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VASSEXGJ21W / 4 // i ¦ Ef» AND LOADED. jid loaded tire as follows: -Varneir, corn.................54,000 ph Pa tig e, corn.............42,000 VESSSEL SALES. Conveyances uf v&Ael prepesty recorded at the Custom House siince December last (most of which were within a week or ten days, however, and soveral of them yesterday), are given below: Schr S. G. Andrewes (mortgage), Nic Zimnierto d Baer.all, 0 Tug W. H. Alley (miortgage), P. B.Gardner to ¦ I Hour A- " ,'iuorr.gagc), Lucaa Edward Merrill to Union Nattiohal Bank, alt, $4,600. Tug W. H. Alley (raaortscaee), F. B.'ttai Ll'ley, all, *10 i i D. L. Babuocks; (mortgage). D. Barrett to tnsburce, one-half, $200. Prop Beaver, Unitoed States jVlaraUal to Theo-• loaher et a:., aifi, $125. Prop, City of Duiutth (release), John Pridgeon to Charles P. A. Sp,ci ¦ It, $20,000. Tug Cnioago (assignment), William H. Wolf to Surghoffer. atll, $1,211. Schr Cecelia (mortgsrage), B- R. Smith to Samuel Marshall, one-half, I Schr Cecelia . Samuel Marshall to B. tL Smith, oue-hallf, $2,0*51 Tue Chicaao (releaase), Leon Byron to Fred Hedynski, one-hair.' Tub Chicago (releaase), Victor Biirghoffer to LeouVByron and Freed Medynski. Tug Chicago (bill oof salej, John L, Palmer to Leou Byron, one-hall i", $3,5.00 TugjChicajro*(bill eof sal*), C. BurghoUer to Leon Byron, one-balif, $3,500. TustlChicago (mortpgage). Leon Byron to J. P. Lowe, kll, $1,080. ."-.tod City ofFrefteent. (bill of sale), Ellen L. Spencer to Albert T. Spencer,oaeMjnarter, $1. Tue Charmer (bill, of sale). George Turner to St; Clair Sutherl&ad,, one-third, $1,050. Schr Miltard Fiilmiore (bill ot sale), English 66 Ward to Edward Mulllius, all, $4,000 Schr Fieetwmg (unortgaKe), Andrew L. Mc-Graw to Gardner, Sjpry & Co.. two-thire'.d, $2,-187. Schr Kate Gillett (release), Hiram Lake and Hiram Judsou to J. W. Taylor and F. M- Canfield. all, S7.00O. ...... Bohr Guiding Star I(bill of sale), Samuel F- Leopold to Aaron F. Locnpolfi, two-twelfths, $1. Prop Joseph Ii. Buird ('bill of sale), Samuel F. old, one-third, |gt. Tug 1'j. B. Johnson, (bill of sale), Leon Byron to .Mrs. 0. Burghoffervvseven-tweUths, $3,000, Tun L. B. Johhaom (bill of sale), Ciemence Burg hotter to Leon 'Byron, seven-twelfths, $3,- ¦ Schr John Kelderrhonse (bill of sale.), T. B, Gardner' to Hattle G. Stockton, fan-twehty-thirds, $' Schr John Kelderrhouse (bill of sale), F. B. Gardner to "VV. H. AlUey, three twenty thirds, $1. Schr Gilbert K i : urageh Lucas Edward Merrill to Merchants" National Bank. $10,500, Tug James H. Manila .bill of sale), M. Mi Sinclair to Wm. llartno;.., oue Qnatter, $1,150. Tug James H- Marttin (bill of sale), JohnSouth-wich'.to Wm- Harmocn, .one quarter, $1,125. . Prop. Manistee ibid! of sale), Samuel F. Leopold to Aaron F- Leopold,, one quarter, $1. Prop Manistee (biW i ol oalej, Samuel F. lieopold to Joseph Austrian, oone cwenty-t'ourtb, $1. SchF ** B. Penfleld (mortgage), Annie O. Han-Ben to Frank '¦.¦'.. C .^e., all., $2,000. B. Penneld (release), Michael Brand to Ann is U. Hansen, all Bear Phosaiat (bid otoi, sale), Albert C. Sinclair et al to E- Warner and IN. Johnson, all, $2,1*75. Tug Ohas, W. Parkcer treiease),. Jacob Johnson to James B. Cortes, ail:, $1. Prep Peerless (bill ¦ of sale), Samuel F. Leopold to Aaron F. Leopold,, one quarter. $1. Soar J. : Annie O. Jian- ttll, $t».;•;*(>. Tug Red Janket (.biiil oi sale), William H. Snyder to John B. Bodetnticbatz et ah, all, $2.;>00. Prop G, J. TiueadeiU u'eleass), Thomas K. Lyon, B. Lvou to James Goodman and Jot Otis, all, $1. bitl of .-sale), H". B. Prosser to Peter Stalker, ouj "500. Steamship*?, it. Wihitmg (bdl of sale). Samuel F. Leopold to Aurom F. Leopold, two-twelfths, $f. Schr Yankee Blado>(bUI of sale). Boston Marine Insurance Company to Arthur B. Atkins, one-third, $ . Schr Z. Y,.Jbt C. A., (morttraee), Imoa? E. Merrill to >i. ¦ }Janke all, $0,300. MARINE NEWS. ) T 4- FL-OTSAltt. Thesam harbor. masters will serve the cominc .seasou. The soh< Tremble went into dry- ."; ¦<< for culkiug. William Beau wi!i collect this season for the arker. The t'jg Mother broke her crank in the harbor yesterday, jkes her place. Dteambanre formerly known as the E. McDonald lhas just been changed, and she will be known Juiereaffcer as the laam. lor-rent. Captain St. Clair Sutherland has been appointed dffibatcheroff the Vessel-owners* Towing Company, "he positiam occupied last season by Mr. WiliiamDean. Car^o and hull imsarance pools atom order jnsfe now and conferences are being hold. Iienry ; Sill and E. B. Smith, of Smith & Davis, Buffalo, aud Mr. C.-.H. Btaelow, Prosidout of the St. Paul Fire and Marine, arrived in Chicago yesterday, and others are looketd for to-day. Catitala John Kicej, of Buffalo, is in the city. The Chicago Yesaell-owners' Association is preparing for tue openiing o^ navigation. At, the annual meeting the following Board of Directors was elected: A. A. Carpenter, A. G. Va,n Schaick, Thonias Hmod, George C. Finney, John G. Keith, Charles W. Elphicke, W. M. Esan. The cargo*o£ the aiohooner Marengo, corn, was insured at Dlffwaukoe at 40 cents. a mpunds, oif the /Etna Insurance Gom-Ttanv, has #ade the Ihull surveys In Chicago for the Lloyds' -Register:, Other ports are also completed, and ±ue boolc will soon be out. T BAIL., 0>^' THE SEASON. Special Teif^rcmtc 'i'.'.'.-c iutor Oceau port ilom, Ont.. March 9.—The schooner ¦.Erie Queen left to-elgnt for Whitby, the first sailing of'the aeasom. FLOTSAM: AND JETSAKt. Vessel owners are happy over the advance in grain freights. Graham & Morton "a new propeller is called the City of St. Joseph. It is still "war to tthe knife" among the cargo insurance coinpauiejs. The Chicago ooai muloaders are organized for the season. A.so thte 'longshoremen employed by the propeller lin^s. Thesteambarges MI. F. Butters and St. Joseph arrived yesterday lrroin the east shore and departed again last evfomng. John Darison yesiterday sold the small new scuooner LauTa JoihUBon to Anuie Johnson. Consideration, $500^. The Laura measures oJ, tons. The quantity of grrain in store in Chicago yesterday (exclusive of that on board vessels in the harboi) was 10,24LS,6S)2 bushels, against 15,-305,248 bushels ait this time last year, lbs quantity ou board weasels in the harbor at present is 2,321,000 Ibushels, whicb. added to the quantity in store, makes 18,569,602 bushels. This is the largest stock of grain Chicago has ever had at any givren time. The stocks of gram at Milwaukee and D>uiuth are fair, and Detroit and To edo report marge quantities. i fcpecial Telecram to Uhe Inter Ocean. 1 MILWAUKEE, Wisa., April 10.-A Milwaukee Twsel-owuer, who lhad written to the headquarters of the We.laiiud asking it the recent order 1 tnat no vessel wilth nx^d bowsprit womd be p.-rmitted to pass tthrough tue canai, to-day received a dispaich thhat the order was peremptory Irom Ottawa and hfcad not been repealed, lha order is causing considerable dissatisfaction among American vcesse -owners. The propeller Occouto arrived from Manitowoc on her ftrst trip rof the season to-day and will p y on the West snoore route for the present. The steamer Calooaito will go into commission on the west ahorco route Friday, the steamer ' Corona will probably be run from Ludington to Frankiort the eusuilng season. Captain Harry Clement will command the D. K. Clint this season. Captain Chapman, of the steamship Cumberland, has arrived here and taken charge. Yesterday was a stormy day on the lake, k But few craft werw outside, and. no disasters \ are probable. The latest opening of navigation during I the last fifteen years was in 1875, when the season did not commence until May 12. Lloyd's inland vessel rejri;ster will be Issued about the middle of thus month. Canadian vessels will be classed with American craft- Xfce hail of the seheonei; £aldwlu is stiU inA Pat Smith's dry-dock at Cleveland. She will come out as a lumber barge some time during the summer. Grain charters in Chicago yesterday were: To Buffalo, schooner Golden Fleece, wheat, on through rate. To Kingston, scnooner Margaret Muir. corn, at 6c. The well-known Cleveland harbor tug that went under the name of George W. Lormor last vear has been 'rechristened the Mary Virginias, in honor of the daughter of Mr. A K. Hawley. The Buffalo papers are out in flaring' articles because there is no harbor appropriation. When Congress was in session and the river and harbor bill was being considered, they had not a.-word to say. 1 The new tug Edward Stielby, owned by Captain Edward Van Dalson, was documented at the Custom House yesterday. The steambarge Nellie Torrent arrived in Chicago yesterday from Manistee witn lumber, etc. The schooner H. Band took out a clearance at. the Custom House for Kewaunee. Captain Hubbard has gone to Milan to fit out the monster new schooner Golden Age, which is above the bar at present and waiting high water, to get over the same. She is said to be the largest carrier on fresh water, her grain capacity being about 120,-000 bushels. The Menominee Mining Company have engaged the steambarge Business" to carry 10,000 tons, and the steambarge Fred Kelly and consort, Oscar Townsend, 1^,000 tons of iron ore from Escanaba to Lake Erie ports at $1 per gross ton. Captain D. M. WilsonTs steamships will be commanded this year as follows: Wallulu, Captain John Lowe; Hiawatha, Captain J. Emmaii; Minnehaha, Captain S.'A. Murphy; ; 1). M. Wilson, Captain James Lowe, and ' schooner Frank Perew, Captain A. Peterson. The schooner King Sisters is' lying at Wlnslow'B dock, Cleveland, with Captain Cassidy and a portion of her cre\v on board, ready to start for Toledo as soon as the ice is cleared from the bay at the latter place. She will take grain from Toledo to Buffalo for 4*2 cents per bushel. The officers of the Buffalo* branch of the Seamen's Cnion for 18883 are: President, William Thomas; First, Vice President, Frederick J, Klokke; Seconds Vice President, Benjamin Curry; Secretary, James Todd. At the recent annual meeting, Mr. Frederick J. Klokke. the retiring President, was presented with an elegant g<old watch and chain. A banquet followed. Bids were opened a day or two ago for improving the following harbor-s on Green Bay, in charge of Lieutenant Codonel Henry M. Kobert, corps of engineers., United Slates army: Cedar Biver, Mich., for 450 linear feet pile pier. Green's Dred;ging Company, $9,974: Truman & Cooper, $10,27t>; Green Buy Dredge and Pile-driver Company, $11,-332; W. T. Cas<rrain, $11,840. Peusaukee, Wis., for 1.500 linear feet slab pier, F. B. Gardner, $9,15;;>; Green Bay Dredge and Pile-driver Company, $10,0(55; W. T. Gas-grain, $12,349. Zs/ -j /£>'- FIXED BOWSPKITS ALLOWED. The order published some time ago prohibiting vessels passing the Welland Canal with fixed bowsprits caused great comstemation among vessel-owners, and petitions, were, sent to the Canadian Minister of Railways and Canals protesting against it, and citimg the fact that it would interfere with and prewent the larger clasa of vessels (not built specially for the canal trade) from going into the grain tnade between Lake Michigan and Lake Ontario. Chicago sent forward a large petition a short time ago, and thin, with the voices from other American ports, seems to have had the desired effect. The Chicago Board of Trade yesterday received the following official communication: "Ottawa, Can., April 16.—The Dominion Department of Railways and Canals has issued the following, through A. P. Bradley. Secretary: "For the navigable season of 1.88K vessels will r be allowed to pass through the Welland Canal I without restriction as to fixed or movable bow- j sprits, other than they have hitherto done. They f ; will, however, as heretofore, be held lial ile, ' nrovided far in fihfi f!a.na.l R^cnl».tinnn. for : ' fiegram to The Inter Ocean. Fkankfoet, Mich., April 10.—The tug D. P. Hall left this morning for Manistique, on the north shore, being the first craft to leave for the Straits region. She will return to-morrow with passengers and freight. The tug Jessie Slyfield is running as a ferry on Betsy Lake. The steamer Sanford cleared for Pentwater and the Grace Barker arrived. The scow Nellie Church is expected in from Shebovgan to load hardwood lumber. Wind south, fresh: weather cold. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. East TAWAS, Mich., April It*.—The severe gale from the southwest yesterday crowded the ice against the dock at Whitney's Mill, neair Point Lookout, destroying the dock and upsettinig about J 00,000 feet of lumber into the bay. This is the .second time the dock has been earned away this winter. At 6 o'clock p. in. the ice is moving from the docks out into the bay, which is all clear for boats. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean, Deteoit, Mich., April 1C—The steamer Baltimore, which arrived down this noon, via the north channel, reports the south channel full of solid ice, which will take a week to break mp. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Alpexa, Mich., April 16.—The ice has entirely disappeared. The tug Golden Eagle left this morning for shore towns below. Ottawa, Canada, April 16.—The Dominion Department of Railways and Canals has issued the following, through A. P. Bradley, Secretary: "For the navigable season of 1883 vessels will be allowed to pass through the Welland Canal without restriction as to fixed or movable bowsprits, other than they have hitherto done. They will, however, as heretofore, be held liable, as provided for in the canal regulations, for any damages they may do to the bridges or other works." Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. MILWAUKEE, April 16\— An earnest effort has been made in this city to pass an ordinance similar to the one in force in Chicago relative to keeping the bridges closed during one hour each morning and noou. The ordinance passed the Council, but it is believed the Mayor will veto it, as he has been making numerous inquiries among the working people, and finds none who bave been late at work on account of the bridges being open. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Bay City, Mich., April 16.—Saginaw Bay is apparently clear of ice, though the main body remains on the east and west shores. The inquiry for vessels is good. For freight on lumber to Buffalo to-day there was asked $2.50 pex thousand. There have been no arrivals or clearances from below yet. The season will open in a week or ten days. Most of tue old navigators in Chicago have been predicting that the Straits will n(»t open this season until May 1, May 10. acd May 15. Not one of them is daring enough to risk hia reputation ou an earlier date. Fow The Inter Ocean ia coins tc make its "guess." To-day is April 12. and ttae jruesa is that the Straits can b» uassed through by April 20, if not before. Tne following table gives the dates on which the first craft passed through in previous years: the kegokd. 1854............April 2511W60............April 23 1855............May 1 1870............April! 8 1856............May 211871............April 3 1857............Mav 1 1872............Aoril 28 1858............April 611873............May 1 18»9............April 4il874............April 29 1860............April 13f 1875............Auril 28 1861............April 25i 1876...........April 28 1802............April 1811877............April 20 1863............April 17; 1878............Mar. 14 1864......... ..April 23 1879............April 23 1805............April 21! 1880............April 5 1866............April 29j 1881............May 4 1867............April 23i 1882............Akpril 5 1808............Apriliyi Special Telegram to The In cer Ocean, Cheboygan, M;cn., April 10.—A aeavw rainstorm prevailed last niirht and to-day, amd the ice has undergone a black and decaying uippear-ance. The wind-is from tbe west and violent and is clearing this end of tha Straits cof drift ice four miles above this port. Special Telegram to The luter Ocean. Mackinaw City, Mich., April 11.—The'transfer steamer Atguna made an unsuccessful attempt to make th9 passage from St. Igmace to Mackinaw City and abandoned it. Tue ice is still vory hard and thick. Another effort will be made in a few days. FLOTSAM AND JETSA3S- There is no hull eooi, and lictlo prospect of one. Only one Canadian craft wintered in Chicago— the schooner Arabia. One-twentieth of the schooner Amoskeag was yesterday sola by J. B. Swensoa to B. J. Berent-uou. Consideration. $1. The officers of the Chicago Ve-ssel Owners' Association are as follows: President, Wiley M. Egan; Vice President, A. G. Schaick; Treasurer, C. W. Elphicke; Secretary, Frank B. Higgle: Executive Committee, J. G. Keith, Thomas Hoodl, C. W. Eiphiek*. The propeller Messenger has changeca hands, and will run between Manistiquo and Caeboy-gan the coming season. Sbe was measured in Chicago yesterday, under the act of Aug. 5, 1882, for exemptions- Her old measurement (gross) was 444 57. The exemption under the new law is 102.95, making her tonnage now (net) 341.62. Special leiajram to The later Ocean. DETftOlT, Mich., April 11.—The wind blew this mornina thirty-six miles an hour. No news of disaster. The C ity of Detroit leaves lor Cleveland this evening. Tue City of Baltimore left Marine City this morning for Detroit, but found the ice solid in Lake Be. Clair, and had to return. She will try asram Friday. The river boats will commence running next week. Special Telexram to The Inter Ocean. Grand Haven, Mich., Apri 11.— Arrived Today— stmrs Wisconsin and Michigan. Cleared To-day—8tmr Wisconsin for Milwaukee: props ¦ provided for in the ^Canal Regulations, for any h ^™a|. ~-'d j^pest for Chicago. No marine damages they may do to the bridges or other works." THE SITUATION. To the Western Associated Press. Port Huron, Mich., April 16.—The condition of the ice in Lake Huron is muclu the same as in the winter. There is a narrow strip of water along the west shore reaching as fan* as Port Sanilac. On account of the late southwest winds no ice has come down the river for two days. Up to this date the ice has hot been very heavy. A letter from Port Austin says that the lake is full of heavy fields as far as the eye can reach. There is all prospects from indications of the weather that there will be no opening of the Straits until after Mav 1. Should the wind continue southeast the vessels will find trouble at the Straits. With northeast winds they will be delayed at the foot of this lake. With southwest, or northwest winds they will be detained at Buffalo. The season having gone so far now that the- marine interest is looked upon as favorable with a late opening. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Mackinaw7 City, Mich., April 16.—The mild weather of the past few days has softened the ice so that during last night there was a general breaking up, and the ice moved out, leaving the Straits clear water between laere and St. Ignace and Cheboygan. The Algomah has broken her rudder, and will probably go into dry dock at Detroit within the next few days. Messrs. Smith & Davis, insurance agents of this city, to-day purchased from the Jones estate the schooner Redwing; consideration, $22,000. ihr Canadian schooner W. R. Taylor that went ashore two years ago on the North Fox Island, Lake Michigan, and was abamdoned to the insurance companies and towed to this port, has been sold to Captain Henry Buckflev for $1,500. She was pumped out and towed to the dry-dock today for repairs. J± The several steamboat^kes have begun fitting out boats. The Commercial Line engineers left for Chicago to-day to fit out their boats there. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Sheboygan, Wis., April 16,—Our fleet started to-day. Schrs Waleska and Day Spring, stone, ior Muskegon; Evening Star and City of Sheboygan, light, Whitefish Bay: Cliarlotte Root, Manistee; Industry, light, Matthews' Pier; Nellie Church, light. Frankfort. disasters so far reported special Telegram to The luter Ocean. Bud ngton, Mich., April 11.—Ice is leaving this port very rapidly. There has toeen no disaster here, but the storm was very severe-rain, wind, anl hail. Cleared for Chicago, prop Daisv Day; for Milwaukee, prop F.. & V. M, No.. 1. Arrived iroin-Chicago, barea M» F. Butters: from Milwaukee,!'1. «k P. M.-Nja. 2 and prorj Menominee. Special l'eleeram to The Inter Ocean | Milwaukee, Wis.. April 11.—The report that kke Grand Trunk iiailway Companv Had purchased of the Goodrich Transportation Com-iany the steamer City of Milwaukee and propellers Micniaan tt»d Wisconsin, and would take possession of them oa ttfe 15th inst.. i* not confirmed, alt.bough it is admitted that negotiations have been ponding and the railway company were given until the 15th inst. to ac •DD or decline. i-1iaiiir^M*,"<1**1 E.izabeth. Oelirioh to-day sold one-Quarter of the schooner Chris Grover to Peter Peterson for $1,050. , _ _ _ Captain Johnson, of the steambarge G. T. Burroughs, says tuere is no ice on the west shore from Chicago to the Door. The scow Dunham will leave to-morrow for Bailey'a iHarbor to load posts for this port at 4 cents. (Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Alpena, Mica., April 11.— Tue ice is disappearing rapidly. Open water is visible from here to-day. A violent windstorm prevailed Tuesday morning. Lake reported free from ice between here and Cheboygan. " Charters to-day: Schrs Agnes, lumber, Mas-k^gontoVeine and H. B. afoore, l^taUg; keionto Milwaukee, at $!.£> per ^;jffi-i£, row, wood, from Carlton, at S^^er cord^Rob Boy, wood, from Arcadia, at $2; Blue x>en, www, THE STRAITS. speculation as to the caaaiplain. There is much speculation as to whether the propeller Champlain will get through the straits, vessel men and others claiming that she will not, ; and basing their opinion on the severity of the winter and the reports of heavy ice. Captain ' James Davidson, writing from Bay City under date of Thursday, says he hears from the straits ; daily and that "the probabilities are tfeat craft will not get through before May 10." Not- j withstanding the opinion of the vessel people here i that the Champlain will not get through. They will watch the papers closely for any news that may come from her. They say that she will probably put into some port at the foot of this lake, discharge her cargo, and return to Chicago. The Inter Ocean is of the humble opinion that the Champlain will get through, and that she will be heard from at Mackinaw or Cheboygan in a day or two—unless the heavy easterly storm of last night compelled her to run in somewhere or run back to the west shore. It was a sort of a beam sea for her last night if she got the wind the same way it was here at Chicago. Point Wangoshunce, the en- ; trance to the Straits, Is 300 miles distant from j Chicago, and with fair weather, it would take her ! thirty hours to reach there. The following shows j the first craft through the Straits each scassr. ' since 1 850. It is seen that the Northern Trans- i portation steamers were generally the first. The Champlain belonged to that line when it was in existence: THE RECORD. 1860—April 12, propeller Buckeye (N. T.), first boat through, bound east. 1861—April 25, propeller Prairie State (N. T.), bound east. 1862—April 19, propeller Prairie State (N. T.), bound east. j 1863— April 19, propeller Maine (N. T.), bound east. 1864—April 22, propeller Maine {N. Tj, bound j east. 1865—April 19, propeller Montgomery, bound | west. ?. 1866—April 29, propeller Montgomery, bound j west. 1867—April 22, propeller City of Boston (X. T.), bound east. 1868—April 19, propeller Lowell (N. T.), bound east. 1 SOO—April 29, propeller Young America (N.T.), bound east. 1870—April 17, propeller City of New York, (N. T.) and propeller City of Concord (N. T.), bound east. 1871—April 2, steambarge East Saginaw, bound 1872—April 28, propeller Champlain (N. T.), boudd east. 1873—May 1, propellers Badger State, Idaho, ond others, bound east. 1874—April 24, propeller Japan passes west and propeller fit. Lawrence (X. T.l, east. 1875— May 6» steamship Superior and consort, bound east. 1876—April 28, propeller City of New York (N. T.), bound east. 1877—April 16, Straits open; propeller City of Concord IN. T.), east on April 20. 1878—March 16, steambarge T. AV. Snooke, bound west. 1 870—April 21, one of the N. T. boats. 1880—Mav 18. 1881—May 3, propeller Garden City (N. T.), bound east. 1 882—Feb. 18, tug Wlnslow, bound west. April 6, schooner Guido Pfeister, bound east. Special Telegram to The inter Ocean. Cheboygan, Mich., April 21.—The steamer Flora arrived from below at 9 last night, and the City of Cleveland came in to-day at 1 p. in.—the first outside arrival of the season. The ice has not moved as yet, and remains about the same j above the point. Sail vessels will not be able to i come through much before the 1st of May. Wind north, brisk; weather clear and cold. ~ No grain charters wt;rs reported yesterday. A great many people believe in tbe rumors of suppressed charters, but the shippers deny them. The Cleveland Union has fixed wages on sail vessels at. $1.50, and on steambarges at $1.25. Vessel sale: Schr Moses Gage. Henry Chan-non to James S. Dunham, one-half, $2,000. ESCANABA. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Escanaba, Micb., April 13.—The ice is becoming soft and honeycombed; open water within five miles-. There are two feet of snow in the woods, but His melting fast. The probabilities are navigation will not open before April 25. THE STRAITS. Special Teleeram to The Inter Ocean. CHJ8BGY&AK, Mich., April 13.—A cold northeast wiud prevailed to-dav Which will break up considerable Ice in the Straits several miles above Point Ausable. Advices from Petoskey is that the ice between there and the islands is not broKen, but honeycombed. EBANEFORT. Special Telegram to the Inter Ocean. Frankfort. Mich., April 13.— The1 tug Jes^e May was launohod to-day. Sue is owned bv Captain William Shaw, and will tow Iocs. The tug Jessie Slyfield made a trip to the fisheries in Piatte Bay, and reports it clear of ice as far as the Manitous. Frankfort Pier headlight is now lit un, and tbe Point Betsy light will also be in a tew davs. The steamer Grace Earker arrived from Pentwater. Sailed: George D. Sanford. Wind southeast, fresh. VARIOUS PORTS. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Buffalo, N. Y., April 21.—The tug Goodman towed a scow through the ice to-day as far as WindmlU Point without difficulty. It is believed a propeller will be able to pass out of the ice by Wednesday next. Steamboat owners, however, do not exhibit any particular anxiety to start. No coal charters have been made yet. Shippers talk of 75 cents to Chicago, but vessel men are inclined to ask $1. Milwaukee, Wis., April 21.— The wind has been fresh from the northeast all day outside, and quite a large fleet bound to take Michigan ports, are wind-bound. The propeller Champlain, the first vessel for the straits, left to-night for Cheboygan and inter- fSpeciai TeFeRlun to The inter Ocean. \\ Saugatuck, Mich., April 21.—At 2 o'clock this afternoon the excursion steamer that was rebuilt this winter was successfully launched, and was ; named Maccatama. She has an engine 15x15*3, ; and a 5x10 boiler, it being five-sixteenths of an 1 inch thick. Everything looking to the safety i and comfort of the patrons has been provided for. Length, 100 feet; beam, 17; hold, [5*8; cabin, llx29-3s. Her owners think she can carry with comfort 500 persons. She is uude charter to run between Holland City and Macca ^[ tawa Park Hotel, a distance of 6 miles down 1 Black Lake. M,,,„, ..-¦-= i .n«i..^f^BffMMWWlllll1WW*^Mt-)rTnJ this port from Pentwater. at $ 1.7... The tue Sill, of Raeine, left bo-nlghtwitha lighter a'ui tempt the release of the ?choon6r ashore at that port last night. ™TOJb^toiau of water, but is thought not to have. *ustainea htiv rtamaae She is insured for $.¦*, '^'"- , , , Ln tm Wells a- Van Schaick to-day^oldt*. the MarinM.lv Barge Line, the ^h^mers D> R. Martin, Kate Park-*, Marey K. ^Y^Al^x 1 * $11,000, and $7,500 respectively. JohtL g^oiu j meetill^ can even }-JQ iieu>, ou has sold to Richard A-Seymc oeytiaoo CHRISTIANITY AFLOAT. The Kev. Captain Bundy will have a new gospel ship this season to take the place of the older and Smaller craft. The name, Glad Tidings, will be transferred to the new ship which is now under course of construction by James Butler at Manitowoc. She is well along, and is expected to be completed by June 1, so that Captain Bundy ©an start out soon aftter that date on his season gospel work among the islands and in the out-of-the-way places along the lakes - places where the gospel has hardly been known and 1 has never been preached until Captain Bundy earned it there. 'P ms of the new Glad Tidings will be as follows: Length over all, feet.............................65 Length of keel, feet..............................60 Breadth of beam, feet........................... .8U Depth of hold, feet.............................. H Carpt nter's measurement, tons..................60 She will be schooner rigged. There will be room aboard for seventy-fit e people, soth; meetings can even be held on board. , j complete will be in the neighborhood of $5,000. one-third of the propeller Champlain < ,1r!ta?"S' The first Glad Tidings used by Captain Bundy RACINE, Wis., April 19.—The "choomei >|- (> I jn his good work measured t n - second ihore just north of the harbor here last night. ¦• -"-"¦- "v, :• _ . ,.:;,,-,..,+ i in ms j-fuou \iorx measureu tniee tons, i ue se«( of Racine, w< a1 _ ashors »' M 1,0\\h ^1,; % l .\ Slme' t'v--e(l thirty-three tons, and the h and the high w ' {,u hIlf€, wis loaded w3 ?? d£f*Av$L ,bably be got off with 11 able- _.________. new stated, measn Thecap- .¦ ¦¦ Christianity among the islands oi" the The 33-ton vessel is now offered for sale.