The morning call., 1892-08-12
FROM THE WATER FRONT.
The Bark Ceyl0n Sails Away
With q NGn.Union Crew.
Arrival Of the City Rio de Janeiro From
Chins-A Fire on the Corona-steve-
dores Fight Abcut Money.

There is comparatively little activity just
at present along the water 'front.' The
steamship City of Rio de Janeiro, Captain
Cavalry, arrived yesterday from China and
Japan. She was IA DAYS, Il hours and AZ
minutes from HoDgkong. She had moder-
ate and overcast weather most Of the voy-
age, and was detained outside the heads all
night by dense fog. There were 10 cabin
passengers, . European Storage, 6 japanese
and 65 Chinese.
Among the passengers was Katsuya Kato.
a member of the Imperial Diet of Japan.
lie has been sent here by his Government
to investigate the landing of Japanese I'M
migrants in this country and will remain
about three months. j. F. Merrill of Hol-
brook, Merrill & Stetson, bis wife and FAM
lily, returned on the Rio. They have been
away leo days visiting China and Japan.
AT about 9 O'Clock yesterday morning
Chief Wharfnger Boobar received advice
OF fire on the Schooner Corona, which was
lying off Center-street wharf A big cloud
OF dense black smoke Was arising from
her and II looked like serious confagra-
ton. Chief Boobar Immediately tele-
phoned TO Captain PippeY OF the fire tug
Governor Irwin, which was lying at section
of the seawall, to go TO her assistance.
When the tug arrived. however, the blaZe
had been eXtInguisbed. The Chinese cook,
while heating some tar. had set fire to the
deckhouSe, which will require a new coat
of paint. The total damage will not ex-
coed $50.
The American bark Ceylon. Captain Cal
houn. left pier !, Mission street, yesterday
afternoon, bound for Honolulu. She was
towed into the stream by the tug Wizard,
when the Ethel and Marion ran alongside
and put aboard Of her nOn-union crew Of
seamen. They were under the protection
OF a posse of police and no one attempted
TO interfere with them.
Special Officer A A. Gignac of the State
Board Of HarbOr Commissioners met with
an accident yesterday and can congratulate
himself that il WAS not attended by more
serious results. AS ne was driving along
East street runaway team from Mission
street cOllded with him, throwing him cut
of his cart, badly bTuising him and break
ing the axle Of his cart.
The new steam schooner Albion, sister
vessel to the Daisy kimball. is lying at
Main-street wharf waiting for her engine
and boilers t. be put in. She was built In
Alameda, aud will be used in the coaSting
trade.
The British ship Centaur, having been
chartered by Girvin. Baldwin 81 Eyre, will
20 to section . Of the seawall to-day to load
grain. Then she will sail to Cork for or
ders.
Chief Engineer Manson reports that the
piiDg at Nallej0-street wharf has been
badly damaged by the teredo and must be
repaired Immediately. The roadway at
Brannan-street wharf is full of holes and
also in need Of repair. The damaged sec
tiun comes under the jurisdiction Of the
city and not the State.
Ferry-slip ? is nearly completed and sec
ton b Of the seawall Is going ahead rap
Idly.
Two steved0res OF the salt steamer Grace
Barton engaged in slOsging match ester
day nj Mission pier !, in conseQ uence of
dispute about their wages. One of the
combstants is a soldier in the Salvation
Army
The whalebsck steamer Charles w. Wet
more Is discharging coal at the Oregon Ini-
proyement Company's bunkers. The bark
Ophir shifted yesterday from the stream
to Mission pier 2. The Highland Digit was
towed from Mission wharf to Oakland
Greek aud the ship Toxteth from Oakland
TO Selby's.
AT noon yesterday at Point Lobos the
weather was foggy and the wind southwest,
with velocity of u miles an hour.
The American bark Ceylon. Captain Cal
The American steamer Empire, Cap.
tain Moe, for Nanaino; the Cosmopo-
lis, Captain Demers. for Eureka; the Maggie
Ross, Captain Marshall, fer Coos Bay; the
Jewel. Captain Madsen. for Caspar; the
Rival, CAPTAIN johnson, fer Fort Bragg;
the American schooner Maxim, Captain
Peterson. for Caspar, ana the Robert and
Minnie, Captain Farrell, for Eureka