The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-14
RICHMOND, VA

RICHMOHD, Vli
MONDAY MORNING. AUGUST Il, 1854.
TELEGRAPH BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND AMERICA.
The London correspondent of the New
York. Herald says that the project Of con-
Meeting England and America by telegraph
is seriously engaging public attention in the
former country. The practicability of lay
ing submarine cable directly across the
Atlantic, from Galway to Cape Race in New
foundland, has its advocates among some of
the more daring engineers. "The principal
Question" says the correspondent, 'is whe-
ther, if line were laid, an electric current
can be passed through 1900 miles of cable :?
BY an enormous battery power this possibly
can be accomplished, through wires suspend
ed in the air; ; but can it be effected along a
vast length of gutta percha coated wire, pas
sing through salt water? There is such a
thing as too great an insulation, and Profess
sor Faraday has shown that in such circhm-
stances the wire becomes Leyden jar, and
may be so charged with electricity that q
current cannot, without the greatest difficult
ty, move through it. To escape this, ano-
ther proposition is to carry the cable from
the northern most point of the Highlands of
Scotland to Iceland, by way of the Orkney,
Shetland and Ferroe islands to lay it from
Iceland across the nearest point OF Green
land, thence down the coast to Cape Fare
well, when the cable would again take to the
water, span Davis's Straits, and make right
away across Labrador and Upper Canada
to Quebec. Here, that it should lock in with
the North American mesh-work of wires,
which hold themselves-so to speak-like an
open hand for the European grasp. In this
way the cable required would in no point ex-
ceed one of nine hundred miles in length
LORD ABERDEEN.-The next man in the
world to Nicholas, in point of obstinacy, is
Lord Aberdeen. The perseverance with
which he holds on to his place despite of the
public sentiment of both England and
France, is worthy the inhexible character
of his imperial ally, the Czar. The most in
cessant assaults are made on the Premier,
and the whole blame of fruitless war is
heaped upon his shoulders, but the old
Scotchman stands to his post like veteran.
1t is as likely Cronstadt will be taken as
Aberdeen surrender office
THE .BALTIc.-The reading in the House
of Commons, by an Admiralty Lord, of pri-
vate letters from Sir Charles Napier and Ad
miral Chands, declaring that it is imposssi-
BILE to take Cronstadt or Sveaborg, is con.
sidered very imprudent Such an imprudence
could scarcely have been committed except
onpurpose. The popular mind must be pre-
pared fer the disappointment of its towering
hopes, and turn its thoughts, however reluc-
family, to peace.
A GooD SIGN.-The National Era of Wash
ington, abolition organ, has subsidized from
daily to a weekly. The editor says that the
daily fell much farther short of paying ex.
penses than was expected. Glad to hear it.
The purse of abolitionism is in state of col
lapse. A quick death to it, and no resurrec-
ton!
A GALLANT ENGLIsHMAN.-The London
correspondent of the New York Herald, says: :
One of the heroic defenders of Siisfria was
young English captain, named Butler, only twenty.
seven years old. To him more than to any other
man does Siistria owe its defence and the Rus
slams their terrible losses. His Is written on
the rolls of fame. For glorious deeds he ranks
with the immortals. Three nations-the Turks,
French and English-are now mourning his death,
and tembalming and glorifying his memory. For
forty days, he, wounded, with q handful of Turks,
guarded an outpost; and with the spirit of the
of enemies and at length destroyed the courage of
mighty army and the prestige of great nation
Butler day alter day, performed prodigies of
valer. He died from wounds and mentaland bodi-
1y exertion. Pilgrims will visit his grave Silistria,
for the present, and hereafter the spot where it
stood, will be his mausoleum
SINGULAR KIDNApPING.-Mr. Dennis, superinten.
dent of the Buffalo and State Line Railroad. was
found guilty of kidnapping, by an Erie jury, on
Thursday. The charge arose from the late Erie
Railroad disturbance. 1t appears that when the
mob endeavored to lynch Dennis, the cars were put
IN motion to protect him, and a Harbor Greek man.
Mr. Cooper, who was on the train, was carried into
New York State.
GREAT HORSE SHow.-Preparations have been
made for grand Horse Show at Salem, Columbia
ma county, Ohio, on the l2h 18th, and 14th of Oc-
tober.
Gerrit Smith, in settling with the Sergeant.at
Arms, entitled to about $500 legal mileage, but
only took about 500. being % day while coming
and going, and actual travelling expenses.
STRUCK BY LieHTNrNG.-The barn of Mr.. Hoyt,
in Athens county, Ohio, opposite Belleviile, wss
struck by lightning on Thursday evening last, and
totally destroyed by fire, together with crop oi
wheat that had been gathered 10 It,
An English paper publishes the following
Mrs PARrrNaToa :-aDear me r exclaimed Mrs
Cubbidre. az she returned from church last Sun
day. "dear me- this is an age Of conventions. When
/ was girl organs was in their infancy. forerun-
ner used to turn the crank, and little monkey
take the pennies But now an organizer provides
over the estimstc, while the deacon takes up con-
stitution. Ohiyou should hear the fellow perform
one Of his closing voluptuarIes when he pulls OUT
all the stopples, and plays ON the pedar Dass g
loud as to jar the conagration - they pass out 70
their respective places Of ofabodcment"
WHrrrEp - A married man was dragged from
carriage from the side Of frsil fsir one, ~ nia
lawful wife, and soundly horse-whipped, near the
Wesleyan Church, on Euclid street, ON Saturday
afternoon. Tho crowd cheered hor ON. and vosed
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