Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-28
The News.

and including several of our well known
citizens, as transatlantic Telegraph Com
pany," with power TO construct q line OF
telegraph across the Atlantic ocean, between
the continents Of Europe and North America.
Tie capital stock Of the company is to be, 10
the first instance one million CT dollars, with
power TO increase it from time to time TO any
amount not exceeding five millions Of dollars
The headquarters of the company are to be
located 10 the city OF New York, and II Is TO go
into operation so soon as one hundred thOus-
and dollars Of the capital stock shall be sub
scribed. This concern is wholly Independent
of the Newfoundland Company, and, if they
are NJ sincere in their intentions as the Others,
We shall. unless a compromise is effected, be
likely 10 have Two strings to our bow.
The n. 7. Journal of Commerce says that
the Mormons who arrived in the ship John j.
BOYD at New York on Saturday are mostly
Danes; but among them are several Norweg-
ans. Italians from the Protestant valley Of
Piedmont, and two lcelanders. They are stout
heariy looking people, with an expression OF
intelligence above that Of the average Euro
pean immigrants. The greater number are
agricultarists, though the trades are well
represented. The ship load is said to be
only the forerunner of an immense Mormon
immigration which we may look for next
spring. The emissaries from Great Salt Lake
are reported to have been very successful in
making proselytes in Norway, Denmark, and
Switzerland. In Denmark alone they have
fifty travelling ministers and several hundred
local elders. They met with occasional OPP
position from the municipal authorities in some
places: but this, as is usually the case has only
served to excite the sympathy of the lower
Glasses 10 their favor. One member of the
company by the Johr J. Boyd was imprisoned
eight months and subjected 10 mary privations
in a town of Denmark. II is estimated that
about ten thousand converts will be landed at
New York this season, mostly from the sour
ces above named.
The records of the Boston custom house
show a great falling off of the trade between
that city and Russia since the commencement
of the Eastern war. The statistics show that
during the quarters ending December 81 1853,
before the war, there was imported into BOs-
ton direct fro n Russia, goods TO the value OF
$5l3,647. For the corresponding quarters in
1855, after the war commenced, the imports
amounted to only $SS, 400, showing decrease
Of $425,23S. None of the goods entered 10
1855, were from Russia direct, as her ports
were closed, but the whole was received thro'
England and Prussia.
"Hurrah," says the Defamation Observer,
"is pure SclaVonian, and is commonly heard
from the coast of Dalmatia TO Behring's Straits,
when any of the population living within those
limits are called on to give proof of courage
and valor The origin of the word belongs to
the primitive idea that every man that dies
herocally for his country, goes straight to
Heaven, (Hyraj-to Paradise)-and il is 90
that in the shock and ardor Of battle, the com
batRnts utter that cry, as the Turks do Allah
each animatiDg himself by the hope OF lmme-
date death"
Carolina introduced the following in the House
Of Representatives
A bill to amend and explain an act entitled
IAN act 20 promote the efficiency OF the navy"
approved February %, 1855.
This bill Is a supplement TO Il e act establish
ing the late Naval Board and proposes to insti
tEte board of nine members, three Of whom 20
DO captains 10 the navy who were rot members
of the late Naval Board, and the remainder to
be taken from civil life Before entering upon
the discharge Of their duties they are to take
al oath to decide all cases submitted TO them
without Partially or prejudice, and to the
best of their knowledge and Judgment. The
Secretary Of the Navy is TO transmit to the
board Il list of all the officers of the navy of
February %, 1855, of whose efficiency or
competency to discharge their duties doubts
are entertained, mentioning in each case, when
practicable, the cause from which this in
efficiency or incompetency is thought TO arise;
and any officer of the navy may also designate
TO the board any other officer whose efficiency
or competency ought in his opinion 10 be in
Quired into. The bill is not TO be construed as
authorizing the board TO inquire into special
offences properly oognizGble by court martial
but if any such case should be submitted t.
them they are required 10 certify the fact TO
the Secretary of the Navy. The report of the
late board is to be deemed and taken to be
correct as regards the officers included therein,
unless any such officer shall, withn-days
after the meeting of the proposed board, adj
dress a petition 10 the same complaining that
injustice has been done him by that report,
and praying that il be amended in lis favor,
ia which case said board are required to eK
anime the case of such officer IN the same
manner as if il had never been acted on. Ii
upon examination tie board shall be ofopiniOn
that the recommendation of the original board
was correct then they are SO to declare, and
the said recommendation is TO remain in full
force; provided, however, that nothing in this
act or ''ths one TO which IL is IA supplement
shall be construed expressing it Us the sense
Of Congress that the President ought TO place
any officer on the reserved list against his will
on the ground that he is disqualified by old
age for active service, If in the opinion of the
President such officer has rendered distinguish
ed or inertorious services, such as ought 10
exempt him from the operation OF this law, and
Is still capable OF performing efficiently other
important duties. II, on the contrary, ma
jority Of said board shall think that the
recommendation Of the first board was
erroneous they shall 80 declare, aud shall re-
commend either that said officer be reinstAted
on the service list or on q different reserved
list from that on which the first board had
recommended him TO be placed, as TO them
may seem Just aud proper and said original
recommendation shall be considered OF no
avail" Each officer whose case is brought
before the board is 10 be notified OF the fact
that his efficiency will be inquired into and OF
the grounds on which il is questioned; and
may, ii he sees tit, answer the charge 10 writ
ing, and offer on his word of honor such
explanations as he may deem proper Ii the
board are satisfied with such explanations,
they are so 10 declare; If not, they are TO pro.
coed To investigate the case. The Secretary
of the Navy lie TO afford the board all the in
formation and assistance in his power; the
President is authorized 20 appoint a Judge
advocate; the sittngs of the board are 20 be
public, aud they are to make separate and
distinct recommendation in each case, setting
forth the grounds on which IL is based-the
recommendation in each case, together with
the evidence and documents relating thereto,
90 be immediately trans niIted TO the Secretary
of the Navy, whose duty It is made carefully