New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-14

are follows: length on deck 81 feet; beam, II feet
e inches; depth, feet ncbes length Of masts, a
and Is feet; topmasts % feet; bowsprit, Ii feet
uches bboom, ID ieet; main boom, % feet fore do,
80 feet. The yacht is nearly completed, with the ex-
cepton of the suit of SAILS and she will probably be
ready for SEA by Saturday.
BUSINESS AT THE SnIP YARDs.-Last Fall the chip
builders Anticipated one Of the busiest seasons at the
opening Of Spring that they have bad since 1892 and
1853. Parties bad in contemplation TIE building OF
a considerable number of vessels, but owing TO the
Southern difficulties these projects have been aban'
doned for the preeeLt Work two or three vessels
Tor the Southern trade which being built IL the
Brooklyn yards ms been stopped altogether. The fol-
lowing is a lit ,f vessels now on the st,cks:
AT Wi!liamsLurgh, Messrs. Lawrence 81 Foulks have
two yesseE on the stotks-One irs class steamship
approaching completion for Dir. George X. Stevenson
Of Philadelphia, but for many year resident OF South
America. Size is named the Paqgcte dc Maule, in
tended for the coat trade between Valparaiso and the
Province Of Nlaue She is lC5 feet in length 20 feet
beam, feet hold, .and about AGO tuus burden This
vessel will be supplied with two eonder@ing engines,
80 incl cylinder and feet stroke.
AZ the same yard propeller in frame for John S.
samms Of Florica und parties in New-lork, intended
TO be run between NeT-Yors and Jacksonville. She
win be launched the Is; OF May.
st Mr. Up,ons yard, foot of North Second street,
two sehooneIs aud Il propeller in course Of con-
structon.
A. NJ. Whitman, foo; of North Thirteenth street, is
buii,iuq fine modelled third-cas, yacht, named The
Nautilus. for Mr. Thomas Nimmo of jersey City, and
intended for the New.York Yacht Club. She is5j
feet long on deck 10 feet BEAM feet deep ard about
50 tUIs measurement.
At Greenpomt, Mr.. f. F. Williams is building
pho; beat for tie Jesey pilo0-C.pt Brown. SIZE ia
70 feet long, 20 feet BEAM fee, inches deep, and
loj tuns measurement; 20 be launched in four weeks
Dir. Simonson has nearly completed side-wLeel
dip, named the Santiago de Cuba Cor Messrs
Yaien & Co., Of CUBA. She is $40 feet in length, 30
feet BEAM y feet deep and abou; 800 ;uns measure
mcn;. Her frame is of white oak, hackma;ac and
chez nut put together in the most substantial manner
sud iron strapped dagonalyi the planSing is Of white
oak. and tue ship is to be fitted up in elegant style,
with accommodations for 100 irst-class passengers.
Size will be supplied with beam engine, o. Inch cyl
nder. aud IL fee, stroke She will be launched on the
2j,h mat.
There is also at the yard ferry-boat partially
in hsIne, cousort b recently launched for Com.
Vanderbilt sac ~ - Ieel Ill IL
to run from Staten Island, but TO whaI point is not
known.
MIR. Henry Steers has two vessels on the stocss-one
a steamer, nearly completed, for N. O. Roberts, for
the Florida Railroad. Work has been suspended on
this vessel fr nearly two months, but yesterday Mr.
Steers received orders TO proceed with the work, which
will be completed about the lst Of May. She is $50
feet ON deck 90 feet beam, Is feet hold, and about
1000 tuns measurements This beat will be supplied
with a beam engine of 7C-inch cylinder and Effect
stroke.
He has also nearly finished first-class schooner
yacht for Mr.. j. G. Bennett, r, "a feet in length ~
feet beam, feet four inches dep and l65 tuns meas
urement.
Messs. Webb s. Bell have ship on the stocks Of
$50 iuns for McssIs. Post s. Smith, which ia about
ready to launch, but nothing is being done upon her,
There are no new contracts and the ship-buiders do
not anticipate doing anything further than to finish
ND the vessels now on the stocks, until the present
national difficulties are settled.
KINGS CoUXrY PoLITIcs.-At a meeting Of the Ash
land Republican Club, held on the evening Of the llth
instant. the following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
n any candidate for office Kings County who gives aid a1d
comfort ENEMY By eiaiug ia OF appAtg 10 any Office
any person other than true RepuDican
The Kings County Republican General Committee
decided at their last meeting that the Primary meetings
to select delegates to the MayOralty Convention should
be held on the DIST instant. The Mayoraty Conven-
ton is to be held on the 2th.
The Democratic primary meetings, under the opera
ton Of the constitution recently adopted with the view
of 70 - basis upon which the party can unite,
w,r AA iiderent wards of the city and towns
of tie county Oh eesday night The officers elected
were Presidents NcePresidents, Secretaries, and Tel
lers of the ward and town associations together with
Inspectors Of Election and three delegates from each
ward and town TO the General Committee Of the coun-
ty Rival tickets were run In several of the wards and