The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-23
PORT PARAGRAPHS.
Maritimes Matters of Local and Gem
eral Interest.

GEdA
The steamer Ethel arrived yesterday
about Il o'clock with a fun cargo Of freight
and large number of passengers from
Augusta and way landings. She was
scheduled TO arrived Sunday night, but
was delayed on account of the extremely
low water in the Savannah river.
The Italian barkentine Antonio, which
cleared several days ago for Sharpness,
with a cargo of naval stores. has been de-
layed from going to sea on account of the
illness of Capt. Mastellone who has been
sick with fever. The captain Is reported
very much improved, and Will probably
sail to-day.
The German steamship Carona was
cleared yesterday by j. Il. Minis & Co. for
Genoa via Barcelona. Her cargo consist
ed of 1853 bales of cotton, $50 barrels of ros-
in and 5000 slaves for Barcelona, and
GO bales of cotton, 700 barrels OF rosin and
1900 tons Of phosphate rock for Genoa.
The steamer Pilot Boy arrived yester-
day with large excursion, consisting of
colored people, from Beaufort. They
left on return about o'clock with a del
egation of about a thousand friends,
crowded on the wharf to see them depart.
The Belgian steamship Iris has made
the quickest dispatch on record at this
port. Arriving here Friday. she made pre-
parations for loading and commenced
Saturday Afternoon She, finished load
ing last night, having taken aboard about
II, 900 barrels of spirits turpentine, 2.200 bar
rels of rosin and 200 empty barrels. She
cleared yesterday, through the custom
house, for London and Antwerp, but the
exact exports viii not be corrected until
to-day. She will go to sea this morning.
The government snagboat Toccoa went
up the river opposite the Central press
yesterday and pulled up the obstruction.
which was reported in the river a few
days ago. The obstruction proved to be
an old raft binder, and was 10 feet long
and 10 inches in diameter. After finishing
the Job, the Toccoa resumed her work in
removing the old wreckage in the river
opposite Gordon wharf.
Capt. James E. McCallum, the master
Of the steamer City of Hawkinsville. is
home on a visit to his family. The steam
err has been running between Hawknsville
and Abbeville, connecting with the Geor-
gia and Alabama railroad, but she ran
aground on Seven Sycamore shoal about
seven miles below Hawkinsville. on June
IS, and on account of the low water has
not been hoated. She will probably get
off in a few days and resume her regular
trips.
The pilot boat Dickerson will be hauled
out on Wilink's marine railway to-day for
examination by the gentlemen who pro-
pose to purchase her. II the sale is con-
summated the boat will be taken to Hon.
duras, where the purchasers, Messrs
Matherson & Potter, are engaged in the
rubber trade.
The Smith & Kelly Company have on
exhibition at their Office on Bay street a
photograph OF the bark Bruce Hawkins
taken at Boston few months ago, after
having been dismantled off the Virginia
capes. She was abandoned and after
wards picked up and taken to Norfolk
Her master, Capt. Quincy went to Nor
folk and had her lowed to Boston Capt
Quincy was taken off the bark by a pass
ing vessel. The Bruce Hawkins is now in
port loading lumber for Boston. Her COM
mander is one Of the most popular mas
ters that comes to this port.
The Norwegian bark ATLANTA, Capt
Tonnesen, seventy days from Greenoek
bound for Tybee for orders, was spoken
at sea Sunday afternoon and ordered to
Wilmington, N. c., to load naval stores
for Europe.
The British bark Varuna. Capt Mellin
which has been at the quarantine station
for the past ten days, was towed to the
city yesterday to finish loading naval
stores for Europe She is consigned Ia
Paterson, Downing & Co. She took IN Coz
barrels of rosin while at quarantine.