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/ AROUND THE LAKES. ; CLEVELAND. The barge Florence Dixon, lumber laden, during the heavy sea of Monday sprang a leak outside of this port. ‘The tug J. R. Worswick went cut and towed her in, She had 244 feet of water iv her hold, und her cargo had to be unloaded in orcer to get at the leak. The steamer Steinhoft was libeled last ‘week for $178 wrecking services rendered last fall. “‘Mhe claias was settled. , The ratt which was being towed by the tug Valean, which blew up near this city, was towed in by the tug Charles Kellogg and tie, to the breakwater. The Vulcan was run inat Vermillion and isa very bad wreck, Judge Hutchins, of the police court, de- cided that Master Rumsey, of the Vessel Owners’ Association, is not vested with po- lice powers by reason of his commission as a Valley Railroad police. The Cecision may be serious for Rumsey as he is on trial for shooting at Ferguson with intent to kill. The tug Samson has completed her repairs and is out of drydock. She goes at once to Ashtabula for the schooners Wabash, the C. C. King, and the Johnson, which are to be taken to Duluth. The following charters were made at this port 6n the 12: Schooners Robert Wallace, coal, from Ashtabula to Milwaukee, p. t.5 Monguagon, coal, trom Lorain to Milwau- kee, 75e; Constitution, coal, Cleveland to Green Bay, p. t.; American, coal, from Black river to Brockville, on contract, thence to Ogdensburg for ore for Cleveland, on con- tract; Emma C. Hutchinson, coal, from Cleveland to Chicago, 75 cents. OSWEGO, Times: William Williams of West 10th street has just completed an elegant row boat for Nathan Munger which is now at Hanley’s boat house. [t is built of ceder with black waluut trimmings. When fitted with modern appliances in the way of row locks, ete., it will be one of the finest boats on the river and the builder has no reason to be ashamed of his work. BUFFALO. Buffalo Express: 1t is. reported from Ogdensburg that there isan unusual amount of west-bound freight accumulating there, which is seeking shipment by leke on ac- count of the increased facilities by means of the new Welland canal. Formerly this region found an opering by rail or boat to ‘Toronto, and thence to Collingwood by rail. A Buffalo vessel-owner states that he was lately urged to send a vessel to Ogdensburg for a.cargo. dent, John McGinness of New York; Gen- eral Manager and ‘Treasurer, Charles Mills, of Sandusky; Secretary, Benj. Marshall, of Sandusky. Barge Seabury cleared for Detroit to go on the dryock for repairs. TOLEDO. ‘The wacer in the river has been very low. ‘Lhe schooners Rogers and Leadville were repoited at the custom house Saturday for not having their official number carved on the main beam, as quired by law, Their papers were taken up, but the omission has been corrected. ‘The scow Lna has been chartere to carry coal to Windsor. The revenue cotter Perry has left port. The Birckhead brought 406 sturgeon from Lake St. Clair. ‘The steambarge Worthington and consort Shawnee, and the steambarge [ron Cliff left fer Duluth, coal laden, The schooner St. Peter has been ehar- tered to carry corn to Buffalo at 13¢¢3 pro- peller Luke Ontario, corn to Montreal at 64g cents. DErROIT. ‘The fine new steamer Walter S. Frost was launched at this port On Saturday last. Mech admiration was expressed at her fine appearance: She is intended tor the route from Ogdensburg to Chicago. She is well and strongly built and will carry a large eargo. She was built under the direction of Captain J. C. Parker, one of the best builders on the lakes, and wiil be commanded by Captain Pheatt Kendall, formerly of the Iron Chief. The Detroit Free Press suys: ‘At about 6 o’vlock on Wednesday evening the propell- er Clarion, bound up, collided) with the schooner Hereules, which was sailing up, Captain Higgins, who has been at work, on the wrecking schooner J. W. Doahé at’ Buffalo for nearly a month past, has finally abandoned her, and her spars are being re- moved. Her anchors, chains, booms, etc., have all been removed. Her stern has been raised several times with pontoons, but she did not move amidships. Her backbone is broken and decks and deck frames all gone. George L. Simmons, engineer of the steam- er Riverside, who jumped on board the steamer R. J. Gordon on ‘Tuesday morning last and interfered with the navigation of the boat, had his license as engineer revoked to-day by the local inspectors. ‘The captain of the. Riverside was reprimanded for his share in the affair, and the captain of the Gordon cantioned. One of the Flint and Pere Marquette steamers is expeeted here in a week to be cut in two and lengti- ened forty feet. When. she is finished, the other will be similarly served. ‘The steamers have proved too small for the business. Coal continues scarce on account of the large drain upon it lately. Only the Erie docks have any amount, and this is divided up between several parties. Quite a num- ber of vessels are waiting for their turn to load. ‘ SANDUSKY. The crew of the steamer Hayes report wit- nessing asingular sight while steaming up Sandusky Bay. ‘we wood-laden scows with all ‘canvas set and sailing before the wind, suddenly encountered a remarkably strong current, upon reaching the L.S & M.S. bridge which crosses the bay at this point and were carried.back about four miles before the current spent its force sufficiently to enable them to make any headway with their saiis against it. The current was for a tifhe so strong that the water was full of whirlpools. Schooner Barney Eveleigh, which went ashore on the reef at Pelee is now a total wreck. Her stern is all gone and her decks and rail aft of the main hatch have been washed away. All her wire rigging is still on. Her foretopmast broke off and got foul of her cross trees where it still hangs. Captain Hackford, of the steamer Hayes, has resumed his position on that steamer. Tug Annie Robertson is bauled out on Monk’s drydock to have her stern bearings fixed. ‘The party of New York and Chicago gen- tlemen that have been in the habit of going over to Pelee Islaud twice every year black bass fishing, have organized a club and are going to erect a club house on the Island. They elected the following officers: Presi- and damaged her to such an extent that she filled and went tothe bottom at once, giving the crew barely time to save theméelves. It was broad daylight at the time, and great indignation is manifested by those who saw the accident, against the officer.in charge of the propeller. Two of the Hercules’ crew got aboard the propeller, and were taken to Port Huron. ‘They state that the captain offered them good wages with nothing to do if they would go with him to Milwaukee, but they refused and returned here. + ‘The Hercules lies on her starboard side a short distance above the Club house, on the Can- ada side of the St. Clair River. The hull is completely under water, and the topmasts broken. Her sails are. set. ‘The schooner belongs to J. M. Jones, of this city, and is insured against, total logs only.” The Free Press suys the barge Pringle arrived up from Huron on Wednesday with a cargo of coal for the Ohio and Penasyl- vania Company. On arriving the Ohio and Pennsylvania people refused to take coal, claming that they did not order it. ‘The Captain ot the Pringle says he will sell the coal if the company don’t accept it. The schooner Golden Fleece passed here Tuesday with her bowsprit and jibboom car- ried away. She collided with the barge Chicago Board of ‘Trade epposite Algonac Monday night. ‘The Board ot ‘Trade was in tow of the steambarge Belle Cross and the schooner in tow of the tug Mocking Bird. Grain freights are quiet and nominal. . BAY CITY, ‘Phe Bay City ‘Tribune of Saturday says: “E, F. Gould has chartered his barge Gould to take a load of lumber from ‘Saginaw to Buffalo at $2 per m, 25 cents below the re- gular rates. ‘The charter also calls for the towing of the barge to Saginaw from Bay City. and return. ‘The charter is not re- cognized by vessel agents, and will not affect ree established rates, if vessel-owners hold rm. : The steambarge 5. D. Caldwell with the barges James F. Joy and Monitor in tow have left for Oscoda, where they. take on lumber cargoes. for Chicago. On and after ‘Tuesday next, June 12 the shore steamers will leave Bay City at 1:30| p.m. instead of 2:30 as heretotore. ‘The boats wil! rtart at once on the arrival of the train from Detroit? Passengers for shore points should bear this change in mind. Cleared June 12—For Tonawanda, steam- barge Birckhead 500,000 feet lumber, 1,750,- 000 shingles; Empire 340,000 feet lumber; barges Tailor, 350,000 feet lumber A. M. Moss, 350,000 feet lumber ; for Buffalo, barge Gebhart, feet lumber; for Cleveland, barge Mary Stockton, 180,000 feet lumber, 250,000 shingles, 200,000 lath. EAST SAGINAW. The steam yacht, David Sutton, has been purchased by Captain DeLand ot Buffalo parties, and added to the tonnage of Saginaw river. The Sutton has good capacity tor 75 passengers and can be chartered for picnics or excursions by societies and parties at a reasonable price on application to James Roberts, who has been appointed her agent.—Herald. MUSKEGON. The schooner Evelyn Bates is here in» water-logged condition, She had on a cargo of luwber and sprung a leak. A tug and steam pump have been sént for to Grand Haven. GRAND HAVEN, Mr. Chas. A. Mosman, Stillman H. Mat- thews, and Chas. Axford were out for a sail in asmall boat on the morning of June 10, and got capsized by a sudden puff of wind. hey were rescued by the life-saving crew of this port. ‘ CHICAGO. John Martel, shipbuilder at Saugatuck, paid a visit to Chicago last week and en- tered into negotiaticns to build a tug for parties here, The schooner Wollin, water-logged, was towed up Chicago river on ‘Tuesday by the tugs Wm. Ewing and A. B, Ward, to the Chicago Drydock Company’s west side dock. The new passenger and freight steamer City of St. Joseph of the Graham and Mor- ton Line is commanded by Captain Elton, late of the Lora. Captain Stines formerly of the steambarge Skylark has taken com- mand of the Lora. aptain Wallace, who has returned from Arizona, purchased a one-half interest in the schooner Leo for $1,700. He will command her in the future. The sehooner Emma I, Coyne went into drydeck fora thorough overhauling. The propeller Lawrence went into Miller Bros. drydock and had her wheel repaired. Captain Edward Dalke, of the tug Ameri- can Eagle, was reported to the custom house authorities here by Edward Comiskey -en- gineer of the tug Annie Smith, for allowing the American Eagle to be run without a licensed engineer. ‘The case is being invest- sgated. This shoulit be a warning to other captains with tugs, who semetimes go out without an engineer, Robert Varrant, the marine engineer, is having the foundation of his new engineer- ing premises laid by a large force of work- men, ‘Lhe new building will be much more extensive than the present one and will-be completed by September next. ‘The fact of R. Tarrant requiring to double the size of his busines* premises proves that his friends uppreciate his tair dealing and the excellent work done at his works, and must be very encouraging to him, . ; The schooner Mystic was run into on Sat- urday night about 9 o’clock, in a dense” tog off Grosse Point, by the fteamer Sheboygan, of the Goodrich Line. About six-feet of the bow of the Mystic was carried away and she immediately filled. The tugs J. H. Auekley and American Eagle sighted her and went to her Chicago on Sunday morning in a water- jogged condition, Captain and crew are all safe. ; At the Chicago Drydock Company the schooner Kate Howard will be entirely re- builton her port side, will have new masts, and be thoroughly overhauled and calked at Higgie had her bottom examined and some ealking done, she having struck the bottom of the canal on her last trip to Kingston. Schooner John Minor received new stem, jibboom and other repairs to damages caused by a collision with the propeller R. A. Pack- er, Schooner Tempest will have her bottom talked, Schooner Wollin will be inspected and repaired. . ® MILWAUKEE. The schooner City of Green Bay, which was wrecked on Thunder Bay Island, about two weeks ago, is still in the drydock un- dergoing repairs. She was damaged to the extent of $9,000 and was insured for $10,000. It is stated that there is-a prospect of the un- derwriters paying the amount of the insur- ance and selling the vessel for whatever she will bring. Captain l]phicke, of Chicago, is her owner, and has gone to Port Huron to look after her. An attempt is to be made to dredge the schooner Sailor Boy, which~ went ashore three miles south of this port during the re- cent disastrous gale off the beach. She is in bad condition and it is doubtful if she can be released. 1. J. Riondon, of this port, has been ap- pointed to the command of the Government tug Lrene. The tug Winslow again went to. the schooner A. G. Morey, which has been on the rocks off Bailey’s harbor for nearly three weeks, und succeeded in releasing her. Charters reported Monday were schooners Saveland, 48,000 bushels of corn to Buffalo at2¥4 cents; Pathtinder, 50,000 bushels of. oats to Buffalo at 3 cents. Freight rates on wheat are understood to nave advanced to 3 cents per bushel from ‘ Milwaukee to Buffalo and 5 cents for corn from Milwaukee to Kingston. During the fog the other night the schoon- er Elbe went ashore at Whitetish Bay. .The tug Coe, with the life-saving crew went to her assistance, and atter throwing overboard a portion of her deckload, succeeded in pull ing her off. She is considerably damaged. STURGEON BY. The Advocate: Itis estimated that $6,000 will be required for dredging. in the canal during the present season. The foundation for the new lighthouse at Sherwood’s point, near the mouth of this bay has been completed. Captain Kirtland’s vessel, the Veto arrived at Green Bey last week with 7,000 barrel staves from Horseshoe Bay. The propeller W. L. Brown, belonging to ‘the Depere Iron Co., has been placed in or- dinary, at Green Bay temporarily. rescue amd towed her to} an estimated cost of abuut $2,000. Schooner: 'The pier at Horn’s pier has been putin re- pair again, and the steamer Corona will call at that place as often as business demands it. ESCANABA. Word is received that the propeller Massa- chusette with 1,500 tons of tron ore, which left for the North Chicago Rolling Mill Co., has arrived safely as also the schooner Mer- rimae with 1,700 tous of ore. S. A. Murphy has taken the job of releas- ing the schooner C. H. Burton from the rocks at tisherman’s shoal, pear Green Bay. She ran on there last fall, on her way from Chicago to Escanaba for iron ore, The steamourge A, iverett went on the Eleven-foot shonl about noon Friday, She is out three feet forward and a foot anda half aft, but was making no water, ‘Tugs and lighters have gone to her assistance, Freight for iron ore from Escanaba to Ohio ports, including Erie, has now settled down firm at $1. SAULT STE, MARIE. The Chippewa News says: Mr, Williams isdown making arrangements to have his dredge, scows, ete., towed up Luke Superior to Lac la Belle. The E. M. Peck and Cush- ing have been hired to do the job as soon ae the weather is favorable. Mr. Will- jams has also chartered the:tug Clara Hick- ler for the season. The water in the Sault Ste. Marie river is seventeen feet deep, but vessels drawing over eleven feet. six inches cannot navigate Porta e river. ; On Thursday morning the two monster Canadian boats, the Campana aud the Unit- ed Empire lay alongside our wharves, ‘They are two of the largest passenger boats on the lakes. ‘The former is about ten feet the longer. ; DULUTH. The Duluth Sentinal is responsible for the following: Last year there were over five hundred disasters reported on the lakes. About sixty of those proved « total loss, and about one hundred lives were lost. Itisa notorious and will authenticated fact that where the loss of life wis, greatest. the ver- [sels were so rotten that they went to pieces before any eflort at rescue could be made, while the same means used to rescue those in equal peril, but on board of stronger ves- sels, resulted almost invariably.in saving the entire crew. It is also a fact that out of all this loss of life not one occurred on Lake Superior. : Lhe captain of.the Alpena rather astoni- shed the tug captains June 8 by towing in his own barges without even shortening up his tow line. = The propellers St. Paul and Winslow, and steambarge Coffinberry and consorts New- comb and Pfister cleared from Buftalo for this port on Thursday. The White Pipe ‘l'ransportation Company is the latest. ltis composed of the tug Agiute, and. barges Sam. Fifield and Bob. Ingles. John Flynn is the general manager. —Times. Much building is going on here, alsoa large inerease in dockage and elevators. The tug Danforth cleared for Ontonagou where she will be stationed the rest of the season The handsome steambarge Kate Buttroni “named after one of the best looking young ladies on the St. Clair River,’ arrived here this morning with 900 tons of coal for the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. She is comparatively a new boat, this being her third season out, and she is looking as neat as the day she was launched. KINGSTON. Kingston News: The schooner Charger arrived with a Joad of coal from Sandusky for the Locomotive Works. The 'T. R. Merritt. timber laden, went ashore at Snake Island. She is just between the two bnoys and on pretty hard. She be- longs to Captain Neelon and is not insured. The schooner Watertown has arrived from Sandusky with.a cargo of 650 tons of “black diamonds” for Swift. Captain Cornors re- ports the fog so thick on the lake that he could not see the end of the bowsprit. He was fortunate in meeting with no accident. The propeller Persia arrived in port after a delay of 28 hours caused by her running ashore on a flat rock near Superior shoal. From a passenger we learn that heavy fogs prevailed almost from the time of leaving Port Dalhousie on Tuesday afternoon. Mr, Samson. of Quebec, is here in the in- terest of Mr. Rosa, owner of the Conqueror. The boat will be raised at once and sent to Quebec. She is not desirable at this port. Insurance agents have announced that hereafter double premiums will be charged on cargoes in boats that run in couples, that is, steamers and consorts, cither pushing or towing. Several accidents having lately oc- curred to such boats, agents deem it neces- gary to charge extra premiums, VESSEL SALES. The Goodrich ‘Transportation Company have sold to the @. IT. R., Company the steamers City of Milwaukee, Michigan and Wisconsin, the price received being $509,000, This sale has long been pending, and its consummation has been expected ere this, The Canadian schooner Anna M. Foster haa been bought by Chambers & Chadwick, of Toronto, tor $2,000.