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. ; \ ; & complete 1: _ As to To comparison of the condition ot the channel 3 arbors along ; Erie, and the same was epartment on the 25th. pity. treated, its history, sting statistics ative the Cleveland the history of the im- unting the efforts made kwater plan changed, giving with the report. of the engineers convened for that ers iture of the appropriation pe st river and harbor bill will ted as soon ; on thi as practicable this fall. th breakwater, which is about the F completed breakwater that $120,- iy for, will be in progress, and nished by June 30, 1887. The 319,250 additional is required to the breakwater.” ictal ledo harbor the report says: “A with that of the close of the season of 1883, ae shows a slight increase of depth, but a slight loss in average width of channel, - which would indicate that with the removal of the annual deposits it will be necessary 2 to provide for the removal of over 200,000 cubic yards for some seasons yet, in order to secure the full depth and full width pro- posed for the improvement. * * * The balance of $60,000 yet to be appropriated will not complete the project as originally estimated, mainly from the lengthened _ period consuined in doing the work for want of adequate appropriations. The estimate made in 1872 (amended in 1880) contem- plated large appropriations, and conse- _ quently limited contingencies, whereas the appropriations have been small, requiring twelve years to obtain $519,000 and contin- vent expenses, and the annual removal of the deposits of each winter and spring have been repeated for these twelve years. It will, therefore, require at least $140,000. to complete the projected improvement of the natural channel through Maumee Bay, all -of which can be expended in one season in dredging to deepen and widen the same.’” Speaking of the straight channel project, anster Overman says in discussing plans recommended by his predecessor, Volonei Wilson: ‘‘I fully agree. with him in this conclusion, and if a straight channel to Lake Erie be undertaken it should be upon a plan which provides for revetment and dikes, and with the expectation of its costing about $2,500,000."’ Regarding the work already done on the straight channel Major Overman says: “The amount of funds ayail- able for the work and the limitation im- posed as to the line of excavation did not give any opportunity of solving by direct experiment the question discussed by many as to whether a straight channel from the mouth of the river through Maumee Bay, and unprotected and uninfluenced would fill up, hold its own*depth, or give increased depth during the winter’and spring. As cousiderable doubt exists-as to whether the line proposed and designated by congress in the act of July 5, 1884, is the best line for the proposed straight channel], no effort has been made since the completion of the con- tract of September 21, 1§85, to expend the balance of about $9,000 in continuing the work as it was, and it is still hoped that congress would, in further appropriations for this improvement, amend the wording so as to enable the secretary of war to direct the expenditure along the best line. Addi- tional examination is said to be necessary to determine the best line for the straight channel,’’ ‘The Major thinks the present season too far advanced for any active opera- tions this year, but contracis can be made and everything be in readiness to begin promptly next spring. Relative to Port Clinton, Major Overman says the amount of commerce to be benefited is small, and it is doubtful whether the ex- penditure of the remaining $44,000 for the completion of the proposed project under the revised estimate would be advisable. If the inyprovement be continued $20,000 can be expended, As to Sandueky river it is assumed that no improvements are needed, no requests for the same having been made by those most interested. The $150,000 appropriated for Sandusky Bay can be and will be profitably expended the coming year. As to the har- bor at Huron, it is stated to be one of the best natural harbors on Lake Ene. It will be proper if the commerce of the port in- creases to extend the piers outto the sixteen- foot curve in the lake. Twelve thousand dollars aie required to complete the ex\st- ing project. At Vermillion it is believed to be neces- sary to extend the piers five hundred feet further into the lake at a cost of about $70,000. At Black River considerable damage has been done by storms, and repairs are needed to the piers, and dredging should also be done, The commerce of the port is increas- ing, and $20,000 additional is required to complete the existing project. No appropriation is asked for Rocky river. As to Fairport, it is stated that the piers should be extended. The sum of $81,250 additional is needed to complete the exist- ing project. ‘The piers should also be extended at Ash- tabula, and $50,250 additional should be ap- propriated by congrees to finish the work acecording to the plans which have been agreed upon, ‘The growing commerce of this port, as well as that of Fairport, are ad- verted to in the report. The river and harbor bil!, passed at the eession of congress just ended, contained no appropriation for Conneaut harbor, and Major Overman thinks the piers and other improvements at that port will deteriorate - Overman says: ‘Contracts | or lack of means to keep them in proper repair. Thirty-five thousand dollare is asked for to complete the work. At Dunkirk $40,200 additional should be appropriated by congress to complete the work in hand. ‘The old day beacon at the G4 itis also recommended, should be re- uilt. With reference to the harbor at Monroe, Mich., Major Overman estimates that $20,- 000 more are needed than has yet been ap- propriated in order to complete the existing projects") ©): ; —_——— eee LITERARY NOTICES, St. NICHOLAS FOR SEPTEMBER.—From the frontispiece, which is a rerproduction of Landseer’s celebrated portrait of himself and his two dogs, “*The Connoisseurs,’’ to to the Riddle-box with its ingenious puz- zles, St. Nicholas is crowded with bright and interesting matter for girls and boys and all who love them, ; A paper on English Art and Artists, by Clara Erskine Clement, opens the number and closes the series which has been the means of introducing so many beautiful pictures and entertaining anecdotes to the readers of the magazine, ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy” is carried forward in two chap- ters in which Mrs, Burnett begins to throw some light on the. final denouement next month. “The Brownies” with their usua enterprise take up the game of lawn-tennis, as Palmer Cox amusingly tells in verse and pictures; and Susan Anna Brown describes a clever Italian game for enterprising young Americans, TH SEPTEMBER CENTURY.--Liszt’s last illness was announced after the September Century had gone to press; it is due to ac- cident, therefore, rather than to purpose, that the two full page portraits of the musi- cian, and the intimate account by his Ameri- can pupil, Albert Morris Bagby, of ‘‘A Summer with Liszt in Weimar,” should ap- pear in The Century so soon after his death. American enterprise has an amusing and curious illustration in extraordinary papers on the balloon experiences of two venture- some citizens of Connecticut. Kemble has also touched the experiences of these sky- adventurers with his humorous pencil. Two illustrated articles of interest are the late Minister to Persia, S. G. W.|Benjamin’s paper called, *‘A Glance at the Arts of Per- si’ and Mrs. Emily Nunn Whitman’s ac- count of “The Zoological Station at Na- ples.”? The charm of an essay and the instructive observations of a student of familiar nature are mingled in John Bur- roughs’s ‘Notes from the Prairie,” Frank R. Stockton developes a new situation and additional drollness out of the casting away of Mrs. Leeks and Mrs, Aleshine;’’ and Miss Kate Foote contributes an absorbing short story called ‘‘A Pistol-shot,’? In the War Series a fertile subject lending itself to rich illustration is introduced by General Alfred. Pleasanton’s ‘Successes and Fail- ures of Chancellorsville.’”’ It was under General Pleasanton’s orders that Major Kee- nan’s famous charge was made, and under his direction that the artillery at Hazel Grove saved the key of Hooker’s position when Howard’s eleventh corps, ‘assaulted from the rear by Stonewall Jackson, was hurled’ back upon the Union center. Gen- enra! Howard himself writes of ‘‘Jackson’s Attack upon the Eleventh Corps;’’ Colonel W. Huntington describes ‘‘Sedgwick’s As- sault at Fredericksburg,” with the effort ot relieving the pressure upon. flooker; and Samuel P. Bates, the Union .Commander’s literary executor, gives Hooker’s version of the campaign, in the article *‘Chancellors- ville Revisited by Hooker.’ In the **Mem- oranda on the Civil War,’’ General R. E. Colstou offersa new letter showing that Lee had divined Hooker’s plans; General Thos. M. Anderson explains anecdotally why “The Reserve at Antietam’? was not hurled against Lee’s exhausted lines; Captain Joel B, Erhardt quotes from a war-time letter by General William F, Smith as revealing General Granv’s reasons for relieving the latter. Mr. Whittier replies to a statement of Colonel Henry Kyd Douglas with respect to his poem on Barbara Frietchie. A YACHT RACE. Put-1n-Bay, Aug. 24, To the Editor of the Marine Record. The guests at the hotels here were treated to a ripple of excitement on the 24th because of ascrub yacht race, gotten.up on the spur of the foment by a couple of the guests at the Beebe House. A small purse was pro vided as an inducement, and three yachts entered, the Crescent and Ospray, of ‘Toledo, and the Cora V., formerly of Cleveland, now owned here. The course from Biown’s dock, in the bay around Ballast and Rattle- snake islands and back to the dock ; distance about twelve miles, leaving everything on the port hand; time, three hours, The Ogpray led off, the Crescent next, the Cora V. bringing uptherear. ‘The Cora V, was the favorite, being owned by Walter Ladd, proprietor of one of the boat houses, and who is very popular with all visitors, When the boats came about off Ballast island the Crescent walked up to the lead in a way thatsurprised everybody,and held her place to the finish, making the course in 2 hours 74g minutes, ‘Ihe Ospray came in second and the Cora V. last, ihus giving the Crescent the race and first prize. The Crescent was commanded by Ralph Hammond, who used to sail the yacht Hum- ming Bird in the days of the old Put-in-Bay House; the Cora V. by Bird Chapman, familiarly known as ‘‘Chappy,’’ and the !ing side lights on yachts, a ca Re ee Ihe Marine Record. Ospray:by her usual crew, whose names can not be learned at the present writing. It is more than likely thut a tuasle be- tween the Cora V. and Crescent will follow shortly, as their sailing qualities are about equally distributed. B. YACHTS’ LIGHTS. Secretary Fairchild has at last arrived at & partial conclusion on the question of carry- He has written Collector Seeberger a letter relative to the eases which the latter has reported to him from time to time, and in it he decrees that no fines shall be collected from any of the yachts, because the yachtmen evidently acted in good faith in failing to carry side lights, ‘There seems to be some doubt as to what rule, under section No. 4,223 R. S., this class of vessels should observe in carry- ing side lights when under way or at anchor. The department will, however, promulgate an official rule for the exhibition of lights on this class of vessels. This decision is import- ant becats: it settles a question which bas long been a thorn in the side of vesselmen. They have been compelled to dodge yachts in the harbors for years, for yachts have never been known to dodge vessels, and in doing this they were guided only by a small bright light, the only light the average yacht carries. It is to be hoped that the de- partment will hasten its work. RECORD OF VESSEL PASSAGES. PASSED PORT COLBORNE. Port CoLBorne, Aug. 26,—-Passed up— Schooners Gleniffen, St. Catharines to De- troit; W.R. Taylor, Kingston to Toledo; O. Freeman, Hamilton to Cleveland; Jennie Matthews, Charlotte to Chicago; Erie Stew- art, Hamilton to Toledo. Wind southwest, light. Port CoLBorne, Aug. 27—Passed up— Schooner Flora Carveth, Hamilton to Cleve- land; propeller. Dominion, Port Dalhousie to Sandusky; Lake Ontario, Montreal to Toledo; Clinton and one barge, Kingston to Chicago. ‘ Down—Steamer W. J. Averill, Chicago to Ogdensburg. Wind southwest, fresh. Port Corsorne, Aug, 28.—Passed up—- Steambarge Nipigon and two barges, Char- lotte to Milwaukee; propeller Pacific, Og- densburg, to Chicago; Cuba, Montreal to Chicago; Canada, Montreal to Toledo. Down-—-Schooners General Franz Siegel, Chicago to Ogdensburg; Comanche,Chicago to Ogdensburg; D. G. Fort, Chicago to Og- densburg; F. 8. Barker, Chicago to Oswego; St. Louis, Toledo to Weller’s Bay; Water- town, Chicago to Ogdensburg; steambarge Lincoln and barge Lisgar, Toledo to King- ston; Glengarry and consort, Duluth to Kingston. PASSED DETROIT. DEtTRoIT, Aug. 26.—Passed up, forenoon— Tug Kittie Haight, barge City of Montreal, Don M. Dickinson and two barges, propeller Syracuse,barges Alconaand consort,schooner Havana, Oscoda, Wm. Rudolph and two barges, schooner Fellowcraft, barge H, 8. Hubbell and four barges. : Afternoon—Tug Castle, barges A. A. Turner and four barges, Iron Duke, consort and schooner J. C, King, tug Moore and schooners Scotis, J. R. Noyes, barges Gar- den City and five barges, Cumberland and schooners W. S. Crosthwaite, E. Corning, H, Fitzhugh, V. Swain and consort, schooner Neelon,propellers Onoko, H. Chisholm, and schooner Alva Bradley. Forenoon, down—Tug Wilcox, schooners H.C. Richards, J. B. Merrill, G@. G. Hough- ton, Columbia, C. Leighton, barge Salina and four barges, City of Concord and con- sort, tug Haight and schooner J. Wesley, Afternoon—Tug Swain, propeller Annie Young, W. J. Averill, steambarges Oscar Townsend and consort,J. H. Devereux. Kal- kaska, Hiawatha and consort, Germania and five barges, ‘'acoma, Mackinaw, Missouri and two barges, D. W. Rust and consort, Rose and three barges, tug John Martin and lighter, barge Cleveland and four barges, tug Kate Williams. Detroit, Aug. 27.—Passed up, forenoon— Propellers Alaska, Portage, Philadelphia, | schooner Annie Sherwood, barges Otego, | C. H. Green and consorts, N, Mills and three barges, Siberia and consorts, Sumatra and consort, W. P. Thew, tug Samson and schooners E. C. Hutchinson, 8. L, Watson, barge Bay City and four barges, D. C, Whitney and consort, tug Anna Dobbins and three barges. Afternoor—Propellers St. Louis, City of Cleveland and consort, Waverly, barges Allegheny and three barges, G. L, Colwell aud three barges. Morning, down--Wm. Cowie and one barge, R. A. Packer, Birckhead and five barges, propeller Montana, barge Westford and three barges. Afternoon--Barge Point Abinospropeller Delaware, harge Handy Boy, Ira Chaffee and two barges, M. Sicken and two barges, United Lumbermen and two barges, Lothiar and two barges, tug Interntional, schouner Selkirk, D, S, Austin and barges, propeller J, H. Outhwaite and schooners ‘'homas Gawn and C. ©. Barnes, D. W. Powers, L. Pah- low, Fred Merecur, 8. Chamberlain and con- sort. ‘ Derrorr, Aug. 28.—Passed up—Propeller Belle Cross and four barges, R. J. Hackett and consort, propeller Avon, barge Smith Moore, schooners Queen of the West, and Southwest, propeller Kualkaska, tug Ella Smith and three barge, prop: lier Osceola. Afterncon—Propeller Annie Smith and consort, Mackinaw and one barge, Handy Boy, City of Mt. Clemens, propeller Mil- waukee, tug Chan.pion and schooners Our Son, J. S. Richards, Swallow. Morning, down—Propeller Cuba and con- sort, barge Minera] Rock and three barges, tug Champion and schooners Champion, J. I. Case, Nassau, Consuello, Garibaldi, pro- peller S. S. Fry and consors, Manistiqueand raft, Glasgow and. three barges. Afternoon—Propeller Oneida, tug Record, two barges and schooners James E,Gilmore, H. G. Cleveland, barges Wallula, schooners M. KE. ‘Tremble, J. Breeden, Progress, tug Jessie, propellers India, Forest Uity and consort, tug Music and three barges, pro- peller Oscoda, 8S. R. VanAllen and consort, Derroir, Aug. 29.—Morning, up—Pro- peller Salina and four barges, Calumet and consort, tug International, propeller Ger- mania and five barges, tug Porter and schooners J. Mathews, Monguagon, propeller Cuba, propeller Cleveland and three barges, Raleigh and consorts, Atternoon-- Propeller Charlemagne Tower, Jr. and consort, schooner J. R. Pelton, Bene- diet, propellers B, W. Arnold, Benton and four barges, Wm. Cowie and one barge, tug John Martin, schooner F. C, Leighton, Morning, down—Propeller Pickands and consort, Kasota and consort, Mary Pringle, Lowell and two barges,.W. P. Thew, pro- peller Starucca, Russia, Afternoon—Propeller J. E. Mills, §. GC. Hall and three barges, propellers Boston, Australasia and consort, schooner ©, A, Burton, tug River Queen and one barge, propeller Miles, barge and schooner P. B. Locke, Undine, Monteagle and four barges, Superier, consort, schooner Saveland, Porter Chamberlain and three barges, Huron City and three barges, Gratwick, two barges, and schooners Sunrise, Maggie McRae, THROUGH THE STRAITS, Mackinaw City, Micu., August, 26,— Morning, down—Propeller Lewis Pahlow, schooner Venus. Afternoon—-Propeller Lehigh, Commo- dore, Peerless, schooner Mary Lyon, Morning, up—Schooner Mary Hattie. Afternoon—Tug chad ead propeller Tioga, echooner E. G. Mixer, Bay State, - propeller Wissakickon, schooner A. Boody, Wind southwest, light. Mackinaw Urry, Aug, 27,-Morning,down —Propeller Monteagle,with schooners White Star, Mills and Sherman, propeller Progress, schooner Sunrise, propeller John Otis and consort, schooner York State, Moonlight, propeller W. H. Barnum, schooner Skylark, _ propeller W. H. Gratwick and consorts, — Hall and three barges, Sweepstakes with _ schooners Harvey Bissel), J. ¥. Joyand one~ other, ; j Afternoon, down—Schooner P: Magill, Nevada. i : - Morning, up—Propellers C. F. and three barges, A. Folsom and > barges, schooner Maid, propeller vin, Syracuse. : Afternoon—-Schooners Zach Ch er, J.D. Sawyer, J. Loomis, McLaren, tug Summer with barge Michigan,propeller Sta- ucea. ech Vere Wind north, fresh. as Mackinaw City, Aug, 28.—Down—Pr, peller Boston. pasa acid Mackinaw Ciry, Aug. 29.—Morning, down—Schooners Oliver Mitchell and Reu- ben Doud. Afternoon--Propeller California, City of Rome with schooner Red Wing, tug Brock- way with two scows. Morning, up—Propellers Portage, C. J. Kershaw, Alaska, Buffalo, Juniata. Afternoon—Tug Samson with two vessels,. propeller George Burnham with schooner. THROUGH THE SAULT. Sautr Ste. Marie, Aug. 26.—Morning, down—Propellers Roanoke, Fred Mereur,. steambarge Cuba, schooner Donaldson, steambarge Wallula, schooner M. E. Trem- ble, steambarge Australasia, schooners H. D, Alverson, C. H. Burton, propeller Idaho, propeller City of Owen Sound, steambarge Simon Langell, schooners F. M. Knapp, Sweetheart. Afternoon—-S‘eambarge Forest City, schooners H. H. Brown, Ishpeming, steam- barge A, Folsom, schooners Frank Perew, King Fisher, steambarge T. N. Palmer, schooners Ogarita, Emma L. Coyne, pro- peller Miles, schooner Undine, Gulnair, tug Stickney, schooner Ida Corning, Steambarge Superior, schooner Sandusky. Morning, up—The steambarge Escanaba, schooner ‘I’. L. Parker, steambarge Fred Me- Brier, schooner Gala‘ea, Afternoon—Propeller Athabasca, United Empire,steambarge R. P. Ranney,schooners David Wagstaff, S. J. Tilden, Negaunee, propeller Arctic, barge Continental, with Magnetic, SauLr Sve. Marie, Aug. 27—Morning, down—Steam barge Jas, Pickands, schooners Wayne, Saveland, propeller India, steam- barge Kasota, schooner G@. W. Adams, pro- peller City ot Duluth, steambarge New Or- Jeans. * Afternoon—Steambarge H. D,Coffinberry, schooner H, R. Newcombe, Morning, up—Tug Nat Stickney,schooner Jura, propeller Peerless, steawbarge V. H. Ketchum, schooner H. J. Webb. Afternoon--Steambarge Cormorant, and schooner Richard Winslow, steambarge J, KE, Potts, schooner Dan Rogers, propeller Empire State, Sauct Sre, Marie, Aug. 28,—Afternoon, down--Steambarge Northerner, propeller Winslow, Savutt ste. Marir, Aug, 29.—Morning, down--Propellers Arizona, Arctic, Afternoon—Propeller Japan, steambarges Spokane, Egyptian, schooner Pelican,steam- barge John N. Glidden, schooners G. H, Warmington, Fred A, Morse, steambarge Waldo A Avery, schooners H. A. Hawgood, £liza Gerlach, Morning, up—Steambarge Minneapolis, schooner McGregor. A‘ternoon-—Steambarge Henry Chisholin, schooner Alva Bradley, propeller China, stedmbarge Alcona, schooners Alta,Havana, propellers Alberta, St. Louis, steambarges Smith Moore, Empire, schooners A.H.Muoss, Acontias, r | Contnued an 4th page.| ONO TER a Rr ee srcceieetied