The morning call., 1891-11-28
SEA AND SHORE.
Ten Per Cent Has Been Paid on
the Keewenaw.
Change Of Captaius-Another Schooner for the
Tahiti Trade-The Alert Wanted for Fire
Purposes-shipping in the Harbor.

Ten per cent has been Paid on the Keewe-
nav, which is still on the way here from
New York. The Mineola was in col
lision on her outward "trip from here and
had trouble coming. The Mackinaw was
in trouble al the start from New York, and
the Mantauk was total loss befIre she
reached her loading port, New York.
These are the four vessels of the A. and 7.
Line. No wonder insurance men call 1t the
''hoodoo line"
The steamers that will leave from this
port to-day are the Gaelic for Hong-Kong,
Arago and Del Norte for Coos Bay, Hum
boldt for Eureka, Point Arena for Mendo-
cino and State of California for Portland.
CHANGE OF CAPTAINS.
Captain Drew, who has been in the en-
ploy Of j. d. Spreckels & Bros. since that
firm was organized, and who for a long
time was in command of the barkentine w.
II. DimOnd, has accepted the command of
the bark Andrew Welch now on the way
here from Pisagua Captain Morrison, her
present commander, will take charge of the
new bark r. p. Rithe,, now building in
Scotland for the same firm.
1t was learned yesterday that parties in
terested in the Stockton trade have decided
to build two stern-wheelers to ply between
this and the Slough City. They will be of
light draught and handy boats, with lair
carrying capacity.
The United States surveying steamer
Hassler went up to Mare Island yesterday
morning for repairs.
FOR THE TAHITI TRADE.
The keel was laid yesterday in Matthew
Turner's yard at Benicia for new 100-ton
sooner for Tahiti. The craft will be 100
feet long, % feet beam and will be feet
deep. Mr.. Turner seems to have a cinch on
the Tahiti trade, and with reason, as no
builder than he has yet turned out vessels
better adapted TO the trade around the
islands.
A rumor is going around on the front that
the Fire Commissioners have made q bid for
SpTeckcls' tug Alert. Ii the offer is accepted
the tug will be fitted with powerful pumps
and used as fire-bOat.
The fine barkentne Charles F. Croker is
on the Merchants dry-dock and is having
slight repairs made.
BRITISH GOLD IN QUANTITIES.
The largest consignment Of gold ever
shipped from tho colonies to this city was
that brought up on the MaripOsa. namely,
955l, 900. Since August 1st g, $4,000 has
been received in this city from the same
source, all of which will be made Into double
eagles at the local Mint.
The total number of deep water vessels in
port is H. fully so per cent of which are
British and only 10 American. In October,
1855, tneTe were li0 0e6D-Water vessels IL
port, of which "a were American.
The weather outside the heads yesterday
was hsZy, with a northeast wind twelve
miles an hour. The barometer stood 1901.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were: The Occi-
dental, Mount Washington and Detroit to
Oakland Greek, Angora to the sea-wall,
Bundaleer to Howard street, Amazon to
Selby's, Hunter to Little Main, II. Hack
field and Annesley from Port Costa to the
cam, James CheStOn to Third street. and
the Earl Of Aberdeen to the stream. To-
day the Louis will go To Port Costa, the
Nisurgis 10 Pacific street, Earl Of Dunraven
to Oakland, Oregon to Alameda, Valley
Forge to Sausalto, and the Honresfeld to
tho gas works.
Arrivals were the steamer Silver Spring
from San Diego, the ship Columbia from
Seattle, with coal for the Cedar River Coal
Company, the bark Oregon from NansimO.
with coal for John Rlsenfcld's Sons, and
the barkentlne Tam O. Shanter from the
sound with lumber.
Departures were the steamer Corona for
San Diego the bark Melrose for Nanaimo
aud the Gatherer for Tacoma.
WHEAT FREIGHTs DECLINING.
Wheat freights have again declined. The
latest reported charters are tho British iron
ship Glengarry, 1863 tons, and Euphrates,
1913 tons, u. X, Havre, Antwerp or Dun
kirk, 27s 81. and the British iron bark
County of Flint, 1888 tons, U. K, Hayre OF
Antwerp, 2S5.