The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-01
RIVER AND HARBoR.

] - ~ AMI n hAn1As
Tho fishing party that started out i1
the pilot boat Mecca. SATURDAY week. and
/ which was transferred 10 the pilot boat
/ Odelli after the mishap 10 the former, re-
/ turned yesterday from VOLTS Island
/ They had pleasant outing The Neca is
laid up ia the old dry docks slip and il is
I not known whether she viii have 70 80 on
/ the marine railway or not 10 is supposed
that her keel or earboard streak was
/ beds.
The Norwegian bark Sondre. Capt.
! Nielsen, was cleared for Rotterdam yes
! terday by j. +. Minis u Co Her cargo
! consists OF LIP casks spirits turpen-
une, containing 5000 gallons, valued at
! s14, leO' and 1850 barrels rosin, weighing
/ wv 500 pounds, valued AZ 81 BIS Shipped
] by Paterson, Downing & Co.
! The Norwegian bark Ydum, Capt lis
/ land, was cleared yesterday by Chr. G.
! Dahl Il Co. for Preston. England Her
! cargo consists of $500 barrels rosin,
weighing l,6s6,455 pounds valued at
" 80, which was shipped by Murchison
& Co.
The Norwegian@ bark Mark Twain,
| capt Nielsen, was cleared yesterday for
| Saltport, Manchester canal. by Chr. G.
| Dahl x Go. She has a cargo of 5000
! barrels rosin, weighing 224l $50 pounds,
ana valued at S24 ,596. Shipped by the 5.
p. Shotter Company.
The steamer Katie arrived Yesterday
IRON Augusta and way landings Sne
brought an unusually large cargo of naval
stores from along the river. Among the
passengers were: F. b Kennedy, Of Ha-
gerslaga; w. II. Ruth, of Sisters Ferry;
I. i. Coursey, of Hudson Ferry; w. L.
Powell, Of New Landing; Mrs. NJ Wa
ters aud daughter, returning from Co
/ hen Bun Mrs T. A. Maddox of Poor
Robin; Miss n. b. Crosby and Miss Flor
ence Moffitt, of Hudson's Ferry :; Mrs E.
Il, Ba2enlOre and Mrs n j. Scott. of
Poor Robin and Mrs. Mock and daughter
OF this city, who have been visiting friends
in Sylyania.
colored boy about % years of age.
named Wash Talbot, was drowned in the
Savannah river near Matthew's Bluff
last Thursday. He was in small bateau
with his father, Tom Talbot, fishing. The
boy accidentally fell overheard. The
body was recovered. Wash was employed.
some months ago, as a deck hand on the
Katie.
The Norwegian bark P. NJ Peterson,
from St. Nazaire, France arrived up to
the city Yesterday from quarantine
where she finished discharging ballast
and was fumigated She will load with
naval stores for Europe The vessel is
consigned to Chr. G. Dahl & Co.
Capt. Stoesen, of the Norwegian bark
p. M. Peterson, said yesterday that he
was particularly pleased and gratitied at
the treatment he and his family received
at the hands of DR.. Graham at the quar-
antine station. ut is a pleasure" he
said, Ito be accommodated with homelike
comforts on shore, while your vessel is
being filled with offensive and penetrat-
ing disenfectants. The erection of build
ings for the accommodation of the crews
of vessels, while at quarantine, will be a
comfort and convenience and will be
greatly appreciated"
The steamer Alpha took large excur-
sion of colored people down the river yes
terday afternoon.
The Norwegian bark Aviemore was
tOwed to Tybee yesterday, where she
will finish loading with naval stores The
Savannah Lighterage and Transfer com
pany will take the balance of her cargo to
her to-day. She will be ready to clear
about Thursday.
The steamship City of Augusta, Capt.
Daggett, is appointed to sail for New
York to-day at Up. m. r FFa
Capt. G. ]. White, inspector of Gus
toms, returned yesterday from Augusta,
where he was sent by Collector of Gus
toms johnson to measure the new steam
boat Wanda just built by Capt j. A.
Twiggs. The Wanda will run on the Sa-
vannah river between Augusta and Sa-
vannah. She is 923 feet in length, 81 s
feet in breadth and has depth of feet.
Her gross tonnage is 1912 and after de-
ductions for crew, boiler, etc, her net
tonnage is 9SSS. Capt. White brings the
information from Augusta that the
steamboat Advance is for sale and that a
good commission awaits the man who
finds purchaser for her.