The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-22

Tho steamer Harrison left out Tor TINA
nook and Nchalem yesterday.
The steamer ChllkAt. which has been
tied up near the o. r. and n. wharf
since last fall. Is soon TO be inspected
and placed on the Alaska run.
The schooner Mary =. Russ arrived
down from Portland yesterday, She has
gibo0 feet OF lumber for c. A. Hooper
q Co. San Francisco. src left out In the
afternoon.
The fIritiAh ship Ballochmylo was tow
od In to the o. Il. and n. Co.'S wharf
yesterday, where she viii discharge co.
tons OF coal The remainder OF her car
20 viii be discharged In Portland
The bark Vidette and schooner Annie
Gee loft up the river yesterday In tow
OF the steamer Fannie, While on the
river the Vidette spoke the barkentine
Cleaner, bound for KnRppton. where she
will load lumber.
ThreS injured sailors from the wrecked
GlenmoraG arrived in this city yesterday
and were taken 10 the hospital. one OF
the men was exposed 10 the chilly coast
breeze with hardly any clothing for sew
oral hourg. and II very sick.
AZ several Fast Astoria cannerles fish,
ormen are already launching nHhboatS.
A. soon aA tho boats are put In the wa.
TER they are swRmped. for the purpose Of
swelling the seams. Several boats were
launched yesterday at the Columbia can
merry.
The State on her last trip for San
Francisco. carried 1hD0 bundles OF shocks
from tho Astoria BOX Company The
Queen. which leaves out Tuesday. will
carry another consignment Of ITO bum
dies from the same company, The mill
Is running full time. Last year II run
for ssi days. which Is probably a coast
record
Tho steamer Queen arrived from San
Francisco yesterday morning. She had
a very large and interesting passenger
list A large crowd collected AT the
wharf TO see John L. Sullivan. who is
on his way TO Portland, The Queen
brought up about 1000 sacks OF salt and
large quantity OF vegetables and fruit.
the latter for Astoria merchants, She
left up at noon.
n. H. wohhcr's new gasoline launch is
rapidly nearing completion at skipanon.
Oliver Graham Is constructing the hull.
She will probably he ready for service In
about three weeks. Mr.. Wehber has re-
turned the launch Star. which he has
been using for some time. TO her owners.
Mcssrs, Langworthy and Moen. The new
boat will he much larger and have great
cr power than the Star.
Tho British bark Donna Fnncisca,
Captain John slmons. cleared at the Ia
coma customs house yesterday for Fal-
mouth for orders with cargo OF wheat
She has In her hold $50. .279 bushels. valued
at $4,000 This is one Of the best cargoes
that has LEFT the Sound this season. and
is among the last that Will leave until
the new crop beglns moving The ves-
sci is lying at buoy No. :. and will sail
within few days. Balfour. Guthrie
4 Co, are the charterers,
Wednesday evening. as the steamer
City OF Aberdeen was on her run from
this city to Seattle, and when on Robin
sons point. on OF her crank pins broke.
which resulted In breaking the cross
head. knocking out the cylinder and
smashing the machinery generally on
that side OF the boat. Tht steamer went
on to Seattle with one engine. she re-
turned to this city yesterday and tied
up at the Commercial wharf for repairs
The broken machinery was taken to the
Puget Sound Iron Works, where will be
made new cylinder and cylinder heads,
cross heads and piston heads, rod and
rings, Captain Wiley says It viii take
eight or ten days to put her in order,
and estimates the loss TO the company
at fully $1,000. The Puget Sound Iron
Works made the engine for the steamer
several years agoo, Ledger.
The Hawaiian bark Mauna Alva. Cap
tain Smith, which left here November .
with a cargo OF lumber for Sydney, and
concerning which much anxiety has been
felt. arrived safely at her destination
February /. Her master failed to report
to those on this side Of the water inter-
ested In the bark. A month and half
has passed since she reached Sydney.
The vessel was So days In making the
passage the ordinary time required.
She carried 6l9,ss6 feet OF lumber from
Tacoma. 'sf
The German bark Bertha. Captain
Rasch, which sailed from Tacoma Mo-
vembeT 2S for Adelaide, was to race
ACROSS the Pacific to, their respective
ports, the craft making the quickest pas
saps to he declared winner and, the mas
ter OF the losing vessel to furnish
royal treat TO the other when they next
met. II is now In order for Captain
Smith to entertain the skipper OF the
Bertha. as the craft made the passage
In 70 days.
Nothing has been heard of the four
masted steel British barkentine Kan
tlppe, from San Jose de Guatemala for
Tacoma, to load lumber for France, the
Discovery from Puget sound
for San Francisco and the schooner ],
h. Leeds from Guaymus for Puget sound.
It Is generally believed all have been
lost The vessels have been out an un-
long time and were all trav-
cling well known courses, The Xantippe
was spoken In disabled condition about
December 81, and II Is feared she foun-
dered in q storm. A vessel believed TO
have been the Discovery was reported in
a sinking condition several weeks ago OF
the Oregon coast.
The British bark Cadzow Forest was