The morning call., 1892-08-03

sIIIUUTFI TtWFTOVH WAS
sroken with 225 seals. Next the Ivanhoe
sighted the San Diego with 2070 seals and
the schooner Webster with 2I70 skins. OF
Seutan Island a few seals were caught and
the lyanhoe put into Steamboat Bay for
lew days, expecting the L, e.. White As
the latter did not turn up the run for San
q lciSeo was commenced on July q.
There were three days of calm on the trip
across. DeductIng these the schooner made
The run IN % days. The best day. run was
DAT miles.
The arrival of three well-loaded sealers
within 10 days has caused considerable
money TO circulate on the city front, and
the business men and clothiers are anxiously
awaiting the arrival of four or FIVE others,
now well on their way here.
Ihe Stockton steamers, Mary CARAT of
the California line and DARntless of the
Opposition or Union line. both stuck in the
mud on the way down Yesterday morning
and arrived here two or three hours late
The rivers are now very low and there are
number OF sand bars al point five miles
below Stockton, known as 'the Dutchman."
The TWO steamers ran aground at the bend.
While trying TO avoid small schooner,
which had also stuck in the mud. All three
were fioated off by the rising tide, which is
felt ali The way up TO the Slough City
The moves Yesterday were very few, but
included the Loeb Linnhe from SausalitO
10 Port Costa and Tie Lord Shafiesbury
from Oakland to Howard No.
One OF the side plates of the City of
Picking was found TO be badly cracked at the
Union Iron Works drydoek yesterday ana
had 10 be taken out.
Sergeant Tom Maboney and Officer Cros-
by OF the BaThor Police are on the sick list
B0atbullder Twlg OF Third street is CON-
pletipg a new barge for the Dolphins. 1t
is expected to be ready by Sunday, on
which DAY the boys will have high jinks at
the boathOuse In honor of Dr. I. Riehl. Ii
will be remembered that the latter was
nearly drowned In bis celebrated swimming
match with Professor Fleming from Arch
Rock 10 Oakland 10 years ago. The festivi-
ties OF the day VIII include the planting OF
the American and German flags on Arch
Rock.
Among the passengers on the schooner
Charles Hanson, which sailed from Grays
Harbor yesterday, were two sailors of the
schooner j. G. Ford, who tell a sensational
story about the captain OF that vessel. They
say that when the Ford left here three
weeks ago Tor Grays Harbor her captain
John Brown. had his wife and daughter on
board. Soon after the schooner got outside
Of the heads Brown, who had been enjoying
life pretty freely ashore, took exception TO
his wife having bottle of port wine with
her. The alter was briskiy debated, and at
last. IN the heat Of the moment, Brown made
| grab for knife, Selling it By the blade.
The vile attempted 10 wrest Ii from him
and in so doing Browns fingers were very
severely cut. and be received slight wound
IN the left side. He then tore of a rail from
a chair and beat the woman about the face.
For several days the mate of the schooner
had an anxious time. but then things quieted
down. At GrRys HaTbor Manager Frank
kellogg of the 5. 4. Slade Lumber COM
pany made an investigations. but no arrests
had been made when the Hanson left.
By far the most lively item of city-front
news yesterday was the announcement that
beginning with to-day the Naval Battalion
will be permitted to visit the Charleston
daily for tie purpose Of instruction 10 gun
merry and naval tactics. The permission
thus accorded was foTeshadowed In THE
CALL yesterday, and was obtained through
the kind offices OF Admiral Irwin, COM
mandant Of the Mare Island Nayy-yard
There are 275 men in the Naval Battalion
and as many of them as can spare the time
will 60 of to the cruiser. which lies off
Harrison street, at l o'clock to-day The
Charleston will remain till the 18th, and as
often as convenience Will permit she will
take attachments from the battalion so
miles cut and show them tho working of
the guns ana the maneuYers practiced In
actual warfare 1t will be a rare oppor-
tunity for the boys to show that they are
not mere PIRATES of PenZance" or "Pina-
fore" sailors. as unkind critics have been
insinuating. If enthusiasm can ward Of sea-
sickness the battalion viii doubtless give
good account of itself
Captain Charles Minor Goodal leu
tenant-commander of the battalion, paid an
official visit to Captain Picking of the
charleston IN tue new barge manned by 10
men. The visitor was in full uniform and
the 16 picked members were also dressed
in their best suit of Clothes" but they did
not, like MeGinty, 60 to the bottom Of the
sea, but brought the boat alongside the
Charleston in very fair style.
On the last day q the cruise the members
of the battalion will have the privilege of
taking part in a sham battle, ana the bows
are ticked TO death at the prospect. All
the details OF the weeks work were settled
between Captain Picking and his guest yes
terday afternoon. and there can be doubt
of the value Of the opportunity afforded and
the resolution OF the battalion 10 embrace
il.
Among the arrivals yesterday was the
British tramp steamer Grandholm from
Vancouver, with 1882 bags of sugar con-
signed to John ID. Spreckels & Co. IL has
been well known that Hong Kong sugar is
being imported into this country by way of
British Columbia in unfavorable eompe-
ttion with the home product, and this fact
coupled with the visit of Claus Spreckels TO
| the Hawaiian Islands with the credited pur-
pose OF establishing Tefneries there, has
caused considerable anxiety and specula-
ton as to the fate of the refineries in this
city. AT present there is no definite in
formation obtainabie, but the proposition
seems to be that under existing conditions
it is impossible for American sugar-refners
to compete with coolie labor in a free
trade port and with tramp steamers ready
to carry the product for a nominal sum 10
anV MARI of fha world