New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-17

Corp1sHtp Asp MATRIMONIAL ESGAGEMFSr MADE
BY ELEcTRIcITY The value az medium ofspeefy
communication ofthe magnetic telegraph everywhere
Justly admitted. For the transmission OF Important
uews of business dispatches, heading of OF fuguves
and innumeioble Othfr necessary and all-importent
exigeIces the telegraph is cot essedy most valuable
auxiliary Through its agency fortunes are made aud
lost; friends at distance informed OF the health
of each other; and through il are the transactions, in
cideuts and misQtunes of many OF the larger cities OF
tie UuiOn all thrown "a II were under the Argus eve
Of the great centerhe metropolis OF this hemisphere
As q medium by which time and distance are almost
annibaied il is open to all. and he or they who can
no. await the mails delay nor sui afford 10 MAKE
journey have through II prompt and ways reliable
means of INSTRUMENTATION. Perhaps thu most
novel use to which the telegraph has been put is that
which has come under our Lotice and which ls as Ol-
lows: Some mont he since young gentle man OF tins
CITY entered the Morse Telegraph office and requested
TO be instructed In such Of the mysteries OF telegraph
ery as the operators could or would inform him-snch
as would not interfere with TIE secrets OF the oince.
The obigng operator proceeded TO DO go anu ~ mo
course of his instructions explained 10 te Freshman
the rnodus operandi of writing. II should be Known
that at one of the stations west of this city IN quite
small but euterprsing village, iemae-the schooi-
mistress of the vagc-is the operator at the tele
graph station. While the operator in this city was
going through his explanations, the - ONCE called
Albany and made business inquiry, TO whlcn an ah-
ewtr was returned by The Albany operator, VINO IN
.. OCCASIONAL manner inquired the naue OF the dAloas
inquirer. and sent il, with the gentlemaos comph-
uents TO the - office, (which the female had charge
of. Miss c., we mean the operator, replied re-
tuning her compliments and gave the state OF the
weather sc al -. The gentleman was im-
mepsely" delighted with the idea Of iaterroeRting
person. aud that paIson female, one hundred and
ftty miles distant and through the kindness OF The
operaor addressed several inierrogatonee to her. all
Of which were answered in a most gratifying manner
The novice in teegraphing delighted, not to say
enchanted. He called again the next day ana per
shaded the operator to again summons the - once
40 an did he enjoy most delightful fefe dtefe-think
of G.fefe one hundred and fifty miles rems ed
with his charming incognta, or we should say nam
orata. for the novice was all absorbed in Miss c,
as the SEQUEL will prove. For several days did he call
and hold converse with the - office aud rs very
ohlieng operator, each day becoming more and more
interested The subject OF discourse, too was mate
rally changed nsomuch that the Albany operator be-
gan TO fee in rather peculiar predlcament he
being sort of medium through which two lovers were
holding communication. To be brief, the novice con-
tinued to call for space of two weeks, each day grow
ing ore interested, until at last he put the question
direct and plump: VIII yof marry me The tee-
graph never besitates; il is fast institution. and
iiose WHO are connected with il become fast as II
bv inhibition. The lady consented, and the novice, q
few DAYS after went TO -, claimed hls bride ana
was married The parties are nov RESIDENT. OF this
city. Albany Argus.