The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-08

f., ExpsnIMRrr ON n Fs Exit CANAL EooHEsrEs-
ooyxsNos KieG, o MA 'ohNlsslos.s HuosLss,
AND OTHsR oFPic. AIS TRANSFORMATIONS
FROM BUtFALO, ALBAA i'hc' Aro'
! Considerable exciternen, has prevailed for some
time past in all he cities Ar towns on the line of
the Erie canal! with regard she prospects OF nav
eating it by steam propellers. iiiee steam canal
boats are already in operatonthe T. IT, s'ernburg,
new boat Samuel 8. Whaop. and l. daries "ack.
II was decided to invite the Governor The Slate
and Canal Commissioners to witness ex, eri'nent
by the Stcrnburg on Friday, 7th irst. The party
Nae to proceed far Brockpcrt on the boat, aAu
her powers of navigation as well rs the prsc,icabihv
OF using steam on the canal without Hjnry to its
banks by the washing Of the waves would be tested
For the Last twelve Year, several attempts had been
made and abandoned owing 10 the canal being only
depth OF Three feet vine inches OF water. Now
however that the depth is six feet il il csAfdenty
prcaieted by the parties interested their Is
Certain. The oppressive way freight tariff OF the
railroads has stimyated the peorr along the line Of
canal to press on tfe scheme OF running the steam
boats with vigOr The Rochester, folks are sary.,ine
of success They say That sooner or later they sust
have steam navigation from Buffalo to Albany. IL
was arranged that the party were to proceed frsm
Broekport to Bsilalo by r.ilr1ad. where great az;
moDstfaton was to be ma 80 by el.e men OF BunaiS
on the occasion, The p. l.. SternbUg arrived IL
Rochester on Thnrsday. with wheat from Buffalo,
and after unloadng it was found that she could act
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her pipes ard puting severatt0ns on board to load
her down. She YVES then towed to TIE weigh dock,
where her weight when unlsaded proved 70 be
1876 coo pounds. She is lighter than Che c. Wach,
which weighs las 600 pounds.
Governor King, accompanied BY Canal Commits
sioner Ruggles the Governors private secretary,
Mr.. Seaman and Horatio Allen. Esq, Of the Novelty
Works. New York city, arrived at Rochester by the
eight o'clock train from Albany, on .fursday eve
ming. and proceeded to the Osborne House (the St.
Nicholas of Rochester,) where rooms had been ell
v,njv tinna yVpr 1ntfta
his Exceency suitable reception, and accordingly
a fir corpet band awaited his arrival on the bal
cory OF the Osborne House. and as the Carriage
drove up they played Hail Columbia" The
Governor was conducted to the parIor, where com
mittee of the citizens of Rochester paid their re
spects to him. Quite n large crowd assembled In
the street, the band continuing to play some excel
lent music, and numerous persons, considerably over
a bundled were presented to the Governor by the
acting Mayor, Alderman Parsons. It quite an
extemporaDeous levee After partahiDg or some
supper the Governor ard bis suite went to the resi-
dence of an old friend, Silas q. Smith, where they
passed the night At a meeting OF the citizens,
called by Alderman Parsons in the afternoon, the
following gentlemen were appointed committee TO
receive the GOyernOr:-Thomas Parsons, Levi A.
Ward, Vim. Mudgett, j. II, Marindale. S stett'
heimer, John lutes, Harvey Ely, Alfred Ely, VIM.
Thomas kemrsbal, Jacob Howe, H. b. Knapp, ).
Schultz, w. g. Bloss II. Sargent, s. p. Allen A. G..
Wheeler, Isaac Butts, ID. ID. Il. Moore.
A committee of thirty-six also appointed tn
attend the excursion to Buffalo on the steam canal
beat.
A meeting of the Board of Trade of Buffalo was
held OF Tuesday, and delegation appointed TO at
tend To the participation of that city in the impor
tant event. On Friday morning the Buffalo deega
ton arrived at the Osborne House, Rochester, and
were received by Governor King The delegation
consisted of the following gentlemen Geo. II.
Babcock L. 8. Prosser. A. Runsey, Il. c. Spaulding,
VIM. Wilkeson, r. Dorshelmer, VIM. kasson, A.
Tanner, Il. Thompson, G. c. Dennis, j. d. Sheppard
a. NJ. Clapp, CA. Van Slyck. Fl. Niles. W. Mon
teah DR.. H. Abel, James l.. Barton, f. T. Stephens,
Il. Hurlburt, s. G. Little.
Quite number of persons from Albany and all
the intermediate towns, came on to Rochester to
witness the experiment. upon the success Of which
the interests of their different localities so largely
depend.