The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-20
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK OF
IROQUOIS AND GENESTA REACH
NEW YORK.
Rough Voyage of the Former-llow
Mate Murray Lost His Job-Ship-
ping News from the Coast.

The Gcnesta, sugar laden from llilo,
arrived in New York on the 9th inst.
The Andrew Welch will sail for San
Francisco this afternoon.
The Paul Isenberg sailed from San
Francisco for Queenstown on the 18th
The Aorangi sailed from Sydney for
Vancouver and way ports on the
eth.
The Kinau was a little late in get
ting away on account of the Ameri-
can mails.
The Amelia sailed from Port Blake
ley for this port with full cargo of
lumber on the 18th.
Late papers say that there is a regu-
lar blockade of Hawaii freight on the
docks at San Francisco.
The Louis arrived at Astoria on the
sth. and the Palmyra at Port Towns
end on the 18th.
When the Australia sailed from San
Francisco the following vessels were
up and loading for island ports: Tran
sit, Albert, w. q. Irwin, and Archer,
for Honolulu. and Roderic Dhu for
Hilo.
The American ship 1roquois, hence
April 81, arrived in New York on the
9th instant. 104 days from this port.
She encountered some very heavy
weather and had her fore-topgallant
and royal yards carried away.
The Australia arrived in before Z
o'clock, after run of days, IS
hours, 30 minutes. She brought 81
passengers. SO bags of mail, and 1900
80, Nf ffrl,t tnt, Lot 70
hopes to get away on time next Tues
day.
Sailors are becoming scarce in San
Francisco on account of the rush for
the Klondyke. Every available craft
has been pressed into service 10 car
ry passengers and freight into the
frozen north, and shippers are suffer-
ing in consequence.
The following vessels of the sugar
fleet have arrived at San Francisco
since the last mail: August 5, Albert,
81 days, and Transit, 80 days, from
Honolulu; August 6, w. G. Irwin, 10
| days, and S. n. Castle, 20 days, from
this port; August II, j. ID. Spreckels,
81 days from Mahukona, and S. C..
Allen, % days, from this port; August
IL, Alden Besse, 30 days from this
port.
\ shore boat containing Larsen,
Coon, jim McGuid, Daily and four ma
tives, was nearly swamped outside
this morning by the heavy breakers.
1t was Larsen's boat, and he was I'M
der sail and headed for the Australia.
He took a short cut and got caught
in the breakers, nearly wrecking the
boat. The bottom planks were split
nearly the whole length of the craft
and she took water rapidly. The voy-
| age was continued, but the inmates
of the boat were wet looking lot
when they reached the steamer.
The schooner John G. North sailed
| on the 18th from San Francisco for
| Honoipu with an assorted cargo.
| Among her leading shipments were
the following: rs lbs sugar, Is pkgs
machinery, 5000 lbs salt, 100 bales hay,
SO cs canned fruit, 65 cs soap, 1868 lbs
| bread, 1916 lbs middlings, 6770 lbs
COAL 50,220 lbs bran, 1864 lbs rolled
barley, 60 pkgs doors and windows,
| 100,025 lbs barley, 2615 lbs corn, 100
bbls lime, 26S lbs hams and bacon,
$50 lbs lard, 60 cs and 25 bbls salmon
! 10 cs boots and shoes, 1 cs dry goods
262 lbs cheese.
Mate Murray of the bark Mohican
that runs to Honolulu on the Welch
& Co. line, has lost his position thro,
ugh an anonymous letter sent to
! Welch & Co., says recent Chronicle
The letter accused Murray of having
fifty pounds of opium on board that
he intended to smuggle into Honolulu
The charge was false, but as there had
been previous reports that Murray was
doing little business in the smuggl
ing line, he was discharged without
investigation. To prove his limo,
cence, the mate tried to trace down
the letter. He believes the author &c
be certain enemy of his, but can
get no facts to prove it. He ascertain.
ed that there was no such person by
the name signed to the letter, and
got together proofs of his innocence
but not until after the vessail had sail
ed with another mate in his place
Now he is on the warpath.