, 1881-11-04
IICN11: GATHERINGS.

IT WAs THE aC0w MESnOTA.
Some timo since tho Master OF tho schooner
Morning Light, Capt Birch, reported seeing un
unknown schouncr capslxc about Twenty-Five
miles o!r Milwaukee, aud that alt hands uu board
wera lost before assistance could rcach them.
Tho Milwaukee, ScHttad Of yeatcrdny bas tho
following regarding tho unfortunate craft:
"Thp loss of tho seow Mcniotn, With all Oil
board, Is still fresh In tho minds 0f nil who heard
Of the drcndful occurrence. and tho lscrcst ref
ereneu tu 1t awaltons tho utmost interest. Sinco
1t WIS proven TINT it was tho Mentlnta which
went down. thcrc has bcon conshlerub!o spccu-
lntton nhort tho probable number Of persons
who wcro drowned. Capt. Chrlstsanson, III bis
clcArnntes ut tho custotn- house. atnted that tito
weasel .eArriud Il Grew OF four men, whe tho
popular belief has bnen that ,aho was
manned by oNly three men when shu went down.
4 ScHtf'te repprtor hns been CnKngcd lti lnrcstl-
eating tho mnttor snce the question Of tho
number was !lrst mootcd ind Is assured that
there wcre four souls OH tho Mondoia whon sho
was lost. Hu far us can bo lcurncd tho fourth
pgrson Eas Il young man nHnlud Charles 0lcsot1,
hainx from siuskcgou. Mich, and was tho cook
OF the lll;latna erntt. Mss. Hhneoi. vile % OF tho
Mbiy die from tho shock OF her husbands Ic,lth
She ls III a dclEcate contion asid has Suffered
from hyatorIes slnco tho news 0f the disaster
WIS flrBt brukcsl to her."
DOCK AND OTHER NOTEs.
Capt. Lnrry Ensson hitd assumed charge Of tho
Win1tnfll Point Lighthouse.
Thu schooner, Eclipse arrtyod IN port ycstcr-
tlMy minus her tlbbooIn, lost outalde..
Tho scs,uoners Twu FAnuies and Myrtle nre in
Miller brothers 'dry".locka 10 stup icaks.
TIN schooner Pilgrim Is in tho vcssel-Owncrs'
Gry.doek t0 stop lcnk and hHfo her frames
fasttNcd.
capt. Williams, Of tho propeller Laku Ontario.
y stu IN the hosItIal at Hamilton. Lie Is rceov-
urluH rapidly.
Tho schooner Jnmcs q. Worts Is In tho docks
of tho Cnic,lgo pry-pock Company for calk,ng
mud other ropAlFs.
Portsmouth hnruur has boon. 1rcdscd so as to
nccomlmotlats tno largest Vessels passing through
The tine steam. barge Quoon Of tho wost. COM
tna1ltlcl by CMpt. Chufc MeMilIan, arrived In
port curly SestosdAy moralng from 1utIalo With
curR1 Of e0A.
rcqus!tlon yesterday at tile foot OF cnrpentcr
Htr0ut. North Branch. 10 nnve the schooner Al
lcYhony III order t0 lot tho big schooner Scotia
gol by OIL her way u1' strcnn'. -
ttVI toiis Of coal at llu!ralo. took 1t to Duluth
wbcru 1t wis un!ouc'l, received cargo Of
b5.009 bushels pr wheat ana returned to uuifaEo
and discharged. n!1 In twclvo daya.
j. II. Case and George Kellogg. OF Fulton, N.
T., hnyu nearly completed thsir. contract for
i hncbur work ut QawCEn. TWCnty'una cribs. Tlh
fort, have bee aItnk. wtlifh ts tho greatest NUM-
Der III any aens0n shce tho work was begun.
Tho claItu Of the schooner 0rantbun to tho
"fustcst canAl pasaaEe"t y chalionxetl. In 1875
Capl. lion Tflpp. Of 11ranto' ma1c !he run frou
fluarter hours, with tho schooner d. ii. Fostor.
The schooner Alary l.. h'9gle, chartered res
bl,ok lick u oad nd oi hurley. Tho Captain Of ,tne
taxa earro to Sii,llana 10 "Gassy " tniks),
watts it known 1T 10 thut t!!oro IL bottcr place
to take n oarRo lothian M!iland.
Tho Intelligent un., allu ~ brtlaetondcr, on
ypaturahy betwru,a that bssaxe AUG Ya., Hures
strcot. liz uldn't Lear tho tug whI#t!cs, as ho
XII s1e e S s9sos s1tK foow ,o e ksep @ aa
this wtnter for tho accommodation Of thoir
fricuds ultioag tho tuW'npn. +,
The schooner Victor, sunk In Hopscmbor last
Il tiot ~ Wo,ie:,lay and xiiass!y ssss It tho
Instance OF tue Fehinsu?ar IfAnspoEt Com.
ow9ofs Of ';sG th aeY VIC ows Ss!o f sl !S9
Viotur Will CAUSE thu Macy tn be svizetl NJ SOON
~ thoy mud hor III t'nasla water, havln9 ltnelel
Tho iG,J00 bushels Ut wheat wh!eh formed tho
Victur's caF9o hus been stsld for e3,000
We hayo bcen resiuussci to xlyo notice that
theru viii bo slecIn nireting Of tho jolly Cap
iiannIsaas ! Iiotei, Nsss,i! Weiis street. Fsri"e
Ncerb Ut 81 ulnsk. Capt; !,an CaughtIn, OF the
ta sse .etxs eas u sy q & ss @ RfSPssf
Conostoxa; aud CaPt. s'nISolm Stalker. of tae
Charles f.,ss ~! 1s } ia!atsd ,o
t,ustly irgea to bo In al 1t il * octo,l
th0 iew aen1bers viii ~ mako nddross1a, tho
substance OF which will ho "Doys, havo a
drink"
't1AE CmluAao T!lnuSE reprints the roconl
gtyet, by ths ifa uf Iha elarN 1latt!0'a tVe-dAy
tou.hour trip TO milwaukee,, and wants to know
4 tho Captain iaa tanl. i&aKner! Don't kHo"
! for shH cHn get over lnore loaEuea sn 9tvoii
| tinio than most vessels down here. Perhapa the
he u leKat ri8ht to say u, until aoEnn other craft
| IA hearl trou7'-Ior'!tto Man. Did YOU ever
hear VI tho seboonora Flyink Cloud and Ed~sr.l
|, propeller siduw heel FranGls Palms? They are
fMstaf than u locomotive, according 10 Capt. iii
| lfehdofson.
Tbs bar9o Monitor and bask Acorn, In tow Of
tho propeller Wesstnrd, met with u singular nc
cldent at koltoy'a Island early Monday morning.
Tha Acorn WIS second !n she tow, and for some