The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-02

the maximum OF the passages recorded is
twelve days to this port and ten days going
down. Vessels marked with the asterisk
were bound 10 or from Kahului. the Others
to or from Honolulu:
BOUND TO THIS PORT.
Schooner Decatur, 1852 p days.
Schooner Monticello, 1850, II days.
Ship 81. Mary's, 1854. IL days II hours.
Brig Zoe, 1854, II days.
Bars Agate, 1866, II days.
Bafk Frances Palmer, 1875, II days hours.
PARK Yankee, 1856, Il DAYS.
park Frances Palmer. 1856, IL days.
Bark Yankee, 1858. IL days
Bark Yankee, 1862, 2 days.
I Bark A. A. Eldrldge, 1864 IL days.
BARK Comet, 1861, IL days.
Blk Comet, 1866, IL days
BARK Comet, 1871, II day..
BBafk GGoinet, 1851. 10 days 10 hours.
PARK Ethan Allen, 1866, Ii days
PARK ID: q. Murray, 1867, ~ days.
bbiis John ID: Spieckels, 1880, IL days.
Bic V " 8 IG,, 1881, y days II hours.
Brig w. Il. Irwin, 1890, IL days.
ON THE PASSAGE DOWN.
Ship n. B. Palmer. 1854, 10 days
Ship kinghsher, 1855, 8 days 20 hours.
ship Sea Serpent 1855. 10 days.
Pilot boat Golden Gate, 1855, 8 DAYS 90 hours
BARK Yankee, 1856, 8 days 10 hours.
Bark Yankee, 1859. 10 days hours
Ship Black Hawk, 1859, 8 days 8 hours.
Ship Norwester, 1859, 8 days IA hours
Ship Fair Wind. 1859, days 16 hours.
Brig w. q. Irwin. 1881, 8 days II hours.
Brig Consnelo, 1882 days II hours.
Brig Consuelo. 1881, 10 days IL hours.
big Consuelo, 1883, 10 days IL hours.
schr. Claus Spreckels 1882, 8 days 20 hours
In addition to the above may be noted the
passage of the ship Phoenix on her way to
Hong-kong in July, 1858, which arrived off
do Doluiu after u passage Of days IT
hours from land 10 land, and the Hurricane
and Stag hound, on similar voyages, passing
in and 10 days respectively. The best up
ward passage, land to land, was the old
The schooner Jessie Nckerson is said to
have made the trip from Honolulu to Eu-
Teka in 10 days, the barkeptine Catherine
Sudden to Cape Flattery in 9 days II hours,
the barkentine Amelia to Port Townsend
in II days, and the barkentine Jane A.
Falkenburg TO Astoria in IL days.
CHANGING THE CREWS.
Commencing with yesterday the crews of
the ferry steamers on the narrow-gauge
line will have different hours on duty to
what they have hitherto had. Until now
the crews of each boat have gone ON duty at
o'clock in the morning and remained on
duty twenty-four hours aud then laid off
for twenty-four hours. From this time on
each crew will only remain on duty for
twelve hours and then be relieved
Watches, it is understood, will be changed
every two weeks.
Iuc WcdlucE WdS lOeSy anu CIOuuy ~
Point Lobos yesterday. and the wind all
day light from the northeast The baronl-
eter read, s o'clock in the morning, 80 90;
noon, 3o;l5; 8 CLOCK in the evening, 30:10.
The steamer Humboldt, Captain Jessen,
arrived yesterday "a hours from Eureka
bringing % cabin and 6 steerage passengers.
Among her cargo were 1853 boxes apples,
Y boxes butter aud 16O cases fresh fish.
PASSED wREcKAGE AT SEA.
Captain Rains of the steamer Montserrat.
Which arrived at an early hour yesterday
morning, SO hours from Nanaimo, reports
that after leaving he had strong southeast
winds and heavy rains to Port Oxford. On
December 2Stb, she passed large quantity
of lumber below Cape Flattery. She had
variable winds to port.
Among the arrivals yesterday was the
brig Consuelo q days from Honolulu, with
a cargo of sugar for j. D. Spreckels IL Bros.
Captain jacobson reports that he eEcount-
cred rough weather during the entire trip.
Mollestad, arrived yesterday, thirty-eight
days from the Marshall Islands, bringing
cargo of guano aud irewood for A Craw-
ford IL Co.
The steamer Pomona arrived from San
Diego. after passage of 81 hours, bringing
Do CABIN and 20 Storage passengers.
THE FRONT ALMOST DESERTED.
The water front, as far as any business
was concerned, was almost deserted yester-
day. AT the Pacific Mail Dock the City Of
Peking was discharging cargo, and the
veteran tiue-keeper, Arthur f. Green, and
Cupid Devlin "ere on duty. At Fremont
street the RappahannOck was diScharging
coal, and two lumber-schoonerS were dis
charging at Main street. The steamer Cos
mopolis was on the Merchants Dry-dock,
but no work was being done on her. All
the crews of vessels at dock had holiday.
A number of the shils had their ensigns and
housc-flagS flying, but tho only one that
made any display was the British ship
Champion, Captain Haswell, at Howard
No. p She had a string of signal-code flags
from each masthead, the ensign at the gaff
and the Union Jack at her bowsprit end,
and presented gala appearance. Itinerant
preachers were out in force and traffic across
the bay was heavy.
A NEW CoAsrING SCHOONER.
By the steamer Hum bodt, which arrived
yesterday, word was received that new
schooner for tn coastlng trade had been
launched at Eur, ka from Bendixsen's ward.
She IS named the Lucy and her dimensions
are: Length 135 feet, beam 80 feet, depth
feet, tonnage 310.51 gross, 209.99 net; carry
ing capacity 100000 feet of lumber. Cap
tain o. Pet rson, formerly of the schooner
j. Is. Leeds and III the barke0tine Catherine
Sudden, viii command the new craft. Cap
tain Peterson was the first commander of
the schooner San Buenaventura, which was
launched at BendIxsen's yard fourteen years
ago. The Lucy is sister vessel to the s a.
die, which arrived here on her maiden voy-
age few days ago. AS soon as her rigging
is completed she Will take cargo of lumber
to San Pedro.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The steamer Lakme shifted from Mission
street to Lombard yesterday.
The Highland Light lowed to sea.
The British ship Pass of Bamaha went up
10 Vallejo City.
The brig Consuelo will so to the Sugar
Refinery to-day.
The barkentine Tropic Bird left for Ia
hiti, carrying the French mails.
The ship Two Brothers shifted from Long
Bridge to Beale-street.
The whaling bark Abraham Barker left
on cruise.
The ship Netherby will go to sea to-day.
The ship Garfield will come down from
McNears Wharf, Port Costa, to-day and
anchor in the stream.