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Evening Star, Issue 3044, 20 November 1872, Page 2

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HIGH WATER. tO-MORROW, ffPiA.DO 1 Port Chalmbhh I Dunedin. p ,m I 7.33 p.m. i b.20 pan. POUT CHALMERS. ARRIVED. Dagmar, fi'om Gatlin s River. Pioneer, from Oiimaru. Fanny, from Gatlin's River. SAILED. Storm Bird, for Invercargill. Maori, for Lyttelton. •Teasie, for Bluff. Wellington, for Lyttelton. CUSTOM HOUSE, DUNEDIN. THIS DAY. INWARDS. , pagmar, 44 tons, Walker, from Cathus Herald, 48 tons, Henry, from Gatlin’s Pioneer, 23 tons, Mathcson, from Oaiuaru. OUTWARDS. Wellington, 202 tons, Carey, for LyttelHerald, 48 tons, Henry, for Gatlin’s Odti, 68 tons, Bartlett, for Bluff. PASSENGER LIST. Per Wellington, for North. Miss 1 revenna, Mrs Williamson, Messrs xMathoaon, Derritt, Forrest, Atkins, Dixon, Key wood, Turner, Moore, Johnstone, Wilson, and o m the steerage. PROJECTED DEPARTURES, Alhambra, for Bluff, Nov. 22 Albion, for Bluff, Dec. 4 . Gland Hamilton, for Northern Porte, Dec. • > Energy, for Auckland, early J. N. Fleming for London, early. Nebraska,, for San Francisco, Nov. 21 Peter Denny, for London, early Kangitoto, for Northern Ports, Nov. 21 Strathnaver, for Auckland, eatly fitorm Bird, for Bluff, Nov. 22 The Fanny, from Catliu s River, brings a cargo of timber for Oatuaru. , The schooner Dagmar arrived from Catim s River yesterday afternoon. The Pioneer, from Oamaru, arrived and pased up to Dunedin this forenoon. The schooner Jessie sailed this morning for the Bluff. . The B.s. Wellington for Lyttelton, sailed at 1.45 this afternoon. The s.s. Storm Bird, for Invercargilll, and the s.s, Maori, for Lyttelton, sailed last evening. .. ... Tiie brig Ziska was expected to sail this evening for Melbourne, with original cargo from Foo-Chow. The mail steamship Nebraska was last evening illuminated in honor of Preside).t Grant’s re election. At each yard-arm blue lights were displayed. At the same time numerous rockets were discharged from the deck with pleasing effect. Yesterday afternoon, an ingeniously-eon-trived raft belonging to the Nebraska was brought to the jetty, and attracted considerable attention. The raft is floated by two inflated civar-shaped indiarubber tubes, about sixteen feet long, and about feet in circumference; the tubes are tilled with air in a few minutes by means < f bellows, and are protected from injury by close-fitting canvas covers. The space of two feet between the tubes, which arc paralel to each, is a suspended canvas cove*-, which, ip case of submersion, would add to the floating power of the raft, and serves to exclude the water from beneath, is also so contrived that it would immediately carry off any water that might fall on board. Resting on the tubes is a strong but light wooden frame, with seats running across, which would in an emergency afford sitting room for about oO or 40 persons. The advantage of this dedescription of raft is its lightness out of, and its buoyancy in the water, for so long as the tubes remain air-tight it cannot sink, ihe raft, fitted with a mast and sail, or with oars, is as easily managed, and is capable of as great speed as ordinary boats.