, 1881-04-23
The Marine Insurance Companies
in a Middle Still Cons
corning Rates.
a Flest Of Twelve Sail Vessels Towed
Through the Ice by Two
Tugs.
Prospects Of Resumption Of Naviga'
tion ut Buffalo, Muskcgon,
and Elsewhere.
Accidents and Incidents at Milwaukee,
Interesting Notes from Various
Points.
HOME GATHERINGS.

Marine insurance fnnttosa, which have bnen
badly inlxod from tho beginning Of tho season.
nro now In moro complicated condition thnn
cvur bocausa OF tho formation OF a combina ton
Of tlfteen companies IN Now York With tho evt.
dent intention to RovtrH tho notion af NIL aost1-
ran,os In tho busiucss-at least such Ia supposed
to bo tho uterfor purpd.o Of the movement.
Although this insurance muddlo affects only
shippers uf gfnis, and other products. uniform
ratcs upon bulls having beer facility aHrco Il
upon by nuntly nH companies In tho
business, brief roytow Of what has ro-
Gently taken plncc hero Will bo In order.
Tho old Local Beard ot agents Ind Il
mcottu9 On Wednesday, of tho present week. at
which tnntion was malo for tho adoption Of Il
tartH Of rntos OFT grim. To ths rnution NIL
amendment was oiforctl extending tho tartn to
lumber md other4 produuts, but afterwards
Withdrawn. Tho vote on tho motion for grain
tariE resulted In its dcteRt. Thcn Mr. White,
agent Of tito 1loston Marine and Bhoe &: Leather
Companies Of 1ostoa. buth now In tho t,nrino
business here, Btntcd that tho agents st fifteon
companies represented in the Nov York orgnn-
izaron ct April = wore Instructed to form local
bUari, but not to Join tho Local 1}oard now In
existence. Thornupon tito Old Doartl, nftcr hRy-
ass VIZ n liz seus S II to
aftten c0tnpunf1s proceeded To orKantzo nav
bonrd OF, in indopcndeat bns!s. fho officers
Fresidont, Il. G. lsanaoy: soorctasy, i. e. OAR
ltngton; Executive Cottnittce, john lriE.l[vllle,
' tatf u rates. Whioh wis Submitted 10 tho e~
Board ut nh adjourned tnectl,!g, and presumably
u Yssx TSs
tarlN IL na follows: Lake blchigAn purts. IL
fs,s fsin . Sss sasn s s 'o; @
All Ut tho above tiRuros aro on tho basis Of 10
Tho notion OF tho New York syndioate Of NJ
tcun coMpnntos. In forming IN independent
tSS. 0s9 eSas f 20 " ss ntssf s
II d'saeuit Of oone!lat!on. Ths eo,npanlos out
&C. q s esps MsT y Yn sS II sse
Of war on rates thoy nro 20 strong as to present
an almost lnsur,ot1ntabe 9s.rrlcr y The tiftcan,
strength n capital nro sufficient to guarantee
thon. a full share Of business at current rates.
6s aoa ers iS uasr their In
eoapaaies Cum eoprsea II III tho N New YorR oiss. o @
md doing any ous!noss wnAteyer until
ta5m y arranged ~; ,ppproys; Of by the Ex-
iienee, up to TIC prcsont time, they haSo Been
passive spectators Ut ul! that Ia EnlnR III, much
to tho grief Of son1o OF tho niurc ambitious
An Important n,oottnF Of the officers und man-
agtrs ot tho several companies tntorcsted In tho
Sod tor Is se
wes.srn; Ja!nes iis'.drIeks' q the orient: ana
aud Continental, reaohca ths city yeslorday for
tho purpose OF attending this inoctlng. .and
S'rs ss East 81. anrss & IT, smss. ssso yss e
tary Of tho Northwestern. .Nneional, MilwauEco,
aud all general agents, whether co,!nected with
stated yesterday to Tho reporter OF TilR Tnin-
uniform earso sn h!i tar!r aaa; i possi6is
euro unity Ut notion In tho future. From other
SOURCES Il In lenrnel TINT M effort vii! DO nude
Sin,cd that aa nycstsasion W IN relation to aup. al
epantes writing op ns VII b. y
i rssnttssly prosIena.ioai. 4 t tour tsak amaak
son snS aaoax o aat ali aesemps t.
e.umpetc a cargo pool will! 10 !neneetual, anl
thas rates VII So cut IN evesy direction Y as IN
PREVALENT u'nong MI of tho moro prominent
locnl nEents.
MhS In The New Ynk
Shoe q Loa,hor Of Huston. Western Of Toronto,
nrlttsh America, Great western, Hullalo Dreen
York, Manafactutcrs. of noston. Now England
Underwriters, Ph!l4dotphtn underwrttors. and
sna sd R0:Tfs ToSo III .o se a9ss oss Ct
& Tralers', Dutroit Fire i afarine, Northwestern
National, Htnn, and Tratlcra' of ChtthgO.
nNouGltr T1lRou1st THE ICE
At uayllght yos.ertiay the Tugs Commodore
through tho ioe-ilcids and gathered tosetber no!
boon outside tul!y threc days. Eleven Ut tho
yossols Hcre arr,lnFea IN y sna)o tow aud
nSSso n asaneC, t w,o ii .o swe. yesso
was transferred to tho tug Mary. aloLane. which
FED tho WY 1t.rougn tt1 lco to tho har9or. Tho
V4nCCl lAQdWNrQ. WIS u flnQ one md wits