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Jj-r 26'L Ctnhrtttit i i VOL. VI. NO. 4. CLEVELAND O. JANUARY 24,1884. W.00 Pn AmruH Sixoia Conn I Cain AROUND THE LAKES. CLEVELAND, Captain Sam Fitraonii of Buttalo- was in the clly yestcfdBy. The schooner G. C. King if being hn- londed at the N. Y. P. & 0. R. R. Company', iron ore dock. Captain George McClnnd wlllV In Clcve land nlxiui the 1st or Febiirnry io Inspect vessels lor Lloyd's register for 1884. Captain C. 6raves hns sold liU one third interest in the aoliooner J. S. Richard*, toG. Berrlmnn ot Erie, for $1,000 cash. T. E. Wilson, nub-marine direr, has pur-' chased the brig Nhigarn, Commodore Perry'a Hag aliip, Blink In Misery Buy In 1814. He will ralee her and tiring her to Cleveland in the spring. W. J. Miller, shipbuilder, la putting n new deck and doing necessary repaira to the schooner Richard Wlnalow, and new floor, celling, and some repaira to tiie steam* barge Cormorant. The Cleveland Transportation Company's ateambargeB Havana. Sparta nnd Vienna are having their engines tnd boilera over¬ hauled and necessary repairs made by tho Globe Iron Works Company. Captain Ales. MoDougall or Ruluth is stopping in the olty for a few days. He In¬ tends to go east next week. He hns a num¬ ber of models at Onptaln Thomas Wilson's office which are attracting much attention, The Ashing tug Hejeuo was the fixit to break open the river on the afternoon >f the 13th Inst., the James Amadlus soon follow. Ing suit. After backing and filling for about three hours both returned to their re¬ spective docks, the Auiudlus starting agitln on Tuesday morjilng. She succeeded fli breaking the /tee sufficiently to take the Baldwin out or-Smlth's drydock and wind her around, puling her in again. The schooner Znck Chandler was sold on Wednesday by 11. S. Johnson to Captain Carlton Graves, who purchased nine six¬ teenths and War in r & Becker seven six¬ teenths, the consideration being $12,000, the purchasers _to ifave the benefit or tho Insurance against fire or f 7,000 upon her hull sails and gear, also 'the benefit or the in¬ surance for particular average upon dam¬ ages done to the schooner last fall, which will cost about $3,000. Captain Graves will sail the Zack Chandlei next season. The Chamberllii dock near the foot of Superior street, and which extends 300 feot along'the river front, will be entirely re¬ built at once by C. H. Strong & Son, con¬ tractors and builders, who will also rebuild the freight Iioubb by raising the toof, putting up a new front and putting In now floors. The freight house has a frontage along the ' Chamberlln dock of 205 feet and runs back 80 feet In depth to Klver street, and when rebuilt will be one or the largest and beat freight houses In this olty. Captain Morley has purchased the still water scene on a July night oft Cleveland harbor In pastel with mosaic lights with Cleveland harbor and city lights In the back ground, making It very realistic. This Is the third picture with mosals lights ever mado hero by our celebrated murine artlBt .V. E. Nlckerson. Mr. J H. Smith, superintendent of the Globe Iron Shipyard Is the fortunate owner or the duplicate of the above. The following Is a corruot statement of the work done during the season of 1883 by the vessels comprising the very' tine fleet of the Cleveland Transportation Companv, of which cnmpanv Captain George McKay la the general manager. The steamharge Sparta, Captain W. W. Morse, with her low- Imrges Sumatra, Captain' W. W. Russell, nnd Genoa, Ciidtalu R. Jcffreye, mnde eight round trips, traveled 13,106 miles and car¬ ried 30,170 tons or coal and Iron ore; The steambarge Havana, Captain H. MoEach- renn, with her toubarge Helena. Captain Thomas Armstrong, made eight round trips, tinveletl 14.038 miles and carried 30,820 tons or coal and Iron ore. The steambarge Vien¬ na, Captain B. Jones, with her towbarge Verojia, Captain W. C.Gobdsel), made eight round tiips, traveled 16,281 miles and car¬ ried 35.033 tons or coal nnd Iron ore. The Cleveland Transportation Coin puny, has made the following' appointments for the 8eii8on of 1884: Stcambnrgo Sparta, Captain B. Jones; 6teambiirgo Havana, Captain II. MoEachreali; steambarge Vienna, Captain W. W. Cnmiiiingsrbarge Sumatra, Captain W. W. Russell; barge Genoa, Captain J. W> Nicholson; barge Helena, Captain Thomas Armstrong, barge Verona, Captain W. C. Good sell. 'The marine engineers, who are confined through the season of navigation to the limits of their engine room, believe in taking' full measure or enjoyment during the winter months, and, In keeping with this tradition they last Thursday evening gave their tlilid annual ball at Wnrmingtonl Hall, which for hearty pleasure nnd good-fellowship has not been surpassed by any party or the sea¬ son. The management were tireless in their efforts to see that everyone was fully enter¬ tained. We take pleasure In noting that these gentlemen of the lakes arc quite as skilful in conducting their fair consorts through the Intricate quadrille and the enticing whirl of the waltz as they are In managing the powerful and shapely engines that di ive the freighted hulls over the lakes. About sixty couples sat down to supper, which was served by E Heyse In profusion and elegance, after whluh dancing was con¬ tinued Into the morning hours, under the inspiring music of Blondln's band. Follow¬ ing are the officers, who deserve much credit for tho happy occasion. E. W. Prince, J. T. Mead, Q. Miller, business committee; Wm. Kennedy, John Smith, J. D. Klrby, recep¬ tion committee; M. A. Lloyd, James Chase, John Roach,, supper committee, J.T. Mead sergeant at arms; O N. Steele, John Aiken, floor directors; John Thomson. M. A. Lloyd, Wm. Blitz, P. II. Doyle, floor managers. Chicago. Sfdal It ISt Marlnt Jtoorrf. Tho Goodrich Transportation Company's propeller Dopere, arrived at Chloago on Thursday and other west shore porta with a general cargo. Three vessels, with a capacity of 161,000 bushels, were engaged Thursday for corn at 5c, which lnoludta, storage and freight to Buffalo. The overcrowded condition of the elevators and the growing scarcity of storage rooms Is having a tendency to make Interior parties who have the corn to bring forward re¬ luctant about selling, fearing that it might bo Impossible for them to gist the grain into store* This is particularly appllable to porn. The Chicago elevators are being relieved, charters having beeh made for vessels to load 100,000 bushels of corn. The schooner D. E. Bailey for 45,000 bushels, and the schooner George, lor 60,000 bushels were en¬ gaged on the 10th. Tho freight Including winter storage is 5 cents. Another conference of tug owner? was held on the 17lh, Captain J. A. Crawford presiding, the subject under discussion be¬ ing the use ot hard coal hy the tugs In order to comply with tho city ordinance against the smoke nuisance. Messrs. Crosby and Meeker were piesent to represent the hard- coal dealers. As a rule tho speakers offered objections to hard coal on the tngsp urging tint the cost was much gi eater than that of the Boft coal now used; that Btcnni could not he so quickly raised as with soft cnal,and that the furnaces would have to be recon¬ structed to obtain a sufficient draft, Mr. Dunham, of Dunham'* line of tugs, fnvored hard coal—the iinifnim use ot haul coal by all the tugs—mid said the objections offered were very weak. He said the city water¬ works had tested the hard coal, and found that the Increase In cist over the soft coal was only 13 per ee'nt. Four of the tugs burned hard coal most of last season, with most satisfactory results. He closed-by pre¬ dicting that In time thu/tug owners would be compelled to adopt hard cnal as fuel,* for there was no smoke consuming app'lance smnll enough for praotlcal use on tugs, and popular opinion would riot subtil!: to the smoke nuisance forever. Wl <* agreement on the Issue, the i . Journed. n "i i/ ■ The arguments on the motlc t {, . It limlnnry injunctions in the ca ui liaiih. and Alice Perew against the Chicago and Evanstou Company to restrain the building of a raltroad bridge across the Chicago river north of Klnzie street bildgo were concluded Wednesday before Judge Druihmond in the United States Circuit Court. After the arguments were concluded Judge Drum- mond announced that he would allow the complainants to add to their bill any further avo/ments that they might be able to do showing a special injury done to them by the building of tho pioposed bridge, or lie would examine their bill as It stood so far as tnnt particular was concerned, assuming that a special Injury would be done them. Then bo far as the merits were concerned lie would say that ho should requlro the Chi¬ cago and Evanston Railroad Company to lav ■before the court a plan of the bridge which they proposed to build and designate the place at which they proposed to build It, and In the incantlmo to refrain from any action toward building the bridge. Then the ques¬ tion would arise. First. Whether the rail¬ road company ,had the power to build any bridge, and, second, whether the court would allow them to build thilt bridge at that place. Judge Drummond on Wednesday began the hearing of a motion for preliminary in. Junction in the case of the Goodrich Trans¬ portation Company against the Peshtlgo Company and the City or Chicago. This was a bill filed last summer to restrain the Peshtlgo Company from mooring'their vessels In the slip or the Illinois Central Jtnllroud bridge where they have a dock for their lumber business. The Gopdrich Company complains that by the mooring or the vessels by the Peshtlgo'Company at tholr dock the north passage or the bridge is rendered'Impassible. As the city or Chicago Ims railed In Its duty to prevent the obstruction the Federal Court la asked to declare the obstruction or the north passage a public nuisance and an ob¬ struction to the general navigation or the rl\ in nnil a vlohltlnn of die Ian s or the United Mates, and to peipetually enjoin tho Peshtlgo Company from mooring their vessels In future at their dock In such a manner as to obstruct the north passage of the bridge. Since the filing or the bill the Peshtlgo Com. pany has gone on mooring Its vessels at the dock as before. The complainants therefore applied to Judge Driiimuond yesterday for a preliminary injunction. Mr. William C. Asiy appeared for the Goodrich Company and read a number of aflidavlts of vessel ow ners ami mariners to show that the lumber barges or the Peshtlgo Cnmpanv obstructed the north jinasnge For the defense Mr. 8. C Jndd read affidavits .o show that only some or the large lumber barges obstructed the north passage, and that even then the only vessels obstructed Mere the three side- whetl steamers or the Goodrich Company, Also thai to prevent the mooring of the Peshtlgo Company's barges nt the north passage would render the dock useless. The main question is similar to that which arose in the Escanaba Transportation Company's case in regard to the bridge ordinance, viz: » as to the jurisdiction or the Federal Courts over tho Chicago river, on tho giound that Congress hat legislated with regard to Out fee navigation of the river. Another ques¬ tion Is as to whether, ir the Federal Court ikes jurisdiction, the complainants can w such special damage as to entitle them Injunction. The arguments were con¬ cluded on Friday. As already stated, this was a bill filed t3 restrain the Peshtlgo Com¬ pany rronTobstruollng the north passage or the Illinois Central Railroad bridge by moor¬ ing their barges to their dock, which forms .the north boundary of the passage. The com¬ plainants tiled their bill because the Chicago liver was a navigable stream, on which the government had axpeuded so much money that an obstruction like the present might be considered an interference with a right which had been glvon by Congress. They aUo contended that the ordinance of 1787 In regard to navigable streams flowing Into the St. LawreiiLC was In force in this State, and that the acts of Congress of 1822 and 1827 making the Illinois and Michigan Canal a public highway forever, were vlolntcd by this obstruction at the mouth of the Chicago river, which is the outlet of the canal Judge Drummond declined, as at present advised, to iBsue an Injunction, because It, was so doubtful If the Court had Jurisdiction, be¬ cause Congress liad never legislated as to the Chicago river, and because the Goodrich Transportation Company and the Peshtlgo Company were both^oltlzena of the State of Wisconsin, and not ordillerenl States, while the olty of Chicago was only a nominal de¬ fendant, and the Illinois Central Railroad , Companv, which built the bridge, was not a party at all. Also, as there waB no exigency requiring an Injunction, as navigation would not open for some time. In the meantime, If the plaintiffs chose to go on and prepare their case for a final hearing they might do so when tho question could be decided. It is probable thatnuothor and similar bill will be tiled shortly in the name of Albert K. Goodrich, as a citizen of tho State of Illinois. Dm ItOlT. ipedal to Iht Marine Rerori. Dktiioit, January 22. Captain James F. Snow, of Cheboygan, and Captain John Sweeney, or Vermillion, Ohio, are late marine arrivals at Detroit. •--------------------------—■— i' [ Continual on 4'k fage |.