, 1870-04-05
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

pRosrEc7s ov NAv,GAr1ox.-A telegram from
Aennac- Michigan, s.stes that the s. ClA1r River
lespa.ch says: 1.-THE Ice Is broken up and moving
on. There is large Jam Of Ice aud logs dye miles
above here. and another At Portsmouth, 1t Is
clear between here and Portsmouth,"
81. EaRY's sH,r CAs1L-The report Of the ST.
pet1n,cndent Of the S.. MszJs Fails Ship Canal, Of
The business transacted during the season Of 1569,
| from May to November .. The amount rcce,ve1l
for tolls was t3l,s7pas, TOT the use of the steam
pump $50. ana the ha,aace from the previous
S5i, ,osk9s. The amount expended was S1:,s.a:a
deposited in the State Treasury 5is, s9d q.
ys aase ,s, {, sisseaea t. 1as,s 'o u
isss ~ s5,s5sss; the tonnage exceeded that Of
The prevk'us year BY ~ 4si. = and, Of the tolls
Ma,etaS;; and for cossunR vessels ssa The
Rrani u,tA1 Of pa!<senGen conveyed through the
canal was il, ,as;, anh Of the tolls from steamers
tie Cleveland + Detroit Lake Superior Line paid
s5,6o1.ss; the Buffalo. Cleveland Detroit lake
Superior Line, 51kso. the Chicago lue, e.
aa-so; transient steamers t1um Cleveland and De-
t1uft, ,n509e, 1ud transient Steamers from polnt8
fu,ther eas: the balance, showing that Chleseo
controls but ! Email part Of the trade Important
trpalrs have been lasle Opon the s3ua1 anh othets
win b. perfected this season. The lower gates
viii he strengthened BY iron hraces and by rrne~-
ms the upper urnbe1a Fer this improvement the
fSe tre III ha7e Az ias seen npfoEe nd
commended that the csl8son gate Be supplanfed
by guard Cste- TIE gate valves IRE IN good re
pair, the gate t0Hef3 nave pefo oFtlnau!eus ne"
ca1stans have been pus ln and the canal has eten
thoroughly dre1Sed- A temporary dspenter shop
has hern erected materials hare been auaasaed for
mended tnai certain dock. with = warehouse
upon It, constituting sn obstruction u The lower
sba Of .as ean BE- t,r rseg es9en* ssoTs Z,
operating the caissou GATE.
LIGHTHOUSE AFTE0PHlAIloSs.-Ihe Committee
on Appropriations have agreed npon making ap-
pEpp1auons for the following lighthouses md bea-
cons: Buffalo Bfeatwater llgh1 sutton, New
Fork, $4,000; Wacgoshaoce Light station, Lake
Michigan, E9.ooo: psFe A4lqaese light Etaaon,
Lake Michigan. 5000; Range Light, on North Bay,
Lake Michigan, s. so; beacon on Whales Back
islsaa @ sa Nesssa al Poss 1oauos i.Ee eeaa saa
Pefior, <l.oooi Saginaw River, Michigan, &l9,ooo !;
iresque Isle, lAke Huron, - coo; Spectacle Reel,
Huron. tll0, 900; South Aanitou, Like Michigan,
10000; Eagle Ha1bor, Lake Superior. S14,0no
"Tenth District OgdensburY, t13 600: Horse
island. tls, go; Big soins, S1a,V9o; Stony Point,
~. lA1e oqta5to, a2goo Eeveata Distrtcs1 Beaver
teenth Observation-Disclosures aad buoy tender for
the district, 10000
LAkk FRz1aH7s--TheEe Ia considerable inquiry
1or veSscls and oWnerX, n3 general thing, ase IT.
fuslng to name the rates At which they would be
willing to engage A number OF charters an, bow
ever, Already reported, some OF which are Msea Men
below, nt prices showing no material Fsnssioo san
For For Ensa1 1ns 0'hn8 fro@ ths post os1sso;
ysssels Ma{ h. s9cq fEe e cpsSo aa os.esa
There Is hseiy inquiry for sesse1 . e.1 dIasI ls%
her, <tares, etc, nom GeosEsaa ny! Az Hunnn
@ poIn.s I'd u 9 IN ia!s sss:e The amount
f unoer 20 iorwarg so syeand a1s, snS sna
fe1' Only nya1 t*o eVein mSer|a sothenhe1lT
staised * truln 100000 % 100000 feel
| and Il numerous other localities Tue amount OF
| coarse fTrtChts shows handsome Increase The
snount Of Pine lumber got out this season shows
eoreIning OF falling %, but THIS dtnloutton viii
1 have more u do with ne ne!:ht1ng business Of
IRON last season arr. however, quite fair, and =
] nealteJ trade Is expected. Thateret may le