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THE MARINE RECORD. _ eee eee are driven by strong winds ont of their course in their long migratory flights, often extending many thousands of miles. ‘The pictures are by J. C. Beard, and one of them shows a tired flamingo vainly trying to sleep while standing on the back of a huge turtle, a sight actually observed by a boat’s party in the Gulf of Mexico. ‘Wong Ning’s Ideas,’ are some of the reminiscences and quite original opinions expressed in his own words by a very “‘live’’ Chinese boy, living in San Francisco. Lucy Larcom bas a bright little. March poem, called ‘lhe Wind-Flow- er;’’ Palmer Cox tells and shows how the adventurous “Brownies” went up (and came down) in a balloon: Emily Huntington Mil- Jer has some strong and feeling verses on the life-saving service; R..B. Birch has il- lustrated and engrossed six pages of funny jingles, entitled an Alphabet Menagerie,” and there are some excellent verses besides these. Mayne Reid’s eerial “The Land ot Fire,’”’ and W. O. Stoddard’s “Winter Fun,” increase in interest as they grow in length, IRON MARKET REPORT. CLEVELAND, March 5. There is a good demand for pig iron but only in small lots, and. dealers claim that prices are not apt to go lower. In regard to the condition of the ore market we quote from Messrs. Rhodex & Co.’s monthly cireu- lar as follows: “The sales of Lake Superior ore for delivery after the opening of lake navigation have been large. . At this time last year almost nothing had been done in the way of future sales, and the activity in the ore market the past month shows that consumers see their way clear to contract for liberal supplies, and that they do not be- lieve prices of ore can be lower. It indicates, likewise, considerable confidence in the. fu- ture of the business,.as it must be remem- bered that the ore contracted for now is for use from May, 1884, to May, 1885.” CHARCOAL PIG IRON. No. 1 Lake Superior charcoal. No. 2 Lake Superior charco; Nos. 3 and 4 Lake Superio Nos, 5 and 6 Lake Superio: "23 00@25 Nos, 1, 2, 8, 4, 5, Selisbury 35 00@387 Southern charcoal........... 27 00@30 Reported by E, L. Harper & Co., Cincinnati. The conditions of the trade have not changed since our last report. Demand and supply seem going along harmoniously as mutual friends, and there is a feeling of solid hopetulness on the part of the furnaces, and satisfaction on the part of consumers. ‘’he furnaces producing the tamous ‘‘Jack- son county” softeners have combined as toa scale of prices, which are uniform anda shade under the figures general heretofore. Business continues fairly active, and the scarcity of good strong soft foundiy grades venders prices on prominent reliable brands very firm. We quote as prices current: FOUNDRY. Hanging Rock Charcoal No. 1 Hanging Rock Charcoal No. Strong Neutral Coke No.1 « a «No.2 $22 50 to $23 50 21:25 “© 2225 850 * 1900 750 * 1800 900to 1950 American Scotch, No. 1 GREY FORGE. $16 75 to $17 25 . 1625“ 1675 CAR WHEEL AND MALLEABLE. Hanging Rock, strictly cold blast.. -§ Bs ft warm bDlast........ Lake Superior “‘charcoal’’ all grad Southern Car Wheel, strictly cold b! Neutral Coke... €old Short. : 2775 24.00 “ 2450 24.00 ** 25 00 650 “ 2750 The Democrats of the Ways and Means Committee are pushing things very lively with the tariff bill. They held a caucus Fri- day and decided to pass through the com- mittee a substitute for Morrison’s bill. It will be the same as the Morrison bill except that the articles placed on the free list will be confined to salt, coal and Jumber. The 20 per cent, horizontal reduction will be ap- plied to the other articles which under the Morrison bill were made free. ‘The sub- stitute will be presented to the House at an early day and the Democratic policy is to hurry it throagh 8 rapidly as possible. As every member will want to put his views upon record the discussion will be a pro- tracted one. Hence the hurry on the part of Morrison to report it. As it willtake pre- cedence of other measures, except appropria- tion bills, little else will be done until it is out of the way. Morrison seems to think that the bill will pass the House and that it will go through the Senate in some shape or other, —»—____ Ile was an artist, and he was sparking the daughter of a retired gea captain. While he was whispering sweet nothings in his sweet- heart’s ear in the dimly lighted parlor, he Was paralyzed by the voice of the ancient mariner: ‘Cast off that painter’? But she explained that her father was only dream- ing that he war on thes vain, and the en- gagement proceeded.— hange. —— File your Marine Recorps for reference. [Concluded from Ist page.) Blanchard, A. W. Reed; Portage, John Byrne; Starucea, Lawrence Green; New- burg, William Fletcher; Waverly, Joseph Hulligan; Dean Richmond, Fred Provost; James Fisk, Jr., Martin Lake; Nyack, Sam- uel Shannon; St. Louis, William “Thorne; Arctic, Robert Rhynas. TOLEDO, Special lo the Marine Record. ‘Tugs and barges and other water craft are being overhauled for the opening of navigation. The police yacht has been added to the Toledo Yacht Club fleet. ‘The Club is to build several new yachts, having added largely to its membership. Captain John Navaugh, for twenty-three vears a tug captain on the Maumee, died Thursday night atter suffering tor two years with consumption. He leaves a wife and four children and the honorable heritage of aman faithfulin the discharge of all the obligations ot life. ‘The remains were taken to Oswego, N. Y., tor burial. For more than a year past. the masters of lake craft and the custom house officials have been in a quandary as to whether the Lake Erie islands belong in the Sandusky or Toledo revenue district. The question is entirely on the construction to be placed on the United States statute which defines the boundaries of these two districts. Since the Toledo Club: House has been established on Middle Bass Island boats have been pass- ing regularly between ‘Toledo and the islands. The law requires that the master ot acraft passing from one district to an- other shall leave copies of his manifest at both the port of clearance and the port of entry. Some time agotwo criminal suits were brought, one against the master of the Leela and one against the master of the Chief Justice Waite, and alsoa civil suit against the master of the Leela, Mr. William Leaver, for violation of the law mentioned. One of the objects of the suits was to obtain a judicial determination of the boundary lines, as the guilt or innocence of the parties would depend upon whether the islands were in the ‘Toledo or Sandusky district. The civil suit against the master of the Lee- la was tried before Judge Welker and a ver- dict was found for the defendant; which left the islands in the Toledo district. ‘The two criminal suits were then called up and sub- mitted to the same jury with the same evi- dence. Of course the verdict was similar to the one previously rendered. At those trials the people of Sandusky were not in court as witnesses, nor were they represented by counsel. United States’ District Attorney Eggleston, to settle the question, brought a civil action against the master of the steam- er Chief Justice Waite, for passing between Put-in-Bay and Toledo without leaving a copy of his manifest at either port. ‘The de- fense demurred to the petition, and Judge Welker overruled the petition at Toledo, Monday. ‘The case will come up for trial on its merits, in June. LUDINGTON. Special to the Marine Record. The steamers No. land No.2of F. & P. M. R. R. are making regular trips, or nearly 80, The Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee steamers are having considerable trouble with ice. The Wisconsin left Milwaukee two weeks ago and has been in the ice ever since. VF. & P.M. steamer No. 2, Captain Dud- dleson, arrived from Milwaukee last Sunday evening, having encountered ice nearly all the way across. . ‘There was a very heavy fall of snow Sun- day and Sunday night. The weather is very cold. There is not much ice in sight this morning. SOUTH HAVEN. Special to the Marine Record. Following are dimensions for a steam yacht built by Mr. James Elliott for Captain L. A. Leighton of this place. She will be ready to launch by the middle of March, Keel, 73 feet; over all, 85 feet; beam, 17 feet; hold, Steet; engine, built by St. Joseph Tron Works, 16x16 inches, andsteel boiler 5x10 feet. She isto be named the Adrienne, and is to run between South Chicago and Chi- cago. BAY CITY, Speetal to the Marine Record The Bay City Drydock Company, have had the towbarge Montgomery in drydock where she has undergone considerable re- pairs. The towbarge Gebhart is in drydock getting a general overhauling and necessary repairs, Messrs. Wheeler and Crane are building a towbarge tor Captain Forbes, which will be consort to the fine steambarge Kittie Forbes built by this firm and launched last season. They are also building a large towbarge for Mr. Bewick of Detroit. Also a large steambarge for Mr. Hawgood of Bay City and others of East Saginaw, and a tug for P. Christler of Little Traverse Bay. MILWAUKEE. Special to the Marine Record. The ownership ot twelve large steamers of the Western ‘I'ransportation Line has been transferred to the Western Transit Company, which places them in the full control of the New York Central Railroad Company. The consideration has not yet heen made public, but the value is not less than $1,000,000. MANITOWOC, One-sixth of the barge Lewis Paulow has been sold to John P. Merrill for $5,000, One quarter of the schooner Emma Leigh- ton has been sold to Martin Anderson for $280.00. Horn and Mashek of Clay Banks, are talking of building a new steambarge in the near future. : ‘The propellerChamplain is now in the dry- dock. Her repairs will not be completed until the latter part of March. ‘The propeller Jay Gould has been libeled by S. B. Grum- mond, who claims $131.20 damages for sink- ing a tug. ‘ ; The steambarge Hilton was in port on Friday loaded with wood and coated. with icee Who would’nt bea mariner on the lakes these times ?— Times. ; * STURGEON Bay. Captain Wm. H. McDonald is getting out a large amount of cedar, pine and cordwood at or near the canal this winter, He has also secured a contract from Captain Cas- grain to get out alot of piles for harbor work, and about 500 are already on the bank, and if the weather continues favorable for a month or so longer, this amount will be doubled.” SARNIA. The steamers J.C, Clark and Hiawatha are undergoing some slight repairs to their upper works, previous to being painted over for the coming season’s business. The com- pany ‘have announced their desire to sell one of the steamers,.the building of the Erie and | Huron railway to Dresden and Wallaceburg having somewhat reduced tion business between Sarnia and these points. When that much talked of railway shall have reached Sarnia, as its only suitable Northern terminus, perhaps the steamboat transportation business between these points will be still further reduced. ERIE. Of, the eight seamen volunteering from the United States Steamer Michigan for the Greely expedition three were accepted by the authorities at Washington. Captain Reed, who commands the Michigan,and who volun- teered to take charge of the relief expidition, is rejected on account of his poor sight. He claims to have excellent vision, and demands a further medical examination. KINGSTON. The Board of Examiners are: Captains Harbottle, MeI]wain and Thomas ‘Taylor The following passed successtul examina- tion for Masters: J. H. Scott, M. W. Bailey, Coteau Landing; G. Crawford, Kingston; Frank Clark, Dickenson’s Land- ing; A. H. Malone, Garden Island; Geo. O’Brien, Garden Island; A. H. Miller, Kings- the transporta- ton; KE, Beaupre, Kingston; J. B. Estes, Charlotte; W. A. Comson, Brighton; W. W. Givens, Webster Augustus, Jno, Geoghegan, W. Simmons, W. Dandy, Kingston; C. W. Fennington, Belleville; Jno. Saunders, Kingston; W. C. Rothwell, Kingston, Mates Jno. Henderson, Beauharnots; J. A. McKeever, Prescott; Patrick Feheny, Belle- ville; W. J. Watkins, Belleville; H. Estford, Barriefield; FE. A. Booth, Kingston; C. Lantier, Clayton; N, Henderson, Kingston ; Ephriam Martin, Garden Island. Some of the Kingston mariners have asked if it were legal for American mariners to come to Canada and pass examinations, so that they will be eligible to sail Canadian eraft, The act does not prevent them doing so. We notice that there are a number of Canadian masters of American bottoms. See eee Mayor Farley is making much ado about a small bill sent him by Captain Green- halgh for services rendered the city by the tug Mary Virginia, which acted under his direct orders in breaking the ice as far up the river as possible when the flood threat- ened to sweep the lumber dealers’ property away. It has transpired that the tug was at the time in the employ of the lumber deal- ere; nevertheless if a mayor of acity con- siders itincumbent on him to issue orders in regard to a work being carried on by other parties, and which the city should have tak- en action in before, it is but just that he should pay the bill presented and reimburse the subscribers to the fund. LAKE ERIE BOILER WORKS. “The Lake Erie Boiler Works’’ 244 to 254 Perry: St., Buffalo, were established by Messrs. Hammond and Coon, early in 1882, when they erected a spacious shop, 100x200 feet dimensions, and placed the most im- proved boiler making machinery in it, and forthwith entered into a prosperous business. The equipments consist of the finest and swiftest machinery known to the business, as rolls, planes, sheares, punches, etc., a single’ punching machine having the ca- pacity to punch 22,000 holes in ten hours through the heaviest boiler plate. A planer of 15 feet in length, weighing eight, tons, is eapadle of planing a plate of any width or length, one, indeed, upon which the great fron and steel plates for tanks and-boilers of the-size manufactured by this concern can only be put. into their proper condition for eaulking. The bending rolls which were in- vented by one of the firm and in use only at their works, are greatly improved over other Tolls, being so constructed as to bend plates of ten feet wide and ot any length or thickness. These rolls weigh about nine tons, and are perfect in the execution of their work. In addition to the above machinery, the works contain several small machines for similar purposes, and a full complement of other mechanical apparatus, such as bending rams, horizontal punches, large drilling machines ete. This firm make a specialty of marine work and are at present very busy building several heavy marine boilers and. doing repairs on steamboats. Boilers of every description, such as marine, locomotiye, stationary and portable of all sizes’ are made, and oil and gas tanks of all sizes, from the smallest to the most gigantic, are made to order on short notice. In fact, everything made of heavy plate of sheet iron is manufactured at the Lake Erie Boiler Works, such as oil stills and agitators, smoke stacks, salt pans, gas- ometers, paper mill bleachers and rotaries, ete. With their superior facilities for perfect and rapid execution in the construction of boilers, tanks, ete., in which none but the best qualities of iron and steel! are used, thhy are enabled to furnish estimates which will prove to be advantageous to parties needing such articles, and, it is need- less to say, when completed, whatever they make may be relied: upon to stand the most severe test and give entire satisfaction in every case. Geo. B. Carpenter & Co., Ship Chandlers and Sail Makers. Ship Chandlery Goods of all Descriptions. - MANILA ROPE OF THE VERY BEST MAKE Steel and Iron Wire Rope and all Its Fittings, 202 (0 208 South Water-st, FOR SALE, STEAMBARGE MILWAUKEE. Her length is 135 fect, beam 26 feet, and hold. 10 feet Winches. Boiler 17 feet long, 7 feet diameter; three tlues, two 16-inch and one L7-inch Engine 22x42, Carries 240,000 feet of lumber, Speed, 11 miles light and 9 ]-2 loaded. Insurance valuation, $15,300. 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