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in the case ofthe Queen v. the Ogdensburg Transit Company on behalfofthe crown for $5347, with interest at the rate of6per cent from Dec. 8th, 1890. This was a case for damages against the steamer Haskell, which on July 29th, 1889, ran into the head gates ofLock 16 onthe Welland Canal. The extreme cold weather ofthe past ten ortwelve days has retarded navigation prospects fully a fortnight, so that an opening through the lakes is now hardly probable before April 20th or 25th. Only the mildest form ofweather will serve to disperse the ice sooner. Immense bodies offield ice cover the surface ofLake Huron at its upper end, and in places along the east shore it is piled in broken masses to the heightof 20 feet. April 1, 1892 The steamerIdlewildmade her first trip to Port Huron on Wednesday. The steamer loaded stone at the M.C.R. dock, Amherstburg, on Monday. The Juno is the last in and first out. The steamerCityofDetroit passeddownfor Cleveland at 6 o'clock Monday morning, being thefirst boat of theseason. Thomas Fish and others ofDetroit have purchased the tug J.P. Clark and barge Prince Alfred from C.G. Meisel. The terms were private. Navigation opened at the straits in 1855 on June 18th. The average opening from then until 1890 was May 2nd. In 1890 navigation opened April 15th. The steamer Excelsior went up to the St. Clair Flats Sunday. A large number ofthose who have cottages there went up to see how they fared during the winter. Reports from the Straits of Mackinac state that the ice there is from 18to 22 inches thick and the prospects are that navigationwill not open before the 15th of April. Andrew Hackett lighted BoisBlancIsland Lighthouse on Monday, 28thMarch. Last year itwas 12th March. The range lights were also lighted for the first time on Monday. At a meeting of the lake underwriters last weekit was decided not to pay for grounding instill water where no risks are incurred, as the mishaps were claimed to be caused by overloading. The steamer Frank E. Kirby will commence to run between Detroit and the Islands andSandusky on April 11th. Until June 1stshewill leave DetroitMonday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 8:30 city time. The tug S.C. Butler ofToledo onWednesday coaled here. This is the first of 14 t t: I: . ( pir f r "i ulJ n Steamer Telegram. Felee Island, Amherstburg and Windsor Route. The Stoamor Tologram will run daily, Sun days and Wodnesdays oxcoptod, leaving North Dock (Poleo Island) at.<l (i-ni.; West' Dock 4.80, arriving at Amherstburg at 8.1C. Loaves Am herstburg at 9 a.m., arriving at Windsor at 10.45 a.iii. Ileturning, leaves Windsor at 2n. m., Amherstburg, 8.45, arriving, at West Dock, Peloe Island, at 7.15 ; North Dock at H p.nr. FAfiES : Foloo Isiandl to Amherstburg e 75 " '• SUigle 76 " " Zteturn 1 25 Peloe Island to Windsor, Single 1 00 " " Ileturn 1 75 .Amherstburg to Windsor, each way 25 WEDNESDAYS. P^leo IfiJand and Sandusky.. steamer Telegram will leuve North Dock at 7 o.m. r West Dock",7.30, arriving at Sandusky at 9,30 a.m. Itetuniing, leaves Sandusky at 8 n.iu., ax*riving at West Dock at 6 p.m ' North Dock.at530. FARES s Pelee to S)incluBky, Single 8 15 " " , Ileturn 1 00 Boturn Tickets to Sandusky good on date oTlfisue only.' LJ.Cni?R. JOHN MoCOIlMICK, nTTKcr, Master, Advertisement in the Amherstburg Echo, April 1,1892. the season. She went to Detroit and passed down on Thursday with the passenger steamer Arundel in tow for Toledo, where she will go into dry-dock. The Poison Iron Works of Toronto, having a ship-building and dry-dock at 15