The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-13

lumber Carrier.
when the weather bureau is
VA its noon bulletin yes
,.-lav. reporting well defined
..,,ical storm central at the mouth of the
,cs-izsippi river, and warning vessels not
90 m sea. Harbor Master Reilly noti-
ga all of the shipping in port. Extra
r.ss were put out from the vessels, to
..ta their moorings more secure should
-. storm strike this section. No vessels
~ nort on account of the threatening
Storm.
o,ite an amount of Tennessee coal has
...o disposed of recently TO steamers at
.A;s mort There has been scarcity of
If coal here for several weeks. Usually,
II is furnished by dealers, who get it by
all from northern ports, at much cheap
=. freight rate than by rail from Tonnes
Coz The average rate by sail is IS cents
tan. and by rail $3.50 a ton.
The Italian steamship Luigi has been
trntsbed with sos tons of bunker coal,
and the Spanish steamship NJ. M Pinillos
Irs ordered 100 tons of the Tennessee coal.
Tlis coal is handled by the Central of
GEORGIA railroad
The steamer Ethel departed for Augusta
,4slerday with a full cargo of merchan-
dise for landings along the river She
Ind part cargo of cotton for consumption
at The Augusta cotton mills, 1t being OF
tbf Old crop, and more desirable than the
new crop cotton.
The steamer Louisa came off Willinks
marine railway night before last, where
she has been to have her hull repaired
and paiuted She will be ready in few
5ns to resume her trips on the Savannah
river.
The steamers w. S. Cook and Harry G..
IA, which were scheduled to arrive last
night did not get here on account of be-
inc delayed by getting aground on Buggs
bar on the upward trip last week.
The Norwegian bark Hera, Capt. Svend-
sen. forty-seven days from Hamburg, ar
rived Yesterday in ballast. She is con-
signed to Dahl & Andersen, and is char
tered to load with naval stores for Eu-
rope.
The steamer Clifton was scheduled to
make a trip to Beaufort yesterday, but
the weather prevented. There was quite
large party expected to go on the eXcur-
sion
The crew of the British bark South
African will be paid off and discharged
to-day. As the voyage of the vessel has
been long one considerable money is due
the sailors Each man will receive about
$780, greater portion of which will doubt
less be spent in the city.
The Syndical Chamber of Havre mer-
chants recommends the formation of
free harbor at that port. The plan is to
set apart a space within the harbor limits
where vessels may load and discharge
without the Intervention of the. customs
officers, on condition that goods imported
should pay regular duties if they pass be
You'd the limits of the free harbor.
The action of the late congress, at Wash
ington, taking off the charges on Mexican
vessels, carrying coal from American
ports, which led to reciprocal action on the
part OF the Mexican government, has had
the effect of starting up the export coal
trade of the southern states. The Gulf
Transit Company, has recently shipped a
cargo of 500 tons of Alabama coal from
Pensacola to Vera Cruz for the Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company, and if this first
shipment results favorably, an extensive
trade viii doubtless be developed.
The new dry dock at Hamburg has been
completed With the pontoons it is 624
feet 4 inches long and 11S feet ! inch WIDE
and win accommodate the largest mer-
chant vessel aioat, as well as the heaviest
war vessel, as it will take in vessels
drawing 2915 feet of water In case of
emergency the dock can be taken down the
river like boat.
Bark Belmont, of Yarmouth, N. s.,
Which arrived at Tacoma, Aug. 81, from
shanghai, made the passage in 50 days
VnIen is said TO be the quickest time ever
made by sailing vessel between the two
ports Capt. Ladd writes that he took the
4 great circle" route, and that rain and
log prevailed throughout the passage.
The British ship Glenlock has arrived
al Portland, Ore, from Kuchino Tau,
Japan. in ballast for a cargo of lumber
sod TO the Manchurian railway at Via
livestock, Siberia, by the Pacific Lumber
Company. She is the largest steamer
Ndl mas ever come TO the Pacific coast for
Il iu1oer, having a gross tonnage of 1856
ana net tonnage of 1881 tons. She is ex-
pcled to carry between 2250,000 and $780,
"" leet OF lumber. or about half a million
Trey more than was ever put afioat on a
s1sIe vessel before.
Dos'on harbor pilots and the captains Of
N Ian steamers entering the port are anx-
ols mat the electric bell-buoys, which
Ea1e been tried as an experiment in the
t'lnof' ne adopted permanently, and to
,uIlleI that end petition has been cir
e~a'ed among the agents of the lines and
%"gIS asking for the continuance of
gn ny the government. They were tried
d couple of months the expense being
n t1lned by private subscriptions, and
81 conclusion has been reached that they
a re. valuable as aids to navigation, es-
P'''aIly in thick weather.
savannah Almanac.
Gun rises to-day at $50 and sets at Clio
~ o., ISh water at Tybee to-day $3.50 a. m.
ora M p m. High water at Savannah