The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-10-17


announced on yesterday that MIR. O'Riley had
secured the use Of Houses instrument for his
New Orleans and Nashville line. and that i,
would soon be put i'll operation. This puts
at rest all controversy with Morse and his CO.
laborers, and wilno doubt cheaper the use of
the telegraph. The following, in relation TO
MIR. 0'Reilly and his exertiens TO meet the
wants of the public we copy from the Louis
Vile Courier: s.fss lcfs -Er.R
We quote the following from the n York
Courier & Enquirer. and its statements will
interest many OF our readers on the Southern
line, we'll as on other parts of the OfRielly
lines. The owners Of this line between this
point and Pittsburg have long been tired OF
The course pursued by the ownrrs of Morse
Patent towards them, and will no longer do
as they have done-beg them 10 accept one
fourth OF the profits Of the line. Mr. MORSE
and the assignees Of his patent have began 10
show some desire 10 accept these large profits,
if they could find decent pretext Tor dong
50. Offers for compromise have been urged
by them with perlinaciiy, bat they have come
100 late. The owners of the line haze patient
ly borne great many outrag-s, rather than TO
DO any thing that looked like violating the
contract known as the O'Rieily contract
They have made up their minds that forbear-
ance has ceased to be virtue, and Prof. Morse
will have lobe wide awake if he keeps the
instruments on the line much longer. His
share of the profits has been faithfully deposl-
ted TO his credit, and is ready for him when
ever he chooses 10 take the proper steps, but
we think his instruments will be removed from
the line. Whenever they are taken off, there
will be one important point gained Tor the
public-telegrap can be cheapened, by
which the business will be- much more bene-
fetal to the public, not only for private des-
patches, but in matters OF news. The con-
ductors of the press will be able to take much
fuller reports of all impouant affairs than they
can at the present rates. We know how sin
lcerely DESTROYS Henry O'Riely is 10 effect this
necessary reform: his Southern line is not yet
| in full play, and Is so sectionized that he Is
obliged TO charge higher rates than he will
when communication is complete with New
Orleans. On all the lines where he uses Nor
se's instrument under his contract, his hands
are tied. by the following plovision of the
contract: '1he tariff Of charges on the lines so
constructed, shall conform subsia ntially 10 the
tart n of charges on the great sea board line be
fore named, and in no case TO be so arranged
as 10 render the lines unequal in this respect,
10 the prejudice Of either AS long, there
fore, as the contract exists Nlr. ORielly's hands
are tied, and the managers Of the great sea
board line have virtual control OF the tariff of
charges on the Atlantic and Mississippi. and
Lake lines. We hopa, however, that the pub
lie will be free OF these evils before grea I
while.
But we have strayed away from the article
in the y. Y. "Courier & Enquirer The edi-
tor of that paper says:
"T'Ae TelegrapL.-We see it announced in
several OF the city papers that Mr.. Henry o.
Reilly, who is we'll known throughout the
| Union for the energy aud efficiency with
which h. has constructed, within short time,
with inadequate resources aud against very
formidable obstacles over 1000 miles of Ieie-
graph, is about 10 build one between this city
and Boston
alt is evident. of course, that the public in
terest would be greatly promoted By having
competition in this, as il is in every other en-
terprise: and If il can be done without lrespas-
sing upon The rights OF any other party, we
trust another line will be speedily built. Ger
,ainly our own interests would be greatly pro-
NOTED thereby. U
| I'VE understand that Mr.. O'Reilly has con
tracted with MIR. Balm, whose Telegraph we
have already described at length for the sole
use of his patents throughout the United
States, and that il is his intention TO introduce
them upon the line between here and Boston.
He expects thereb, 10 be able 10 do hHndrcd-
fold more work than any-single line now IN
use, and therefore very greatly TO reduce the
price of transmission. Indeed, il seems TO us
clear that if Biines Telegraph should be sue
cessfully introduced throughout the country,
il would entirely "supercede the mail ser
vice" even at the present reduced rates OF
postage.
awe have heard it intimated that Prof.
Morse will in,erpose a claim to this invention
also, founded upon the right of prior discovery.
How this may be, we know not, but take il
Tor granted that Mr.. O'Relly has not moved,
and will not move in the dark in regard TO so
important matter We shall probably have
more to say upon this subject, when we know
j more about II. .-.. -
\ The last paragraph OF these remarks. con-
tanned statement of a matter we explained
few days ago. Mr.. Morse's attempts TO con-
troll all attempts at telegraphing, BY his ride
ulous pretensions TO priority of discovery, first
in one thing, and then in another, will recoil
on his own head al the proper time. He claims
a right TO interfere with Balm on account oil an
lalleeed discovery in 1897. when Bain's En-
plish patent is dated in 1916. If il were nee
essary to his monopolising schemes, he would
claim TO be the dlscoverer of the Leydcn jar!
) But the public will have their rights before
long. Ii Is long lane that has no turn III IL,
aud turning point Is near al hand.