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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1879

Page

4

Insurance Company sues in libel over wrecked bark Almira Coombs

The Insurance Company of North America sues Isaac Taylor and others in a libel to recover about 6000 paid on the vessel Almira Coombs wrecked at Port Elizabeth, algae bay. Insurers claim subrogation rights to the sale proceeds vs defendants who say proceeds were freight. Hearing unfinished.

CG. T. Russell C. T. Russell, Jr Paul West FE. B. Callender

Sued Case Mix at Superion Court Opening Session

First session before Judge Wilkinson hears William F. Cook v Nathan F. Hanson over assault during removal from Eastern Railroad premises in Charlestown. Defenses deny assault, claim force was necessary to eject trespasser. several cases listed for order. Second session before Judge Bacon includes George F. Hurn v Thomas Fee for conversion of horse and harness. verdict for defendant. accompanying guardianship dispute and labor contract disputes with Dam No. 2 of Sudbury river works under trial.

William F. Cook Nathan F. Hanson Eastern Railroad Charlestown Denias P. A. Collins Plf Solomon Lancoln, Jr George L. Huntrees Dift McGinnn Louis Treville Park Odiorne Myers Seyter Boston Calef Hourihan Brown Dupee Waters Same Rice Mayhew Leonard Fuller Bacon George F. Hurn Thomas Fee Thurston J. B. Hebron D. F. Kimball Sarah EB. Learnerd Henry H. Fitch Ella M Lizzie MM. Learnard Auburn Street W.S. Macfarlane J. F. Colby Jeremiaih Sudbury River L. H. Wakefield Asa Cottrell Bignonette Paulette Mann Clay F. & M Minehan O’connor Ins. Co Abbott Pearson Pierce Johnson Clatur Donegan

Superior Court Criminal Session Finds Guilty and Not Guilty

On June 11 Judge Dewey presided. Michael Ahern was found not guilty of assaulting an officer. William Kelley received a two year term for robbery of a watch. James Russell was convicted of the same offense. William Sylvester pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was placed on probation along with William Holmes. John O Neil Morris Costello John Riley and Bartlett Donovan are being tried for larceny.

Dewey Michael Ahern William Kelley House of Correction James Russell William Sylvester Wiliam Holmes John O'Neil Morris Costello John Riley Bartlett Donnovan

Local Court Records Report June 11

Judge Parmenter fines and sentences including Rocco De Lorenzo and Mary Young for fornication each $20 fines plus costs. Anna Potter jailed three months for larceny. Dennis Meehan three months for vagabond charge. John Wilson four months for drunkenness. Reuben P. Jones held $500 for trial for assault. Gitania Parisa held $1,000 for trial on larceny. John Farrell held $200 for trial Friday. James OConnell fined $15 and costs for attempting to rescue a prisoner. bound over $200 to Superior Court.

Parmenter Rocco de Lorenzo Mary Young Walt Anna Potter Lareceny House of Industry Dennis Meehan John Wilson Reuben P. Jones Thomas J. Fisher Gitania Parisa North Street Superior Criminal Court John Farrell John Reynolds South Boston James O'Connell

Transfers in Suffolk County Boston area list of property sales

Central Boston Dartmouth Street Pollard to Emily F De Normandie buildings and land 31 etc Newbury Street Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Leonard Morse 2688 feet land 2591360 West Newton Street Quigley to Albert Brown and al 2142 feet land 4284 South Boston Seventh Street Hasselbrock to John Mahoney buildings 1250 feet land 3009 John Mahoney to Mary Hasselbrock same estate Dorchester Columbia Street Clark to Stone brick dwelling house 356345 feet land 100 Pleasant Street Roach and Henry Whittemore mortgagee to Crocker two parcels land 5000 Crocker to Whittemore same estate 5000 Boston Highlands Wayne Street Swain to Parker 8418 feet land 81 Maple and Schuyler Streets to Parker 24966 feet land 1 West Roxbury Allandale Street Odiorne estate mortgagee to George T Clark trustee Horace S Stebbins 47 acres land 10500 Charlestown Washington Street Haley to Thomas buildings 7085 tect land 2500 Phipps Place Bussey to Krueger buildings and land 1500 East Boston Princeton Street Bartley to Bartley buildings and land 1 etc William Bartley to Susan R wife of Bartley same estate 1 etc Lexington Street Drury to Shackford tenant land mortgages

Dartmouth Street Luther F. Pollard Emily F James de Normandie Newbury Street Commonwealth of Massachusetts Leonard Morse West Newton Street William B. Quigley Albert Brown Boston Seventh Street Frederick Hasselbrock John Mahoney Mary Hasselbrock Columbia Street Henry N. Clark Marshall S. Stone Pleasant Street John Roach Henry Whittemore David B. Crocker Allandale Street Clementina F. Odiorne Susan T. Kimball M. Day Kimball George T. Clark Horace S. Stebbins Charlestown Washington Street William D. Haley Julie B. Thomas Phipps Place Zanzaniah F. Bussey Henry Krueger East Princeton Street George W. Bartley William H. Bartley Susan R Lexington Street Otis Drury George Shackford Nenant Lana Hudson Vaughan George Tauane Adama Gloucester Campbell Marshall Salisbury Ira Bliss Hanson Edgartown Keiley Taylor Baker's Landing Richard Vaux Barrett Somerset M F Corson Williams Providence W W Pharo Collins Washington Mary J Castner Nedl Savannah L V Fall Lowes Itta Itta, Sch Mary A Harmon, Wolfe, Cienfuegos. Also Ar Lch, Steamer British Empire Leckie Liverpool Park Bastagna Campodomica Vagliari Delaware Amelia Hohorst Adelia Corson Cherry Cienvegos Parana Pinkham Trinidad Clytie Leighton Matanzas Baltimore Annie Bingay Cann Antwerp St Lucie Merriman Callao Chattanooga Hall Para Henry Withington Fisk Portsmouth America New York UC Lane Lane Mary C. Arnold Letts Harriet Thomas van Cleaf New Haven John K Shaw Lewis Harlem George Appold Loveland Thomas Perry Robbins Yarmouth Mariposa Bryant Mary Ellen Thurber J H Stickney Collson Aaron Goudey Sorensen Newport Nicosia Fraser Lynn Dock Eng Maggie M Rivers Rivers Demerara William F McKewen Monseil Georgetown Dca George R. Vregland Caldwell G van Dusen Hirza Emery Wicks Alexandria Petrel Sallie & Ella Philadelphia Peteet Rockport Ee — Emson Crane Siown Peter H Crowell Willie Carver Amelian Ireland Mae Larrabee Cardenas Richardson Balano Avana Alverton Rauen Charleston City of Rutledge Cape Town Albert T Young Davies Dakar Mary Bowen Mcferron Belfast Arloth William Lawrence Howes Ames Rappahannock Sived W H Vanbrunt Houghevout Jacksonville Brunswick Icha Wilson William Penn Dexter Hattie Turner Menntire Mary Guchrist Live Oak Stilwell Carlisle ST Marys Halcyon Darien L T Knight Graffami Rio Janeiro Pernandina Mary Gray Brewster Jennie F Wiley Lizzie M Merrill Beal Newark Galveston Rio Grande Pennington San Francisco R K Ham Gove Port Blakely Daisy Rowe Biggins Ounalaska Seminole Holmes Johnson Eureka Port Gamble Emerald Topgallant Gray Seattle Tam O'Shanter Patterson Portland Gage J.B Bell Fox Bates Birkholm Koch Machitas Kaimar Colbeth Saarbruck Clark Garland Libby Hortensia Sanborn Porto Rico Machias Nellie K Huntley Zampa Xylon Mitchell Crusoe Swhs Enterprise Camden Foster Robinson Saco Wood Red Jacket Kendall Sproul Bangor Vineyard Haven Susan Thurston Richmond Thompson Hunter Nash Ida Hudson Gross Sunbeam Saunders William S Farwell Winfield Alfred Keen Henderson Charles Carroll Burding Lucy Ames Richards Commonwealth Dungworth Luth Trueworthy Sdis Nautilus Tolman Caroline Knight Dyer W C Hall R E Smith Sprague Silas McLean Spear Holbrook Doth Addie E Snow Thorndike Washington, DC; CA Sproul Commerce Wiscasset Schs Coquette Merry Jo Miller Shea Sailea Schs Buena Vista Franklin Greenleaf Tasso Shortwell Baith Schs RC Thomas Kad Etta M Rondout Malabar Curtis N York T J Munsell Smith Harwich Georgianna Wentworth Nellie Star Poland Mountain Laurel Remick George D Perry Flynn William Philpot Philpot Port Fawksbury Glad Tidings Belgea St John Ward Jlarks Coombs Bunker Elizabethport Sunlight Hodgdon Frisbee Active Matthews Hyannis Lillian Benestine Long Plymouth Rock Parker Wareham Josie Crowley Crowley Abbie S Emery Angler Bessie New Bedford Oliver Ames Babbitt James English Barker Corvo Tyler Fall River Charles Smith Julian Crawford Halleck AF Howe Bills Port Johnon Lucia B Ives Mott Lizzie Amboy Constitution Hawkins Gertrude Davis Edwin Sammis Benj Gartside Vangilder Mary Brockway Seth Mary L Ward Wickford Perine Sisson Port Johnson Paw Tucket Haze Bishop FM Branscomb Dodge Calais Shamrock Troy Haverstraw James Seely Belle Seaman Steelman Elonise Mist Carson Trenton Ohio Forsyth Henry May Hoboken Metamora Anna Currier van Wart Perkiomen Albertson Adlellan Sarah L Thompson Hull Eva Diverty Gandy Sinbad Gina Emily A Staples Colemen Anthony Burton Ar Lith Leesburg Herrick Tangent Fhurston New London Mary Saulsbury Allyn’s Point Chief Norwich Eliza Williams Jennie Rogers J L Hess McRitchie Hampton Roads State of Pennsylvania Stuart Glasgow Regulator Doane Wilmington Whitney Hallett Maggie M Coggswell Drogheda Viczie McNichol Phinney Windsor J C Nash Peiro Kelley Joggins Yreka Driscoll Rocker Reed Frances Ellen Cousins Whiting Fiyre Otis South Gardiner Ellan Crowell Ludkin Lecy Blossom Nickerson Anne Martin May Day I Lancers Cape Cod Martha Inness Newcomb Lynn Eva Lewis Artist Forrister Emma Rich 5Ocker Isaac H Borden Baker Ocean Wave Kurd Abigail Daily Lady Antrim Carter Harret Lewis Cushman Jesse Elizabeth Weaver Fannie Mitchell Boyd Dwight Davidson Freeman Tiverton Estless Barham Nellie C Paine Rich Georwen Bryant Bertha Conover AJ Miller Darvis Canada Franquel Havre Mercator Milne Scythia Bains Macedonia Laird London Crescent City Porter Aspinwall Neptune Lerry Luira Lorentzen Cork Falmouth Jane Adeline Hess Agueyra Porto Cabello Adella Carleton Grant Portlona Britannia Hotchkiss Bridgetown Barbadoes Ellie Walsh Christiansand St Croix Afton Perkins Cienne Bride Hacke Ponce Eva May McDaille Hattie Weston Nassau Sarah S Douglass Ethel Tarpian Bay Equator Albury Harbor Island W & H Wotherspoon Pettis R G Moran Cripps Urbana Allen Wyoming Cornelius Grinnell Adele & Sabina Bordeaux John Patten Buenos Ayres Joseph Baker Ar Fith Labrador Saratoga Sundberg Havana Flamborough Bermuda Champion Trait d Minatitlan Boritell Tripcovich Leghorn Acelia Thurlow White Meyer Ith Nuova Emilia Venestina Mangarine Fayenne Barnet Jones Crittenden Eleuthera Read Weehawken Rajatfiinier Coleman Crossley Trom Haverhill Eagle Salem F P Simpson Mahoney Flight Sears Edwards Corson William Magee Ramsey Del MG Parr Conway KL Steere Charles Moore Joseph H Huddell, Jr Sharp Reading Mills Bedford Congaon Sebhs Pajaro Roberts Abaco John D Griffin Goula Chatham Bella Russell Martha Welsh Burdge Georce Ag Hector Egging Ney Point Dickiams Willetts Currie Tak Liddesdale Arkley Barcelona Erd Sophie Dahnsen Bristol John C Smith Jones Fearless Malone Samuel Wackril Downing Port Antonio F Lowell Pinsham Millie Trim Boynton Joshua Trindle Freethy Rockland Babcock Theen Kate V Aitken Brower Star

Naval Movements Reported From Asiatic Station

Rear Admiral Patterson reports the Asiatic squadron's activities from Yokohama to Shanghai with ships Monongahela Ranger Palos Monocacy Ashuelot and Richmond in transit or docked. measures include a damaged rigging incident and awaiting orders while cadets finish instruction before returning home.

Boston Tallapoosa McRitchie Hempton Roads United States Alarm Paine New York T. H. Patterson Asiatic Yokohama Navy Department Monongahela Cheefoo Tientsin Ashuelot Hong Kong Shanghae Richmond J. F. Tarbell F. Nogie Tuscarora Acapulco Mexico Naval Academy J. H. Baker B. C. Bryan C. A. Carr W. M. McFarland Mayflower Standish

Bonds and railway notes trade on June 11 first call

Commercial record lists bonds and railroad stocks with entries from Pueblo and Arkansas fil to Missouri, Kansas and Texas issues. The page records prices, calls, and listings across mining and road companies, including Denver and Rio Grande, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, and Bos-Water Power, amid wide market activity.

Railroads and bonds on market display of notes

A scrambled market page lists bonds and railroad stocks with values including $1,000 Denver and Rio Grande Ry 7s $10,000 Missouri Kansas Texas Kurst 7s and $5,000 Missouri Kansas Texas 2d m.b notes. It mixes company names, bonds and bridge stocks with fragmented figures and handwritten annotations.

Denver and Rio Grande Missouri, Kansas& Texas Hart & Erie Cincinnat Topeka Santa 50 Pueblo Wevereeveves Sonos Cos Ouanaseekesseaey Eseelees Eucarexasons Clev SenaeswaseeUe

Sales at a Ponds and Savings Bank Listings

A mixed stamp of bonds and bank references shows a catalog of certificates and notes with prices and dates including U.S. Refunding Certificates at ten dollars each, regional railroad and bank names, a Hadley or Emigrant Savings Bank entry, and various municipal and manufacturing stocks. The fragment lists ex-dividend marks and dates such as June 11 and references several Boston and New England financials with totals and per-share figures.

Ponds Haven City Cincinnati Sea Eee Ettenee Flor el Dorado & Val. R Sin Vt. Cen U.S N. Y N. England Cheshire Town Fails Sioux City Kan City St. Jos Blackstone Wees MO London United States Erie Bank of England New Jersey Central

Mining and Miscellaneous Stocks Summary

Mining and miscellaneous stocks report by Wilson W. Fay & Co at Room 7 Traveller Building 31 State Street. Sales data and listings reflect market activity and price levels for a range of securities.

Wilson W. Fay & Co Traveller Building State Street

Boston Money Markets Show Scarcity of Prime Paper

Rates vary from 344 to 5 percent on prime paper with discounts. Call loans range from 3 to 4 percent by collateral. Boston banks opened at 2 percent, moved to 3, then hovered near 244 at close. New York funds steady around 1216 cents per thousand, with total Boston exchanges at 8,229,826 and balances of 1,375,264. Foreign imports in May show declines and shifts in consigned goods and warehoused merchandise. government bonds hold near yesterday's prices as refunding certificates circulate among dealers. Stocks and bonds across Boston and New York show mixed changes with several rail and local issues advancing or dulling creeps.

Boston New York U.S New York Post United States New York World Chicago Milwaukee Northwestern St. Paul Northwesterre Northwestern Common Lake Shore Road St. Paul Common Jonell Evenina Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange U. S Missouri Louisiana Consolidated Rome Watertown Ogdensburg Granger Western Union Prises Erie Lake Shore Wabash Delaware, Lackawanna and Hannibal and St. Joseph Do. Preferred Western Union Telegraph Pacific Mail Kansas and Texas Iron Mountain Ste St. Laws Kansas City The Stock Exchange Delaware Lackawanna and Western Union Pacific New Jersey Central Michigan Central St. Louis San Francisco Standard Home Ontario Imperial Independence Consolidated Pacific Consolidated Virginia Moose Cleveland Leadville California Bodie Iukill Yellow Jacket Grand Prize Tioga Dahlonega Bertha Edith Buckeye Sic Delaware and Hudson Morris and Essex Western Union Telegraph Company Quicksilver Mining Company Pacific Mail Steamship Company Adams Express Company Wells, Fargo & Co American Merchants’ Express Company United States Express Company New York Central Hudson River Hartem Panama Union Pacific Stock Michigan Southern Illinois Central Cleveland and Pittsburg Columbus Cincinnati New Jersey Rock Island Toledo Fort Wayne Alton Terre Haute Chicago & Alton L. C Minnesota Lion Mountain Ohio and Mississippi Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company Chicago, Burlington Northern Hartford and Central Pacific Sutro Anybeecs Messrs Lawrence & Co N.Y. Baptist Weekly Frank Leslie New York Independent Brooklyn Journal Lawrence & Co Exchange Place N. Y

New York Markets End Mixed as Bonds Hold Firm

Prices for U S government bonds were steady with a firm stock market session led by Northwest ern and Western Union ambitions. Trading volume was heavy with Northwestern common and St Paul shares among active names and rail and mining securities showing uneven moves.

Boston Wholesale Prices Current Correction for This Paper

A corrected edition of Boston wholesale price data is issued for the paper. Figures reflect updated market prices and are presented as current as of the latest reporting period.

Boston

Coal and commodity market conditions from midyear report

The market reviews steady demand for Ashes coal and related coals with prices for large and small lots. English Cannel and American Cannel coal listed with per ton figures. Coal contracts set for Pennsylvania and Westmoreland coals with delivery prices. Cumberland coal in moderate demand. Shipping, freight rates, and possible temporary suspension of mining discussed. some companies favor a pause to maintain prices, others see no over-supply. Prices for coffee, copper, cotton, and other commodities follow with varied quotes across regions and grades. The report notes market firmness in pig iron and steel rails, and a generally unsettled but hopeful outlook for fall trade with early stocking effects.

Lea Boston Targe Nova Scotia Oak Jamaica Rio Maracaibo Harness Manila Cutton Uplands and Gas Middline Southern Pine— Co Sap Muscovado New Orleans Porto Rico Naval Wilmington Gambier Olive Sicily Palm Garancine Bank Gum Aloes Paints Madner Whiting Paris Cassia Petroleum Balton N.Y Choice Dairy New York Sal Sona Vermont Senna East India Indigo Bengal Carolina Rangoon Louisiana Hha Guatemala Turks Islana St Martin's Cadiz St Domingo Liverpool Fustic St. Are 'Trapali Mingo Salitpetre Bb. Do Lima Japan Calcutta American Castile Cuba Shore St. Louis Dupuy Valencia West India Bond Florida John Gibson London Syard Forneo Montevideo Straits Hio Wranue Piates Uhar Rimoco Cabreruia Eg Tobacco Matamuoros Tahia Buenos Gambia - Bissau Malagaa Ingham L. P Matamoros Texas Do Ularet Wet Madeira Sherry Yriarte Country West Duff Gordon & Co Burgundy Port Woods Jure Pennsylvania Cape Coa Mich N. Y Patna Madras Buenos Ayres Common Tampico Peeter Gautoora Byret So Pri India Rubber Delain Norway Buenos Ayres Cape Good Hope Demana Newdo Acadia Westmoreland Baltimore Philadelphia South Amboy Cumberland Georgetown Alexandra Schuylkill Tidewater Java Uplands Gulf Orleans liLec St. Domingo Common Labrador Malaga Sultana Isins Smyrna Turkey Norfolk Walmington Elliott L. Dow Minnesota Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois St Louis Inter Wheat Barney Canada Rio Grande Yarmepico Texas Colorado India Rocklana Surinam Western Elaine Choice Franklin County Iéc Northern iMowize Jackson Maine Central Aloostook County Davis At &O Spiriis New England Sagc Sac Glaase Si AC Sumac California Kentucky Missouri Georgia New Hampshire Notts Oregon Banda Oriental

Wool Receipts June 1 for Boston and Maine lines and ships

A list shows wool receipts on June 1 from multiple firms for the Boston and Albany Lowell and Maine railroads and the Portland steamer John Brooks. Firms include Hilton Weston Co D R Metcalf Fenno Manning Luce Manning and others with bale counts ranging from 1 to 383.

Boston and Albany Railroad Oales Hilton, Weston & Co Metcalf Hunter D & Co Fenno & Manning Chamberlin Bros & Co Felt Gray, Dewey & Gouald Harding, Martin & Co Williams & Coburn Luce & Manning Sdo Merritt & Coughlin Denby, Rice & Co Portland John Brooks

Provisions Revetpis June 11

Boston and Albany Railroad receipts include grease beef lard bacon and tallow from Osborn & Co W G Bell Fitchburg Boston and Maine Providence Portland steamer John Brooks and others totaling 49 barrels 1 hogshead tallow 2 barrels beef 60 hams 18 cases preserved meat 535 tcs 175 racks lard and 547 boxes bacon with multiple consignments and orders.

Boston and Albpy Rolis O’connel Bolls Mansfield & Co Pe Billings & Eaton Iage Dewson Williams & Co Bolls Edwards & Brackett Burgess de Stockbridge & Bartlett Rolis Ray & Dickerman OU Safflora & Co Old Colony and Newport Railroad Eastern Railroad Shaw & Bro Thomas E Proctor Bostoe and Lowell Railroad Bolls J O Safford & Co Bolls Billings & Eaton Mame Jrackett & Son Hisbee & Son Frank Osborne & Co Hull & Co Smith Merritt & Co Salem Express Walden Boyd, Corey & Co Packard, Briggs & Co Putnam DC Haskell & Co John Carlston Nichos & Dalton Tiemer Broz Bdis Reynolds L Leach & Son Moses Walker Rells Hides Boston and Albany Railroad Pratt & Co Pries Johnson & Co Lymanelknap & Co Griswold, Whitney «& Co Hices Billings & Eaton Corey Old Colony Newport Fitchburg Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad Merrow Boston and Lowell Railroad Osborn & Co Bell & Co Cutler Bros Grand Junction Railroad Roberts & Co Providence Railroad Portland John Brooks

Market Report of Cattle Sheep and Lambs Prices and Receipts

Western stock market receipts show 8000 cattle 2430 sheep with 310 head on hand and mixed car counts across lines. Prices listed for live weight cattle from $4.50 to $5.60 per cwt with store cattle and calves in varied ranges. sheep and lambs priced per hundredweight with spring lambs and hides and pelts noted. Listings include multiple buyers at Brighton New Yards and Old Yards with specific steers sold by A N Monroe C Leavitt & Son Hatheway Jackson Swift Bros Co and others.

Several States Boston Albany New York New England Brighton N. B Bricuton Manger New Yards A. N. Monroe C. Leavitt & Son Old Yards Hatheway & Jackson Swift Bros. & Co A. White J. B. Cook J. Stetson & Co

Cotton Prices Drift Lower Across U S Markets

Domestic markets report cotton prices easing with New York and New Orleans futures down. upland and long staple fibers show declines amid varied delivery activity. Grain and flour futures mixed as exports and domestic demand shift. wheat, corn, oats, and pork futures move with receipts and shipments across Chicago St Louis Milwaukee and Cincinnati.

Telegraph New York New Orleans Ohio St Louis Minnesota Bush Chicago Cuba Tlge Liverpool Buffalo Memphis Charleston Philadelphia C. Norfolk Augusta Lée United States Great Britain France

Transatlantic Shipping Route Listings From 1800s Europe to New York

A jumble of ship movements lists vessels such as City of Brussels Liverpool New York June routes to Boston Rotterdam and Glasgow. Entries include ship names like Parthia and Britannic with ports Brussels Liverpool Glasgow and New York and dates in June.

Europe Casates Mene York City of Brussels Liverpool New York Bulgarian Bostom Rotterdam Gellert Fambureg Parthia Bostod Bolivia Glasgow State of Nevada Pembroke Dune City of Chester Belgiamiand Mosel Bet Cco Csi Ss de Auisg BOSON Sune Boston Mary Louisa London Arizona Palestine Abyssinia Canada Scholten Labrador Rio Janeiro C. Colon Aspinwall HAVAN Santiago de Cuba City of Merida Flamborough

Sailings and ship sale announced in coastal ports

A jumble of ship names and routes appears from Jonesport to Pensacola, noting schooners cleared for New York and Boston, a British ship Island Home sold for 12 500 dollars at Pensacola, and a Marion Massachusetts note on Sir Thomas Potter and demurrage disputes with the Coal Company wharf cargo handling.

Island Home Windsor Sound Pensacola Fla Marion Mass Thomas Potter Coal Company Boston Broad Street Stamford Foster’s Wharf Cowles & Thacher T. Thacher Cowes

Lightning hits Atlantic Oil Refinery at Point Breeze

Reports from Philadelphia say the Atlantic Oil Refinery at Point Breeze was struck by lightning and set ablaze on Wednesday night. Several vessels were burning or adrift, including the Norwegian ship Hudson and the Austrian bark Fa, with others like the Italian bark Giuseppe Quinte and the Russian bark Dion listed among burning craft. The Lion carried 2500 barrels of oil, while other ships reported damage or incidents near Barnegat, Green Island, and several Atlantic ports.

Philadelphia Atlantic Point Breeze Hudson Antwerp Norwarks Magnum Europe Etlisis Bremen Dion Baltic F Reck Cuiseppe Quinte Lion Stadacona Parnel Pensacola Cardiff Key West Gulf Victory Quebec London L Islet Orleans Cow Bay Green Cape Cod Laightons Vineyard Haven Sch Robbins Calais Westport Nantucket Great Point Robert Bryant Emma G Edwards Norfolk Hatteras William Mallory Charleston Champion New York City Point Seth Eliwan Prince Lighthouse Department Pharoe Baltimore JH Colcord David Brown Galveston Hera St Thomas Olive Crosby, Biitchinson

Whaling Fleet Reports From Atlantic and Pacific Waters

A New Bedford based report details ships including the Platina the Roswell King and the Astoria. Capt Crapo reports off River La Plata on April 19 with oil and bone and whales seen offshore. Other vessels Europa Arnolda George & Susan and Josephine report oil barrels and whale catches in early March to mid April.

New Bedford John Dawson Warren Atlantic Ocean Platina Snerman Table Bay Cgh Roswell King Fuller Crapo Astoria River la Plata Patagonia Barks Europa Penniman St Catharines Ohio Smith Arnolda Jones George & Susan Colson Josephine Long

Vast Maritime Movements Between May and May End

A dense log of outbound and inbound ships across Atlantic routes with numerous vessels named, including Watersons and others sailing from London May 30 to New York, and multiple ships passing Deal Dover and Dungeness. Entries note ports such as Havre, Glasgow, Hull, and Reykjavik, with sailors and consignments bound for Antwerp, Havana, Boston, and beyond.

Hipparchus Lyon New York Haytien Watson Port Au Prince Scandinavia Paulsen Glasgow Devonshire Falkner Havana Glenaros Doughton Montreal Mistley Hall Kilvert Calcutta Gerda Olsen Halifax Buena Ventura Bolicaus Oberon Hawey San Francisco Cardiff London Australia Ward Canadas Sumner Mary Jones Hughes Hooper Murrell Boston Deal Woodburn Thompson Dover Daniel Steinmann de Smet Antwerp Dungeness Golden Grove Smakes Hull Bristolmer Avonmouth Devon Western Falmouth Freeman Dennis Ellis Newark St Catherine’s Point John P Best van der Hayden Eeszard Scrabster George Walker Patterson Baltimore Arnett Domville Stanton Aden Newport Eliza S Potter Pendleton Martinique Swansea Wanderer Henderson Quebec Waldensian Legallis Greenock Soar Henry Stanford Sleeper Vicksburg Belfast Susan L. Campbell Brooss Sandy Hook Westport George Harris Stuart Sydney Queenstown Corunna Sorland Dublin Convarght Tomnes Ostend Cacace Plymouth Sedim Dubrovacki Kabarizza Bassein P G Carvill McFee United Inedom Pased Straits of Sunda Isles of the South Waters Singapore J W Dresser Brown Cheribon Harvester Austriana Gillies Havre Bombay Cumberland Farquhar

Shipping movements and vessel positions reported

A sequence of maritime positions and routes lists vessels including bark Thomas S Stowe from Astoria to Cork, steamer Canadian from Montreal to Glasgow, Manitoban from Glasgow to Montreal, bark Nina off Bird Rocks from Quebec to Montrose, bark Batavia passing off Ma tanzas to Philadelphia, ship Beethoven London Derry to Baltimore, steamer Altmore Boston to Livernoor, ship Otago Belfast to Philadelphia, schooner A F Ames from Cardenas to New York, and bark Ada Wiswell from Havana with dated coordinates and routes.

Shanghai Serapis New York Pianaere Hong Kong Steamera Belgic Meyer San Francisco City of Peking Berry Bombay Raphael Sherman Liverpool Whittier Swap Ficano Brown Havre Alice Buck Harriman Victoria Atweed Charon Calcutta Frolic Bush St Elmo Smith Genoa Ephraim Williams Keene York Lectorn Jaccarino Almeria Spain Nina Sheldon Bigley Ldg Barcelona Zante Shilston N York Gibraltar Sunbeam Walbridge Darien Lisbon Marianna Port Dantzic Carl August Siewerts Delos Wright New Orleans George Bewley Saul Simpson Boston Bohemian Grundy Falmouth Eng Staffordshire Doughty Osseo Wiliams Baltimore Plymouth Ragna Lund Antwerp Melsom Hamburg Lizard Lutterworth Pearson Rait Southampton Neckar Willigerod Bremen Aberdeen Camden Robson Cork Alex McKenzie Homewood Queenstown Fiona Rhodes Barks Exile Pearce Hannah Landless Gregg Portland O Aquilla Stray Dannebrog Kurtz Grant Florences St Thomias Bahia Bella Mudge McDaniel Rio Janeiro Donati Butler Ith Ringleader Lewis Shamrock O’connell Pernambuco Arat Ceara Luella A Snow Gregory Muaranham Bogota Por Gheta Janeiro St Tuomas Manaba Aquaidneck Raffle Navassa Romance Craig Salieo Kingston Jam St Thomas Olive Crosby Hutchinson Bermuda J H Horton Hawes Norfolk Therese A Keene Bath Carrie Saunders Saunders TH A Pitt Young Laura A Webb Munson San Andreas Francis B Fay Hardwick Anjier Montreal George Peake McDonald Barbadoes Helvetia Mecklenburg Barrowin-Furness Pacific Harris Quebec Canova Blanch Pees Qoullet Waldensian LeGallis Glasgow Picton Elba McQuaid Dauntless Ation Nettie Britt Calais St John Bridge Landrick Eastport R W Wood Bucknam Bessie Gracie Kerr Sir F James Bissett Don Pedro Peck Impudence Baker Thomas S Stowe, Edwards Astoria Lon Canadian McLean Manitoban McDougall Bird Rocks Nina Taggert Montrose Carysfort Batavia Matanzas Philadelphia Ion Beethoven Londonderry Altmore Livernoor Otago Cringle Belfast Sch F Ames Cardenas Bark Ada Wiswell Havana

Shipping News From Maine Ports and Nearby Harbors

A dense list of vessels sailing and arriving at East Machias Bangor Rockland Newburyport and other ports. Entries note schooners briggs steamers and ships with names captains and routes including Machias Boston New York Philadelphia and Portsmouth. Wreck salvage at Cranberry Isles and numerous cargoes and clearances through mid month.

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