<>. -fe fehe (Murine §ecord. ALANSON WILDOX, Keillor * Proprietor. A Journal dorotcd to Commerce NnvlgatljHi and Hclcnco, *-l I'llMlalicd Weekly AT ITO'r.f.ASII, OHIO OffiooRo. 8, South Water B.troot. TF.IlMHl * $200 per Annum. iNVAIllllU IX ADVANCU, AGEHTB ABE WANTBJ) IS EVEEY POET ADVKllTINIMl KATKN. Ton-cent* per lino nolle! Nonpuricl iiicnBitrotnont Twelve linen of >on|u|riil »otli(»llil mnko one Inch, Twenty lotilH per lino for reading notlcon, solid .nlnlon measuri ment. ATtlcIcj, li Iters and quorlcB an all subject* are Boll. 'oltod. flVTha Ldllnr amuine-i no reriponalblllty for tlio opInlotlBorchrriHioiidtnlfl To Inauro ifttlco, cinitrlhiitom muBt Rive namo and ■ddretiB, anil write on one side of Ilio paper onlj THE MAUIN1. RECOHI) has an AguiLln every port 'on the Lukes and Rivers, and will consequently olrcu* Uto more or Icttu In all uf Iticra Asa mallura for ftdrcrtlalng It Iiiib no Btiperlor, as It circulates among a class of people that am ho rouc1it.il in no other way- Olnjn, it initUvo Aniiiin,,tii the year 1802. Um* wiiliout doubt tho compass vim In uso before tills, It Is probable that Gloju made some Improvement lu tliu method of lump;-, lug It. It Is uiiiicucaanry to uudortiike a do- (-•Kcripilon (if din compass, as every sailor lit least I* fiiiiillliu with It. It U 111* guide and. cnnipanlun. With It ho ooiihuKh lor guid¬ ance ninldtuihshlne and through storm. It never deceives hhn. 'TIs his evei true and tnltlilui n loud. And as the tiiii((iiutlu noodle, though It may tieinlilo mid qulier, always title |(i Iih pillpnse, settles to" lite norili, so ill** title of human progi ens, though It may tremble hntl quiver, Just so iinely It will inovo over oilwaid.-* CHICAGO BRANCH OFFICE. The vnrlottV anil glowing Inteustsof tho Maiuni Ri cohd have induced ns to open-a ^~branch office In Chicago, It will bo niftier, tho niuniigciiient uT our efficient agent Thomas Willlaius who has so well re¬ presented tin- MaKink RrcoitDtho past two yours. The now olllte is located at 244 South Water street, room uTWhere Mr. Williams can be seen .by our patrons. JAY GOULD'S NEW YACHT ATA- LANTA. ■ i The Now Yoik Herald of the 17 thin speaks uf Joy Gould's now yaohtt Mr. .Tity Gould's in w steam yacht Atuliintn He» mi TITS MARINER'S COMPASS. Among those Inventions and discoveries which huvse been set up as cot tier stones In tho great march of human progress; those Inventions which have Improved, broadened and extended the ^civilization of tho world; none have been more Important than the mariner's eomposB As we look upon and enjoy'the many con¬ veniences <>r the present time, such as Btcninbouts, lullrond-, telegraphs anil tele¬ phones, which areall comparatively ruuent InveutlOMVwe ate sometimes letl to wonder 4uuv people over got along without them, And again, when we think of our kerosene lamps, glib .Hid electric lights, we aio led to exclaim, "Mow did people see in those which we may well call daik ages?" But to tho mariner whose lot It Is to travel the trrickless deep the greutei wonder Is, "How did the people ol the olden time tiavel the "mighty deep" with no guide Bave "the sun by day and the stars by night f" , To the inllueneo ol/tritde and commerce, bv which men uuu nations arc brought In contact with each other, by which the pro¬ ducts of the dltlerent parts of the world m.e interchanged mid. mankind Is led to set) the necessity of intercourse and exchange of simputhy and trientlshlp, to this Inllueneo, perhaps, tnoio than any other human muse, we are indebted lot the development of our modern civilization. By means of this de Bite lor trade and intercourse pooplu were, early in the wothl's histnr), hi! to tiBe the waters of the earth as a highway upon \\ lili.li to travel; but as no tracks could be laid out upon the constantly moving waters, they wele obliged to keep within a short dlstame of the shore. Now, the nature ol man Is progressive. The needH mid nqutrciucnis ot every age seem to produce men capable of -meeting those icquircmcutH. That which Ih felt to bo neidcil draws ihe tttteullon ol persons, iuu) b) a conccutiaLlou ol study and expelItiieut upon a given point, that which Is needed is pruduted, 'Ihus we tan easllv sec how In those eaily limes attention was called to the need ol something that would act as a guide wlu n the sun and Hints were hidden Pri buhl) nothing was know u ol the dlieitlve po"wet ol the magnet In Kniope until the hitler putt ol tho tuelvtli century. It appeals, liowevei, that It was known in China and thtotighout the east at a veiy remote period. The Chinese annals ' even assign its discovery to a petiod 2,!I04 )iuis 11 ('. The emiiest date at whidli we hem ot it being used at sea, was In the jcur .100 II. V. Accotllliig to one account the / knowledge ol It was htoiight to Km ope by Marco I'olo. Others claim that as a nauti¬ cal Instrument It was llrst used by Fluilo *~ A HOME FOR SAILORS. The Nautical Gazelle, speaking ol a true home for'sailors, uses the lolloivlng stiong language: In the matter of theSullorVrfniig Harbor, Iecently brought beforo tho courts, tho de¬ cision, just ns we supposed, comes out about w hei e every decision nrrlveg when money Is arrayed In conflict w ith poverty. This decls Ion sets the thing a; resi, that tho inmates nf'tlic Institution have no rights that the ofjlcem of the harbor are bound to respect. Tho three old men who wore expelled. It Is reported, are starving on tho streets; one of thotn wo have never scon, one wq never heard ol until lately, and the other would I not have been dangeioils or Irlghtftil In the daik ton Presbyteilun minister oi1 a corner apple woman, and trotn all that can be heard of them, they are deserving of pity rather 'than the tieatiucnt they have received. Like Oliver Twist asking for more, It Is n crime tbnt cannot be forgiven, and Parson J. In¬ sists on the inmates being '"limbic" No efforts wciemiide by the high priest, Dlx, to reform these poor old octogenarians, mid keep them from blowing up some outhouse of the Institution with dynamite. He Imd his hands too full of the woman question— 'twas a question ol feebleness, rheumatism and right on one side, and lenrol an investi¬ gation into tho atlatrs of the institution by the holders ot the "bar'l" on the other. It Is well-known that where a sailor Is concerned, as long as money can bo had from him his I name Is John; wljen tho money is gone his inline is Jack and he can take u back seat. | Even In tho G. A. R. reunions, etc., who ever heard of a sailor holding 411 office, 01 oelng called upon for anything but to chip in? ) lu the(tase of the "Snug Harboi,"Tis with the Shipping Commission family, the "D." Shipping Commission family have absorbed during the year {22,000, or all there was to be had. The so-called Seamen's Filend fane Uv hate absotbed 979,000, nnd the bailor. Snug Harbor family have absorbed all they could get. The Inmntos do not dare now to speak of Its allalrs, but from reliable Infor¬ mation trotn over one hundred ol the iu- iniin»-i-iind those not expelled ones—there is not, nor has been In twenty years, an offi¬ cer of the Institution—perhaps with the ex¬ ception olv the late Dr. King, and also tho new surgeon, that Is really respected by them. All our Information concerning the Institution has boon obtained from reliable and respectable men, and men who can (eel for tho Borrows ami Inllrniltics that oblige a sailor 10 go to this Institution,, and who would gladly see the Institution what it pur- pot ts to he, a homo for aged and decrepit Auioiicnn seaman, Instead ol being a tmini In name, and lylten generally. Wo have 110 interest in the pilvate quarrels and doubles of any one 01 two of the Inmates, but would like to sec it what It was Intended lot Ilomi tor Sailors," and governed and con- tiollcil by a humane sailor and a getitlemai Tliu old argument that II the "hue ship" policy prevailctl the English shlp-ow nor anil shlp-biilldet would lolsl upon us Atneii- caiis all the old hulks mid big coal consum¬ ing slcatncis Is, we see, still strongly inged by many people It Is so utteily absltid It seems Incredible that any ptliotlcul titan will give It credit. This argument practically places tho American buyer In the ranks of fools. There |s no moie lon'son why ho should buy it-poor or old fashioned steamer thanr'there Is that he should buy jiooi old tho ways at Messrs. Cr mVp's shipyards, eelvlng the finishing touches, preparllory to being launched to-tuoirow atone o'clock. The workmen 1110 engaged to-day In plank¬ ing tliu decks iuid-grcuslngilic ways. The hull of the vessel has been painted black. Great prupaiaiIons I uviiVun made for the launch. The yiicht will he ehrisietieiNby Miss E. Gould, mid a distinguished party has been Invited (u be present on the oc. caslon. , The keel of the' yacht, which Is of tho best hammered Iron. 2 Inches thick and-8 Inches in depth, w as laid on the 10 of last December. From knlguthe id to tallrall she is 230 fept3 Inches; upon deck her leught Is 225 feet; on water line, 213 feet 3 Inches; exueme beam, 20 feet 4 inches moulded depth amidships, 10 leet; load lino diaught, 13 (eot. Tho upper dock of tho new yacht Is Hush, and for Its whole length Is iiiibiolcen, tntve by a nanow house, that extends tor eighty feet of Its space amidships', by steam capstan windlass forward, by the necessaiy companion wtiyB and skylights to give access and light to the quarters below, and by four handsome venti¬ lator tops to supply all to the engine and lliu rooniB. She will have two sets ot boat Thtvlts on each side. Upon the poi t side and Just lorwurd of the mainmast will be hung a steam launch 32 feet long; aha It her, lu fact well on the quarter, on the same side, Is to be hunt! the dingy or worklpg bout, 18 feet long! On the Btarboard side, abreasi of the BteatnMauneh, Is a slx-oarod cutter, 32 feet long, and abaft her and abreast of the dingy Is to be a whale-boat, United States pattern, 38 feel long, which will row five oars, and which Mt. Gould will uso for his gig.4* Tile stcrnpost is 4- inches by 8, and the rudder- post Is tile same in dimension. The frames are nil of the best quality of angle Iron, and extend In one piece ft 0111 tho keel to tho top of tho rail- She will bo propelled by a com poundj Invented, ilhoct acting, stirTace con¬ densing engine, with two cylinders, one of thirty and one of forty luetics In diameter, with thhty Inches stroke of piston. The engine IB fitted with the steam rovur»lirg-| gear patented by the Cramps, by means of which it can be immediately reversed from full speed ostein. Besides her engine pio- pclliug power the Attlantn will be able to spread us much canvas us the average three- masted schooner. Her standing rigging will consist ol the best charcoal wire, and canvas specially niado will whiten her masts. Tlio permanent tuiiiituie will be composed ot InlaHl maple, California lnuicl, maple, butternut, cedor and other native hard woodB. The forwaid part of tho loner docks Is to be a most elegant apartment, uphol¬ stered elaborately for use'as a social hall 01 smoking room. The steam drum ts enclosed within 11, and a huge space just abaft this Is to be used as 11 kitchen, the galley stovepipe coming up and entering the smokestack, tuns disposing with all the kitchen odors. It will comiiHinlcate with the luwer deck by a companion way, and n pussagu along the port Bide will liud to the steward's pantry. A bait this Is the engine room, and In the ox tretno aftcrpurt of this houes Is to be the room fot tho captain of the vacht, wheie will he kept the elnonoinelers, charts and mimi¬ cal insiiuiuents The owner's room is an a|iurlmout 1JJS leet long, and 0J,j foul wide. At Its forwaitl end a lecess is bulll towards the middle of the Hhip, l'j leet wide bj 7 leet long, uud lu this Is to be placed the betlBtead which will be enliielj out oi sight on enteilug the loom, whose whole extent Is thus left cleat this 100111 will be finished entirely lu mahogany, ami will bu furnished with all that ait can suggest In the way id beaut) and convenience. Ojienlng out ol It abaft will be a huge toilet and batliiooiu. There me also aicoiuiuodatlons on the vessel lor one captain, two mutes, <U»iu quaitet- niuHtcis, two boatswains, olghtcln seamen, one eholf engineer, two assistant engineers, three oilers, six tlremen, thtoo coal passers, one steward, tlueo cooks mid six servants— lu all, 52 luon. . DANGEROUS SHOALS. • Thoro \i a largo number of dangerous shoals along tho Canadian coast which aro not down oh any chart or pinrked hy any buoys. The attention of tho Dominion 'Government Iiiib heou cullotl'to these spots, but as a year or two may elapse before 11 uor. root survey of the upper lakes Is ninth1, cap. tains trailing In thai locality should bear them In mind. I.AKK lIUIiON AND OI'OIKHAN HAY. 1. Shoal no) th of Colllngwootl harbor, one anil it.hulf miles, eighteen loot o( wntor, 2. Shoal north of Hope Island, two miles, twenty foot of water. • it. Shoal northwest of Ivlmeuone Islands eight mil's, funi toon fct)t of Wittoi\ 4. Itock, westot'ly from BitBtirld Islands, ten foot of water. ■■ — 5. Shoal southeast of Cabot's Head, eight miles, twenty-four feet of water. 0. Large shoal eat t of Lonely Island, sev¬ en fcqt ol water. 7. Shoal northeast from Lonely Island, ten miles. 8. Middle giouiul In Smith's Bay. 0. Shoal In HeywooJ Bay, four miles north of Manltow^tnlng village, five fleet of wati/r, and others on tho weBt sldo of same buy. 10. Small shoal northeast of Hoy wood Is¬ land. Seven feet of water. . 11. Slfoal north ol Cluppcrtoii Island Light, twenty feet of water. 12. Shoal northwest from Barrle Island. 13. SeVeral large shoals westerly from Blgsby.Islands Indirect line from Mlssls- saiigu/stralts toThcssiilon river. 14. Southwest from MeKayls Island (near Bruce Minos) throe small detached shoals with seven and eight feet of water. 15. South shore of great Mamloulin Is- - laud, west of Michael's Bay, several 1111- nmrked shoals. 10. Tho shoal midway between Cove Is. land and Yeo Island, marked with eleven feet of water, has nol more than Hvo feet. CAKK SDPKUIOR. » f. Shoal northfvest from upper end of Victoria Island, three leet of water. 2. ShoaUiorth ot Lamb Island, live feet of water. ' 3. Shoal southeast ol Vest Island, Nepjg- 011 Bay. 4. Two shoals'north of Sailer Island, Nep- Igon Bay, six to seven feet of water. 5. Eitstet ly from Wilson's Island, a three- foot spot. 01—A shoal east southeast from Pays Plfit9 Islands, eastern entrance to Neplgon Buy— n light roll of sea shows it, 7 A shoal north of Slate Islands. 8. Shoals oil Quebec Mine, Mlchlpoi oloti Islands, , 8. Southerly from Mumidnso Point, a reef solid rook. 10. A shoal north of Pat Man Island. fashioned goods-ot other kinds when makes his toiclgn purchases. If the English1 can Succeed lu foisting a lot ol old tubs upon the American ship-owners, then the latter deserves little sympathy lor his stupidity. Gall Hamilton sajs that a muiiuoii Is a husband who harnesses his wives ubieust, ami a man who has been a wldowei lliice times Is one who drives them tandem. A PKECURSKR OF CAPTAIN EADS. George W. Cable, In his ehapter of Cieolo history in the Century for June, mentions an early suggester of jetileji, u&'IoIIowb: "One ol the many developments in couiuiorco unforeseen by New Orleans in her days of over-coulldence, was the lucroitse lu the slzo of sea-going vessels, Jt had been steady in d 1 lipid, but was only seen when the larger vessels had begun to hIiitSi the bars and miid- luiiips tif the ilvei's mouths. In 1852 there wete, lor weeks, neaily forty ships aground llieie, sullcrlng detentions ol liom twnduvs to eight weeks 11 Is ftue, sonic slack-hand- cd attention had been given to these bars from the emllest limes. Even in 1721, M. de l'auger, a From h engineer, hail iccotn- nieudcd a system lor scorning them awny, hj eonlliilng the enrtent, not material]) dll. lerent from that whhh proved so successful one bundled and fifty vests later. ELECTRIC LIGHT.> . A year ago 11 steamboat owner employing ' the ejei lie light as afi illunilnatui waseou- sldeicd euleipilzlng, lend the sight ot o-bout so Illuminated was a novlky. Now many • boats 911 Western river's aro Illuminated by the electric light, and tho number-IB Increas¬ ing dally. It will not bo long before It w il| be inore_ ol a novelty to see a bout without than wllh electric lights Ills likely that In tho course ol events the same power that now Illuminates will also luiiilsh the motor powor. ' ~\