, 1870-06-30

II DIRT DoCE.-The scow \, Frederick Il re-
etising % new fJames and being otherwise repaired
Hailed OFF.-The prop Toledo, Of the United
states llhe, ms been hauled OF Of the Toledo
.ton!s tor oEfef period, and viii make ic trips
vessel, It. will be rcmen be1ed, was sunk by col
Nsion with the prop Empire state The Toledo
WI Pc returned TO THIS route, and, with the steam
seEen hist-class steamers
MORE BroFs.-In addition to the numerous
bnoys recently placed on tho lakes, ten more iron
cans-e9uay divided between nrst and second
class-hase Just heen Erecetyed he.r, which viii
soou be placed at stations In the Eleventh District
Hhere they may he needed
TEE CfTY OF HosroS.-TbIs proner1er has aoan
been raised By the Chicago WEecsiu. Company
and was toWed to Beaver Harbor on saturday, 25ih
TKAssfoR,iED--Tho propeller Hunter is IN DIV
AocE at Detroit, and Is being rapidly converted
into a barge. The large hole in her port side,
where she was stFuck by the Comet, hu5 t,ccI
new and very strung hog frame has been put III,
running along the Keel, instead Of the two she had
Wien Wasn a. steamer. t is expected she will be fnlIy
the stanAchest harges On the lakes.
NEW tAElGHr PnoFEILER.-We learn from the
nstIoit 1J'1uns that III. Stephen R. RUBY, slpvr-
ROW On the table a draught for large propeller,
HinerlnS M essentially from those now On tne lakes
W s 6n On the Plan Of
~ the bulk deck. The Plan calls tor q vessel 500
ieet on The lead line drawing 12h feet, 30 feet
beam, and IoH feet "a denth; touuagc, 1,5oo- Her
capacity VIII be, 80 c0 bushels Ehelt In the hoII,
and 81 900 bushels between decks. The boilers
are to be placed between decks and amldships,
adding materially to her steadlness In heavy
weather.
+, srCCEssFrL-A despatch reccIvcd yesterday BY
tendtnt uT the Coast WrcCkin8 Company, States
that they have f0Enu the wreck Of the prupc.!cr
Wabash She will probably be ralset at an earlY
period. The tug T. 8 Grant was employed in the
Propeller Tlts. a. Scott to Detroit
1HE STRAIGHT GET BEACON L1GuT At NIILwAC-
kEE-The beacon Light Just beyond the govern
ment Lighthouse, at the Straight cut was Nl5con-
Tinted some tiays aga By order Of the Common
Council This was bright light, anu must moi be
conicunded with the regular red light maintained
" the government, g the principal mariners
guile, af that ront. The acti'in Of the Council
has leen pretty thoroughly canvasscd hy masters
anu owners OF vcssels, and the opinion
conduce TO the benefit or convenieuce Of uar,-
re1s This bright light VIA erected On the prpec-
tlon HnoHN Us the new government CRIB, and woa
very well adapted 70 the purposes OF heeplng YES
ssis clear Vi the pll!ng driven Ut that point Now,
nent on dark nights tor vessels to mistake the
leknIaf light rs the extreme outer beacon. and, In
cGnsCiEctee cone too close to rhe crb5 u1ll nos
slolF souef seftous damages. The city pail only
sfo OF rs per month for attending to this ught
and when we consider the Important Interest in
To1ved In Its maintenance, 1t YVES a ycry small
sum, anu couil be easily borne as an lem OF e1-
p .nse.
In this same conne ctlon we-knowa sailors
aEEne Tie necessity OF the bright light referred to-
ma deem II poor FnlEcy on the part OF the cry to
lare ordered its aiscontlnua1cc-- Iil,ranktt VIZ