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4 THE MARINE RECORD. :Ghe Marine Record. ESTABLISHED IN 1878. ‘ Entered according to the laws of the United States at the Post Office at Cleveland as second-class matter. Published weekly at No. 2 South Water street, Cleveland, Ohio. A. A. POMEROY, Biitor aud Proprietor —— BRANCH OFFICE, 244 SOUTH WATER STREET, CHICAGO. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: One year, postage paid,. Six months, postage pale Invariably in advance. . The MARINE RECORD can be found for sale at the following places: No. 2 South Water street, Cleveland. Joseph Gray, No, 284 South Water street, Chfeago. PD. MeMasters & Co.; Sarnia, Ontario George Pres'on, Escanaba, Michigan. Wm. Godley, Escanaba, M ichigan. Somerville, Manistee, Michigan. ADVERTISING RATES, Ten cents per line, nénpareil measurement, or $1.29 per inch, each insertion; tour weeks $4.00; with a liberal discount on orders amounting to $40.00 or over. Articles, letters and queries,on all subjects are solici-+ ted. ° ‘ 8@The Editor assumes no responsibility for the opinions of correspondents. To insure notice, contributors must give name and address, and write on one side 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‘less 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.. 7 ——_———— EDITORIAL NOTES. A MOVEMENT, is being nade in New. York by owners cf tugs, ferry boats, lighters aud scows looking toward the repeal of the laws for the collection of marine hospital dues, Ir would be evidence @t wisdom it the Secretary of the Navy would take measures forthe removal of the derleicts now occupy- ing positions in ‘the lakes dangerous to navigation, the Wells Burt, for instance. 'THE lament over the decay of, shipbuild- ing in Maine needs tempering. The revival of the industry is undoubted. ‘The Janach at Bath of the largest sailing ship ever built in thig country with the exception of the Great Republic, is evidence that the days when Maine shipyards were scenes of im- mense activity are neither quite departed nor forgotton. THE Nautical Gazette says: ‘ Captain E. W. Gould, President of the National Board of Steam Navigation, was at Louisville, Ky., last week, steering to the northward and westward, evidently bound tothe lake porte, to awaken the steamboatmen to the necessity of being represented av the meeting of the board to be held here on the 24th inst.’? We trust vessel owners on the lakes will consid- er the importance of this meeting ard be present to give counsel to further the good ends in vieW by the association. IF reports trom Washington are true, the supervising inspector of steam vessels, and the Secretary of the Treasury are beginning to think it about time to take cognizance of the wretched state of boiler inspection. ‘Lhey will urge the adoption of more vigor- ous examination of those persons appointed ag steamboat inspectors. ‘There is no ques- tion but there is better service needed all around. Inspectors are not all ignorant and unqualified, but the system to be adopted must assume that they are. ‘They are not all careless or dishonest, but safety requires that their carefulness and honesty must not be taken for granted, sr. NLEY, the explorer, is to be provided with a vessel of special and ingenius design for use in Africa, It will be propelled by a stern paddle wheel, and the arrangement of the hull will be such that it can be divided into four sections, each capable of floating. Each section will also be provided with fit- tings for four wheels which, when attached, will admit of the beat being drawn out ot the water for transportation overland. Each subdivision of this strange craft fortas, when fitted with the wheels, a complete wagon capable of earrying the machinery of the steamer, stores, etc. ‘The boat will be com- pleted by the Jast of December, and will be tested on the ‘Thames, ‘THe latest addition to the Inman line of ; steamers, the City of Chicago, has arrived in New York. She was built by Messrs. Conwell, at Whiteinen Scotland, and is 480 | feet long between perpendiculars; breadth of beam 45 feet, depth of hold 33 feet 6 inches, | with a gross tonnage of 5600, and is in- tended to class 100 A 1 in Lloyd’s registry. The engines were built atthe Finnieston Iron Works, and are of the three cylinder type, having one high pressure cylinder 56 inches in diameter, and two low pressure cylinders 80 inches in diameter, each having a stroke of 5 feet. ‘he steam is supplicd at a working pressure of 90 lbs by four large double-ended and two single-ended boilers, having in all 30 furnaces. AT noon, the 28th of September, the T. F. Oakes, the second iron sailing ship ever built in this country, was Suunched, She was built by the American Shipbuilding Company at Philadelphia, for W. H. Star buck, of Néw York, and is 1,800 tons regis- ter, with acarrying capacity of 3,200 tons on an 22 feet draft,. weighing, when ready for sea without cargo, 1,450 tons. Her keel was laid on May 2d, 1883, thus having been fin- ished for launching in a little over four months, and will have cost, when completed» including outfit, $112,000. Length over all, 284 feet, ind on load line 254 feet; breadth, 42 feet; depth of hold, from spar deck to ceiling, 2344 feet,and from top of main rail to bottom of keel, 30! feet. She will load for eather Portland, O., or Seattle, W. ‘I> atid will be commanded by Captain Clift. THE-LIST OF PENSIONERS. The pension office at Washington has issued a complete list of all the pensioners now drawing money from the government on account of wounds received or diseases contracted while in the service. This will without doubt, draw a flood of letters and protests upon the department. The great bulk of this will be foolish, a large share ma- ‘ Jicious and a few reasonable. Every news- paper in the land should gravely warn its readers against enrolling themselves among those first named, anc to abstain from. the latter except in the most flagrant cases. Nine itmes out of ten it will be envy, that prompts an aceusation and those who feel it will be doing ‘themselves and humanity a greater service by choking it down than by letting it move them to ake complaint. We do not ask our readers to close their eyes to open fraud... There are no doubt many thieves upon the pension list, as there are tricksters among the agents that procure pensions but there «ire thousands of honest, deserving men who to all appearance have no claim upon the bounty of the government, and it is better that many of the former should escape than that one of the latter should be wrongly deprived. It is the opinion of many that those who served their country in the civil war have peculiar and powerful claimer upon the government that itcan in no degree discharge. Ours being no paternal government, svarcely no material one, but a government by the people and for the people, each individual is a part of it and consequently you, reader, and your neighbor, are the men who owe un everlast- ing debt of gratitude to the men who saved the country. ‘Thousands of men who served in the war are suffering now with diseases contracted then, without complaint, who in reality ought to be drawing pensions. So that in fact there are more deserving pen- sioners off ‘than undeserving ones on the, pension list. This, however, does not affect the fraudlent ones and they must be weeded out. We neither believe in a paternal govern- ment nor in the paying of indiscriminate bounty; but we believe it the duty of the government to pay pensions to those Whose health has been destroyed by hardship and exposure, The sole abject of this article is to warn the reader against first impressions. Few are capable judges of physical health, if upon reflection acase seems to require investigation the certificate of a physician should be the first step, as this will save the ignoming of a neglected complaint, and dis- arm the malevolence ot pure and = simple envy. ae ae ee Tie liquor trafic amendment to the con- stitution have been defeated, and the De- } mocratie eandidate for governor, Judge Hoadley, has been elected by a majority of ‘ten or twelve thousand, A COURTMARTIAL, We notice that a courtmartial bas found Lieutenant James F, Simpson, ‘Third Caval- ry, guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer anda gentleman in having married a wo- man who has been his mistress and sentenced him to dismissal. ‘The finding of the court is now before the Secretary of War tor trans- mission to the President for final action. What a wretched travesty on justice and morals is here presented. We know nothing of the details of the case, nor does it matter what they are; law and etbics can take but one view of it. Before chat higher court this couple were already man and wife, if they have lived as such, and the only busi- ness that law has with them is to bind them in formal bonds, ‘Truly the army officer is sometimes unique. He stands alone and distant. “He toils not, neither does he spin,’ but wears the guady uniform of Mars and Unele Sam. , He is a necessary evil, a dung: ling tinsel of a useless ornament, the stand- ing army. He is educated, clothed, warmed and fed by the Government, and now this courtmartial tells us that he enjoys a still more singular prerogative, does this bright and amiable toy. If he can entice, hood- wink, cheat, beg, or betray a woman into becoming his mistress, all right; s0 much the better for him, and so much the worse for her. Nothing will be sald about it so long as he continues to wrong her. But im- mediately he wrights her he is no longer a gentleman or an officer? Where, *in the hame of all that is wise, do these gentlemen of the courtmartial draw their ethics trom? Certainly not. from any human. source, much less divine. A courtmartial of plow- boys would not have decided so wide of honor? By what code do they guage a gentleman? It must be by some code pecu'= is judged by other standards, “Theretore, for an answer, we are forced back to our former position. ‘Che army officer is unique and iso- lated. We do not know him, nor do we wish to know him. And as to woman, it would be well if.she. were alike chary of knowing him. ‘This: courtmartial sentence is purely ridiculous, and, let us hope, reflects the sentiment of only a coterie of fools, and not those of army officers in general. ‘The Pres- ident has only to annul the seutencé. . If Lieutenant Simpson cannot be married and remain in the army, le: him cleave to hon- honesty rather than the army. We are glad to record that Judge Advocate General Swain recommends that the sentence be set aside. : BOOK NOTICES. Dro Lewis’s MonrHLY for October is the best of the threenumbere. “Our Rich Men,’ by Dio Lewis, ought to help many persons who fancy that happiness and money are syn- onymous. ‘“Ovr Young Women,” by Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby, is a brave discussion of an enormous but tashionable evil. ‘‘Idol- Worshipin India,” by Amrita Lal Roy, will set many Christians to thinking; evidently we have not understood idol-worship. “Sand- wich Island ~ketches,”’ is the first of a series of interesting sketches of the Little Kingdom. “Crossing the Mediteranean,” by Annie Bal- lard, will recall some of the most remarkable scenery of the world to those who have ta- ken the same trip. ‘I'he Shakers,’ by Dio Lewis, will give new ideas to those who have not studied that singular people. “Weight of the Human Brain,” by Dio Lewis, will deeply interest all who keep up with modern thought in this important field. “A ‘True Story of Lake George,” by Mrs. Lillie Devereux Blake, is one of the best of this charming writer’s stories. “A True Ghost Story,’”’ by a Boston Lawyer, is capital, and gives onea vivid sense ot honor and duty among college men. “Open the Cage Door,” ‘Treatment of Prisoners,’ and “Treatment of the Insane,” all by Dio Lewie, will be read with interest by the philan- thropic. “House Drainage,” by Colonel Waring, ot Newport, is a thoughtful paper by an eminent expert. “A Fine Complex- ion, is bya well-known lady writer, who knows what she is talking about. “Our Brains and Nerves, by Dio Lewis, is in his happiest vein, ‘Ihe Check-Rein,” by Ion. Geo. I. Angell. “The Hygienic Depart- ment,” is full of variety and interest, “Beer,” is by one of our best. writers upon this class of subjects, “Diptheria,’”? by Dio Lewis, is ‘a clear discussion of the causes, prevention iar to the army--the gentleman of civil life |- and treatment of this dreaded malady. “About Nursing,” by Dr, Lewis, is ,com- mended to young women. ‘I'he Fashions,’ (illustrated) by Aunt Bonnybell, will be read with enger interest by the ladies, and it will make them think, too, “Our Cook- ing School,’ by Miss Julia Colmah, grows better and better. “Stray ‘Thoughts,’? will interest and amuse, IRON MARKET REPORT. CLEVELAND, Oct. 10, The market has been dull but steady, with a limited demand. We quote, all free on board cars at Cleveland: Nos. 1 & 2 charco Nos. 3, 4, and 5 charcoal 25 00@27 00° No. 1 all Lake Superior ore, coke foundry 21 00@22 00 No. 2, al] Lake Superior ore, coke foundr: 0 00@21 00 i we 18 50 22 50 20 50@21 50 No. 1 Soft silvery..... Reported by E. L. Harper & Co., Cincinnati. There is a continuance of moderation in the market. The condition of things is anomalous; stocks generally are light. Con- sumption is up to the usual amount, and production largely curtailed, and yet the market is weik. ‘The outlook for fall bugi- ness, the activity of founders generally, and ° the healthy demand for manufactured iron, combire to favor an improvement. We quote as the current market figures: FOUNDRY. Hanging Rock Charcoal No. 1. Hanging Rock Charcoal No. 2 Strong Neutral Coke No.1. “ “ “No.2, $23 75 to $24 25 - 2250 4 23.25 . 18 00 * 19 00 1850 to 1900 oO. American Scotch, No. 1.. GREY FORGE. Neutral, Coke, ++ B17 00 to $17 50 Cold Short... .. 1650“ 170 CAR WHEEL AND MALLEABLE, Hanging Rock, strictly cold bias’ e warm blast... Lake Superior “Vulcan” all grades Southern Car Wheel, strictly cold blast. THE ‘TROUBLE ON FOX AND WOLF ‘ RIVERS. , The special agent of the Treasury from Chicago, who has been at Green ‘Bay and along Fox and Wolf Rivers, has been stirring things up in a lively way. The Oshkosh Northwestern says: ‘The matter is a new thing to these waters, aud. has taken the vessel owners here entirely by surprise. In fact, few vessel owners know anything about the Jaw in the case, and, therefore, have never complied with it. The epecial agent was here last week and listed all. the boats he fonnd on these waters that had not eomplied with thelaw. He is expected here again ina day or two. ‘The matter appears not to be thoronghly understood here yet among boatmen, but #8 near as can be got. at, it seems that these are denominated gov- ernment waters. and the law requires alb versela to be officially measured, so that their tonnage is ascertained, and to be re- gistered. And it requires, furthermore, that each man employed on these boats shall pay to the hoapital fund 40 cents a month, Under this law a.man employed on a boat or ves- sel who becomes disabled or sick is taken care of at some hospital at government ex- pense during his disability. It is stated toa Northwestern reporter that the Carter is the only boat on the Fox and Wolf Rivers that has been measured and registered. It so happers that a boat is charged with hospital taxes only after she is registered, and now the goverment has a bill of $125 against the owners of the Carter—Cook, Brown & Co.—-for hospital tax ‘The other boats, nos having been registered, escape all arrear- ages for hospital tax. Mr. Cook said to-day that he expected that every boat owner on this river would be fined $50, the penalty for vot complying with the law; but it was the expectation to have the fines remitted, under the circumstances, wherenpon all vessel owners would hereafter comply with the law, which, on the whole, was a good thing for the boatmen, virtually insuring the crews in case of accident or sickness. In order theretore, to have an officer con- venient to receive hespital dues and attend to other requirements of the law, a move- ment is on foot to have a Deputy Collector of Customs appointed for this city, anda petition is now being circulated for the ap- pointment of S. P. Gray to that position.” 28 00“ 29 06 Another phase of the collision between the Goodrich Line steamer Sheboygan and the schooner Mystic has been developed in the filing of a libel against the Goodrich Line by the crew of the schooner for dam- ages alleged to have been sustained by them in the foss of clothing and other personal effects to the amount of $200. ‘The Jibelants are Julius Erickson, Charles Strengen, Henry Hoist, and Nils Mattson, and they claim that the steamer is responsible for the collision in not having a proper look-out, and because she was running at full speed during a dense fog. At the time of the accident two of the libelants were asleep and had barely time to jump from their bunks and get on deck when the water rushed fnto and completely filled the forecastle, so that they were unable to save any of their effects. After the vessel had been towed into port and pumped ong a portion of their clothing was found ina damaged condition, the re- mainder of it having floated out through the