The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-05

est drawbacks to the general utility OF the system
Is the expensiveness Of conveying messages or
intelligence from one distant point to another.
Growing out Of this expensiveness, attempts
have been made to arrive at economy, by improv-
ing the mode of communication, so far as relates
to the characters used. When we first attempted
to bring into action the powers of electricity for
communicating early intelligence from distant
places, this expenslveness was great drawback
TO the enterprise, together with the tediousness
of the operation, which particularly was the case
when there was great press of business at the
various teegraphic Offices In order to obvate
these obstacles,as well as to obtain more econo-
mical use Of the telegraph for the newspaper
press, an Individual connected with this estab-
lishment-a person ofgreat ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
mode OF operation which has been in use for the
last year, and which has been found exceedingly
ingenious, economical, and useful, both to the
Propristors of the telegraph and TO the public at
large.
As specimens Of the working Of the system,
we submit the following market reports, dated
the 18th, and published in the Sunday Herald of
the 14th Of November, and copied into the Phila-
delphia papers next day. One peculiarly of this
system is such, that where word is incorrectly
sent, or " murdered" by the telegraph, its mean.
ing can generally be ascertainsd by what comes
before and after it.
Original COPY on the short hand system, in fourteen
Vsrds.
BuTrALe, Nov 10, p. M Abbott, None, Annex, Cab
man, Accord. Dolphin, Directors Alsy, Apron Fall
DON, Fosters, Actuste, Adapt Mathew.
[rRANsLArIoN
BUFFALO, Nov IL -F1our-The market WAS dull
ct - for Michigan, and other Western brands Wheat
The market vas hesvy We nots sales Of bushel.
Southport It ST. Corn Vas brisi. and sales Of 5000
bu:hsl! were made, including Western mixed at $50
and Es'lSM d0 & 800 Rys and oats no change whs.
hours, were - follows Flour, $4,000 barrels corn,
g. 600 sS y canal to AL
Total, sixty words, when written most sue.
cinctly, in the ordinary mode.
,,.AIsAs!. Issh Nov. PM.Csbm.D, Aequ.t, Acquire,
S cs; s. s:sT D. Da:s' aSe.. 'A
ALBANY, Nov. IL, r M-Flour-Ths market was dull
Whsat-salss 2Oc0 bushels Of Gsuesee were made at
1850 Corn-Salss Of 1000 bushels Of yellow made
nrmsr.. Whisky dull Receipts by canal during the
preceding twenty four hours-Flour 1880 bbs corn,
5000 bushsls wheat, 1000 do; bsriey 74oo do No al
Total, forty eight words or over.
Borrow, 18th Nov. p M.-Baptlst, Custom, Csrtman,
Adduos Fsvsrish XI.y, Anuds, J.opsrdiss, Adjourn,
Gypsum.
p,.ro. Nv "a p TnArc.s.a,oH ~, . ...u,.
sale: S.v. been made to fair Extent day SO bales
market continued dull and sales light 500 barrels 0s-
nesee and good Western brands, sold at So sax
Corn-saes Of 1000 bushels made, including West
srn mixed, at 100; and yellow at 7sc osts-sslss of
1000 bushsls at to<c Rye was some less Arm Whis-
key remained quiet, without change In prices
Original in eIsvsn soords.
BALTIMORE, Nov Is, P. Castle Acqusint, Depre-
date, Assume Attire Federation, Adjourn Affect Grit
Annen Annul.
BALrIMoRE, Nov. IS. M.-Flour-The market was
whsat-Sses Of 5000 bushels made consisting of
Maryland reds, ct 1885, and Of white do 1t $780, Corn
sass ?. aSOV S1'ns ss we're .d -
tinusd firm, with moderate sales at $50 $780, whakey
WAS dull Sales Of provisions were making chiefly In
retail way
Original in ten words
CINeISSAII, Nov. ls, PM -Csd.yer, suiting Tarng,
Past Note, Hiding, Recall Called. Warning, Abducest.
CINCINNATI, Nov. ls.-Flour-The market was steady
and sales Of 500 bbs made at 81 u.s. There was no
change in wheat Provisions Sales Of 100 kegs
of lard made ct 30, and small lots in barrels
ss OF * IS S
inactive with small sales, without change in price
have only to note sale, Of 100 bels OF req
| In good order for boating
The following was received in twelve words:
New ORLEANS, Oct. 3l.-Cotton-The market cont-
within day or two at the decline previously noticed
The market closed on terms In favor Of buyers Flour
exhibited no chsDgs and small sales s.. Illinois and Ohio
at IS . s. 40. Wheat-No sales were reported. Corn
Sales Of 900 bu.hsl: we're made consisting Of new
ing Oats were dull at $40 Tobacco continued dull;
about so hhds Kentucky leaf sold terms not under
stood. Sugar dull at $40 for common, to 6kc for
prime Molasses steady at olo whiskey-sales at zoe
Nothing Of moment In freights Sterling bills 4hc a
Sko sight do on New York TX disoount. Treasury
notes par.
The difficulty of inventing system of short
hand for condensng communications to be trans
mtted by magnetic1 telegraph, grew out of the
Tact, that no stenographic, or shorthand charac-
tiers hitherto in use, could be adopted, from the
nature of the registering machines. Moreover,
the telegraph companies, by adopting rules, to
charge all figures and all letters in arbitrary
words, not forming common English words, each
as word, forced upon the inventor the necessity
of inventing plan of condensation, by the use of
plain English words; fraught, however, with a
comprehensive meaning unknown to the tele-
graph operators themselves, or other parties than
those taught its use. Before, however, the rules
of the company became known, the inventor de-
vised system of arbitrary words, which was af.
forwards thrown into the fire, ON account of the
rule above stated. He then set about devising
one calculated to come within the require
menus OF the companies, ana al the expense OF
of intense and long continued mental labor, he
devised no less than three different plans, each
of which, in its turn, was rejected, until the last
was matured, and which, by subsequent improve
ments, has been rendered, in the opinion ofthose
competent to Judge, more perfect than any
thing of the kind can probably ever be made, and
which the inventor has in daily use between
New York and seven other different Cities
Various other parties have devised plans, but
those who have been made acquainted with Zach
consider this by far the most complete and CON-
prehensive, and especially SO for commercial re-