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      Washington Island. Capt. Valentine Irr recently bought the schooner Laurel; consideration unknown.

      She Found It. While the government steamer Dahlia was in port on Monday her officers made soundings off Hill's point reef, and she was so successful in finding what she was looking for that she remained fast for several hours. After vainly endeavoring to work off, the Dahlia was compelled …

      General Notes. The Moore took on a quantity of baled hay at this point on Tuesday morning, consigned to Escanaba.

      General Notes. The Depere has extended its trips as far north as Manistique, Mich., on her way from Green Bay.

      General Notes. The Moore carried an excursion from Menominee to Green Bay on Sunday.

      General Notes. The government steamer Dahlia was in port on Sunday and Monday and supplied the several lighthouses with various material.

      General Notes. The Green Bay Gazette of Saturday says: “Capt. Thrall has arrived from Pilot Island where he has been the past two weeks, endeavoring to get off the Riverside. He had the boat partly blocked up and was nearly ready to get her off, when a storm arose and …

      General Notes. The Escanaba Iron Port says: “Booth & Sons have purchased a fine steamer, the Hunter, built and heretofore used at New Bedford, Mass., and will bring her via the Canadian canals to Manistique and run her between there and St. Ignace. She is 118 feet long, 20 feet …

      Marine Intelligence. Masters of schooners loading at Menominee during the present high water and rapid current report that it is a very difficult and dangerous matter to navigate that stream under existing circumstances. The services of one or more tugs are constantly required, though it is ...

      General Marine Items. The tug Nelson went to Rock Island on Friday and removed the centrifugal pump which had remained on board the Blazing Star all winter. John Leathem accompanied the expedition, and he pronounces the cold weather and low stage of water very unfavorable for wrecking ...

      General Marine Items. Bad weather and large consignments of freights have combined to throw the Corona all the way from six to twenty hours behind time going south.

      General Marine Items. The tug Goldsmith secured her first tow on Friday.

      General Marine Items. The weather was so thick last Friday night that steamers and tugs had to actually feel their way. The Moore and Welcome were both delayed several hours from this cause.

      General Marine Items. The tug Lawrence was last week sold to John MeCoy and James T. Bennen, of Milwaukee, $4,500 being the figure paid for her. She will be employed in towing her owners’ sand and gravel scows, and also in doing miscellaneous towing about that harbor. ...

      General Marine Items. The Piper picked up the M. L. Merrick out in the lake on Tuesday night and towed her in. She was bound for Escanaba to load ore.

      General Marine Items. The steamer Grace Williams, Capt C. F. Williams, came in from Manitowoc on Wedesdny (sic). As heretofore stated the craft has been lengthened twenty-four feet and new machinery placed in her, making her a good boat for the carrying trade as well as for wrecking ...

      General Marine Items. The steambarge Mary Groh got on Dunlap reef on Monday evening while coming up the bay, and the tug Nelson had to be secured to get her afloat again.

      General Marine Items. The Lotus was brought here from Escanaba yesterday morning to have her wheel repaired. The North Star towed her up and after stopping here a short time cleared for Manitowoc.

      General Marine Items. The Leathem goes into commission to-day, She Goes to Racine with a lot of piles about the first thing.

      Bay View and Vicinity. Two steambarges loaded at Lawrence & Co’s. wharf the past week.