Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-03-26
Steamboat & Riufr news.
rrrF - ARRIVALS.
March 25.-B. NJ. Runyan, New Orleans.
City of Huntsville, Memphis.

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Sligo, Up River.
Fairy Queen Cincinnati
The river began to subside yesterday, with
almost an ocean of water on the shoals
The City of Huntsville departs for Memphis
this evening at P. NJ. Happening to be on
the bluff below the city yesterday evening
when this steamer arrived, we were struck
with the majesty with which she moved along
the waters. a fine array of passengers enliven
cd her decks, and numerous flags foated to
the breeze. She was emphatically thing of
beauty as well as of life. Those who embark
on her will have pleasant trip.
The Nashpille departs for New Orleans at
PM
b. NJ. RUNYAN.-The wharf was beautifed
yesterday morning by this new and beautiful
steamer. She came on her first trip to Nash
vile, directly from New Orleans with heavy
freight. she is noble vessel built expressly
for the Nashville and Memphis trade, and is
principally owned by citizens of this city.
The dimensions of this superb craft are 23O
feet on deck, "a feet beam, SO feet floor, and
depth of hold 81 feet. The machinery consists
of four double flue boilers 26 feet long, and
3S inches in diameter-the cylinders being 20
inches in diameter, with seven feet stroke
working two % feet water wheels, with 1O}
feet buckets. She is likewise furnished with
an extra boiler for working steam eapstan
freight holster, and other useful improvements
In complete running order, with fuel on board
and boilers pumped up, the Runyan trims on
% inches water, while she has ample capacity
for 700 TONS
The hull, cabin, and in fact, the entire boat
will bear the closest inspection, and adds new
laurels to the established reputation of the
Marine Railway and Dry Dock Company,
Niles Works. and other contracting parties
The hull is extra fastened, and made from the
best assorted timber with three iore-and-aft
bulk heads. Her cabins are long, chaste, yet
brilliant, the painting being snow-like
glossy white throughout, minus the ginger
bread gliding rendered so common of late.
The rooms are unusually spacious, and to-
gcther with the saloons are furnished in mag
nficent style. A new and convenient feature
is double set of doors for the enlargement of
the ladies' cabin when necessary. She can
room with ease one hundred and forty pas
sengers, while she has ample capacity for two
hundred deckcrs below. The office faces the
main cabin and is very large and arranged with
much taste. 1t was designed by and built under
the i'm mediate supervision of her accomplished
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handsome affair that we have anywhere seen.
The pantry, barber saloons, wash rooms &c,
are very capacious, and furnished in a style
eclipsing the leading hotels in the land. The
hull and cabins were constructed by the Marine
Railway Company, under the personal super
intendence of Messrs. JOHNSON IL MORTON;
machinery by the Niles Works She cost
S44 900.
The R,myGn is named after prominent
business man in st. Louis, and we predict for
her career as brilliant as that of the eminent
merchant whose name she bears has been sue
cessful. Capt. JAS. MILLER, late of the AIeonia,
a veteran boatnau and every inch gentle
man, commands this peerless steamer. The
Clerks are Messrs. W. K. BELL and FRANK Bis
sICKs, who, through their vigilant business APP
plication and courteous manner, have won
troops of friends throughout the travelling
community. The pilots, 7. A. FOSTER and
BILL HAND are experienced, and will run her
as safely as it is possible. We observed many
of our citizens paying her visit yesterday,
aud all who desire to see her, should call down
this morning as she leaves this afternoon for
Memphis; and those who desire most pleas
ant and expeditions trip, should secure state
rooms at once.