The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-10
e. B. NJ. sloop Nymphe.

news. The Jennie brought down $500 cases
and 407 barrels of salmon. On her north
ward trip the will take up stern-wheel
steamer in sections, to be used as tender
10 the steam whaling fleet. The points to
be touched at on the trip are LorDi On South
east Alaska in inland waterse Chllcat, Tin
Point aud Fog Neck. Furs commanded a
fabulous price last winter, but the price has
gone down as the result OF adVlces from San
Francisco
Among the removals for to-day are the
schooner Eclipse from Oakland to Pacific,
the steamer Jennie from Vallejo to Oakland
wharf. the bark Canada from Folsom TO sea
and the ship Alex Gibson from Beale to
Mission Rock.
The steamer Queen missed her swing in
making Broadway wharf yesterday aud
had to be lowed In by the Vigilaut.
The San Francisco Yacht Club will have
its annual opening next Saturday.
a plank road for the accommodation OF
foot-passengers crossing from Market-street
ferry to the Ti0urOn and Sausalt0 ferries
will be laid down to-day over the sand fill
ing in the old ferry slip Enclosure. not only
shortening the trip but avoiding the danger
Gus curve of the Presidio aud Ferries cars.
The British warsloOp Nymphe will leave
this morning for Esquimalt, where her crew
will be paid OFF and sent homo over the Ca
nadia Pacific Railroad. A new crew Will be
taken or, and the Nymphe will then he sent
Daphne, and the 1S-knot cruiser Melpomene,
which will constitute Great Britain's con-
tribution to the patrol force In the disputed
area. The Nymphe has crew Of 1856 men.
all told.
The Alaska Commercial Company sent
north $50 rabbits, male and female, from the
Fresno hills, to be turned loose on st. Paul
island. 1t is expected that the progeny will
afford food supply to the native foxes,
whose skins are of commercial value.
Alfred Weaver, seaman on the shin Gal
gale, tell II feet into the hold on Sunday,
but escaped with slight injuries.
The cabin passengers of the City Of Picking
were landed yesterday morning. The SIS
Chinese and log japanese passengers will he
detained in quarantine on Angel Island,
two lighters bring called into requisition 20
meet the demand for additional accommo-
datiOns A new fLmigating steamer will
arrive at the island on July l.
The officers of the United States steamer
Iroquois have been granted leave of absence
and the ship is laid up in Rotten row.
Edwin. son of Captain Oliver Of the ship
Edward O'Brien, lying at Union street
wharf, was assaulted and beaten into
state of inSeusbility on Sunday night by
Second Mate Walter 5. True, aided by two
Telegraph lill.ahQo dlume, Charles and
James Murray. Before yielding to mis- as
saiauts. young Oliver wTesied a Delaying
pin from True, who was crazy drunk, and
beat the latter over the head pretty severely.
One of the Murray boys presented re-
vover at the head of the steward. ard The
trio started TO run the ship" They were
eventually 0verpowered and taken to the
North HarbOr station.
The Harbor Commissioners have resolved
to build tug for themselves to replace the
Anasha, the bids received being entirely too
high.
The steamer Sunol, with Piper. Alden &
Co.'s party, returned from Suisun ana
Benicia this morning, having inspected the
two schoOners in construction at Matthew
Turner'S yard at Benicia. a fine time was
had at Vallejo on the trip up on Saturday
night.