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      Steam on the Erie Canal. - The people of western New York are rejoicing over the success of the experiment of introducing steam on the Erie Canal. The difficulty heretofore has been that the wave, driven to the banks of the canal by the action of the screw of the …

      The Osprey was built at Sandusky, Ohio in 1853 and was 247 tons. W.T. Richmond, Buffalo, listed as last owner in enrollment records, April 24, 1858.

      Death Of Henry Eagle. - Another venerable citizen and prominent land mark, as it were, of our community, has been taken to his final rest. We are called upon to record the decease of Henry Eagle, who died yesterday in the 74th year of his age, after a somewhat limited …

      Fitting Out. - The fair weather has given an impulse to business in the harbor. Many vessels have already donned their summer apparel in readiness for departure to distant ports, some to the Upper Lakes and others to Canadian ports. Other vessels are undergoing a thorough coat of ...

      Oswego And Its Business _________ Of the many branches of business in this city, the Ship yards are deserving of particular commendation and may be regarded as Institutions of Oswego. In the Way of affording employment to laborers, and trade to the merchant, ...

      Oswego And Its Business _______ The shipping and grain merchants represent a capital, the influence of which is felt not only at home but through the whole western country. Located in a port which affords the greatest facilities on Lake Ontario for ...

      Death Of An Old And Valued Citizen. - It was our melancholy duty yesterday to record the death of another of our oldest , most prominent and respected citizens. Hunter Crane died at his residence, in this city, on Sunday morning, the 11th inst., between seven and eight o'clock after …

      Captain John T. Trowbridge. _______ We regret to announce to our readers the death of Capt. John T. Trowbridge, an old and respected citizen, for many years identified with the commercial interests of Oswego and Rochester, which took place in Racine County, Wisconsin, to ...

      A New tug called the "Major Dana," formerly employed on Oneida Lake, has made her appearance in our harbor. The "Dana" is newly painted and is a neat looking craft.

      Collision - Schooner Acadia Sunk. - On Saturday night last, the schooner L. J. Latham, which cleared from this port on Saturday evening, and the Canadian schooner Acadia came in collision on the Lake, off Little Sodus. * The Acadia had her side stove in and went down in about …

      Oswego _______ Those of our readers who have never had the pleasure of visiting Oswego, and who propose treating themselves to the indulgence of traveling during the coming summer, can hardly pitch upon a more interesting locality than the thriving, bustling little city ...

      Vessel For Labrador -- Have we a "Codfish Aristocracy" among us? So it would seem, they are decidedly "down at the mouth!" Not to be figurative, we will explain: This morning's dawn witnessed the departure of the Schooner "Charlotte" from the mouth of the Genesee, bound for the coast ...

      A Morning Lake Scene. - The weather was clear and serene yesterday morning, the view upon the Lake was very fine, and the occasional cool zephyrs were peculiarly refreshing. A number of vessels were languidly moving off in the horizon, their sails flapping restlessly in the calm, and ...

      Robbery on the Steamer Ontario. - A young man from Kentucky, on his way to Cambridge, Mass., was robbed on the steamer Ontario, on Monday night, on his way from Lewiston to Oswego, of his wallet and $180 in Kentucky bank bills. It seems that the young man took a …

      Melancholy Accident - Explosion Of the Steam Tug J. H. Bloore. - This morning about half past five o'clock, the steam tugs Robert Reid and J.H. Bloore left the harbor on the look out for vessels on the Lake, and when about three quarters of a mile out the Bloore …

      The schooner City of Toronto, that went ashore outside the Piers is being stripped of her sails and tackle. She lays close alongside the pier, is filled with water, and probably has lost most of her bottom by pounding; but sits square and erect. She appears to be little injured …

      Oswego, Oct. 15. - The schooner ROMAN, Capt. Wm. Wheeler left Detroit on the 6th, for this port with wheat, and has not been heard from, was out in the late tremendous gale and is feared lost with all on board. Vessel and cargo fully insured.

      A new Vessel - Ald. Rogers has just completed a very splendid schooner-rigged vessel, at his ship yard, which is allowed to be as fine and staunch a vessel as was ever built in this city.- She is of the largest class that can pass the Welland Canal locks being …

      Our Steam tugs Some Corrections. The times on Wednesday gave what purports to be a list of the Steam Tugs plying in Oswego Harbor, their power and average cost. There are several important errors in its statement, a few of which we will mention If the first place Messrs. ...

      The Schooner City of Toronto Ashore. - At about half past 11 o'clock last night the alarm bell sounded the schooner City of Toronto, Capt. George Goulding, being in distress. She left Toronto yesterday morning at five o'clock under good sail with a moderate breeze from the west. ...