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Pelton, re- Captain he acres in re he riiiids to much improved in appearance by the ition of new stringers, stanchions and and the Globe people have done an elegant jot on her. — ; The steel steamer at the Globe yard for Captain Thomas Wilson is well along and gives promise of great beauty. All the plating will be on in ten days, the outside riveting is all cleaned up, the deck frames in and a great deal o of the spar deck laid, Messrs. Webb and Richardson’s new steamer, under construction at Radcliffe’s yard, is assuming a beautiful form and now showing her fine lines. She is all in frame, the ceiling is about one-third in, five strakes of plank on the bottem and the sheer all run. The top-sides will be run to-morrow and the lower deck frames next week. A libel was filed in the admiralty court on the 13th instant, by John Kingsborough against the steam tug Florence N. The action is brought to recover $300 and inter- est from October 15, 1885, claimed due as the damages resulting from the loss of “pound boat,’? ene pound net with lines, buoys, anchors, hooks, and other appurte- nances used in fishing off Euclid creek. H. D. Goulder appears for libelant. The matter of the application of Louis P. and James A. Smith, tor limitation of lia- bility as owners of the tug Peter Smith was brought up for hearing on Saturday last before Judge E.S8. Hammond of the western district of Tennessee, and the application was granted to the extent of appointing a trustee to whom to conyey the title te the remnants of the tug now lying at this port. Some weeks past we printed the fact that Wm. Chamberlain was to sail the Jim Sher- ifts and that he was here to fit her out. The dailies have reported that Captain Ander- son would sail the Jim Sheriffs. In order to correct any false notions that may have got abroad by means of the daily press we will state that Captain Chamberlain will sail the Jim Sheriffs and she will clear from this port as soon as he can get out. Some weeks past we printed the new and revised rules pertaining to the inspection of | boilers among which was eue (sec. 34), para- graph 3, which says “a stop cock or valve shall be placed between check valve and boiler on all feed pipes, in order to facilitate access to connection.’’ Much question as to the application of this rule has been pro- voked. It has been construed by the depart- ment to apply only to boilers built since the llth of February, and we se inform our readers, Transactions since last report include 1-8 of schooner Three Brothers, John Peachy | to Julian Porter; price $550. 3-17 of schooner Thomas Gawn, W. C. Richardson to Alex Porter vf Lorain; price $1,000. 1-2 of -schooner Three Brothers, James Porter and | to get. He will Fore — : = 2 64 @) IV i Widnins. (on PERDAGO. | Special to the Marine Record. | There is great activity among the vessel men at this port. Vessels are receiving new resplendent with new paint, and ready for a good season’s work, which they deserve The ice in the Straits still continues firm. Mr. Carney, of the firm of Elwell, Billings & Carney, who returned on Sunday from St. Ignace, says that the weather is very cold there and that the ice is very solid in the Straits and did not leok like breaking up for a couple of weeks. The schooner Arthur, Captain Jas. Leisk, ‘loaded at the Wabash elevator Wednesday with 24,500 bushels of wheat for Sandusky, at 4c per bushel. ; The schooner A. J. Dewey, Captain R. McLane Cameron, arrived Sunday from Pier Port. with lumber and shingles, her first trip this season. The schooner Evening Star, of Sheboy- gan, Captain Frank Raab, arrived Monday» with lumber from Pier Port, her first arrival here this season. ‘The schooner Grand Rapids, Captain. with shingles and laths, her first trip this season, The schooner Evelyn Bates, Captain Dykes, arrived from Graud Haven Monday» with lumber, her first trip this season, Captain David Dall’s fleet have received the following appointments: Schooner Lin- coln Dall, Captain John H. Dall; schooner Maggie Dall, Captain Henry Schippers; schooner Annie Dall, Captain Alex Gibson; schooner Woral,Captain Wm. Dall; schooner John Bean, jr., Captain ©. Brown; tug D, L. Babcock, Captain N. Sullivan; engineer, Mike Welch. The Maggie Dall is at T. W. Kirby’s shipyard, Grand Haven, getting re- calked, some new plank in her quarters and a general overhauling. The schooner Wm, Jones will go to the same place for a general overhauling. The new steam pleasure yacht which has been built by C. Larson for Captain W. J. Minter, is having ber cabins put on and will be fitted out, ready for summer excursion business. She is 62 feet over all, 14 feet 6 inches beam, 4 feet 6 inches depth of hold. She is named the May A. Minter. C. Larson is building a sloop yacht, 33 feet over all, 10 feet beam, 3 feet 10 inches depth of hold, for the excursion business at | the lake front. She is a handsome mode) | with fine lines. Atthe Chicago Drydock Company’s the | Freedel was in dock for a new shatt; the | schooner Z. Y. M. C. A, for new stanchions, | bulwarks, rail, covering board and recalk- |ing; the steambarge John Otis had two of | her masts taken out; the schooner Harriet | Ross rezeiyed a new foremast. At Miller Brothers’ Drydocks the schooner | Halsted was in dock for leak stopping; the | | tug Gertrude for a new shaft and to fix her _radder; the steam yacht Welcome to have | her stern bearing fixed and machinery over | hauled; the tug T. T. Morford was in dock f |and had her stern bearing fixed; schooner , | Sunrise to have her bottom calked; the schooner Cheney Ames to have a leak stop- | ped; the steambarge St. Joseph is receiving | | considerable repairs to her boiler, a new | | crank pin and recalking. Captain John A. Connell will command | | the steambarge St. Joseph, and James Mc- | Guirk will be chief engineer, same as last | year. | T. Canevin is putting the outside plank- Mc- | Call, arrived from Grand Haven Sivnday,* 9 feet shell, 16 feet long. She left this port Monday with the schooner Minerva in tow, and went to South Chicago for the schooner Glad Tidings. She will trade between Mus- kegon, Chicago and South Chicago with. lumber this season. ; Cobbs’ fleet of lumber steambarges have commenced running between this port and Muskegon, The George Dunbar, Captain Turner, started Saturday and arrived here Tuesday, her first round trip. The Annie Laura, Captain Ladner, and Emma E&, Thompson, Captain Phelps, left Monday on their first trip. The steambarge Albert Soper, Captain James Hogan, left this port for Muskegon Monday, her first trip this season. She was chartered for Jumber at $1.25. Captain @liver Swanson has purchased the Ellen. Williams from the Kirby-Carpenter Company. He left for Menominee Tuesday» to give her a new ontfit, new mizzen mast three new top masts and jibboom, convert- ing her into a full-rigged schooner again. Captain James F, Nolan, who was assist- ant pilot on the city fire tug Alpha, has been appointed chief, vice Captain Mike Driscoll resigned. Captain Jesse Hurlbut will command Cap tain W. M. Egan’s schooner Golden Fleece the coming season. ~Trémsfe*s and sales at Chicago Custom House since March 1st, 1886: March 30, schooner Commerce, bill of sale, one-half, $1,500; A. G. Van Schaick and H. Ludington, jr., to Edward Mullin. March 23, schooner E. J. MeVea, power of attorney, W. C. B. Richardson, to O, S. Richardson. March 23, schooner E. J. McVea, bill ef sale, two-eighths, $1,875; W. C. B. Rich- ardson to David Biggs. March 3, schooner J. H. Mead, mortgage, whole, $6,500; Wm. Ripley et al. to J. H. Mead. March 5, schooner J. H. Mead, bill of sale, whole, $15,000; Sheboygan Vessel Builders Association to Wm. Ripley et al. March 238, schooner O. Shaw, bill of sale, half, $700; G. H. Underhill to Thomas B. Winter. March 9, tug Paddy Murphy, bill of sale, one-fourth, $1,500, Patrick Murphy te Geo, Gilman. March 13, schooner Skylark, mortgage, whole, $2,000; John F. Councer to R. W. Councer. April 3, scheoner Stafford, bill of sale, one-tourth, $2,500; Thomas D. Stinson to Otte Olsen. April 3, schooner Stafford, mortgage, one- fourth, $15,000; Otto Olsen to T. D. Stin- son. March 24, schooner W. H. Hawking, bill of sale, one-halt, $500; Daniel Johnson to W. H. Hawkins, The passenger and freight steamer A. B, Taylor,Captain R. I, Rogere,arrived Wednes- day morning from Saugatuck with the hull of the tug F. S. Butler in tow. The Butler has had a thorough rebuild from the light water mark up, lengthened 214 feet and given 1 foot more beam. James Elliott, shipbuilder, Saugatuck, did the rebuilding aud made an excellent job of it. Her en- gine and boiler will be put in her here and she will soon be ready to join the other boats of the Chicago Towing Company. The schooner Cascade, owned by Captain M. L. Edwards, bas had a $1,200 rebuild. She will be sailed by old friend Captain R. Stone. WILLIAM, MILWAUKEE, Last season, while crossing Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Milwaukee, the side- wheel passenger steamer City of Milwaukee encountered heavy weather and her machin- George Miller to Julian Porter; price $2,- | ing on the new steam yacht he is building | ery was completely wrecked. The steamer $50. 1-16 of schooner Sophia Minch, John M, King to Philip Minch; price $1,000. 1-16 of achooner Fred A. Morse, John M. King to Philip Minch; price $1,000. for Captain Wm. Brown. She will be com- | pleted as soon as possible. The steambarge Robert Holland, Captain i Vv. E. Myers, has recelved a new steel boiler William Edwards went to her rescue and towed her safely into port. The owner of the Edwards submitted a bill of $2,500 for the service, but the Grand Trunk Railroad $2.00 Pun Anus SINGLE CoPIKS 5 CENTS Company, owner of the disabled steamer, thought the amount too much and wanted to | compromise for $1,500. The matter has uot yet been settled. = The Bleyer Brothers have sold the canal. schooner My osetis to Messrs. A. P. Reed, of Kenosha, and F. H. Head, of Chicago, for $5,500 cash. The Myosetis will be placed in - the ore trade between Escanaba and Tras verse Bay, Tue Duluth Evening Herald comes to us. this week in a new dress and consequently much improved in appearance. The Herald is alive to the interests of Duluth, and whenever an improvement in the govern- ment of that city or its commercial pros- perity is possible it is foremost to urge it upon the people. ‘he Herald has, during its three years of existence, attained much — popularity and influence. ceraven Steambarge George P. Heath, got ash at Milwaukee early Monday morning dur- % ing a fog, but she was pulled off by a tug 5 before she had sustained any injury. The Heath will carry the banner for being the first boat to run ashore on Lake Michigan this season. eee 2 _ Vessel transfers were recorded in the cus- tom house as follows: One-fourth of the propeller William H. Barnum, by Join Plankington to R. P. Fitzgerald ; $3,- 000. One-third 9€the wrecking tng Levins than, by E. E. Kirtland to Wolf & Davidson. One-third of the schooner Pride by Charles C. Miller, of Kenosha, to J. A. Hartnett, of Salem, $333. The schooner Luna, by J. Luis Olson, of Manitowoe, to Theolore Anderson, of Door County, $600. One-fourth of the scow-schooner Silver Cloud, by George C. Schlyter, of Sheboygan, to Charles M. Keller, of the same place, $350. One-third of the schooner J. A. Holmes, by Mrs, A. M. Olson to John Thompson, $800; also, one-third of the same schooner, Joseph Keller to John Magenson, all of Sheboygan, $800. BUFFALO. The schooner S. V. R. Watson discharged her wheat at Niagara B elevater. She is the last of the winter laden vessels to un- load. The Watson will this season tow be- hind the steamer Rube Richards, Captain Christianson and will again be commanded by Captain Cramer, General O. M. Poe has awarded the con- tract for building a steam launch for the | Harbor of Retuge at Sand Beach to Bell, ef Buffalo. ‘The new launch will cost $5,000. A tow at Duluth has been taken to load wheat for Buffalo at 33/¢. Coal carriers say the opening rates will be |45c¢ to Daluth, 55 to Milwaukee and 60 to Chicago, G. M. Swan has been appointed superin- tendent of the White Star canal tug line ot this port, J. B. Bluke as assistant. ‘The office will be on Commercial slip, north of the water street bridge. A tug seventy-eight feet long, seventeen feet in beam and eight and one-half feet deep is being built by O’Grady & Maher for Wil- liam Reed, contractor, and is to be used in connection with the erection of a bridge over the St. Lawrence river. The elevator owners sent to the grain cemmittee of the Merchant’s exchange a communication stating that they cannot see their way clear tor bulking and grading grain at this port. The elevator men have had the matter under long and careful con- sideration, and give some reasons why they cannot comply with the request of the grain dealers, The matter will be brought before the exchange. A special meeting of the Lake Pilots’ Aid Association was held Saturday April 10th, at7:30 p.m. Business of importance was transacted. The City of Duluth, one of the finest boats on the lakes will take the water at the open- ing of navigation under command of Cap- tain Hunt.