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/ Horace Taber is now tthe name of the forme* Lake Superior last fall. The Pratt lis now owned | by S. Wigle, of Windsor, who seomved her in lieu ¦ of a debt due him from her former owners. font 4 cA PASSENGERS' '/ o rr ry rr >-r rr r( rr >r rr rr /r rr rr ri '/ rr /r r> rr rr rr rr 't r, fr- C rt tschooner Amoskeag __ Captain Orville Green icommands the steamship Whiting this season. Watson & Co. have putt an electric light on their coal dock at the piers. Up to last evening the New York had only got 10,000 bushels of corn. A number of vessels \ which, had cleared remained in port last nightt. The name of the ttt*g Nonantum has been changed to John C. Freecdel. Whose business is it to > see that there are mooring piles at the lumber raiarketV The new grain cargo insurance pcool is getting all the business at present. The seaason confcroots held by the outside companies are ;at 45 cents (to Buffalo) for April and 35 cents for Mlay. The pool insures cargoes at 20 cents to Buffaalo, and takes Mi : business. Representatives oft the outside companies say th'ey don't want viskss on "the ice fleet" at 20 cents, and chat the pooll is welcome to the business. ^ SEAMEN'S WAGES. At the meeting of the Seamen's Union last The asking lumber rate*.'from Wenominee to Chi- light the opening rate of wages weas acted on cago is $1,87*4; offering.', $1.75. ind the'flgures placed at $2 per diemj. The asking rate on number from Oconto to Chi- The union also voted $200 to tthe striking cago is $2.25; ottering, s;,$2.1212. bricklayers, and invited the latter to coall on them The lights on the extevrior breakwater—such as lSain if necessary. thev are—were in place Uast night. ~- ^ - The tug Eed Jackett and schooners Bertha MESSENGER FOB THE STTRAITS. Barnes and Lone Star arce in dry-dock. Another steamer has left Chicago f oir the Straits. The grain fleet are all i.eowing clown to the mouth The Messenger took her departure1 last night, of the harbor, preparatory to leaving for below. ler officers do not anticipate any trouble getting While the stage of waatefe is up deeply laden lirough. She goes to Cheboygan, grain vessels should tow down to the mouth of —¦*»— the harbor. THE STRAITS. Captain Chron commaands the tug Perrett and^Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean, her 1 ow of Marinette bairges. They left for Green J Cheboygan, Mich., April 21.— Wimd northwest Bay yesterday. , , . , .« m, . • , • ¦ ., ,,„# ,,. . , . ,. „ o-dav, brisk, with snow. The ice is (driving down Eva collision betweem the propeller Norman , J'_ ' , . .. „. .. , .. and the schooner Naiad in the harbor the latter Q-day from the upper end of the Staraits, and the - ----- >ndge must be open a long way up ;and possibly hrough the entire passage. Weatheir cold. Special Telegram to The Inter OceAn. lost her jibboom. VARIOUS FORTS. Special Telegram to The Iute:r Ocean. Buffalo, N. Y., April 20.— The Export Lumber Company has contracted with John Kelder-house for one cargo of luimber and with Bav City parties for 7,000,000 feet to Buffalo from Waiska Bay at rates 30 per cent ini advance of those from Bay City. jA The new steamer Fesssendeu was launched to-& day in the presence of soime 500 people. The harbor lights were burning last night for the first time this season. The schooner F. D. Bairker, grain laden, from Toledo, is expected here tco-morrow. Special Telegram to The Inner Ocean. Erie, Pa., April 26.—Tlhe schooner F. N. Gif-ford sailed to-day for Escanaba with 900 tons of coal. She is the first boaft to leave Erie this season. The propeller Hopkins arrived from Toledo with wheat. Special Tcicirram to The Inter Ocean. Escanaba, Mich., April] 26. The steamer Welcome and tug A. Booth airrived to-day, the first boats to make the docks rthis season. Departure —Stmr Welcome. Weathier warm and pleasant; wind south, light; no ice.. Special Telegram to The lutcer Ocean. Sturgeon Bay, Wis., April 26.*-In Yesterday —Barge Milwaukee, Thonnas H. Smith; tug J. C. Perrett. Barges Whitbeclk, Judd Kobinson, and Martin; tugs A. Booth: and Goldsmith; schr Belle Walbridge, scow Prrince Albert. In To-day —Tug Boscobel; barges Manteno, Advance, and Burrows. Out—Schr A. B. C. Wind east, light. Special Telegram to The In iter Ocean. Detroit, Mich., April 2J6.— The tow barge Bay City, coal laden, in tow of the tug Lark, ran aground on the foot of IBois Blanc Island last night, and is out sixteen inches. The tug Erie Belle has gone to her rescvue. , Special Telscnim to The Intter Ocean. (/fy East TawaS, Mich., .April 2b', 4 p m.— North-s-fV east gale; heavy snowstoirm raging. V Special Teleuram to 'Die. Intter Ocean. ' Frankfort, Mich., Apiril 20.— The schooners J. ^-^ A. Holmes, S. G-. Simmrands, LaPettite, Mollie ^/^ Church, Oscar Newhousoj. arrived. Sailed—Prop rf/ Barker. The Champlain left yesterday noon for Cheboy-/-" gan. Two grain vessels ypassed, bound down to- /S day- 'SV^ Heavy snowstorm until noon, then it turned foggy. Light, shifting, niortherly winds. r , Special Telegram to The Imter Ocean. *-# Grand Haven, Mich., April 20.—The following // i officers have been elected! by the Michigan Barge Company for the comhng year; President, Edward P.Ferry; Vice President, George A. Farr: > Secretary and Treasurer, H. G. Rigelow; DirecTV J tors, E. P. Ferry, G. A. Farr, Jas. Blair, T. W. ' Kirby, H. G. Bigelow. A\. manager is to be elected next month, and the seelection will undoubtedly fall on Captain T. W. Kirrby. Albany, N. Y., April 216.— The canals will open May 7. Special Telegram to The Inner Ocean. t Bay City, Mich., Apiril 20.—The stearnbarge >^ Alcona and schooner Sam Diego arrived at 2 p. m., ^ ( being the first arrival fromi below this season. Special Telegram to The Imter Ocean. ^ Milwaukee. Wis., Apiril 25.—The steambarges ^ Business and Sheriffs hawe beenjehartered by the { J Northwestern Fuel Comipany to carry 10,000 tons of coal from LakeE'.ie ports to Milwaukee at a rate said to be 75 cents. The schooner Alice B. "Norris for Escanaba and stearnbarge H. Chisholm! for Chicago cleared today. The schooners J. B. Merrill, Angus Smith, Ma-' rengo, and Porter, all lcoaded at this port, bent canvas to-day. / The owners of the scluooner Duval pays the cost of repairing the Clipper City, which collided with the Duval on the lake la&st week. The scow Mollie and schooner Richard Mott Cm were docked to-day. Special Telegram to The Imter Ocean. y, Goderich, Ont., April! 2(5.—Navigation opened ^ here to-day, the first (departures being the tug _>Dispatch, * for Cheboygran, and schooner H.!" Tollman, for Sarnia. N<o ice to be seen off here. ^______........ -r—¦^j=nr-aainiiBri i i in "ruijfjii.irr Mackinaw City, Mich., April 24..—The ice is broken up as far as St. Helena or fmrther. Have not seen the Champlain. Wind nortihwest, fresh; weather cloudy and cold; mercury 3(0 above. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. St. Ignace, Mich., April 24.—The :ice is all gone from the north shore of Lake Michigam, as far as can be seen from the highlands. Tlhere is plenty of open water between Waugoshamce and St. Helena, and the ice is all on the movec. The wind is north and cold. There is nothing this side of Waugoshance light to prevent a ste&amer coming through, but no boat is in sight in tthat vicinity. Thermometer, 30; storming. mence early this season. Sail vessels wilt i:ot| carry life-preservers or take any sort of precau tion against such accidents, and they are numerous along the lakes each season. A plank, a haw serbox, or something of the kind, may be thrown overboard when a man falls into the lake, but if it does not strike and injure him it does not come near him atall. If a life-preserver was kept handy aft—let it hang on the cabin—it could be tlirown into the very hands of the struggling, drowning sailor, and his life thus be saved. He could Ikeep himself afloat until the vessel could come aroound to him again. But no life-preserver is cairried on sail vessels. When lumber, etc., is thu-own from the deck, the vessel has already left the poor fellow some distance in the rear. He does not reach it—it does not reach him—and bw the; time the vessel can get around to about whene lie fell in "nothing can be seen of him." Of couirsef not. this evening. Wind north, fresh. Special Te.logram to The Inter Oee;:n. STURGEON Bay, Wis., April 30.—Arrived— Stmrs St. Joseph, Favorite aud" tow, J. 0. Perrett and tow, Corona, Boscobel and tow. Special Telegram to The EnterQcea'n. Detroit, Mich., April SO.— Passed Up—Steam-barges Curtis, Benton and barge, Laconia, Oceanica. Passed Down—John Pridgeon and consort. Hodge, Alcona and consort and barges; schr Westley. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Milwaukee, Wis., April 30.— The barge Mable Correy was transferred to-day by Wolf *fc Davidson to the Marinette Barge Line Company for $12,000. The steam barge Ballentine and consort Moore and schooners Porter, Marengo, J. B. Merrill, and Angus Smith, all grain laden, will leave for below to-morrow. To-morrow the formal transfer of the steamer City of Milwaukee and propellers Wisconsin and Michigan will be made by the Grand Trunk Railway Company to the Goodrich Transportation He made a powerful struggle, but was rtired# Company^ A change will be made in the time of out aud sank before assistance came. _______ L the arriving and the departing of the boats, but ¥nrtuiu'ny ,iJ'tn'"i<Limn mimiii thr r 1 "'""""¦¦|IWI' 1"*wj no change will urobabtv bo marl** in t.h.-. n«*^ FREIGHTS AND INStHRANCE. Shippers succeeded yesterday iin hammering grain freights down to 3*$df conn, to Buffalo. With charters made previously andl only reported yesterday, and the charters actuality made yesterday, the grain-carrying craft in Clhicago are now about all engaged. Aside from thte M. E. Tremble, there is not a large uncharteircd sail vessel here now, and only three or four medium-sized -and small ones. The owners or mamagers of these are not inclined to put them in for ;a few days, expecting that rates will advance agcain before vessels commence to arrive. Last eyeriing the M. E. Tremble was "not on the market unless she could have 5 cents on corn to Buffalo." Following are the engagements reported yesterday : TO BUFFALO. Bushels. Schooner Elizabeth Nicholson, corn...... 50,000 Steamship Escanaba, corn................ 50,000 Propeller Scotia, corn..................... 00,000 Schooner City of Green Bay, corn........ 23,000 Steamship J. B. Lyon, corn and flaxseed. 75,000 Schooner C.#J. Wells, corn................ 37,000 Schooner J. G. Hasten, corn............... 41,000 Steamship Iron Chief, corn............... 00,000 Steamship M. M. Drake, corn............. 47,000 Steamship Queen of the West, eorai...... 40,000 TO COLLINGWOOD. Schooner Rising Star, corn ............... 21,000 TO OGDENSBURG. Propellor------, corn......................... 2G,000 Tracy, from Grand Haven for Chicago wiith a cargo of cordwood, was bowling along this s&ore in the northeast storm, and when abreast of Waukegan, the owner and master, Captain Ar-chie Doyle, was swept overboard off the deck. Jm one instant he was left far in the rear. He was a powerful swimmer, but all to no avail. The crew loved their commander and would do anything to save him. His wife was on board,* and her frantic appeals would have urged them further, if possible. Everything that could lie done was done, but Captain Archie was not reached in time, and he, like others under similar circumstances, found a watery grave. The vessel arrived in port about 7:30 o'clock no change will probably be made in the officers of' j the boats at present. The new stearnbarge, Jim Sheriffs, made a successful trial trip to-day. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Escanaba, Mich., April 30.— The steamer Cormorant aud schooner Delaware arrived this afternoon, the first ore vessels of this season. Speckil Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Escanaba, Mich., April 30.—Arrivals—Steamer Lady Washington; prop Coromont towing schr Delaware. The prop Oconto arrived and cleared last evening. Warm and pleasant; wind south, light Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Port Dalhousie. April 30.—-The schooner P. E last evening. Mrs. Dovle is wild with grief," and : ^oung; from Toronto, was the first arrival at this the crew feel genuine sorrow and regret. E*rt fchi,s reason haying reached here Sunday. Captain Dovle was an experienced and able ' J-^e water is slowly rising m the level and it will navigator, and liad sailed since almost boyhood. j>e at the usual height about Thursday even-iris age was 45 years. He had commanded the i^-. , ™ , „ , ™ T . _ Tracy for about twelve year., and a short time Si^ '^ ™'» " -"«* In -;¦ Ocean, ago had bought her from Warren and Dean. The of1^,%°\°.nt- April 30.-luc schooner Ariel, captain leaves no family except his wife. ^MJJ'S^v^l aground opposite Hosts of friends will hear of the deplorable ac- *£S?fKS *™d *K" v+e^el men are discour, cident with sincere regret, as the captain was »**?*^gS8IS^f0£ SSSef$°?* Th«Ann\e well known and vervnoimlM Foster arrived from Oswego to-day with coal. Tuimer? andotheSS!t£ residents of Wan- $£2HS£BP ^ ^^ forthcomin* **" hands keganand vicinity will confer a great favour on ^lepaiaoru______________ _ , ^ the grief-stricken widow by keeping a look-out for the body. —^>.— THE STKAITS. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Cheboygan, Mich., April 30.—The propteller Champlain made this port last night and left, at 0 this evening. Captain Casey says the ice pileuS Up at the entrance of the Straits after he teame through, and from the point to the shanks it was all ice, piled up several feet high, packed in by the prevailing westerly winds, and that no sail vessel could possibly get through until the ice moved out. East wind to-night, gentle; clear ! and cold. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Poet Hubon, Mich., April 30.—The S. -T. Macy came through the Straits Friday noon. Her captain says that ids passage through was made with but little difficulty until he reached Skilagalee light. There he found five miles of solid ice. Friday morning, before daylight, at the shank, there was about five miles of broken ice, and the' south passage was full. At the north passage he found a small strip of water, clear, made by heavy winds blowing at the time. There will be no trouble after this in getting through. Also, he says, ilu\z sail vessels and schooners with consorts should wait a few days, as his passages was a chance one, and had it not been for I blowing he would have been there yet. He vwpuld advise propellers and steambarges to come allong, expecting to meet with little delay if the weaather is modi-rate. Thursday night it made f v. i half inches of ice. Special Telcwam to The "Inter Ocean. Mackinaw'City, Mich,, April 30.—The propeller Champlain passed up at S:30 p. m. om her return trip. Weather clear, but cold. The Btfcraits are still full of ice. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. NOKTHPOBT, Mich., April 30.—Arrived—Mixer, Arnsden, Joseph. Duval, Blackhawk. As n-ir :»s your correspondent can learn the Champlain is at the Beavers. The Mocking Bird is here, loaded. The ice drove her in. She is from Charlevoix. Any amount of ice between Manitous aud the Foxes. A number of vessels are in the ice. A BKIG-ET LOOKOUT. IT MUST BE KEPT NOW—f BOWD OUTSIDE. The second sail grain follow to leave port for below is the schooner David Stewart. She sailed yesterday morning. The first sail grain vessel was the Millard Fillmore, which is destined for L. Dimick ancf'C. H. Lane, of Buffalo, and A '[I Sarnia. The Htewart goes to Buffalo, and Total quantity grain...................530,000 The schooner Red Wing left Milwaukee for Chicago at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The steamship Chisholm leaves Milwai.ukec for Chicago to-day. The Inter Ocean Lime, announced to come here from the same port, acre the steamships Massachusetts and Minnesota and the consorts Merrimae and Massasoit. CARGO INSl'ltAXri". Now that grain chartering is the -order again the war on cargo insurance rates will toe inaugurated and waged with vigor. There will be lively times. COARSE FREIGHTS. There was no change in coarse freights yesterday. VARIOUS POETS. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Buffalo, N. Y., April 24.—Charles Hamilton to-day sold the barge Norway to Charles Turner, II 'ertug J in con!. H. V it woul ere. f"**jf"'W in the vessel interest. Yesterday they bought a third interest each in the steambaa'sce D. M. Wilson, of D. Wilson, Cleveland, for $15,000. She has lately received $10,00<0 repairs. Mr. Dimick bought of thev others a fchird interest in the barge Manitowoc and the a&chooner C. B. Jones, so that all hold an equad share in the three, which will tow together. Mr. Dimick estimates the latter vessel at $25,000, but says j; that he bought his share so much "below this rate consideration of entering into partnership that would not be fair to give the fisi ires. „ —~»**fl Tjr.;r , The new Sturgeon Bay tug Charnley came into ¦ port yesterday from Stmrgeon Bay, towing a monster barge laden with ceedar posts. The barge is I at the lumber market doocks. The Charnley is a; . large-sized, sea-gomg bcoat, is of excellent modell j and has good power.________ |F*"' The survey on the schcooner West Side, damaged | by the propeller Messeirgger, was held yesterday. Captain William Keith jwnd Captain Rounds being ¦ the surveyors. The WeratStde will require a new-rudder, new stern, storm frames, new tafrail, and a piece of rail on the porrt quarter. The vessel is J in dry dock at the Chici:i!go Company's yard. The 1 jpropeller Messenger willl be asked to pay the bill | Besides the damage toeo her quarter, the rudder of the schooner West Slide is damaged. She goes into dry dock at the Clhicago Company's yard. A Burvey is to be held. It is stated that the propeller Messenger is to be held for the cost of all repairs. ¦11-rgfc,„B-1p„)| , ,.„¦»ll_ul.mwmt ¦¦-n, »i imokesracJ!, appaircnflyirom some steam craft, was washed asho>re during the storm in the vicinity of Thirteenth street, Racine, and was recovered by a German faamiiy. Some people are of the opinion that it is tthe smokestack of the ill-fated tug Wetzel. The Treasury Department has notified all ofn-oers'and employes of trhe life-saving service that on and after the 1st of . Juno next the stations of the life-saving s, ¦ vyL-a". ¦ -.vi! 1 be designated by names, and the in-esenti- designation by numbers will be abandoned. the vessel left this morrning for Carlton, to which tlace she was bound, bight, oeeial Telegram to Tue ] Inter Ocean. Saugatuck, Mich., Aipril 24.—The name of the tug launched at ElliottYs yard yesterday is Chas. West, and not Charless W. West as your report states. She is a beautw. The schooner Kitty GSraut bent her canvas Blon-day, and is ready to sai.il. The wind has moderated some, but is still 1 blowing fresh from a little west of north. It snowed a little this morning, and a heavy sea is now' running. The rebuild of the oled tug Constitution is now being rapidly pushed ailong. She will be on the tnnrket. We learn Captain R.. Rogers, of the steamer J. S. Seaverns, will resign l command of the boat on her return to this port.. Special Telegram to The J Inter Ocean. Sand Beach, Mich.i., April 24.—The steamer 4 here Friday. It is thought that phe will experience little difficulty in getting through the ice. Considerable sugar snow has fallen this after* noon. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Two Eiyees, Wis., April 24.—During the heavy northeast blow of yesterday while lying at anchor off here the schooner Arrow, of ( parted her chain, loosing one anchor. The wind went down soon after, but, although by the help of the life-saving, crew they grappled for the anchor for several hours, they failed to get it, and &•--«- The well known Cleveland harbor tug that went under the name of George W. Lormer last year has been I rechristened the Mary Virginius, in ^ honor of the daughter o.f Mr. R. K. Hawley. Hermann Hoeft has now out at Rogers City, 21,000 ties, 26,000 pieces paving cedar, 1,100 cords of sawed body wood, at Crawfords Quarry 6,000 cedar ties, 15,000 pieces paving cedar, 1,300 cords of hard wood. Vessel men are waiting anxiously for clear water for Buffalo. The tug Hade a trip out into the lake Monday and found the ice much softer than was anticipated. It is not piled up at all, but extends as far as the eye can see. Captain M. H. Murclh, one of the most popular of our L.ake Superior captains, has been obligced on account of his health to engage in business o h ^^^^^^^^^_^^^^^^^^_^^^___ steamer j \ . tti • 1 "—' tv -r ¦ City of Cleveland oohllided with the Hickless -/J ashore. He has just gone to Mm- dredge near the dock here to-day, breaking off - - ...... i tree -puds and doing c other damage. It will cost $1,000 to repair her.;-. The Cleveland was not much damaged. T'l'-unim to Theo Inter Ocean. East T.wvas, Mich..., April 24.—There was a heavy northwest gale during the night, accompanied with snow. 'The stearnbarge Ogemaw . legram to The I fetter Oeean. Maetnette, Wis., Appril 24.—There is fourteen ugh Stuurgeon Bay Canal, and the ai <¦ iu plaee. neapolis to superintend the building , of a street railroad. rr,, . - - ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ...... ¦ D. E. Mi rrived from Sagii to Tawas Lake, to be ag logs the next ¦ ¦ ¦ . unched fti ¦ which took Bo i to I ;:'> launch, r;s departures were the eteamharges Mary .Tenkins and h sort, the C. A. King; the steamship Barnum ; the propeller New York, of the Union Line, anei the propeller Milwaukee, of the "Western Line New Yorlv touches at Milwaukee to fill out I go. The Anchor Line send the Lehigh out of ChicagOg to-day and the Wissalvickon, bound up. leaves Erie. The other boats of the line leave Chicago aud Buffalo to-morrow and next day. The Scotia and other boats of the Commercial Line leave hereto-day. Many of the sail grain fleet will leave for below to-day, but other* will wait for a day or two. It will be better if such a largo" number of craft do not enter the Straits in a "bunch," especially when there is a chance that some ice may be encountered. With the large lumber licet '¦.scooting" about, regular Lake Michigan steamers running, and the great grain fleet moving, collisions are likely, and it behooves all to keep a good lookout on this lake and in the straits. A good thing to remember, also, is that there area dozen or two of barge tows on*this lake, Chicago and Green Bay, Chicago a.tid the east shore, etc. The chances for collision^ just now are very promising. Captain Lou Vance, of the schooner David Tance, received instructions from Milwaukee yesterday not to sail for a day or two yet, ' 'as the straits are full of ice yet." m f . OTHER PORTS. SnpfMal Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Buffalo, N. Y.. April aa—Coal freights remain qiii*[»ulJ UP ll'llls LU' OU'MUmi and Milwaukee. The : stearnbarge *Qregon was taken to-day for Mil- j waukee; schooners (1. S. Hazard and B. F. Bruce for Ciiicag\>;and Mom*™' <fffi;Bffr'-iTtn »t_fi5 FREIOHTS. Shippers wore endeavoring yesterday to obtain capacity for Buffalo at .1c on corn. It was stated, however, that the rate finally paid was S^o. On corn to Sarnia the rate was kept private. Charters were: TO BUFFALO. Steamship Akley. corn.....................50,000 Steamship Jesse H. Farwell, corn..........50,000 Craft not named, corn.....................00,000 TO BAENIA. Schooner Yankee Blade, corn..............1 G,000 Schooner Flectwing, corn..................20,000 No change in lumber freighi a. DISASTERS. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Two Bivees, Wis., April :)0.—The schooner Arrow, of Chicago, bound (light) for Leland, ran on the beach four miles north of here this morning early. There was no sea at the time, and the captain clnims it was through carelessness of the man on wa' ah, at the time. The captain has gone to Manito:^jpe.to secure the services of a tug to The scow Coaster ran in here wind-bound yes- < terday, but cleared again this morning. '.¦'.egrim] {..> The Inter Ocean. :"iLi), N. Y., April lit.).— The Iron Ace, with I grain from Toledo, this morning was driven on hoe reef by the ice. She was released this morning; damages light. Considerable floating iee is in eight off the harbor. FREIGHTS. Grain freights ruled on the basis of 3*20 corn \ and rye to Buffalo. The charters were: ' TO BUFFALO. BUS ' Steamship Siberia, oats...................L30 Sbeamship Ketcham, rye.................. f; Steamship Chisholm, corn andrye....... 75,000 ¦ UtNIA. ; Schooner Narragansett, oats.............. 26, . Buffalo to New York. esterday quoted her 0'~vc wheat, (jl8C corn, and no rate on oats. Vessel agents figured last evening that the light grain capacity for Buffalo now remaining in Chicago is only about 300,000. LAUNCH. ^^^^^^ The new tug built in the South Branch foi Singer & Talott, the stone men, by John Gregory, was launched yesterday afternoon. She it designed for towing on the canal. She is a fin* boat and will have good power. Captain Forsyth formerly of the tug Allen, will have the wheel. llllMI lflllllWiWlllllHiHlMIIWIlWL_y MARINE HOSPITAL. The number of patients in the Marine Hospita' May 1 was i5'2. Admitted during April. •10; .discharged, 58; deaths, 1; out patients treated, 157; rejections, 8; relief furnished, rram-ber of times, 239. The seaman who died during the month was J. C. Conelly, of Chicago. - recorded yesterday: Schooner i Daniel (1. Fort, v Butter, Captain George Green; schooner Jesse L. .: Boyce, Captain Z. Swenson; Norman, l Jacob Hanson; schooner Scotia, Captain Wm. J. Waters; schooner Pensaukee, Captain O. E. Lar- i son. Captain Caleb Bentley, who formerly sailed J the Pensaukee, dropped dead at his home in Ash- 'J tabula from apoplexy last winter. THE STRAITS. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. CHEBOYtiAK, Mich., May 1.— Passed Down—¦ Iron Chief. A cold north-driving the ice up the I ¦ the first boat throng}; the Si! est boat bound tip. The tug Gladiator arrived to-day with schooner Johnson and wrecking apparatus, and will at once begin operations toward the release of the dUjUJBrJ.y/. Doaucuu i he bivakwatev.. 1. 0. Crissy, manager oi the commercial Line, has purchased from his employer the propeller Koanoke, at $10,000. She will be run in the Chicago and Ogdensburg Line this season. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean._ J I MwmjeiJii'j Mfafe; April ^^^ for the past week were 0,710,000 feet; sinee navigation opened, 13,644,000 feet. On account of the unsettled state of the lumber market and the disagreement between manufacturers and dealers, the shipments are much smaller than for the corresponding period last year. The mills are all running this week. The boom commenced to work this morning. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. East Tawas, Mich., April 30.—The steam-barge Manistique arrived with thirteen cars for the Detroit, Bay City and Alcona Railroad. The tugs Oneida and Hope sheltered during the night, bound from Bay City to Lake Superior, but left this morning. Speeial Telegram to The Inter Ocean. FBANitFOKT, Mich., April ;t0.— Lieutenant F. Newcomb visited Point Betsey life-station on a tour of inspection to-day, and drilled the crew. Hehrs Wescott, Nellie Church, F. H. Williams, Jane Anderson, and prop Barker arrived. Departed—Prop City of Ludington, Geo. D. San-ford, Michicott. " : . Wia., May 1.— laden fleet left this m< ¦. . schooners ;3 Ricl ' and Jot: ¦ ¦¦¦-¦. ¦ ¦ ¦ : ;i i> iv and stearnbarge Butters THE RIVERS. -11( ean. Detkoit, Mich., May 1.—Passed '¦ -:. A. Packer,Carrington. Passed "Down-Props Macey, Weston, I ' [anscombe, Gx Po i i barge City of (.'¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ :. f of Cleve! : and five barge ice. Down—Tug Kate Moffat; shooner Emma L. CoJ-ne in tow. VABTOTJS PORTS. ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ BUFFAL0,«N. Y., May !.—The follow! .: r';i' upper lake porl > Oh —Prop;- Anna Shlit h. J. I heart. For Mi OOO tons coal. For Duluth I tons eo;;J: s;sl,-•,¦¦¦ Mont-gome . Mt. Blanc. ¦ l';s dull; still quoted at 00c to I cago and The ¦ : Bweet.ii' ¦¦siber from Chebpyp • Wii ; asfr, and in consequence very little ice mail ¦ ' ,¦¦¦'.¦. ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : 01 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ '. ... .; ¦ ¦ ¦ . Hancock, Mich., May 1.—L "o Lake are open, ft'he I ¦ ¦ : mast l.fi iown at 9 •¦¦"¦ i I . We.afch.er cloudy and mild. Not so mv - j . . —<j