The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-29
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
Tie Steamer Australia Arrives
From Honolulu.
News From Alaska by the John F Miller.
Success OF the New Steamship Line to
Californian Gulf Ports

The Oceanic Comrany's steamer Aus
trala, Captain Houdlette, arrived yesterday
morning . days from Honolulu. She
brought IS cabin ana lao sLeerage passeu-
GERS. Among the former were Car Walters
IF the Gria Of HaCkfelGt & Co, ". \. UOT-
rer IT, and r. /. Lille, notable Hawaiian
landowners; u. Lyman. wholesale meT-
chant Of Honolulu, and j. ). Emerson
surveyor. The greater number Ci the steer
age passengers are Portuguese. who are
being crowded out Of TIE islands by c0olle
immigration. Wages lave been reduced
from So to So month. 4 large cOcGanut
palm for the Golden Gate Park couserya-
tory and a number Of tropical plants were
in tie cargo Ct the Australia.
The Pacific Coast Company's steamer
City Of Puebla was delayed two hours in
sailing Yesterday owing to the late arrival
If q large consignment Of goods for Schwa-
bacher Of Seattle. SchWabacheT was burned
out in the great FIRE two nights ago, but
even while his premises were burning ne
telegFaphed a large order to THIS city Tor a
fresh stock. The company held Inc steamer
expressly 70 enable The order 70 be filled.
The steamer sigma, Captain BendegaTd,
OF the new opposition line 10 Mexican
u0rts on the Gulf OF California returned
from her first trip Yesterday bringing 800
.
atthe Selby Smelling Works The steamer
is under contract to bring from 800 10 1000
tons OF ore every month from Mexico to
this port. Tie ore comes from the IOpla
mines, ID the SiBaiOa district !. l.. George
a the firm Of George q Deltrck, shipping
merchants made a.tTip two months ago 10
Mexico to carry out this project His sue
cess i'll be q decided gain to san Francisco
merchants, for the ore formerly went to
Denver, Colo, 10 the Il big smelling e5taD-
. g. Ia 6ar "a rnTn q
rangements all the supplies Tor the mines
Nill be sent from this city.
TIE city front is being worked by a num-
Der If sick operators, who palm OF Japan
csc '.yeDs, worth about 70 cents each, Tor
United States dollars, 81 hlch they exactly
resemble in size and weight. The design
is entirely different, however. and the prln-
cIpal victims are strangers VINO have taken
several drinks and want change for 50 gold
pieces in a biz hurry. hey are quickly
accommodated
Tie new naphtha launch Gazelle, built by
John 1wohig OF this city for Charles For
ester of Sausalito, made her first trip on the
bay yesterday. She IS - feet long, feet
10 inches beam, four feet deep IN the hold,
and is driven by an engine Of Lighthouse
power. The lr!al was success III every
way
The date Of sailing Of the steamer City Of
Sydney for Panama and way ports has been
changed from the 9th to the 9th Of July.
The tug Robert has been chartered by
Charles Webster and Frank Piper Tor the
first deep-sea fishing trip Of the season TO
tie C0rdell banks next Saturday night
CAPsIZED IN THE BAY.
Two Italian fishermen named George
SMALL and PietrO Natal bad a narrow
escape from drowning of Point Bonita on
Monday evening. Their boat CapsZed and
thew dTifted about for an hour before they
were picked up.and brought in by another
fisherman.
The collision between the American ship
John c. Potter and the British ship TOx-
tetb, exclusively reported IN The CALL
Yesterday, turns out TO be even more serious
than was then stated The Potter parted
her chain about II o'clock, while a strong
ebb tide WAS running, and was driven bows
on into tho TOxteth. Captain Rasmussen
of the tug Sea King responded 10 the blue
lights and rockets displayed by the ships
and tOwed the Potter off. II was found
that she had lost Der fguTehead and head
gear, besides being damaged about the
bows. Tie Toxteth had several Of her
plates dented, her railing carried away and
her standing rigging cut up.
Tie schooner John r. Miller has arrived
at California City, bringing the latest news
from the Arctic cod fisheries. She has a
cargo Of fish from Sand Point, Alaska She
reports that the schooner CZarina of the
McCollum Fishing C0mpany's feet made |
a quick rip 10 Pirate Cove and found a full |
cargo Of Goldfish awaiting her. The Czarina
is due here on July -.
50 Harry and Thomas Lynch, members OF /
the chicken-fRht party aboard the Steamer
Caroline on the 18Th inst. were arrested by
Officer McGreeyy yesterday. They fur
nlshed $500 bonds at the North Harbor
station.
Seven of the bay boatmen went over to
Racco0n Straits and around Angel Island
Yesterday, searching for the bodies Of Frank
Horn and Nellie Schaap, who were drowned
in the straits on Sunday, the 10Th inst. No
trace OF the bodies was found, but Jack |
Hurlighy picked up black straw nat with |
q wide rim and a sun-prOteCt0r of pink lawn |
stitched around IT, which is believed TO have
been worn by the unfortunate girl. 1t is on |
view al Bendt's. Clay street, and was |
found on the beach near the quarry on /
Angel Island. not half mile from the scene |
OF The accident
The Colorado, which !. loading at Pacific /
street. will carry a non-union crew, and \