fred,
were drowned as reported few days ago.
Archibald Brady, who lives at 1903 Chestnut
street. says that he and his companions de-
serted the vessel because they were badly
treated.
EAST STREET LUMBER PILES.
1t is said that the Harbor Commissioners
intend to notify the owners of the lumber
piles on East street to remove their property.
At present, these lumber piles seriously i'm
pede traffic, forcing wagons and drays to
use the planked wharf When the piles
are removed the entire roadway of East
street W i'll be brought TO a grade and paved.
The death-trd ps now existing at the foot OF
Harrison and Folsom streets will be filed in
and the approaches to the Oceanic dock
made somewhat more convenient and safer
than they are.
The weather was thick at Point Lobos
yesterday and the wind all day from the
south, blowing in the afternoon as nigh as
twenty miles an hour. The barometer read {:
s o'clock in the morning S00j; noon, 1905;
3 o'clock in the evening, 1898. The barom-
eter was high in the northern and low in
the southern part Of the Coast aud more
rain is expected.
Captain P. Borgersen has been ap-
pointed to the command of the schooner
Albion.
ARRIVED FROM CHAMPERICO.
The steamer Faralon arrived yesterday,
after passage of 10 days and 10 hours from
ChampericO, with passengers and merchan-
disc consigned to Oliver IL Co. The captain
reports that she was anchored ~ DAYS
under Santa Rosa Island in heavy north
west gale, also that the schooner Viking left
Acajutla for Humboldt OH March 9th, and
that the schooner Maggie G. Russ arrived
at san Jose de Guatemala on January 27th.
The United States steamer Ranger was then
in that port.
The barkeutine Marion has been libeled
by Thomas GUlding for $685. alleged to be
due him for services as superintendent of
repairs made during February, 1890
The whaling schooner Jane Gray has
sailed on a whaling cruise to the Arctic di-
rect. She is the last vessel Of the whaling
fleet to depart.
LUMBER FOR AUSTRALIA.
The barkentine Uncle John, Captain
Peck, sailed from Eureka on Tuesday for
Sydney, \. S. W., with 302, 125 feet of red
wood lumber, valued at S69i8. This makes
the third cargo of lumber shipped TO Aus
tralia from that port this year. The
schooner Lizzie Vance is now loading at
Eureka, also for SYDNEY.
The British ship Helens burgh has on
board for Falmouth &C. 427 centals of wheat,
value $4,000. The schooner Eva will take
t. Mahukona cargo uf general merchan-
disc valued at SIN.
new sealing schooner, called the b.
reals, has been launched at Victoria, b. c.,
and Will be ready to go to thes BehrinE Sea
early next month.
THE BARS AT GREYTowN.
Advices received from Nicaragua state
that there is enough of water on both the
inner and outer bars at Gceytown to admit
with perfect safety the entrance of vessels
drawing twelve feet of water. Vessels 60
ing to GT-ytown should lay off the break
water about two miles and wait for the
Government pilot to take them in. The
pilots charge is 81 Nicaraguan currency per
foot draught. There are no harb0r or other
dues to pay.
The British ship Jessomene has been
chartered by Eppinger d Co. to load wheat
for Cork, Havre or Antwerp, rate E2 is Sd.
The North American Commercial Company
has chartered the schooner G. L. Hill to
take cargo Of merchandise to Kodiak
The steamer Pasadena has been on the
marine railway at Humboldt Bay ana is
now loading lumber there for the north.
The Titania has arrived at London, 1913
days from Victoria, with 3i,605 cases OF
canned salmon, valued at Sl3S,420.
TELL 1T TO THE MARINES.
An evening contemporary had the follow
ing item yesterday:
Cap ain Bray OF the tug boat service came In
from the heads this morning towing the British
ship GlencaiTu. He reports quite school of
whales on tie outside. One OF the Ieylathans
came 10 past Fort Point where IL spurted for an
hour or so, as though daring the whalers in port
to get out and work.
There Is no one named Bray in command
of tug-boat in this harbor, and the Glen
cairn did not enter this port yesterday The
British ship Glencairn arrived here on the
I'd inst. from Newcastle, England, and is
now and has been for some days at the
rolling-mls.
The contemporary mentioned also states
that "the owners of the ship Ravenswood
have libeled the brig Elwood COnnaught for
damages alleged To have been sustained in
collision on the 18th ult. in the bay. AS
lar as can be aScertained there never was q
brig Or vessel of any rig named the Elwood
COnnaught in this port.
During 1890 there we're launched from the
ship-yards of the New England States and
maritime provinces 343 vessels, aggregating
1872, 015 net tons.
NEWS FROM NEW BEDFORD.
Latest advices from New Bedford state
that sperm oil is in good demand and sales
had been made of 700 barrels in parcels at
~ cents a gallon for manufacture The
demand for whalebone is light. A sale was
made OF 1000 pounds of Arctic at So So per
pound, an advance of cents on previous
sales. The stock of gDprm nil nm hand 10
10.200 barrels; of whalebone, 20, 700 pounds.
The ship Drumeltan. for this port, was
spoken mo date in latitude ago north, longi-
tude go west: the w. j. Pirre on February
I'd in latitude 90 south, longitude 25o west:
longitude 800 west and the Mount Carmel.
March 18th, in latitude 46' north, longitude
$40 west.
The ship Charmer, 1897 tons, which ar
rived here on March 1st with a cargo of