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THE MARINE RECORD. i'l $he $larine §ecord, ' _________BBTAIH.1MDBP IN 1MR._________ Entered nccorains to tho lawn o( the United Sutos at tho t'onb Ofneo at Clovolnnil nn second-rliM matter. Publlahod wcoKly Bt No 2 South Wntor ilroot, Cloiolnnu, Ohio, by tho MiME RECORD PRIHTING COMPANY. BRANCH OFFICE, Mi SOUTH WATER STREET, CHICAWO.___________ TKR1SS OF SUBSCRIPTION! Ono your, poatngo p»M Six months, poling* paid Ini-nrlnM) In advance. 82.00 ■ 1.00 AV\ EUTISING RATES. Ton cents per line, nonpnroll nienatircmcnt, or 81 20 per Inch, en h Inaortlon lour wcolia 81 00 with n llhorn (llBcount ou ord< ra nniountlnit hi 811) 00 or over Artlcha letters nnd quorlea on all aubjotta aro solici¬ ted. OWTho I illtor ai\Kuuiei no n.aponaililllt) [or tho opinions of corrLaponthntB Tp Inaitrc notltc inntrllmloM must glvo nnmo and addrcaa and w ritL ou one Hlik of tho paper onlv THE MARIS! It) I.OIW liiw nil Agent In every port on tho Inkm am! lHur* and will consequently cln n lato moro or lea In nil of lliem Ann medium fur fldvortlalng It haa no superior ita It Circulates nniong a claaa of people Unit enn lie ronched In no other wnv.. LDUOMAL VOIES CArTAis Bisiiam, who hits been under the v outlier for Borne time, has concluded to taken trip to Chicago for rest ami 'reuca¬ tion. The eclioonei Ncvndn is chartered to car¬ ry wheat from Chicago to Kingston at se\en cents. '1 hi* is said to be the highest rate reached at this season of the year for some time , 'Jim capacity of Mi Tries' fleet, which loaded In Chicago tho piosent week, is 200,« -O00 bushels The vessels lire the Charles Fo»ter, the Marlon W. Page, Golden Ago and,William EiTWatds. TnE monster ship Golden Ago arrived In Chicago just In time to get tho first cargo of grain at the ndvnncodH-ntc, and she filled up with between ninety and ono hundred thousand bushels of wheat at 3}<i cents. This fact alone shows a vcrv firm market. A San Francisco .Inventor claims to have constituted a life saWng raft capable of accommodating five hundred passengers. It Is 108 feet long and 28 feet wide, whon In¬ flated, yet can bo stowed away unilci tho bulwarks of a vessel, occupying a space onlj three feet wide, three feet high, and twentj -eight feet long. —— The boom in freights still continues, (1 25 having been offered for ore fiom Escanaba to Eric and no vessel to take It, the rlso In grain freights having had the effect nf <lrawlug many vossols out of tho ore carry¬ ing trade, the much-tnlked-of movement of grain from Chicago being tho prime cause, and which has actually begun. There Is iiow-nearly alv milllQji^ujhejB ojLwJieat In the elevators to be sot afloat In addition to largo quantities of other grain '1 he steambarge City of Mt Clemens has been sold to Mr. Matthow Brown, of Port 'Author, to be used In carrying supplies for tho Canada Pacific rallwa} lino. The cou stdoratlon wns (8,000. The City of Mt. Clemens was built nt Mt. Clemens by Cap¬ tain Gilbert Lacroy, and wnB launched May 27th, 1870. She made considerable money for her foimer owner, Mr. Lacroy, and nev¬ er had any mishaps to speak of. Mr. La¬ croy Intends building another stcambargo this winter, which' will probably bo Bomo- what larger than tho City of Mt. Clemens. Captain Cuthueiit, of tho sloopyacht At¬ lanta, not being satisfied with tho race on\ the 4th Instant, when he was beaton by tho Cora and others, challenged tbo Cora to tall again on the 8th lor the Fisher Cup, which was holden by the Cora, and her owner ac¬ cepted tho challenge. The signal gun for tho start was fired at 10 o'clock and tho At¬ lanta passed tho line nt 10-5-5 and tho Cora at 10-0-28. Tho raco was over a triangular course of 12 miles. Tho Atlanta took tho lead and hold It all round, and won by eight minutes after allowing the Cora 4.22 her time allowance for difference In tonnage. ENGLISH SHIPBUILDING. If It Is truo that tho business of shipbuild¬ ing has boon ovordono In England, accord¬ ing to recont atatomonts In tho Coal and Iron Trades Revlow, nn English paper 'that watches tlicfo Interests closely,It Is tlmo fur tho Iron and ooal poople of this country, to begin to look squaroly at tho matter. Tho extent of Its Inlluonco horo must bo estimat¬ ed, and ft should bo admitted lit once that to oaso up gradually to moot a coming emer¬ gency, If ono is coming, Is better than to keep on nt full Spcod ami entile with It. It Is not unlikely that many Interests have sullered severely tluongh Ignmanco bt cnuso and ellcct.-or a stubborn perveiseness which believes tho current can bo turned by run¬ ning counter to It. It seems to us that this state of nllnlis regarding shipbuilding In England concerns coal and iron produccis lira ami shipbuilders afterward, as (lie for¬ mer suflci a direct loss in consumption and flic littler a consequent diminution of ttnde. Lusty™, in England, 004,139 tons of Iron and ii 1 080 tons of steel were used In ship¬ building The quantities have hi en steadily increasing of lute \cms and will be greater tli ri i i c\ci tills J ear. In 1870 the ipiinngc constructed was 031,000, In 1880 the tonungo was 100,221; in 1S81 it was 1,01 f (100, and In 1882 It was 1,242,000, having doubled In Tour jenis No explanation Is necessary to show that a collapse In the shipbuilding industry ol Gicat Britain, aflef such a large and sud¬ den Increase would bo very damaging to the sled and iron mill coal trades. There Is scaicelya doubt that tjio Bililsh maritime Industry has been making progiess too nip idly. American iiullflorouco to the mutter hits pirliups been one stimulating cause. Whatever the causes may have been*the lm- petiiswas «ogicat that as vet thero are no signs of immediate slackening. At tho be¬ ginning of this year there weiefJO vessels building, aggregating 1,201,003 tons, or more than tho total construction of last year. In the face of this, theio aro ominous portents, if tho paper nbovo las quoted correctly, agaltiBt the wUdom of this Immense produc¬ tion. That paper states that "capitalists aro drawing In very materially, and It Is becom¬ ing a difficult matter to Induce them to In¬ vest their money In Bteamcis. The conse¬ quence Ib that many of the shipbuilders havo not been able to book fresh orders for some time past, and a slockcndigof operations Is predicted." In regard to tho wliolo ques¬ tion America Btunds pretty safely aloof as a spectator Fortune lias rather favored iib In the matter of competition on the high seas, und whatever turns up the wiser policy would seom to he to let demand furnish the motive for building rather than tq seek the fott'ilig aid of government In tho attempt to compete with cheap production abroad. SOME OF THE CA USES OF BOILER EXPLOSIONS. A fruitful source of damage and conse¬ quent destruction to boilers, one which has mined thousands, Is the practice of blowing a boiler oil and immediately refilling It with cold water, while the brick-work Is red hot. In this regard Uie_Ago of_Stecl remarks that nothing will tear a boiler to pieces quicker. Boilers have exploded with disastrous effect from this causo after the lire had been drawn Most persons, probably, who are not lumilinr with the mnttor, would be stu- prlsod to know the pertinacity with which cold water will cling to tho lowest point of a boiler under thoso circumstances. Local contraction of great severity Is thus in¬ duced and nothing can withstand Its effects. A few repetitions are generally sufficient to ruin any boiler. But, on the other hand, if care Is taken to koop sufficient water In tho boiler, and see that It Is kopt In motion, circu¬ lating around the boiler, one of tho chief causes ol explosion will be dofcated. Cor- rOBlon on thoouUlde is also ono of tho prin¬ cipal causes of explosions, which la due to tho action of beating gasscs and of the molit masonry. The products of combus¬ tion very frequently contain sulphurlous acid, whloh, In contaot with moisture, is gradually converted into sulphurlo acid, and as such, corrodes the Iron. Tho molsturo of tho brick-work causes direct rusting. Willi regard to Interior corrosion, tho following points aro noted by the Dussoldorf Society for the Supervision of steam boilors: "When an upper and lower boiler Is usod, the feed water Is lot Into tho latter, which tbo flro gasses roach last and, tboro'oro Is not bo hot as tho othor. It Is ofton notlocd that tho plates of tills holler are pock¬ marked with llttlo groovos. When- fresh wator containing air Is warmed, little bub¬ bles of air containing much oxygon form, arid as there Is very llttlo motion In this part of tho holler, they adliorotoany rough spots In tho Iron and aro destructive to It. It Is easy to understand that rough iron is at¬ tacked itnoro rcadlly-thnn smooth, and of courso tho notion Is moro powerful In tho groovos themselves. If stonm bubbles--*** tach themselves to any s| ot whatever (in a steam boiler, whoio tho temperature le not vciy high, from Ub being healed with hot gasses only, rusting will tako place. Horo, again, tno atmospheric air In tho feod wntor would be the destructive agont, and hanoe, wo repeat thcrmportanco of keeping suffi¬ cient water continually circulating around tho boiler. yi In n great number of explosions It Woy- solved that the break oceuis In the surms, where the plates uro riveted. ]X litis beon known lor some tlmo that a steam riveted boiler will stand n presume of 25,(100 pounds to the square Inch, whcicns thoso riveted by hand will stand only 24.000- pounds, due, doubtless to the fact tlint the hammer bents down nlid breaks tho grain of tho Iron all around the head of the rivet Inside and out, giving the bubbles or crystals opportunity to form there, and rust and wenken the shell. The stcnm-rivcilng process causes no such abrasions of tho shell and thcicfore ddps ■rTfe work well, with less danger to llfo and pioperty, especially Is this truo In regard to the mnnncr adopted by tho Globe Iron Works in this city where the platCBare first fitted and then drilled separately, and the burrs dressed off, which permits the stonm riveting to securely fiistcq the seams. KNIGHTS AND BAILORS. S/telal Comijmdmot It Ihe Murine JleetrH DirmoiT, Aug 18,1883. Tho Knights of Labor from Toledo aro paying us a visit mid aro elijoylng thorn- selves hugely at Recreation Park. Tho boys of thoSeamon's Union aro shaking hards with them and wo prestimo will spllco tho "malnbraco" once, If not oftonor, during the day, and wo aro suro It will not bo tho fault of our liberal hearted soamon II tho knights do not long romembor tho day they spont with us. Prosldont Powers, of Chicago, Forbes, of Delist, and many othors of tho Sailors' Union aro present. A grand dis¬ play of fireworks 1b a part of tho programme ahd will tako place- this ovqnlng. Wo aro, I told that Governor J. W. Bcgold and othor | notables will deliver addresses. Nautilus. Tho output of plg-lron, tho Now York Publlo concludes, after a very careful re¬ view of the situation, has not yet reached the point where it Is equal to the reduction in tho demand. The number of furnaces has been reduced, but their production for the first six months of the current vear was 2,352,010 long tons against 2.311,002 tons in the Hi Bt half of 1882. The surprising thing, under theso circumstances, is not that iron has fallen, but that It retnaliiB so steady. This Is unquestionably due to tho enormous amount of house building. BOOK NOTICES. Harper's Mngn7lno for September Is nn exceedingly attractive number varied in its contents, and llchly illustrated. One of the most timely of Its articles Is t!ia( ou "Recent Building In New York"—an intelligent critical cstlmato of th6 "New Departure" In architecture—Illus¬ trated by eighteen characteristic pictures. Frank D. Millet contrlbutes-the first of two articles on Dalccarlla, Sweden, full of quaint description, and beautifully Illustrated frbm drawings by the author, T. De Thulstrup. Mrs. Lucy Lilllo writes, In her most charm¬ ing style, uLlho_ QatsklMs. Her article'Is magnificently Illustrated by Hnrry Fonn. Uudei the title of "Haunts of 'the Swamp Fox,' " P.H. Hay gives some very Interesting Information concerning Francis Marlon, tho Rcvolutidnary hero of South Carolina, witli Illustrations. Pnul Potter, tho old Dut< h mastor, Is tho subject of a brlof paper by E. MaBon, with throe illustrations, in¬ cluding a picture of the famous Bull. Roso Hawthorne Lathrop contributes the first two parts of n strong story, entitled "Prisoners!" Illustrated by A bboy. Tho frontispiece Is an engraving by R. Hoskln from one nf tho drawings by Dore for Poo's "Ravon." Tho fifth part of "A Castle in Spain" Is given, with five illustrations by Abbey. General J. F. B. Marshall tolls tbo story of his part in keeping tho English out of flawnll in 1843, Ex-Mayor Grace contributes a timely Article on "Municipal Government- In the State of New York." The Rev. John B. Thompson traoes,, In a very Interesting pa¬ per, the-origin of tho Rip Vnn Winklo le¬ gend. Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis con¬ tributes an admirable short story, entitled ' A Silhouette." Tho editorial departments aro full of timely and Interesting matter. The Editor's Drawer, conducted by Mr. Charles Dudley Warner, Is especially enter¬ taining. 'y • W ATKINS REGATTA. The, wntei Is rough, the trial hoots, wll not be rowed until late. Courtnoj, Edwnrd and Wallace Rosb, Lee Griffin and Plnlstod aieln tho first heat. Hanlan.Taenien, Shar- low Ten| Eyck and Hojmor aro in tho sec- ' ond heat. The decisive heat bctweon Ilan- lnn and Courtney will not bo rowed till to¬ morrow. Largo crowds wero present. Court¬ ney is the favorite, 15 to 10 for field. AROUND THE LAKES. .CLEVELAND. * Alnige lumber fleet nnived from Sagi¬ naw on the 14th. The liver tug John Martin was In tho Globo drydock lor ropaiis Monday. Tho propeller Vienna Is In tho Globo dry- dock for calking and stern bearings. The name ot Prince Ai thur's Landing has been officially changed to Port Arthur. The steam scow Robert Greonhnlgh has been inspected by the local Inspection board. Tire tug I. N. Masters cleared last night, having In tow the schooners Emma C. Hutchinson and the Genoa. The.tug Champion has gone to the assist¬ ance of tho bargn Wayne, which wont aground on Hassan's Island, St. Clair river, during a fog Saturday, under tho consort of tho D. C. Whitney. The steamship .Edwards and schoonorB Golden Ago and Page curry 102,000 bushels of grain from Chicago to Buflalo. Tho Gold¬ en Age was londed with 01 200 buehelB of wheat, and It is said she could have taken 100,000 bushels ou fifteen tcet draft. A deck hand named Belter on the propel¬ ler Wnllula lell Into the hold'on Tuesday morning at Bullalo and was badly injured about tho head. Wis nose, ono nrm nnd a vyrlst wore broken. Ho Is nbout 22 years of age and wns tnken on nt Cleveland. Freight rates continue firm at the recent advance, nnd the scarcity of vessels at pro«- ont will have n tendoncy to keep them steady tho bnlnncc of tho season. The fol¬ lowing charters havo been made Schooner City of Cleveland, ore, from Escanaba to Cleveland, $1.20; schooner Ahlra Cobb, ore, from Escanaba to Cleveland, f 1.20; schoon¬ er John Schilltz, coal, from Cleveland to Sheboygan, 75o, schooner - Jnniea.C. King, ,__ ore, L.Anso to Erie, $1.40; steambarge An¬ nie Smith, ore from L'Anso toErlo, 1)1 40. « The Bteamyacht Pamelia is on tho way to Buflalo to bo exchanged for tho stenmyncht Ono Hundred. Captain Mark Hopkins Is not satisfied with the Piimillu's time, al¬ though she Is the speediest yacht on the hikes, having u record of 1734 ro"CB Per hour. Tho Ono Hundred is the yacht that overhauled and passed Gould's Atalnnta a short time since, and can make between twenty-two andtwenty-thrco miles per hour. Tho One Hundred and Pamelia were both built at Bristol, Conn., and It seoms that thp builder has discovered tho correct model. Captain Hopkins will pay a difference of * 110,000 in tho trade CnlOAQO. Special It Ike Murine Jttcerd The sohoonor El Tempo went Into tho Chi¬ cago Company's drydock to Btoji a leak. A United States engineer Is to be tent horo for the purposo of selecting a new site for the life-saving station. ' Tho body of a woman found off Grand Haven has been identilled its that of Mrs. Conroy, who w as lost on the scow Sea Bird. J. Woltmnn, captain and cu\ nor of the schooner AutarcB, has laid her up, as ho ^