Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1856-12-18
TcIcgraphic Com muniCation
with EurUpp.

with Europe.
We understand that, to-day %tplcgra
phic communication, for business PURPOSES
viii be opened on the new line jut put il
operation between this city and st. Johns
Newfoundland. This line has been bull
by II company Of capitalists Of this city
principally, and is the American contribu,
ton to the great transatlantic enterprise
which is destined, in a very short space Of
time, TO place the two commercial capital:
Of the world in direct Geographic commu.
n]icatlon with each other, over the wire,
Of the great Transatlantic TclegraphiC
Company. The distance from New York
TO II. Johns, Newfoundland, following the
telegraph wires, is l,7l5 miles. Along a
part of this distance namely, from Ash
pc Bay, n. s., TO Cape Bay, n. T., say
elghty-live milcs-a superior English sub
marine cable has been laid with the most
tlattering success. Of the whole route,
$50 miles (from New York to Nova SEQ
tia are under the control of the American
Telegraph Company, having their office
at No. u Wall street, in this city, and the
balance (S35 miles, including the subma-
rlnc cable,) are under that of the New
foundland Company, of which Peter Cooper
Esq, of this city, is President, and a heavy
stakeholder. a large part of the line on
this route Is new, and the remaining por-
ton has been recently ovcrhauled and
thoroughly repaired, and the whole is
pronounced, by competent Judges, to be
the most perfect and substantial line in the
country.
With regard TO the submarine extension
Of this line from Newfoundland across the
Atlantic to Galway, in Ireland distance
Of about 900 miles,-wc have some
reliable information. We learn that the
project is looked upon with great favor in
Europe, both by capitalists and scientific
men. a company has been formed in
London, under the auspices of Cyrus W.
Field, Esq, of New York, and Sir John
w. Brett, the distinguished English cngi-
ncer, who has already earned an extended
reputation by hiseminentIy successful con-
struction Of several extensive submarine
telegraphs in Europe, including the one
recently laid down across the Mcditcrra-
mean. AT the first meeting Of this company
held in London on the 23d of October,
over one-third of the capital required for
the completion Of the transatlantic enter
prise was Immediately taken up, and the
whole amount could have been disposed of
on the spot. but for previous determination
OF the projectors to apportion n share
OF the stock amongst the commercial CAPT
tails of the Continent. We understand
that one of the Rothschilds has minated
a willingness to take the whole Of the
Continental apportionmenl, provided there
should be found any difficulty in dis
posing of it in the manner proposed. But
no such difficulty is apprehended by the
managers; on the contrary, their chief
source of trouble would seem TO be how to
dispose of their stock so as to satisfy all
the numerous applicants for it.
AT the meeting of the company alluded
to above, some discussion was had as TO
the feasibility of the enterprise, SO far as
the successful laying of the cable and
working across the Atlantic was concerned.
On these points there seemed to be but
l''iSA' Uid 'llub was, lllil INC project
would be carried to a successful accom-
pIishment before the close of the ENSUING
Summer. The distinguished engineers,
BRUNEI and Stevenson, and others of
scarcely less note, have given opinions in
favor of the practicability of the enterprise
and, as a test of their confidence, offered
to take a pecuniary interest in it.
On a view of the whole matter-takInp
into consideration the voluntary accorded
opinions in It's favor, of the most dislin-
guished engineers and electricians of Eu-
rope, together with the cagerness with
which a pecuniary interest in the enterprise
is sought by the leading capitalists of Eu-
rope, we may look upon direct Geographic
communication between New York, Lon
don and all the Continental capitals of
Europe as almost a taite dccompH, and we
congratulate our business community in
advance of the fact.-[N. Y. Times.
Message of the GOV. Of Arkansas.
The Legislature of Arkansas met on
the 4th inst, and received the annual mes
sage Of Gov. Conway. 1t is devoted en-
tlrely to State affairs. The State finances
are in good condition. \ balance Of
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