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Wm. A. Fox, 0 of: this city, for $1,400. She |is one year old, 140 tons Barden, and cost "| $4,000, re The sreamnbiarge C: N. Pratt, which was ea her departure | from partially burned at Windsor last year, was +» fo Liverpool, England. sold a day or two since to Captain Tom Me- |Gowan and a Mr. Chamberldin, of that Captain Moses Rogers, town, She is to be reconstructed at once tons of coal and twenty-| for the lumber trade, and her name changed. ‘as just twenty-| ‘The price paid could not be learned. . The latest arrival from the Sault river re- ' é Treland she was/ports the schooner Champion, laden with ea S| sip n fire, She worked | railroad. iron, aground in Lake George, ig: een days, and then used leaking, with the tug Trempe and lighter at t The next steamer to -hand, endeavoring to get her afloat. tlantie was he Royal William, in| ‘he steamer Algoma, which was here for repairs, has gone back to the Straits. Among the passages this way there is an of interest for the occasional reminder ot other days, and not he ex ‘apa aabesed for aja few of the long past. This was notice- able on Wednesday, by the passage of the [bare R. N. Eee. which was built at De- nraneinimanammnninennonionne Her war eouaery te as NOE to bé worth otngnor which theteis a plenti | restoration. Subsequently she was con- ag ET 1) times, yet | verted into a lumber barge and carries an, the alert | immense cargo. Alger, Smith & Company’s steamers are opped of and al the only ones that have thus far this season been engaged in bringing rafts from Lake Huron, which-are taken on to Toledo. The barge built by John Craig at Tren- ton the past winter for D, Whitney, and 1j named the Ashland, has gone into commis- ‘sion, and is consort to the steamer 'D. Whit- ney. She is a fine looking vessel, “adapted: to any trade. eft here some Pics shee: with | for ‘Lake Superior, became dress, sta ting | just. fitted out, “came Up on Saturday from 1 white, Walch bes jappored er | Trenton, and awitit her consorts; has mane pet ‘}into the lumber’ trade. to 134¢, his men and shut down all branches of his, to the latter — ports. | business for tlie’ present. : : E There isa pbod * demand for tonnage in : coarse freights at fair THORS ae oe The steamer Pearl - will soon be in readi- ess to re nis ia her old route between Cleve- aP steamers can have access to O. W~Ship-) man’s coal dock, day or nig ht, without in- terference trom vessels discharging, as is frequently the case at other docks. The fol- lowing have taken on their fuel at his wharf is eae ' in-B: island, tp connect there with the steamer Alaska for Detroit or San- e} Mr, John Oraig, at Trenton, has paid off ; Steamships, ‘steambarges and all. ‘other dusky. This will enable > pascen ers to en- joy a daylight trip “between Vern and Cleveland at a much less fare than the other route. Captain John Edwards will be with the Pearl, and his well known popularity will induce many to travel by this route, — The schooner Harvey Bissell, which clan- destinely skipped from here during the hours of darkness some time ago, to what point no one seems to know, has been heard trom at Chicago, at which port she was chartered for Georgian Bay, and it is quite probable that her passage this way will be deferred to the long future. -The-tug Kate Williams, which it was alleged, towed the Bissell from this port, bas not shown up here since that memorable occasion. A day or two since she brought a tow of vessels from Buffalo up to near the Detroit river, when they were turned over to the tug Gladiator which took them on to Lake Huron. ‘ Both lines of steamers, plying to Macki- nac are doing a profitable trade and have in- variably full freight both ways. The At- lantic, of Grummond’s line, which left on Saturday night, beside a full cargo and quite a number of cabin passengers, had upward of hundred in the steerage. The tug John Martin is held in readiness at this port for wrecking, and will be accom- panied by the wrecking schooner Young America, fitted out for that purpose. The tug Wm. Park has been added to the Moffat line and kept actively on the move, The tug Winslow, of Grummond’s line, is held for wrecking emergencies at Macki- nac. The tug Champion passed down on Fri- day with one of the finest tows of the sea- son, consisting of five vessels, all three- masters of large size, apd with all sail set and colors flying. The Lake Superior steamers which pass this way from the copper region, bave car- goes almost exclusively flour, the India with no less than 1,000 tons on board. There is only one exception, the Arctic, which goes no farther than Haucock, where she is freighted with copper for Detroit. The steamer Toledo, of Ward’s line, passed down on Friday from Lake Superior, with 3,000 barrels of flour, but with no news of importance. Captain James Moffat, it is reported, con- templates chartering his steamer, the O. D. Conger, to Chicago parties, to ply there during the excursion season, tor which she is well adapted. The barge Lambton was sold here on Sat- urday noon by the United States marshal to within the past. few days: Chamberlain, City of Concord, City of New Baltimore, Atlantic, Bruno, Folsom, N. K. Fairbanks, Chauncey Hurlbut, S.J. Macy, Massasauga, Nashua, Nipigon, §. HE. Sheldon, Jim Sherifts, Sanilac, School- craft, Toledo, M. Sicken, Winslow, Ruby, Ida, Mineral Rock; tugs Jessie,River Queen, Oswego, Williams, Dave & Mose, Oneida, M. D. Ward, Winslow, James Reed. with coal, and was afterward released by the tug Kitty age, and passed up on Monday afternoon afternoon, Steamers Porter 1} Age, The steambarge J. S. Fay, upward bound, founé bottom Sunday afternoon, Haight and lighter. She sustained no dam- with two consorts. The steamer Arctic, Captain Thorne, ar- rived down from Lake Superior Monday having been no farther than Hancock, which has been the limit of her route for a few seasons past. Captain Thorne saw nothing of the schooner Champion, in trouble at Lake George, so we may conclude that she has proceeded on her voyage. The Arctic brought down 350 tons of copper and other cargo. The steamer S. F. Hodge, of Ward’s line, also arrived on Monday from Lake Superior, with flour from Duluth and copper from | Hancock, consigned to Buffalo. The revenue steamer Fessenden, took her first exercise the latter part of the week, skipping over to Toledo Saturday and re- turning Sunday. Yesterday being the Queen’s birthday there was a large influx of people to this city from nearly all the adjacent ports. They were especially numerouson the river steamers. ‘he ferry steamer O. D. Conger, from Port Huron, also had a large number, stated by one of her officers to be five hun- dred. The steambarge White & Friant, which has been in trouble for two or three days at St. Clair flats by getting a line in her wheel and grounding, was released yesterday and | passed down last evening. The weather here has been cool for two | or three days; wind northeast. HALL, AMHERSTBURG. The marine department bave provided a fog bell for the Colchester reef light house, and the same is expected to be placed in position in about a week. The tug William Parks has been added to tne Moffat Tug Line fleet. She will tow the | barges Monitor and Church: during the re- | mainder of the season between Huron, Ohio, | and Point Edward. | with the best. The new lighthouse to be built at Park | Marine | Record. in the water and not on the bank. The change is necessary, owing to shifting the range lights, caused by the .widening of the Limekilns cut. The propeller hina Munro, of Port Stanley, has been sold by auction to Chas. J. Hodge, off Buffalo, for $15,000. The pro- peller, which was built in 1872, originally cost $40,000, and was owned by the Elgin Transportation Co, The United States Government has re- fused permission to Captain Donnelly, of | Kingston, to use Canadian tugs in raising | the steamer Algoma, sunk off Isle Royal, Lake Superior, notwithstanding that the; Dominion Government allowed United; States tugs to be used last year in paiettiy | the steamer Owen Sound, lying in Canadian waters, Charles Coates, aged 9 years, was drowned on the 18th from asmall craft, when op- posite Springwells. Three young men were of the company, but failed to rescue the lad before it was too late. He hailed from Port Huron, SARNIA. A new fog signal will be erected at Thun- der Cape at once, The outfit went up per steamer Ontario last trip, and was landed at Silver Islet, she tot being able to touch at the cape. This will prove a great con- venience to all boats on that lake, as great difficulty was often experienced in foggy weather on account of no signals. ‘The con- tract for putting itin position has been awarded to Mr. Wm. Burgess, of Port Elgin, who will push the work Ever. as s00n as ‘possible, The fleet of tugs. which lay in the ge all “winter decorated with notices of seizure ete., pare at last out of limbo. - Captain Blanchard’s Steamer Justice Field, ih The International moved out last Sunday to pull off a véssel which got aground | at Point ‘Edward The spe ; Admiral D. D. Porter i is also. ‘away. and the Charlton is now eed pale sop _ sap ac! leave i ina day Or 80. at atia Fi CLAYTON. dat. ea Special to the Marine. Record, me Tae site The yacht Vision. came up: on Thursday and went to Johnson’s: shipyard and ‘aged his derrick to put: ‘in her spars, The steamer Ontario laying at Gananoque creek since last fall was sold on a mortgage, on Thursday fortwenty-tive hundred dollars. | Only one bid was made and she was struck | off at that price. There were lots of steamboat men at the gale but no. one stood ready to raise. it; that is: buying a steamboat. cheap there must have been a hitch some where, as’ she cost $30,000. Griffon & Mullen of Wat- ertown got-her, The signal flags are displayed now every day from the Walton house, so vessel men take notice. The steambarge Mace Pringle arrived from Cleveland on Friday night with lum- ber for the new hotel at Edgewood park Alexandria Bay. The. propeller [Oneida passed up on Saturday morning. Mr. John Udell, engineer of the steamer John Thorp, arrived last week and will put the Thorn in running order at once. The steamer Magic will run to Kingston on the Queen’s birthday, the 24th and the steamer Jessie Bain to Gananoque, B. DULUTH. The necessity for a board of local steam- boat inspectors becomes more apparent daily. Inspector Hays Wednesday, morning hurriedly inspected three tugs and was to have inspected the Mollie Spencer, but he was compelled to take the Omaha train and did not have time to, do it. ion of the Spencer expired Saturday and accord- ing to law she will be compelled to lay up until Mr. Hays returns and makes the re- quired inspection, During his brief stay he nspected but half the boats under his juris- diction at this port. The News says Captain McDougall has bought of the Duluth Improvement Com- pany a considerable block of lots at the base of slip No. 2, just in the rear of the North- ern Pacific dock, and proposes to go more extensively into the sand business than ever before. He will begin in a day or two building two large scows for bringing in sand from the bay, and expects to arrange his dock with such machinery that the cost of handling will be greatly lessened, The Sun says the elegant little steam yacht A. Booth, arrived from Chicago this week, and she makes a most desirable ad- dition to the fleet which plies from Duluth to neighboring ports. She is 115 feet in | length, 14 feet beam, and on excursions has aspecial permit to carry sixty passengers, The Booth easily makes 16 miles an hour, and Captain Antoine Paul will give ex- eursion trips to the Apostle Islands and Two Harbors Sundays during the summer, In regard to seaworthiness the Booth ranks | She can make the harbor at the roughest sea, under a full Chicago in & Borrowman’s will now have to be erected | head of steam, when large boats anchor out- fy pidenh placed on her, cabin top and— | smoke stack painted red. © poy | the route. between Manistee and Ch side to ride out the storm. Gaptain Paul is very proud of his craft, and is glad to have ~ every one who Pdi to come and inspect her. ST. CLAIR FLATS. Special to the Marine Record. On Saturday while the steambarge White & Friant, bound down, with four barges in tow, going around southeast bend, ran aground on the Canada side of the channel. She is out four feet forward. The barges passed on and came to anchor opposite Be- dore’s landing. Saturday at 4 a.m. the ) Steamer City of Dresden, of Dresden, Ont., tried to release her, but did not succeed. i While the Dresden was working at her their hawser got in the White & Friant’s wheel, stopping the eugine, rendering it useless. Just before the White & Friant ran on,a low fog set in, making rushes and water all look alike. © We sympathize with Captain Charles Brown, as he is a skilled and vare- ful master. Had the Canadian authorities ° not prevented Messrs. McNiff & Son from putting up their ranges they would have been lighted last night, but they are obliged to wait for permission from Toronto, which will, we hope, be received ere this is printed. The steamer run on at the mouth of Little Bassett. She was released after lightering most ot her deck load. On Saturday at 10 a. m.the scow Hannah Moore, while working down, got aground © below the Canada club house on the Ameri- can side, MeN. FRANKFORT. : Special to the Marine Record. Captains Dodge and Cowan, U. 8. bull and boiler inspectors, were hereon the 20th, inspecting the steamers Jessie a An-- drew Gale, Sanford, ete. The steamer I. M. Weston is now running on Green Bay, making daily: lena to Men-— omlinee from Sturgeon Bay, BSSE:. Tug L. Q. Rawson has had si stienegs 1: Oh RES wenn gy had E. G. Chambers madea trip to St. Ign to look ‘over the propeller’ Gordon, 5 view to purchasing her and plac voix, nol od) Go tod Ek at he Schooner vs ane 5 Auseaandet for Es on Friday, laden with potatoes and shi _ Propeller George Burnham game?! port Friday afternoon for shelter, loading at the piers, but the southwest w i stirred up too much of asea, and she was forced to leave with only a part of a cargo. Tug J. ©. Osgood, of Manistee, is now towing here. . BURMEISTER. _MINORVILLE. Special to the Marine Record. Schooner Canton is expected here from Cleveland with 500 tons of coal, it being the first installment for the coal yard just now started ‘at this place. In seasons past, boats that have been delayed by headwinds, have called in here in’ quest of coal with which to finish their trips; but were com- pelled to go away without the necessary fuel, Several lower lakers called in last season for that purpose. EH. 8S. Minor, pro- prietor of the new yard, says he has ar- ranged so that he can sell coal cheaper than it can be bought in Milwaukee. Sev- eral boats of this vicinity have expressed their intention of coaling up at this yard, and already several outside parties have made known their approbation of the scheme. The traffic through the canal, for the past three weeks has been confined to le 1 ves- sels, and outsiders on off trips. But ‘1iof the regular fleet came through yest and last night, a tangible sign of final se ment of lumber troublé in Chicago. Cc. RACINE, The tug Balize arrived here last Thurs- day morning having in tow the coal laden schooner H. C, Richards, of Manitowoc, which was badly damaged by collision with an unknown vessel near the Straits a few nights since. The Richards’ starboard bow is badly stove, and she is leaking consider- ably. Her head gear was also partly wrecked. A canvas jacket was drawn across the vessel’s bow in order to enable her to reach her destination. The Richards has on board a cargo of 1,100 tons of coal. She will be taken to Milwaukee for repairs as soon as her cargo is unloaded. EAST SAGINAW. Special to Marine Record. A sad accident occurred at Carrolton, two miles below this city Wednesday evening by which Joseph St. Mary lost his life. Captain Robert Medler, who is known to be a careful and competent man, having been in the service for the past twenty years, said that the first he noticed the man he was trying to cross the bow of the Burt ina row boat, which was swamped. Cuptain- Medler did all in his power to avoid the ac- cident, and regrete very much the unfortu nate occurrence,