The morning call., 1892-06-09

Charles E. Moody, ROW loading at New
York Tor this port will be tho first OF a
number OF clippers in the new merchants
line. A we'll known local ship0wner said to
a CALL reporter yesterday that there could
be no doubt Of the intention Of j. w. Grace
& Co. to break loose from the control OF
monopoly corporations and inaugurate a
really competitive line to this coast. The
leaVen OF the Traffic Association is actively
at work. and, as another prominent ship
owner remarked yesterday, the signs OF the
times all point to determined effort on the
part of the people Of California TO unriVet
the shackles which the Southern Pacific has
imposed on them. 1.-The fight" said be,
'will be made ON sea, on land and at the
polls"
The splendid new four-masted ship LiV-
erpOol arrived from Sydney on tuesday
night and anchored in the stream off Lom-
Dard-street wharf. The Liverpool Is the
largest sailing ship that ever entered this
port She brought in 500 tons OF coal con-
signed to j. j. Moore & Co., and is COM
manded by Captain Whiting, who Is well
known from having compounded the ship
British vessel. built at Glasgow in 1889, is
$500 tons register. 333 feet long. AZ g feet
beam and q IS feet deep. She is considerably
larger than the Palmyra. hitherto the BAN
ner craft at this port.
The bark Southern Chief while towing
her backing rope and fOuled the German
steamer Romulus. The collision was quite
a severe one and ii is said IL will take
week 10 repair the damage to the steamer.
The HaTbOT Commissioners have assigned
the new opposition line of Stockton steam
ers a landing at Clay-street wharf. To
effect this the steamer Humboldt has been
moved to the north side of Washington
street and the regular line Of Stockton
steamers will land on the south side OF
WashiDgton-stree wharf.
The Transit which arrived from Homo
lulu yesterday with 1000 tons of sugar, had
long trip Of 80 days The delay was due TO
light. battling winds The Transit reports
passing the Paul Isenberg, from Honolulu
10 this port, making DO Roadway.
Chief Wharfnger B0Obar, who went TO
San Diego by steamer with his family for
vacation, writes that he had very rough
trip down and all the passengers were pros
trated by seasckaess.
Captain Watts Of the Chehalis is endeav-
oring to raise a subscription in aid Of the
destitute wife and family Of X. II. Leary,
cnief mate of the bark, who was drowned
off Wallet O-street wharf two weeks ago.
The spring tide this week will be an un-
usually high one Is feef aud the same con-
dition of affairs will prevail during July and
August.
The Millen Griffith will take down large
party TO witness the launch of the new
steamer Peru at the Union Iron Works on
Saturday night. The tug Will start from
Mission l.
Collector Phelps has been instructed to
discontinue the landing of quarantine Chr
nese, in transit for Honolulu, at Angel
Island, leaving it to tho transportation COM
panies TO provide the proper aceommoda-
tions.
Among the removes yesterday were the
bark Thetis from stream TO sea: the bark
Bundalier FROM Mission 10 sea; the ship
Alaska from the Union Iron Works to Oak
land Greek; the schooner American Girl
from stream to Oakland Creek; the G. II.
Merchant from Oakland Creek to Green
street; the schooner Corona from Channel
street to the Merchants drydock. To-day
the bark Professor johnson will tow from
the sugar refinery to the stream; the ship
Dundonald from Howard No. to the Long
Bridge; the steamer Haytian Republic from
Oakland Creek to Folsom, and the ship
Scottish M0ors from stream to Howard
No l.
The Daisy Kmban has had her boilers,
ETC., put in at Folsom wharf and will go
over to Oakland to be fitted out.
The yacht Idler will be put in commits
sion on Sunday and will take a pleasure
party around the bay.
The steamer Wilmington has been over
hauled on the Puget Sound drydock and
will be put into the flour trade in connec-
ton with the Canadian Pacific Navigation
Company's line 20 China and japan.
The steamer Haytian Republic has been
purchased by Dunbar, Ross & Co. Of Port
land. Or.
The Mnneola will not sail for New York
till the 10Th inst
The Point Arena Is on the Merchants
drydock and the Knight Commander on the
Hunters Point drydock.