The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-06

TELEGRAPH TO lNDA.-The ong-discussed pro-
ject ofa line of telegraph to India to connect with
the existing European, has been at length brought
to decision in favor of the route by the Red Sea.
in preference to that overland by of Constanti
nople and the river Tigris. The encouragement to
tae enterprise offered by the British Government
is such to leave doubt of the immediate rails
ing of the necessary capital, computed to be about
GS0O,0O0. The company has already issued its
prospectus for raising the necessary amount in f2O
shares; according to which the Government has
granted guarantee of four and half per cent.
for fifty years, to begin immediately
Should the revenue exceed four and half per
cent, the surplus is to be applied onethrd to repay
the advances OF interest made by the Government.
one-third to form reserve fund to the amount of
1SOOOO, and the remainder to increase the dividend
Of shareholders until it shall reach ten per cent
after which the Government are to have discre-
tionary authority to reduce the tariff. The line is
to run from Alexandria by way of Alden, to kUrra-
Chez The part of the line to be first constructed
is that from Alexandria to Alden. Arrangements
for the establishment of European line to Alcxan
dria have been already completed, by which it is
to be laid this autumn. Lines of communication
from kurrachee to Bombay, Calcutta Madras and
Central India already exist. The nearest point at
which the existing lines of telegraph reach the
overland mail is Malta.
KENTUCKY ELEcroN-oFFIcTN VorE.-Accord-
ing to the official returns of the Kentucky election
herili pem'., .eoei' IL faf Gerk Of t'2 c. @f
Appeals, 6S, ,G57 votes, and Mckee, X. n, 553l6.
This includes the vote Of Letcher county, which is
unofficial
The total vote cast in the late election was l23,-
973-Democratic majority 1891. In the contest
between Buchanan and Fillmore, there were cast
l42. .05S votes, and Buchanans majority 1926,
including counties thrown out for alleged informal
ity. While the vote nearly 10000 less the last
election, ,the Democratic gain. compared with the
Presidential race, is Gll5. For Judge of the Court
of Appeals, in this district Wood Dem, got &c.
1919, and Wheat X. N, l4l3l. For circuit Judge
in the fourth district the vote stands: Ritter X. NJ
5,972 Green, Dem, 5,9l5. The certificate
awarded the former but a mistake was made in
the Warren county returns of 80 votes, which elects
Green. He has contested, and will finally get the
certificate.
For commonwealth attorney, in the second iu-
dical district, Arnold got 1874, Bernard, 3,56S.
In the third judicial district Maxwell, X. N, got
6,359 and Taylor, Dem, 4,S75.
CABLE CoNNEcroN WITH CuBA.-The Key West
Key Of The GUf after commenting on the success of
the Atlantic Gable, speaks follows of the projected
line from Florida to Cuba:
Now that the success of this great and important
enterprise has, by this time, been announced it is
but fair to presume the connection with Cuba will
be made without delay. The result of the late Gulf
soundings and trial of current, made by Capt. Sands
U. s. n, between Cuba and this pace-bv which
he found the depth of water to be from two hum
dred and seventy to eight hundred and three faith
oms-was perfectly satisfactory, and proved the
practicabiity Ofa telegraph between the two points
Some of our exchanges have proposed that Savan-
nah be connected with jacksonville; and then The
wire extended to st. Augustine, and down the coast
to Cape Sable; from that point submarine cable
falling north of the Keys. to this place. In com
mercia point of view, this line would be of great
advantage. Disasters on the coast could be con-
veyed instantly to any point, and assistance rem
dered at once Vessels in the Gull by nearing the
coast at fixed points, could communicate with New
York any other point in few hours, &c. Sue
cess to the enterprise.
The Democratic State Convention which met at
| Worcester has nominated Erasmus d. Beach for
Governor, Charles Thompson, for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, John NJ. Cole, for Secretary of the Com
monwealth, Silas Pearce, for Treasurer, Seymour
L. Mead, for Auditor and Ezra Wilkinson, for At
torney General
| Six persons drowned at Milwaukee on Friday
! night, by the capsizing of boats on the lake.