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

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swer 10 enquiries Of committee Of the
House, printed by order Of Congress, CIV
ing many curious facts in relation to this
wonderful discovery Of transmitting INTEL
IIigence q on the Iightning's wing" In
alIusion to the telegraph now in operation
from Washington 10 Baltimore, he says bis
anlicipations have been completely reali-
zed, and the doubts of the most sceptical
removed. The wires are stretched on
elevated posts, the whole distance of 40
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 insian-
ces are given Of its operations:
ain 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 500, was
supposed to have gone TO Baltimore. The
purser called at the telegraph Office in
Washington, stated his case, and wished
10 give notice in Baltimore, At the same
time offering a reward for the apprehen-
sion of the culpris. The name and de-
scription of the offenders person. with The
offer of the reward, were sent TO Balti-
more, and iE ten minutes the warrant was
in the hands Of the officers Of Justice Tor
his arrest; and in half an hour from he
time that the purser preferred his request
at Washington, it was announced from
Baltimore by the telegraph, " The desert
er is arrested: be 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 a gale. II
seemed more than ordinarily mysterious
to see company around table IN 4 warm,
retired chamber, on such q night, IN
Washington, 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 view to the practical
bility of producing revenue from the te-
legraph, theEProiessor says:
In regard to the quantity of intelli-
gence which may be sent IN given time,
it is perfectly safe TO say that thirty cha
racters can be transmitted in minute by
single instrument; and as these charac-
ters are conventional signs, they nav
mean either numbers, letters, words OF
sentences. As an illustration Of this point
f will state that nearly a whole column
(more than seven-eighths) in the Balti.
t more Patriot was transmitted in thirty mi.
nutes-faster than the reporter in Bali
more could transcribe."
On the supposition that one cent pei
sign be charged for the first loo miles, anC
half a cent each additional 100, he calcu
lates that government telegraph frou
New York TO New Orleans, 1900 miles
if constantly employed. (which would pro.
badly be the case would yield a revenu,
of over two thousand dollars per day, or
gross amount of 100000.
A mercantile despatch of SO signs, a,
: instance
"Yrs. Dec. 81 rec. Buy . bales C., a
9, and 800 pork at 50
may be transmitted in one minute; an,
the cost at the above rate would be So 5:
for the whole distance
The total expense Of construction is Is
timated at s46l per mile.
The advantages of the electromagnetic,
telegraph are placed by the Professor il
strong contrast with the French and Eng
iish systems of signal telegraphs. Th,
French government has lines of telegra
phic communication, from Paris 10 the OK
IRENE cities of the kingdom. in all !, AZ
miles. maintained al an annual cost Q
100000. The magnetic telegraph, til
Professor insists, is capable Of maintain
/ ing itself and producing revenue
!. We may hereafter give further extract
a from. the interesting letter of Prof: Morse
At the late celebration of the anniversa
: ~ of the landing Of the pilgrims. by n
: New England Society OF New Orleans
!, Hon'I Dick Chinn gavelhe following toast
: The PueEIms' PRocENx- Nay point vii