, 1875-04-23
LAKE ERIE:
1,EfFAL0.

Tho leo still remains eod IN The cay. Tho HuG1!Q
and Tonauanaa tug-mcn recently formed themselves
into An association, and xed ratoa for towing ftou,
ches city to tho other and return, according 10 tho
lumber capacity OF tho veasclh follows: 2io,010
fee sto so oo9 o9 fees s.s go tee, a to9
do ooo feet sso If Gils are laii w1thn Thirty usys
10 per cont will b. discounted tram them.
TOLEDO.
According to the palNfs In elo CuatomHonsc 100 0S5
bu corn left this port Wednesday for Erie, ra.
"Wednesday tho monster schooner that tas becn In
course Of construction at this port for tho past sevc
months tho keel having bte laid en- tho 18th Of octo-
hr Inst, was successfully launched The builders arc
tho bssy t5Gs and tho 9wnSts Nina o. of i'atla;
carry four Ias 40 feet long, 10 feet La III feet
hold! double decks, ,so9 dIsplace.ucnt, will carry ~
and ia third larger than tho largest schooner ta1ich
gsu} now atost On fresh watcr. Tho vessel is full
decks, her lower deck bcIng i stsaight line with her
keel Tbs fpar deck has sheer forward of feet, aud
Vt feet tho fE.nles sro Of white oak, nodded. u
Inches at throhts nccs at tho bite. AMI 7tnchcs at
tup heights spaced y 1ccs from centres. Tic outside
rlai,king 'e also Of white ok, oncl ior: oneh bge
iilge. ssrois aud inches aad balat.co Of Ceiling
while oak tnchos The ecntre-boasd u 3s11s fect,
arns e s.ses ' " & soas II Soa il w
require ono yard. Of causas for tho aat}h, n The mt
" w:ll sost fully sl5,oo Tho monster was chsiscned
CLEVELAND.
Tho stnr Equinox In now ready for business. It ia
now doubtful II sho until sho takes her rIacc in
the Chicago snd Garuia Llne. ..Theru Arc aeysn or
eight tugs now In commission here, and othorA arc
Eelt!ng ready ~ tat ~ possible The now propeller
rorauon Company Will, when completed, bo the larg
ct rcshtboat Of. Tho 1akcs Her cstrenc length Ii
carrying capacity ii cnttnated at 2soU tona. Her
aesgncEa confidently expect that she Will cnrry soOoo
en ssS :: Il e: e %str e eonass eon &
Tho general Impression, Nhc will nat bo fttot ont
steanbarge but Il to resemble ot1cr prorelcrn Owned
g{o spar onr sokcstaek, aud acconmola.ons for tho
crew on tho upper dock Two powerful compound eu-
Il osnocei to be driven through the watur a tho fato
Of II mies All hour when necessary. Tbs cnHlnes
n Ere ~ ~ ~ ~ s sato q o. II nnna a.
Tc new ont vi" he ready for soa between the 1st and
kperios Df.pafea to The cat+uso T.4o&ns.
EMF, Pa, April 2s.-Tho prop Fred Kelley and sohr
II. 4. Wssner LEFT for Toledo tha evening.
LAKE oNTARIo.
OswE1o.
This hArtor wzs completely blocked with leo ihst
Monday .The leo In thp lay Of Quin.o Ia breaking
np....Tho ST. Lawreaco Is open from ct. vincent IA
Clayton, and steamer snado Trip Saturday . Tho
leo cloeca down On Kingston Friday. rendering It I'M
lssthlo Tor ho ferry steamers to furec pnasagp 10
MONTREAL.
The Canadian rEemies by way Of tssttug tho winter
navigation OF tho IT, Lawrence, hsz offered tic con-
tsacs o seweii for carrying the mails across the trai.s
Of Northumberland during lie winter months, ai,l,
rs thoro arc frotn slx to eight cek during which ID
se%e fss % anY yosse T. eFoa hsss
during that time to ly between Quebec aud The Io,ror
po1ts.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Nr. Charles Colo returned last Monday to Marquette
from trip 10 tho Pictured 1lochS where ho has bean
taking 1ecy.ows fer D. +, Chds 1Io says tho Ice ia
nl gone tho othcF sIdc Of tho rocks but On tbis
tde 1t u apparently ~ strong ~ e1er.