The morning call., 1892-02-14
ITEMS ALONG
SEA AND SHORE.
A Very FOggy Morning on the
Water Front.
Thousands Of Dead Carp Floating In the Bay
Trial Trip of the Fire-Boat Lowest
Wheat Charter on Record.

Yesterday morning opened very foggy
| along the water front The fog was Sc
dense on the bay that the Oakland boats
only made hourly trips up to noon. Every
trip was made in slow time with a fog bell
continually ringing. The fog lifted about
midday and the remainder of the after
noon was bright and clear.
Captain Jensen Of the steamer Record
was brutally assaulted late on Friday after
noon by a sailor who boarded the vessel.
Before he could retalate the fellow had
disappeared,
MADE A TRIAL "TRIP.
Harbor Commissioners Brown, Bassett
and Alexander were On board the tug Gov
ernor Irwin yesterday when she made a
trial trip to Hunters Point and back to test
her speed with the new Zeiss propeller fitted
to her. The trial was eminently satisfac-
tory.
There was lively fight at 10 o'clock yes
terday on the Clay-street Wharf between
John Cotter and Henry ROchly Officers
Crosby and Aiken promptly placed them
under arrest and then behind the bars at the
North HarbOr Police Station.
The steamer Tamalpais will run in place
of the San Rafael TO SauSahtO on and from
Tuesday.
DEAD CARP IN THE BAY.
Many thousands of dead carp were float
ing in the bay yesterday morning, and
afforded much speculation among the Off
GERS of the various vessels as to whence
they had come. 1t is thought that some eX-
pOsion up river, or poison, had created
havoc among them.
An increase of twenty-five tons OF coal
was found yesterday on weighing out the
German ship Fanny, from Glasgow. 1t is
"a NJ IA hat ~ il
any boats loaded iii "canny" Scotland.
Sheriff Br0ught0n of Santa Barbara arrived
by the Corona yesterday with O. lunalic
named Moran in custody, bound for Napa
LOWEST WHEAT CHARTERS.
The lowest wheat freight ever received in
this port has been accepted by the British
iron ship Orealla. Eighteen shillings and
ninepence Is the rate from this port to
Cork. Hitherto the rate has been ali the
way from 25S to 45'.
The steamer Mary Garrett, from Stock
ton, was nearly three hours behind schedule
time yesterday. While slowing down to
enter her berth she came into collision with
a schooner. but fortunately neither was
injured.
Fifty tons of powder were loaded on the
steamer Empire yesterday for the Tread
well mine in Alaska. 1t will be transferred
to the steamer Al-Kl at Port Townsend.
ARRIVALS AND MOVEMENTS.
The steamers Corona, National City,
North Fork, Arcata and Ventura arrived
from cOasting ports yesterday. The last
named has been engaged in fixing the moor
ings at ROckpOrt The additional arrivals
yesterday we're the American ship Louis
Walsh and the schooner Bangor
The ship Orealla was towed from the
Howard-street Wharf TO the sea- wall yes
terday The bark Archdale will leave for
Sausalto and the snip Sierra Lueena fer
Benicia to-day.
DEPARTURES RECORDED.
The departures yesterday were as follows
The steamers AraGO for Coos Bay, Will
annette Valley for Yaquina Bay. Eureka for
Wilmington and the Oregon for Astoria.
The briggs William G. Irwin and S. n. Cas-
tie sailed for Honolulu, the British chip
ManydOwn for Queenstown and the British
ship Cape York for Saigon.