The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-02

THE ECLIPSE AT NEW ORLEANS The New
orleans Picayuue describes the Eclipse of the sun
wednesday afternoon as very handsome affair
| aud the description is all the more interesting as
though possessing the interest in the great lu-
| mina"Y, we were exciude ed from the exhibition
1t says:
At eighteen minutes past o'clock the sun was
descending to its act in perfectly unclouded sky
not even floating wreath of mist obscurine its
lustre-when the shadow of the moon began to be
visible on the lower edge OF its disc and gradually
increasing upwards, soon gave 1t the appearance
OF the lunar orb in the wane-the disc assuming
more and more sharply defined crescent shape as
tue observation increased. AS the peRred the
no1Zon the horns of the secircle of light which at
first pointed downwards, gradually changedpto as
eifnost perpendicular position; that when the
lower limb of the orb dipped below the horizon the
sun presented the semblance Of q luminous horn,
which, growing fine by degrees and beautifully
less" at length disappearad-a mere speck of light
IKE star, seeming at the last to drop from the
view We have compared the apparent shape of
tue disc OF the sun, during the eclipse to the ere,
scent form OF the moon in 1t schanges. But there
was none OF that semi-uminous appearance which
s presented by the parts of the waxing or the wan
ing moon which receiving only proportional
degree of the suns light. The form Of the ant
was Sharply defined, and al the rest Opaque;
and 1t was this peculiarity which gave the phenom
enon its deepest and most striking interest
When, at fifteen minutes past O'Clock, the sun
set, we should judge that the observation had ex-
tended to at least eight digits three quarters of
us disc IL was throughout an impressive and in
toresting phenomenon, aud one which those who
watched its striking incidents eau never forget
STILL ANOTHER ATLANTIC SUBMARINE TEL
EGRAPH-There appears to be no less than three
projects undertaking for laying submarine cables
across the Atlantic. The first from Ireland to
Nova Scotia, which the y. S. Congress gave an
enormous bounty, is in the hands Of monopoly
in British territory, and out of the control of the
United States Government The second is q ca
bic from the most southern point on the English
coast to Cape Finisere in Spain, and thence via
the Azores TO oMassachusetts-apd third as will
be seen by the following extract proposes to lay
line direct from Ireland to New York. Either OF
these last will deprive any monopoly of the chance
of making the business of this country subserviens
to their interests, and will throw the Atlautic Tel.
egraph business open to competition. The Liver
pool Advertiser has the following:
A marine cable is in course of construction 1T
the extensive sod well-known mandatory of Davis
Fenton 4 CO.. Queens Ferry works near Flint the
coJect OF whlch is the connecting this country with
AtneLlea by teiegraphic COMMUNICATION. We are
not able to say what the name of the conpanv far
hom the cable is being constructed; but it ia not
tae saSne ss that which has appealed to Parliament
IN connection with the American Assoei tiou for an
international Telegraph. The length of cable now
In c0urse OF manufacture will consist of esveu
strands, in each of which will be isolated a copper
wire with sutts percha tubing and the length to be
constructed will equal two thousand five hundred
Lsiies ana weigh four thousand tons and upwards
1he whole will be completed within three or four
months from the present time; and the urocsss Of
enbmerfIne will take place after completion
a. poasihs the intention being connect New York
directly with the west coast OF ireland, ana to pass
By and ignore all ihtermediate at,tions We haze
heard that Government hss consented to give .he
OF TWO frlea of the largest class assist in the
submerglng of the wire; and tn intention that about
Nay or June next these shalt take their departure
iTom point in the centre of the Atlantic and steer
ing for the respective shores of America and the
west OF ireland, depesi the cable they proceed in
its ocean bed. This operation will not probably oc
capy more han seven to ten days either hand srd
the submarine and international comnuaic atom will
De complsts.