The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-02
SEA AND SHORE.
The New General Manager Of the
Pacific Mail.
Badly Hurt in Fight on Board ship-Talk
Of New Line of Ocean Steamers.
Arrival of More Sugar.

Captain Dow, acting general agent Of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, will
soon be relieved by Alexander Center Jr.,
who has been appointed general agent. Mr..
Center, who is son-in-law of Colonel
George w. Grannis of this city, brings
with him the experience gained by years of
ma Dagement. During the last ten years he
has been in Yokohama, where he is at
present the joint agent of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company and the Occidental
and Oriental Company. 1t is thought the
news of MIR. Center's appointment will
create breeze in commercial circles.
NEARLY KILLED.
There was a row on board the British
ship Orchomene on Tuesday night about s
O'Clock between two sailors named Will
ianis and Rice which resulted in one of the
participants getting nearly killed. From
what could be learned the men had just
been taken off to the ship, which is lying out
in the stream ready for sea- and the row
started over choice of hunks, Rice OBJ
jecting TO Williams occupying the bunk
over him. Williams persisted in taking the
bunk and the men came TO blows, and Rice
was getting the worst of the fight when he
picked up a marlinspike and struck Will
Jams terrible blow on the neck, cutting a
CASH SIX lHCIltS lullS anu hHOckiIlS mn stiiSc-
less. The captain was at once notified and
he ordered a boat lowered and sent for a
doctor. As soon as possible DR.. Bunker was
taken ON board, where he remained until
daylight. The wound was very dangerous
one and it was some time beiOle the flow OF
blood could be stopped. The Orchomene
was to go to sea to-day, but it is expected
she will be detained couple OF days longer
FOR THE UNION PACIFIC.
The British iron tramp steamer Sussex,
recently arrived from Honolulu, will 60 to
= Ortland as soon as her cargo is discharged
1t is stated that the vessel will load flour at
that port for HoDg-kong III the interest OF
the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
There has been considerable talk Of line
OF steamers 10 be put on between Portland
and Hong-Kong, and 1t is stated that the
Sussex is the pioneer steamer OF the fleet.
The German steamer Pemptcs, now on her
way from Yokohama 10 Portland, and the
steamer Zambesla, now In Japan, will also
be placed on the new line as soon as they
arrive in Portland. 1t is stated other YES
sells will be chartered and placed lii the same
service.
There is no danger of the crew of the Anna
running short of food, as she is loaded with
$4,000 worth of groceries and provisions
She is bound to Kahului.
RESUMED HER voAYGE.
The bark Anna Catherine from Puget
Sound for Chile, which put into San Diego
some time ago disabled, has been repaired
and sailed on Tuesday last.
One of the most miscellaneous cargoes
brought to this port in a sailing vessel for
some time is that of the British ship ELM
hurst. She is from H0ng-KUng and her
cargo includes rice, cassia, cocoa, tea nut
oil, tobacco, gunnies, scrap-iron, ire-crack-
eis and large lot of unspecifed Chinese
products.
The China steamer will be due hers next
Sunday The City of Sydney is also due
the same DAY from Panama. The steamer
Zealandia will sail for Honolulu next Tues
day.
GOT OFF WITHOUT DAMAGE
A dispatch from London states that the
British bark Priorhill. that grounded at
Westport recently, has got off unassisted
and without sustaining any damage.
The work Of tearing down the old ferry
building has begun. A crowd of workmen
are tearing out the old quarters of Station
ID of the Postofice.
The report that the red stack tug Mon
arch would be put out of commission is de-
MED. The vessel will be overhauled and
painted, and will be ON the lookout for
ships to tow inside of couple of weeks.
THE ARRIVALS.
The vessels that came in Yesterday were
the steamer George w. Elder, from Port
land, with 1876 sacks of wheat; the
steamer Coos Bay, from Eureka, aud the
bark Alden Besse from kahului, with II, $40
bags of sugar.
The following vessels sailed yesterday:
The ship Alexander Gibson and Sierra Ne
vada, the bark Harry Morse anu the bark
entine Tropic Bird.
The grain laden ship Glencairn came
down from Port Costa yesterday and the
ship Craigend and bark CISCO went up to
load.
The weather yesterday was hay, with a
northwest wind that increased from six
miles in the morning to thirty-two before
shutdown. The barometer went up from
80 Ii to 30.19.