, 1880-08-22
MARINE NEWS.
Another Advance Reported in
Grain and Coarse Freights.
The Sun11en Steam Canalboat
MOntauk Raised.
A Variety Of Local and General
Notes, Dispatches, Etc.
HOME GATHERINGS.


GRAIN AND COARSE EHElGHTS-
! Grain freights have once more advanced TO
| and 5A cents on corn to Buffalo, The cnartots
! yesterday embraced capacity for S3Ooo bnsnes
| wheat, 47R COO bushels corn, and lO,00o busnels
| RE- and we're as follows: To Erie-Propeuei
| Conestoga, corn on through rate. To Buffalo
| Propellers Waverly. Blanchard, Portage, Poto-
| mac, Newbury, and Avon, wheat on through
rsste; propollers Fountain City. Smith, hoore,
Starucca, and New York. corn on through
rate: propellers Minnesota and ira Il.
Owen and schooner R. B. Hayes, corn at b cents
| schooucrs John r. Noyes and John Magee' corn
ut q through rIte. To King3ton-Prope!ler
Clinton and scbooners Gr1,nsby, Grantham* and
Clyde, corn ON private terms.
demand for vessels in excess OF the supply.
Churters to the number Of twenty or more were
made, but agents refused to report them or the
rates obtained
There was an active movement OF vessels on
the river Yesterday. Still, owners Of tugs COM
Rlaiped that they did not 5 haxe , enonEh TO ao
which sold 80 readily that ut dusk last evening
only few remained over. -,
boon and boWsprt Ut Rush street bridge lew
days since, had so fnr repaired damage last
evening as to be considered ready to depart in II
Yesterday tho tug Prtndtyille was la1d up for
slight repairs upon her engine.
Slccp!ncss On the part OF ths tenders OF Van
morning 1I si led to Collision with tie abutmeat
piles b. the schooner City Of Woodstock. by
which the craft lost some Of her headgear. The
as ef eane
had the Woodstock In tow.
The schooner Anna Marfa is to be credited
with the performance OF a round trip between
q Mud Lake dock and Muskegon In forty Seven
At s1ller Bros.' drydock yesterday the tug
FCcr Ert,..rY xrua TN Hru3noh hpr =
The schooner 3. Parsons was towed to Miller
Rros.' drydock last evening tor ca1king OF
bottom. .
The schooner Sunrise and propeller Ocean
came out Of one Of the Chicago Company dry,
Last evening the steam canalboat Montauk,
sunk by collision at the entrance Of Aliens Slip
with cargo Of 1000 bushels of wheat on board.
Her cargo ct 1900 bushels Of wheat is nearly a
total loss. The damage must be borne by the
owners ut the steam-barRe Buckeye, which ran
The schooner Morning Light lost her bow
spirit yesterday through contnct with lumber
pile while being drawn through the starboard
draw of Eighteenth street bridge by tug.
Capt. Thomus Martin has been appointed to
the command of the schooner 3 Parsons
While proceeding Cd doTn the South R5nneh @ yes,
ran into Madison street bridge with such force
as to break the locks.
The schooner Granger is now commanded by
Cnpr. William Lawrence, vice Capt. Edward
Stokes, killed Mt Collingwood.
Capt. Conlev Of the schooner John 7. Mott, re-
ports that on F F'iday, while OF Twin River Point,
be- saw a fore-and-aft schooner come In stays
twice. each time hauling Up and sending down
signal, which he took to be signal Of distress.
Evidently she had sprung leak, and desired to
reach hnnitowtbc.
Last evening damage was reported to have
and another. vessel through collision in tho
South Branch. Particulars could not be OBJ
taned, hence the supposidon that the report Is
without foundation.