2 THE MARINE RECORD. •VlAMNE LAW. NKUTIULITY HW VIOI.ATKI). U. S. DM. Court, New York; Nov. S3. Judge Brown rendered h dcolnlon In tlio nctlon by tlio Government ngalimt the atonm- higMiirj' N. Ilngin, which wan soiled last Biimnior for violation of the neutrality lav • The chargo iijtalnst the ringan war that nhe wan t*4tHed out with the Intent that she should be employed, to commit hostilities ngolnut the recognized government of Haytl;" and, furthermore, thntshe was reg¬ istered In tlio custom homo under n false oath. After reviewing all tlio evidence given on the trial, Judgo 111 own says, In conclu¬ sion: "I'ho evident dlsgulso and conceal- nn>nt under v. lilch the Uogan was purchased and her title taken and kept; the fidliiro to exhibit by any direct or snti'sfactory proof any legitimate, business at tlio time she was lilting out; the absence of all evidence of the pnrtlos Immediately and most deeply inter* csted, when their testimony might easily have been proem cd hud her destination been a legiturate one, together with the strong circumstantial evidence by the direct evidence of witnesses as good as could be ex- 1 ppcted tohecinplojed l|i biicIi nil expedition, lonvo no doubt In my mind that the Hoeim was fltled out for the purpose, of receiving, near Hampton Jtoads. the *70,000 worth of arms and ammunition which had been dis¬ patched by tlio tcboouer Erwln to that ren¬ dezvous two days beforo, and was thence to proceed to Ilaytl with the same to the Insur¬ rectionists there. A decree of condemnation thorofore must bo awarded." IN8UI1AJ.CF— JUSK 07 HPL0810N. Marseilles Tiibutml of Comment. Steamer Foulnli, belonging to thp Senegal Company, left Bnthurst for Marseilles on the tith of Augunt, 18S2, with a cargo of ground nuts. She llrst ran before the wind with only a low pressure on the engines, but on the 14th the captain was Informed that the tuoboileis were burnt, and that there uas a danger of explosion if the flies ■ v.cr£ not put out. Tills was done, and it uas found that the roof of the furnace had fallen in. The starbonrd holler was, houevei, less (laiiitigctl, and jvlth It alone the steamei "as able (o reach TenerlUe, where she was ex¬ amined and it was discovered thut the cnl- carous donoitft on tlio inside of jfie boilers liad become detached mid choired tlio en¬ gines The benegal Company claimed pay¬ ment ol the cost of repairs of the Insurers, tuit the lattei contested their liabllltj on the ground that the causes ol the damage were not indicated In the sea report nor by the surveyors, and that the" damage did not mine from a sen risk. The Tribunal said, In gMng ludgiiient, that the insurers, by the terms ol the policy, took to tlit.ii charge the risk of the explosion ol the boilers and banatry of the captains. 'I lie guarantee of ilsks of explosion must lake elicit when thucauses were uuceilain, lor it was sulllcientfor the explosion lo take place At sen for the Insurers to become liable unless they could prove fault or negligence on the par| of tlie owners. No explosion oc out red, because It was averted by tlio pre¬ cautious of the engineer and captain; but the accident noted In the sea lepoit would have led to an explosion, and was a com¬ mencement ol one. The case of a guarantee from the ilsk of ixplosjou was the more ap¬ plicable, as tli« IliHulers wero Indebted to tlio servants of the Insuied foi a considera¬ ble diminution of the loss wlilih the realiza¬ tion of the risk assumed by them would have placed at their charge. I he boileis were In¬ spected in conformity with the law befoio the sidling of tho steamer and it was proved that they weic cleaned on tlio 20th of July The Bteumcr staved only a short time on the cuasl of Africa, liei Urea were constantly lighted, which did not permit of the hollers being again examined. The steamer u.ivl- g.itcd in rivers, the water ol which liolug used for the toilers, must have contiibutcd to the formation of the deposit- found by-the- survoyors. 'I'ho accldout could pot, there¬ fore, be Imputed to negligence of the owners. The risk Insured against was consequently realized, and each of the underwritOis must pay his shaio of the damage, which was lixed a* the sum of fil,871i. and others. This was a BulPbrought by Mlg- not receiver of n Jot of Indigo, to recover tlio vnltte of two packages which slipped from tilp slings and fell outside the atoamer Into tliq ten while betfig shipped itf Llborliul, Cen¬ tral America. The Bonds wero forivnrdod successively by the Pnclllc Mall, Panama Rnllwny, and Royal Mall Companies. Mar¬ cel & Co., consignees of the steamers, who wero made the defendants, contested the Ju¬ risdiction of the Tribunal of Havre, ploidlng a clause of the bill of lading to the effect that all claims for loss or damagcihfiuld bo made at the offices oflho Bteamsbip company in Sew York oi Loudon. Tlnit-clausc, It was argued on behalf of Marcel & Co,, was an oflectlvo compromiser by which, under Ar¬ ticle 1,000 of the Code of Civil Pipccvdnre, suits could by the consent of tho parties bo removed from tho Jurisdiction of the ordi- miry Judges; but that article required, to be valid, that the Tribunal or arbitrators to whom the cause wns to be submitted, should he named In (lie deed of compromise, iib no Jurisdiction was mentioned In the clause. The Tribunal of Commerce overruled the objection. The Tribunal further said that if the pietenslon of Marcel & Co. wero admit¬ ted the result would be to compel Mlgnot to pay the entire freight on merchandise that was lost, and to leave him without recourse against the Pacific MjiII Company after he had given up the bill of lading. The Tribu¬ nal, therefore, declared Itself competent to hear the case, and gavejudgment as follows: The bill of lading In the hands of Miuccl & Co. bears in the margin the hole—"Nos. GO and 202 fell from tho Slings Into the sea." it was, theieforp, certain that the loss took voyage aorona tho Atlantic in llirco days This now propellor la « most wondorful In' vonttoii, If half that Is claimed for It Is true, It la said that description, plana, etc , havo been furnished to the Biltlnh Adm|raltv. , ■ A now method of purifying Iron Is pro* posed b/Dr. Herriiann Wedding, of Berlin Ho points to tho fact that when molted cast- iron Is allowed to chill, tho-first crjstuln whlcl( form arc-nearly pure Iron, and ho suggests that by repetition of the crystalliz¬ ing prncoss n metal of high quality may bo obtained from poor pig Iron'. An eminent French economist sayB that every year I hero are spent In Europe on tlio maintenance of armies and fleets nearly $000,000,000, and that 11,200,000 men are kept in aims atld Idleness for purposes of antici¬ pated mutual slaughter. Add to all till) 1,800 n ar vessels, roost of them vory expensive, «Ith their crews, itntl It forms a total which Is peilecllvappallng. '-The Chicago & Ogdonsburg line of steam¬ ei s la to be Increased next season by six new ones. They will bo built on tho model of the Waller L. Frost ol tho Biimo line, iib this vessel has proved vety "iitlsfactory. The Ve- trolt Drjdq'ck Company, which has tho con¬ tract, has alrdndy beguii|twoof them. They arc lo be 255 leet long, 37 feet beam and \Q}4 lect bold with double compound uiglncsof 27-Inch bore and 40-lnoh "troke. The w hole six will cost $775,000. AUXILIARY bTEAM. Mkw Yoiik, Nov. 30. Sjmlal Corrtqmiletice Marine Retard The time has now in rived when the own¬ ers of lake schooners must look round to find ways and means for preventing the steam- place at La Libertnd, the port of shipment, | boats and ateambarges Irom taking the biead but there remained to be seen whether the accident was caused by the fault of the ship¬ pers or the captain. It was show u that at La Llbcrtad the merchandise was brought to the steamer In lighters belonging to the shippers, or on their account, and the steam- elilp company only takes the merchandise lo its charge after It is put on board. The mar¬ ginal note, therefore, completely discharged tho stoairfer" from all liability. The two packages fccio badly attached to flioisllngs In the lighter, and slipped and fell into the sea before they reached the steamer Judg¬ ment against tho claim.—J/iiridmt Hegistei. - , I OSS XltOV HI INflS. //inn e Tribunal o/ Cummuu,. Mlgnot vi, the Pnclflo Mull Company and GENERAL NEWS. Nordenskjold is planning an expedition to tin) south polo in 1886. Lumber companies located neai Republic will cut 411,000,000,000 feet of logs this w In¬ ter. Hie Panama Canal Company has Issued a notice stating that three fresh contracts had been made for cultlng portions of the canal. The han Francisco Bulletin claims that i lie works In that city tor building icon ships will be tho most extensive ol any hi the United States. Smith iV Davis paid to M. .1 Cuniniliigs ol Oswego, the insurance on the si hoonei Lead- vllle, which was a total loss. It amounted to f 13 000. Do Lesseps asseits that the Sue? (anal Company can enlarge its canal upon theli own laud without asking lui anthoiitj or money from an\oi e Captain Dan Hnlnnson, III si mate of the propelloi St. Paul, who louglii the lite so heroically at Delink anil sustained Injuilis by. Inhaling gasses, died at 11 o'clock Wed¬ nesday morning at the Mailne hospital. In some of (ho lhrge saw mills in the Northwestern lumber dlatilets a small ap¬ pliance Is attached to the tilimnei, which automatically stamps, the name of the com¬ pany or mil) on every board that passes ovei the trlinmei The Minister of Marino has Instructed (he French naval touiinaiujiy on the west coast ol Africa to allord Do llrX/ia, the Picncli explorer, eveiy possible utahttauco The government will dispatch thither two steam war sloops. __VJce-Admiral Rowan, chairman of the Llghthouso Board has Issued a clrculat embodying regulations relatlve'to uniform¬ ing lighthouse employes. The Board re¬ quires that all male employs on vessels oi at light stations shall have the regulation \\i\i~- form and wear It fiom the date when tor-, nlslicd. ♦ ' Mr. .lames A. Dixon and Captain John B. O'Lonrv Imvo Invented a propeller by which they claim a steamship can make a out Of the Balling vessel's mouths, so to speak- This can only be accomplished by snpplj ing the sihooueis with auxiliary sleuth power to drive a small two-bladed piopeller that will give them a speed of seven knots per horn in a calm. With a view to obtaining reliable Informa tlon fiom praetUal men In regard lo the working of auxiliary steamers on the Allan- tic coast, youi eociespondent Interviewed Captain Tucker, of the auxiliary steamboiit Mendoza, which was built a year ago by tho largest firm of wooden shipbuilders In tho United States, Gobs, Sawjer, Packard A Co.f ol Bath, Mo. 'ihls vessel has Jus' returned fiom Huc/nos Aj'res with a cargo of hides, etc., after a fine passage of a little more than a month. The sklppei enteied heartily Into a discussion ol his steamei,during which he Informed the uliter that, although she had made a pour beginning, she was now the most Bincessful, and profitable ttessel that bad cvei been engaged In tho rrV«w>Plate trade. Her leglsteied tonnage Is 750, with an engine of 175 horse powei, which diives her fiom seven lo eight knots per hour while uudei slinui alone. When using all liei stjlmre sails In a lair hrei/e the piopeller Is llxcd amidships andjocked. But, although tlio blades are Mgill, 'he drug of the screw docs not amount to inoicthaii one-half knot per hour, and Captain Tucker Iiilormcd me that he hardly believed It camo to even that. In reply to il letter ol Inquiiy Missis. Gobs A, Sawyer, of Bath, Me., write me, tin. der date of Novembei 10th, that the auxil¬ iary steam bark George A, Homer, Ibullt by them last winter, had arrival safeIj ill I'oit- land, Oiegon, from New Yolk, and that tho captain waseoulldeiil ol making the pasfngo °l vessels lost this season by the heavy blows Inside of 100 da) s. Thellonici Is 1,050 torts The vessel relei red lo Is the Eureka, Captain burden with an engine of 200 horse power which tlrlws liei eight to nine knots per hour tluougli (he calm, tropical sens. The four matted HUyiln si hoonei Jciiulile, which runs In the sugAi tradi, was. the next vessel vlsjted Captain Chancy stated that, his steamei was 800 tduBjcgtstcr, with a, compound engine of 200 horse power driving hn eight knots upon a consumption of two and a hall tons ol eiinl per ilayol twenty loin woiklng liouiB. A novelty ahout this vessel Is that .she canles'u telescope, or sliding smokestack, which can bo lowered down Hush with tho main deck and lou'iutl with an Iron cap to prevent the.water from wash- down below. Captain Cbancy's heart and soul are lu-the Jeaunle. In fait, she is his bride, and bis pride In her is pardonable, as she Is making money "hand over fist," hav¬ ing been a grand llnanclal suevosTfrbiii the vory start. / \ My next trip was on boar/ the MnViiard Sumner, of Rockland, M<<, a thrco-/nastcd auxiliary steam schooner of about 400 tons register and 100 horeo powor onglno. This little frultor h^ovvnod by "tho Bodwoll Granite Company, of Maine, and lilts/boon running about two years-undor command of Captain Coualna, who has proved to lib tho right man In tho right place. Ho'ls botlt on- ergotlo and enterprising, and to his good Judgment the owners are Indebted for tho profltj dorlvcd from tills small steamer. Tho ladt auxllary steam seubonor which has boon built Jiiflt arrived from Jamaica last Friday, November 23d, with a full otfrgo of fruit In good condition. Title Is the threo- miiBted schooner Jessie U. Freeman, owned by the Standard Navigation Company, of Boston, and chartorod by Frank Bros., of Now Y6rk. Silo Is com¬ manded by Captain Anderson, who Is quite outhiiBlnsllc ovor the grand commercial and financial success which the Freeman has obtained. She is tho finest looking and tilao the most profitable vessel-of her kind that has ever been built. Her tonnage register Is about 500 tons, and tier engine Is 150 horse power which drives her from ten to twelve knots, per hour,,which Is the highest spood •feVct attained by an auxiliary steamer. She would bo a splendid vessel for carrying grain upon the lakes. Her jron mbzenmaat Is utilized for a,Binokeetack, thus doing away with the Inconvenience of a short funnel, which would be in tlio way of the malnboom all tho time. Captain Anderson has sort down her three topmnsts and Intends to kcorr tbom housed all winter, as the gaff topsails would be moreofii nuisance than they would bo worth at this time of tho year. My attention wiiBdraw'n to the four-mast ed auxiliary steam schooner Walker Arm- Ingtou, ol 1,000 tons register with an engino of 200 liqjtsc pow ei, also the three und-after Louis Ruikl of 450 tons, which runs between this port and Jacksonville, Fla., In (he tlm- bei trade, making the passage In less than six days; and tho three-and-iifter Maggie J. Smith, which, I am Informed, Is not likely to be last enough for profit, as she can only innke Irom four to five knots an hour, owing lo her engine being too small for her bull The speed of this -class of steamers should not be less than seven knots, or elso they will not prove a pa} Ing Investment. The Mngglo Smith win- provided with a horizon¬ tal smokestack w hlcb teat lied i ut over the t'eiu. The liulti m In the W(si India trade (auxiliary steam schooners w hich I have re¬ ferred to) maki tho passage In less-than a w eek. Dining the past two years a number of auxiliary steam yachts and pilot boats, and even a tue flshci mail have been built in Great Britain, all of whljh have given the highest satisfaction and the most gratifying results, I tl lift that this letter may Induce some of jour sail ow nlng merchant readeis to build a few large tliiee oi four masted auxiliary steam schooners ot 1,000 to 1,500 tons regls- tei to be used in iIiq grain tarrying com¬ merce on the lakes iir\t summer, and my word for It they will thank the Ma- iiink Iti.coiin for having made the sugges¬ tion at thiB time. The J. W. Wostcott will be tho ploneei of the new fleet on tlio lakes. G. Tomm How km. THE EUREhA LOST Auotlici si hoonei has gone dow n In the bottom and added one more to the long list handlers, owned by the uiplaln and Mr Cbadwlck, Kingston She had on board 270 tons of coal, consigned lo Mr. Walsh, ol this city, '1 he captain made tile follow lug state¬ ment this allernoon lie left Oswego yes¬ terday at 12 30. The wind wa« blowing a stilt gale from the southeast. When they had got about tell miles Irom (ho shore the pumps ol theJiuitka were sounded, when there was found four Inches of water In 'hem, The schoonei then rode the billows deep with apparent case, and the captain and crow began to leel confident that they would reach Mugston safely before i)o'clock. Valif delusion. At tliiee o'clock the wind began (o whistle through the rigging ot tho Eure¬ ka, and the captain's expectations scorned to him tu bo only oaatlcs In tho air. Tho wind camo from the sou-south-west. The sea wbb rolling at it ten'lblfi pitch, and tho schooner was scudding before the wind like a chip. He had to Jibe the foiesall, which threw the sea on her lee side. At times the walet swept over the deck of the Eureka, and tilled her to tho rail. All tho while the crew woro at tho pumps, working like Tiojaus. She began to leak oil the Ducks. When the cap¬ tain saw that tho schooner was leaking ho tiled to set the forogall"sail so as to beach