THE MARINE RECORD. 5 lending and unloading heavy timbers. G. W. Pontine, ihtpbullder, hni Riven the burge Victor some general repairs amount; Ing to $700, and the schooner Wanderer a • „ew eentei board box. He will also give the ,choonor W.B. Taylor aomo rcpalra and the schooner Fanny Campbell a new rail and •general repairs. The sohoonor Pandora, Captain B. H. Cooper, has got a new rail, new stanchion!, bulwarks and a generul overhauling and , cniklng. She will go to Toledo shortly and load coal for Samla. The Northwestern Transportation Com¬ pany's steamships will bo commanded a» follows: United Empire, Captain E. Bub- irteoni Quebec, Captain J. B. Syoita; On. tarlo, Cuptaln H. Zealand. BUFFALO. Captain A. W. Beod, who cemmnndod the racehorse steamship H. J. Jewett, of the Union Steamboat Company last season, got her ashore In the fall, It will bo remoaibernd. The company professed a.C the time to bellevo thai the compass whs the cause of the disaster, but ttiey now Indicate their true belief. They ofler Captain Becd the command of the propeller B. W. Blanohard, knowing that ho Mill not accept, 'and he goes out of their employ. The commnnd of the Jowett Is .riven to Captain Walter Robinson. The "rouble with the Jewett is that her com¬ mander is always instructed to make fast time. Captain Beed Is a gooU man, and he has already been glved the command of the new steumslrlp George T. Hope. Cuptaln John McLooli, who was in the Hope last season, gets another steamer. Captain Pope, also a crack steamboat mas- tei, met with trouble last fall. He wub In command ot the steamship Mercur, ot the Lehigh Line, and she stranded. Captain F. 1>. Root will oommand the Mercur this eeuson. Whether Captain I'ope lias a com¬ mand yet for this season In not known. Vessel owners and Buffalo shippers aro unable to agree on the rato lot coal cargoes at the opening. The former aro asking 75 centB per ton-to Chicago, and the shippers ire ottering but BO cents. There ore no In¬ dications of a compromise. Messrs. Hlngston & Woods will begin u-oik on the Tlflt farm with their lull force ol four dredges to-day- Captain Robert Greenhalgh of Cleveland was In the city this week. 'I he schooner J. II. Mend has sailed from Milwaukee to Sheboygan lor a curgo ol wheat to Buffalo at 4JjJ tents. Captain Anrasa blowell, master of the m lioouei Geoige M Case hot season, lias In en appointed Government Hull Inspector tui the O»wego district. • nptnln Peter Wex, owner ol the wrecked pmpeller Potomac, wtiich has been laid up m Chicago since last summer, has gone to begin repairs on her. _ Charlotte appears to be tbSTnost active port "^nrrthj) lakes Bprfiw. The schooner Ross has dUcharjged-TfCoOO bushels of wheat and the sleunier Van Allen 20,000 bushels. Captain Lorenzo Dlmmick gave ball In the Insurance cases In $80,000. Following is a list of vessel n anglers re uiitly recoided at the Custom House. Schooner Ataunto, Henry O'Brien to Rob¬ ert Drury and Lena Laury, one-half, $3,000; Pelloan, Wlnslow to Pat Donahue, one eighth, $3,126; F. B: Gardner, the Halsted estate to Connelly Bros., fO.000; Champion; Watson to John Mulllno, one-sixth, $4,000, l'liomaa P. Sheldon. Fish estate to Keldei- Iioubo, one-half, $8,000; propellers Cuba, Cornelia Hamilton to Donaldson ot ul., nine- tentliB, $76,600; City of Rome, Wlnslow to Smith & Davis, twenty four forty-fifths, at' the rate of $102,600; barge Cohen, Connelly Bros, to Brldgot Collins, whole, $8,000. Captain D. P. Dobbins, superintendent of the ninth life siving district, left on the 7th . for the purpose of opening up all the stations in tt\li district. N. MayoDwyer, commander of the tenth lighthouse district, states that all the lights on LakeErle, west of Conneaut, are In operation. Lights In this Immediate vicinity will not be woiked until the ice disappears. Masters In the Leigh line this season will o« us follows: Steamship Clyde, Cap1 tain Ediuuml Congdon; Oceanlca, Captain William Dickinson; Tucoma, Captain F. N. LaSallo; Fred Mot cur, Captain F. D. Root, Harry E. Packer. Captain J. A. Buck v. 1th; , ft, A. Packer, Captain Louis Bogart- , Chicago.' The Insurance on the schooner George C. Finney baa, at Inst been paid, The lighthouse supply steamer Haze com¬ menced to place the buoys in tho lower Hikes on Wednesday. The steamer Dahlia* which Will,be employed In the samo work on the upper lakes, will not start out before May lit. The propeller Bomoru has received' all now upper works, new stringers -iijider promenade deck, -and has a new engine frame. Her carpets and onbln furniture are entirely noW, She will probabljrue running on her course between Au SabW and Alpena tho latter part ot the week. As already announced, there Is a move¬ ment on foot to In'dupe the general govern¬ ment to buy tho Sturgeon Bay canal and assume charge of It. As long as this canal remains under the control of a private com¬ pany of course tolls will be charged all craft passing through. Tho argument for the transfer Is that the canal should be free; that It is a most Important short cut from Lake Michigan Into Green Bay, and that tolls should not bo charged craijt using it; thnt it Is u public highway, although opened up by private citizens, and that government regulations should be in force and govern' ment officers should be in charge. The stcambarge Buckeye has boon oh i- tered for two cargoes' of lumber from Mus kej/m to Chicago. - , Captain George Warner, ol Cleveland, buB bought the tug Thomas H. Quayle, pay tog $11,000. Moffatt & Cornwell have traded the steamship Tecumseh, at the rate of $35,000, to McArthur Brothers, and taken the tug Poller In exchange at $10,000. Captain Louis Olson, formerly In the Maine, will command the Norman this sen- eon. Theie will be a considerable quantity of grain to be shipped from Port Arthur east this season. The Muskegon lumber fleet is arriving, the schooner David Macy In the van. The feeling uinong sail vessel owners In the lumber trade Is that rates MiQuld open about as follows: Muskegon to Chi¬ cago, fl 50; Grand Haven to Chicago, $1,50 Manistee to Chicago, $1.75; Ludirgton to Chicago, $1.02^. Willie the Bleamburgo C. II. Sturke was crossing the lake during the heavy storm of Tuesday night Thomas McGiulh, second steward, was lost overboard and drowned. Ho v. us 20 j ears of ago. The steamship Lehigh goes into drydock at Miller Brotliors'shlpynrd. '1 lie tiiuG. W Gardner Is leaking and will go Into iliydock at Miller Brothers'. On her cargo ijf wheat from Sheboygan to Bufialo tire schooner J II. Mend gets 4^c, The schooners Annie Dull and Maggie Dall came In from Grand Huven with car¬ goes of slabs. The steamer Nellie Torrent arrived from Mnnlsteo with u cuYgo, uud is at the lumber market. Manistee Is open. Lake fnlghts aro quiet, wl{h no demand foi room, and rates nominal at 1 cents for corn and 4>a cents for wheat to Buffalo, Cupta'n Hart, of the schooner Michlgun j Cuptaln Junies Pelton, of the schooner Mel- vln S. Bacon, and Captain John Percw ol the steamship John C. Lyon, have arrived In Chicago to see to the fitting out of their flue oi aft FRANKFORT. Tho tug recently launched has been named hharlcy Butler In honor of tho grand daughter of our Doputy Collector of customs. She Is a tine craft and will run In connection with the lug Jay as feny on Betsy Lake, the basin forming our harbor. Captain Matthows and orow^wlll open Point Betsy life saving station about the 10th. Captain Matthews Is a good keeper and bus a splendid record, especially In saving the crow of the wrecked schooner J. H. Hartzoll, in 1881. Lake Michigan is rapidly olsattag of Ico. Steamers that ariivo here report seeing but very little. Tho ti'g Ross has been near the South Maultou Island and reports the passuge be. tween the main land full ot drift Ico. The foot of "tho lake Is full of lurge Ico fields, uud owing to the cold weather does not waste very last. Do not think theiftr'iitB will pans, jaoratt until May 4th. C. B. MiLWAumm, Work on tho wrecked schooner Llllle E.( now In Wo|f iS; Davidson's dfidock, was stopped bcoause of a mlaunderatandlhgnbout tho payment of the oosts of the repairs. The Llllle E. wan wrecked at Manistee and abandoned by the owners to the under¬ writers. The "big four" companies holding an Insurance of $7,000 reloated ber but she sunk again In tho harbor of Manistee. This spring Captain Gunning was empowered by the companlos to raise her. Then Captain Engelman, the owner, put a crow aboard and sent her to this port Tho question is, did the owners forfeit their abandonment by taking possession again. The drydopk people refuse to be delayed, and will either box her iip and float her out or continue work and sue for oosts. The wrecked stcambarge Potomac, which has 'been here since lust summer, Is to be overhauled and got In readiness by the open¬ ing of navigation. 'Hie etcamburge Jim Sheriffs has beon chartered by the Menominee Mining Com¬ pany, at Milwaukee, for a number of trips, whlch'nlll take her Mntll about October 1. She will take ore from Escauabu to Lhke Erie ports west ol Buffalo. The freight Is *1.10 per ton, with privilege of return car¬ goes. Thefol owing named vessels have been chartered by the Menominee Mining Corn- puny to carry oi o from Escunabu to Lake Erie ports: Stcambarge Jarvls Lord, Ohuuncy Hurlbut, Jim Sheriffs, Columbia and Comrade; schoonors F. W. GUlprd and Sweetheart. Capacity has been tukert for 150,000 tons and the rate is $1.10. Some will make special trips and others aie chartered for the season. The owners of the baige Butts are to bring suit against the Thames & Mersey, Boston Maiine, Mechanics & Traders, and Con¬ tinental companiesjo recover the repair bill on the barge Butts. Tho Insurance Companies complain that additional repairs were made than those culled for In the Burvey. MAUSYVILLK. SpetHal to the Marine Kecord April 7.—Captain F. A. EJlery commenced to lolid the piopellc-r J. E. Mills to day for ClevelanJ with lumber for M. Mills & Co.'s yard ho leaves Wednesday night of this weoki Ice permitting. 'I he propeller Point Ablno Is going to bring from Stag Island two louds of gravel betore she loads foi^Cleveluml. N. and B. Mills ai'o putting upon theli dock u lurge derrick lor loading timber. It will puy them will lor they huvo-very much timber to-load on tholr boats. Captain Phil Ellcry who sails the schooner Mineral State leaves next Monday to lit hot out. She is laid up at Dotiolt, loaded with gruln for Bufialo. OSWEGO. Tho steambargc Van Allen and tho schoon¬ er Two Brothers arrived trom Port Hope1 with barley. The lee In the Bay of Qulnto is repirted -Very roitcn, but the cold weather of the past ten days lias returned its breaking up, and tRoio Is now little or no prospect of Its doing so for some days to come. A letter received her? jSuturduy from E W. Rutlibun of Desemnto, states that there is not, much probability ol the bar being opun within ten days yet. Saturday evening 'about eight o'clock u schooner was sighted ofl the harbor and It proved to bo the Marcia Hall from Oakvllle, under command of Captain S. McKao. The schooner brings 4,501 bushels of barley for Smith, -Murdock & Co. Tho schooner Belle Mitchell Is In shape for the summer. A new dock has been built by J. J. Dolanoy at Gilndstoue Island. I'OBT COLUOnNK, The lake is all clear oft this harbor. Tho canal Is expected to bo open about the 28th of April. It Is the Intention to arrange to keep twelve feet of wator at all times over tho aqueduct during the season Of havlgu- tlon, and lighterage rates over the Welland lallwuy are to bo the suuiejas lust'season. HAM>U8KY. SjKClalto thi JIAirtdfl iteujrll '1 he steamer Alaska will begin making regular tilps between this city and Delink on Thursday. The steuiner Cooke lott here on tho (ith for the Islands, hei Hist trip this season. Messrs. Wehrlc Bros. & Schmidt, the coal shippers, sent the ll'rat cargo of coal out of' this port last Saturday. The ateambarge Solon Johnson cleared for Marino City with 250 tons of coal, loaded by this firm. - The steamer Eagle arrived at this port on tho 0th from Pul-ln-Bay, having In tow fho bargp Iosco, recently sold by V. Doller & Co., of Put-In-Bay, to Saginaw parties. Tho barge will uudergn repairs af Monk's shipyard and will then leave for the lumber regions. The steamer Philip Walter left bore for Toledo with stone. The schooner Pugo Is fitting out, pnd will leave next week with coal for Milwaukee-' , Contracts for shipping 200,000 tone of coal tram this port have already beon made by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company^ PORT HURON. ', Jlpitial fy iht Marin* Jtucrd. The steamer PJek Up, Captain Wm. Da¬ vis, engineer, U. L Boynton, Is running be¬ tween thin port and Algonoo, calling at the different landings on the way up and down. Passengers and height get excellent inten¬ tion. The steamer O, D. Conger, Captain Wm. Curtis, engineer, Geo. Mlllen, Is running on tho route from Port Huron to Algonac', and other places between, taking the place of tho Mary, which will Soon resume running on that-route. • A now tug recontlv built at Marino City, owned by G. L. Caldwell, of Harrlsvllle, Mleh., and in churge of Captain Stomler, was towed from Algonac by the tug G. Hand to this port to receive her new bailor, which has,bccn built by Love & Schotleld. Captain Stomler will take her to Sauble, Lake Huron, to to towing as soon as she Is completed. The propeller City of Concoro, Captain F. Hobncr, has had some repairs to her boiler and u new smokes'.uck, and hoi deck calked. She went to Uie.-clevator on Monday to take on n load." / The One steamer Idleni: \lid,-of tho Star Line, has been put In \llret-cluss condition and will commence miming between this port and. Detroit us soon as the lea permits. Cuptaln D. McLiii'hhir- is In command; M E. Smith, mate; W Hud', chlel engineer, Geo. Lawrence, assistant engineer; E. L. Luwfon, stewaij; E A. Parsons, clefk. With this really excellent boat and able and gen I d commander ami officers oxcursldhlsts may look forwaid to a very good round ot enjojmeut dining the comjng summer. Captalu E Fil/gcrald, shipbuilder, has put a new mainmast into Iheschooiior L L. Lamb and taken out and altered her fore¬ mast. The schooner Wm. Young had h«r. two masts taken out and three new ouch supplied In place of the two. The steam- barge Baldwin received a new mast and the schooner Green Bay will have a now loie- must. Cuptaln Fli/gerald has sold tho sight ot bin shipyard to tho Port Huron Elevator Company, who will build un olevutoi thoiu- on. Captain F. Hebnor and W. F. Botsford purchased a one-hull Interest In the schooner F.J. Dunford from T. Dunford and Cap¬ tain F. Downer. Tho schooner A. J. Rogers, Cuptaln A C. Reimers, is fitted out ready to slurt foi De¬ troit, where she will load Wheat foi Ogdeus- burg at 0,1 jc per bushel. Heavy Ice Is moving down St Clair river thlB (Tuesday) morning. Cold wlifds have been piovalent and tho ground Is covered with snow. i Tho baige Old Concord, Captain Frank llollnnil has been getting now decks, some hew deok beams, now hatch combings, and titled up In good shape. The steamer Mary arrived litre un Mon¬ day on hor tlrst Hip up- hlie stuick a heavy piece ol lec soon alter leaving Marine City, which toio some ot the Iron oil hoi stern and did considerable damage theieto, which will necessitate her being placed In the Wolver Ine drydock. The Mary has luiow steel boiler 7)n feet diameter and t« elve feet long, which stood a pressure of 105 pounds to the square inch, uud the' Inspector allows her a working picwure of 121) pounds. This liaiidsomosteainei will now bo able to almost ilj Captain J. P. Hodges Is In commnnd, Arthur Little,, mule, uud Geoigo Meirlll, engineer. \ The lighthouse htuauioi llu/u begins set¬ ting buoys In the lower part ol Lake Kile on Wednesday next. It Is thought that vessel owners uud un¬ derwriters will soon come lo let ins. /