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wonilior abate pee re Doug’ lass ead Mr. Joe Allen of yrtle and Din’ a Coit" have b overhauling and are ready sland | last Thareday for ‘Mr. Koster. y' has been jie The steamer City of Sandusky has been roughly re-calked and re-painted and will come out in grand style this season. Gron. _ OSWEGO, N. Y. In 1880 the Pieeslgeat left here on the 6th March and went ‘through’ the’ Wolfe Talend }canal to the cape. Captain John O. Johnson will command the _|schooner P. B, Locke; Captain William Reed, | the schooner Hattie Wells and Captain Shel- "don the schooner Josephine. “The information that Hon. Mr. Kirkpat- ick’s wrecking bill had received a six months’ hoist by the senate was unpleasant news for saps, Captain Wm. Cavers will be on deck '|on the Celtic again, and Captain Jerry Clif- ford will have the Lake Michigan. _ Some $1,500 has becn spent on the Gulniar at Hamilton. Her master will be Captain W. Skelton. Captain Thomas Armstrong will ‘sail the Ella Murton, which has received new | knees and braces. As Captain Sam Malcomson will run the | Hamilton steamboat company’s new steamer '| Majeska this season, the Acadia will be com- manded by his son, Captain Alex Malcomeon, and Mr. John Malcomson will return from Sam Malcomson will sail the Laura, of To- ronto. ; The Rideau Belle is lying in the basin at | sebigaton Mills and a large gang of men are at work on her repairing and fitting ner up. ‘She will be thoroughly overhauled for the ac- commodation of passengers and on opening of navigation will commence her regular trips to Smith’s Fails. Captain Flemming will _ {command her again this year. Harbor captains, Jsssie Breck, E. Booth, jr;, Annie Foster, James Kennedy; Philo Bennett, D. Bates; Niagara, J. Morgan; Kathleen, W. Bajus; Julia, John Saunders; , | Grantham, T. Crawford; Queen of the Lakes, *| Jos. Parsons; Annie ‘Fauikner, W. Dandy; Scotia, S. Fraser; Southamton, Jno. Grey; Blake, Jno. Irving; Clara White, J. Bubbia; ae . hoone Sunrise aud new the barge Minnie, Ed. Booth, sr. fe etanthib , covering board and| Garden Island captains, D. D, Calvin, A. st on the schooner Margaret Mair, | Malone; Armenia, G. O’Brien; Denmark, piato n Joe Wilson and Charles Schick, L. O'Reilly: Prussia, A. Milligan; Bavaria, ve gone into partnership «8 dealers in | Jno. Marshall; Norway, H. Smith; the new fresh and salt meats. Vessel supplies a| barge, A. Larush: Hiram Calvin, D. Lafavre; “specialty, at 81 South Canal street, three|Jno. A. Macdonald, A. Gignace; Johnston, oors from Madison sireet. Captain Joe | Suave; Traveler, J. Sullivan. will be around as usual looking after his old EIGER Sa ONT friend’s interests, and the firm hope old! The Rideau canal will be opened for nay- _ friends will give them a call; they will be| igation about the 25th. well served and treated. The propellor Scotia and consorts have Captain P. J. Lavoo arrived Sunday, to | been chartered to carry timber all next sea- fit out the schooner Hattie A. Estell, for-| son at rates a little better than those of last merly the Mary L. Higgie, her name having | year. been changed since last fall. A special telegram, from Mackinaw City At the Chicago dry dock company, the| reads that a cold, strong, westerly wind has schooner A. J. Mowry was in dock for new blown to-day. The ice has steadily. moved frames fore and aft, and some outside plank- | down the main channels, forming high ice ing and bottom calking, The schooner Ad-| walls in places. It is freezing hard to-night 4 irondac received new ceiling, frame, knight which will make it very doubtful about boats _-—~-—s heads, apron, new keelson, bottom plank | being able to go through. fe es and refastened and recalked. The steam-| The dimensions of the new steamer Mo- barge A. E. Wilds received repairs to stern | jeska, being built in Hamilton, for a Hamil- bearing and calking. W. N. Colver their | ton firm are as follows; Length of steamer well known book keeper has resumed his | 185 feet; breadth, 30 feet; between decks, 8} duties after a five months vacation in Flor-| feet. The steamer will be built of steel, to 14 feet beam, 7 feet ois Stone ompany to take nd 5 etrakes ae plank j He also put a ida. Wiiams, | have main deck, promenade deck and awning FRANKFORT, MICH. deck. prety ak rece which se a the e ; e 7 owe Frankfort harbor and vicinity is nearly ee eee Pula Rieiie aah sieiipadk aang hogany, upholstered in morocco leather and floor laid with Axminister carpet. The following is a list of the M. T. Com- pany’s barges, with the names of their cap- tains: Captain Le Beauf, Albina; Captain clear of ice. Keeper Vance resumed lighting pierhead light March 22. The first arrival from outside was the tug Maria B. M. of Milwaukee, March 25th, she will engage in fishing. The tug John Smith | Ojivig Cati, St. Stanesla de Bosth; Acadia, arrived from Manistee 26th, at which place | Qgptan R. Bradley, Montreal; Bella, Captain : _ she received extensive repairs to her boiler] 5.44 Mallott, Kingston; Cleveland, Captain the past winter. Joseph Lalonde, Valleyfield; Chicago, Captain : Steamer Sanford commenced making daily | 4 Charlebois, Point Claire; Colborne, Captain _ trips to Manistee March 16th, the propeller |, Monette, Valleyfield; Corn Crib, Captain _ Dewar will follow in a few days. Demars Latour, Valleyfield; Detroit, Captain Tugs L. Q. Ranson and Maggie Lute are| ys, Bradley, St. Laz, Vaudreuil; Duluth, engaged in fishing. Ferry tug Cynthia is Captain G. Hebert, Valleyfield; Dorchester, running, also tug Alice M. Campbell. Life Captain M. Lefebine, Valleyfield; Eagle, _ Stations resume April Ist. BURMEISTER. Captain E. Lebenf, Valleyfield; Europa, Cap- SANDUSEY, OHIO. tain L. Benoit, Valleyfield; Glengarry, Cap- Special to the Marine Record. tain A. Simmonds, Cedars; Harvest, Captain The first clearance of the season here was|N. Lalonde, Valleyfield; Iowa, Captain M. taken out by the steamer Kunz. Bisonette, Valleyfield; Kinghorn, Captain A. _ The new boat being built by Mr. Andrew | Hebert, Valleyfield; Lancaster, Captain Ju- Wehrle at Monk’s shipyard is rapidly near-| lian Trudel, Melocheville; Montreal, Captain ing completion. M. Lefebine, Valleyfield; Maggie, Captain N. The steambarge Norma is making regular |Mallette, Cornwall; Nebraska, Captain ips between here and Marble Head fetching | Thomas Daust, Valleyfield; Senator, Captain ‘barge Pacific took a load of tibee to | jone for the Ohlemacher Lime Co. haying | H. Bonin, St. Timothy; Star, No. 1. Captain began to run March 19th, 1889 H. Boyer, Valleyfield; Toledo, waiale. thee: i i : z E Leduc, Kingston; Toronto, Captain The bay is clear of ice now. Moreau, Cedars; Wheat Bin, Captain i he barge Pacific was sold by Mr. Fred’ Monette, Valleyfield. GRAND HAVEN, MICH. Special to the Marine Kecord. splendid looking steambarge 176 feet keel 192 feet over all 33 feet beam, 13 feet hold. Engine fore and aft compound, 21 and 38x36, built by the Montague iron works. Scotch type boiler 12x22, built by Johnson Bros’ Ferrysburg. Trout wheel 10 feet diameter The American ship windlass company’s wind- lass and capstans She is well forward, and her machinery is being placed in her. =he is a very strong built boat, and is as good as ex— cellent timber, iron’and good workmanship can make and is 4 handsome model. She will be completed about May 15th. The splendid new barge Mary A, Mc(regor, launched from the same company’s yard on the 3lst of January, is of the same model build, and dimensions as the above steam— barge, and can have steam power put into her at any time. She was built for Messrs. Mon- roe, Boyce, Howlett and McGregor. She has the American ship windlass and capstun for- ward, and capstan aft; two of Filer and Stow- ells company’s steam hoisting machines and a 5x7 Scotch type boilertosupply steam for them, She is being fitted out by George B. Carpenter & Co, Chicago. Capt. Dan F. Miller will command her. The steambarge Mary H. Boyce, Captain W. F. McGregor, has received new main and mizen masts, two new Filer & Stowell compa— ny s steam hoisting machines, and steam power to her pumps. She is fitting out and will be ready for work at once, The fine side wheel steamer, City of Mil- waukee, is being fitted out for immediate service, The steam'arge Charles Marshall looks grand in her new coat of paint. Captain Alex. Smith was putting the finish—- | kind that Captain Morley builds. Everything is ready here for the opening The Grand Haven ship building company | of navigation. All boats are fitting out and are building for W. R. Loutit and Co., a| ready to leave at any time. Captain P. J. Cottrell, last season of the steamship Wm. B. Morley, will command the steel steamship Northern Queen, of the North- ern Steamship line of Superior. The steam barge ©. F. Curtis and tug Roy tried to get to Detroit last Saturday, but could not get through. The Curtis returned to this port, but the Roy was obliged to re- main in the ice, not being able to work out. First engineer Mike Owens and crew left here Tuesday to join the propeller W. H. Gratwick at South Chicago, and first engin- eer William Brake and crew to fit out the steambarge R. L. Freyer. Mr. John Atwell left here for Erie, Pa, to join the steambarge George King as first mate. Captain Harry Lawrence and brother left Tuesday for Ashtabula, O, to join the tow barge Teutonia. Captain Hiram Robinson, and captain William Brown left for Cleve- land on Tuesday. Captain Frank. Cottrell with a portion of his crew started for Erie, Pa., Tuesday to join the Thomas Gawn First engineer Sid Jones and his crew left here on Tuesday for Ashtabula, O., to join the steam- barge Cumberland. Joseph Richardson has gone on to Cleveland to join the propeller VY. H. Ketcham as mate. ASUTABULA HARBOR, ORIO, Special to the Marine Record. The Lake Shore lighter was. successfully launched from Deyney’s shipyard last week, with propeller wheel and engine in place. She gets her motive power from the steam hoist usually carried on deck, and will be used for lightering and coaling boats. Captain Deyney is building another large lighter where the above was launched. The dredge Erie, is cleaning the rock from ing touches on the handsome schooner, Charles E. Wyman. The Goodrich steamer Menominee, arrived here on Thursday last, for the first time this season. T. W. Kirby, shipbuilder, is building a steambarge 187 feet over all, 33 feet beam, 12} hold. Fore and aft compound 36 & 30x19% by Samuel F. Hodge & Co, Detroit Marine steel boiler 9x15, by Johnson Bros’ Ferrys— burg. She will have the American ship windlass company’s windlass and capstans, She has steel plates on two sides of keelson, 13x}, steei arches on frames, and two steel belts outside. She is being built of very fine timber and will be completed by May lst The Spring Lake iron company have chartered | her to run between Escanaba and Fruitport the coming season. Captain H. C. McCullum will command her, and John Golden will be engineer, T. W. Kirby has just completed the new passenger steamer Joe. She 1s 90 feet over all, 17 feet beam, 6} feet-depth of hold. En- gine high pressure, 12x12, by H. Bloecker & Co., boiler 5x10, by Johnson Bros. Her cabin is being fitted out with greattaste and every convenience necessary for the passenger busi- ness, will be found on her, including a piano, She will run between Grand Haven and Fruitport. T. W. Kirby has sold the tug Webster Batcheller to D. Vanderven and others, mill owners, Sturgeon Bay. The steambarge Alice M. Gill, Captain Geo Robertson, looks first rate in her new dress suit of green and white, and is ready for her season's business. Captain Minskey is here having the steam- barge Huron City fitted out. Her machinery is getting a general overhauling by H. Bloecker & Co., including a new double crank and new bed plate. She will run between Deer Park, Lake Superior and Michigan City, with lumber and will have the Zach Chandler as her consort. WiuuiaMs. AMHERSTBURG, ONT. The following of our lake captains will command the vessels named the present sea- son: C. C. Allen, Sheffield; D. Nicholson, Jessie Farwell; D. J. Duncanson, Spinner; E. C. Gatfleld, Forest City; D, Girardin, R. J.Hackett; J. T. Hutton J. Tormey, Swain; Rich.Tobin, Wilzox;Thomas Carney, Crusader, and Tim Lemay, Annie Smith, The majority of our captains leave Monday, to take charge of their boats, MARINE CITY, MICH. Captain Al. Neal, of Port Huron, was in the city circulating an agreement among the owners of lumber boats, not to start their boats before April 25. We understand that the agreement was quite generally signed by ves- sel owners here. The tug Roy will leave for Cleveland as soon as the ice will permit. She will do har- bor towing at that port this season. Captain Frank Cottrell will sail the barge Thos. Gawn during the coming summer. A. G. Westbrook has been improving and repairing his dock during the past week. Captain George Case will go as mate of one of the Northern line boats on which Cap- tain J. P. Cottrell will go as master. Captain Dan’l. McLeod, the inspector of hulls for the Inland Lloyds Register, during his visit in this city last week, informed our reporter that he considered the steamer build- ing at Morley’s yard, for Captain James Corrigan and James Huntington of Cleye- land the best hull now in course of construc- tion on the entire chain of lakes. That is the the Lake Shore channel where blasting was done. The dredge Hercules is receiving a thor— ough repair, and will be ready for business in about two weeks. The propeller Vienna is having buts aaiked and otherwise getting ready for sea. Sohooner Verona is having part new main rail and receiving other necessary repairs. Navigation -is practically open here and vessel men are arriving every day. 1 pd 75 BUFFALO, N. ¥. Coal shippers here are not in quest of ton- nage. The Pennsylvania company has load- ed the City of Cleveland and Clarion, and to- day is to load the Gladstone. There is a great deal of coal on the docks here. There being no demand, the coal was sent here and dumped. Western ports are still Late! supplied with stock. FREIGHT OUTLOOK, Although the several ore charters made recently, are at a lower figure than was an- ticipated, yet the general tone is, that only the weak kneed element have passed out of the open tonnage market still showing a firmer froat, holding thata rate of freight commensurate with the service and risk to valuable floating property must eventually rule the opening prospect. Of course the opening of navigation has had a considera- ble influence, yet when it is understood that an early spring means a larger average of grain, and an earlier and more abundant crop gathered in time for transportation by water, it will be seen that a corresponding amount of good is certain toeventuate. On the other hand the immense iron industries must have the material brought forward which the papers devoted exclusively to the iron interests placed at between six and seven million tons. In any case the present outlook may be considered rather more favorable than it was last season, and there seems to be more unanimity in the vessel interest:, with a desire all round to obtain a fair average rate of freight. BEDDING SUPPLIES FOR VESSELS h are furnished as: Comfurtables, Blankets, Tablelinens. Towels, Sheets, Pillow Cases etc., which the latter, we sew to order at shortest notice, by the well known Boston Dry Goods Store of Kohn & Co. 213 Detroit street 2d door from corner Pearl, Cleveland O, We prove to any customer that we can save them 20 percent., which no big expensive establishment can afford to. Koun & Co. FOR SALE. AVING sold our steamer City of Rome we are now offering for sale the BARGE H. R, NB COMB. She is well equipped, ce: peal 60:00" bushels of corn or, 1,350 tons of ore, Op 1444 feet draft. She is now lying’ at Cleveland. For further partieulars apply to SMITH, DAVIS & CO., Buffalo, N. Y. WANTED. A STEAM-BARGE WANTED, capacity not less than one sooneand tons. Address, Stating priee, J.T. MATHEWS Toronto, Ontario. FOR SALR. FIRST-CLASS PASSENGER steamer with power to drive her 12 miles an hour; 100 feet over all, 18 feet beam, draws 7 feet of water and car- ries 100 pounds of steam. Enquire at the Recorp office for further particulars. P ROPOSALS for repairs of W est Pier at Dunkirk Harbor, New York,—United States Engineer office, Buffalo, N. Y., April 4, 1889, Sealed proposals in triplicate will be received at this office until 12 M,, eastern standard time May 4, 1889, for the repairs re- quired bythe West Pier at Dunkirk Harbor, ¥c Attention is invited to the acts of Congress approved February 26, 1885, and February 23, 1887, vol. 23, page 332, and vol. 24, page 414, statutes at large. All nec- estary information may be had of Mr. Walter Scott, Dunkirk, N. Y., or of the undersigned. F. A. MAHAN, Captain Of Engineers. THE PROVIDENCE WINDLASSES, © The accompanying cut represent dif- ferent styles of windlasses, being a small proportion of the almost numberless patterns of steam and hand windlasses and capstans manufactured by the American Ship Windlass Co., at Providence, R. I, As the yachting season is close at hand, it behooves those who purpose cruising during the season to look well to their ground tackle and purchase for holding and heaving it in, for, next in impor- tance to the motive power, sailor steam, comes the windlass, And those of inferior make should be discarded in order to get the benefiis of the improvements that have been patented and applied since. This company have the most extensive windlass plant in the world, and still they are obliged to keep building and extending it every year. Nine-tenths of all the windlasses and capstans used in this country are built by this company. They guarantee every job they turn out, and we have yet to hear of an imperfect working machine ever coming from their works. Below is a list of orders received by this company since the one published Feb. 2, 1889. Yacht Windlasses.—Yacht building by Henry Piepgras, City Island, a Providence pump brake yacht windlass, with automatic locking gear, and Emery & Cheney chain stoppers. Yacht building by Henry Piepgras for Mr. Fred Grinnell, Providence, a Provi- dence yacht pump brake windlass with Gra~ ter’s friction locking gear. Yacht ; by same party for a Providence yachi with automatic | ; Grater’s friction locking ¢ and clamps, and — Works, East Boston. A Pro brake yacht windlass for schoone \ild- ing by Geo. Lawley & Son, South Boston, for Mr. Wm. H. Forbes, Boston. Seven Provi- — dence pump brake yacht windlasses for cutters building by Geo. Lawley & Son, South Bos- ton, for Dr. Sayer, Hasbrouck, Budlong, et al. Providence; J. A. Beebe, cutter Verona Providence; C. D. Owen, Providence. R. I.; August Belmont, N. Y.; Mr. Foster, N. Y.; C. Richardson, cutter Nepenthe, New Orleans; La.; C, E. Ellis, cutter Nanon, Philadelphia, Pa. A galvanized yacht wiudlass, E. George &,Co., N. Y. Yacht Montauk, a Providence pump brake yacht windlass, with Grater’s locking gear and pumps, one yacht pump brake windlass, with Grater’s locking gear and clamps, Jr. & Snelling, N. Y. Steam Capstans.—Two Providence steam capstans for United States snag boat Wichita, on Missouri river. One Providence steam capstan for steamer Wm. B. Morley, Buffalo, N.Y. Three Providence steam capstans for steamars No’s 97, 98, and 99, building by De- troit Dry Dock Co. One Providence steam capstan, Schwabacher, Bros’ N. Y. Steam Windlasses.—Five Providence steam pump brake windlasses for barges building by Robt. Palmer & Sons, Noanck, Ct. One Provis dence steam capstan windlass for steamer No, 96, building by Detroit Dry Dock Wo., Mich. One Providence steam capstan windlass for schooner No. 60, building by Frank W. Wheeler & Co., West Bay City, Mich. One Providence steam capstan windlass for steamer building by Union Dry Dock Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Three Providence steam capstan wind— lasses for steamers No’s 97, 98 and 99, build- ing by Detroit Dry Dock Co, Hand Windlasses.—One Providence pump brake windlass, with messenger chain attach- ment, for schooner Cornelius Hargraves, building at Camden, Me., by H. M. Bean. Both chains are 24 inches. One Providence pump brake windlass for schooner building by James Davidson, New London, Ct. One Providence pump brake windlass for schooner building by D. Clark, Kennebunkport, Me, Two Providence pump brake windlasses for Providence Marine Railway & Dry Dock Co, One Providence capstan windlass for schooner No. 61, bnilding by Frank W. Wheeler & West Bay City, Mich. One Providence crank windlass, E. George & Co., New York. Two Providence pump brake windlasses for Jona- than May & Sons, Philadelphia Pa, One Providence pump brake windlass for Thomes tow boat Co., New London, Ct. One Proyi- dence pump brake windlass for steamer Fearless, Twerton, R. I. One Providence erystal windlass. Joys, Norris & Co., Milwau- kee, Wis. adits tte aineeait ‘ \ 4