, 1880-04-25

| the influence Of fresh northeast wind.
] The arrivals at this port during the twenty
four hours ending at O'clock Friday eyeptn,
| numbered l37.
| Atintervals yesterday three-mile tidal cur
rent set up and down the river to and from thf
lake.
I The Detroit Canal schooner Montana has ar-
| rived here. During the past winter the Mon.
tana has REQ efved q thorough rebuild. Besides,
| and she looks Ike new vessel Throughout
Of the schooners Frank b. Barker and Henry p,
Baldwin had to be knocked out to tree their
decks OF water.
Tho tug G. =. Hackley VII. at milwaukee yes
terday with the schooner Capo Horn. which re-
Gently struck on Point St 1gpace. Capt. Roach
telegraphs that he will tow the Cape Horn to
Chicago as soon as the sea runs down. She is
The seoy MoektngBird gave Clark street
noon: Ths damage IVA va; 'raH trifns yesterday lore
Friday evening the propeller Conestoga car
omed on the 1ibboom Of the schooner Gallatin,
1Hgang Hag 10 tn, the South Branch, nenr ogden's Slip.
The steam- -bargcs Tecumseh. Michael Groh,
Il Lewis Gilbert, Tempest, Swallow, Emma E.
George Dunbar, Charles Reitz, and K G. Brit.
1.' aa,n' we're Al! tn port yesterday, wind bound;
the latter bound to Milwaukee, to load. TheF1e,
sc6ooners since Thursday night
FGAE&fdAv
state that boats will be able to PISS tie breaH
in the Erie canal BY Monday evening.
AROUND THE LAKES.
The lumber rate from Port Hope to Osvego ID
30 cents, and from Toronto to Oswego, 81.
1t is expected that the tug Alanson s. Sumner,
OF Oswego, will leave New York on Saturday
for Oswego, and go thence to Detroit River.
where she will tow.
In future IA red light will be- shown On tho west
pier OF Genessoe harbof, instead OF white one.
as formerly.
The scow GLASGOW has been released from the
beach at Belleville, Ont
The schooner Jane Ra1ston is to DO converted
INTO a tow-barge at Detroit, and the propeller
At Toronto the grain-shoyclers get 81 per day
Of ten hours, and Is cents per hour over-time.
Tho Sa seF c"nn =,
ohrer Mitchell doesn't want to come to this port
again IN hurry. Shippers apparently wish him
loading one cargo, and has been since SATURDAY d
puttinE another on board Four days getting on |
6og.00 feet Of lumber
steps towards having Congress make an appTo~
pflat1on large enough to cut straight channel |
5txtrcu 3 feet deep through the river and bny to |
nc "a nhe; e. 1ne amount necessary is estimated to
The propeller Lake Erie is in dry-dock at Ml1-
The scow Supply is receiving standfng-keel
at Milwaukee.
The Custom House authorities at Buffalo re-
lulfe lT' ne figures upon manifests of cargo to be
The damaged corn on board OF the propeller
;oIorado brought 10 cents per bushel, or 1880.
me stevedores OF Buffalo charge the follow
ng rates for unloading lumber: For unloading
'lll stu9, IS cents per 1000; pine lumber, N
ents; housed propolers and deep barges, e
ents; ; sycamore, Is cents; ash, IS cents; ouk, 20
onts. Six thousand shingles equal to Lon l,1m- |
er. Latin, 5 cents per 1,000; cedar posts, X
The lighthouse at Frenchman's Bay, Canada,
n the north shore. The new lighthouse ia fifty-
1}t nc ieet e high, and everything in connection
= colchester ljghtsh|p will not be placed until
he weather has Gained down. SIZE has been |
eady to 60 out for two weeks. !
Ihe schooner Rigler lost her centreboard or
eAFer Island recently.
In her recent trip down the schooner Wells
UT tnaae the run from Detroit River to Buffalo
twenty hours.
Capt. John Smith, formerly master of the
,hooner George Murray, has gone to Kansas.
aere nc WtlIeugage in farming.
Capt e H. Myers, who enrly this spring pur- )
les. which was wrecked at Elk RAPIDS iost fajl | =
now at the scene of the wreck, preparing to
lease ease ner Capt Myers purchased the schoon-
'andoncd By her owner, Capt sam Moore. Far
'ont h xs9 q an and thinks he can rescue the vessel
rEely signed petition for n more ibcrai nniicv
ne matter Of wrcck1nx between the United :.
sas ,rd ana nc - Ganndan GovGrnents has been for u
ra eu I,.t - sne dominion Parliament at Ottawa y
<s,000 at st. Cathnriucs-
me damaged corn on the schooner Swallow | Fl
= 81 oeen SOLD at Detroit to Buffalo parties for o
,he me pigoiron recovered from the hold OF the "
l9ooner Two Fnnnies amounts to 757 tong.