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INFUsoRfA OF THE TELEGRAPH PLATEAU.
The specimens W which we have alluded /. having b,ss
obtained from ned OF the By the iinxs
Commander Berrymsn and CT which present eaxy~y.
nes ~ they appeared through highly magnityns NJ
cro,copc peculiar interest In themselves Among
them fora ninferm OF various Winds are abundant ana
there arc some good specimens Of disomsoea the ooes
ton The dlstomacee ls regarded by most ns,urslsss -
belonging 10 very minute class Of seeds The pssss
contss Of single Gen. inioetrucble ny are and from
~ varied and beautiful mskines ishlghly pired by mn.
cro,copt" ore Of tho species form the best tess Of the
qnanty ~ 900 microscope In some when grow
inR, they turnbhed with gelanous stalk, which
fupporis several frustue' or pieces OF then The win
be readily recognized IN the enevsvines from the feet
OF their growing In olrsteys The foramir fp cansd
from Its having largo number Of bole. le open ns
sni IA OF different shapes and sizes may be generally
interesting u knoW thai the forsnllnera csae By no
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CABLES, BUoYs, GUARDS, ETC.

In The above account the readers OF tho HsRALD
fully posted in regard To the cable guards, which
have been put around the stern Of the Niagara and
Aesmemnon 10 prevent the cable being out by the
prooeIler In the event OF backing OF the ship from
any obstructions, suoh - iceberss. This guard In
Indicated by letter In the drawing showing the PEST
lion Of the coils In addition 10 this, and for ths still
greater security OF the CABLE two large bu,s each caps
Bic Of sustaining weight Of five or sx TONS have been put
on BOARD the Niagara 80 that should she DO obliged by
stress or weather t. slip the cable, may be attached {,
this This VIII be efected by means Of wire cable eight
or ten miles length end Of which will be secured 10
end Of the cable and the other TO the buoy,
thus taking the great strain ofit.
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bs paying out and winding In machinery is ahown on
small b. letter and the crs by the Nos 1, 3,
4, Anc which also present the order In which they
are 10 be paid 40 being the miles OF the shore
be Letes fla similx sneave wheel 10 taat the
stern end will be becomes pcoes~ary
sequence Of gale to tue cable 10 the boz,
10 bic the vessel 10 ,team up against the snd II
would bevi'ably BE- broken Otherwise. This houOv err,
will only be necessary when the gale Ia from the eaa
ward
The length OF miles 10 the different coils on board tbs
Niagara, the remainder being bard The AgAmemnou
Ia presented IN the following tables
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the pcrpendiculnr bars Of which there two each
side, being screwed tho and the keel OF the
ship NOT than three four feet OF the whole
being yAibs above the suroo OF the wser. The hori
zonal bars rounded out TO form section OF =
circle the diameter OF which abou, venty for feet
lesvDg space or shout feet and bar between them
and the sweep Of the Tho horiz )ntsl ba In this
ins nnce nsed Of being brought round tho rudder
screwed into the rudder post and the whole cage viii be
subjected more to the action OF tee water than the guard
Of the Niagara Of Its deeper sub mersion
the guard and the cage the ut be devised
and will no doubt prove wsy efficient for the pur
pose they were Intended to subserve.
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d-sectios OF guard and
vertical braoc.
s-Wafrr lima

d-Borse shoe guard. d-sectios OF guard and
b-Nertcal braces vertical braoc.
e-Horizontal braces. s-water line
In this drawing vii be seen that there Tuards
OF Iron which sweep round the stern OF the Niagara
form OF ssemi crcle hors n ,e oslng both The
propeller and the rudder, The lover being about foot
above the water limo, and the other II elevation OF
some eight feet from H. Az The ship will draw
uree four feet when loaded With cable the
lover gard WILL OF course, be Emerged 70 . cofrcs
bonding depih, forming stu better projection when tbs
uoce@ Of backing, which, after al, may be entirely
avoided This susrd placed about three ees from the
ADge Of the screw and betreen eleven and tw0ye from
the eide m The rudder post ,hs, W. full da motor ., TAI,
point from twenty two 70 twenty four feet The lspgth
ofhe perpendicular varies from N fourteen
feet snd the whole pres mall surface 10 action
oltoe and well fastened With bolts AMI screws
vh espected 70 resist all the pressure 70 which may
be subjected either from the inside o. outside
In the case OF the Agsriempon, 10 which the care has
been spplicd and Of The OF which ros -ins
correct drawing the difference win n be whei
comusfe5 with The Nlssss The counter Ter ronni
ng o. he stern I, much N the water mark than
that o. the Niagara, AMI 70 this r. owing the differ
cree IN the open space which 10 apparent In oomgsn
con OF the ate ne ofboth ships -
TIE sTEN AND SUBMARINE CABLE GUARD or rHR
AgAsBxNor.
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LATERAL sEcrIoN or con AID corr
PROCESS OF coILTNG TaE CABLES ILLUS
TRATED

mere wee sore other features OF The work which
have NJ, yes appeared In print and which give an Illus
uaaon Of the humorous part OF Il Tue process Of
lo,Hre might Gel be supposed IL q INST tedious
operation, but the cable men Of the Niagara were
IKE so msny Nah Taplays ard GENE o., ct credi,a
Div urce. circumstances bN ~oul1 have damped the
dor n any other BODY n me circle Of golfers
they cot round the rims phnr fake fake yer more
IKE social osy assembled for amusement than body
q oo.fsu - who hao moD0,oDous sorx ~ perform
They amused N nselye- With conundrums DO good and
ODD re's Oh sHn- a. ing a. t1a antop. bow limo, and
lsuRhed toko that they bad heard for the
tNcnue,h TINE But wihal there was ne ne
gee 0 the w0'ti whon VET on unoessinGy
h'ftd cav the ast mile n n pls ,ei on board No,ry
ope half the time too they ieiuced 10 sto,psrr
posture, for, A. the coils 10 Tened 10 height the spscs
se,see. tbs o. tbm and the beams o. Inc seck over
head gradually diminished 10 render i'm ,os.'ble
or them 10 stand, or st upright In ths extremity
tbey resoried 70 conivapce which wa no Ices poveI
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thsn ingenious sni which Afforded then an mex
han stible func OF mirtk and humor The operve VINO
travelled round the Oh de- paying cut the csoS ns
by the increasing height OF the COL not only tossocp me
his fellow kmeu, but compelled 10 60 down WON
his hsnds and knees AS was impossible no wever, Tor
him 10 b. hands while upon all tours, beca mo neccs
ray TO devse another WY OF paying out 70 he coers
The inventive faouos called into play ana to
result the contrivance which represented In the
subjoised engraving
CoILNa SCENE ON BOARD xn NIAGARA.
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THE MECHANICAL ARRANGEMENTS OF
TIE EXPEDITION

The machinery which has been PIT up ON the Agamem
non duplicate Of tina, the Niagara and dec-p
aon Of will therefore answer for both. In addition
the hiding In and psyng Out part Of there engine
OF twenty horse power which is always to be kept in
readiness should be found necessary to In taking
up the cable operation the of which, ~ has
been limited, Is regarded very doubtful.
THE PAYING OUT MACHINE.
This portion or the machinery has been the subject OF
very criticism has been inserted In advance
OF is trial hat too heavy and too 20 ver'u for the
WORK for which II constructed SO far the expert
mental trial has been successful, and from
the admirable manner In which II worked the
creates, boyes are enertaiped OF is succeu In the
greater trial 10 which 1t is soon 70 be subjected.
The maGnins is composed OF four sheAve wheels
which are Indicated the following engraving BY The LEI.
teri a, a, d,d
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FIGURE 8.

On the same shafts the groove drums are the spur
wheels ?, In gear With the ptnon pls,ed between toe
PM Fixed ho carries the brake alluded ,o and -hch
~ ho been EiAtd only 10 be used when tne rinding
naohine nenp,oysi IN r.yng out fsure ore,.n
two iron levers hold tue blocks OF wood a the
brake wheel BY sore .ing the nut c, wnloa IL con
neescd -n rizh and left hand screw, the 10 yers
pressed together the -bsc D. which stop, the s-ss
Wheels and by which OF the whole machine stop
brake one of which s i'm eda,ey 6ehut the o.hsr aud
cannot, therefore, be II Ia probable that tne
es,r. brake win be required but proeer precau,ou,
which las been manifested In the c1nsr1ctoa NJ other
par's Of The scnnery has made the provision 10
this osse meet any emergency ths may occur no mat
TER how Improbable nay appear The whole weight Of
the winding ma b ne IL about Gve tons
The srooveo wheels, II 10 caicu atsd viii with
lociy Of ten revelations TO the minute and this speed
will wind up the cable tie w,esl at the stern ut
the Of three miles the payi ing EFT rogu-
lated In thetsme wsyths H. for three miller Of The
cable these wheels the wheel at the
from do ocesu each OF the grooved
wheels ell maize ten evoluu ions minute Ia the wind
ing up Of the cable, which inch slower prcces than
the OUT OF the greater s1an produced
by The ope'son the length OF cable ken 10 will MT
coed one mile AID baf an hour, and he revolutions
viii he reduced, therefore, 70 Owe PER rninuie
On the shan 9Th The brakes 4. represented the
third large spu wheel |, which 10 worked BY plnion
driver BY the engine
rHs SPLICING OF rHE CABLE.
This one Of tue mos, important, and q, the same tine
ooe Of the simplest operations connocics With The york
lying he Osvto rfom he Rrea nenohiy OF tne oeep
ses line, thought that there vi. be no occasion TO per
form The operation; but should n be uccevsry, from
kinkinf viii not occupy than har hour at the
utr oct The procesr be divided ito three distinct
brsoches-the joining Of the copper c7uiuoov,
the insusu with eutla perchs and ths sp1Dg Of the
outer protecting wire. when q kink occurs the brak
e lmmed selv put on, 10 arrest the defecve por
ton 81 the cable before II passes the stern. Tho
vessel then .topned AND that part Of the Inc where the
hink u observed IL severed rue gutts perchs II nov
stripped OF the oond ,cor 10 tho length OF about
i.ctct both ends, which Islf over each ohsr,
bound with copper wire, 90 10 ngure Of the
nexed engraving
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Total. 1884 X
The thore and deep cables will be passed 10 the
rrying ort mschDery over series or small sized drums
placed at regular Intervals between the col, from which II
10 taken and the machine
<PPEARAscE OF A SINGLE COIL.
The cable Ia wound up In monstrous coil the Ara
nemnoa; bu, FROM the construction Of frgate, the
Niagara, found necessary divide II into sir coils
Three which placed for Yard. aoort hundred an
twenty feet from the ROW, the decks one abJve the
oibr namely toe bold oor ho orop deck an the berth
deck Us tncse three coils $50 miles o. cable. In
the an part Of the fri ae seventy fset from the stern
two suAer cJ ocsted me berth and orlop decks
neaunns Az miles OF cable; making In all the 2Gi
mies allotted W the Nasara, and weighing nearly many
kbs
The coil |, formed round cone made OF strong plank
iug may nc b. reference " the subjJn engav
ing Representing the front Wet and lateral secuons-
FRONT vIKw OF TIE COLL
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ne brake worked ~ mean, Of the handle , ,b,~n
In Ff abd besloe -bict there win slrnv. h, mr.,
stationed 70 wcrk when rtquired me ina,sst ~ i.
similar 70 paiep, sging 'cale and r. Il slnply line
and vtiehi ie keep rcm beDe paea OIL Of r place bv
Gse action " The lever.
rHB WINDING NLcHrFu
Although 70 be hoped usi there viii be no ooo,-os
Dor the use Of this machine, y, would be suipabls
want Of foresight have neglected providns on for each
Of the cable ships One Of the most .erou, doulues
which 10 be spprehended In The work Of pt-ny out 1,
that which ARIES from The linking OF the cable The ease
with which cooled the NiaearsfrequenIy atbe
rate o. three miles bOur, and at toe
rate o. Eve nj certssly meet aasp sous al pro
rnisirI 70 Of the final opposition There va
no strain no tendency kipk and Nth the exception OF
snsb tui ~hich ~ould be perez ptbe even thread
when unwoubd from spool there nothing N Justify
Che fear that wOud be any obstacle 10 the way
Me suooe'sfol accomplishment OF the wok from suoh
causs sfu, has been FAD, soul1 have
bees cupsbIe In the engine 20 10 have neglected
70 make provision 70. svst emergency Zoe
winding machine, srborsh y adds con adsr.bly
" the vesht If the msesi for paying out, "
eosne W the opinion " the engineers led with
- w erprse, ~ contract AND light u could possibly
,,o-rsioernf TIE COX -bch n 10 perform The
$50. 1870 rpre~eptsi'op gives O correos view Of a. and
re"panApon u he various pare, VIII rerdw Il
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ago when ,ha yep.ei law a, Macao and IN command
OF the ship hen the Spanish vessel the ponna Ass
Secunto destroy ed By IN explosion o~ns 70 ~
prssence q mind and promplress and tnc energy o. as
fellow officers nine Hvee saved me sceae wss o'e
OF The most horrble tsa could imagined the vessel
bsypg hes me rally blown pieces knd the deck 81 he
Marion wb,cb lay sibiD few feet N tn wreck bel &
covered witt ia ffssmepfs, mingled si,h the m ita,ad
remains Of fer III fsied crew over iSo OF whom were
serv,e 10 1879 and from that time 10 The present he hal
been over sixteen years al sea
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The winding machine Is constructed thai be made
10 perform the work OF the paying out machine should
be found pecesary 10 employ u In that way In the
evert Of s being used for icb . purpose the brake
comes Absolut y 10 restrain the soeed or The
cable 10 going ous the stern The grooves are To-
The Of keesng The cable from becoming entsnged
or rather from and cutng the outer wfre which
~oud be liable TO occur we're the periphery OF the
drum perfectly tat Toe eve grooves are seen 10 advan
tsse IN neure the letter showing the groove 10 shch
the deep line rests and The letter thai In which 10
represented The cable tie end sections OF I'll dee
SEA hne ~ d shore cable being Represented BY propor.
q psy sized black CIRCLES the first OF which (a OILS up
enc.
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The whole operation Of laying he cable is calculated
will not take than twenty days in Its pleon On
approaching the land at each end nauch thicker cable
viii be used and OF sufficient strength to rendsr less
liable TO accident from the oung Of anchors or the effects
of currents As proof OF the durability or such cable
We may here state that specimen of tAat which
connects Dover and Calais and which, after sab nersoa
Of six years, perfect when dr put do IN A.
cdents the grounding Of cebergs the No Wound
land minus will he rendered impossible by the laying
and landing OF The cable In harbor perfectly land looked
into which icebsrgs enter an where the water
varies in h from two hundred 70 two hundred and my
faith oms.
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Teas. se,s3s,O0o Shawls, 1921, 900
Raw Silks, $4,000 Sugars, $4,000
Silk Goods, 54G.Ooo Mattings, 247 900
Opium, $4,000 Cassia, $4,000
Miscellaneous fabrics and fruits, 1865, 900
Total,
SlO,454,O0O

Total. SlO,454,OoO
Against this important sum our sales to
China in Cotton and other fabrics and in
Ginseng, ($175.ooo in value,) amount to
only S1,751 900. Our direct remittances
in Silver and Gold were s2ss,OOO Ameri-
can and s335,ooo Foreign coin, leaving
balance Of about eight millions dollars to
be paid with Gold in London. Under
such tribute to people whose commercial
bigotry and ignorance, aggravated of late
years by intestine wars, are constant an
noyance to the exchanges Of the world, the
Paris letter writer cannot be far out Of the
way in assuming that the expedition spoken
of will prove acceptable news to this coun-
try.-N. Y. Times.
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course of life be pleasant and profitable, and
the end of eartI''s pilgrimage be the be-
ginning of immortal happiness to us ALL
Charleston Courier.
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a GOOD NAME.

n Sood name is above all price. Lave
YOU not found it SO, young man, you whose
wellknown virtues have placed you in a po-
si'ion which you occupy will, feelings Of
commendabe pride! And you whose fame
has been the target of cnvious tongues.
have you not seen good name to be the
only breastplate that is ilnpervious to the
poisoned shafts Of calumnyi Gold and
talent, what are those without character 7
A light to render darkness visible gid-
ing which by contrast makes the substance
the more revoltingi
Cherisl, it then, all ye who possess it,
guard it carcfully-for, depend upon this,
its purity once tarnished, the most un-
wearying effort will hardly restore it to its
pristine Iustre. Let it attend you through
the journey of life, crowning your days
with peace and happiness. The rectilude
which won it, will engrave upon your face
letter Of recommendation to people of
every nation and tongue. And when the
treasure is no longer neelful to you. it shall
descend to your posterity, legacy with
which millions would not bear lie compared
You who are just on the stepping. stone
to active life, remember the value Of good
name. BE it your constant endeavor to
earn it for yourself, in the only practicable
way-by pursuing the path of undertaking
integrity. Let all your intercourse with
your fellow creatures be marked by such
conduct as you need not blush to see recorded
before the eyes Of congregsted world {;
such az will never cause any to blusl, for
their connection will, you. A good name
is laurel wreath for the brow Of its pos
SCISSOR, but bad name is swift-footed
pestiIence to follow with its scathing influ.
enee wherever he goes. ,@n .:"s 49,.
Singular Instance Of A6ection IN a Dog.
The many extraordinary instances Of. the.
devotion of the dog 10 his master, row on
record, seem too much for The belief Of
most Of men, but the following was told us
By q gentleman well acquainted will,
the circumstances, and mary Others III tl,;s
" Unity scsn voHch for tile tfttff Of the state
inerit:pS ss',AiA,a.:a'< s-ir 'f y f-.}7>at ~
|: Charles Hueston, man. well known on
the Alabana river, but for tile last few yesrs
Is resident Of Calftotnia, Mas Killed BY ilIsei-.
ptosion Of 9 steamboat near, San Frshcjsco
a:fsw MONTHS since. A noble Newlound,
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Education Of the Agrieultur;st.-No
man is so high as to be Independent of the
success Of this great interest; no man is 80
low as not to be affected by its prosperity
or decline. Agriculture feeds us; to great
degree it clothes us; without it we could
not have manufactures, and we should not
have commerce. These all stand together,
but they stand together like pillars in a
cluster, the largest in the middle-and that
largest is agriculture. We live in a coun-
try Of small farms and freehold tenements {;
a country in which men cultivate with their
own hands their own fee simple acres,
drawing not only their subsistence, but also
their spirit Of Independence and manly free
dom, from the ground they plough. They
are at once its owners, its cultivators, and
its defenders. The cultivation of the earth
is the most important labor of man. Man
may be civilized, in some degree, without
great progress in manufactures, and with
little commerce with his distant neiglibors {;
but without cultivation of the earth, he ia,
in all countries, savage. Until lie gives
aYg the chase and fixes himself to some
|'pfnce and seeks a, living from tile earth, he
is q roaming barbarian. When tillage be-
gins, other arts follow. The farmers, there
fore, are tha founders Of human civilization.
-DanieI Webster, ~, ,;,. IL 3, .si!Y.s =
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THE DRAMA-TRAGHDY AND rARCE,

Iheatricals, which have been OH a steady
decline for the last ten years, have met with
strong revival during the present season,
and the various city theatres are now as
literally patronizcd as in the palmiest days
of the drama. This is owing in great
measure, to tho organization Of good stock
companies, and the selection of a run Of
popular light pieces. To keep pace with
the age. the great body Of the drama re-
quires alteration. In the time Of Shaks-
peare and Ben Jonson, when the people
were precludcd from governmental affairs
and took no note of the slow steps of
science, there was plenty of time for tears
and sentiments over fictitious joys and sor-
rows but in this manly era, when the
movements of nations, the strifcs Of poll
tics, and the miraculous strides Of progress
are the familiar speculations of tho mass,
the pasteboard shows and smoky sentiment
Of the foot-lights are pucrili,ies which the
imagination and the sense reject. That
portion Of the drama, however, Which il
comprised in comedy and farce, does not
follow in this rule. Those are flexible, and
adapt themselves without difficulty to the
fancy of tho hour, and what is more, arc
relief to the heavier reflections which now
overload the common mind.
The simpler all plays are, the better, and
it may be noticed, that the palmer the plot,
the more popular the entertainment. The
observer wishes to shake the grime and
SCOT Of mental labor from his brain, ut the
least expense OF mental effort possible
lie wants laugh, and the easiest way to
get it, is the best way. 1t is for this rea-
son, doubtless, that Irish farces, which
abound in practical jokes, and wlicl, ap-
peal to the risibilitics by exhibitions of the
abrupt absurditics Of human character, are
to he ranked among the most favorite class
of modern dramatic entertainments. Come
dians, therefore, may be classed among the
phianthropsts Of the time, and in propor-
tion as they entertain their audiences, they
are entitled to the solid regard of the pub.
lie. In this view, such men as Placide,
Lester, Burton, and George Christy, have
rendered as much service to society in their
several circles Of operation, rs have War
ren, Hood, Thackeray, or Dickens; and if
We mistake rot the signs Of the times, they
receive just as high and substantial de-
gree of public stimation.-Porter's Spirit
af tie Tin,ns
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s;ve iaho, oxn.,.n.. -, .'..s
va,ion ~ .,,Ma;a.. s' .:. ~ We. anu eo'd, deprs
and who,osons sasf .s % nagleefsa
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