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A. THE MARINE RECORD. DETitorr. gtxW It the Martin BeeenL July 22—The steamer Feaicnden, after undergo!"* some temporary repalra, took her departure on Saturday for Buffalo, where they will be thoroughly carried out. The amount ot datnagea sustained will not vary far from $8,000. Tho ateamer Ivanhoc, which, up to a few days past, has been plying between Detroit and Mount Clement, haa been withdrawn from tho route, which la muoh to .bo regret¬ ted, Sho Is fur better adapted to the route1 than tho other ateamor, but the latter cutting the faro down to 25 cents for the round trip was tho straw which wenkened the camel's back, and Captain Allen did not iee tit, itfter being to so muoh exponso to place the right kind of a boat for tho accom¬ modation of the travelling public, to rim her at less than coat. She will nhortly tk placed elsowhore, and It Is hoped, meet with better bucooss. Tho propoller Wlssohlokon, bound down, itrnnded at the head of Detroit rivet, on OroBse Point ahoal, oh Sunday and was do; layed a few hours before getting releasod. The steamer Garland lightered hor and got her off without damage. Since Friday last upwards of 1,000,000 bushels of grain hns left Chicago for lower ports, some of which has already passed this point, all of which Is on bonrd of large class steamers or vessels, and rarely a medium- sized craft passes here grain laden from that port. , A fine schooner-rigged steam yacht is ex¬ pected here to-morrow en route for Georgian Bay. Shells oalled the Zenoblu, was built nt the Isle of Wight, England, and is owned by the bishop of Algoma. She measures 18 tons, and has an eleven knot speed. The new steambarge Rhhda Emily, launched recently at Tj-enton, and built by John Craig, Is here at the Riverside Works taking on her machinery, and In a few days will take her departure westward. She will be employed in the lumber and grain trade. hhe Is 180 feot over all, 82 'feet beam, with 1.1 foet hold. She is owned by the Esoanaba ... . , ~ liuun mcttuuiiiuiy. nun iuwiug uiruugi and Lake Wchlgan TrnnsporuUonXompa. Tron lcrfolfniSom lhe-mZn-i 8lrft\; nj and will be sailed by Captain James W. lirlon. 31IUII. * The tug Relief, which wns burned Friday near Starve Island, Lake Erlo, had been twenty-nine years In service on the lakes. Originally she was Intended for wrecking purposos and followed that occupation suc¬ cessfully for several years. Latterly she lias been employed In towing rafts. In tho marine districts of Superior, Grand Haven, Huron and Chicago there tire owned 547 steam vessels. In tho half year to Juno JOth they carried 1,342,828 passengers with¬ out tho loss of a singles'life. John Wiljls, a lumber merchant of St. Ma¬ ry's, Out., suicided by jumping overboard from the steamer United Empire Sunday in Lake George, while on the way to Lake Su¬ perior. I Tlio scow Mary Alice, which capsized in a squill on Lake St. Clair, as Inst reported, hns been recovered nnd brought to this port with nearly all her cargo of lumber. Lake frleghts continue nt n low ebb and Inquiries for grain cnrrleis Hre vory'rnrc. 'The principal charters aru for coal from Tjfc. ledp to points westward. From thnt port to" Lako Michigan the rates are from 70c to 76c. Ore from EBoanaba to Detroit, 85c; lumber, Alpena, to Ohlcago $1.7!) on the mil, and 11 run Alpena to Detroit, $1 25. 0 Tho schooner D. G. Fort Ilea anchored In the stream awalttflg a charter. The John O'Neill is also here, discharging ore. The barge St. Joseph wns soized by tho United Statos marshal at this port on Fri¬ day for a tow bill. Sho had been previously fcelzed at Bay City for tho same debt, but made her escape, but this time sho will have to fork over. The tug Oswego, whloh haa been receiv¬ ing extensive repairs here and newly paint¬ ed, has gone into service ngain. She Is tho lourth tug that commenced lowing on the rivers and lakes and originally came here Irom Oswego. The propollor Atlnntlc, which camo up hero on Saturday from Cleveland, en routo to Mackinaw, had on board sixty lound-tilp passengers beside a good freight. Quite a number took passage also from here. Towing as of old has long since beeomu.n thing of the past, and few would have be¬ lieved that the present ollmax would ever have been arrived at. In tho'long ago, and not far baok either, tuga rarely searched for vessels beyond fifteen or twenty mllos from the rlvera, atjd they felt mighty Indopond- ont at that, but now It It from port to^port, and the Imtanoet are rare that *. towHt picked up out In {ho lako. Another tovolu tlon may be referred to while or, thlp subject, with reforonce to the construction of steam- barges, whloh In former days arranged tho after part of the ship for the officers and tho forward part for the crew. But we see no nioro of thin, for tho honorary part of the vessel Is now solely for the crew, and vice versa the officers. Tho excursion" steamers at this port are milking money beyond a precedent, and it Is not putting It wide of tho mark by atatlng that from five to eight thousand dully lake part In this healthy recreation. Five steam¬ ers aro constantly thus employed until a late hour at night. The barge Eighth Ohio, sunk at Spring- wells, la being raised preparatory togolng into commission again. She Is now owned by Captain H. L. Rrown, of this city.. The sohooner Reuben Doud, whloh, the latter part of the week, received a new bow¬ sprit at this port, and took hor departure on Snturda), westward, was met by the steamer Idlewlld above the flats wltfe her jlbboom broken short'off; cause unknown. - The remaining machinery for Captain Hawgood's now steambarge nt Bay City was shipped from the Riverside Worksliere the la'tter part of the week, and It Is expect¬ ed she will soon be Inrendinees (or business. Her engine isu fore-and-alt compound with cylinders 50 by 40 and 30 Inches. V. A. Graves, mate of the schooner Znch Chandler, has discovered a misterlous leak, which has puzzled many. It was under the rudder band In the stern post, a bolt hole entering It from tie Inside but uot shoving from the outside, f The tug Champion passed up this (Mon¬ day) morning with five vessels which sho will take through to their destination, Esca- nana presumably. This towing through elenoy of rest, as they are rarely called upon to go alott to set qr furl gnfftojisnfia oi make sail from the decks, hence many are now employed that rate far below able seamen. An Instant in point may be mentioned re¬ garding tiie making of sail; A steamer passed this port on Saturday, upWaid bound, with lour large cralt, loaded, in tow, with a strong, fair wind horn tho north. Her struggle to move them along was barely perceptible, yot it would be rldlculouB to add thnt not one of the vessels had oven n jib set, which, In the event of all sail on, would have greatly accelerated their speed. \yilhln tho 8pnceol two hours to-day sev¬ en million feet of lumber and about 100,000 shingles passed this port on board of steam mid tow barges, alLprnearly nil, of which wns on owuer's account. Many of the larger class of steambaiges and their consoits pass thl6 port bound west¬ ward in ballast; the carryingol coal U sim¬ ply out of the question. The estate of tho late II. N. Strong, once a prominent tug and vessel owner of this city, has just been wound up, exhibiting an astonishing state of affairs. The adminis¬ trator states that at the time'he took charge; of the. estate the assets amounted to $805,- 705.011 and tho liabilities were $220,080.00. This was in 1878. Tho gains of the business, as conducted by the administrator, from Mareh 1873 to July 1881 were $114,148.15, and the lpssea, $100,8211, tho latter caused by depreciation in the value of vessel stock. He Iiiib now In his possession for tho trust estate $20,030.00, and there are existing dobts against the trust estate that amount to $28,880.27.. The northwest winds that have prevailed during the past three day* lowered the water tit the Lime Kiln crossing, causing a delay to some of tho larger emit forsoveral hours. Tho stonnier International, recently pur¬ chased at JSuIlalo.of the Grand Trunk rail¬ way, by Captain Williams, of Windsor, is being put in llrst-chiss condition for towing. She Is a Canadian bottom and, of course, will be somewhat,restricted in hor move- v ^ menta. Tho stcanibargo Empire Is being ovoi- hnulod heie, and matters are in a \eiy dull shape with uo piospcct ot iuipiovemeiit. The tchoonor Mineral State hat (uitar rived hero from Esoanaba with ore, sailing the entire distance, Huoh Instanoes aro be coming quite raro, Steamera aro almost dally calling hereto be Impeded, Tho excursion steamer Dnlty, owned by Jacob Boiler, Valued at 13,000 And Insured for $2,200, burned to tho wator's edge at jHamtranck Tuesday. J. W. H. QIUND HAVEN. Special to the Marine Record. Klrby's new steamship, which Is In oourso of construction here, will be named H, S. Flckands, in honor of a Chicago Iron mer¬ chant, and will run between Esoanaba and this port in the Iron trade. She will measure 760 gross tons. Vessels trading to this port are greatly benefited, by the opposition In the harbor towing business, and masters are Jubilant because they have no longer to sail up to the piers, as they aro frequently met by a tug as far as forty miles «ut on tho lake. The new steamer Thomas Frlant, built hero last w Inter, left on tho 21st for Petoskey. She will go into tho passenger and freight traffic between Harbor Springs and Chlirle^ volx. As soon as the steamship Plckands Is launched Captain Kirby Intends to build another and expects to have it completed lor the opening of navigation next season. The government tug Graham and dredge have been laying at the docks here all the sea¬ son. It is said that the citizens of the city of Grand Rapids will petition Congress for an appropriation for the deepening of Grand river up as far as that city so as to enable the largo lake vessels to run up there. D. BUFFALO. Bpecialio the MariM Record. It is said that the BteamBhlp now being bulU at tho Union drydock company's yard for the Union steamboat company will not bo completed this season, the company con¬ sidering that there is nothing In lake traffic to induce any haste In getting her out, Work on her will be forwarded so as to have her ready for the passengcVi trnde next ,nd pVrt spring. She Ib all In Irame and pTfrtly plated, and shows an unusually flue model. . The schooner Sam Cook, which has been sunk In tho St. Lawrence river for three years, has been raised and towed to BuOalo, where she will be repaired and put In com¬ mission again. The Cook went down when she was oie laden, and lopoated attempts have been made to bring her up, but without success, until by a mere accident the wfeck- ors succeeded in floating her on the 10th. Tho steamer Albert J. Wright met with n serious mishap on her wny to Port Colborne Friday afternoon. As she was entering that port she struck a rock, knocking one of the buckotjLojt her wheel. She wns not disabled so bndLy but that she was able to run back to Buff do In tho evening, although she pounded badly on the way. She wont lnt6 drydock on FrUluy, and will have a new wheel. C nplliln F. L. Popo has been appointed first mate ofthe propeller James Flsk Last year ho whs master ol tho Fred Mercur and has been engaged with vessels ot the Com¬ mercial line The propoller Oconto was in drydock Inst week for a new wheel. I'OBT 1IUIION. ) Tho body of Thomas McKeon, one ot the three men drowned near the Wolveilne dry- dock on Maj 28(1. was found ncni Moore- town on Tuesday. Tlje body of Noonaii hns not j°ol boon recovered. Tho Northwestern regatta will bo hold at tho Oakland course, St. Clair, on Wednesday nnd Thursday, July 28 and 24. A. N. Moflnt, Mark Hopkins, W. K. Mulr nnd Heqry Howard, of tho Star Line, and Frank Kirby, of the Iron Arm ot KlrbyJIros,, of Wyandotte, loft Friday to visit Kingston and New York, and ride on an Iron steamer the model of whloh they propose to plittern nftor foi a boat they are preparing to built) duilug the ensuing winter. The owners ol the licet steumei Mai v announce that they will carry passengeis as Cheap as any othei boat. l imnkioki. Sjxctattit the iltmiir 1'et.oid A paity ol liglithoiiMi nan have moved the pleihead light to the outet end ol the haihoi plei. Tho -choouei Lumbermen anlu'd to take ahlnglei at Halne's mill, but the.laborers have served an Injunction, claimed two months' wagon. ESOANABA. l Spetialtt the Marine tttuord. Nothing of any Importanoo has "happened hereabout during the week. Captain Hart haa added ilx more state rooms te the cabin of the ateamer Wejoome, occupying what was formerly an open space on tho nftor deck. The passenger capacity of the boat la thereby Increased, Captain Joe Alward luts had the Wallace In drydock this week; mended hor ahoe and treated her to a coat of paint, . The depression In the Iron and Iron* ore trado has Its effect on the railway, whloh la shown In, a reduction of the working force. A InbW train was taken o!f on Saturday, And ' the men (twenty-five) discharged, and two engines and crewe were taken off the dock force on Monday, wlfh a corresponding ro- duotlon of tho dock force, amounting to ' some sixty men. Iron ore shipped from Esoanaba for the season up to and including July 10th, was 728,470 tons. • E. G. ERIE. The tug Crown Prince sank at her moor¬ ings on Friday night. The United States ship Miohlgan has coaled up and Is prepared to make her sum¬ mer cruise up the lake. The old pilot, Cap¬ tain Pat Murphy, will complete his forty years term of service aboard the Michigan this season. manitow<Jc. Special to the MariM Record. The little schooner Busy B was sold on the 12th Insrnnt by Joseph Doflbe to Wm< and Michel BudzlB, of Bay View, for $125. The purchasers Intend to emplpy their ves¬ sel In transporting paving stone to Milwau¬ kee from the vicinity ot Manitowoc. The dimensions of the tug now building by Rand & Burger for the Canflold Tug Line are: Length over all 05 feet, 19 feot beam and 10 feet deep at the sboalest place; with an engine 24x20. Sho will be in frame this week and Isio he completed m September. The schooner George J. Boyce, just coni- plcted~TiT~1ta«d-j&_JJiirgor'8 shipyard, for JohiiHtlmn Boyce, ofGraWd-RjipJds, Mich left Saturday night. She measures 3i and was built from the same moulds as the schooners Olga, built In 1881, SOU tons, rated Al; Alice, built In 1881, 807 tons, rated Al, and Goodman, nnd cost in the neighbor¬ hood ot $18,000. SANDUShK The largo.tux Relief, which took Are oft Starve Islnnd.yibout four miles from Put-in- Buy, nnd burned to the water was owned by Gilchrist & Schuck, of this city, Joseph Gilchrist, of VeimU'lon, Captain C. E. Chllson, of Lorain, and Louis Woodruft, of Avon Point, nnd valued at $12,000 and in¬ sured for $0,000 The Relief was built at Buffalo by Notter in 1855, 207 tons burden nnd ruled Bl. The tlrst Intimation of lire wns an explosion of gas forward of the engine room. Bakot, the engineer, opened the door, and the flames shot out. Ho gave the alarm, and, as the Humes spread rapidly, the crew bnroly had time to jump overboard before the whole boat'was enveloped In tiro. Shields, the tlreman, was badly burned about the fnce. and hands. Tho craw wore all res¬ cued by a row boat and the tug Cal Davis, of this port, which happened to bo only n shot t distance away. The burning tug was towed to Kclley's Island and sunk. Siie was commanded by Captain C. E. Cliilsou, ol Lorain, nnd had on the following crew ■ Harvey McQueen, Cleveland, mute; James Baker, Sandusky, engineer; Fred Hewitt, Lornln jounty, second engineer; Mar. Baker and Peter Shields of Sandusky, fire¬ men; Wilson Chllaon, of Lorain, and James Parsons, of Sandusky, wheelsmen; JaineB Shields, of Sandusky, watchman; Patrick Mullen, of Sandusky, deck hand; nnd Mrs. Amanda Hamilton, of Fort Huron cook. KINGSTON. Tho barge Clevelund rebuilt at Kingston was launched last 'lhursday. She Is said to be mto of the best barges ever built nt this port. The Cleveland jwtts built at Quebec 1411 1872 nnd inbuilt in 1881, ot J28 tons burden and wns owned by the Moutieal Tinnsportntion Compant, hoi port ol hull being Montreal. In a lecent tlvo mile race between the Piluiivi I ouls .ind John -Mm nnd, the forniei.mis \UitoMpin,. «'"| r- !• V r |, fc 1 '! fl ' 1.1 k ]"| if- \i '•,'r- \. ' 1