The Portland daily press., 1897-01-09
THE MoNooLIAN ARRIVES.
Harbor Drift and Items of Interest Along
the Wharves.

The fish arrivals at Portland yesterday
were the Maud Muller, a5,0OO; Fannie
Reed, 5000; A. L. Clifford, Evelyn l..
Smith, Albert ". Black and Leila B.
Fernald with about 10, 900 each.
The lobster Mary Jane is ON the Marine
railway being repaired. When she comes
off the brig Jennie Hulburt will take her
place and have her bottom recovered.
Yesterday the scow Ajax took six tons
OF coal from between decks of the vessel
Robert I. Carter and landed it at Long
wharf. 1t is rumored that the wreck has
been sold to well known shipping firm
Of this city.
The schooner Nellie F. Sawyer has gone
to Little Diamond Island to load 100
buoys for an United States buoy station
near New York.
A letter received in this city Wednes-
day from Spring Hill, Nova Scotia,
States that the fires in the mines Mt that
place had been extinguished and that
two shafts were being worked. A great
deal of coal from these mines is exported
to Portland for use ON the railways.
The ine schooner John E. Randall is
expected here today with coal from Phil
adelphia. She is one of the finest vessels
that comes to this port.
Cunning down the bay has been going
on merrily during the fine weather of the
past week. Quite number OF gentlemen
from Portland have taken advantage OF
the pleasant afternoon to indulge insthe
sport and with some success. The other
day william Clark and companion
visited Birch island and during the after
noon shot five rabbits, one mink and two
sea birds
A general revival is in progress at the
islands down the harbor. At 0rr's and
Bailsy's islands Elder Basner is conduct
ing a series of revivals and has made
many converts.
The steamers Cumberland and State of
Maine are to be equipped with an I'M
proved plant for lighting while they are
being repaired bis winter.
Among the freight on the st. Crolx on
her last trip east, and which elioited
Qr6A6 Q6hl III OOluLAoDoS
twenty-five large sacks, filled with what
appeared to be pieces Of stale breao,
broken crackers, ETC., which were con-
signed to Barring. No one seemed able to
tell What purpose the contents OF the
bags could be used for, other than that
it was designed to feed the Italians on
the Washington county railroad in the
early spring.
The steamship Fremona from Portland
for London passed Portland Bill. Janu-
AIRY 18th.
The schooner Penobscot, from LIE dave
banks is unloading 10000 pounds OF hsh
at this port.
During the past week several fishing
vessels have put into this port with their
fares but have been unsuccessful In DIS
posing of them at the desired prices, and
consequently sailed away again to
G lou cester, where they may have better
luck, The schooner M. II. Perkins came
in from LIE Have banks with a catch OF
30. 600 pounds, and the David A. Story
with 10000. Both vessels sailed for
Gloucester.
The value of the cargo of oil on the
schooner john S. Somes. wrecked on
Monhegan, was $4,000, with no Insurance.
A considerable portion of it will I'M
dou btedly be saved Two OF the crew
were in the city today on their way home
to Passport. They report having very
narrow escape while trying to reach the
island in the schouner's small boat.
G. H. Sanborn, purser on the steamer
st. Croix, will take vacation OF few
weeks. The present trip of the steamer
L. r. Thompson will act as his substi j.
tute.
On Wednesday 14,9oe barrels Of apples
left this port. Allowing that each barrel
is two feet through at the middle OF
these barrels were stood on straight
lire them would reach almost five and
three quarters miles.
Yesterday the schooner Odelle arrived
here from Boston with cargo OF hay.
Horace Sargent purchased one OF the
masts taken from the schooner Robert l..
Carter and will place it in the schooner
Maggie Allen.
The barge Keystone with large cargo
of coal is on the way here in tow of the
steamer Harrisburg
The Allan liner Monaghan, Captain
r. P. Moore, arrived in port from Liver
pool via Halifax at z O'Clock yesterday
morning. The vessel had rather slow
and stormy passage. She had to wait
several hours for the mails at Neville, an
almost constant succession of high seas
and westerly gales was encountered
during the voyage, and when off Halifax
the vessel ran into a thick fog which
caused another delay of several hours.
The passenger list when the steamship
reached here was small one, the greater
number of the passengers dissm barking
at Halifax. There were two cabin and
thirteen Storage passengers to pass the
inspection of the Custom House officers.
The stesraae passengers who included
among their number three returning
cattlemen, were all allowed to land. The
Mongolian brought over a cargo Of some
1890 TONG That porti0n of the cargo as