The morning call., 1891-02-16
SEA AND SHORE.
A Quiet and Cherries Day Along
the Water Front.
No Travel Worth Speaking of on the Ferries.
Arrival of the Alameda From Sydney
and Honolulu.

With the exception of few people at the
ferries and the Oceanic Dock the wharyes
were entirely deserted yesterday, the steady
downpour Keeping even the waterfront
preacher and eorp-doctor away from their
accustomed speaking places. Few vessels
ventnred TO sea and very few arrived, the
most prominent of the latter being the Ala
media from Sydney and Honolulu. She
brought AZ passengers from Sydney and d
from Honolulu. Between the latter port
and San francisco she encountered heavy
northeast gales and high seas. OFF the coast
the weather was also bad, southeast gales
prevailing. This was the cause OF the ship
being twenty-four hours behind time. She
brought over what may prove 10 be a valaa-
BILE addition to the racing stock of this coun-
try, namely, six thoroughbred stations. the
property of Samuel Gardiner of BendOrra.
Among the number is the horse SuwarrOw,
winner of the Victoria Derby. The balance
of the lot are all famous IN the history OF
racing in Australia.
DEsoLATE QUARTER.
Saturday night thieves broke into the
stand at the foot of Mission street and
stole the stock Of peanuts, dates, candy and
fruit, completely sacking the place. There
is no clue to the robbers
Clay street. between East and Drumm, is in
a hopeless puddle, the heavy lalns having
washed the dirt from the excavations on to
the sidewalks, making Professionalism dIsa-
Greeable, IL not impossible
1t was learned yesterday that the new
outlet fer the main sewer on Market street
is four feet higher than the old one. This
may peceseitate the doing of the work over
again.
The Indictment heather has had very de-
pressing effect on the ferries. Very few
people crossed the bay either way yesterday.
and some of the boats made trips with
scarcely half dozen passengers ON board.
The United States steamer Charleston,
with the remains Of the late King Kalakaua
on board, made the run TO Honolulu in six
days four hours.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The steamer Noyo, Captain bricks, came
into port yesterday Az days from Gig Har-
Dor.
The steamer Protection. Captain Levinson,
was q hours on the trip from Fort Bragg.
The steamer Caspar, Captain Audjunson,
went to sea bound toF Caspar.
The steamer Venture, Captain johnson,
also went to sea.
The steamer Sunol. Captain Walrig, sailed
for Coos Bay.
The steamer Crescent City, Captain Stock
fieth, passed out for Crescent City.
The steamer Newsboy Captain Charlson,
left bound for Grays Harbor.
The schooner Lena Sweasey lowed to sea,
bound for Tahiti for orange trees.
The bark Dee was lowed to Harrison
street
The ship McNear was taken to the Union
Iron Works.
The ship DunbrittOn locked at Green
street Wharf.
The ship James Nesmith towed into the
Stream and anchored.
The ship A. G. Ropes did not go up to
Port Costa uutil yesterday.
The steamer Alameda, after landing
mail, passengers and live stock. went to the
refinery.
The ship Sumatra towed around to Harri-
son-street Wharf.
THE WEATHER.
AT o'clock yesterday the barometer stood
90 63, at noon 1880. at o'clock 1852 The
weather at Point Lobos at o'clock yester-
day morning was foggy, wind northwest, 8
miles an hour; at 8 o'clock foggy, wind
northeast, miles; at noon foggy, north
east. miles; at 3 O'Clock foggy, northeast
miles, and at 6 o'clock fUggy, northeast, 9
miles. Up to noon LIS inches of rain had
fallen, making total Of GA inches for the
season.