The Portland daily press., 1897-03-23
HARBoR DRIFT.
Items of All Kinds Picked Up Along
Shore.

The steamer Manhattan sailed for New
York yesterday morning at nine o'clock.
Mr.. II. q. Baxter of Brunswick is
having powerful electric search light
placed on his yacht.
1t is reported that the Kennebec and
Boston steamer will go on the route
about April first. II the ice is not out of
the river by that time she will probably
make trips between Boston and Bath.
Work is going right along on the new
Harpswell steamer and at last the people
can know what, in all probability will be
her name. Mr.. Daniels says that the
name decided upon is Nolunbega. This
would be an appropriate name; it's sig
nificance among the Indians was "peace
and still waters"
The sulphur steamer Istria is In New
York and is expected to arrive here about
Thursday.
The John Englis is taking a week off
in New York to receive new carpets and
other fittings in preparation for the sum-
mer.
The steamer Portland is receiving a
complete overhauling from stem to stern
to fit her for summer travel.
The Austrian arrived at Glasgow Sun.
day.
The Robert l. Carter resists every effort
of the tugs to pull her off and still re-
mains firmly aground.
The steamer Me mnon of the Elder
Dempster line was expected TO sail from
Bristol for Portland on Saturday, but
owing to the necessity of repairing her
tanks her sailing was postponed.
On some day this week Superintendent
Meg uigan of the Grand Trunk is ex-
pected to make.an inspection Of the new
elevator, after which grain will at once
be taken into the elevator.
The Scotsman of the Dominion line
arrived in Halifax on Sunday and will
probably arrive here sometime today.
The steamship Devona of the Thorn
son line is expected to arrive here today.
Messrs. Stewart and Allison of the
Elder Dempster line, leave on Wednesday
for Montreal where they will enjoy two
weeks holiday. Mr.. Bartlett will be act
ing local manager of the line for the next
two weeks. le
The revenue cutter Woodbury. arrived
yesterday afternoon after a week trip to
the eastward.
The schooner Sarah e. Palmer arrived
yesterday from Louisburg with 1880 tons
of coal for the western division OF the
Boston and Maine.
The Frank b. Palmer the large st
schooner ever built which was launched
recently at Bath is chartered to bring
coal to either Portland or Boston She
sailed from Bath yesterday.
The bark Haydn Brown Is disoharging
her cargo of salt at the Central wharf salt
sheds for John A. Emery.
The bark James A. Wright which was
stated would come here with a cargo OF
salt has gone to Halifax instead.
The Phineas W.Sprague arrived yester-
day from Wiscasset in tow of the tug
Seguin. She hes gone to J. Fl. Hamlen' e
& Sons to finish loading for Demerara.
At ten O'Clock yesterday forenoon the
Allan line freight steamer MnniEoban,
Captain B. L. Eastaway, sailed for Glas-
gov. The Canadian portion OF her cargo
comprised 24O0 sacks oatmeal, 800 bales
oil cake, $50 sacks -four, 36 boxes and IA
tierces meats, 301 cases lawnmowers, 4
cases merchandise 1923 barrels apples, 157
pieces logs, 1853 bundles boxwood,. 10
packages wheels, 95 packages butter, 4
packages furniture, 24,9 Sd bushels oats,
90, 672 bush els peas. The domestic ship
ments were 1925 sacks flour. 1874 boxes 10
tieroes and barrels meats, so pals lard,
ISL pieces scantling and 305 barrels ap-
pies Her live stock comprised 300 head
Of cattle. Sunday night while these cattle
were being put aboard the vessel some of
the side boards were broken and the wild