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MANITOWOC, Wis., July 9.—The steambarge Milwaukee, light, bound for Washington Island, ran on Fisherman's Reef, at the mouth of Green Bay, in a dense fog at 2 o'clock Friday morning. The tug Kate Williams, of Detroit, released her and she came in here this morning leaking quite badly and will go into dry-dock for repairs. The damage covered by insurance. The steamer Depere that went ashore at Two Rivers last fall has been thoroughly rebuilt and goes into commission to-day. Glen Haven, Mich., July 9.—The schooner ashore on North Manitou Island was the Golden West, from Chicago. After throwing overboard 5,000 bushels of grain she got off and was towed to South Manitou. The only damage appears to be the breaking of her shoe, rendering her steering gear useless. Special Telesrram to The Tutor Ocean. Milwaukee, Wis., July 0.— The damage to the schooner Columbian is about $2,000. She will require mew fore and mainmasts, new topmasts, new forquOTfikmain sail, square sail, square Kailyard, neJrjRjmi rigging, and other repairs. Her port sidtranridships is crushed in. She will have repairs made h^re. The schooner FlwFitzhvrgh will be brought here ¦"bpruuy a bad leak outside. dli l the North Manitou bushels of corn. Wed. t-".™/: Wiltir L. Frost, which tore Detroit Saturday morning for Toledo, had a very?; ¦;ormy and disagreeable trip, but managed to'i. make a very good run. The trip was made in 4 h. jand 50 min. an average of about twelve and ¦> half miles an hour. Her engine made from to eighty-four turns per minute, with seventy pounds of steam, and the propeller £ -' out of water. Her performance was in I respect satisfactory to those on board, and i iomewhat better than that of the Boston on j rial trip. The Frost is now in Toledo, where i She will load wheat for Ogdensburg. MTport.' Huron wrecker has contracted to raise'.. imken schooner Sam Cook, for Hall & Co., g; of Ogdensburg. He is now awaiting a permit %\ adian Government before proceed- ; ing with the work. The necessary machinery for j! the work is now at Ogdensburg, and will be taken to the scene of the wreck. It is proposed to sink an old barge directly in front of the Cook in or- ' der to break the force of the current. The raising • will bo done by pontoons, and it is likely several';. divers will lie employed. Before the actual vi of raising commences, however, most of the ore 1 now in the wreek will betaken out, so that theJ hull will not be injured when being brought tor the surface. If success attends the work the craft will be converted into a lumber barge. ^fn^ffiEnvFaukce Srhtintd of yesterday says of freights: "Grain-carriers were in demand, and rates were firm. All the vessels in port, with but one or two exceptions, had been engaged for ore, so that the offering of tonnage was light. Shippers were offering 4!t cents on corn to Kingston, and 2*2 cents on wheat to Buffalo, which is an advance of l± cent. The owners of the vessels ready to load here yesterday were holding off for higher rates, it being reported that there would be Very heavy shipments of wheat within a day or two, and consequently higher rates. There is at present over 9,000,000 bushels of wheat in store at Chicago, and about 1,850,000 bushels in store here. Ore freights are firm and rates steady at $1 from Escanaba to Ohio ports. Vessels have no difficulty in procuring charters, but it is said there Is considerable delay in loading at present. The schooner Unadilla and steambarge W. II. Barnura have been chartered to load ore." FREIGHTS. GRAIN CHARTERS ON 'CHANGE YESTERDAY. Charters yesterday were as follows: To Buffalo—Steamship Oceanica, corn at 2c: prop Idaho, corn at 2J4c; prop Yanderbilt, corn on through rate. To Erie—Props Conestoga and Juniata, corn on through rate. To Sandusky—Schr A. L. Andrews, corn on through rate. To Midland—Schr Rising Star, corn at l^c. To Collingwood—Schr Waukesha, oats at 134C. To Sarnia—Schr Lucy J. Clark, corn at l^c. To Montreal—Prop Prussia, corn at 6c. No change in coarse freights. *¦¦¦ The steamship H. C. AMry «5vedin Portwtttf ™irt of a carzo of coal from Ashtabula. On her «e"«™ *e trot ashore and je hsoned^a por-tionof heroardool Iron ore before »newasre leased. She goes into, dry Tdoek here. fi;l^;r^n1sVI^1K.^h,1sf?o t >,'u,1 ,,,Tlvate tc'nns; Monitor, coal, Cleve-JXduIS^ cents', ore back from Marquette, $1.10. The BcEooner Laf 'eiiie, bound light irom this' -port to Chicago, is ashore on the South Mam on Island with three feet of water m her hold A tag will leave here in the morning to attempt her re- Irod'al Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Collingwood, Ont., July lv Lottie Wolfe, Chicago, light. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Sabnia, Ont., July l'J.-Amvefl—Prop Lake ¦Michigan; general cargo, from Montreal and sailed for Chicago. _ _ _ The steambarge Mary Jareeki »««"»»¦502 tons. She was built atToledo by Bailey ml 871, rXtetl A 2 and is valued in the Lloyds au »>%«""• Ins uredfb? part value. Barker of Chicago is the owner. Iw«>^". -Sailed—Schr The" funeral of the late Captain Fountair,tan* J his son Daniel will not take place until SnndaJ lodge's request. Captain Fountain was a member of this lodge. ^ > The Edwards, Foster, and Page go to Escanaba for iron ore. f t^ The sckooaer AnOiew Jagtoon, ia tow w uu> tug Stanwood, lost her jibboom at Sixteenth street railroad bridge. The schooner Lizzie A. Law is among the arrivals from below, coal-laden. r The fast steamship Jewett arrived in port again yesterday. There are special instructions to give her quick dispatch loading and unloading at But- [ falo and Chicago, and, with her fast running out- , side, she makes most remarkable time. It is to be hoped that a good lookout is kept all the time; even with the best possible lookout there is danger of a display head in the papers some morning like this: "Down to Death! ihe Schooner So and So Cut in Two and Sunk in Mid-lake—The Crew All Drowned—Vessel and | Cargo Total Loss* A BLOCKADE. TROUBLE AT BUSH STEBBT BRIDGE. When the bridge hour, 6 o'clock to 7, expired yesterday morning the steambarge E. E, Thompson was in one draw of Bush street bridge and (the steambarge George Dunbar in the other, both bound in. Neither would give way and for an' hour and a halt—until 8:30—the bridge could not be opened. Large fleets of vessels congregated, and there was great confusion. Finally the Harbor Master was sent for and the Thompson was compelled to back out. The Dunbar happened to be in the starboard draw and was on her proper side coming in. It is state.! that warrants have been sworn out for the arrest of botli the captains. ! and tug masters who were twenty to thirty miles northeast of Chicago on the lake at 6 o'clotck Thursday evening report a most remarkable occurrence. They say that there was heavy thundier and lightning out of a clear sky, and that for hallf an hour there was a shower of hail or ice, such an they never before witnessed or heard of. Atflrsttit was ordinary hail, but the "stones" speediily grew in size, and came pelting down in great muggets as large as geese eggs. One lump of ice that struck and remained on the tug Mary MeLanie's deck was as large as a brick, and weighed fully two pounds. This huge missile made a deep dent in the deck when Lit struck, and the deckhand narrowly escaped iit. It was put into the cook's refrigerator and keipt until last evening and was shown to numerous curious people. Whem the captains who encountered this re-markalble storm outside were told that there was no hailstorm ashore here Thursday evening thev were incredulous and refused to'believe it. At about ti o'clock Thursday evening there was heavy thunder here which came out of a clear sky, brat no lightning, rain, or hail. The weather imirsi lay night was cold enough for November as it was also last night. It is certainly a most remarJwable season. LOSS OP THE BEFFEL. SHE (GOES DOWN OJT THE MAKINE HOSPITAL. Late .Thursday night the scow Anthony Beffel,; laden with gravel, was caught in the fresh breeze' and sesa a short distance north of Grosse Point. She wras loaded too deep and took in water througrh the decks as well as through her bottom. She hatd no small boat with her, and when it became .evident that she must founder Captaia Belt el ;and his crew saw death staring them in this face, aiud it was very close range. They did all in thehr power to pump her out, but to no avail, and >wly but surely she was going down. Another inch deeper and it would be all over, for then the craft would lose buoyancy and (with her dead weight cargo) she would go to the bottom like so much shot. The poor crew were worn out and had well nigh given up all hope when the tug Flossh Thielcke happened along. They had Bculty attracting her attention, but finally sr receded in doing so, and were taken on board safe and sound. The tug then took the Beffel iin tow, and ran wide open for the harbor, but had gone only a short distance when the vessel lost buoyancy and went to the bottom, only the enals of her spars remaining above the surface. JThe Thieleke landed the crewjat the life-saving station at 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning ancd they remained there through ' the day* yosterdiay and last night. This morning they will vissit the wreck, strip off the sails as best ¦ they cam, and abandon her. The Beffel was a small crraft, and was new this season. Captain liertel, ,who resides at Kenosha, was the owner of the crafft. No insurance. The smnken vessel lies off the Marine Hospital, about tlhree miles out in the lake. ___________• ¦ ¦ ¦— THE RIVERS. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean, DETEtoiT, Mich., July 13.— Up, July 12—Props Lehigh, Rudolph and parses. Down—Props In- -ter 0oean,Oceanioa,Osoar Towusend and consort. -I uly 13, Up—Props Osceola, V. H. Ketcham, Rochester, Smith, Moore, City of Concord and Consort, Curtis and barges, and schrs P. B. Locke, L. M. Ellsworth, and Clyde, Oswego and barge Commodore, Oswegatchie and barges, N. Mills and barges, Niagara and schr Garibaldi, Cowie and barges, schrs Camden, A. Cobb, H. A. Kent, C. C Barnes, New Dominion, Constitution, Maumee Valley, Homer Montgomery, MontmorencL i Mont Blanc. Down—Props H. Chisholm and . schrs Ciity of Cleveland. F. A. Morse, Hubbell and \ barges, City of Borne and schr G. C. Trumpff, D, F. Rose and barges,Butteroni and consort, Good- . now anal schrs John O'Neil, Kate Winslow, Araxes and bairges, Orgon and schr Queen City, Lowell ' and barrges, Pasaic and barges. Wind northeast, -light. Port Huron, Mich., July 13.—Passed Down— . W. H. G'iratwick and barges, 11:30 p. m.; Supe- . rior amd consort, 11 :20; Avon, 3:10; 11. A. Packer, 3:15; Lehigh, 5:45; China, 7:15; W. T. ' Graves; and consort, 7:20: Raleigh and consort, 5:15. 3Down—Props City of Rome with C. T. ' TrumpflfT and R. Doud, 11:50 a. m.; Everett and ' consort,, 11:45; Oregon with J. Kelderhouse, 3; Lowell and barges, 4:15; Mary Mills and con- , sort, 9; tug Goodenow and consorts, 4:15. "Wind ¦ northeast, fresh. Weather cool. Port Huron, Mich., July .13.—Passed Up—Props Smith Moore, 12; Rochester, 12:45; City of Concord and consort, 4; Osceola, 4:10; Clinton and barges, 4:15; V. H. Ketcham, 4:45; Clyde, 5; Commodore, 7:10; Cleveland and barges, 0:20; tug Oswego and Vampire, 9; schrs Hal- -stead, O. Mitchell, Bavaria, 12; C. C. Barnes, 8:15: s.tmr City of Cleveland, 5. Down—Props S. F. Hudge, 2:55; Bay City and barges, 3; Minneapolis and consort, 3:10; Arabia, 4:40; Idaho, 9:20; 1'osomite and barges, 7:35; schr A. J. Dwyer, 9:35: tug Wilcox and raft,, 4:20. Wind northeasst, fresh. WELLAND CANAL. Special '(Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Port Colborne, Ont. July 13.—Passed Down—rSchrs H. M. Scone, Milwaukee to Kingston, conn; B. Barwick, Manistee to Kingston, timber;, props W. L. Frost, Toledo to Kingston, corn; Prussia, Chicago to Montreal, general cargo. Up—Schrs Clara Yucll, Toronto to Toledo, lis&ht; E.E.Fitzgerald, Charlotte to Chi- , cago, coal; L. S. Hammond, Fairhaven to Detroit, ceial; J. Bigler, Charlotte to Chicago, coal; Miami Belie, Oswego to Toledo, coal; Norway, Kingston to Sandusky, light. : ri-lfgram to The Inter Ocean. Pcbt Dalhousie, Opt,J Svly 13.—Passed Up— Stmra Celtic, Hamilton to Point Arthur, lighthouse supplies; Europe, Montreal to Chicago, general cargo; axJars 1,11, Uowland, Charlotte, to Chicago, coal; Gulnair, Collins Bay to Chicago, n(,v,t- T A WhitinK Ogdensburg to Chicago, ^eVirtorp^oP^akl Ontario, Hamilton to T^edoS«h°' Wed Down^Propa'GlenflrJass Duluth fco Montreal, general cargo; Piussia, <¦' cago to Montreal, general cargo. THE LAST SAD RITES. TIHE DOUBLE FUNERAL ON SUNDAY. The ftuneral of Captain Thomas Fountain and his son Daniel, which occurs from the Church of the Asojension at noon to-morrow (Sunday), will be a mtost imposing event and will be largely attended.. Three marine lodges will .participate. The palll-bearers to Captain Fountain will be: Fromi Cleveland Lodge—James S. Dunham (owner of the Wells Burt), Captain Arthur Atkins, Captaim Daniel McLeod, and J. L. Higgie, Esq. Covemant Lodge—Captain Henry Channon, Thomaia Miller, Esq. Kilwiinning Lodge—Samuel Davidson, Esq., Captaim Thomas Howland. The (dead captain was a member of Cleveland Lodge.. Danhel Fountain was about 18 years of age. Eight (of his most intimate young men friends will aetti as pall-bearers to him. raiS^SS^^^ho^Beffefof' "¦:,—LalJWlu ailllJoMUi, Will!!!Ill Ogdensburg, lumber; stmr Chieftain and consort/ Toledo to Kingston, lumber; prop Strickluna] Kincardine to Montreal, wheat. Up—Schr T. h!| Howland, Oswego to Chicago, coal; Guiding Star. Ogdensburg to Chicago, wire; John Mage?, Charlotte to Chicajp, coal; steambarge J. R. Whiting, Ogdensburg to Chicago, wire; prop Lake Ontario,! Hamilton to Toledo, light; Celtic, Montreal tq Port Arthur, supplies. Port Huron, Mich., Julv 14.—Passed Up-Props Jesse Farwell and consorts, 1:30; Satin; and barges. 5:40; Armenia, 7; Dean Richmond 8; City of Mount Clemens, 7:45; D. M. Wilson and consorts, 9:15; schr J. Rumball, 5:30; Aber-corn, 7:15. Down—Props India, 2; A. Everett, with schr Minch; Warming ton, Three Brothers, 5; tug Champion, with steambarge Wocoken, 7:35; tug J. P. Clark and barges, L. J. Claric, 9:35. Wind south, gentle: weather fine. t nt <out 8a ^ her THE RIVERS. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. DETEOIT, Mich., July 14,—July 13—Up— Props Farwell and consorts, Donaldson and barges, Porter and barges. New York, and P. Georger. Down—Props Hodge, Minneapolis and SiHrt,BMvWnbS^AS?; schrM.F. ti was expected to leave las Menck. July 14—Up—Props Montana, James J tn ']p1|,p u((,.ITr]iv,r,, Davidson,. Dean Richmond, Garden City andP SffE^J^*?, canvas The little vessel h* abandoned to her ,-j, a total loss. \S Detroit Free Press: ^Tdml PrfntlfvilTe .Ji of f.icago, is m the city to look after the repairs of > schooner Golden West, which is ex;- - to go in Uiedry^dock." schooner J. M. Spaulding, of Detroit,' in mmg out of Rondeau, loaded, ran on the west mer, capsized and sunk. Her deckload of wood rent adrift in the lake. The crew were saved. Captain Walter Hazen, of the schooner A. W. Wright, at Tonawanda, reports that a man named Charles Tighe was lost overboard about ten miles off Charity Islands. He was engaged in washing the deck at the time. It is thought he had relatives living near Cohoes, N. Y. The passengers who were on tne steamer Idle-wild at the time the propeller Boston ran ashore to prevent a collision, are having a solid gold medal made at Detroit to be presented to Captain Valentine Jones. It has the Boston engraved upon it, and is inscribed, giving the details o: m The Detroit Free Press says: "The tut; Oswego last niarht for Lake Superior o-f:e Mary Jarecki, ashore harees Kilin» mrt hii-u™ f WflVnnVnH »7 7 F with a cargo of Iron ore at Point All Sable. She 11. Wilson and con- take8 witn her the Ughter Vampire, together with bSs O^n^orSorto^Zs^B B^ves^ [ Bteam pumps, a diver, hawsers, and "everythin sort and Monterey, Otego and barges, Westford f Captain Thomas Crosby, the insurance man, of and barges, Vienna and consort, Benton and w the firm of Crosby A- Dimick, of Buffalo, was in barges, St. Louis; schrs Young America. City of * the city yesterday. It is understood that thi Green Bav, J. R. Noyes, A. L. Andrews, B F r cargo of coal in the sunken schooner Wells Burt1 Bruce. Wind southwest, light; clear Port Huron, Mich., July 14.— Passed Up— | Props C. F. Curtis, with D. G. Fort, Ellsworth, I and bartres, 12:30; N. Mills and barges. 1:45; V William Rudolph and barges, 12:10; New York | and consort, 7:30; Niagara and consorts, 10:45; $ William Cowie and barges, 11; James P. Donald- l son and barges, 10:45; Oswegatchie and barges, * 11:30; schrs H. A.Kent, 12; Homer, Maumee Valley, 12:30; E. Camden, 3:35; Alva Bradlev, 1:05; R. B. Hayes, 9:20. Down—Props Iron Duke and Monterey, 12; Benton and barges, 6;15; Vienna and consorts, 0:35; Westford and consort, 7:40; Toledo, 9:30; schrs B. F. Bruce, J. 11. Noyes, and A. L. Andrews, 10:30; tugs Kalize and raft, 5; Masters and raft. The tug Music broke her crank outside last night. Wind south, gentle; weather fine. /^ W, *. has been sold to S. A. Murphy, the Detroit wrecker, and that a contract for the raising of; the vessel has about been let to Mr. Murphy.] Captain Crosby will go down by way of Detroit] and will consult with him. The insurance on cargo has been paid, and that on the hull 1^25,-^ 700) will be due to Mr. Dunham Aug. 4. V^J *nilUWOpetler Armonfa, of the Merchants' Line, arrived at Montreal from Chicago with corn, and her cargo weighed out 400 bushels less than it \ weighed in. The vessel paid for the shortrge. j But there are circumstances that point to the con- ] elusion that the mistake happened at the Illinois j Central elevator in Chicago. The vessel was I loaded in drafts of 400 bushels, and she was unloaded in Montreal in drafts of 200 bushels. It would have required two mistakes in Montreal to account for the shortage, and only one mistake in U:i,;; ... Work on the new harbor of refuge at Milwaukee is progressing rapidly. The contract 01 Starke, j Bmith & Co. calls for the construction of 1,0001 feet of crib work, of which 550 feet is now in place. This section, added to what was previously built, will carry the structure 100 feet beyond the point at which it is to run southward. In other words, when Starke's contract is completed the side section of the breakwater, running north-^ westerly and southeasterly, will be finisned, and ;. 100 feet of the main breakwater, running north and south, will be built. The south end of tins breakwater, when completed, will reach a point, off the foot of Chicago street. \y J win, Hfincock to Ogdensburg, lumber. HE HAS "GROSSED THE BAY" The big steambarge Mercury, grain-laden for Buffalo, arrived here in a disabled condition. ;au':> ivc;v made to-day ....."Iiihflil«tt^< mitll'lf' Ihetug Mocfing B'i-d arrived at Racine this morning with the schr Alice B. Norris, _coal laden, which was struck by a heavy squall off Hog Island reef Thursday morning. The damage to the Norris is about $2,000, she having lost her main and mizzensail, foresfcaysail, aud other light canvas, besides her mizzen boom maingaff and having her main and mizzen masts sprung. She is insured for $20,000. j/ 'Dalhousie, Ont., July f4.—Passed Up^* Schrs John Magee, Charlotte to Chicago, coal^ St. Peter, Oswego to Toledo, coal; barge Ark,^ Kingston to Serpent River, light; stmr Albion, THE R1VEHS. Kingston to Serpent River, light; Active and Cl,n„;„, T,,.„„„„ t T. T . ,. „ ( ba, lea, Kington to Toledo, light. Passed Down «%™.1lt™^P, ° Mv^jSv' 14 Tin Prop, otmr W T, Frost Toledo To Kini/^tnn c-nrn • ^^liiOll, lUlcil., JU1\ lo.—JU1V li—Up—Props I7.hv^TT Vr ^nvP MiK- l^Sl; ¦, n- G^don Campbell and schr Allegheny, Don M. ^3l^^S!tb^S^m^S^SSi' Dickenson and barges, Han.ly Boy and barges, TnS Lo-Ime to Port 3>alh^sie ^- strMBaTd- ^amson and barges, and schrs Johnson and Wa-Dainousie, coal, -'bash. Down-Prop Chicago. July 15-Up- Pj ops Ogemaw, Rust and consorts, Fast Saginaw and barges, Waverly, Allegheny, Buffalo, V. Swain and consort, Marj Pringlc and barge, Jar-' vis Lord, Relief and barges. Forest City and consort, scbrs Bigeler, E. Fitzgerald, Monitor, R. Halloran, Nicholson, Michigan, H. W. Sage, Pathfinder, American Union, Republic and consort, 'and Laura Belle. Down—Props Conestoga and schr Annie Sherwood, Business and F. W. Clifford, Balize and raft, J. P. Clark and barges and ^schr Lucy J. Clark, A. Everett and schrs S&phia 'Minch, George H. Warmington, Three Brothers, tug Champion and prop Wocoken, disabled, Oscoda. Wind southwest light; clear. , Port Huhon, Mich., July 15.—Passed Up—Props 'Ohio and consorts, 1:45; Oneida, 3; Ira Chaffee and barges, 7:10; Japan, 7:50; Atlantic. 10; Gordon Campbell and consort, 1:30: D. M, Dickinson and barges, 3; J. Lord, 4:35; Omaha, 7; ^M. Mills and_ barges, 5; Handy Boy and barge Waverly, 7:15; D. W Rust and Butts and Cleveland, 7:45; Buffalo, 8:40; Relief and consorts, 9:15; schrs Huron. M. Stalker, 3; C. G. King, Wabash, Montana, Monitor, C. H. Johnson, 7:10; Down—Props J. S. Ruby, 3:30; Conestoga and consort, 6:45; Osceola, 7; J. Gould and consort, 12; D. Lutty andljjparges, 9:35; A. A. Turner and barges, 2:10; Queen of the West and consort, 0:45;;City of Concord and Grace Amelia, 9; schrs Ganges, 5; Watertown, 4:50; J. D. Sawyer, North Cape, Nevada, Penokee, and Swallow, 4:55. Wind northeast, gentle; weather fine. Speci*] Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Marquette, Mich., July 15.—Arrived—Props Sir, it h Moore, Wallula. Passed Up—Prop China. Passed Down—Prop City of Freemont. Death Last Evening of Captain Charles Harding, Navigator and Retired Ship-owner. Something of the Old Captain's Bounded Life and Career—A Fortune Left. General Marine; News—Arrivals from low—Matters at Home and AU Over tlie lakes. Chi- KENOSHA LIGHT. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Kenosha, Wis., July 13.-The new structure for the pier light at this port has been completed and from this date the rod light will be removed and the original, white light will he restored. »ISAST.c^=>. Pnncial Telfigram to The Inter Ocean. IhIfVvlo. N. Y., July lS.-The steambar; Miohigan, from Saginaw, lumber laden, arrived this afternoon in a crippled condition. Her to« of three barges were oast adrift oft Long Point. Thursday night, A tuj? has been sent from hois ^^f^'on^s moling a cargo"ol LAUNCH. >f Special Teleftrato to The Inter Ocean. 'i rv, Mich., July 3 4.—Captain James Da vidson's new steamship, George T. Hope, wa: launched at this port this afternoon in the pres once of a large crowd. She is 290 feet over all, 40 old; has afore and aft com pound engine, high pressure; cylinder, 30:;IS tncheB, tow preset] e, 50x42; two boilers, 101 long, n1" shell, Otis Ptee). She has s carrying ca- tIJ v.e crcatlv"disliked to do pacitv of 00.000 buahelft of corn and LSOO.Ooo t \n ^ Captain lSavefi"a! handsome fortune CAPTAIN CHARLES HABDINQ. HIS DEATH LAST EVENING. The funeral of the late Captain Thomas Fountain and of his son Daniel, both lost with the Wells Burt, occurred yesterday and was generally attended. The disasters of May 20 made many widows and orphans in this community, and it may be truly said that marine circles in Chicago are in mourning. And last evening another death occurred which will cause widespread regret and sorrow. It was that of Captain Charles Harding, a retired shipowner and navigator, and a citizen of prominence who was everywhere held in the highest esteem. Captain Harding had been ill for several months, and for some time past has lingered at death's door. He passed away from this life last evening as quietly and peacefully as If falling asleep. He has indeed fallen asleep to the ca£*p of this life. * The old Captain's career was well rounded out, and he "crosses the bay" with a good record behind him. Commenceing in his boyhood on salt water, Captain Harding was a navigator who could safely guide a ship to any port in the world. He was a succassful man, became a ship owner, and after years of active life retired from all business to enjoy his fortune. And now the old Captain has run into his final haven of rest—his snug harbor "across the bay" in eternity. g&Hosts of friends in Chicago and in all the lake cities will bid Captain Charles a sad "bon voyage," and say a kind word for him. Captain Harding owned and sailed the bark C. P. Blair on the lakes. He also built and sailed the bark Utica. The schooners Gold Hunter, Gallatin, and other lake craft were afterward owned by him. While in the. service of the Board of Underwriters he superintended the construction and fit-out of the wrecking tugs E. P. Dorr and Salvor. For several years he was in the I. .-iiiessmChieaw. Along about 1S02 or 'G3 the (then) new bark S, V. R. Watson took on her first cargo of grain in Chicago and a party of prominent merchants an vessel-owners went out on the tui Union, which towed her out, ti "see her off." The old "south channel" wa: the route out of the harbor then. Captain Hard ing. Captain John Prindiville. Captain Davii Dall, and others still here were of the party. The tug was just about letting go of the Watson's line and the master of the latter, Captain Brandt, was shouting "Good-by!" when the tug's boiler exploded. Several of her crew were killed, and every one on board was more or less injured. Among the latter was Captain Harding. His injuries were so severe'that at first his life was [despaired of, but his giant constitution carried ]him through and he recovered. He was crippled, jhowever, and always afterward walked lame, jcompelling him to carry a stout stick, something feet of lumber. She will leave Bay City for Chicago in about three weeks. The cost of the vessel is pnaced at $130,000. estate and other property, i Within a £ew ytaars a number of Chicago's old vessel owners tuave passed away, among thein Alex English, Mrr. Doyle, H. S. Halsted, Captain Thomas L. Parkerr and others, aud now Captain Hardini sJ^J?,^-/<d^^ WELLAND CANAL. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Pout Colborne, Ont., July 15.—Passed Up— Sclirs Craftsman, Thorold to Cleveland, stone; St. Peter, Oswego to Toledo, coal. The schr St. Peter, in entering lock 24 yesterday, lost her bowsprit by getting foul of one of the gates. She is having a new one made here. Arrived Down To-day—Steambarge D. C. Whitney and barge Wayne, prop Pacific, schrs General Franz Sigel, Ida Walker, Undine, and Senator Blood. THE1RIVER9. ^poeinl Telecrram to The Inter Ocean. Detroit, July 16.—Up—July ID—Props Alaska, - Mackinac and barges, Oakland and barge, P. Chamberlain and barges. Down—Props Cuba, \Vinslow, Turner and barges, Jay Gould, and G. ?$, Hazard. Julv 10—Up—Props Vanderbilt, -"fimpire State, Cormorant and barges; schrs Thomas Howland, Morning Star, F. L. Danforth, .j. S. Hammond, Theo Voges, J. R. Whiting and consort, Sparta, and schrs Sumatra, Geneva, J. B. fjvon and consort. Down—Props N. K. Fairbank, Boston, Milwaukee, Nyack, Portage, Havana and consort, Colonial and consort, Birckhead and barges, Weston and barges, Mineral Rock and oarges, Glasgow and barges, Geness and barges, -Queen of the West and schr W. S. Crosthwaite, , Iron Age and consort, and Ganges, Alcona and consort, and schr M. J. Wilcox; schrs J. D. ' Sawyer, North Carolina, Nevada, Penokee. Wind southwest, brisk, cloudy. Port Huron, Mich., July 1G.—Passed Up— Props East Saginaw and barges, 11:25; Mary i'ringle and barges, 10:50; Allegheny and contort, 11:20; Forest City and consort, 11; Alaska, ;J:35; V. Swain and barges, 4:20; Republic and eonsort, and Laura Bell, 0:10; P. Chamberlain and barges, 6:25; Oakland and barges, 9; Ger-iiany aud barges, 10:25; schrs Mich Nicholson, Halloran, Monitor, 5; Sage, Pathfinder, Man-. .raugor, 9; E. Fitzgerald, J. Bigler, 9:10. Down— ' Props Glasgow and barges, 10:15; P. H. Birck-iiead aud barges, 10:25; Boston, 10:20; A. Weston and barge, 1:25; Savana and consorts, S:20; Col. O'Neal and consort, 9:30; Portage, S:40; Nyack, 9; Sanilac, 9:30; Tempest and barges, 10:15; schrs Cleveland, F. Perew, Kingfisher, J. S. Richards, 10:15; Antelope, Smith, Post, 10:20. Wind south, gentle; weather fine. Port Huron, Mich., July 10.—Passed Up— Props Arizona, 5; Vanderbilt, 5:15; Mackinaw and barges, 7. Down—Props Progress, 1; Wales and consorts, 7; India No. 2 and barges, 8:10; E. B. Hall, A. Bradley, J. C. Harrison, David Wag-9ta flf, 8:15. Schrs W. J. Preston, Nassua, Jamaica, 2:30. Wind southeast, gentle; weather fine. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. "WELLAND CANAL. Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean. Port Colborne, Ont., July 16.— Passed Down —Schrs Senator Blood, Cleveland to Ogdensburg, coal; General Franz Sigel, Cleveland to Brockville, coal; Undine, Cleveland to Kingston, staves; Blazing Star, Detroit to Oswego, wheat; O. M. Bond, Loraine to Brockville, coal; Guiding Star, Detroit to Oswego, wheat; J. G. Worth, Detroit to Kingston, timber; props Pacific, Toledo to Ogdensburg, general cargo; D. R. Van Allen, Cleveland to Port Hope, eoail; Armenia, Chicago to Montreal, general cargo. Up—Tug Active and Qonsort, Kingston to 1'oledlo, light; steambarge Albion and consort, K'ngstom to Serpent River, light; props Northerrer, Ogdensburg to Chicago, general cargo; Acada, Momtreal Point Arthur, eneral c i da, to Montreal to Detroit,