The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-10

New YoRK, August Sap. m.

NEW FORK, August O. p. m.
! THE NEW MAIL STEAMERS.
The shp-buiIdiDg yards on the East river are be-
coming quite favorite resort of strangers and c-
zens who take any interest in naval architecture
Mr. George Laws steamers, the sGeorgian and
sOhio," are now nearly completed, and, as matter
of course they engross great deal of the attention
Of the visiters at the building-yards. The SOHO"
is a superb vessel. She has capacity of 5000
tons. Her model in remarkably beautiful. Her
dimensions as follows:
Length of keel. 240 feet.
Spar deck. 265
Depth of hold from spar deck. 80
Breadth OF beam. 46
You can judge from this statement of the size and
capabilities of this vast structure. The floor" Of
the steamer is twenty-one inches thick, laid solid
and bolted lengthwise. longitudinal kelson and
massive cross-kelson bind this floor together in the
most substantial manner. Every arrangement has
been made to preserve the frmness and sodity Of
this part of the vessel The 'ceingn of the vessel
is seven inches thick, every plank containing
large number of iron bolts running through the
timbers. Strength certainly appears to have been
the grand consideration in the construction of the
hull ,end very properly SO.
The accommodations for passengers excel
lent, and on liberal scale. Two immense rooms,
capable of dining three hundred passengers, const-
tute the main cabin. The deck cabin, a new inven-
ton, adopted also in the Empire City," is filled
up with .berths seven feet long and two feet nine
inches WIDE The sore-rOOm is on deck, and is well
lighted and ventilated. There is accommodation
for two hundred and fifty frst-cass passengers and
eighty in the Storage. Ten thousand gallons of
water can be carried in the tanks. There are two
pilot rooms, one on the main deck for steering at
sea- the other on the top for steering in the river
The "Georgia"is five feet longer and three feet
wider than the "Ohio' and in all her interior ar
o.xI IL. h..
Sort but the build of the two vessels is different.
The SOHO" is what is called full forward and short
aft the Georgia" is the reverse. 1t will be inter-
esting to observe the development of the sailing
qualities Of the two ships.
The machinery of these vessels was constructed
by Law g. Co. Each has two engines Of 600 horse
power. They are low pressure, side low engines;
diameter of cylinder seven feet six nches-stroke
of piston eight feet. There are four boilers each
pair Of engines, weighing one hundred and sixty
tons. Every thing that science, skill, experience
and money could do to attain efficiency and strength
in the machinery, in all its parts, has been done.
In all respects these steamers exceed any that have
been ever built in Europe, and will no doubt, prove
credit to the government and the contractors.
GOOD OUT OF EVIL.
Already good begins to be educed from the vsl-
tation of the pestience. Public attention has been
keenIy directed to the awful suferings-the desti-
the huts of poverty in this great city Christian
men and women open their eyes to the fact that
they have been wofuly remiss in discharging their
duty to those who have been perishing all around
them in hunger and thirst and nakedness, and igno.
rance of God The condition of our alms-house
and public charities for the poor engages great at
tenton, and reforms will be made in their manage
ment That accursed avarice which crowds hun
dreds of human beings together in small tenements
receives open and loud rebuke. Measures are in
progress to secure to the poor prompt and sound
medical advice and genuine drugs in case of need.
May Heaven grant that this penitent fit of the bet
ter classes of society, they are called may not
be as the early dew of the morning, which vanishes
in an hour.
arrived to-day from Oregon, with fifty three pas
sengers, all in good health. She brings $4,000
in gold DUST and ten or twelve days later intelli-
gence from California, the particulars of which
have not yet obtained.
wHITNEY's RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC.
long and earnest discussion took place at the
last meeting Of the Chamber of Commerce in refer
ence to a report from the select committee of tina,
respectable body, to whom the subject had been
entrusted for examinat on some time since. The
report endorsed Mr.. Whitney's plan in its concep-
ton and Details but the committee objected to the
possession Of the road by any individual or associa
tion insisting that il should be "the heritage of thu
whole people.u After discussion, the foowins
preamble and resolution were adopted:
Whereas, The construction of a railroad to con
meet the Atlantic with the Pacific in direct lin,
across the continent has become of vital IMPORT
ance; and whereas, the plan of Mr. A. Whitney
of New York, for the construction of such com
munication, in its leading features, as well the
favor il has met with from a large portion Of the
people, disembarrasses the undertaking from sec
tonal and constitutional objections which so otter
have mpeded internal improvements: Therefore
Resoiped, That we highly approve the great fea.
lures of Asa Whitney's plan for the construction Of
a railroad from Lake Michigan the Pacific, and
that we earnestly recommend its immediate sdop-
ton to Congress.
PUBLIC HEALTH
There is still diminution in the number of cases
and deaths daily reported. The public mind is be
coming more tranquil There does not appear to
be any alarm to a great extent. great many
| families have left town as usual, having deferred
their summer tour I'LL the epidemic began to de-
/ crease.
| THE HOTELS, THEATRES, ETC.
| The hotels are fast filing up with strangers Al
the Astor House they increasing the number OF
their inmates by seventy or hundred day Not
single case Of cholera has occurred in this vast
carsvansary. Niblos theatre crowded every night
and s Burton's. AT the Broadway they open
next Monday night with opera and ballet
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