, 1881-11-26

John Quinn and his brother l'atrick, who bavo
been employed all summer by tho United States
Goyarnmont In rstuoviuR distractions from tho
chhsncl OF tho 1t. blnry's llvor, nurc suspended
work for tho scnsun. Those tlivers we're am
ployeu ut Hound lalntld. above tho canal. whore
feet l0nK. ;N foot wllo, ma ii feet o Inches
"a the Nlack auIe 4 channal Six teen fcct siS
iiichus h9s also 1ron secured. At u point known
A. AZ shoat No. on similar result has boon obtainc
Tho work at which tho Quinn brothnrs worO en-
Gagged was TINT OF following tho tirclxos and re-
moving The Loose rock which had been loft BY
NJ chnca iur any .,t,svcnness On tho Sottom 20
eacape notice, the places where obstructions aro
y shown, aud y diver goes down and
Y SsvlSsr " found u It 1' Is e0'.sSs"Sa ron'ovea
by the diver; bus II mo obstruction con
Drudge Is Brought batk and tho sand removed.
1ty going carefully over tho chanhot in this tnn1i-
ner w cven hottom IL secured. A ehitunol six.
tho ontlro ionath Of tho FLYER from Iroa.iois
Point to Mud Luke, with tho exception of the
II t 'as : csn:ia ' y sn.rsy
bna spout considerable amount Of money to
very iltte Fly pnsnpse. ant hns apparently uhnn.
Ghantlel. In or1tor 70 test tho practloabilIty OF
dralKlnk channel through tho rapids a tlredgv
a was set to %gsk aaa IN about ttsea ,Eeoss hu
through the!r cnttro IsnRth. ThiB channel was
%1rssEed % A.. on tho Atncrtcan sIlo Of the Eaas
pro9rcts, ana Will 30 finished next ssason. The
uninn iirnthars will return next spring and oon-
d,s,o tns t1sr ga,, wyer which shoy o1peat viii 10
pocE AND OTHER NOTES.
about Dec. IL.
Tho Illinois s Michigan cannl will cioso for
navigation tuday.
Power vessels will lay up at Buffalo this win
ter than Tor nanY ycnrs past.
MarIno-lnsuranco policies expIrp next Wcdnos.
day. tho 3ot lust. nt noon.
Gcorae 9. Flnncy,, ,I;sft, Of this city, will lay
NIL bis vessels ttp at this port on thoir arrival.
Tho sohoonor Francis Palms ts stripped at
Cleveland and Will UNDERGO extonslvo repaIrs
this wl1ter.
Monsoon - James +. Guy; now q rcsllont Of
C!l1clunntf, U.
The tower on tho crib Mt the mouth of tho rivor
at CheboyEar, hns becn ernoted, ind ia found
very convon'Yut In guiding vessels Into tho har-
Tho lako has been swept by sorlcs Of gales
during tiis pnst fow days, which canot lon but
prove disastrous 10 lako shipping, especially to
MI vessels caught loading 1T pi0rs OH the east
shore Of Lake Michigan and Oreon llay. '' ~''@
In tho oyeut OF mild winter. tho ak leo COM
pan1Gs on Sturgeon Ilny and Littie Sturgeon Hay
VII ~ their Immense houses. aud tho carrying
Ut this Leu to this port tsvxt summer will koep
hlnny vessels BUSY. and make llvolY times for
Eeaselnoh generally.
Capt, Hurley, OF tho schooner Blazing Star.
cIa!ma TO have niado tho fNstost schooner trtnor
record u Tow ycnrs nEU whgn ho wont from Tus-
tts ltlana, mouth Of the Mnuncc Hlyer, to o.
weG1; n Two py days seventeen hours and tfteon
Tknn1if afeatners could do.
Tho old echuonur Gen. Worth, whom the pro-
pellcr huiis!o tlcmora'izcd 20 6ndly some s,mo
Mg9: arrived !n port yesterday looking as bright
reJail.l: .hho Is commanded BY Eapt. John siir,-
hln4. she VIII spuHd thu 'rsntar at thl4 port,