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- an assent to the course indicated by the sig- a _THE “MARINE RECORD ry Ne eee SSS SS eee MARINE LAW NOTES. GENERAL NEWS. Prepared expressly for the Marine Record, Postmasters are forbidden to deliver mail INJURY TO PROPERTY ON 8HORE—JURISDIC-| to lottery associations. TION OF STATE COURTS. The trade in frogs” lege is. coming to be Where, through the negligence of those] one of the moat important industries in the managing a steam tugboat in towing a gastronomical line, , In the New York mar- schooner in the navigable waters of the Chi-| kets the supply can scarcely keep up with cago river, the schooner is run into an ele-|the demand. One dealer has 100 expert vator situated on land, breaking the same,| frog-catchers constantly at work, aud causing the loss of a quantity of grain,| Messrs, C. S. Cummings and C. A. Shank the, tort is not a maritime one and within | of Gloversville, N. Y., are the inventors of ‘the exclusive jurisdiction of a court of ad-| an improved process for converting leather ‘miralty. In such case the State courts may | goraps into paper or pastboard. No use for afford a remedy for the injury. Johnson | hides any more for we can make paper “ve. Elevator Co., 105 Ill. scraps into paper. ‘I'he world progresses. ‘STORAGE OF VESSEL’s SAILS NOT NECESSARIES.| ‘I'he lowest bids tor the construction of the Under the 12th admiralty rule, providing | three steel cruisers und the dispatch boat or- ‘that “all suits by material men for supplies] dered by the last Congress, were by John ‘or repairs or other necessaries’? may be| Roach & Sons. ‘Ihe boats are one 4,500 ton| Jnter-Ocean. ‘brought in rem or in personam, that ie, against | steel cruiser, one 3,000 ton steel cruiser, one the vessel or the owner. Held, that the| 3,000 ton steel cruiser. ‘The prices are $889,-| | ee ors NIAGARA. ‘storage of a vessel’s guile, was not such “nec- | 000, $619,000 and $617,000. ee piper ge containing four men easaries’’ as to be the subject of admiralty) July let, while off Long Island, the Cu-| and towed by two horses, swung out of the jurisdiction. 9 Biss. C. Ct. 375. nard ste:mer Aurania broke one of the con-| Chippewa cut into the Niagara. river she COLLISIONS— STEAMERS. necting rods of her engine. ‘Ihe result was| Met 8 raft of timber zather near ee Si Where two steamers at the distance of|the almost, complete wreck of her engine ee we Frumbed to take the outside: half a mile were approaching on such| Damage estimated at $100,000. She was| ‘The driver of the,horses didthis: best to keep courses as to enable each to make the greety] towed into port by six tugs and it will re-| the line clear by urging his horses, but it Right of the other on her starboard bow,| quire nearly a year’s time to repair the| finally caught in the logs and snapped. As om the rope parted, the boat trembled on the and one vesas! ported hey telm-—Weld, thay damage. surface of the water for an instant,. as if in -ghe was in fault under orders incouncil, art.| | ‘he New York Herald publishes a list ct] dread of the terrible fate that awaited it, and 13, providing that if two vessels are meeting | gree, explosions, shipwrecks, cyclones and| then swung round and started for Niagara ‘end on, or nenily so the helms of both shall | other disasters which have occurred during Falls at a terrific pace. ‘he scow, being des- de put to port, but that the article shall not|-the first six months of 1883. No mention is tined for canal navigation, had no small boat apply “where the green light of one ship is | made of any disaster in which less than three ‘opposed to the greenlight of the other.” 7] lives were lost, and yet the aggregate of ‘Sawyer C. Ct., 483. lives lost in the disasters mentioned reaches or anchor. Appreciating in an instant their awful It is the duty of a vessel overtaking anoth-| 9895, ‘This record is said to be unprece- ‘er to keep out of the way; it is not contrib- danger, the men on the scow yelled to the men on the raft to get a boat.quick. One of \utory negligence'not to keep a lookout from the rear, and where a propeller was struck their number sprang ashore and ran tor Chippewa, shouting as he ran: “Help! a the and sunk by a steamer which was attempt- ing to pass it going through Hell Gate while boat quick! men going over the falls!” sound of his voice rerched the yillage con- the propeller was availing herself of the ebb tide off Hallett’s point—Held, that the fail- siderably in advance of the man, and the cry was there taken up and repeated from street ure of the pilot of the propeller to respond to the signal—two whistles, as required by to street. ‘Ihe people turned out of their the inspectors, Rule2, was not to be deemed tion secures to M. De Lessepsa life preal- dency. The very moment the agreement ‘was concluded a howl was raleed against it by British ‘shippers, who denounced the government for “selling out British shipping to the Frenchy’ andaweiit:so far,’as to urge the virtual contiscation of all De Lesseps’ rights in Egypt. De Lesseps ‘being smart, went straight back to Paris and appealed to the vanity cf his countrymen by showing them how Englishmen wete to subscribe all the capital for the necessary work. Imme- diately, French capitalists, alarmed at the prospects of British. supremacy in the mat- ter clubbed together and offered to subscribe the amount. Sothe great French engineer to-day stands independent of the English and independent of his own countrymen.— water became more shallow, and here youn; Smith landed his boat, having yerforme one of the most heroic and daring feata ever performed by mortal man. / A FORMIDABLE ‘fORPEDO BOAT. A new atyle of torpedo boat has been tested in the New York harbor. She is built of iron and {shaped like a glant cigar. The torpedo ig about twenty-seven feet long and eighteen inches in diameter, It is filled for about three feet from the tip with dynamite, and that is topped withacap. A former test proved that nothing known to science can resist destruction when once struck by such a projectile. .When the gun is loaded, the gunner ascends a small perch, and by the aid of a fly-pin, trains the torpedo, and battery which explodes the. charge, and quickly gives the order to reverse the engine at one movement, A torpedo was discharged at an old hull four hundred yards away, and struck within six inches of the intended spot proving that the gun works with suffi- cient acct r icy to strike a ship a long distance from the buat. Her machinery 1s marvelous for the great power it is said to possess. The room for the boilers is very small, yet with the added inventions of Captain Ericsson the little vessel can speed from eighteen to, twenty-knots ‘an hour, COURAGE. From the New York Ledger. Can courage be learned? A friend asks this question in view of the cool daring of palling death. “Can a man, naturally timid, learn to do such things?” asks our corre- pondent. a He can, and he cannot.. Whatever raises a man in true civilization—whatever makes him more 8 man—makes him braver. Every one who saw much eervice in the late war, knows very well that loafers, bounty-jump- vers, and bummers were never to be relied upon when bullets were'flying about, and that the best regiments were composed of virtuous and thoughtful men, As conacience makes cowards of us all, so the sense of duty makes heroes of many. Do you wish to be brave? ‘Then bea high, a pure, a good man, Much that passes for bravery: is not bra- very. The first time a landsman sees a num- ber of sailors going aloft on a winter’s night ina gale of. wind to furl a topsail, he is anazed that they can dare to do'it. The awful noise of the storm, the darkness, thd cold, the violent motion of the - ship, the gleam of the angry waves, all strike terror to his soul, and he says to himeelt, *‘For the wealth of the world I would not go aloft to- night!” - When the sailor comes on deck in sucha night, he, too, is often afraid. Heis afraid to stay on deck. He springs alott with celer- ity to escape his chief danger, which is, ot being washed overboard. Perched on the tnaintopsail yard, he feels very much at home, and quite cut of harm’s way. Upon the whole, we are disposed to an- swer, courage can be cultivated. But, of course, some men naurally possess it ina much higher degree than others. dented. Enthusiasm: is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you doa thing, doit with a vim. Do it with your might. Put your whole soulinto if. Stamp it with your own personality., Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastie and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. ‘Truly has Emer- son suid: “Nothing great was ever achieved withont enthusiasm.’’--Scientific American. Commencing July 15th, the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company will houses and shops, each inquiring of the other what could be done, Some scattered to hunt torone, while those who felt that they could be of no use if a boat was found, ran down to the creek bank to see what was the situation on the river. ; . On reaching it they were. horrified to see that the scow had already got considerably ‘below the mouth of the creek, and was speeding down stream with its precious hu- ‘min fieight to what seemed certain de- struction. Some of the men on the vessel were on their knees, with clasped hands and upturned faces, commending their souls to God. Very soon the Canadian bank of the river was lined with hundreds of people, while quite a crowd could also be seen on Goat Island side. ‘They were all agonized witnerses of four fellow beings in horrible terror. Just as all hope had been abandoned, ap- parently, by people on lard and the men on the scow, a voice cried from the upper end of the crowd, ‘*Here comes a boat.” In an irstant every eye was turned in the direc- tion of Chippewa creek and there most of thet recognized the tall and athletic form of a bargeman named Smith in an ordinary clinker boat pulling boldly into the river. As he forged out into the stream he made a hasty survey of the situation and then plied the white ash with redoubled energy. As he sped along, the boat almost leaping nal; the steamer should have repeated her signal, and failing to get a response, should | haye a daily service from Detroit'to Toledo, have slackened her speed. 88 N.Y. 184. stopping at Amherstburg. The fust and ele- COLLISIONS BETWEEN STEAM AND SAIL. gant steamer Agnes leaves the foot of Wayne A steamer is adjudged to be in fault for not | street, Detroit ‘at 4 p. m., runs at the rate of keeping oftt of the way of a schooner seen to| 15 miles an hour, and arrives in Toledo at be approaching her nearly bows on, at the|8:35 p.m. Returning, she leaves Toledo at distance of « mile anda half. In the case of! 8 a. m. and arrives at Detroit at 12:30 p. m. a collision between a steamer and a schoon-| Fare, single trip 75 cents, round trip, $1; er at night.—Held, that although the latter! Amherstburg 60 cents single trip, 75 cents hid no lookout except her master, who was} round trip. on the quarter deck, yet as the steamer was Mr. Gladstone on ‘Monday next in the seasonably seen and kept in view, and the} House of Commons will, according to prom- schooner was kept on her course, there was | ise, officially declare the govenment’s posi- no fault in this particular. 10 Ben. 17. tion on the Saezecanal question. It is true A steamer—Held, in fault for running ata|the Premier in his promise agreed to do speed of seven knots in a dense tog, for an| nothing more than set Monday apart as the hour and a half before a collision, in a much | day for debate on the whole subject, but the frequented highway of commerce, although | well-informed have no doubt, that instead of in fact, ste had nearly stopped before strik- | allowing discussion the government wi] WHERE SHE DREW THE LINE. A very thin woman felt the power of the spirit and had been converted, and she ap- peared betore the session to pass the prelim- inary examination. “Have you experienced a change of es ‘ : ; from the water at each stroke, a cheer arose ” 5 4 ing the other vessel. 10 Ben 638. foreclose all talk by announcing a decision, | ¢¢om the people on the shore that fairly rent ania - peter ia ey ly. COLLISIONS—SAILING VESSELS. for the Premier desires no debate. The| the air. ‘The moment Smith appeared the t eor : “And you want to live a new life?”’ “Yee, sir, I hope I do.” “Are you willing to renounce the world, the flesh and the devil ?”’ “Do I have to do that?” “Certainly if you would be a consistent Christian.”’ “Can’t I give up two of them and still go into the church ?”’ “No, the renunciation must be complete.” “Well, then, you must excuse me. I want to be a Christian, I want to give up the world and the devil, but if a. woman as thin already as I am has to give up any more flesh, she might as well give up wanting to be a Christian, and go and join a side show as the great American only living skeleton. Gentlemen, you will have to excuse me. I want to join the church, but I’m not pre- pared to join a side show this summer.” When the C and the V, two yachts of aj Cabinet remains seriously divided on the squadron beating out of New Bedford har-| whole subject. Mr. Childers openly cher- bor, wind S.S. E., weather clear and all ishes the hope that when the question of the veesels in plain sight, being at the time on government’s agreement with De Lesseps is parallel courses about 140 feet apart, and ap-| placed before the Commons if a division be proaching along tow crossing their then asked, a majority will ratify the compact. courses, went about so near together that The majority of Mr. Childer’s colleagues, the jibboom of the one astern, as she forged | however, think he is possessed of unreason- ahead, caught the outer leach of the able hope, and describe him upon this ques- mainsail of the other then crossing her bows | tion as living in “the fool’s paradise.” The and just filling away on the other tack, and | cabinet agreement admits that De Lesseps, some slight damage was done for which suit | by constructing the present Suez canal, se- was brought,—Held, 1, That the C was the cured a monopoly of the right to cut inter- overtaking vessel under United States Re- ozeanic canals in Egypt, and to induce him vised Statute 4,233, article 17, but neverthe- | to dig a second and parallel waterway to Jess it was the duty of the V, under the cir- accommodate the commerce which is now cumstances to terminate her port tack tin }often blocked and seriously delayed because time to enable the C to tack between herself | of the inadequacy of the present ditch, stip- and the tow, whether hailed to do so or not, | ulates that the British Government will se- 2d, that the C was justitied in. holding her | cure him a ninety-nine years’ extension of reach, relying upon the V’s shortening tack | his present monopoly, will secure him all if necessary, providing she, herself, went as | the additional land he may need for canal near the tow before tacking as was prudent | purposes, and will lend him £8,000,000 at to go. 3d, that the C was at fault for tack- 314 per cent for fifty years. In return for ing when she did, as six feet more would | these vast advantages the government binds have cleared the V’s course. What a yacht | De Lesseps to give such an increased Brit- is willing to do for the sake of winning a ish representation in the canal directory as wager she is bound to do to avoid a collis-| will make it proportionate to the actual ion. 10 Ben. 588. amount of English money invested in both canals; to finish the second canal within five The Sophia Minch is at Ashtabula unload- | years, and to place the management of the ing. She will be brought to Cleveland for} ports of Suez, Ismalia, and Port Said in the repairs. hands of Englishmen. ‘Ihe contract in addi- attention of the men on the scow was riveted upon him and his frail craft. On and on he shot, each stroke narrowing the distance be- tween him and the scow, but the latter was getting alarmingly close to the rapide, to enter which was certain destruction to all on board. Those ot us on shore could not help admir- ing and applauding the heroism of young Smith, but we could only feel that the result of hia daring would be to add another to the list of the lost. As he neared the scow he turned his head and shouted to the men: “Seatter along the side of the boat and drop in as I pass by.’”? The command was promptly obeyed and in an instant the little craft was alongside. One after another the men sprang in, until the tour were safely in the bottom, Now came a moment of painful anxiety. ‘What will he do?” was the query that came to every mind. Smith had his plan of action and never hesitated a moment. At a point some distance from the Canada shore the current divided at the head of the rapids, art of the stream flowing around an island In the vicinety of the burnt spring. In reaching the current leading around the island lay the only hope of escape. ‘Taking a diagonal course across and cown the stream, Smith bent every effort to reach the Canadian divide. It was a desperate struggle for the lives of five men between the seeth- ing, boiling waters and the muscle and en- durance of young Smith, with the odds seemingly against him. But the divide was finally gained, with nota boat’s length to spare, and the frail craft shot down between the island and the main land like a rocket. At the foot of the island the channel widened materially, the current slackened and the WUAT A WATERFALL IS THERE. A recent discovery at the head of the Cowlitz river reveals and establishes the fact that Washington Territory can now boast of the grandest waterfall in the known world—its height being 1500 fect, says~ the Whatcom (Washington Territory) Roveille. These falls are 1300 feet higher than the famous Niagara falls. The Nooksack In- dians assert postively that waterfalls high- er than the tallest fir, pine or cedar tree are to be found on the extreme headwaters of the Nooksack river, in this county. As that section of the county has never yet been explored by the white man, there is no good reason for doubting thé statement, these falls must be at least 475 feet in height, which would lay over the famous Snoqual- mie falls of King county by at least 200 feet. when once within range he connects the’ Herman Strauss at the Milwaukee fire, « when he rescued nine women from an ap- From the comparison given by the Indians