Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-24

Old ladies', Ipso
Brokers, 1 1o"%
s;@sss walkers, $685. s,sss
Gentlemen
100000
Thus are consumed the segars.
II would advise all pretty ladies who have not
seen the electro magnetic machine, No. Barclay
street. to 60 Immediately. The exhibition closes IN
few days-the price has been reduced one half until
the close. If the pretty ladies go, that's enough-ai
the gentlemen will follow-by nature.
The REvULsroS among the theatres has begun
The Bowery and the Franklin are shutting up and go
ing to the devil. We have excluded their advertise
ments from the Herald for want of punctuality IN
making payments One of the greatest offences IS
torade on the capital ola newspaper proprietor, and
then 10 refuse payment. 1t oughtto be made death
without benefit of lobea. We mean TO bring actions
at law against both Bowery and Franklin theatres
and compel Them to be honest. What business have
loafsrs to manage theatres
MAGNETIC TELEoRAPH.-Professor Morse of the
University invited few select friends yesterday morn.
ing TO the room of the Geological Cabinet Of the
University, TO witness the operation of his ELECTRO
MAGNETIC TELEonAPH, at a private exhibition OF II,
Among the gentlemen present we noticed General
Tamadge, the Honorables Walter Bovine, James
Kent VIM Van Setback, and George Griswold, &c.
The ladies were also numerous in attendance.
BY means of this Telegraph is designed to trans'
NIT intelligence Of any kind, distinctly and instana
ueously through the agency of the electric fluid, to
anv distance that may be desired In the experiment,
of Yesterday a communication was passed from one
Az 1skav Ad " N ten
miles in length, wound IN coils and covered with
thread TO prevent the electric spark from flying OIL
without an apprecable loss of time The process Is
quite simple, and was satisfactorily explained by
Professor Morse.
Every word in the language Is represented by Te-
lepraphic numbers, running as high as So lo2 These
numbers are indicated by series Of electrical sparks
For the number l23 for nstance-one spark Is trans
mit,ed for No. then after short interval two sue
eessiye sparks are given for No. 2-anoher shorin-
terya and three successive sparks are gwen Tor No.
3. Then by referring to No. l23, IN the Dictionary
for the purpose the word which that number repre-
SCENTS i, ascerained. These sparks, when they are
drawn to the point Of destination, attract to the wire
a piece of metal fastened on pivot IN the centre,
connected with one end OF which is pen. As the
electric fluid returns this piece Of metals drawn back
by small puy and the pen IS brought IN contact
with paper on a revolving cylinder, and makes mark
or dot The number Of successive dots on the paper
shows The number intended to be conveyed When
the dots are interrupted by blank spaces il indicates
the commencement of another figure.
SETTLING AccouSrs.-I am now clear of my friend
John Haggerty, and, if ne has no objections, would
like 10 car chicken and drink glass Of sherry with
him. He has put me to an expense OF s5oV' and m
self 10 about $1,000, merely to crafty feeling that
was no, his own-balance in my favor $500 with the
laugh on my side worth $500 more.
Why he acted in the manner ne did, after every re-
paratiop had been made that could be made at the
time. have never been able fully TO comprehend
A mistake was made in his name--lt was corrected
next day. Yet he pursued me with spirit that did
him no honor, and which will remain blot on his
name or patch on his breeehes when ne Is no more,
and the latter movable. He did not show Chris
tan spirit. IL was a coarse vulgar malevolent spl-
nj, YET have always believed that John was per-
suaded into the course he pursued by persons IN tbs
interest of the Wall street prlnts-whose conductors,
for two years have moved heaven and earth TO com-
mass INV ruin. merely because publish popular pa
Der on a new system, and am making fortune,
while thev are going to the devil Al the time pub
lshed Haggsrty's name, the whole press came out
and the saints Of the Journal Of Commerce actually
recommended people to knock me down IN the street.
No other man, but with such an unspotted personal
character and such industrious and rcsolute habits,
could have stood these reiterated prosecutions and At
lacks. have met them openly and put them all down
and il had any taste for revenge which verify do
40, think so good as beefsteak, have no doubt
will vet see them all in the dirt before ten short years
have rolled over New York.
To John HsQgerty, particularly snce have thrash
ed his Jacket in the Superior Court hereby cheerful
ly tender the right hand Of Christian fellowship. On
all such OCCASIONS it il usual to present one with
pair Of silver pchcrs-or al cast pair Of brecches
(no illusions to certain PAIR he wois OH bat think
he would prefer peta sovper, or dJstnG Ia
fourchctc with prayer two about forgiveness Of