Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28

Stained for the enterprise, and justly so no doubt
is work of two much magnitude to be undertaken
lft4y Another proposition Of the nature looks
s. 31A construction Of canal from Rondeau harbor,
Ada West, nearly opposite Cleveland to the river St.
g. ak above the fats The advantages Of this scheme
1kM 1t will open safe channel between Lakes Erie
huron, and thereby prevent the serious losses and
which are continually occurring upon the st. Clair
e md the Detroit river besides materially shortening
Atstance between the two lakes. The citizens of
lsnd in particular exerting themselves in this
x psIair.
bbsz4 of over six thousand dollars worth of raw
perpetrAtsd in this city 4 month q two ago in
Ne most Ard sdrait manners but fh1n1s to the
an dsteetiz d i 4 thS i 4 ~
slfaty has 5asii recovsf Aad }he guntJ
,eht to justice.
New YORK, MARCH 23-P. NJ.
The steamship Tennessee left here to-day for As
pinwall, but although she touches at San Juan,
Nicaragua, it is understood that she took out no
emigrants recruits for that place, Walkers agents.
pending settlement of the prosecution which has
been commenced the matters having discontinued their
efforts to drum up victims in these parts.
For the third tme and that too after the vessel had
got sea- the machinery of the United States steamer
Dispatch gave out and Capt BERGMAN and his survey
ing corps still prevented byithsse mshaps from tax
ing their observations on the Gulf stream.
The dropping tone which has lately pervaded our
market for breadsus is being considerably aggravated
by the resumption of navigation There have been large
arrivals from Albany during the past day two via the
Hudson river, and Corn Exchange this morning
prices of flour, wheat and all gave way the quota
tons which quite nominal being lower than has been
the for time past The absence of any foreign
demand has probably more to do with the depression
than the increased supplies.
letter from Great Salt Lake city states that Judge
STILES, Mormon United States Judge in Utah. having,
previously reported, taken bold stand against the
nefariou designs of the Mormons and in support of
law and justice, had been cut off from the church, and
his Office subsequently, broken into and all the books
papers, and the records of the United States Court
taken out and publicly burnt
Incendiarism is running rampant just now Staten
Island much to the alarm of the inhabitants of that
usually weregulaed locality. About week ago fire
broke out in mysterious and consumed half a
dozen small houses, and during last night less than
four fires occurred within short distance of each other
destroying quite number of dwellings, and entaling
serious losses upon the occupants who i'll able
bear them The people are aroused to of their
danger and making strenuous efforts to discover the
offenders.
Within the past two days three clipper ships, which
left Shanghai at the same me have arrived at this pa
remaf fkable instance of even sailing.
4eu( MkRp, 1s10has Of ca. - - .g
rid o& ocratio principles by promising oFbe-
sto the West Point cadetship in his gift sce
in he public schools of his dstrict-the selection
ouihed applicants to be made by lot
! New YORK March 24-p MI
Fhe advices from Liverpool added to the depression in
OF breadstufs market which l alluded to in my last
anl caused decline in -four equal in some cases to
tHsny five cents per BARREL and in wheat and corn to
two or three cents per bushe At the present rate
rrogression the standard of 85152 would be speedily
reached buthe presumption is that check to the down
ward tendency will soon be interposed
The storeship Supply is about ready to start for the
Brazil station and will probably sail in the course of
week or So She takes out mail for the squadron
that station
The boiles of the United States steamer Dispatch are
pronounced ncorigible, and the projected observations
on the Gulf stream by Capt BERGMAN for the pre-
sent abandofed Capt BIS destination is the coast
of Newfoundland whittier he will proceed shortly in the
steamer V1 for the purpose of making surveys for the
landing of the transatlantic telegraph CABLE &c.
Gen. WOOD having visited the State capital to-day,
both brancfs ofthe Legislature seized the opportunity
to pass comb lmenary resolutions upon him. and nvit
ing him to tie privileges H their respective chambers
stat that in view of the late frghtful catastro
phe at the railroad bridge near Hamilton, Canada
thorough determination of the various railroad bridges
and other high structures and embankments on the roads
in this stse has been instituted-a movement which
must be regarded with satisfaction by the travelling
community
NEW YORK, MARCH 25-P NJ
In our State Assembly to-day the concurrent
resolutions in favor of the amendment of the con-
stiution So as to abolish the property qualifications
in regard To colored voters which have already pass
ed the Senate, were, after debate, adopted by a
vote of seventy-ive against twenty-seven, the nays
less brought about the unanimity which actuated
the Republicans in this NATTER but their action is by
indicative of the voice of the people, which will
have be pronounced at the balobox to render the
resolutions of any avail
The New York appointments as unofically announced
appear to give very general satisfaction qualified
by the murmuring Of the disappointed and their
friends. Much political animosty has been evinced
against the gentleman who is designated for the coec-
torshp, which attributable to the unwavering promi
nence he assumed in the ranks of the Hardshells but
setting this aside the choice of the Executive appears
be very acceptable and the duties entaed upon the in
cumbent will unquestsnably be discharged in an efficient
and energetic manner.
letter from Marseiles dated the 4th instant states
that the barque Adriatc was still detained at La Cieat
by the French authorities who had attached both
and freight at the instance of the company which owned
the steamship Lyonnase The question of the right of