The New York herald., 1872-09-22
Shipping Notes.

The different dry docks Of the city have very
fully occupied during the past week. and little
time there has existed dulness In their line of business
usual at this time of the year The different entries
have been as follows
Bark Elba, 424 TONS owned by Messrs Jas Ward Co.
lowered from the balance dock foot Pike
Tuesday after being stripped, caked and remealled.
Steamer Fail River, owned by the New Jersey Southern
Railroad Company, took her place. to patch and raise
metal and the dock is occupied by bark Sagadahoc
529 tons. of Bath, to stop leak.
The large balance dock adjoining is again in working
order after its extensive repairs and is filed by
steamer City Point, to patch metal.
Steamship Tybee 800 tons, owned by Messrs Spoford
Bros Co. lowered from the large sectional dock
foot of Rutgers street. Tuesday, repairing shaft
She followed by steamship Geo Cromwell $40 tons
of the New Orleans ne also for repairs to SHAFT new
wheel and painting bottom.
On the small sectional dock adjoining have been briggs
Orbit 3l3 TONS of Seuben Nc to paint bottom and
lista. 352 tons. of Stockton, Me- to patch metal
Brig Henry Trowbrdge l72 tons, of Portland Me- was
lowered from the Clinton street sectional dock Monday
last, after pate hing metal.
Steamship Cortes l246 TONS of Cromwes New Orleans
line, has occupied the mammoth sectional dock at Ho
boken paint bottom and yesterday ship Forest Eagle
1i47 tons Richmond, Me, raised to stripped
calked and remetalled.
The large Erie Basin dry docks have been occupied
during the week by the North River Connect.
cut undergoing extensive repairs, and ship Jane Watt
93 TONS of Bath STRIP calk and remetal do other
large repars TO put her in seaworhy condi
ton she having put into this in distress time
since.
The screw docks foot of Market street. have had IN -
On the large dock, brig Somerset r $50 TONS to patch
metal. and schooner Thos Ball. 40 TONS owned by
Mesrs Evans Ball Co. cak and put q suit of yell
low metal. On the middle dock, brig II II Seavey, 175
Bangor to patch metal and put shoe pilot
boat wdgeon to clean bottom On the small dock pilot
boats Mary Fish, and Charlotte Webb to clean and
paint bottom.
The Erie Basin sectional dock at Red Hook has had up
schooners Jessie Smith, Alice Noyes G Webb,
Sparkling Sea- and Annie Bayard all calk and paint
and schooner Welcome ssebe to patch metal
schooner Francis satery oalk and
paint
SHIP sosoRA, simmis, from Manila July u for New
York which put back July 70 sailed again Ath for dest
snIr EUGENE ADELE Fr, Jobet from Marscilles for
San Francisco, put into Rio Janeiro Aug "a. leaky.
and Amazon (Brl driven ashore at Barbados during
the hurricane Of Sept . and TO-
lost part of fdeckload in gale Aug 20.
ScHR wHyE SWAN, Halliran from Boston for surinam,
put into st Lucia Sept =, dismasted
scHR ONTARIO, McCauly, from Maracapo for New York,
which Put into Kingston a. July q in distress repaired
W bags damaged coee1 was sold a auc ion at Sos 5ss
per 100 lbs; some damaged brought 26s Cd per
scHR PARTRIDGE Bunker, of and from Rockland for
New New York loaded with lime put Into Newport night of
fire. Her matches have been nailed down, and by this
means II is hoped the fire will be smothcred.
ScHE MEwESro-About 30 tons OF coal taken from
the schr Memento (beore reported at the
Grinne street New Bediord), and she came of at
o'clock on thursday evening, and hauled alongside
The wharf she was pumped out by steam fire engine
Progress
ALEXANDRIA Va, Sept 2o-A thrcc-masted schooner,
name unknown passed by here on her the river
this morning, with her ibboom and forward rigging
ried away.
GLASGOW Sept s-The Loeb Katrne of this port) from
New York, which arrived In the Clyde Aug 30
into by the steamship Bonny Aug 81 while at anchor,
and lost gurehead headrails hawsers and ironwork,
and had bowsprit broken.
Kelly, of Bangor, Me- bound TO Boston with cargo
lumber, was run into this morning by the schr Rolling
Wave, Of st john Nh, between Halfway Rock and the
Graves. She Allied with water Immediately. The crew
were all saved, having barely time TO They
brought into Gloucester this forenoon
HAvRr, Sept 7-rhe Polymnia, Thomas from New Or
leans Tor Bordeaux, put Into Belle Isle yesterday to
Mlscell llaneous.
Purser wildman, Of the steamship Virgo from sa
| vannah, has thanks for favors.
Notice to Mariners.
LIeHr vEssELs-The shovenul Shoal and Handkerchief
Reef light vessels which have been undergoing thorough
repairs at New Bedford for time past, CON.
pcted and towed their stations Friday by US
wise repaired, coppered, calked and painted.
| Whalemcn.
Arrived n Vineyard Haven 10th, schr Rising Sun, Hat
tcras Ground of and for Providence, mos out with sc
bbs sp. 80 do wh oil Spoke Sept l lat 81 @ Ion ~ schr
Ebridge Gerry, with 40 bbls sp, 20 do VIII Oil.
spoken-Aug no lat &C Iby letter from bark scine