New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-19
BROOKLYN ITEMS.

EARLY CLoSING--The movements in favor Of
Early Closing of Stores seem to go on i'll the path
ofsuccess There was a spirited meeting OF Dry
Goods Clerks on Friday night last. This even
inc the Merchants will hold meeting, we under
stand, over Stewards, to take into consideration
the movement in favor of closing the stores at
7Ocock PM Andon Thursday evening next q
public meeting viii be held at the Brooklyn lnsti-
tute, which will be addressed by able and promi-
nen speakers. We hope the merchants will
close early on that evening at least, to allow OF
the attendance of their clerks and OF themselves
NAVY YARD.-Orders have been received from
the Navy Department, to dock the new steamer
San Iacinto, launched last summer at this station
The large iron caisson or floating gate, was raised
from its place, the ship admitted and the caisson
replaced in the space OF three hours. 1t being
necessary to fit out the San Jaciuto Immediately
with her machinery and the large pumps for the
docks lacking a few weeks OF completion, three
temporary pumps worked 10y as many steam
engines, were put in operation en- Monday morn
ing last, and ON Thursday noon, water to the
depth OF twenty feet had been withdrawn from
the dock, and the residue would soon follow
The quantity OF water thus exhausted amounts
20 nearly 100000 gallons The permanent
pumps, which are put in operation this month";
will when completed be competent to remove
tins Immense quantity Of water in utree hours
From this fact some idea can be formed OF
their capacity being the largest it is believed,
either in this country or IN Europe l"VS "lii
be capalle of throwing out $4,000 gallons or no
T.
structed to drive them IS about oO0 morse power
with an enormous walking beam OF fifteen tuns
weight The engine house now IN progress, de
signed u contain the pumps aAd engine, aud
the machinery necessary to facilitate the con
Structon of vessels OF war at tins yard, IS gong
forward with rapidity, There are constantly
employed on it, or in connection with IT, ouo
! ren including 100 stone,cuttcrs The building
| viii be Of granite tot the same material as the
dock brought from the State OF Maine and cut IN
the yard 1t Will be three hundred feet in
length-onc.third larger than the Astor Houses
on Broadway--and 60 feet in Width. The central
section viii be four stories high, with wings at
each end three stories high. The root VIII be
wrought IRON truss covered with copper. Work
men have commenced covering the east end, IN
which the large pumps and engines are ALREADY
paced The floors are to be OF IRON, also the
window frames sash blinds and doors, rendering
the edihce indeStructible by ire, When COM
b
sye and elegant structure OF the kind IN the
world, The building rests on piles driven IN
oNekSand similar to the foundations OF the dock
and is rendered further stable by massive stone
subterrnnean arches, ON winch the walls
| 4kaoe3. In some portions these arches are forty
| Ieet below the surface.
The total expenditure tor the dock, engine,
house AMI fixtures to this date is 81, $4,000 and
vii reach when the WORKS are completed,
100000
The fgate Safanac is preparing to sail shortly
S1 cruise Also, the frigate St. Lawrence,
!" tNeH arrived on the 5th inst, from the Mediter
lJ" can Ihe tigote Brandywne is daily expect
~ iIgnl 't'e nrazlhan station, having been or
S neFe - 60 INTO dry dock. The U. s store.
port to prepare tos her tim To London With nrti.
2 2, designed for exhibition at the World Fair.
AhctF are ut present $50 men enonloved Of thjs
S'a!'ib enoer the direction Of Co,pIoan,}ant Sal.
t@' besides the 400 others, ensac|5 :, tha coT
t4 o. % 'o5 GeNernnleut machine shops &c.
'N' N'''''eS y stuart. Chief Engineer.
No. NlL-The examination of Sal, y
Friday, was wei attended md ~ - ~
much credit to the officers, teachers and eao;Is
George H Sebbins is tie principal, M paP.lS h,
Herring, assistant. '9'ss iseoei
~ The plank road 10 Conev rs,.n,,
sppToaching completion About tbrsa . mp .api'iy
me 'oad' from William Voorhees, on c. =.
Island toward our city, is laid with olanl 10y ~,
aofses travel over it. Two miles further ,ara. .',
~s city are also prepared ready FOR planking r,
~" DC completed in two months. The road vH
's'mlaete at Valley Grove. -