Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-07

NOVEL STEAMBOAT PRoJECT-A Steamer Fire
Hundred Feet LOng.-About a year ago a novel
steamboat project was agitated by several lead
ing capitalists and men interested in the pas
senger and freight carrying business on the
Hudson river. The enterprise has been lost
sight OF, so far as the public are concerned.
until the present time, and now il is announced
as positive fact that Daniel Drew, Fisk a.
Gould, and the Hancoxes, of the Hancox line.
have entered into arrangements to build a mann
moth steamer for the Hudson river, which is to
be completed early next summer, to run be-
tween Albany and New York, to compete with
the palace cars of the Hudson river rail-
boat shall be five hundred feet long
The engine is to be built by John Roach, and
will be 100-inch cylinder and l8-foot stroke. The
steamer Is to be capable OF making % miles an
hour, and to average nearly that speed daily. 1t
rs proposed that this steamboat shall run to New
York and return to Albany in twelve hours,
leaving Albany in the morning and returning
Dy ten O'Clock In the evening. The steamer will
carry no freight, and will be run exclusively for
passengers. She will have all the appointments
and accommodations Of a frst-class hotel. She
Will be built with very light draft of water,
and with a view to the greatest speed. Mr. III
ID. Hancox states that 5000 900 has been raised
for this enterprise, and that the project will GER
tainly 60 through.
THE AMERICAN PoMoLoGUAL FAIR-Tbe
American Pathological Society comm enced its
annual session in Richmond yesterday morning
Iwenty-six States were represented by delega-
tons OF distinguished men. and contributions of
the finest fruit ever exhibited. The society was
received by Mayor Kelly at the Capitol in a
speech of welcome, which was fttingy re-
sponded to by Marshall I. Wilder, president of
the society. The show of fruit is extensive and
very fine. All sections Of the country are repre-
sented in their product and by delegates in
Guiding points so widely separated as California.
Minnesota and New England. Among the
names d Of delegates are John II; King, William
e; Robert Fumas, Brownviile, Md; W. ID.
breckenridge, James Pentland, r. s. Corse,
John Feast, Baltimore; Prof. Thomas Taylor
and William Saunders, agricultural department
Washington, ID. c. Mr.. Mort, the Japanese
minister, is also at the fair.
THE "STRANGE WoMAN."-It looks now as II
the young Englishman whose body was dragged
from the North river, on Hoboken, on Sunday
morning-bearing upon IL unmistakable marks
OF vloence-had been in the habit of keeping
the company OF women of questionable reputc
IN place near Weehawken, and that it was
some OF the bad associates he had met who
robbed him first, and then cast his body into the
river to conceal their crime. The moral of this
tragedy, as of all such tragedies, was written by
solomon thousands Of years ago. 1t Is, in fact
the old story of the strange woman "who haiti
cast down many wounded; yea, many strong
men have been slain by her. Her house is the
way 10 nell, going down to the chambers of
NIAGARA UTILIzED.-Horace H. Day pro-
poses to utilize the water-power of Niagara
Falls to propel boats on the Erie Canal. He is
satisfied that water power can be transported in
TUBES Tor twenty miles at a loss by friction of
only one per cent. He is also sure that an air.
pipe can be placed along the bank of the canal
between Albany and Buffalo, extending the en-
tire distance, and at every ten miles attached 10
reservoirs, TO be constructed ordinary cylinder
boilers, and of such capacity as to supply the
propelling boats with their charge of compressed
air, with which they could do their work. The
air Is to be compressedby the force derived from
Niagara. Mr.. Day and others are now ut work
upon engines which will use compressed air.
DIsurssAr IN Avvp,,.v n-u
EGYPr-Advices from Egypt received in Lon
don state that 1t is reported that the Vceroy has
dismissed all the Americans in his service both
in the army and the civil departments. This
step has been taken in consequence Of the ill.,
feeling and jealousy displayed towards the
Americans by numerous Turkish officials of
high standing and influence.
H-Four long curls, two on each side. are 10
dangle down the female neck.
~ The Mail calls Brooklyn "New York,s
bedroom"
~ The hum of the whitewash brush resounds
in the South.
- Red silk parasols are said to be coming into
fashion.
pSThe Episcopal church in Salt Lake CITY
was formally consecrated on Sunday. It IL
fine stone building.
~ Mr.. Shakes, OF New Orleans chalienpas
the world at fedesfriansm. Unless he walks
about seventy miles day he doesn't feel well.