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CHICAGO, ial to the Marine Record On Thuredsy last schooner Hunter Say- idge, in tow of the tng Shields, ran into the jibboom of the schooner Ada Medora, lying. at the lumber market, and took out her own fore top mast. 4 The Chicago Sail, Tent, Awning and Flag Manufactury, over 244 South Water at. cor. Franklin, have had a busy time making new sails for several schooners and repairing a large number of vessel sails, ‘They make a specialty of yacht sails, he schooner A. E, Vickery, formerly the J. B. Pentield, bound from Chicago to Black river laden with oats went on Middle Island Reef last Friday morning in a heavy gale and snow storm. The tug Swain with divers and pumps went to her agsistance, she was partly lightered, and the tug gucceeded, in getting her off and towing her to Black river. The schooner John Minei, grain laden, Captain John Higgie, encountered the brunt ofthe heavy gale on Thursday night last, and was forced :o put back to this port to replace her foregafl, lost during the storm. The schooner M. L. Higgie was alse out in the gale, and sprang a leak. A tug picked her up and towed. her.to this port, and to'an elevator to discharge her cargo of wheat, of which about 8,000 bushels were found dam- aged. rae The tug Wilson Brothers went ashore at. the foot of North avenue ‘Thuraday morning in a dense fog. She, was released the same evening by the aid of a dredge and tug. Grain freights are 2c. for corn 2)4c. for wheat to Buffalo 1}c. on ‘corn to Gorgian Bay ports, Rosel Downer, sub marine diver is at work on the tug Protection, which went ashore off Saugatuck last fall. Her boiler and engine will be removed. Her hull is half full of sand, but hopes are entertained that she will be rescued and brought into port again. The schooner Reindeer laden with pig iron went ashore about 5 miles north of the piers on Sunday morning. inadense fog. The life saving erew went to her assistance and took a line from the schooner to the tug Paddy Murphy, whieh sncceeded in getting _ her off and towing her into port. ‘The schooner did not sustain much damage. A large number of steamships arrived on Monday from the lower lakes comprising the Boston, Arabia, H. J. Jewett, Fred Mureur, Clyde, John N. Glidden, Clarion and Cuba. ; On Thursday last the schooner John Kelderhouse, grain laden, in tow of the tug Union collided with ‘I'welth street bridge» doing considerable damage to the bridge and carrying away her jibboom, The schooner H. C. Winslow, Captain Sam Murdock, arrived from Alpena Sunday, with cedar posts, She i the first sail arrival from a Lake Huron port this season. The new schooner which is being rapicly gotten on with by Wolf & Davidson at Mil waukee will have one of the celebrated Chester Fog Horn’s to make her outfit com- plete. J. He Randall yacht and boat builder, at Miller Brothers shipyard, is building some very handsome row boats, 15 feet long, 8 feet 10 inches beam, 16 inches deep, they are built of the best white pine and California red wood in alternate streaks, with brass knees and breast hooks, which give them a very fine appearance, they are for sale. Last ‘Thursday Captain Ed. Comerford appeared before Justice C. Arnd, charged with shooting with intent to murder Charles Nelson, on board the schooner F, L, Dan- forth, on the 29th April. ‘Che prosecutors. physician stated that he was not in fit con- dition to attend and give evidence, and Cap- tain Comerford was bound over tothe next session of the criminal cotirt, Captain J. L Higgie stood bond for him in $2,000. C. Nelson was taken to the hospital where he is doing well. Donaldson Brothers, shipsmiths at Miller Brothers shipyard, find their new machinery and steam hammer, which strikes a two ton blow, a great acquisition to their means of doing work on vessels. ‘hey have made a large number of knees for the schvoner Garrett Smith, have been doing considerable work on the schoonere James D. Sawyer and Watertown, have supplied the steambarge Emma KE, "hompson and ironed Captain Davis, new pleasure yacht Josie Davison. Special to the Marine Record. voix, Captain John Smith, Jaden with scrap iron, junk, fish, etc., ran ashore at 1'0’clock this morning on Point Betsy. The life sav- ing crew were promptly on hand and rendered valuable assistance. ‘They notified the tug Dudly P. Hall, which worked a few hours and released and brought her into,the harbor. damaged. The life crew unloaded her cargo on the beach to lighter her. and this morning (May 2d) three inches of snow covered the ground and every thing wore a wintry aspect. In conversation with Mr. Slyfield, I learned that on the 8th day of June, 1854, The brig J. Y. Scammon was wrecked on South Manitou Ieland and that snow fell to depth of eight inches, but a heavy rain followed and every vestage dis- apeared in a short time. ‘light keeper there at the time. YY. has been appointed keeper of Frankfort pier head light. and fully realizes the responsibility resting on a light keeper and will no doubt prove a good man for the service. It has done good service and the lighthouse establishment should build a new one as it THE MARINE RECORD. FRANKFORT. The emall schooner The Hope of Charle- The vessel’s bulwarks ete., are {t blew a gale from the northwest all night Mr. Slyfield was A. Vorce, formerly of Sackets Harbor, N. Mr. Vorce is an old sailor Point Betsy lighthouse is about worn out. is the most prominent on the east shore and no skipper rests easy until he sees old Betsy flash out its glare on the waters, then he can lay his course for the straits with a cer- tainty. Cc. B. _. SANDUSKY. Special to the Marine Kevord. * SanDusky, May 7, Business along the docks is brightening up fast. Vessel men have already begun shaking their wise heads and predicting a poor season, but toa casual observer, the season would be spoken of as very encour- aging. There isa scarcity of vessels, the usual complaint, but the rates on coal ad- -vance but little. Vessel rates on coal to the following ports are quoted as follows: De- tour 65 to 70 cents; Green Bay, 65 to 70 cents; Mackinac, same; Marine City, 35 to 40 cente. The only thing needed now ‘is plenty of carriers to these ports. The following lumber charters are re- ported for the Plummer Lumber Co.: pro- peller Handy Boy and barge Nellie, from Harrisville, p. t.; barge Emeu from ‘Tawas, $1.50; barges Joseph and Saginaw from Bay City, $1.50. The tug Mystic, of this port, towed the schooner Jura trom Huron Monday ‘to this port. The schooner loaded 414 tons of coal for Mackinac. The first consignment ot coal trom Oswe- go to this port this season, arrivedon Mon- day. ‘lhe barges Casey and Maize, in tow of the propeller Abecorn, brought the coal, which was consigned to Fred Groch. The tug Annie Robertson, of this port, has been completely overhauled. She has a new cabin eontaining three berths and room for stove. The tug is 54 feet in length, and is aspeedy craft, as can be vouched for by your correspondent. ‘I'he owners, I see, have an advertisement in the RecorD, they wish- ing to sell or exchahge her. She is a dandy. Instead of Ollemacher Brothers’ craft be- ing launched Monday, April 28th, the follow- ing Thursday was the eventful day. The aftair passed smoothly, and the Norina sets nicely in the water. The model causes many complimentary remarks, and Captain Monk, the builder is congratulated tor building such a fine craft. The water at this port was lower on Fri- day than for two years. The Anchor line propeller Clarion called at this port on Monday for 300 tons of mer- chandise. ‘This was the first trip of the sea- son. The propeller Johnson loaded coal for Ma- rine City Thursday, p. t. The propeller St. Paul cleared for Duluth Friday, with 5,000 barrels of lime shipped by John H. Hudson for the Marblehead Lime Company. This propeller belongs to Ward’s Transportation Line. ‘he St. Paul has been converted into a regular freight propeller, all of her upper works having been taken away. Cc. P.W. ALPENA. Tho cargo of the schooner Vickery, ashore at Middle Island, is being removed by the Special to the Marine Record. den from Chicago, in attempting te get through the ice embargo, broke all the buck- ets off her wheel. dispatched to get her into port. A prominent coal shipper estimates that there are now in Buffalo ready for shipment 250,000 tons of coal, the largest amount ever known to be here fer shipment at any one time. loaded steamers with but slight interference from the ’longshoremen. It is rumored that grain shovelers will refuse to unload line propellers on their arrival here, Chicago has been closely watched by cargo insurance companies, arrived here on Sun- day evening with everything In good shape. schooner Crosthwaite collided with the steamer Onoko, which was coming in. The schooner lost her. jibboom and bowsprit. ‘The Onoko’s damage was slight. loaded at the Erie. docks, union men_ being employed. Union Steamboat Company, was loaded by Italians, Special to the Marine Record. propeller Fern, The tug Swain with pumps ig still at work on her, BUFFALO, The steamer Harry E. Packer, grain la- The tug Fiske bas been Local coal freights remain firm at 75 cents. The Italian dock laborers have thus far The propeller Onoko, whose passage from While towing out through the ice the The steamer Gault, ot the Wabash line, ‘The propeller New York, of the All quiet. ASHTABULA HARBOR. ‘The steamer Iron Chief, from Buffalo for Lorain, to load coal for the uppper lakes, ran aground in a fog near this port on Wednes- day morning, and broke the buckets off her! wheel and caused'a'collision with her tow, which surged on her and broke some of her stanchions and railing and injured her cab- in. The tug Red Cloud went to her assist- ance and succeeded in getting her off and took her into Fairport. c.G. PORT HURON. Spécial to the Marine Record. ‘The prospects in‘regard to an early con- test relutive to the rights of ferry compa- nies at this port promise to cause much pub- lic inconvenience, and it is to be hoped that it will be tided over. Mr- Longhead, who has secureu 2 monopoly of the terry busi- ness, a right which has been granted Sarnia for fifty years, thinks that it is to his interest to interfere with the landing ot the Port Huron boats. ‘ The Kasota, Captain Byron Inman’s new command, made her appearance at this port on Saturday morning, and was much ad- mired by a great many people assembled up- on the docks. The tug Castle, burned last fall, has been rebuilt and will be finished ready for busi- ness in a short time. Ed Fitzgerald, last season captain of the Barnum, lett in charge of the schooner M. Lyon. Captain Monk having been injured on this up-trip, was not in condition to take charge of his vessel. Q. M. i STURGEON BAY. ‘ The tug Gregory, Captain Burnham, arrived here from Manitowoc last Sunday evening, and is to be stationed at this port during the season. She will engage in wrecking whenever her services are re- quired, and for this purpose has been equipped in the best manner. She has two steam pumps ard all other necessary ap pliances for this business. During the past winter about two thousand dollars has been spent in repairs. The new boiler of the tug U. M. Charnley has been condemned by the government in- spectors at Milwaukee, and the old one re- placed. She will meet Rand & Burger’s tug Gregory at Milwaukee and relieve her of her tow for Chicago. KINGSTON, The hull of the new steamer at Clayton will be launched about the 10th, The steambarge Gatineau will be ready by the 10th instant for the season’s trade. She will run from Kingston to Montreal AMHERSTBURG, Tuesday evening the steambarge Niagara, with 17,000 bushels of rye for Walkerville, ran aground on Ballard’s reef, Grosse Isle, when part of the cargo had to be transferred to Kevill’s lighter. The barge and lighter on Thursday morning, returned to this port, when the cargo was replaced and the Niag- ara proceeded on her way. A steamer from Rond Eau to Cleveland willin all probability be placed on the route to connect with the Erie & Huron during the season, as negotiations ure entered into’ with that end in view. If successful, tri-weekly trips will be made each way during the season and the steamer will be available at the Eau for excursion parties on the lake. 5 now being The tug Kate Moffat took 107 tons of slack coal on Wednesday and Thursday, at O. Young & Co’s. dock. They will now be able to proceed with the erection of their high dock, nlongside the warehouse. The barge Charles Hinckley ran hard aground about two miles east of Bar Point Friday night, during a gale. the gale here has been to lower the water on the Limekilns two feet. Bar Point and Colchester lightships will be put Into position to-morrow. The effect of It is expected the The schooner Admiral, which will be the light ship on Colchester reef this season, was stationed on Saturday until a red light is proeured from Ottawa. Only a white light will be exhibited. Captain Frank Hackett has charge of the ship. ‘The tug Champion and a lighter was working on the barge Charles Hinckley, which is ashore below Bar Point. Part of her cargo of coal was jettisoned. OSWEGO, ‘The schocner M. J. Cummings, Captain Charles ‘lift, was dismantled in the gale'on Friday, and anchored nine miles west ot Oak Orchard. The schooner Mary Copeley cur- ried away her foresail, foregaff topsail and jibs by the same gale, but. got into Charlotte all right. The schooner Mott lost her jib- stays and stay sails, The tug Charley Ferris, which left Oswe- go on Saturday to look ‘after schooners M. J. Cummings and Mary Copeley, reached Port Dalhousie on Sunday with the schoon- ers in tow. : Captain Charles Read of the schooner L. B. Stone has completed the work of placing the buoys at the entrance to the St. Law- rence river. ; The Oswego Times says: L. B. MeMurrich received a diepatch stating tnat the schooner Nellie Theresa, Captain Dan O’Hagan, had gone ashore at Port Hope and was a total loss. ‘The schooner was owned by Captain O’Hagan and left here April 30th, loaded with glass sund for Haniilton. ‘The Nellie ‘Theresa is insured in the agency of Molli- son & Dowdle, fer $2,000. A dispatch, receiyed from Captain Kerr of the schoener Hartford, states that the schoon- er arrived at Port Dalhousie safely, carrying away some portion of her rigging which will detain her until Tuesday. ‘lhe Hartford is the ftrst of the tleet to reach Port Dalhousie. Mollison & Dowdle received a dispatch to the eftect that the sehooner Ariadne had got into Kingston with the loss of her foremast, main topmast, foresails and some of her gear. She is insured. Tho large tug Alanson Sumner, lying near Goble & McFarlane’s yard, took fire on ‘Tuesday and the entire upper works were destroyed. She was one of the largest tugs on the lakes and had recently received con- siderable repairs. Captain Daggett and the crew had a narrow escape, being obliged to leap into the water. The scnooner ‘Type, lying alongside of the Sumner, suffered damage te the extent of several hundred dollars. MILWAUKEE, The schooner J. C. Bauer was docked at the Milwaukee shipyard Monday, and the steambarge Mary Mills on Tuesday. On Monday the schooner Cuba went into Wolf & Davidson’s dock, The new steambarge Alta, recently launched at Bay City, has left on her maiden trip for Escanuba to load ore. ‘ The steambarge Thomas Smnith is expected from Chicago to-day to be docked at the Milwaukee shipyard for a new Sheriff wheel. Coarse freights are dull, and rates are un- changed, although shippers claim that the present rates cannot be paid unless better prices are received. The best maple wood by the cargo is now selling as low as $4.75 per cord, and shippers claim there is no money in handling it when freights are $1.75 and $2 per cord, GRAND HAVEN, The schooner Ottawa, which arrived from Michigan City yesterday, has been taken to Robertson’s shipyard and will undergo a through rebuild. It was discovered when the lumber was taken out of her that she was afire in two places, forward and aft. There was no fire amidships.