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pi ■i v"3>«* £!5S»: h&m. D E V O TfD.,T O -CO MMER CE,'T N GI N E E R I N G AND S C IE N C E VOL. Vt-NO. 8. CLEVELAND O. FEBRUARY 21 1884 SG.OO Pm Akkoii» SlNOll OOPIU 0 OUT! dBDVm TS.E MRES. CLEVELAND. The tug Hdene arrived from Fnlrport on Tuosday night. The tow barge Nellie Mason has been sol J at Bait Saginaw for $24,000 cash. ■ The Standard Oil Company's lighter will go Into Smith's drydoek to-day to hnve a leak stopped. The firm name of the GloTie Iron Works has been changed to the Globe Shipbuilding Company. The case of Humphrey Slsaon and others v>. the tug Fannie Tuthlll Is -etrll under ad vlsement. Palmer & Benhani bought the schooner Queen City from Messrs. Kelderhsuse and Mnytham, for $25,000. The tng A. F. Bush went out Tuesday and brought in her list) nets, which have been under Ice all winter, E. C. Bocor, ol Port Huron, has sold the tug James Reld for (0,000. It will be taken to Lake Superior In the spring. It Is said that the Columbia and Cdmrade have been chartered for six trips, ore Esoanaba to Cleveland, at $1.10. Tbe Northern Transportation Company sold the Bteambargo Tocumseh to MuArthur Bros., ol East Saginaw. Oonsldoiiition, $35, 000. Palmer cfc Benhain have Bold the schooner C, P. Mlnch _l_or J. C. Gilchrist to Captain Hlplilcko of Chicago. Consldeiatlon $12,- 000. Uaptiiln Dahlke has taken a now departure and Is well nuclei way with an Al boot and shoo store at 207 Pearl Blicet. He Intends bulling next season, however. Two of A Bradley's boats, ilm Carr and Wagstafl, broke loose during the gale on Tuesday night In the old river lied, tearing out the piles to which they were tied. Tliu Sophia Minch, which has been In Globe drydoek just two months, being ovei- hauled and put In condition after her ex¬ perience ashore oft the. railroad dock last fall, vlll vacnte the drydoek this evening. The J. S. Fay will take her plneo In the dock to receive a now ahult, Bternplpe and be ie- fastened and calked. She will also have lior engine compounded by tliu Glftte Iron Works. The following cull has been Issued by President Russell, of the National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, head¬ quarters nt Pittsburg: ,To the Members of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association: Brothers' Among the aulloiors fiom tho high water in the Ohio are many inai Ine en¬ gineers and members nf the Mai hie Engl , neeiB' Beneficial Association; and while we may not bn able to discover them Individu¬ ally, your aid can be received If forwarded to the managerf of the relief fund. There¬ fore it Is my request and .desire that the various, 'associations, either collectively or Individually, contribute as liberally an possible towards relieving their distressed brethren residing in the Hooded districts, [Signed] A. E. Rusbkll, President. In connection with ihe paragraph pub llshed last week In regard to the tying up of the tug American Eagle, we learn that Cap¬ tain Dahlke has a cross claim against both K Torrent and tho estate of Mr. Waller of Chicago, Captain Dahlko says he has been making efforts to settle this matter loi the last three months. It appoars from Captain Duhlke't sjAtemont that a contract was made with R.iforront to put a new wheel In the tug.at a certain time but on nccoupt of the loss of the measure taken, for the wheel a delay was caused to tho tug of twenty-four hours where by the tug's tow was rostjo It. entailing a damage nf $290. Mr. Dahlke also claims a rebate of $50 overcharge on tepalrs to the engine. In regard to the claim ot the estate of W. Roller, Captain Dahlke claims tlmtheleft with him in .1882 for ropairs nJ.clty for n.fdw days on business matters, and Up, with which he has been afflicted two years. Ho la woIUknowu'ln all the lake ports, and was formerly of Cleveland. DETROIT. Special t» the Marine Jieiord. Dethoit, February 10. Captain P. 11. Mngulre, lightkeeper nt Marquette, Lake Superior, lias beon In this pony used for pumping and which was still In Mr. Roller's possession at the time ot his death, and which Captain Dahlke has been unable to obtain, Robert Torrent refusing to deliver it to him. Captain Dahlke holds these Items as an oflaet against the clidim of Robort Torrent and the estate of W. Roller and lias till the 3d of March to file a counter claim. In the United ftitatcs Circuit Court, a suit brought by EJilridge G. Merlck, Henry Es- solstyn, and Melzar F. Merlck, of Detroit, known as Merlck, Esselstyn A'Co., ugajnst J. II. Dalllba, of this city, was placed on trial last Friday. Merlck, Esselstyn & Co., agreed J tocairy lion ore lor the Daliiba Iron Min¬ ing Company dining the season ot 1882, In their schooner ihe Montlcello. for $1.90 per ton. The contract uriauged that tho De¬ troit Him should tie compensated for any de¬ lay occasioned to the schooner outside of that caused by strikes, holidays, etc. On July 1, the contract was bioken. The complalnantf allege that Mr..Dalllba refused >» pay $400.17 due them under the clause of the contract' Just named, and they would not consent to receive any more ore from them. They claim also that the aitlinnner mm unable to secure another contract, because the season hud ad' vanced too fur. '1 he bill of coiuplulut pruys the court to giunt Merrick. Esselstyn & On., $3,0C0 damage therelor, with uJudgment loi $400.17 with interest from Jul) 1, 1882. \ tliree-coinered care in which tliu tug Fanny 1'tithlll, and the sclioonoi Exile and Wuwanosh weie luteiested, was decided by Judge Baxter this week. The Wawanosh was lying at Nott's spar dock, near the foot of St. Clair street \vlth her stern extending over a scow and her bow lapping the stoi n of the sclioonoi Charles Crawford. While the Wuwuuosh was in this position the tug Fanny Tuthlll came down tliu river at high rato of speed, It Is claimed, with the schooner Exile In tow, light, and in passing the bend ol the rl\ei swung the Exile around so fai as.to catch hei inlmnmuBtln the foreilgglng ol the Wawanosh. Asurisult the Exile's ml/ieiuiiasl was toi n out and damaged. On the pail ol the Wawaiiosii It Is claimed that the Fanny Tuthlll was going at loo high rate ol speed mound Ihe bend In Ihe river and Was the cause of the damage sustained, while on the part of the Exile It Is claimed that the bow spilt of tho Wawanosh extended loo tar over the channel lor sale passage In refund¬ ing the turn. To make the passage still more difficult another tug Was coining up the river at the same time. Judge Welker decided that both parties weie to blame, holding thut the Fanny Tuthlll was going too fast und thai tho Wuwuuosh had extended her bowsprit loo fur overtl o river. He awarded damages in Ihe sum of $482.45, a moiety agalnat each, An appeal was taken against this rendering and the case taken tu tho Circuit court. A decision was reached by Judge Baxter on the 19th affirming the decision ol the district court. LONDON. Captain Isaac May, a lake steambarge owner, died hero on ihe IStli el cancer of the returns homeward to-day. Prior to holding the position he now occupies he was for eight years stationed at Thunder Bay, Lake Huron, and has been located at Marquette for two years. There U nothing of special note from that quarter. But two vessels and one small steamer are laid up at that port and they are in care of Captain George Free¬ man, an old time skipper on that lake, but latterly tho proprietor of a livery, which does not necessitate his turning out nights to shorten sail. Detroit river, at this writing, is open and .nsbiilmy as a June morning, free to naviga¬ tion throughout its length, As u commencement to navigation the schooner Mineral State will to-morrow leave this port with a cargo of 24,000 bushels of corn, for Walkervllle, Qiit.^hlcl) will be the first voyage of the season from here. As the distance is not very fur she will tow-di¬ rect through to her destination. There Is some speculation going on as to the opening of navigation In consequence of the long spell oi open weather, but beyond a question the Idea ol March will makeup for lost tlmo and It Is-too early to figure In the matter, yet very good passtimo when llieie Is nothing clso to talk about. Buying or selling in this locality has be¬ come a thing of (ho past and brokers seem In a mood of despondency npil fl "tin i he only notable transaction during the week was the sale of the propeller Mary to Mi El- loy&Son, of bt. Claii. She Is sixty-six tons burden, was built at Port Huron In lh74 hy George Hardlson, and list season piled between Detiolt and Maiden, und Is of good spied. This winter she Is having a new boiler. The o)d one cxplodod last sea¬ son,-while lying at her dock hero, killing one person. 11 Whltuker & Son hnve purchased an eighth Interest hi thoschoonei Mineral Mate pi lot to which they held a like amount 01 bloik. The terms weie pilvalu. The Detroit J, Cleveland Steam Naviga¬ tion Conjpan), at their recent annual meet lug, elected tho following olllcers for the en suing year' I'lesldent and liensuier, John Owen; ylce-piesiilcnl, James MciHIIInli, sec retury and general manager, David Caller; directors, John Owen, James McMillan, J. S Newberry, Hugh McMillan, David Ou¬ ter. Capital stock paid In, $450,000, debts, notl|lng, and personal property, $528,500. The appointment to the command of a steamer on the Mississippi of Mrs. Mary Miller, of which there has been more or less comment In the papers, bi lugs to my recol¬ lection *n Incident of a similar character In this locality. Awuy back In the '00s u Frenchman was engaged In the wood trade bjjtwcon St. Chili and this port. Ills arcn, beside himself, was his wile and two lads aged 13 und 15. In due lime Ills wife was left a widow, but nothing daunted, she was bound not to "gWe up (lie ship" and with the assistance of 1hc boys assumed command ol the craft herself, beside keeping up ihe galley. Not unlreqiicntly have I seen her beat up the Detroit- river when, finding the wind too close-haql, she would order the mud hook lot go and pipe all hands to grub. I regret my inability to give names; It is nevertheless n facta J. W. II. BUFFALO. Special to the Marine JiecoriL Captain Fagau is getting the propeller William Edwards' topsldcs and celling calked. Captain C. E. Benham, of the firm of Palmer & Benham, vessel agents, Cleveland, was In this city on Friday lust. Captain Andrew Guives. formerly oX the steambarge CofHnberry. will command the steambiirge Hecla next seison. Captain John Martin, formerly of the Guldo Phflster, will command tho steam- bnrgo Cofflnberry next season. Captain Thomas Rlardon, who Bailed the schooner Monitor, will thlB coming Benson sail the schooner Cheney Ames. Captain Georgo Warner, of tho firm of Warner A Becker, vessel agents, Cleveland, has been In this city for a fow days. Captain Scott, of the Aim of Scott & Ber- rlmun, insurance agents and vessel brokers, Cleveland, paid a visit to this city last week. Cup'alii Robert Grr.-es, formerly ol tho Btoambarge Hecla, will hnve command of the new steniiibnrge building by the Union Drydoqk Co. for Ash & Danforth. Howard n. Baker & Co., shlpchandlers, will supply the new United Steamer Com¬ modore i'orrv, recently built horojby the Union Drydoek Co., wlih new wire rigging, sails and outfit. Captains Thomas Maytham and John ICel- ilerhouse, accompanied by their wi»es, have gone on a tilp to Florida ami through tho Southern States.' They will return lo Bulla- lo Infiibout six weeks. Captain Lelth, who sailed the schoOnei l.l//le A Law, will nsign command of her in lavoi of his bioihei, who has been with him as mate, and will take command of the schooner Erasing Coming the coming sea¬ son. O'Grmly it Meager aro building at their yuid, toot ol Church street, lor Captain Thomas.Maythuuij aveiy Hue tug 70 leet In length over all, USJj feet beam undH'j leet depth ol hold. She will make a good uddi- lion to the Mujthuiii I'ug Line. William lllugstoii *. "v>u, jnehl und Imit- buildcrs, toot ot I'oitci avenue, uro lehulld lug ime nl Siipeiliiteuilent I) I' Dubbins' lllebonls She was louueily an open boat, but will, when iebuilt,lie sell-ilghllng, ji II- biriliug und nnsubincrgable. she will be scut to do service at No 1 station, Big Sandy creek, Lake Ontuiln. They ate also building a steam yacht .15 leet ovei all, U leet beam and .1 loof'liold, and several 15 It «t low bo its. W. Hlngston built the celebrated )achtC\g- net, which our readers will Hud represented among tho various vessels on the heading of the Maiiine Ukcoiid. ' Joseph Supple, bout and yacht bull'Iei, la building for Captain Joseph Day a steam yacht 02 leet over all, 12 feet beam, 5 feet depth ot hold. "ihe will hnve an engine lOx 12 and will bo uscrt'ns a pleasure yacht on the Niagara rlvei He is also building a steuiuyaclit, length o\er all, 10 leet; beam, Dfeot; depth of hold, i feet; engine, (1x8. She will be used on Cliatauqua lake by J. Supplo, her builder, who Is also building ' several siill and row boats for use there. IllngstoiVt'SVoods, the celebrated dredg¬ ing and docMug firm, whoso dlflces are nt [C'vntfnuxlon 5"A page\.