, 1880-06-27
NOTES FROM ABROAD.

TINY STEAMER
I The tiny steamer Anthracite, which recently
arrived at St John, n F., is thus described In
Tuesdays New York Herald: "She is the small
/ est vessel that ever steamed from Europe to
America. Her total length is eighty-four feet;
beam, sixteen feet; and depth, ten feet: her en-
gine and boiler-room being twenty two feet six
inches. Her gross Tonnage Is 70.26 tons, and her
| registered tonnage 27.9l tons. The voyage was
| undertaken for the purpose OF testing the capa-
bilities OF the Perkins system Of high pressure
| engines, and the success that has thus far been
achieved By the little vessel is likely to lead to
| revolution in marine architecture. Throughout
| the entire passage the weather was unusually
| boisterous, and there can be no doubt that under
more favorable circumstances the time of the
| little ship would have been much better. The
economy IN the consumption Of coal and water
Of BY nos1s the ID use M the
| Only twenty tons Of coal were consumed by the
Anthrac1ts on the TIP across and 43e gallons OF
| lous boiler, in which the steam Is generated ut
! an exceedingly high pressure. By means Of
special system OF engine this steam is used and
charged with fresh distilled water, only very
small quantity being required. Having been
converted into steam and used in the engine, it
structed Of horizontal tubes welded up at each
end. These horizontal tubes are connected by
small vertical tubes, and the boiler is proved to
2,50O pounds per square inch. In the engine
there are three cylinders OF different dlan1eters,
-eight-inch, siIteen-inch, and tweutv-three-
stroke. The smallest one is placed over that Of
medium size and worked from the same piston
rod: The e9gines ne arc Of twenty horse,power
high pressure and medium cylinders nre single
acting, the low pressure one being double act
ERIE CANAL BOAT BUILDING.
A very extensive bodybuilding business Is at
present s 5 being gu carried on along the line Of the
I'm firm, f1ff4 nin o1Eo
to load for New York. Early yesterday morn
ing there reached here from Troy a very fine
as full-slzed aker, called the JET Collins after
her builder. Mr.. Jefferson Collins, OF Troy, and a
member Of the firm Of Lothrid9e. Gallagher i
Co., commission and forwarding merchants Of
this city. The Collins is one OF the strongest |
built boats on the canal, and no pains seem to !
every particular. She is Of the usual canalboat
dimensions, namely: ninety-si1 feetin length by |
ef S
the bottom and eight at the top with two white !
oak middle stakes, the balance being OF the best
deep, consisting Of twelve inches Of pine topped |
with four inches of the best white oak. Her |
bow Is strengthened By four unusually stout oak
feet beyond the swell OF the bow, and she has q |
thtrty-fotlr-inch stern piece, which makes her |
very strong aft. She is thoroughly kneod and !
fastened throughout, and Mr.. John Murray and |
and Capt O. 4. Kane, OF Whitehall, n. T., her |
owners, may be congratulated on possessing |
rying capacity of $500 bushels Of wheat which |
quantity we understand she was chartered to |
ca, carry to New YORK yesterday afternoon. \ sec
reached port yesterday morning, and in the aft !
ernoon was busy taking on Il cargo of $500 |
was built whitehall. n. =. fer N Mr. The Thomas mas
dimensions as the Collins; and IKE her was
She Is solld-sided nnd finished in the most etti-
cient manner throughout, being constructed Of
ed and kneed both fore and uft She has ycry
nearly the same carrying capacity us the Collins,
and cost about the same to build.-BuTalo E1-
SHORTAGES on GRAIN.
During the past few days several grain short
ages have bacn reported on cargoes unloading
aere ne from chicago ~ O. The schooner c. H. Burton,
t2 13 NJ. John keiderhouse, and discharged at the
wells Elevator, reports a shortage Of 1iObushels,
the former on cargo Of 1900 bushels % Of wheat
and the latter on Il cargo of 1870 bushels Of
wheat, both consigned to Mr. Thornton Van
bushels respectively. Another vessel Is re-
ported short l30 bushels u cargo Of wheat
from from Toledo. These shortages have Of late be-
effort should be made to place the loss where it
ny right belongs. Several shortages from Lake
Eric ports are on small carrying vessels whose
masters and owners should certainly not be
5addled with loss which they are not responsi-
Bile for.-Buftlo Express.
GLEANTEGS.
:, The barge Genesce Chief landed on Middle
Reef. near Tonawanda, day or two since. and
sprung a leak. She has been docked at Buffalo |
,ince. -" 1@'A@''o
The steamer Pearl is to make excursion trips
out of Buffalo
The schooner David Andrews Is being rebuilt
1t Oswego. 1~N"A"
1t is stated that Mr. ". B. Stills, Of Montreal.
proposes TO build an elevator at Prince Arthur. |
bushels. ~ '"
party OF wreckers from Midland is engaged
a einpty1ng tho hull Of the Waubuno They !
laye taken out about for1y-tlve barrels Of tlonr |
ND quantity of miscellaneous stuff |
y the death OF his futher
Ihe steam barge I'm Chaflce broke her shaft | .
n n Luke St Clair Wednesday, and was towed to