The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-04-22

NHAHAIIAS PACKET LISE-Messrs.C c. W. Brooks
s Co, OF san Francisco, have recently purchased a
new vessel 10 run in conjunction with the ~SmyrRlc!e
and ORIrGri, in their line, and which vessel will
take the place u the L. 4. ElGridge. Her name
il the D. {. Murray, and she IS advertised 10 leave
San Francisco for This port April 18th. Our San
Francisco correspondent ssys: The u. &. Muir.
ray was built at GreenPcint, l. l., and launched
Dec. %, 1861. She is 49, tons register, and there
fore rates in tonnage next to the Hhisilsr. OF
weight and measurement goods she will stow, under
deck, $50 tons. On her last trip from Valparaiso
here, she brought as cargo go tons OF 2,24O pounds
dead weight and considerable quantity Of measure
meni goods. She is a.! oak, from stem 10 stern,
and is as sharp forward and sharper aft than the
Eiiriigs. She was built 10y .. c. Murray. Of New
York, for the New York and Galveston trade, and
expressly for carrying sugar and cotton. She was
sold to the Government, the rebellion having des-
troyed the trade for which she was intended, and
was used as a decoy vessel to entrap bloskade-run-
ners. The price paid for her by her present owners
is reported at SlS,0O0. and it viii cost 5 900 more
to fit her up. She has a cabin like the Comet
and Yankee, but much larger, being IS feet in
length. The saloon is II feet 4 inches in the clear
in width. The entrance from the main deck TO the
cabin is not by doors in front. as in the Comet and
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as in the European steamers. This does away with
the drafts Of air which prevail where the entrances
are by doors in front. The cabin has IL large state
rooms. 6 feet 4 inches in length by I feet = inches in
width. Each state room has two berths. with black
walnut washstands. The berth boards are also Of
black walnut to match. fitted round with birdseye
maple. The state-room doors are surmounted with
silver plates, designating their number; diamond
anaA hlin1S Of cherry wood nre fitted in the doors
for veutilation; open spaces are over the doors and
castings. and everything possible is done that can be
done TO secure perfect ventilation and freedom from
drafts. There is also a spacious ladies' cabin, sepa.
rated from the main cabin by a partition, the upper
part Of which is of stained glass. Each state-room
has side light 10 inches in diameter, of French
plate glass an inch thick, which were imported via
the Istbmus expressly for her. The cabin table does
not run the whole length of the cabin, but has leaves
in the centre, which let down when not in use, thus
giving passage from one side to the other without
having TO go the whole length of the cabin TO cross
it. There is a linen room, a wine room, q baggage
room, and last, not least. there is u bridal-room.
The cabin is painted in China gloss, and zinc paint
is used throughout on the inside. The woods used
in the fittings of the cabin are black walnut, Spanish
cedar, birdseye maple, fancy ash and cherry. She
has Hansbrow's patent force pumps. which can
throw water 900 feet. and wet the Hottest sails when
needed. She is said to be q most comfortable vessel
and very fast. Her old log book shows 13S~knots,
and for consecutive days she has logged an average
of l03 knots. She is TO be commanded by Captain
Bennett, late of the Eldridge, and when say that |
say as much rs all the rest put together TO guaran.
tee to her passengers pleasant and agreeable trips. /
E- The German Club celebrated one Of their
'sFatherland' festivals with a splendid bonfire, on
the hill at the head of Fort street. on Monday even
ing. The effect upon the surrounding hills was
very grand. -
~ By our California exchanges We see that q
violent shock of earthquake was experienced in diff
ferent parts of the State, early in March, about the
same time We noticed one here.