The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-06-22
From the Cincinnati Commercially
ANEW TELEGRAPH.

NEW IELEUhhih'
The editor of this paper has been engaged
for some three wears in getteng up a telegraph
that he thinks is superior to Morse's, inasmuch
as il is simpler, faster and far more accurat..
As he has taken the necessary steps 10 secure
the invention BY Letter PatentandCopy Right,
he is of opinion that public description ac-
cording TO request of his friends, would De
proper.
Our Telegraph is called Telegraph Reg
ister," because instead of mdrking tor the sig
MITIGATION of Letters or printing them as is
now the case on the Telegraphs IN use, II does
neither, but points out figures, signs, charac-
tiers, &C., which are placed Oh revolving daiis!
The machines are built as follows: An electro
magnet is placed in one end OF frame; from
the magnet leaver extends to an escapement
wheel, placed ON a shaft. In the escapement,
attached TO the end of the leaver that crosses a
fulcrum from the magnet, is placed perpen-
dicular lever that reaches from one inside OF
the escapement to the other, SO arranged that
when tits raised or lowered il moves the shaft
on which the escapement is hung half tooth.
On the same shaft is placed dial, having the
induces, figures, letters, or characters used for
conveying intelligence between distant places.
A spiral spring is hung to the escapement end
of the lever extending from the electro magnet
to the escap.ment: One Machine is, for in
stance, placed in this city, another in Louis
vile. Wires pass connected with battery,
SO as TO form circuit. The magnets at both
places draw down the levers forcing the per-
dicular lever into the upper part of the escape
ment wheel The circuit is then broken. and
the spiral spring draws the escapement end Of
the lever down, passing tooth OF the escape
ment, assisted as the operation is, by weight
being hung around the shaft of the dial and es-
ca pement, by a cord which is wound up like
clock. The breaking and forming circuit
of electricity moves the dials In exact accor-
dance however distant they may be, transmit
ting figure, letter, or character, by indicating
at distant point the same sign that is presen-
ted on the dial before the operator. In short,
the two machines, however distant. move pre-
cisely alike, indicating at the same instant the
son sending the message, halts temporarily at
the letter or figure that is to be vrittcn off at
the other end OF the line. Then moves on
again TO another one, and so on through col
umns. To show one combination we copy
the following
ISp.cEs / 2 "a on CUErIss' TELreEAruIc REGIsrER.
| (Ol234l0lll2 40 81 % 1924 30 81
ICombina- aeiou b d ( h j | IN p
tons 32333i 404l - 10 44Ol " O3 OF l0l
| y
[Entored according to net Of Congress- by L. G Cur
IT'S, in the Clerks Office off, 5. Court, at Co
lumbus, %.
On the dial, that moves, as before present
ed, half tooth, (or about one-eighth OF an
inch on the periphery alta time) are placed the
figures Ol 2 340I234O 2340 2 3 d sue
cessively around the entire dial to place of be-
ginning each dial being alike in figure and
in distance. Connect the circuit of electricity,
and The magnet and levers move the dials each
half tooth, or about one eighth of an inch
bringing before stationary pointer, which is
placed in front of the dial, the figure desired
Ii it be figure on the dial it will be under
stood as the letter u. ITO, it will be under
stood a; 81 would signify IN, 40 t, l0l the pc
Rod y; between the letters are placed spaces
so that no confusion in transmitting letters
figures, or words can occur. We have grea
variety Of figures, characters, &C., including
short hand, short spelling. &c.
The escapement BY which our Telegraph ma.
chimes are moved is one Of our own invention
and differs entirely from those used in clocks
watches, and chronometers, and is pronounced
a valuable invention an escapement for
time pieces. We shall in taking out patent
make it separate right. Our Telegraph ma
chimes are now, and will be kept for some
time in the editorial room of this Office, where
they have been worked for a week. They per.
form with accuracy and despatch, fully demon
strating the new principle. They were built
BY +. HALL, in this city, to our order and di
rection, and cost 500 each, with battery and
wires. With regard to the accuracy of his
new Telegraph, there can be but one opinion
lit is correct. In speed it is sufficient to say
that it is capable of reporting between distant
points about two columns of the Commercial
per hour! We have already demonstrated, by
actual work, that this can be done, being a
speed of at least six times that of the Telegraph
lines now in operation in England and Amer.
lea. Ii is our intention to reserve on all lines
which may use our Telegraph, the right of the
press to use the same one hour each day FREE
of charge, other than paying men TO prepare
their news and to work the machines. This
will give to newspapers large amount of tel.
Iegraph matter at a very small expense.