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AROUND THE LAKES. O8WEGO, The steamer Nellie Cuthbert has been sold to Belle, Ross & ‘lait of Penetangui- shene, and will run between that place and Owen Sound, She was built at Belleville two yenrs ago, is of strong construction and measures 69 tons. The tug Jessie Hall, while on her way from Kingston to Montreal, with six grain laden barges in tow, burst her cylinder head about four miles below Belleville. The tug and barges are all safely anchored at the red buoys. The steamer Saginaw Valley, the second of the Ogdensburg and Chicago ‘Transit ling, was at the N.'I’. dock taking on freight. The steamer is not as large as the Roanoke, but is better adapted at present tor carrying passengers. ‘I'he dimensions of the bout are as follows: Length over all 165 feet; beam beam 3634 feet; measurement 565 tons. She can accommodate 150 passengers, ‘The en- tire upper deck is occupied by the cabins and staterooms and the steamer is very nicely fiited up throughout, Her officers are as follows: Captain, A. Keith; mate, Captain W. Rollo, formerly of the N. T. line, well, known in this city; Ist engineer, James Black; 2d engineer, ‘'homas Welsh. BUFFALO. Coal freights are at former figures and the following charters are reported: Schooner Atmosphere to Detroit at 25 cents; schooner | J. E. Baily to Sheboygan at 85 cents; schooner Francis Palms to Green Bay at 85 cents; schooners Northwest and Comrade and propeller Ballentine to Milwaukee at 75 cents; and to Chicage schooners Ida Keith. R. Hallaran, A. W. Sage, L. A. Law, and propellers Siberia and H. H. Packer at 75 cents. : Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: The Canadian tug W. A. Rooth Wednesday af- ternoon arrived with the schooner Miami Belle, which had been ashore on Mohawk island. She was leaking freely and a steam pump was used to keep her afloat. She was placed in oe of the Mills drydocks. The schooner had on about 17,000 bushels of corn from Toledo for Ogdensburg, about half of which was pumped overboard. The masts are being pulled out of the schooner S. A. Murphy. She was purchased by J. W. Doune ashore on the breakwater, and he has :bandoned the wreck. The David Dows with wheat from Duluth was short 450 bushels, and the City of Rome over ran 96 bushels. The clearances of coal on Saturday amount- ed to 21,020 tors—the largest day’s ship- ment ever known here. For the week the total shipments were 68,630 tohs, far the largest week’s uggregate on record. ERIE, The propellers Lycoming «na Juniata with corn and sundries, Fred Mercur witk corn, arrived from Chicago. The propeller Alaska with mdse sailed for Chicago; schooner George Sherman, Milwaukee coal. CLEVELAND. The freshets this season have made a shoal condition of the river as seen in case of the Thomag Parsons which came into this port Monday laden with 657 tons of ore. In going up the river to the Cleveland Rolling Mill’s furnaces she ran aground at the upper central way bridge and the tug Patrick Henry who had her in tow was unable to move her off. The tug Virginia joined Patrick Henry but both failed and the schooner must be lightered or dredged out. Dredging should be done in this part of the river at once. f The Lake Superior News eays: C.G. Franklin, agent of the Lake Superior Transit company at St. Paul, on Monday sold the first through ticket of the season from St. Paul to Cleveland by way of the lakes. Charters—Sarah G. Sheldon, coal Lorain to Duluth, 95c.; schooner C. G. King, coal Toledo to Duluth, 95c.; schooner W. B. Qgden, coal, Black River to port Huron, p. t.; schooner George Sherman, coal, Erie to Milwaukee, 75c; stenmibarie Mackinaw, Black River, con) to Port Huron, p.t.: steambarge Henry Chisholm, coal, Buffalo to Milwaukee, 75c; schooner Porter, coal, Cleveland to Chicago, 75c. The citizens of Mackinac have presented the now palace steamer of the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company, which is named after their island with a fine set of colors. The steamers of the Detroit and Cleveland line have the contract of taking from Cleve- land to Detroit 5,000 tone of railroad fron. The business done in general freight by these steamers recently is very large. The schooner Owasgo is in the Globe dry- docks. She sprang a leak on Lake Ontario and was kept afloat by continuous pumping till she arrived here. She is chartered for a cargo to Brockville and to Ogdensburg and return. Schooner Craftsman takes coal to Kings- ton at $1.20. The schooner Erie Stewart brings stone from 'Thorald tor $2.25. Leader. Vessel owners are not anxious to take freights of ore, although inquiry for vessels for that service is a little more than it has been for some time past, One reason tor this is that the price is rather low, but the stronger one, they say, is the delay in unloading. A good deal of ore is unloaded direct Into cars, and for this and other causes there is frequent detention of vessels carry- ing ore, and they say they would prefer taking graln trom Chicago to Butfalo at two cents per bushel than ore at ninety, because they can go to Buffalo and nnload the grain rapidly and reload with hard coal for Chi- cago, also ina short time, and thus make frequent trips and a more profitable season, In this connection a tact may be stated in regard to the uploading of ore at Brockville, where there has been considerable detention in the past. Improvements have been made so that this is greatly obviated. A vessel which Sat ie taken a cargo of ore and un- loaded at the Canada Pacitie docks in that port, reports having unloaded in one and three-fourth days, and further sfys vessels need have no fear of detention there more than at any other harbor. On Sunday the revenue cutter Commodore Perry arrived in port. lt was ascertained that the new cutter Commodore Perry will be completed ia May 1884 at a cost of $83,C00 she will be better supplied with quarters and outfit than the old cutter but she can hardly do more efficient work for the latter reported 228 and seigned 74 undocumented vessels last year, The schooner J. F. Card has departed for Marqueite with coal and the schooner Helene for Duluth. SANDUSKY. Business is reported dull, nothing offering. Steambarge Point Abino arrived light, and cleared with coal for Marysville. Barge Waldo arrived with 260,090 feet of luinber for Ryan Johnson & Uo. Schooner Erastus Corning arrived with 46,000 bushels of wheat for the B. & O. ele- vator. Shecleared light for ‘Toleuo to load coal for Milwaukee. A Biemiller will probably have bulkheads put in the tug Cal Davis and otherwise fitted out in accordance with the law regulating the equipment of passenger carrying craft. Barges Light Guard and Wend-the- Wave arrived with lumber from Alpena. Schoon Watertown arrived from Chicago with 22,000 bushels of wheat tor the B. & O. elevator. ‘ Scow Mary Amelia loaded stone at Mar- blehead for Port Huron at $4 per cord. Schooner J. E. Bailey loaded wheat at I. B. & W. elevator tor Buffalo. Schooner Irene arrived from Port Huron with staves and headings for Hodgeman & Co. She loaded stone at Hartshorn’s tor Port. Huron. e Seow Charies Crawford arrived from Caseville with a cargo of salt and cedar poles for Ayers & Co. The firm had ro dock room tor the salt, so the scow cleared for Cleveiand. Schooner E. Corning, while in tow of the ous. Myrtle, ot this port, her tow line slipped off the tow-post, and there being a fresh breeze from the southwest she went stern on into Dhlemacher & Co.’s dock, breaking some of the dock timbers. She then swung round and carried away about 100 cedar posts off Hodgeman & Co.’s dock. ‘The schooner was not damaged. As soon as the tug got hold of her again, the former’s cy)- inder head blew out, disabling her. Scow Morning Lark arrived with a cargo of wood from Pelee Island. Schooner Watertown cleared with coal for Kingston. Anchor Line propeller called here for freight at B. & O. Scow Magruder cleared for Port Huron with stone from Hartshorn’s, Marblehead. Borge Sunbury arrived. She was water- logged during the recent gale and lost 100,- 000 feet of lumber off ‘'awas. She also lost one of her crew in the harbor at Bay City. Schooner Seabird arrived with barge Sun- bury’s deckload consigned to Norwalk par- ties. She loaded stone at Marblehead for Port Huron at $4.50. Schdoner Bay State has been chartered to carry 15,000 bushels wheat here from Chi- cago. Government Bteamibarge with lighters in tow is at Mar ing stone. Captain Young, of the steamer Steinhoff, has sold his interest in said steamer. He will probably be succeeded by Captain West- on, of Chatham, Can., who formerly com- manded her. Captain Slackford, of steamer Hayes, is laid up with an attack of pleurisy. TOLEDO. The steamer Waite has been overhauled, refitted und repainted and will make her first trip of the season, Sunday, running to tne Islands, Nine vessels were loading coal at one time this week .at the Ohlo Central Coal Dock. ‘The Germania, after leaving her tow left for Cleveland. There is extreme dullness in marine cir- cles at present. Warrington, blehead Joad- DETROIT, The barge Sunbury is being pumped out. ‘There is only 11 feet of water over the bar at Ludington and it is dangerous to enter there during a storm. EAST SAGINAW. ‘The Boom Company tugs use their spare time doing transfer work and vessel towing. Great damage may come from tardiness in swinging the F. P. M. R. R. bridge. Total shipments to June 1 have been: Lumber, 132,458,146 feet; Shingles, 22,760,- 000; lath, 5,310,900: staves, 54,791 ; oak tim- ber, 387 pieces. MUSKEGON. We ure sorry to record that H. J. Foot- lander, shipbuilder here, lost by fire on the 17th of May, his workshop, tools, plane, models, hauling out tackle, and_ ways, also some gaffs, jibbooms, fenders and stock, en- tailing upon him a loss of $3,000, which is a very serious matter to him as it almost pats a stop to his business, in addition to his loss. H. J. Footlander put a new foremast_ and mainmast into the schooner Andrew Jack- son. of this city. He will also supply the schooner Staftord with a new jibboom, and the schooner H. B. Moore with a new fore- mast and mainmast. Captain Archie Hitchcock is doing a large umount of pile driving around the lake here with his two steam pile drivers. Captain Seth Lee’s ferry steamers are do ing a brisk business between here and North Muskegon, although the late season and bad weather has been very disudvantageous to the worthy Captain’s enterprise. The Lifo saving Station No. 8, Captain H. J. Woods, keeper, is in firsi-claas esndition in every respeet, everything has been fresh painted and varnished and looks as neat and nice as a new pin. All the appliances for saving lite are kept in excellent condi- tion, and the captain has a very smart and intelligent crew whose experience well qualify them fo: their duties. Captain Kirby of Grand Haven is doing a large amount of work tothe piers here by putting in new cribs here and dredging. ‘The tug James McGordon was sold by F. S. Farr to some parties at Green Bay for $10,000. Tom Barry proprietor of the tug Geely of Muskegon hus purchased the steam yacht Vane and placed her on Bear Lake. Bear Lake has become a popular resort for pleasure seekers a grand regatta will take place there on the 24 and 2d of July when a great number of good men and crews will compete for superiority. 'The Muskegon Boom Company are build- ing a tug to take the place of the old tug Pony. Quite a number of new docks are being built here for the piling of lumber and old ‘docks are being enlarged. CHICAGO. The schooner Kate Howard was towed full of water from the Government basin to the Chicago drydock where she was put into drydock and inspected, when the damages she sustained were estimated at $1,500. The schooner M. E. Cook had her repairs completed at the Chicago drydock and_left here on ‘Tuesday evening. Captain Will- iams has made up his mind not to let’ her try jumping over the breakwater again, He says one such jumy is quite enough. - The schooner Myrtle was supplied with a new bowsprit and jibboom at the Chicago dry dock. The schooner H. C. Albrecht, Captain Chris E. Baker made avery quick trip last week. She left- here for Muskegon on Thursday evening and returned with a large cargo of lumber on Saturday morning. The schooner M. Dall, of this port, which was dismantled in the late heavy gale, has received new fore and main masts and rig- ging. The Northern Michigan line of steamboats commenced this week to run as_ follows: The Champlain will leave here ‘Tuesdays and return Mondays, and the Lawrence will leave on Fridays, and retnrn ‘Thurs- days. The tug Lorena is again in Commission. Captain Gillman, of the Goodrich Compa- ny steamer Ludington, was presented with a handsome gold watch and chain valued at $300, by his many friends at Manistee asa souvenir of their appreciation of his eftorts to please them during the inmany years he has run there. Friday, June 1, teing payday, the Vessel Owners ‘lowing Company paid $8,500 to the tugmen in their employ. The exccutive committee of the Chicago Board of Marine Underwriters call your at- tention to the practice of towing vessels, when disabled, past the port of repairs ar- rived at, and then to port of desiination The practice is in direct violation of all marine law, and in case of disaster after passing such a port, renders owners of ves- sels liable to heavy loss. But if in your best judgment it is deemed safe, and prudenl, and saving of expense and time, to proceed in tow beyond port of repaire, telegraph your owners to get the consent of all parties in interest to do 80, By doing this, yovrsalf and owners will be relieved of great responsibility, and will avoid chances of litigation, if partial or total loss should occur beyond the first port of repairs reached, W. M. Eaan, President, Henry C, RANNEY, Secretary. MILWAUKEE, The schooner Lillie E., in dock here, will require part of a new keel, considerable new planking, entire refastening and calking, new stern post, a new rudder, and an entire new cabin. She will be repaired by the un- derwriters and given back to her owners, who abandoned her last week. The schooner Young America, after bein, ont twenty-seven days from Erle, arrive: here with a cargo ot coal. The consignee claims damage for the non delivery of the cargo on time. : The body of Captain John Larsen, who was first mate of the steambarge R. G. Peters, which burned and sunk with all hands oft this portin the forepart of last December, was discovered ‘Tuesday off Kewaunee by the wrecking tug Liviathan. It was so badly decomposed that it could not be taken on board. ‘Ihe life-preserver on the body was removed and a piece ot fron made fast to sink it. ‘This is the first body of any one of the crew of the Peters that has been discovered. Owing to a break in a steam pump the wrecking tug Levia Moshaer that was unable to go to the wrecked schoon- er Morey, and the tug Winslow has been sent to her from Detroit. : On the 5 of June the police were called to the schooner H. C. Richards to quell a dis- turbance between her captain and the crew of union men who were shipped yesterday. The crew objected to the condition of the vessel’s forecastle, but would not leave her until each received a half day’s pay, which the captain first objected to, but at last paid. Another crew of union men were shipped. DULUTH. The passenger’ boats are all running on time. The propeller Hodge left June 2, witha load of wheat and flour. ‘The steamship Wallula brought 1,600 tons of coal for the Northwestern Fuel Co. The former captain of the C. N. Pratt seized her at. Windsor, Ont,., for $1,000 due him on last season’s. wages. She was loaded here lately. She was bonded and allowed and allowed to proceed. Marine insurance rates to Buffaloare 20 cents, to Montreal, 60 cents. : KINGSTON. Kingston News: Sailors report that there are 50 police stationed on the Welland Canal, to guard against the locks being blown up with dynamiters. The police are in sentry. boxes along the banks. Robert Davis. has christened his new steamburge the Freemason. She is 91 feet 5 inches lung, 21 feet wide, and 5 feet depth of hold. Machinery is being putin her by Davidson & Doran. The Ella Murton has arrived with a non- union crew. ‘The President met them to- day and they will probably wan the Union. Union men do not like the idea of non-union men getting $1 per day and no lost time, when they get only $1,560 and discharged when they reach port. “Ratting” it pays best, it seems. VERY EXHORBITANT INSPECTION CHARGES. . Editor Marine Record: Apropos to the recent change in the in- spection charge for yachts which has-been reduced to $5, several tug owners in Cleve- land and vicinity, who having keenly felt the heavy fee ($25) charged by the Govern- ment for the usual yearly inspection of their boate, have come to the conclusion that they are paying a larger fee than they should, taking into consideration the size of the boats compared to the large eastern steamers which pay the same amount and run all the year, whereas they only run trom. six to seven monthe, and also the fact that pilots and engineers have had their license fees reduced from $10 and $5 to 50 cents, Now if tug owners along the lakes will consider this and address their respestive representatives to Congress with a petition for a reduction in the inspection fee, we think, inasmuch as pilots and engineers licenses, and yacht inspection fees have been reduced by the same procedure, that Peas will consider the petition favora- vy. As this ean only be accomplished by an act of Congress, we hope all tug owners will give this their immediate attentien, CLEVELAND ‘Tua OWNERS. PRODIGALITY OF THE ANCIENTS. Esop, the poet, once paid $400 dinner, and Caligula, fice eee vucane same enormous amount on a supper. Mar- cus Antonious owed $1,500,000 on his elec- tion, March 15, and paid it off on March 17, He afterwards cleared $720,000,000. ‘These are all well enough tor historical facts, but what we want to get atis to tell you that Swayne’s O-ntment is the most reliable rem- edy for itching piles and skin d tant. It never fails. iseases ex —__. = The Canadian schooner Jessie takes hardwood lumber from lineage Quebec, She is now in drydock at the Chi- cago Company’s yard for overhauling pre- paratory to making the long voyage. She will be loaded and r middle of the week, eady to leave by the ,