The Portland daily press., 1896-11-24
ALONG THE WHARvEs.
What the People Along Commercial Stree,
Are Talking About.

The fish arrivals yesterday were the
Mary e. Hagan, 11,0Oo; Lizzie Hogan,
1000; Ella M. Doughty, 10, 1000; Robert
g. Carr, 5000; Evelyn l.. Smith, 80, 600;
Lucy Dyer, 1000; and the Boise Maid,
1000.
The revenue Gutter Woodbury. returned
yesterday from an extensive trip along
the coast.
The fire boat went on the marine rail-
way yesterday for repairs and will re-
oeive new wheel.
The barkentine Jessie Mace regor sailed
yesterday for the River Platte with a
cargo of lumber.
The steamer st. Croix from Boston ar
rived here yesterday afternoon and sailed
later for st. John.
The Austrian steamer Tsrgestie with
birthstone for this port from the island
of Sicily is expected to arrive here on
Wednesday,. She arrived in New York
on Sunday and af ter discharging part
of cargo of fruit there will sail for
Portland.
The steamer Hermann Reesing brought
in 4.200 lobsters yesterday for Mcdonald.
Two Portland men who shipped on the
schooner George Quincy lew days ago
deserted that vessel in Gloucester harbor
without waiting for their pay. They
gave as their excuse that they didn It
want to risk the voyage across Massa-
ohusetts Bay and around Cape Cod to
New York, to which port the schooner
was bound.
The Quincy was bound from Clark g
island to New York with about 700 tons
of granite blocks. She put into this port
slightly leak ing a few days ago. After
remaining in this port for brief period
for shelter during one Of the gales the
captain came ashore to ship two ad-
ditional men to aid in getting her to Der
dest nation.
During the storm Of Saturday the
schooner put into Gloucester for shelter.
She was still leaking. The men watched
their opportunity when in that port and
securing their clothes hailed passing
tug and were set ashore. They didn't
stop to ask for any wages. From Glou.
oester they took the steamer City Of
Gloucester for Boston and then came tc
this city on the boat.
The clerical force and stevedores oil
the Dominion line will be here by the
last of the week to greet the arrival Of
the Labrador. She sailed from Neville
last Friday.
The schooner Mabel E. Goss. Captain
Haskell, ia unloaing a cargo of granite
for the new elevator. 1t is from Deel
Isle.
Grew was put on the bri g M. G.
Haskell yesterday. She is cleared b,
Fred E. Allen & Co. She is bound fol
Fajardo, Porto Rico, with 1886 sugar
hogshead shocks and heads, 500 molassei
puncheon shocks and heads, 10 tiercei
shocks and heads, 200 pairs sugar hogs
head hsads, 80, 1863 feet Of pine boards
1898 feet of pitch pine planks and ter
barrel of beer.
The schooner Lizzie E. Dennison il
disohargina cargo of coal ut Randall
& MoAllister's.
The schooner Florida 10 at the Crane
Trunk eleva tor loading grain for Brook
lin.
The sloop Jennie Lind ia taking grair
at the elevator for Bangor.
The steamers Madeleine and Josephin,
Hoey have been hauled to Holyoke'i
wharf and laid up for the winter.
The schooner j. Manchester Haynes
ia at naaker, wharf loadiuu caroo n,
general merchandise for Demarara.
Word was received here today that tn,
British schooner Atwood bound from
St. John to Portland was on shore Oh
Bakers island ledge. Nothing beyont
this fact was known IN this city abou
the matter up to late hour las
night.
Late Marine News.