Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-03-15
Exam WnnhInrton.

| WASHINGTON, March l3th.-The North
American Telegraph Association have been
in session in this city, for several days.
They have succeeded in efiecting arrange
mems to construct line TO California, pro
vidcd, Congress shall authorize i contract
foraII goyernm' business for ten yearSIat the
low price of 81, 900 dollars. We may noI
look fofsome praeticaI results TO the govern
entaud the pu bile growing out OF this effort
to construct q line to The Pacific. The authors
of some articles which have appeared in
different papers to defeat their object, are
| notified that the Till affords no surplus pro-
ITS, to divide among that class OF claim
ants, and all applications for such purpos-
es have been aud viii be declined. The
! next number of the National Era will con-
tain q notice announcing its suspension.
After two more numbers are issued. Mrs.
! Bailey has been reluctantly compelled to
/ take this step, in consequenceOf the papers
ceasing to be paying cOncarn, and, be-
cause Il majority of the House refuse 10
| follow the invariabIc custom of all parties,
and give its printing patronage TO the Jour
I nails of its own party in Washington. The
I House Cummittce on elections upon APP
plication of counsel, Mr.. Barrett, whose
: seat is contested by Mr.. Blair. have grant
! ed them until Thursday. to prepare their
preliminary motion before the testimony
taken by Mr.. Blair cun be considered
! There is fair prospect that Kansas will be
admitted this session under the WyaRdotte
| Constitution. The Post Once department
will not renew contracts with mRil-cRrri-
| ers to California, which expired on the LIST
of July, until Congress takes acticnon the
| subject. The census bureau Is preparing
Instructions to the marshall andrssistants,
| in taking the census. The chamber ofcom-
! merce in New York have agreed that spE-
| ciRl alterations be given TO commercial sta
tistics, but they are not deemed Of much
| importance. Internal commerce VIII be
carefully taken. The lowest estimates of
the cost of taking the census this year, IS
| 800, 900 dollars. 1t will probably reach
| 1000, 600 dollars It is the purpose Of Supt.
| Kennedy, to complete the returns, If posi-
! BILE, as early US the LIST OF October, which
| will be ample time for Congress to enact
| an apportiOnmcnt law early CeXt session.
| This morning the gentlemen connected
with the TelegraPhic Convention visited
the observatory on the invitation of Com.
Maury, aud afterwards the Smithsonian
| Institute on invitation of Prof. HenTy.
| This evening they attend a series OF cleo
| tricUl experiments.
| The prospect of the passage by Congress
of the bill establishing line OF telegraph
| to the Pacific is constantly improving.
Prof Bache and Henry and Com. Many
pronounce Henry ]. Rogers submarine
| substrase wire for teiegraphs superior to
| anything with which they have become
acquainted.
The Republic newspaper has issued it,
! las, number An effort will he made 10
unite the subscription lists of the two on
which TO found new Republican paper.
| The House Post. Office Committee believe
n daily overland mail can be carried San
Francisco for LOU, 900 dollars, annually,
I instead of a million four hundred thOus-
and, as was yesterday enormously stated
! Adviccs had hcen received here from Ne
/ brnska, naming Il Republican majority in
the Constitutional Convention, just elected.