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X CAPSIZED IN LAKE MICHIGAN. IntelJigence reached this city last week from Captain D. C. Clary, of the steambarge Fred McBrier, that the schooner Maggie Thompson, lsden with tanbark sor Milwau- kee, had capsized off Port Washington in a wind equal], and that Captain Thomas John- gon and his crew of six men had been picked up. The McBrier was bound for Racine with coal, and when off that port noticed a mass of soinething in under the land. Cap- tain Clary beaded his steamer in toward the spot, and soon came upon a yaw) containing the crew. They were taken aboard and told the story of the capsizing. The Thomas had on 180 cords of tanbark from Pierreport, two thirds of which made up the deck load. Be- ing top heavy and insufficiently ballasted, it did not require a hurricane to send her over. The vessel has been a particularly unfor tunate one in all but one respect—she has netted her owner, A. D. Hayward, of Chi- eago, a fortune. She was built at Whitehall in 1867 at a cost of $20,000. The week before the great fire here she loaded corn for Buf- falo at 16 cents a bushel—thbe rate now is 2 cents. On her trip down she fell in witha southwest gale which dismantled her and drove her up on the rocks in Saginaw Bay. In the fall of 1878, while in the middle of Lake Michigan, owing to the criminal care- Jess ness of an unskilled helmsman, her main boom jibed across the top of ber cabin» sweeping Captain Andrew Nelson and his mate into an angry sea, and drowning them. Since then five men have lost thelr lives on the ill-fated cratt. Some were swept over- board by seas washing across the deck of the vessel, others crusbed their lives out from aloft, the last one perishing miserably in the Chicago river while endeavoring to free the schooner’s yaw! from the davits. This was two years ago while the vessel was going through Lake street bridge. A sad incident in the present accident is the fact that the three year old child of Mate Bell is dead at the latter’s home on Milwaukee avenue. A telegram apprising the father of the sad event awaits him at Milwaukee. The vessel was unineured and valued at Whe Marine Record. CHICAGO BRIDGES, THE Chicago Times of july 24 has the follow- ing: The city of Chicago does not foster its shipping interests, The importance of the lake trade has never been properly appreciated by the city.’ This was remarked by a well known vessel agent. Following up his statewent he said: ‘The great fault lies in the management |of the river, It is awkward moving about the river with its numerous bridges and arbitrary bridge hours at best, but the hundreds of vexa- tious delays that areso frequent could be done away with ifthe city would put the control of the river in the hands of competent harbormas- ters and run things systematically, I will give you an instance of whst occurs daily. The | in the south branch last week and started down the river. At the ‘Cwenty-second street bridge a small schooner was made fast close to the abut- menton the right hand side. The «ther draw was blocked by a steamer. The Hudson tried to make the right draw, but was obliged to back out, The schooner refused to move out of the channel and the big boat was delayed two j,ours, until finally the agent came and paid the lum- | ber schooner to move and let the Hudson pass. So much time had been lost that when she got down to the Indiana elevator, where she was to take on the rest of her cargo, another vessel was ahead of her, and she was kept waiting another two hours, and cume near being kept over night. Boats cannot load their full cargo up the river street bridge is not deep enough: “The sedi- meut emptied from a sewer causes this obstruc- tion, and it would not cost the city over $200 to dredge it out A vessel went aground there a short time ago and caused a blockade which stopped nayigation for a whole day. The city bas at present a harbormaster and two assistance who are totally incompetant to regulate the river, The trouble is that with one exception none of the harbormasters know anything about vessels and they have not attempted to learn. The sooner the mayor appoints experienced men the better it will be fur the mariue interests and the public generally.”’ ABOLISHMENT OF TOLLS. The Montreal Gazette, the special organ of the Dominion Cabinet, advises the- ministers to remove any pretext for proposed discrimination by the United States against Canada’s canal tolls $3 ,000 .—Inter- Ocean. THE NAVAL RESERVE- The report which the committee has made in support of their carefully prepared bill is one of the interesting and important docu- ments ever issued from the government printing office. It outlines the reasons why the policy of a naval reserve in this country fis one that should be commended by all patriotic citizens and gives the facts show- ing our great weakness compared with that _ of other countries and our consequent loss _ of commerce and prestige. _ 5 _-‘The most instructive part of the very valu- able report, however, is a carefully compiled : y of the principal features of the sys- ‘tem of naval reserves in the different mari- time countries of the world. England, of course, has the most perfect system, and the rather surprising fact is brought out that all such vetsels as the Etruria and the Umbria as weli as similar English vessels that enter our ports are a part of the auxiliary navy of the governments under whose flag they sail, ready upon short notice to make available their speed and strength as instruments of war against us. France, Italy, Germany, Russia, Austria and Spain have powerful auxiliary navies recruited from their mer- chant marine, as well as Norway, Holland, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Japan, and other countries. All of them are powerful ad- juncts tv the fighting force of those countries, and in none of them are the conditions so favorable to the organization of a great naval meserve, on a plan of exceeding simplicity, economy and effectiveness as in the United States. The first step bas been taken and it is confidenfly hoped by the navy depart- ment and public men generally that some substantial progress in the way of practical organization will soon be made by the pas- eage of the naval committee’s bill. ee ‘here is now on the stocks at Waldboro, Maine, one of the most remarkable vessels ever built in the United States, a five masted center- board schooner, which will be the largest vessel of its kind afloat, according to the eastern pa- pers. Herlength of keel is 225 feet; breadth, 50 feet; depth of hold, 21 feet, and’her measure- ment will be 1,800 tons. Her masts will be of ‘Oregon pine, and her foremast, mainmast, miz- zenmast, spanker-mast, and jigger will be each | +6 feet. There will be used in her construction -450 tons of white oak 800,000 feet of hard pine and 175 tons of iron, Her outboard planking ‘will be 6 juches thick from keel to top, and her inside ceiling will be from 10 to 14 inches, She will haye two full decks running the entire length of the vessel, with nine hatches. She will be launched in October and will run in the coal trade between Baltimore and Providence, There is running between Duluth and Buffalo, also in the coal trade, a five masted schooner that far surpasses this new ship size. The Dayid Dows, which was in this harbor last week, is 75 feet longer over all than this new ocean and says: “Ifthe alternative comes to be pre- sented to Canada of making free all produce passing from Lake Erie through the Welland canal or imposing a wll on all alike no matter what was the destination, it will be prudeut to abolish tolls. In that case, grain for Canadian ports on Lake Ontario will be relieved of tolls as well as grain for American ports intended for local consumption, while if the full rate of twenty cents a ton is exacted the ability of the St. Lawrence to compete with the Erie will be destroyed and we shall be retaining a small toll at the expense of the transportation interests and to the loss of the business upon the: reten- tion and growth of which the prosperity of the St. Lawrence highway largely depends,’’ OO oO Oo « Captain Franklin Fox, a British steamship commander, states it as his belief that the sig- nal service should include in their observations a determination of the electrical conditions of atmosphere applied to and compared with the barometrical changes, especially at the four pe riods when the moon reaches her extreme north and south declination, when she crosses the line going south aud when she completes her month- ly cycle. Vere is possibly good ground for this suggestion.- Our knowledge of electricity is still so limited that it is impossib eto ascertain whether anything substantial would come from such observations or not, tut it certainly wou d be an excellent method for collec ing data con- cerning the prevalence of the electric fluid in the atm»sphere and certain unexplained mete- orolovical pheaoweva might in this way be traced to their cause, The suggestion is worthy of the attention of meteorologists and of the ehief of the signal service, steamer Hudson loaded at one of the elevators | because the water iv the channel at the Halsted | SAUGATUCK. | The following is given as a description of the | steambarge Kalamazoo, recently launched at | Martel’s ship-yard. Keel, 125 feet; beam, 24 feet; hold, 9 feet 10 inches. She will be Pro- | pelled by an 18 by 20 engine from the works of | Henry Bloeker & Co., Grand Haven, and her | boiler will be built by Johnson Bros., Ferrys- | burg. The vessel ‘herself was built after the | model of the barge Sagatuck, except that she is | | larger by the addition of six frames amidship. | She will carry about 175,000 feet of lumber and ll be engaged in the fruit and lumber trade | out of Saugatuck. Her owners are John Wies, D. Cummings, J. B. Martel, Griffin & Henry, all | of Ssagatuck, Mich, Oaptain Martel com- | menced building this fine steambarge April 28, TITER PNET ET ERI IT ET TT wi | First-class Merchant Tailor r} Doue in the nobbiest style, according to | monthly new fashion plates, and the prices | made as low as for ready-made store gar- ments is adopted by Jos. L. Kohn, practical tailor and cutter, who furnishes none but Gent’s. finest Dress Suits, Business Suits, | single Pants and Vests with the guarantee | that none be delivered unless they are to the | entire taste of the customer, Call on KOHN & Co,, 218 Detroit street, Cleve- | land O. | | iJ. W. GROVER & SON. | SHIP CHANDLERS, |SAIL MAKERS AND RIGGERS- IMPORTURS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Wire Rope, Manilla, and Garred Cordage,’ Gunras, Blocks, Oak- unt, Gary, Pitgh, Ours, Ane ghore; hairs, gtq. 116 & 119 RIVERST., & 134 & 135 DOCK CLEVELAND, OHIO, TLANTIO, J JO gone STM’R A | LEAVES CLEVELAND EVERY FRIDAY AT 8 P. M., CITY TIME, For Mackinaw, St. Ignace, Cheboygan, Alpena, Oscoda, and way ports. For pas- sage or freight apply to ANDERSON & CO., Agents, Dock ft. of Superior-st. S, B. GRUMMOND, Owner. Propeller Wheeis. FOR BARGES, TUGS, CANAL BOATS AND YACHTS Z7Two, Three or Four Blades for “SPEED OR TOWING DETROIT DRY DOCK CO,, < = CONSTRLCIUKS OF LVERY DESCKIPLION OF Steel, Iron, Composite and Wooden Ships. IRON SHIP BUILDING WORKS AT WYANDOTTE, MICH. VIS SX LUDA DID, OWNER OF FIRST-CLASS Tugs for Wrecking, Raft Towing, Etc. STEAM PUMPS, ROTARY AND WORTHINGTON, Improved Horizontal Straight Base Hydraulic Jacks. Sub-marine Divers, Hawsers, Lighters, Etc, WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE ON DOCK, Foor OF FIRST ST., OWNER OF TUGS } Detroit, Mich. ‘Winslow,’ ‘Leviathan,’ 'M. -wain,’ ‘Champion,’ ‘Wm. A. Moor.,’ and ‘Oswi go. with Steam Hoister and Wreaking Outfit on Board ga°OrricE Open Day anp Nicur. Sartisraction GUARANTEED, “Ba BRANCH OFFICES at PORT HURON & CHEBOYGAN , MICH WRECKING TUG LEVIAT HAN, CAPT. M. SWAIN, STATIONED AT CHEBOYGAN With plenty of Wrecking Material on board and in Warehouse A FU Which Man is the Tallest Lf you measure carefully fig ed From 12 Inches to 14 feet in Diameter VULCAN TRON WORKS 80 NoRTH CLINTON ST., CHICAGO.ILL. | HENRY ESOH, Groceries and Provisions, Fresh and Salt Meats, DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING. Special attention given to vessel supplies. Corner of Jay and 9th st.. Manitowoc . Wis. Dixen’s Black Lead [OR POT LEAD] For Bottoms of Yachts. Speciaily Prepared for the Purpose and Une. qualled for Purity and Uniformity of Grain. JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBUE CO., Jemey City, N. J. New York Office; 68 Reade St, HULL’S RUB SPECIAL GRADES OF W. E. W. HULL, 237 2 MARTIN MULLEN, Agent, DEALER IN Youghiogheny & MassillonCoat DOCKS AT GOVERNMENT PIER AND RIVER BED SLIP. Office, 81 Perkins Building, East Side of Main Street Bridge. CLEVELAND, OHIO. Telephone No. 2701.. BOATS COALED DAY OR NIGHT, SPLEGLE BROS, MARINE SUPPLY STORE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Grocers. Bakers and Ship Supplies; Rresh & Salt Meat of alll Kimd, 30 & 32 River-st., opposite Detroit Steam boat schooner, her tonnage capacity on 15 feet of water Is 2500 tons, a load she has frequently earried. The Geo, W. Adams, a four masted schooner, ranks next tothe Dows as the second largest vessel of her class afloat, she having a capacity nearly as greatas the Dows. Both are larger in every way than this new ocean craft, Landing, and 184 Broadway, Telephone 112, Cosmopolitan Hotel. HIGH STREET. ASHTABULA HARBOR, 0. &. Timmerman. Proprietor, Vesselmen will find this hotel first-class for clean, comfortable rooms and plenty of excellent food and good accmmodations RaventTed Oct, 2%, 1985, ATER AND STEAM HOSE FOR MARINE USE. uberior st., CLEVELAND, 0 BER STORE (roodsel’s Rub- ber Back Flax Packing,Steam i Packing, Valves m1) Gaskets, ete. a Rubber Cloth- ing Boots and Shoes. Send for § Price Lise, SIGNAL LAMPS For Steamers and Sailing Vessels. PATENT FLUTED LENS PE in French Wrought Iron FELTHOUSEN 139 & 141 MAIN GET THE BEST AND AVOID COLLISIONS. These Lamps give a more brillant light than any Signal Lamp now They have been adopted by the principal Ocean and Lake Steamers Over Ten Thousand Now in Use. WE ALSO MANUFACTURE THE CELEBRATED of all Sizes for Steamers and Hotels. Steamboat Copper, Tin, and Sheet Iron Workers, ures in this cut you will find that man who appears the shortest is. reality the tallest. If you w coal your boats at my dock, adjo ing S. FP. Hodge Iron Works, y wilt get better dispatch and COAL than at any other place city. fete Ship Chandlers, Sail Makers and Ri STEAM-BOAT SUPPLIES. 22 to 26 Market-St._ near Ran dolph-St., Chica, RFECT COLORS. use. Ranges and Broilers & RussELr, ST., BUFFALO, N. Y¥,