The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-09
MATTERS MARINE.
Notes rieLsd Up Alosa the Mater Front
Yesterday.

Notes rieksd Up Aiona the Mater Front
Yesterday.
steamer Empire. for san Francisco,
ualled,yoHtcrdAy morning
There arc two vessels loading lumber
AZ tho Hampton Mills.
The schooner MRid OF orleans, lumber
baden for Han Francisco. suited yrnicr.
day.
Tho barb videttr. lumbor laden for
Han Francisco. arrived down the river
yesterday,
The pilot schooner Jessie came IN yvH'
tgrday for water and provisions. After
receiving supplies, nhu crossed out
Tho Pacloius has shipped u crew In
Portland and will leave down thc river
today. She has a cargo for honolulu
Tho steamer Alice blanchard arrived
from Ban Francisco and way ports yes
lrfdaY. with a large quantity OF freight
she left UP tho river In tho afternoon
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The steamer South Coast. from Ban
Francisco, arrived yesterday. and. after
dlschhrEinE freight for Astoria mcr-
chants. LOFT up tho river for Portland.
steamer State sailed for San Francisco
yesterday. Among her Astoria paAscn'
gers were: Mrs. a.. W Head. Charles
ueliborn, Mr.. and Mrs, W y Mcoregor,
A. J. Smith and Miss Oracle Stokes,
The lighthouse tender Columbino went
down 60 tho mouth OF the river yester.
day. but, a. the weather was too severe
TO allow tho landing Of men n pro-
visions on Ttllamook rock. she returned
The British bark Doxford ~ out ninety
days from Newcastle. which II a source
OF much anxiety TO the marine editor
Of the Orrgonian. That Individual says
n she In not heard from aoon oonsldora-
bic anxiety will be felt for her Safoty.
Tho british ship Godiva Is In "a queer
prcdlcamenL Che IL loaded and ready
for soa. but cannot set away from Long
bridge because OF a ridge OF mud b
barn her passage. This 1odiva draws
= feet. and TN the ridge II only II feet
at high water. the vessel cannot pass
over Il. The mud IL soft. however, and
three tugs will be pu, on the ship today
and nhc will be pulled bodily through H.
There 10 no truth IN the rumor that the
uodiVa was TO be discharged Call,
Tho American ship Tilic u, s%tarbuck.
1851 tons. Captain Curtis. arrived In port
yesterday. with u general cargo. les days
from Now York, The passage was an
exceptionally fair one. AMI. but for meet
ing with bad weather. SHE would undou-
rdly have made the trip In an even 100
days The Starbuek rounded tho Horn
q days after leaving New York Soon
after she encountered severe weather.
n was q days In reaching the line.
From the equator 10 Astoria she was
nineteen dRyu. a run which In almost n
record breaker. The starbuck Is the
INST iron sailing ship ever built In tho
United states. and Ii u sister rhip 20
tho William ". Starbuck, Both vessels
nrp well known at his port. having been
here several times, The T1llic 4, has a
general cargo. which consists principally
of iron and coal. consigned to Sutton q
Beobc, Portland,
On her way mp the Mexican coast tho
steamer orlAaha. or Willamette Valley,
as she has Just ceased TO be known.
had as "a passenger the distinguished
old military osicftdin OF Mexico. Gem
cral Mariana Sscobedo. lie boarded the
vessel nj MaFntlan. and left her six
days later ut Guaymaa. OF his way TO
Northern Mexico. He was on a tour OF
inspection. commitpioncd by President
DmA Escobcdo h the man who cap
turcd n shot Macmillan. although his
military distinction was not won by that
action. He vas u mulcteer when the
American troops marched upon Mexico.
nnd raiacd u company OF mulctcers to
defend his country against Invasion, His
force kept up n guerilla warfare on the
hanks Of General Zachary Taylor's force,
but fought In true military fashion at
Canon de Santa Rosa, Palo Alta and
Rcsaca do Guerrero, Later he became
a co-lcAder with Juarcz In the wal OF
the reform, and also In the campaign
against the empire, Thu army which
took Quoretaro from Macmillan was
formed In New Orleans by Escobodo, and
grew IN numbers as II mached through
Mexico, He was ono preparing to take
arms against Diag. but dcslsted and took
Office under the republic. S, Y, Chron-
iclc.
The spectacle OF Il large British ship
loading her hold TO It's utmost capacity
with such u cargo ~ California redwood
was sufficient to cause the habitues OF
the water front to stare with open-eyed
wonder today at the operations under
way nj tho Falls OF Halladale's mornings
ut Fremont street pier, Redwood In
Great Britain is n rarity, and instead
OF being devoted to the building OF barns
and fences. NJ Is the case here. Il In
sought by the a%ristocracy for interior
decorations, fancy pHneling and wains-
cottlng, 1t brings n high price there
and the fact aroused several wide-awake
shippers TO the opportunity for making
money. The British ship Noel Tryvan
was towed to the Beale street wharf last
week and loaded with over n milton
feet OF redwood. She In now out In the
stream and ready TO start for the old
country. A soon as the berth was
clear the Falls of Haliadaie took pos
session of II, and Is now taking on even
q larger cargo than the Noel Tryvan has.
The lumber ls principally In the shape OF
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