Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-30

Commerce Of he Lakes-The Buffalo Com.
mercia Advertiser of the 9th contains an arti
Gle between four and five columns IN length,
embracing great variety oi interesting and
valuable statistics Of the commerce of Bui-
falo and the great Lakes, list OF vessels on the
lakes. &c.
The tables given in the article shows the bus
mess 10 be already splendid and yet the COM
mcrce OF these inland seas has but just com
mcnced. The Lakes embrace an extent Of ter
rory upon our own coast alone of more than
32uO miles, forming a communication between
seven populOus States and the large eXent OF
En- gliSh coast must b. taken into the account,
"a promising increasing business for our own
ports. The country which borders on these
waters is lncxhauStlbIlN rich and no human
foresight can measure the extent of the reSour.
ces which increasing facilities OF cUmmunIca-
lion with eastern markets Wi deVclope.
In 1889 the tonnage of the Lakes consisted o.
IL steamers, ships, 80 Schooners. Now there
are 65 steamers, 2G propell"rS, 3 barqueS, G.,
hrigS ami 2l3 schDJnerS--wlth an aggregat,
tonnage Of 3l3 600 tanS. OF thlS tonnage, the
amount of 35,4l3 tons belongs to Buffalo tn,
remainder being owned at Cleveland, San
duSky, Detroit, Milwaukee, aud other places OF
the Lakes.
The imports If Buffalo from the opening Of
navigation this season TO the lSt inst Civ,
some idea of the trade OF thai place and of it,
rapid increase. The iollowingure n few Of th,
principal articles: Flour, l,333 2i3 barrels
wheat, 1912 $40 bushels corn l,9107S9 hu.
shells; butter and arj, i.S0j, ,5o2 pounds pork
5000 barrels whiSkev, Ii -S barrels; d>hc>
| l.i50 barrels WOO, % 10! sacks SC. in all
which there is an enormous increase over thc
imports Of any previous year.
The mkiaded Cm Of M A ioweler o
this CITY, who shall be namrIrss, was lately
applied to by nice looking man, to make .
gold ring for him, having IN II blade. very
delicate and keen, concealed except on h
narrow scrutiny, and opening with a spring.
The bnrgnIn was made to furnish II for hurt,
dollars. Ga the nppprnird day the purchaser
appeared, paid the stipulated puce. which
wns fobbrd very compIaccniy. and with a.
ar o' high satisfaction put 1t un his finger
The weller, of course very inuoccn,lv, ask.
ed what he wanted to do with such an artl.
Gle, io which the rcpy was. to ca, open uock
cts with. All, replied the i,wcllcr doubrlps-
Ia nmazcment. how can yuu do such ,hlrg,
with such an Instrument, AID not be detected
The performer repI"d tina, h4 art consisted
~ divertng The attention of people from eve
ry thing that looked like design no IN then
--'hn, he rubbed h'S forehead. adjusted hl,
hat, &c. and that discovery came too late. -
lie then bade hIm good morning aud wen
hl' way. Shortly after, The j"wclIer. rs h,
walked around the counter. was accoS,ed b,
The clerk-why what IS The matter with you
panlnDons how came Won to tear them 80
Nothing that know o', was tho answer
Where? Why, ju1i look. When 10! hi
pocket was found to have been cui by III,
ARTIST" with his new instrument. aud hr
pocket book gone, with not only the lhrt,
dollars just paid, bat iour hundred besides
Verdict Of the pubc-"Scrvrd hnn right
" Y. Tribune.