, 1876-04-26

MISCELLANEOUS.
CHICAGO.
A dispatch received ytstesdsy by s1r. Dietfen-
dorf, sgcnt OF tbs Northern Transit COM
pahy, atatcs that us prospects aro that
h!s boata nov buckng 1t Tho lea In tbs straiss
w,ll succeed in getting through today or to-
morrow. 1arge numbar Of yesles getting fcsdy
10 eaye for tho Lower 1AkeA In day OF two. ...Ths
foOnR ys';s es;se s tp y nusS fas, = ohn. ,.
Francis P.imp, and bark 1atrtnler. An Of those
vesses acro loaded with grain. .i,u1lne.s st tho
lumber TIM. has arrived during .hs Ia:t
few day. rcna1s a. r. tos sss.. Capt, GrawfoIsia
Sag she Il hsr oo.
..The schr CaEnEiord, which lay !dls IN tho cAnal
during the vholo o. laat season. VIZ 60 to WORK ths
Dock Company. Tho eean barRh 1atciEh aud coh-
Bos gtaan.1aae left for tho Lower Lakea yesterday.
EnIE, IA.
sptesel Di,poiea 10 fA~ Cafeaas 7stbuas.
KnlK, "a, April 9J.-Threo arrivals and avs d.
psrtusca to-day. The penusyirania tArosd il work-
lug hard to supply to ship shs immense quant-
tes of grain IN store horo and anoat to tho E*a.ern
markc'a. About 500 empty b1lawAafes Ut. Paul
syisanis Company falling 10 md cars enoneh Of thoIz
own. Thu grain Is all shipped by the Anchor Line.
ELHENHEDE.
YLo steam barge Abercorn ran aground below A1eo-
a,c on tho Middle Ground last Friday. Al Las. Ae-
counts she well cut, snd lghterng her dcck-oad
Of lumber Tie prop Meteor, her engine machinery
boats, tackle, Aad furniture Will 10 sold by United
8tates Marshal J. Il. DenDot, Il Detroit, IN =
few dsys....A dispatch from Port Huron
states that shs scow IotRo went ashoro mile south
Of Lexington Monday oreniuz, during . dense fog
prevent which sho vas scutted. Tho Tug Frank Moi
fatt hns been sent to hor aid now .chr Lucia
s!mnsea shs attempting a II e ss sd int lxsukes
eEnl nlanka and frames her Ahrbosrd bow beaides
losing ttbbooa snd foresopnsst barge Wo'ver,
takcn 70 Grand Haven Tor repairs Tho atlvoT
Cloud, which srnk At Horns Pier on tho 2oth, has
been raised aud towcd into Man!towoo BY the sug
i hill interest In Tho sehr Atnekley for $l0,suo.
!. ,When the prop benton roaehed East Tawaa
upon her dEat trip this ahS received with
mora than usual ceremony. Prof. 0lnhauacn md
eornet hand OF sixteen pieces met hoF Upon her ar
&. eopsa s asos Il s
1" onn % sna US Lad M tse hs place
ccap transportation foks insiat that the canal car
tte1s should quit including nAusancs grain IN the
own iusuruE' tho sano ~ hey DO on Isio md rnii.
A. Eassern paper ssys a not clear Why the c.nai
eartlurs should tEo eharge of insurance. When
ars responsible for the raso delivery Of their goos but
II all other carriers decline to insure what they carry,
and tile shippers consequently deem It beat 10 sy the
cost OF Insurance themselves. aud thereby virtually
rssys Tho carrier Of responsibility, no do not aee Why
canal carriers shouldn Of do tho ssmo.. Says tbs
TonArandA Herald: 'The Buffalo Tug Association last
season adopted d schedule o! rates that discrminated
very greatly against Tonawanta, cur business mon
believe; and our Lnubcr1nen's Association de.
terued to hare tho mntter corrected this bJ
pcaceabls, concil]asosy measures II possible, but
otherwise II necessary. meeting Of the board o.
Directors of tho Lunbesmens Association was held a
tho oilce Of hcesrs. J, a. McDougalI l. Co. las,
Wednesday evening for tie ptrposo Of considering the
nhtter. Ne AR informed, however, that the nauagcrs
Of he Tug Association In question manifest willing
ness to treat Tonawanaa shippers fairly. which va
trust will be tho csso.'