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"TAE Marine. REVIEW 27 LOUIS HAUSHEER. 'In the passing away of Mr. Louis Hausheer on Sunday, Jan. 28, another member of the old guard of well known marine men joined the throng that has gone before. Mr. Hausheer started in business on River street near the pres- ent location of the firm of Hausheer & Sons in 1854, and was a close friend of all the vessel owners and managers of these times. Alva Bradley, Phillip Minch and R. K. Wins- low, and before engaging in business for himself, worked side by side with Thomas Maytham, who later became a prom- inent vessel owner. Mr. Hausheer himself, had various vessel interests and was a director in the Richardson Transportation...Co,, the . Norton -Transportation Co., and others. He was probably known by more captains and marine men generally on the lakes than anyone at present living, from his long connection with the marine business, being over seventy-four years of age at his demise. He was a charac- ter from which emanated good cheer and good nature, which with a natural fund of good humor and sharp wit, and an inexhaustible supply of anecdotes, coupled with an inimita- LOUIS HAUSHEER. ble method of story telling, made him a boon companion, and all the older captains always figured on a joke or good story from genial "Louie," as he was called, whenever they 'saw him. He was also active in politics in earlier. 'life, serving six years as police commissioner under three succes- sive different administrations, under mayors Nathan Payne, W. G. Rose, and R. R. Herrick. He married Miss Ottilie Rauch in 1858, and the widow still. survives him, and also three children, two sons, Louis Jr. and George W, and a daughter Mrs. Philip Minch. The eldest son, Louis Jr. is purchasing, agent of the Pitts- burg Steamship Co. and manager of that company's large stores at Conneaut and Sault Ste Marie, while George W. conducts the business of the firm of Hausheer.& Sons, he having been the real active head of same for several years. The funeral was largely attended and the floral offer- ings were most beautiful and numerous. The honorary pall bearers' were: Mr. M. A. Bradley, Capt. W. C. Rich- ardson, Capt. Geo. P. McKay, Wm. J. Akers, Capt. ~Henry Stone, Capt. Ed. Thorpe, Capt. Joe Todd, John D. Clary and a brother-in-law, Mr. Charles Rauch, of Buffalo. 'Tel- egrams and letters of sympathy and condolence were re- ceived by the family from vessel men. all over the great lakes. BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE STREAMS. A decision of vast importance to the marine interests of the 'country was handed down by Judge Joseph Buffington, of the United States district court, sitting at Pittsburg, last week. It involves the right of congress to interfere with bridges erected under the authority of a state, and it affects practi- cally every state in the Union, and the ultimate outcome, after a hearing in the United States court of appeal. and United States supreme court will be watched by maritime interests. Judge Buffington maintains the right to interfere cannot be questioned. The Union bridge across the mouth of the Allegheny river at its intersection with the Monongahela, at the head of the Ohio river, had. been complained against by river steamboat interests, and the contention made that it was an obstruction, inasmuch as it interfered with navigation, and was a men- ace.. The decision of the court is that the bridge company, without compensation from the government must raise its structure sufficiently to allow a clear height of 70 feet above the stage created by the Davis island dam, five miles below the bridge in the Ohio river. this structure has materially retarded the shipping interests on the Allegheny, and that it was impossible to develop this stream to accommodate the commerce which would naturally seek it, were conditions favorable. The government has built or has in process of construction a system of locks and dams on the Allegheny which will slackwater the stream for 27 miles from its,mouth. The bridge in question was built in 187475, by. the; Union. Bridge' Co.,,. a, corporation chartered under ce Le of To eee in 1873. - SENATE PASSES» SHIPPING BILL. The United States. senate has passed the shipping bill on Tuesday: by a. vote of. thirty- eight to twenty-seven. There have been certain amendments in the measure which will be dis- cussed. in the next issue of the Review. As, passed, the bill establishes. thirteen" new contract mail lines and increases the subvention to the Oceanic Steamship Co, for its service to Australasia. ihe. bill also grants a subyention at the rate of $5 per. gross ton per year to cargo vessels engaged in the foreign trade of the United States and $6.50 per ton to vessels engaged in the Philippine trade. A new naval force of 10,000 officers and men is also created who are to receive retainers after the practice in vogue in Britain. OBITUARY. Capt. Charles A. Eggert died at Muskegon last week. He had been associated with the lumber trade of the lakes for a great many years, and had been a resident. of Mee for more than fifty years. Capt. Joseph M. Stover died at Sonibia, One, realy. He was a popular captain in the 60's and 7o0's. His: last command was the steamer James C. Woodruff. Pee re- tired from the lakes several years ago. ad A. H. Christopher has established at Olympia, Wash., a plant for the building of small craft, chiefly aanmenes and motor boats. Capt. Henry Peterson will sail the steamer W. P. Snyder now building at the Ecorse yard of the Great Lakes Engineer- ing Works. River interests maintain that