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—ma™ jlw a'ffir An Alexandria Bay correspondent writes thai recently the managers of the Grand Trunk. Great "Western, and North Shore Railroads, and the Richelieu and Ontario Steamboat Company hen-, a meeting in Quebec City, to consolidate the river lines and put them under one management. This being accomplished, they have decided to build rive steamboats at Charlotte to form a steamboat line, which is to be strictly American bottom. It will be similar to the old American line prior to the war, making connections au Alexandria Bay instead of at Clayton. Three of these are to be the river and two lake boats, built upon the best models of speed and comfort. Under the present ruling of Secretary Foiger, Canadian boats can carry passeugers Iroui one American port to another, givmg more privileges than the American boats enjoy. A bill is about to go before Congress to protect the American boats from being entirely routed out by the Canadian lines. Government work on the harbour at Erie embraces a larirc variety of improvements. The breakwater lias been thoroughly repaired : the north pier is rebuilding, and la more than halt done : and the south pier is to be extended 2oo feet further. Dredging oegau last week, and a pile jetty is building atihe head of the bay. The mop. Potomac has had part of her cabin cut away to facilitate hatidlmj; coal and lumber cargoes, and the schr. Annie VoUght has been converted into a two»ma»ted barge. The steambarge P H Eirckhead yesterday morning brought in the new tue Hull, bought at Algonac last spring by L ii i'ortier. It is of good model, but seems lightly built. Its length it 73 feet, beam loj feet, hold 8J feet. it is to be furnished with a 20 inch square engine, and a 7 by 13 feet boiler. SZS. ^^^^^ OTSS fS. DISASTER TO TUBS ^^^^^^^^ From the Cleveland Leader of yesterday. The steamer City of Detroit, of the Cleveland and Detroit Line, ran hard aground on a snoal off Put-in-Bay Island shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. £ ho was carrying over 400 ex-;?| cursioinists from CI .-veland to Put-in-Bay. She left thiis city about l/:45 o'clock in the forenoon, some time after the small steamer Gazelle, owned by J. P. Clark, of Detroit. The Gazelle was in sigrht nearly all the way to Put-in-Bay. The iday was beautiful, the lake smooth, and thie steamer made rapid time. It was about, 1 o'cloick when South Bass or Put-in-Bay Island' was ap>proacbed. The steamer was to enter Putin-Bay on the northern side of this island. Half a mile off the northeastern end of the island i; Ballast Island, and between the two the water MISCELLANEOUS. Yesterday afternoon Thomas MeClennan, deck hand, and Daniel McMillen, second mate, on the steambarge Niagara. were severely injured by the falling of a. boom used, for hoisting heavy timber out of the vessel. The wire roue which sustained the weight of the boom parted, and in falling it struck the unfortunate men on the shoulders," stunning them. McMlllen Was not seriously hurt, but Mt> Olennan was seriously bruised. Ho was taken to St. Mary's hospital.—Detroit free Press. Mi ujj _u __ ' " " " ' " ' ' I " Robert" Holland, of Marine City, has sold the < ¦ steam bar ife Salina to the owners of the lat# ' steambarge R. Prindeville for $20,000 cash. She -caries 240,000 feet of lumber. John H. Christie .: has bought one-half of the barge Plymouth i Rock for $1,250. John C. Jessen and J. P. Lar- ; sen have bought the scow Quickstep at marshal's \ sale for $1,525. ......_..uiil....urn .x j„.11041 •*s«aw5 MISCELLANEOUS. / The Campana towed the Frances Smith from Duluth io «* Owen Sound, on her last trip, the latter steamer having b*» wl come disabled. ^^^^^^^^ unning outSI trom Put-in-Bay Isiand is composed of large! boulders and small cobble-stones, its outer point*! being marked by a government stake. The De-I Kfoit and Gazelle were near together. The for- :|mer headed between the lwo islands, but the iG,izeile passed north of Ballast Isiand. The ^Detroit; was going rapidiy when she struck trie rocky snoal and stopped short. The leader of the Cleveland City Band, ho was aboard the Detroit, said to a reporter ast evening: "The Detroit was going- just as ast as she could, about a mile from the landing. (Ve toaaght we would get in before the Gazelle. Tne stoop was very sudden. If I had not been Jholdiuig to a chain I would have been thrown Coal freights are dull; vessels scarce, 'overboard. Nearly everybody was sitting down, 7S" ' n"1,,""', -but 'tinere was great confusion. Many hurried for tine life-preservers. Captain McKty was greatlw worked up when he found he could not get oilV. The Gazelle was not far away, and tried to puill us off. She broke her hawsers, and couidni't budge the Detroit. The passengers were' tinauy- transferred to the Gazelle and started for home."" The Gazelle reached Cleveland with all passengers om board at 10:30 o'ciock last evening, and tied up at the foot of [Superior street. BCFFA1.6 N ¦d shallow, being deepest—about fifteen feet—I BvtfalOs JuIq 20.-The schr H P Baldwin.jrfiich went ar Ballast Island. The shoal running out! ashore-at.Cievelai n CHARTERS AND FRETOTITS Hi. rKALO.July 18. -^^^^^^^^^^_, ___ Charters—Props A Parker, coal to Chicago, 75c : Oakland and her barge, W Cazc, coal to Toledo, 35c. Schr George Murray, coal to Chicago, 75c. Dkthoit. Mich., July IS. —The schooner J C Bailey was chartered to take lG,ooo bushels of wheat to Buiialo at 1$ cents. DETROIT, July IS.—Lumber charters are reported as follows at East 8aeinaw :—Barge B B Buckhart, Saginaw to Bachine, §2 : D P Dobbins, Sapinaw to Chicago, §2 on pine and sd 50 on ash: Banner, Saginaw to Milwaukee, $3 50 on ash : R Martin. Saginaw to Tonawanda, §1 75 on pine ; Cohen, Saginaw to Buffalo, shingles, at rates equal to $1 75 on lumber; J Macdougall, Saginaw to Tonawanda, and S Wright, to Buffalo, $175; barge Saginaw, East Saginaw to Erie, $1 75 : Little Jack, Saginaw to Buffalo, •*+-** and H. Hoag, Saginaw to Tonawanda, yl 75 ; steambarge ¦[ ... Belle Cross and barge Board of Trade, Bay City to Tona* £j A l! Chioago, III., July 13.— Sail vessel-* for the present are wholly out of the Buffalo grain trade. On small jags of wheat and corn the line propellers get 2 cents. The demand for vessels for wheat to Kingston continues good. The schooner Millard Fillmore aeeepted o£e to-day, but ether vessels wore holding for tie. MIMCKLLASEOUS. Work has at last been commenced upon the dry dock at Collingwood. -,': "On Sunday the steambarge T utile, towing her consort, the Ely, arrived down, having the body of an unknown man in the Eiy's yawl towing behind. The body was I about eight miles below the cut on Lake St. Clair. It was that of a man about 40 years of a=ce, six feet high, wearing a full heard, and . dressed in dark c.othes. About $4.41 was found, together with several other articles, in his poek-¦ efis. The body was in an advanced stage of deposition, and was at once buried. Captain »-*" rtwood, ot the Tuttle, deserves much credit for stopping his steamer on the lake and recover ng the body." Muskegon Chronicle: "About 6 o'clock last evening the body of William Cagney, who was drowned Saturday off the Hilton, was found ve miles north of thle harbor. His age was ars, and his home at Parkhill, Can., where parents reside. His brother, Joseph iaaney, veling salesman for LeBarou, HottiS Co., ago, arrived here last nurhc and h'<.s taken The body will be in- d in the Catnolie cemetery this afternoon. t agney nad just finished goine to school and had i b en takii g a couple of trips on toe Hilton, and ist about to visit his brother at Chicago." ade, Bay City to Tona- :\ A. line of propellers or steam and tow barges lis to be put on between Fair Haven and Chicago. BRAKES ON VESSEL3. has perfeoted and tested an 5 John McAdams, of Bosti ^^^^^^^^^_ 1 apparatus which ia designed to act as brakes, and thafe £ will stop a vessel going at any speed, in a distance of ten r feet. If the practice should he all that is hoped, the in- I vention will prove of the greatest service in avoiding colli- i Bions, and running on shoals. rocl»3, or against icebertts- Ba. description of the apparatus is as follows :— The coa- struction of the device is very simple, and consists of a pair ('.of iron shutters, or " tins," hinged one on each side of the I stern post of a vessel, and shutting close to its sides from rn post forward. The " tins" are kept tightly closed [iiple apparal us on deck, which is conned ed with the house, and when " let go" the stays connected with tins" allow them to open-at right-amdes with the ship, Ibringmg it at once to a standstill, and holding it fft«t until i )i ed. The area of the " tins" is a direct ratio with the ¦Size of the ship, and the immediate stoppage of the vessel ' when they are suddenly opened is a certainty. The Auburn (N. Y.) Dispatch says: "At the meeting of the directors of the Southern Central Railroad to-day, the committee appointed with reference to the establishment of two [lines of steam vessels between Fair Haven. and the Dominion and Fair Haven and Chica and Milwaukee reported favorably, and theyj were ordered to go on and purchase the vessels, This movement will materially increase the business of the railroad, onenina up the great grain marke' " -¦ "T ¦ " for thi line. Haveru. ^^_^_^^^^^^^^ ______ Cleveland last fall, was raised on Tuesday and taken inside the harbour. Sail vessels are not. taking much grain at the prevailing low rates,, preferring to let the regular propeller lines have it all. The grain receipts for the past 2-t hours have been the largest for many a day, footing up 3-l3,o93 bu. The removal of the duty o-n material for iron ship build* ing, which is proposed, would reduce the cost of the hull of a propeller Like the Boston, of the Western Transportation Company. $25,qoo, and make- her cost about the same as a wooden ship of the same size. Port Hope, July 20; — Arrival*—Stcs Corsican. Toronto : Corinthian. Montreal. Hchr E R Hart, Oak Orchard : Caroline M-irsh, Kingston. Departed-Strs Corsican, Montreal; Corinthian, Hamilton. Schrs Great Western, Oswego ; E K Hart. Charlotte : Ptonghboy, Wilson. .CHARTERS AND FREIGHTS. Cbtcaoo, July 23. —Wheat to- Kingston firm at 6 cents. No vessels to be had to Buffalo. Propellers get two cents f on-corn-and 2£ cents on wheat on small jags. f Buffalo, July 2 J.—Coal freights advanced five cents this morning, owing to a scarcity of tonnage. The charters were the steambarge D W Bust and barges D K Clint and L C Butts, to Milwaukee, 80 cents, the schrs Columbian, to Racine, 8U cents,, and Geo Murray, to Chicago. 80 cents. Yesterday the props Boston and Tacoma got 75 cents to Ch:e;vgo. Ore carriers are offered fFoin 8J to 85 cents per gross ton from Escanaba to Lake Erie porta. FUEIG-HTS. Wheat and corn to Buffalo, iJc; engagements wholly steam, as has become usual. To Collingwood the rate on corn is supposed to be l^c, but chore is a great deal of secrecy and mystery which not only does not help the freight market but hurts it. Wheat to Kingston is quoted at 5c. Following aro all the engagements learned of IS^H The schooner John Magcee, Captain Ripson, bad some ili-iuck on her cargcu of 20.000 bushels of wheat from Toledo to Kmigston. She fell short 100 bushels, and the canrfcaln was obliged to pay to the consignee $147.15 for wheat, and to the Custom House at the rate of 15 cents a bushel for the same, making a total loss of $lbb\50. CaDtain Kipson nas hopes of discovering where th«i error lies. On Tuesday night tile propeller Samuel F. Hodge went to Hurley's wharf, Detroit, to coal up, and since that time the first mate, Mr. Noonan, has not been seen. Mr. Noonan was a young man of good* character and was not in the habit of .goiu^ ashore. There is no evidence of his being drowned, but the fact of his disappearance so suddenly causes a trreat deal Qfc frllUAiUgy"wmWig ftftrg«UftBliilW»llU!MlrS. '" IS Last season the Canadian schooner Mary Merritt went ashore on Whitefish Point, Laee Superior, and was released by the tug Winslow. She war taken to Detroit, and after lying at SpringweUs for a longtime was sold at Marsnal's sate, Captain S. B. Grummond being the buyer. She was last Spring transferred to Captain A. C. Smith and G. W. Jones. It was thought thai-Smith could own the vessel as he was a British-born subiect, but it was found that he had naturalized. The papers were then made out in favor of Smith's wife, but it was discovered that she was also Americanized by being the wife of an American. At tnis point the Canadian officers of St. Catherines struck the schooner's name off the Canadian register, thereby leaving her without a country. She will probably be granted an American register. The schooner is at present at Detroit, stripped, awaiting a decision. JR. 1RKS. 1U ^^^M FREIGHTS. On wheat to Buffalo yesterday the propeller Scotia,, of the Commercial Line, got 2o. This! was the only Buffalo charter reported. The pro-j peller Delaware tools corn to Erie on a through rate. Sail vessels, for the time being, are entirely out of the grain trade between Chicago and Lake Erie ports. The schooner David Dows has been on the market here for several days at l:Ue for corn to Buffalo, but she cannot get it. special Teleerrarn to The Inter Ocean. Bay City, Mich., July 17.—The steambarge Georee L. Colwell is chartered to load lumber lor Chicago at $1.75 per thousand, going rate. The barge Dobbing is also loading for the same port. The steambarge Olean and tow, from Chicago, are laying up, unable to secure cargoes. The propeller Cuba left port Sunday for Oscoda to fill one a salt cargo for Cnicago. Davidson's new steamship Siberia will leave Bay City in a day or two for Chicago. A MISSING CAPTAIN. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Kenosha, Wis., July 20.~Captain- William Lee, oi the scow Maria, left his vessel Monday morning for Chicago, and has not yet returned. cr_w of the Maria say he had considerable ' money on his person and apprehend that h; has been murdered. Two of the crew of th« Jaria I visited Chicago in search of the master, but re- THE Q-UEEN OF THE WEST. I Eppc.'al Telegram to The Inter Ocean. o LT Huron, Mich., July PE.—Word was re- red this morning from Cap/tain McMillan, of propeller Qneen of the Wast, saying that his was aground on the foot of Stag Island. j Th i tugs Quayle, Moore and Ferry, and O. D. i jer were sent and puded her oft in a tow hours. * All marine has been delayed through the night on account of the fog. jHH ¦"¦?"MI11 " . ? J-- ." HO'JJWUf* nchors and chamswf 1 turned without! him. ANDREW RYAN DROWNED. \.\U Milwaukee, Wis., July 20.—Andrew Ryan, a steamboat man from Chicago, fell into the river from the dock to-night and was drowned. The boiler, two anchors and chains*^)! the steambarge l-'riudiviile have been recovered Tw S. A. Murphy's expedition, aud it is expectj/a that the engine win aoon be rescued also, ^flie |3&rue was found about two miles from the jatace where she sunk. ^hPscuVoner'TffeoToges, from ?bges, from Detroit, with 9 635 bushels of wiieat, fell short at Bu.: i bushels, for which she paid $137.29. Her elevating and shoveling cost $50.03, leaving $5.38 out of her 2-cent freignt with which to pay trimming at Detroit, towing, wages, provisions, etc. OBSTRUCTION IN THE NEW" CANAL, The St. Catharines "Journal" says :—During the latter part of the pant week, a scow belonging to the Government, and loaded with atone, was Bunk in lock 6, new branch Of jhe Welland Caoal, by accidentally colliding with a ship' in the same lack. The obstruction was removed promptly, but it wa.s afterwards found that the lower jjates of tile lock jould not he opened. One of the gates had been taken out, out navigation had not been resumed up to yesterday. There is not a rush of business through the canal, but it is not prudent to have the canal blocked. FREIGHTS. Sail vessels, for the present, are wholly out of the Buffalo grain trade. The propeller Commodore takes a jag of corn to Buffalo at 2c, aud a jag of wheat on through rate. What figure the schooner-barge Georger gets on her full cargo Of wheat is not known. The Anch r Line propellers to Erie call all their charters "through rates." To Midland and Collingwood the rate on corn was 2c. What figure tne Burllnatftn and her I barges got on their corn to Sarnia is not known, i It is sun posed to have been 2c. A B 1 vessel was put in for wheat to Kingston at 5aac, but A vessels held out for Uc. Following are all tue engagements reported: The tvig J. P. Clark, sunk; in twenty feet of water in Lake St. Clair, lies directly in the . passage, six miles below the Flats canal, TherV is no light on the wreck, and masters .shouiu keep a sharp lookout. S. A. llurphv Iia3 ta^eu the contract of raising the Clark, and receives $2,000 if.lie gets her up. The cook and one of tne wheelmen of the tuK were badly scalded by steam from the propeller Scotia, in collision with which the tug was sunk. BUFFALO NOTES. • Buffalo, N. Y,, July 19.—The prop Scotia arrived yes-* terday. Capt. Becicwith says that the tug J P Clark struck .i- _ o__i.i„ -------:—blow in her starboard bow, aud the Sauk in three or four seconds. The stopped before the blow, and her had passed the C^irk to pick up er was not Alarna^ed, and it was thought that the" tug had suHeredb:ioiujur.v to her hull. The mishap occurred about eight o'cloeR on Monday morning. The Clark was Hying right in the channel. The bridge over the canal at Brighton, between locks 63 and ti4, fed on Mond.ay afberuoon, and the water was drawn off for repairs. The upper lock at M&cedon swirled to leak on Mojulay afternoon. 'The water in the mile level wax drawn off and no boats passed. Bnepairs are expected to bm completed to-day. CHABTEES AND FRE2aiTT«. T>etkoit, July 19.—The following charters were reported yesterday:—Schr Annie P Grover, wheat to Buffalo. 131c : Fanny OampheU. telegraph polefe, Manitoulin Island to Toledo, 25c each for poles 25 feet loug and 45c e»ch on thoao 3o feet long. BUFFALO, July 19. -Coal freights are linn and unchanged. Charters—ProDS A L Hopkins, coal to Toledo at 4oc : D M Wilson, coal to Duluth on contract ; Conemaugh, coal to Chicago at 7oc. Barge Little Wissahickon, coal to Toledo at 35c. The Detroit Free Press say3: '*A few weeks j ago the tug Green, of Toledo, had a little expe- i rience with the tug J. L. Miner, during which-the former was towed by the latter up and down ! the river and ov<er to Canada. Yesterday a bill was made out amd forwarded to Toledo for collection. The bild was drawn up in favor of the Miner for services in towing the Green stern foremost. It hais not yet been sett.ed." A DISASTROUS RACE. Sandusky lii't'jister: "The bottom of the eteamer City oil Detroit, which was ashore at Ballast Island, was considerably damaged. An immense number of large pieces of her bottom ximbers were seen floating near the above reef yesterday. Some of the larger pieces are described as ranging from four to six feet in length, and from one to two inches in thickness, and these were hundreds of small pieces. The effort of Captain McKay to beat the Gazelle to Put-in JUay by taking a short cut and attempting to go through a passage with which he was not familiar did not pan out v^ry well. Judging from the expressions of the people who were on the City of Detroit it will be a cold day when that boat gets; another excursion party from towns along the line of the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad." Thursday aftea-noon, while the sboambarge Lowell was lying: at Hart's wharf, at East China, near St. Clair, with a tow of barges behind her, Geo. Schung, ageuH 17 years, a sailor on the barge Goodoll, jumped overboard and attempted to swim ashore, but was drowned. His parents reside in Toledo. The Auburnimn says: "There was a terrific gale yesterday at about 3 o'clock in Fair Haven. The boat of Master Mechanic 0. G. Brown, of the Southern Central!, was taken uo to the height of about twenty feet, and carried on the 'wings of the wind' about ten rods inland. Ontario was on the rampage, and some fears are entertained for the safety of Superintendent Knapp and the Packer party," The gross tonnage of steam vessels in the Dominion in l.y81 was 162,928. as against 158,802 in 1880 and 02,278 in 1882. Registered tonnage in 1871, 100,64c tons, as against 97,552 In 1880 and 66,457 in 1873. Of the gross tonnage, 49,-159 was in the West Ontario, Huron, and Superior division, and of the registered tonnage, 31,-84S tons. The gross .tonnage of steam vessels <~*t\-w a*.-™ t«i« n th *, taken up la 1883 was 7,526, the number of ves- I!^at,d, ouiy U. — Ine steamer City of sels being thirty-two. The number of steam Narrow Escape. Det*oi£, with seven hundred excursionists from poir. Is of IS'ew York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio Rail way, left this morning for the Islands, sevei *fcy miles from here. When near Ballast felamtl the steam...- grounded in a shoal of cobble 6fcone> so firmly that three tugs are unable to pull her oil. The passengers were transferred without accw.le.nt and brought here to-night. vessels added in 1881 was sixty-one, of a gross tpjinage of 5,652 tons. FREIGHTS. Grain rates to Buffalo and Erie (local) were called 2c corn and 2*40 wheat. Ouly one charter to each port. The propeller Lohjirh's full cargo, via Erie, is for export on a through rate. The Colli ay wood rate remains at 2c. The aohooner J. E. GiUmore accented 5 ;1±e on wheat to Kingston, other vessels holding lor 6c. J. C, Miln and other shippers wanted vessels ror Kingston bad. The Canadian-American b&rge W. W. Stewart is in port with lumber from Alpena. She was built at Sarnia in 1864, aud was formerly the steamer Spioer. Reynolds, of Port Huron, is now the owner. The wrecked sichooner Yankee Blade has com*' pleted her repaiirs, and will ioad corn for Midland. It is understood that she gets aBl rating. Captain Bieckwith seems to have made a good bargain in Ibuying the Blade. PRANK V03BTJRG DEAD. Special Telegram to The Ii*er Ocean. Bay City, Mich., July 14.—Frank Vosburg, well known in marine circles here, died at 5 O'olocBc this afternoon, after four day's Illness, of congestion of the brain. He was married ou Mond;ay evening. For years he was captain 6ft Lhfl,n ft,.i „ ,; „ „P ... >,„ ,. - ,-, ' HanktFall is master of the propeller St Baul. Mrs. Fall is not naturally a jealous lady,\n*x sna remarked that during the excursion trii> ou Monday whenever she wanted to find the captain ail she had to do was to look tliroutih <he crowd for a polka-dot dress worn by one of the lovely young pieasure-scokera. Inspector General Dumont always makes trips of over 100 miles by rail, so he is safe. He has caused the following to be issued; "Supervising and local inspectors of steam vessels are hereby notilled tnat ou and after July 1,1882, no charges for paiace-car fares will be allowed when traveling on official duty for distances of less than 100 miles upon trains provided with first-class nussenger coaches." Cleveland Leader; "Mariners coming into this port will take notice that red lights nave been placed on the upper and lower sides of the Lake Shore Railroad bridge directly in the center of the river. Independent of their being an additional warning for the bridge, they are a good ranxe to straitrhteu up on for the center of the river, as they can be seen along distance out m the lake." Buffalo Corjiniercial Advertiser: "The enlarged Welland Canal is now the most formidable competitor tne Erie has, and is at present receiving fhore grain than the New York canals and railroads. The diversion from the New York route to that through Canada is so great this season as to attract the attention of the Western papers, many of which make it the sud- ,1gfiS nf fmtwfflrt fiftittmfflifc"......w..........*tf Bay City Tribune: "The steambarse Nevadar owned hy John Kelderhonse, and built a't this port, came in on Sunday from Collingwood to take on lumber for Chioago, she having a charter for four trips. The Nevada, as a runner, is not much of a success, it being bard work for her to make six miles an hour witbout a tow. Her wheel is too large for the machinery and her machinery is too small for the hull. The machinery was that which was taken from the pro-lTPgiier Cuyahoga," H ¦„-^,, m nur-n n ii'ii ^frjami \ t^^CTVashinetou special says: "It is stated that unless the resignation of Tower, Supervising Inspector of Steamboats of the New York District, is received immediately, tne nomination of his successor will be made without waiting further. Foiger has written Tower that he cannot remain in his place. His successor will be George H. Btarbuck, of Troy, a well-known steamboat builder, said to be very highly recommended." Cleveland Herald; The many friends of Captain James H. (better known as 'Harv'J Itum-mase will learn with regret of his death, at his home in this city yesterday, at the age of 50 years. Captain liummage was one of the oldest captains out of Cleveland, and was well known all over the lakes. His brother, Sol Rummage, sails the steambarge Fred Kelley. He leaves a wife, two sons, and a daughter in comfortable circumstances. The Floating Bethel and one or two otaer boats had their fUgs at half-mast yesterday afternoon. BUFFALO S0TTB3. Buffalo. July 24.— The lake receipts of grain last week were 1,107,900 bu., and coal shipments, 32,81) tons. By canal were shipped 190.700 bu. grain, and by rail 122,250 bu. CHAHTURS AND FREIGHTS. Detroit, July 24.— The following lumber charters were reported at Bay City on [Saturday :—Steambarfce Cleveland and barye Journeyman, Hay City to Buti'alo, §150: barge Amaranth, Hay Citv to '1 onawanda, si 50 ; barge Porter Chamberlain, Hay City to Tonawanda, 31 5J : bwge Harriet Ross, Saginaw and Hay city to Buffalo. Si 75 and si 50 : barge T If Cahoon, Ha^inaw to Erie, -SI 70 : barge3 Wesley and Belle, .Saginaw and Hay City to Tonawanda, 31 75 and | $1 5o : bar-e liauaford, Saginaw and Bay City to Dunkirk j at Buffalo rates. Buffalo. July 24.—Coal freights firm. Charters—Prop , Chicago and bargeB C B Jones, Manitowoc, and H W Sage, to Chicago at 32ic. 1\t:w York, July 24.—Freights to Liverpool hate ad-* vanced, and are quoted at Gd by steam to Liverpool^on grain. Chicago, July 21.—The propeller St Paul and consort, Collingwood: the schr J E Gilmore, wheat to Kingston : and a propeller to arrive here, wheat to Moutreal. The rate to Kingston for A Teasels continues at 6c. Vessel Longevity—Prop. Buckeye 26 yrs, "Waukesha 20 yrs, D. K. Martin 25 yrs, Japan 20yrs, C. F. Allen 20yrs, J.M. Scott 26yrs, L. Ludington 28yrs, Two Brothers 36yrs, J. W. Browr 35yrs, Spy 24 yrs, Sonora 28yrs, Harriett Ross 29 yrs, Blue Bell 38yrs, C. J. Koeder 28yrs, Barbarian 27yrs, M. Filmore 26yrs, Geo. Steel 27yrs, Item-deer 35yrs. T. Y. Avery 27yrs, Milwaukee Belle 28 yrs, Imperial 25yrs., Elbe 29yrs, Advance 29 yrs, Racine 29 yrs, Maine 24yrs, G. Barber 25yrs, Presto 25yrs, W. Gerritt 27 yrs, Vermont 29yrs, j Clipper City 28 yrs, Boria 27yrs, Myrtle 25yrs, Person 27yrs. *¦"¦ i' i »* h' ami rvW "" ^^ HOMER j ¦rrraraasnor',bNir THE M. Ti. An inquest wtas held yesterday on William frim, the Beamam killed au the sehooner Pil- Rtira on Sunday, ;afc 1*31 West Randolph street, ^^^^ The HIG-GIE RELEASED — THE ^^^^^^^^^B ASHORE. A dispatch was received here yesterday from Captain Martin Blackburn, wrecking master for Atkins & Beckwith, dated Manitowoc, which said; "We are here with the schooner Mary L. Higgie. Can't get a dry-dock here (all full) and will take her to Milwaukee. We then go to the Mary Collins with hoth numps." Captain J. L. Higgie, the owner of the Mary L., left for Milwaukee as soon as the dispatch was received. Captain Rounds, of the JEtna Insurance Company, also too a train for Milwaukee in 4Ahoutthe~same tirne' amother dispatch was received here announcing- that the schooner Homer, owned by the Halaited estate, is ashore on Pilot Island. Bhe is liight, and was bound for Escanaba from Racinte. Captain Keith, who manages the late Mr. Haisited's vessels, left the citv during the day for Miilwauk.ee, and will arrange for a wrecking expetdition. The Homer is insured, hut it is thought &he will be rescued. She measures 455 tons, iis valued at $20,000, and rates A2. She had just completed a rebuild. ¦ ou Pilot j Island, and the Homer *& ^ y^ ^