Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-03
Marine Items.

OBsTRUcrIoSs TO NAvIGATIoN.-The Detroit
Post of Msy 1st says that the Lake Survey
steamer "Search and the Magnet"
despatched by the Home Insurance Com
pany, will start some time during this week
to find out the cause of the obstruction at
the mouth of the river. Several steamboats,
and vessels during the last two seasons hsEo
struck against something, supposed to be a
sunken boat A thorough search will be
made as to the cause of the obstruction.
STRAITS PKS.-The Buffalo Courier of May
LIST has the following
"Wo learn by a private dispatch from Mil
waukee, that the propeller Montgomery ar
rived at that port at G P. NJ. Sunday, the
2eth. The Captain reports the Straits clear
of ice"
LARGE LOAD FROM ST. Louls.-The Rock
Island argus of April 10th says: "The
steamer Tiber camo down the river to-day
with $4,000 bushels of wheat fer ST. LOuis'
Freights 20 cents per bushel. This vessel
has a contract for taking 100000 bushels of
wheat from Wenona to st. Louis.
STEAMER CoSsoRT.-The Consort is the
name of & new steamer built at Ottawa and
launched few days since. She will run
in the Montreal and 0ttowa line of steam
ers.
STEAMER BRUcE.-The Buffalo Courier of
May LIST says that the steamer Bruce has
been purchased by Mr.. Msybee, o Colborne.
He will put her on the route from Whitby,
BowmanYille and intermediate points to
Presque Isle, and thence to Rochester, max
ing tri-weekly trips.
TIE FREMONT AND SAeIHAw.-The Sandus-
Ky Register has the following in regard to
the new line of popellers. The Fremont
was recently built and launched here.
A new line of propellers, running in con-
nection with the New York Central Rail-
road, has been established between this city
and Buffalo. The line consists of the pro-
pellers Fremont and Saginaw, one Of which
will sail for Buffalo every Wednesday and
Saturday. The Fremont is commanded by
Captain Ben. Flint, of Fremont, well and
faTorably known to our citizens as one of the
best officers OF the lakes. Captain P. Ryan,
of Saginaw, will command the latter vessel,
and is unanimously spoken OF as a thorough
sailor and gentlemanly officer.
The Fremont is new and is fitted up with
all the modern improvements, among which
special attention has been paid to the state
rooms and cabins. The Saginaw has been
thoroughly overhauled, and will commence
her trips complete IN all things and as good
a q nam PaNnrrF-- Aha- ill 1.--. D,lr,1z
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
ARRIVAL FROM BuPFALo.-The sandusky
Register of Nay I'd says that the schooner
Sylvia Morton, Captain Ladd, arrived at
that port on the LIST inst, direct from Buff
fslo. She reports encountering fields OF ice
between Buffalo and Erie, and experienced
considerable difficulty in getting through.
She is the first vessel which has arrived
this season from Buffalo.
SASpUskY FISHING ISTEREsTs.-The san
dusky Register of May I'd has the following
The fishing interest which for the past
week has been somewhat dull, is again on
the increase, and there is still q prospect for
good season before our dealers. One Of our
most e~nterprising houses, that of Post and
Lewis, situated at the foot of Columbus
Avenue, had its full force engaged again
yesterday in cleaning, sailing and packing
fish for shipment. One of the buildings
the new one-is situated at the extreme
front of the dock. At this house the fish
are delivered by the boat-losd, and at once !
assorted, thoroughly cleaned, and securely
packed in barrels ready for shipment. The
Sch Qf kAn -n1--s,. h,.T =, L.
and often shipped during the day, and in
the evening the floors and benches of the
are scrubbed clean by the
hands and all traces Of the days work re
moved. From twenty-five to thirty tuns of
fish were received yesterday at the various
houses along the docks; and when evening
came they had all been packed ready for
shipment and the houses pot in complete
order for the next days work. A few DAYS
calm would enable,th fishermen to repair
their pounds ana put them in complete
RUNNING order fnr the remainder of tha Gao