The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-20

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| LAUNCH OF NEW YAour. "A number Of gen.
tlamen assembledat Jones shipyard on satur-
day afternoon, to witness the launch CT q fine
schooner-rgged yacht built by Mr.. Jones for
Mr.. F. P. Porcher, Of this city. The launch
was successful, and the craft, fully rigged, slid
from the ways without hitch. She has been
christened the 'Louly," and will create con.
sternation among the Charleston squadron, as
ther size and build warrant her success as q
racer.
The Louly is somewhat larger than the
yachts now owned in the city and draws four
and halt feet of water. The following
are the dimensions Of the new craft /:
Length on deck forty-eight feet six inches;
beam fourteen feet; depth Of hold five feet;
length on keel forty feet; centre board eleven
feet long, with drop of nine feet; cabin four
teen feet, with state room, pantry, ice house,
and other conveniences. Her frame is Of live
oak, and her planking the very best yellow
rine Mr.. Jones signed the contract on the
fourth Of May, and has exhibited great di-
patch in his work; having finished the boat and
spars complete in sixty-one working days. The
sales are made BY Messrs. Edward Jordon &
Sons, Of No. 5 duck, and are of the following di-
mensions: Jib-leech twenty-nin feet; foot
twenty-four feet; stay thirty-eisht feet; fore
sal-leech thirty-ive feet seven inches; hoist
twenty-nine feet eight inches; gaff thirteen feet
four inches; foot twenty-one feet; mainsail-
leech thirty-fye feet six inches; hoist thirty
feet; gaf thirteen feet four inches; foot twenty
five feetIour inches. She Will also carry staysail
and flying jib. The blacksmith work was exc
cuted in mastery manner>by Messre. Quinli-
van & Brothers; the painting by Messrs. Doug
lass & Miller.
The Court OF Common PLEAs-HoN. T. ".
GLOVER, PREsDNa.-on Saturday this Court
continued the call OF the issue docket, and was
engaged oil day in the tr;a! of a case Of some
interest and Importance to shipmasters and
shipowners. It was an action brought by Mrs.
DAILY, the administrative of the late owner of o
steam dredging machine and mud fiat, agains.
Wragge & Huss, the owners Of vessel called
the Fox, for damages sustained by the former,
whilst engaged in dredging out one OF the
docks, by the vessel running athwart their
!. WISER aud parting it. This hawser was at
taohed one end to the head OF the wharf and
the other to an anchor three hundred yaIds
out in the channel, and was used for the ylr-
pose of warping the fat in and cut, which re-
ceived the mud from the dredging machine.
This anchor 10y considerable distance across
the main part of the channel. The damages
claimed were for the loss of the hawser and
anchor and the time lest By the steam dredg-
ing machine and alt their engineers and
hands.
The case was argued for the plaintiff by Mr..
John Phillips, and for the defendants by MIR.
James Eimons, Jr., os the firm Of Simo rs &
simons. The ground taken by the plaintiff
was that the owners were liable for the injury
committed through the negligence Of the Cap
tain and crew OF the vessel, in not taking pro-
PEI. r.precaution to prevent the collision. That
the crew Of the fat called out to them to drop
their anchor, aud if this had bcen done the
collision would have been avoided. It was
urged on the part Of the defence, that the
owners were only liable for negligence und
that the testimony on the. part OF tho plaintiff
showed wilfulness, whilst that on the part OF the
defendants negatived both wilfulness and negli-
gence. Also, that plaintiffs crew we're to blame
for moi taking ptoper precaution to let vessels
pass ;or to protect themselves also thatthey
had no right 10 obstruct public nayigable
highway. That the City Ordinance of October,
1867, in regard to the dredging of the docks,
did not authorize or prescribe any particular
mode of cleaning out ths docks, bat only that
the mud should bs removed one hundred and
fifty fathoms out from the head of the wharvee.
That neither State nor city could authorize
any interruption in the navigation of an arm Of
the sea.
The jury, after the charge Of his Honour the
Judge reviewing the testimony and stating
the law, returned verdict for the defendants.
ForEL ARRIVALS, July 1S.-1harteston Hotel.
NJ. P. Usina, Charles Pratt, Mrs. r. A Jones
and daughter, S. o. Gellett and daughter, R.
McNamee, Savannah; L. P. Smith, Christ
Church; b. Coulter, Baltimore; J. H. Lindsay,
J. A. Giimer, Greensboro. n. G.; John r. Nor
ton, Savannah; D. z. Holland, Florida; Casper
Lewis, III. A. Wlliams and lady, seven chill
dreu and servant, Bainbridge, Ga; ]. O'Malley,
Florida; Charles Webb, city; Miss c. Wallace,
New York; J. IL. Drummond, Savannah; Thos.
A. Franklyn, Florid.; Captain John Nj. Jones,
city.
july 1s-s. Hoge, Z. S. A.; L. BurhmIl. yr-
ginia; E. L. Henry, city.
Partition Ho!et, July 1s.--T. D. Baker.
Bees Ferry; ". a. Hereford, Horse Pasture;
Miss Galluchct, Manning; ". ". Belden, wife,
child and nurse, Savannah; 7. Rith and daugh-
ter, Augusta; JOS. Caleman, New York; Captain
II. B. Croweu, q. Gorham, Steamer Saragossa.
july ia. a. MaDnas, Espana; N. b. Nc
Gully, Mobile; G. C, DuBose, st. Johns; L. j.
Wagner, Wilmington; Geo. Waterman, South
Carolina.