The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-12

very bref and 20 th0 poms Ed starts ous by making
scundingS every thirty ioTsy miles, varying from ono
hundred fHAhcns 10 two snorAand ard seventy I'VE n
shsns; pce beyond the after asure-shas being mo
deepest pexs In almost every sounding no brought up
various KIDS Of curiositas such shells OF every dos
uypton gravel quantities OF mud &C., al Of which have
bean ds2osited in tho SNishsoniAn Institution
On ma return he made the same experiments Of sound.
hss with the same success No where did be find any
distractions or mpedinens In tho way, and esaohsnes
Nearly and conciusively and beyond the shadow OF
soubt. in his udgment tne praclicaoiy and feasibility
m tho submarine telegraph between those two points,
He1Aya understand that tie whole thing can DO sccon
pushed 10 ten days after everything . IN readiness
DurDg She month OF july ia mis- judgment, - tne time
st0ald be DONE He further says tina the wresswouid
stak down into sos muddy bottom, and thss nothing
uoud possibly interfere with them This settles beyond
MI question the prac,icabfy or connecting the two con-
Anonts by submarine telegraph.
learn rom the Savv Department to-day mat the
Secretary intends-provided he car make arrange
nsns with tho Panama Railroad Company 10 take them
M reasonable psi:eto send oy Wabash, at View
york, . eufliant qno& O. men-some two hundred
rceYy and seamen-to lsvo those stationed there and
whose limo Of enlistment mas about expired. This 10
rev idea. stead OF sending them around Cape H0rn,
the Secretary proposes seod tnem direc pAnsna
she Wabash. and TO bring back tho stationed tnere in
rhe ship. The Secretary addressed letter % the
company IN View Yort, % ascertain what me company
win charge or the transportation two nundrec men
each way. II toe company do not pee IL Of TOO nigh
ugure, the Wabash VII be despatched umedStely for
upderssud he has suaay got tna requisite nber Of
men now in New York 70, tie purpose required.
Colonel fsse, has been elected governor 81 Inirois,
question az his eligibility VII become rterestng
The constitution Ssouades soy one who msy have been
engaged IN q duel The Colonei's difficulty with Genera
Davis Secretary Of War, Will be remembered me
gentleman, however lately declared that he rever
considered The Communicative which pAsssd between
anem challenge, exsc,'y
yhe elegraphis despatch from Judge Douglas, vat I
noM bad gone TOR Buchanan, Induced heavy betting
shas State among Lis friends here and 10 Phadelphia
Ono sen.iemar s;sEed - much % iour thousand dol
Ayt.
The indian Office iecrr, has intelligence shat certain
Rssson capitalists arrangements 70 buy up the
whole OF the Delaware Trust lands, with view 70 plant
ng thereon tree sell colony TO control tie Political dee
any Of the Territory
Professor Glover sailed the Relief for South AMERICA
sHder orders from The Interior Department TO purcnase
ssed ,ugsr for the Southern satee Congress NJ he
hsa session made Eoers! Appropriate 70 meet this
snpenditure.
G9enersl Joseph Lane, Of Oregon, rcw 10 This city,
stopping Of Browns. General Ersk or Texas expect
ed hero by the goth insxni
me Pyne and HARRISON Opera troupe are playing 8
sncoessfpl engagement NatioaKi tneslre. They
ny here oil this week. and next week they 60 Bait
ore wbere they play for two weeks and then return 10
view York, where they havea q engagement
the deliberations OF the Jackson Democratic Assoc.a
Mm exctingly disturbed last night by hoetle de-
noostrations the par. Of Of the memoers grow
ne ous Of differences relative 10 the composon Of the
ssnmittee TO make arrangements sor celebrating the de
Ecovssic triumph