, 1881-06-26
Yesterday the Dullest Day Ex-
perienced This Season at
This Port.
Grain Freights Firm, and the Tend
ency in Favor Of Better
Figures.
Che Monster City OF Rome Clears
with 12::s, 900 Bushels OF
Oats.
Around the Lakes-Arrivals and Depart
ures-Miscellaneous-Alon the
Docks.
HOME GATHERINGS.

home GATHERINGS.
LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTION.
TIE United States light house, steamer Dahl:
left port early yesterday morning OIL her return
to Detroit. Capt Wutsol,, her commander. il
answer to interragatories, said that he was o'
his return fr1,n tue annual inspection tour o
the Eleventh District The lee WAS SO late II
retiring from the 1akcs tint it WIS not until TIL
4th OF May that the tteet under his command
were enabled to rcplace such buys and signal:
along the lakes as wcre destroyed by the storms
of the untluvigahle season. He Informed OIL
reporter that during his tour OF inspection ht
placed gigantic automatic beli-buoy on the
South r.lhum shonls in tho Straits Of MucEt
nav. These shoals IRE among the most danger
ous TO navigation, The ccli placed On tho buo,
IS very largc and heavy, and Is kept Ill constan
motion b. the water Capt. Watson desires tha'
cuptaias OF all rcsscls will take notice Of it. ar.
report whether 1t rings not lis they pass It. 4
record OF the hour uud date OF such l'assass
would also be available. He found the lght-
house here in tirst-class condition.
TaE DCLLEST DAY YET.
Yesterday proved TO be the dul'est day c1peri-
cnced this season Ut tuis po-t- The majority ot
the craft arriving we're the sl!nslest Ut the
numerous small ''hoOkCrs' navigating the
lakes. For the i,rst time since the opensng III
navigation tho iucsnen, although the Sr"sun's $
business has been exceedingly dull. iuAde It
sQ,iar., :" kick against their i'll luck. as tee
duys IoWlag did llui more 1han pay the Interest
on the money expended 70 run the roats: Many
to rctur1l light not sAil showing to repay titlu
for their truuble uua time.
LAKE FltE1G1lTS-
Graiu frc;yhts were lir1n, there being little
room On the market. The rate Tor corn 10 l5uf-
fuIu IuUtuDit. ut - - IS CENTS ust of tile
charters being lll;t.lG lurller tlsure. Tho
encag.snents announced were; For Nudain-
EI,p1gtF tF1ks. f,hrf1
Eric-Propel1er Wlssahickon, J,01J bu corn. Fur
klngston-Schooner I. ID. Barker. =. ,u3J bu corn
art1 CENTS.
Channon Co. are fitting out the scow C. Ncl-
eon Witl new canvas. clc.
The Gordon Campbell has gou. to Fcntwatcr
for tow IF epnrs IUr this port"
The schooner Wc-tehester is In Miller Broth
ers dry-dock being tree nailed.
The schooner Green hay lost her Jibboom guy
while going up tho South Branch yesterday.
The fine steamer Chicago Ut tac Go,,lrich
Line. Wis the regular bout for Milwaukee last
evening.
The tug lrockway made her last run from
Ludington to this port in twelve hours und ten
minutes.
Attorney General Macvcagh has decided that
collectors have the right to refuse clearanoes 70
vessels until }tct,itlt:e$ paid.
Observation-Disclosures St:wclI and Mullen have
become quite proud, tho Government having
finally cut rcd tape and cucituncd tho Office Ut
nssa Is stteet ot'isse' ,-.-.
Lne ~ ~, !some 1H s!easc.i
or eats Tn. tnrrst 'ar.n ...,r r',jly c,rrd .,,t
Of this port by any vessel.
Capt. Bill Kelly takes command Of the t,ls
laU'i. ot the Etssel-owners' Towing Line. Capt:
,3 ~. - os ~ 49,, .lle ust - = y!
inhayine suct II man in it's service 'NA'e
J.. H, Graham l. Co.'S ponuiar cast shnrc
steamers left last night as follows: prupcllcrs
blessengcr ana Sky!Ark. for benton !larl"r und
i..;1tn 1t3 us'u' iot Sou.n haven;
t =. .es ~ ~ :. - aa1Iu ntatue' a!lu d. =;
srt,s. f niu g ~ mu
- - sS ~. X nietcnnuc'se aau eAeeeoAS'S
AJAX paaeeneef '1s's'
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ACt2DESlS.
THE PROPELLER NEW YORK AND coSsonr
uEOEGER AsIInHE-
Sptcta1 Dstpateh to 7ae CHICAGO Trib,tn.
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lug 1''a''' S'so'ea 'u1n'' o''1. oi tae WHIT
Wolhs pleE "o'kinR to"afus Inc harnor.
Thinking it might be the crew Of vessel III dis
1ress. he stcamed in the direction of rbe m.
n his s,,r,nisc ne .no hoar ,,roved " IL, +.',,,