The Alabama

Under the agreed statement of facts in this case, the contract to tow the steam dredge-boat Alabama and the two scows from the port of Mobile to Tampa bay was a maritime contract, and *450the services rendered by the tug-boat Mary B. Curtis in so towing the dredge-boat and scows to Tampa bay were, without doubt, maritime services. Prom these maritime services resulted a lien, the character of which depends upon the question whether or not the dredge-boat and scows should be classed as a ship or ships. If they were not a ship or ships, but only movable property, then only the carrier’s lien…