The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-29


THE WEArHER.-The weather yesterday a. the day
before, very plearant though the was dark
streets again FLIED with clouds CT Dust which of
course. render them unrlsssant A heavy cloud set
tied - the southwark In the evening from rgus
of old prognostiostors, there must be all CT rain quits
soon.
F,RE-Two HOUSES BURNED "A nre broke cut about
IL O'Clock Oh Thursday nish stable in the rear
No 25l Seventeenth street. which entirely coprum-
cd ihe hrc connun.c ,ted to stable in tho rear Of
asa which sso destroyed together with ~ boses
belonging to Mr. Hopper The buildings belonged to
Mr. William Doll and said to svs been fully nsur-
ed The fire was the work OF an incendisry
RuNNING-DowN A GovERNoR. -Arrang ments were
msas on Thursday last, among sone Of tue msmbers
the Common Councilto pay visit yesterday in COM
p.ny with Governor Young, TO tho psnitensisry, ON
Blackwes island and to several o. the public insti,u-
lions on this island committee OF one was thereupon
appointed to s~ait on his excelency forthwith to ap
prise him OF the contemplated tour He had stopped
with hisnd somewhere town, but whero that friend
lived unknown to he city fathers AgreeAbly to
the arrangement tho committee posted of In search OF
plsc. but at IL O'Clock gsve up the chsce without
success Early yesterday morning the chase was re-
newed and up to o'clock that chase also proved un-
successful the Governor being est 6cmltibtJ Ar
rangements were then msds to postpone thc visit until
to-day, and it ia said that he will be of for Albany,
which, should be the will be another dissppoint
ment kThese things ought not to BIO so; the Governor
should allow himself to be found ana csrted round.
RELIEF TO BROADWAY Tho committee of the Conf
Council have at last reported upon plan for
Loving Broadway by tho opening o. Church street.
Tne plan proposed to open Church street through
to the Battery, the south ,ection aud, on tho
north, to run it into Wooster street, which is the
lopgeat street in the vicinity of Broadwsy, aud
which would run in q direct line with Church
street There would be then continuous thorough
fare from tho Battery TO FSrty-second street beslde
Broadwsy the longest street in the city Several re-
monsanoes have been presented against the proposed
Improvement by persons owaing property on West
Broad~ay and Laureps street. where the relief street
irsi contemplated There Is also . remonstrsnce
from of the property holders in Church street, who
unwilling that their property should become more
valuable that their assessments should be increased by
the opening Of the street In certain portions Of that
street The property will only rent to certain class OF in
diyiduas who are willing to pay for it more than any
other class and this probably accounts for tho
STRANGE. There IL another street which would offer
good relief to Broadway BY proper management Lot
Aston place. to which nearly reaches ut this time
and Broadway would be innatey rslieved and at cost
OF not more than twenty five per cent on tn amount
quisite to open Church street, besides having moro
oeatral position in tho city.
BANS ELEcrRIo TELEGRAPH-The inventor of this
telegraph exhibited the machine in full operation
terdsy 2si Broadway before several members Of tho
press and mAny expressed themselves pleased with the
the oion Va" THIS sesersnh !,
on ew principle which dnpenses with the magnetic
action, to produce mechanical movements for making
and recording signs and employs long strips of paper
perforated in groups that each group represents
known letter or sign The non-conducting substance
of the paper passing electrified parts Of tho
machine ntercepts the electric circuit except at each
perioration where tbs escrised parts of the machine
in contact through each successive perforatou
this admits the electric current to cot with its natural
velocity to complete the circuit, aud transmit the
sign to distant station where zach sign recorded by
the electric puisation passing into and through
chemically prepared paper, made to revoye cylinder
that travels like speed per minute the perforated
at tho transmitting station In this manner time
st by any mechanical movements action,
any manipulation of the operator at tho maohne,
and by multiplying the parts through which the pcr0ra.
ed paper passes giving part separate battery
wire to each line OF telegraph the same communication
is fully and trsnsm ssd TO ana recorded
machine consisting Of twenty such parts required TO
send to two three distant stations only NIL those
parts not wanted put of action by simply turning
back tho parts that complete the electric circuit
10 this Mr. Balm has already transmitted signs
enting thousand letters not words been
neousiy supposedly per minute and 1T the average Of
81 letters word this will be about ass words per mi
mute; bu, 1t believed by Mr. Balm Will be shortly
able transmit 300 signs equal 1000 words minute
though he does not wish to assert that he has transmit
ed 20 large q number. No part of the machinery
10 liable to arrangement except the conducting wires;
this common to every other arrangement 1t In
though the time may not be far distant whsn this
last Inconvenience may be avoided By this mode Of
operation the public Of Europe, of the United
States may be composed in either country the
pasage between SO that the arriv OIL Of the steamship
the composed may be at placed In the electric
telegraph aud In few minutes he transmitted to every
IL tor the public information, 10 places hundreds
thousands of miles apart within hour Of the same
tine at which arrives; or merchant having cor es-
pOndence at distant city use his own mode Is
agreed between himeelf and bis correspondent of zig
flying letters by perorations and in transmitting
lice ~ this means be secure against any one else know
ing the business concerns because the paper contain
ing the received and recorded notice goiag to tho cor
respondent would only Q understood by him and the
aty who sent it. From tho rapid action OF this mode,
one wire will transmit more than fifteen wires do
| now, so many communications bs SUCCESSFULLY
in the same time now occupied for one. This mode
IS In use between London and Birmingham, distance OF
~ miles and between Manchester and Liverpool, .
distance OF 80 miles IL has been proved from London
to Liverpool distance Of age miles under untavor-
able state Of tho tunnels through which the connection
whom MIR. Balm efe England, the London and Liverpool
line was In course Of completion throughout. The ex
10 many respects Observable the construction Of the
machinery of this new telegraph will doubtless secure
America. II viii We understand. soon b fully tested
with view to prove its superiority over the present
mode of telsgrsphic communication.
| Housw's TELKsRApn We were yesterday favored
with opportunity witnessing the Of Houses
magnetic printing telegraph which has Just been CON-
petsd bstween this city and Philadelphia aud were as
onished to witness with what dy letters, words
eutence &c. could printed In capitals Of consider
able sise No more business communications will bs
transmitted for he present. In consequence Of the re-
moval Of the office to more suitable location in wall st.
| SHOT HIMSELF Coroner Walters called yestsr-
day to hold inquest at the wsvsry House. corner Of
Hamilton Norwood native Of New York, aged Al years,
who put end to his existence THURSDAY night BY
in I4t street between the 7th and 9Th Avenues From
the evidence adduced before the appears that
ns M sn s 10
small farm for him in the country upon which he resi-
ded for several during which period the dsosased
got into como difficulty with his neighbours engaged In
lawsuits and Anslly the farm sold After which, the
deceased embarked in NO regular business A short
Snug Harbor whore he remained for several months
On Thursdsy evening" the deceased called at the
residence Of his father and stated that he had been
| advised to call upon the latter and il something
could not be done him also that he had been living
at the Snug Harbor where the chaplain had preached
directly aimed at him. for which he going to
call him account and, while walking towards the
7th with his father he showed the latter ps-
toll said It loaded and that neither he his father
would live long from which observation the latter came
to the conclusion that his intended to take his fe
but 10 the Of few seconds policeman appear
when the deceased fed the Qticer, being
formed that he contemplated committing suicide, pur-
sued the deceased Mr.. Norwood senior, after waiting
some time the ocer sgan returned to his resi-
dsnce and observed tbs deceased standing it, with
eomsthng supposed to be the pistol under his apd
being spoken to charged his father with intending TO
take him to the Lunstio Asylum The deceased again
on and shory afterwards the report of pistol vas
heard and yesterday morning the body Of the deceased
found with his sku split and portion Of the braiss
acatcrcd araupd the wharf deceaaed Law and the