Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-05-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Marine and General News from this
Ruafnesa Corner Of ghe Town.

Two more vessels were expected from
Port Colburn Yesterday.
The machinery Of the tug Dexter is un-
dergOing repairs and by the first Of next
week she expects to be ready for her sea-
sons work.
A large river tug came in last Wednes-
day night about 10 o'clock looking for
tow but left again before morning without
securing one.
All work on the L. S. & NJ. S. Ry Cos
new docks was suspended yesterday on ac-
count of the funeral Of the late contractor,
Kenneth Mckenzie.
The hull of the new dredge has been
towed into the compsny's slip where her
machinery is being placed. Capt. Humane
expects to have her at work by next week
Saturday.
Contractor Chapman's model pile driver
is getting its work in for a new dock for
Capt. VIM. Hancock, just below the bridge.
The dock will be used for the storage and
handling of slaves.
DR.. D. D. MattesOn, druggist, is erecting
a substantial brick building nearly oppo-
site the post Office to be occupied by him
self as a drug store. 1t will be two stories
high, with basement, % by 40 feet in size.
Mr.. Chas. T. McClanning, the clothier,
has opened up large and sesSonsble stock
Of clothing, hats, caps and furnishing
goods, and the low prices at which the
stock is offered cannot fail to find rapid
sale.
The fishing of the piers is now excellent,
and is being enjoyed daily by hundreds;
bass, in limited numbers, pike and herria
are the kinds principally caught. As soon
as the ice disappears fishing from boats will
commence.
Mr.. Harry Mckinney Of Cleveland, who
for several seasons has had charge Of the
business of Messrs. Andrews, Hitchcock &
Co., has been succeeded by Mr.. Ed. Henry.
Mr.. Mckinney is still in the employ Of the
company at Cleveland.
On the Ashtabula & Pittsburgh Ry docks
there are only obOut 10000 tons of iron
ore, smaller amount than for many years.
Coal is arriving on these docks for ship
ment, at the rate Of $50 tons per day, and
it is of g very superior quality.
/ The ice in the lake, of this harbOr is
broken up and is fast disappearing. tex
tends up the lake about five miles, east as
far as the eye can see and is about one-hslf
mile in width. Tugs and vessels find little
trouble in working through it.
The large new school house is completed
and occupied for the first time last Tues
day. A bell has been placed upon it, and
the old school house has been moved of
and is being fitted up on lot near by for
St. MicheaTs Memorial Mission.
Jack Schram, the toatman, who lost sll
of his boats in the great freshet of last Sep
tember, is once again ready to meet his
patrons with fine variety Of sail and row
boats, suitable for fishing or pleasure par
ties. He is a skillful boatman and gen
eral pet among the fair ones.
The steam fish boat that is being con-
structed for Mr.. W. q. Tallman is about
ready for launching. She was built by
Capt. Durey, and is forty feet long, 10 feet
beam; her boiler is being made at Niles,
and her engine, which is to be II horse
power is being built by the McNutts Of this
place.
The schooner York State is still OF the
beach near Fort Hill, having suffered no
serious injury from her exposed location
during the past Winter. Her owners,
Messrs. Willard & Good, are again ready
to commence the work of getting her afloat.
They have engaged Pat Smith to make a
channel to her with one of his dredges, and
with the assistance of anchors, chains and
lines they expect to get her off at an early
day.