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4 THE MARINE RECORD. SSS] Ghe Marine Record. “ESTABLISHED IN 1878. Entered according to the laws of the United States at the Post Office at Cleveland as secood-c}ss matter. Published weekly at No. 2 South Water street, Oleveland, Ohio. A. A. POMEROY, Editor and Proprietor, BRANCH OFFICE, 244 SOUTH WATER STREET, CHICAGO. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ‘One year, postage paid... Six months, postage pa Invariably in advance. ADVERTISING RATES. Ten cents per line, nonpareil measurement, or $1.20 ‘per inch, each insertion; four weeks $4.00; with a libera -discount on orders amounting to $40.00 or over. Articles, letters and queries on all subjects are solici- ted. nar-The Editor assumes no responsibility for the opinions of correspondents. To insure notice, contributors must give name and address, and write on one aide of the paper only. THE MARINE RECORD has an Agent in every port on. the Lakes and Rivers, and will consequently circu- late more or Jess in all of them. Asa medium for advertising it has no superior, as it circulates among a class of people that can be reached in no other way.. EDITORIAL NOTES. ‘Tne public-debt was reduced during Aug- ust $6,671,851. ; PRESIDENT ARTHUR has not yet been cap- tured by the cowboys. In the professional contest at Newark, Saturday, Hosmer won; Lee second, ‘Ten- eyck third, and Ross fourth. Gaisel won the consolation purse, McKay second. Elliot and Riley fouled and withdrew. —_—— THe Detroit Art Loan exhibition was ‘opened on the 1st inst and was attended by. a large number of people, all of whom were well entertained. ‘This promises to be a greater success than any..similar exhibition of the kind ever held in the west. ‘The build- ing, of which we give a short sketch some time ago, occupies a central, location, afford- ing opportunity for the most convenien, arrangement to further the objects of the enterprise. ‘here are already collected four thousand choice articles, including many beautiful and rare paintings. James E. Deacon of Port Burwell has placed a new bright light on his dock, made by Fulthousen & Russel which he says, is just what he wants. He said it works like acharm and that he is better pleased with it than any light he bas ever seen. ‘The lamp refered to is two and one half feet high and one and one half feet wide and is provided with an extra large and powerful lens. We take pride in noting the fact that the Fel- thousen & Russel Company, besides supply- ing signal lamps to the more prominent ocean and lake vessels, is gaining a very remunerative trade in stationary lights, as they have manufactured that in use by the signal service at Buffalo, a Jamp nearly eight feet high and which is provided with two tiers of lens, and the one at the city water works inlet pier, in Niagara river, both of which give entire satisfaction, show- ing that these lamps are not without honor in their onn country. —_—_— DispatcueEs from New York report terific cyclones in the ocean which resulted in much damage to shipping and vessels on passage from Europe, not one of the transatlantic fleet having escaped their ravages. The Germain, the Spain, the Hapsburg the Rotterdam and the Furnessia, all of which have recently arrived, at New York bearing testimony of the extraordinary violence of the midocean cyclone, some of them having sustained serious damages. They also re- port having sighted several dismantled ships. The story of the hurricare, when fully told, will have many tragic chapters. The Fulda, of the North German Lloyd, which arrived in the lst inst, reports having had the stormest passage which she has yet ex perienced, terific winds and high westerly seas having pre- wailed during the greater part of the time. ‘The engine skylight was smashed in and two boats were swept overboard. Lifelines had to be stretched along the decks for the safety of the seamen, BOILER INSPECTION. The explosion of the boiler of the steamer Riverdale has brought out considerable dis- cussion on the above matter, and it resolyes itself, as doa good many other life and death duties, where it has least right to be connect- ed, into the rewards and emoluments of loval politics, Let the motive which prompts this article be fully understood at the begin- ning. Duties which involve the destruction ot human life and property should be placed in the hards of competent men. If these can not be found among the political workers they should be taken from other places. It may be that political and honest boiler in- spectors are to be found among politicians, but those who have looked .closest into the latter’s ranks, where of late so little of hard work and honesty have been discovered, are somewhat loth to believe that either are to be found there. One of the fundamental wrongs in the business ig that Congress has delegated to what is calf@@ the Board of Su- pervising Inspectors: the power to. prescribe all the regulations by which the service is to be controlled. ‘This bourd meets but once a year, in Washington, and the rules it there lays down cannot be.changed until the next meeting; nor can the jurisdiction of a super- vising inspector be restricted or extended in the interim. Consequently, in the event of sickness, disability, absence or any other cause,the Treasury Department is absolutely without authority to make provisions for the performance of the duties of such an officer. the public that ir may urge, through its rep- resentatives, an entire change in the inspec- tion lawe, POSTAL NOTES. The new postal notes came into use on last Monday. the 3d tnstant,.and ean be ob- iained at the money order office of the post office. They are not intended to take the place of the money order, but are an addi- tional convenience for the public, and will enable people to transmit by mail at a Jess expense sums less than five dollars, the. charge fpr the new notes being uniform at three vents. ‘hey ave a government prom- ise to pay the amount for/which they are purchased. If this order calls for three dol- lars and seventyefive cents the “guics in the respective columns are punched as the an- nexed form shows: ble in the , the sum of Signature. res Let it be observed here that Congress dele- gates all power in this way to-a bord of in- spectors not composed of inspectors, for we shall shortly glance at the fitness of this board for the performance of its important | RICHARD ROE, Postmaster. h the same limitation as to time. If United States only. witl duties, inspector general of steam vessele, says that the condition of the steamboat law is such that the board makes its own laws. It also executes its own laws or repeals them; then sits in judgment upon-charges of maladmin- istration or the utter failure of its laws. .In fact the Lo ird is everything; and it stands to reason that in cases of derilection it would take itself to task right soundly. , Absurd as. thig: seems, there is'a.point of, fill greater weakness, ‘The board has construed section 44,061, Revised Statutes, to mean that itis op- tional with it (the board) whether or not it shall visit or personally supervise the work of its subordinates, regardless of the inten- tion of the framers of this statute, ‘that visits of this kind should be made. So it is likely that in the case of an egregious blunder, in- stead of taking itself to task, the board would discreetly stay nway and hold its subordi- nates responsible. Now, it may be that the board is composed of capable men; its an- thority is such that it ought to be; but noth- ing would be gained by this unless it is also thoroughly conscientious—a supposition in which the law has no right to indulge. Gen- eral Dumont says the fact is that the assist- ant inspectors and deputies are the wen who make the inspections, and the custom seems to be for the supervising inspectors to rely upon them and formally attach their signa- tures to the inspection certificates. As the office of supervising inspector is a part of local political patronage, and there is no pro- vision in the existing law which requires that they shall be appointed from the li- censed officers of the service, such as mas- ters, pilots, engineers or persons who, by virtue of their positions, possess the high qualifications necessary for such duties, it is but natural to conclude that appointees so selected are not going to be over particular about taking their assistants and deputies from among their political friends and will choose them without reference to. their ca- pability. If General Dumont is right, the whole system of boiler inspection is rotten. The public would be safer if inspection were left with the makers. They have something at stake, professional honor and reputation, while the inspector has nothing. “‘I'here was, in fact, a great outcry made when Mr. Starbuck, in taking charge of the New York inspection districts, proposed that the depu- ties should be required to make oath to the reports ot their inspection, and a good many ot them thought best to throw up their posi- tions. The Government now has the satis- faction of knowing, by reference to oaths filed in the local office at New York, that boilers have been inspected. It learns of the incompetence of the deputy after an explo- sion and some scores of lives have been lost. General Dumont, the supervising ‘and bound. CLEVELAND, OHIO. postal note isalways payable tothe bearerat the Pay to Brarer, at any time within thre: months from the last day of the month of issue, Three Dollars 74 Cents. POSTAL NOTE. For sums less than Five Dollars. Pa: RxcgIveD the above sum. ice of issue, lost or destroyed, no duplicate thereof can be issued. This To the Postmaster of the Moxgy-OrpER OrFicr at offi [ARKAMA, ALA. "| ARKAMA, ALA., Oct. 3, 1883. THREE CENTS. : Datep Same PaYInG OFFICE. E tb 2 Cy 4 - £4¢ . . °° 8 = @ # & E.R NS &@ 2 2 Ys < oO «= & gOS = — - 2 # Sa = ° 3 3 3s RS gg big a 5s 6 8 Date BOOK NOTICE. ‘THE “BAD BOY’? ABROAD.—We have just received from the publishers a book with |the above title, giving the humorous ex- periences of a Bad Boy in Europe. We have read humorous books before, but never have we hada book which contained s0-much- humor in.every page. It has made us laugh ’til our sides ached and the tears came, and while we do not usnally recommend anyone to do anything that will make them cry, we should feel that we were neglecting ‘the interests of our readers did we not recom- mend all of them to buy this book and read it, even at the expense of some tears and broked buttons. It will drive the “blues’’ miles away, and is warranted to create laughter in the hearts of those who never laughed before. It is handsomely illustrated Price, paper cover, 25 cents; bound in cloth, 60 cents, and it will be sent to any address, post-paid, upon receipt of the price, by J. S. Ogilvie & Co., Publishers, 31 Rose Street, New York. MARINE ENGINEERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Editor Marine Record. CLEVELAND Sept. 1, 1883. I received a letter trom J.S. Richards stating that he had organized lodge No. forty-one of Portland, Oregon, with forty- one members, all first class marine engineers, The officers are W. P., Frank M. G. Dermott: 210 Alder Street; W.V. P., A. H. Fost, near Northwest corner Fourteenth and F. Streets; Worthy Treasurer, W. H. Marcholl 108 B, Street; Worthy Recording Secretary Joseph Colyer, steamer ‘I'oledo, care of Cap- tain Kellogg; Worthy Financial Secretary Lewis Burt care of W. B. Svott; Worthy Cor- it is time these facts were made known to| responding Secretiry, Henry Pape cure of Welliameth Iron Works; Worthy conductor, W. J. Maher, 111, North Seventh Street; Worthy doorkeeper William Lewis, steamer Orient, care of O, Railway & Navigation Company W. Chaplin, Jerome Palmateer, care ot Oregon Railway & Navigation Com- pany. Brother Richards is a Member of No. 35, San Francisco, Cal. , J. H. Reep, H. W. P. Captain John O’ Donnell and the crew of the lost schooner Yankee Blade reported yesterday at the office of Atkins & Beckwith, in this city, Captain Beckwith being one of the owners of the vessel. ‘he disaster oc- curred vight miles south of Skillagalee and six miles from the main. land, The wind was fresh at the time, and there was a heavy sea running. ‘he vessel sprung a sudden leak—opened up al at once—and went to the bottom quick, ‘The cargo was iron ore. The crew. had been in the yaw] about ten minutes and Captain O’Donnell had just leaped in, when the vessel went down by the head. ‘There was a terrific shock—com- + ressed. air—and-a moment afterward the . masts and sections of the hull came to the surface. The crew thank their lucky stars that the catastrophe occurred just after day- light, asic did. Had-it been dark at the time the men say they never could have got the boat down, and that all hands must have perished. As it was, the steward and two of the crew who were at breakfast, would have gone down in-the wreck if they had not been almost dragged .out of the cabin. Where the disaster occurred the depth of water: is fifteen fathoms.— Inter Ocean. : ‘THERE has been no material change in the iron’ trade since last week; Although the demand is not so active prices have remained nominally unchanged. AROUND THE LAKES. CLEVELAND. «| . The schooner Thomas,Gayn .will have an entire set of new suils. , The loss hy. the Potomae disaster will probably be settled without controveray. ‘The Ranny went into the. Glyhe drydock | "Jon Saturday morning aiid received a new wheel, f The propeller Lake Michigan, bound for Toledo, was obliged to seek shelter here on Monday. : : The Cumberland went into the Globe dry- dock on Sunday morning and departed ‘Tues- day with i new wheel. Captain Thomas Wilson is slowly recov- ering from his late mishap, now being able to devote alittle attention to. business. A dispatch from Escanaba says the schoon- er Countess is ashore at Gravelly Gull. We will probably learn who she is when the tug Bruce succeeds in getting her off. Captain Peek, of the Northern ‘Transpor- tation Company, who has recently returned from Europe, was in porton Tuesday. ‘To see him you would think he had fully en- joyed his vacation. J. E. Upson, of the firm of Upson & Wal- ton, bhipchandiers, who are doing a golden trade in their business on River street, has gone to Talmadge, Ohio, to attend the golden wedding of his parents. The steamers Badger State and St. Louis, of the Lake Superior Transit Line, were compelled to run by this port without stop- ping on account of rough weather, leaving a large amount of freight for, the China. R. Mills & Co. are laying the keel fora steambarge which will be first-class in every way. The keel will be 220 feet long, with a beam of 35 feet, and depth of hold of 15 feet. They intend to put the best kind of machin- ery into her. The high winds, recently blowing on the ocean and which have been doing consider- able damage to vessels on passage from Europe, seem to like fresh water also, as white caps have been running high in the last three or four days, Freights are still firm and tonnage scarce rates on ore being ten cents higher, as the schooner J. C. Harrison has been chartered for ore from Marquette to Cleveland at $1.60, and several other charters made on private terms, which probably means in this in- stance, higher rates than have been ruling the past few days. Commander Bolton, of the Royal Navy, employed on the survey of Georgian Bay, reporis the existence of a dangerous rock