Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-07-25

/ July 10. Prop. A. Strong. light for Marbl1
Head; Schr Genoa, light for Escanaba; NJ.
]. Wilcox, coal for Portage.
July q. Scow Alpena, Lumber for Tona-
wanda Sch'r Snow Drop, Coal for WyandOt;
Prop. John N. Glidden, light for Marquette;
July p. Sch'r NJ. P BarkloW slaves and
lumber for Buffalo; Prop. Superior, Ore for
July q. Steamer Gazelle. Excursion for
Cleveland.
ARRIVED.
July 16. Prop. o. Townsend, ore for Escan-
aba; Schr Ed. Kelley, ore from Escanaba;
Sch'r Florida, light from Hamilton Schr
W. H. Vanderbilt, ore from Escanaba. July
Is. n. J. Wilcox, light from Cleveland;
Sch'r Emma c. Hutchinson, ore from Esean-
aba; Prop. A Strong, lumber and iron from
July Is. Sch'r Cape Horn, coal from Buffalo;
Sch'r Snow Drop. light from Buffalo; Prop.
Barklow, light from Buffalo.
July p. ScOw Alpena, light from Cleve-
land; Sch'r L. Van Vaulkenberg, ore from
Escanaba; Sch'r G. G. Houghton, ore from
LAnse; Scb'r Wabash, ore from L'Anse;
Sch'r ]. O'Neill oar from L'Anse.
July p. Sch'r Marringo, ore from EEcanaba;
Seh'r Flying Cloud, ore from Marquette;
Sch'r A smith. ore from Escanaba; Sch'r
Eliza Gerluch, ore from Marquette; Prop.
Superior, ore from Marquette.
July .. steamer Gazelle, light from De-
troit Sch'r Selkirk, ore from Escanaba.
-Tallmans new fish boat is now in
use, having been inspected last Monday.
She is allowed 100 pounds of steam.
Pine lumber has been floating loose
along the lake for some days past in con-
siderable quantity-the deck load of the
barge Atwater. 1t was picked up along
the beach between Geneva and COnneaut
and given up to its owners-parties from
Tonowanda. Il was lost off Geneva on
Friday the 11th inst.
THE SCHOOL SHIP MICHIGAN.
The United States steamer Michigan
will be converted into training school for
boys to serve in the navy. She has left
Detroit for Chicago, where the first enlist
ment takes place. The Free Press says;
The boys must be between the ages of fif-
teen and seventeen and physically in good
condition. They will remain on the
Michigan not more than one season, and
at the end of that time will be transferred
| TO the School Ship Minnesota, now IN
New York harbor. They will remain in
| the service CT the United States till they
are tweuty-one, when they can leave the
service Of Uncle Sam and, if they like,
ship on a merchanUman, or otherwise, as
or any other man-of-war they will be in
Structed in all that goes to make upan able
seaman. in the fullest sense of that term.
They will receive common school educa-
| tion, learn to make their own clothes,
handle the ships armament, and in every
branch be so instructed that each will be
competent to serve as man-of-war's-m
| whenever called upon after they have
/ reached the ACE Of tmantv-ona wears which
as already stated, secures their discharge
| from active service in times Of peace.
There Is one drawback among the induce
ments held out which may deter some BOYS
| from becoming defenders of their country
Un the Michigan and Minnesota. 1t is
| that no one shipped in this way can become
commissioned officer; the glory of brass
buttons, the pomp and varied circum-
stances of imposing titles and gold lace
can not be theirs; but it will be possible
| for them to come into positions while serv-
ing under Uncle Sam that bring fair pc
| cuniary reward and decent amount of
self-respect. When first shipped the boys
| get, beside their rations and great deal of
valuable instruction sum of money that
will offer little temptation (even if there
were the opportunity for wild dissipating;
/ it is $3.50 per month. Promotion into
higher grades, where the pay is more, fol-
/ lows, when examinations are passed sue
| cessfully. Disgraceful conduct receives
| dismissal. No boy can run away to see
the Michigan and stay on her. His parents
must first acknowledge before a magistrate
| that they are willing, and, presumably the
| boy somewhat anxious, before he can take
| up the life of a sailor, as ills on a man-of-
| war in the United States service.