, 1874-05-25


CHICAGO.
The HohrJ. Harrison, Capt. ". Fletcher, arrived
neeo 4 sr r. soa Saturday
Ing the last twenty~fonr houls but business 1t the
-Conspcuous alnong]ths arriyaa are the large num-
bcr Of ssaaos from Buffalo with coal for our various
Tle scAr City Of Paiucayile wae chartered in Buff
falo Thursday for aas to Chicago ut cents pos barrs
Tho James Couch grounded On the west chanel of
Madison street bridge Saturday evening and remained
thera nsarly half m hour, interruptina travail to
The mammoth schr 4. D. Moore Is 1osding for this
oity at Wriaht's MIL, saginaw River.
The T. T. Butler ssught are Friday night
age Lad bsen done.
1ey's shipyard At the north end Of CLARK street bridge
1t will be sailing vesscl.
Tho atn,r Norman, Of Leopold b Austrian,a Lake
Lake Superior. The following tho important
items from her log: Passed through the strait4 My
pasued through Ice al tho way from tho foot Of Lime
Island to sa!tor's Encsmpment OH the l1th was do.
81 1y + 5 Y fs end
n; mot Ct sault, barge Annie Smith. s,mrs 1ra
ohage E. p Ward, Jr, q. pa, J. L. Hurd. and Mla-
dotained at Canal until The 18Th On aceouut
Of cofer-aarn not botng raised; May 10. first boats
s aa ay sfi MayD9f o sna I
bound up--barga Annie Smith, stmr q D Ward, Jr..
s@nA @ Norman passsd large fields of lee hetween
arrived at Marquette the l4tl arrlvod at Portage
City ut 10 =: m. attempted to land 1t pol at East
River. but found the water not q anncent depth to
IND whe thera had heavy wind from the north with
snow; arrived at cloar Hasoor Ut 7:3o p N. eft at
NJ. 1t Marquette saw stmr Metropolis Dargo Sparta.
with consorta, aud other vessea loading with iron orc:
arrived Vt Mensings Grand 1aand) At II o'clock p.
t1 mat H5tEn nnQ4 n1tEh hnHVV i'm f1n
from Point au saubla to Whiteish Polnt; saw several
yessals working through tho Ice.
Tho b1a for tho roleaaa of thu Steamship Arnazon,
wrecked In tie Strata Of aiacknaw list scasor were
opensd IT. Rtroi on Eas{ a ts s sontr.c a~araoa
"a body llas been found floating III tho lake near
goaerich, Canada, which ID supposed to be that Of
wore lost In saginaw nay last January.
large A,oshonay goc as,oand # the f;s It.
do csp4a q 7ssn @ I'VE @se to y
pulled of, answered tint he intended to lay up any
way and might Just aa vol stay tlsrs as At the dock.
Thu now passenger boat building at New Jerusa-
1em for tho Marquette and Lake Superior eouto will be
Oh Wednesday, M afternoon tho barge Palermo, con-
sort IT tho sohu barge SPARTA, bound through tie
ssut Canal, grounded hollow the lowor lock gates aud
blocked the caual. She was aoatod on Thursday by
Thu United States stmr 1razc, which has boon
arranging ths atnkes from Beaver IHau down through
ti,o staits of Mackinuw returned to nualo Wodnes-
lay night, having accomplished her mission.
Tho Detroit Foyt hua tho following In regard to
veteran steamboat Captains:
Tho days when siie-wheel steamers, capable of
mixing ten milos hour considered wonaura Of
marine akil have long snce passo, and with very few
exceptions the men who acted as masters of suck
bosta haye gons whsro Ill good Captains Co. IA ncary
- can be learned there aro but three Ut tho roy old
lioneer lake steamboat matters alive ut present, and
thor venerable characters demand that tler panies
should be recorded for tho benefit Of tue coming ha-
toran {shoud thero be ono) OF our lako mnriue.
Thaao Gout1Dtnrn OAn1. William T. rbxBo aud IoYi
Allen, Of Buffalo, and Capt L. Il. Cotton, present
acting as Custom-Honss oficer at Bprpgwels. Capt.
Peasa Ia believed to lead the trio regards ago aud
experisnco, and Capt. Auon next, followed by Capt.
Cotton.''