Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-01

The penalty for scuttling ship is
hanging.
The steamer Sherman does not go to
Chicago as an excursion boat.
The schooner Snow Drop was partially
recaulked at Cleveland last Tuesday.
Paul Cheney has opened up his new
grocery, and neat and pleasant one it is.
"A Murphy dance comes off at the new
hall at the Harbor. on Thursday evening
next week. Bill go cts.
The propellers are in lively competi-
tion with the railroads for passenger traffic
some of the lines reducing fare.
Numerous vessels are leaving Chicago
for the ore trade, among them the Path
finder, Jane Bell and steam barge Ohio and
consort.
The propeller Bertschy, which is now
owned by Captain G. W. McGregor and
Charles Mcintosh, will be ready for bust
ness the latter part of this week. She will
run between Cleveland and Saginaw.
Mr.. E. Jones has chartered the steam
er Metropolis for the general excursion
business in this vicinity during the season.
She is commanded by Captain Benham,
and will make her first "trip next Sunday
to Toledo. Cleveland Herald.
United States Marshal Fink, of Wis
consin, has just completed a successful
raid on crooked lumbermen in the Stur-
geon Bay locality. He seized about 20O,-
600 feet of logs, alleged to have been cut
on the government lands in Door county.
The schooner George W. Adams arriv-
ed from Marquette yesterday with her first
load of iron ore. She brought /, 41O gross
tons, drawing only twelve feet of water.
Leader.
II she had drawn only 1315 feet she
would have been obliged to bring her car
60 to Ashtabula, where she could find that
much water
Parties desiring to spend day fishing
at the Harbor should now be on hand.
Large quantities of pike and perch are be-
ing caught off this place, and some fine
bass. Jack Schram at O'Neills's store has a
number of nice boats to let, and will fur
nish everything complete for fishing par
ties, or those who wish to take sail on
the lake.
-Schr. Wend the Wave arrived from
Alpena Mich. on last Saturday with a full
cargo Of pine lumber, shingles, lath, and
cedar posts, consigned to Messrs. Strong
Manning & Rice of this place. We are in
formed that this is the first of large pur-
chase that is to Immediately follow. These
gentlemen have very desirable dock of
their own and propose to stock large sup
ply. They are men that mean business
Look ont for lower prices on lumber soon.
FREIGHT RATES.
Coal to Chicago, free per ton, soc; coal
to Milwaukee, free per to, SOC; coal to De-
troit and Windsor, free per ton, SOC; coal
to Toronto and Hamilton, gold, free per
ton, 81 to 81. 10: coal to Brockville free
per ton, 81 30; coal to Marquette, free per
ton, Doc to 4Oc; coal to Duluth, free per
ton, 6Oc; ore, L'Anse to Cleveland and
Ashtabula, $1.SO to $1.35; ore, Marquette
to Cleveland and Ashtabula, S1.3O to ST.
s5i ore, Escanaba to Cleveland and Ashta-
bula. soc to Soc.
ARRIVED.
May 28-Schr. Wend the Wave, Alpena. 9oo-
0OO It. lumber, 1000O Hath, 100000 Shingles and
l,00O cedar posts Prop ]. Hackett, Mar
quette, 100 tons ore.
2S-Schr N W. Page Huron light Prop.
Fletcher, Marquette S27 tons ore. Schr Onei-
da, Bay City, 100000 #. lumber, 10000 lath,
and 500, 600 shingles.
29-Schr. Ironton, Marquette, 1,146 tons ore.
Schr. Jessie, Buffalo, light. SchT Kate Rich
mOnd. Buffalo, -four.
30-Schr. Genoa, Marquette, 1880 tons ore.
3l-Schr Nellie Hunter, Port COlborne light
Prop. w. Il Barnum, Marquette 500 tons ore
sehr Thos W. Ferry, Marquette, 1000 tons