The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-14
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SKIPPING.


Heavy FrcIghts I'm the Savannah
River-Capt. DnSson's Experience
With Uncle Sam - A 2,532-T On
Steamship Chartered For Cotton.
DauntIess Takes n Short TrIp-Ar-
rivals and Dcpnrtures-Stcnmc
Recommendation Agnes 1.
Grace Probably Located on Long
Island Beach. Near Brunswick.
The steamer Harry G. Day, arrived yes
terday afternoon from Augusta and way
landings. with l26 bales of cotton and
other merchandise. The boat was crowd
ed to her full capacity.
Owing TO the low water on the sand bars
near Augusta, Capt. r. A. Ivey the own
er of the steamers Louisa and Day, has
decided to run the Louisa on the Augusta
end Of the river she being the shorter
boat and is easier managed in the narrow
turns of the Upper Savannah river. She
will make two trips a week between Au-
gusta and Stoney Bluff meeting the Day
at the latter landing, where freight will
be transferred from each beat by this ar
rangement; ii is expected that the Two
trips a week can be run on schedule time.
Both steamers will leave here to-day, the
Louisa going through to Augusta, and the
Day to StOney Bluff, returning Thursday.
Capt. Hidden of the Day, reports that
there is large quantity of cotton at the
way landings, ready to be transported to
Savannah.
Capt. Dawson, of the British steamship
Murcia, now loading phosphate rock and
cotton for Hamburg and Bremen, In speak
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tom authorities, an account of which has
been published, said that he had had some
little troubles of his own on the same line.
On one OCCASION he said yesterday my
ship was being discharged at New York.
We were anxious to get out certain part
of the cargo, and it was necessary to re-
move few hogsheads of hides in order
to get at 1t. They were placed on the
wharf by the stevedore, as the decks
were crowded, where they were TO remain
but a short while, after which it was in
tended to place them back on the vessel.
They had hardly reached the wharf when
a customs inspector showed up and dis
covered that the goods had been removed
without a permit. He didn't do a thing
but arrest the second officer, who was in
charge and took him up to the custom
house, where a fine was imposed upon him
and l had to pay it, You can't be too
careful about observing your Uncle Sans
custom laws"
The steamer W. S. Cook arrived yester-
day afternoon from Augusta and way
landings. She had full cargo, consisting
of 4l4 bales of cotton, $50 cases of domes-
ties, 60 barrels of naval stores and num-
Der of packages Of merchandise. She
will leave to-day for Augusta, with a
heavy freight of outgoing merchandise.
The Spanish steamship Martin Saenz,
1882 tons net register, has been chartered
by Jose NJ. Esteve & Co, to load cotton at
this port for Barcelona. She was report
ed at Barcelona September. She is due to
arrive here Nov. 3.
The steamer Pilot Boy. Capt. Phillips
brought over a large crowd of colored
excursionists from i Beaufort yesterday
The boat left on rdtarn at O'Clock last
night About 1000 Savannah negroes were
at the wharf to see their friends off.
The following vessels which have been
waiting several days for fair weather,
went to sea yesterday: Bark Vedova K.
QtaD, for Genoa; brig Robert Dillon, for
New York; schooners T. w. Dunn, for
Portland and Julia a. Trubee, for New
York.
The tug Dauntless steamed down the
y
hours She was followed each way by
the revenue cutter Boutwell,.
The demand for tonnage continues firm
and in good demand. Sail tonnage is want
ed for the long voyage general cargo and
case Oil trades, the South American lum-
Der trade, and coastwise lumber trade
from the south, but as suitable vessels
offer sparingly rates are strong. Tonnage
is wanted for the cotton and timber trades
from the south and full rates are bid.
The rush for sailing vessels for coal to
eastern ports has somewhat subsidized, and
| consequently rates from Philadelphia,
Norfolk and Baltimore are easier. The
supply of tonnage for lumber from the
south is increased over a few weeks ago,
| and several new charters have been made
| recently.
1t is probable that the steamer Bermu-
| da, of flibustering fame, which has been
| tied up at Port Antonio, Jamaica, since
last March by the British government, will
be released from custody. The only claim
| against her now is the libel placed upon
her when the crew was discharged and
| paid off six weeks ago. British shipping
| laws provide for the protection and pay
ment of the wages due the crew of YES
| sci, and for this reason she is detained
AS soon as some one claims ownership
| and pays the amount the libel calls for she
| will be declared out of the jurisdiction OF
the British courts.
y number of New York shipping men
are to join in a syndicate to secure pos
session of her if possible by paying off the
| Indebtedness and then TO bring her to this
port The Bermuda flies the British fla g
| and this has prevented American citizens
who were anxious to secure her from pay
| ing all claims filed against her.
| The steamship Chattahoochee, Capt.
Lewis, on Sept. 10, lat 1886. long 1888,
| spoke the schooner Anna h. Kemp of Bal
| timore.
Brunswick, Ga, Sept. 13.-The hull OF
a wrecked vessel was cast upon the east
beach of Long Island to-day, and an in
| vestigating party went out to search for
| evidences of ownership. Before they had
| progressed far. a box of books was dis
covered. 1t contained publications issued
B by the Seaman's Bethel Association OF
| Philadelphia. This proclaims the wreck
an American vessel.
| Speculation is rife as to the identity. II