The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-26
GENERAL NEWS.

nearly ready for launching The machinery of the Prince
ton being removed in order to adapt her as receiving
ship instead of the Union sunk time since and which,
though frequently reported being raised still lies in
twenty-five feet of water The former contractors have
abandoned her and she is now being raised by French
Sons One hundred men draughted of TO New York
at O'Clock this morning. general service under charge
Of Lieuts Rockendorf and Smith, G. G. Lozier samaker
and Boatswain Whitaker They proceeded by the New
York line of steamers They left In consequences OF want
OF room on board the temporary receiving Preble
The Minnesota steam frgae is now almost fit for SER
vice The Saranac is still the dry-dock, and her re-
pairs, when complete will have rendered her almost new
vessel She has received bends rails clamps planks
deck deck Frame and her engines being completed un-
der the direction of Mr. Archibald, chief engineer The
Prebe will be sent to Annapolis Scholarship to
commodate tie pupils of the Naval School, her
repairs completed steamer for the lighthouse
board IS IN course OF construction and one Tor the coast
survey Is in contemplation 1t is expected one or more
OF the new steam soops appropriated by last Congress will
be built at this yard Abundant materials for the cree
ton of the Offices prepared and several boats for
the Minnesota and Saranac completed aud among
the most graceful and perfect in construction built in
Philadelphia The barge for the commodore 20 feet
long, 81 feet BEAM and the captains gig OF the length
and feet four inches in BREADTH both light and
graceful as to seem scarcely to require the impulse of
oars.'
The BROOKLYN NAvY-yARD--A New York exchange
says:
aThere employed, at the different branches of
work. 1880 men, including those engaged upon repairing
and completing vessels and In the construction of new
buildings.
"The new steamship Niagara will soon be ready for
She has been designated to assist in laying the cable
the Atlantic for the oceanic telegraph Her guns will not
be placed board The steamship Mississippi which is
to accompany her has been thoroughly overhaued and
repaired.
hThe steamer Wabash the flagship of the home squad
ron, which received slight injury from running reef
last winter has been in dock and repaired. The soopo
war Yncennes is undergoing thorough overhaul and
will be nearly rebuilt The steamship Relief has also been
in dock.
aThe Sabine new frgae built about four years ago. is
the pier She has been fitted for The Bran
DIVINE frgae is also in ordinary, and has been for
number of years. The Arctic is unemployed, and the De-
spateh, which received injury to her machinery is
about being repaired #t#. ' a.a
"There board the North Carolina receiving ship
257 recruits besides about 90 other PERSONS including Off
and The recruits daily drilled in the
of war at the cannon small arms and the broadsword
ercise."
AppoINTMENr--The Richmond Wing says Thomas H. De
Witt esq., the valuable and efficient clerk in the Second
Auditors Office has been appointed secretary of the board
of public works. vice Col William r. Drinkard resigned
REseNATIoN-Wi P. Bocock attorney general of Vir-
ginia has resigned his Office and Governor Wise has
sued proclamation for election to fill the vacancy
the fourth Thursday in May . -
NOVEL rouspAmoss--We find the following account of
way of forming foundations in sandy soils in let
ter from Key West to the New Orleans Delta
coal depot at this place The sum of $4,000 appro-
pated the last session of Congress- and charge Of the
construction of the depot given by Secretary Dobbn to
Major John Saunders United States Engineer Corps who
has the command Of the Notifications of this Key The de-
pot will be Of great capacity, covering large extent of
ground and will hold six thousand tons of coal The
nature of the sois such that great difficulty antci-
pated in sinking the foundation of the piers supporting the
walls and the roof but the engineer in the plans adopted
by him. found obstacle to the preparation Of perma-
nent and immovabe foundation Cylinders of brick, six
feet in diameter constructed the natural surface
and sunk by excavations and undermining from the nte
rior to sufficient depth. The water then drawn out
and the cavity filled with concrete well rammed With
suitable machinery such cylinders could be lowered to
great depth in loamy or sandy SOIL"
Ep1DEMlo-The oswego Times says that the extent of
the new epidemic known by the of "brain fever
is truly alarming throughout Madison and Onondaga
counties
"A gentleman who has lately visited the former coun-
ty informs that in localities the people leaving
in alarm and dismay Persons attacked with the
markable maady very suddenly soon become insane and
die in few hours. We do not know that any have re-
when attacked by the disease Duane Brown
aud Richard Thomas, esqs, two prominent lawyers of
that in of the villages deaths daily AS yet
there is no rational explanation of the disease"
TESTING cuRoNoMErERs-The London Board of Trade
has recently established Office for rating and testing
chronometers standard solar clock regulated by
time ball communicating by electric wire with the Roy
al Observatory at Greenwich, gives the of rating
while the testing is performed in chest heated any
quired temperature by an ingenious gas apparatus.
| PERsoyAL-Major B. Hammat Norton United States
consul Picou where he has resided in official capaci-
ty since his appointment by the Taylor administration
in Boston on bis way back his post duty. We learn
that movement on foot among the merchants of Boston
to present to him fitting testimonial of their appre-
citation of the in which he has performed his duties
| as consul,
YANKEE OMNIBUS HoRsE.-We find the following account
of the ayorite horse of the Empress Eugene who
named him. in the Boston Journal
"tYoung America came to this city from St. John New
Brunswick and was of excellent stock being cross be-
tween English thoroughbred and Messenger Mr. r.
D. Pameee proprietor Of the Charlestown and Summer
line of omnibuses purchased Young America and
him his coaches in this city last season. The horse
we'll known and attracted much attention ON the roads
in this region At time, harnessed to a common
buggy, and driven by heavy man, young America,
the track in Cambridge in go having cast shoe
after starting. Subsequently, with the same or equal
weight he went his mile the track in 24O Mr.
Parmelee sold Young America to Frederick w Lander
esq, well known the surveyor of the Pacific railroad
and resident Of New York. Mr.. Lander sold the
horse Mons Da Leare for $500 that gentleman oh
tanned mate and sold the pair the French Emperor for
$4,000"
RHODE IsLAND.-The Rhode Island legislature adjourned
Saturday. to meet again at Newport the last Tuesday
in May The session has embraced period Of eleven
weeksthe longest session record in that State says
the Providence Journal The great work of the session
has been the revision Of the public laws.
VIRGINIA NoMINArIoSs.-Judge George W. Hopkins, Of