The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-08
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
I AND GENERAL NEWS OF
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

hits continue Good at Con-
t,.rabIe Advance on Rates the
s,e Time Last Year-Ice in the
delaware Interfering With Quar-
tina Work-Steamship Roanoke
Uu1 Have Further Repairs Made
n.fore Sailing for Jacksonville.
,,,eters of Interest to Shippers
and Mariners.
tr.igbts still continue good and likely
T., reuain so for some time. Two barks
n,re been chartered to carry railroad ties
s.,r, brunswick to New York at % cents,
~ aavauce of about IL cents over the
.,,os Of last spring. Lumber rates from
e,,-,pnah to New York are $775. \
s-rooner from Philadelphia to Providence
rocentlv received S1.35 per ton on coal, and
oe.booner was closed for three trips from
baltimore to Boston at 81. The stormy
season having set in, freights will take
a further advance, as a number of schoon-
.rs viii nave to go into winter quarters.
Renorts received from Reedy Island in
dic3te that the quarantine officers there
have been greatly hindered in their du-
tics bv the presence of ice, which still
remains thick in That vicinity. Their
boarding tug Pasteur is tied up at Della
ware City Between Reedy Island and
Philadelphia the ice did not cause as much
trouble The channel is, however, filled
with large foes moving seaward. The
three city iceboats have been working,
Nos. ? and between Marcus Hook and
New Castle, and No. in the vicinity of
Philadelphia There was little delay to
navigation, as sailing vessels, in addition
10 steamers, are now moving freely.
The capstones to the piers of the new
Georgia and Alabama railroad bridge, now
under construction above the city, are be-
Ing laid, and the prospects are the con-
tractors will be ready to begin the iron
work soon. All the work up to this time
has been carried on In a way not to in
terfere with vessels passing up and down
the river If the work is completed with
as little inconvenience as given to ship
ping so far, it is stated there will not
be any reason for complaint.
The steamship Roanoke, Capt Hand,
did not sail yesterday, according to ex-
pectations. AT the last hour it is stated
a defect was tOund IN the boilers, which
necessitated repairs, so that the steamer
may be delayed for several days yet. In
an effort to get her out as soon as pos
sble. Rourke & Sons took up the work
al once.
The hun of the ferry boat Chicago. which
was sunk in New York harbor In a col
lison with the steamship City of Augusta,
several weeks ago, has been sold for 3d.
900 to jeremiah ]. Mahoney, a metal
dealer
Passengers by steamship City of Au-
eusta New York for Savannah, Jan. o
Mrs. D. L. Cawley, A. E. Watson, c. e
A. Hickey c. J. Sherwood A B. Hall
H. c. Gleason, Miss Ferguson, Miss j.
A Muslin, Miss j. Conner, D. s. Peter
and wife Miss Emmons, Miss Taylor, F.
j. Doughty, w. S. Daffin and wife, p G.
Mann, T, F. C. Dougherty, w. ~ Terrle,
Mrs. Woodward, A. S. Honeyman and
wife. Miss A. Lannon, c. White, B. Moss.
J. Margery, j. Eisengherg j. Muller, A.
irish j. Fitzgerald, B. Miller, d. Mat
news. ]. Morrison, J. Jargers, s. Nordeau
A. &. Catrow, Miss f. Cookson, Miss NJ
Margery Miss M. Gioney, H. w. Barnum
NJ Ratio NJ. Salvatore, A. Angela, c. II.
Riley.