The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-28

anchorage lHlS dlleIIIOOH.
The steamer South Coast, from San
Francisco, is off the mouth of the river.
She will probably cross in the morning.
The British bark Samarkand was
brought down as far as Tongue Point
last night from Portland and anchored
there.
None of the steamers or vessels waiting
to leave out got away today. The Co.
lumbine, Augusta, Harrison and Gilmore
will try to cross to sea today.
The Norwegian steamer Florida sailed
last Saturday night from Vancouver, 3.
c., for South Africa with a cargo OF
lumber, consisting of 2,500,00O feet. valued
at over S21, 800,
Captain Houdlette, of the steamer Aus
tralla, spends his first Christmas ashore
since 1872. One Christmas ashore in %
years is a low average and should be par
ticularly enjoyable.
The repairs to the Bedfordshire will not
be completed till the Sth Of January. 1t
is understood that the owners of the
Glencairn will pay the bill, though nc
definite agreement has yet been reached.
The telegraph line to the Cape was IN
working order again yesterday, the first
time since the 22nd. The OPERATORS last
report, at 4 p. M, stated that the weather
was very rough, with the gale moderat-
ing.
During the month of November 22,016
immigrants arrived in the United States,
of whom 12,SS6 were males and 10,C3O fe-
males. For the eleven months ending
with November ia, 459 males and 13O,67S
females; total, 3O5,137 arrived.
Experiments on the coast of England
lately showed that sky flashing signals
were often visible during fog when moth
ing could be seen toward the horizon and
vessels were invisible within sound or
their machinery. This is an argument
for sky flashes from lighthouses.
The British bark A%ldergrove arrived at
Honolulu on December IA after a lengthy
passage of ia days from Liverpool. She
was thirty-five days off Cape Horn bat
Ting with head winds and then ran before
them and went by the Cape of Good
Hope. In one storm a sailor was lost
overheard.
The steamer State. of California came
in from San Francisco yesterday morning
and after discharging 60 tons of cargo at
the o. r. & N. dock proceeded up the
river to Portland. She lad 1855 pasen-
gers for Portland. Her captain reports
a very rough trip from Cape Mend cino
up and a particularly bad sixty minutes
crossing the mouth of the river.
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The American bark Topgallant, which
arrived yesterday from Port Il axe ey,
says the Journal of Commerce, had a
very rough voyage On December 9th
heavy seas struck the vessel, sta { ng the
forecastle three feet below the water | ne.
Seventy-iive thousand feet CT lumber and
5000 laths had to be tn. own overheard to
keep the vessel afloat, and the bow had
to be patched up with canvas.
There Is being prepared at the Brooklyn
navy yard an electrical device for signal
ing at sea which presents novel features.
It is a frame 3h feet square,, with | gifts
so arranged as to show all the letters OF
of the alphabet as they are Illuminated
one after the other by electric connection
with a circuit for each. 1t is claimed
that these letters will be visible for a dis
lance of tsl miles, and a sea trial VIII be
given as soon as the apparatus is CON-
pleted.
The ocean wharf at Port Los Angeles
Is distant from santa Monica about two
miles. II Is about 400 feet in lrneth
and for 1000 feet at the outer end 1t is l9i
feet wide 1t points southwest by vs. st,
in latitude "a deg. 1 min. 20 secs. north,
and longitude III deg. 80 min. 20 secs.
--A c. NF1-fa. Hoo, IT.. lA-4t. .rl
water along the outer 1000 feet of the
wharf at high tide is about 40 feet, with
a rise and fall of tide from five to eight
feet.
The o. C. & Els boat William NJ. Hoag,
under command of Captain James Smith,
arrived lere yesterday morning about OIL
o'clock, says the Guard. On board the
boat ,-ore Manager Edwin b.. Stone, Of
the o. c. & r.. r. r., n w F. Crosby,
of San Francisco. owner of the Farailon,
which plies between Portland and San
Francisco. The Hoag arrived here on a
So foot stage Of water, as registered at
this city. She is a boat of 300 tons bur-
On, n drew "a inches of water on this
trip, but experienced nc difficulty in get
ting up here. She did not have to line
up over any Of the rifles. and ran from
KARLSRUHE up IN . nOufS anu ~ nlilultS.
The boat had about five tons OF freight
for this city. The Hoag left for Harris
burg early this morning. having on beard
25 tons Of oats which Mr.. Crosby had
purchased of S. II. Friendly. Manager
Stone stated that the o. c. & r. would
run boats TO Eugene whenever they could.
Lilly, Bogardus & Co. received notice
by telephone from Everett yesterday
morning thai at 9 o'clock their steamer
Clan Mcdonald was "snagged" at Mays
Vile, three miles below West Everett, and
was taking water rapidly. says the P.-L
Throughout the day no further informa-
ton was received. Mr.. Lilly sought for
a steamboat to go to the assistance Of
the Fla Mcdonald, but at a late hour
had not been able to engage one. He
met with the new owner Of the steamer
Mary F. Perley. Mr.. w. p. Gamer. hut
the Perley IS on Moran's gridIron for re-
pairs. The clan Mcdonald left here at
midnight on Christmas eve. with a load
Of freight and several passengers The
ra-seraeTs Etre taken 70 Everett and 81
fered little Inconvenience. u Is o ohahle
that the freight viii be taken or BIZ the
siea-er Mabel. belonging 10 the same
J company. this evening. IT is not be-