, 1853-03-26

A proposition is before Congress to build
a line of Magnetic Telegraph to California,
and have ii completed within eighteen
months 1t emanales from James Eddy, the
manager, and considerable proprietor Of
the Maine Telegraph Company.
Mr.. Eddy proposes to establish stations
on the line, al intervals of 100 miles, with
well sheltered and provided force of five
men at each, who, when not engaged on the
lire, will devote themselves 10 agricultural
pursuits, and thus gradually gather supplies
for the emigrant, and form a nucleus at the
different points for trading and general sup
ply stations.
MIR. Eddy's plan embraces another great
improvement, which enables him 10 transmit
messages the whole length of the line with
out rewriting This is done by The aid Of
The batteries al the way stations, which are
10 be used as an auxiliary force to supply
the electricity in its long route, and so act
as 10 accomplish this purpose.
Mr.. Cass, in the Senate, presented res
solution, and Mr.. Briggs, in the House,
memorial, from The New York Senate, with
the object Of securing the same religious
freedom for the citizens of the United States
abroad, as is granted 10 foreigners in the
United States
II is announced that the Military and
Naval Committee in the u S. Senate have
determined 10 recommend suitable measures
for increasing the efficiency Of the Army
and Navy; that they will recommend a
fertilization of the Pacific Coast, and per
haps report in favor of Commercial Steam
Marine.
George w. Wright has been nominated to
the Senate as Sub>Treasurer Of California.
A Washington correspondent Of the New
York Tribune says Mr.. Marshall, Of Cali
fornis, is named for the China Mission, the
Consulship of Valparaiso, or the Collector
ship oil San Francisco. At last accounts he
had gone 10 Concord to SEQ Gen. Pierce.
The United States Senate, previous to
passing a resolution appropriating $4,000
towards an equestrian statue Of Washington,
added an amendment allowing Clark Mills,
the artist, the sum of sec, 900 additional for
bis statue OF Gen. Jackson.
The Federal Treasury held subject to
daft, on 27th Jan, Sl2,995, ,o56, Of which
81, ,345,ll3 was in New York, 81 ,O14, ,772
at San. Francisco, and s., ,59s, 500 in the
Mint al Philadelphia. ....
Geo. Peabody, OF London, has donstej
$4,000 10 the new Grinnell Expedition 10
the Arctic regions.
Joseph Gales, Of the Washington Intelli-
gencer, is dangerouSly III.
THREE HUNDEED ORDrRs FOR CALoRlc
ENcINEs.-'fhe New York Herald says:
"The calor.o engine is substantial real
ity. Three hundred orders, including ono
Or two Gor the fast ptossos of the New York
Herald, already received BY the paientees,
are tangible evidence Of the practical sue
cess Of the experiment.
The agent Of Ericsson and others, in New
York, have proposed to furnish the Secreta-
ry Of The Navy with one or more vessels 10
10 propelled with the Ericsson engines,
which are TO attain a speed Of nine knots,
with daily consumption of eight tons Of
coal. The proposition has been favorably
entertained, and Ericsson has been requested
10 send his new vessel 10 Washington.
This has been agreed to, and she is 10 be
there within thirty days.
The popularity Of the enterprise Of the
New York Crystal Palace is shown BY the
fact that the company's stock is one Of the
favorite fancies. The capital stock is $780,
900, and the shares arc selling at seventy
per cent advance.
Hon. Rufus Choate has been rendered and
accepted the attorney-generslship Of the
State Of Massachusetts.
The United States ship Raritan, Commo-
dore Maeauley, 9s days from Csllao, had
arrived at Norfolk. Lieut.. Benham died
on the passage. His remains were brought
home.
Hon. Alexander II. Buel, OF New York,
died al Washington, aller few days illness
of erysipslas.
The telegraph announces the death Of the
Hon. J. c. Magruder, formerly Judge Of
the Court of Appeals Of The Slate Of Mary
land.
The clipper ship Courser lately arrived in
New York from Hongkong, made the run
from the Cape of Good Hope in thirty
eight days, said TO be the shortest time on
record. She made the round voyage from
Boston 10 San Francisco, thence to Hong
kong and home, in eleven months and twen-
iy days, Of which 1903 days were speEt in
port.
The United States frigalc st. Lawrence,
Capt. Dulen'y, reached Valparaiso on the
23d Of jan, sixty-one days from Honolulu.
The lsTHMUs.--Dates from Panama are
to the 18th of February. The papers say
the health Of their city is much improved,
and that the yellow fever has nearly disap-
Pcarcd.
A notification has been Issued by the AL.
caldes Of Panama, 10 the effect that mule
icors and porters shall in future be provided
by the authorities with regular certificates
and request has been made that passengers
will in future examine these certificates be-
fore enlrusting their baggage 10 strangers,
for conveyance across the Islhmus. The