The Portland daily press., 1896-11-03
ALONG THE WHARvES.
News Along the Waterfront and CONNER
cial Street.

CAaA StEOcts
The water front was quite lively yes
terday and but one topic of conversation
could be heard on the street, and that
was the national election. Shipping men
are deeply inte rested In McKinley's sue
CESS, believing that with his election will
return good times and plenty of business
for all.
The schooner Augustus Welt will short
| ly sail for Norfolk, where she will take
on board cargo for St. Lucia.
There were large mum Der of fish ar
rivals yesterday. Among them were the
Sir Knight, 5000; Vanguard, go 600;
Josephine Swanton, 5000; Forest Maid,
10, 900; William H. H. Pryor of Gloucss-
ter 5000; Abdon kean, 5000; Moses B.
Linscott, $4,000, and the Albert W.
Black.
The tug Perry came into the harbor
yesterday morning and towed the schoon-
er M. V. B. Chase to the Kennebec.
The Normandie and Clara Leavitt
bound for the River with lum Der, sailed
yesterday.
Hard luck still pursues the Golden
Sheaf. which recently returned here to
ref1t. After being dislocated at sea sh Q
was changed from barkentine into a
three masted schooner and yesterday
started off for a second time on her voy-
age to martinique. With fresh breoze
she attempted to sail out of the harbor,
but grounded on the flats off Bug Light
whore she remained until about $3.50
| O'Clock when two tow boats succeeded in
hauling her off. The Golden Sheaf was
not injured any by her slight mishap but
her master was very angry at his ill
luck.
Three coal vessels arrived here yester-
day, the Ida q. Southland, the Nellie Saw
! yer and the brig H. G. Silbey.
The brig H. q. Silbey left Louisburg
ID days ago and met with head winds.
gales and fogs all the way to Portland.
| For three days she lay off Portland
in thick fog. Such a continuous
spell of bad weather her captain report
ed as never having seen before.
The Ida y. Southland came in yesterday
in a squall some where off Portland.
The tug Wrestler came in here yester-
day towing the coal barge Henry Clay.
The schooner Rebecoa J.Moulton came
In light yesterday from Boston to load
with lumber here for Guadaloupe.
| The tow boat N. P. Doane which came
in here with vessel from New York on
Saturday sailed yesterday for the later
port.
| The big ocean til g International, came
in here yesterday to tow some essel to
New York.
The oil steamer Maverick, which ar
rived on Saturday, discharged he- cargo
of oil, coaled up at Randall & McA lis
ter's wharf and sailed yesterday after
noon.
The large feet of vessels which have
been held here on account of unfavorable
winds, sailed yesterday with the north
west wind
The government engineers are sound
ing the entire harbor as it is the inten-
tion to dredge the entire harbor.
The schooner Luis g. Babel is on the
dry dock repairing.
The schooner Matte B. Russell is de-
layed here on account of the illness of
Captain Drinkwater. her master.
| The schooner Horizon with 1900 lob
sters. arrived here yesterday.
| The Allan line will be the first of the
English steamer lines to have their office
staff arrive in this city. They are expect
ed here by the Goth OF November. The
quarters will be the same as last year.
Mr.. Allie Libby lost his cradle Sunday
afternoon. 1t was not the cradle in
which he sleeps, but the one in which his
yacht, the Willie, was to repose during
the winter. He anchored the cradle
near Fish Point Sunday morning in
tending to put the yacht on it and then
haul it up for the winter later in the
day. Some boys stole the line by which
it as fastened, however, and at last 40
counts the cradle was floating off toward
House island.
The barkentine Jessie Macgregor has
started to load for the River Platte at
| the Boston and Maine wharf. She will
carry about $50, 900 feot of ium ber Her
captain, Everett W. Norwood, is a
nephew of Captain Norwood of the
schooner Henry Souther, recently sight
| ed abandoned ut sea in dismantled con-
dition.