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TFTW. riOlWTVKtnTOTTe »vn t»/vdttt *W STTR! A MWR THE NEW STEAMSHIP TALLAHASSEE. // // 'r // OCONTO LAID UP. Vessels in Winter Quarters at Lake Ports. /jfit^-------— OVERHAULING AND REFITTING- Transformations and Changes to Be Made in Lake Craft. OUR WATER HIGHWAYS DESERTED Close of an Unsatisfactory Sea sola's Navigatioa. 8teamke Michigan, (Capt. Blake, \s a Gale on Lake Hukon. X UViHi Following is a list of vessels laid up for the winter at lake ports, some of which will undergo extensive repairs ml alterations in preparation for next season's business :— KrNCAKDrNK.— Sehr Niagara. Bronte.—Madeline and Lithophone. CAPE VtKCKNT.—Schr Polly M Ko^ers. MlDLAKD.—Schrs Dot and Nett Woodward. JJAPANEtt.— Steamer Plight. Steambarge Pioneer. Fort Stanley.—Str Ruby. Schrs Mary, Cataract,, and H P Muriay. Cobourg.—Schrs Queen of the Lakes, Hannah Blutler, W T Greenwood, and Eliza Fisher. Oakville.—Schrs Marcia A Hall, Baltic, Highland Beauty, and Brothers. RONDEAU.—Schr Union, Tug New Era. Dredge .Samson, and some scows. Meaford.— Steam dredge Challenge. Tugs Trudlaau, Rescue, Othello, Belle, and Fanny. Portsmouth.—Tugs Jessie Hall and Frank Pejrew: schrs Mary and O'Gormau and 13 barges. Harbour still open. Collingwood.—Strs Atlantic, Northern Belle, Canada, Oneida. Tugs Mary Ann, Cherokee, Thistle, McPherson, and dredge Little Giant. Sackett's Harbour..-—Schrs L B Stone, Monitor, Seas foam. Steam yacht Flora Halite* Tug Edith Sewell. Scows Benecia Boy. Sloop Mary Baldwiu. South Bav.—Schrs C Gearing, Kate, Nellie Teresa, W W Grant, F F Cole, Magdaia. Schrs Rainbow. Ocean Wave. Lillian, are laid up in Black River. Port Dover.—Schrs Sterling, Twilight, Craftsman, New ' Dominion, John McBride. Per-ia, George Dow, Snowdrop, . Dauntless, Eliza Allen, Erie, Stewart, and Maole Leaf I Tug E, J. Trible. g Windsor.—Props Alma, Munro, Hope, Fortune. Michigan . Tugs Erie Belle, Smyth*, Parker. Schrs and brigs Grace Ann, Eliza, Babineau, Gaudrey, Victor, Beneidiet,. New Dominion, John Stevenson, Abeona, E. Burrows.. PENETANG.—Tugs Bhawanaga, Mary Beck, Stella, Tender, ivato Piigratu. The latter i: being hauled out preparatory to being thoroughly overhauled and rebuilt dnrito the winter. The Tender is to be supplied with a new engiuie, PORT Colborne.— Schrs W A Wawanosh and New Do* miuion, of Toronto. Tu'43 W A Booth, M A Lu.u—lioti .Mary, Maggie, S Neelon, Jane Armstrong, Salty Jacjfc, H B Payne, and L Shickiuua. Dredge John Page Pout' Hovi.—Schrs Two Brothers, Lewis Boss. Ami-ora, Wave Crest, Annie Minnes. Picton. W J Kuft'ei lEliza white. Maria Annette, Caroline Marsh, Erie Queen, Gari* baldi, Ariel, and Agnes Hope. Str Norseman and statin-barge Van Allen. - G0DERICH.-Schrs Lady Dufferin, ,TG Koffage, Wanderer. Heather Bell, Florence, Jane McLeod," Ontario II N Tollman. M S Gordon, E W Kathbvm. Tugs CI Som liespatch, anil Belle Shelby. Vessels were laid up earlier than usual owing to the low rates offered and scarcity of PiexoN.-Schrs Haitian. Fabiola, and Seahird The ;l'f'f,uid up at the Stone Mills, ami the steambarge llohe Wilson at Hallowell Mills. The steamers Alex,>, dri i and Luinress of India are iu Montreal having extensive repairs done to tbem. The Alexandria is getting a new hull, while the Empress of India gets iron keelsons and ¦ i overhauling, including new steel boilers and a powerful engine. Oven sound.-Strs Campana, City of Owen Sound 'I-ranees smith, Africa, Emerald, Enterprise, Aneff. Maraa- t Hawaii : steamtarges Gdwalau and Kincardine: t.ugs --oreross Ken.h-K-k, Geo Ma.l.au, and Soeord : s hrs Lardy dacdonald, Lily .lam, ton, Peerless, Annie Foster, Otoua bee, Kestiess, Mocking Bird, Larkins : dredces No.- (uuid 9. The prop Rescue left here this morning for Meaford Oswego.-Steauibarges Kiugsford, Norman Str Gn',nd-br"ii ,a"a? °„1' MOTt'-v- F " Wheeler. M J <:, ,mi ,' 1 1? i .iRedton! -diiorDa, , S H Lyons. Wm A,",", lag Queer,, and Jason Parker. Solus Nevada. CI,;,,--, 1 s, , Star, Cluidmg Star, Mystic Star. John Burt, Goo U '-. e-J Bontley, Annie Muivey, John T Mott, ]*) Ha nmond' &f ^.T aSrd ,Ka,te Kclly- DredC«s Sampson a ,d SorkL^or thiL^>-;Cun,mi?B! ,4 sti" in Amission the, ii"f Government, taking scows to and from KINUNTON-Strs Hero,Brince Arthur, Eothesay.Hastinra Gpsy, Wjtertow,,, ami D C West. Tugs Mataino... Mc. Arthur. Active, Bronsou, and fleet of barges belonging to o.:tere»t font ardiug companies. Steatuharges Adventure -artyle. Reliance, aim Imliau. Schrs Hurray, Nora, Trent I aiigaK.ru, Smgaiiore, Hy-ieialw-1, I; W vAt, St- Lotus Oliver Mowat, Prince Alfred. Watertown, Mar, Lydon' Wm Elgin White Oak, Annie Foster, North Star" Acad a Gti-.elie. J H. Breck, Annandaie, Great Western, Anui Fa coner, 1/orest Qoee.t. Eureka.. Pride of America « " . ililla, Jessie McDonald, and Granthaui. The ferry steamers to the Islands and Cape Vincent are still in cornmlsS J?°Ja Huitox.-Props Quebec. Ontario. 0 H Green i no> TVH -Ho™. °»"1». "elle Cross, limlington I t tt-eu Kotjore, Saginaw Valley, City of Concord Ail? FiSSJ; A,;Vesso",s »chr" A Boody, .1 H Magruder. Geo 0 riuuey, Home, 1) Provost, Jesse. Dan -Viler i.tviu Donald, Albatross, Seaman, F 0' Leijntoi. Aeor^*S * •¦]'"-¦ \,i- Lamb. WW Stewart, Wm, Pringle? E O S "',;;" ,-m Bernor. Jenuette. Tugs F Moffatt M F Merrick, kittle Haight, Mocking Bird,V B Castle. Sarnia.-Navigation is completely closed for the season except to river ports Vessels laid up here -Strs Mani-ioha, Sovereign, and, Ontario : tugs Kittle Haight and Wiles Strati Steambarges Isaac May. Lothair, CorisantTo VauZ size..-, Sovereign. Wauhnusheno, and Muskoka" hrs Niagara, Sara,, Jane, Nemesis, Klgin, Dufferin and Uotchkrss; scows Millie J Leighton. JaSet Ann Wrecker r»ter here as usual, The former is how tied us. but thi STEAMER SAPPHO Tha following statement shows the number of vessels and fftfts passed throustb the draw of the International Bridge ;oth ways, during 1G32 :— Steamers. Other vesels. Rafts. Total. April................ J21 7S 1 log May................. 2i') 1(54 • 4 tu& June................< '366 138 8 412 Ju!y................. M6 Q) 19 sis August ............. 543 170 21 7i7 Septeraber.......... E0.) . 2i)t U6 755a October.-.......... 338 6S 1^' 42C Kovembar ....»..... 1-IJ 57 2 j 99 Total, 1882........ 2703 962 93 33 4 Total. 18-1........ IS33 D70 S6 2.*33 Increftse, 1333...... £S7 .... 7 "736 Dtcre^*, 138-'......... 8 latter continues to ruu daily'to Wallaceburg. The prop Quebec, of the N W T Oo's Line, is ;it Detroit undergoinga horouih overbaullus. and will not relurti till spring. The new prop United Empire will have her interior fitting completed at Sarnia during tl.iswnter. Port DAiHoi/ste. —Props Armenia, Cuba, California, Glenrinla.-;. Steambarge Albion. Tugs H Neelon. James Norris. Joe Mac. M R Mitchell, W J Aikens, (Jolden City, and O Gordon. Scbrs A Mnir, Antelope, Albatross. Arcti c. Leadville, M L Breck. Fellowcraft, and Saint CJair. Barge Ark, The props Armenia and California are on the dry* dock, and are each to be lengthened about 40 feetjrtlie Armenia beinsr already cut in two for that purpose. The prop Cuba will also be lengthened early in the spring, if the two boats now on the dock are finished iu time. The tugs M R Mitchell and Joe Mac are being partially rebuilt, and the tug W J Aikius will have a new deck put on her during the winter. The harbour has considerable floating ice in it, but there has heen no solid ice yet, except for a few days, and so far very little snow. Buffalo.—Props Newbury, Potomac, Empire State, Con.'stoga, Portage, Arabia, Fountain City, D W Powers, India, Sb Louis, Lycoming. Waverley, Oregon, Commodore, Clyde, Antelope, Winslow, Arctic, Buffalo. Dean Richmond, Wallula, Russia, R A Packer, Ontonagon, China, Badger State, Montana, Starucca, Columbia. Oceanic, Huron City, Araxes, Japan, Nyack. Rochester, BW Biau'-'hard, James Davidson. C J Kershaw, Alpena, Idaho. Arizona, Alaska. Avon, J Fisk Jr. Tacoma, Hecb, A 0 YViijtht, C F Curtis1; lake tugs LB Bryant. James Ash, Compound, R f Goodman. G R Hand, J F Behn. J B Griffin, M E Pierce, A F Bnice, A M Pierce, A P Dorr ; Hcbrs Cheney Ames, Schuylkill, E Fitzgerald, P B Locke, G S Hazard. Monitor. D S Austin, F A Georger, B F Bruce, Seagull, A il Mosa. Louise, E P Heals. C B Jones, Gladstone, Minnehaha, M J Wilcox. China, James F Joy, Jura, Bolivia, Comanche, Maria Martin, Wm Lewis, Una-dillo, Guido Pfeister, A L Andrews, F J King : barges John Breden, K N Rice, Journeyman. Wm Crosthwaite, W A Sherman, Banner, Samuel Flint, T H Orton, May. Winona, S D Hunsierford, H J Mills, Plymouth. NL Wagner, Norway, Irvinton. R J Carney, Golden Rule, Colonel Brackett. Kingston Notes. Kingston, Dec. 17.— (Special.)—The Court of Revision has recommended a reduction of 40 per cent, in the assessment of vessel property owned in the city. This was done last year on being proved that the vessels had not paid expenses during the preceding season. In Portsmouth harbour, schrs M O'Gorman and Mary. Tugs Frank Perew and Jessie Hall, and the elevators and barges of the St. Lawrence & Chicago Forwarding Co. At Garden Island, schrs Oriental, Siberia, Prussia, Den* mark, Norway, Anglo-Saxon, and B ismarck. Barges St. Lawrence and Snipe. Strs tl A Calvin, Chieftain, John A MacDonald, Traveller, and Wm Johnston. The planihig of the new barge D D Calvin is being rapid* ]y pushed forward, the engines and boiler being constructed in Cleveland. Schr Princess Louise lies near Bath where she undergoes repairs. She will be lengthened. At the marine railroad a new stern will be placed in the yacht Hebe. The tug Champion is being dismantled here. The engine will be transferred to the hull of the new craft now being built at Montreal Transportation Company's shipyard. The new tug is on the model of the Champion, but has a broader beam. The str Maud was detained for some hours at the Cape to-day in consequence of a derangement of her machinery. The earnings of the Wrecking Company during the past season amounted to over 825,000. Yemrel Movements. Low Point, C. B., Dec 16.— Outward—Barques Louisa Martinez. Aurora and brigantine Mayflower. Si hrs Lil* lian May and Ada. Miscellaneous. Considerable repairs will be done to the fleet of tucs at Port Colborne during the winter. The tug Hector has been taken bo Welland, where she will receive new decks,, cabin, and have her boilers repaired. The tug Clara has gone to Port Robinson for a new hull. The tug Mary will have a new cabin built at Port Colborne, and the other Luys will receive more'or less repairs. The Messrs Chase Bros will put a uew deck on the schr Wawanosh. Captain William Christy, a well-Known lake captain, has been arrested at Erie, Pa., for adultery. The prosecutor is Frederick Asper, a compositor, who alleges that he has been dishonoured by Christy. To the Editor of The Inter Ocean. United States Light Station, South Haven, Mica., Dec. 15.—I have the honor to report to you. the following steamers and vessels in winter quarters here: Steam Craft—Propellers Mary Groh and H. B. Perue, steamer Grace Grummond, tugs Ked Jacket and Cupid. Schooners—William Smith, William Finch, O. Shaw, Henry Cowies, Charles J. Smith, Mary E. Packard, Mount Desert, Anna Tho'rine, Mary Ludwig, Alert, Adella, Nellie Anna, Lillie Amiat, Spray, Thomas C. Wilson, Cold Spring". The harbor here is open. The light has not been discontinued and will be kept up as long as any vessel can enter here. Ice-burgs have formed on the beach 150 feet. Weather pleasant; wind south, gentle. They are hauling out the propeller Hattie B. Perue and will lengthen her thirty feet this winter. The schooner Spray is also being repaired. The tug Welcome, of Chicago, is here sturgeon iisbing. She is a splendid tug, and she carries a set of perfect gentlemen for a crew. Wc all hope they will do well. J. S. D. To the Editor of Tb.fi Inter Ocean, Fuankfobt, Mich., Dec. 13.—The following craft are in winter quarters at Manitowoc, Wis.: Steamers—Sheboygan, City of Milwaukee, Corona, Muskegon, Oconto, Favorite, liube Richards. Vessels—Mischicott, Ellen Q. Cocharen, Gertie Wing, Amoskeag, Jennie Mullen, Butcher Boy, Bronson, delictus. Imperial, Success, Burt Barnes, Glen Cuyler, Talla-"hassa, J'our Brothers, Ellen Stevenson, Manner, Lydia, Luna, Graham Brothers, United States dredge and scows. Tugs—George W. Wood, George Pankratz, Kitty Smoke, Mary A. Gagnon, Cyclone, (Arctic still in commission). Craft expected to lay up yet at Manitowoc are the steamer Chicago; schooners, F. H. Williams. Isolda Bock, and CO. Barnes; scow Enterprise, and dredge and dump scows. The Corona is in Lhe dry-dock; and the following craft will receive repairs: Cyclone, Favorite, Jennie Mullen, Amoskeag, Paul .Nelson, G. W. Wood, Bronson, Butcher Boy. James Butler is building a new vessel which is nearly completed. Laid up in Manistee, Mich.—Steamer John A. Dix; tugs Alfred P. Wright, J. Canheld, Irma Wheeler, Williams, Crowell, Charles Gruenich, John Smith, Dick Davis, and Gs^ good; schooners Melitta and Ida Jane. At Portage Lake, Mich., are the tugs Gem and Onward ana the United States pile driver and scows. c. &