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      What People Say ____ The Early History and Conditions of Oswego - Another Interesting Contribution to Our Early History Lockport , (N.Y.) , January 18, ...

 Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph (Norwich, NY), June 30, 1877     Rambling Sketches _________ Steamer Fountain City , June 20th, 1877 Messrs. Editors: Our good ship has just reached the dock of the beautiful city of Cleveland , and ...

      PORT ITEMS Wind southwest; weather clearing up. Keep your crew up to the maximum, captain. Total grain in elevators, 544,019 bu. Withdrawals of wheat on Friday 26,301 bu., of which 17,000 bu. were by lake. The schooner Knight Templar, with rye for Walkerville, will ...

      Capt. J. H. Gibbs Drowned -_ Saturday night, a telegram was received from Port Sanilac, Lake Huron, saying "Capt. Gibbs was drowned on the morning of the 15th. I started for Port Huron with the body-What shall I do with it." Later, John Dunn, Esq., received a despatch from Winslow, …

      p.3 Half-mast - Flags are flying at half-mast at Garden Island today, in memory of the young man Donnelly, drowned off the schooner Sweden. Yachting - The Ontario says that efforts are being made to have a match race between the three fastest yachts in Belleville harbour. ...

      p.2 The schr. Picton went ashore at Presque Isle on Monday night. She was grain laden, from Chatham to Kingston. Died - Drowned from off the schr. Sweden, at Port Stanley, Oct. 8th, Robert James, third son of Captain John Donnelly, Garden Island, aged 16 years and 10 ...

      p.2 Auction Sale - To be sold by Public Auction on Monday, Oct. 15th, at 9 a.m., 7,000 bushels of damaged wheat, ex. Schooner Picton, from Chatham. p.3 A Beautiful Sight - The Oswego Times of Monday says: "Yesterday morning at half-past ten o'clock a fleet ...

      p.3 The Lake Trade - A Toronto despatch says: There is a good demand for vessels in harbour and freights are quoted at 2 cents to Kingston and Oswego and 25 cents for coal. Coal to Lake Erie ports is one dollar. Ashore - The schr. Annie Foster, of Port …

      p.2 A new schedule of tolls and dues for Goderich harbour are published in the Canada Gazette. p.3 A Total Loss - A report was current in town today, that the schooner Sweden, wrecked at Port Stanley, is a total loss. Marine ...

      p.3 Marine News On the 10th the schooner Hyderabad was chartered at Chicago for wheat to Kingston at 9 1/2 cents, and schooner Muir, barley to same port at 8 cents. Seamen's wages, $2 per diem out of Chicago and Milwaukee. The schooner Montana arrived at ...

      (only pages 3 & 4, in a damaged condition) p.3 A Handsome Boat - There was despatched from Kingston per the mail steamer yesterday morning a beautifully furnished double scull family pleasure boat, built by Mr. A. McCorkell for the Paris Exhibition. The boat is built of ...

      p.3 Ship Models - Mr. W. Power has several handsome models of vessels for the Paris Exhibition. They will be on exhibition at the Mechanic's Institute tomorrow before they are sent off.

      p.3 Models - As briefly announced yesterday, Mr. W. Power exhibited today a set of vessel models, which he will send to the Paris Exhibition. They are the same models for which he obtained a medal at the Centennial, and are very handsome. We hope he will be as successful …

      p.3 Marine News Relative to the closing of the Welland Canal, the following circular has been issued by the canal authorities: "To enable the works connected with the enlargement of the Welland Canal to be proceeded with during the ensuing winter, the water will be ...

      p.2 Toronto, Oct. 26th - John Reedy, a sailor on board the schr. John L. Noyes, of Oswego, was lost overboard in the harbour yesterday while fixing the jib top-sail, and drowned. He belonged to Toledo, Ohio. p.3 Marine Notes A report from the Galops ...

      p.3 Damaged Grain - The damaged wheat out of the schr. Niagara was disposed of at 50 cents per bushel. There were 2,800 bushels, the greater portion of the cargo having been saved all right. Captain Taylor, Marine Insurance Inspector, was the disposer of the grain for the ...

      p.2 The gales of the present month have greatly interfered with the navigation of Toronto, and vessel owners have been deprived of the harvest they expected to reap. p.3 That Grain Blockade - From the official report of Mr. Mingaye, Collector of Customs at ...

      p.2 Political Notes - Inspector of Lighthouses - It is nearly three years since the late Inspector died, and yet the office has never been filled up. It is surmised that the member for Addington will shelve himself in the office before the next election and so flee from the …

      p.3 Dredge at Picton - A Picton despatch says: "Mr. Cornelius Daly's dredge William J. Daly, arrived in the harbour last night and commenced work this morning under the superintendence of a Government engineer." The Ferry Route - After tomorrow there will be only one trip ...

      p.3 A Large Tow - Yesterday afternoon there was despatched from the Montreal Transportation Co.'s dock two tows, consisting of 16 barges, with an aggregate of about a quarter of a million bushels of grain. This is about the largest quantity of grain ever sent off in one day from …