The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-24


The departure 70 Captain Tozier,
says the Leader. leaves the cutter VOL
'cott-iif temporary command Of Lieuten-
ant Albert Buhner, with Lieutenant
Jaynes as executive officer. Lieuten-
ant Ballinger has resumed command
of the steam launch Sibyle. and lieu
tenant West still remains In charge of
the White Squall. News Of the assign
ment of new captain for the woIcott
is daily expected. Captain JsB. Moore,
the predecessor Of Captain Russell
Glover, Is mentioned among the pos
sibillties.
The British bark PactoIus and the
American ships TiIlie Z. Starbuck and
Bell of Bath are on berth in New York
for this port.
With the slack in the shipping bust
ness, says the .Oregonian, quietness al
so reigns about the sailor boarding
houses, and the individuals who keep
them filled with luckless sailors now
have little else to do than loaf about
the street corners and discuss the hard
times. The few ships which are leav-
ing port have no use for the boarding
house, masters, for the sailors them
selves apply on ship board and skip
per has no trouble in getting all the
men he wants. Last month only five
were shipped by the boarding houses
and this month none at all. Those
five were put on the Ainsdale, and If
the captain had gone about 1t right he
could have secured them without the
heavy expense. If the shipping busi-
ness continues to fall off,, the sailor
boarding house people will have to
pack up their belongings and seek
countries new, and then no one can
say that the hard times have not had
good effect on the. community.
The British ship British Army is now
out from Liverpool 116 days bound for
this port.
The British bark Kitty will come here
from Callao.
During the week ending March II,
1898, the bureau Of navigation assigned |
the following official numbers to Pa
cific coast vessels: Steamer Jeanette,
of San Francisco. gross tonnage, 29O.S7, /
ret 2l7S1, No. 77,O79 and the steamer
Sea Foam. of Astoria, net tonnage 977,
No 1868.
The o. M. Kellogg, new three-mast-
ed schooner just built at Humboldt,
Cal, and named In honor of Superin-
tendent Kellogg, of the Slade mill, ar
rived at Hoqulam Wednesday after
noon with colors flying. This is her
first trip, and she brought the rest of
the machinery for the Weston Basket
factory.
The British ship City Of Florence
started from Portland for this port |
yesterday.
The Polar Bear came In from Neha-
lem yesterday. She will be repaired
before undergoing her yearly inspec-
ton.
A gentleman in Portland has received
a letter from Captain Brennel, of the
bark Kirkhill, which sailed from here
with wheat last October. The vessel
is now at Sharpness, county Of Glou.
cester, England. Captain Brennel re-
ports beautiful passage, in fact too
fine for making good time, until hs
reached the Atlantic. Then there was
little dirty weather, but It was after
the Western Islands were passed. II
the squally weather. the captain was
hurt In fall though not seriously. The
passage home was made in 129 days
which was very long for the Kirkhill
Captain Brennel expects to load for
Melbourn, and will come to Astoria
before returning to Europe, II the con-
dition of the freight market warrant
1t. He expressed himself as highly
pleased with this city.
The Oregon came down from Port
land yesterday and went out to San
Francisco.
The steamer Signal arrived at San
Francisco on Monday from Roche har-
Dor While passing out OF the straits
one of the coupling pins on the main
shaft. became loosened, and the vessel
went down under SAIL, She brought
cargo of lime.
The. Willapa came in yesterday from
Coos Bay with a general cargo.
The Columbia came in yesterday
from San Francisco. and after dis
charging Astoria freight proceeded to
Portland.
W. A. Woodin, OF Fairhaven, WASH,
has received an order for a ships cargo
of choice lumber from the French gov
ernment The lumber is to be good,
and win be used at Noumea, New Gale
donia. French penal colony in the
South Pacific ocean, which has popu-
lation OF about $4,000.
The steamer Messenger, which plies
between Corvallis and points on the
upper river. has been arrested by
United States Marshal BARN on COM
plant Of A. l.. Brazee, TO whom a sum
of money is due on wages for services
IN her The boat is tied up at Cor
,allis in charge of deputy marshal,
The steamer LurlIne viii resume her
egular trips to Astoria. Saturday
Aaroh 2bth. leaving Portland at 10 p.
n. and Astoria at p. m. Sunday. Her
egular schedule time will be: leave
PORTLAND daily except Saturday and