The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-05
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.


ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The schooner Kate and Ann will leave
out on Wednesday.
The State left out yesterday morning
for San Francisco.
Capt. John Pickernell's big scow has
been fitted with a cabin.
Capt. Intyens, of the Kate and Ann,
will be down from Portland tomorrow
morning.
The Mozambique is waiting for tug
and may leave up the river this after
noon in tow of the Hayward.
The Mayfiower came in from Youngs
river yesterday afternoon with passen-
gers and small load of produce,
The ship Colony left down the river yes
terday in tow of the Emma Hayward.
She should be here this forenoon.
The launch Winn was on the gridiron
dl lhc <ASlOlld lOu NOThS yesterday
having repairs made to her stern.
One carload of salmon was shipped east
by the o. r. and N. Co. yesterday. Ship
nents are still exceptionally slack
The steamer Harrison leaves out this
morning for Tillamook with 25 tons of
general cargo and several passengers
All the machinery for the Devlin can
merry at Friday Harbor is now ready for
shipment from the Astoria Iron Works.
The Alarm came down from Clifton
yesterday morning. She will lay up here
today, and return tomorrow with load
of fish.
The tin cargoes are moving out of the
bonded warehouse rapidly to various can
neries both on this and the other side of
the river.
The old o. X. slip, which has been fall
ing into disrepair for MANY months, was
fixed up yesterday and is now compara-
lively safe.
The Ida Hazel, j. o. Hanthorn's trim
little launch, was on the beach at Dali
gity's iron works yesterday having her
shaft repaired.
Fish were running very slack yesterday
everywhere. At Clifton the returns from
70 boats and large seining outfit,
brought in only five tons Of fish.
Although the blow early yesterday
morning was severely felt in the vicinity
of the mouth of the river, no serious re-
IL 10, haav, rtaI
The Sarah Dixon went to the buoy de-
pot yesterday afternoon to unload $1,000
feet of lumber. The material is to be
shipped to the Umpqua and Hecata Head,
for government work at those stations.
The steamer Alice Blanchard was ex-
pected in from San Francisco yesterday
afternoon, but did not arrive on time.
She is looked for this morning. Her
cargo contains 100 tons of Beaver Hill
coal taken on at Coos Bay.
Captain Ellis, Of the Ancona well be
down from Portland this morning but II
is doubtful If his vessel will leave out
today. She draws % feet of water, and
the tides just now are late and early,
She will probably start on her home
ward journey tomorrow morning early.
An epidemic of net and boat stealing
seems to have sprung up in the last
week, and a great deal of work has been
done right along the local Waterfront
with boats that are tied up for the night
alongside the various slips 1t might
be well for the police more particularly
those on the night beats, to keep vigil
liant look out in the vicinity of the DOCKS
and be ready for the thieves when they
put in an appearance. Judge Osburn VIII
do the rest.
The Potter still continues to draw
many visitors whenever she goes 10 her
dock, and Mr.. G. W. LounsDerry' the
companys courteous agent, uoes no'
tire of doing the honors, and pralslng
the qualities of the flagship. 1t may not
be out of place to state that Mr.. Louns-
berry's presence, and his untiring efrorts
for the comfort of the excursionlsts on
the trip last Thursday went very Iai
to making the occasion the dellght.ui
experience that everybody found 1t 10 De-
The owners of the British ship Kirkhhl
are the Steels, famous as FANNY VI
crack cricketers, all over the World.
The four sons are all prominent sports
men. The captain of the kirKhlll mas
entertained rival cricketing teams IN
nearly every large port he mas ever
touched at and on one occasion dlu the
honors in Sydney Harbor to the All ENG
land Eleven and the Australian ELEVEN
the former team being captained at the
time by one of the owners OIL the Vessei'
Capt. Troutman, of the steamer Delta,
is at Whatcom, from Seattle 10 answer
to the charge of smuggling brought
against him by Messrs. Henspeter and
Myers. who were employed on the Delta
when she was on the run between Wnat-
com and Victoria. He says there Is
nothing in it" but spite work, ana is coh-
fident Of acquittal. He declares Una. nc
will have Capt. Henspeter, VINO Ho" eo.
mate on the Island Belle, arrested loi
perjury.
Mr. Nelson Troyer's latest inVehtloh'
the oval can soldering machlhe I.S
completed yesterday at the Astoria - ~
Works, and will be shipped 70 M M =
G. Megler at Brookfield tomorIVW' -
machine has been described IN 'ie ~ ba
rian on a previous OCCASION IN baot,ng
system. and will be able 10 aoo'.-- -,
thirty cans per minute, holding tMe"'y y
simultaneously. second machln ma5 80
now under way and will be delVereu u
the Cutting Packing Company
The schooners cOnfenza. Lizzie lra rrlen a.
Mayaower, and Joseph and Henry r. a siu-
the harbor at the mouth o. .I;no Ih bar
slaw river, with rapidly snO II will
fencing them of from the OegAti, % .I,a enring
probably hold them there uI'n Cor them
fresbats clear a channel IoI - -.
through the sandbank. Tne Ioul IIr1ber