, 1881-08-28

WHERE THE IAUttH CONES IN
Nautical Gazette: "Wo should very much like
to see two excursion steamboats, o!Hcercd and
manned by editors, correspondents, and re-
porters from the daily newspapers. We would
place the managing editor as Captain. the night
editor as pilot, the financial editor Us purscr.
the associate editor Us chief engineer, nnd dis
tribute the correspondents and reporters to
the several subordinate positions. Each OF
these several gentlemen, when writing
OF steamboat accident or OF any slight
mishap which a real steamboat man
thinks nothing of it. ut once assumes to know
all about ii, and ut once begins to sling ink
with desperation quito in keeping with their
skill as journalists.
There is no honest industry in the country
WEIGH Is so badly treated by the newspaper press
as the steam vessel interest," It Is ualgncd,
nisreprcscntcd. lied about when n vessel meets
with an accident, and when the stcam-vesscl fra-
ternity Mt large asks for relief Of unjust tax
alton aud burdens which have been crippltng it
for years. the press, with but rare exceptions.
turns u dcNf eur to its woes and abuses It.
ErEvAT1SG TROUBLES AT BUFFALO.
1suffnlo Express: ''Mcssrs. G. j. Mann s. Son
are having sOtne difficulty with tho dschargtng
Of tue sratn conssned to them here. "s owing
ton, the elevators III the Association refuse to
handle or store any grain conslgne.i to them.
exeept Ut the e rate of one Gent re PER h wnGn
bArze Nnhunt, which arrived down Wednesday
night with 4o,00o bushels Of corn consigned to
signed to C. j. Mann S Son, was yesterday e!e-
yuting Mt the Wells Elevator; us soon rs Ham,
ltn's o00 bushels WIS discharged the leg was
withdrawn, and Mcssrs Mnnn s. Sun notified
that their grain could not TO received unless ut
the rate Of one cent per busnel for elevuting."
BE ON THE LOOKOUT, BOYS.
Milwaukee Sentinel The revenue cutter
tart}ni rrttfan arnlru Lake Gunernr. during
waich time several vessels were n'uEcted for
violating the law relating TO carrying vessels
sighted the Canadian propeller Manitoba ashore
at the mouth Of the Portage Hiver last Fri'lAy
afternoon. and be ut once went to her assist
ance, \ line wns run from the stranded craft to
the Johnson, and after pulling q short time rue
hitter succeeded ln releasing her. The Maui
toba was ashore for twenty-tour hours with no
up. Her passengers, some fifty III number, were
considerably alarmed at their unpleasant pre-
dcamcnt-"
Detroit Marine Neus J: Last week Capt. Lew
Horn was showing among his more intimate
friends H beautiful cabinet picture OF Ills
months old haby, Hay, Yesterday afternoon, .oal
tributes Of affection, the little form WAS laid to
rest.
Stutc, mourns the death of his little 1-ycar-old
boy, who WIS buried ct buffalo lust Friday
morning Mr s1eDouEa resehea In;a, noms in tis
for the funeral "a large clfcle OF l1ituAS aIouuu
the lakes deeply sympAthizc..
oswEGO HARnOR-
Osvego Palladium: '"At II meeting Of the
Board OF Trade to-day letter fron Capt
Thomas olurtin WIS read and referred to the
Harbor Committee for their action. Capt. Mar
tin, who IL an experienced sailor, thinks that to
make the entrance to the harbor e,lsy for yes,
sells an arm 800 feet long should be extended
nearly northrriy from the present end Of the
new west pier, as the piers, when completed ac,
cordtng to the present plan, Will leave = channel
only $50 feet wide ut the mouth, and that the
westerly seas, unless prevented by such nn arm
Us proposed, will drive Il vessel against the east
pier" .
LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTION.
The Government steamer Hazel arrived at
Detroit Friday. She will tuke the Secretary OF
the Lighthouse Board on IL trip Of fnspeg1ion
to the lighthouses on Lake Eria and the&b6t.
Lawrence. He is now inspecting the Upper
Lakes. .,. :
PORT AUSTIN
w,rk on the new steam siren station at Port
Austin will be begun Us soon ns Zen. NeltIcl
returns fr,nl his visit to Lake Superior. One
siren will be in operation this fall. and another
will be added early next spring.