Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-02
LOCAL NEWS.

Inn NEW SrEAMnR FAIRBANKs. - COLLATION. on
Bodrd.-But few Of our citizens are aware that
water, attended by all the comforts OF spacious
aud comfsrtsble state room, 70 say nothing OF the
novelty and delights Of q sea voyage. Yet such u
ship Company seem determined to make the two
days trip more and more agreeable by placing on
nom any port in tSiS country This line was arst
established about year ago, and IL steadily In
orea.ing in public favor, 90 much 80 that to-day
on the line, this being The nfth ship put on
the route Iinoe the frat trip was made: The
steamer mentioned above Y called the Fairbanks,
menJy asenta, Mesrs. Morgan and Rhinehart,
large number Of gentlemen were entertained
BY partnking OF handsome collation. got up by
tie steward OF the ship, Mr.. y. N Booth, who was
assisted by hr. A. Rcdier, OF the White Hou.e,
oeorgetown. The party were kindly received BY
and shown through the vessel, Of which brief
description will no doubt be interesting to our
readers: The Fsirbants is a propeller with top.
Length us foeti breadth OF beam %; II feet depth
Of hold Her Registered tonnage IL AL tons, but
vided with two gT-horse power stationary engines,
and her boilers Of q novel construction, built
so as not to take up much room. The number Of
| Ia atty, Upon the upper deck are six state-rooms
with two bunks each. The captains and enEi-
neer's staterooms are also on this deck aft Of the
she Is provided with two wheels, so that II in
| case the forward one should carry away the after
also provided to pump the ship and force water in
SsS taken S' We new descend e Tie siisT.e.bin,
which we ind very tastefully fitted up with eSte
sion tables and sofas, The wood work in this
China gloss, with the ocrnioes relieved With gut.
/ In this cabin, which IL about twenty-olght feet
long are eight stAterooms, three each side, and
two large family rooms In the after part. These
sons marbie-top wAsh-stsnd and wateroloSei
IL provided in each so that family could live a.
private As though they were in their own house
with place for one or more II desired. The ven.
tilatipE arrangements In these rooms are admira'
Bile. This 10 . great point in a sesgolns vessel
i BY parties ocoupylng these rooms.
The ship has large between decks for the
81 light SsS Hss
vessel IL nearly all newly built. She was formerly
i an English blockade-runuer, and was captured OF
is Uwnsd by Sc New YORK and geo.
| Steamship Line, the onicers OF which are PrCsi
dent, Thos. Clyde, Of philadelphia; Treasurer
MoTasn RSineRsrt; In 'SieSandfia, Messrs. II
ThSsshsr, %ilSInston, pslawsTe and cost som,
sixty thousand dollars. The wood used In he
eonstructlon was mahogany, locust aud teak
shonI list mate, s. Norris LIST engineer, Rober
Best. About half past three o'clock the party hal
all assembled three guns were hred, and the part!
adjourned to the large "'tween decks" where
sumptuous collation. was served,
Champagne flowed freely, and compl n cntarJ
toAsts were drank to "Ihe VelIel," "The Own
erB,n The ARents,n The Pre- 80" The Corpora
lions OF Washington and G orgstown, all o
which were responded to BY MesSrs. Morgan ant
RhinehArt, Mr.. J. D. Hutchinson, one OF the di
reetors, MI. Craig Of Georgetown, Mt. Harril o
the Star, Mr.. LAthrop, Navy collector, JuStlc,
RowIAnp OF this city, Mr.. Douglas, Register Of thi
city, Captain GArrettson, and many others. hbou
six O'Clock the party broke up, all expressing
etermInhton TO advise their friends and QuRint
Ances to make q trip this summer to New York II
one OF the fine ships OF which Morgan & Rhine
hart are the agents
The Fairbanks left her wharf At the foot Of HigI
street, Georgetown, at 10 o'clock to-day for NeV
York. no g..."... H.... loo
/. Mr. Morgan stated In his speech that It was III
intention OF the company to put smother ne'
steamer on the lire In the course Of few weeks.