, 1874-04-08

CHICAGO.
Tho schr L. 3. Coates, which has just como out
vas built for O. Il. Johnson \ Co. by Capt. Martcl, ii
the yarts Of tue saugatnok Lumber Company. at
IL be tsa s naps
the hold, 8feot; tho ma1-boo 60 feet; foremost 81
fsS anCt ssEs1 1 las uei carrying
Tbs East saginaw is repairing her euslnea md
Tic intention Of hoc owners 70 or uetweon Alpona
and Toledo, saudusky md Cleveland, during tho
-uo'd weather is reported from aovoral minor
points on tho east and wsss shores q Lake Michigan,
nnn 'e e ~ f9r opening of navigation
I'll Tho tug Leyiashan. aitec worsing aoma tims at
Tho Ean ID o ala las 'ss eoacSsa SeG
this city.
.sailors at this port are now working about vessels
Onera d vosseis e'aim tnat sey ean % got Ill Tho me
they want at tha ratio city fu q sailors, md
they Hec1n anxious to ship.
ELsEw1iEnn.
u fs eci1ovod by Home that tho steam-bargas TOM
SAGINAW Day, frozen in. They were duo !. Lay Oily
The business men Of n1enomineo have sent a long
petition to tho monagcrs Of tho Buffalo Limo OF soan
crs requesting tho to stop At their port this
The Day CITY Chronicle states tint ii Is reported
passses to Apcna that sho broke hos wheels md was
Capt. Freon,an arrived at Detroit Saturday
from h1srqnoto When he uft t,,at port thsre WI WI
considerable leo to 10 sco but 1t waa comparatively
thin. and only extended fcw miles beyond tic brosK-
water. lie thinks every btng will bo oear by thu 10Th
| Of May.
The stmr 4. .. yan Ras1o nas recently been pur:
Thomas baiy, the weii-know engneer, m o fson t. n" Il.
Jones' for 50o0 for the Traverse ulty htackinaw,
and sheboygan route. She y now in try-doc, whcro
hhe Will receive repa1rs and improvements to the ax-
tent OF $t5, 600.
-News is aont from Beaver uarnor TINT tho barge
point with sargo q iron ORE, ato list ta, has eons
10 pieces The underwriters had hopod to DO abie 10
DSs s 81 - hs ps 5n r m aass ss
gence haa changed thcir discrimination. and they
now sottllng witn tho ownors ,e g Of tho vessel.
from Chicago Which w'ntorcd at Mal1en wsth card
vs e rho ae e L.. asas
rotnrned. Anothor vessel Is in sight. Wind south.
-vessel-ownera, who fo1lnd 10 much trouble 1ast
year bccauac thclr noats wero not always reported
painted on tue quaror In large dark estess white
surface, Or in white letters on dark surface, Whc9
m s ae s aa eer hay arc tr @
is impossible 10 make them out Gilt lottora frequent
y dazzle the eyc md are not 30 goo as pnin blses
md white ones II panR nro taken to show tha
nan'es, there will DO no cause for grambling tAil
| season. - ..
The East saensw Courier says of the frat marin.
~ 1.-THE propeller D. palentina arrived at tho anchor;
a8e ut tho mouth Of the river on Ihurslay. the 2a
saress tGn ~ saa Be s.
troit and Joseph, Detroit, and Ajax, from oloyean
Capt. Daentiyo reports having passed through largo
neds Of ice and 10 wan forced to 10y up n THO Ice o,
| Point all Darquos for twelve hours."
Tho wrecking tug Leviathan returned to 11l1wat-
kse on Thnrstay from visit to tho Manitons. 4 Mr..
ho seoe hat he Sated 'S the steamsp Asson sasss
aud barge Judd, ashore tho North Mantou Island.
Both woro fonn! pretty badly Iced up, and fasther
bulls do not appear to hara suffered any additional in-
jury Tho Judd is out almost high and dry, wh.le tho
Amazon looks as ii aho Ind Just run asoro, aud mahea
| nno appearance,
The new throcmasted schooner, now In tho course
9f a i tue sar Of Msss nansoe s
put IN On 1Aursaay, and other necessary work beoro
sho Is intended for lbs grim and lumber trade
Tho Merchants aud Lake aud River Steamship IAas
The following steamers vii ply bctweon Montreal and
Chicago during tho aeason Asia. Argyle, Colunbia,
G of s. Laeo
.nuill!ug, which will DO ready na soon a. needed.
| lines Of Steamers from London. Liverpool,
Glasgow, and all European ports, making only ond
The goods have through bills Of ading attached and
on the arrival ut ary port 60 into tho bouded ware
thus sang III an 49,. amount Of r9uSs
proved very satisfactory to importers, who have taken
advantage Of hs route for tho puBt two threo years
III getting their goods forward.
Alta recent meeting Of tho Bridge Committee Of
tho Detroit Common Council, A1r; Willard s: Pope,
Iron Company, exhibited drawing M q ~ tho PROPOSED
street Us ntartng point, tile longth Of tho bridge bo
ing 1850 fee aud s height fifteen from the surface OF
tho river to tue under sitla Of tho bridge. It viii be
built III at n in twelve spans the first being log fett
long, the second US fce then seven sans Of 2o0 feet
each auothcr Of a15 aud tue two nearest te Canada
shore 200 feet each Two drws each having opcn-
fgs Of 100 foot each are one being ncsr
tna Detroit Shore aIll tue other 400 feet furthor out
thus leaving plenty Of room TO- run IT. train aa o. whils
niers arc to 10 built by driving piles down through
the clay and mud formations to TUG bed rock mean
Iopth of about 90 feet aud png stones around them
rio ravs could 10 open ut III times except ut regular
trqin-time, hr. Pope also stated that there waa
olaInecrpg difficulty III tie way Of constructing draws
With openings of 200 feet but draws Of that size would
bo very ponerpna. Weighing QUO tons. TLofe Of led
feet width arc estimated to welgh GOO tons.
EDUCATIONAL.
| THH MT, VERNON MILITARY ACADEMY,