, 1874-04-24

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An inamcnse lumber dee arrived at this port yests1
day. and in the evening there were no less than ffty
lumber veases in the market Wells street bridge
day on account Of the c.reiessness Of
tnecsency Of the harbor-aste1 In allowing the 1ur,-
ber seasels 70 block up the draw. The Ada Mador1
through the BRIDGE keeping it open for more than an
hour: causing delAy and annoyanea to tbs public.
befo:a yesterday for lumber but waa driven bacE vs.
terdny BY the STORM, Is now loading at Of the
! rItoss With grain.
Mcdonald st the lumber market yesterday afternoon,
carrying away her cathead, several stAnchions and
rhetug Shields while going up the river, restera,
carried away the jbboom Of the schooner WIl.In
The fireman of the tug Drake looked to long into
the bottle yesterday afternoon, and consequently took
| Ill involuntary cold bath in the river:
Capt Charlie Roach, Assistant Superintendent OF
the Vessel Owners Towing Assoc1aon, reports having
taken private sonndngs the bar 1t the mouth OF ths
harhor- He finds ~ feet OF water there
The aaiors in this city not very nxtous to fol.
low tho example Of their brethren =. Cleveland and
Milwaukee In striking for higher wages, They ray
thst although slso per day i not sufficient p.y foA
still they are willing to ship for tha becauso vessel
ownoss are losing money At the present low Freight
for sailors have been received hers from other pugs
! aud al Of them will undoubtedly be filled
Tho schooner American Union left for Green Bay
Last evening. the first clearance for that port thi4
Vessel men nrean1iously awaiting the opening Of
the Ssrsts but according to the Latest dispatches they
may remain closed for several days yet. Detroit
dispatch Of April q ea5B: Adyices from the Strai:a
report very cold weather with b1isk west wind 1ce
unchanged Thermometer u degrees"
The Lucy ]. Clark lying At Bates Dock, was TUX
into by the propeller Trnesdeu yesterday afternocn
taking out her starboard quarter.
Capt Con- Mahoney has taken charge Of tia Y. L
7. Co night-tug. G. ". Parker.
The II chaffee was sold Yesterday to Lake sw
pe1ior partts for ~ Co., and will hereafter ply in TIKI
laEs Superior trade.
Capt. Thomaa Holland. OF the Eustaphiere, had
his leg broken yestes2y morning, by being c.ught IL
the wheel.
dispatch received hero from Milwaukee, ycss
terday. stating that while the tuhoat Ida Il. Leo waf
towing the schooner Ida into thu harbor the tugboa
WIS tHpped by the bow inc, End Immediately alice
with water and sunk carrying down engineer aocu1n.
The rest OF the crew escaped being rescued by ta<
crew Of tha schooner Ida.
oos1ed yesterday ut Mil:saukee, and will lears for
Chicago In day or two with her consort, tho
Argonaut.
-Afessrs. Wolf Davidson, Of Milwaukee, hsye
made arrangements with Messrs. S.nrke + Conro fur
the construction Of the stationary dtydock 800 feet
long, It feet wide below and 70 above at cot Of
$4,000. Work upon it viii be commenced iIQnoe<-
.sely.
THE schr Jsmes Scott, while endeavoring to enter
,eat pier aud sank within an hour. Il i. thought .ho
can be raised but her cargo, which consisted Of 1s-
ter, is greatly damaged.
"A meeting OF vssselowners for the purpose ct get
lumber WIS held at Bay City Monday night. It was
moved that steam barees agree to tow to Buffalo
for less than s1oc per II, but the motion lost
motion to make the freight on lumber 800 Buffalo
adopted. but a1terwArslB reconaidered- No def
mite conclusions were arrived nt-
Tito bay City Chronicle has the following In regard
to sagn2w Hazbor: The fact th.t Bay City III, aud
must Be, Tho headquarers Of al the Saginaw Riye.
lake shipping business prominent is
this spring. The river tues make this their place Of
business, and Aro telegraphed here when they ara
wanted 1t Saginaw. AL incoming vcssels aud barEea
stop ero unless previously chartered for point
up the river. Freight rates are made and changed
hare 1nd the whols business, in Short IL regulated
this port which also has about two thirds Of tho ship
ments.'
The voyage OF the Mary and Lucy, which
took her departure from Clevrand coal laden.
dsJs sKo, for Detroit, at great por and
Involving the loss OF the vessel mud cargo and
possibly her crew. Soon after leaving Cleveland she
struck by heavy squ&u from about south south
west, and Immediately afterwards commenced leaking
badly and sho could be put ashore Wa docn t. i1s
tho water. For the space Of nbout three ho1trs tha
pumps exercised to the utmost, and evrry pos-
sible tried to save Ter, aud before getting
tho beach every bad becuue neazly overcome by
Khaer exhaustion