, 1881-10-30

The nnston .FtY,r,,aI OF Il recent date l1nS thu
fotiowin: description of II c:Asalooat tho motive
power Of which is u1r: ~ novelty Ill canal
boats lies i'll Charles Rvcr, near the foot o1
Chestnut street, which is calculated 10 attract
considerable attention. Its called Il pneumatic
carul,,oat and wns bniltat Wiscassc1t, Me-, rs
devised by the owner, Mr.. Il. II. Tucker Of Los
rou, who claims to hold patents for its design III
England and the United states. The specimen
Etuwn on Charles River. which is Designed to be
used on canals without iujuring the BANKS Is Il
simple structure. measuring slxty-two tect long
and twenty wide. 1t is three feet III depth
and draws seventeen inches OF wafer. II
is driven entirely by air. itoots blower
No. / being used, tho latter opeisi1ctl
py I'm eight t-horse power engine. The s'f IS
forced down i central shaft 10 the botfou''
where It il DETECTED, md, being confined be-
t.yec,, keels, passes backward and upward, cs~
taDiux at the Stern through an orihce nineteen
feet wi1e SO rs to form 4 sort OF air wedge De-
tween tho boat and the surface or me water
The force witt, which tho air strikes tue water is
what propc!s it. Tho poat bus Il speed of tour
miles ;sn hour, but requires thirty~hve' hors9
poyer engine to develop its full capabilities
Tbe patcutec claims great Atvanta &c IN doing
away with the heavy machinery OF screws and
sdewl1eels, and believes that tlo cunitlNaHee
rjycs full results i'll proportion to thu pewer e'n.
picycd 1t is .slst' contrivcl Tor backins ui1d
steering by air propulsol. Owing to the slight
aist,,,a nee Which It cn,se.s to tho water. it is
thought - be- very we'll adnpted foe work OIL
canals without injury to the sues.
NOTICE 10 MARINERS.
OTTAWA. Can, Oct .A-Sotice is hereby given
to ali cuucrrl,el that the new light on Red Rock,
jsarry sound, Province Of OntAr1o, Il III opet7t-
the old light Mink island, Parry sound Is dis
f aS of Minister Of Marine Ind fisheEes' OF
DICK AND OTHER NOTES.
The fine stcam~ barge Macy got into port yes
=, tcrtiay with Il cargo OF iron ore.
Thonaus Johnson has assumed command Of the
schooner Barbarian. vice L. j. Jo'ce
The magnificent big steam barsc Cumberland
left vest crday for Buffalo with Il cargo OF tsrnn-
lint Frank D. Welcome replaces Capt. !. II.
Mi1chell as commander Of the sdewhecl stcalh-
or Grace GrlllunoRc.
The arrivals yesterday were few and fur be-
twccu ulych to the disgust oi tho 'ncnlbc:S OF
the Turnover Club uustn=nh
The tug j. t. Campbcll yesterday lowed the
schooner &. t. TruMpH to St1fh thlCaso. Wncfc
she. will unload her cargo OF iron ore.
Capt. 7. j. Joicc, formerly in command Of the
scEotfcr Barbarian, has assumed the Cnpt;laucy
Of The schooner uueonla, vice Julius Ncso's-
Tine biz. lake tug 1;rockway arrived YESTERDAY
from l.ndiugton, towing org ~ o. o. those immense
urks called il"1hoats VAIN *osoVo fces u !"""cf'
I'm 10 date Oct so there hayc been s.stea1n1
yt.sst.ls Inspected by the United Stntcs In
snrtturs ut This port, and certificates issued,
against 1lG up to Dec. ii. 1sSo
Capt. Lcfevcr, Master and owner of 1he
xc,s,pncr u. n. Hpn,l, has resigned BECAUSE Of
illness and Capt. Yukcy. Of OSwego, has been
appointed to take con'mano-
The ..itv Yesterday made I'LL effort to recover
s.,6I ,lu{uaEes fran the schooner j. D. Sawyer
ior dup,ages to Stute~strect- bridge some time
a.,o T,.. schooner gavc bonds and tho case
will prubnby be amicubfy settled.
Tho 4uc-owners arc kicking very loudly be-
cause they have been compelled II put On srn-
eulntiou whistles whllo sush IN ~ branu th1 swl ~
know what the Citizens Association Is going to
DO about the matter
4 drunken dockwalloper created II sensation
yesterday by pulling his cont % OIL + ana Jumping
tn veil for help and Officer Murphy who Is de-
tailed to keep his class III sunlectoh hshed MIN
ont With 4, pikc-pole, IL sober dock"alloper.
The Canadian schooner Shanaon VIII probably
striD her canvas aud lay up Tor this SEASON. At
fhis nort tic present freiEhts Offering no en-
co,1r,,cemeit to her OWNER to charter ner- She
nersonn1 ~ 1rictl Of Harbormnster Mccarthy, and
it is hardly NECESSARY to yanysntns M @ lu5tner @ re-
Mccarthy is bis friend. .
The fine scbooncr Edward Blake. be1terknpwa
in marine circles as Capt = Snxey", Brooks
Canadian pet. left last evening for Midland With
a cargo ot corn. Capt. BROOKS expects to get
back TO this port in time 10 lar up for the win.
ter. md, III case his expectations "pun out
viii bring bis fulnily here to spend the winter.
Cupt. Brouks Is known nmoug his Canadian
friends as George BROOKS, hut rs he is tho
only known irish -OrunEe~ Feniau- Land-Leastie
Yankee smiling vessel flying an annexation -
flag, his friends in Chicago have dubbed him
'.Suxey" for short
The schooner Contest was yesterday sold by
Simeon Cobl, to Martin, j. McNni1y for the sum
Ut $i>tNO cash. The Contest, although onc OF the
old timers. is il sranch vessel. aud has u1read,"
nude 1wo three fortunes for her vnrinis
OWNERS. Ne understand that it is the intention
vi bor new owner. Mr. McNulty iwho by Ihe way
pair her during the wit,tcr and have her ready
for next springs service. The Contest has n
carrying capacity of :,75O0O feet Of lumber, Is
amply provided With everything reauisit on L