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THE MARINE RECORD CHICAGO. On Thursday iMt schooner Hunter Bav ldgu, In tow of the tun Shield*, mn Into the ilbboom of the sohooner Ada Medora, lying it the lumber market, and took out her own fore top matt. ' The Chicago Sail, Tent, Awning and Flag Manufaotury, over 244 South Water it. .cor Franklin, have had a buay time making new enlls f<" several schooners and repairing «inrge number of veaael tails. They make »Bpeolaltyofyaoht sails. 'I he schooner A. E. Vlckery; formerly tne J. B. Fenfleld, bound from Chicago to | jjiuolc river laden with oats went on Middle Island Reef hurt Friday monilng in a heavy gale and snow-storm. The tug Swain with divers and pumps wont to her assistance, she was-partly lightered, and the tug succeeded, in getting her off and towing her to Black river. '1 he schooner John Mlnei, grain laden, Captain John Biggie, encountered the brunt of the heavr Kale on Thursday night last, ind was forced to put back to this port to replace her foregafl, lost during the storm. 1 he schooner M. I.. Higgle was alse out in the gale, and sprang a leak. A lug picked her up and towed her lo this port, and to an elevator to discharge her oargo of wheat, of wl|ich about 8,000"bushels were found dam¬ aged;------------------r----- 1 he lug Wilson Brotheiswent ashore at the foot of North avenue Thursday morning in » dense (og. She was released the same evening by the aid of a dredge and tug Grain freights are 2c. for corn 2)£o. for wheat to Buffalo l%c. on corn to Gorgian Buy ports. Rnsel Downer, sub marine dlyer Is at work on the tug Protection, which went ashore oft" Saugatuok last fall. Her boiler and engine will be removed. Her hull is half full of Blind, but hopes are entertained that she will bo rescued and brought Into port again. 1 he eohooner Reindeer laden with pig Iron went ashore about 5 miles north of the piers on Sunday morning In a dense fog. The life saving grew went to her assistance and took a line from the schooner to the tug Paddy Murphy, whleh sneceeded in getting her off and towing her into port. The sehooner did not sustain much damage. A large number ot steamships arrived on Monday from the lower lakes comprising the BoBton, Arabia, H. J. Jewett, Fred Murciir, Clyde, Johji N. Gllddeu, Clarion" and Cuba. On Thursday last the schooner John helderhouse, grain laden, In tow of the tug Union collided with'Iwelth street brldgei doing considerable damage to the bridge and canyingaway herjibboom. the schooner H. C. Wlnslow, Captutn Sam Munlock, arrived from Alpena 8unday, with cedar pouts. She Is the first sail arrival froth a Lake Huron port this season. 1 lie new schooner which Is being rapidly gotten on v> ith by Wolf & Davidson at Mil vaukee will have one of the celebrated Chester Fog Horn's to make her outfit com¬ plete. I H. Randall yacht and boat builder, at Miller Brothers shipyard, is building some 'very handtome row boats, IS feet long, 8 feet 10 Inches beam, 16 Inches deep, they "are built of the best white pine and California red wood In alternate streaks, with brass knees and breast hooks, which give them a very lino appearance, they are for sale Last Thursday Gaptaln Ed. Comerford appeared before Justice C Arnd, charged wltli shooting wltlrlntent to murder Charles kelson, on board the schooner F. L Ban- forth, on the 20tl) April. The prosecutors, physician stated that he was not In fit con¬ dition to attend and give evldenco, and Qup- tnlu Comerford was bound over to the next session of the criminal oourt, Captain J. L Higgle stood bond for hi in In $2,000 C- Nelson was taken to the hospital where lie la doing well. Donaldson Brothers, shipsmlths at Miller Brothers shipyard, find their new machinery and eteam hammer, whioh strikes a two ton blow, a £reat acquisition to their means ot doing work on voxels. They have made a large number of kneea lot. the schooner Garrett Smith, have been dolig considerable work on the schooners James D. Sawyor and Watortown, have supplied the stoambargo Emm* E. Thompson and Ironed Captain Davis, new ploasuro yaoht Joste Davison. i *nAmjvonT. 8?HWta Oil/trim JZfWnL The small schooner The Hope of Charle¬ voix, Captain John Smith, laden with sorap Iron, lunk, flih, eto., ran ashore at 1 d'olook this morning on Point Betsy. The life sav- Ing orew were 'promptly on h»nd and rendered valuable assistance. They notified the tug Dudly P. Hall, which.worked a few hours and released and brought her Into the harbor. The vessel's bulwarks etc, are damaged. The life crew nnloadod her cargo on this beach to lighter her. It blew agate from thonorthwestall night and thla morning (May 2d) three Inches of snow covered tho ground and every thing wore a wintry aspeot. In conversation with Mr. Slyfleld, I learned that on the 8th day of June, 1884, The brig J.Y.Soamtnon was wrecked onjtouth Manltou Island and that snow fell to depth of eight inches, but a heavy rain followed and every Veetage dls- apeared in a short time. Mr. Slyfleld wa» light keeper there at the time. A. Vorce, formerly of Sackets Harbor, N. Y, has been appointed keeper of Frankfort pier head light Mr. Vorce Is an old sailor and fully realizes the responsibility resfWg on a light keeper and will no doubt provp a good man for the service. Point Betsy lighthouse Is about worn out. It haa done good service and the lighthouse establishment should build a now_ona aa.lt Is the most prominent on the easfohore and op skipper rests easy until he sees did Betsy flash out its glare on the waters, then he can lay his course for the straits with a cer¬ tainty. C. B SANDUSKY. Spatial In IU MaHtu Jtuori , Sanddsky, May 7. Business aloug the docks 1b brightening up fast. Vessel men have already begun shaking their wise heads and predicting a poof season, but to a casual observer, the season would be spoken of as very encour¬ aging. There la a scarcity Of vessels, the usual complaint, but 'the rates_on_coal ad¬ vance but little. Vessel rates on coal to the following ports are quoted as follows • De¬ tour OB to 70 cents-, Green Bay, 05 to 70 cents; Mackinac, same*; Marine City, 35 to 40 cents. The only tlUng tjee^ttTfow Is plenty of carriers to triesTports. The following lumber charters are re¬ ported for the Pluramer Lumber Co.. pro¬ peller Handy Boy and barge Nellie, from Harrisvllle, p t.; barge Emeu from Tawas, S.1 50, barges Joseph and Saginaw from Bay City, 11.50. The tug Mystic, of this port, towed the eohooner Jura from Huron Moifduy to this port. The schooner loaded 414 tons of coal for Mackinac. The first consignment of coal trpm Oswe¬ go to thla port thlssenson, arrived on Mon¬ day. The bnrges Casey and Maize, In tow of the propeller Abeoorn.'brought the coal, which was consigned to Fred Grocli. The tug Annie Robertson, of this port, has been completely overhauled. She has a new cabin containing three berths and room for stove. The lug is 54 feet In'length, and Is a speedy craft, at oan be vouched for by your correspondent. Tho owners, I see, have an .advertisement In the Record, they wish¬ ing to sell or exchahge her. She Is a dandy. Instead of Ohlemncliur Brothers' craft be Ing launched Monday, April 28th, the follow¬ ing Thursday was the eventful day The aftalr passed smoothly, and the Norhm sets nicely In the water. The model causes many compllmentaryuremarka, and Captain Monk, the builder Is congratulated for building quch a tine craft. The water at this port was lower on Fri¬ day than for two years. ( Iho Anchor line propeller Clarion called at this port on Monday for 300 tons of uier ohandlae. '1 his was the first trip ot tho sea¬ son. Tho propeller Johnson loaded coal for Ma* rlne City Thursday, p. t. The propeller St. Paul cleared for Duluth Friday, with 5,000 barrels of lime shipped by John H Hudson for the Martilehead Lime I ompany. This propoller belongs to Ward's 'transportation Line. The St. Paul lias been converted Into a rogular freight propeller, all of her upper works having been tukort awaj*. C. P W. ALPENA. Tho curgo of the schooner Vlokerj, ashoro at Middle Island, Is being removed by the propoller Tern. The tug Swain with pumps is still at work on her. nUFTALO, Jjswfefp Hi Sfariru Biuri. The steamer Harry E. Picker, grain la den from Chicago. In attempting t» get through the toe embargo, broke ill the buck¬ ets' off her wheel. The tug Fiike baa been dlapatehed to got her Into port. Local coal freights remain firm at 75 oonts. A prominent coal shipper estimates that there are now in Buffalo roadyjfor shipment 250,000 tons of coal, the largest amount evertknown to be hero f»r shipment at any one time. The Italian dock laborers have thus far loaded 'learners with but slight Interference from the 'longshoremen. It Is rumored that grain ahovelers will refuse to unload line propellers on their arrival here. The propeller Onoko, whose pasaago from Chicago has been closely watobed by cargo Insurance companies, arrived here on Sun¬ day everting with everything In good shape. While (owing out through the toe the schooner Crosthwalte collided with the steamer Onoko, which was coming in. The schooner lost her jlbboom and bowsprit. The Onoko's damage Was slight. The steamer Gault, ot the Wabash line, loaded at the Erie docks, union men being employed. The propeller New York, of the Uiilon Steamboat Company, was loaded by Italians. All quiet. , ASHTABULA BARDOR. Bpmtol to tin ilartiu Beard The steamer Iron Chief, from Buffalo for Lorain, to load coal for the uppper lakeB,ran aground In a fog near this port on Wednes- daymbrnlng, and broke the buckets off her wheel and sauced a collision with her tow, which surged on her and broke some of hex stanchions and railing and Injured her cab¬ in. The tug Red Cloud "°ent to her assist¬ ance and succeeded In getting her off and took her Into Fair port. C. G. TORT HURON. Special to the Marine Record The prospects unegard to_an_early_con- .teat relative to_the_rlg|u^Merryj!ompt nles at this port promise to cause muph pub' He Inconvenience, and It Is to te hoped that It will be tided over. .Mr- Longhead, who has secured u monopoly of the lerry busi¬ ness, a right a hleh has been granted Sarnla for fifty vears, thinks that It is to his Interest to interfere with the landing ot the port Huron bouts 1 he Kusota, Captain Byron Inman'a new command, made her appeurance at this port on Saturda) morning, and was much ad' mired by a great many people assembled up on the docks The tug Castle, burned last fall, has been rebuilt and will be finished ready for busi¬ ness in a short time. Ed Fitzgerald, last season captain of the Burnum, leu In charge of the schooner M. Lyon. Captain Monk having been Injured on this un-trlp, was not In condition totako charge of his vessel. Q. M. STURO&ON BAY. T|ie tug Gregory, Captain Burnham arrived here from Manitowoc litBt Sunday evening, and Is to be stationed at this poit during the season/ She will engage In wrecking "whenever her servh.es are re¬ quired, and for this purpose has been equipped in tho best manner. She bus two steam pumps hi d all a,ther necessary ap pllances lor this business During the past winter about two thousand dollars has been Bpent in repairs The ueu boiler of tho tug (.. M. Chamley haB been condemned by the government in¬ spectors ut Milwaukee, ui|d tire old one re¬ placed blio will meet Rand & Burger's tug Gregoryjit Milwaukee and relieve her of her tow for Chicago. KINGSTON. 'Iho hull of tho new steamer at Clayton will bo launched about the 10th 'the sleumbargo Gutlneau will bo ready by tho 10th instant for tho season's trade. She will run from Kingston to Montreal AMHER8TBCRO. Tuesday e\ening the steatnbargo Niagara, with 17,000 bushels of rye'for Walkervllle, ran aground on Ballard's reef, Grosse Islo, when part Of tho cargo had tn be transferred to KevlH's lighter, 'the barge and lighter on Thursday morning, returned to this port, when tho cargo was roplaced and the Niag¬ ara proceeded on her way. A steamer from Rond Eau to Cleveland will In all probability be plated on the route to connect with the Erie* Huron during tho season, as negotiations are now being entered Into with that end In view. If successful, trl-woekly trip* will be made each way during the season and the "Steamer will be available at the Eau for excursion parties on the lake. Tho tug Kate Moffat took 107 tons of slack ooal on Wednesday and Thursday„ at O. Young * Co's. dock. They will now bo ab. te to proceed with the erection of their high, dock, alongside the warehouse. , The barge (.harles Hinckley ran hard aground abniit two miles east of Bar Point Friday night, during a gale. The effect of the gale here baa been to lower the water on the Limekilns two feet. It Is expected the Bar Point and Colchester lightships will be put Into position to-morrow. The schooner Admiral, which will be the light ship on Colchester reef this season, was Stationed on Saturday until a red light Is proeured from Ottawa. Only a white light will be exhibited. Captain Frank Hackett has charge of the ship. '1 he tug Champion and a lighter was workings on the barge Charles Hinckley, whioh Is ashore below Bar Point, Part of her cargo of coal was jettisoned. oswitao. The schooner M. J. C'ummlngs, Captain Charles Tift, was dismantled In the gale on Friday, and anchored nine miles West of Oak i)whai^__TJie_BcJu!pjjexMjnxCopeleyj!ar- ried away her foresail, foregafl topsail and jibs by the same gale, but got into Charlotte all right. The sohooner Mott lost her jib- stays and stay sails. The tug Charley Ferris, which left Oswe¬ go on Saturday to look after s< hooncrs M. JrCummlngs and Mary Copeley, reached Port Dalhousle on Sunday with the sohoon- ers In tow. Captain Charles Read of the schooner L. B. Stone has completed the work of placing the buoys at the entrance to the St. Law¬ rence river. "—The^awego^nmessays L B.McMurrieh recelvWa^ifliatchstathTgluatlhejsuh Nellie Theresa, Captain Dan O'lIaganThtuT gone ashorq at Port Hope and was a total loss The schooner was owned by Captain O'Hagan and left hero April 30th, loaded with glass sand for Hamilton. The Nellie Theresa Is insured in the agency of Molli- 8on & Dowdle, fcr $2,000. A dispatch, received from Captain Kerr of theschoener Hartford, states that tho schoon¬ er arrived at-Fort DalliQiislosafely, carrying away some portioriW her rigging which will detain her until Tuesday, 'the Hartford Is the first of the fleet to reach Port Dalhousio. Mollison & Dowdle received a dispatch to „ the etiect that the schooner Ariadne had got Into Kingston with the loss of her foremuBt, mala topmast^Joresalls juid some of her gear. She Is Insured. Tho large tug Ahmson Sumner, lyirg near Goble & McFurlane's ) tyd, took lire on Tuesday and the entire upper works were destroyed Slio wjis one of the largest tugs on the lakes and had recently received con siderable repairs. Captain Daggett and the crew had a narrow escape, being obliged to leap into the water. Tho scnooner Type, lying alongside of tho Sumner, suffered damago te tho extent of several hundred dollars. ' MIIWAUKKF, T lie schooner J C. Bauer was docked at the Milwaukee shipyard Mondaj, and the steumbargo Mary Mills ou Tuesday On Monday the schooner Cuba went Into Woir & Davidson's (look • The • new steumbarge Alta, recently launched at Bay City, has left on her maiden trip for Escanaba to load ore, 1 ho steatnbargo Thomas Smith is expected from Chicago to-day to be docked at the Milwaukee shipyard for a now Shorllt wheel Coarse freights are dull, and rates are un¬ changed, although shippers claim that the present rates cannot be paid unless bettet prices are received. The best maple wood by the cargo Is now selling as low as $4.75 per cord, and shippers olulm there Is no money in handling it when freights are $1.75 and $.! per torch C11UND I14\Ki>. The schoonoi Ottawa, which arrived from Michigan City yesterday, has been taken to Robertson's shlpyurd and will undorgo a thiough rebuild. It was dlscoveied when ~ the lumber was taken out pf her that she was afire in two places, forward and aft. There was no fire amidships.