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THE MARINE RECORD. The Marine Record. ESTABLISHED IN 1878, Entered according to the laws of the United States al the Post Office at Cleveland as second-class matter. Published weekly at No. 2 South Water strect, Cleveland, Ohio. §. A. POMEROY, Eéitor and Proprietor, BRANCH OFFICE, 244 SOUTH WATER STREET, CHICAGO, TERMS OF One year, postage paid Six months, postage } 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, Chicago. D. MeMasters & Co., Sarnia, Ontario. Wm. Godley, Escanaba, Michigan. J. E. Somerville, Manistee, Michigan, Articles, letters and queries on all subjects are solici- ted. B@-The Editor assumes no responsibility for the opinions of corres; ondents. To insure notice, Contributors must give name and address, and write on one side of the paper only. 3SCRIPTION: ADVERTISING RATES. Ten cents per line, nonpareil measurement, or $1.20 per inch, each insertion; tour weeks $4.00; with a liberal discount on orders amounting to $40.00 or over. THE new ircn transter: steamer built at W vandotte for the Michigan Central railroad was laurched Monday, THERE is a report that Captain Davis, of the revenve cutter Andy Johnson, is to suc- eeed Lieutenant Neweomb inspector of the life s: service on Lake Michigan. Lieutenant Newcomb, who has gained much praise for the efficient manner in which he has. filled the duties of his office, has been ordered to report at Wilmington, N. C., for duty on board the revenue cutter Colfax, ving Tne Duluth Times compiles a valuable ta- ble frem the report of Captain J. W. Miller, weigher of the Duluth Board of ‘Trade, of the shipment of Wheat by water ‘since the opening of navigation in April to December 4th, the last shipment of 34,600 bushels be- ing made to Manitowoc. ‘The grand total ef shipments 1,021,934 bushels, right to claim third position as a shipping point for grain on the great lakes, being sur- passed by only Chicago and Toledo, ment from Duluth last season was 3,747,913, again for the present season of 3,274,021 bushels. Sergeant James B. Newlin, who, tor nearly five years, has had charge of the Signal Ser. vice office in this city, has been ordered to the War Department Office of the Chief Sig- nal Officer, where he will have eharge of one of the divisions into which the work of the service is divided. Mr. Newlin, since his connection with the local effiee has dis- charged his duties ina very efficient manner, and has made many triends in this city. His successor will be Sergeant William Line, who is new in charge of the Milwaukee weather office The change will take place in about ten days. Ture boatmen on the Erie canal have been more prosperous than ever this season, In ee the movement of grain through it) was 48,546,943 bushels; in 1883 it increased to 65,331,567. The Chicago ‘Tribune, in’ view of these figures, takes occasion to remark : ©The good results that have been seenred in New York—first, by building the cana’, and second, by making it free—are additional reasons Why we should lose no time in push- ing to completion the Hennepin canal.” This remark recalls our oft repeated warning in regard tothe Hennepin scheme, A large share of the 65,000,000 bushels of grain that went through the Erie canal this season was carried from Chicago to Buffalo by lake ves- sels, and the fact that Chicago is Nave a canal terminus and become the entre- pot for ashare of the grain that now gocs to Butlalo, proves that the Iennepin would largely reduce that grain) movement through the lakes and Erie canal by turning it into the Misssissippi river. The THenne- pin canal might help to hold the railroads level, but our lake grain carriers would be buying this satisfaction very dearly at the costof one-halfor two-thirds of their tral. gives Duluth | ‘Ship- | anxious to | | canal POSTAL TELEGRAPH, One of the most important questions be- fore the country is a proposition to unite a telegraphic to our postal system. Senator Hill, of Colorade, has already introduced a bill in Congress looking to this end, [t pro- vides that the postmaster general shall ob- tain the necessary facilities for sending mes- sages by wire or telephone. If he finds ex- isting corporations willing to contract for sending messages at less expense than it would be to construct new lines, their bids may be accepted, If, on the other hand, it is found cheaper to construct new lines, he is authorized to take bids for the waik. Af- ter the lines have been acquired he shall es- tablish telegraph offices in the post offices und open them to the public. July 1, 1887, is the date fixed by the bill when messages for transmission by telegraph or telephone, or other equivalent device may be deposited atall places in the United States where let- ters are now deposited. ‘The charges for transmission of messages between all places in the United States, shall, except as pro- vided, be atthe rate of one cent fer each word contained therein, counting date, ad- dress and signature, and when this is paid, by means of postage stumps affixed thereto, messages shall be forwarded, The excep- tion noted in this clause refers to special rates tO newspapers or press asscciations. Such messages are to be charged regular rates up to one hundred words; for the next tour hundred words three-fifths of one cent per word, and for each additional tive hun- dred words one-half cent shall be charged. For messages requiring only one transmis- sion the postmaster general shall make spe- ‘vial rates. Prepayment of press messages shall not be requircd, but bills may be ren- dered and collected monthly. When in sending ordinary postal messages it is found necessary to transmita part of the distance by mail, no extra chargeis to be made. ‘To close up these gaps the Government is di- rected to push the work of establishing new lines as fast as is practicable or business warrants, When, by reason of miscaleu- lation, a message is short on vharges, the de- ficiency, is to be made up at the other end of the tines Upon the payment of an additional rate, messages may be repeated back and a copy delivered to the sender, together with a notice of the timeof delivery. Postal tele- graph lines may be leased to newspapers or other corporations for. the transaction of their own business'upon certain terms, but they cannot transmit messages for hire, Government business is to be tree and have precedence, when so required by govern- ment officials. Senders ot messages may se- cure priority over all single rate, or insured messages, by the payment of double rates. Money orders may be sent by telegraph, as now, where such offices exist, by the pre- payment for the necessary words, and also the postmaster’s notice of advice. Service on ocean cables is to be oLtained the same as on land lines, by negotiating with existing cor- poracions or the purchase or laying of new cables. Competition or “cutting” by private lines is forestalled by giving the postmaster general power to reduce rates to any that may be esteblished by such corporations, No particular sin is specified for putting this tmachinery in operation, but such money as is necessary to be expended by the postmas- ter general for ascertaining the facilities re- quired for the work, st lig pea = MARINE HOSPITAL AT ERTE, We are ple learn that the citizens of Evic, Pa, areagain moving with vigor in theinterest of a marine hospital at that place, Twelve years ago a large brick building, costing $150,000, was erected in the eastern part of the city, and was to be known as the | marine hospital, The structure was about Hhalf completed when work was suspended | for various causes and it has remained un- | finished to the present. time. Recently the Honorable J. Welsh, in belaif of the Grand Army of the Republic, and Hunorable 8, M. | Brainard, Congressman of the district, have | interested themselves in the matter of get- ting the building transferred to the United States Government, with the promise that it be completed for a soldiers and sailors’ home, At its last session the legislature of Penn- sylvania passed an act so ceding it, and add ing an additional $5,000 for the purpose of putting the building in repair. The State | bill cedes sll the right and tithe to the Gen- 2d to eral Government, ‘ana Congressman Brain- ard will shortly introduce a bill into the House at Washington to accept the building and appropriating a sum sufficient to pet it in shape for a home, It stands on beautiful grounds, high and sightly, overlooking Lake Erie. It is claimed that while every provis- jon has been made for the soldiers of the late war none whatever ‘has been made for the sailors, of whom there are now a large nuin- ber in indigent but deserving cireumstances throughout the country. It is confidently believed the General Government will ac- cept the property for the purpose named, as a large number of both houses are known to favor it. AMERICAN ANDINDIAN WHEAT. A curious experiment has been made by the British government with Indian, Amer jean, Australian, Russian and Egyptian grains, in order to ascertain their qualities. Equal quantities were weighed, ground, baked into. bread and accurate accounts kept of all the resuits. Indian wheat was found to be heaviest by. 60 to 64 pounds to the bushel. against 61 to 613; for American. Its yield of flour was also greater, but the per centage of glutin, the main element of nutrition in bread, was much larger in American than in Indian wheat. The proportions of glutin were 6.4 to 13.4 per cent, and 8.7 to 15.3. p:r cent. Indian wheut, theretore, makes more bread but the quality is again in our favor. The scientists making the experiments found Indian wheat to possess a beary, aromatic flavor, coming from the climate and soils of the tropics, while Ainerican wheat possesses a fine, sweet, nilky and nutty flavor. ‘They therefore recommend the mixture of the Indian wheat with the American and English in the proportion ot .25 to 50 pe eent. The American farmer has reason to be much encouraged by this showing, ———— * ADMIRALTY DECISIO To the Editor Marine Record: Although for several years past it has been the practice in the district court of the United States for this district to give to the party who first filed a libel against a vessel, in ,admirality, a priority over other lien holders whose claims were of equal rank; in the late case of the schooner Arcturus, the court, after full argument, decided that the practice was erronerovs: and should be so changed as to. place all claims of. the same rank on equal footing in the distribu- tion of the proceeds of sale of the vessel, in cases wherein they are insufficent for the payment of all clams, in full, without regard to the date of the respective libels. ‘This was the first casey in which Judge Welker has been especially called upon to decide the question, E. B. ANNUAL MEETING OF ‘THE FLOAT ING BETHEL ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the board of diree- tors of the Floating Bethe! Association was held-at the Floating Bethel in the river at the foot of St. Clair strect on Friday after- noon, Captain ‘Thomas Wilson, the presi- deut of the board, oceupied the chair, Nine members were present. Secretary Samuel Barker read a report of the year’s work, showing that the institution is rapidly in- creasing in influence and usefulness. An increasing aiteudance at the devotional ser- vices held in the Bethel was shown, the attendance during 1881 being 3,500, and dur- ing the eleven months of the present year, 9,765. The register in the reading room showed 3,000 names for 1881, and 5,854 for 1883, and the fact that only about one in every fifty readers registers his name, de- monstrates that the reading room had been visited by at least 50,000 persous, ‘Vhe report further stated that the present Bethel ‘was too small for the work of the organization, from forty to seventy people sometimes Le- ing turned away from the meeting for want of room. During the past year the work has demanded the organization of an undenomi- national church, which now has thirty-three members, A missionary committee of five ladies and five gentlemen have -nesisted the chaplain in his labors. ‘The ship-keeper, the nissionary committee, and the chaplain visited 526 families in need of consolation: 378 garments were given away 3 nine tons of coal were distributed, and plants and tlowers were placed in many sick rooms. The report mentioned many instances where the wreteh- edness aud suffering ef poverty-stricken and | sin-laden people had been partially or wholly alleviated. Fifty visits were made to the wards of sick sailors at the City Hospital, and 2,800 papers and magazines were dis- tributed among them. A number of con- sumptives were also sent home ere they died. The report mentioned many cases in which further help bad been extended, and spoke of several létters received from men who bad been converted at the Floating Bethel, and were striving in the good cause of temperance and the gospel. More than one hundred people signed the temperance pledge, many of whom have kept the vow futhfully. ‘lhe report was accepted as the repoit of the board. Mr. Stiles H. Curtis was added to the Board of Directors. All the officers of the past year were re-elected and are as follows; president, Captain Thomas Wilson: vice president, Captain Robert Greenhalgh; treasurer, William H. Doan; secretary, Samuel Barker; chaplain and superintendent, Rey, J. D. Jones. The latter is just entering upon his seventeenth year of Bethel work among the sailors. he entuire board of directors contributed a hand- some sum towards carrying on the work dur- ing the coming year, ‘The question of provid- ing a larger vessel for the Bethel was dis- curse’, and will probably be decided at another meeting of the board, to be held in a short time. Captain Alex. Cuthbert, the yacht builder of Bellville, who built the celebrated yachts Atalanta, Greyhound and iany others of well known reputation, is building at Miller Brothers shipyard, Chicago, a very handsome sloop yacht for some gentlemen, members cf the Chicago Yacht Club who intend to take her tothe Bay of Quinte Yacht Club regatta r| next season for the purpose of winning back the Fisher Cup, which was won by the Atalanta at the last Chicago Yacht Club regatta. The pew yacht is being built on very fine lines and will no doubt turn outa clipper, she is of the following dimensions, length of keel 45 feet, length over all 41 feet, breadth of beam 14 feet 8 inches, depth of hold 5 feet. IRON MARKET REPORT. CLEVELAND, Deven ber 12. ‘Transactions have been increly uominal. we bear of no sales heyoud small lots tor im- mediate consumption. We quote: CHARCOAL PIG IRON. No. 1 lake Superior ¢ No. 2 Lake Superior N k 35 00@37 Southern charcoal irons: 28 00@33 Reported by EL. Harper & C neinnati. ‘There no change inthe market as to current demand anid sales worthy of note, thongh the elements and conditions warrant the indulgence of expectations of an early ehunge for the better. The mills report a marked increase in inquiries for manufac- tured iron, and prices are well maintained. The fact thatthe nail manufacturers have de- cided not to elose down, as they centemplat- ed doing recently, gives tone to the trade. Buyers generally are holding off till after etock taking, and the movements of erude iron the balatce of the year will be compara tively, light, If coftsnmers enter the major partof the pig iron orders they indicate they will place'in January, is there will be an inad- equaie supply and should the requests ap- proxitate what is promised, something like a famine in foundry irov may be realized, The market closes with pr ices well sustained as follows: FOUNDRY. Hanging Rock € coal No. 1 Hanging Rock Charcoal No. Strong Neutral Coke No. $22 50 to 2125 + 1900 & 18.00 19 00 +18 00 to 19 00 American Scotch, Nou! Neutral Coke Cold Short.. 16 25 to $16 7. 16 00 * i The undersigned desire to express to. the citizens of Grand Haven and Muskegon our sincere thanks for the testimonials of appre- ciation shown us sinee our Feurn home for saving the lives from the A.C. Akeley. [t was with no thought of reward, exeept the reward that all men have whodo their duty, that we endeavored to save the lives, and so the spontaneous action of the people and their liberality is all the more apprec Dante, MILLER, Davip MILLER, Parrick Dar CHART {.5. Pe of the schooney Driver.