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

NJ CoKsuMEp--Parkers large academy, near Campbell
Court House, Virginia destroyed by fire the goth
instant The building new and Of the finest
of the kind in the State. a
TEsTMoNrAI-Wc learn that the officers of the army
ticipate presenting General John A. Qutman of Misss-
sippi service Of silver plate, bearing the following in
scription , .. s.. 50
"To Gen John A. Quitman of Mississippi from the Off
cers of the United States army, February Fl, 1857
GAS testimonial of their regard for his unripg exer.
tons in favor of the bill increasing the pay of the officers
of the army"-Tanpa Peninsular.
Destructive foods bsve occurred in of the Calor-
mia streams consequence Of late heavy rains Al Neva
da Deer Creek about fifteen feet, sweeping down
uriousy 10 do great damage in the towp 1t carried
off two bridges half of hotel stores, blacksmith
shop aud FIVE other buildings Below the town the Gold
Tunnel Quartz mill swept away. About three miles
distant town called Pleasant Flat submerged, All
this damage caused by tho bursting of great
vor about six miles above the town of Nevada The San
joaquin Republican ssys that the Caareras river had
overlooked its banks submergug the whole country
it and doing great injury TO property. In Sacramento
county, Insignificant stream called Alder Creek rose
suddenly feet and inundated town called Prairie
CITY. In Amador county houses swept away, stock
drowned gardens aud fields ruoed fences washed off and
other devastation done In Calaveas county number OF
bridges and fumes were destroyed.
FIRE in Louisville, Ky, last week, destroyed Bum &
Lacey's planning mill and carpenter shop, Brook street
Loss $4,000. Not insured.
MoRE SUBMARINE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. appears TO DO
less than three projects undertaking for laying submarine
cables the Atlantic The frat from Ireland to Nova
Scotia which the United States Congress gave
bounty Is in the hands OF monopoly in British territory
and out OF the control OF The United States government
The second cable from tho most hern point the
English coast TO Cape Fnsere in Spain, and thence via
the Azores to Massachusetts, and third, will be
by the following extract propose to lay line direct from
Ireland New York Either Of these last will deprive any
spoy Of the chance of making the business of this
country subserven 10 their interests and will throw the
Atlantic Telegraph business open competition The fol-
lowing is the extract:
We understand that a marine cable is now in course OF
construction at the extensive and welknown mandatory
Of Davis Fepton Co., Queens Ferry Works Flint the
object Of which the connecting this country with Ameri
ca by teegraphc communication We are not able TO say
what Ia TIE name Of the company for whom the cable is
being constructed but IL ia not the that which
has appealed Parliament In conpexion with the Amer-
can association for International telegraph The length
of the cable in of manufacture will consist Of
seven strands in each of which will be isolated copper
wire with gut percha tubing and the length be
s,ruced will equal two thousand Eve hundred miles and
will weigh four thousand tons and upwards The whole
will be completed within three to four monbs from the