The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-24

The arrival yesterday Of this large-sized and
magnincently appointed ocean steamship az our
port, Is happy coincidence in connection with
our unusually. heavy cotton receipts from the
West, and the immense amount. Of merchandise
freghts, which, for the past six weeks has tested
our steamships and eur railroads, on the main
lines, to all parts Of the cotton belt. The Geor-
gia has all the cotton awaiting her that Captain
Crowen can, by the best management sto" away,
and the pert Of Charleston has already, and to ar
rive, cotton enough for several more Georgtas, the
estimated dispatch to New York the current week
being 5000 to 10 900 bales. So we contemplate with
double pleasure both the quantity to be forward;
ed, and the facilities at hand to meet the emergen;
cy Of traac at our now growing seaport.
The Georgia left New York on Thursday after
noon, with large freight and forty passengers
and reached her pier early on Sunday morning.
She is commanded BY Captain Sidney Crowell an
experienced shipmaster, and is in point OF ton
mage and elegant appointments the most costly
and commodious steamship on the coast. We are
able to make up the following brief description OF
this new candidate for popular favor, aud which
has, with delicate propriety been named in COM
p,iment to our big sister State across the "lsun-
olga"
which has been built at the yard OF Messrs. VIM.
Cramp Sons Philadelphia is Of iron throughout,
2s5 feet long, So feet beam, and q feet depth OF
hold. Four heavy kelsons run fore and AFT the
ship, on either side of the main keel, insuring
strength which seems solid enough to bid defiance
to storms, however severe. The frames are Of
heavy angle iron, 1s inches apart, with reverse
bars on each frame. The plating is x inch thick up
to load line, and y and Il inch thick above, all
ouble rivetted. The entire hull is divided into
three watsr-tight compartments, whichEform Of
construction now meets with general approval - =
ENGINE, BOILER AND SURFACE CONDENSER.
The engine Is OF 10oo horse-pow and OF the
most approved build, With two return tubular
boilers, supplied with fresh water from surface
condenser OF large capacity.
NEW PATENT WHEELS.
In order to insure speed, the improved feather
ing bucket wheel has been adapted at great e4-
pense;. these wheels are used exclusively Oh all
the fast mall steamships in the English mail ser
vice, and their merit Is In the maintenance OF
uniform revolutions in the heaviest weather.
THE CABIN ARRANGEMENTS
have been all designed and made BY Messrs. Rou-
land &Co., OF New York, and are entirely different
from all other steamships ne have seen, and In
point OF arrangement, elegance and comfort, are
fully up to the requirements Of the times. The
state-rooms afford frstc!ass accommodations for
one hundred and fifty passengers, and embrace
upper and lower salo ms running the entire length
of the main deck, Oil which all the rooms are To-
Gated. There are two bridalrooms Of larger size,
with handsome appointments, and about slStT other
commodious te.rooma, in each Of which are
double bed and single BERTH supplied with hair
mattresses, on spring frames; carpets, china linen
and blankets being all Of tse finest material. There
are also In convenient locations social hail. smok-
ing-room and bathroom. Iu the latter, passengers
can order shot or cold,n sfresh or ses water
bathsp at their pleasure. = -
THE STEWARDS APARTMENTS
are on an extensive and complete scale, both for
cooking purposes and the keeping in order OF the
elaborate and costly outfit Of so large vessel
formerly Of the Tennessee, is In
charge Of this department, and has already esta-
blished reputation with oon.ctpants which will
be put I'd the teas and we doubt not, fully met on
this new steamship.
TRIO OF FINE IRON STEAMSHIPS.
: This useful steam line, which Is contributing SO
much to the development Of our port, Is managed
In Charleston by Messrs wagner, Huger Co., and
Mr.. VIM. A. Courtenay, and comprises the Georgia,
CLYDE and. South Carolina three splendid vessels
Of Light draft, and so great carriage capacity as
to have attracted public attention ~ remarSa'
BILE manner. .,,yga ,.r,,;,i,,.
We are authorized to state that Captain Crowell
wtll be happy to receive the public on board the
Georgia every day while in port, between the
hours Of 10 and O'Clock, aud the ladies' particq-
larly are Invited to call and examine the new iron
steamer The Georgia sails on her return voya@e
on Thursday afternoon. -