The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-14
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
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| New YoRK Feb Is, 1886.
We have no tidings Of the Massachusetts steam
propeller. Admitting that she sailed, as some OF
the Boston folks declare on the Goth ut, she is now
out about % or "a days. should not be surprised
II we get later news by the arrival Of some OF The
snilngPaekeIs than by the ProPeller u ID sull my
hrm belief that, so far VACATION Is
concerned all departures from paddle-wheels, and
engines such are seen in the Great Western and
CunaTd steamers, are miserable failures. The great
advantages attending the machinery Of the English
mail steamers arises from the fact thst no part Of il
Is made last 10 The beams sides of the vessel. A
huge iron plate is fastened in the bottom to which
a huge iron framework 10 secured. This frame
supports the entire machinery, with the huge SHAFT
of the Paddle-wheels. The great weight Of the
metal exerts specific gravity towards the deepest
and most central part of the hull. When the ship
pitches or rolls, the weight acts like pendulum, in.
dependent Of Other connection than with the plat.
form. Is necessary for the hull TO act as free and
easy in lis motions amidst the heavy rolls Of the sea
as possible.
All departures from this plan of arranging ma.
chlnery in the hull Of ship endangeTs Its safety
and regularity OF action. To use submerged con-
trivsnces Of any sort, kind, description requires
u modification Of the principle adyerted to. Pro-
pellers may answer on lakes rivers, and sounds,
where speed is not object of consequence for the
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navigation Is concerned they can never succeed,
Our government wasted immense sums in frutess
| experiments during the late administration; sufi-
Gent probably TO have built several frgstes Of the
hrst class with sails, other sesm-frlgaes, such
as the Mississippi, which is the only one deserving
the name belonging TO the navy. II Is a matter OF
regret that experiments arc not yet over with. An
attempt Is being made, at an enormous expense, TO
j construct propeller that is 10 be bomb-proof.
The news from Albany is without interest Mr..
Wright, in the Senate, had the floor last on the
Oregon and Texas resolutions in answer to Mr..
The Boston Atlas, tho "bsll-wsther' or New
England whgery Ia out in long TRADE against the
administration, for declining the late proposals. o.
the Englsh minister TO settle our claims 70 Oregon
j by Arbitration.
Boston markets, february, I2ih-The following
sales made ut auction Four-St Louis, SUI
perhne, l,425 bbls, IS As IS 05; Ohio, do, $40
do, IS 37I IS Per bbl., 60 days. Ohio, damaged,
Gas do, 81 TO- do. sour, 30 do, 50 Is per Dbl,
cash. Corn--white, 257 bags, 50 a sol cents per
bushsl, cash; bags, 8 cents each.
albany market, 10Th February.-Flour at S5t S.
Little produce coming IN. Rye % 90 cents PEI
90 lbs. Corn, IS IS scents per 60 lbs. Barley, q
a 81 cents. Os!s, 40 a Al cents. Pork, IS S. IS
Sales of g 800 bushels barley last Saturday, sup-
posed at 62i cents; LOO yesterday at 81 cents
2, 800 to-day, supposed about 63 cents.
The earnings Of the Norwich and Worcester
railroad for the first week in
February, 1876, were $3.50 81
lS45 LAO 0s
Increase in one week -sl,s35 4:
II appears by a report made by the bank com
mittee TO the legislature that there are III savings
banks in this State, hve Of which are IN this city
and vicinity. The total amount Of depostes made
in them in lS45, or up to the LIST Of January last
was sc, sos, 53S 40. The committee estimate IN,
depositos for this year at sl0,OOO,OOO. The Banl
Of Savings, New York, as one Of the ii, received
last year s4,635, 1873 %, and the Bowery Savings
bank 81, 470,l79 Sc
Ship building in Ns,o York IL alluded yesterday
to the launching Of the splendid vessels at tn,
ship yards Of two of our enterprisng builders. II
addition to what then stated, beg leave to add
the following schedule of vessels in progress, OF
projected, at the following we'll known yards;
LIST. Messrs Bell & Brown are building splen-
did ship Of between ], 300 and 400 tons. She Is
100 feet long, 40 feet beam, and 80 feet hold.
ID. Messrs. Westervet & Mackey, corner OF
Lewis and 7th streets, building large packet
ship, to be called the Pennsylvania, Of 600 tons
Length, 160 feet; IS feet inches beam, and % feel
8 inches hold.
3D. WIN. H. Webb, in Lewis street, between
9th and 7h Streets East river are building one ship
Of / 800 TONS and another Of $50 tons. The Mar
!, mon was launched from this yard yesterday.
4th VIM. II. Brown, one steamship Of abou
800 tons, for the Charleston trade length 2OO feet
30 beam, and IA feet hold One ship, about 7Ol
TONS for the Charleston trade; length 1870 feet, ~
feet beam, and Is feet hold. One steamboat for the
+ Hudson river 240 feet long, "a feet beam, and
feet hold. The Palmetto was launched from this
yard yesterday.
5th Bishop X Simons, one steamer for the Norwich
and Worcester railroad line, 325 feet long, 35 fee
beam, and III feet hold. She is rated to measure
about 200 tons in size. They also building the
steamer Cuba, noticed yesterday.
.Ncp York markets, this day, p m.-Fhe stock
market was buoyant TO- day, and prices of many de-
scriptions were decidedly better than yesterday.
The produce market very inactive.
i From 400 to 500 bales Of cotton sold without al
teration IN price. Dealers are anxiously awaiting
later advces from Europe, now daily expected by
the Massachusetts, or by the arrival oil some OF ou'
sailing packets. an,
i In -four, I heard of small sale Of between 30(
and 400 barrels of Genesee at So 62l Western
and southern quiet at former quotations. l,Oot
sacks New Orleans southern white Indian corn sold
at 63t; a small lot Of yellow do. was held at IS
500 bushels New Jersey wheat sold at 81 l2l.
From so to 100 barrels old mess pork sold al
All 50. New is held at Sl2 50,a Sl2 rs. Old prime
Is quoted at 80 IS to 80 81. Beet, prime sells in
small lots q ST. and mess a 81. e
Sugar is firm at last quotations. some more In
uuiry for rice at last rates.
F1eiobts are firm; 2s. Cd. is demanded by the
agents of the packet ship Rochester to sail for Lv
erpool on the 2lst, for -four, and 5.l6 for cotton
some shippers have advanced asking rates on flour
to 2s 3d. To Havre cotton is dull at !.
il Exchange remains without alteration.
| remain yours, very truly,
MORGAN.
STOCKS
s.Lt.-Nr,r York february 49, Ist6-FTr,t board-l0 o
Ohio SIS 1860 %; 800 Ohio 6 1850 92a 1000 Ohio 6s
1870 97t 1000 ndana. 4it 1000 Illinois special bonds
a5S $50 Morris canal le1 Is Reading railroad, 59b 400
Reading railroad honds II; So Vicksburg
Second Bard 900 Illinois special bonds 80: 100 Read
ing railroad 60; so Morris Canal, les; 30 do iss
SHIP NEWS
C,,.p.psbips Copernieus, (Bre) Bremen; southport
Cbarle,ton g. e.; Gondoa, Renne, Glasgow, Durham
Dmon, barque Mallory, st. Marks; bnss hyder Ali, nala
r "a; Lowder. Curacao ... a., - q,
2EHvrp-Brigs Hayti, from Portauprince; Belle, iron
Wilmington n. C.; Fanny Colt, from Georgetown 8. C
schooncrs ;dars from Washington N C American oar,
err, from Virginia. .
s,urp-Shps yirginan Liverpool; saracen, Glasgow
onloIa do barque Dana, New Orleans brig Angola, 70