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<«» s & UN8INKABLE SHU'S.. Frimthi'Amerlain Ship.. ! Tho gicut logsol'llfouaiiflcdby foundcrinfr,' i»nd tlio miiny 'vory nnrrow oncnpca l» more ■ tlmn sugnoatlvo . ' Flrat-ulngg stelimors nro RoiiRrnlly divided Into six wnlor-tlKlit compnrtmcntBi; priiotlc- nlly, only two of theso are of nny use, linmo- ly, tho eo'HUIon .bulkhead and tho nllor one, any i\( the others filling would sink tho ulilp. Even If they would not, on« novor linn been .'hoou strong enough to stand the weight of j water with a ship tumbling In n peiuvuy. 'All passonger ships should he unslhkntile. They should have loiujitiidlniil divisions ninnlng die whole length oi the ship, through engine-room and all, and have ntli warttildp bulkheads In sueh small djv'lslpim as wouhl render ihelr sinking. Impossible. Their strength tlioidd fie properly tested. The whole thing Is only a matter of money. An unsin'kablu ship Is entirely foaslble. Slio- . would of course-have twin screws. The,y would bo a great.advuntage, as a total break¬ down would lie nearly Impossible. Light masis euidd be carried, and yards done away ■ with. Experience has shown that in full- powered steamers they .-ire mciro harm than good. A very small sailing vessel hitting an Iron steamer stem on will knock,a hole 111 her. ('iiaipeiltlon is forcing a dangerous econo¬ my in everything at sea, except gilt and show. The rates of passage, money, are so low Unit without large cargoes, with a very few exceptions, it Is impossible for ships to pay TI1K KIJtST IRUX SAll.IN'G SHIP. The Nautical Gazette, New York, says: ' •TlieTillieE. Starbuck, tlie first full rigged iron' sailing ship ev'er built in the Ijilted States, sailed at ;V:UOa. in , from her anchor¬ age oil' Roach's yard, Chester, Pa., for Port-. , land, Oregon. We give as an item lor his¬ tory a list 'of her olllcers: Captain, Wiltlnin A. Rodgers; lirst mate, SI. II. Sullivan; second mate, J. II. Koley; third mate, John Lindsay; steward, Philip Nichols; cook, Joseph Plasket; cabin' boy, D. G. .Carson; carpenter and engineer, David James. The crew, all told, numbers 24 hands. Young. Carson,'the cabin boy, Is a Chester lad. He is lti years old and an orphan, both parents being dead. Uei cargo consists ol 22 loco¬ motives, 1,100 tons railroad Iron, the hull, engine, boilers, etc., for a tidewhecl steam' boat; 40 bales ot waste, ;i lifeboats, one life . raft, (10 tons of car, springs, 00 tons of rail¬ road spikes, 1 turn table, 4 bridge girders, 3 barge loads of ear'wbeels and axles,' IS tons railroad bolts, 20 tons of slovo coal, 80 cords of cord wood used as dunnage, 12,000 feet (if lumber boards, .'l,U00 feet ol hemlock joist. ThoStarhiick, loaded, drew 10 feet 8 Inches forward, anil 2U lect I inches aft, but will lighten about (i Inches when salt water Is reached. She was towed out to se/i bv the Protector. The vessel and cargo is valued at about $!)0t',000. Tlie yacht Tillie accom¬ panied her a short distance down the river. ODD SCliAPS QF .NEWS. The'glorlons Fourth of July draws near. Will tlie deadly toy-pistol come also!* Ucntlenianly road agents have indus¬ triously begun the summer season"li: Mon¬ tana. Fluctuations are effected so easily on our Board of Trade that the deatli of a horse is sulllclciit tp occasion a decline in oats. \] The vbhe perch of the Ohio are noted for the musical sounds they make. The sound is much like that produced by a silk thread jilaccu in a window where the wind blows across it. The Popular Science Monthly prints an article on the "cruise of sea-sickness.1r At tills bcatnn of tlie year, and in view ol the enormous Kurupeau travel, this article Is likely to have a large run. Iftlic gentlemen on the West Sido who claimed that ho had- made-a discovery by which he could disperse clouds at will would only set up In practical business be would become rich bcloro we arc drowned out. Messcre. David S. Jordan and Chae. II. Gilbert have prepared a synopsis of nil knowu North American fishes, Including " both -fresh and salt water species. Their list embraces 1,840 specie's, belonging to 487 gcnor&snl) 130 families. AHhwrar hunting is nil the ragent.Ta- vareBrFln. . Every . night parties may be seen along the shores of the lako trying to "alilno>' the eyes of thu sorbins. A party lost week killed cloven in one night. They are killed for their hides and tcolfi. INTERNATIONAL FOG SIGNALS WANTED. New York Marittmr Regiilcr. ' ■ ' It Is most singular that while many pro- cnnllona lnivo been adopted lor tho protec¬ tion nflllo and property at sea. tho very Im¬ portant matter nf providing against tho risk of collision of vcsnels In a fog by a system ol Digitals ndoqunto to'tho wants of tl|0 vessel n&iicli times seems to.lmvo been neglected. Iii tho days when vessels wero fewer and when tho ocean was not ttrnversed as. much as it Is now, the present mot(ioil of signall¬ ing the approach of a vessel Ina fog by" keep, lug up a contlnnnl blowing of the conven¬ tional fog-horn on the sailing vessel and the hlirdlv more effcctlvo whistle of tho steamer may have answered Its.purpose very well Then the likelihood oT vessels meeting each other on the sea was much less than It Is at the present time. This, as It reduced the probability of .colllsloii, was greatly In the favor of tho vessel. In these times, however, when steamers are so numerous aril when a vessel cannot, cross the ocean without meet¬ ing with vcrvinany others on \\er way over, the present sysiem—if so It can'be callenV- of fog signals Is most Inadequate for Hie pr\ tectlon of vessels In thick njiil foggy weatherN Tho obifctlon to It Is ihat no dellnlteldeit can be formed of the coni>e of an approach, ing vessel either from the nOiuher nr.diira- lion of her signals. Xrilh'.ng Is therefore In¬ dicated but thai.'n vessel Is somewhere 111 tho vicinity of one hearing Hie simials, There Is nothing todenote I he course of either ves¬ sel, alihougli.the'y may he rapidly approach¬ ing each oilier with imminent risk of -collis. Ion. This Is certainly a very primitive wav nf provhfing against great ilaugvi'i* and it is /i reproach to .the intelligence of this age that it lias not hei'ii Improved upon. Ills tiliie that ji better system ol fog signals slioulil.be adopted. A number of schemes with tlds object iii view have been brought forward within recent years. Many of them however, were too complicated lobe of any practical value, w.lillc a few of them proba¬ bly niiglrt', with'some alteration, be made to ijorve the purpose for which they were in¬ tended. They all, however, agree upon the necessity for Indicating the course tlie ves¬ sel was steering. Tod" this cll'ceilvely the sound which convevs the signal should be J full and loud. It should be uttered with great (llstlnct'iess and ilie Interval between each sound and between encli signal should be-most clearly -marked. Many practical shipmasters condemn the systems of this kind thus far Invented and many even hold that anything which departs in the least from the nulbodsof the present system will prove Impracticable., Bet professional and experienced men have from time linmemn rial protested against all Innovation* In their own Hue as being worthless. A better fog signalling system is. wanted and can be made. A simple code by which the approx¬ imate course that a ship is steering might rcn Illy be made known to other vessel?, to¬ gether with a rlgnal Indicating that a vessel Is at anchor would seem to be all that Is necessary to meet this want. There Is no reason why some -such code as Ibis should not be adopted internationally. The neces¬ sity for Biieli action has long existed and there Is no good excuse for it not having \%-, eeived attention before lids;'If Is a precau¬ tion that Is ipiirc as necessary assny. that have been taken for the safety iff vessel property on the sea. Apart fio'in this the lives of the great number ot people who cross the ocean every year are put In more or less Jeopardy by reason of this neglect. There,are Interiiatlnnnl signals for speaking ■vessels. Iiltefnatlonal rules of the road, etc. Why then should there not he a system of International fog slghals? If people In this and other countries who are Interested in vessel property will give this matter their at¬ tention it wi|l.not be found so illfllcult to dis¬ cover some good plan which will insure greater safety In fogs. TUB CAPTAIN'S PUDDING. . The following, story Is told of a captain and his mate: , Whenever there was a plum pudding made by the captain's orders all the plums were put Iplo one end of It, anil that end placed next to'tlic captain, who, alter helping him¬ self, passed It to the male, who never I'ouiid any plums In his part of it. Wvll,-n!ter tills game had been played for some time the mate prevailed on (he steward to place the end which bad no plums In it next to the csptaiti. The captain no sooner saw the pudding than he diseoverd that be Had the wrong end of it. Picking up the dish and turning It In bis band as If merely examin¬ ing the china, he said, ".This dish cost me two shillings lit Liverpool." ami put it down again, as though without design, with the plum end next to hlmsell. "Is It possible," siihl the mate, taking up the dish. "I slionldn'tsiipposc It was worth more than a shilling," and as If in perfect Innocence, he put down the dish with the plum end next to himself. The captnln looked at the mate, the mate looketTnt the captain.' The captain laughed, the mate laughed. "I toll you what, young one," said the captain, "'you've found me out, so we'll Just cut the pudding length-vise this time, and have the tilums fairly distributed hereafter." ~T\ OUR BOTTEN NAVY. Fromlhf ntiltlphto Itrtxrd. Scorotary of tho Navy Ctinndlor hits di¬ rected that a number of vosBoIs.oMiitnloiis navy yards shall bo sold. He singles out nt Leaguo Island tlio. ferry.buat Burlington, u large paddle-wheel all'alr, along with others., Tlila voaaiil was purchased by tho Govw'n> mon? In 1873 for tho purpose of transporting mnlorlal Iron) the old luivy y'nrd to League IshiiuUlt cost fflO.OOO and made about threo trips. Since then If has been tied up at the wharf and not used. The engines are those which were mtcil In'tlio old lorry boat.,Bttrl- Ington, once owned by. the Camden and Amboy Jtnl[rbiid Company.' When the rail¬ road company sold her an Iron hull was built for the Burlington, and new. boilers placed In, her. The boat was purchased from Olalogiio AS W'od, of Camden, upon tho order of the then Secretary -H'oboeon. T'hn th'rco trips made by her cost the Government Just $13,333.02 each.. She wasollered to the department at the rale of (2,000 por month. Another boat to'go is the Supply. She Is baukrlgged, and was purchased for use in carrying camels from loreigu countries to Texas during the war, tlie Government in¬ tending at the time to utilize the' camels hi carrying supplies. When tho experiment was abandoned the Supply .was useiku a storeshlp for the South Pacific fleet. The vessel carried a part of the American exhibit- to the Vienna- Exhibition. She Is a sidling vessel of 547 .tons burden, aud'has not re¬ cently been In commission, •. The single-tin reted monitor Dictator Is also to lie disposed of. It is ol .LfiOil tons, and Is a wooden'iron-clad. The monitor was used for a long time on the North Atlantic station, irnil carried two llfteen-liich smooth- hore gftns. At llie time of the' Virginia troubles she was at Key West, but was brought here for overhauling in anticipation of a war with Spain. At that time the craft was deemed the most serviceable in phc navy. It was necessary to change the crew every year because of the sickness of the men on board her. Tlds was caused by tlielr being compelled to live below lor so lpug a period, ,'l'lie Dietator'jias been at this port for some years. There are also two tugs, tlie Glance and the Sorrel. The former was need for some time as the Chief Engineer's boat in the Norfolk harbor, that official utilizing her to visit the various war ships Tlie Sorrel has no history, and for. a long time has been the home of the Ashes, being half-sunk. At Chester is the, three-lurreted monitor Koanoke, which is also to be sold. She was one ol the old-style sU-nni frigates, but \viib cut down and converted Into a monitor. The Government spent immense sums of mdney upon tills craft—some $2,000,000—but no service of account was obtained from It, She made a cruise in Hampton Roads for a short lime, and, like the Dictator,- was sent here during the Cuban excitement. Since then nothing lias..been done with her. It is said John Koacb lias a heavy claim for wharfage and repairs ngalnst the. craft. • ' OCEAN ET1QUET. Boston Traveller: Eighty thousand Americans annually visit Europe. (If (Ills number 30,000 sail from..tlie port of New York. They spend upon an average .while abroad $2,o00 apiece. "The greater number are ladles, Such is the. statement made by a Broad,way traveling commission firm to a journiilier. "The Importance of these animal pilgriuiages which are Increasing vear by year, has developed a system of ocean cli¬ que! that governs th< conduct of what may he termed the best' elides of "nir.rltlme so¬ ciety" Nowadays tlie captain of a criick ocean sieamer must not only be a first-class sailor, but be must also be a man of Infinite tact and method, with a thorough knowl¬ edge of what "society" requiresatlilsliiinds. To silat the "right of the eap,taiu"-at .table at once accords Jo tlie occupants of'that dis¬ tinguished honor the highest place In rn social scale on hoard ship, and the position li cohipeteil for willi an amount ol anxiety that is Very'amusing. The senior surgeon and bis assistant (when two are carried) act as depAties. and rank socially next in Im¬ portance lo the captain himself. How to accominortatc'lhe^varlous claims for thiscov- eted position Is a matter ot serious moim-iii. ■The personnel ot the pas-eiiger list is closely searched at least foity-clglit hours before the vessel sails. Very olien the purser ii. called Into consultation, anil the dllllculiy is Dually settled by placing a card bearing llie passenger's name iipou hi- or uer plate. From this decision there Is no appeal, it 'frequently happens, however, that one oi more persons, may consider themselves slighted, and where'it Is probable that the Imaginary slight may disturb flic social har¬ mony the captain escapes by taking bis meals In his own room. A rope clamp designed to facilitate splic¬ ing hempen or wire lopes without cutting or otherwise injuring the same,, has been patented by Mr.: Charles Llitletlcld,ol VI- nalhavon, Me. The Invention consists -of two clamp plates connected by links and pins, one of tho pins passing through and working In an Inclined slot formed upon tlie Wck of one of tho jaws or jilates, whereby the device' may be applied to ropes of any kind or s|/,c and may bo readily attached lo or detached tliercfrotu. MECHANICAL INVENTIONS i 'A micromotor guago of improved donntrucs tlon litis booh patented bv Mr.'GoorgaW. Chdrch, of Hoievlllo, N.'J.' Tlio "object ot this Invention Is to provldo a micromotor gniigo In which tho measuring bar may bo. forced against the object to be measured, nl- wnyi with a certain uniform pressure, thoro- by Insuring accuracy of mciisiiromoht with¬ out reference to the force applied. . Mr. Charlos II, Parsons, ot Shank's, O., Is the patentee ol an Improved elliptic spring. TIjIk Invention consists of im Improved con¬ struction of the end'jolnts of elliptic springs, In this improvement tho lower pinto Is made to hold caps to kitop tho platos together, and the tipper ono rests on the coll of tho lower one, so ns to rollevo tlio joint bolt of wonr,- ntid no that the welding of flanges on ono of the plates to support the' pivot bolt Is ayoltl- ed, and the Injury thereby caused to the metal prevented. Mr. J. E. nowkon,.of, Westminster, .Lon¬ don, England, has received-a United S'atos patent for im apparatus for the manufacture of gas. Tlrls luventlou'rcliites to the maim facto re of non-luminous heating gas, iniide by passing "teiim and nlr,-oi steam only, through Incandescent, .carbonaceous - fuel,, The Improvements chiefly relor to appara¬ tus for milking such gas; but tho Inventor clidnisjliat sonic of them may be also iiscful for otli'er purposes. The following conclusion arc credited to Mr. Ahken as't lie result of extensive observa¬ tion and. experiment, Whenever vapor con¬ dense* In the atmosphere, the condensation Is always made on a solid ueuclcs, which Is. lui'iilsh'cd by particles of dust. Without diist there would be neither'mists or clouds, and tlie super-saturated air would transform every object upon the earths surface into a condenser upon which It would deposit its excess water. Whenever tlio breath becomes visible in a cold atmosphere It demonstrates the impure ami dusty condition of the air. Tlie foam of the sea, inet'erie matter,, and fires are fertile sources of the dust i\ud im-' purity. ' ' MOKMON KECftCll'S-' Two of the propagandists recently gave a reporter of the Charlotte Journal an outline of tlielr operations In North Carolina. They arrived In that State some time last Mnrch. There lire seventeon'of these apostles of prostitution at work in North Carolina, and since that tipie thev have been holding meet¬ ings and making Converts-. Tlioy have had considerable sijccess. Tho. propagandists work separately, but meet at stated times' and places to compare notes and map outji new programme. They work quietly and systematically, and their presence Is known only ro those who are willing to attend their meetings. The propagandists nuist.be good talkers and judges of human nature. They begin"by riding about a .neighborhood, stopping at houses and asking for a drink of water or for meals until they know the wo¬ men, and'the weaker of these are selected as victims. They are Informed of meetings to V' be held, and Invited to attend, and at theso \ meetiiigs the prostitution business Is never V disclosed, and the converts rarely know the fate that awaits them until they reach Utah. A dispatch from Kiitlierford, N. C, says: Great Indignation, and talk of lynching were the result of the tlrst public services held at Duncan's creek by the Mormon missionaries who have been "gathering recruits hore for the past two weeks. The four missionaries have been holding prayer meetings mid pre- f nting flattering Inducements lo converts. This evening seven women and three mcii who had professed .tilt! faith wero bapthted In Duncan's creek. Several hundred peo¬ ple, about half being women, gatlieie|l on .the banks to witness the ceremony. Tlie nlaec was lit up'hy pine knots and torches. The converts iiud missionaries arrived 'about ■Welock and went ton small house adjacent, and wliri) night fell the entire party of con¬ verts,'male and female, accompanied by the lour missionaries, left the building, nil of them entirely naked.and divested of every article of clolhlui;. At first as they inarched l'b the water there was a murmur of surprise among thy crowd, soon followed by hisses - but they did not luterlere with the party! The rite was perloruied In the middle of the creek, where life water was scarcely waist deep, two of the missionaries carrying pine knots In their bunds. Alter ihe ceremony a committee of ,'iiizens wailed upon (he J|or¬ molu, and gave ibeiu noih-e io qud t|lc county at once on pain of summary Justice. Several of the women In the party are quite pretty ami have borne good characters. The Mormons are ileuiorall/ed and gave assur¬ ance that I hey would leave to-morrow for ITiah. iltfW /. THOUSANDS DO IT. Men will spend mints of money for to¬ bacco, ruin and last horses, hut It their wives get feeble, need a little toning up ami ask for 25 cents to purchase a bottle of Swnyno's pills, which are entirely vegetable why-s-thpy "luivn't got the chango?' For liver complaint, purifying the blood, sick headache, Jitiindjce, dropsy, conjestivo fevers blllloiisni,'88, constipation, epilepsy, female Irregularities they area never failing ronits dy. Ask your drugglit lor them and taku no other.