The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-25
SEA AND SHORE.
Seizure of Opium on the Steamer
Australia.
Arrival Of Several Large Cargoes OF Coal
Storm-Beaten Ships Come Into Fort
Movements Of Shipping.

A search was made Of the steamer AUS
tralia lust before she left the dock yesterday,
and the Customs Inspectors were rewarded
nv finding eighty-two tins of opium IN the
6rrmen's quarters. As opium is worth Soo
a pound in Honolulu, the crew generally
take some of the precious drug along. lhls
is the second time opium has been Iounu oIi
board the Australia as she was about 10 san
for Honolulu. The Australia left the DOCK
at . o'clock with large passenger-hSt' lh-
Guiding several members of the now DIS
banded Hess Opera Troupe.
AWAITING THE THIRD.
There is superstition among seataring
men that when a serious accident happens
II is sure to be followed by two more IN
ouiek succession. The first, they say, was
The loss of the Inflated Elizabeth; the sec
oud the dismantling of the Jessomene and
her narrow escape from destruction, and
now the third disaster is anXiously awaited.
VIII not the fouling of the two vessels on
Monday night count for the third?
1t has not yet been fully ascertained what
the damage done along the water front dur
ing the storm amounts to. but aside from
that sustained by a few ships the loss Will
be comparatively slight
=. ARRIVALS OF COAL.
There certainly seems no prospect of San
FRANCISCO SulIttluB lOI ldCh VI CUui. DuliuS
the last twenty-fOur hours 10000 tons nave
arrived in port, most of the large heet
which entered port yesterday being laden
with coal. This should cause another crop
in the price. The arrivals were the touow-
ing: British ship JeSsomene, Captain Zeal,
IS DAYS from Newcastle, n. 5. W. with 3039
tons; bark Templar, Captain CaTdeil, 10
days from Seattle. 1900 tons; bark Bonanza,
Captain Stetson, from Nanalmo in days,
1866 tons; steamer JEANNE, Captain Porter,
No Hxifh tom a.
on the passage; British ship Scottish LochS,
Captain BarkhiIl, from Newcastle, \. S.
W., in so days, with cargo of 3105 tons.
AMONG TIE ARRIVALS.
The list OF arrivals yesterday was large
one and included the following: Steamer
Santa Cruz, Captain Nicholson, from San
Pedro in 60 hours; bark Shirley.
Captain Began, IS days from Tacoma;
schooner Albion, CAPTAIN Hanson, days
from Albion; steamer Confanzia, Cap
tain Arp, from Humboldt in days;
schooner Corona, Captain McAllep, s days
tain Keller, 10 days from Port Ludlow;
schooner Mary and Ida, Captain johnson, s
days from GrayS HarbOr schooner Santa
Rosa, Captain Thompson, 6 days from
Santa Rosa Island; schooner Mary Bidwe!l,
Captain Hanson, days from Albion
steamer Oregon, Captain Pohlmann. from
Portland in 81 hours, with fifty-one cabin
and forty steerage passengers, and schooner
Jennie Griffin, Captain Low. days from.
! Point Reyes.
MOVEMENTS OF vEss ELS.
The bark Bundaleer lowed to Pacific
street and locked.
The bark Pitcairn Island was taken to
MiSsion-StTeet Wharf.
The bark Shirley docibd at Vallejo
street.
The ship Palestine lowed to Long Bridge
The whaling bark Sea Ranger locked at
Berry-stTeet Wharf
The ship Sumatra went to Main-street
Wharf
The ship @enmorag towed to Port Costa
to load.
The bark Electra went to the sea-wall.
The snip Mcrioneth locked at Fremont
street Wharf.
The bark Arkwright towed to Third
street.
DEPARTURES OF STEAMERS.
Among yesterdays departures were the
steamers Australia, Captain Houdette, for
honolulu; Corona, Captain Alexander.
Captain Aekley, for Astoria, ana the Pro-
lection, Captain Levingston, for Fort Bragg,
PASSING In AND OUT.
The British ship Andurus, Captain Stin-
house. got in last night, loaded with 2420
tons OF coal.
The steamer Emily. Captain Roberts, went
to sea last night, bound for Coos Bay.
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.
The weather at Point LoboS al o'clock
yesterday morning was cloudy. wind north
west, Sc miles; at 9 o'clock, cloudy wind
west, 50 miles; at noon, cloudy. lind north
west, IS miles, and at O'Clock cloudy, wind
stood 1892. at noon 30.c5, and at O'clock
3015