The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-06-26

NEWS
Shipping Transactions and
Notes of Interest Along
The Bay Front.
Naval Stores Receipts.
Naval stores receipts by water as
reported up to p. IN. yesterday were
as follows: By schooner Genoa, 200
barrels; by steamer RoIlo, 1873 bar
rels; by barge Ned, (about) $40 bar
rels. The laSt-named was not un-
loaded yesterday.
One Fish Consignment.
Only one fishing smack arrived up
yesterday, this being the FavOrite,
consigned to z. E. Saunders & Co
The Favorite brought in 13, 800 pounds
of red snappers. The master report
ed that at a. N. he had spoken the
American schooner Donna CHRISTINA,
Pensacola bound, about 40 miles east
of Pensacola bar.
Has Part Cargo.
The British steamship QueenSWOOd,
Captain Dean, which put in yesterday
consigned to J. A. Merritt & Co, has
a partial cargo of timber and lumber
aboard from Port Arthur for Grange
mouth. The steamship will fill out
at this place.
August Belmont Arrives.
AS expected, the l.. &, n. steamer
August Belmont reached port yesteT-
day, docking at noon at the west side
of Commandments wharf. A great
deal of cotton will be loaded on the
steamer for German ports.
Bark Bonn Comes Over.
The German bark Bonn, 1853 tons.
was tOwed over from the quarantine
station yesterday, taking berth at
the west side of PalafOX wharf, where
the ballast, consisting of APO tons of
sand, will be discharged. The Bonn
is a fine iron vessel and proudly flies
the only German flag in the haTbor-
Hibiscus Taking Rations.
All day yesterday the big light
house tender Hibiscus was taking On
rations for the different light stations
between Pensacola and Key West.
The fact that the rations were all
supplied by Pensacola wholesalers
speaks we'll for this line Of business.
Hundreds of pounds were needed to
provide the required amount for the
large number of stations. The Hi
discus will get away some time today
Monarch Going to Mobile.
Capt Rocheblave is getting things
in readiness to take his fine steamer,
the Monarch, to Mobile, where the
vessel will be locked for necessary
repairs. It is possible the trip will
be made Sunday night.
Returns With Barges.
The tug lola left Thursday night for
Mobile, having in tow barges which
had been brought here with gravel for
the sea wall at Fort Pickens. The
bargee will be loaded and tOwed back
some time next week.
Schooner capsized.
It was reported yesterday that the
schooner Jas. Murrin, in trying to get
across the bar at PeTdido had ground
ed and capsized. This strongly en-
phasizes the need of dredging at that
place, and interested parties are using
this as an argument to get favorable
attention from the war department.
Schooner Sighted.
Late yesterday afternoon an Ameri-
can schooner was sighted in the gulf
coming from the eastward. It was
iudged that the vessel was the Donna
Christina, which was looked for yes
terday.
Arrived.
ArveU. Br IS. Wisnon, 2433, Mobile
to Gulf Transit Co.
Queenswood, Br SIS, 1867. Dean. Port
Arthur 10 John A Merritt & Co
August Belmont. Br SIS, 1867, Clarke,
Newport to Gulf Transit Co.
Bonn, Ger blk. 1858, Strack, Rio de
Janeiro to the South Atlantic Steam
ship Co.
Cleared.
Br IS Harlseyside, Jorgenson, for
Greenock.
HilIfern, Br So, Williams, 2777. for
Hamburg, with $4,000 # lumber. |
/ 900 casks turpentine. 10000 bbls
rosin; for Rotterdam, with, 1850 bbls
roSin.
ArveI, Br IS, Wisnon, 2433, for |
Buenos Ayres with 500 tons coal
LIST OF VESSELS IN PORT.
Steamships.
Saint Leonards, BT IS. 1896, Hill, |