, 1881-09-11
HOME GATHERINGS.
Yesterdays GALE.

Early yesterday morning the atorm-HaG was
orlered upat tho sgnul-scrvIce office ut this port
aud notice given TINT severe storm hHd en-
. tered the central Upper Mississippi Valley. aud
was moving eastward. Stornl-slEnals were hlso
ordered up ut Muck inaw, Grand Haven. Mllwau-
kec, Escullaba, and Marquette The lowest
barometer was shown ut st. Paul. where the
standing was :9.74. 1t was ulso low at Dnven-
port anu keokuk. Ruin commenced falling in
Chicago between 10 and II O'Clock. but ns tho
centre Of the storm Was nearer alllwa1hec 1nc
waterfall and wind was not heavy. Dispatches
received from Milwaukee early in the afternoon
icscrihtd tho wind blowing severe sale from
the northwcst-fuly equal to fifty or sixty
miles I'M hour. During the afternoon the wind
TT this port shifted around to the west, accom-
panied BY Il cold. drzzliug rnih. Toward even
Ing the wind cal,l;cd down considerably. and
many vessels took advantage OF it to leave
purt.
DANGEROUS Su1sAScEs REMOVED.
Yesterday afternoon Superintendent Of
Bridges Mckay gave orders To have the huge.
unsjghtly signs underneath the bridges removed.
III Il few minutes III ter the order WIS :l'en It
Wis executed, and il clear view Of the river
chunne! t,l..le. MIR, Mckay is to be highly con-
nenietl for his action i'll tho matter of the re-
novnt Of these dangerous nuisA1lces. and de-
serves and will receive the THINKS oC tho steam
bout and tug men, His timely order hns made
i, possible 10 avoid ii very serious collision hc,
twrc, craft which would surely have occurred
had tho signs been permitted tu rctua!u.
DOCK NOTES.
\ dull dny was experienced about the river
Yesterday.
The schooner Midland Rover, Capt, Crokin, left
port Inst evening
Thomas Druig has been appointed Chief En-
EYlcer Of the steAin-sar5e business.
The tug Constitution, having completed her
repairs, came out of dock last evening.
Capt James Smith will take command OF the
tug Z. F. .Ihrall Monday, vice +. f. IhrAll
LEROY Wcscott has been appointed Captain Of
the schooner Conncaut vice II. ~ Hanscn.
\ charter was made yesterday to carry iron
ore from Escannba TO F:t,rport 1t Slc0 per ton.
The docks ut the Timber market was tile scene
/ Of tho usual number OF Saturday fights between
dock WALLPAPERS.
The lry-locks are having all they can do Mt
the present time, and 4 number Of craft arc
awaiting for room to 20 in.
The schooners Felictttts aud Bolivia. steam
barge S. e. l[a and barge alonatceare in Miller
Brothers dry-docks being repaired.
Tho schooners Eu.le Wing, Flying Cloud.
Wruotl. aud Advance are nll in the Chicago
Dock CompMny's docks being calkcd.
An Amhcrstburg correspondent advises stenm-
crs from below To take more freight and less
rnnl AMI thus avoid trouble ut the Lime hilus
Crossing.
The big schooner G. W. Adnms, as soon as sso
completes unloading her cargo OF coal, will 70
| in lry-ucl IT, stop Il lcHk cal!scu by striking
tho rocks ut the Line-kiln on her last trip up.
Capt. Roberts. of the scow Dunharn has
si.nt. tho Cuptaincy Of that craft to nccept n
similar position the schooner Louis l.sl.llng-
ton. Capt. Roberts is succeeded by Capt. Ole
Ouiier;ch.
| Capt. E. 4. Skinner. Of the schooner A. II.
Moss, has es:gned command Of bis Loaf and has
bceu s.1ccec'icd by Capt Doh Hayes ca?t.
! skinner will nike Charge Of the new schooner
barrie buil',tn.. ut Marine City for N. J. Secken:
This bn.t. which will he launched sonil, Is lsa
feet long. thirty feet hcam and twelve feet hold.
Will ItWrf Ey tHn fitcre Kate But
tironi in the Lake Superior trade.
| .nny times tho newspaper reporter Is taken
tn task BECAUSE he positively refuses 10 mnl1:
! public the u.1thG7 Of charters nude under his
repurturial route. 1t must f,e remembered that
| vesse broker has rights thar should he re-
spcc.rl: licncc. IL his name Is given in c0ti1ec-
| t1on with charter made he wnnld require an
army Of clerks to answer the questions OF 4
| curious, listlcSs number uf individuals sh have
nothing ut stake but to find out other peoples
business.