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VOL. VI. NO. 24.- CLEVELAND. O.. JUNE 12,1884. M.00 Pi» Amrow Sixoli conn ft Ci»t« si BO WW TEE LAKES. CLEVELAND. The Qconto will huve it new .'Etna stinking grate. The tugs C. E. Bolton, anil Mnry Virginia nnssed Inspection on Tuesday. J. A. Beldler & Co, hnve placed an electrlo light on one of their coal derricks, The life savers had some trouble Tuesday with the yachts anchored behind the station. Cuptnln John Arched, formerly or Mllwnu. kee, has taken command of the tu« C. E. Bolton. The experiment of shipping grain In bags Is being tried, prompted by extortionate chnrges of elevators. The tug Castle had a shaft stralghtened- nnd somo slight repairs at the Globe dry- dock, and the tow barge Rimer had a leak stopped. The AnchorllnerrConemaugh, on enter Ing the river Tuesday to coal up, stuck the bar but was pulled off In half an hour the titgjGatos, with the assistance of own wheel. A raft containing about 8,000,000 feet, In tow ot the tugs Mocking Bird and Torrent, broke up off Vermillion. The raft was taken nt Black River, Mich., am) consigned to the Cleveland Sawmill Co. The Selah Chamberlain, Captain Bowen, of Lorain.had hor boiler tested by the InBpeoJ tors at this port, her horse power by the tug Dreadnaught and her speed by the tug Ma ry Virginia. The Dreadnaught stuck up a new broom.. The steamer Keweenaw, which has been completely overhauled and repaired, will be at this port on Friday, to ply with excursion parties between Cleveland nnd Buffalo. She-made a trial trip from De¬ troit to Lake St. Clair on Siturdav with in¬ vited guests aboard. The Clevelnnd For¬ warding Co., No. 1 Superior street, are the ngents«at this port, who will Inaugurate the Keweenaw's service by extending invitations to the members of the city council, the board of trade and the press for an excursion on Friday, the 18th liiktunt, at 7:30 p. m , re¬ turning at 10 p. in. The propeller Egyptian, Captain J. B. Lyon, cleared for Builalo on Monday night, but when offFiiirport encountered such a heavy sea that she returned to tills port. She will load hard coal nt Builalo for Duluih at 80c and will tow the schooner Pelican with railroad Iron to Port Arthur..She will leave the Pelican at L'AnfjL for Iron ore and go herself to Marquette for ore on return. There has been a fair amounpol back freight for vessels trading to Port Arthur during the last two weeks. '1 he freight has Consisted ~4>teflr of wheat ami flour, but will not hold out long against the tonnage reaching Port Arthur. \ The heavy winds which prevailed on the lakes Monday and Monday night obliged all craft to seek shelter at the most convenient place. Sailor men report that the wind In connection with the rain and fog made It ope of the rnost disagreeable nights that they hive ever experienced. No serious mishaps have come to hand however, and It la to be hoped {Ijat thtro were none. The steambarge karah E. Sheldon with' her consort, the schooner 8. P. Ely bound for Erie suffered some lucoayanlence, the Sheldon putting Into this port w|tn the pumps manned. On entering the river she touched the east pier, doing no damage, however. She left her eonsortatunchorouulde. The fine steam yneht Marv L|ly, owned and built by Captain G. B. Hill of Detroit, arrived here Tuesday with a party of pleasure seekers. They say Put-In-Bay docks wert Injured by the storm ori Monday. The charters reported yesterday were" the schooner F. L. Danforth, coal, from Ashtabula to Superior City, 80c; schooner F. A. George, ore from Escanaba to Ash¬ tabula,, 00c; schooper Thomas P. Sheldon, coal, from Cleveland to Mllwaukeer-p- t<; schooner Samuel J. Tllden, coal, from Cleve¬ land to Milwaukee, p. t,, steamer Iron Duke, ore, from Marquette to Ohio ports, $1.10; schooner Iron State, ore from Marquette to Ohio ports, (1.10; schooner C C. Barnes, ore, from Esoanaba to Cleveland, 00c; schooner D. G. Fort, pig Iron, /rom St. Ignnoe to Erie, (1; steambarge J. E. Mills, coal, from Clevelaud to Marine City, 40o. Ore ratos continue steady at 9Cc from E*caqaba.to Cleveland or Ohio ports at 06c and from argqette at (1.10. Coal rates are also un- , the private terms being understood) \to meanHio less tt an formerly. M^ite charters include schooners Pensau- kee and Angus Smith, coal, Cleveland to Chicago, 80c; propeller iron Duke nnd con' soit, Daxld Dows, ore, Marquette to Cleve¬ land, f 1.10; schounera Champion, ore, Esca- ba to Ohio ports, 00c, Pulas'kl, ooal, Cleve. land to Milwaukee, 75c; Rolla, coal, Ashta¬ bula to Chicago. 80c; Lucerne, coal, Aahta> bula to Chicago,.^. _ _ CHICAGO. SfKM'lo the MnrlniltKord. A brisk gale from the northeast Monday and Tuesday brought'ln n large fleet of ves¬ sels, and there were but few departures. Many captains complain of the dense fog which spreads over- the lake and gives them a very anxious tlme.J , The schooner Mary- L. Higgle, which ar¬ rived here on the night of the 4th, had been in collision with the sehooner Duncan City the Monday prevlou84 near the entrance to Death's Door, during a dense fog, The Hlg gle lost her Jlbboo'm, bowsprit and hoadgear. The Duncan City lind her side stove in for¬ ward and a portion of her rigging carried awaj. The propeller J. L. Hurd went Into the Chkago Drydock Oo.'sdock lora new wheel, sleanibiir^o City of New York got her stem bearing Hxed, the schooner Bolle Brown Iiiib n new Jlbboom; schooner M. L. Higgle a new bowsprit, Jlbboom, sprltsall yard and dolphin striker, the su>w Planet a new Jib- boom; scfiooner Win. Jones a new cathead, schooner Ada Medoru n new nilzzen boom. The tug Protection, of the Ve«iel Owners' lug line Is In the Vessel Owners' drydock for a rebuild comprising some new kneTp* new rudder some outside plank, ne,w celling, planksheer, stanchions, rail, deck frames, deck, pilothouse and upper wojk«. The ca¬ nal boat Solar Star is getting new bows and •tern fiamei and planking and her bottom and topsldes calked, and a general overhaul- Ipg; the steam -canal boat Mohawk Belle Is getting some new outside plank, her bottom and topside calked, and a now wheel. The steambarge Albert Soper Is In Miller Brothers' drydock for calking and is getting her rudder and stern bearing fixed; the Bide- wheel steamer Twilight to bo oonverted Intb a propeller; the tugs O. B. Green and Bab- cock have been In tor new wheels; the lug Brock way for a new-rudder and stern boar- Ing and calking. Rosel Downer, the sub-marine diver, got the tug Protection off the beach at Snugn- tuok On the 8d, aided by the- steamer A. B Taylor. The tug-was ton ed Into the harbor at Saugatuek and had some holes patehed up and a temporary rudder made, and orr the morning of the, 5th was tsken In tow by the A. B. Taylor and arrived at (his port about 11 p. m. When oft the orlb the tug Shields arid some other tugs gave their old companion a hearty welcome with many blows from their whistles. The tug Van Schalck, of the Vessel Owners' tug line, to which the Protection belongs, took her In tow on arriving In the harbor, and she was taken to the Vessel Owners' drydock, where she will be rebuilt by O. Oloot, who built her. Trie Anchor Linesteamer Alaska, Captain M. Riley, arrived hereon the 5th from Erie, hoi first trip to this port this season. Harbormaster McCarthy, under Instruc¬ tions from Commissioner Crelgter, ordered J. S. Kirk $ Co., to cease driving piles on the riverfront In the rear of their soap fac¬ tory. It appears that the firm, In order to Increase their dock room, some time since began to drive piles about lllteen feet lrom the present end and about 200 feet down the river. Commissioner Crlegler was Informed of the encroachment, and at once ordered the work stopped, and will have, the piling withdrawn IT possible. Kirk & Co. obeyed the order of tjhoharbormnatei, but will prob¬ ably appeal [o the courts to prevent (bja city from pulling up the piles which mvve already been driven and also attempt to get permis¬ sion to continue the work. For some years past the harbormasters have had to bo con¬ stantly on the qui vlve to prevent encroach¬ ments on the rlvsr channel by Owners of dock preperty. This has been especially true In the south Branch, where the river has already been encioached upon to such an extent as to make It almost Impassable when there is a largd fleet of vessels in port. The controversy which has been entered In¬ to with Kirk & Co. will In all probability, settle nil questions In the future pertaining to this m itter. Ihe disposition of, Manierre's twenty minute amendment to the brldgnordince by the Council Monday night was well rer dved by persons Interested In Chicago lake com¬ merce The amendment has been consigned to the oblivion of n file-ruck, where it will probably be permitted to remain for a good many years to come, and the bridges will be .turned Just ns they have been during the past two years. Ic would not make any material difference to the travel ashoie if the bridge remained shut twenty minutes or fen minutes, becauso when H did open teamsters And pedestrians would raise Just as much of a howl as ever If they couldn't get across. It appears now, though that another Alder¬ man has arisen to combat the tugs and ves¬ sels In the person of Alderman Colvln, who purposes at the next meeting of the Council to Introduce another amendment to the bridge ordinance, closing the bridges fifteen minutes Instead of ten minutes. There was a better demand for grain car¬ riers Monday than any pievlous day for sev eral weeks, but tonnage was unusually scarce. Freights were Arm, vessels securing an advance of from J£ to ^ cents per bushel. Kales «ere quoted strong at \}t cents on corn and 2 cents on wheat to Buffalo. The schooner David Stewart was chartcr'd at 2'n cents on wheat. Some of the line boats took large quantities of gniin for shipment when their boats are ready. The leading Inquiry was for vessels to load wheat. T. W. DrTHOIT. Special to the Marine Meant. June 10—Buslqess nmoogMie shipping at Detroit never presented a more gjoomy aspect since the days of '50, Vessel owners not only look blue, but they feel blue, find it Is nf the genuine kind. As I last Informed you, the steamer Mani¬ toba was floated and brought to Detroit for repairs, but there seems to be a difficulty ex¬ isting between the underwriters and owneia" of the boat, as was the case with the steamer Spartan, whloh resulted in such loss of time and money to the parties immediately con¬ cerned. In this case the insurance claim that"the-owners want and demand,to be recompensed for damages and loss ot time since she went ashore Until ready for sea again. It is a mixed affair any way. A sur¬ vey Is being held on the boat the result of which at this writing has not transpired. Dean & Co., boat builders, foot of St. Aubin St. are building two sail yachts for Detroit parties, and have also orders lor two hand¬ some pleasure boats for Duluth, Minn., and "three pleasmwtaMKs^lor Sault Ste. Marie. They have also an order for a steam yacht twenty-flvo feet long for Chas. P. Wfllaj-d * Co., marine engine builders at Chicago. Mr. Willard will put in life machinery. Dean & Co., who hme every facility for first class work and quick dispatch, built a steam yacht to go on Owen lake 40 feet long, 0 feet beam, and 4 feet deep, In just ten days. The schooner Benedict, which It was feared would prove a total loss in Georgian Bay, has been rescued by the tug Admiral Porter, of Moffntt's line, and aside from the loss of fifty tons of coal, the vessel has sus¬ tained no great damage. The steamer Keweenaw has been made ready for her new route between^ile\eland and Buffalo nnd will reach your city before this appears in print. She gave an excur¬ sion on Satururday to a few specially invited guests, which was enjoyable to nil on board. The tug Winslow, n few days since, pro¬ ceeded to Lake Superior to release schoon¬ er Three Brothers, stranded on Porcupine shoals, ami accomplished'her mission In a brief space of time Most of the vessel's car¬ go wllUbe a total loss. This is the month favorable to railing and a number ot tugs have entered Into the ser¬ vice. Five hnve, Up to this writing, been safely transferred through to Lake Erie, aggregating nearly fifteen million feet of logs, T hose made up on the west shoro of Lnko Huron average 8,000,000 feot each, while In Georgian Bay they are put together In lesser quantities, say from one and a hair to two million feet. Those from Georgian Bay nearly nil goto Tonawanda. Such of the tugs as are not engaged In rafting once In a while strike a bonanza In picking up a tow of vessels which they And beoslmed and pa¬ tiently waiting for a tug to hasten them on through the rivers. The tug Wilcox made a, (000 strike, while the Champion, fortu- uately falling in with a larger number, had a tow bill of (024, Freights are rulti.g better to-day by a quarter of a coin between Detroit and Buf¬ falo on wheat than between Chlcngp and Buffalo. The schooner Rival was taken for wheat from this port to Builalo to day at 2!,<c, yet it Is by no means a matter to boast of. [tontiiutd t*n 4 A p«c/c-