, 1877-11-21
MARINE NEWS.
Tho Micl1iean ship.Canal Convention
at Allegan and Its Action.
Morc Dispatches Concerning tho Wreck
cd Schooner Magellan.
THE MICHIGAN sri1r-cASAL.

THE MICHIGAN sfi1r-GASAL.
A mass ssate Convention was held at A11cesn.
Mtch.. m tic 10th ihAt.. bF lhe friends and pro-
motors Of the prnpo~ed sh'r-ranal that "A designed
10 connect shc head ut Lake Michigan viii, the
hchd af Lake Erie, following The general coufscs
nf lie kalamazoo and Huron Rivers, o. such olncr
r.,ntr aef.,ss The t,1xcr Peninsula ~ thorough
entvey may rsure most fcart'lr. The primary Oh.
siewa. sad. Il ru,sbe. nxt+c unon anne course at
actTon IN i,rfnuing tho matter before the National
;!overntnent sn .hs STATE s,o,ernm.nr - of & tho
and industries attended the Convt ntion. which
en- rnrt* ~ Hehisaaa". veil ~ lie wetsern Stale.
wcre SCARCELY entcd at aI md hare htthcrtn
msnifes1s. good deal Of apa!hr toward 'he move.
Iiudson and T.. il. !hctteplsee Secretaries.
I'll ~s's u xin sss'G ts n "'f enT;
Willis. of Little Crtek. and athtra, who ret fnrti
t!.s pracse,bii;sy ant hcee.at!y u canal. ll.ey
amounts ~ $'rnt non 100 Annually. suffers 10 m
,nca1cn:a!e exseus through III" deIats ocrsaione! |!
+, at IT, "n"s w IL sv u
natec H. .4"ntry for tho arst outlay TT Construct
rrai ffnm s;ny. tru.~eii 1t Secretary fhanSicr.
srhatnr lseilEeh Ut Mont'c. md tonsrr--n'rn
ln 'a tS,sse osI AZ etsr t9ts.
land. and ether p'acca south. Eutt, and ~e<'. a
committee Mas arpnintet to mesnorialtxe the
Legislatures Ut IIlihnts. Wtecon.in. lUwA. sud
ScuraAka atl ask THU 10 t:tsc their lnAatncs to-
ward recurring an approximation 3rpn rnn:rtsf for
the survey. Tits ee-uIu1lnna. tO1ethcr WITH u
petition At :. h1U huaes. nrIcrch to fIe eent
10 the Michigan Representatives, IN tont.rtt
Inc I"n,nt,i,ee oil RESOLUTIONS consisted Of tho
llendcrson, j. Il. Waters, Aleean: thr ilun
''fs i: tspnei. s ai p1ai.'xsii Afei son,s d.:
lI1,eratfo'. lha Committee made report,
which was adopted. II set nut the !.hc
Ut the propose, canal, saatc TINT II would shorten
the alttailct betwrcn thteh9u and lIu11alU ,Nu
miles: wuu9d reduce fEcf4tst End ,nsufaucc rates.
| psnfun4 lhe EearDn Ut safn navigation !uf tWn
Muuth.. greatly 1etttn the dangers 1f commerce
tyer the fu.e via The stats: a.kt for I'LL appr.
rrintl0r of S!i, Dd' sru1a funrtrss to make n Of
6caI surrey. recommended tte npnt.nt'ntnt of a
cufam:tsre IT, visit Wust,n2top ana secure The
attend GENERALLY to tae nlattcs; solicited
| tons u tlltnot*. Iowa. Wisconsin. Mts:
| tDnFi. knn'at. mil Nebraska In br,n1f ol
| tl1t E!uiect ahd recommended The appointment Vi
ali Executive Committee " Fifteen. Int Ceil.
| scatlUp appointed us etch tu.rnllttcu J0*cpt
Frk. Henry Wills. u. J, Rrtlatld, rhonns TRAY
X. ". Linn. l1yrut aiarkhaul. II. y. liudsOn. u.
u. Fr.trhar.l. a. Il. tles.!ord. T. Z. kuapp. rhnmn
1lurckrtt. JUscPh l,pntax. kalanAsuo. =. Il. rhot
teplaee. u. t. l!r!l.lerxon. ant II. II. Peck. Ih,
| npu1intn.ent 1t a coHIutter to visit Nash1natUi
was leit With the Executive Committee. who. ktIe
follows: Chairman. Co1. loscpl r,ss+ l!ccorl'ni
| HecrCtafy, L. h. Fhcttcplncr; Corresponding. Sec
rctary, ltLram u. llndtnn; Treasurer, 9en. u. ID
| PFitrlufls oil Of A1IE-JJ1.