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The Portland daily press., 1877-09-17

Sch Nellie Sawyer, Bunker. which arrived at
Fernandina 18th from Boston, is under charter TO
load for Cardenas. The authorities advise the cap
tain to cancel the charter and leave port
on account Of the prevalence Of yellow tever.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-17
METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT sTwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
Sept, II, Il A. M.jI
For New England.
and Middle States nearly stationary or lower
pressure and temperature, southerly winds and
clear OF partly cloudy weather.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-17
FESHERME
DOMESTIC PORTS.

Ar at Port Mulgrave Ms, 18th inst, sch B f 81
from North Bny, with 100 bbls mackerel.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-17

Boston Slack Market.
VNtUN F5IVEh HkHEAtE'
[Sales at tie Brokers Board, Sept. Is

By water conveyance-1OO0 bush corn meal to G
" Ilrna e. Co.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-17

Barquentine Benny Doom, Cole, Barrow, E, in bal
last, seeking.
Sch J s. H Crowley, Cotton, New York-coal to
Randall u McAllister.
Sch Ceres. Murch, Soston, to load for Ellsworth.
Sch Edward Morse, Foen, Friendship.
Sch Martha Weeks, Somes, Somes' Sound, bound
West.
Sch Frank Skilings, Bolton, with 81 bbls mackerel
Sch Alice Higgins, Higgins, so bbls.
Sch Fleetwood, Banks, 100 bbls.
Sch Lucy j Warren, Stinson, 100 bbls.
The Portland daily press., 1877-09-17
M-ARINE n HWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.
saturday, Sept. 15.
. r,D--r1D

saturday, Sept. rs.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Franconia, Bragg, New York-pgssen-
gers and mdse to Henry Fox.
steamer City OF Portland, Pike st John, NIB, via
Eastport tor Boston.
Sch Neptune's Bride, Lindsey, New York-coal to
Randall & McAllister.
Sch Chalcedony, Ingalls, East Machias.
CLEARED.
Baroue Ocean Pearl, Henley, Cork, 1, for orders
John Main.
Brig Merriwa, Downes Matanzas- Geo S Hunt
& Co.
Sch Prescott, Merriman, Baltimore-J W Jones
and Oriental Powder Co.
Sch Gypsy, Handy, Buehill and Sedgwick-Nath'l
Blake.
sunday, Sept. E6.
, 1877-07-10


Cu1cA1o,-The catamsran nuteha1 has left De.
troit for Chicago The achr Savetand came from
Milwaukee yesterday 10 fnd cargo. and got It's.
There arc few carxoes on tho lumber market and
Arrivals arc not frequent. The new rchr Una, Of
Grand Haven, was lying near Rush.stsret bridge
yesterday ....The Gsace 4. Channon has been on
the lumber market for = week, and 10 rals
from daY to ay.....Thc rehr sunnyssde.
lying At anchos III tho lake bae1n, IL
hartnR her topst1es and deck eatked- ....
It VI. oa Twin River Point where The sehr Moss
~. M!nets Polns. Tss qst iit.s .1ea!oa .t%f a
seaI"n. H. not f.rea veil fnsnei.,iy. md Ser
Cart. J. DOYLE, o. tho hsfk Lsi,nief shteh sr2i,sd
yeaterday, reports t1ually weather. on Twin River
s9 s.Y. S.en S s
y ,,Imh,.ss ths Ma'op's ft,ser"ty 70 sA1s them
foetes's psce TN the 1ntnber market, Int It u not
known whether she Ii to senaa!n there a. long as
:f9 aa f ST. ssrs snS %.ss; 5ap
p. nj. With h's stmr bret 1lartc. The regular
t!ips 70 Lincoln Park and the erb VII! bc nade 1t
ehsrss s Ds'' Il e; Bee.. i .sd e :e i Il
FIG r. S b ssa'ts iii S ns, ssns M e e:
stres. b1ilss. Tle Dtsks vill lea.e her desk Al
echr r. ParHons Ut h!s dry -dock and !. putting tow.
posts On the luz EonAtttutun. lie also has sacn on
thc lien uraxo axing the mil damaged By the prop
DadgeF 6tals.
Gull wcrr inspected on tho Fourth ai Bay City,.
The Anu!s Moiica succcet!esl In picking up about
l, 600 Of thnsn lost log. At Bar Ctr. fhe bAlAncc
arr on tue beach buffalo appetFt to bo regain
ing her lumber Trade Nearly ~ the vessels ste.s,
for Dni1alo:. The prop E!ty q st. Ca.has!nes j.
| tt. Catharints On The ID Ut Augutt next. The
| schrs ]. +. sheldon and Hattie johnson ar1 re-
ported ~ going Into ordinary st buffalo un-
| II there io an improvement In freiZhts...
| The sehr fen Franklin has gone
Into the lumber busiuess Lake superior STEAMERS
| are carrying largo numbers OF passengers at
present. Detroit tug ownafa tried 10 meet agaiu
laat Thus.dsy aud Ea7e Il up..:: There have been
:s51 more lockages through the We!lanA Cann1 this
year atr.aIy than 1ast-owng tn Increased activity
in the lumber trade -. Fire thouaaad dollars will
be expended IN dredging Newcastle, Ont. harbos
| ....The stH,1 Cora Locke broke her shaft on tho
Fourth at Lar CITY,. The Elmsra and
tow hare laid up at Lay City f"r twenty
Capt. George nceke,, of BAY ci:y, eroks one Of
,...Repairs upon the stmr keweenaw have been
completed al ustfoit7 and she has left for Buffalo
to take her place 10 tho Lake Superior trade The
| Sag.nEw Lay owners have generally agreed to lay
np thtlr lumber vcascfa for twenty days, and sev
efal cr2ft had laid 1p At last sdviccs. Tho tug
John +. pwens; with the monster raft for MeSars.
Nliss Pierce. Tonawanda, arrived at Buffalo Fri
| day. and was taken down The Niagara River safely
4 ty tue AID Of seyen tugs.
, 1877-07-10
NAUTICAL MIsuAIss.


william Cuurtain, o waiter Of tho Government
survey party row encamped 1t Fort Clinton, II
supposed to have occn foulY dealt With Al sau4Qs-
III un the Fourth. liz ~as from Detroit, where he
has wife and child.
Ths stms A!tton b. Ward got hard aground on
sagas Island Fssdsy evening, wile after an excur.
sion party hat sIsc In ths Fsee Eeleased her Sat-
nrday n0rnug.
Willis engaged In unloading Iron orc ssom yes.
eel 1t 6andusky 0n tic Fourth. workman named
{. Hcnncr was pFeclpitatcd into The hold through
tho breaking Of runway, and INSTANTLY killed.
lie leaves vlfo and four chi1drcn.
This prop Emp1rr btste, while bound up laks
Huron. abreast Lakeport. Saturday morning, hroks
her wr!sipin. which reau1tcd III tic destruction Ut
The upp0s cylinder. Bhe War lowed to Port Huron
BY thu prop 1ass Tho daInsgc will take week
u repA!r.
week Ago Snnday the barge Win. Vanhatta,
lunlpf-ladcn and bound down, In tow Of the prop
Il. Thompson, wafer logged on the Charities, and
was left al Tawas. payt Ut her deck load wks re-
moved and she was pumped ont. The prop A. A.
Turner will tako that portion Of her deck. load put
Oh. ard ateo tow her to her destination.
About 30 o'clock Wednesday ulurnln. col
hsion occurred betN the schr PeeFless and Fol.
ger. abont twenty mtins norlh OF unwegu-of tather
The PeeFless ran inte tho folscs. The Peerless VISA
bound fos 0sweRo with lumber and the fo'cet Nm
en- rouss u Kingston with coal from soduA, N. Y.
Tbs FolRer VA considerably damaged, including
the cntttnK Of the main mil thu port bow, split
ting tho torcaail. eu!tng the timber hestls out,
traEinG sway thn jib boom AtayN The e4tlsAds, Two
shrouds Of ths foro. rigging, etc The sa<cis wcre
ehtAnElsl aoou& MI hOu:. and Tho jlb-bootu OF fhe
Peerless had 10 20 chopped Awsy. elao she would
have cut tbs foiger 70 ths watcr's sdgr.
, 1877-07-10

AT DBL CONTE. coll


DExyrN, Col.. July GA large and destructive
fire occurred a. Del Nortc, tho principal town In
the San Juan mining rsktuns. on Friday night !ast
II broke out 1t O'Clock In tss evening" In schadcr
l. Co.'n largo supply store, and In shot sna
.nast Of tho block ths principal one In thc city
VIA burned. This iosAea airs: bchAt5sr d Co.,
$500. 600. insurance. SJs 0o,; ". coulsy, livery.
g. GOO, insurance, Il. oo0; ". Middleton, propti-
etos OF ths American hoa*a. g.. SOC, Insurance..
81. 100; Adler : Freedman, llquorn, u. CO., In
surauee. &H.OOO: Low, Pool Il Csoa'way.
bnektnEs, limo. NJ Insurance; Nrowu
! Anderson, bniltEtns. 81, 600: ha'snnk. build
inx, ~. UOu; kteI. dA1usgs 10 stock. san; ForteF
4 AiddouEh. damage @ stock. 80. 900; FIank
$loo to 81, :o0 zach. Tns origin wss probably tho
axploston Of lamp in the eoat. t.oit. nom Of shsf.
fers frank Walker wxs caught In hh rooua, and
narrowly cscApcd euhocstion 6y tho smoke. Tho
building will " rebuilt At onee
COL, % tbe ut, Instant, consumed two blocks.
including tho Fn.t. UGfcr, and tho Han Juan lIank
building, and other property. .slned a. 32oo. o0o
The insurance II rnsall. 1he books ard depas!ta
of tho bank wuto *ayod, and ghe business will b.
continued. Pa-tcnlasa aEs meagra.
, 1877-07-10


The following weTe the arrivals and clcaranees
for the sssnty four hours ending at 10 o'clock lat
night:
Arskrat.-ssmn Corona =. Joe: sundries: chica.
props Nismafck. MAfmctte, towInR; J: l. nuEd Han.
cock, aundties, fUrtays. Bui1Ao. sundriea H. Groh-
Mehfatse. luulf,eT; AeAenErT Eentcn Hstlof. a9a-
dttea, Ts8deF b. 1oc sundftra. Wander Ftt ftu!&in,
sundries Lon Camphell. hndinfton iumtes, Fh!la.
eaon. Lydinkton.. lumber; Menekaunte. Marineuo,
1yson Aarinetn ume<s: u Y. Tayisr: Hanls.es ,ns:
sisnlstee. !urnteri Minerva. hu!kegvn. Iun,ecrt
@ N: s:xsss :xsa os,ssf ssaSe, T ses:
lFhts T. u. Davidson, xeon larer. !n.nbcrs s.le!kt.
Frank crawford; MnlkeEvn, lumfef; Martha e n2shs
vood white Nlvef. lunaGte. iAfrtntr. duncan Guy.
%site 5eis IT, 9sns1s S1a 4 SieHs a
iaxton. iur,hst S. r Wllso, ackarda Pler, l9mheF
tnre, lumber: nan WIlliEHls, houorntnee, lumber;
!tesschaI, Mcnoninec, rostas Aaos flaasL FoFta&s
LARA bark.
bs wls1It schE u i. ururc. liuGalu, ~ iu ha com;
echf AsMf+le pdsaa IA a7a hu corn schr SaVs1And,
~ bti& p4rk, sllns A1ptna huskeson. sundre.; Ehr
t0mAnche kins1tou~ tn 10 t's eoFnf arllf - Hche~
Ala. Lutngt4a. 4a corxs .toas seh1 T. D. coate hns,
hsy. md lunlEItss t.hE q. u. UoutuAa. Fsrd Nta,
1 LANA
, 1877-07-10

No1A AoNA
Nxw ORLEANS, July 1.-the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange crop report for Juno ID ont, and
gives the following facts:
Loutstan1-Thts report ia complied from dfty-
n1ua answcra received from tWentJ-scven parishes,
average date juno 10. Ill reporting the Heather
during the month a. good, and much u,orc favora.
bio To tho planting than 1t tho sane time Last year
sinct the last report thoro has been increase
decrcaso in The quality Of lands planted In cotton.
Stands - represented ~ gooI. The plhnt is gen.
orally forming and blooming we'll. III present
condition ts good much better than last yesr. In
SOME sections Of Rapides and st. Landry Parishes
eatetpilla1 hase put In IN appearance. but no
M.'t,.!9pi-lse hsr. ssye9ty ~ :ntps .epo.t. tron
II ~
10 material change II the aercsge. Stands are
ys5 ~ ~ e soa
though lie plants from eight to ten days baci xsra
compared *ltn ,s,s 5ess, ,,a
replies from twsuty;sev counties. This sthcr
h.s been 1ess favorable than as the same time lat
fai1,, causing @ sfish. decrease. Of ssy per % cent
IN acreage ~ Iaat reported. Stands ase however,
represented - good, BY: the present condition
plant being small aud backward By ten days, aud
the deids grassy,
to &: fa9 Ssps%ta s"x ' & IT, 3sns
ton Exchange ha. thirty one answcts from Mid.
die Tennessee. Twenty .unt rcpuft loo much rain
the hFst part Of the aontb, but dry during tho lat
Of tho mouth, and ten report loo much rain.
Twelve report the weather more farorablc th4n
last year. afteen le and four thc sans ~ s.t yeAr
Sixteen report o decrease of 70 per cent Of 1ondH
planted since the last report fourteen the samc
last ycar, and ono an inesease Of 10 per cent.
Twenty seven report Stands good and four ftapds
In good condition, snd thirteen IN poor condition.
There arc thirsy answen from alescu counties
dfy, niue fayorab!e eight dsst Of tho month rains
and second part dry. ten report planting over at
the last report eight tho same amount ~ LAST year,
port atand. good nve poor, twelve repost tbs prcs-
ens condition good ten FREQ Of grtss, nlnc grAss.
aud ltlecu backward. Labor more easily con-
troilod thAn last year. and 1aboscss more !ndustri
, 1877-07-10
IOWA

THE HON. J. II. oKAn NO TEMPERANCE FANATIC,
uunLtAaroN, lows, July U.-rhe Hon. II. u.
Maxwell, President OF ths Town TempcranCo Al.
lance, having written 10 Inc lion. John II. Bsar.
of this city, Republican candidate fur Ooyerusr,
~ TO bis poaltlon upon tho temperance question
and the famoua temperance plank iu tic Iowa lss-
publican platform. Mr. ueas responds - tolluws,
Ia lister that will bu published ln the Ifl4k<yt
Tuesday n1urning:
,DrntIso1os,, Ia. July n.-Tns Hon. T. r:
content: duly no{si. | lave teeu > isspaS!iesa
stacs tho organization at tho party; hare always
sloo:! BY ths pastr through K@oI aud ssl! report;
and have believed and do betssc IN - PRINCIPLES
Tho stats Convention Which asionlblrs
In your cty on the 9th of Jana last conferred on
Masasrscy ' q y'is' lie s,s.e. hsso accepted iii.
non.lnalou With gratitude, and, trust, win full
.e.pou.lllitlrs whic6 surround Ills high position.
lu.on 1t the Atate platform .. purely leXlslatve
one. ~ 10 determined by thu people when They
elect members Of Ito uuncsal Assembly. II tbs
sepls q ths M ststs wsh to Int n;ily tas present
etesac, to elect mcm bsgs .! tbs ttenesal Assembly
10 fAYor Of such intensiGchtion II tho contrary.
theT wish 10 aaopk other and different law. from
members men ct tho Geaeral Assembly who en!nels
With efctF siews. The Constitution Of tho state
makes " ao,etnor simply m Executive otices.
t.' Ha.' Of sse. q ths Constitution provides that
taN4ial1y executed. ~ | understand this, it IL
~ guy to scu that ali laws are enforced, md |
,.n, eaaea!pE 10 discharge this solemn duty IN
stf.Gt ace1fdance with tho otictsl OATH which
sna ~ eallsa upon IL lake II NY nonIuatton shall
% soaatmed aud rasadyd BY popular eIacttop, /
'Ae's '"' aso"s W III yoata, J. Il. GGA1 "
, 1877-07-10

CuIcAao, July 0.--Tha market was fairly sctive
aud nrm Il 1AGscc, she oatssdo for small vtAseit.
Capacity waa taken for y, 600 bu wheat 370 GOO
bu corn, 20, oo0 bn oaia, aud =, GOO hu rye. Tho
ell&rters wsre ~ follows: To undalo--sehr Save.
ba1xss krtchalu md Kutter, sehr Da.id aiee, I'll
carn Il Ike; schrs Yankee Dlads an4 +. u. i.ocku
asnA1l vesasls), corn u c prup jar Gould. wheat
corn, and rye; prop Portage, corn s1.d ostA; pEup
JspAn. corn; Ill through. In tho afternoon the
schF Donaldspn for Caru u tln6al0.
The schr Hungarian eots 56c for coal from Cleve-
land 10 Chicago.
The sehr Mary Booth carries bark from Ahnapeo
to ChIeaxa II u. 10.
TuLEbO, Jnly 7.-Td1o moro active, but abona
unchanged. Charter: kchrs Gtp. ". Davtt, st.
Peter, aud !. y. Hichsru4, corl to Era, ll3c;
h1.ttA d Ptat, eurn 10 WaIkvrsi1le. Ike; l. l..
and wheat u OswsgU, ~ and &c; C0rs,cxn, Bal
Icy, and AtmosphsEe, cofu 70 Eds, II lie.
, 1877-07-10
PORT HURON.
&mftQ} ptxlxstcA to Tia 5{1tuxs.

Poxr IlrRoA, Mich. July a-Down-rfura
Daager sta.e, Heuton. LAWRENCE nean liehmoud.
Quebec, AraHa, Antelope and hAsces, ruttle and
eousort, x, u. Hale 4nd tow, ]. 8. Psy and tow,
Niagara and rsft Turner and bargess, schra Llzzio
A. Lsw, Nrsss, Nellie Etedlngton, City Of Chlea.
60, ulanaasck. us1ls Sheridan. ). D. Sawyer. Mary
Eopley, N. /. Wilcox, Kscsnaha. Alta bradley,
KAYetta flrowt, Read la4e. Mary Man.
tp-ptops j, Be.t.ely. Nashua, india, Rosuoke,
swalluW snd eunsott, Vanderbilt snd consosl,
Vienna sud conturt+ Wstulosu and consors. Eaa&
trenton, Ft'tuorr, Jane Ralston. punford, tssco,
Westcott, Anna Maria Fame. Mary NesritL
Wind, north fsssh: weather tna.
, 1877-07-10

MINNESOTA.
Ap4d1t f4spasches N Tas 7Ytbs1A.
LaKErow., Carer Co., Jnly Q. Spring wheat
and oats excellent. Corn growing sAet-stands two
feet high; worked three tinea. Harley scry Lice;
will bc rips In sno weeks. Rye rirc In one weak
!Rht crop expected. Timothy good. Wild hay
WtHnsA. Mimi. Jnly D.-Tne tremendous rain.
at0rm In southern and central Minnesota Of Shinf-
day night did no dAnaEa TO crops except barley,
which te badly lodged. III.
News to-day from the western end of the Elncna
l. St. Peter notd confirms the wertwarh nIeht Of
'hopper- They arc ait gone. and have mot deposit.
ca any egXB.
, 1877-07-10
Timothy rather light Glover IL

now hcaacd Timothy fathof light Clover p
nor bclng cut. .-......
MAi.nitaL1, Dana TO-. Inly 9. VIZ experienced
on the Eth Inst. ono Of the heaviest ran-tt
have known for many years.. Grain and srars
damaged slightly. VIZ arn going TO have one nf
s larxc.t and bert crops Of potatoes ever saisrd.
Corn totks 6ne-
MoxrRcrI'.o.. Lafayette Ca tnly .. -~osts and
fa.t dornY tho 1ast ten days. nats prpmfps enol
quality. Wheat haA not been injured b. tho bug.
Flax IL very good. ....-
Pkxsco1f. Pierce Gu. 1uly 9. 0.-Reposts eoms tn
irom I'll around that th: spring Wheet on old
groand 10 thinntnE ost 4 i quits evident that
heavy crop Of wheat and oats, - was the pros pect
two weeks &go.
, 1877-07-10
THE NEW Jersey MUTUAL,

NE" fohK, July p.-The attorney for e1.Gov.
ooel Parker. Receiver uf she New JeFsty Mutual
Lille Insurance Company, has Instituted suits
sight Of ths old auu Directors
" That Company for tho recovery Ut 5000, 700
Asseftsd to have been drawn by tho
s.oe&nolAeIs from tha xs4su Of thu
.onp4nJ when the traaafsr was nads to
uts ~ Ntpe Insurance Company, Of New York.
", "s'ts have occu scsyet upon William ". Forca,
"s 49, ttesaet.t Ut tho Company until ls73; e. G.
A.atop' slcs-Pscaidsnt; Thomas u. Rsddie.
u tongrcss ffuin EAsex County; John II.
@asss Fsealosus VI tho SECOND National Hsuk.
, 1877-07-10
EUfng's Friends Making Things Hot
for Converse.
The Interesting Rod which, They Have In
Pickle for Him.
Tlenaiaaance of tho Pttatering Art Of
the Great aarvey.
fhe Republican Candidate In iowa APPLIES to Tho
prohibItioEistS.


EWING GETS TnH UNDER HOLD or convzRsa.
Special DApatch to The Trftune.
CoLuxBus, O., Jnly q. That there will be =
bitter fight for the nomination Of Hovernor on tho
part Of the Democrats Ia making Itself evident.
Tic lion. George l.. Convene, c1.Spcakcr Of tia
House of Representatives. seems 10 hayo been
,.Ltnr ,ho I,.d fin. IA hrt fo.v ds-. ,,rr. .
'.ni ."s 49,. .s,a,u =. ~ ea1n ~ ~.
racu by IN affidavit made bY Jonrs l. Co., con-
tractors at Tho new I.unat]c Asy1u1n, charging
t,,~,,xo ,,;.1, b1trtuo,t nrI}.be, In H., f.,rc,,,
~. ~ ,, 80 t.3'' , 49,. ~ ~ o e.@
""N' 1"fo''. ~ 1e'.'"t ds's ''' s"H's''s
was lclc3Enphcd by That paper In regard
7. Tho ebs1ses tet forth, and requested to make
..' ~ ~ .,. ~ s". N"a.s.' ~
10 To-, -, onse1,n aen' ,a'us. an e*a1'' 'ep''
TIE AFFIDAVIT
hcfor. rn.xrr,nr IN 5c,,u n .,nc,r, tbat III,
Eaaulrsr tn ratin, ~ r. n,r tonyerso to CONS forward
the a,i,;av!t Is publlshed. Converse charges that
t,,. r.np1t bas bcen brought before tho public bY
.....s, ~ +..I. H.. .,-o. a. ,tsf f,.+ III rcn
E* aa s ~ o,ss, !" :. ~ ~
tnhtton or Governor There may 90 IN tho
'atenent but that oen. Ewing kasw Or had ,ny
o,a f,,opJ. that lin publ,eattou Of tho chaercs
ale ,taenaa si,, ~ g-s., ,,o.,nrs .saf H.
cracn the chances of conycrso cannot b. denied.
md man who ha. any dirt sticking to him
h"D ph4AA.. n@hr oeas
EonFeorrcsnoadent called upon Thomas Jones.
tnl from hin received copy Of tho affidavit re-
fe,rr1 IN aboYs, This following ara snp,e Of liz
ss1t.,,, .,o1,,,.. IT. low. 49,. l.. w.. S,.n,,ss
6a'!snt u'''"'o. MT sonos esJs na "as ne!"oer
of the arm OF Jo1tcH q Son, contractors fof the
etono masonry, cnt stone, nnd brick WORK on tllo
Colnmlhn <lsy!atn. IN the Mlnter OF 1871 tncJ
tne enbflalxea tMe LosslntuEe 70 ts!leFe i1cM 'soM
1Gssea ~ 'ns EatIHs Hs"aMse y. Seta'n Conuaete' ~
tne aptn q hpti,. tn.4' 3o.nt tesoaataom @ a W.
laeten " tne autnoflAlhs LIE ifns1ees
10 1nsesttato tGe Mattc1 anu
ALLOW SUCH EXTRA CONVERSATION
az appeared from tactn ala es1aGncts 10 nc a1f anu
reasonable not osteeding $lG ooo; ti,at after tue
walls we're up, 70 TINT t,o ;Aluc Of rlaste!inE con-
tracts could bn aaccFtalnoa, INC t!on. HeoFec l..
Contcrso, at that time Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives, 1ought up IN Interest in the
,ptastetthG. contract or MaclHtlro aultck. and
. transferred tha interest 70 minor eon, who p1s-
tgssed 70 meaha !haepcnucht oI us is1het. Ihe
plastertnR ~aa !heh d9nn nndef me name OF
Gu1:ek = 60. AiterTsrla q claim was st Up ny
Gnlick Co., t0r manages n account OF tho
Trick "ofK belnt csouNea. sara caatn
TOTALLY fAi1tcb TO na SUSTAINED
In tho subsequent lnteetlgaf!on oetore the Com"
gittea Of the llopso q Representatives aud tho
buSsl Of Trn.tees. Ths urncra! AssaH'bly, Oh
March N, 1877, in accordance Win tho rcnom-
nendalo 1t t!!9 special report OF The trustees on
Jan. ~ 1877. paseea ~ aGt appfepfatlnH
, 1877-07-10
MARINE NEWS.
Another Tidal Wave Skips OF with
Six Feot Of Water.
The 1,nffaio Convention Of Ycsscl.0wners
Adjourned Till Further Notice.
Maritime Accidents and Nurner-
Gus Navigation Notes.

ANOTHER Loo FROM BAKER.
CLERK 1'aktf hos returned from Lake Superior
With another log. and gises account O! the atmr
Ilutd's late trip together With other items Of In
terest 10 mariners:
'tllalioa:" said Capt. Lloyd, "a red ss9 aheadl
signal Of danger; right In the channel. .oo."
white ons look IT, place. All riqh. again. We
feeash rapids, we found tho Cansdlans At wo,k
;sma9sinE The bowdem md Improving Tie channel
Stts VIII .s sta aS n xn ts.''' a''' not
:, At noon, ,he lit ~ locked up in.o the canal.
TO keep ths bali rolling ant,eo.e .hould "
them. weli, II Wfstska Ws1 our story begins.
e: q s. =; 4 e r. xaa5 .s,ouna q
tidal skipped ont: with liz. Faet. ..'~.0-'
timber fur quebec, making tbs third shipment,
With e!1 to follow. ltcfa VIC fund tho tug Odd
Fesfov disabled: and towed her to Marquette. AZ
Annie l..Craig aground. She r,gnsled III for help.
and after working An hour va got her oH. She lad
Il. .hS Sa,t s o.dns s hs .oa To- as
c,ss.'and, she had ':sore noss'F from her fa-
cent eolli.Ion With the scht America.
dIscha.r1ns freight fer sir hours. Then proceeded
H. d. f H. .:"s e* e:snns " a. pp; it nta l4ts
regular lost they have, her arrival
from thelf d.l!y roasine. And toylal people tuey
through swamp and creek. 10 two miles 10 length,
md etAkcd ont by sp!lts driven 1t intervals each
slde ot the ehannrl. The waters Of thla aud Port
age Lake are Of copper coof.
I'm tbs 9TH the Hard etopped 1t LAnse. TOOK en-
part Of down cargo and proceeded to Marquette to
complete the load. A party Of u took the morn.
ing train for Marquette, osor the Marquette. Houg-
ton h Ontonagun fAtIsoaA. Tho miners were In
taelr holaay attire, ana wssc having bully time
oil along the road. At Marquette tho harbor waa
very gay, aad volt 1tleti with AtcAm and sstifn9
craft i eountsd nearly forty with thcir colors
GontiaP from their rnastheads.
Jniy &. evening lluEI steamed out Of port
hcad.ng honiewafd- Reached this canal at noon of
the 9TH. Work h now progtesanR rapidly on the
new lock. Ono hun.ired and forty mcn and many
teams. ono steam barge, and one tug and seows
sro kept constantly At work on thls great lock.
in Ihe canal We met tho st1nr Arctic. steamships
Havana and Wilson. With their c0nsorta+ 6chr u.
WAKslAG wAs dlachsru1ng co4l below the csHal
1loFn lha river met the tnR johnson. With schrs
e. T. hnch and Homer In towi alao steamship
Egyptian and conHo1t. On Lake Michigan. Oft
k0uth ManIhlu talanu, mot stms Peerless. Travel
has nos ta!1ly commenced. VIC had . good 1lat
down And pleasant run Touched II Milwaukee,
Sunday morning. and reached Chicago tame evcn.
lux. The liurl aaila again tomorrow evening 1t
o'clock for all Lake superior port&.
, 1877-07-10
OBITUARY.,
datciat NspatcA 10 TAs 7reHaA+

Hp7ad1 W1tE1t1
CAlRo, ILL.,, july o.-judRe Morrow, ono Of 1ha
most prominent and influential cllixsns Of PAdu'
cab, n.y., died last night suddenly the Illinois
Central Railroad trn{n from tRmor In his throat.
lie was returning from California, waers he had
been trying to obtain Eellsf. llla rsmatas here
wrEu taken charge of b. shs Cairo comna1defy Vt
(cft % tho sieanieF Fisk With tbs body fos Padu'
cAh.
ELuAssgu N. J., July n-Co!. ]. ". Wood.
ru6. the oidsst ofaces Ut the New York Division VI
ths PennaJlVsnlA Rallroad. died from parslJsn
YsAtEtd4Y.
, 1877-07-10
1ELEGRAPHIc NQIEs,


WuoxA, MInn.. July 0. Dispatches to-day an.
nouncs Flse Of SIX feet In tue ChippsWA River
.lncs saturday. and logs ara running freely,
Twenty .6Ts million feet slo now In Be.e Slough.
aud atill coming. The mills here will get full
supply.
eiiues ths uss OF bis paue - csndldatA for Gov-
C[ppE,