New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-15


morning, at O'Clock, the steamer North STAR Capt
Sweet, arrived from 0ntonagon;;
The North Star sailed from here FRIDAY morning,
May 2, at about O'Clock. In Lake Huron, about
Saginaw Bay, found some ice-On sunday forenoon
arrived at Mackinaw-same day met, in the Labi.che
Rapids steamer Superior, on her way TO Sailors En-
oampment to reship freight she had been compelled to
put of there; this steamer, it will be recoDected
pas sed the straits on the 2Sth ut on her way to Su-
perior City from Chicago but owing to various dcten
not then passed the Ssut arr ed at the Saul Sunday
evening having encountered ice in the river and
passed the Lake St. George Flats without deteation'
though not without dSsgiSg little Gan, so,usng
which left here the evening of the 29th of April at the
Saul left there Monday morning, encountered great
quantities of ice, which permitted only very circuit
Gus passage through lay in it all that night, and got
safely into Marquette Tuesday morning; pass I'd Cop
Der Harbor and Eagle Harbor, both of which were
shut up by the ice, same day; entered Eagle Hiver
same evening; arrived at Ontonagon w Wednesday
end of Carsons pier and the new piers being uncom'
peted lay at anchor and discharged passengers by j.
H. CARROTS little steamer James Carson, and freight
by lighters; sailed from Ontonagon on return Weanes
that port and Eagle River; on Thursday met the
steamer Planet at the Saut below the canal she hay:
ing been detained the night before by "geting on
in the Labische Rapids. ,
She brought to Detroit l2a half barrels Gsh from the
Saul, and TO this port 81 bbls copper.
The ice in Lake Superior, though broken up, yet
exists in vast fields and was encountered by tho star
during Der whole trip above the Saul. Inc propeller
Manhattan entered Copper Harbor, but was some four
hours in working her way out from it, and the STAR en-
her return, succeeded also in getting In.
The stock of flour and pork at Ontonagon had been
completely exhausted and the supplies by the steamer
were most welcome The mining prospects were never
better; il is said there that the North American will
be able this season to ship 300 tups, the Chn l'oo
and the Minnesota 1900. The Others will ship pro-
portionately large amounts. large mass in the Min.
nesota has been discovered, which it is calculated
weighs 1850 tuns The Collins Co. have large lot
of blooms at Marquette and iron ore and copper at
the various ports in considerable quantities is await
ing shipment. cleveland Herald, May IL.
BURNING OF A VALUABLE MAIL.-Yesterday after
noon, the mail tram on the Catawissa Railroad,
containing the passengers and mails from Williams
port and intermediate points for this city, was coming
from Catawissa to Manville, tho mail discov
cred to be on fire. Mr.. Haughawout, the mail agent,
having occasion to 60 into tie passenger had left
the mail car and locked the door. He had not been
gone ten minutes, but HE return he found the
fire, in the where the mail bags lay. He did
what he could to save them, burning himself badly in
the effort. but the mail pouches from Wiliamsport,
Danvie and Lewisburg for this city, were destroyed.
Fortunately the train near water station, and on
stopping there the fire was exnguishec. But tor this
the whole car would have been burned. This mail is
generally valuable one, and It Is feared that num-
Der of important Letters cont aiming money have been
destroyed. Only few packages have been saved.
and these in partially burned condition; 60,
SorfH AMERICAN SSAKEs.-In this part of the
Ornoco We repeatedly saw water snakes swimming
from island TO another and in some instances they
passed over the boats, TO the great alarm OF the
passengers, but without attempting to do asy mis-
chief They are of light green color, six or eight
feet long, and swim with about third of their body
raised out of the water propehng themselves rapidly
along by the undulsting motion of their tail. We
were informed by the boatman that their prey ton
sisted chiefly Of water rats and young birds. The
steersmen of the launches always endeavor to avoid
sailing under the trees that overhang the river, lest
the mast might detach some OF the snakes from the
branches. We frequently saw numbers of them, eI-
hibitng the most brilliant coors, while baskng in the
trees. An European traveller who visited these
parts 1885 lay down to sleep upon the bank Of the
Orinoco end presently awakened by eres of alarm
and horror. What was bis dismay when he found him
self epcircled in the folds Of iDnumerable snakes
The native boatmen, whose cries bad aroused him.
proceeded to deliver him from the hdeous coils in
which be was enmeshed; but the Traveller never COM
rletely recovered the shock which he TAI received
Ills nerves were completely uHs,rungi and he died
deuou. about four year, saerw&rd 81 Porto Rico.