Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-03
CITY Ar " A Z as :.
STEAM BETWEEN NEW YORK AND RICH
MOND.

STEAM BETWEEN NEW YORK AND RICH
MOND.
| Mr. Lopez, of Philadelphia has now on the stocks
| hne steam propeller Of the following dimensions
Length, $50 feet; breadth Of BEAM IS feet; depth of
lower hold, 81 feet; distance between decks feet;
burden capacity 500 which is TO be finished by
the first OF july and placed the line between New
York and Richmond in all July This fine vessel will
cost $50 COO and pleased to learn that about
three fourths of the stock will be owned in Virginia.
there being already substa nal stockholders in this
city. She will be constructed on the model of the
steamer Pennsylvania, will draw l08 eet of water,
and VIII easily make ten miles per hour She will be
supplied with double engines and two &c inch cylin-
ders and 1t estimated that her power will be about 90
per cent greater than THAI of the Pennsylvania
The company, we understand, contemplate placing
on the line two other steamers, during the summer of
greater power than the above described and appear
confident in the belief that these vessels will be able 10
make the trip between the ports in from thrty-sjx
TO forty hours They will be fitted up in the handsurn-
est manner, to accommodate sixty passengers,
and the fare will be placed so reasonable s to
induce travellers to give this line the preference over
all others.
Asan evidence the confidence OF the stockholders
In the prachcablity ofthis enterprise may mention,
larger portion Of which will be hazarded there be any
hazard in the undertaking, before the rt vessel shall
take her place on the line. We wish the enterprise
abundant success; and do the more heartily because
understand will not encroaeh to an epprecisbe
extent upon the Home line" of packets plying be-
tween this city and New York The steam line will
rely mainly for support upon species of freight which
rare reaches this city aboard the packets and upon
passengers. Light costly and pershabe artices-such
as fruits from the West Indies, &c.-w naturally seek
the most rapid conveyance to wit: the steam line
whilst the heavy articles OF commerce will be confined
almost exclusively to the sail vessels
Our enterprising friends, Messrs. Rankin e. Whit.
lock, at the head of this enterprise in this city, and
we all know that whatever they undertake is bound
10 succeed 1t may not be out of place here to relate
an incident ch occurred on board the PENNSYLVANIA
Saturday evening-more especially as that incident
serves to show the public confidence in the sound iude
ment OF Messrs K. q. W. Captain Rankin being
loudly called Tor, after one or two gentlemen had adj
dressed those present. forward and stated that he
was a business not a speaking man-that instead of
entertaining his friends with speech he would afford
them all an opportunity of reaisng fortune "Here,'
said he, holding up package Of papers-"are
proposals for establishing line of propeIlers be-
tween New York and Richmond-put your names to
that paper [selecting one from the packagel "and
your fortunes made" Several crowded around
the sterling speaker one gentleman seized the paper
folded it up, placed it in his hat and then placing his
hat upon his head remarked, that he would "go his
pile upon that scheme" How many others event
their piles" upon the undertaking, we did not remain
to see, but in looking over the list OF stockholders
yesterday recognise the OF several gentlemen
who were present on the OCCASION
The city rea der NAV lert our n,ent;on;,o J,
ring the past winter, the oftwo shonest carmen
who were brought before the Mayor upon the cbarce
of endeavouring to deraud purchasers of hay by ex.
changing tickets obtained from the weighmaster.-
He may so recollect that mentioned another case
OF fraud, somewhat similar in its nature, to The one
above in which vender OF shucks by weight placed a
number ostones in his cant before driving 10 the scales
and throw ing aid into the street after his load
had been weighed Our object in recalling these things
recollection now, ssimpy to afford the sufferers
slight consolation; for if there be any truth in the
old axiom, that misery loves company" the Boston
hay-purchaser mentioned below, aud Richmond
shuck- buyer whom wot of, should forthwith omen
correspondence so as to enble them to sympa!hize
with each other
Having ady dwelt upon the wrongs OF the Rich
mond shuck buyer, we shall permit "Symon," of the
Boston Post, to recount those OF the Boston hay-p-
chaser
Farmer N, of Newb bury, was miserly old codper
Sometimes, IN his eagerness to grasp the Dimes he
would un rather close to the boundary line which sepa-
rates honesty from dishonesty and has been known
to go so tar as even to step upon the very line ie-
Will not say ne ever got fairly over but he came so
near doing it twas hardly worth dispute He was
deaf as a haddock--as very post--and when occa-
SION required, ne was deaf than both of these 81
miles put together. He once sold load oil hay to his
neighbor, who, contrary to Ms expectations after
seeing it weighed stayed ii unoaded. But few
1orkstul were pitched off, when bouncing big rock
rolled from off the load-then another and then a
third, came "bansl" upon the barn floor whats
this! quered the buyer in loud voice GHOST all
herds grass this year." replied the deaf man. "But
see here! continued the other poniing TO the bouoers
which lay aIayed in judgment against the dishonest
hayman, "what does all this meant" "Shan't cut nigh
so much hay this as did LAST replied the dealer
in herds grass Just ne had finished the last sentence
down hundred rousing junk of Misunderstanding
deep indenaton in the barn floor with one of sharp
angles. say, neighbor NJ" screamed forth the pur.
chaser OF fodder; ri want to know what in b are
these!" pointing 10 the bouldels and the big lump OF
granite. Old ~ took up a mighty orkiul of the
herds grass, toss into The hay loft then lean
ing upon his fork, elected his huge quid OF tobacco and
replaced with fresh one, took of the fragments
OF stone wall that lay before him, and with one OF the
blandest smiles replied "Them ERE is rocks!"
CIRCUIT COURT.
The Court was again occupied the whole of yester-
day in the trial OF Samuel Hastings for the murder of
Jos. Chdress.