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6 -L THE MARINE RECORD. STUDY TI1K SUIWEUT 1'liore Id pniliublyTii) question befoie the , country of u-lileli more Is heard or loss Is un¬ derstood tlinn tlnil relating to shipping. Everybody feels coui|icluiiL (o dlquiisa it, but few ically 4111MI1 tlieh Inquiries fur. kit known Hint our shipping Is departing, which Is felt to he a great loss, |iut iih Ion full Mini complete <llnrim«lon concerning the causes of this, the necessity of replacing our i>lil|>ft;ig nnd the means best iidapled to I hat end, tliuru (■ pu idgii. Geneial know ledge upon the subject is nl ih» must superllcliil kind, Fli'so siaieiiicn|s have been the basis loi ar¬ guments ucmK In tJiciiiselves, and wholly bad owing in their1 loiindiitloi. The iicnial Bltiiation Is mi liiuMy n.'i'll, the meilt-i of the contioveisy so Mule iinijerctooil, that gieat number^ ol people have a vague Idea that this shipping mailer is goviriled hv Inns of ItH own, and that it can he settled iinihedi- ntely anil iili-lrmil by some bolil stroke ol legislation. Cungiess Is the ul/aid and at comuianil, piestii! thu American merchant fleet can lie doubled, trebled. This subject -excites no gieat enthusiasm. It ciealesuo great anxiety. It lias i-imply^bccomo oneol those quesiioiis which a lew persons earn¬ estly i-truly. but which the many willingly leave to time and Congress for Retllemeni. Time Is an 'Indefinite factor and Congress biiB decidedly leit llie case In the hands ol time, It has been us ludill'urcnt 118 the lest of the country. This luippv coulldence in the futiiie might be approved il shipping were nor a necessity so onr permanent pios- pcrity, but us us value is incontestable, as its necessity loi iib^becomes eveiy day moie apparent, It is only mo obvious Hint some¬ thing more lliiiu n blind iclliuicc on the III- turo is needed. . , Tills siihjcul l>»s newi heeli(fail'ly, hon¬ estly and lullj pii'sented |o I lip people. Heie andjlierc, men who legaul tin welfare ol the counliy before theli own, lime endeav¬ ored to glw a Hue outline ol the ijin'slioii." Here and lliare newspapeis ghe holiest statements coiiceiiilug II, and those whouc- Hum; in lice Hade uigi' tii it this que-tlon be settled wllh regiuil onl} to I lie public good. Uiifortuniilel), luraevei, the niattei liui gen¬ erally lieen pliued belnic tile public, in a false light by a class ol men w hose chlel ob¬ ject is ihcli ow ii iiggiandi/cuieiit. It is iep resented Hint unless ceilalu wild and per¬ nicious schemes me suppoited, the ship¬ building iiidustiy, upon which, it is con¬ stantly relleiatecl, is loiever based,any suc¬ cess that we may atttain upon the Bene, will be-irretiieviibly-iiilneii ami with it-will de¬ part the last vi'siage of our shipping. Such statements are sent broadcast throughout thccountiy. specious arguments put toilh to"show how the ruin ol one industry (ship i»R owning) ale seldom, 01 never mentioned Editors who know nothing of the subject and evidently care less to study It, are con tent to accept all tills irashas gospel, lor many an editoreal have we seen that Is simply a rehash ot false statements and bad " iirguiiienis,—Thtrrenders pi these effusions have evidently accepted them literally. Newspapers have discussed the subject as il our shipping were always in Amcilcau wa¬ ters and never had to compete with loielgn- crsju neytral markets. Hosts of people, con¬ tent to aceept atii'li \ lews, and finding Con¬ gress inatlcnthc, ha\e not thought the mat¬ ter woith furlhei Investigation, and the le- sultol this couise has been that there is nothing, concerning which the public aieso ignoiant and so wholly misunderstand, as the condition and wants of our shipping. It Is no time to deplore thU. A thorough knowledge of the lull merits ol iIiIb question by the public generally will do more to bring about a quick settlement ol It than any othei means. The best Work thosu Inter¬ ested in these nialtcis can do Is to spread honest stulciuuntsuf the case thioughout tin; land. Give eveiy mini all the facts and let him study the subject as one In which he is vitally Inteicsted. Let Mm think out ins (rtvTTtheory of relorm and out word lor It, he wIM be ton nil advocating the greatest lib- ertj foi the ship owner. Maiiufiicttucrs In the" haft/ planteiB and shippers South, far- nieiH West, hear of tho panaceas "Free Ships" "Subsidies," •'Protection," but be¬ fore tliey look into those they should know exactly how the shipowner Is situated, what ho has to contend with, where and with whom he has lo compete, before Ihey can honestly decide upon his case. These men liavo not studied the question, their repie- soutatlves in Congiess have not studied It. Tliuylimc, with a contldeilce almost child like, taken as gospel what Interested parties liavo told thoin. Let them in luture ask for facts, full statements, verify these and then give this subject of tho rehabilitation of our shipping, the Hiime thought mid attention that they would were It one in which they were personally Interested and their future weliaie Involved.—.VtinJimo jtcgiater. based upon surveys made by Metileiiitnt liimnpnrto Wyso and, otlieis, Mr. Dingier, the Chief Engineer of tho l'aiutnin Canal Company, litis laid a report before the Superior Works Committee at Paris which dispels nil Illusions on this score. Mr, Dinger proposes that, tho eiinal should terminate tit Panama In "three hi (inches, each furnished with a lock cham¬ ber, capable of eoiitainlnga vessel 180 meteis long, one brunch to bo used by vessels culei- iug the canal, the second tor ships passing out into the ocean, and the third to bo em¬ ployed when one or fho oilier of the en¬ trances may be tini'or fopnlr."' Mr. llinglcr admits Inbilef, at this late day, that the violation between the sea level at Panama and Colon lenders It Impinotlea- ble lo construct the cnnal on a level Willi either thu Panama or the Colon side He points out that tlio average variation be¬ tween high and low water at Panama is four meters, and that sometimes the differ¬ ence Is no less than six, while on the At¬ lantic side the variation isnotmoie than six- tenths of it metre. Mr, Dingier concedes that the.cnnal would be subnieiged by the tides If It wcro built on a level with low water at Panama, and that a great slope would luive to bo constructed at Immense cost to Colon, while If tho cnnal were to bo cut on the Atlantic level thero would boa powerful, unmanageable current Irom tho Pnclflc side. The slope alone lioin Panama lo Colon, Mr. Dingier says, would cost $9,' 000,000, while the lock ehambeis could be constructed for $2,300,000. He contends that a lock at the Pjtiiaina cud Is needed in any case He submitted'tliese~concluslons to the consulting engineers who form the "Superior Committee," and they unani¬ mously accepted them. Mr. IJ.ilnglcr's plan also contemplates the construction of n port at Paliama, which Is to be a work of ejioi mous ,extent. lie pio poses that* for neail\ thiec miles and a hall the canal shall be aE least 100 meteis or 176 yards wide, that in 6ider that vessels coining )iiu\ going "mny take up tlivlr ^positions on each side ol the canal, and still leave n clear passage In the middle ol at least 100 meters. At the Colon n breakwater is tc be con stiiictcd and the watois from the'livers which would follow into the main canal Is to be taken to the sea in Iresh water canals, while an immense reservoii Is to be built In the upper valley ol the Cliagics In order to aveit the danger ot Hoods during heavy rains ^_M£.-Dlligler's_xcpurLconfIcnis_8trongly- the position which Mi. Francisco de Gnrny, the eminent Mexican engineer held at the Paris Congress, when-In the face of much Imposition he dwelt on the disadvantages ot establishment of a winter port lor the Cann- dliui Pacific nt St. .John's ov Halifax, .mid a delegation from the latter placo will visit Ottawa to urge tho government to Interfere ip their favor, and compel'the Canadian Pa¬ cific to go there Instead of Portland, or to nny United States poit. building) Is Intended are kept In coiistniitt11"-' x ,<•""!"" ro,ut? nml. e" ltMl ,nr furt,,<"' circulation, while the causes lor the declln- •nvesllgalion. it Is to be hoped that Mr. ing condition ol a moie Important one (ship- ^e Lesseps' Impetuosity unil obstinacy will THE PANAMA CANAL. It was generally supposed that tjie Pana¬ ma Ciiniil would he at the sea level, and that the surface would he as unbroken as a river from one ocean to the other. At the Intel- liatlonnl Canal Congress In Paris the impies- slon was given Ihnt the I'uniin.i wnleiway would at least ic-oinlilr ill il at ,mi. /, in U. ing without loi ksm inn ciilici liitcmi|.|l<io->, mid It was iinileirluod that I In-,,pinion was not insult either in absolute failure or in the constiuctloii of n canal which would be too costly to bo of any teal service to cijtn- mcrce. CANADA'S NEW MAItI'S£_LAM^ A MARINE CUKIOSITY. A reporter of llje Stnto«, New Orleans, re- paired to tho levee at the hoad nl Bienville street, by invitation of Captain Sum Moore, the owner ol the little steam launch Harry Chaniion, nweothing with wqndorfitl power. The little vessel is 30 feet long seven feet beam, depth of hold three and a half feet' anil carries an engine ol six horse power and a piopellur wheel of 28 Inches ill diameter, Wlilpli Is dil ven at I he i ate of about 200 rev¬ olutions per nil nlo. The speed of tills little craft is nine miles per hour. In calm water. Captain Moore had his little launch built In Chicago, nnd with it nan tugboat, brought to this city, through the Illinois nnd Michi¬ gan cnnal, from Chicago to La Salic, and thence by the Illinois river to the Mississippi, and from tlieie here, n schooner yacht nnd large sailboat. Ilelng soincwhnt conversfliit with such tilings, the icpprtcr does'not hcsltato to say that the little vessel is a marine, as well as a mechanical curiosity. The reporter was kindly received on board by Cantain Moore, introduced to his wife, and enjoyed n ride from Cnnnl street to Algiers, crossing the river In just eight minutes, from the head of Bienville street to Hie Morgan wharl. C.iptain Mooic has also with him a beau¬ tiful two-masted, scliooner-i Igged yacht, which Is a wonder in showing how nicely mechanics can put things together, nnd how human ingenuity can put cook-houses, pallors, dining rooms and sleeping apart¬ ments, all in such small space, mill yet each sepal iilA^ The yacht Is biyond doubt the finest one that has ovei been seen at our levee, and this leporter would like to go fishing in her. Theie is loom and beiths for sleeping, sill- flcletit to accommodate twelve pel sons, and yet leave space for a little game of "draw," and keep the cooking stove going at the same lime. If any of our enterprising uierchan ts tli'nk ot building a nice yacht, for either travel or pleasure, they aro advised to go tun) sec tho Morning Star, now lying at the levee In Al- •ita"vv:r The new law which went Into ellect oi .lanuaiy 1, leqiiirlng that a candidate for master or mate lor a Canadian vessel must pass through an examination, Is attracting considerable attention among inailne men. After Januaiy 1st no vessel ol over 100 tons buiden will be permitted to clear without earning a i.ei]tilied niasiu, nnd, II ovei HOO tons and carrying lorly pusscugeis, she must have aeerlilied mate also. The law will not nftcct those who weie in command or acting as mates prior to Jiuiu- iiiny 1,188:1, as hi theji case a ceilillcate ot service fiom employers will entitle them (o one from the examiners, provld -d thoy can. pass the color test. Cerliilcates once gianted can be canceled lor iinseamaullke conduct, drunkenness, afloat or ashore, while In the charge ol a vessi I, and other misdemeanors that may be brought beloie the notice of a collcctoi ol customs or minister of marine. A Ice of $8 will be charged candidates tor examination, and $1 loi those showing cor- ti Ilea tea ol seivlce as masters, while mates will be charged $1 and $2 lespeellvoly. Cer¬ liilcates will be granted tor those navigating 'Custom waters below Montreal, those on the great inland hikes, and those mi minor rlveis and lakes. Those wishing to qualify lor anyone or all of these ionics can do so, but when coasting is intended, thoiough knowledge of ail lights, etc., on the load Is rcqiilicd. Ccitlflcatcs will bo gtauled lor steam ves¬ sels, lor sailing vessels, or lor both Feriy- boats under 100 tons burden do not acquire certified musters, no matter what tile pas¬ senger capacity may be. A mute must bo 10 yours of age, and have served two years nt Ben. He will hnvo to puss n very rigid examination as to seaman¬ ship. A muster must be 21 years of ago and have been tlireo years nt sen, one of which ho must have been mute, and he mustkno"' the prin¬ ciple llglits upon the. great inland waters. Ho will be acquired to explain how he would lay out nil anchor hi case of stranding, and ,be aide to rig a lempoiaiy rudder should tho steering apparatiw become disabled. Testimonials ol chniactei and ol sobriety, expeilenee, nullity and good conduct (in hoard ship will h" reipiiied ol all iip|illunil-, mid without piodiicing them no pcisou will be examined. The in.whiiiie jutm Imics ue tuning Hie 1 KEFORT OK THE NEW YORK PILOT-) , COMMISSIONERS. Tho New York Pilot Commissioners on January 2d, completed their annual report to the Legislature, OT 133 licensed pilots thero are 121) in active service, tlireo partially Incapacitated by age and ill health, and one suspended tyr detective vision. Five pilots were drowned on the Columbia, one othei was drowned nt sen, nnd three died on shore lust year. There nre nineteen boms in the service, nnd two weie run (.own by steam- uMps nt beu and wrecked. TinTDy-lirwTJt6- liibltlngthe use of steam pilot-boats hashccii revoked, but the majority of pilots object to them because ol tho increased cost of run¬ ning them. The Commissioners advise the pilots to agree with the shipowners for u i eduction ol pilotage. The number of vessels (piloted in and out TttVT\\RECKED ADRIANNA. ' • Particulars of the sufferings of the crew ol the wrecked schooner Adrlnmiu hnvc boon received. Tho captain mistook tho light ut Blot'k Island (or that of Point Judith. The schooner was driven through tho wntor nt (treat speed, when the ciyof "breakers ahead" wns heard. They were then In the outer edge nl the surf, and the captain hnd but time to call to his men to leap Into tho rigging and get there himself when t|ie ves¬ sel struck, and the waves Immediately broke across hOr, throwing, spray, which frozo wheruver It struck, nearly up to tho ccobs- trces. The crew coiislsled ol iho oaptainf mate, cook, mid one snllor. The vessel stuck at 11 p. m. The captain nnd snllor had ' wnrni clothes, but Hie nunc and cook were thinly chid. The unite jixnbnbly thought it uuncucessary lo lash himself to tho rigging, and becoming chilled lie fell from his position, struck llie Ice-lllled mainsail find was doubtless instantly kllle'd. The. cook was frozen lo death in less than an hour. ■ Several Isiaiuiers saw the wreck about day- brck nnd went nut lo her inn < awl. After lowering the two survivors Into the/boat they secured the bodlciof the mute nnd cook nnd burled them.—yewpurt dispatch la'the Inter Ocean, Mhi mm & go. in. I- Vessel Brokers^ DULUTII, AIJNN. ANF Vessel men SHOULD HAVE OUR MARINE LAW BOOK. Comaiulrfe all rioinla of MARINE LAW «■ do- tenutned'Uf (lie United Mates Courti - 8enmen, —Freighter Towage, CoUlstons, Onmera, Chartcra, Kooiitry, ul|n>enti of New YorT> wub 0,?23, and-the gross aniouii of pilotage received wa's $551,858.21. Thli shows a reduction as compared with 1882, ol 328 vessels nnd $19,700.04 in fees, llie reduc¬ tion being due largely to an increase in llie capacity ol vessels Much valuable service lias been tendered by some ol the pilot bouts In supplying vessels with provisions at sea, Pilot boat No. 20 having succored no less than twelve. Twenty-eight sunken vessels In the bat and rivers have been8ronioved. The street cleaning department has gener¬ ally complied with the law in dumping the street refuse beyond the limits ot the harbor, but the depositing of drcdglngs In the channels has continued. The evil has reached such proportions that with the means at tho disposal of the board. It is im¬ possible to do more than slightly check il. It is recommended that steps bo at once taken to secure vigorous notion by the Fed- erul Government belorc serious damage is done to the channels ol the harboi. The report of the trcasuicr shows that ex¬ cluding the balance on hand on January 1, 1882, of |2,105.80, tho iccoipts wcro $11,- ■1011.111, expenses, (13,004.17; balance on hand, Including securities $23,701.00. Knroljnjeutfl, Gfl'neral Average, Common Cfirrlera, Dutlea of Seamen, Mnstera A Owner*, .11111 of Lading, Wngea, *c. The volurati Ib handsoiuctv liound In stiff Bonn] corers, nail line Kaitllnh ctota binding, iloolif ot tint kind geqorallj cont $11.00. tint we will lend It to bdt address, (KwUisti putd for 11 00, or Willi tlieMAItlNE UECOItO for one yi ur, both, lor only M 00 Address Makinu IUcohd. Cleveland 0. DISEASE CURED -Wttfmntr-MetHctiiey- 1b do miutako nlxiut tills tiplillniice. 11). 1Mb LAlJlbo !"M mno Hack, Weakness Cioss, the agent who represented the in¬ terests of the government In the $5,000,000 supposed to bo in the wreck ol tho British shin IiUBSar nt the bottom'of the East river, and Bean, of New York, who advanced the money to jurry on the search for the treasure, had an Interview, with the Solicitor of the Treasury to-day. Tliov filod nflldavltssetting forth that Thomas, the contractor engaged In the woi k, is not pinst'cntlng it w Ith proper energy, thus neglecting the interests of Hie government and Involving (lie promoters ot the euteiprise with heavy and uiinecessai} expenses. The Sollcltoi lold the complain¬ ants he would ask Thomas loi a statement ol his tide ol the (Use, and lav Ihe matter be¬ loie Secielai \ Kiilgei. Solicliiu Raynor be- lieie-diii il.eic I- a piobablllty of the re- iommj ol the lifiisilie. ^ A Valuable Dltcoveryfor tupjili/lnlf Magntlltm to tht Jfti man Sytlein- Alccb icily and Magntlltm utilUed at iietvr btjore for Jlcalmg Ihe Sick. THE MAGNETON APPIANCE CO.'S Magnetic Kidney Belt FOR MEN IS • WARRANTED TO CUREm?:r;.!rdu.S without modU'lnc:—I'ain in tiik hack, im-a, iikadob u»ids, nkkvouh mnnim,I UWIUOO, UKNKKAI debil¬ ity, ItHKUMATlH.M, I'AIunsil, MtUKAIOIA, SCIATICA, Il IS I. A 8Ka OH TIIK KJUNlWa Sl'IVAI. DISK AS KB, TOUl'ID livkk, Gout, Seinlunl HiiiltwioiiH, Impotent)?, Aftthma, Heart 1)1 senile, DyHpepitlii, CotiRtlptw tlon; ErynlpeluH, IiH.ljfoHtlon, Hern.n or Itup- ture, Catarrh, Plies, KpllepHy, Duinli Affile, et«. Wliou uny debility <>f thu GEMi.KATIVJ<: Oik- GANS occui-h, iLoHt Vitality, Luck or Nerve Force unci Vlffor, Wanting: Weakneni., nnd all tliosa Dlt- eimusof a pcntonnl iiiituru, from tfhntovorcanno, the continuous Htroaiii of Mogmjiiam permeiiiliiK ihrougt tho |>m ta. must rwitoru tlitiiu to u healthy adiun I here '--------<i-'.- > - -• ■ linnet). ' >tm are nillltited with ___________________ nine Hack, Weakneii of thoHplne, FuJliiiKofthe Womb, Ijeuvori-hten, Chronic I nil am mat Inn and Ulceration of th« Womb, Incidental Hemorrhuge or Flooding, Fainful, SuppruMHed and IrroK»lar Men«txua- tlon, IlnrrenneHfi, and Clianjro <>f lilfe, thin It the Uont Appllauue mid Ouramti A^ent known. lor all fornix of Female PI 111c ill lien It In uiisur- piiwieU by anything uetoro lnvuiitt»lp both im h curtttire ii^tnit and linn touicuof powuruud vftulizutlon, 1'rico of elthor Belt with Magnetic IiihoIph, SiO, writ by t'xpresB 0. 0 I>, nnd examination allowed, or by mnll on receipt of price. In ordering send incitHuruol walat, und flixo of mIioo, ItuniitUintc rnn bo made in cum-Mit), m'ut In Itttor ut our rink IhelVhKiiolmi Gnrinonln nrouilantcd to all tigea, ar« worn ovor tho under iluihlnir, not next to the body like the many Galvanic ami K lee trio llninbugt advertiietl io extcnalvely, uml nhotild be taken off at ulgbt. They hold their POWER FOHEV^R, ud art worn at all leaaonH of the year 4«nd Htnnlp for the "New Departure in Medical treat- moot Without Mad loi ne," wllh thousandu of teati* moiilaliL THE MAGNETON AI'I'IJANCE CO,, »18 Htnte H tree I, Chleairo, I1L Notk —Send oau dollar In potttugu stamps or ourren* cy, In letter at our rink, with tdfco of shoe umially worn, and try out JMugnctiu Inttoltia, mid Ik) convinced of the iH>wur, nwlding In our other Magntiilo Applluuouj) rorilllvL-lj no cold feu l vthuii they are worn, or money rufundtd_______________________________________ I CURE FITS! 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