The morning call., 1892-05-21
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
The Schooner Orion Arrives From
the Marshall Islands.
Unavailing Search fer the Body Of May Jen-
uer-News Of the Schooner c. G. Will
son-Teams Must Be Watched.

The schooner Orion, which arrived fro m
Jaluit, Marshall Islands, yesterday, brings
news Of stormy weather and troubl0us
times in the group She brought up among
her passengers, c. Ii. Gibson, young man
who has been employed by a. Crawford &
Co. in their island business. He reports
that the native King ON the island of Tar
ava was killed by some Of his chiefs, who
rebelled against him, and that anarchy pre-
walls on the group.
A number of waterfront boatmen went
out early yesterday morning in search Of
the body of May Jenner, the young woman
who committed suicide by throwing herself
from an Oakland ferry-boat last week.
Yesterday was the proverbial ninth day.
and the boatmen sailed or rowed through
the tide rips around Goat Island and ex-
plored the eddies on this side in which
bodies are usually found. The search was
unsuccessful, and unless the body turns up
to-day the conclusion will be drawn that it
has been carried out to the bar by the ebb
tide, in which case it will not be seen again.
James Sloan, a troublesome city-frOnt
vagTant, made himself Objectionable in an
East-street saloon yesterday morning and
undertook to smash the furniture in default
Of free drinks. When arrested be was rec
ognized as defendant in Judge Loves court
who had been set at liberty on promising to
ship for good long voyage and get out of
town. He drew his advance money from
ship and proceeded to blow 1t in." Since
then be has been a well-established nuis-
ance. He will have leisure for repentance
after his second appearance in Judge Loves
court this morning.
Freights to Honolulu have been very low
and the merchants in Honolulu, Kahului,
Mahukona and Hilo have declared practical
q H. 20
IN Australia. Williams, Dlm0nd u Co. have
been accepting 81 ton, and other mer-
chants are sending ships down TO the islands
IN ballast rather than come down to the 90
cent figure. The Spreckels firm is the only
one maintaining the old rate of 50 ton.
The schooner Sea Waif has gone over to
Oakland TO have her poop-deck removed, to
facilitate the shipment of a number of
boilers for Callao.
Joe MOrinn, 2 stevedOre in the employ of
the Pacific Mail Company, fell off the dock
In the narrow space between the wharf side
and the City Of Peking, and had narrow
escape from drowning. When hauled out
he was as full Of water as melon in
season. Joe is masterpiece of vigilancein
the prevention Of opium-smuggling and it
was in craning over TO catch sight of a
fancied offender that he came so near find
ing watery grave.
The old line Of Stockton steamers will
run as usual and at the same rates for pas
sengers aud freight, the opposition line to
the contrary Notwithstanding. In CONVEX
sation with CALL reporter Yesterday the
local superintendent said he could not see
where tho new line could make expenses.
The dividend on the old line is only II per
cent. exclusive of risks, and the half OF this
would not pay anybody.
DR.. II. A. Baker has been promoted from
the steamer San Jose to be surgeon of the
City OF Peking vice DR.. +. T. Bond, who
will establish himself in practice in this
city.
r. Watchman. mate of the lost schooner
Pannonia, came up on the schooner Orion
yesterday. The Orion also brings news
that the schooner G. G.. Wilson, which was
reported missing, is running among the
South Sea Islands and will not come to this
port for some time yet.
Captain Chapman of the ill-fated ship st.
Charles, which exploded off Cape Fair
weather on The 18th inst, died yesterday
morning.
The third-class nun bu0ys Nos. 8, and
in the old or west channel, Humboldt Bay,
have been removed and will not be replaced.
The steamers Walker, Leader and City of
stockton II the regular line to Stockton are
laid up in Stockton Slough, awaiting the
potato shipments from the Lower Sacra-
mentO.
Among the removals yesterday were the
bark Aureola from the stream to the sea-