The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-02

ing to coupect Kew York directly With the west coast Of
Ireland and to pass by and ignore all intermediate
tons We have heard that government has consented to
give the Of two gses Of the largest class assist 10
the subnetgihg OF The wire and the intention is ths
about May Juue next these shal! take their departure
the respective shores Of America and the Of Ireland
deposit the cable they proceed in its bed This
operation will not probably occupy than to ten
days either hand and the and international
communication will be complete LicepoOl Adceriser
BRooKLYS NAVY YARD We ind The following account
of the operations at this important naval station in the
New York Evening Post Of Monday last
"on the 18th instant the number of employees in all de-
partmens Mt the maynard 1880 Since that date
about y caukers have been discharged, and condera-
BILE additions have been made of ship-carpeners borerS
oiners painters samakers and aborers The whole
Der, at the present time, Is little 800 This fore
shadows considerable activity during the coming summer
out mot Is Seh az in some Pfeeedng years Two yeaIs
Very little has been done yet in the way Of perm i'm
provement although large amount Of work is to be dong
this season The sore-house will be commenced as
| soon as the materials received.
"The steamer Niagara will be ready for sea in three
four weeks II is settled that she is to assist in laying
the telegraphic cable between Newfoundland and Ireland
the difficulty in relation to the terms of the contract with
the builders of her machinery having been adjusted in
manner satisfactory to all parties She will take out 24o
miles OF cable weighing about ton per mile The cable
Ia threeourths OF inch In diameter The Niagara ia in
tended TO carry twelve immense swivel guns but this
peaceable expedition it Is said che will carry but four
in order to admit Of the weight of the cable and an
supply of fuel The ship has received the last coat
Of black paint and lies in the water model Of beauty
ant the pride of pavy II Is confidently hoped
that at sea she will be able make from twelve four
knots hour but in laying the cable she will not
prohaby than three four knots Some paint
ing and interior finishing only remains TO be done bs
fore is ready for II is probable that she will make
short trial trip before starting for mid to commence
the work of laying the cable.
"The sloopowar Vincennes in the dry-dock I'M
dergoing the most thorough repairs The pankng above
the waterne found to be completely rotten Her en-
tire works to be rebuilt and arranged that she
will hereafter carry her full complement Of guns She is to
be got ready for 81 q Ia two n1ontbe, Ii possible
"0rders have been received to get the steamer Mssis-
sipp ready by the FIRST Of May and accordingly the
work upon her is being pushed forward with despatch
She has been thoroughly rebuilt inside aud ont Her ma
chinery including new boilers of Martins patent Is all
ready She has received plankog, top tlnbers and
new decks and only her top work remains TO be done.
Her lower masts and smoke-pipss are already up
"The s,oreship Supply is taking ID her cargo, and will
shortly sail for the Brazil station The Wabash lies
In the stream and will sail very In getting her out
Thursday, she carried away schooneIs mast wbc,,
by some bungling management, got foul OF her. The
Wabash is the flagship Of the home squadron The
steamer Despatch which put back few days ago on at-
count of defect in one of her fues, will probably have
new boilers throughout stt uet -
Thc receiving chip North Carolina has been dismaucd
and is to have spars and rigging throughout The
recruiting usual goes slowly The men are gener-
ally conented and healthy There are at Present about
/ three hundred on board"
| The NEW LIGHTHOUSE ON Minors LEpGE-The work
upon the lighthouse for Minos Ledge the materials of
which being prepared at Government island Cohasse
progressing finely and already six of stone
been laid in the yard. Just soon as the state Of the
weather and tides permit operations will again be resumed
upon the rock and after the structure rises that will
be above hghwaer mark, it will 60 rapidly forward to
1 completion. aa ua.g ID
BAhpADoEs-Tbe government and people of Barbados
considering the project of submarine telegraph to
connect the islands with this continent public meeting
held at Brdgeown to hear Captain Rasslos expoei-
ton Of the project to lay down line Of submarine ele-
graph to connect the North and South American conti-
nents through tie islands Of the Lesser Antilles the line
to be placed in North America in conncxon with the
line connecting the British sands with that
continent through Newfoundland Resolutions endorsing
the project passed. and the assembly enter
tanned the matter resolutions being passed TO aid the
dertaking with an annual appropriation of $1,000.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILRoADFrom the statement Of the
affairs of the Illinois Central Railroad Company for the
past year. learn that during the year 1856 there
sold 90 of land at average Of l3 So per
acre. amounting to $454s56i 95 against 52s acres
at average of 50 49, amounting to $5l77l71 A. This
shows in the general average per of SO
those previously made 3s per cent advance This
the commissioner Mr. Wilson, says has been accomplished
without effort extraordinary advance by merely keeping
pace with the Increasing value OF land caused by actual
i settlement and cultivation. 81 f,s
4 sr- N #-
DEscnrprroS OF AnrEsAs wELL-The Charleston cor
respondent Of the GAINESVILLE Tobacco Plant furnishes that
paper with the following description of the Artesan well
which has been in progress for several years past
Being temporary visit avail myself Of the
sion give you brief description of the Aiesan well al
this place, and the odus of boring the The well
sad 10 be invention of Frepchmap, whore name dc
not now remember. II is dug, rather drilled, with
heavy steel drill of 1900 pounds weight 20 feet in length
and half foot in diameter The drill is raised above the
surface of the ground by of pueys attached TO
wheel which is worked by small engine to about The
height of forty fifty feet and then allowed to drop
After going to the depth Of the drill strong poles
attached to the upper extremity. In this manner it is
raised and allowed to drop The who is digging the
well informed that he had drilled through IS rocks
averaging 80 feet in thickness. He has completed one
1850 in depth Iron tubes inserted he advances
and in this manner caving is prevented. The well now
completed throws JET of water to the height Of 1913 feet
above the surface put my hand into the reservoir into
which it fell and my surprise found the water quite
hot clearly showing that the intesnes of the earth
heated .#
"The borer is proceeding with well ten times as
large the completed. The already completed
he intends boring to the depth OF 1900 feet when Tho
water will be thrown to the height of 800 feet 1t is
pected that this alone will furnish abundant supply
water"
Mr. ZIMMERMAs--Mackenzies Message says that sbor
time before Mr. Zimmerman lost his life he to hav
had presentment Of danger for he went to the Bank
Upper Canada where his will deposited asked for il
and had it his person when he found dead 1t also
Gays that Mr. Zimmerman had on insurance his life fol
$4,000 and that he contractor for the very swing
bridge the fall of which caused his violent death.
LARGE FUsERAt--Dr s. p. Hullhen, a popular physician