Charles L. Wright <& Cos., ship-brokers, to
establish an American steamship line with
a now kind of vessel planned and patented
bv Captain Stindborg, lately of the Swed
ish navy. The steamers will ply between
New York and the European ports, and
will he controlled entirely by American
capital. According to the plans as set
forth in the prospectus the new steamers
will have a displacement of 11.000 tons,
length of 450 feet. They are to have tour
decks, two of which will be for saloon
passengers. Each steaster is to be moved
by two propellers, worked by two com
pound engine.- of 4 500 horse power each.
Capt. Sundborg claims that he will be
able to obtain a speed of at least twenty
miles an hour, and more in good weather.
The lime for quick passages to Europe
will be five days.
The parishioners of the Rev. Emery
Miller, late pastor of the Methodist
church at lowa City. lowa, presented
him with an elegant cloak, on the occa
sion of his removal to St. Paul. Mr.
Miller was counsel for the defence in
the celebrated Thomas heresy trial in
the Rock river conference of Illinois.
He is an unusually able man.
