Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-24

shores, tile following correct tnblotOf her
Dimensions will be found highly interest
ing to many of our readers: Ecneth be-
tween pcrpcndicplsrs, G80 feet, Ditto
over all on upper deck, G9l feet. Breadth
of lull So feet. Height from bottom of
slip tn top of iron of upper deck, So feet.
Diameter of paddle. wheels, So feet. Ditto
of screw propeller "a feet. Number of
blades to ditto, 4. Weight of scrcw.pro-
peller, 40 tons. Height of principal sa-
looms, 13 feet Weight of iron in the con-
struction of the hull, about 1000 tons.--
Ditto of ship with machinery, Goals, cargo
and full equipment, about 10000 TONS
Dranght of water ut that weight, so feet
inches. Weight of each OF the paddle oii-
ginc cylinders, about 30 tons. Number
of ditto, +. Diameter of ditto, "A inches.
Length Of stroke, II feet. paddlc.cngineS,
about 1900 horse power Weight of each
of scrlw.cnginc cylinders, about 20 tons.
Number of ditto, 4. Diameter of ditto.
81 inches. Length of stroke, 5 feet
Screw engines about 1900, horse power
Weight Of shafts for paddle. engines, 80
tons Numbrrof boilers to paddlc-engincs,
4. Weight of ono pair of ditto, INCLUDING
tunnels, 0G toms. Thickness of the plates
in bulk heads, 1,2 inch Ditto, in
tic skins, 81 inch. Number of rivcts
used in the construction of tho ship, about
100000. Numberof masts, 6; of these
three will he squorc-risgcd, MS well as fore
nnd.uft riggcd. The rcmninimg two will
be forc-and-nft rugged. Totai quantity of
canv $ in sails, about 6200 square yards
There will he two screw. steamers. ono car
rird on each side ubaft the paddle boxes,
as jolly boats Their dimensions are /:
Length 1000 feet; beam 6 feet measure
mcnt 120 tons; horse power 40. And
there will be about 20 ordinary boats car
ried in addition. with musts and sails
complete. Tonnage, exclusive of engine
room, 1884. Gross tonnage, 1875.
DEATH FROM PoISoN.--Wc regret to
learn that child of Mrs. lIcrckenrothcr,
u widowed lady residing on Chapel street,
died on Thursday evening from cpting the
seeds of tho herb commonly known us
Jamestown Weed, the Datum Stramonium.
The little fellow was only three years,
seven months and twunty-thrcc days old
While playing with Il young mate he
puckcd and uncousiously ate one of the
seed pods of this noxious plant As soon
as 1T was known, competent medical advice
WAS obtained, but it was too late; convu-
sions followed, and the little sufferer died.
Just before dying he looked up at his
mother with II tender, loving expression on
his countcnunce, and said - Mother, I'm
going to leave you" His little playmate
was not so seriously poisoned Parents
cannot be too careful of their little oucs.
[ MnrieSfom 4Mycury
GEORGIA MApE RAILRoAD InoN.-'fhe
Griffin Empire State saysthat on Thursday
of last week, eleven cur loads Of railroad
iron passed through that place, on the Ma
con and Western road, shipped from tho
atlanta rolling mill to some point below
That paper sayst never saw better iron.
Every year Georgia is becoming more in
dependent. If not already, In few years
more she will beablc to manufacture eve
rytlling she needs. Her mineral wealth
is inexlaustiblc We long to see the day
when she will udt have to look to the North
for anything-vten Ell she will import her
own goods-when she can, in deed and in
truth, be called the Empire State of the
Union"
Pass THEM AROUND Two swindlcrs
who registered their names as III. NJ. Gold
smith, Iowa and j. Hatfield, Indiana, came
to our Village short time since, and after
spending several days at the Marshall
House suddenly decnmpcd ut night, lcav
ingtheir hotel bills unpaid Their ostcn-
slblc business was, the selling of the patent
right OF Churn, in which they professcd
to be partners. They succeeded ia selling
the right for the District for cash, and had
ample means in hand, but were not disnoscd
to appropriate any of it to the payment of
their debts. Every effort was made to ef-
feet their arrest, but without success
They were old offenders, and had laid their
plans too artfully.--AbberiHe Press.
STORM IN KERsrAw.-We learn that
there was severe storm in a portion of
hershaw District on Friday night which
swept down everything in.its course fen
ces trees &c., doing considerable damage
on several plantations. We had in Colum-
Dia quite severe gust, about 7 O'Clock in
the evening, accompanied by heavy dri-
wing rain. We notice TINT some EXTENDED
to points in North Carolina and GEORGIA
we fear much damage has been done to
the crops:-G Guardian Sept. 20.
TINE Is precious, life is short, and con-
sequentiy ono must not lose moment
a man OF sense knows how to make the
most of time, aud puts out his wholsatsin
either to interest or pleasure; he issaeyer
IDLE, but constantly employed either in
amusement or in stu ly.