4 ghe $Iarine §ecord, 3= THE MARINE RECORD. Publliliert Every Tlmnidfty at 144 Superior Street, [Loader Building.] A. A. POMEROY, Editor aM Projrietor. TKIIMH Ol' SUIlHCIUiPTlONl ,12.00 . 1.00 ©no year, postago paid........,'„. .t \ .... Six montjis, postage paid .........„,,....... , In*arlataty in alliance. ' /, ' Tha MA ION E I1LCQRD can be found for tale at th« following places: JoKnh Gray, No. 281 South Water atreot, Chicago. C. Holimor, Jillclllgnn Stroot Bw.lng Bridge, HutTalo, NowTork. '• D Mcalaators A Co , Sarnln, Ontario, Wnj.'poUley, Kacnnaba, Michigan. . ' J. E Somorrille, Manisteo, Michigan. Articles, lcttara and quorlos on all subjects are solid- Ud. •aTTho Kdllor assumes no responsibility for the opinions of correspondents. To Insure notlco, contributors must gWo namo and addraes, and write on one side of tho paper only t. BRANf.ll OFFICE, 8« SOUTH WATER STltKKT, CHICAGO. ADVERTISING RATES. *■ Ten cents per lino, nonpareil measurement, or 81.20 per Inch, each Insertion, lour wools 8/1 00, with a liberal discount ou ordcra amounting to 840 00 or over ' ------------.-----,------------------'--------------------.-------------tr----------- Entered at the Post Office at Cleveland aa-aecond- claas mail matter. ' RIVE AS AND 11ARBORS. It is umortunuce for rirer and harbor im¬ provements that lulls appropriating monev for this object should be more or less domi¬ nated by wire pullers nnd politicians. There is no good In bewailing the muttei lor the condition is n natural outjfronth ol our sys¬ tem of government nnd it cartnot bo helped. Nor Is it tho worst enemy with which naviga¬ tion has to gi apple. The policy of the rivers nnd harbors committee, according to the re¬ marks of Chairman Willis to a delegation of southerners who waited upon him recently, would seem to bo governed by the amount of support wnlch itsmeasuieSure likely to gain In the Huuse of Representatives. In order to obtain this suppoit, liberal overtures must be made to tho South in the shape of Miss¬ issippi river appropriation*, It will be ie- mouibered tliut the engineer's estlnmes called (or a sum of forty millions of dollars as necessary to carry forward proper work. Considering l lint Its duty to the country coujd be shown to advantage by a horizontal reduction, the committee cut down this just estimate to ten millions. Its next deference will bo a Dolltlcnl one, fully as glorifying to the public but moreBtreuuous as nn obliga¬ tion to the political requirement?, jind that is to a division of this ten million dollars as a sacrifice to (lie great river Into which It will be poured and afterward find its filtered way to tho gull stream, whose Insatiable maw "hath stomach for It all." Mr. Willis says that the hoiizontnl reduction Irpm the engineer's estimates would not bo made to apply to ihu Mississippi river, the work at Hell Gale mid a Jew other v. oi ks of great importance. The close work In ollctlng ap- priatlons will, however, knock tho under¬ pinning completely out of the Hennepin ca¬ nal scheme for this session. Its suppnrteis have not inlirfly lost heart, but their only hope seems to bo in getting the canal tacked on to some bill as nilder In the Ian moments of tho session. Aa-nusny above, thu poli¬ ticians are not the most formidable enemies of river and luabor improvements. Mry Willis says the principal opposition tn the bill "has been lostcred by the New York newspapers in the inteiest ol the rntliuuds. Tho railroad companies are striving In every way to pveveut the development ol a system of waterways which would be a per¬ petual, check upon tholr freight charge*, nnd the most effective way of doing this, they thluk, is to excite prejudice agalnettho river and hnibor hill." If (he ralliond men feel so deep an Inteiest In the mutter, and ij. takes this malicious turn, the navigation people, if they hope to hold up their i ml, must resort to like measures In nulllljlng the piejudlccs thus raised against tlicin. HARBOR PILOTAGE. __ It noemn that thore was at one tlmtui dl^ position lit Congress to take tho control of the pilotage In tho hnrbors In the country out of the lunula of tho statos. A bill has been Intiodliced which authorizes the ex¬ amination of mnslora or mii:e«by the United States local Inspectors, and tho granting to ihem, when found competent, of licenses to -pllo\; their ovvn vessels. Thlftmo'iisure con- corns lake iwm only in an Inohlental way; nnd there is but Blight chance, enrulderlng tho Immense stock of hills now ou the calender of the House, thnt It will bo acted upon at all this ae'ssion; yet It 1b proper that the good feajureKofy itreli a measure should be pointed out, in order that the bill may not bo lost sight of in tho future. Among its provlxiom Is one that Balling vessels towed Into or otlt of port by a steamer under charge of a United Mates pilot shall not bo obliged to pay a state pilot when the soi vices of.such pilot nre nut needed. Since 18u2 masters and'matcs'of casting steam vessels have been permitted to net as'pjlnts, but steamers and vessels engnged in foielgn trade have been required to pay for a pilot whether one was needed or not. We see no i eaaon why American , ves«els, officered by coin- Jiotent men, licensed by the United States Inspector to perform the duties of pilot, should lie obliged tn pay for services which thoy do not require. Compulsory pilotage on our sea coasflms been defended because It was thought to be In the general Interest of owners to have iui organized force of pilots constantly in readiness and that such force would not be fairly compensated for voluntary service, a ground Illogical In Itself, for vessel owners and others directly con¬ cerned In the safety of vessels and cargoes are tho best possible judges of,their own needs, and Bhould bo left free to exercise that judgment. Gauged by business principles, American vessel masters who are familiar with their own ports and waters, should not be required to pay a pilot force unnecessary fees in order that such fotce should bo kept In existence and available lor foreign vessel men. These rules say very plainly, lot those pay who aie forced to buy. If American sailors can pilot their own ships, in tho estimation of competent examiners, let them be 11 -eiiaed according to th" terms of this bill, and let ftiicign traders pay fur their pilotage unaided by this tax on Ameil- ri.kp, which will obviate the necessity of sailing without Insurance. Tint Dotrolc board of coucllmen has de' cld'-d on nn ordinance to fix a dook line for thef entire river front. A line was established In 1867 whloh has .never been lived up to, nnd It has been n doubtful question whether the city had this right or whether it was a matter belonging to the government. It has has been ascertained, however, thnt the city control of the dock lino. Mpcn unensincss has prevailed In regard to the pt-obablo condition of the iron mar¬ ket the ensuing season. The general opin¬ ion noW prevails, however, that prices have touched bottom, that quotations are firm and that with the opening of navigation tho market will assume a strbng and aotlvo tone under a steady and healthy demand. demand for iron In all shnpesnnd kinds.'So far price* are unchanged, but tho seaaun and'general prospect nre in favor of bettor prices. Wo quote prjees current. ' roimimr. Banging Hock Charcoal No. 1................852 25 to 828 25 Hanging Itoclt Charcoal No. 2 ....... 31 20 " 2J 26 Strong Noutral Colto No. 1...................is 60 " 10 do " " '• No. 2.....................17 60" 1801 American Scotch, No. 1........................10 00 to 10 BO oniY ronou. „ Noutral Coke.......................................810 60 to 117 00 ColdShort.....................,............... 1028" 1075 CAB WllKKI, AMI UALMAnLI. Hanging Hook, atrlcUy cold blast......8 2725 " " warm nlaat...............2400 "2488 Lake Buporlor "charcoal" all gradea .......24 00 '• 28 08 Southern Car Whoel strictly cold blast . 20 00 " 28 88 Cull shipping. Captain M. Wyman died a' Fair Haven. N. If., a few dayBiigo aged 95 years. He was Ballot on IitikcOmaiio order Coiuiniin* dcr Chauncey In the early pai t of the War of 1812. THE PATENT GRAIN SHOVEL. Our friends of the grain shovel will no doubt hftvo to give up tho Idea of getting their patent renewed this session of Con¬ gress. The Senate committee on patents considered the petition of the Inventors some days ago but reached no conclusion. Not only this, but the committee seemed to re¬ gard the qilestlon us 0110 they could not gov¬ ern, on account of the opposition In the Houpe, and consequently onoSvhlch It would not pay to report to tho Senate.' TIiIb Is an¬ other bill which own- its defeat to the Influ¬ ence of the railroad loinpanles Aside from the merits of Ihe cute, whethei Ihc patent on the shovel ought to have been extended or not, which, be it known, we aie not now discussing, we would much lather have been enabled to refer Its defeat to'tho Inllu entoot the navigation Interests than to see It luld nt the door of rnlliond corporations, whose Influence, wo are compelled to soy, ramifies through too gieat a section of tho globo for the comfort Of all parties con- cernod. This railroads have auderedctl In getting Into their chronic spring muddle over freight rates and wo are •Inclined to the be¬ lief tliut it Is done to disarrange the System of the vessel owners, who desired to make at leas't one profitable season lor their ships, tho prospects for which were good one month ago. By referring to another col¬ umn it will bo seen that tho great lines of hike piopi'lltis between Chicago and Lake Eric and Lako Ontuilo, are now owned and operated by tho railroads, the Commercial Line having gono out of existence. Tun dlsolutlon of tho once proud Commer. clnl Line has been announced, the Cuba having been sold to tlio Donaldson Brothers, the Colorado'to Captain Maytham, and the Roanoke, Scotia, Russia, unci Nebraska re¬ maining in the hands of Mir. Hamilton, hut all oj whlolf w ,11 eventually be sold. ----------^—--------- CAUTIONARY SIGNALS. UNir-Fn Status Sionai. Office, ) Ci.hVM.AMil; O., March 29,1884. f The dlsphij ol cautionary signals will be' resdnied on Lukes Eric, Ontario and Michi- gaii on April 1st proximo. Notification ol the resumption of cautionary signals on Lakes,Hui on and Supeilor will be given later. t The cautionary slgnnl i.-c, n led flng with a black square li. the center bv day or n red light by night calls for caution In view of nn approaching storm, and is bo caution¬ ary with reference to winds blowing from anv direction. A white ting with a black square In the center, shown above a red Hag with black squute In the center, by dov, or a white liglit shown above a ved light by night. Is cautionary with refcionce 10 wIihIb expected to blow from a northern or western direc¬ tion, or oil' shore at or near the place at which It may be displaj ed Thocnutlonaiy signals will bo displayed from tho roof of the National Bank building, corner ol Superior and Water stieets, from the flag stall at the life saving sUitlon and the eautloniuy signal ball fronuho Central Tug Olllie. Navlgatoisand others Interest¬ ed will please take noilce. Wm. Lim'., Sergant hlgnnl Corp?, U. S. A. \ Concluded from 1st page.) \ Much adverse comment 4s made by vessel owners on the proceedings and new terms of the Iluflalo combination of uuderwi Iters, and generally cxptess the intention, In the larc,e ports, of refusing to negotiate instu- mice, It Is believed that some of the seo- honid companies \\lll this'season tnke hike RESOLUTIONS OP RESPECT. At the hist meeting of the Murine Engi¬ neer's Association, No. 2, Match 21, the fol¬ lowing resolutions of respect were adopted : Whbbeas, It has pleased the Sovcielgn Ruler of the universe to remove I10111 tills life William Thompson, our worthy brothel and co-laborer In the noble cause of elevat¬ ing the standard of our calling; and W hurras, It becomes us as brethorn of thlFassociation to express in fitting language the sorrow we feel In the loss of out tl_e parted biother, therefore be It Regained, That we deeply led the loss wo hnvo sustained In the death of Mm> who though romoved from the transltoiv scenes of this lite, still Ihes In the heuits and mem¬ ories ol those who loved hlui. Resolved, That we tcndei 10 thu heieaved relatives and li lends of our diseased broihet our heaitlclt sjtnpathy in this hourot afflic¬ tion. • RcaatMd, That lliese resoluilons be copied In the minutes ol lids association, and, as an outward token of lespeci to the menioiy of our departed biothei, our ehnitiu be duiped lu mourning for the space ol ililuy days. RCHoheU, 'That a copy of these resolqt'ions be sent to the lunilly of our deceased brother and puHlshed In the Maiiini HhOr °"D' John ismjui, Q. Mih.hk, - „ „ „ Commutes. O. N. biELLii, Prosident. IRON MARKET REPORT. Om.vh.aM>, April 2. The recent action ol the toko bj ndlcate will'probably have the otfootof Indenting the cost of production of pig Iron, and will thereby cause 11 small advance' In pr'ces. Tho market the past week has been dull and unsettled, the demand not being so large as last week. C1IAIECOA1 I'lO 1UON Nos. 1 ami 2 1 nkii Superior ihauoal No» 8 iinil -4 Luke hilpurlm Nos, 6 and 0 Uku buiAirlur Moa I, 2, B, 4, 8, BMialiury boutliurli chulcual lrona ""'",' Jlljiortnl by £', L. Ilurjier i .Trade is still dull, «22 50(f«lOO .........22 SOfttJl ml 2.! 5UMJ4 00 ••.,......II 5ll(natl Ml ... 27 &U6J.I2 00 GiiiffmiaN A lew buyers'•aie on the lookout lor Iron but do not find tho furnaces ready to niee.t tholr views. It Is expeuted that as soon as outside work mav 1,. ,i„„„ ,, ... ... 1 ,Hi.i„,.«,tiw, n[iinirue, kuas mm uer en^ii'1 he done that theie will bea.easonablv good love,hat.lcd and ,epalred and their lufrgethe in Is well advanced and will be completed nflei tho boiler, and engine are In, both of which will bo ready for delivery April fld. 'The City of Mt. Clcpions is Intended for the lumber trade and will l^o ready May 1st, Cnptain G. Lacioyx will vomniiand her tho coining season, with C, Dnbry mate, Philip Thomas first engineer, and E. Thomas sec¬ ond engineer. Navigation is open nt this port. A number ol the crntt will begin to run this coming week. The J. S. Ruby will make her first trip to Kelly's hland, Cap- tain J. Ruby in command. The Weston Line boats will be command¬ ed us follows: The A. W., Captain Wm. Dulnc; bnrge Jennette,Cnptn(n Peter Court- Jlghr, Elvina, Cnptnlii Cburlei Woodgrlf; barge Fulton, Captain Peter Pelkey, ' CapthlnC. Prlngle will commnnd the S. H. Johnson and will leave for Sandusky to load coal lor Murine City. Captain Robert Furton will command the Handy Boy the coming season.' The steamyacht Pauline will be ready for an excursion next Sunday. TOLEDO. t Special to the Marine Itucord * The Wabash lake line of steamers com- piislng the John C. Gimlt, Captain G. W. Stoddnrd, the Ri^selUSage, Captain R. C. Gqldsndth; the MorleyJCaptaln Henry Root, and the A. L. Hopkins Captain Welmore, 1110 being put In thorough sea going con¬ dition under tho stipeieiiteiKlence of Captain Stoddard, ready for the opening of naviga¬ tion. Captain Thomas MeCort aged 37 years, formerly of the tug. Wm. E. Rooney, was burled at the Forest Cemetry on Monday, tho funeral was attended by n large number of bis friends by whom lie was hole] in great resueag, MTJ. Wilcox, srd,p chandler, will supply tho schooner Atmospheic with now rigging and outtlt. Ho will also supply tho schooner C. B. Benson with sumo new sail", tho bcow H. C. Timelier with 11 new suit of Balls and the schooners Delaware and Sluumee Valley with some new sails. The schooner Josephine, Captain Goorgo Rogers, owned bj A. Chesborough of this port, h, getting new deck, bulw inks and some stanchions. Committee of piomlneut citizens and busi¬ ness mill Iiiib been appointed to visit Wash¬ ington In the Inteiest of substantial Improve¬ ments In the harbor of Tolido. The plan most favored Is to consuuet a straight . channel from opposite the city to the lake, ten miles dl«tant. avoiding the. present ami toi tuoiifi channel, and providing a direct out¬ let, which will lessen thodlingei from spih.g' Hoods increase the facilities ioi the large and rnpldly-growiiigcoiiiinitceol tins port. 'Ihe committee will piocied to Washington al once to present the matter to Congress, with a view of seeming action at an early day. A. Gllmore & Sou, shipbuilders, have been busy timing tho winter months; they have given the schoonci Atmosphorc a thorough lebulUt^Triio schooner William Shupe, Captain™. ChrUty Is In their dry- dock and \vlll have a thorough rebuild at once. They have btUJt two llah scows a,ud they are building a very handsome centie- boaid sloop yacht 37, feet long over all, li feet beam, 4 feet depth ol hold; she, will have a cabin about a}£ feet In height, which v. Ill extend 18 Inclies above the deck. She will be owned by sonic inembeis of the Toledo yacht club and will be launched lu about two weeks. They have also colisldci- ublc othor woik on hand, ponipilsing repnlii to dredges, tugs and scows. The steauibaigo Germanhi, owned by Mni'lnicn .<& Sprngue.hiiB had her engiiw