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      p> Rochester Harbor. - It is gratifying to be able to state that measures have at length been taken for constructing the important piers at the junction of the Genesee River and Lake Ontario, (Charlotte) with materials of suitable quality. The trashy stone so long and inexcusably use, is ...

      Fire. - A fire broke out about 7:30 o'clock last evening in the long ship building connected with the Marine Railway of Messrs. Carrington & Pardee. It was occupied by Capt. Weeks and his ship carpenters and joiners, employed in preparing the upper works of the steamer. The ...

      Fast Elevating. - The grain warehouse of H. & G. Ames, on the east side of the river, elevated yesterday from the schooner Gazelle, 4,594 bushels of wheat in one hour and seventeen minutes, being the whole of her cargo, and discharged it into canal boats during the same time. …

      Capt. Week's newly invented wheel for propelling steamers, which we noticed a few days since, we understand is about to be tried upon the steamer Northerner, the Captain having contracted to put in a set of his wheels.

      LAKE COMMERCE - A REMINISCENCE. The Buffalo Courier has obtained possession of the Letter Book of Messrs. Phyn & Ellice, who were Merchants at Schenectady more than 80 years ago. They are curiously interesting, as will be seen: Schenectady, ...

      The New Steam Tug "O. S. Howard" We understand from Mr. Abner C. Mattoon, the Proprietor of this trim little steamer, that she will be ready for business by the 18th inst. She is designed expressly for towing canal boats and vessels in and about our harbor; and we should …

      The opening of navigation has imparted new life and energy to every branch of trade and commerce. A flood of travel is beginning to pour into the city by lake and from the east and west. Our streets are thronged with busy, anxious men engaged in commercial pursuits, and eagerly …

      The opening of canal navigation has brought large numbers of boatmen and canal drivers into the city in search of employment, and horses, the motive power of this branch of inland commerce, are again called into active requisition along the line of this great thoroughfare. Where all ...

      Tow Boat Howard - This new steam boat, built for towing vessels out and into the harbor, is nearly finished, and made her first trial trip on Saturday afternoon. She worked admirably with her two engines, which are entirely new and before untried, and runs with remarkable speed for ...

      The new steamboat O.S. Howard makes a trial trip today. her completion was hampered by lack of competent artisans. It has been difficult to obtain workers in brass and copper in this city. We are in need of a brass foundry.

      The Disaster of the Comet Our hasty account yesterday of the explosion of the British steamer Comet, was imperfect, and in some respects incorrect. The Comet was not a new boat, but she had been recently re-built. and newly fitted up and painted. It is said her exploded boiler ...

      We observed yesterday that a number of chains had been drawn under the wreck of the Comet, preparatory to another attempt at raising it. A barge is to be place on each side of the wreck, and pulleys will be employed to lift the wreck from the bottom of the …

      The auction must have been postponed.

      The wreck of the steamer Comet was bid off on Saturday last, by Mr. Miller, of Montreal, for the sum of $1,050. We noticed yesterday that a large number of hands were busily engaged with pumps, screws and levers, endeavoring to lighten her again, the steamer Porcupine laying along side …

      Revenue Cutter Harrison - This vessel, it is generally known, is in the service of the Treasury Department, and renders essential aid in the protection of the revenue and the suppression of smuggling along the frontier of the State. The Harrison has her rendezvous at this port, ...

      Loss of the U. S. Steamer Jefferson. - An arrival at new York from Rio De Janeiro reports that the U. S. surveying steamer Jefferson was lost in July last at the mouth of the Straits. A portion of the machinery would be saved but the vessel will prove a …

      " Oneida Lake. - A new steamer was launched recently at Brewerton, and is now being fitted with an engine. She is about 150 tons burthen, and of a beautiful model. Including this new boat, there are now four steamers on the lake, engaged in towing canal boats to and …

      New Steamer. - The new steamer building at the ship yard of Alderman Weeks, in this city, is now being corked and receiving the finish to her hull. She will be ready to launch in three or four weeks. Her deck planks are fitted , and the carpenter work of …

      Fire. - A fire broke out about 7:30 o'clock last evening in the long ship building connected with the Marine Railway of Messrs. Carrington & Pardee. It was occupied by Capt. Weeks and his ship carpenters and joiners, employed in preparing the upper works of the steamer. The ...

      Newly Invented Wheel for Steam Vessels. - Capt. George S. Weeks, the Oswego ship builder, has invented a new wheel for propelling vessels, and has taken the necessary steps to secure a patent for the same. The wheel is believed to be an important improvement, which will supersede the ...