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y^L Cnstoia House Regulations, Steamboat Em:pire, 1844, Capt. D, Howe. STORM AND DISASTERS. i>Ih>ceIhuieo;i8. j A TOW IN TKOUBt-E—THE CKAWFOBD ASHOKS. During the blow of Sunday morning a lairge three-masted j. The wind yesterday was south southeast, and vessel, supposed to be the .Norway, went ashore on Stoney ; dm-ino- t,hp tf(-,*»ninnn went "all around." Last Point, near the entrance of PresQ'Isieharbour. The extent <nmw ttie aiternoon went an arouuu. _^dsu of damage and other particulars are unknown. Also the -evening it was southwest, raining, and dirty. schooner Pandora, lying in Welters' Bay for shelter near the entrance, dragged herauchur and went ashore, She is now lying in five feet ot' water, but requires seven feet to float her. The tug A Wright and schooner Snowbird, are The Canadian proDeller California, from Montreal for Buffalo and Cleveland, reached! Buffalo last Monday evening after business hours. She had discharged her Buffalo consignment by noon on Tuesday, but was there refused i permit to so on and dlsenaraei the Cleveland consignment. And they were refused a clearance to Port Colborne. whence they might have cleared for Cleveland. Finally they were allowed their choice, either to bond their reiwl or take a Customs' officer with them to Cleveland : and if the latter was adopted of the two plans, to send the man back free of cost from Cleveland to Buffalo. Captain Vaughan at once decided to take the man along, and reached his destination all right. That was how the Buffalo Customs officials acted. Now for a comparison. The propeller Nashua, an American vessel, came into the port of Toronto from Cleveland last night, was allowed to discharge cargo here and left for Kingston with another part cargo whence .she will proceed to Ogdensburg. And so far her passage has not been interfered with by the Customs' officials here. It it said too that Canadian vessels are not delayed in the manner complained of except at Buffalo. Kingston Jfotes. / Kingston, Oct. 29.—The stemnbarge Pratt is loading 5,ooo bushels of oats for I'linee Arthur s Landing. The Annie Falconer will go to Fairman's Wharf, near Gananoque, to load barley. The mail boats are now making the last trips for the sear, son. This morning the Algerian passed down to Lachine to lay up. The Oorsican and .Spartan will follow suit on Tuesday and Thursday next. The propeller Ocean, from Chicago, yesterday lightened S.SoO/busheIg of wheat, and proceeded to Moutreai. j The tug Active left Fslday evening with two barges for Trenton, with l.ooo tons of rails for the Ontario Central Railway, The tug Active left iasfc night for Montreal with two barges, carrying -lo.ooo bushels of wheat and 127 tons of soapatone. . The schooner M J Cummings left yesterday for Trenton to load barley, at 7c, for Chicago or Milwaukee, at shippers' option. Capt John Donnelly left with pumps, hawsers, and diving beJl, in order to rescue the schooner George Thurston, aground at Byng Inlet. About three weeks ago the certificate of the tug F A Folger gave out. Since that time the tug has "been laying idle. Mr Joseph Taylor, Inspector, is in Toronto on departmental business, consequently the examination cannot be made. A great loss to the wrecking company ia being incurred. Yesterday several vessels were to be towed up the Bay of Quinte and had to lie here for 2i hours awaiting the arrival of another tug. A great gale prevailed during roost of the night and all day, but now at (5 p.m) has moderated. The propellers Persia and Celtic are detained at Garden Island: the Dromedary, Cuba, and Dominion at this city. The schooners Prince Alfred. "White Oak, and Herbert Dudley are at Four Mile Point. T£te Prince Alfred is bound from Charlotte to Kingston, light. White Oak, for Fau> haven, ore, and Dudley, Oswego, barley. J ' The propeller Alma Munro, on the way up the river, ran I ashore at Duifm's Rock, about three miles below Gauano- ' que. She is on hard and bounding, and may be consider-, ably injured before being rescued. The steamer Pierere-pout has gone to her assistance. The gale is pronounced the roughest that occurred for the season, and vessels caught in it on the North Shore must have suffered. One of the wharves has apparently been run into and crushed in one side, aud about fcfty tons of coal let into the water. Buffalo Notes. Buffalo, Oct. 28.—The propeller Commodore, Capt D Gardner, of the Western Transportation Company, brought down from Chicago and Milwaukee this morning 20.7^3 packages of freight, consisting of flour, oil cake, bran, to* bacco, pickles, wool, and peas, the whole weighing 2,4ou tons. There were 12,#oo bbls flour and 5,loo sacks flour. . This is the largest cargo of the kind ever carried by a lake \ vessel. The lumber barge Col Brackett has been stripped at this port. The steamship Walhila was short So bushels on 60,000 bushels of wheat from Duluth. The insurance companies are cancelling quite a few vessel risks for November. This insures a rebate of 2o per cent of the season's premium. Kegular risks expire at noon on November 3uth, and not before as some papers have stated. The steamship H J Jewett will leave to-day for Chicago. Her steam pipes, discharge pipes, ajid pumps are being put into thorough condition and no further trouble will arise from those sources. Captain Wm. Fletcher, of the schr G S Hazard, which is undergoing extensive repairs at the Union shipyard, will take a position on the Jewett, Detroit Jottings. Petkott. Oct. 28. —The schooner Contest, which went ashore at White Lake ou Wednesday morning, was stripped on Thursday. She is badly listed to starboard, lying nearly on her beam ends, and is full of water. Her captain is awaiting orders from her owner in Chicago. She will probably prove a total loss. Propellor Truesdell. ashore at Charlevoix, has 4S0 tons of pig iron aboard, insured in Boston Marine Insurance Company for $13,500. The vessel is insured for S2o,ooo in shoe and Leather Insurance Company. Her value is said to lie $25,000- Capt Franklin, Inspector for the Boston Mariue Company, was dispatched on Thursday to the scene of the disaster to ascertain the damage sustained. It is thought her cargo, or a portion of it, will have to be taken out by lighters. A- Peters, of Windsor, has purchased of Tims. M. Ryan the remains of the old tug Sejreca. sunk at Port M-arkland, Canada. The considerarimi is 81,400. Her engine and boiler are considered to be very good. The insurance agents at this pert are cutting rates of cargoes. The insurance is now 30c. with some talk of a reduction to 20c. The schooner City of Cleveland, drawing fotirteen feet of water, attempted to go where there was only thirteen feet in Milwaukee harbour with the usual result. Her cargo will be lightered. The tug Starke Bros collided with Jthe schooner A<B Norris on Thursday, in Milwaukee Bay.whiie attempting to pick her up. The schooner was somewhat damaged. Charters aud Freights. Detroit, Oct. 23, noon.—The following charters were reported yesterday : — Schrs Eliza Gerlach, wheat to Buffalo, at 2£c ; Unadilla, iron ore. Escanaba to Ashtabula, at^l 3(j per ton. Saturday's charters were :—Steam "barge Kincardine, telegraph poles aud ties, Georgian Bay to Sandusky at 55c on pole* and He on ties : schr Hercules, lumber. Collingwood to Amherstburg at $2 : II Rosa, hay. Sand Beach to Black River, Mich, at 32 50 per ton. Detroit, Oct. 23.—The steambarge Wortbingtou takes ore from Lanse to Cleveland at #1 90. and the Chaa Wall, from Marquette to Cleveland, at 81 5o. Buffalo. Oct. 28.— Coal freights have advanced as vessel agents predicted they would,. Charters were made this morning of the schrs J I Casw, Georger, and George Steel, to Chicago, at 85c ; 6Chr Mary Lyon, to Toledo, Cuicaoo, Oct 27. — The growing dlemand for vessel room here ie likely to lead to an advance in rates for grain to Buffalo and Canadian ports. Kingston Note*. Kingston, Oct. 27.-{Special.)--Tbe achr Jessie Mac* donald is loading lumber for Oawego. ,__•*« ,«* The barge Otonabee has arrived from Portland with m tons of aoapstone. A j , - The schr Watertown came in light from Ogdensbug during the night. .She will load iron ore .for Citfyelaud. The schr Annie Falconer, with rye; from Brockville, was towed up the river this morning. The schooner Forest Queen has gome to Home Island to load barley for Oswego, at 2£c This* is the best freight rate yet given from Kingston. ,,,..„.. Messrs. Richardson are loading tlhe Dudley with 15.UGJ bushels of barley for Oswego. The achr Hoboken is loading grain iat Prinyers and the Eliza Qiiiulan at Stell's. The former .sues to Chicago and tiie hitter to Oswego. The crew of the barque George Thumjton, ashore on Byng Inlet Reef were saved. The Xhuritom was built At lung* sfcou in 1854. rebuilt in 186$ and again over-hauled at Quebec in 183J. She classed A 2J. and worn valued at $12,t«U, A barne. which contained the cargo* of the Erie Stewart, was seized at Cornwall, but released on the M I Co going security for the amount of freight du dispute should tne case be decided in favour of the captain. He is suing the owner of the cargo for freight on shortage. Charters and Freights. BUFFALO, Oct. 27.—Coal freights aire dull at 75e to Cbn ca-o and Milwaukee. The prop W H Barnum takes a load raufcee at 75c DETROIT, Oct. 27.— The following oJhRrters were reported ¦v ;-J3ehr Blueing Star, wheest to Cswe^o at 4|c. ¦ in aulas, wheat. Hom Creek to Montreal at7c : scar ,r Blood, staves to Buffalo at W», 211, aud *1S : schr /.iron oie, Escanaba to Ashfcfcabula at $1 30 per too. now lightening her. Vessel aud cargo have received uo serious damage. She Is expected to get off to»day. The Canadian propeller Prussia arrived at Chicago Friday last. The propeller Lawrence, which wasashore, has been released uninjured. The schr Evening Star made the run from Windsor to Kincardine in niue hours, Tiie new propeller built by James Beatty at Sarnia will be launched on Wednesday afternoon. The tug Oneida left Bay City Wednesday night for Oscoda having on board one passenger for whose passage they re« ceive ;$5Q. The passenger w*b a physician. There was a report at Toledo Wednesday night that the schooner Sea Gull, A2, hailing from Oswego, had been lost on the lake with ail hands, but the report was fortunately unfounded. Capt H Neslon.'of Port Dalhousie, has purchased the tug Joe Mac from the Montreal and Chicago Transportation Company. She arrived here Saturday night and has been laid up for the season. About this time last season the Collingwood Line were losing steamers This saazon they i»re losing masters. Captain Fall, of the St. Paul, and Captain Mclnnes, of the) Oneida, have retired, and it is stated that the Captain of the Canada is awfully worried because he has not seen hia family for a long time. The Canadian schooner China, was engaged to carry ties to Buffalo from Georgian Bay. She was chartered at Buffalo fur the load, and on arriving at the up port onh? part of a cargo wag given her. On this the master holds that be is entitled to damages, and, wljl huh! the cargo untill settlement is made. The deck hands on the propeller S&jjidaw will be very careful how they handle bees after this- Thursday fiiey were carrying aboard the old-fashioned hive which was not very light, and riarkey-Iike gave it a shake up, when nearly the whole colony came out to enquire shout the business-The darkeys scattered up and down the deck, and the captain had to muffle his head with his coat to reach the pilot house. The Kingston Whig says:-"Captain Tifft.of the schooner M. J. Cummings, says the trip from Chicago was as if it were made in midsummer. The weather was delightful. The schooner Jessie Drummond lias arrived with a cargo of walnut timber, consigned fr»m Chicago to Quebec—rate 119c, per foot. The cargo of the barge Maggie, recently ylamaged off Port Colborne, is now being inspected at Montreal. It may be condemned. Thesch.ooner St. Louis will bring coal from Cleveland at $1 40 per ton. She will w\ntcr here and remain loaded. The cargo will be comugu* ed to the K. & P. R. R. and James Swii*. The vessel i# now loswMug ore for Ashtabula." Hut few vessels made the harbor. The only craft to arrive from below "was the propellor Dean Richmond. Large fleets are outside on this late. They have had stiff southerly gales at the foot of this lake, and in-bound vessels, steamers, and tows are all behind. The Perrett and Boscobel, with their tows from Green Bay, got in during the afternoon, much behind time, A dispatch £r"oni Manitowoc announces the propeller Fayorite and her tow, the barges Butcher Boy; Planet, and Uranius, there, the Butcher Boy waterlogged. The tug Protection, of the V. 0. T. Line, left Chicago last evening to assist the Favorite. A dispatch from Captain Shanks, of the schooner Frank Crawford, dated Portage Polaic, announces that the vessel dragged ashore whien she was loading near Garaon Bay. No assistance had been sent at last accounts. Private advices anuouncs the dismasfted schooner George L. "Wrenn as arriving in HOime west shore port. • It is feared that the propeller G/J. Truesdell will sustain heavy damage—perrfaps prove a total loss. Last night the wind was violent from the southwest. Bain fell steadily all the evening and up to a lafie hour in the night. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Consecon, Ont., Oct. 30.—During the gale of Sunday morning a large three-masted vessel, supposed to be the Norway, went ashore on Stony Point, near the entrance of Presque Isle harbor. The extent of the damage and other particulars unknown hero. Also, the schooner Pandora, lying In Miller's Bay for shelter, near the entrance, dragged her anchor and went ashore. She is now lying in rive feet of water, but it requires seven feet to float her. The tug A. Wright and schooner Snowbird are now lightering her. The vessel and cargo have received no serious damage. She is expected to get off to-morrow. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Vi Buffalo. N. Y., Oct. 30.—But few disastojrs making for the lumber woods, while those who sail all the season in both good and bad weather insist on receiving lair wages for their work. mw!K*vi L^wi* Bnd 'I'vlor. representing the insurance pool at Kingston, report! that there have been no losaes Jlf ^;r, Jidln<L-i.md transportation of 7,ooo,ooo bushels , ot gram fnni Kingston to Montreal during the past season. t.ni£L?v i!-he ?1choon«'- O S Storrs it evidently bound ' »1J?wh<BMlt' Keenly she jumped overboard at Os-Kv »* t/?8 "•"S*1-, °n IVidav she jumredintothe mv.t »i * &"¦ 5nd VAmiy ""devoured to fatiiom the JSrtm i8 ?£ U" <*eep. but was noticed and rescued. The asylum is the proper haven for such a woman. uutsioe ol the Goodrich Line steamers the travel by lake tor this season is about over. vessels in the iron ore trade are about the only ones that nave made any mo'ieyfor their owners this season, and tney naye not made enough to allow their owners to present their captains with diamond pins or mersham nines, a ¦a f«cpgiMfctBgejsyeHBB»isjS»^^ It will be remembered by oM vessel men that ^'on one ij. .«--.« --. - __„__*,+ " ir^1862 the steamer Water Witeh, |! have yet shown up as the result of the reoemt stormy night about the year . a craft of good size in those days, was seen off Thunder Bay, Lake Huron, Dying a signal of distress. The rude life-saving apparatus of those days was to no effect in the gale that was prevailing, aud that night's storm covered the steamer beneath the waves. No one was left to tell her fate. She had on a very v&luabLe cargo <of silver bullion and copper. Her owners surrendered her t>;> the companies in which she was insured, and from that day to the present no move has been mads to raise her* In fa>ct, there seems to be but one man who knows her location, and he will nut divulge the secret without a good compensation. The man is Benjamin Seslye, of Bay City. He sayB that the Water Witch is covered by sixteen feet of water, and that he can | go right to the spot where she lies at any time. He once t, nfted a lot of copper from her to convince the insurance icompanies that he knew her whereabouts. Their oiler to him hrat to point out the location of the boat was «S00. This he refused, and it is said that he has Binco been s=aatt „_ ¦ffered 31o,ooo but holds his price firmly at SSo.ooo. How r?Si»^ci-UTi ieelye came in possession of the knowledge as to the Water # ^ . Xm Witch's resting place is not known. Seelye says he knows g It. though, aud when the 82o,ooo is produced he will show| fun the craft. It looks to the insurance companies like S2o,ooo or no Water Witch. That is far from her value. ......'I A CABGrO OF DYWAMXTE. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Kingston, Oct. 30.- Yesterday tine propeller Celtic, with 170 tons of dynamite om board, arrived from Montreal. The harbor imaster was commun'cated with in order to ha»ve her sent away from where she was lying. ]His orders, however, were not obeyed, and a possie of policemen were dispatched to the Celtic to enforce the orders. The captain, seeing there w;as no use of resisting, cleared for Garden Islamd immediately. After he got tied up there his crew, ; fearing he would atfcemot to go up the lake be-I fore the storm abated, left in a body. The Celtic left port short of crew. Jluffnlo Notes. Buffalo, Oct, 30.—Captain Henderson, of the schooner Francis Palms, which arrived in port this morning, reports Being one of the Lehigh Valley propellers lying at anchor about 1 o'clock yesterday morning twenty miles above Long Point with a signal of distress (lying. The sea was very heavy and the Palms had her steering gear carried away, winch made it impossible for her to go to the propeller. After working hard Capt Henderson got an iron tiller shipped. The Palms came very-near having her spars carried away. The propeller in question turns out to be the Oceanica, bound down" for this port with a load of grain. As far as known no damage of consequence has been sustained by her. The schr H W Mage, bound for Erie with iron ore, was unable to make that port yesterday and came; on to Buffalo. She lost part of her mainsail, jib, and topsail. The schooner H W Sage, bound to Erie with ore from Escanaba, lost several of her sails in Saturday night's storm and could not make the harbour of Erie. She came to Buffalo and is now waiting in port. The propeller Oceanica, of the Lehigh Line, was struck by a heavy sua ou Saturday night, and shifted both her boilers. A deckhand, who shipped by the name of John Christopher, was scalded to de:ith. The Oceanica came hi to-day : she is loaded with corn, i Detroit Jo dings. Detroit, Oct 27 -The atcame- C'ty of Cleveland arrived down from Luke Huron last evening. Capt. Steward re-, porta that ou Wednesday there was quite a heavy sea on Lake Huron, and a number of prottellers, steam barges, and vessels were sheltered behind Thunder Bay Island. He also reports that at three o'clock yesterday afternoon he saw a large white three-master, with only her mainsail aud jibs set, .go-ng towards the shore at Forestville. Her mizzen and fere sails appeared to have been carried away. She was deeply loaded. The tug Beinett failed to get the barge Ely afloat with one pump Capt B_ Gruuunond will send up a fourteen-incn Woi¦thmgtom.o asaiac. in releasing her. The prop Lawrei,.e ja ft8hore at Harbour Springs, and the tug Merrick is w^j;jDgaE her The schr Contest is Wul agrouud at Whitehall. She is saul to be badiy twisr-d, Theownerof the Giv;e has gone to Whitefish Bay to remove the machinery from the ^^^ Tl,e gcow liiit was m tow of the Grace at the ti:ie ghe Wil^ suuk VM towed to Whitefish Fol* mA bftg U(J tQ jjiece^ The lumber trade at I>,uth ^ CumiQ^ season will be gale. The Fellowcraft arrived here minus hier centerboard. The steamship Oceanica, of tllie Lehigh Line, shifted her boilers about nineteten inches, off Long Point Saturday. John Cristco-pher, a deckhand, was fatally scalded. Sufflciemt repairs were made while at anchor to allow b/er to make her passage to this port without assis t-an-.?- The schr H. W. Sage is repairing her sails here. She will leave for Erie Wednesdav. The ^damage mentioned in yesterday's dispatch •will ijnot cover the loss. It now aDpears that her isail, two jibs, squaretail, and topsail are 'elegram to The Inter Ocean. East Tawas, Mich., Oct. 30.—On account of heavy weather the propeller Raleigh and consort. Lucerne, here since Friday, unable to load, lest for Duluth to-night, salt laden. The revenue cutter George M. Bibb is here, sheltered, bound for Detroit. The barge Annie Vought is still at anchorage. The Alleghany and consort sheltered here last night. fcpecial Teiecram to The Inter Ocean. Sheboygan, "Wis.. Oct. 30.-—It has been blowing a gale all day, about south. The folio win. e vessels are in port: Schrs H. Rand, J. A. Holmes, Henry Fitzbugh, loaded with coal. True schrs Waleska and Mary, and a steambargre loaded with iron ore passed here going south at 5 p. m. Two vessels lying at anchor under North Point. ______ TUGMEN AND DROWNING- PERSONS. Special Telegram to Tne Inter Ocean. "Washington, Oct. 30.—It has been suggested that the Supervising Inspector General of Steamboats issue an order giving an official construction to the rule forbidding tugboats from carrying passengers, stating that it is not intended to prohibit the rescue of drowning persons. Such a circular is regarded at the department as superfluous. Tugmen who allow persons to drown, through a willful and obstinate construction of the law, are regarded as guilty of murder, and upon the opportunity an example will bie made of the tug captain that will be entirely convincing, it is thought, to the guild generally. Secretary Folger was asked to-day by youj: correspondent whether a general circular would, be issued on this subject. He-said no. The tugmen knew very weld what was the practice at the department, whica was to remit all penalties for violations of the lawou the score of humanity. Cases of that character were of frequent occurrence, and there was no variatien in the practice. He said he had just signed a letter-remitting the penalty in a case where a tuff violated the law by carrying a passenger on the grouud that the person needed medical attention, and was taken to a place where it could be obtained. Of course there wj.s no comparison between this and the case of a person drowning. Detroit Jotfi ¦:<. Detroit, 0:t. 30.—Capt Merrimah lias made au examin atiou of the stranded schooner 0. H Burton, and tinii-shu is situated in about four feet of water, and about 1,'JOs feet from deep water. He thinks she will not suffer from heavy weather, as she is so far ashore. As the weather has been quite rough, nothing lias been done towards releasing her, and she will probably remain where she is until soring. The tug Baize aud wrecking schooner Johnson have returned to the Straits, where they will remain to do wrecking during the fall. S The steambarge Tniesnell that went ashore the other night off Charlevoix ifc/^iot in as bad condition as was at first supposed. The wrecking tug Leviathan has gone to her relief, and will probably succeed in getting her aiioat. Her cargo of pig iron, about 480 tons, will bo taken out, or -(]UUgiiiMliUe*1!B«WWrWts3ff , . >^ The launch of the new propeller build at Sarnul/Oy Mr James Beatty was only partly successful. The vessel stood broadside to the water, aud.started evenly on her way when „ rele;ised from her tasteniugs, but after sliding a Pew feet | the stern swung rapidly forward displacing the cradles, and leaving the bow high and dry out of the water. Tugs will be emnloyed to drag her off. The failure to put the craft fairly afloat was a great disappointment to the thousands of people who assembled to witness the launch, as well as to the owner and builders. As the fastenings were cut, and the vessel began to move, little Miss Wakefield, niece of the owner, broke a bottle of water on her bow and christened her " The United Empire." ________ STILL AGROUND, The steamship Chisholm, according to her clearance, has 75,000 bushels of wheat on board. The tugmen claim she is drawing fifteen feet of water. Five tugs and a locomotive succeeded yesterday in pulling her through tho draw of Harrison street bridge, but there she had to be left again. The tugs were at work at her about all day, as they were the day before and the day and night before that. The stage of water in the harbor has bean very low, aud all this towing is costing moat heavily. Last night the tugs again went to her, among them that giant puller, the Van Schaick. While moving during the day tne Chisholm hit the schooner Annie M. Peterson and took a cathead ouc of her. She also hit the new steamship Fred Hercnr and the schooner M. YV. Page, but did no damage. * DISASTERS. Special Telegram to The later Oceau- Tawas Citi, alien., Oct.. 31,—The schooner Voatie had her canvas carried away in a gale last night on Saginaw Bay. She was towed to this port by the propeller Mary Martini, Special Telegram to Tho Inter Oceau. Cheboygan, Mich., Oat. 31.—The tugs have abandoned the schoouar Ely at Detour, which, with its cargo, will Drove a total loss. A heavy east wind prevailed yesterday, veering to southwest during the night, coming down from that quarter violently till morning. A large down fleet found shelter here, and sot awav this morning as the wind lulled. Special Telegram to The Inter i Kenosha, Wis., Oct. 31.-*-The schooner Geo. L. Wrenn, with lumber for .Chicago, had her foremasthead, a'sc her fore and tnaintoptnasts, carried away off Milwaukee Sunday morning. Her condition was noticed by the patrol of this life-savins station. The iifeooat went to. her assistance and piloted the vessel into this port. THE KISSING CAPTAIN. Special Telegram to Tiie Inter Ocean. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 31—Tne whereabouts of Captain Eaward Fitzsrerald, of the steambarge Barnum, remain a mystery. Some time as o Captain Fitzgerald was injured by an ore-bucket striking him on the head. Frequently of late he Jias complained of pains in his head, and it may be his brain has bsen affected. Circuars beating a portrait aud description will be mailed to 200 important cities. ^m 757% Miscellft0u John Avers, mate of the echr-1.,,,,,^ a.,«-„i ™__- - i injured «t BdUriU* Vton** «t"f by ht bIS £S£ The propeller Tru&dell lies tulok .outI, cf the -iota „. ChaH.Joii, Micii/She is iron KS WJSliS ,* .J'? , „; of water. ksuErtluMmt. SbC.^l, "S,"' J"81' ,'Ce increases she some now. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The three«masted schooner Guna; _v,ilt, i,„^ rough time near Wellington BeajT jLV ^ ; i • ?*&.* days at anchor about- two mileTfri* # "*. ,™ s"m* \'/or the whiter at MyW 'reck, and is logged house, liar:, just stripped and tied l^ojMth»^hVt^^1li^ wharf, Hamilton, She had a g'->°<e,Jon . intend libeling tho steambarge remembered that several weeks ago the Drake with the Norris went ashore on the North Pox Island. The l^rake was roleased by tiie Steamhargs R:;un,v, and she left for below without rendering assistance to the Norris, A tug had therefore to be procured to release the Norris and tow her to Cleveland- Shipments of wheat la3t week amounted to 3oo,554 bU3h, the largest amount for one week of the .season. Charters aud Freights. Chicago. Oct. 27.—The demand for vessel room continues to be good, but carriers are scare. One vessel, the New England propeller St. Paul, carries 24.ooo bu corn to Collingwood at 2io, and vesaeinaen consider it probable there will be a further advance before navigation closes- Buffalo, Oct. 3U.— Coal freights are higher to Chicago and Milwaukee. The schooners .Nellie Gardner and Ida Keith take coal to Chicago at 90 cents, and the propeller V H Kelcham to Milwaukee at 9j cents. The schooner Lcadville goes to Toledo at 25 Dents. 0|»MBMS THE OCEANICA ACCIDENT. Buffalo, Oct. 31.—During the trip of the ' steamship Ooeauica to this port from Chicago Cautain Dicksoa reports that Sunday morning, ! when off Long Point, the wind was blowing hard and bis vessel felt into the trough of the sea, and, lurching heavily, the boilers iv | from their fastenings and shifted about inches to port. This displaced the steam connection^ and steam and water rushed into fire-hold. In ib at the time were a fireman and i deck-hand named John Christopher, the I; being at work handling coal. The fireman es-j caped uninjured to the upper deck by means off the ladder, but Christopher lost bis iiie in the I hot water below. Nearly all trie water from the [ boilers poured into the hold, and it requi over one hour's work to bail it out. When was done the body of the dead man was foi lying with face to the floor. Christopher i 40 years old. His home and relations are not 1 •known. That Xew Found Reef. A correspondent writes :—"In your Collingwood corres-* poudeuce of September 26th, I notice the discovery of an unmarked shoal or reef of rocks in the Georgian Bay, btlt as the last uarty rinding the generally unknown spot ha:; not described the exact locality, 1 beg to report for t he benefit of lake navigators that its proper position will be fouud six miles west-south-west of Black Bill Islands, and eight and one-half miles north-west of the Limestone Inlands. The extent of the shoal will not exceed one acre (the more dangerous), and not five hundred acres l;s reported by the tug Mary Ann. This shoal, with numerous others not marked on our charts, were reported to the Dominion Government years ago ny one of our lake captains, whose knowledge of the inland -seas from Montreal to Duluth is excelled by none. This shoal will carry fourteen feet of water on it. A more dangerous shoal, and quite unknown, is one of vast extent aud composed of gravel and lar^e honey-com bed rocks lying east of Lonely Island at a distance of eight miles, aud directly in the course of vessels from Lake Huron to French River or Byng Inlet. Upon this reef it is the writer's opinion that the late Georgian Bay disaster occurred, and is explained in this way. The Asia left Owen tsound Bay shortly before daylight, with a strong south-east wind, for French River, and her drift would carry her in close proximity to this dangerous reef at, about the time she foundered, say 11 a.m. The Government has been asked to indicate and mark these spots, but little notice was taken of the informant's views in regard to them. The Canadian Government has been so very dilati ry in regard to lighting the coasts upon the Georgian Bay and shores of Lake Superior that private individuals have hud to place beacons aud buoys among the different channels used by vense.'s approaching and leaving the harbours upon that rock-bound coast. The chief cause for disaster upon the Georgian Bay and north shores may be attributed to the want of lights, fog whistles, buoys, and beacons. The hyr* bourn are nature's own aud numerous, better tfhau can be artificially made, and only require the iiuide.-marks to indicate the proper channel to the storm-tossed mariner and his human freight. In Collingwood harbour private individuals have to light up the channel being now dredged by the Government."