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rHE MARINE RECORD. HISTORY OF THE GRACE GRUM- |as well as by the frontispiece reproduction MOND. The Grace Grummond went to Agate Bay esterday but she did not return, When the Dove pulled out yesterday afternoon the Grummond was still there and that was the last that has been seen of her by Duluth ople. She no doubt went on to Chicago, Tnasmuch as the steamer Grace Grummond has figured ip marine anuals hereabout with considerable prominence _ revently the public will perhaps be interested ina short sketch of her career. The steamer, originally called the Search, was built at the Philadelphia navy yard in 1856, for the ex- press purpose of exploring and surveying Lake Superiot and parts of Lake Michigan and Huron, She performed this service satisfactorily, was found to be an excellant sea boat and remained: in the government service until the year 1874, when she was laid up at Detroit. The government offered her at this time for $10,000, but could not gell at that figure. In 1875, Stephen Grum- ‘mond, a millionaire of Detroit, bought her tor $4,000, christened her anew after his daughter Grace and ran her for one season out of Chicago as an excursion boat. Shortly atterward, Frank Welcome (now captain of the Siberia) bought the craft for $10,000 and yan her for three years, first in her. old ex- ‘oursion business and later during the three » yeirs he had an interest in her, between ’ Chicago and South Haven, where according to report she lost money. About the time Welcome bought her he sold a half interest to O’Conner and Lawler, of Chicago, there still being a $2,000° mortgage for money due Grummond, O’Conner & Lawler paying * $3,000 for their half, Mr. Welcome was un- able to extricate the boat from her financial difficulty. and so O’Conner & Lawler became sole owners.. Last year these yentlemen are credited with having been as fortunate (?) with her as their. predecessors, and -now at TPuluth is repeated the history of former sensons. Mr., O’Conner’s statement that a mort- gage of $2,000 does not still hold the boat is proved false by the statement of another _ gentlemen who has seen the mortgage and the bond accompanying it, Under its pro- visions the boat-conld have been taken possession of by Stephen Grummond. whilt she was here as she violated one clause in it. namely, that if an indebtedness of $500 was at any time-made against the boat he, Grum- mond, could take immediate possession without any legal proceeding being neces- sary.— Duluth Herald. : LITERARY NOTICES, . The ATLANTIC MonrTHLy for August treats lovers of good magazine literature toa vari- ety of articles, all of which are choice, in cluding “In War Time,’ by S. Weir Mitch- ell; “Carpe Diem,’ by E. R. Sill; “The Twilight of Greek and Roman Sculpture,” by William Shields Liscomb; “The Zig Zag Telegraph,” by Lloyd G. Thompgon; ‘I'he Rose and the Oriole,’’ by Thomas William _ Parsons; ‘A Cook’s ‘Tourist in Spain;’’ “Dinky,” by Mary Beale Brainerd; “Na- thaniel Parker Willis,” by Edward F. Hay- ward; “The Edda among the Algonquin In- dians,”’. by Charles G. Leland; **The Thun- der-Cloud,”’ by James T. McKay; “Bugs and Beasts betore the Law,”? by E. P. Evans “An Old New England Divine,’? by Kate Gannett Wells, and “The Anatomizing of Rll ot Shakespeare,” by Richard Grant V hite. Sr. Nicnoias for August is a protusely illustrated and seasonable midsummer num- ber. It opens with an illustrated article on “Old Shep and the Central Park Sheep.” The frontispiece, by Monks, is also illustra- tive of this paper. Blanche Willis Howard writes a simple add pathetic story of Ger- man child-life, with a happy ending, called “Frieda’s Doves.” ‘The two illustrations by Fr. Lipps, ‘‘The Corner of the Cathedral,” and “The Dormer window,’ are of scenes closely identified with the author’s own life in Germany. Celia.'Thaxter appears in this number in a new role—as the illustrator of Joel Benton’s quaint poem, ‘lhe Curious House.” An interesting and instructive pa- per is that entitled “paper; its Origin and History,” by Chas. E. Bolton, which is ac- curate without being technical, .and is tllus- trated by W. H. Drake. There is a thrilling account of a great fire in Constantinople, and of its inadequate fire departrrent. Louisa M. Alcott contributes a summery “Spin- ning-wheel Story,” called “The Little House in the Garden.” The August Harper’s will be especiall; noteworthy fer its papers on American places—‘*The Gateway of Boston,” in which W. H. Rideing describes and Messrs. Hal- sall and Garrett picture Boston harbor; Salt Lake City, described by Ernest Ingersoll, with fifteen illustrations; and Richfield Springs, a paper with special reference to their medicinal waters, by F. J. Nott, M. D. Mr. Boughton will continue his chatty “Ar- tist Strolls in Holland,” in company with Mr. Abbey. Art will be represented by a Paper on the work of the “Associated Art- ists” by Mrs. Harrison, with charming illus- of Mr, Dewiug’s" rose-painting, “A Pre- lude;” sport, by “Antelope Hunting in Montana,” with tllustrations by Beard and Frost; history, by the first of ‘a series .of brilliantly written and illustrated papers on ‘‘Lhe Great Hall of William Rufus,” by ‘Treadwell Walden, William Black’s and E. P. Roe’s novels will have their usual su- perb fllustrations by Abbey, Gibson and Dielman, and more of the charming land- scape lustrations by Alfred Parsons will accompany a further installment of Mr. Sharp’s poem-pictures, ‘I'ranscripts from Nature.” “There wil) also be stories and oems by Mrs. Macquoid, Mr, Bynner, Lucy Larcom, Mrs. Fields, and others. A paper on “The Building of the Muscle”: will be contributed by Julian Hawthorne. Among Mr. Curtis's topics in the “Easy Chair’ ‘are National Conventions and College Com- mencements. Tue Auausr CentuRY—As usual with the ‘‘Midsummer Holiday Number,” the August Century is uncommonly attractive in pic- tures, fiction, and anecdotal paners. An out. door quality, appropriate to the season, is noticable in John Burronghe’s fresh wood- land and field’ paper, ‘‘A Glance at British Wild Flowers,” which Alfred Parsons, the English artist, has illustrated in a lively decorative style. Of midsummer character, as well, are two brief essays, one “A Summer Holinighv’ meditation by Miss Edith M. Thomas; and the other, an essay by Dr. Edward Eggleston on “Americans at Play,” in spite of a popular prejudice that we are an over-worked, heavy-hearted people. Of the anecdotal papers, W. I’. Stead’s sketch of “Chinese Gordon” fas the flavor of personal acquaintance, Miss Helen Zimmern gives an intimate biographical. sketch ot the Queen of Ronmania. An authentic paper on “General Sam Houston,’’ by Alexander Hynds, fs full of anecdotes of that remarkable back woods- man and pioneer statesman. Other illustrated series on “Recent Architecture in .Ametica and the first pxper of a classical series by William. J. Stillman, “On the Track ot Ulysses,”’ in which he describes his trip by yacht to the supposed places visited by Ulysses during his adventures as described by Homer in the Odyssey. ‘The illustrations were drawn for the magazine by Harry Fenn. Inthe matter of stories, the most inveterate reader of fiction will find an abundance including one of Frank R. Stockton’s humorous tales, the “Remarkable Wreck of the Thomas Hyke;’’ an illustrated humorous story of the Greenwich quarter in New York, entitled “An Effect in Yellow,’ by “Ivory Black,” the author of ‘Rose Madder,” which appeared in the May num. ber; and continuation of Mr. Cable’s ‘*Dr. Sevier,’? which contains stirring scenes of the opening of the war, probably as vivid and effective as anything Mr. Cable has yet written. The serious side of this number includes an important paper by Isaac L. Rice, who lays out ‘Work for a Con- stitutional Convention ;”’ a striking paper by the Rev. Dr. Washington’ Gladden, on ‘Three Dangers” to Society, meaning In- temperance, Divorve, and Business Gam- bling. The latter subject is also discussed in “Topics of the Time.’”? Among the con- tributions to. “Open Letters’ is ‘*Bombard- ment of Alexandria,” by Lieut-Commander Goodrich of the United States Navy. — a - -- A MYSTERY EVOLVED. An article upon the early history of navi- gation in Lake Superior, taken from the Ma- RINE RECORD, of Cleveland, and copied by the News of June 21st, gave rise to a rather odd incident. Among the list of disasters there recorded was the loss of the schooner Merchant in 1847, with several passengers and a large crew. Mr. William Galloway, of this place, in reading over the names of the latter, came across two, James Crumer and James @lark, of Port Sarnia, Ont. The names seemed quite familiar and he recol- lected that in his early boyhood in one of the country villages of Canada two men of those names had very mysteriously disappeared. They had gone away in search of work and had never returned, and what had become of them bad never been learned. One of them left a wife and family.- The former lived single for ten years after, until con- cluding that her husband was dead she had married again, . In asmall country town the memory of such a mysterious disappearance lingers a long time, and even to this date it was a mystery among some of the older folks what had become of these two men. The first intimation of their fate, Mr. Galloway says, Will be received by the marked copy of the News, which he sent to his former resi- dence. In this connection, Captain Spald- ing, superintendent of the canal, gives some interesting reminiscence regarding the loss of the Merchant, upon which these men sailed. It left Sault Ste. Marie early in the summer of 1847 and was caught in a storm and probably foundered with all on board. There was not the least trace ot her to be found afterward, and as to why or where she sunk.is mere conjecture. Some Indians have stated that it was near Miechipicoten Island, and declare that they have seen her form in the bottom on occasions when the | was | water was especially clear. There aboard her at the time of the disaster $600.- 000 in specie, which was being taken up by trations of the needle work designs of Mrs. ! some of the oMeersa of the National Mining Wheeler, Miss Dora Wheeler, and others, Company.—Chippewa County Nes. Patent Fluted Send for catalogue. THE TNA GRATE. G. 0. BARNES, Agt This Improved Shaking. Grate EspeciallyAdapt- ed to Burning Slack. Globe Iron Works, Manufac’s. Gffice and Foundry, corner of Elm and Spruce-sts,, CLEVELAN D, O. ST. MARY’S .OHIO., MONTPELIER, OHIO. SIGNAL LAMPS OAR FACTORIES, 9 —WITH-— } Lens And Perfect Colors. _ GET THE BEST & AVOID COLLISIONS. These Lamps give a more brillant light than any Signal Lamp now in use. They have been adopted by the principal Ocean and Lake Steamers and Vessels, and are for sale in the principal ports on the Atlantic coast and lakes, French Wrought Iron Ranges and B oilers for Steam- ers and Hotels, Manufactured by - Felthousen & Russell, 139 & 141 MAIN ST., BUFFALO N. Y. 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Engine is 14x14, boiler 84 feet long and 4 8-12 in diameter, War- ranted in No. 1 condition and subject to inspection, Price, $3,800. Address MARINE RECORD OFFICE. FOR SALE STEAMBARGE MILWAUKEE. Her length is 135 feet, beam 26 feet, and hold. 10 feet 10inches. Boiler 17 feet long, 7 feet diameter; three flues, two is inch and one 17-inch. Engine wD. Carries 240,000 feet of lumber. Speed, 11 miles light, and 9 1-2 loaded. Insurance valuation, $16,300. Ad- dress MARINE RECORD Office, No. 144 Superior street, Cleveland, O, FOR SALE, Dimensions of hull 65 feet over all, 16 fect beam, 8 made 6 feet draft. The engine, 18x20, is in fir condition, with all new brasses, new rings inc and turns a six-foot wheel, which was new last | The boiler is one year old, is large enough ¢ wood or coal and is allowed 100 &4500, and must be sold inside of 1 Manine Recorn OFFrickr, ason. barn rounds of Steam. 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