The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-29
ODDS AND ENDS.

| ODDS AND ENDS.
The contract for building the magnetic telegraph
from Rochester to Lockport and Buffalo has beer
taken by Messrs. Livingston q Wells who have
| already made contract for the wire; and the tele
graph will probably be in operation in two months
The arrangement for the lines from New York to
| Buffalo, ola Springfield, from New York to Boston
and from New York to Philadelphia, are now com.
pleted.--.N Y Tribune.
We frequently hear of "irreparable" losses; bu
the loss which comes nearer the true meaning Of
this phrase than that of any mere inanimate thing
we know of, is reported in the Morning News OF
Saturday. The plates of the magnificent and ri.
gantc work Of Audubon on ornithology were in
the fire, and are destroyed. There was no insu-
| rance; and the mere pecuniary loss (S15,000) is
very severe to the truly great and noble old man to
whose life of toll and sef-martyrdom we are in
dobted for such splendid results The only edition
of his costly work was very limited one; and the
| extan copies will grow precious as the gold, and
emeralds, and rubies, and sapphres, and gitterine
gems, whose light is scattered over the wings Of
those graceful creatures his doizing pencil has i'm
I mortalized.
| Here, now, is an opportunity for wealth and lib
erality to make an offering to genius and worth, al
once graceful and grateful. We hope hint is all
that is rcquired.-N Y Tribune.
OssABAw HARBoR.--We understand that Captain
Fatio, of the revenue-cutter Crawford now lying al
Montgomery, has recently examined the spacious
actual soundngs, that the bar at that place has fpt
tathons at high water, common tides and from three
and half to four Jahoms at low water; which rem.
ders this harbor of the finest places for naval
depot in the Southern United States. Indeed,
such is its extent that it could contain the navies OF
all The corld combined, in perfect safety from the enc
my; and If 1t should be properly fortified, which can
be done with very great facility, it would cfecually
protect Savannah from invasion by foreign foe. 1t
is matter of perfect astonshment to us, that this
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elected by the general government, as it certainly u.s.
In our estimation, one of the most important posi-
tons on the whole Atlantic coast. 1t will be recol-
lected that it at this point that the enemy landed
during the TO attack Savannah and is precisely
the place where they will attempt 10 land again,
whenever we go to war with any foreign nation, if
it is suffered to remain in its present unfortfed con-
dton.
BY building a strong fort at this point, the sea-
board of the South would be protected, and our
own Savannah saved from capture and destruc.
ton by the enemy which otherwise could not be
done, Fort Pulaski at the entrance of the Sava-
nah river although excellent piece Of work, both
in design and execution, would prove insufficient for
projections; for the simple reason, that the enemy
would not think of entering harbor at that point
eighteen miles distant from, and without any direct
land communication with this city, when they could
land their army in the largest pesseis in The ,corld
| Ossabaw, within some eight or ten miles march OF
our city, over level and dry country, without hin
drance. Sauan,'ah Inteiiigeneer.
RAILROADS. the Sd inst. a very large meeting
was held at Nashville, Tenn, ON the subject of a
railroad from Nashville TO Chattanooga, to connect
with the Georgia and South Carolina railroads. The
distance from Nashville to Chattanooga is 100 miles,
thence through Georgia 226 miles, and South Caro-
lima 204 miles-making $50 miles from Nashville to
Charleston. OF this route, 800 miles in process
of construction, and nearly done. DIR. Overton ad-
dressed the meeting in forcibe and energetic man
ner, estimating the cost Of the 100 miles in Tcnnes
see at 81 300, 900 up to S2,0OO,OO0 BY this route
SO hours from New York. The feeling evinced on
the occasion such as to ensure the construction
of the work.
While these movements are making in the South
west, the people of Maine pushing on the Port
land railroad to the Kennebec; the Virginians
marking out roads in all directions within their
State; and on the Canada border the old feeling Of
"sympathy" Is as strong as ever, but has taken the
direction of railroads instead of revolt just now.
Mutual exertion will have interlaced the Cana
das with the States, in manner which will make it
difficult for Great Britain to ascertain which end
if either, Of the roads belongs to her. Every rail-
road laid down is n bond of union with the Canadas
The conncxion will not be perfected, however, until
British capital shall have added many magnificent
works as dowry to her daughter on her union with
republicanism.--N Y Morning .Neps.
Every year shows an increase in the culture of the
sugar-cane throughout our State. For long time
after the introduction Of this exotic it supposed
that the cane could only flourish in our extreme
southern border, where could be found climate suf-
fciently warm to be congenal to tropical plant.
Experience has shown, however, that the crop can
be raised TO profit in much hi her latitude than
at first supposed possible. We observe that the cul-
ture is gradually advancing. northwards. Former
ly, the Point Coupec was the upper limit Of sugar
plantations; but the present season we are told that
large crops are growing in the neghborhood of AL
exandria, on Red river; and the cotton planters of
Rapjdcs parish, many of them, are abandoning the
old staple, and embarking extensively in the manu-
faciure of sugar How much farther north the Gull
ture may advance, experience alone can demon
srate. The plant has evidently capability Of adal
tation to change of latitude. BY slow degrees, it
may undergo a process of acclimation, that will
make the cane hardy enough to withstand the cold
of regions farther north than Alexandria. Perhaps
the whole of Louisiana may yet be found well adapt
ed in climate to the plant. Surprising that the cul-
ture be confined TO only twothrds of the State yet
how ample and rich the sugar region we have here.
The soil is the most fertile earth, and sufficiently
extensive, when brought under cultivation to raise
sugar enough for the consumption Of the whole ma
ton. When it is considered that in Texas we have
annexed vast territories, reaching lower latitude
growth Of tropical plants, some idea may be formed
Of the extent to which the culture is destined soon
to be carried by American enterprise. II would not
be hazarding much to say, that before the lapse of
seven years. more sugar will be manufactured in the
United States than is wanted for home consumption.
NJ o. Bulletin.
G-W. T. B. S.-A public meeting of the
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