THE MAKINE Ben Napier, - who was role posiosspr until • 1830, when It was sold, Ibolmllng other Is¬ lands In close proximity, to Alfred' B. Ed¬ ward, »'<$'State oT-OoimociJout. It again <!lmneea\0VJherslilp In 1864, falling Into the hands pf J. 'de .Rivera, Esq., 11 New Yerk merchant. 'J'heio lilnnils,spread across the head of links Erie from shoro to -shore and ' nro a Very Important adjunct of Its hlstoiy and need a more extended iironhnt thnh has ' beon above related, and oi which, at another time, we s'iiaU'mnkc further mention. J. W H. IKON MARKET REPORT. ,*. • CLKVKLANb, February 20. . There Is no mnterlul change to note In the tone of the market, nlthbugh the Iff Unjj Is ,jnore buoyant and the demand compares fa¬ vorably with last month. The tnnlc Is In¬ fluenced to a great extent by Hie uncertainty regarding the probafile action of Congress on the pending tarlfl hill. We quote,: piunccui, pia ncox. No. 1 Lake Superior charcoal..........,........$2:1 00924 BO No, 2 Lnke Superior charcoal................,. 2:1 0o@2t 60 Nos. 8 and 4 Lako Superior....,...............21 OQmiS 00 ■ Nos, B and 0 Lako Siiporlor................ 23 OQfaift 00 Moa. I, 2, 3. 4, 4, HMIshury.......... ............ tf 000117 00 Southern cliarooal........',.,...................„... 27 00Q80 00 Reported by E. L, Harper it Co., Cincinnati. The flood, which culminated here on the 14th init. at 71 feet 1 Inch, has proved more disastrous to the great Ohio Valley than we predicted last week or could have anticipat¬ ed. The waters have reached far Into the In¬ terior, nn,d nearly all the mills tn the West, rennsylvnnla, Pittsburg, West Virginia, Ma¬ honing Valley, and Ohio river sections have been inundated. The presence of tills del¬ uge; unprecedented since Noah's record, has necessarily Interrupted general business and almost, suspended trafilctn iron In the large territory flooded. The consequent large cur¬ tailment In the production ot miinilfactured iron will give an Impetus to the trade when resumption becomes practicable. Many of the furnaces In thu atea of the Hood, taken by surprise by the extraordinary rise of the water, are affected with chlllod stacks, so that in a not Inconsiderable measure the pro¬ duction of pig Iron has been abridged. It is but reasonable to suppose that materials and prices wflj appreciate'ln value. The gen¬ eral demand for pig iron in the East, North and, West continues fairly active. Prices rule tlnn and we quote a* murker, as fol¬ lows : FOUNDBY.* Hanging Rock Charcoal No. 1........*........822 80 to 823 JO llnnglng Rook Charcoal No. S ... 21 25 " 22 25 Strong Neutral Coko No. 1.................... 18 50 " 10 00 •■ No. 2.................... 17 60" IS 00 American Scotch, No I......r....'................10 00 to 10 50 - _------------------orbytoiioe; ; Noutral Coko....~.....................................810 75 to 817 25 ColdShort........................................ 10 25". 10 75 CAIl WHKKL AND HAkLBADLK. Hanging Rock, strictly cold blast........8 27 75 1 " warm, blast................... 24 00 "24 50 Lake Superior "charcoal" all grades.......24 00' '■ 25 00 touthem Car Whoel, strictly cold blast... 20 60 " 27W; MARINE DIRECTORY. Wo have now in course of preparation a complete and comprehensive guide to the shipping Interests of the great lakes. The large amount of capital invested, and the Importance of the various interests en¬ gaged iu the lake navigation of thu United Stales and Canada, warrant Ihe publishers .in the heliel that a lellable work containing full information regarding these Important matters, will bo pi grelit service to all those engaged In trade on the great lake system The work will contain a complete II t of all vessels navigating the Inker., arranged alphabetically, and showiui; the mime, clnsa or rig, tonnage, trade, where ami when liuilr, anil by whom, port ot, hall, owner's name, etc., carefully compiled Iroin official sources and corrected to the latest date. Also 11 no tlco ot every port on Lakes Ontario! Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Siiporlor, and, their connecting rivers, Showing their situation, population, principal directory of nil inter ests connected with navigation that nro lo¬ cated at that port, viz.: the names ol all ves¬ sel ownci>, shipping ugontSj ship biokcrs, marine Insurance companies ami their ugents, marine reporters, shipbuilder*, hhlp chandleis, ball milkers anil ilggers, block and tackle makers, ship smiths, etc., and of all trades connectttl with the shipping In¬ terests In all their branches. In addition lists will be given showing nil custom houses and customs officers. United Slates Revenue cutters, marine hospitals and surgeons, and the regulations pertaining thereto; lights and lighthouses ami the. keepers thereof; docks, wlinrves.'drydooks, life saving dlstiicts and stations, signal acrv Ice editions, customs tariffs, distance of. va¬ rious ports, etc., etc, forming In fact,RT;om- plete epllomo of information relating, to the navigation Interosts of the great lakes. The patronage of all Interested Is rcspoct- fully solicited. >R.L. Folk A'Co., publishers, Tribune building. Detroit, Mich. File your Mahink Records for reference, [Concluded from M pafft.) .231 Main street, corner of Seneca, ore build lug at their yard, foot of York street,, t»n- other large dump»«ow: 'length, 90 feot; beam, 34 feet; depth, 8 footi carrying capac¬ ity, 230 yards. The firm have live large steam dredges, four stc'iun derricks, eloven mud scows and ono'tug, wliloh are used for dredging the Jiarbor, for which they have the contract,,and for other work. They have an extensive-contract for building and making two miles of canal ami docks for the Lehigh Valley railway In Buffalo, which will add about one-third more to Buffalo's dock capacity. This firm is doing as largo a business If not largor, than any other firm on the lakes. R. Mills & Co., shipbuilders, are building a steambarge-, length over all, 280 feet; beam, ;].") feet; depth of hold, 20 leot; main'kelson. 24x12; sister kelsons, 10x12; double riders, 10x10; edge-bolted throughout;iroii strapped, diagonal strapping 4x,l£ and 4x%; main cord, 0x%; iron arch on celling inside ex¬ tending to flic upper deck, 12x%, She has betn-sold to M. J. Cummlngs, of Oswego mid Is In a forward Btale. She Is celled to the upper rail, Iron strapping all on, main deck nearly laid and her bottom planking nearly all .£11. Jfhe barge William Crosthwnite, owned by Edward Smith, has had new pjankshear, stanchions, rail, double string¬ ers Inside and out; new bow and stern, and calking. The tug Arnlo P. Dorr, owned by O. W. Cheney, has hnd considerable repairs at a cost of about (800. The schooner John M. Hutchinson, Captain Frank Fercw's largest sailing vessel, Is getting extonslvo re¬ pairs-, which will cost about (8,000, compris¬ ing 1,100 feet of main kelson, new decks, double stringers Insldo and out under the rail, new stem, hatch combings and hatches, refiistenlng and recalklug. She. will be made as' good as. new. The schooner Blaz¬ ing Star, owned by M. J. Ctimmlngs.'Of Os¬ wego, will have ndw frames forward and aft, dqeks and deck frames and other repairs which' will cost about (400. The King Iron' Works will supply the new flteaiubnrge-- now bclne/i built by ■the Union Drydock Company, for Ash & Dauforth, with a new fore-and-aft compound engine, cylinder^ 28x45 and Six45, and two Oils steel boilers 8>< feet JininetSr and 10 feet long; also a Perry* Hay compound en¬ gine, a duplicate of the steamship H. J. Jewctt's, cylinders22x42 and42x48 and two Otis steel boilers 10 feet diameter and 10 feet long,—for-the new-steel—steamship-to-be built by the Union Drydock Co, for the Union Steamship Co.; also, a fore-and-aft compound engine, cylinders 20x42 And 48x 42 and two Otis steel boilers 8 feet! dlnmelor 10 feel long, for tho now fteambargo being built by It. Mills it Co., for M J. Cummlngi, of Oswego; also a fore-and-aft compound en¬ gine, cylinders 28x45 and 62x45 and two Otis steel hollers 8>£ feet diameter 17 feet long for James Davidson's new steamship, building at West Bay City. They are com¬ pounding tlie engine of the steamer Phila¬ delphia, putting new cylinders in the stouni- cr City of Home and putting new bedplate and doing considerable 1 epulis to the en¬ gines on the Btoamer St. Louis. MAHY8VJLI.E, Spetinl to the Murine Jlecord. Messrs, N. and ' B. Mills bought Slug Island for $4,000 « few days ago and haw engaged a huge forco ol men, who are now at work cutting wood anil dock timber. Messrs. Mills are going to build a dock on the Islam'. They Intend to use the Hood for their barges. Stag Island Is quite valu¬ able tor Its gravel, sand and timber. Pilots will not like to see tho timber cut, however, ns It has heretofore been depended upon much as a guide or landmark to sail by on a dark night. Captain T. A. Eljery will sail the propel¬ ler J. E. Mills again the coming season, and Captain J. Moore will resume-oommand of the propeller Point Ablno. The work of re¬ painting tho boats will bo commenced this week. It Is the intention to make some im¬ provements on the boiler of tho J. E. Mills In order to get a better dralU OSWEGO. Commander E. M. Shoppard, U,. S. N(, at present In charge of the sohool ship St. Mary"" I" New York harbor, catne here to attend the funoral of ills mother Mrs. Abigail Gray Shoppard, who died Staurday morn¬ ing. Sftei M fast tho Ho keel to h This says Imm conn Is bu pairs N. ft whic time Ca Trav ing t Han outsi and out; splic paire hatch of trie side rail quick from the r strak Repa The o Trav Ellis ing s C'i hnvc The b her o Ch still h busy bor, the la Th and h recei ol co It I -been place Bay l that which puny. Geo the tu pelled havin steam of the come o taken Chlp tain (M Napol Interes who w son. The laid up preven Johnso homes and en boat. Cblpin ngnlii a A crew she lies where Is not q that a s ey's Ha It is and com resided wife. The s ing dal Ilny. Island thick, between and jus