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V <si-;X(;i-:i:s- f Lake Superior Transit C'ompamv's steamers"! BULL PIPING AWAY YESTEEDAY. j The sale which set in on Saturday night continued all day yesterday and last night, the wind rNyack, India, Japan, China, St. Louis, Badger I r FBJSSIGHTS. the >,orsa niiAXES on lumbee. Sva,t2, KmnJr'n Stare, Winslbw, and Arizona, The schooners Mlnrriie Mueller and Oak Leaf get between Duluth and Buffalo, leaving either H.87% on lumber from. Manistee to Chicago. The Port four teyaesah. week. All will carry pas- .,,„,,..,, . „ „.„ ,.„ . , , ,, sengers except the Arizona. 'This company going rated mas now ta quoted as follows: also owns the Arctic, which wilil run between Manistee to Chicago........................tfLSTh Detroit and Houghton. The masters of these SSSSSffwtooStaBJ:::::::::::....... i-gg Ce« The ^Michigan andLakeSu- The lumber fleet corrmWoedaVriviiig in Chicago Perlor Transportafeon Company w^ have on tram the east -...........I erday, and I his morning fthe lme between Chicago an«1 Duluth the i [umber marftet opens for the deason at I propellers Peerless, Captain Allen Mo- the foot of Franklin sitreet. There are a number llntyre, clerk, H. D. Haiddock; City. of cargoes at (she docks. For a complete list of lot Duluth Captain I/vman Hunt arrivals, see PoWList lappenaed. Iclerk, S. W. Walker; Joseroh L. Hurd There Is considerableo lumber cut ana ctoss-ptted {Captain Hiram C. Paige, clerk.", H. J. Seaton1 at au tue lumber pmntr-s. Mills have started m> at I'itv r.f ¥n>,„A,.t r>.,„<-.,;„ in ii' u„;..i, „i„.i. // // /> A r pointed. Mills have started up at I Qiiy of Fremont Caotain Eli Mi Smith clerk araMd Haven, but nome are yet rum ,- i ,i Merc°r The Titv of DrrltarhSS p5? gon, Ludington, etc. 'The shingle mills at Man-f, V, ? I ' ltv ot Duluth and I eer- fitee have started. H is understood tliai there is lesshaye been extensively repauredsince they an agreement that the Uumbermills generally shall were laid up last fall. lire mame company not start up until May 1. owns the propeller Manistee, wJhich will run grain FREIGHTS'. ': Hereto!ore, between Duluth sand north ana Grain freights were qpilet but firm at previous' south shore points. Captain Jolhn McKay will llUM.ilV'r,'. ri,iirt"r" learmed of 5 esterday were: be in command of her. To Midland! -Schnr. "Thomas II. H.miaml, cm Company will run betweem Savrnia, Ontario, and Duluth the propellers limited Empire, ! Captain E. Eobertson, clerk, Jolhn McEdward; Quebec, Captain J. S. Moore, clerk, George It. King; Ontario, Captain Jarmes McMaugh, clerk, A. Williamson; and the steamer To Buffalo—Scli 11 r. N?ewsboy, oats. The Newsboy classes 1! 2. '/ 'r '/¦ ¦- 0i^ £^U- 0 ¦ , ff ft ff ff VARIOTUS POUTS. Special Telegram to The inter Ocean. Grand Haven, Mitch., April 18.—The sidewheel steamer Muskegon -arrived from Chicago thiri morning. (She will hereafter make weekly trips to Chicago till tine daily boats are placed on tins line. tSpf-i.-iiil Telegram to The Inter Ocean. DETROIT, Mich., April 1 8.--Navigation is open to Port Huron. The sfteamer Idle wild arrived this noon on her first round! trip. Wind east, light. Special TVJrirram to The tutor Ocean. BA'st Tawas, Mich.., April .18.—The steamer Arundel, the first boat of the season, arrived from Bay City this afternoon. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Milwaukee, Wis., April 18.--The Marinette Barge Company's new barge Menominee was successfully launched thiffi afternoon at the Milwaukee ship-yard. Sheisl63J feet long, 33 feet beam, and 11T2 feet hold, and has a, capacity of about 600,000 feet of luml<er.' She will ply between Menominee and Chicago in the lumber trade. ¦ A northeaster prevailed to-day, and a heavy sea was running outside. Quite a number of vessels arrived during the clay. The steambarge (>. T. Burroughs, bound for Bailey's Harbor from Chicago, ran into tine harbor for shelter. The steambarges W, H. Barnum and Naliant and schooner M. J. Curnmimgs leaves for Chicago tomorrow to load grain. Nels Nelson has soldi one-half of the Bells Laurie to William Scroeder fcor $500. The tug Wright, of Mlaniste,- was docked at this port to-day for a new wheel. The schooner Two IBrothers, which has been sunk in the river since; last year, was pumped out to-day. To-morrow the steaimbarge C. H. Starke leaves for Muskegon to load ] lumber for Chicago. The schooner Williaim Aldrich was docked today for an overhauling?. Special 'I elegram to The Inter Ocean. SARNIA, Ont., April! 18.—Navigation is now open between here .and Detroit. The steamer Idlewikl arrived up bust night and is now running regular trips. The Flora and Pearl arrived up this morning and wenlt, out into the lake, the former for Mackinaw 83'tfaits, and the latter for Alpena. They arc the- first vessels to pass Fort Gratiot this season. TFhe Grand Trunk Railroad ferry Saginaw, left tthis morning for Detroit, where she will be employed in the future. Special to the Inter Occam. Poet Dalhousie, Oint., April 18.—The schooner Leadville, which has been undergoing repairs here during the past ¦¦•winter," at A. Muir Brothers' shipyard, locked dpwra into the harbor on Saturday last. f ' The water in the carnal between Allenburg and here is now drawn oil' for the a'nnual repair and to get it in good shape fair the coming season, i -----—— ^ I SHIPPERS AND SHIPPERS. Manitoba, Captain L. Morrison, clerk, E. A. Robertson. The TXnitoed Empire is new propeller, built at, a cost of about $130,000, and will probably he the finest boat that will run here this season. The line between Collingwood and Duiruth. will consist of the iron steamer Campana, tine side-wheelei Francis Smith, and the propeller Owen Sound The "list of officers nuis "not yet been ard's line, between Detroht and bvdu^K! will consist of the passenger propellers St. Paul and Toledo, and the Inarges Osceola Sammel F. Hodge, and Northeraner. The tw< first named are an addition Xm the line since last year. They formerly however, ran t< Duluth. The St. Paul will be ciommaiided bj Captain Montague, the Osceoua by Captaii Cummings, and the Northemter by Captaii Shepherd. The other commamders are no new line consisting of the passenger pro pollers Magnet, Captain McGregor, anc Spartan, Captain Alexander MfcLeod. will b< put on between Owen Sound, P'rince Arthur'] Landing, and Duluth, running in connection ¦with the Toronto, Grey axxd Bruice liaiiway. A new lme of three prope:llers, carrying both passengers and freight, wild run betweei ileadford, Ont., Prince Arthur'** Landing, anc Duluth. One of the boats will be the Argyie The others are not yet determined. It is also stated tnat a line of ten propellers , Clyde built, will be put on between Montret I and Duluth. With all these vessels it will b j seen, the lake will be unusually lively thi i season. The number of passeng-er steamer i making Duluth the terminus of regular trip i Will be about thirty. This is :& better show -ing than any other city on the flake can mak<. > o THE MAKKET lYOlt «KA1N| Grain freights weore firm j« FLOTSAM AJTB JEr.TSAM. Captain Thomas W Otter tsakes command of the schooner Helvetia. Captain Joseph O'Brien takVes command the schooner Belle Walbridge, vice Ca^jtain F, Weiman, The gradn-loaded steamshiip Cnmberlarkl has got as far down the riverx as Eighteentl street. Tugs will pull on her1 again to-day Vessel sales: Sehr Rosa BelUe, Wm. B. Phill lips to 0. BLElson, Ja, 81,7560"; sehr Higgi. John Higgle to Wm. F. Higgies, -U, $1: sehr P. Nichols, David Clow to Osc&ar Clow et ! %, $3,000. erday at 4c to JohuB. Murray, of the sfeaamship rTqbinl\ andmeasurjj coming from the north and north northeast. There were only two sail arrivals in Chicago yesterday, the schooners Rockaway and Harrison. Each had lost a portion of her deck load. They reported the most severe weather for several years on Lake Michigan. At sunset last eveniEig a schooner was at anchor some distance off Gross Point. No tug would venture out to her. T'hero were, of course, no departures at all during; the day. At a late hour last night the wind was abating and there were indications of fair weat.hr-v today, in which event the large storm-bound fleet here will set sail. . THE WINNETKA WRECK. The vessel stranded at Winnetka was the schooner Stephen Bates, Captain Frank W;alsh, and not the Evaline Bates, as some of the pagpers gave it. Tiwt Ui-ie.L- is safe and sound. ¦The Stephen Bates hada cargo of ceda.f pVoTEsV" ties, and cordwood, and was bound for Chicago from Horn's Pier. In the gale on Saturday might the vessel lost her mainsail while working along this shore. At 2 o'clock Sunday morning, the wind blowing a hurricane from the east, the captain found that he was in too close to the shore, and attempted to work out to weather Grosse Point. Just at this critical juncture the casting of the rudder gave out, and in this disabled condition all that could be done was to allow her to drift in until she reached seven fathoms and drop anchor. All day Sunday she dragged nearer and nearer to the beach. Telegrams were sent to Chicago by citizens of Winnetka who saw the vessel's distress, but no tug would venture out. The seas swept the decks, and the crew suffered greatly from exposure and were, of course, drenched to the skin. Gradually the deckload was swept overboard and members of the crow had narrow escapes from going with it. There was a woman cook on board, Mrs. Smith, and though she suffered every hardship she bore it all without complaint. All feared their time had come, but they resolved to make every effort and make a desperate fight. It wa s a terrible ordeal, and as the day wore on and no tug hove in sight the chances of escape indeed seemed slim, for with each roll and lurch the Bates dragged nearer and nearer t<o the beach. Once she struck, the tremendous seas would submerge her entirely, and the poor., worn-ont humanity forming the crew must peulsh. Crowds of people could be seen on the beac;h at Winnetka, but they could do nothing, Final! y, .at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Captain Welsh saw that the beaching of the vessel was only a < Mies-tion of a few hours, and resolving that it shiould occur during daylight— they would stand no chance at all in the night — he ordered the anchors slipped. The chains were parted, and in the Bates drove toward the beach. She pounded over the outer bar and brought up inside near the beach. By this time the Evanston life-saving crew, Captain Laughlin, had arrived on the scene. Each sea swept over the vessel, and she rolled -and pounded terribly. By an excellent shot from the mortar a line was thrown across the Bates' decks. It was caught, by the crew and proved their salvation. They launched the yawl, all clambered into it—four men and Mrs. Smith—and by means of the line were drawn in to the beach and were speedilv landed in safety. Captain Welsh and the crew are full of gratitude for the life-savers, who really did excellent service. Once landed, the crew were kindly cared for. Captain Welsh came to Chicago yesterday morning by rail and returned in the afternoon., paid of off his crew, and brought them all here erxcept one man, who remains to watch the wreck. The vessel is in bad shape, it is supposed, andl it is stated as probable that she will prove a totall loss. She is insured for $M,000 in the Mechanics and Traders' on a valuation of $4,000. If the wtorm has abated to-dav Mr. Doolittle, the inspector, will go to Winnetka and report whether it is worth while or not to attempt to raise her. The Bates is (or was) owned by Captain William Bates and the master, Captain Frank Welshi. Six vears ago she was rebuilt at a cost of $6,0001. Her rating was B 1. She was originally built in 1850, o'clock this afternoon. The Northwestern Transportation fleet have been chartered to carry 25,000 tons of ore from Escanaba to Lake Erie ports $1 per ton. The other oharteffia reported are: Schooner H. B. Moore, lumber, from Muskegon, $1.25; Selt, tierces from Sutton's Bay, (>c. The propeller Champlain is still in port. There is little doubt but what the straits will be open when she reaches there. The steambarge Massachusetts and consort leave for Chicago to-morrow to load. W. W. Cargill has sold to Jesse Wright three-sixteenths of the schooner Graham Brothers for $1,137.50. The wrecking-tug Leviathan leaves for Sheboygan to-morrow to attempt the release of the L. Wherry. The steambarge Ilickox will receive a new wheel to-morrow. Buri'ALO, N. Y-, April 23.—A strong easterly wind sent the ice that blockaded this port up the lake, and the harbor is clear as far as can be seen. Several barges and vessels start out Saturday, but the steamboat lines will not start until frMay. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean, Pout Colborne, April 23.—The northeast wind of the past two days has cleared the harbor of ice. The lake as far as can be seen is clear. GRAIN FREIGHTS. Th& schooner John M. Hutchinson was chartered yesterday on a through rate to Philadelphia for corn. If the vessel goes to Erie she gets 3[4c, and if to Buffalo 4c. The agent, and also the master of the Lyon, who is Commodore of the Frank Perew fleet (Captain Johnny Perew) said last evening that the Hutchinson had been chartered as stated above, and also said that the Lyon, Wells, and Mastcn were not chartered as yet, and when they were put in they must receive equivalent to 4c on corn to Buffalo. To Midland, on corn, vessels received 2%o. Following were all the engagements learned of: TO EUIB OK BUFFALO. Bushels. Schooner J. M. Hutchinson, corn...........67,000 TO SANDUSKY. Sclfooner North Cape, wheat...............24,000 TO MIDLAND. Schooner E. B. Maxwell, corn..............25,000 Schooner H. C. Winslow, corn..............16,000 TO KINGSTON. Schooner Floretta, corn."...................21,000 COAESE FREIGHTS. Charters were made as follows: Cordwood from Traverse Bay to Chicago, $2.50; cedar ties-from Green Bay to Grand Haven, 8 ^c; cedar ties from Green Bay to Chfcago, 5L2C ___________ A TUG CHARLES W. "WEST. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Saugatuck, Mich., April 23.— The new tug owned by Coates & Arnold, and built by James Elliott at this port during the past winter, was successfully launched this afternoon. She will be used by Coates & Arnold at Mackinac, in their extensive Ashing there. She is named the Charles W. West, for the well-know Chicago fish dealer of that name, and is of the following dimensions: I Length of keel, 77 feet; over all, 88 feet; breadth of beam, IS^j feet; depth of hold. 7!2 feet; engine, 15-inch diameter, 17-inoh ..stroke; boiler-shell, 10 feet long, and II diameter six and one-half feet. The engine and | boiler were built by Sutton, of Buffalo, N. Y. The West is built for speed and is very finely modeled. She will be commanded by Captain L. B. Coates, one of the owners, and will probably be in Chicago inside of ten days before going north. An episode not on the programme was the tumble in the river from the boat as she struck the water 61 Tim Flvnn, a sailor bold, who was to loosen I :;-¦ colors. Ho lost his hat and pipe, but scrambled on the dock all right._____________.______ Buffalo. The sfeea-iiuship,Akley"- comes herefrom Muskegon„and take.-; corn to Buffalo on a through rate, lake and rail, off lO^c, 1c being allowed the steam ship. From L\utTalo the cargo goes through by rail. The Akley is chartered by the Lehigh Valley Railroad. The steamships Naliant and Barnum were chartered Wednesday evening Cor corn to Buffalo at 3:;',i<-. They arrived in Chicago yesterday from Milwiiiukee and went directly to elevators. It seems that. Shippers are scouring this lake for grain tomnawe. It is tolerably scarce, and promises to "0011110" considerably higher than at present* The capacity of the craft chartered is: Bushels. Steamship H. C. Akltey, com...............50,000 Steamship Nahant, room...................50,000 Steamship Barnum, corn..................50,000 The schoooner Newsboy takes oats to Midland, and the Thomas H. Kowiand takes corn to Oswego. , BEB FLIGHTS. The going rates <on lumber .are quoted as follows: Manistee to Chicago.......................$1.871a Ludington to Chicago.......:............. 1.75 Muskegon to Chicag'o...................... 1.50 Grand Haven to Chicago.................. 1.50 THE HULL SURVEY. The book of all hrnoks that vessel-owners are looking for now is title Inland Lloyds Hull Beg-ister for 1883. The; surveying of all lake craft has been thoroughly done during the winter, and this book contains tilie classification of the vessels, high, low, or medium, just as the careful, experienced inspectors fouraid them. The printing was done by the Courier Company at Buffalo, and the books are just out, and their distribution will commence at all tlhe lake cities to-day. The Courier Company never did the work before, and should have had the books out some time ago, but failed. It is understood that the ratings are very fair ones, and 4t is stated as unlikely that vessel-owners will have anything to grumble over, jf*""1' V. =0. T. LINE. The complete appointments of captains and" engineers of the Yesssel-owners' Towing Company are as follows: * Tegs. Captains. Engineers, A.G.Van8chaick.Kol»erf Teed......Thos. Morley. Rebel...............Jamies Harry......John Smith. '¦;: 1 is!':'.'U.-m.......laimos Chaiuiou.. .Thos. Kpellman, Black Ball No. 2..HemrrMaguii«...;FranS: Biggie. Wm. L. Ewing.. ..Framfc Anderson..!** /.. Zmiinerman T.. P. Ferry.........irtlhur Magulre..John Horresey. Protection.........IkmiisGroh........John Friton. Union..............Gen,. II, Jewell___Thos, lloixaiv. ft*. Shields.........Tinii MitCfr-H......bielmrd Tiffin. A. A. Carneiitei'.. .Oxgo McDonald... '.¦¦ >uifi uonroc. Thomas Ltood ....('i:, ,. ',,<¦¦ .r : .. .-leiri M'ooney, J. V. Taylor.......Jo Schudnecht. .Daniel Nolan, Captain Suthcrlamd is dispatcher. NOTICE TO ¦ MAE1NERS. Notice is - hereby- given that on and. after the opening of navigatiion in the spring of 1883 the light on. Manitou hsiane!, -Lake Superior, Michigan, which heretof tore has shown a white flash at intervals of ninetyv seconds, will show a white flash at Intervals on sixty seconds, but without other change. Bw order of the Light-house Board, Stephen C. Rowan, Vice Adlmiral U. S. Navy, Chairman. Washington, A n'\ii 113, 1S83; THIE STRAITS. Special Telegram to '(The Inter Ocean. Cheeoygan, Mici'h., April "H>.~-Thc ice still remains in position. Lurgeiields of it are carried down the lake to-daay, as it breaks ort" at the end of the u-orge. A ceold northwest wind has prevailed all day, and iit is clear and cold to-night, tegram to TThe Inter Om-nn. Mackinaw City., Mich., April 19.—The ice is slowly abbove McGulpin's, and it looks white ami solid. A heavy easterly wind would bi eab il up below hbere. The Algomah makes several (rips a day betuween here and St. Ignace with-nble, A cuool northwest wind is blowing tu-uiglu. pfl 13° +¦?-"" I Phil Holihan, of the sehoomer F.lla Ellen wood; John Conley, of the wchooner City of Green Bay; F. O11)ay of the steambarg-e Albert Soper, and Charles Legro, of the steamer Chicago, went into the Marine Hospital yesterday. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. .Milwaukee, Wis., April 20.—Charters: Schooners C. Amsden, wood from Northport, $2 per cord; CM. Nelson, posts from Sutton's Bay, 4130 each; scow Dunhtam, wood from Arcadia, $2; steambarge G. Gi. Burroughs and schooner Eleda, ties from Baiiley's Harbor to Chicago, 7c each. The schiodners O. Worth aaidA.ditta*etoiisdockeU liar au overhauling, and the schooner Petrel is to receive a new mammast. The noi'the^aster continued to-day, and there were only t'Avo sail departures, but several lurnI>er-<carriers arrived from Muskegon. The schoomer M. L. Collins bent canvas to-day. * THE STRAINS. Special Telegram to The Inter I ¦¦¦ Si*. Ignace, Mich., April 17.—Your correspond-fust seen a party that <rame thirty miles on the ice to-day with horses, from the north Lake Michigan. Thew report the ice very solid, with no prospects 01 a h(eak-up before. May. TheAlgomah crossed to Mackinaw City without trouble this afternoon. Special Telegram to The Inter i Chkboyuan, Mich., April li 8.—There is no change in the condition of tine ice above the Point. But little ice is visible firom here. Northeast wind, light; weather pleasaint but cloudy. The followina' vessels ram in for shcltei': Schooners Surprise, Live Oak, Belle Wealbridge. The harbor has been soundest by Captain Oley 1 Gros, of the life-saving station,, who says there is twelve feet of water, an averagce depth. The tug Kitty Smoke is stationed here to do vessel towing. Wind blowing a gale, with " ' northeast heavy sea running. TWO EIVEItS,. Special Telegram to The Inter Oe^an. J£Two RIVERS, Wis., April 23. —The wind for two davs has been blowing a gale Ifrom the northeast, making a very heavy sea airound Two Rivers Point, from which nine vessehs bound north are sheltered, lving in the bay off lucre. The tug Goldsmith and tow and the schoonerr Mariner, of Manitowoc, are in port awaiting weaither to get out. ESCANABA. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocwan. Escanaba, Mich., April 23.—The steamer Haw-ley could not make the harbor last night on account of ice, and turned arauvnd and steamed toward Green Bay. Little Baw Be Noquette and f Green Bay arc now clear of lcee. The wind is now blowing a gale from the north;; clear and cold. 11 a cine. Special Telegram to The Inter Occoan. . IUcike, Wis., April 23.— TChe schooner Speed that went ashore here a few niights since is a total wreck. The steam pump belonging to Starke Brothers, of Milwaukee, is washed overboard. The cargo of wood and shimgles will be saved; insurance, $2,000. The sehotoners Dan I. Davis, Advance, and South Haven,, from Chicago, are here wind-bound. EAST TAWASB. Special Telegram to The Inter Oi;;ean. East Tawas, Mich., Aprill 23.—A heavy gale has been blowing from the northeast the past twenty-four hours. The propellers Atlantic, bound up, and the Sanilac, down; adso the steambarge Manistique, are in the harbor to-day for shelter. KENOSHA. Special Telegram to The Inter Orcean. . Kenosha, Wis., April 23.— 'The William Crouel lost her anchor during the sttorm yesterday and came into this port for shelter-;. No other mishaps to shipping within view off this harbor. The Coaster also came in for shell ;cr. MILWAUKEE. Special Telecrram to The Inter 0*eean. Milwaukee, Wis., April 23..—A heavy northeast gale has prevailed to-day, butt thus far no. disasters have been reported. The schooner Jesse Weaver, lumber-laden for Racine, dragged her anchor this morning, and had! a narrow escape of 1 going on the beach, but was rescued by a tug and , ~ towed inside. DAMAGE IN THE HABBOE. It was so windv In the harbor that it was dan-eerous-for craft to move about, and no grain was loaded at the elevators, the foremen refusing to allow the spouts to lie put up. At the Armour <fc Dole elevator "A" the schooner Floretta danced around at a most lively rate, and punctured the building with her jibboom, doing damage to thp^ A (JKVTN FELLOW CUT DOWN. In the South Branch, the propellor Messenger -an into the port quarter of the gram-loaded Schooner West Side, cutting her down to within one plank of the water. The damage to the: vessel u mute an item, but she did not leak,amd her iu-ain is not wet at all. The Messenger s bulwarks were damaged, and her steering gear dcr-anged. Ajreuk8 it up, Bhc had to tow down. jf- g------ f TTIE DAVTD STEWAET LEAKIN*. | The schooner pavid Stewart* grain-iloadco,. THE STRAITS. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. St. Ignace, Mich., April 23.—The ice in the Straits has broken up as far west as St. Helena, and is also moving in Lake Michigan. There is one mile of open water for two miles up the north shore above Helena, but no open water in the direction of Waugoschance light. No appearances of the Champlain in that vicinity. The knights are very cold, freezing the open waters over nightly; thermometer 30 here to-day. >jieeial Toh^ram to The Inter Ocean. Cheboygan, Mich., April 23 —The weather teeps cold. Ice an inch thick formed last night. the ice seems to keep about the same above. tour correspondent does not think the Champlain willget through it yet, and it is doubtful if joats can got through for awhile unless the wind North wind, stiff; clear and cold. sprung aleak in the harbor. Her cargo was unloaded at the Northwestern elevator, and slie was placed in drv-dock at Miller Brothers . Repairs were completed yesterday afternoon, when she reloaded her cargo. mm~~— —-*~««——^—fc THS FIRST BOAT. ¦ <J All g-uess work as to the possibility of craft getting- through the Straits of Mackinaw will soon be settled. The ptopeller Champ!-^- oi the Northern Michig-an Line, left Chicago last evening destined for Cheboygan, Lake Huron just through the Straits. For many years these N. T. boats have had the honor of being- the iirst craft through, and the Champlain will1 Jon0OTier8 TrUinpff, M^ev^andHiggle, ^orKtogs FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. The Pehstigo barges leave to-morrow. The steambarge Douglas was in dry-dock yesterday. John Conchlin and John Mclntyre, seamen, go into the Marine Hospital. Captain Gallaghan, of the Elizabeth Jones, arrived in the city yesterday from Buffalo. It's an ill wind that blows nobody good. The straits are open, and Buffalo is open, too. A government scow was launched at Van Schaick's yard on Saturday, and another yesterday. \ (Charles Koster, a Chicago sailor, was killed at New Orleans a short time since by falling into the hold of a steamer. The steamship Barnum, for Bnffalo, and the ton, all grain leaded, took out clearances at the Custom House yesterday. The tug A. A. Carpenter, of the V. O. T. Line, -vhich possesses a very beautiful model, has just leen repainted, and looks very nice. The hull ind house arc green, bulwarks white, and wear-ng-picce brown. Captain George McDonald su->erlntended the job. All the boats of the line ill have the same colors. P. J. Devlin, the faithful young press clerk at he Custom House for several seasons past, returned to Chicago yesterday after a winter's so-ourn at his home in the country. Collector palding will doubtless reappoint him for the resent season. He is a painstaking, careful young, man, and certainly has greater claim to j the place than any new applicant. carry the honors for the season of 1883. The Hoard of Trade and the entire commercial and shipping interests as well as the general public will wait for news of the Cham plaiiiats Mackinaw with the greatest*interest The Champlain is a stanch little propeller, has rood steam power, and is well officered, manned, and equipped. She is about one ol the best craft that could have been selected to make the test of the ice. (Ireat credit is due the Northern Michigan line for sending t out a steamer. __-___———_«-——, Whether the grain shippers have held a meeting and agreed on united action is not | known, but it would certainly seem so. They are all acting together against the present asking rates of freight, and yesterday thereJ was not a single charter that could be learned of The schooner M. J. Cummings arrived m port during the afternoon from Milwaukee, fight, but it is not known that she is engaged. ^fhe steaSfship' Afceley could not arrive in trouble in getting through until the entire hoe Chicago.la time to save the storage, and-the begto^^mo« down., .Westerly wmd, brisk; cargo of corn intended for her was yestcrdaj g^cia! Tete#nua to The Inter Ocean put into the steamship Inter Qdean. the Akeley was to come heftre from Muskegon. 'It U doubtful now whether she comes at all. . . There are hut few gram carrying vessels at Milwaukee or other ports on this lake, and the remaining light capacity in Chicago is email. ¦.*<'«*** Lumber freights continue ah $1.50 Irom Muslsegon and #1.87^ from Mani&tee. The schooners Yankee Blade and S. B. Pomeroy, grain carriers, are in the Muskegon lnmbar trade for the present. GOING- FLEETS. There w^-.iv clearances from Ck terday for the Straits, for Maniet Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Cheboygan, Mich., April tiT.— Ice is still driving-down, and, from observations to-day,is broken as far /is can. be seen with a glass, but the wind being unfavorable to drive it out, it shifts about, and the Straits are full of floating ice as far as Waug-oshance, but your correspondent thinks steamers j could work through it. Vessels would have some St. 1c;nack, Mich., Ajpnl*37, 10 p. m.—The ] Straits were full, of ica^ to-day, passing down. ; "Wind, southwest to nojxhwest. No Chicago boats in sight yet. -The north shore of Lake Michigan is entirely clear ot ice. The ice between Si. Helena and Waugoshance light has been constantly on the move for the past six days. Most of the time there has been as much open water in the vicinity as ice. The. steamer City of Cleveland was the first boat to come and go through the south passage of the Straits-^on Saturday, April ai. Special 'Telegram to Hie Inter Ocean, ' Mackinaw City, Mich., April 27, 10 p. m.— Open water .extends along tnis shore up as far as Waugoshance. Above there, and in around St. Helena, it i* full of ice, but I think it is all broken :agO yes- up, and a .heavy wind would clear il all out. A for fresh west wind lias been driving it down the ' St.m.it s to-da>. '(lie Champlain not in sight yet. Sttmreon Bay and for Escanaba, injforeen weather clear and cold. Bay. The ice in Gm en up _CThe two Mackinaw dispatches above come from. 1.1 ... The different correspondents over different wires.-ana in places toe bay is entireiy/sieai.. me g^ Green "Bay fleet will commence leaving to-and to-morrow. A