Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-22

Morse's telegraph to New York. We hay
before usa letter from the Professor, in an
swer 10 enquiries of committee of IN
House, printed by order Of Congress, Civ
ing many curious facts in relation 10 thi
wonderful discovery of transmitting intel
ligence con the lightning's wing" II
allusion to the telegraph now in operation
from Washington 10 Baltimore, he says hi
unticipaiions have been completely reali
zed, and the doubts of the most sceptica
removed. The wires are stretched OF
elevated posts, the whole distance of 4(
miles, and intelligence is transmitted
quick as thought, at any hour Of the day
or night, irrespective of the state Of the
weather. The following curious instan.
ces are gwen Of its operations:
"In October, deserter from the Uni.
ted States ship Pennsylvania, lying at
Norfolk, who had also defrauded the pur-
ser of the ship Of some 600 or 800, was
supposed to have gone 10 Baltimore. The
pnrser called at the telegraph Office in
Washington, stated his case, and wished
to give notice in Baltimore, at the same
time offering reward for the apprehen-
sion of the culpri, The name and de-
scription Of the offenders person, with the
offer of the reward, were sent to Balti-
more, and in ten minutes the warrant was
in the hands of the officers Of Justice for
his arrest; and in half an hour from the
time that the purser preferred his request
at Washington, it was announced from
Baltimore by the telegraph, "'The desert
er is arrested: he is in jail; what shall
be done with him?"
"To show the variety of the operations
Of the telegraph, game of drafts, and
several games Of chess, have been played
between the cities of Baltimore and Wash
ington, with the same ease as if the play
ers were seated at the same table. To
illustrate the independence Of the tele-
graph of the weather, and time Of day, /
would state that, during the severe storm
OF the 9Th December, when the night was
intensely dark, the rain descending in tor
rents, and the wind blowing gale, it
seemed more than ordinarily mysterious
to see a company around a table in warm,
retired chamber, on such night, in
playing a game Of chess with
another company similarly situated in
Baltimore; the darkness, the wind, and
the rain, being no impeachment to instanta-
neous communication"
As to the quantity Of intelligence which
may be sent, with a view TO the practical
biliiy of producing a revenue from the te-
egraph, theEProfessor says:
ain regard to the quantity Of intelli-
yence which may be sent in given time,
il is perfectly sale to say that thirty cha
racters can be transmitted in minute by
4 single Instrument; and as these charac-
ers are conventional signs, they may
mean either numbers, letters, words or
AS an illustration Of this point,
will state that nearly whole column
more than seven eighths) in the Balti-
more Patriot was transmitted in thirty mi
1utes-faster than the reporter in Balti-
more could transcribe."
On the supposition that ono cent per
ign be charged for the first 100 miles, and
,af cent each additional 100, he calcu-
ates that government telegraph from
New York 10 New Orleans, 1900 miles,
{ constantly employed. (which would pro-
,ably be the CASE would yield revenue
u over two thousand dollars per day, or
gross amount Of 100000.
A mercantile despatch of SO signs, as
Instance
"Yrs. Dec. 81 rec. Buy 25 bales G., at
}, and 300 pork at 81
nay be transmitted in one minute and
he cost at the above rate would be So SO
or the whole distance.
Tho total expense OF construction is es-
mated at 1851 per mile.
The advantages Of the electromagnetic
telegraph are placed by the Professor in
'trong contrast with the French and Eng
ish systems Of signal telegraphs. The
French government has lines Of telegra-
'hic communication, from Paris 10 the ex-
RENE cities of tho kingdom, in all l,474
niles, maintained al an annual cost OF
The magnetic telegraph. tho
Professor insists, is capable OF maintain
ng itself and producing q revenue.
We may hereafter give further extracts
rom the interesting letter Of Profi Morse.
Al the late celebration Of the anniversa-
y Of the landing Of the pilgrims, by the
New England Society OF New Orleans,
IIon'l Dick ChInn gave the following toast
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