Evening star., 1869-05-10
The Blows Of the Hammer Siguallcd by
TelegraPh All Over the Ceumtry.

A 22O this afternoon. Washington time, all
the tel graph offices in the country We're
notified by the Omaha telegraph office 10 be
ready 10 receive the signals corresponding 70
the blows OF the hammer that drove me last
spike IN the last rail thar united New
York and San Francisco with a band OF iron.
Accordingly Mr.. Tinker, Manager o; the II.
Telegraph Office in this city, placed a magnetic
oell-sounder in the public Office OF that COM
pany, corner l4tn street and the avenue, con-
nected the same with the main lines. and noti-
feu the various Offices thai he was ready New
Orleans instantly responded the answer beng
read from the bell-taps, s.that ne was ready
New York did the same AT 2:2,. Offices over
tte country began 10 make all sorts OF lnQui-
ries of Omaha. to which that office replied.
$40 EreryboIr: Keep quiet When the last
spike is driven at Promontory Point they will
say 'done' Don't break the circuit, bat watch
tor the signals of the blows OF the hammer
(Signed) OMAHA DFFICR.
After some little trouble in the Chicago OFF ce
aud the closing OF a circuit west OF buffalo, the
instrument here was agitated. and AT , ,. H. m
Promontory Point, 2,iOo miles west of Wash
ington, said to the people congregated in the
various telegraph ofices:-sAlmost ready
Hats off. Prayer is being offered A silence
for the prayer ensue6. At2i0 the bell tapped
again, and the Office at the Point said:-"We
have got done praying. The spike is about to
be presented"
Chicago replied "we understand. All are
ready in the East
Promontory Point: Gan ready now The
spike Will be driven. The signal will be three
dots for the commencement OF the blows" For
moment the instrument was silent, then the
hammer Of the magnet tapped the bell-one-
two-three-the signal! Another pause
OF few seconds, and the lightning
came flashing Eastward, vibrating over
twenty-four hundred miles between the June.
ton OF the two roads and Washin gtou-and the
blows Of the hammer upon the spike were
measured instantly IN telegraphic accents on
the bell here. At "a p. m. Promontory Point
gavethe signal, '.done," and the continent was
spanned with IRON!
TBH REGULATIONS fer refundIng the amount
of income tax from the capital in vested in this
country by foreigners have been prepared by
the Solicitor of the Internal Rvenue Depart.
ment, and are now in the hands Of the printer.
THE CUDANs here deny the authenticity OF
the information transmitted by Admiral Hofr
indicating the suppression of the rebellion
They claim to have authentic intelligence of
the extension OF the war, and that the leaders
are, are taking n position where they can success
fulIy resist the Spaniards defensive war is
said to have been resOlN ed upon.
NAVAL ORDKRs.-Lieut. Comm auder A. p
Cooke has been ordered to the Naval Academy
on the LIST Of October next
Chet Engineer Henry Mason has been or
dered TO special duty IN charge OF machinery
al Providence, X. 1.
Lieut. Charles NJ. Thomas has been placed
on waiting orders.
THR Secretary OF State, il is represented has
only issued some halt dozen consular commits.
sions and II is also said that the entire list is
now undergoing revision, and several changes
Will shortly be made. 1t having been ascer.
taiIed by Secretary Fish that quite q number
OF incompetent persons have beer appointed
and confirmed, he intends TO Withhold the CON-
missions from those that cannot clear nm re-
cent charges preferred against them.
ORDER TO NAVY YARD DCoNMANpANrs-I
is understood that the Secretary of the Navy
mas issued an order to the effect that the com.
mandants Of navy yards shall respect all
orders issued by Admiral Porter the same as
If issued by the Secretary himself Thes.
orders are to be signed "a. L. Bore, Secretary
OF the Navy. per D. ID. Porter, Admiral This
order Is issued to enable Admiral Porter to ACT
In the absence OF the Secretary of the Navy.
ENGINEER CORPs.-The following changes
IN the stations and duties Of officers of the
Engineer Corps have been made: Breyet MAJOR
Cnaries w. Howell, relieved from duty in Ms.
OF the improvement of the Mississippi river
and the works for the defense of New Orleans.
Capt. Chas. b. Phillips, ordered TO Missouri in
place OF Major Howell; First Lieut. ID. w
Payne, to remain on duty at New Orleans.
under Major Howell.
PROMOTIONS. - The following promotions
have been made in the Third Auditors Once
Isaac ;. Ilchenor, from third TO fourth class
VIM h. Whitney, from second TO third; and
N:C. Martin, b. 7. Bingham, E. G. Wilcox,
Albert Walker, II. V. v. Blanchard. J. G.
swift A. NJ. Judson, q. Il. Coburn, W H.
I-eister, w. X. Murphy, VIM. BurnelI, Ii. &.
swan, W. Is. Stokes, A. J. Whitaker, W. &.
IantZuger, and T.. A. Sturgis, from frs. 10
second class clerkships. There will be no ap-
polnunents made 10 the vacancies thus created.
as the clerical force this bureau still above
the number authorized by law.
DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTURE.-The
monthly report Of the Commissioner OF Agri-
culture for the month of Aprii is Just issued
II covers one hundred pages, and is filled with
Interesting and reliable Information upon every
branch Of industry. Its article upon the con
oIton OF farm stock and the iseases OF the farm
are especially Interesting. The past winter
seems 70 have been very unfavorable to stock
generally, although the low price OF wool has
not be- a encouraging to sheep raising, and the
reports relative 70 sheep are not so favorable,
there having been an estimated decrease of
twenty per cent. The "Spartiua" FIBRE a new
material for paper, and the .sram iem or CHINA
the head OF diseases Of Cattle" the folio wing
paragraph occurs "Prince Georges county
Md. Pleuro-pneumonia attacked one herd
and four or five died. The remainder rer. sent
10 Washiagton for tecf, and the disease did not
spread