The New York herald., 1871-01-05


coen,jes slip is being dredged.
Par No East river still presents the appearance OF
chaos II did week ago. Somebody making a good
thing gathering and carrying the loose lumber scat
tered about
Notwithstanding the floating already its
from the North the East progress being
steadily made n the work preliminary the removal of
Diamond Reef Should the ice hinder the workmen for
week TO there VIII have exploded sl another
large charge OF nrogycerne, which In all probability will
and raise portion Of this ledge
rocks than has before beeu accomplished In blasting
under water.
The Hoboken Ferry Company, running from the foot of
Barclay street. the habit of Withdrawing at ten
O'Clock Pm Of their larger putting place
old dirty and miserable craft hardly fitted to carry cat
Tie, much less human beings across the North nver. 1t
high time that this opuen company should study the
interests of their night greater degree in this
particular and give them fair return in the matter of
commsdations for the money they hand to them.
There In the harbor OF New York, Wednesday, Jan
4as vessels Of which rs steamships SO ships lao
barKs, "a brigs and leo schooners.
There overdue at this port large feet Of vessels from
Europe anc other parts of the wor the nonppearance of
which annoyance to their owners, say anxiety
This delay ia without doubt attributable TO heavy weather
and adverse winds. Upon this subject good authority
says"The nonarrva before the close of December OF
number OF vessels due from South America served TO upset
mercantile calculations The duty sheepskns advanced
60 2epnder the tariff amounting almost prohi
ption Mis- fact has wonderfully stimulated importation
dhg Che last months One vessel arrived at this port
on Saturday last time to S5o,oOo in duties the
cargoes but others yet Delayed and their cargoes viii
not be welcome their they would have been
at any time before the new year However, the importers
Of heepkins had pretty good thing of IT. since the
wool tariff of 1866 for though clipped wool could not be i'm
ported at profit wool fast TO the skin being admitted free
OF duty neted very handsome returns The wonder is that
the high tariff did ascertain the fact and
accordingly"
Arecent Havana paper states government decree
provides for foreign
port of Santiago de Cuba durin. one year.
William Nelson Of the firm OF Messrs VIM Nelson Sons,
died suddenly yesterday Ravenswood L. Mr. Nelson
born in Dublin Ireland in l7s9 and began life
cotton merchant in Liverpool There he unfortunate,
ana becoming involved to this city in 1885, when he
entered the shipping house Of Messrs Si.as Holmes Co.
Subsequently he became chief owner OF Holmes line OF
packets between New York and New Orleans In 1861
Nelson retired from business and had since lived compa-
ratiye retirement.
port OF Bridgeport, CT, is the of quite excn-
sSe eoasting trade, the whole number Of
rived there during the year 1870 being from
owsBrgs 3; schooners l14l soops, 47s barges
canal boats 2sO steamers aud tugs 527toal 2446. The
whole number of arrivals departures course
be double the above, 4s?2 in the aggregate.
Marine Disasters.
STEAMSHIP CITY OF RIO JANEIRo-London, Jan 4-The
steamship City of Rio Janeiro Br) Hairby.
Plate for New YORK, damaged badly 800
Rio Janero. The Humboldt been despatched
from Rio Janero to her relief.
STEAMSHIP WILMINGTON, Cole from New York. which
@ ID a1 ney IN mes. s WIZ ~ loss OF at Calves
New York o'' y ''''A' ii0n'
STEINER UTILITY Nckerson, which LEFT Providence for
Island when her engines not wor king satisfactorily she
On asd 3D. 9Th and a5,R Of Dec in r. Ton S
& p ssn at w ss set S
o aS Ss woa shifted to
menaogs 1s @ sea running from NE NV and from filing he
Sva % ss 1 tho Dss % wsss
been q days Eos7 n ID succession Of gales The
f a ~ m a: ss That h 20 @ X high
from 2s g 60 AZ Found the Gulf Stream in 80
hs air ., q deg causing heavy steam which
ae oy % Dante. snd 5 w6s Re enS
pore marine he'll. On the 2sih lat IS N lon s.
ss5 ship
heavy weather ssss s"s eves
them with Rs IN ne s s!s
much:ried topsails.
BRIs HELEN at Providence from wilmington, NC, re-
o schr OF about 200 abandoned
have been long In that condition
BRIG HATrIE WHEELER. Bacon, at Providence from,
ceived otner slight damage
BsIa Macy LEBLANC (Brl, Elliott, Holmes Hole,
during the lost decsoad Of iogwood split sais
scBo WILLIAM lPrl Bucknam, at Holmes Hole, from
Omoa % for Boston very heavy weather through
out, but sustained damage. Vance, Londonderry
Ms, master Of the am, died OF fever Dec Biss Out.
Nov 81
soHR RICHARD vAUx, Whitaker, from Baltimore for
Portland, before reported ashore Annapolis Md has
been gs of without daage and has proceeded voy-
age
souR LIvosA at Eastport from Gloucester reports that
when of kanhelgan q named John Peterson, a
Swede. ost overheard The wind blowing fresh
and every effort was made TO save him.
SCHR LEvERINe, before reported on Hogs Back He'll
Gate got OF at high water PM 81 towed to
Hajett's Cove.
SCHR MAzY ELIZA, from Baltimore for Boston, before
reported ashore on Sharp's Island has bged
LONDON, Jan "A Rostock vessel from PHILADELPHIA
with petroleum. has been wrecked OF Langueroon.
saved
Miscellaneous.
VIM Hathaway Jr the attentive purser the steamship
San Salvador from Savannah has thanks favors
ScHR TRUE BLUE-A letter from Charles Bucot United
states consular agent at Cardena Ees that Br schr True
Blue, Capt Tripp, that port about Nov TO- and