, 1876-05-01

t.@.sed, @ ind !os. several .Ths tus y.a
e. 'is est ID e.h.sa nd ri. I'D
e. e.. Il. 'ni!ss 1!sS Wsn. .sors IL Lin: Tf.v
sse Dsy last fall Ths tug Drown Il bslnR ht1ed out
ato.ftsr hss msmmoh ststMa,ns ' 1ntss ss
ssenAe cAsgcoa Of salt for this oily.
LOWER LAKES.
rd.er I4ts steamers wkch passed through ths ats.ita
Tbursdey would .rr!vs hcrs Yesterday afssnoon b9t
ss hour s'1 srsnns n0ns ot 'he% .d Z ,n,Ss ,S
acef1 that information hsd lecn rsoe!1ed from Mil
sss ~. s .ors ~ &4hsmRsa1' ma
'''' snoS vAntops ro1r7a.
Tho tng g. 3. Co. W. r.iasA a. fsx M da!a sEo BY
:smoans e s,6oS. ss.sd proposals. vii 10
ss..s &C. i asaey Sa ~
lunch Gen Nesde fha 8easeh i ! s,ds-vhesl iron-
- IT. 'osh II. s!ss ss: = fit :nss 81
ushes beam fess a!nches depth foet Ths bosts
s.srnent docks pstro,t whsrs t,s thsx may bs
.Is: Navigation may b conadersd opsu a thls
ront Te hsrbos IL Ill clear. ond there y yery ittlo
a.. fos s MsafoT.i tainor1os. The stmr ounbsT.nd
i dtsine out. and .lsl b ready for Ihta Superior
H.. 10 TT: so
sound to.mofrow. Nottawaaags island Lighthouse IL
Hahtci tonight for the htzt ttfno.
TUE orANlna At DuYYALo.
Tbs Iatentsa Of tho opening OF tho port OF Buffalo
,sm IL i 81 sssn :appossd il. tss9s
II ons enough 10 bloei up eastern md Of the lat
. tbst i wond nos be ready for navigation muto It
~. ~ oi ;hs rst srrvss =. 0eTaisud from tSss ey
ior Tho four Jeags fast pase
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Tho propeller lines have agreed upon uniform
ntes On Nestnrn-bound frelzhts from buffalo 10
chicago milwaukee,, .nd arsen Bay during shs srriug
.ass, t6o third cisss, l2c fourth caas ~ 70 To.s
% and Detroit! 16c l2c loo. ami 80 for the respective
.fas&ess
Tho Tnronto Gobt has the following reports Of tho
buduon OF the leo At various poin.a on tbs E1Tst:
:ondoa of lid leo to-day 1t various points on ths
Thrsa n!vnrs-1ako ice mo.sd yesterday: ss.sr
ssIne very fist: lower part Of thu town fooded.
psFther en- hsuts-1ee moved last night; water fts-
VI s4.macaohe-1ee nored llttlo Jss.ssa.y, nrm to-
IeuGuauil-fhsrs Ii no mora leo; r,ror clear down
Boaessryillo-mvts full Of broken tes going down:
u v.1s1os clear, probably, IN fsw houts.
Varenne.-1ce has bssn ahoylng mosjy III night On
~ sfsv % minutes IN sverJ hali hour. -
VercAores-1ca has not moTad sinee Wednesday
Borel-No change In the leo; water rising
Father roht-Nivtr clear.
Challs.ns sRns- lea IL tammed hero.
Hnnterstown Nills-hiver not clear yet Tho water
taa risen tuchea since Wednesday, morning.
KLYp1e dn Lonp on bAs-Giear aud cool; atFung
northeast wind. Tho tugs Msteor and Lake are At
the whA1f.
Ar CLEVELAND.
Ttaardly waa smother quiet dsJ 10 marine cfcles,
sMhough there waa Little more life sFrarent than for
he tw1 three days rreoeding occaatoaad hy tia
nouncement of Tho opening Of Tho a1aA. IL prob.
not expected that theEs will bc anything extraordinary
for nanh OF two still It s oxpcetsd that ihern will
b ap improvement last eeagon, and that tho
season adtAnces matters Will continue to gst better,
anI end bettcs than for couple Of years 1ast Coal
,oeests az improving sra will continue t. % g;
probshy start up in ft xEain soon, ~ aid has bccn
promised tbs operators BY tho stats authorities. md
there arc plenty at men rho Will work II thsy can be
protected, Ut the foluead rates for mining. As
4t wa learn there IL change in frsiHhts they
runatnina tho 1t tho last quot&lona.-k
4SatKdaN. -......-..
THE LAY TonrEno BOAT.
An exhibition Of La3i1 movable torptdo boat Nss
giytn Friday 1t tho Navy. Yard 1t Warrington to \
large company composed Of membars Of uougfea1,
naval conm4ndsrp, olNcern, and ladies' Tho tornado
boat Alarm, anchored of tho dock, waa used an
observatory to witnrss tho ahow. 1880 o'clock tho
orpe.lo boat resembling bR cgsr In slape,a craft
u feet long aud ~ inches tn diameter sent on.
lbout quarter Of m!le from tho Alarm. She VIZ
hen ture.l about and back to within 60 foet Of
he stasttng polns- whore torpedo containing two
tounda Of powder waa e1p10ded. THIS exhibition waa
bgfand success. and COL Lay deserves tha credit Of
,sviug avsntedths most complete and ters1b!s weapon