The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

v> 8' THE 'MARINE RECORD. THE WORLD'S INVENTORS, .Awn M* ScUnllJIi American. Uaunlly when a mnn has '.nvont'oil aomo- thlnD^novel nnd useful, and Imb obtnlnod n patent thorofor, ho 1s possessed of a feeling of prtdo that rnUos Mm In tils own etllmii- 1 tlon, nnd frequently In the estimation of oth¬ ers, rather above the average of mortals, fie Imagines, or at least hope;, Hurt lilnlnven tlon will tf*uve to be a lover with which (he world will no clevnted td a lilgher spliere of usefulness nnd hnppliiGts, while at Hie same ttmo and Incident thereto he fondly Urcnms that lie has entered on the high road to fnr- tunCfchd renown, and that ho Is to become a millionaire He looks upon the letters pat¬ ent that display the great American eagle In all of Its gorgeonsness, atid that bear the sig¬ nature ot those high In authority, as a most precious document, thnt Is cither cnrelully laid away among his archl.vea to be handed down topostoilty, to show how great a man and how Inventive a genius he was, or ornately framed an'd displayed in such man¬ ner that all may behold and admire. There la nothing wrong in any of this, but rather much that Is oemtncndnblc. Notable inven¬ tions have marked the march of civilization in all ages ol the world, and the epochs of history arc marked by grent discoveries none the loss Important, In fact discoverers and Inventors Bliould be classed together. A mong the great discoverers of the world /in phys¬ ical geography the dlscoveiy of America by Columbus in 1403; of Florida by (Ponce do Leon, 15124 and of the Mississippi river by Do Soto, in 1541: and in the arts and sci¬ ences, ol the circulation of the blood by Harvey, In 1010; ot milking pictures by the aid of light by Deguerre, In 1838; nnd ot electricity by 'Franklin, 1752, were of the utmost Importauco-tQ mankind, the benetl clal effects of vv hlcli are npparent every day. On the other hand, the world would not have arrived at the high zenith to wbkji it lias attained had it not been tor the hw«n- tlvo geniuses who bestow ei| their wonderful gifts upon it, What would railroading be to-day without such (in appliance for stop¬ ping the motion of the train as the iiir brake patented bj Weailnghouse In 1850, or steel rails, the cheap production of which was In¬ vented by lieijoenier In 1850? The Invention ofbreecll-loadingllrcarinB, by-TliorntauutuU. Hall, in 1811, levolutlonized the methods of moderrt win dire, oven as the Invention ot gunpowder, by Schwartz, In 1820, compelled the abandonment of erosa-bous, spears, ard silt'";", nnd aulistlmled the matchlock and blundeibuiis. The second century of the Christian eia (A. D. 130) witnessed the In¬ vention ol [lie in (liner's compass, without which Columbus would never have been able to llnil Ills vvny tipilnst the wild, west¬ ern oeran, anil without which, without imv essential dllliMcnu from '.lint used bj (lie ancient niivigutois, extended trallle on the ocean would be Mmplj impossible We all appiecintc the \alue ot Whitney's Invention of the cotton gin, in 1704; of the grain bind¬ er by Golden, in 1872; ot fhegialn harvest¬ er, by Ilalues, Iul840;of the knitting ma- inachine bj Lee, i'i 1580, ot the common match by Walker, In 1SJ0.; of the mowing machine by iScott, In 1815; of the machine for making pins by Wilght, in 1821, ot the lumber'pinning machine by lSeiKliiiin, In 1701; of printing bv Gutenberg, 1444, ot tin- type-revolving pi luting press by Hoe, In 1847; of tlui nilety lamp by Davy, In 1815; ofthescrew propelld by Stevens, In 1804; of the sewing machine by Howe, in 1847, of the first sucoesslul steamboat by Fulton, hi 1808; of the 111st successful steam engine by Watt, In 1744.; and ol piac'ljcal telegraphy by Morse, In 1837. The woi Id appreciates all these Inventions nnd thousands of others ol greater or lees usefulness, and fiom which the Inventors ln| iniinv Instances hale obtained both fame nnd great pecuniary icward. And the Held ts a wide one yet, open and free to all, with as large possibilities for the futuro as the past has shown. But there ate thousands of Inveiilois, who iiavo nover realized as much on their Inven¬ tions as their letters patent cost them, mid never will, not always because of luck of In¬ trinsic merit, but that their met lis were not properly made know n to the public. A man who ma) havts a patent for a tiling, no mat¬ ter bow valuable It may be, and does not di¬ rect public attention to It—docs not "push" it—lesembles the man spoken of In the III ble, who wrapped ids talent in a napkin and hid it in the earth it-occurs to us Unit the tnleuts all men possess ton greater or less degiec, piiitlciilarlj ns rejjanls their capaci¬ ty lor business—their adaptability for trans¬ acting the aflidrsof Hie—aie verj much like ' the Inventions ot men. One man may pos¬ sess 111111010111 talent to make him- n success¬ ful merchant„ormiinufaetmer, or mechanic, or artisan, and by "pushing" It ho attains to -Eminence in Ids profession, while another with equal talent, who does not "push" It, lags behind In the nueot lite, and when the end comes la like (he man w ho hid Ills talent In the earth. It Is folly for any man to say lip can i't ver And employment, II ho Is pos¬ sessed of nverage-Intelligence, sufficient ed¬ ucation, good character, and an abundance Df "push." With these niiiillllciitlons en¬ hance can be gained Into almost any office, store, or workshop in the land, but the CURRENT HUMOR. 1'horo was a sad, sad look on her face ns jshesnt-down at tho piano nnd deftly, ovoklng the muslo of Its chords, snng to him; "Doftrut I sm growing old. SUrer threads among tb« gold " . Deeply nlleeted bv tho revelation, ho said to himself: "Is It Indeed so bnd as that?" and, without waiting for tho conclusion of tho song, went out and bought her a bottlo of hair dye. A public school toucher who was a do< voted dlseiplo of Iko Walton recently obtainod leave of absenco to go Into the country. Just prior to his depnrturo ono of tho members of tho Board remarked to him. "It Is not our custom to grant leaves of nbsonco In tho Spring season, but as you seemed desirous of investigating the cdueic tlonnl system in the rural tltstrictt, we con¬ cluded to make aft exception In this case. May I ask you what particular schools It Is your Intention to visit?" "Certainly," said tho teacher. "If you'll promise not to give It nw ay." "A promise," returned the momber. "Frankly, thou, the schools I lntond to visit are chiefly school" of trout." A young lady was caressing a pretty spaniel anil murmuilng: "I do-Tovo a nice dog!" "Ah I" sighed a dandy, standing near, "I would I were a dog." "Never mind," ictorledthe young Inuy, sharply, "you'll grow." "When 1 grow up I'll ben mnn, won't 1?" asked ajlttle boy of Ids mother. "Yes, my son, but If you want to bo a man you must be Industrious at school, and learn how to behave yourself." "Why, mamma, do lnzy boys turn out to be women w hen they grow up?" An exchange remarks that Mrs. Cnnoc, ol Chenylown, Is the mother of nineteen children. What a time she must hnvc paddl¬ ing her own canoe.—[Grit. If she paddled the little canoes, what was the condition ol the. paddle alter the tlrst round. A Cincinnati German In the furniture' trade was accosted the other day by a Nevvl Yorker with, "Well Mr. Sehiiiffit, they say )f»nyhnvo made an assignment?" "Yaw; dot lsh s<>." '(You assigned to your brother, didn't yoir?" Yaw, be vhas my brudder." oh|cgtloiii_ about |.|i this family arrangement?" "Vhell, I donn' know. Vben my bruddci fails ho assigns to me, and vben I falls I assigns to him. Dot makes fair play, eh?Idonn' go much on some man's who goon rack on ills brudder." ll'iiii Stied jYtiod. MARINE LAW. LIBEL FOP. MttAIRS. '< In tho United States Dlstrlot Court, Phil adelphla, Judgo Butlor on June 15th, gave judgment In favor of A. 8. Simpson, & Bro,, shipwrights, in their libel against tho Amor- lean bark Nicola, formerly hailing from Pembroke, Maine, but now registered in Philadelphia. • ' • The ow ner and master of tho vessel Is cap' tain-Thomas Brovvr. Ho bought the vossol In Philadelphia on March 8, 1883. Prior to this date, In anticipation of buying tho ves¬ sel, he had sceti Simpson & Bro,, and con¬ tracted with them for hauling the bark out on their dock nnd making certain repairs. Brown brought the vessel to the drydock on or about March the 5th, the repairs began at once and the work ceased on or nbout the 10th, When the vessel loft the dock to loud under n charter for Cadiz, Spain. The bill of repairs amounted to $1,884.87 which It waB testllled represented the fair market value for tho work done. Thero was, tho llbcl- Innts said, no objection made by Brown to the clmnicter ol the work; that the correct nessol the bill was'piactlcally admitted; but that he was without funds nnd wanted credit, which they were unwilling to-give. They then libeled the vessel on March 22d, while alio was loading at Reed street wliaif. It will be noticed that the contract for re¬ pairs was made before Biown nctunlly be¬ came the owner of the vessel. 1'hedefence was that Captain Brown Is a citizen of Philadelphia, that the bill of sale was recorded and title papers were placed for registry In the custom bmiso on March the 6th ci Gth; thnt therefore the Nicola wns a domestic vessel, and. that the work havlgg bcert done personally for the captain the suit should have been brought against him per¬ sonally, and a suit in tern was Illegal. Apait from the fact that the captain dis¬ puted the amount of the bill, saying that the woik was worth only nbout between twelve and thirteen hunched dollars, another con¬ struction was put forth, that under the act of Juno 13,1838, tho lien of the llbcllants una divested,became the lllitl wns not tiled until six days after tho baik left their dock. That act says that the lien continues only up to tho time a "vessel shall proceed on her voyngo next alter tho work was done," and vessel ..wishing" "lust be done, even as tho owner V,v viilll.' patent must "push" It befoie he can I'OP6 w renlUo ,my pr0,lt tllorcfr0"1. PICKING I'P DEEP SEA CABLES. The laving ol telegraph cables Is now so common that the descilptlnn of the mn- elilncrj for plcjilng up a broken ono will bo read with interest. It consists of a rope ifbout an Inch and a quarter in diameter, made from the strongest hemp, with inter¬ woven wires ot flue steel. The grapnel at tho end Is merely a solid shaft of Iron some (wo feet long, and weighing about 1U0 pounds, and prolonged Into six blunt hooks, which much resemble tho partly closed fingers of tlie human hand. In picking up the cable In deep water the Minlii, after relieldiig'thc waters near the break, lets out her ropo nnd grapnel, then takes a course at right angles to the cable and at some distance from the fincture, so that the broken ends may not slip through tho grapnel. The grapnel rope Is attached to n dynamometer, which exactlv mensnros the strain on the rope, and shows unerringly when the cnbie has been cnu»lif. If tho grapnel fouls a rock tho strain rises very suddenly to a high point; but tho exiit weight of the cable be¬ ing known, the dynamometer signals by the steady rate of Increasing its bold on the cnblo far below. Tho ease and certainty with which enbles are picked up in these days Is amazing. A while ago ono of the lines of Hie Anglo-American Company was caught without trouble at a depth of two and a quarter miles near the middle of the Atlantic. Captain Trntt, of the Mlnla, who has won- great fame for his skill anil In- eohiilty in cnblo matters,but icceuth phked up tho French cable 180 miles oil St. 1'lcrre, and In four hours from the time the grapnel was let go had the cable spliced and in -working condition The splicing Is a woik ol great delicacy and skill, and when nccnin- pllshed by trained lingers the spliced part can scarcely bo distinguished from the main cord —Aqcnf Shel. AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS Tho Manchester correspondent of Iron says thnt American Ironmasters are push¬ ing their wny Into a market from which their British competitors nro shut out through political Cannes. The treaty now Under consideration by the Amerlcnn Senate, under which all articles used In railroads will be admitted Into Mexico from the United States, free, will exclude rallmakers lu this country. Natural!), this Is distaste¬ ful to the latter, and the British foreign office has directed its Consul to tpake returns respecting the trade between England and Mexico. Thero has not been for many years any diplomatic Intercourse between the British nnd Mexican governments,and until this Is resumed, theiuls very little likelihood lli.it tlui lattor will be prepared to enter Into any commercial troatj with the toiiner. started to go to Iter loading fertlnrur-hnd entered upon hoi voyage. The'answer of Ihe llbollants wob that they did not know Blown, nor where be leslded. The palming out of tho word Pembroke, Me., and substituting Philadelphia while the ship was on the dock was not Important, becauso theie wns no registry .of the vessel In tho custom house In Philadelphia, until after the attachment was laid. But It is im¬ material, the llbcllants claimed, whether the vessel belonged In Pembroke, M<\, or Phila- adelphla, bj tho terms of tho Pennsylvania Act, the llbelltmts have a lien because the work was done on the cieditot the ship and not on Brown's personal credit Judgo Butler In deciding the case said . "I am satisfied Irom the testimony In the ense thnt the libellnnts hieaut iQ credit the vessel solely This Is shown in many ways both by the words ns well as the acts of the respective parlies. As to the other point with respect to the vessel enteilng upon her voyage, I am convinced thnt tho taklug'oi a vessel from the drydock to a wharf In tho same port for the purpose of loading, cannot bo considered In any aspect, as a voyage." Ho therefore decided In favor of "Simpson & Bio., but left thu amount to be ascertained by a commissioner. ancjioiugk IliailTS. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean A case of great Importance lias just been decided by Judge Welker, of the United Slates District Court for the Northern Dis¬ trict of Ohio. It Is that of Win. McGill against the steamship Oscar Townsend and her towbnrge, the Eduaid Kellj, Rhodes & Co., and llanna & Co , Claimants. The decision Is ot ninie than oidluary Interest because It involves a featuie not hitherto passed upon t!y the courts. It appeared on the trial that the schooner Sunrise, owned bj llbellant, proceeding up In tow of a tug, vohiutailly eaiue to anchor ncai the upper end of the Middle Ground, St. Chili ilvei and substantially in the middle ot the chan¬ nel, which It appeared Isthciii about flon or 700 feet In width. She anclioied there at 10 o'clock In the forenoon of October 18, 1881, ami had an opportunity Ihinughout the day nnd that same evening to leave the place and go below the Middle Ground, ol up in'o nainia Bav, ol close in at the diliks at l'oit Hiiion, whcie she could be safe fiom de¬ scending vcsbcIs. Tho Sunrise did neither. The steambarge Oscar Townsend, having tho Kelly in tow, entered the ilver fiom Lake Union about three o'clock In the morning, and took her usual course for the Alexandria House, oi n little below that. Although the lull complement of oflicent and men were oh deck walcrtbrg. for lights, thoy did not dlstovor the llghtlpl the Sun¬ rise at nncliqr until pretty close aboard, within ■ibout 40t) feot of her. She made the anchor light half a point on her starboard bow, and the steambarge starboarded iuune- dlately, and went clear, but lici tow, by the force of the curriltit, which was about Ave miles an liour,swung In just enough to come in .collision with the Sunrise and Indict grent damage loi which ll a llbellant sued. • Great Intorost wns manifested In tho trial) by Vessel nnd stenmbontmen, Tho court decided In favor of tho defend¬ ants, holding tho llbollnnt's vessel In Inult for Improper nnchorago nnd other Incidental fault*, and that tho stonmbargo and hrr tow wero not responsible for -having run hor down, tlioy having shown thnt thoy had I done everything within tho range of cnroftili navigation to nvold tho vessel thus suddenly found Improperly nnohored In tho channel. 'Tho findings ot (ho court nro briefly: That tho Sunrise wns In tho night-tlmo anchored In tho St. Clnlr rlvor, rtnd within tho channel or roadstead usually taken nt thnt point by vessels Coming down the river nt night, Thnt, nlthnilgli anchoring In the- river In tho nlght-tlinq or day-tlmo Is not necessarily Improper or dangerous, nnd al¬ though It may be customary to do so during: stress of weather, yet when no doing In the night, great onto must be used to make am¬ nio room nnd simce In the channel for pass¬ ing vessels, nnd to so locnto tho anchorage ns to nvold possible dnnger. That the Sun- rlso wns'nnohored ntn dangerous place In' the river, at a point wheie there In a strong- current, and whore her lights might easily have bcoh confounded with those on tho Cannda shore beyond her, by porsohs or vessels coming down tho rlvor, and difficult to distinguish from them; thnt the Snnrlso did not have nt the time n suitable and pro¬ per anchor watch to guard her from danger fron passing vessels coming down the river; that she dlu not put up and keep up in good order to the time ot collision suitable nnili propel anchor lights to notify passing ve'sscls of tier locality, so as to avoid collision w Itli. her. That she did not comply with Rule 10, R. S., Section 4,233, which requires that" -ill vessels when at anchor In roadsteads or fnlrways, shall exhibit where It can best bo seen, a white light so constructed as to -how a clem, uniform, and unbroken light, visible- nil around tho horizon. That she did not display, as It wns her -duty, a torch light when tho lights of the Townsend and Kelly vveie first made ns they approached her, to enable them to see her and avoiJ a collision. That Iminedlnlelv before the collision she failed to change her position, as she might, have done bv puling her wheel to staihonid Instead of to port, and thereby cause luj to sw Ing out of tho way of the Towneend mid Kelly. In nil of which respects tho Sninlso llVa^t-lnnlt-nnil-iiogJlgeiU^hnUh^J^iwj^. seiid In coming down tho river occiipleiTtTib-" usual channel or roadstead at tho point where tho Sunrise wns anchored and locat¬ ed ; that it had proper lights and a proper watch at thcli propc r places. The lights of the Siunlse, being so dim nt tho time, were not seen bv the low usend far enough away to have avoided tho collision, although pro. per diligence was used for that purpose. When the lights vveie seen, being close up¬ on tho Sunrise, the master ot the Townsend used propei seainanship In tijlng tojiynlcl the collision, and that, therefore, the Town- send was not guilty ot negligence or care¬ lessness in causing tho injury. The Kelly, being the low, wa6 guilty of no negllgenco, and therefore not liable fpr the Injury to the Sunrise. GEORGIA PINE. Atlanta Constitution: The shipment of Georgia pine to Western nnd Northwestern markets 1< no longei un experiment. Every foot that is sent Into tho mnrkcts of those sections finds ready sale at remunerative prices. The truth is, Georgia pine has t» price and a mm kot of Its own, and denlern aro not slow to take advantage of the fact. It Is gratifying to know Clint our railroads are making every effort to meet tho expecta¬ tions ot tho mlllmon. With this, the foreign demand for Georgia pine remains unabated, and there Is also a lively demand from the Noi th and East. The Secretary ol the Lumbermen's Ex- chai ge of New Orleans wi lies to the Tlmes- Demociat that the use of yellow plno In northern, eastern and western markets la gradually assuming larger proportions nnd gradually becoming ap Important part of tho South Hut the lone of the becreiary's ar¬ ticle leads us to suspect that the recent opening up of the West and Northwest as maikcts loi Georgia .pine, has Interfered not a little with the lumber trade ol tho Southwest. Ho deelaros that cargo jiftei cm go has been shipped tc other maikcts, tho letuius on which bai'elv pafll ljie cost, and ho so)s this state ol nllalrs has been brought nbout by a competition which Injures all Intel ested pel sons. 'Ihe Gcoigla mlllmcn may have Blmllar complaints, but we have not heard of it. 1 hey feem to be exceedingly well sntlstlod with the prospects. It seems that the lum¬ bermen of the South lack organization, and the Secretary of the Now Qx loans Lumber¬ men's Exchange urges upon thorn the ne¬ cessity of some mutual understanding where¬ by the Interest of all may bo advanced. Wo do not know whether (ho mill men of Geor¬ gia h ive an organisation, but they have re¬ cently manifested 11 puipOse to look after thcli common interests. They meet and consult with ench other fully and freely whenever thoro Is n necessity for consulta¬ tion, and thoy have longlsnjoyed the bene¬ fits of the co-operation that must Inevitably result fiom such conferences. The trouble, perhaps, with trado In other sections Is that tho Georgia pine doesn't grow outside of Georgia. "\