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t € L 4 : monypy VOL. VIII. NO. 14. THE LAKES. ‘ CLEVELAND. Ice has again made its appearance off this port but not in great quantity. Schooner Mineral Spate is on Messrs. - Smith’s boxes for general overhauling. _ A spar, made by Presley & Co. was placed in the propeller N. K. Fairbank at Captain R. Greenhalgh’s spar yard. The propeller Republic has occupied Globe drydock since last Friday. She has ‘received new stanchions, stringers, rail, and bulwarks all around. Captain William Bradford, late master of the H. BR. Packer, and the past winter in- structor of the school of navigation in Buf- falo, was in the city this week. The propeller Sanilac, which was ex- pected here last Friday from Detroit, has been sold by the Saginaw Transportation Company to Lake Michigan people. The tug Castle, which was hauled out and rebuilt at Radcliffe’s yard made her ap- pearance again in the river last week. Her improvement is a credit to Mr. Radcliffe. The river custom house will be opened on Thursday. Jehn B. Coffinberry will have charge of the office. Owen Kane will assist Nim in theday time. The-night--man-has. not as yet been decided upon. AROUND “ Mr. G. C. Barnes, Agent for the tna | shaking grate, put ten and a quarter tons of ABtna grates under eight boilers in the H. P, Nail Works, this city this week. This order comprises 288 grates and 32 rockers or 288 square feet. The transactions since our last report in- clude one-half of tug R. K. Hawley, J. W. and 8. Williams to ‘Thomas Hobson, and James and Joseph Dewhirst; Consideration $2,000. One-quarter of barge A. Walton, E. J. Vanee to 8. A. Spear; consideration $1,- 000, Some changes of masters have been made, as follows: Captain J. M. Robison to the H. D. Root; Captain E. A. QOuyler to the J. R. Pelton; Captain B. H. Jones to the Geo. Spencer Captain E. Morten to the Wallula and Captain Wm. Carlisle to the Hiawatha. Following are the appointments to Cap- tain Philip Minche’s fleet: Onoko, Captain W. K. Trinter; O. N. Steele engineer. J. H. Devereux, Captain Thomas Wilford ; Quincy Miller engineer, Wm. Chisholm, Captain Peter G. Minch; W. Seaman, engineer. Glid- den Captain William Young; George Par- sons, engineer. A. Everett, Captain Albert Myers; James Claney engineer. Schooners Sophia Minch, Captain Henry J. Trinter; F. A. Morse, Captain J. Harrington; G. H. Warmington, Captain C, Young; H. J. Webb, Captain Duniel Young. The details of the tug combination or pool have new been completed and the action of | forming the pool is oneof common sense. It will put an end to the ruinous war of com- petition that has been in vegueat this harbor for some years, without increasing expense to vessels. ‘here are now seventeen tugs in the association seven owned by Messrs. J. A. and L. P. Smith, the tugs James Amadeus, Patrick Henry, 8. 8. Stone, N. B. Gutes, L. P. Smith, Maggie Sanborn and | Charles Henry; the four owned by Captain Robert Greenhalgh, the tugs W. H. Doan, Charles E. Bolton, J. R. Worswick, and Mary Virginia; the tug Florence ewned by | Captain George Stevenson, the tug Dread- naught, owned by Thomas Dowling, the tng D. W. Cushing, owned by John Archer, the tug R. K. Hawley, owned by Messrs. Dew- | hurst Bros. and the tug Ida Sims. The American Eagle, owned by Captain Dahike will enter the combination as soon as she requiring service and distance, and range from $8 on small, $20 on medium, to $30 on large schooners. ‘l'ransfers will be charged for according to :the distance the tow is moved. We named the officers of the organ- ization last week. CHICAGO. Special to the Marine Record. Freights reached 4c on wheat to Buffalo on Monday last, and on Wednesday 4c, and 6c te Kingston. To Buffalo, steamers Ballentine and 8S. E. Sheldon; to Kingston, schooners McVea and Lem Ellsworth. The coal yards at this por: are nearly empty, and good coal freights ought to be obtained to fill them up again. The steamship City of Rome, Captain A. C, Chapman, is having one of the Cleveland Globe [ron Works latest improved steam steering gears placed in her pilot house, similar to the one placed on the iron steam- ship J. H. Devereux last year. The steamer A, Booth has been housed in all areund and received new cabins to give accommodations to passengers. She _ will run between Duluth and Port Arthur the coming season Miller Brothers, shipbuildere, have re- moved their down town office from 212 South Water.street to.26 Market street. R. Chester has supplied the schooner Bertie Calkins with one of his patent feg horns, The side wheel steamer John A. Dix, Captain David Cochrane, arrived from St. Joseph Saturday noon. She will be fitted out at this port and commence running about May lst between Chicago and St. Joseph. The Graham & Morton Company’s steam- barge Berrien is running between Chicago and St. Joseph with freight, taking the place of the propeller Lora until seme im- provement has been completed in her ma- chinery by adding a condenser, thereby converting her engine into a low pressure. Captain R. Phillips is in command of the Berrien, Fred Almendinger mate, Thomas Lyons first engineer, C. C. Rittenhouse sec- ond engineer. The Goodrich Company’s steamer Sheboy- gan arrived from Manitowoe on Monday to take her place on the route between Chi- cago and the Jatter port. he propeller De Pere, which has been running along the west shore all the winter, is ut Manitowoc getting her spring fit out. The propeller Menominee is running between Milwaukee, Manistee and Ludington, having taken the place of the City of Ludington, which has gone to Manitowoc to get her spring fit out, after doing good business all the winter. The schooners Charles E. Wyman, Hunter Savidge and David Macy, lumber laden, ar- rived from Grand Haven Sunday last. ‘The steambarge Fayette arrived with a load of lumber un Tuesday merning, her first round | trip. The tug T. T. Morford towed the shooners Nevada and John O’Neil from Milwaukee to load grain at this port, arriving Monday. The Dunham Towing & Wrecking Com- pany have contracted to do the tewing this season al this pert for the following com- panies’ steamships: Anchor, Union, West- ern I'ransit, Lehigh Valley, Lake Michigan, | Lake Superior, and Ogdensburg. | The following are the appointments to Dunhbam’s fleet of schooners and tugs: | Schooner Pensaukee, Captain H. R. Moore; | schooner Lottie Wolf, Captain H. R. Hateh; | schooner A. Mosher, Captain P. N. Johan- sen; echoone: Moses Gage, Captain C,. Nel- CLEVELAND. O.. APRIL 8. 1886. The Dunham Towing & Wrecking Cem pany have put all their wrecking appliances in Al condition, ready for any emergencies for which their services may be required. Gjeston & Swinson, sailmakers, have been making new sails for the schooners T. Y. Avery, Wren, Jenny Mullin, Vega, Cape Horn, J. L. McLaren, Wade, Clipper City, Gesine, J, V. Taylor, H. A. Richmond, H. Rand, Winnie Wing, Cuyahoga, E. M. Stan- ton, and many others. They will probably occupy the sail loft recently occupied by the H. Channon Company, 210 to 216 South Water street, It is reported that Goodnow & Hinds have purchased the schooner Herschel from Kirby, Carpenter & Company, for $2,500. At Miller Brothers’ shipyard, the steam- barge J. E. Run ble went into drydock for refastening ;/ the tug E. P. Ferry for a new shaft and wheel; the scow Restless for re- | Saturday. calking; the schooner John. Miner for new frauwes and ceiling aft; the scow Rockaway is receiving some new frames aft and some outside plank; the tug R Rrindiville new rail; schooner Cheney Ames a new rudder stock; the schooner C.J. Magill two new lumber ports and some general repairs. At the Chicago Drydock Company’s the -propeller Coffinberry is. in-dock.for a uew stern bearing and a general overhauling; the tug Ewing has received new tow posts; the schooner J. M, Hutchinson, Skylark, Cuyahoga, J. B. Wilbur, Erastus Corning, and Golden Fleece have received general repairs; the schooner L. B. Shepherd new jron knees; the.steamyacht Charm recalk- ing; the propeller Rhoda Emily some re- pairs. j Thomas D. Stinson has sold a quarter interest in the schooner Staftord to Otto Oleson for $2,500. Marine engineers at this port have formed an association designated as the Brotherhood of Lake Marine Engineers, similar to that formed in Cleveland in January and reported in the Marine ReEcorD at that time. With twenty-five charter members this association was forined and the follow- ing officers were elected: Chief, Michael Maher; assistant chief, Burt Railey; cor- responding secretary and first assistant engi- neer, Captain M. ‘I’. Coughlin ; treasurer and second assistant engineer, Joseph Quinn; financial secretary and third assistant engi- neer, Simon Armstrong. So successful twenty-five additional membes have been secured, The rate to Buffalo, has advanced to 4 cents for wheat, and several charters have been made on that basis. The Western Line propeller Milwaukee will load 50,000 bushels of wheat, and the Nahant 49,000 bushels of wheat at4cents. The schooner Thomas Howland was chartered for 22,000 bushels of corn to Kingston at 6 cents per bushel, | and the Gelden Fleece for 28,000 bushels of | corn to Sarnia at 214 cents per bushel, Lumber freights have been settled at last. ! Pwo vessels were chartered to carry cargoes ! from Muskegon at $1.25 per 1,000 feet. This j establishes the Ludington rate at $1.374¢ and the Manistee rate at $1.50 per 1,000, Shippers made an extraordinary effort to , bear rates, but vessels were scarce and they ( were compelled to pay $1.25, Johnson has changed the name of the | schooner A. J. Covell to Vega. WILLIAMS, SAUGATUCK. The propeller Douglas was launched She has twenty extra state- |son; schooner F. J. King, Captain Wm. | ,ooms added, which will give her accom- Griffin; tug T. T. Morford, Captain C. 'Reuch; tug G. W. Gardner, Captain A. C. modation for nearly a hundred passengers, She has been otherwise fitted up in first- ean be rebuilt. The tugs are pooled at their | Johnson; tug A. Mosher, Captain J. R. | class style. value. When all the tugs are not needed to | Sinclair; tug A. Miller, Captain J. Fergu- | supply the demand the expense will stop on them until such time as all are required, son; tug R. Dunham, Captain A. Maguire; tug J. C. Ingram, Captain G. Leonard; tug FRANKFORT. Special to the Marine Recora The schooner Flying Cioud drifted ashore which will be quite an itew. Towing rates | F. Thieleke, Captain T, Johnson; tug Uncle | at Pierpont an Monday night while trying are made up on the basis of the tonnage Oars ts it a ’ Sam, Captain M. Driscoll. ‘to leave the pier. The propeller George pbiieabieteh Ss 3 has Na ee has the movement heen at this port that} $2.00 Pen ANNUM SINGLE CoPprEs 6 Cents ———____, Sanford pulled her ‘off, and she sailed for Chicago uninjured, BUFFALO, The Pennsylvania coal company have be- gun loading the propeller Juniata, of the Anchor Line, at going rates on the openirg of navigation. Sixty-five cents to Chicago is offered by shippers, but no contracts have yet been made. The ice was running down river very fast, but the lake from shore to shore is full of large loese cakes, which, at the present rate, will soon be cleared out. The propeller lines have agreed not to start before April 15, and will hold a meet- ing before that time to decide whether they: will start then or not. It was voted that meetings of the board be. held at Buffalo every Tuesday morning at 11 a. m. until farther notice. The secretary- was instructed to write to Captain F. A. Cook, lighthouse inspector, eleventh dis- trict, expressing the views of the board as. in favor of the erection ot a coast lighthouse at Two Harbors, Minn. The life saving stations in this district have been opened. The station at Salmon Creek, near Oswego, burned Saturday night, and is believed to have been fired by a dis- charged member of the crew. Oaptain Chap- nian, of that station, has been appointed, but the crew has not been retained. There is a probability that stations will this summer be erected at Fort Niagara, Lake Ontario, and at Ashtabula, Lake Erie, but will not be manned till next year. The lights on — this end of the lake will not be put on for some time, ; There is now about an even 100,900 tons of coal stored here by four companies. Dart Elevating and Transfer Company has been incorporated here and the Buftalo and Port Huron Transportation Company. The latter has a capital stock of $90,000, William Forbes, Edward Smith, and Albert A. Crane are named as directors, Buffalo grain shovelers adopted rules and rates of Jast season. Thomas Ryan of Buffalo has bought the passenger propeller Nipigen from the Allen steamship company for $15,000. She formerly ran between Chicago and Montreal. Canal rates on wheat to New York have | been raised from 5 cents to 514 cents. The marine insurance agenis have cut off all outside agencies along the lakes, giving each company but one local agency in each place, The coal mem met and discussed rates, but have not yet decided on any figures, Vesselmen refuse to take less than 60 centr. to Chieago, SANDUSKY. Captains’ papers have been issued at the custom house here as follows: J.D. Peterson, of Huron, to command the propeller Columbia: L. H. Wilcox, ef Oberlin, to to sail the schooner Comrade; Charles Peter- son, of Huron, to command the schooner Jura, and John McKeighan, of Cleveland, to sail the schooner Our Son. The tug Myrtle, of this port, sprung a leak off Marblehead, eight miles from here, Monday and had a narrow escape from sink- ing. She had on a deck load ot heading for Soncrant & Bailey, coopers, of this city, and in order to save her the whole cargo was thrown overboard. The tug managed to reach the Marblehead shore, where, with the assistance of the life saving crew, Ca; - tain Clemons, she was pumped out, MILWAUKEE. The Grain Trimmers’ Union of this city has established a new rate ot $1.50 per thou- sand bushels for ‘‘trimming grain’”’—an ad- vance of 50 centé per thousacd. The Porter, Reuben Doud, H.C. Richards, G. G. Houghton and Moonlight have loaded wheat and [iasea corn. The Maria Mertin has bee ordered to load hemeand ii ie thought that all the tonnage will be taken in « ebort time.