The morning call., 1891-10-16
SEA AND SHORE.
Loading Sells Brothers Circus On
the MOnOwai.
The Ventures Run Of Bad Luek-0n the Mud
in the slough-Notice to Mariners-Arri-
val of the San Juan.

The work of putting the animals belong
ing to Sells Brothers circus on board the
Monowai was undertaken yesterday, and
employed large crowd of men, The cages
containing the wild animals are all slowed
on the upper deck, while the horses, eie-
plants and hippOpotami will be placed in
stalls built in the lower hold. The crowd at
the dock was SO great that Waterman
Smith was forced to shut the gates and
allow no more on the dock. The pair of big
hippos and the elephants were hoiSted on
board in big box made expressly for the
purpose, and considerable trouble was ex-
per.enced in coaxing the animals into it,
The Monowai will take about the largest
cargo ever shipped from this port to the
Colonies, and will have very little standing
room on her decks.
Sergeant Bonner found a large chain hid
den under the wharf near Meiggs Wharf
yesterday morning and took it to the North
II arbor Station. 1t had no doubt been
stolen from some vessel.
RUN OF BAD LUCK.
The steamer V enture seems to be having
a run of bad luck. While leaving the harbor
on her recent trip she colided with the
schooner Emma Louise and nearly sunk
her. The steamer returned yesterday from
Rockport, and Captain johnson reports
| that as the lines We're let go at Rockport
| and the vessel was backing out from the
wharf boat containing the second maze
| and two men was capSlZed, and 1t Is thought
| that twU of them were drowned, as only one
| of them was seen TO reach the shore. owing
| to the heavy sea the steamer had to keep on
her way to sea, and the crew of the vessel
cannot tell which of the men escaped.
III ~ q
| fully six hours late in reaching her berth
yesterday. She was delayed by several
! bargeS tnat would not move out of her way Ia
| the st ckt0u slough, and the result was the
! steamer ran on the mud.
NOTICES TO MARINERS.
Lieutenant Commander Thomas Perry
| Z. 5. y, Inspector of the Twelfth Light
| house District. has given notice to mariners
that the MONDAY Rock bell-buoy is in good
order; also that the sirfsle-pie beacon,
! painted black, on the west side OF the chan-
| mel of the inner harb0r Of San Pedro. near
! the end of Railroad Wharf. has been
| knocked down, but Will be replaced at the
| earliest day practicable
Dispatches from London state that the
| German ship Clara, Captain knhlman, from
! LIVERPOOL for san Francisco. has put into
! Rio de Janeiro with her ruddtr damaged.
| The Clara is consigned to Myer, Wilson "
| Co. and has general cargo.
The steamer Hope made her first trip to
! Berkeley yesterday. she will compete with
tine old Mare Island for the freight traffic
and considerable Of a cut is expected.
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
was thick, with wind from the southwest
twelve miles an hour. The barometer
stood 5000
RIGHT SIDE UP AGAIN.
The scow schooner Mary Francis Cruz,
! that upset off the sea-wall few days ago,
was placed on an even keel again yesterday
morning By the aid of the wreckinR shears
| and a tug boat. The vessel is water-lOgged
and both ma,ts and part of her rail are
gone. 1t will cost nearly as much as the
| schooner is worth to fix her up again.
| The Pacific Mail steamer ) IN Juan arrived
| from Panama and way ports yesterday
morning. She brought thirty-four cabin and
| thirty-two stecrage passengers. The chief
item in her rather light cargo was $4,000 in
| silver from Mexico.
The scow schooner U. S. Grant cOllided
with the ship Empira, while leaving the
wharf at Howard No. about o'clock yes
| terday afternoon and carried away her main
topmast by fouling the ships cross jack
The steamer National City was on the
Merchants Dry-dock yesterday, having n
new propeller put in and being calked and
! painted.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The arrivals yesterday were the steamers
West Coast from Fort Bragg, Queen from
| San Diego, Humboldt from Eureka, Point
Arena from Mendacino, Rival from Hue
meme, aud Gypsy from Santa Cruz. The
| British bark Don arrived after a trip If 40
| DAYS from Newcastle, England. with gen.
| eral cargo consigned to Glrvin, Baldwin IL
! Eyre.
| Departures we're the steamers North FOX
! for Eureka and Cieone for Usal, the bark
! Richard Ill for NanaimO the brig William
| J. Irwin for Honolulu, the schooner Alex
| ander on a hunting and fishing trip, and the
scnooners Gussie Klose aud Alice kimball
The movers were the City of Picking to
the Hunters Point DrY-dock, the +. 5.
| Ciampa to the Tolling-mils, Uarradale to
| union street, Sumatra to Mission No 2, Katy
to Oakland, GiIcruix to Pacific street, and the
| Thessalus to the stream. To-day the Kill
brannan will tow to sea.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest reported charters are
the following:
British ship Borrowdale, 1918 tons, wheat
| to Cork, U. K, Havre or Antwerp; 60 5s
chartered prior to arrival by William Dres-
bach.
British iron ship Thomas Stephens, 1869
tons. swheat to U. K, HaYre or Antwerp
short lay days, 4Os.
British iron bark Don, 11l5 tons, wheat to
| U. h, Hayre or Antwerp; prior to arrival
| Ais Sd.
| Boat for Boarding Wanted.
Surveyor Paris Kilburn took a party
about the bay on the revenue cutter Hart
ley yesterday to show what poor equip
ments the Government has for boarding