The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-07
SHIPPING DAY BY Day
Marine Matters, Here, There ard
Everywhere.

Everywhere.
The steamer Gilmore left out for Tilln
nook yesterday afternoon
Tillnmo0k creamery butter at the Pa
cine Commission co.
Tho cadso Forest was brought up Il
on anchorage yesterday afternoon
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Great reduction In prices on fancy ap
plies nt the Pacific Commission Co
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A. the Pacific commirsidn Co. can N
found u large assortmoni Of pie srplil
The German bark isdith took aboard
new anchor at the O H. and N doc'
yesterday afternoon.
News was received here yesterday Il
the eject that tho Eonnin. now at Port
land. had been chartered at thirty shii
iingB.
Tho afnt.clnGH can buoy. painted an'
lrltrred 'H. Il" In white, II reported u
have gone ndrift from ia moorlnEH on
Rogue reef coast OF oregon.
The British ship sokota. at Cork =
Hnu Francisco. reports meeting with ter
zinc gales on December I'd and had two
boats smashed by heavy seas
This storm which moderated aomewhal
Yesterday morning. r~e-doublod In force
towards shutdown. and showed no sign
u abaling at u late hour last night,
Tho steamer State OF California came
In from Han Francisco yesttrday morn
Ing with ig2 passengers and coo tons o
cargo for this river. She left up for Port
land early In the afternoon.
The British ship Glcngabor with a full
load Of coal from Newcastle, " y. w.
arrived IN port yesterday afternoon afseI
"A fair passage. She VIII discharge Q
portion Of her cargo In this city and vii
then go Up the river TO Portland.
The breaking Of a hoom In tho Alse'
river, nvs miles above here. caused .
loss 20 Harrison BroA OF several hun
dren mr. logs. About 100 logs went Il
nca and the balance OF the lot are scat
tered along the bay, Most OF them
can Ice recovered without much loss.
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On account Of the incleinsney OF 'hs
weather. the repairs to the bark Bedford
shire arc proceeding rather slowly. II
II Impossible TO attend TO the rigging In
pouring rainstormcs, ana tho probability
IL that the vessel will be kept NJ hei
dock for ncyctnl weeks yet before she II
rrntted
Tho British ship Mowhnn IA still moor
ed to tho . H. and " doc. wherc sh'
wilt probably stay an tomorrow. when
she viii he lowcd down 10 n Sand U.s.
land anchorage, Many people have takcr
advantage OF her proximity TO the
wharvoe 90 visit and inspect her many
POINTS Of Interest
A thlfd.clnsa nun buoy. red and black
horizontal stripes. has been placed IN !!
feet Of water. as an additional aid IL
navigation, 10 mark Mission bay rocks,
upon tho following bearings: Oakland
harbor lights. northeast u north; Po-
trrro point. aouth-southeast \ north,
Point Avisadoro. southeast \ south.
Tho following are the names. home
ports and ma OF Pacific coast YES
sells which were assigned oficial numbers
by the bureau Of navigation. treasury
department. for the week ending Dccem-
Ter q. 1886. sloop Gertrude. Ia Fran
cisco. gross tonnage. GG, net 6si. Official
number S6.1s: Steamer Alice A., Port.
land. or. gross tonnage 60, net k3i.
ofictal number 100, So
The American ship John Mcdonald,
Captain Storcr. iG6 days from New York,
arrived In hRrbor yesterday. says the
Call, . The captain states In his report
that In all his VoyRges around the Horn
aud they have been maybe never ex-
perlcnccd such cold weather as was en-
countcrcd In the southern ATTITUDES. Ice
borge were frequently met with. snow
storms were the rule and many OF the
crew were severely frost bitten.
The first OF the sealing fleet that has
put TO sea during the month TO get into
trouble Is the schooner Alton. She has
been following the herd along the coast.
but for several days has been looking
for u missing boat with three men in Il.
ON December 81 Captain Westor went
aboard the pilot boat America and re,
ported that during n dense fog he had
lost n boat. The three men knew the
coast wall. and as the boat was fully pro-
vIsloned the chances are that they have
mRde land. The Alton had taken q
seals when spoken by the America.
The operctta OF "A trip 10 Europe"
to he given Tuesday evening, Jan. 18th,
at Fishers Opera House, promises to be
the local entertainment OF the season.
II II given for the hook fund OF the pub
lie library by Mrs. II. T. Crosby. assist
ed by young ladies and gentlemen OF the
city. and VIII he preceded by the laugh,
able farce OF 'Dox and Cox" also by
local talent Tickets viii be for sale In
n few days, Admission. fifty cents. The
money could not be applied TO a better
cause nor "a the spender get more for
his money than this evenings entertain
ment viii give.
The merchants and shlpowners IL Sar
Francisco and l.yet sound want n telo-
graph line from Tatosh island TO GiRy's
Harbor, This stretch OF country II to-
tally uncovered, and rs the dangerous
Destruction is included in the coast line
the necessity OF n telegraph line is obvi-
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