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Steamboat Empire, 1844, Capt. D. Howe. Camt. Wm. McKay. Inspeetinj Canadian Vessels. i ^}-t'a M"°T.e' U» Government Inspector of Boilcin ai | ' nica%ro, relerririK to the proposed enforcement of a law <>i*sseiS last aessiou for the inspection of ail steam eraftB trad uiytol inted Stribfra porta the same as American crafts, and [making il obligatory upon the owners of such craft to -hring them_ up (o the American standard in construction fenced there yet. He was under the Impression from the reading of the new law that the work ai inspecting those Canadians is to bo done by special Inspectors ¦ at lea-i special inspectors were to attend to foreign craft on the seaboard, and he supposed It was to be the same on the lalses. lea. t fee would be charged for the tnspeotion o£ Canadians at the same rates ouarged our own erait—n'>J *.,. too tons and under, and 5 cents per ton for each additional ton oter loo. The new tonnage allowance law wai lu eiiec,, and the Canadians would, of coarse, get the benefit of it. But no official notice had et _ been girea the inspectors of this DISAST3BS. Special Tele^rapn to Too inter Ocean. Poet Hukon, Mich., Oct. 24.—The tug Wins-low, with the wrecked barge Waverly in totv, passed at 7 p. m. Tiie bari-e is !eakimr badly ¦•"Ucnt, »nd life-saving equipments, said recently to a kJ fr„m j,_,™ -jc^tained while Doundine on t porter that the inspection of Canadian craft had not ooui«l damage sustained wnue pounumg on ins lawfor the inspection of foreign eraft., and no m»Sructibn&/ MlXAVAITKEE, Wk, Oct. 24.—The Anobor hlh.c had been received: The reporter attested thut this was very strung Jr. view of the fact that the law was supposed to ^o into affect two inonr.hs ago. Inspector Moore responded th<ic he dido t know why it was, but it was as he bad stated—no official notice of the law and no instructions h;w; been received a* yet. The reporter eu-gested thai, inlweroufl livea might- be saved )f the law was enforced thla fall. Insuactor Moore conceded the truth of the snuvestio:. but and that oi comea the inspectors would have to be of noiadj; not Hied and instructed before they tool: any actio., even it \v:j-\ imJc-kUhI that the regular inspectors o<; tb<? 1*'.;-do the work, which he did not understand to be the desigi of the Department. In answer to a question, Irispeotoi Moore said that for the Canadian profilers to come^i-i-'a^ our laws and come up to our standard large tmproveowuti mm; be made, and he was not sure that the box style oi. luiilj 01 many of the Canadian carialere would be accepted DAMAGES, OTTTSIX>!B. ; TTBGENT NBCfiSSITI FOP. A CODE OP FOG SIOSALS. The one thing lacking in onr steamboat laws Is a fog signal code, and especially {on the laKes) a special and distinct system or' signals for steamers that have barges and rafts in tow. This barging on tbe lai:as is a revolution in navigation. Great steamers tow two, three, and Eonr great barges. The barges are 200 to 300 ftet in length, eaeh, and the lines between each barge are ^00 to 300 feet in length, so that the procession is a Very long one, and in time of fog there is great danger of other craft colliding with these tows. Indeed, so numerous have tows become on the lakes, that there are collisions and damage and loss every fogg we have. Tne lat-eat serious disaster of this kind was the collision of the steam barge Tempest with the towoi the lur The gram trade be & ween Uhicaso and bottom. One steam puran is in operation to ^?P.?"Snr Wffyffye{">lt1orwWi"' ii cffpTairi J. Hulbut, of the schooner UeutxB Hurray, had his leg badly bruised by the tow Jine of the schooner F. L. Parker slipping: of? of ¦the Murray's tow-Dost and the end of the iir.a striking the Captain, making a bad fle^ ialTeJeeram to The Inter Ocean. / 2U1LWATXCKE, Wis.; Oct. 24.—Tf propeller Youne ran ashoro at 2 o c ock thiJ morning just off what is known as Five-mile Point, three miles down the lake from this city. There was a heavy smoke and fog hanging over the lake at the time, preventing the officers of the Young from seeing tne light at North Point. The vessel struck on rocky bottom. Her wheel having struck, it wa3 found impossible to move her engines. Ker whistle blew for assistance, and a tug soon reached her, and found that she Was out two feet aft. Notice was sent to tbe Anchor .Line ascot in this city, and lighters, and a to roe of stevedores were at once sent to relieve the vessel. At 7 o'clock the tugs "Welcome and Hagermau had begun the work of releasing her, assisted by the life-saving crew. After about 120 tons of her cargo hud been iiightered she was pulled oif, and reached this port at 12 o'clock. Her cargo was reloaded this afternoon, and bhe started this evening for Chicago. Had there been a heavy sea the vessel ¦ nl.. h^Tt^ nAne.M.,mne>o X Bosoobel. _ Lake Erie dotes is lar^e.y carried on now in steamships ana tows, and tows of barges are the order in tbe iron ore, coal,and lumber trades. Ids au entire new order of tninga within comparatively a few years and demands some iLtteutioa from the Steamboat Board and Congress in order to insure safety. Even aside from this point*—cm ft having others in tow—there is no code of iou signals; there is no code for sinaie craft. Tne JSautical GazHte says on tne subject: "The Gazette endeavored to nave Congress, at its fast session, take some action in this very matter, and a bill was presented providing for a commission, composed of naval and revenue marine officers, to confer with a similar commission to be appointed by tbe British Government, to adopt an international code of fog su-nais, but nothing was accomplished further tnau to net. the bill in shape ao it can be brought up at the next session. Active steps are being taken in England to bave such a code adopted. Thus far the inventive genius of a score of men have developed an equal number of codes, but none have ever met witn such universal commendation as that of ::un William U. Bainer, which is the simplest and most "ship-shape** of all, as will be seen by reference to it as beiow. Tne signals are made by an automatic machine of unerring fidelity of action, connected with the motive power of the vessel and controlled by tne officer of the deck. The code is as follows: For any course between . N. and N. E. —¦—¦-------- N. E. and E. ------—--------— ; E. and & K.--------------------------- ¦ ft. and S. W."-------------------- ii. W. and W.------------------------. W.andN.W.-------------------. N. W. and N.------------------ Each loug dash represents a long b^asfc, each short danh a short bast of the whistle or horn. Any intelligent; seaman cannot rail to see the simplicity of this code, and will acknowledge that if in a fog, he was certain that a vessel btdng steered on any course between two given points of the compass, he. could so shape his own course go as to positively avoid a col-¦ision. It will be seen that if, for instance, a vessel is running on a course between nor:h and I northeast, which is indicated by one long and two short blasts, it wou.d be dangerous to enter that quadrant of the compass, and consequently the pruaent master would steer a course to carry : him to westward of north, or to the eastward of I northeast. This code of fog signals womd definitely indicate the approximate courses of both vessels. A greater number of signals would ' be confusing, and a less number too indefinite, and we feel, as the best of authorities do also, that Barker's code is the safest and happiest means of all the codes yet offered. There is another feature of the Barker code to which r,e must invite attention just here, and which goes far, in our estimation, to make it of . Mperior value. All courses with 'Northing' and 'EoBtiDg* in them begin with a long blast and end with a short blast: those with 'East-ins- and 'Southing* beuin with a long blast and end with }Jong blast; those with 'rioushing' and 'West-•iit" beiiin with a short and end with a long blast, vhiie ihose with 'Westins* and 'Northing' begin and end with a short blast. These are prominent tad very valuable features of tne Barker code,and u practice wou.d very materially aid the navi-ihtor in defining the course steered bv the ap-iroacliiQg vessel at the earliest practicable mo-uent, a factor of vital importance in hi^h-speed j 'easels." ' I TUG LAUNCHED. Special Telegram to The later Ocean. Saugatucx, Mich., Oc iii. —Shortly after 4 ock Captain J. J. Hickman's new tug was ached from Martei's yard, many persons witnessing the sliding. She slipped along nicely Al she was nearly on the water, when she tped off the ways and stuck. The Alice Purdy ';;e a three-incu hawser in getting he not her afloat all right. Shebas been named (Lorana, and is a very trim-looking era Beveuty-iive feet over all. sixteen feet, in the beam, and has a depth of hold of eight Her outfit will be completed Chicaco, where she will be en before the close of the week, and will c^n-idst of a new steel boiler, 5*2X11 feet, and an engine eighteen inches square. She has been pro-led with a buffalo1 wheel of six feet. Captain cktnau says sh< vt than teisflrstone, the Hattie FoX, and he is jubiiaut. would verv liselv. have gone to pieces. ^erta! lUflBl'lftb to 3*he tnu ¦ ¦ ¦.¦:>¦¦ CoLXJSawooD, Ont., Oct. 24—The steamer 3KTaganc-t.awan arrived here last niehtfrom Byng liiiiet. The purser, Mr. McQuade, brines a re-"Spovt that the bark Thurston, bound for Byng ilnlec from Algoma mills, light, went on a shoai at 3 am., tbe morning of the 23d, off Byng Inlet light-house, south of the Stakes, leaking badly, being half full of water. It is impossibie to get her oil without the assistance of a wrecking-tng and a steam pnmn. The owners, at Amherstburg, were notified this inorniug of the accident. •oster. bars VARIOUS POSTS. Special Telesrram to Tne Inter Ocean'9 Buffalo, N. Y.. Oct-. 26.—The arrivals to-day from upper lake ports were: From Chicaso— Props W. H. Barnum, Conestoga; schr Scnuvl-kiii. From Duluth—Prop China, schr David Stewart Cleared for Chicago- Props Buffalo, merchandise; H. J. Jewett, merchandise; Con-estogo, light; schr J. W. Doane, 1,300 tons coal. For Duluth—Props Roanoke, merchandise; Iron Chief, railroad iron. A shooting affray occurred on the propeller Roanoke at 3:50 o'clock this afternoon in which Frank Williams, one of toe passengers, was shot in the le* below the knee. He was taken to police headquarters. Chas. Brown, a deck-hand, was arrested, but avers that he did not engage in the shooting. He says Chas. Hatfield, a deckhand, fired the shot'that wounded Williams. The case against Captain Chas. Gilbert, of the schooner Benjamin E. Bruce, charged witii smuggling, was adjourned to-day by the United States Commissioner until to-morrow morning. Wind west; fresh. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. • , East Tawas, Mich., Oct. 26.—The barge Ar*6ie > [ Vought, loaded with coal and bound for Chicago, ;is anchored ia the bay waiting the steambarge Potomac. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Cheboygan, Mich., Oct. 26.—A heavy west wind nas been prevailing here all day, and a large up-fleet is sheltered here. The weather , continues exceedingly fine for this time of the * year. Departed—Prop Ste. Marie; schr City of ? Shebovgan. __ Miscellaneous, The " Inter-Ocean " prognosticates that a blizzard is at hand. The Canadian steambarge Georgian has been in Miller Brothers' dry-clock, OhfcajfO. _ The uevr c:atch-s;ui(l jetty, for the harbour of j^rie ia to be l,2oio leet long ami built of oak piles driven close together. Thie work is to cost $7.ooo, ami will be com-nienced next spring by AF McKenzie, of Ashtabula, who bus juafc recehved the contract. Tugmen au Chic^o seem to have been having dull [ Vea Sunuvside J-times lately. The '*Tribune" says that nmny of then? have ff ' &Qnn>siae' Jirmaica, ju. »one far down the lake luukiug for tows and had to re- Foster, George Mur/ray, J. W. turn light. IVhe tug Mosher went out on Sunday afternoon Mitohell CAtv nf Clhlcairo and did not raetmrn till near dark Monday eveoJne Hhe ' 2.'u(Talo Xotes. Buffalo. N.T., Oct. 3o.—The schooner Ellen Spry, after lightering about 15o tottt was released at 11a.m. yesterday »u4 tuken to the dock in Coit81iy to unload the balance of her cargo. Ttie steamship it K Paclcer. which broke a bucket of her wheel at Chicago reeeuitly, recaived a new one y«st«rd»y u10 the Union l>ock. She is loading coal for Prinoa Arthur's Landing. The steamship Slberiia, with coal for Duluth, leftToledo aeauay afternoon auul shortly after grouudvd oa a bar off wm atf!l fort ye*t«rd*y afternooa . CurtiB, (wcenUy built at Marine City by i> \ is now unh»»ci,ajg at Bay City the last cargo of lum- 1, v.^. that she will tutte omt an a tow bmr«.e. She will cooio toVi Buffalo with the lumber in tow of the Birkhead and hava her machinery put in. Her boiler* will be a 12 x IS. with a steam dome 3j i 12, Jorraed of ?teel that stood a t«t« of 7^#ooo poUuds. Her eugioe will taru au 11-foot wheel, and is beuig built at the King Iron Works by Mr ii C 'i'l-UUt ___ ______ ^^^^^^^ ' ^^^^J M iiscelluueoas. T3ie schooner Hartford is hard agrouud a short dLstacc* above Terry Point. The Canadian schonmer J G Worts, which discharged a cargo of barley at the Colon elevator, at Clefelaud, laat week, fell short 52o buwhels. It Is thought the error oc-cinrea at Toronto. Fueigbt was jiaid ou the barley de^ liver eel. Trie steamer Euierahd, while towing a set of boom poles off Piuconumg. became diauliled by Ureakiug her uachiuery and towed to Bay Oity.. Au examitiatioti shows that tho pistOQi>rud parted, bremkiug her cylinder aud coud»us«r. The diiiaage amounts to^ about s2,ooo. A Sandusky despatch nays :—Captain Martin Johnson, of the barge Dolphin, of iE&K Saiduaw, Mioh,. mysteriously oisappeared from that citty (Sandusky), and fears ar« enter-talneu that ha luis beem foully dealt with, lie started up town from his boot on Monday evening, since which time til t trace of him. has beou lost, lie had $^oo in currency ou hUjeraon._________ nn^r¥ii^iisl^rM A FLEET'-CASUALTIES. one hunde:ed ci.aft come in. A fleet of 102 viessels arrived in port auring the day yesterday. Among them are the j schooners Westside, Fioretta, Bolivia, E. J. Mc- V 'JVemble, S. H. Doane, Belle Queen City, and had a tow however ("the barge Transfer")?^ herTcautai'u tf Yankee Blade. No niropeliers arrived from be determined tea stay outsldr *S: uirfne Casualty* Collingwood, Oct. 24.—The steamer Mago.net> mean arrived here late last night from Byng ulet, reports the barque Thurston wrecked on a oal oil' .Byng Inlet lighthouse. FREIGHTS. The Bcbooner T. Ii. Merritt was taken for corn to Edwards burs (near Ogdensburg) at 53ic free of lighterage. Her capacity is 22,000 bushels. Ho other oharters could bo learned of. There was a demand for tonnage, buc there was nouo ready. On corn to Buffalo the offering figure was 234c; on'Wheat to Buffalo, 3c, Iso change in lumber freights. COAL FREIGHTS. Bipedal Telegram to Tne luiar Ut'LianJ BUFFALO, N. Y., Oct. 24.—Coat freicbts dull; catrgoes scarce at 75c to Chicago and Milwaukee. Em^agementf: For Chicaeo—Prop Clyde." For Milwaukee—Schr Typo. Tne schooner Cheney -*¦ A.mes has had her insurance canceled and will be laid up immediately. Charters ant! Freights. Chicago, Oct. 24 —The charters made yesterday were:— Bteambarge Lincoln and barge Lisgar, each 2o,ooe bu corn to Collingwood at 3?c ; prop Oneida. 26,ooo ou corn ana merchanaise to Collingwood. Armour & Co. snipped sj^-ooo worth of prorhooHS by tbe propeller Peerless, eonsmn toT Marks &0!o„ Prince Atthure Landiuy, Ont. ««™ tins the steamer took out a large quantity of Buutinea i n other ports. Large-quantitieg of fruit are now >>,.,,,., brounht iu by steamers from Benton Harbour. *"Ii","u/ the Laura came lu with l,9oo package fr^m that poiM The prop Nevada took 2f>.ooo bu corn to Midland, ami ine propfOregon 35,o68 bu corn to Collingwood/ Bje runni figure tor com to Upper Canadian ports was 2c and that i<4 Ogdensburg 6c. . DETROIT, Oct. 25 — The following charters wewtepoitej vesteiday—Schr New Dominion, bolts to Bear Creek and Bla.k itock at |1 90 per cord : scow Sassatus, wood, Morpeth to Detroit at ii 70 per cord. - I Br vf\lo. Oct. 25.-Coal freights are unchanged at 750 to Cfcicaso. but with anuptfard tendency. No charters this forenoon. Kingston Notes. Kingston, Oct. 25.-(Si>Bcial). -The schr Pandora loads barley at Wellington and Coi-secoii, lake shore. Prince Jiu-ward county, for Milwaukee, at 7;.c. The schr O M Bond has cleared for Belleville, where she will Boad barley for Chi 'ago at 6c. t Tb* schrs William Eigiu add Oliver Mowat are loading ore for Fairhaven and Sodus at 45e. ¦ The tug Mc Arthur arrived from Cornwall. She took the last raft "of the Collins' Bay Rafting Company down the ¦ river. | The schr Jessie Drummond has arrived with walnut tim-ber consigned from. Chicago to Quebec. The rate is 19c per foot, and the freight amounted to *2,850. The schr M O'Gornoan is loading lumber for Cswego. The schr Jessie Macdonald cleared last evening lor Us-' wej;o with ties. L Tug Metauiora and barges arrived with timber trom Cheboygan. They winter here. The barges will be hauled L out at Portsmouth and repaired. i Charles Chambers and Lewis P Yette, of Kingston, and Wm Taft, of Port Hope, were sailors before the umst on the George Thurston which, light, went ashore at Byng( Inlet on the 23rd. Their wages at S2 per day continues until they reach this port. The Thurston was returning after delivering steel rails at Algoma Mills. STeSWrday the steambarge Bruuo a"'ived at Portsmouth with 16,&oo bushels oi" wheat from ports along 1-ake Lrie. The Captains of vessels carrying iron ore complain ot the action of the Seamen's Union in raising wages. Their freight'Has uot increased. Hates oa ore to Charlotte are 50c ; Sodus Point, 45c : Fairhaven, 4lte , aud to Ashtabula, $1 free iu and out. Detroit Jottings. Detroit. Oct. 25.—Yesterday morning the tug Swain left Grummond's dock, having on hoard steam pumps, divers, and everything necessary to rise the schr Sweetheart,, which is reported sunk at Grand Island, Lake Superior. The Sweetheart ia said to be loaded with l.ooo tons of iron. . , The tug Winslow arrived last night having in tow the barge Waverley, which has been ashore on Pt St Ignace for some time. She will be placed m dry dock aud thor« iughly repaired. The new schooner Walter Smith, built this seasou at South Haven, was launched Oct. 16. She is 71 feet over all, 18 feet beam. 6 feet hold. She is owned by Smith Bros, of Souiih Haven. Saul! Ste Marie "Democrat" says rive dredges are at work on the flats. The dredging at that point is nearly com-. pletdd and toe dredges will soon be removed either to Grand Marais or Hay Lake. The Canadian steambarge D Pi Vanallen and barge is unloading lumber at Windsor. Propeller Lawrence, of the Northern Michigan Line, ran hard aground on Harbour Point, Little Traverse harbour,' yesterday inorniug during a dense fog, sustaining but littlt; damage. A tug has been sent for to take her off. Iluffiilo Notes. Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 25.—Lightering the schooner Ellei Spry, which is aground iu Coit Slip, was begun yesterday and she will likely get off to-day. The schooner B F Bruce, now unloading ties, will at one* be placed in winter quarters here, and the barge L W Drak» will also be laid up. John Kelderhouse, owner of the» vessels, intends to strip all his sail craft as soon as the; reach port. The schooner C B Benson, which was run into by th Florida at the head of the lake some days ago, sustained considerable damage. She was struck by the Florida' stern on her starboard side, between the main and mizzei masts aud twelve stanchions, her rail and bulwarks wer smashed in. Her deck planks were aiso started, and sea washing over her wet 76 bushels of her wheat. The Bensoj will to light to Toledo for repairs. Ottawa, Oct. 24.— Wilhelm Thomassen, a N< ¦^eigiau barge hand, in tbe employ of Mr. Kiarby, was found drowned early this morning the? canal basin. He was intoxicated on the pi vioaus night, and it ia supposed that. tennpting to board the barge heftumbled off t 5 burg, anchors, blocilis, etc. _ cleared from Ogdensburg ore. When it became apparent that she would prove' wreck Captain Mcjvee abandoned her. tsbe was insured tor S12.O0O, ihe insurance companies propose contesting the CUMUl. aliening nou-fulfilmer.t of the nijes on the part Of the I 'aiiUin in not scouring a pilot. Captain Fitzgerald is of the opinion that the cargo had not shifted ¦ that the vessel has been injured only where she struct An attempt [will be made next eeasou to raise her. The cargo is valued riii imiiinltei—e^gpefc l Transfer), as her tCaDtain J week rather than return to J as ¦ cooked. w low. The wind was 'east northeast during Some time uwo the schooner Jam'cCSfc sank at the NarX day, and last night it was east i rows. SUe Wto purchased hy George Hali \ Co., of Ogdeus- who lucre since stripped her of her sails, rigging The price paid was ijj5oo. The Qook ¦ "or Cleveland with Soo tons of the DISASTERS. THE FKOPELLEB TiiUESDELL IN TROUBLE. Private dispatches received in Chicago yesterday aunounco the Propeller Truesdell ashore and sunic at Charlevoix. The disaster occurred, it ia understood, during1 Wednesday night One disnatch was received bw Attins & Beckwith, agents of the Boston1. Marine Insurance Company, one of the eorapauaies interested in the cargo. Another $ dispatch waas received by Mr. T. H. White, of the"' \ Boston Shoee and Leather, one of the companies on the hull. A steam pump was askea for, and arraneemenits were being made last evening toii send one friom some point. There is eight feet of water ou one side of the steamer, and ten feet ou the othier, she being fail and resting on the bottom. A iact that favors her rescue is that 4 she lies just inside, so that she is not so much, exposed. Her position, nevertheless, is perilous enough at this season of the year. The Truesdell has a cargo of 450 tons of pig iron, consigned to the Pine Lake Iron Company, Chicago, and shipped to tbe same from Ironton. It is insured in the Coarse Freight Insurance Pool for $13,500. [There are eight companies in this pool.J The hull is owned by John Otis, and is insured for $20,000 in tine Hull Pool. JflThereisa new master in the Truesdell this trip. The TruesBdell measures 498 tons. She was built in Cniciago by Banta in 1S(>4, and rebuilt in 1876. She w/as owned by the Goodrich Company Until two yeaira aiso, and at present, as stated, John Otis is >tne owgex During tbe norther, at about3 o'clock yesterday morning, the sobooner J. "W. Brown, bound into this harbor, ran on tbe northwest end—the shore end—of the new exterior breakwater now in course of construction off Chicago. [It will be remcmbiered that during a fog some time ago the new stjeanishiD * Siberia narrowly escaped wreck on this exterior breakwater, there beiing no fog-bell or whistle located there.] The vweather was clear wnen the Brown, struck, but t:he master of that vessel says there WAS NO LIGHT on the breakwater; What there usually Is a light there, and its absence was the cause" of his disaster. The vessel's hiead-gear was carried away, her stem knocked out of place, opening her forward, and sue leaked badly. Thinking she would sink or waterlog and roll over, three of the crew leaped off itue vessel onto the breakwater. The officers succeeded in working the vessel around sbuth oif cue breaitwater and case anchor. The life-sawing crew were on hand, and while some rof them went aboard the Brown 'ane. worked at the pumps others came up Unto the inner harbor^ after a tug. The three men who leaped « on the cribs had been brought into the harbor. The tug McCiellan was found, and these men, b='ing found, were takmn back aboard the Brown. The tuir then towed thie vessel into port. Another schooner was following the Brown onto tbe cribs wnen she first struck, but one of ¦the tugs, by running to her and cautioning her master with shrieks from the wiugtle, succeeded in averting a second collision. THE LIFE-SAVING CBEW say they saw the light out in place on the breakwater in the evening, but that it may possibly have been carried awavy or put out by the sea. One report has it that ithe Brown herself carried away tue light, but tlfais is Ait credited. Tho master of the Brown miaiutains that if there had been a light tnere the: accident would not have toccurred. ___ . ^^ ¦ OTHhi: DISASTER*. The schoomer Contest is ashore about a mile north of the.* piers at Whitehall. Crew saved. She is in biad shape. She was bound oud from Chicago) light. The propedler Lawrence, of the Northern Michigan Lime, already reported ashore is, m no danger, She is inside the point at Harbor Springs. The tng Merrick has gone to her from CheDoygao. Mr. Chamberlain, tho manager of the line in Chicago, thinks she has not and will not sustain damage to hull or cargo. FREIGHTS. Shippers were ou the market looking for grain room yesterday, but there was little ready to be haa. Rates were firm at 3*&$$^q wheat to Buffalo. Charters were: charters and freight*. Bay City, Oct. 26.-Lumber freights took another rise yesterday of 25c per M feet. Oue charter was made at that increase, and m.ore could have been made had there been a . supply of boats. The steambarge S D Caldweii ionded 1 lumber for Buttalo at $2 25 per M. Dock hire here is 50 cents an hour, Buffalo, Ocit, 26.— Coal freights are firm with the pros--pects of 30c ; am increase of 5c. could be obtained without much difficulty, as vessels are very scarce. Yesterday the K.len Snry and J W Doaue were put in for Chtcaifo at 75c, and the steamship H £ Packer for Prince Arthur's Lauding at $150. Detroit, Oct. 26.— Yeuterday's charters were as follows : --Mchrs John Tibbetts, lumber, Tawas to Ashtabula at $2 25 . John B .Mayes, wheat to Buffalo at 2Jc. — —¦. ¦¦ ¦ <x*Ml Uiltug*. »¦ " '7'"*. f k?vw?^_ ¦BjHMMMHW Detroit. Oct. 23.—A Milwaukee despatch says tlu Anchor Line propeller Yonug ran ashore yesterday morn intf jtist off Five Mile Point. A heavy smoke and foi hauidntf over the lake at the time prevented the officers o. tiie Youna seeiag the light at North Pwint. The ?es»« struck on a rocky bottom, and the wheel having stuck i was found impuasible to move the engines. Her whUtl blew for adsistarice, and a tun soon reached her aud fouu that she was cut two feet aft. Notice was sent to th Anchor Lind ag<ent at that city, aud lighten and a fore of stevedores weire at ouce sent to roiieve the Teasel. At o'cloolc Che Etttfg Welcome and Hag:eruiau had begun th work of releafl&nf her. assisted by the life-saving ere v., ao<i after 120 t-oms of Cargo had been lightered she w»\ ' pulled off and reached that port. H.a.d there been a heai" ji'.a the vl-;;^o! w.:c.iUl likely have gone l.j piece.;. ofl Milwaukee Tuesday afternoon. It is supposed th-lime caught tire from bilge water. She had a cargo f-Gr&ad Haven. The barge Wawerley is in Spring well's dry-dock for ra pairs. She sustained very little damage froiu grounding a Point St Ignace. The Western Transportation Go's propeller Comnaodor' is en route from (Chicago with one of the largest packagi cargoes ever carriied ou the lakes. * The small seine-oner New Hampshire is lying at J 1 Ssr-tnton & Co.'s dock, where she arrived on Sunday last A new rudder pewit is being made for her, and will be put i place as soon as possible, after which she will start to Rondeau, Ont. Capt J J Hickiman's new tue waa launched Tuesday froc Martei's yard at &augatuck. Many persons witnessed th sliding, She slipjped along nicely uutil she was nearly oi the water, when ;she slipped off the stays and stuck. Sh baa been named i.iie boreua. and is a trim-looking craft 7 feet over all, 16 feet beam, depth of hold B feet. The schooner Queen City, in'tow of the tuw American Eagle, strucik tbe north pier coming in. Slight damaze. Vessels sailed in dunine the night, and became badly mixed up at tlhe Idiuois Central bridge. ) Tbe Kate Darley and otners sustained slight damage. The Lucia Simpson, steambarge Shrigley, and steamsbio Jewett camie together in the harbor. f The Simpson was damaged. The schooner Majoir Ferry had her rigging torn. The tug Little Giamt struck the tug Prindi-' ville, pushing ner imto a canalboat, and doing f, tbe latter damage. The barges York State and S. A. Irish also sustained damage. . The steamship Chislnolm wa.3 still at anchor /off the harbor last might. She was repairing damage tohor engine. Tbe waterlogged scinooner Butcher Boy was towed iniiO the harbor dluring tbe day. / The schooner Cicy of. ©reen Bay, towing, poked v her jibboom through tlue Hue smokestack of the steamship Rube Rifchartds. especial Teleirjraia to run lnuor Ocean. Poet Dalhousik, Onit., Nov. '!.— The schooner D. G. Fort broke her rntdder coming one of lock No. S when on her waw down the canal, and on arrival here had a diver examine the damaged part, who pronounced ia unsafe for her to go out without a tug to tow heir. She left thfa morning for Ogdensburg in tiuw of the tug Harvey Weelon. Tbe schooner E. WiUSama, bound from Canal to Oswego, ran back here this moruiug, and left again this afternoon. Siho reports a very heavy sea and strong breeze from the north. Special Telegram to The Imter Ocean. East Tawas, Mien., Nov. 2.— Wind stroner, from the northeast. Tlhe steambartre City uf New York arrived here with a barge, lumber loaded, leaking badly, sand just before dark ran up with her into shoal water in a bight or the Bjay, Cannot get the uarme of the barge to-uight. Bpeclal Teleffram to Tbe Intter Ocean. E Bat City, Mich., Nov. 2.—Word to-day from the barge Burchard, which went ashore near Point Lookout Monday night, says the owner Ihinks he will abandon mer. The Burchard was "built at Huron in 1847. She measures 160 tons, and was worth about $2,.000. She has ou a load of stone. Buffalo) Xotes. Buffalo, Nov. 6.—At an -early hour yesterday morning Ihibp Brown, employed on the bargo Hattie, lying at thfl Erie elevator, fell between tlue vessel and tbe dock and was drowned. Tho body was recovered and removed to the morgue. J!eeeipt3 by lake last week, 1,452-450 bushels of grain and 101.49J barrels of flour. Of ojoal 30.700 tons were shipped. Canal shipments amounted to 1,083,580 bushels of grain, and by rah 290,800 bushels. The water hereabout* has .been low for several days ou account of up lake winds. The steamship Oceanic* mvas on the bottom at the fuel dock In BZackwell Canal on Siaturday afternoon and night, but was pulled off and out by t several tugs yesterday morn* mg. At Tonawanda on Fridayy ninhfc Joseph Loghead, a sailor, fell from th< gang plannlc of the propeller A Weston. struck a lojr rolled' into the » liver, and was drowned. He BhiDped on the boat about fQ&dt weeks ago at Tonawaad*. and was* stx*a*er.