The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-19

and Grand Ecore packet kobt. Young, Johl
Heinz master, John n. Daniel clerk, is due to
| night and will return on Tuesday.
The Carondelet. from St Louis. is due thll
evening.
| The splendid passenger steamer Jno. A. scud
der, A. ]. Carter master, G. II. Dix clerk, viii b
found at the landing to-day from St. Louis, anC
will return on Tuesday.
| Commodore Kountz's new steamer Paragon ID
| nearly completed, and will load for New Orleans
| in few weeks.
The following description Of the new Grand
Republic is from the Vicgsburg Herald:
"Hul $50 feet in length, l01 feet in width
beam Sc feet inches; 81 feet inches floor; hull
lOH feet deep 10 the clear; bottom plank ~
inches; floors Ii u BY AZ inches; binding streaks
8 by 10; deck inches: entire deck frame, out.
Triggers and beams oak; all butts are plated sn
double bolted; frame is double fastened with "A
and "a inch square bolts; knuckle nelson's IL by
Is incnes; main kelson II by "a inches The fore
and aft bulkhead is diagonal, braced to form q
bridge truss. with solid 3 inch bulkLead on each
side; has flush boiler-deck guards, stationary
tenders; every seam cauked with nine threads oil
oakum; all seams, spike-heads and butts white
loaded and puttied.
"The main stairway leading from the main to
the boiler or cabin-deck, distance of 17N feet,
is very elaborate; geometrical open banisters,
with scroll-work and mouldings, and very heavy,
double hand. rails.
"The boiler-deck is 80 feet long, with 20 feet
promenade guards on each side and outside OF
the cabin.
"The main or saloon cabin is 27O feet in length,
80 feet in width and Is feet in height; has so 10
feet rooms and Is feet bridal chambers.
"The cabin is very handsome, being in the
Gothic style, ornamented with columns, scroll
work, setc; Thoroughly ventilated with extra
high skyligh hts, with many passage ways from the
cabin to the main and upper decks.
1.-THE texas, or upper cabin. is large and roomy;
has accommodations for one hundred passengers,
nd will he th0r0n phlv furnished for orr cOlOred
friends.
"The pilot-house is large, light and hand
somely decorated with stained glass, scroll
work, etc. cupola on top, tipped with gilt de-
ventions; fire-alarms, sounding and speaking
trumpets, wire tiller ropes, wire bell-cords, and
complete steering outfit.
"The bar, barber shop, store-room and black
smith shop are on the larboard guards; pantry,
cook house and mess-room on the starboard
guard all large and roomy.
The engines are Hartupee compound engines
The two large cylinders are So inches; the smaller
Oaes are rs inches diameter, with 10 feet stroke.
Connected with them are two of A. F. Blake &
Co.'S (Boston) improved air-pumps, which are
Tx l8x30 inches. (rhese pumps, in case of accl-
dent, can be used to take water from the hull,
and are capable OF throwing Sc 900 gallons per
minute, throwing 20-inch solid stream each.
They are the largest and finest wrecking pump.
in the Western country
There are two doctor engines, with two inch
pumps each. There are two fire engines, one
midsMp and one forward, which throws 4-inch
stream each to any part OF The boat. There are
two engines to the forward capstan, one engine
to the after capstan and one engine to the ght
elevator, making fourteen distinct engines.
"The iers, seven in nu nber, are 2 feet
long, AZ inches in diameter and have two return
fues 10 inches in diameter. They with the
steam drums, are made Of the best steel. The
fra fronts and doctor engines rest in boiler-iron
water ways.
"The chimneys are u inches in diameter, 7e
feet high from the hurricane deck, and 113 feet
from the water to their tops.
"The shafts are 26 feet long, 1917 inches in
the journals; four fanges on eaca % arms in the
fanges; wheels, 3S feet in diameter, Is feet
bucket.
"rhe steamer Grand Republic, built, COM
manded and owned by Capt. VIM. Fl. Thorwe
gan, is the largest steamer ever built in the
world to navigate inland waters. She has Ca
pacity for 5000 tons of cargo, and stoWage room
for $1,000 bales OF cotton; will accommodate 400
first cabin and $50 deck passengers. She is ele-
gantly furnished and QUILTED for the travelling
public; is first class in every respect-without
doubt, the finest steamboat ever built. She has
all the late improvements to secure safety
known at the present day. She was butt to run
between st. Louis and New Orleans Her draft
OF water is very light, drawing but 80 inches for
ward, and feet inches aft.
In consequen 9 of her light draught, she will
run regularly between the above-named cities,
leaving St. Louis about every twenty-one days
during the entire year, except when the river is
obstructed by ice. she will be completed about
the 25th Of this month, and Immediately enter
her trade paying a visit to the Eads jett1es, at
the mouth of the Mississippi River. On her
maiden trip she will carry full string and brass
band, and make this excursion trip one OF pleas
ure to all on board"
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that the Mary
Miller will load for the Arkansas, and that Capt.
Aleck Halliday is on his way to Florida again.
The John W. Garrett and barges are on the
way here with another trip.
The pretty Susie Sill or arrived from the Ohio
yesterday with a fine trip. She is to return on
tuesday. The Susie is fine boat in every re-
spect. and has corps Of officers as efficient and
az polite as can be found on the river. d. III.
Silver commands, John 8. Lehmer clerk.
The famous Chas. Morg IN will arrive to-day,
and will leave for the ohio River on Wednesday,
Aft. Stein master, Harry Stein clerk.
The Thompson Dean is on the way with large
trip, aud will ART, to leave on Friday. for Mem
The fine steamer John Howard, of the New
Orleans and Ouachita Transportation Company,
will be the next departure in this line She leaves
on Wednesday, ?. @. Montgomery master, E. R.
Perry clerk.
trip, and will load for st. Louis, leaving to-mor
row at P. NJ. positively, John A. Williams mas
ter, John Hanna clerk.
Mr.. Aleck 1rousdsle went up on the Tensas,
and Will make the round trip.
Capt. FL. G.. Verhoeff, Of the Peytona and
barges, arrived here yesterday.
The favorite G. H. Ourfee, Of the New Orleans
and Red River Transportation Company, COM
mences to receive tomorrow morning, and viii
leave on Tuesday for Jefferson, Shreveport anR
all way lsndings on Red River. W. T. Boardman
master, W. Fl. McChesney clerk.
The regular weekly Bayou Des Glaizes packet,
Frank Willard, Lew Rice master, J. F. Jofffion
clerk was due last night, and will leave to-mor
row at 5 P. M.
The attention Of our readers is called to the
advertisement of the fine passenger steamer
Mary Houston in another column.
The Belle If Shreveport had 1000 boxes lemons
and oranges, 5000 feet lumber. loco sacks corn,
$500 sacks wheat, and lot of sundry freight, in
all fully 1000 tons.
TIE q. B. Church had IS, tons, part OF which
was 400 hhds sugar, $50. bbs molasses and Is. 0O0
feet lumber.
The Mary Houston had 625 tons, her principal
items being 2lS hhds sugar, 100 bbls molasses,
200 bbls rice, 100 bels oil, 200 sacks ceffee, and
5000 feet lumber, IS cabin passengers and 40
lockers.
by Telegraph
LITTLE Rock, Ark. March i7.-To hite g.
Carlln: Steamer Clarksville leaves here to-day
ior Fort smith. Will arrive in New Orleads by
18th inst. JNo. &. JONES,
Master Steamer GAINESVILLE.