The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-16
ng, December Is, 1897

Dec. II. schs. Fannie 8 Edith. Ryder,
Portland; Marcellus, Larrabee, Boston
Dec. 70. Sch. James Holmes, Ryan,
Quincy Point.
AMERICAN PORTS.
New York, Nov. z Ar, schs. S. NJ. Bird,
Merrill, Cheverie, N. S.; David Torrey, Ban
gor; G. E. Raymond, Deer Isle; Hattie Fl.
Barbour, Hubbard's Cove; David S. Siner,
Frankfort; 9, cid, sch. Methebesec, Jackson
Vile 10. ar, schs. Almeda Wiley, Dodge,
Fernandina; Puritan, Sargent, Scotland,
Va; passed He'll Gate, schs. Abraham Rich
ardson, Hoboken for Newport; Emma S.
Briggs, Osborne, Port Reading for Boston;
II, ar, bark Matanzas, Havana; schs. John
.. Smith, Brunswick, Ga; Gen. A. Ames,
Small, do; passed He'll Gate, sch. Annie R.
Lewis, Port Johnson for Bangor; IL, sid,
bark Harvard, Santos; passed He'll Gate,
sch. Helen G. Moseley, Holt, Amboy for
Boston; 10, sch. S. G. Haskell, Richards,
Demerara; Leander v. Beebe, Daniels,
Charleston. S. c.; sid sch. Tofa, Guadalupe.
Boston, Dec. =. Ar, sen. Annie NJ. Allen,
Drinkwater, Philadelphia; 7, cid, e his. Sea
Bird, Portland Susan N. Pickering, Haskell,
Jacksonville; J. Manchester Haynes, Mat
thews, Baltimore; s, ar, bark Addie Morrill,,
Rosario; 10, ar, SCH Jacob M. Haskell, Hart,
Jacksonville; II, cid, sch, Melissa A. Wiley,
Newport News and Bermuda; Is, ar, sch.
Emma S. Briggs. Osborne, South River.
Philadelphia, Dec. 8. Cid, ship Reaper,
San Francisco; 10, cid, sch. Henry Clausen,
Jr., St. Pierre.
Baltimore, Dec. 9. Cid, sch. Daylight,
Boston.
Portland, Dec. TO- Ar, schs. A. w Ellis,
Ryder, Newark, n. j.; Sea Bird, Robertson,
Boston, to load for Fall River; cid brig I'll.
81. Wright, Philadelphia sold to go to Alas
kay IL, ar, sch. Rabboni, Lord, Perth Am
boy.
o,h D,I
er, Whittier; Philadelphia Qight) ar, sch.
Electa Bailey, Thurston, New York.
Washington, d. G., Dec. Z. Cid, sch. Young
Bros, Snow, Weymouth via Quantico, Va.
Satilla River, Dec. s. AT. sch. Edward
Stewart, Kent, Brunswick.
Brunswick, Ga, Dec. 3. Ar, schs. Gladys,
Colson, St. Pierre, NJ art; W. II. Sumner,
Pendleton New York.
Delaware Breakwater, Dec. Is. Ar, sch.
Lucia Porter, Ito load at Lewes, Del, for
Savannah
FOREIGN PORTS.
Hong Kong, Nov. 4. Sid, sch. Gov. Robe,
New York.
Hiogo. Ar prior to Dec. g. barque Pur-
tan, Amsbury, Philadelphia, to discharge
and proceed to Seattle,I
Rio Janeiro, Dec. 4. Sid, bark Good
News, Baltimore.
Port Spain, Nov. 10. Sid, sch. Abbie Q.
Stubs, Ranlett, Mexico.
St Mlchaels. Nov. -. Sid, brig Harry
Smith, Costa, Fayal (and supposed sailed
from Fayal Nov. 10, for New Bedford.
Buenos Ayres, Nov. Is. AT, bark Herbert
Black, Boston.
MARINE MISCELLANY.
New York, Dec. s. The big steel four
masted American ship Dirigo, owned by
Arthur Sewall Of Bath, Me-, arrived this
morning from Liverpool, after passage of
30 days.
Rotl h,,;l
here, this afternoon, closed contract for
building five barges, three for coal COM
pany in Taunton, Mass, and two for a firm
in Baltimore. The first three barges will
have 1900 tons capacity; the other 1,600
tons. They will be launched in the spring
and used in the coal trade.
Boston, Dec. 10. Mail advices state that
bark Herbert Black, which left Boston Aug.
q for Buenos Ayres with cargo Of lumber,
arrived at her destination Nov. 10 after a
severe passage. She encountered fearful
gales, during which the vessel sprung leak
and was obliged to jettison the greater por-
ton of deck cargo. On reaching the South
American port she had 5 feet of water in her
hold.
New York, Dec. T. The sale was com
pleted to-day to another party of gold seek
ers, who intend TO go around the Horn to
the Klondike, of the old American brigan-
tine H. H. Wright Of Portland, Maine
The Wright was built in 1869 at Searsport,
Maine. She registers $40 tons, is 127 feet
long, 293 feet beam, 15.1 feet depth. The
vessel is lying at Portland, where she was
recently lowed severely damaged from an
encounter with hurricane last month";
while bound from Perth Amboy for Portland
with load of coal. For three days the
vessel was tossed about in the tempest and
fearful sea. Her cargo shifted, she was
partially on her beam ends and leaked bad
ly. She finally anchored off Chatham.
in Of, irrp
ing crews took the vessel to safe anchorage.
Thence she was towed to Vineyard Haven
and afterwards to Portland.
DISASTERS, ETC. Atelegram from Arichat
states that the brig Scud, from Louisburg,
G.. B., for Rockland, with coal was totally
wrecked at St. Peters Bay recently, dur
ing thick snow storm Crew supposed to
be saved. Barque Adde Morrill,, at Bos-
ton, Dec. Sth, from Rosario reports heavy
weather last ten days Of the passage; ship
ped a sea which stove in forward hatch, let
ting considerable water down into the hold
.,..S Sch Winner, Robbins, from Boston, of
and for Harrington, went ashore Dec. 10, in
a fog on Richmonds Island, and will be a
total loss. The crew We're saved. The
steamer Dean Richmond colided with the
four-master schooner, W. B. Palmer Of Bath,
Maine, in the fog Dec. 10th. The schooner
was lying at the dock at Clinton Point Just
off North Newburg. The schooner lost her
bowsprit and the steamer was considerably
damaged.
CHARTERS Blk. Adolph Obrig, Ito arrive)
$4,000 cases oil, New York to Hong Kong, 81
cents. Blk. ST. James, Ito arrive) 5000
cases, same. Ship W. II. Conner, Ito ar
rive) $4,000 cases, New York to Shanghai,
% cents. Ship Josephus, Ito arrve) $4,000
cases, New York to Hong Kong, q cents.
Bark Rose Innis, New York to Rio Janeiro
general cargo, p. t. Sch. Olive L. Whittier
Demerara to North of Hatteras, sugar 10a11
cents. Brig Telos, Salt River, ia, to New
York, logwood, So, roots, $3.50. Sch
Methebesec, New York to Jacksonville,
Fertilizer, 81 and loaded. Sch. Mary A
Mccain, Norfolk to New York, lumber,
50 So. Sch. M A. Achorn, Jacksonville to
New York, lumber, S4.75. Sch. Jas. A.
Garfield, New York to Savannah, Fertilizer,
81. Sch. Senator Sullivan, Ron dout to Key
West, cement p. t. Ship Bangalore, Lon
don to New York, chalk, IS. Sch. Webster
Barnard, Newburg to New Bedford, coal, So
cents.