, 1881-07-30
Important Decision by tho Secretary
Of the Treasury Regarding Penal
Tonnage Taxes.
Grnin Treignts Offering Little In
duccincnts to Owners to
ClNtrtUr.
Around the Lnkes-A1rivals and Depart"
rlres-Misocl1auoous- Along the
Docks.
uoM1: GATHERINGS,

Dry-nock Coh,stany'a shIpynrd nt Wynndot1o
for tho Author L!no, was stcecssfu'ly lnunencu
ut scrcn minutes bofbrc s o'clouk "Wednesday
Afternoon, which event wns witnessed by tho
cnttrn population Of WyAujotto nnd largo |
number. OF Dotr0It people, who awaited shcin-
sulycs Ut tho opportunity to ttt ont OF tho lnrg"
est protuuEr o tho Inkus slide silcWlso into tho
wutur. Tho Clnrlon is I'll feet Inches keel and
Is, fcnt Inches over nl1, II Feet inchus bcasn.
mud II foet dnnp. In appearance und b'llla aho
Is exnctly slsnIAr to tho propeller 1ct,fEl'. built
Inst sunlaGr Mt tho sntnC ynrd. Th0 unty ttlEcr-
cnre between tho two pruprlIcf3 IL IN tho ffitl-
chlntrr. the Clurlon huvinB compound cnxinc
md whit Is called compound boiler. THIS
bnIlur Is tncnscd III n Circular shell, having no
projection for tho hrc.Oox, nnt hHs thrre ttlr-
l,,,cts. It Ia II feet IN diameter and II tcet
ak inches long, md wins built Mt Wynndotte.
Tito c,,uuo bus cylt,ilers twcnty-acyun and fnr-
ty-four by forty, aud WIS rnnslu fnct1ired ut tho
Dry-Doek Engtne Works III Detroit. Wien
lnsruct', Hcurly reltly for sen, tho ClArion drew
ttrcu feet four jnchEH forward, AMI anvnn lcet
sevcn inches aft. Hhc Is expected to enrry
oargo Of .Di9 tons on draft Or fourteen @ feet
prepared by Frank i. Kirby. ard her eonstr'lGs'
Albert Kirby, superintendent OF tno "S"nao"o
rEsAr. TONNAGE TAX.
Tho following decision by tho Secretary OF tho
iijn,it implication or i. sIuArthur, Generhl Mn-
r. Tue hSsn1 @ Pr y. ntsrslt ESa1,y I,
'i11s TMshsuRy prrAnr,tt;sr, wAs1tlSaros.-sstM:
p"n pn f.sl tho nppeat,o,i pt of MoIr,hr dsn9r.
Manager Of tic Northwest TRANSFORMATION I.nc.
0t wlps Msn,p If Xiii r., ,s 9 9oS Gl
ID s:as:N exaotei under Sec. ;,:7i. roy!sfl s!as.
. from to stsanr No:thwrst wisn tnr w. w.
III MuNttotM. 1t nppckrs TINT the steamer W1ls
lalen or hor outwnrtl. ,yoyuRe with I :cnrEo Ut
sasa seH 1o ,os snes as rn9as sat
utes. 1.slt,x your notlon on Department. icttsra
of Noy ls nna Oct 1fss s;,r. An ltc exasi,, shnw.
TINT iiey rofcr sp!ciy to uulocnn,unt.nl vesecls
unxn9cd II !rt4u &. T.. carrylng frolEht Gr p,s;;
Sfntes. This vesscl did nit e,lpnRa IL trado ~.
twecn different plMccs IN tho unttcl! Statcs nut
70 @ 5e Ia lantlcd abroad aa tho provisions of See:
4;fT1, revised s,,ls,,tcs did not amply 10 her. You
| will therefore. refund tho is,nGsy oxnoted. 4
yott viii report Immediately tho number and
tlntc OF tho cortL0cato OF duuosit.. P!unso notify
tho uuneIlt ur tho Gt,ntGnts OF shp !EftEr. very
RESPECTFULLY, Wlt1.lAM WisnoM, sccrotury.
LAKE fRE11ltTs.
I I.lttIo WIS uono In Kr,.ln fro!ghts yesterl'ny.
tho present low rates Offering little inducgtncnt
corn Wa tlr.lerstoo,l to he li65ISo atad OH oats
i's ThS S, Msss; b fr
oais; sci,oonsr Charles Foster, s6NW hi Of oats;
SCHOONER XIV. Page, T5,d00 hN Of oats: schooncrJ.
I. Case, U5,taM M Of outs. For snrna-Suhooner
n1nltl ilrm md nnchnAgct. VITA but lc% , vessels M
! Offering. THO nruyntllng ratcs arc *:ls!s por
tfS5 fs" FEN 9iis'is Whits sss sa from Mus
ke9on, aud 81 from Mpn.,'llinno.
DoCk NOTES.
Yesterday WINS r,stlior quiet day for the tugs.
The yacht Illor E1cs into dry-tlocls to-day for
reIn!ts nud a complete rgpanttnk.
Tho schooner Charles Foster viii! como out Of
Ml!lers' !osiss, to-day, shorc sho has h"d hpr
Tho tug Crawford yesterday .ovea in tho
lost OF tho Foxcs. =,
rho tue 1!ttlo 1lant,hal hor starboanl a toy: ,E
Can't. Fagln's biz itcam- barge. tho william
Edwards. WIS towGl to south brunch otovl!tul
yestertluy uuon to load corn.
Thoro wis quito tleot on tho lumbcF ~ ,,e n,arke1
VIVA IN to ills oycs III business.
by 4s.l;nirsll owens to bring irUn oro from Is.
Gambia to this port tho GulNnc0 OF tho senaon.
Tho hydrntlts ut 'klnzie street anu Ch[caEt
sho tSgns' s .ro a1tuus to havo tho city author
itc3 ruFAtr thoin. -.
Tho schooner shoidon, Injured In, n collision
G no9s IL poT a yesaedas
looking us Hoo1 us new,
Tho tugs Iirookwny, Itsnnrok. and Fn"orlt'
p stGt n iSs IVY tser e o sae
NIL lOa1cl Will lumber.
Tho schnonor Telegraph goes Into Mlilo
1ne a snntrcno"r,. six "r seven M r9 mnw A strea
pnnks, n1sl to hstye her 6ottoH calke1.
Tho tug uniot,, Capt. ooorgo lowell, ycatorla!
e o ssso y G bo nFsa ~ Of If ser
. crl,ft. ...
rcto 1ainor, tho Randolph street prldgetentloI
u t,t,t,p ,unrn np1V. t1E h,lA hid Ills ki0t rJUS
al,l nsain auohorcd OF tho topof tho arch Of til
Capt. Tom hlnrtin, Of 0swcuo, n. y. owner Q
the Schooner tjou1go u. Sionn tstnnHtetl in th
o STORM lust Thtirsslay woek hxo, II III tho CT!
usJ: aSf y'tc:sr csps. ss% ' Ks,a ssa dp s s @ boo
@ yoa rSso VII III u pp5psssasa pEpsasaa ~ vs '
lys i! iew ss et ;Ie is iloes: I'D W. rISsi's
j. vesssl. Tho t09inoM olMiu, thnt tho hrt.ix.
Sasr W. n asee IN, TS t H i, kssy u ~
!, tho bridge nftcr heiny ,AwakGnotl by tue u..l
!: !in,lyl sis.,as tho pIidFotondor bOeane con
q bo launched ono of tho t1t!est sohoo.Isrs t,n /!
akss. se WIZ built " t!.tson ;. \, S""ye S"",,
u II fcot d inShos dcap II tho shallowest part
hnr hold. she y fasta@aea @ ahto,!HhMpns as 4, VI
- 4HFCll"GtkQtQ3 l1pH jFl[1f MIL N'tIy 7tNN
g 1t uor,,, ind coat $OU. Chnntlon y Co., Of tn
city. VII ~ l,sr ont. sha wy b. sailed M by c"l
q comiosesl of AId. ". q. .sohinIIt, Aid. h.
n,arv 81, 4 woeeor sir' eniry i. A'ssshsr, sMa.,
), tet.aent ot tho F!ru.. .Aarsn, Ratio tip 70 .
Crib ycatortlay forenool ~ TUG tug tsa1no
s!emer Ds. be Wolf, Capt, iiontlo!d, Ut tho Foli
r. department, and Mr. deorga !. tiilnan. nt /
T. uuion Towing Company, accompanied the M
ID y. Tho sail ID tho Orh WIS much cnloycA by q
i- vis!tuEa, ind tho wvather VIVA ttoltEhttul. Til
Ir | showed much interest In oxa,n!HllK tho 81Nr
ii 1t tno wsltvr.sipply and tho cns.atrctoa Ut /
ID Crib. cnpt. McKae showed shs I,arly nrun
ao Dr. Do Wolf prupo4od showing tho ,yss!tt
Il, through ths j" IiAEy Hospital" " l.tncatl l'al
n hut tito drattKht OF ths tux wns tuo !auch, nnt
5a landing ut the pier copld not 10 made.
" -
nx AROUND TIE LAKES.
r.. r.. GItAN0H or AA8TEsta,
H. ~ Capt. White, ot the Steam-b barge Nahaat, /
4 decided 10 take rest, and will lenve bis boat