The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-19
the period OF paying out the cable being the month Of Au
gust next
From the London Poet. June Al

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The circumstance will perhaps be remembered that,
with thips Of and nsports-a dt 70 do what they
guaranteed to do-the admin reform PEG lie
suggested application to our friends the Yankees Grant
ing that the Suggestion were made poetca or agura
tive me- nevertheless shadows forth fact and allows
to gaze into the Obscure Of administrative re
formers brains, where maginpgs stored The sug
geston evidently originated 10 idea that cousin iona
than very fellow ship building or ,a'
cuatpg the abilities of shipe, that he could not make
mistake In these departments like poor oil John Ball. who
could not turn out ship only able to ninety niue
per of her c. sulated tonnage predetermined num-
Der Of guns be obliged coneat hersef with twelve
days coal if designed for ent foumuch less be only
able to away the half OF length OF rope the linear
extension the bulk and the weight Of which were all pre-
viously kDo~n
We yield appreciation OF the fue qualities
Of Jonathan amons other matters acknowledge MIN
conspicuous for close calculation practical maters
al much inventive genius Not least Of all Is he conspi
In chip building, and as inventor Of novel war
like appliances Doring the las we testified to our
appreciation Of the revolver OF Colonel Colt by adopting
them and still mere recently military authorities have
approved Of the breech loading cavalry carbne of Colonel
the Atlantic has been slowed on Commodore Dshgren
for his phosophic modification Of heavy ordnance, and
the British yachting community betrayed no irritation At
the achievements OF the America Our TRANSATLANTIC
brethren then will bear with when to the end of point
ing moral simply announce the fact that the United
States steam gae Niagara only away and trans
port just moety Of that portion Of the transatlantic
electric cable which she here fetch Let the adm
illustrative reformers ponder on the fact
THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH PUT TO FISHING
PURPOSES.
from the Lond n Times, June
At Messrs Glasee Eliops yard fine submarine cable
being made for the Nor wegian This i a.
far as are aware, probably the fist electric telegraph
which has been used for fishing purposes. During
the fishing the shoals Of herrngs enter the lords OF
Nor most unexpected intervals and at places where
often not than two fishing bats TO be
found Before the boats from the surroun ug bays and
fords can be summoned TO the spoil the herrugs have
generally spawned and away to again. To prevent
these repeated dappointments and losses to the fisher
men, the Norwegian government Ia about 10 lay subma
rne cable alorg some ny miles OF the coast most fire.
quented by the shoals, with land stations at short
distances communicating with the fishing villages Toe
instant the shoal in ng therefore (and
always be known at . distance by The whales which
surround it) message will be sent aohethe coast telling
each village the ford bay which II has entered Ala
for the poor herrings What will become Of them mo-
that science enters the deep against them and their enemy
turks in their watery homer They eude whales and
dsbng boats defy tides, winds and waves but what
they do gainst the electric CURRENT They will splash
heedessy over the queer looking rope on the bottom
without thinking that II is telling their numbers and the
way they have TAKEN and guiding their pursuers TO the
destruction Of them all.