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,4 THE- MAH1ME RECOPD.- ghe (Marine Mecord. Pulrilnlieil J!»nry Tlmmday nt 144 Superior Htrerrl, [Lender ItiillillnB.] i jl. POMEROY, Editor anil ProDrietor. TKIIMH OF SUIlSCmiTIONl I Ono jrju, poitage j>a|d, , i Six Jfonlhs, |io»t»ne p«lil K.00 .. 1.00 Invariably In advance. Subscriptions will bo continued until ordered stop¬ ped by it written order, or at the publication olTico The MARINE ltrcOKD can bo found for sale by tiro following now a dcolora Ll fcVEl AND, OHIO—O F Bowman, cornor ol Poarl mfd Dltrolt, streeta CHICAGO, ILJ. - losepb Gray, Ko. 0 \\ «t Randolph ■treel BUI FALO, >«' ^ -C llohmor, Michigan strcol bwlnp; Bridge SAItMA, ONT^-D. M. McMunter A Co , WCANAIIA, MICH,—\Mlllum Ui>dluy. MANIhllUMICII-I 1- Somerylllo Arlich a, letter* mid queries on ull suhjectffuro soltcl- Mil ADVERTISING KATES. Ten coma per lino nonpnrell meaauroment, or $1 20 per Inch, wtcli Insertion, lour wools 8-1 00, with a liberal discount on ordera amounting to 540 00 or over All i heels and drafts should be drawn to thoordor of A A I oiuoro) all mil. In 1888 they woie 0 IB hy lakcand | among mnrlno men thata|l uiiltotl In signing I'niinl, 12 by Inko anil mil, tuitl 16 I 'i ho wiilor.ways tiro coiiKliiutly nt it dliantl- Vuntngu, owned and operated by (ho KuV' erntnoiit, as compared with tho railways, np- ernled by prlvuto enterprise. In (net, the ijtlllty of canals Is a question, and It may be Vnfely snld Hint unless they aro of stifflclcn.t itvnllitbllity to bo built by private enterprise they certainly are not profitable enough for the government to take hold of. 1 ntercd at tlie lost Olllceat Cleveland as second- class mull matter JJIUEI AND, 1)1110, TIIUKSDAI.JUM p LAKES AND CANAL,\ In considering the advisability of tho gov¬ ernment taking the construction of ship ca¬ nals in hand, there is little chance for any thing but theorir'iig, for the Erie uuial, which is the only artificial water-nay through which freight carrying Is under piogress to tiny considerable extent, is not a ship csjial, mid therefore furnishes no prac¬ tical comparison. It accommodates only "small boats, and transhipment is a necessity it) carrying u cargo from Chicago to New York by lake and canal. We are confined to theory again, concerning everything re¬ lating to the probable working of the pro- po«cd Hennepin canal, because It cannotbe tolii whether it will be an outlet, like the Kile, tor cargoes that have made the tour of the lakes, or an inlet loj- those that have yet that tour to make If the first, It would give lake Michigan tin outlet to the oceun'bv the way of the Mississippi, If the last, It would swell the commerce of the Erie canal b\ scndli ggiuln the same way it goes now to the ocean, but not In iuciensed quantity. Gi ill) Illicit lead) shipment by lake now, although concerning this there are some strange siutistus, if Ihe figures given by the New Toik Herald can bo trusted. It Is said that in Jri58, twentj.slx years ago, the rela¬ tive tonnage of the Elie canal antrtlietwo Stieat ii link lines '^tho New York Central and Erie lailrdnds) was as folllows ( anal, 1,4'M1,U87 tons, trunk Hues, 1,712,608 tons. At the present tjnio.or In 1888, this vast diver¬ gence Is lound In the figures Canal, .1,587,- 102 tons, trunVttues^-ai.-loa.Ufll) tons. In laeilitles for carrjing the two thoroiighlares may be considered as having advanced in lelutlvc lines. The canal has been stocked with new and larger boats, und eveiy possi¬ ble means adopted to Ineiease their speed and carrying capacity, while, of couise, the railroads have pushed tholi resouices In nu¬ merous ways. Notwithstanding all this, however, the shippers, lor some reason, have been obliged to take the rail. Why It has been so has not been very difficult to tee. A, large share of their grain muBtbe moved at certain times and for particular rcitsoiiB, and when these tilrouniBtanoescombine lliey can not wait for anything. Much of tho time the water-ways aro unavailable, and they can only be taken advantage of during the season. It Is even probable that the canal can not transport but a limited per centage of thenmount that has to be moved, Strong reasons must be given for this disparity, for dining most ot the jeurs It has been grow¬ ing the lake and canal rutes have been much lowei than those by rail. In 188U the mle per bushel between Chicago and New York averaged 13.2 cents by lake and l.~> 7 hy lake and lull, audi!) 7 all rail. In 1881 Heights were 8 0 by lake and eilnal, 10 4 by lake and rail, and 14.4 all rail. . In ls>82 It wus,8 7 by lake iindcauul, 10.1) by lake and tall,and ll.ii THE NEW J'lLOl BULE. "Inspectors arc forbidden tolssuo oilginal licenses to pilots for routes extending be¬ yond tholr official juilsdictlqn, btttshall fin- nish applicants with copies of their applica¬ tion, or other credentials (tho original boing filed In their offices,) which shall be pre¬ sented to the Inspector or Inspectors having oillclul .control over the remainder of the mute, who shall examinee the applicants und, If they shall be found qualified, indoise their olllcial approval on such licenses " The above Is the text ol the now pilot rule recently adopted by the supervising inspec¬ tors, and which applies to every port of the United States, as just decided I)} Sec¬ retin y of tho Treasury Folger, which makes It necessary for every pilot, 'o make applica¬ tion lo and be examined by every supervis¬ ing inspector over the whole of Ills route It is well enough to apply this measure to river pilots whero the shifting bars and TJtNireiits rcndei It necessaty for the pilot to bo_t_horoughly posted as to the nature of these changes, and the above iulo was so construed by a number ot the luspoctois on the lakes, but as we have said, the opinion ot Secretary Folger directs It to be rlgldlj enforced ou the lakeB. The rule however obnoxiouf>, must therefore remain until^he next meeting of the board of supervising inspectors, who, being a very oriallc body have no sped tied time ot sitting, and we may possibly labor under this blessing the enure season. In the meantime it would be wisdom for all captalnB and mates to take the matter vigorously in hand und have their view son the the subject In shapo to present at the next meeting of the board und demand the repeal of the nuisance. Any one can see at u glance the absurdity ol sending a pilot to every district on the lakes to be qualified by eaeh separate Inspector, putting him to a great deal of tiuecessary trouble and expense. The tact that It is a mistake makes the matter more Woithy ot promptiittentlon. THE /tflUCAQO SMOKE OilVI.VANCE it has U(inspired that ll will be very expensive for tugs and propellers to use lini U coal as fuel, as the Intense heat directly under the tiro will soon burn through the shell ol the boiler. It would bo bonelitial to all Loncernod if the great Amerlcau law makuis would devote a little common sense to the results of Its workiug before they Inline* itu oidiliance Tho onforemeut of tills smoke ordlnanec will put \essel ownei* to great expense, without the slightest suspicion ol an> good to resulr/lheiefroin,as the fumes atlsiug from the burning of hard coal will be ton fold inorolnjuilous to heallh than would be volumes of sinnke fioui soil coal. If wo Intend to be a great poit and manufacturing city, priding ourselves on the large amount ot tnunago entcilng and clear¬ ing each yeai, comparing our coastwise business with that of'three or four of tho largest ocean ports together, wily should we cry over a little smoke, a necessity where there Is tire and where business Is bei lug done r Gentlemen of the Chicago Council, marine boilers are not calculated to bum hard coal, neither are they, from the ex- egeneles of the case, adapted to the use of smoke consumers. If you are working In tho Interest of tho smoke consumer man¬ ufacturers, i( you are hand in glove with Uro railroad kings, if you desire to hamper the enormous lake comruerco of youi port in every conceivable way contluue this smoke ordinance In force. After the lapse of tlmo, however, you will come to see that you can¬ not make a smokeless paradise out of a busy and euterpilslug city. a petition to Congtcss to liave It replaced. It would bo a lino thing. If the recommenda¬ tions of the llghthoueo board were Vluly ox- amlned before being finally acted upon hereoftor, especially when they Involve the destruction of a valuable and necessary light on the, hikes. The 'hike Interests are jiot noted for obtuliiljc more fuvois I rum the genoral govominont' 'than 'are really nocossnry. Wo congratulate the people of the Erie, district und the vessel owners around tho lakes for their vigorous move In this matter. , Wk me pleased to call the uUuiilloiiot'oiu renders* to the fact that the House ol ltcpro- seutatlves ou the 28d lust, passed a bill for the leMoiutlon ot the Erie land lighthouse, the sale and demolition of which was nub' llshed In the M iiii.sk Kkcoiui some time ago. I'jie losi ot this light wiib felpso generally The Senate, altor a lull discussion, tin* ngiecd to appropriate $250,000 foi the pur¬ chase of a right of way across tho Territory of Nicaragua for a canal to connect the At-1, lantlc and Pacific oceans. We titiHt tJie<|Y House of Representatives will have sufflclenr^ patriotism to adopt the Senate provision as it Is ubsolutejj necessary that the United States luive an Isthmian water way, and this Is the cheapest, easiest and quickest method of attnlnlngthat result. In the judgment of some pel sons who lia\ o examined the various routes, the Nlcnrngurtn Canul.-Mlll be far cheaper and in some respects more useful than u canal at Dai Ion. It will be wholly the property of the United States, and the question ot International rights need nevei arise in regard to It. The United States senate has the river and harbor bill under consideration and it is thought it may be icported this week. I: Is more than likely that (he members of the committee having It In charge are now im dergoing a thorough system of buttonholing at the hands of the friends of the Hennepin caifal scheme. It would not be an unpre¬ cedented circumstance If the Senate should be.brought to look upon It favorably. Now that the lighthouse board has been Ignored in their action regarding the Erie lighthouso they should endeavor to redeem themselves Irom the onus attaching thereto by making a recommendation which will be beneficial to some, one the establishment of a fog signal at Poverty Island. CHANGE OF LIGHTS. 'Ihe Canadian MlnUtei of murine has Issued a notice of a change In the range lights at Port Dalhousle which will he of service In adjusting enurs opshlns' com¬ passes. It Is as lol'ons "'lllio front posi common to the n. e and s e ranges stands upon the new canal lowing path Tl|e n. e- and s. e. back posts are creeled upon the gravel bunks on tho east shore ofrthe'Pond.' Tho front post common to the ssw. and n. w. ranges stands upon the old canal towing path. The s, w. and n. w. back posts aro oreeted upon the south and west shores of tho 'Pond.' For certainty ol Identification of tho posts application may be made to the Assistant Superintendent of the Cabal, Division No. 1, residing at the poit, With whom also ai e lodged copies of directions for obtaining error, and olhcr necessary |ji lined loi ins " Notice is uli-e given that middle ground buoys have been placed- for the season at Daw - sou Rocks, Georgian Bay. '1 hat at Dawson Rook Is mooted In thu tathotns of water on the northwest cud ol ihe shoal Vessels paus¬ ing southeast oi southwest ol it should give tho buoy a berth of three-quarters of a mile [Detiuil—CmUtnuei from lit Page.] can bo tolerated, but at an hour when a city of thousands ot Inhabitants are quietly at rest, this Infernal sound never falls to arouse all from their quiet slumbers. It Is un¬ called for Irom the fact that at night a re¬ porter takes rocord of ull the stoumors pass-D" lug and the morning papers have those 1^H w ports. Tho total loss on hull and cargo of the propeller California, which stranded on Lake Huron, aggregate $23,000. Frank Klrby, the well-known mnrlue and naval archltoit, Is preparing designs for a fast steamer for tho Detroit and Port Hu- run route, Intouded to average eighteen miles porMioui, It seems somen hat strange this feat has never been accomplished, und now It Is hoped It may prove a success, as it has been ojj the North rivet for tho past twenty years. ' The tug Champion, after releasing the schooner Delaware on Plum Island, was or- dored to go ,to the assistance of the steam, bargo Oscar Townsend, on Gull Island reef, Aocordlng to advices received heio, It will require the sorvlces of live atotiin pumps to float hor. Tho tug Martin S.waln, whloh left hero some days since with sealed orders, Is «t present towing rafts on Lake Suporlqr. Sunday was the hottest day experienced In thU city the past tnojonrs, while the rush on board of excursion steamers was un. precedented. The tug Bob Hackett has gone to Wheat- ly, LukexErle, to release tho schooner Catn. ract, ashore at that pluco. < The schqonor H. Blssell, now at this port litis on board a patent elevator for hoisting out small coal or grain from wrecked vessels. l will be placed on board the wrecking hnouer Johnson for permanent use. The Secretary ol the Tieasnry^as appoint¬ ed William Low Cli Inspector of hulls for the i district ol EvunSVllle. Intl.; Alexander Me. Master, Inspector pf boilers for the district of Buffalo, and Thomas Duly, Inspector of boilers, for the Detroit dlstnct. Tugs passing through the livers with tows of vessels or rafts aie not unfrequently sub ject to annoyances, und sometimes damages, on being passed or meeting some of the big bteumeis and not being allowed the right of way. The tug Oswego I) a case in point According to the ctiptuln's statement, while coming up the livei at the Lime Kilns lie was overtaken by a large piopcller which crowded the tug, causing a slight collision, tlrough which the lattei came off second best. ' J. W. H. GTKV HAVEN The schooner D. b. Austlni light from Milwaukee, went ashoie on North Manltou during the fog on '1 hursdav. The tug Will lams released her without damage. TOUT UUKON. The heavy fog on the 20th can Bed delay and damage in the river. The steumbargc Missouri run high and dry at Murine City, she was bound up, light. ^ The steamburge D. Leuty met w 1th a mis¬ hap by getting the two last barges of her tow aground on the head vt Stag Island Thev aie bound down with lumber for Buf¬ falo. Tho Bchooner H. Blssell run Into the schooner Snowdrop, and broke seven stanchions and twenty feet of her rail. 1 he bteambuige A. A. Turnej, bound up light, ran hard aground Mondny night nt Wnlpool Island. She was released and passed up. The tug Mocking Bird arrived with H. Howard's rait. F8CANAU1. Special lo Ihe Marine Etcord The Levlathun ran Into this port for conl, n Bteam pump and more men. The Oscar Townsend is free of water, apd does not appear to bo seriously damaged. The dl\ct worked on her lor four houi >, and the master thinks one pump would keep her clear of watei. She bus jettisoned about 100 tons of ore, and will jettison a sutllclent amount to flout her fiom the ro%ks,and with four steam pumpi aboard he will try and bilnglierto Escauaba and discharge her caigo, Thcrr^ are twenty leet of water ou the starboard side and lourteen feet on the port. The schooner Delaware, which went ashore on Plumb Island, has been got oil und has arrived safely at Escanahu, and Is not leaklng'much. Cuptuln Hurt gave an excursion out of Escanabn on the Welcome, and sometlilnfi over one hundred dollars in clean cash wis realized from the aftair by tho bout. aloonac. ~\^ Tho tug Jerome was seized here last Fri¬ day. It will be remembered that the Jeromu as tov lug the schooner Vtotor when she was run down by the steaiubarge J. Mace) In 1881. She Is a Canadian tug, and at tin.' trial which resulted from the collision was found to have been in fault. Since that time the has remained In Canadian waters. The chsrgos against her amount to $10,000. BAUOATUOK. Captain Sam Moore Is having built here a handsome now excursion and tug boat, which ho will take to New Orlouus next lull and run about tho Gulf of Mexico. She Is 1° bo 80 foet in length, 11 feet beam, and about I) leet deep. She will bo capable of going through the canal w hen finished. Captahi Moore has made it success of Gull excursion bouts, and Intends to have several in tlu> business next winter. He litis the 111tlo Hurry Chuunon In New Orleans now.