Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-27
MARINE NEWS,


Aug. 19-Br. schr. Annie Mulvey, Taylor, light,
Port Colbourn.
Aug. 2O-schr. Exile, Milford. G9O tons iron ore,
Marquette. schr. Geo. Werthington, williams
zOi tons ore, Marquette. Sehr. Genoa, Thomas,
1859 tons ore, Marquette. schr. Thomas GAVIN
7S4 tons ore, Marquette. Schr. AIva Bradley
Moran, 945 tons ore, Marquette.
Aug, ss-scew Perry White, Baker, cords
stone Port GolbouFp. Br. schr. D. NJ. Fos-
ter. Trim. light, Toronto. Br, schr. Dudley,
Pearsons. $50 tons ore, Kingston. BF. schr, Per-
sia, Morgan, light, Buffalo.
Aug. 2LBr. Schr. Acacia, Read, $40 tons ore
Kingston. 6ehE Besls, Collins, no cargo, Buffa-
To- Prop. Alpena, timber for coal shutes. schr.
Bentley. light. Buffalo. Br. sGhF. snowdrop,
Allen. light, Port Colbourn.
Aug. 25-Sehr. Sophia Winch. Fowler, 945 tons
ore, L'Anse.
Aug. 1s-Bt. schr. Victor. Ward, 4Ss tons coal
Toronto.
Aug. 1s-Br. schr. Ross, Phelps, 457 tons coal
Toronto. Br. Schr. Agnes Hope, Ward, 449 tons
coal, Hamilton. Schr. Morning Light, Venn, 473
tons coal, Buffalo.
Aug. 20-Genoa, Thomas, light, Marquette.
Aug 21-AlYa Bradley, Moran, same. Br. Schr.
Annie Mulvey, Taylor, 40 tons coal, Toronto.
schr. s. Hanna, Humphrey, $50 tons coal, Torch
Lake. Scow. Vampire, Ingraham, lumber, Bufa-
10.
Aug. as-schr. Geo. WorthingtOn, Williams,
light, Cleveland.
Aug. A-Br. Schr. D. NJ. Foster, Tripp, 461 tons
coal, Toronto. Scow Perry White, Baker, 95 tons
coal, Port Colboun. Schr. Bentley, l,O45 tons
coal, Chicago. Prop. Apena, balance cargo Of
lumber, Buffalo.
Aug. 25-Schr. Thos. GAVIN. Wallace, 1000 tons
coal, Chicago. Schr. Exile, Wilford 300 tons coal
Chicago. Br. schr. snowdrop, Allan, 100 tons
coal, Port Colbourn.
PORT OF AsHTABULA.
There are now on thedocks about $4,000 tons of
iron ore.
Iron ore receipts for the week ending Aug. 25,
5.514 tons.
Coal shipments for the week ending Aug rs
7,21sK tons.
The beautiful little pleasure yacht Fleetwing,
put in here last Tuesday evening. She had on
board party ofgentlemen from Cleveland,
The A., 7. & P. Co. have commenced the work
Of extending their new dock on the north side Of
Plum Point to the river front, which will give IL
length equal to the the opposite side of the
slip.
There is considerable strife between the tugs
/ Dexter and Dragon for tows. The Dexter has had
things about her own way for the past two ol
three seasons, but since the Dragon has given its
attention to vefsel towing, Jimmy" has mad'
I things lively for his new competitor.
Last Tuesday was a rather lively day on the riv
er; tkege were arrivals and clearances, ant
the tugs Dexter and Dragon, when not employed
towing. were basY carrying out the excursionist
from Kinsman, on short trips on the Jake. Their
was also considerable activity on the docks
which seemed to indicate quite an improvement
for tho fAll business.
| ELSEWHERE.
The U. s. Stmr. Michigan returned last week
from her annual cruise in the upper lakes and is
now at Erie.
During the past week there has been a marked
Improvement in the marine business at the differ
ent lakeiports. Several vessels have been Offered
7b:, free, to load for Chicago down town docks.
The party Of engineers of the U. S. Lake Survey
numbering about 100 persons. will commence tn
survey Of Lake Erie, next week. The party
now at work on the Niagara River. near the SUI
pension Bridge.
The schr Exchange, wrecked OF Keiley's Islant
has been stripped of her rigging and most Of he
chains, ETC.. by the scow sutler Girl. The wreck
ing tug Monitor has spent two days endeavorin
to take out her spars, but was unsuccessful.