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THE MARINE RECORD. "■'4 placed undrr his Jurisdiction, and compelled to1>sBS the same examination ns government engineers, Tho thanks of the" convention wore tendered to General Durnont, ihe super- vlih'g Inspector, for preventing the change. LOCAL INSPECTORS' REPORT. The following Is tho local Inspector's an¬ nual tubular statement ol occurrences relat¬ ing to steam vessels In the Cleveland district during tho your, ending Decomher .'tl, 1883. >ubje6t that Congress had tinder considera¬ tion In directing, by the act of August 22 1882, a survey for n cannl from a point on the Illinois river, nt or near the town of Hennepin by the-most prnctlcahlo routo to the Mississippi river nt or nbnva tho city of Rock Island, the canal to be not loss than seventy feet wldo nt the wntcr lino nnd-nnt Icsb' than sovon feet Ih depth of water, with ticapaoliy for vessels of at least 280 tons; and also the survey of-the Illlnoli and Michi¬ gan Omul, and the cost ol enlarging It to tho dimensions proposed by the canal bo Klisl qiiarior Gross Net. No. of iteimcri! to which certificates ot Inspection haio beon gTiotod..................................- Amount of tonnage of steamers Inspected .... | No. of boilers Inspected.—,........... No, of bollora found dofootlvo............. ... No. of bollors that have g.Torr way under hydroitatlo Snsaure..............--. •"•;—.•■•.......' , of bollera condoiunod from farther u».;—.--—- No, of appoals taken from the doclshma of the local boards,.....—.—.—— ....-..*...---...........—- No. of mastora that luvo reeolvod orjghial llconse alnco U t annuallaoport................................ No. of pllnta that hare recalled original llccnso..,. No. -of all ititmt hn« received renewal of llconio. No. of ongloeera.a,r4 assistants that have received orlg- No. of snglno'ersand'smlsuinta'that iimoreceive.! ro- nowalof llconao............................ No. of icoldenU by flro......................i. No, of itenmors wrecked or foundered....... No, of passengers carrlod by steamers......... No. of stoamere gone out of senlee.......... Tonnage gone out of Bervlco................... No. of itoamorsuddedtothoBerTlce.......... Tonnago added to the sorvlco. ..i—,,..........{ Not. Amount of property iloltrovod by lire................. Amount of property lost by wrtclt or fopnilUr......— (Gross tNot.. tioiond qua tor Third quarter lilt 42,011.00 3.I.OSU.70 130 6 1 _9.730 2 13.40 .......ii 824.(14 190.70 84,160 37 11,640.10 8,745.3(1 43 S 00,78.1 I 311.23 2511.46 i or. 21 m 20 83 600 810,000 lourth qiurior 4 2,7(10 80 2,404 D7 S 111 13 10 . 2 " 10 " 1,1,2(13 Total. 167 60,3311.70 46.100.10 178 10 3 1 118 72 167 1) SO 266 1 1 -1 0.7H1 3 324.72 251.4.1 Id 410.21 2.W 00 •83,600 820,180 Tho tonnage Inspected is classified as fol¬ lows : Fassenger .,„ Feny............ Ckoal ........ Pile driver. . Towing........ Yacht........... Freight....... r.x Total. PLEASURE YACHTS. A very pleasant little parly mej, on board tho elegant schooner yacht, Morning Star, which Is lying just below ValleltB drydock. Algiers, yesterday afternoon. The Morning Star has a cupnclty of 20 tons, now measure¬ ment, Is 55 tect )ong, 14 feet beam, and 0% feot In depth. She Is now owned by Cap¬ tain Samuel Moore, of Chicago, who towed her to this city from the former place, ar¬ riving about two weeks since. The captain Is accompanied by his wife und charming little daughter. The Morning Star was built six years ago -Irrehipngtrtor-the-Western Seamen's socletvy of Pittsburg, Pa, and consequently, is well adapted to and fitted'for the accommodation of largo parties. Tho decks are roomy nrtd the cabin snug. There are nine excellent' hprrha inyl nvery Imaginable modern con venlence. In short the Morning Star Is just such a pleasure yacht us would suit a party of travelers who possess time and money with a desire to visit tlio various countries of the world. Sho Is entirely sea-worthy. Her original cost was $5,000. After Inspecting the yactli and enjoying the hospitality of the captain, tho party boarded his fine and substantial 6tcamyaclit launch Harry Chuiinon, and were convoyed over the river in a most pleasant manner. The Harry Chaiinon is just such a craft ns is needed hero for service on the river or luko. Her machinery was made by Messers. War¬ ren Springer, Chicago and her boiler by Singer, Nhnlck &, Co., Pittsburg, Prt., of homogeneous cast steel, and It Is of 00,000 pounds tensile strength. Captain Moore, will dlsposo of his Ycesels If ho receives favorable offers. , THE HENNEPIN CANAL. tween Hennepin and tho Mississippi river. The surveys prdered In the above act have been completed, and tho report upon them included In the last annual report bf the Secretary of War, and a.copy Is. heiowlt.li submitted. It appears from.these papers that the esti¬ mated yield'of corn, wheat, and oates for 1882 in the Slates of Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, nnd Nebraska was more than 1,000,000,000 bushel*. It is claimed that if the cheap-water transporta¬ tion route Which U now con inuoiis trout -the Atlantic ocean to Chicago Is extended to tlio Upper Mississippi by such a canal, a great benefit In the reduction of freight charges will result to tho people of the Upper Mississippi Valley, whose productions I liavo only par'ly noted, not only upon their own -shipments, but upon tho articles of com¬ merce used by them, which aro now taken from the Eastern Stntes by water only as far as Chicago'. As a mutter ot great Interest, especially to tho citizens of thut part of the county, I coinniend'the general subject to your consld erntlon. , [Signed] Ciikstkh A. Ainiiun. —Exocutlve-ManslonrJ«nuary-8rI884T—r IRON MARKET REPORT. Clkvkland, January 0. The only fCiltnre of tho market worthy ol notp In an liuM-flnaed inquiry for future do ia 00025 00 .'3 ll(l(i$25 00 21 Mdi'M HO 23 00(,(ir. 00 36 «)(..:)? w .'s (i0(ia i.) oo llvcryo iiisulilngTTiowovcr, in no important transactions as yet; otherwise tho market Is exceedingly dull. Wo quote CHARCOAL elO lllO.N. No. 1 I ake Superior charcoal ....... No. 2 Luko Superior charcoal Nob. 8 and 4 Lake Hupurloi Nos, 5 anil 0 Lul.u Superior , Nos. 1, 2, 8, 4, A, Srllsbury ............. Southern Cur wlioel........ Reported by K L. Harper A Co, t liicuuwtt There Is a decided better feeling both as regards.demand and prices. All quartets reporting better demand for both pig and inanufactiirei' lion. Many large buyers are In the market and are havingsomo difficulty in obtaining what ilioy require. Furnace- men have come to tho conclusion that they must take a stand, and have therefore de¬ clined several large oiders that have been offered at prices that haye bono current for the past limn th. We quote as prices current. ' FOUNDRY. Hanging Rock Charcoal No. 1 ...............J22 60 to R3 80 The President sent to Congress Tuesday a I "^Si («,?£.!......'... .. I §o '•'■ '| §o special message in respect to the construc¬ tion of tho Hcnneplri" Canal. Accompany¬ ing the message arc corlios of the act of the General Assoi bly of Illinois ceding to Ihe Uuhed States the Illinois and Michigan Canal, a record of tho Slate olllclal vote _upon tho proposition to ccdo the canal at the State election succeeding the act of cession, and the letter of the chief engineers tram.mittl.itg to the Secretary ol War the re¬ port of the surveys'for the proposed Henr.o- pin Canal. In his message the President says: I submit the communication oftlie Gov¬ ernor of the State of Illinois with a copy of the act of tlio General As-emoiy of tho Stale tendering to tin. United Slutct. the cession of the Illinois and Michigan Canal upon the condition that it be enlarged and maintained as a national water way tor com¬ mercial purposes. •Tho proposed cession is the clement of a No. 2.......... 18 00 " lo 00 American Scotch, No l...„....................18 00 to. 10 00 OUKY *OHUK. Nculrnl Coke ......... . 810 7510 817 25 Gild Short . . Ill Jl " 10 75 UAUM1IKKL AMI. MAI t.iJAIl! K. Hanging Itutk, Mrlilly c.il'l blunt , 8 27 75. " " \.urul blast. ... 24 00 " 24 50 Lake Superior "Vulcan" all grades . .. 24 00 ll 26 00 Southern Cur Wheel, strictly cold blast 20 50 " 27 60 TO VESSEL MASTERS. ' Georgian Bay Is. tho '•Uhtck Hole" of the entire chain ol hikes. It Is a most'stoimy body of water, Is dotted all over with alioul spots und reefs and ledges ol rock, and there ale few lighthouses and fener buoys. There Is a laige liadti between Chicago and ports In Georgian Hay, and the skippers of Chi¬ cago and lilt vessel owners of the lakes are Inierestod'ln any piopoaed Inipiovcmeiit of the navigation of the buy. Collector Spald¬ ing ot Chicago has received Iho tolloniug, which explains itself: RidkauCi.uu, OTIAW.t, Out., Dec. 111.— Dear Sir: As I Intend next slimmer to sur¬ vey that portion of Georgian Bar which In¬ cludes the ciuraiieo from Lako Huron, I should be much obliged to you If you could bo the means of furnishing me with' tho positions of any ihosj spots seen by tho masters of tho many sailing vessels trading tn Georghin Bay li'om Chicago, nnd obllgo Yours faithfully. J. S. Bodlson. Stall Commander, R, U. 'Hie Hon. Jcsie Spaldhig, Collector of Customs, Chicago. Masters of vossols may not' have "6eon' any shoal spots, but largo numbers hnvo (lis- covered whore the shoal spots are, their vob. sela having struck and sunk on them. If theso-niaaiers will communicate with Col- Icc'tor Spalding thoy will confer a fnvor. [Concftirfed from lit page.] E. Cullcn, vice-president; John L. Sargent, recording secretary; John Galway, corre¬ sponding scoroturyj Frank Konyon, finan¬ cial secretary; Robert Stages-treasurer; X, Johnson, chaplain: R. C. Ludlow, conductor; A. Whltmorc, doork'coper; William F. Cul- len and J. II. Rcld, delegatss-to the rational convention, J". Wi H.' SANDUSKY. SpKiat lo tfa Marine Record. The stciMjier Eagle loft Ptit-ln-Bsy Mon¬ day morning for this port. The Ice on the lake is seven Inches thick. She cut through eight miles of it and then one of her steel plates tore off and she hud to run bark. She will try again. - ■ The funeral of Captain George, Hand, of Buffalo, whoso remains were brought hero for Interment, was largely attended. The deceased was formerly n resident of this city and was known along tho entire chain of lakes. MAI1YSVII.LK. Sirctalto the Marine Record l'lopeller J. E. Mills nnd propeller Point Ahiuo are laying up hero to-day on account, of the river being blocked up with Ice. Since my last report they found another Indians, skeleton In the^nivel pit. Tho Pickup tnado herlnst trip Friday. - Captain J. A. Ellcry ol propeller J. E. Mills was elected president of tho Red Ribbon Club last Tuesday evening of which he has ben a member for over tlve years. Wo would like to Bee all captains good tciii- pornnce men, E. CHAltLOnB. . ^ Special to the Marine Record. -*-^ J[eai<filsJiiltLup_fit this, port nro^ rroyclleni—Charlotte, J. W. Wilcox. Stilt wheel ntcanler—City of Rochester. Schooners—Jessie Drummond, E. K, Hart b'teami/acAf—Ethel. Tug—3. H, Barons. E ______________nnnmcmi'imn. ______________ The lollnvvlng Is a complete list of tho ves¬ sels which will wlntei at Ogdensburg. Steamers—Yf. L. Frost, Northerner, Aber- corn, Henry Plum, Stranger, Gurlow. .ScnooncTs—W. H. Rounds, E. R. Williams, Abide L. Andrews, Itnscn, W, I. Preston, Jennie Miilthcws, Ganges, M. P. Beals, Angus Smith, Nettie Ganger. Barges—l|uttle L. Johnson, Black Dia¬ mond, Aigo, Argosy, Kent, Mtny, Lyman Casey,-i.Mulzo, Tusuaroia, Mohawk, Onon- higa, Huron, Michigan, Kile, Hope. Yachts—Lotus, Lancet, Hniry Smith, Raw- son, FJorence. Viii/s—W. L. I'lOctor, Geo I). Seymour, Fan Held Sarah Daly. Captain Alvah Shaver Is honuFVur tho »Inter. Ho laid up his steamei, the Garden City, at Alpena, last week. The Garden City was built at tlio marine railway in tills city for tlio uld N. T. company, in 1874, and lias been commanded by Captain Shaver who took her on her llrst trip till he laid her up last vveck, and all this tlmo she lms traversed Ihe lakes without nccldcnt of tlio slightest chin ncler. For several years past -she kept hei hip ihiougb the.wlulcr months, which kept Shaver on duty ihe year round. But boih will takoarcst tho present winter. For (orty years Captain Slnivor has navlgnted the wateis of the St.Lawrence and tlielnkes, and never met an accident. OKAND IIAVKN. The great storm has abated to' such a legiee that the steamers Wisconsin and Michigan, ol the Giiiiid Tl link Line, have at lived tioni Mllnuukie. The Wisconsin was one sheet ol Ice, and Caut.iln McGregor, cr commander, said that while exposed tin foity.one lionrs in the aviliil galoot wind and snow lie considered ll u question ns to uliothei Ids ship's macbineiy gave out or not. II it did they would nil go to ill hot loin; If It did not'he would bring her safe n> laud. Captain Mi Gregorian through seauinn und n gallant gentleman, nnd do- BorvoS much, credit for his'brave conduct. Doth vessels remain hero until Monday even¬ ing* pout iiuiion. , The Pickup did not make her regular, trip on Friday and the advantages of competition wero Illustrated by the fact that the passen¬ gers on the Conger had to pay 00 cents fare The Conger left A Igonnc on Thursday night, but on account of the Ice In the rivardld not reach this city until Friday mnrtilug. Dr. Puce Is now full owner of tho schoon¬ er L. L. Luu b, It ml Captain .John Buzzard, of the schooner Win. Young.--It Is in this way Hint they hnvo divided their vensolB Interest. The ferry boats .now run to the foot of Butler street. ' POUT AhTHUII. The tug Silver Spray Is laid up for the winter at Silver Islet. Tho crew ot six started for Port'Arthur, thirty miles distant, and were caught in u blinding storm. Five reacbed their desltniillons greatly exhausted by the enld. The sixth, named Porter, from Owens Sound, Out., perished. A relief party discovered tlio body. • THE LIME KILN CROSSIMG. At the Detroit board of trade op Saturday, President Glllett said thnt vessel owners, members of the organization, hud urged him to bring tho matter of the improvement of the Lime Kiln crossing again to tho inten¬ tion of Michigan senators and representa¬ tives, nnd thut he hud caused inquiry to he made as lo tlte opinion of Influential citizens not members ot the association, and finding a gene rid senlliuent in fiivor of a speedy completion of the wink, had prepared a set of^rcsolutloiiB si in t Ini lo those passed on the 0th of January, 1883. He said he had made use ol ihe latest facts ascertainable as argu¬ ments In favor of ihe request made. The re¬ solutions were passed unanimously, and are as follows: Wiii'.itKAS, The Liiite Kiln crossltigJu-the- Detroii river h^tbo^iicwrtmigelwis obstruc¬ tion to navigation In the whole chain of lakeB^--aiid ^-Wi|Mi)tA8. Some 40)000 vessels (estimated toeaiiy 17,872,182 tons of freight, us com- pnred with 3,327,218.tons erosBed ovei iho river by all lallnmds) pusB through Detroit river in u single season, incurring an enor¬ mous logs in revenue from detention, (Iain- age und sinking in crossing this obstruction; and Wiii-UKAfl, The plan for making a straight channel 300 Icet wide, and 20 feet deep, has beonnppi lived by two successive .chiefs of the eiigliiecliig-depaitinciit In cjiutgo uf the work, und the estimates of $227,700 required to complete the woik bus been sliniliiily ap¬ proved by theseofilceis In succession; and WnciiKAH, Said $227,700 lidded to $335,000 already expended, iiuikes a total of only $502,700, or $00:i SIIO less than'the otlglnnl estimate ol $1,100,800 tiained when the first uppiopilulimi was made; and Wui.ui-AS, All the moneys heretofore ex¬ pended (in this woikaieof no benefit until tho woik Is completed, and the crossing Is now in a more- daugeioiis condition than be¬ fore Ihe woik was coinineiieed; and Win in a-, A •generous appropriation to complete the Hoik at once would be a great saviijg hi all the expenses of establishment and oonlingeiieles as lompaied with a small yearly iippropiialhui, Ihcieloic. Jtesiili'ut, I'hal the Detroit hoard of tiade eurneslly request our senators and repre¬ sentatives In congress to use all possible el- I'orlB lot secure such appropriations as the engineers have estimated to be necessary lo complete the woik; and llesohed, That copies of this preamble and resolution he tiansuiittcd to each of oiu sonatois and representatives in congress ami to the various loniineicial orgnnUalloiis at tho lake pons. THE LIFE SAVERS. Lust week a conferoiico of ihe aaptalUs of thelifc saving stations In tlio ninth district was held In Buffalo. Captain Dobbins, supei- lulcndent of the district was present; also Captain J. Blackburn of tills station; Cap¬ tain FUh of Study Creek; Captain Parker of Texas; Captain Clark of Erie; (,'uptiiln Wlllluiiis of Buffalo; Captain Gi F. Babcoek of Pulnsvtllc, Ohio; nnd Captain Clias. C. Goodwin ol Cleveland. Much Interest was manifested In the In- ipccllou ol Supt. Dubbins' lusl new patent sell-bullngsurl boat, Its coiistiuclion and -idiiptnhillly was highly appiowd. Captain Bhickhiiiu bus returned homo loui the convenilou. He lulmnis us ilial this miiiulng he had sent a request to S. I, Kimball, gi.....ml supei luieiideiii at Washing. ton loi one ol these boats foi tills station. It will lie about Iwo leet longer-than the one that ha», been in seivi.'c here— Our,,«. V.m. s. X"