Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-02

1he mai IOr luesuay, April i'th,
started for this city with the intention
of coming by stage. BY the time it
got to Standish, the stage line was dis
and the mail got left, and
ii took the postal authorities ten days
to get that missing mail to Alpena-
it arrived here by steamer Arundel
last Thursday.
People intending to do some paper
ing this spring will do well to call at
the post-ofIice book store and see the
fine line of samples and bordering.
Mr.. Wittelshofer has samples of fine
wall paper from a first-class house in
Detroit, and in this way is prepared
to show the latest patterns and de-
signs, which will be sold at Detroit
prices. CLOVIS
The little steam yacht James An
derson, which had been sunk in Gil
christ's boom for the past year or two,
has been purchased by E. A. Davis,
who raised her a few weeks ago, and
is now having her fitted up. The lit
tie steamer will be used for towing
sailboats in calm weather, to and from
the trap net fisheries, and will also do
some fish carrying herself.
There is going to be fun among the
various steamboat lines this summer.
Already there is lively competition
for freights. Last week the Pearl Sc
cured some buggies that city livery
stable keeper was bringing to town,
but the Flora succeeded in getting
the horses. The Pearl managed to
get quantity of hay at Lexington,
that was intended for the Flora to
bring to this port.
The steamer Arundel brought three
mails here last Saturday morning,
and left on time for the first since she
commenced business this season. 1t
was also the first time since naviga-
ton commenced that the regular mail
was brought, and the Detroit morning
papers of Friday arrived here the
next morning. Before that date the
steamer did not bring the mail much
sooner than the stages did.
The front of N. H. Epsteyn's store,
on Second street, was brightly illum-
mated last Friday evening by an cleo
trio street lamp that was placed there
by Mr.. Epsteyn's enterprise. The
light was also lit up last Sunday
night. Mr.. Epsteyn's store contains
two electric lights, and these, together
with the street lamp, makes that bust
ness place at night almost as well
lighted as during day light.
S. S. Lewenberg has returned from
Chicago, and says he has found the
"boss" way to get there. The +. q
P. NJ. railroad has put on Pullman
coach, which leaves Bay City at S.45
2. NJ, and arrives in Chicago early
the next morning, going via Flint q
Chicago and Grand Trunk. Mr..
Lewenberg bought his ticket here Of
Mr.. Hitchcock, and he went on the
first through coach, and his was the
first through ticket sold.
The shipping business during the
past week has been stagnant and there
is but little prospect of there being
much improvement the present week.
Such vessels as loaded refused to pay
forty cents per hour for men to help
load. The barge Vampire paid
thirty cents and the Wend the Wave
thirty-6ve cents per hour. The barge
Monitor and steam barge Westford
thirty-fve cents per hour. YES
sci men claim that they can not af
ford to pay forty cents per hour.
There was very little work to do in
the shape of loading vessels, and but
few charters are being made.
Fletcher, Pack & Co.'S new tug,
the Fife L., arrived in port last Sat
urday morning. She is a strong tug
and presents neat appearance. On
her trip up, she left Sand Beach at
5:10 o'clock +. NJ, on Friday, and got
to Alpena at 2:30 the next morning,
having, from Sable up, to encounter
strong head wind and big sea. From
Port Huron up, she used eight tons of
coal. Captain S. Lillis is her COM
mander, and Thad. Kneal the engineer.
The Effie l.. will be used for harbor
work, and will chum it with the Ralph.
She draws nine and half feet of
water, and is not quite so large as the
Ralph.
S. p. Wires, superintendent of the
fish hatchery in this city, took sec
ond lot of young fish to Bay City,
leaving by steamer Arundel, Thurs
day last. The fish are to be placed
in Lake Michigan. A third shipment
was made to Bay City last Monday,
and fourth shipment will be made
this week. AT Bay City the young
white fish are transferred to the palace
car of the u. S. fish commission,