, 1874-04-03

ln9 aoVsrnment resumed tho display of cautionary
signa!a at tnss aud other lake rorta yeaterday Ti.a
interest: 0 VA" W "a
The sauonary sgna of the Signal servico United
1'y dry nrl red light BY ,ght,EIisnjayed al tho
ot.co q tho observer, and otller prominont places
throughout the city, signifies:
ohlco IN washington, probability OF stormy or
dangerous weather haa been del1ccd ut tho mort or
ate @ as when the eauonary signal Ii dsplayo OF in
steoniThst tho danger appears to be 10 arcat as to
cana caution on tue paTt of navigaora aud others
strhctnres TO bo endangered BY ator--tho inBpce-
ton ol crews rigging, etc, aud general preparation
Third-1t calls for' Pregnant examination Of local
Daromctars mud other Instruments by ship Captains,
Of the weather. Clouds sic Dy tIeso means thoss
WE arc export mny often be confirmed az to tue need
Of tho prccaution to which the cauonasy signal calls
attehonf or may determine that tho tungor ia oyer-
csi1mnscd Or past.
Tho following steamers md Captains will be in tho
pro State, G L Wright padgsr sats 4. Clark; No
1 Wnas ontaas 15nfI oononi ptaxe xrdn xnao9 ii1en
william Dirkson Fotonao janea carns,o riymouth.
Tlose steamers viii al run ii il tho Lake Michigan
,hoy x fn i, connection viii the New York Central
lallWoy anu tho W T. Co. d lpa Of bouts on tho Eric
Canal II nothing unusual occurs tho present cxpec-
tation ls to commence receiving and loading freight
Tho Marquette afintnq Journal says: "The work.
Of canal Improvement hus progressed 90 fayorabIy "a
70 Da without 1nGuenta. la history for tho winter Ia
simply record Of work donc About Is 600 or 10 Goo
cubic y.rs OF rock and q 900 yards Of gravel haYo
eeen esenyated and sooO cubic feot Of timber rlced
III tho reyement since the cose Of navigation. The
point or shoulder which projected into tie canal near
Tue 1caa Inns been removed; the excavation in the
cann bottom at tho same locality Is ueary completed
If favorable weather continues there apncars m
why tho cana Should not he Open 10 naytCaon nj fe
May l." wa" o0'-'A1'''.o@-~
Tho efforts to rid the steamboat service Of defect
re boilers aro htndored by the want Of sufficient
General Whcn t1at Office first created tne pownr
Of appeal from tho District supervisor iu case Of m
infringement Of tho law was not o1o8atcd with IT, and
tic decision Of tho Local Supervising Inspector il
tho fonAte, Committee On Commerce, enlarging Tho
powers Of tho Supervising Inspector General III this
particular, which the Committee will list,ose Of ns
Boon Gs other work Which Iaa accumulated on its
calendar is out OF tho way.
--.E@Ie prop Ellnira during Tho season will c4-
gage!n the ltllmbor-carryng between Bay City aud
buffalo, mud will tuw tho l,are H. l. O.. tic two new
ouca now building ct 1utchcocks yard aud probably
four others.
1t Ia now quito evident Tint navigation cannot bo
wcekH, tho uulookelfor cold weather having atidru
very material strength to tho lce which had begun to
saaow afgns Ut 1oosenng ut all points. On Saturday
lust at Marquette, tcoboas daahug about tu tho
sagnaw bay leo has beam forming Tor several days,
while at tho Straits Of NlaekinaW there arc no siguY
weather.
Tile aclr Isl!penlng Captain sears, left Toledo
Tho tug Mnrtin Green was sold yesterday by O. D.
Green to Capt. Smith. tho owner Of the tug Auus
L, Smith, for tho sum Of 81, 500.