Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-12

The most important Intelligence received by the
steamer CiTcassisn, which arrived at St. Johns.
Newfoundland, on the 6 h-making the voyage fl ON
Galway in ten days, having left the 2G'h-is that
preparations on foot for laying Atlantic
Cable. Iud,ed, the British steamer Gorgon had ar
rived at Liverpool from Fay al having been employ
ed in taking sOundings 1t seems that, as indeed
was expected from The first, the cleo rcal communi
cation cannot be relied upon, from shore to shore
for distance 80 great as, say two thousand miles,
between Newfoundland and Ireland It would an
pear that the present purpose is to run the Cable
from Trinity Bay t. Fsyal and thence to tie Eng
lish Channel (SouthaDpion probably being he ter
minus and thus dividing the continuity. Of course
the laying of this Cable, or any oher, cannot be
proceeded with until next year Indeed, on the
principle of Mrs Glasss celebrated receipt for mak>
ing hare soup, commencing with, ''6rst catch your
hare" we might say, "frst make your cable!' It
is to be hoped that tVo cables will be simultaneous.
ly manufactured, paid out, and laid If ever there
were a case where the aphoIi-m "two strings to
your bow" ought to be carried out, it is this.
W. Denver, ESQ. who was the former Commits
siOner of Indian Affairs, and appointed from
that position the gubernstOral chair of the Ter
ritory of Kansas, has, we perceive been reinsstsd
in his former Office This is stated TO have been
the course agreed upon when Mr. Denver accepted
the appointment Of Governor of Kansas. During
the intrim the ofhss Of Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs has been filed by Charles E. Mix, Esq, the
able chief clerk of the bureau,
The conduct of the Ncarsguan Minister, General
Jerez, in publishing card in the Newspapers for
the purpose apparently, of damaging the company
who are opening the transit route is under the CON
sideralion Of government. Representations have
been made to the State Department to show that
Jerezs publication on the of the sailing of their
steamship from New York, had the effect of alarm
ing passengers and preventing many from taking |
passage; and that the statement he made, that the
route was not in condition for travellers to cross is
not true. 1t lie not yet dec ded what win be done,
hut Jerez's dismissal is urged
A terrible catastrophe happened in the New York
,srbOr about noon on the 9Th inst, The propeller
Petrol, built for pleasure yacht, but lately employ
"A az tug On the North river, when of the foot Of
rsv street suddenly burst her boiler. There were
u hoard at the time four psrsons namely, Henry
Brink, engineer; Edward DOEney, fireman; and
,lot and deck hand, whose names could not be as
ertained DOwney escaped with only severe
round in the head but the others were killed in
The engineer was thrown BY the
orce Of the explosion high into the air, and came
own upon the hurricane deck of the steamer Broad
sy, which gave way, preeipitaiiDg him to the main
eek beneath When the body was taken up 1t was )
linus an arm and leg. The bodies Of the pilot ;
I'd deck hand were torn into fragments. The boat +
as Of course q total wreck. i
The overland mail which left San Francisco on {
e 10Th inst, brings intelligence that there was I
rae and enthusiastic meeting held on the 1lth, in
NOR of the arrival Of the first mail from St. Louis.
.lutss we're fred, sengratulatOTy speeches made, +