The New York herald., 1870-05-23
Shining Notes.

The Sound steamboat Providence OF the Narragansett
Steamship Company, had escape during Saturday
night trip from Fall River She left that place
early the evening dense fog and when Bishops
Ledge her captain thinking he had up his
rec ordered the engine slowed and the boat continued at
half speed but at this uncture the Providence passed
the LEDGE and fortunately for those board, seri
ous injured She proceeded at once touching at Newport
arrived her dock yesterday morning the usual hour
After dschargng her and freight she steamed to
the Erie Basin dry Dock where she for
nation and repairs No leaks have been discov
cred since the accident and thought that her copper is
damaged. large number OF workmen ready
last evening to be set at work her at midnight, and
morning III be lowered tonight her regu
lar trip usual
It has been that the Sound steamboat that ran
the schooner Dresden, Captain Smith, OF Bartletts
Reef lighthouse In dense fog Sunday morning May g.
Of the Norwich and New London sidewheel steamers
This fact relieves Captain Baker of the Boston propeller
Neptune, previously stated from odm that may
been attached to him and hs vessel by the first report the
hearessness exhibited the time by the captain of the
pected steamer That the Neptune officers could have
been he guilty based upon the that at the time
of the collision she at anchor to the west Of Horizons
Point IL mica from the Of the disaster Captain
Baker has long been in command Of steam vessels running
from this port is fayoraby known by those who
had dealings with him.
The schooship Mercury still the foot Pike street
receiving needed REPAIRS which will be completed
will be remembered that this threedecker early April
sailors of Hart Island, and, when OF Norfolk, Va,
aground. Captain stctson Commissioner Bell, soon
practicable after the disaster sent the young students back
TO New York. and for time had them quartered at Bellevue
Hospital The opportunity presentei to the Commissioners
of Charities and Correction by the Mercury being dock
avaed of to make needed improvements in the
Internal arrangements of the vessel and these have
vsed completed by Messrs Lawrence Foulkes. of VIII
amsburg In two three days the Mercury will be towed
old anchorage Off Hart Island, when the ship Haze
fly will be relieved.
Livingston. Fox Co.'S sidehecl steamships Of
New Orleans, Havana add Savannah lines, will
their pier No North River of North Moore street,
day Since the vessels of the above lines have been away
this pier has been rebuilt and enlarged being
SEQ length wide the entire
lersth with she'd substantially built and pret,iy
ed at the entrance. The improvements will cost nearly
| $20O,OOo.
Surveyor Cornell has been for time past of
glarng irregularities in the lumber trade between the British
provinces and this port Having been furnished with add
proof and his suspicious aroused regarding the
Dresdens Of png and spars, few days
he directed Deputy Abel and Inspector Alexander
make thorough examination Of her and report progress
This was DONE the asonshment of the officials
half cargo the vessels manifest, and
than ALL greater portion OF found to be
1t conjecured that in this particular greater frauds
will be developed at no distant period.
dry dock business has been paravely dull during
| the past week.
The ship Fawn 1858 tons, built in Bath, Me- $780, and
owned by Messrs Dunham's Nephew Co, taken
Monday last by the Clinton street sectional dry Dock for
| general repairs.
TIE propeller Victor 1870 TONS Of Messrs Chas Mallory
Co.'S New Orleans line, still the great sectional dry
I dock.
brig Moses Day, a4s tons, built in Brewer Me- 1851
was raised Monday by the smaller dry Dock
| for repairs to her bottom.
The brig Burns, I50 tons of Boston, bui in Tdrush,
Ns 1885, taken Tuesday last by the smaller
tona dry dock, complete the repairs which have been
made upon her during the past two weeks
Italian bark Eugcno 46 tons, taken ont on Fri
day by smaller sectional dry dock for repairs TO hel
bottom.
The mammoth sectional dry Hoboken raised during
the week the steamboat Gen McCoum, OF the Amboy line
| for repairs of general nature.
The steamship Gen Meade s93 tons, built in 1851 and run
ming Merchants nc TO New Oreans was taken up by
the Erie Basin dry dock Wednesday last at midnight
lowered the following night, meanwhile having her propeller
repaired.
There arrived 1t this port for the week ending May
from foreign ports vessels, Of which l9 steamships
IL ships, IA barks, % brigs and ID schooners.
There were in this port Saturday, Nav 2 9 vessels
Of which So steamships go ships SO barks, brig
aud l2l schooners
There sailed this port Saturday steamships 70
European perts and II for Southern ports.
| Marine Disasters.
scHn WnELpIN Fsnn,ncre, at Newport M rom } Enss
and malntopmast In squa.
scHR MILTON Eidrdge from New London Tor Sew VI or
Deere ~ s vim bs aid of the punl
Miscellaneous.
We are indebted 10 Messrs Geo Philips Collins, sh
ping commission merchants, South street, for avors
We indebted Puraer walter Pym, of the seamshi
Herman Livingston from Savannah, for his attentions