The morning call., 1892-07-23

with heavy passenger list and full cargo.
This Is Captain MOrSe's fifty-ffth trip with
the vesSs! in nine years. and the genial
sBlppers popularity seems to be greater
than ever. Among the passengers were
BILLY Emerson the minstrel, George H.
Wood and number of lively thespisns,
who are going to try and infuse a little
mirth into the Australians. despite the cry
OF dull times; the Misses Parker, daughters
Of the Premier of Hawaii; Father Rogers
OF Boston, who is going 10 Honolulu for a
health trip; Arthur Scott Brown, Rev. J.
+. Fitzgerald. A. c. Richards and l.. c.
Lyman. The steamer got away little late
having 10 walt Tor the English mails
Lieutenant j. II. c. Coffin, U. s. N, took
passage on the steamer to go to Apia,
Samoa, where he will conduct the arrange
ments for the establishment of the coaIing
station at Pago-Pago. ceded TO the United
States Government some years ago.
The ship Liverpool, with so tons OF coal
aboard, will dock al GTeen-street to-day.
The dangerous curve on the Cliff House
and Ferries line at the corner of Market
Sacramento and East streets came near
proving fatal 10 the occupants OF hack
yesterday. There is a man on duty at the
spot 10 warn f00t-paSSeDgers of the APP
prOsch Of the cars, which swing round the
curve at great speed. Ii Is only few days
ago that a man was knocked down and
nearly killed AT this very spot. Yesterday
one OF the cars crashed into hack, throw
ing the driver TO the ground. smashing the
hack and giving the occupants a severe
shaking up.
The steamer City OF Stockton will make
special trip 10 tie Slough City to bring
down cargo OF -four for the steamer Bel
gic The A. &. Freese will also be put on
tile line. as the flour cargOes are now getting
heavy.
The horses Of a hack which was being
driven along Sacramento street, near Front,
ran away yesterday afternoon. The team
came 10 sudden stop by the shaft running
into telegraph post. aud the broken frag-
ment OF the shaft penetrated the chest of
one OF the horses, iufiicting severe wound.
Bay fishermen are complaining Of bad
luck both with nets and with hook and line
just now. For some unexplained reason
the water Is becoming filled with black
poisonous mud and the fish are perishing
by thousands. Even the fishing steamers
which 90 outside the heads are coming back
with empty holds. natural result of the
excessive dredging on the fishing grounds
in brakes Bay.
The moves Yesterday included the
steamer Columbia from ths Unioa Iron
Works to Spear, the schooner f. K. Wood
to Oakland and the brig Lurline from the
stream TO tie refinery. To-day the ship
Elwell VIII tow from the stream 10 Howard
and the schooner Volunteer from Howard
TO sea.
The tug Governor Stoneman has been re-
lifted and painted and Is in fine shape. 1t
was found that the force of water from the
propeller acting continually In one drec-
tion and eXpending its blows on one spot,
had worn one of the stern plsnks almost to
the thinness of a card. The plank has been
removed and new one put in.
The Tam OShanter has docked at Beale
street
The ship Solitaire has finished loading at
Philadelphia for this port IN Suttou's line,
and her berth mas been taken by the ship
James Drummond.
On the arrival of the steamer Haytian
Republic at Astoria from Vancouver last
Saturday she was placed in quarantine.
The passengers did not accept the situation