, 1874-08-12

Miscellaneous.

Thsre II large lumber ilcet in nort. b,,t ou,nu J..
tho prevailing ness, few salos sre ereesa ao"ns 10
Monday night, had on board 9i 030 bu of Ehcst pors @
t ba o. corn l.6oo hra Of aour. aud sic bundles Of
Tho tug Mentor brought to this barbor yn,,ou,.
M .nseo s new ea1aooats from snugasuck sunsy n,eGt
.ne ing va discovered on fire, but Tho aanes vers
suouned without much trouble. "oA'
"a alupatch received hero Yesterday nftnr,,c,
statea that the vossel-ownera Of Buffalo a,fonss r
ccagos nsf y tSssn9o ndorsag the aion Of ho
Tile schr Minerva /. at SItcra dry dock roccv,uc
nS% @ !!3, afainss fore aud aft new dock a eek-iram
| ELaEwuHnE
oak orchard, place always Stunned bv veex.j. I,
eost M may now DO entered by vessels drawing il
Tile report that The Chicago Dello had becn laid TN
~ unworthy 'a not true She is u buffalo
naklng oxcnrsions down The Nagara liver
bound for ancoef Iats snpooe m ine G5en Ie
wase en- route, Wednesday night luat, and wa buried
1t il rn.norod TINT two or three Of tho largo FROM
ote oarges plying botwoen Cleveland aud Lake Superi
or pofa wslt lay up this week for want Of businesa
Thy materials for irou ferry steamer for tha
5rand Trunk Hallway have been deposited at arnia
aread, .s s eame from England. abs steamer Il
,G,ooaling hoadquarsora hare recently been eatsb
G1a..,a; Gsned # M n,acs River. o. somo 80 ea aboyo
,Ss new depot for coal and already many steamers ca
thosS; Sh. being ie @ great reducton in price.
The underwriters hays concluded to Riyc tho nrnn
CITY Of Madison entire new bottom flank 20 fcet
of now keel at and il feet Of kcsl forward md
hn0fof6Sn fSa e., safng aag np to ghwater frames
The attempt to pump on. tie schr Cecca Jefrr,ea,
Hshore aa T. Fairor as proved failure divar as
patched from tho insde "a at present sand yusss tn
~ faat ~ tho water IL taken out Tho MsQnet has
ss oe ot rasepg her for
water Was done tho pier ut OsyYcgo sst month
TN9 hundred and Eighty feet Of cribs wore added to
the a1aidcs Ths 1esrs to Tia ~ All sn .ss
a. oaWego ars nearly completed, aud w1eu tnsleIi il
VIII 10 III better condition than 1t haa beon in many
sos a fsn ss nen'n can buoy n;.g from Bar po.
horizontal stripes. Finders u tic iron eau buoy viii
Rlease notify the LgLtuouls Inspector Of tho Ienth
san buoy that ID lost hus boon carried away thrco
Tine. gsfoso y and zach time By RATS in tow Of tugs
anu IT. y hoped tat tu captana WILL IN tic fturo,
.-taptainp Of craft which havo Just cotuo down
tsom o 1trta renort seeing extensive res raging in
aeen from tho Lake tho fires burning very terscy
anu with every present prospect Of continuing 10
spread: Ths damage to standing timber may. there
Tho great improvements r1ado to tho harbot at
Gcott nave rendered it among tho Iuoat secrso an
u H. Lake Ontario. Work on these improyelnvnts is
'tll rsogreasn1g ,s The lghthonso recently built
.na convenience Of shipping entcrtng tho larbor at
aight, OF passing aown tae lake. dToge belonging
y :: AeiHihg ID At work removing rcd sandstone
rom tue channel without blasting,
-lno grand total OF tonnage owucd by the Donln-
en- Or CANADA, which includes all ki1ls ia 800, OF
ms number 178 Gru sidcwAect stean,era and lel Of
ile screw or propeller order Tho two largest stcam-
IN arc 3o9o tona sacl which ply OIL the Detroit River
che next two III stzc the Great Western 100 tons
~ tho International, l.ouu tous. Tiers ure ten
thera which are QUO tous null upwards,
NJ nine 600 tons aud upwards. or sail ves-
as there nre $751; Of whirh number 35l schoolurs
! barkcntincs, brigs aud s1oops. Tho largest OF
no sail vetselB measures 1000 tons-the Luther
lotclkiss. There aro besides u that 400 tons and
pwards, with total sail tounago Ut 72,sG9. The
nnber of bargea ea'rloyed are mostly Oh the lower
Ae total number being a57.