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      The Canadian Government has established a lifeboat station at Cobourg, and a [unreadable word] lifeboat built by Francis, of New York, has been placed there. It is fitted for four oars, and a captain or steersman, and is also furnished with a wagon, so that it can be conveyed to …

      The small propeller CELTIC made it to Lake Superior without mishap and lasted until sunk in a collision ten years later

      STEAMER BURNED On Tuesday evening, shortly after reaching her wharf at Gibraltar and while the crew were eating their supper, the steamer Carrie H. Blood was found to be on fire and in a few minutes after she had burned to the water's edge and sunk. The eight members of …

      This article refers to the loss of the 23 t. steam tug RUDOLPH WETZEL (US#21944), while in company of the like tug HENRY S. SILL (US#95382)

      It is stated that most of the vessels that have been recently tied up for not having the official number and tonnage "engraved on the main beam forward of the main hatch on the main deck," have suffered through the ignorance of government officials who did the work. Other government …

      While a Detroit tug was at Black River a short time ago, the officers of the revenue steamer Perry boarded her, and took away the captain's papers, because the offical number was not carved on her main beam instead of her strong back, where tugs usually have it. The number …

      HAVING TO STRETCH FIGURES - SOME LARGE CARGOES The new iron steamship Onoko, Capt. Pringle, completed loading her cargo of wheat yesterday afternoon, and at about 3:30 o'clock left the harbor on her way to Buffalo. Her report at the custom house says she has 96,000 bushels of ...

      THE ONOKO'S CARGO Considerable has been said about what the steamship Onoko could carry on a few inches greater draught of water. The Inter-Ocean states that she took out of Chicago 88,215 bushels of wheat on a draught of 14 feet forward and 14 feet, 4 inches aft, or an …

      THE ONOKO AS OTHERS SEE HER About noon on Saturday the new iron steamer Onoko arrived here with something over 88,000 bushels of wheat. She left Chicago last Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. and her time in coming down was three days and nineteen and a half hours. The Onoko is …

      For some reason, these newspaper figures rarely add up. The original of this article is fully readable, but the total is off by 70 vessels.

      Attorney General Brewster has decided that a vessel built in the United States, sold to a British subject, wrecked in United Sates waters, sold to an American subject, and repaired at three times the cost of the wreck is entitled to an American registry.

      Collingwood has in contemplation the building of a dry dock and shipyard, and the council is prepared to submit a by-law granting a very liberal bonus to any person or persons who will undertake to build, equip and properly run said dry dock and shipyard.

      I. Black & Co. have sent the photograph of the City of Cleveland to Paris and had it reproduced in handsome microscopic watch charms. The picture, although extremely small, shows every line of the steamer as correctly as they appear in the original photograph.

      The Canadian schooner JAMES R. BENSON out of St. Catharines, was 370 t., a size of schooner normally shipping a crew of 6 or 7.

      The amendment to the seaman's bill now before congress makes it compulsory for vessels of 200 tons to carry four men, 300 tons five men, 350 to 500 tons six men, 500 to 800 tons eight men, 850 to 1,000 tons ten men, and for vessels over 1,000 tons an …

      THE PLACE FOR A VESSEL'S NAME Much has been said lately about the law requiring a vessel's name to be painted on her quarter as well as stern. From the following it would appear that there is no such law: TREASURY DEPARTMENT Washington, D.C., May 13, 1882 Jesse ...

      The large barge John Gaskin has been chartered at Kingston to bring a cargo of oats in bags from Lancaster and Morrisburg, Canada, to Milwaukee. The Geneva will accompany her with a cargo of railroad iron.

      In an item printed yesterday the yacht Mascotte was said to have sailed over Lake St. Clair with only a reefed topsail. It should have read close reefed foresail.

      Superintendent Ellis has issued a notice that on and after Sunday night next, the 18th inst., at 12 o'clock, the new Welland Canal will be lighted up throughout for night navigation for the season.

      The steamer Gazelle was at Wyandotte yesterday with her circus. She visits Toledo tomorrow, where her contract with the circus ends.