The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-23

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erai Interest.
The three-masted schooner, which was
reported ashore in the Devils woodward
was the Frank Vanderherchen, from
Baltimore, bound for Savannah. She was
hauled off Saturday and proceeded.
The Norwegian bark Sverre, which put
into this port in distress some weeks ago
having sprung a leak during a storm
while bound from Sabine Pass, Tex, to
Bahai has been recaulked and her copper
replaced. She is now reloading and will
soon proceed on her destination with her
original cargo.
The United States survey steamer En-
deavor, Capt. Blandin, arrived here yes
terday from Baltimore, by the way of
Charleston. She will be engaged for
some time on work in this vicinity.
The barge Forest Belle cleared yester-
day for Philadelphia, with 1,2163l1 feet of
pitch pine lumber. The cargo was ship
ped by the, Georgia Lumber Company
The tug Underwater which arrived at
Tybee Wednesday, came up to the city
yesterday, and win leave to-day with the
Forest Belle in tow.
The schooner May O'Nein, Capt. Watts,
arrived yesterday to load lumber for Bos-
ton. The cargo will be shipped by E. B.
Hunting & Co.
The schooner David Baird, Capt. Boeye,
from Baltimore, arrived yesterday with
cargo of coal, consigned to C. H. Dixon
& Co.
The revenue cutter Boutwell, has finished
the repairs to her boiler and will return
to Jacksonville this morning.
The steamer Gopher has returned from
Darien, where her owners have been en-
ployed in scientific researches for the past
month. She was yesterday hauled out
on Jones' marine railway TO have her bot
tom scraped and painted. She will pro-
coed to Florida waters in short while.
The British steamship Forest Holme
cleared yesterday, with $500 bales of cot
ton and 500 barrels of rosin, for Bremen.
The British steamship Manningtry clear
ed, yesterday for, Liverpool Her cargo
consisted of 44S9 bales of upland cotton.
S0O6 bags Of sea island cotton 1225 barrels
of rosin, 1850 tons of pig iron, 1,647 sacks
of cotton seed, "a barrels of rice, box of
beer and barrel of beer.
The Norwegian bark Drowning Sophie
cleared yesterday for Granton, with 45O2
barrels of rosin. The cargo was shipped
by Paterson, Downing & Co.
The Norwegian bark Fristad cleared yes
terday for Rotterdam, with $40 barrels
of rosin. The cargo was shipped by the
S. p. Sbotter Company.
The inquiry in the collision case of the
Merchant and Miners steamer Howard
and the tug job I. Wilson, fully exon
Grated the late Capt Taylor, the disaster
being due TO the towboat mate misunder-
standing the Howard's signals.
The new steamer ordered by the Mer-
chant and Miners Transportation Com
pany from Harlan & Hollingsworth
Company of Wilmington, Del, will be
named the Junita. She will be command
ed by Capt. John March of the company's
steamer Fairfax. Owing to the sad death
of Capt John c. Taylor of the steamer
Howard. there will be several changes
made of the captains. Capt. Bond of the
Essex goes to the Howard; Capt. John
son of the Chatham to the Essex; Capt
James of the VIM. Crane to the Chatham
When the repairs now being made on the
VIM. Crane are completed. her command
ing officer will be taken from among the
chief officers of the line.
The derelct schooner II. J. Cottrell of
Deer Island, Me-, lumber-laden and
water-logged, was sighted in latitude 2S o.
longitude n is, by the British war ship
Partridge. and was shelled and set on
fire because of her being a dangerous OBJ
stacle to navigation.
Copies of the revised international rules
to prevent collisions at sea have arrived
at the custom house for distribution. on
and after July these rules are TO be fol-
lowed by all public and private vessels
of the United states upon the high seas
and in all waters connected Herewith
navigable by sea-golng vessels. except In
harbors. rivers and inland waters and
upon the Great Lakes and their tributary
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