, 1881-09-18

Special Dispatch TO The CHICAGO 1stb,tns.
OTTAWA. Ont, Sept. 1.-THE noudescript am
pbilIons animal that first ppeared fourteen
ycnrs ago at the Middle Narrows, Which nas at
intervals been seen ut the Gulf and in the Upper
Lakes. hns found its way into the Kdeau Canal.
The passengers OIL bourl the steamer Gypsey, on
route from Ottawa to Kingston, report d
spectacle which has caused surprisc- The
monster. as witnessed by them. WAS chased Tor
several hundred yards by tie stea,ner, but could
not be overtaken- 1t, however. sutldenl, dis
appeared, to rise ugaln few feet from the boat.
when TWO Intellectual shots we're nred, after
thickIv 20 oversbudawed With brushwoo,l. The
lights from camp-hres Oh each shure we're
sufficiently brilltnnt 10 enable the eSc1ted ;at:i
Il disappeared. lts head was about the size of
an ordl,ry taoe's, with IL long tuft Of hair pro-.
trudinK from each side Of its nose. but It htd no
yisitle ears. Above the water were two flap
pers about six inches long. which were appar-
entity used IFS u means us keeping the head erect
twenty-five feet aud forty feet In length, to
have body Of peculiar stapc> and seemingly VI
dnrk green,sh color And great c,tcnmferEnec:
was !ashed to = foam, from its motion. Two
1uen from the shore gave chase in row-bGat,
but could not begin to keep pace with, fur less
overtake, the monster.
Il TOTAL WRECK.
sptsfnt Dispatch to Tie CAtonao Tribune.
RAc1SE. sept-sls.--A dispatch received from
Capt Anderson this AFTERNOON says that his
schooner. the J. l.. shasik, went ashore south of
the bridge pier It Ahnapeo this morn'ns. aud is
fo' S9est %xssk Di;ssh 1 hS'ee to Tss eheaso tribune
AHSArEE, Wis, Sept. 1.-THE small schooner
j. L. Skunk, OF Kacine, attempted to make IBIS
harbor at durk last night, tut uu uccount Of the
thick weather missed the entrance md had to
s1and our. wten she cAt1le to auchor onE short
distance from the old bridge pier. At nbout
o'clock this morning she began 70 ar;!e aer
anchor and went ashoce, where she now lies III
about three feet OF water IN running on she
lstruck several old niies nr,d hid her stern and
ha,r l,adiy store in. She Is rapidly filling with
water. bur viii probably sustain no further
dAmNge.
p 4 VIOLENT STORM At DULUTH
Sp,cicl Di*p4teh to The Chicago 7':o:sne-
DULUTH MIMI. Sept. ia violent Storm
ragged here from 8 O'Clock yesterday morning
until about i'll the afternoon. For fifteen mill
1tes the force of the wind was scventr-one
miles nn hour. and for four hours 1t continued
at the rate of torty-one miles The tug SesKivt,
which WAS out On the lake, WIS very nearly
swamped in going through the canal. she
tipped over on her sae until the 'rIter a,,n into
r;gh1ed and WIS carried into the harhor by the
force Of tbs water.
THE SCHOONER NAPOLEON
Special Dispatch TO The Chicago Tribune.
rc1,luv,t1k portion Of the of snu stranded
schooner Napoleon to tho steam sdnu.sc'w
losephiuc, the tug J: j; HagerInan succeeded III
tho barlor with her. When or North p<'int,
however. the Napoleon ruled over, ID which
shape she now lies at the eng OF the e., hurnnr a
taken aluugsde. aud effurtS are being made TO
right tbs unfortunate crsift- i
BADLY l1oGGEp AND FULL OF WATER
Speeial Dlspateh to 1he CHICAGO Tribune.
Cf1EBoYGAS. Mich. Sept l7.-rho stca'n-barge
A1inuespta In coming up tho Struts on the
morning OF the 1dth with the schooner Jessie
Linz IN t9% ~. ea,nf a upon ~ ns @p to ecuT tha
light, the tow-iine parted. and the. boats
ee were separated. The Linn cleared the pier and