Washington sentinel., 1853-12-07

VI tHc government, caused u profound impress
| sion throughout the country.
Captain Gunnison was placed by the I,3 De-
Partment, in April last, in command of the party
charged with the survey and exploration of the
Central Pacific railroad route. He left ST. Louis
after receiving his instructions from the govern
ment, early in June last with high hopes, and pos
sessing the confidence of the country that more
faithful, energetic, and efficient officer could not
have been selected for the important post assigned
| him. The appropriation of Congress providing for
| the survey was extremely limited, but the utmost
power was given TO Capt. Gunnson by the Sec
retary of War; consistent with the act under which
| the survey was required to be made II was not
/ until May that Captain Gunnson received noti-
hcatlon that he was required 10 assume the com
mand of the expedition. He Immediately set out
| for Washington to arrange the necessary matters
| for the difficult work before him the organization
OF his party, the selection of his assistants the pur-
chase OF commissary and material for the work.
The Secretary of War, having the most unbound
ed confidence in the judgment and fidelity of Capt
| Gunnison, allowed him to write his own instruc-
tons, and TO organize the whole plan and material
| of the expedition. This work was accomplished
| in less than week, and the gallant officer was on
| his way to the mountains
captain Gunnison was native of New Hamp-
shire. He graduated at West Point in the wear
1888. After his graduation he assumed his place
in the artillery. On the organization of the topo
graphical department of the army, consisting of
thirty-slx persons, he was transferred 10 that
branch OF the service. He was selected for that
scientific corps because of his peculiar quafca-
tons, and his active and efficient labors in the
| Typographical corps has won for him name
| among the first in the country. For many years
previous to 1S49 he had been engaged in the coast
survey ofthe lakes, and his abors in that important
work have been second to none in his corps. He
was remarkable for energy, accuracy and perse-
verance in whatever he undertook for the topo-
graphical bureau; and il is believed that Colonel
Albert, his chief regarded him as one of the most
competent, faithful and upright officers in the
| service of the War Department. He was an hon
est man. He served his government with all the
energy and power of his cultivated mind
In lSf9 he was attached TO the party under
Capt. Stanbury, which was ordered to make to-
biographical survey of the basin of the Great Salt
Lake. Captain Gunnison was charged with the
astronomical duties of that survey; and the man.
ner in which he acquitted himself is well known
to the country. The detention of the party at the
Mormon city of Utah enabled Captain e. in the
interval of time, TO make important observations
upon the theocracy Of the Mormon government,
which, in the following year after he returned,
were given TO the public. This work is one of the
most interesting records OF the interior growth of
this country, and of the pecuariies of the Nor
mon church, which has ever been written. II was
extensively republished in this country and in
England.
Captain Gunnson married Miss Deony, of
Georgia. in 1S4l, and he now leaves his wife and
three children, who it is believed are in the latter
State, TO mourn his untimely and most melancholy
tate. AS nearly can be ascertained he was
killed by a band of Utah Indians, who had mista-
ken his party for Mormons. His body was pierced
by twentysix arrows; one of his arms had been
cut off, and he was otherwise mutilated This
must have occurred about the 2Gth October last
Captain G. had determined TO 90 into winter
quarters, and was making arrangements accord
ingly.
His death in the service of the government
many hundreds Of miles in the interior of the
country, is an instructive lesson to the War De-
partment, in reference to the safety of scientific
officers thus detached from the hauns Of civiliza-
ton and safety. He one of the ablest and
bravest men in the scientific corps, and, although
young, had won position an officer and
character as gentlemen which gave promise of
the highest usefulness TO his country. Peace to
the gallant dead. .
Charge of RObbing Lady by Force and
ViOlcnce.--Thomas d. Ellis of So High street.
was before the police court this morning, on a
complaint charging him with robbing Mrs. Eliza
beth s. Goddard of a gold pencil case valued at
So, by force and violence. II appears from the
testimony, that Mrs. Goddard belonged to New
IPSWICH N. H., and for some time past has been
IN this city, as patient, under the care of DIR.
Ellis, the defendant. AT different times she has
paid the defendant money for his services, and in
one or more instances had loaned him money.
The defendant claimed TO be the owner of the
gold pencil in question, but on what grounds does
not clearly appear On Monday evening, while
am going to have that pencil" Mrs. Goddard re-
piled, " You never shall have it," At this the de-
tendant seized hold ofthe pencil, which was sus-
pended by guard from Mrs Goddards neck
and at the same moment cut the guard and pock-
eted the pencil. After full examination, the
court was OF opinion that the complaint was fully
sustained, and ordered DR.. Ellis 10 recognize in
$3.50 for his appearance at the municipal court
for trial. and in default thereof to be committed 10
Journal
Progress Of the Age.--Among other startling
announcements, that Of communication between
England and any part of India in ten days has
been made. II seems that the railroad from Os-
tend TO Trieste length of fifteen hundred miles,
Will be completed within twelve months from this
time Letters parcels and passengers will occu-
py but little more than two days from the shores
Of the channel 10 those of the Adriatic; four days
will take them thence to Egypt, and by aid of the
railway from Alexandra to Cairo, which is now
rapidly advancing, they will be within thirty-six
hours afloat on the Red Sea, and in twelve days
afterwards be landed safely in Bombay within
three weeks of leaving London. Within this date
The electric telegraph, now preparing to be laid
across the Mediterranean, will have reached SueZ,
and four thousand miles Of wre which have al
ready reached Calcutta, will connect every great
own IN India with the port of Bombay, so that
before the year 1855 expires London will have
communication by electric telegraph in ten
welve days time with every part of India, and
2y steamer and railroad in twenty-one days with
Bombay.
Improvement In the Printing Press.--The
Paterson IN. J.) Guardian describes important
Improvement of the press, recently invented by
Mr. ID. Baldwin, of Godwnville, called the prev>,>
eeder, and designed TO supply the press with blah,
heets. The model is selfoperatve one and
axes up one sheet at time, at the surprising rate
# seven thousand per hour. The manner Of TAX
ng hold Of the paper is truly ingenious, and works
With the greatest simplicity. The apparatus con-
lists of horizontal tube, to which are Joined sew.
ra small vertical ones; the whole thus arranged.
re giving reciprocating motion from the pile of
aaper to the main cylinder of the press. Connect
q WIN these tubes is an air-pump to exhaust
hem of the air they contain
AS the tubes are made TO pass over the pile Of
aper, the pump, in its turn, exhausts the main
uoe, ana the arr immediately rushing in AT the
PWer end OF the smaller tubes TO supply the va
N ,hNum thus formed, draws with il the top sheet Of
opile which, by the external pressure ofthe at
iShere, Is held permanently against the face of
is ,2all vertical tubes. The sheet thus secured,
is rG forward TO the cylinder when the pump