/ £ -2. ABOUND THE LAKES. Ol.KVELAND. Tho miserable wontlibr of tbo pn«t few days line not put ii Ontnpor on,tho spirit* ot our marlnora ns one would iiatumlly think, but on tho contrary tho flood reports mudo by tho voaso.1 brokora hnvo cnuaecl n remarka¬ bly good fcollng to.pi'c^nili-Jaicyroport tho prospect for tho conilirgVnsan w5injftt»- ter than lust year, null (lint It will bo bottar Its tho ycun ndvnncos. It Is reported dh good nutliorlty that n Inrg'oenld hnd boon • effected by the well- known firm or II. J. Wulibifc .Co,, mid that tho pr.|eoB wcrtircmnrknbly good."' Thin will linvo a good effect on tho vessel market and will co lur towards Improving thin branch of'tbii buBlneBs. It.was stated that t>ioy «old tllS'schootier Exile nnd George W. Davis for JSo.OOO, to a stock company vonalHtlnE of H. '. Wobb* Co., 51. Bradley, ChrU Grover) Captain Jobli*Nelson, and othofs. We mct'our friend Charles Dny~6n the street last Wednesday mid pumped him in regard to Ills llsh oil nnd phoshato csuibjlsh- munt at Verinllllon. He reports It to bo Ifll In running order and opening' up with n good business. They have purchased the stoamyaclitS.il. Hunter, of Eric, and will use It In tho business, Wo wish Charley every success. There will lie a great deal of dredging to be dotie In the river this summer andiu faot It is needed at once. The other day the schooner Venus groun¬ ded nenr the upper luruiice ot Cleveland Boiling Mill Company, drawing only eight Icol ol water. Tho tugs Doan and We're, wick went to pull her olT. Tbo Dread- naught wns unable to get anywhere near there. The two tugs pulled at her but were unablo to drag her over the mud to the docks for soqjo tl.ine. Cnptaln John Klrby, the harbormaster jib Issued a' warning Advising vessels to take the westBldo of the C. C.,<3. & I. 'bridge liter. The east channel Is obstructed. The stcambnrge D. if. Wilson, of /Wil¬ son's Line has been sold to Buffalo parties, Terms private. The captain and crew that have been engaged will no doubt' continue. SANDUSKY. Pordo'g agency reports business fair, de¬ mand for freights large. Schooner JnmcB Wade, formerly owned here but purchased this w inter by B. Footo, of Detroit, for (8,000, Is fitted out and load¬ ing coal at tho B. & 0. derricks for Port Huron. Steamer Ella G„ ownsd by J. Homcgnrd- nor of this city,, which waS caught in the Ice last winter at Huron, lias returned here, and Is carrying sthno from Marblchead to liuron Scow Hprocr Hine cleared from-tho Is¬ lands with stone for Detroit. The fishing schooner Ida Volglet, owned here, capsized oft" IV rt Clinton hist week. She lost her cargo of fish, but the crew reached shore In safety. She will be righted and brought,here. The steamer Louise has commenced her trlfs to Cniiudn, having JiiBt come off the' dry dock. ' Tho steamer Ked Jacket returned from Sandusky river with a load of cord wood. The barge Bay City arrived In tow of the Lark. She will lood coal for Marino City. The Bteatnbarge Monitor, of Kelleys Is¬ land, has been sold to Captain Mlnskey, of Wnukugiin. She vvjll be placed in the lum¬ ber trade between ^Chicago and Grand Ha¬ ven. The captain Ih here llttlng her out. Tbo schooner Irene arrived from Detroit Willi corn for the U. & O. elevator. She loads coal for Mai Ine City. Captain Colliiie reported encountering Ice In the river, but being soft, he had no illlllciilty in getting through. The Propeller NcimlolT, parfly owned hero, will run this season, between hero and Windsor," touching at Intervening ports. 6be being a large .ind commodious pasi-oiigcr steamer, and having the City of Diesilen and Louisa on the same route, no doubt com- pelltioti will be-brisk. _,_ _ _„ It is filmed that tho Pavid Dows Is to bo converted into a to.wbargc. The steauiyacht G. II. Wilson, owned at the head of the bay, laid here hist week. Tho tug Jfyrtlb nrrlved from Cleveland with n now vyhi'cl and having beeiiahor- ougbly overhauled. Sho awaits inspection John llnyden's dredges aro about fitted out nnd rcadv for business. Caplnln Henry Crandall Is fitting out the tug Louise. He will command her this suininer as ho did lost. The captain Is considered the best tug master In the harbor and Is a universal fa vorlte. Ttio. bargo Wend-the-Wave, owned' by Hubbard Brothers, la fitted out and awaits her tow, the Eust SiTglditW. She looks very flno In her new paint and Is one of the best barges on the lakes. She will engage In tho lumber trade as usual. Tho »cow Mngrudor, of Port Huron, which.wintered hero at. Hubbard & Sou's dock, was tied up lor non-payment of dock age dues. Tho ease was settled before going Into court. The steatnbarge Ruby arrived from St. Glair river with wood and Is loading coal for Marine C^_____ The schooner Ferret cleared for Detroit with etdno from 'Unrtsborn'B dock. The eteambiirgo'.Mnrali nrrlved from Clevo\ land light, on her way to Mnrbleho/id. She ran In hero fbrsholter. ■ ■ _•' ' The Government supply ship flnzo Is dally expootod to*plncc stakes nnd buoys. Tho atc|imbarge Wcatford, Captain Clonrv oommnndor, lonvoa In n day or two for Al- ponTnvmi^ her-eoneort, the barge Miinlrorr ' The steamer Feirls will mil Tills soaaon botween tide elty,.Jllirb|«hQtul, Lakeside, Ottawa City nnd Moore's dock. Messrs'. "Filzpntrlck and Stannnrd, Gov¬ ernment Inspectors, aro expected this week to Inspect several steam craft.' A corpso wan found ffoatlqg In the bay by a Jlsherinau. The body wns identified, as that ot a woman named Foltcr, and aa sho had some-trouble with her husband prior to her.disappnararicc, foul play Is suspected. High northeasterly winds have been pre¬ vailing all I he week. Wind changed nnd now Is blowing fresh, from the west, The weather Is cold and unpleasant. ' , . Mr. Bice, from tho United States Engi¬ neer's office, Cleveland, UJhi-re, arranging for the,harbor work, gettlngout buoys, ete., to bo commenced at once. There are about $15,000 of last year's appropriation left to bo expended this year. . There is every nppearanco that thoro will bo plenty of water here this season. . SAGINAW. More or less repairing is going on at this port And' wo are rapidly Jinking prepara¬ tions for the opening. Wo had the p ensure of welcoming baok Captain Win. CrdmliwiiU:, the shlpbu lildr of BayCltv, who has Just returned from Or¬ egon, where he lias been spending tho win¬ ter. He la the same genial fellow as of old. The tugs are oelng put In Order for the season's business, and the tugs Mnythein and Cheney have been overhauled and repainted, and nro now ready for active work. The Belle Cross has been reculkcd, nnd has received a new stem, bulwarks, new bouse alt and other repairs at a cost of $000. Stlckney & Cram have commenced dredg- tng out the slip at Eddy & Sou's mill. Cnptalu'D, M. Eleriy) baa been appointed deputy collector of custoine ac Bay City, In, plaeo of Colonel JUcDerinott removed. A number of vessels have begun to load lumber nnd will get away In a short time. MILWAUKEE. The city of Milwaukee Iscvldently follow-, log In tho footsteps ol Its big-sister Chicago. An ordinance compelling the bridges to close one hour In the morning, at noon and night, was presented to the council,'and was passed by n decisive majority. ,Tho mayor Ifaa not yet legalized the act by Ills signature, but unless he vetoes It within five days alter the next meeting succeeding Its pnssago tbo new measure will become,u law. Tho tug and vesseluicu aro endeavoring to jiersundo the'] mayor to liiturXero with Ids veto. It Is stat¬ ed, however, that he will decline to take any olllulal action In the matter. Dunrrn. Tho Dulutb Times say the tugs are all nearly ready ror'bueluesa,- The front of Culver's dock will bo refitted this season. The fishing tugs are now coming and go¬ ing all thu lime. ' Cleaning up to be Ui readiness fnrt^c opening is the general order on tho docks": Calking was begun on the barge Osceola Monday. She »111 need few other repairs. There arc conflicting reports about Ice on the north shore, In and around Thunder Bay. Williams & Uphnm expect to get dredge No. 2 at woik on the Ohio coal dock next Monday. Ice In tho slip is nearly all bmkc up. All the boais that wintered there w 111 be free In a few day's. The dredging of a slip In front of the liow St. P. &. L>. duck will begin Just as soouas the Ice and repairs of the, dredges will per¬ mit. The littlo tug Evlston Is making regular and frequent trips to and from her present fishing grounds some fifteen miles down tliej lake. ' ... H The contraot'for carrying mail on the north shore ruiito Is not yet awarded, nor will It be for several weeks. Cooloy, -La- Taquo & Company have tendered a bid. Tho tug J. A. Paige, jointly owifed by (ho Palgo-Sexinlth Lumber Company and her captain, line been attached (o secure a debt the company owes the American Exchange Bank, uf this, . ■ The engine for M. Carroll's new tug Is jiowju the railroad y«,rjLjJt la small, 0x0 cylinder.^The boiler wlll.be put In and she will be ready for launching in about three -weeks, mid will probably not bo named until that time. It is now reported that tho bargo North¬ erner, ot Wind's Detroit lino, villi not run to Duliiih this your as ut first Intended. I'ho lino to this port wlU'couslst of the passenger propeller St. Paul and Toledo, and the steam barges Oscoln, Boauoke, and Sam Hodge. The propeller Canada, Is to run In the lino between Montreal and Dulutb. •■ South shoro. ports nro still blocked with loo. • . W , The hull of Carroll's atonmbnrgo has boort painted bluo. She looks lino.' Tho steamer George E. Dunlnp, owned by Captain Ira Unit, at present In' tho city, sunk at Bay City a few dliya ago. MoBsrs. Gooding and Blnnchurd, of Mar¬ quette, hull ana! boiler Inapoetors for this district,' wo to bb In Dulutb on the 20. . Dnluth needs a good substaiiclal dry- dock, Tho tug Favorlto Is being robullt nt Bay- flold. The Hattlo LIoytHvlll bo ono of tlbo prot- tlnat stcamcrafta nt tho head of the lake. ■Her upper works aro now being put-on. . It Is expected that one of the dredges will bo put to work In'frontof Culvor'sdoek tills week. • Captain' John McKay, of tho propeller MaulBlce, will arrive from Cleveland tho; latter part ol next week. The tug John Martin will toivlogs on tho St. Lojiis this season'. The Danforth Is. undeigolng ropalrs to machinery and hull. Tho Ward line of steamers will stop at Culver's dock again tills season. Light-keeper Jefjery Bays that ho will not tlhfinlnale for a month yet. All tho boat houses on the' Island will have to be removod this week. > - ' The Very latest Is that the propeller Quebec will leavo Surnla lor Duluth May 1. The tug T. It. Camp has cleared for tho Sand Island fishing grounds, on the south ahonr. „ A. P. A. Landing paper snys that the Manitoba will only run as far as that port. Mr. Daughter)' Bays that tbo Eliza Wil¬ liams will be launched as soon as tho dry- dock la ready to receive her. ' Tho tug Alice M. Campboll is being re¬ paired quite extoiiBlvely. Captain John M. Campbell will sail her this season. The Ontonagon Heruld man don't expect to Bee the Manistee shove her nose.Into that port before May 10. Tho work of repairing Culver's dock and Euttlng It in good condition for the season's UBiuess lias been commenced. . ThoSupcrlor-.IjiWr Ocean 8tatca"thnt a portion of the cltjfuock has been-leased to Mr. L. F. JohnstonVoJVthlB city, for a term of five years. Mr. Jotihston'will commence the erection of a flue frelghtbulldlng, "about [one hundred feet long, and wIlLtk it up in first-class shape." Captain Ira V. Hull, of Dotrolt, owner of steam terry B. G. Stewart, arrived here yesterday morning, and says he Intends to commence making regular trips dally be¬ tween bore and Superior next week. Should tho Ice prevent his .taking tho usual route through the bay bo will go by the way of lakjj through Superior cijtry. Tho tug fleet of Dulutb Is to bo Increased by four additional tugs from other ports as soon as navigation opens; Two of these are, the Johnston and the Maple Leaf, from Saudiiskv, Ohio that will come under con¬ tract for towing for Iho (Inns that have been lumbering on the north, shore, nnd forthe Duluth Lumber Company. The Johnston will be the most powerful tug hero;, she is as large ns the Niagara, and her engine is 20x30,. The Nemadji Boom Company have hired the tug Oneida, ol Saginaw, for tills season, and Graff, Murray, & Bobbins tbo Maythem, of Hohghtou. BEPA1BS ON THE OTHKH SIDE. That excellent paper, tho Nowb, gives the following iiccounl of (he repairs going on at Kingston, a general overhauling Is being given to each one: Mary Ann Lydnn, Captain Thomas Fox, of Port Hope, Is receiving new hatch comb¬ ings, new tow post, and Is being repainted,' North Star, Captain B, L'oOih; mute, All. Thomas. She Is getting a new foreboom, new loresail, mltlusall. Jib and staysail, and will be repainted. The captain claims that she Is the fastest schooner on Luke O.ntailo, WnlleOak,Capt«ln Joseph Dlx. She will be repainted iinuViiiudc to look as handsome ns ever. ■------- Acacia, Captain W. Wellbnnks; mate, L. Collier. BepmVrSr—now limvsprit two feet longer than the old one. anil repainted. Sho will carry an extra Jib this season, for tho reason that sho needs It badly. Jessie Breck, Captain Ned Booth; first mate, Dan Bates; second mate,E. Booth, Jr. Sho Ib getting sumo now planks In tho cen¬ treboard box, new covering board, miked, nnd painted black with Florida lemon stripe. She la nothing short of a daisy. Annandule, Captain 11, McMnster. As yet sho hat not been classed, but as she will get cniisldorablS repairing 'the luspeotlou will prove favorable to her. Great Western, Captain James EdmundtJ general repairs and repainting. Annie Falconer, Captain Thomas Taylor, gciurd repaira and repainting. She will look well In her-now coat, Barque Louis,Captain Monk; mate, John Saunders; general ropalrs and repaintod,' Grautlia , Captain John' Marshall, last season master ol tiro Metamora'a barges; mate, John Sproul. Shovwlll be repaintod and repaired. \^ - Pride of America, Captain James MoDon- nldjner owner. Repainted nnd'ropalrod. Ptlrlco Alfred;Captnlu Boblneon of Grind¬ stone I eland, He sailed her last spring but quit Bulling her In July and went homo. His frlondsavolooiao hlta baok tq-Xlio sea. - Tho "Vatortown 'will bo oorHmnndoQ bv her old master, Cirptnln Connors. .Sho will bo repaintod.. Oliver Mownt, .Captain Joluv Saunders. Sho Ib getting nowkdeoks nnd other repairs, and will look aa pretty as a ponooek .when she gets repnlriteil. Next season sho will trade through tho canal. Captain Smith, Into of the Florida vhloh sunk In Lnko Erie last fall with coal, la on the Glenora. His mate Is Alfred Easton. Eureka, the new skipper, Captain Chhrloy Chnmbors, Who la pnrt'ownor. The Euroka will be mado as good as anew schooner, . B. W. Folgor, Captain WV Dandy.' She la getting six Iron knees," which with her laU> rebuild, will mnke her ns solid na n rook. ■ B. Gnskui, Captain E. Crawford, formerly, of the Hyderbiid. • Steambargc Indian, Cnntnln'Snmunl Fra- acr. She will bo nicely painted and repaired. M. O'Gormnn, Captain "George Midono. She will bo repaired anJ madeaa watertight aa a hide bowl, , 'FannieCampboll, Cnptnln Patterson. She will bo repainted. Hyderbad, Captain.S. B6aupre; mate, C. Bciiupro. She will bo repainted. Bangalore,' Captain J. McCarthy. ' Singapore, Captain J. Cochrane, her mate last seiison. 'Annlo M.. Foster, Captain Bynn, hor owner. Forest Queen, Cnptnln E. Yott, who re¬ cently purchased her. • ^Vllllnm Elgin,-Cnptnln Ellmnn. -■Gazelle, Captain John .Cornelius. "She is getting a new stem to tho-miter's edge and a new coverl ng board from main rigging nft. Her mnto will bo John Tuttlo. Pilot, Cnptnln O'Mahoney.; Sho Ib getting a.new Blern, and the coat of paint sho will receive will make tho captains heart glad. A. G. Byau, Captain C. Allen; mate, An- tolne Larush. , FBEIGHU'S. There has not been any great change In freights during, the piat week although n number of charters have been mado... The average freight on and to Chicago being 7§/^\ cents po'r ton. -"^ 1 It is vorr probablo thnt -lumber will opnn ns follows: Saginaw to Ohio ports, $2.24; Saginaw to Buffalo, $2,50; Bay City to Ohio' ports, $2; Baf City to Buffalo, $8.2ff. VpsrrI men nt Saalnaw nro- feeling good over the prospect.1^ »___ Vessels carrying llmoatono from the Is¬ lands to Ashtabula arege ttbig $2.25 per cord but scows nro offering to carry the same freight nt $2. which Is some lower than lust year. w '■ Our latest advices from Chicago report the "freight on corn atDJ^ corns to 4 coins, and \yi cunts to 1% cents on wheat toBuffalo. , At Toledo a number of coal chnrtrfrs aro being mado principally Irom Toledo to Port Iliirou mid Detroit tho freight paid being 45 and 3s cents. All tho rates given'above nro considered by vessel men as only opening rates, and that they will bo greatly Improved upon as ' the season advances.-' Thro is'an linmonse quantity of grain stored nt Chicago and in a recent article Iho Inter Ccean says; Chicago is known all over the Aorld as a great grain mart .and a great receiving ami shipping point for grain. And at present she has more grain In stoic than sho ever' had before on any given dale. There aro twenty-five elevators (or grain storehouses) In Chicago—ono of ^honi of 1,000,000 bushels capacity, ju^t completed— and yet this immense capacity Is well nigh all utilized, Many of the liouses are bo full that they cannot hold more, and* the only manner'In which they can gain rejlef Is-by 'pay Ing shippers a rebate to "ship." Shippers "ship" by chartering vessels and loading grain into them and letting them He In Iho harbor until the opening of navigation. This rebate pays the elevator proprietors, too, became when old grain, which has already paid storage, Is taken out of tho elevators now grain is taken in and full storage is charged upon it. It Is u paying plan all around. - ' Tho total capacity of nil tho elevators la 24,025,000 bushels. Tbo quantity of grain In store la 10,248,002 bushels.' Owing to the dllferont kinds nnd grades of grnui being kept apart, tho elevators cannot bo tilled full, and tor this reason ineonvonleneo and prowdlng has already been felt, with a pro- spcot (with the dally arriving grain) of In- oreaaeddlfllcultles. To relieve tile elevators, about 2,5QO,010 bushels of grain have already been'loaded Into vessels In the harbor, mak¬ ing Hie total amok of grain here abouljfle,. 748,602 buBhola. " CORRECT WRITING. ' ' Ono who desires to bo ngood wrltor should use right worde. 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