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AROUND THE LAKES. OGDENSBURG, ‘The tug Garduer which was burned last week is owned by the George Hall & Co., coal and towing firm of this city. She was commanded by Captain William Leonard, of Ogdensburg, one of the best and most re- liable captains on the lak The tug was One of the strongest and fastest in the service, and was in good order. She was built about 1872, cost in the neighborhood ot $23,000 and Was named after William Gardner, of the firm of Hall & Gardner, the original founders of the coal and towing company, since known as Seymour & Company aud latterly as George Hull & Company. She was valued at about $15,000 and was insured for $10,- 000. ‘The burning of the Gardner will occasion some inconvenience and consider- able loss to her owners, but she will be re- placed as soon as possible with as good if nota better, boat and all their will be carried out with but little delay, OSWEGO. J noticed in your last issue that the Cape Vincent correspondent to the RECOBD stated that Captain Richard Saunders had returned from Oswego, Where he has been superin- tending repairs on the schooner L. $8. Ham- mond. He merely returned to spead the Sabbath with his family, but is. still here looking after the repairs of the above named vessel. ‘The Hammond’s repairs will not be completed before the Middle of June. She is receiving a thorough overhauling, aud it is the Captain’s aim to leave nothing un- done to make her in first-class shape in the real sense of the word. The wind has blown a gale from the west to-day and several vessels have been detained here in consequence, : The tug George D. Seymour left this port Friday evening, with three barges, coal la- den, in-tow, aud had to returu during the night, owing to heavy weather. SANDUSKY. The propeller St. Paul, owned by Wick- ham & Co., of Huron, and which has entered Ward’s Lake Superior line, will make weekly trips this season between Detroit and Luke Superior ports. _ nant The schooner Huron has been chartered to carry coal from this port to Kingston at $1.28 free. The schooner Hattie Wells cleared light for Alpena. .The steambarge Schnoor and the schuon- ers N.C. West, Gilmore and Jessie are load- ing stone at Kelleys Island. The schooner Barney Eveleigh, which went ashore at Pelee Island last ‘I'hurs- day, has bas been abandoned. The tug Erie Belle has been working al the schooner Corsican, which stranded at the sane time and place; but the tug’s hawser parted, and she had to suspend operations temporarily. There were two steam pumps on board the Corsican. Her upper works were in bad shape at the time; but her hull was not materially injured. About. sixty tons of her go lave been ligntered off. The steam scow Lucky Boy lett this port for the wrecked Corsican, and having collected her fit out started for Cleveland. The schooner Golden Fleece ar Chicago with grain, the first this season trom that port, and cleared light for Cleveland, to load coal for Marquette. The steamyacht Sallie, formerly owned at Put-in-Bay, is running a ferry at Toledo. The schooner Peltonand the scow Hine have loaded stone at Kelleys Island. Scow ‘Truax is being rebuilt at Put-in-Bay. The steambarge Yosemite and consort Walbridge arrived with lumber from Alpena for Ryan Johnson & Co,, and cleared light for Bay City. The schooner J. W. Suffel arrived light to load staves for the 1. B. & W. The schooner Leadville, from Cswego, ar- rived with rd coal for the I. B. & W. She started last fall, but stunk in the Welland ca nal, There was some trouble in getting the consignees to accept the coal, owing to its being damaged, they claim, by the vessel sinking. Propeller Jarvis from Escanaba. boygan. The schooner Gilmour to carry stone from Kelley seph at $1 per ton, free. The propeller Atlantic « gles for B. B. Hubbard & Son and cleared light for Cleveland, The tugs Vulean and Torrent: ran under the lee of Kelleys Island with a raft in tow. The schooner Volunteer is still iu Monk?’s drydock,. The scnooner North Cape has arrived with Lord is due, with ore She will load coal for Che- been chartered s Islanlto St. Jo- grain from Chicago, She is unloaded and tiling a load, The steambarge Busine which = ran aground on Sturve Island reef on the docks at Milwaukee for repairs. She will re- ceive new steel boilers and new wheel. The steambarge Wm Rudolph, and barges Keyes, Wolver and ‘Transport are loading contracts | rrived with shin- | y for the Plummer Lumber Co., of this city. The barge Fostoria arrived with lumber for Guilder & Schuck, Steamer Steinhoft arrived from Canadian Ports. She had on board a number of pas- seugers and considerable freight. Numbers of people went aboard of her, this being her first ip in. Captain Young, who com- mands ber, is a pleasant genial gentleman, and has had many years experience in lake navigation, and thoroughly understands his business. Seow Charles Crawford arrived with salt for Ayres & Co. She goes to Kelleys island to load stone for Caseville. Seow Conklin, which has been engaged in the Stone trade between Kelly’s (sland) and Cleveland, sprang a leak at’ Black river and sunk in 8 feet of water. ‘The tugs Johnson and Fish, owned here, are reported fast in the ice off Marquette. ‘The schooner Hattie Wells, which cleared from here in tow of the steambarge Rhoda Stewart, was badly damaged near Leaming- ton by being run into by the schooner L. Jd. Clark, which struck her on the starboard bow, carrying away her fore and main rig- ging and smashing in her rail and bulwarks. The entire forerigging of the Clark was car- ried away. The vessels were towed into Detroit. Steambarge George A. Marsh arrived from ‘Toledo, light. Parties are negotiating for her purchase. Captains Stannard and Fitzpatrick, Gov- ernment Inspectors of steamboats, inspected the barges Josephine and Red Jacket. ‘They will inspect the steamer J. N. Lutts and the steamyacht Ida May, owned by Mr. Crane, of Cincinnati. ‘The propel'er Ohio and consorts Ryan and Johnson have arrived at Escanaba. ‘The steamer B.F. Ferris, of this port, col- lided with the barge Annie L. Craig, at ‘To- ledo, and smashed, ber yawlboat. Captain Fox, of the Ferris, settled the matter by pur- chasing a new yawl for the barge. The Canadian authorities seem to have very little regard for the satety of vessels in British waters, as there is at present neither a buoy or lightship at Colehester reef, which is considered one of the most dangerous places on the lake A tightship: should be stationed on the reef at the earliest possible day. Messrs. C. H. Jeunes and M. M. Deprees, of Indianapolis, the former an expert in the,use of Hercules powder in submarine blasting, and the ‘latter the chief engineer of the L. B. & W, road, have been in the city tor two days for the purpose of arranging for the removal of seven huge boulders that obstructed navigation in the channel dredged last season by the I. B. & W.. ‘The where- abouts of the boulders having “been located, charges of hercules powder in water proof bags were lowered into the water and ar- ranged so as to extend around the rocks at the bottom of the bay. A wire extending from the bags to the dock was connected with anelectric battery, and ata signal th electric current was turned on and a terrific explosion took place, throwing the water 40 or 50 feet in the air, killing all the fish and lizards instantiyy. After the explosion it was found that all the boulders were broken into numberless pieces. ‘The estimated weight ef the boulders is about 75. or 100 tons. Mr. Jenness is the sole agent for the Hercules powder. He has contracted for considerable business hereabouts. MARYSVILLE, The new steambarge that was built here was launched last Saturday. She made a splendid launch and looks well in the water. She will be towed to Port Huron for her boilers and will be ready to sail about the Ist of June. She is not named yet. She will be commanded by Captain T/A, Ellery, formerly of the propeller Point Abino. &. A. Cadette goes as first engineer, also for- merly of the Point Abino. She will carry’ about 235,000 feet of lumber. She loads here the first trip and then goes to Bay City for two or three cargoes tor N. Mills & Co., of Cleveland. She built about as strong as wood and iron can make her. She is well ironed aud arched, Sutton Bro.’s, of Buffalo, made the boiler and engine. SAULT STE. MARIE. The dredges says the News, will be dis- posed as tollows during the son. ‘T'wo of Captain) Bark dredges will be at Hay Lake, one working for Captain Hickler and | one for the Government. His third dredge, as has been d will goto Grand Marais, Captain Williams dredge will work for the government on the Hay Lake channel. On jal a dredges extensive repairs are being made. . = Of the smaller boats we nee The garrison summer trim, on Ins trim Tsay but little. yacht: will shortly be put in Frank flursley put the sails little fishing boat the Anna Hursley Thursday, and will shortly be fish- ing in Munoscong Bay. He) built hima smaller boat to be used in fishing. Roach built a flat bottom fishing beat this Winter. It was brought down Water street Wednesday and launched below the govern- ment dock. It is to be used in setting ang Jenne & at Marblehead, lor Bay City and East Sagi- Daw. : The barge Warner arrived here from Bay attending to pound nets. Wie Meyers, the barber, has also had a handsome fishing boat built this winter. ‘The fishermen are show- ing unusualactivity and bid rair to make this an important fishing center. There is one lack in this place, inthe boat line, that is smal boats to rent for pleasure parties. At times during the summer it almost impossible to get a boat for love or money A few small boats have been built this winter but pleasure seekers will still find a deficiency in that respect. This rapid review of some of our marine interests cannot claim to be complete. ‘here are but few, if any lake ports of our size that can make as good a showing in number of vessels and amount of improvement in marine facilities made during the winter. Sault Ste. Marie is growing in this respeet as well as every other, and it is only a ques- tion of time when in commercial importance she will kuow but few rivals on the upper lakes. MUSKEGON, Clearances, May 15, 14 lumber vessels; shipments 2,000,400 m lumber; shingles, 2,000,000 m1; lath, 400 m. ‘There is a large fleet in port, aud a good deal of lumber has been sold. ‘lotal lumber shipments from this port since the opening of navigation to the present time, 40,000,480 m feet. CHICAGO, ‘The block in the river, occasioned by the steamshi| Wo-co-ken and ‘Tacoma on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week, Was a very serious loss to vessel owners, vesselmen, lumber shovers, and to Chicago generally. On May 2d, at 10 p. m., the schooner Lookout, Captain John Maloney, ran on the southeast point of Rock Island, and was got- ten off by throwing her deckload of ties overboard and running an anchor, at 7a. m. the next morning. ‘The anchor was shipped, and the vessel got under way aid made for Manitowoc Bay, where she ‘collided with the schooner Windsor, at anchor, carrying away the jibboom and headgear of the latter, and damaging her own mizzensail so badly as to render it useless. Her rudder and keel were so badly damaged when she ran aground that she was rendered almost un- manageable, hence the cause of the collision. A tug was telegraphed. for from Chicago, and the tug G. W. Gardner towed her to Chicago, where she arrived on the 6th, inst., and was placed in the Chicago Drydock Company’s dock, where she is undergoing repairs. ‘The place where the vessel was on is very dangerous, and if the prompt and skillful action of the captain had not been proceeded with at once, she saust have very soon gonesto pieces, as there was no chance of gétting assistance. , Always anxious to bring before our read- ers anything new which may be-of eervice to them, we have, during the present week, visited the new branch establishment of Méssrs: Fowlers, manufacturing optici and nautical instrument makers, of Ch which is logated at 244 South Water street, and will be almost exclusively directed to supply the wants of vesselmen and ship- owners with nautical iustruments. ‘The premises are fitted up ina most suitable manner for this trade, nnd contains a well- selected stock of compasses, marine glasses, Barometers, ete., ete., Which must meet, both in price and quality, the requirements of any one desiring new articles of that de- seription. Attached is a workshop where repairs may be made on short notice; while at their factory, at 140 aud 142 Monroe street, having every appliance of steam power and modern machinery, they can insure the most prompt and at the same time the most cor- rect and careful attention to all orders, com- mitted to their charge, either in'making, re- pairing, or adjusting any class of nautical or scientific instrument. ‘This branch office is under the more especial charge of Mr. J. R. Stebbing, who as an adjuster of ship’s com- passes for local attraction, has gained a first rate reputation in Knugland as his many test- imonials show. He has tor the past eighteen mouths beep connected with the firm, and last season Was most successful in his results here on the lakes. is fifteen years exper- ience in the manufactury of nautical instru ments will insure the proper execution of all work intrusted to his care. We would also say that allor the firm and their employes are constant residents of Chicago, having a large business as manufacturing opticians independent of this braneh. They are ways to be found, both summer and winter’ and are therefore more reliable than’ those who, coming only tor a sumn work, set up a temporary place of business, aud go away to—no one knows where—when they have either done euough, or find business to peor to keep them longer, VESSEL REGISTER FOR 1883. The Inland Lloyds’ Vessel Legister for 1883 has been out tor some time, but owing to the fact that a number of ins : panies did not contribute towards the ex- pense of getting up the new books, they have not been distributed to all the agencies as has been the case in past years. ‘Whe new register is one of the fiuest yet brought out and is highly creditable to those instruet- ed with the work of compiling it. The American and Canadian vessels are em- braced in one volume, making it much more convenient than last season, The register shows that neither pains nor money ware spared in getting it up. FOR VESSEL MASTERS. { ‘he following circular tor the imstruction of vessel masters, has been issued by the lighthouse and signal service: Manitou Island—Change of Characteristic of Light—'This light, which has heretofore shown a white flash at intervals of ninety seconds, will show a white flash at intervals of sixty seconds, Unmarked Reefs—No Lights—A_ corre- spondent writes of an unmarked shoal or reef of rocks, that its proper position will be found west-southwest of Black Bill Islands, and 8! miles north of the Limestone Is- lands. ‘The extent of the shoal will not ex- ceed one acre (the more dangerous,) and not 500 acres, as reported by the tag Mary Ann. ‘This shoal will carry fourteen feet of water on it. A inost dangerous shoal is one of vast ex- tent and composed of gravel and large hon- eycomb rocks, lying east of Lonely Island at a distance of eight miles, and directly in the course of vessels) from Lake Huron to French river or Byng Inlet. Sand Beach Harbor of Refuge—Each and every piece of floating property made tast to the ‘breakwater, or anchored in the harbor must keep outboard trom sunset to sunrise }a conspicuous white light, and must have’ upon it, or in immediate charge of it, a watchman during the entire time such prop- erty isin the harbor, Covered lights must be at once taken'in or covered on dropping anchor or making fast to the breakwater. Big Sodus Bay (nner) Beacon—Change of Characteristic of Light—This light, which has heretofore shown white, is now changed to red, and will be visible from the lake side, thus affording a range for entering the har- bor. Toronto—Three new spar buoys have been placed in ‘Toronto Bay, one 150 feet west of the wharf at Wiman swimming baths, en the eastern point of: the island, and on a shoal in tive feet of water. The other buoy is placed in ten feet of water at the intersec- tion of two lines, one of whieh lies between Yonge street’ wharf - and Hanlon’s whart, and the other between’ Mead’s’ whart and the Grand ‘Trunk elevator, The board of supervising inspectors have adopted the following rule for vessels pass ing each other: “When steamers are ap- proaching each other from opposite direc- tions, the signals for passing shall be one blast of the steam whistle, to pass to the right and two blasts to pass to the left. ‘Che pilot on the ascending shall be the first to indicate the side on which he desire to pass 5 but if the pilot on the desvending steamer shall deem it dangerous to take ‘the side in- dicated by the pilot on the ascending steain- er, he shall at once-indicate with his steam whistle the side on which he desires to pass, when ‘the pilot on the as sending steamer sball govern himself accordingly, But in no case shall pilots on steamers attempt to pass each other until there has been a thor: ough understanding which side each steam- er shall take. The signals for passing must be mace, answered, and understood before the steamers have arrived at a distance of eight hundred yards from each other? The Canadian Government has fit ully de- cided to erect one life station at Wellington in charge of Captain Hugh McCullough, and another at Poplar Point, in charge of Captain Leroy Spafford. At Salmon Point the cannen which is to be fired at’ intervals during snowstorms or foggy weather is to be placed in charge of Captain L, Hudgn, The boats are expected d: ly. ere THE EMPIRE STATE, The propeller Empire State, Captain James Waite, of the Lake Superior ‘Transit Line, arrived in Doluth Saturday May 12 being the first boat from the lower lakes: She brought in over three hundred tons of general merchaudice tor Dalath merchants and for the’ west, and also a number of passengers. ‘I'he’ officers report that the lake is full of heavy floating ice from the Sault to Keewenaw, and it was only with great difficulty and skillful management that she succeeded in getting here as soon as she did. They report passing the propellers Peer- less, City of Freemont, St. Paul, Arizona and Arctie, and the steambarges Hodge, frou Duke and Heela and schooner Jronton at Whitefish Point, fast in the ice; and also that tally a dozen steamers had already passed the Sault before they did and could be expected in at any moment, H.W. Kirkhilder, who was clerk of the Winslow | lust season, is on the Empire State this 5 sou. John D, Taylor is steward, and Henry Kain is first engineer. After | cargo, 2,820 barrels ot flour were | this morning at four ofclock she Bulfalo, se discharging loaded, and cleared for — — AN ANTIQUATED AXIOM, | No man can serve two masters. If you | dissipate you suffer for your ind seretion in }every way; if you lead a sober and quiet life jyou have your reward ina clean heart and a solid bo The average man don’t eare a pin for a sermon, However, this is merely |moralizing. If he wants to dissipate he will do s0 1 spite of all opposition. If, asa nat. ural result ot his impradence, he becomes ) a dyspeptic or has attacks of billiousness or jsick headache, he has s enough to take Swayne’s pills, knowing they will work speedy relief.