\ THE MARINE RECORD. _ MABIN^ LAW NOTES. . .Trtfaniujruil)ftri\lMiriMltHxri. , INJCHT TO PBOMBTT OH BBftSMWDBISDIO- TIOH OP STATE COORT8. Where, th.rouj[h the nogllfjeneo ot thoie minuting a item tugboat In' towing» ■ehooaer In the navlrjable waters of the GhU cigo river, the whooner li run Into an ele¬ vator iltuated on land, breaking the sams, aud causing the lota of a quantity ol grain, the.tort It not a maritime one and within 'the exclutlvo jurisdiction of a court of nil- tnlralty. In tuoh caso the Suite courti may afford a remedy for the Injury. Johnton vt. Elevator Co., 105 III. 'BTORAQK OP VESBElA) BAILS NOTNBOKBSAIllM. Underjh* 13'tlr admiralty rulo, providing 'that "all suite by material men for supplies ■or repairs or other necessaries" mny be ' tbroughtfn rem or fn personam, that If, against the vessel or tlio owner. ' Held, that the 'Storage of a vessel's snlls, was not suoh"iieo- •csBarles" as to bo tho subjoctof admiralty Jurisdiction. 0 Bias. C. Ct, 378. COLLISIONS—STEAMKIIB, Where two steamers at tho distance of half a mile wore approaching on such .courses as tacuuble each to make tho greni), lliglit of the other on her starboard bow, SBd one vessel ported her helm—Held, that 'Sho whs In fault nndor orders In council, art. 13, piovldlng that If two vessels are meeting <md on, or ncaily so the helms of both shall be put to port, but time the article shnll not apply "where tho green light of one ship Is oppOFCd to tho greonllghtof the other." 7 Sawyer 0. Ct., 483. It Is the duty ol u vessol overtaking anoth¬ er to keep out ol tlio way; It Is uot contrib¬ utory negligence not to keep a lookout from the rear, and where a propeller was 9truck and sunk by a steamer wh'ch was attempt¬ ing to pais It going through Hell Gate while the propeller was availing herself of the ebb tide off Hallett's point—Held, that the fail¬ ure of the pilot of the propeller to respond to the signal—two whlstlop, as required by the Inspectors Kulo 2, was not to bo deemod an assont to the' course Indicated by the Big- nal; the steamer should have repeated her signal, and falllnj! to get a leBponse, should ■ liavo slackened her sfecd. 88 N. Y. 184. COLLISIONS BETWKF.N 8TKAM AND BAIL. A eteutaor Is adjudged to be In fault for not keeping olit ofltlie way or a Bchooner seen to be apprpachlng her nearly bows on, at the " distance of a mile and a half. In tho- case of a collision betu cen a stenmer and a schoon¬ er at night.—lleld, that although the latter h id no lookout except her master, who was on the quarter deck, yet as the steamer was seasonably seen and kept lu view, and the schooner was kept on her course, tliero was no fault lu this particular. 10 Ben. 17. A steamer—Held, In fault for running at a speed of seven knots lu a dense tog, for an hour and a half~before a collision, in a much frequented tilghway^of commoipe, although In face, sl'e had nearly stopped before strid¬ ing tho other vessel. 10 Ben 038. COLLISIONS—8AILINO VE88P.L8. Whon the C and tho V, two yachts of a squadron boating out of Now Bodfoid har¬ bor, wind S. 8. E., woathor clear and all vopsols in plain sight, being at tjio tlmo on parallel courses about 140 fcot apart, and ap¬ proaching a long tow crossing their then courses, went about so uour togothor that tho Jibboom of the one aBtorn, as she forged OENBBAL NEWS. Postmasters are forbidden to "deliver mall to lottery associations'. The trade lp frog*" logs Is coming tb be one of the most Important Industrie! In the gutronpmlcsl line. - In the.Nepr York mar- kots the supply osn soarooly kcopup with the demand. One dealer Ttaa 100 expert frog-eateherfoontta.ntly at work. ' Messrs. C. 8. Cummlngi and C. A.Shank of Oloversvlllo; N. Y., are the "Iffventors of an improved process for converting leather scraps Into paper"or pastboard. 'No use for hides any more for we onnNfiako paper scraps Into paper. ThiVworld^rogrosses. The lowest bids lor tho construction of the three steel ornlsorsaml tho dispatch boat or-, dored by the last Congress, wore' by J[o|in Roach & Sons. Tho boats 'aro one 1,600 ton steel cruiser, one 3,000 ton steel cruiser, ono 3,000 ton steel cruiser. The prices are 1880,. 000, (010,000 and $017,000. ' July 1st, while off Long Island, the Cu nard sle uper Auranla broke ono of tho con¬ necting rods of her engine. The result was the almost complete wreck of her engine Damago estimated at v $100,000. She was towed into port,by six tugs and It will ro< quire nearly a year's time to repair the dapiage. Tho New York Herald publishes a list ft Href, explosions, shipwrecks, cyclones and other disasters which have occurred during tho first six months of 1883. No mention is mude of any disaster In which less than three lives w\)re lost, and yet tho aggregate of lives lost in the disasters mentioned roaches 2,805. This record Is said to be unprece¬ dented. Enthusiasm Is ono of the most powerful engines of success. Whon you do a thing, do It with a vim. Doltwlthyourmlgnt. Put your whole soul into It.- Stamp it with your own personality. Be active,- bo energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will .accomplish your object. Truly has Emer¬ son said: "Nothing ereat was ever achieved without enthusiasm."—Sctattfa American, Commencing July 15th, the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company will hnvo a, daily scrvlco from Detroit to Toledo, stopping at Amhorstburg. Tho fastjind ele¬ gant steamer Agnes leaves tho foot of Wayne street, Detroit at 4 p. m., runs at the rate of 15 miles an hour, and arrlveB in Toledo at 8:35 p. m. Returning, she leaves Toledo at 8 a. m. and arrives at Dotrolt at 12:30 p. m. Faro, single trip 75 cents, round trip, »1; Amhcrstburg 00 cents single trip, 75. cents round trip. Mr. Gladstone on Monday next in the House of Commons will, according to prom¬ ise, officially declare the govonmont's posi¬ tion on tho Suoz canal question. It Is true tho Premier in Ills promise tfgreed to do nothing mora than sot Monday apart as the day for debate on the whole subject, but the well-Informed have no doubt, that Instead of allowing discussion the government wl 1 foreclose all talk by announcing a decision, for tho Promlor desires no dobate. The Cabinet remains seriously divided on tlio whole subject. M r. Chlldors openly cher¬ ishes the hopo that when tho question of tho government's agreement with Do Lcssops la- placed before tho Commons If a division bo asked, a majority will ratlly the compact. The majority of ^MrjJChildor's colleagues, I ho Ispoi tton teoUWi to M.'De Xettspra life preil* denoy. The very moment the agreement was concluded a howl was raised against It by'BrlHin 'shippers, who" denounced tile government forlMllIng out British shipping to'thofraiKbv"M^weut'rifarJt8 to "fit* the virtual confiscation of ill De Letups' rights In Egypt. De Lesieps being smart, wont straight bsok to Paris and appealed to tho vanity cf his countrymen by showing them how Englishmen were to subscribe all tho capital for the necessary work. Imme¬ diately, French capitalist*, alarmodatthe prospects of British iiipro'mnoy In tho mat¬ ter clubbed together and offered to subscribe tho amount. So the great French engineer .to-day stands Independent of the English and Independent of his own countrymen.— Jnter-Otean. water became mora shallow, and here young Smith landed his boat, having, Terformed one of the-flieit heroic and daring featt ever performed by mortal man. /- ahead, caught tho outer loach of tho aUKf hope, and doscrlbo him upon this quos- inamsall of the other then orosBlUgJior-boWs, .Hon as living in "tho fool's paradiso." Tho and just tllllng.away on tho other tacjc, and souio Blight damago was done (or wlilcl. suit was brought,—Veld, 1, That the Q,wus tho overtaking vessol under United Slates Re¬ vised Statuto 4,233, srtlolo 17, but neverthe¬ less It Was tho duty of tho V, under tho cir¬ cumstances to terminate her port tack In tlmo to enable the C to tack between hersolf and the tow, whether hailed to do so or not. 2d, that the C was Justified In holding hor reach, relying upon the V's shortening tack if necessary, providing the, hdrself, went at near the tow before tacking as was prudent to go. 3d, that the C was at fault for taok- Ing when she did, as six fcot more would iiavp cleared tho V'a course. What a yacht is willing to do for the sako of winning a wager, she Is bound to do to avoid a collis¬ ion. 10 Bon. 688. -----------1------w~_------------------ The Sophia Mlnoh Is at Ashtabula unload¬ ing. She will bo brought to Cleveland for repairs. however, think 1 possessed of unreason cabinet agreement admits that Do Lesseps, by constructing the presont Saei canal, se¬ cured a monopoly of tho right to out Inter- ojonnlo canals In Egypt, and to Induce him to dig a socond and parallel waterway to accommodate tho commorco which Is now often blocked and seriously delayed because of tho inadequacy of tho present ditch, stip¬ ulates that the British Government will se- ouro him a nlnoty-nlno years' extension of his present monopoly, will secure lilrn all the additional landlio may need for canal purposes, and will lend him £8,000,000 at Z% per cent for fifty years. In return for these vast advantages thegovcrninent binds Do Lcssops to give such an incre'asod Brit¬ ish representation in tho canal directory as will make It proportionate to tho aotnal amount of English money Invested In both canals; to finish the socond canal within five years, and to place the management of tho ports of Suez, Ismalla,-snd Port Said In the hinds of Engllslrmon. The contract In addl- ■ WHIRLING. DOWN NIAGARA?" From the Buffalo CemmenM. \ Just as a grain scow containing four men, 'and towod by two horses, swung out of tho Chippewa cut Into the Niagara river she met a raft of timber rather near the shore for the scow to pass between <t and tho land. Tho scow was forced to tqko the outside. Tho driver of tho*liorso»dW>blB best to keep the line clear by urging his horsos, but it finally caught lu tho logs and snapped. As tho rope parted, tho boat trembled on tho surface of tho water for an Instant, as If In dread of tho tcrrlblo Into tlint awaited it, and thon swung round and started for Niagara Falls at a terrific pace. The acowt being des¬ tined for canal navigation, had no small boat or anchor. Appreciating In an instant their awful danger, tho men on the scow yelled to the men on.the raft to get a boat quick. One of their number sprang ashore and ran lor Chippewa, shouting as he ran: "Help! a boat quick I mon going over the falls I" Tho sound of his voice reached the village con¬ siderably In advance of the man, and the cry was there taken up and repeated from street to street, The people turned out of their houses and shops, each Inquiring of the other what could bo done. Some scattered to hunt tor one, while those who felt that they could be of no use If a boat was found, ran down to the creek bank to see what was the situation on the river. On reaching it they were horrified to see that tho scow had already got consldeiably below the mouth 'of the oreek, and was 'speeding down stream with Its precious hu- mui fi eight to what seemed certain de¬ struction. Some of the men on the vessel were on their .knees, with clasped hands and upturned faces, commending their souls to God. Very soon tho Canadian bank of the river was lined with hundreds of people, while quite a crowd could also bo scon on Goat Island side. Thoy were all agonized witnesses of four follow beings in horrible ton or. Jus;, as all hopo had been abandoned, ap¬ parently, by people on lai:d and the men on the scow, a voice dried from tho uppor end of the crowd, "Here comes a boat." In an irstantrovery eyo w.as turned in tho direc¬ tion of Chippewa creok and there most of thorn recognized the lull and atliletiu form of a bargeman named Smith In an ordinary clinker boat pulling boldly into the river. As ho forced out Into the stream lie made a hasty Burvoy of the situation and then plied the white nsh witli redoubled energy. As he sped along, tlio boat almost leaping from the water at each stroke, a ciieer arose from the people on the shore that fairly rent the air. The moment, Smith appeared the attention of tho men on tho scow was riveted upon hluvand his fruit craft. On and on he shot, each stroke narrowing the dlstanoo lie- tweun dim and tho scow, but the latter was getting alarmingly close to tho rapids, to outer which was certain destruction to all on board. Thosu ot us on shore could not holp admir¬ ing and applauding tlio heroism of young Smith, but wo could only feel that the result of his daring would bo to add another to the list of the lost. As ho noared tlio scow ho turned his head and shouted to the mon: "Scatter a'ong tho sldo of the boat and drop In as I pass by." The command was promptly obeyed and In an Instant the little craft was alongside. One after another tho men sprung In, until the four wore safely In tho bottom. Now camo a moment of painful anxiety. "What will ho do?" was tho query that camo to ovory mjnd. Smith had bis plan of action and never hesitated a moment. At a point some distance from the Canada shore the current divided at tho head of the rapids, part of the stream flowing around an Island In the vlolnoty of tho burnt spring. In reaohlng the otlrrent leading around the Island lay the onlyjiope of escape. Taking a diagonal course across and down tho stream. Smith bent every effort to roach the Canadian divide. It was a desporato strugglo for tho lives of five men between the south¬ ing, boiling waters and tho muscle and on- durance of young Smith, with the odds seemingly -against him. But tho divide was finally gained, with not a boat's length to spare, and the frail craft shot down betweon the Island and tho main land like a rocket. At the foot of the Island the channel Widened materially, the current slaokened and the A FORMIDABLE TORPEDO BOAT. A new style of torpedo boat has been tested In the Now York harbor. She It built of Iron and 1 shaped like a giant cigar* The- torpedo Is about twenty-seven-feet long and eighteen Inches In diameter. It is (Hied for - about three feet from the tip with dynamite, and that Is topped with a cap. A former test proved that nothing known to science can resist dettruotlon when once struck by such a projootllo. When tho gun Is loaded, the gunner ascends a small perch, arid by the aid of a fly-pin, trains the torpedo, and .'when once within range he connects the battery which explodes tho oharge, and quickly gives the order toreverse the engine ' at one movement, A torpedo was discharged at an old hull four hundred yards away, and' struck within six inohes of the intended spot proving that tho gun works with suffi¬ cient acci r icy to strike a ship a long distance . from the bust. Hor nluohlnory is marvelous for tho groat power It Is ssld to possess. Tho room for tho boilers Is very small, yet with the added inventions of Captain , Ericsson the little vessol can speed from/ eighteen tatwontyknots an hour. COURAGE. '*..!- From the yew York Ledger. ' Can courage be learned? A frlorid asks this question in view of the cool daring of Herman Strauss at tho Mllwaukoe lire, when he rescued nine women from an ap¬ palling death. "Can a man, naturally timid, learn to do such things?" asks our corre- pondont, ^ He-can, and he cannot. Whatever .raises a man in true civilization—whatover makos him more u men—makes him braver. Every one who saw much service In the late war, knows very well that loaferp, bounty-Jump, ers, and bummers were never to be rolled upon when bullets were flying about, and that the best regiments were composed of virtuous and thoughtful men. As conscience makes cowards of us all, so the ssnse of duty makes hosfles of many. Do you wish to be brave? Then ben high, a pure, a good man. Much that passes for bravery Is not bra¬ very. The first time a landsman sees a num¬ ber of sailors going aloft on a winter's night in a gale of wind to furl a topsail, ho Is • nszed that thoy'can dare to do it, Tho awful nolso of the storm, the darkness, the cold, the violent motion of the ship, the gleam of the angry" waves, all strike terror to his soul, and ho says to himself, "For the wealth ol the world I would not go aloft to¬ night!" Whon tho sailor comes on 'deck In such a night, he, too, Is often afraid. Ho is afraid to atay on deck. Ha>springs.alolt with celor- Ity to cscapo his chief dantror, which Is, of being washed overboard. Perched on tho malntopsall yard, he feels very touch at home, aud quite cut of harm's wily.. Upon the whole, we are disposed to an¬ swer, courage can bo cultivated. But, of course, some men nanrnlly possess It In a much higher degree than others. WHERE SHE DREW THE LINE. A very thin woman felt the power of tho spirit and had been converted, and sho ap¬ peared beloro the session to pass tho prelim¬ inary examination. "Have you experienced a change of heart?" asked the elder, gently. "Yob, sir, I believe I have." "And you want to live a new llfo?" "Yes, sir, I hopo I do." "Aro you willing to renounce the world, tho flesh and tho devil?" "Do I have to do that?" "Certainly If you would bo a consistent Christian." "Can't I give up two of them and still go Into the church?" "No, tho renunciation must bo complete." "Wall, thon, you must exouso tno. 1 want to bo a Christian, I want to givo up the world and tho dovll, but if a woman as thin already as I am has to give up any more flesh, she might iib well give up wanting to be a Christian, and go and Join a Bide show as the great American only living skeleton. Gentlemen, you will have to excuse mo. I - want to Join tho ohurch, but I'm not pre¬ pared to join a side show this summer." WHAT A WATERFALL IS THERE. A rocont dlscovory at tho head of the Cowlitz rlVer reveals and establishes the fact that Washington Territory oau now boast of the grandest waterfall In the known world—Its height being 1600 foot, says tho Whatcom (Washington Territory) Rovellle. These falls' are 1300 feet higher thnn the famous Niagara falls. The Nooksaok In¬ dians assort postlvoly that watorfalls high¬ er than tno tallest fir,'pine or cedar tree are to be found on the extreme hoadwsters of tho Nooksaok rlvor, In this county. As~ that section of the county has never yot been oxplorod by the white man, there Is no good reason for doubting tho statement. Froiq the comparison given by the Indians these falls must bo at least 475 feet In height, which would lay over tlio famous Snoqual- mlo foils of King county by at least 200 feet.