Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-08-23
Adjourned at 1880 o'clock.
Marine News.


The Revenue Cutter Perry is under
going repairs at Buffalo.
The Sch'r Goshawk goes to Toledo to
take grain to Buffalo at 2e. per bu. 80 &.
-All of the fish boats of this place are
at Erie fishing, and it is said they are do
ing well.
The Sailors Union at Cleveland now
says seamen must not ship for less than
s15O per day.
Capt. James Doeney has repaired the
damage done to the tug Dragon by the
Prop. Egyptian. 24eI
Jack sent two of bis boats to Sturgeon
Point the nth, to give the colOred breth-
rem a free ride for 25e. each.
The scow Kittie took cargo Of coal
from here to Port Clinton for Andrews &
Kirk, boiler makers of that place.
The Prop. Forest City and sch'rH. H.
Brown go to Chicago for grain after dis
charging their cargoes of ore here
The Prop. Vienna and consort vero-
ma will take out 1900 tons which is equal
to about five ordinary train loads of coal.
The Erie Gazette says: Ashtabula is
doing about all the iron ore business on
the lower part Of the lake. Few, if any
ore vessels run into this port. 1
The schooner Montana, of Detroit.
was loading at this harbor yesterday with
ship tiinbers for shipment to England.
She takes only nine timbers from here and
then goes to Madison and Fairport for the
balance of her cargo. -
-Freights are advancing in Chicago and
have reached cents on corn and ~ cents
on wheat to Buffalo. Many vessels in the
ore trade that are not held back by con-
tracts are leaving the lower ports for Chi
eago to load with grain.
The schooner Jessie has just made one
Of the quickest trips to Buffalo and return
that has ever been made from this port by
vessel in the stave business. She left
here last Saturday night, unloaded her
cargo at Buffalo and was again at her dock
here last Wednesday morning. 1t may
truly be said, she is doing 'staving bust
ness"
The propeller Java, from Buffalo to Chi
csgo, sunk in two hundred feet of water at
$50 last Sunday morning, off Point an
Sable, on the Michigan side, with a valu-
able cargo Of mixed merchandise, most of
which viii be total loss. She was an
iron-bound vessel of /, 200 tons burden, and
cost $40, 900, present valued at $10O, 900.
The cargo is fully insured, but ylittle is
known regarding the insurance on the yes
sell The breaking Of the starhoard coup
ling and knocking out the side of the YES
sci was the cause Of the accident. The
passengers and crew were all taken off by
a tug. eEe 7s.r . -.-.f5i
The steamer Metropolis, having failed to
obtain the necessary license from the local
inspectors to enable her to continue on the
route between this port and South Haven
and to carry excursionists ON the lake,
quietly slipped out of port Saturday mid
night and went down the lake to return no
more, at least for this season. The in
spectors did not consider her staunch
enough for lake passages in stormy wealth
er, and so refused to renew her papers.
Captain Benham. an engineer and fireman,
and q tug captain, took passage on the
boat, which viii probably run on Detroit
River, or return to her port of hail, Ashta-
bula. The Metropolis did not do paying
business while here, and it is said that sew
sral creditors mourn her sudden departure.
She bore reputation for carrying rough
and disorderly crowds Of persons, as gen.
eral thing, and was studiously Stunned by
the respectable classes. Chicago Tribune.
We think the foregoing article does great
injustice to Capt. Benham as well as to the
Metropolis, and any communication show
lug up the other side Of the question will
be eheeriully published. On the lower
lakes Capt. Benham has always borne an
excellent reputation as q gentleman and
officer.
ARRIVED.
Aug. IA. Prop. Z. B. Hale ore, Marquette.
Is. Prop. Mary Jsrecki, Hight, Cleveland prop.