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* THE MARINE RECORD Island, She vlns built by Henry Honor, wljpjins had nil oxporiono6 of thirty yean, thtrirppoaranoeroftheCnlvIn, no tho Hog In the river nt the mnfblo w'Srlts, receiving hor engine and boiler, testifying to his skill, be¬ ing of beautiful mode! built throughout of tho beat quality of white ouk nnd thoroughly salted, Her carrying capacity, however Is small for so largo n vessel. She Is 180 feet long, 32 feet beam nnd 15 loot depth of hold, and Is to bo commanded by the commodoic of Cnlvln__& Soii'b lleot, Captain A. H. Mnlono, who has one-fourth Interest In hor. She 1b ljkoly' to go Into the timber carrying traSo botween Lnk6 Supeilor ant] Kingston, nnd beshlos enrrylug a cargo her¬ self will have a tow of tlireo or four schoon- ci s. In (diet sho Is n monster tug. Her on- . glues which wore designed by J. F. Punk- W hurst and bull' by tho G'obo Iron Works of Mills elty, are four a,nd nft compound, w Ith n high pressure cylinder of 27 Inch boro nnd ;ifl Inch stroko nnd low pioasure of 60 Inch bore nnd 30 Jnob stroke, with steam revers¬ ing gour. The boiler, ono of the most ex¬ pensive kind, bolng_bullt subject to tho Canadian Inspection laws, which mo very rigid, Is 10 feet long nnd ten foot four Inches in dlnmetor. mid has bean thoroughly in- spcetcd nt evei y stage by the ngant of the owners, Freights continue firm and. steady and with the increasing demand for tonnage they nro not likely to got bnck to old rates this, season. Offers hnve been made ofll@12 conts for vessels to carry grain from Duluth to OgdeiiBburg, and charter^ were mnde of steamer John M. Osborne and consorts Exile ,, nnd Davis, coal, Lornlne to Green Bny, 75 cents, nnd back, oro, Escanabe to Cleveland, p. t.; barge Willlnm Young, conl Lornln to Point Edward, 45 cents. The following chartei s wore reported yes¬ terday : Schooners H. G. Cleveland, w beat frpm Cleveland to Buffalo, 2c; Lafiinar, wheat, Cleveland to Buffalo, 2o, C. P. Mlnch, ore, EBCiinaba to Cleveland, $1.50; Jennie llatthows, ore, Escanabit to Toledo, $1.50; William Home,same; Jmvls Lord, ore, Es- enrnbn to Cleveland, $1.60; stenmbnrge II. L. Worthlngton, oro, Mnrquotto to Clove- Innd, $1.76} consort of snme vessel, the Shawnee, ore, Maiquetto to Loralu, $1,76; ateamer Columbia nnd consort, Comrnde, ore, Escnnabn to Ohio ports, $1.50. ciirciao. Spnial to the Marine Jiecord The schooner L B. Cook, Mnptain John Regan bus got n new mainsail. '1 ho sohoonei Pensitukco was got oil and towed to Manltowoo for repairs. The sclioonor Emetine, Captain E. A ' Chrlstcrson, lost hor jibboom In the squall on Sunday last. Thocannlboat Frier dsblp, corn laden, was run into and sunk at her dock at the foot of Maxwell street, by the steambugo M. F. But- ters,on Friday evening last, Grain freights are very firm at old rateSj more inclined to lalso than fall, and lumber freights huve'lncreased somo, and we hope soon to reoord a further ralso, A voiy large fleet of lumber vessels.were In port on Monday, and a majority of them wore soon sold and got away off the market, • and some dllllculty was experienced in get¬ ting gangs to unload them. i The Btenmbnrgc Daisy Dny, Cnptnln Louis Lnrsen, waB delayed throe days gottlng n now-syphon nnd lubricator nnd somo re¬ pairs. Robert Rcgnn Is now engineer on her, vlco Wlllhim Hondrlcks, who lias gone on tho Hnttle B Pcruc, Paul Paullot, boat bulldor, is building u steam yacht for Captain Davis nnd John Da¬ vidson. She will bo 05 feet over nil, 15 feet benm and -1 feot 10 Inches In depth. She will rqn to Lincoln Pmk uoxt sonson as an excursion steamer. The tug Mosher experienced n very rough time last Sunday night. She was out on the lake looking tor a tow, and about 0 o'clock a heavy sou struck hot and washed the fire¬ man overboard. A plank and a life-buoy wore thrown to him nnd he wai rescued. At the Vessel Owners' drydock schooner Hnttle Enrl got a new rudder stock; tug Union had somo calking and repairs; tug J. V. Taylor a now whool; sclioonor Sophia J. Lull, Mystic Star and C. Finney received some repairs,'and sohoonor E. M.Stanton had a leak stopped. At Miller Brothers' drydook the lug Pad¬ dy Murphy got a now wheel; tho schooner Glad Tidings A now rudder stock, part noty keel nn.l somo now plank; sohoonor Wau- notto wan enlkoif: sclioonor Emollnogotn new jibboom and somo calking; sohoonor A. M, Bear was rocalkod; sohoonor Hattle-IIutt got a new foremast nnd the schooner Loin, Ellsworth a now mainmast. Cnptnln John Furlong died on Sunday last. IIo bnd been connected with the hike mmIne for some twenty flvo years nnd wai vory much respected, as was shown by the great number of flags nt hnlf 'mnston tho vessels of his old friends nnd the large num¬ ber of innrine men who attended his funeral on Tuoadny at Jbo Cnlvnry CeTeto>y, amongst whom wero Cnptnln John Mul- vany, Captain II. Blue, Captain P. F. Flpod, E. Kelfen, Sherman Un\coand Jsnite Saiul- ford, who wore his pall bonrcrs. Thomas Bngeley, hnnt builder, has nearly completed tho hull of"a steam yawl, ,whlch ho has built for Captain Samuel Moore. She Is 30 feet In length ovei all, 7 foot width ot beam and d)i fcoKlcptli of hold. She will be named the Harry Chauiioivaftor a well- known ship chunclloi here, Sho will make her first trlplo New Orleans, with tho schooner Morning Star, fornjerly tho Glad Tidings, Gospel ship, In tow, on board of which tho worthy owner will take hit wife and some friends to Now Orleans to spend the winter montlts. At the Chicago Drydock Company's dry- dock the scow South Haven received a now stern, stern post and some calking; propol' ler Peerless a general overhauling; schooner Sardinia was calked all over nnd also received n now jibboom und lorotop mast; stenmbnrge Geo.^iuiiihani a new shoe; stenmbnrge Ar¬ gonaut had a leak stopped; schooner John Ruber hnd her celling cnlked; schooner D. R. Mnrlln bad hsr deck calked; schooner Ironsides hnd some new mil nnd planks; propeller City of Duluth had n how smoko stnek; schoonets J. M. Hutchinson nnd C. J. Wells some rcpnlrs; City of Chicago a now Jibboom; schooners Msumeo Vnlloy nnd Eagle Wing got some calking; schooner new giiP";'schooner jBaibarlnn dome repair's, and sclioonor Tempest n now foromnst nnd windlass. DFTIIOIT. Special to the Mar hie-lie ortl The railroad stonmer Transit Is undergoing repairs nt tho Detroit Drydock, whore 100 men employed almost continuously 'Iho lumber traffic which dally passes this point Is simply Immonso, not Infre¬ quently three/million of feet In a single tow. John Sauvc, a sailor, fell from the mast¬ head of the schooner Mary Ella, on Sutut- dsy. and wu9«erlously it not fatally Injured, The stcambargo R J. Gordon, plying be¬ tween Detroit upd Gibraltar, took on board a.new captain yesterday, which is the sixth thus far tills season The steamer Flora, which for n montli past has boon havingIicr machinery repaired, hnsbeen newly painted,nnd Is now In prime condition for full business. A now steamburge bus Just beon built nt Marine City for Robort Holland, of that place, and has beon named tho J. W. West- cott. Dimensions not given. A new ferry landing has Just been com¬ pleted at Wlndtoi at the foot of Ouujetto Avenue, n customs building and waiting room being on either hand, which have been gotten up on an Improved plan. As Intimated In my last letter, the steamei City of Dresden changed owncishlp. 1'ho pi Ice paid was stated to be $11,000, rumiing as formerly, between Windsor and Leaming¬ ton. On Saturday night tho tug Kate Moffatt, witli a valuable raft, became sopuialcd from |t, during a vhblent squall oil Lexington, Lake Huron. Theio Is a probability of the recovery oj a part If not all The steamer City of Cleveland, Captain Stewart, arrhed yesterday from Mackinaw on hor usual time, and reports the schooner Pensaukee, which was in trouble at Cheboy¬ gan, ns liberated, although InMd condition. The season has been unusually disastrous to Detroit parties ongngod In the enterprise, and tho losses entailed will figure up to a largo amount. These have been occasioned by a series of northeasterly gales which have been prevalent throughout tho season. There Is nothing Interesting to give your readers In lake freights. Wheat, Detroit to Buffalo, rules at 3c, an adiance ot>4'o since Jnst report. 'Chore nro Ilttlo or no Indications, nt present, of aii Improvement iipon thoso figures. Staves, $0, $8 and $10, and porma- nont at that ruling. Tho cabin passage between Detroit nnd jBuffnlo nnd vlco versa- Is $7 por steamer. Apropo of this fact it may bo stntod that tho faro on tlieatcumbontWnlk-ln-tho-Wntor In 3/118 botwqon those ports wns $20. Verily times hnve changed Blilco that early period of luko history. Chnrlcs Howiird, it promlnont forwnrdor, steamboat and vessel owner foity years ngo at Detroit, Is at'present visiting fi lends here- nit present residence Is In Now York City. Ho Is now verging on iioaily four score years, a man of stalling qimlttles. There are but (ow ol his day nnd generation left. Tho Iron sldewhoel steamer Spartan, since her dlsnsler at Cariboo Island,,Luke Supei¬ lor, snme two months since, has just com¬ pleted her repairs by tho Detroit Drydock Company nt u cost of about $20,000. She has been in readiness to leave for n week pant, but what oconSlons dor delay was yes¬ terday beyond my kcrr. Cheap furns between Detroit nnd Clevo¬ land nro now the order of the dny. The steamer Keweenaw udvortlscs the round trip nt $;2. The Detroit and Clevoland come down a peg lower, at $1. , Of •coin so berth accommodations are not Included Ji-tlieso low rates, nnd tbls Is n matter which requires Investigation before pure! using a ticket. Tho four mnmrnoth rnlhond steamers, which ply betweo'n Detroit nnd Wlndsdr make sixteen trips dully with freight and passenger cars, currying fourteen each time. This being State Fair week, and owning to a large Influx of strangers from all ptjrts, the feiry steamers nrc doing a profitable busi¬ ness and the profits are increased accord¬ ingly. It Is now 204 years since tho first vessel passed Detroit and In short tho first that floated on tho lakes. She was bark rigged, of 00 tons bunion, and nrrlved nt Green Bay September 2d, 1070. She then Myrtle a new foi emust, schooner Evn Fuller loaded with furs nnd took hor dopnrture on n new anohpr stock; sclioonor John Minorca, 1„e 18th ol tho snme month for Ningnrtt river, but wns overtaken by n Btorm the" foi lowing day and nil on board lost. This was the first mnrlnc'disaster. Her name was the Griffon. Tho Dttroit Drydock Co. hnve had in hund the present summer tho lengthening of two propellers known^as the F & P. M. No, I and No 2 respectively ut « cost of $20,000 ench. l'hey came Put now lust yeur lor tho route botween Ludlugton nnd Alii wnukee, but tho business Ihore demanded their enlargement. One of them was com¬ pleted n shoit time smco nnd returned to Lake Michigan. The other will be finished within tho noxt ten days Tho steamburge Albion nnd her consort pnsscd through hero on Snturdny, tinibcr la¬ den from Bay City dltect to Quebec Tlio freight on this commodity from point of shipment to Quebec Is $1.50 per thousand. From the latter port to Liverpool the cost Is at tho samo/llgnre. A considerable quan¬ tity has been moval by rafts In tow of pow- eiful tug/from FrOLch river In Georgian Buy The tost of ttil-t mode of trnuBlt can¬ not be definitely ascertained The work of rescuing the schooner Rich- uul Wlnslow, nshoro nem the head ol St Olnlr river, on tho Canada Bide of Luko Hu¬ ron, lias been Intelfered with by tlio seizure of the tug Michigan, which hnd the contract In hand, In consequence of her being an American bottom. It Is not long since that tills same tug was called the Prince Alfred and owned by the Canadians. Quito recently she wns sold to Detroit parties and hor name changed. Consequently, what was lawful In the ono Instance Is diametrically opposed in the present. Dotrolt can now boast of foui fine cluvu- tors, und perhaps unsurpassed lu the lake region, one of which wns quite recently com¬ pleted for the Wubnsli road, 'I heso Institu¬ tions, which hnve become io Important an element to the commercial Interest! of tho country, were first introduced nt Bufjnlo by Joseph Dart In tho winter of 1842-13, on tho north side of tho crook, nnd wns burned In 1802/ Tho first vcsboI to unlond thero was tho sohoonor Philadelphia, Captain Chniles Rogers. Tho Philadelphia was 123 tons bur¬ den nnd had on 4,515 bushels of"wheat con tnln A. Bradley, which hnd on a trifle over 8,145 bushels, fllnoo the Above epoch of elevator history they hnvo Become log'on. SANDUSKY. BlieeM lo Ine Mlrlill Jlearil Stoumbu!{est.John, of Tolodo,_jylth a cargo ol fish, ran aground whlloenwrlng the bny Mbildny morning during nn oastorly galo. At pieBent writing she Is aground In lluch a position that nothing' can got to her- Propeller Geo. A. .Marsh, with the nsalftonco of Iho Muiblehond lifeboat ajid crew, got a lino to her, nnd nftcr pulllng-onJier nil dny got hor off. Nothing diunagod although there wns n big sen i mining all dny. TOIKDO The tug G. Ur. Mulllnix lias been sold to Messrs. Corbuner nnd Flfleld for the sum of $000. The no' United Stntos rovonup cutter William P. ressenden. arrived in this port Saturday evening. She hits been In service just one mouth to-day, nnd Is pronounced by her commander, Captnln S. S. Warmer, to bo nll'thut was expected of her. Sho Is bulltof Iron, Is 183 feet over all, 33 beam, and 7 feet depth of hold. Collector Bnttello Is In receipt of n recent decision from tlio Treasury Department which Is as follows. "Vessels which make complete trips In trade between parts on marine (water under government qpntrol) must be documented or compelled to pay n tonnnge of $1,10; but lOrrtho other hand, a portion of the trip! te on the rivers or canals, then thero Is |lo obligation to docu¬ ment." Cnptnlu-Emery, oftho bnrge'N. P. Good- oil, arrived here Saturday night. Tie bud a narrow escape from drowning while cross¬ ing Saginaw Bay" Fildny during n severe gale. While attempting to clear the fly. which llifil become fouled, the rolling of the vessel caused him to lose his bnlnnce nnd plungo Into tlio water. Fortunately he, upon rising to the surface, succeedod lu catching hold of the rudder guy, from which perilous position he "was rescued by bis crew. MARQUETTE. The steambnrges Continental, Colonial, Swain, and Vienna nnd tugs Samson, Dudlcj, and Gillott pulled on tile Sumatra nearly nil dny, of the 17th nnd moved hor nbont ten feet. Tho nttempt for the dny wnsglven up nltei breaking several tow lines. ItACINP. The achoone/ Harrison, from Whitehall, to Chicago, put In hore in a water logged condition. A steam pump will flo' placed on her and she will be towed to Chicago. BlfKALO. Last week lake grain receipts at Buffalo wero 2,304,000 bushels, and the shipments by \ canal amounted to 1,.17.1,000 bushels. The shipments of coal amounted to 28,700 tons. POBT HURON. ■» Nothing could be done nt tho Wlnslow to¬ day on account of the heavy seas. The northeaster which bus been blowing for twenty-four hours has stopped firs' following stenmcrs und vnssels Propellers B. W. Jenness und bulges, Tempest and bargcB, Iron Duke, A Everett and consort, V fownsond nnd consort, Irn Chuffce and barges, schooner hlbena, G. M Neelou, W. J. Preston, Minnie ^lawson, Home, Sweet Home. Captain James Klordon, of the firm of Crosley A, Dcmlck, Insurance agents, who sold the risks on the wrecked schooner >^ur. light, ashoieon Cove island, have nbnndnned her us total losi Captain Norinnn, of the starlight, says that the vessel is iu a much exposed position to heavy noithcnst winds that hnve beon blowing for tho pnst few days. Ho also thinks that tho vessel lias gone to pieces, as she struck n solid wall of locks. He will leave hero to-night to strip the outfit from the vessel. She wns not loaded, nnd was insured for $8,000 Mil w a'uk.i'k. I'lOin present indications all the huge ves¬ sels now here will hnve to go to Chicago or Escnnaba to load, ai thore is no disposition , on {lie part of owners of the femln In itore •'■ hereto ship it. According to the.reports received bore yostordny, rates at Chlcngo wore on n basis of 4 und 4}tt conts on corn to Buffalo. Oro freights are firm at from $1,60 to $1 70 from EscauitUa to Lake Erie ports. 1A1KPOHT. A portion of tho Oakland's cargo of lum- slgnod to Kuno & Davis. Tlio first cargo of D6r ^ npp0nr0(i 0ff this harborrnjid Is be corn was the sclioonor South America, Cap- ing picked up by the fllhermon,