New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-19
MARINE AFFAIRS.

TIM OrAKER CirY.-Toe steamship Quaker Cty
b.s be.n tosei into the Navy-Ysrd, Norfolk, for re-
n,irs. She will b, ready for ses again IN month";
Another steamship Will sa in her place for Havana
on TIE 25th inst.
THE GREAT EASTERN.
ARRIVAL OF THE AGENT IN PokrLAND-hiS NsNAN"'
-FuRrHER PREPARATIONS.
F,ou IRE PortaRI fdrerrsey, Oct ~ =,
Thele seems tn be no longer any oouo' as 70 .oo
moyeme nts Of the great steamer. Inc repairs spsE
on under the direction of the officers OF the Boatd OK
1sre relieve al ,srs a. to entire readiness for
sea within the present mon b. we notice. among o,her
reoniremeLs Two sdiiOnsi boats Tor ths use oi tns
steamer.
lived in this city on Friday last, seems fully alive 70
the interests Of his Company, and to apprecl ste me Ell
frts of our people give her reception worthy Oh her
impor.ance AT the ca with the large Coui'
ntfe of our city govei nn ent and of the citizens on
Ssu,day evening Mr. Cumberland expressed ms graf
ication at the completeness OF our atrangemehs anu
the liberal provision made Tor her reosp'ion. AS "
the precise time Of her arrlval, no POSITIVE assurances
can he sivep though early day IN November Is re-
lied on The idea of her going TO any other port than
Portlsnd is not only sbsurdity but reflection on
home the proposal to allow her to remain on exhibit
ton a. routed to the dignity of her mission, winch ii
TO sbidse the voyage Of toe Auanac . 'ean;
iii had been poes bic, the steamer would have gona
2, Nav York which holds the same relation TO THIS
continent as Iondon does & the British Isles, and tho
value Of her voy age would thereby have been increased
But the talk ofthis is absu'dity. She might as Wen
run to The Mersey or the Thames % 10 New ioik'
The selection of Portland barber for her American sta
ton vas simply necessitythe best port 90 the cone
ineut well &c nnected with the c1untry by railways AMI
lines of steamer. Halifax s. john and Quebec nave
esch of them abundant depth OF water, With the
additional claim Of being provincial ports, but they
catn,t ask the steamer 10 run to either TIL they nave
better facilities for docking her, and means OF connect
ion with the rest of the country Portland fortunate
w. has BOTH and must for the present at least haya
the advantage.
We are awsre that the New Workers claim that on
the top Of the tide she pass Sandy Hook. Bat the
trouble is she cannot be worked 'nits the Nanows.
They also say she lie above He'll Gate, and within
seven miles Of The City Hall, New. York. There is M
doubt of this but you might as well lay her OF Rich
mord's Island on the outside of Bangs Island, AMI
clam thai these facilities were suitable for h.r recep-
! ton at Portland.
| We have 10 doubt, however, New York city will
yet her shipping busitess from Its present po-
sifion around the Battery toward the head OF tho
island above Hell Gate and that wharves and hotels
will exist above that point for the accommodation Of
large ocean steamers. But this is the work OF time,
for which the Great Eastern cannot afford to wait
Everything is arranged We believe, for the recep
ton of the Great Eastern, except that OF cheap rail-
way fares, and for this purpose a Committee was
appoint.d to act in conjunction with the agent Of the
Steamship Company, at his request. Tois COMMITTEES
consists of Mes.rs Poor l. rch, H. B. Smith, Barrett,
aud j s Little In all se gather, we think the Rail-
way aud Steamboat Companies will readily unite in
any plan of making the visit OF the steamer q
We understand the steamer VIII entertain guests
boari during her stay the rush Of visitors shall
require it, and ba. from eight hundred TO thousand
guests in this way be en'er,aned. In this way,
with the means at the command Of city hotels Il We
thousand Strangers be easily accommodated, and
an equal number in private faples, that ten thou
SAID strangers daily will fnd accommodations during
her stay Of three weeks in Portlsnd.
She is expected TO axe or two trips TO while
at this port, carrying ten thousand persons.
MURDERS AT SEA.
! An gffraY occurred board the ahi0 Rising Sun
Capt Skofeld at the Chincba Islands, on the I'd OF
September One of the crew neglected to do his duty,
and the first mate attempted to harry him up, when
the seaman attacked him With q knife, and
stabbed him severely 10 several places. The second
mate went to his assistance, and the man stabbed him
80 severely that be died the next day. aod he was
buried on the island on the 30. The mutineer ia in
confinement. The first mate will recover.
The bark Said Bin Sultan, Capt. Ward, arrived at
Salem on Monday afternoon, from Zanzibar, reports
that on Aug. H. In lat 80 81 s., Ion 1872 A. E Capt.
Henry Edwa Of Salem, late master Of the brig NJ.
Shepard, passenger board the bark, went 10 the
galley for the purpose of lighting cigar, when he
was stabbed in three pisces by the cook. and lived
but few moments. No proyoca ion given for the
deed The cook was placed in irons and confined for
the remainder Of the passage, and has been removed
TO the jail in Salem. Capt. Edwards about 81 years
Of age and leaves family. Boston Courier.
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