The morning call., 1892-08-26
NOTES FROM SEA AND SHORE.

Plenty OF Sardines- The Big Lumber
RATA SeamAn's Union suit.
The fleet OF Italian fishing boats from
Fishermen'5 wharf was out in full force
yesterday morning. and when they returned
sardines were scattered around the wharf
In way TO recall the days Of the miracu-
lOus draught Of fishes. The supply came
In handy, as herrings have been quite scarce
of late. and the sardne makes q very good
substitute. 1t is commonly supposed that a
sardine is herring and a herring is a sar-
dine, but the two fish are as different in ap-
pearance and flavor as a smelt and tom
cod A large catch OF anchovies was also
made yesterday. There is one, and only one,
fish cannery on the bay which does quite
large business In picking sardines, ancho-
vies and herrings in oil Tor home consump-
ton and Tor use on shipbOard.
The ships A. j. Fuller aud /. f. Chapman.
now EN- route from this port to New York.
have been chartered for the return trip at
So 70 10 81. The Chapman is 100 DAYS out
and the Fuller 81 days out.
BY the arrival OF the steamer Noyo from
Fort Bragg yesterday word has been re-
ceived that an attempt TO launch the second
big lumber raft was made a few DAYS ago
and proved unsuccessful. The pointed end
slid down of the cradle and buried itself in
the sand so deeply that il could not be ex-
tricated. The tides being unfayOrabie no
further effort VIII be made 10 tow the raft
oil till September or Z, when q full-moon
tide occurs. 1t takes 10 or Is feet of water
to float the raft, and IS feet is about the
maximum depth in this part Of Fort Bragg
haTbor at flood tide, so that 1t will be a
pretty near thing. The raft is 356 feet Ion 2
and contains about $7j 900 worth of lumber.
On the way down the raft will show two
white lights, one at the stem and the other
at the stern.
Notice has been given that on September
10 white beacons Will be established at the
entrance of San Bruno dredge channel
Lights Will be shown from tubular lanterns
suspended from single-ple beacoEs, painted
white, al an elevation OF 10 feet above mean
high water. The lights will be visible at
distance Of two or three miles.
Inc bark Elec ra,i24 days from Nushagak
Alaska, d0cked at Green street early yester-
day morning. She brought down % Chinese
who had been at work in the salmon can
neries and cargo OF $1,000 cases of salmon
for the Alaska Packing Company. Captain
Swenson says 1t is Of no use attempting to
employ Indians in the canneries, as they
VIII not stay at any job more than one or
two days, and are utterly worthless and
unreliable.
Captain John Reid of the ship Durham al
Lombard-street wharf has been arrested for
beating William Broad, a seaman on the
vessel. Broad was in turn arrested yester-
day morning on the complaint of the cap
Tain That Broad had threatened to take his
life.
The steamer SonOma OF the California
Transportation Company has been with
drawn in consequence Of the falling off in
fruit shipments.
John Grothman, saloon -keepersat 72l
Davis street, was booked for battery at the
North Harbor station. he had been drink
ing freely and when his wife endeavored to
quiet him he beat her shamefully and
threatened TO Kill her. The woman secured
warrant for Grothman's arrest, and after
two unsuccessful attempts Officer Gala
CHAN got his man yesterday morning
Grothman is very violent customer when
drunk and his wife goes In constant fear of
him.