Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-01-02

ton Island, II Is carried to halifs1, whence
it distributes messages over the whole con-
tinent Of North America.
Amongst the most remarkable events Of
the age in which We live, will be the chan
ges effected by this new agency Of inter
communication. Rapidly as steam has
bridged the Atlantic-however soon a. We
may expect still greater rspidity of in-
terchange Of cores oudeuce arising from
the improved construction, and to certain
degree, increased size of oceab steamers
still there will, some time or other, be
reached limit to the velocity with which
these huge bodies can be movee-which
limit, indeed, can not be very far distant
and however great the rate Of speed
might be which science may here
after command, it would still leave the
great commercial world Of America at q
disadvantage as regards its trade compared
with the nations Of Europe, The facilities
which this line will afford to commerce 10
the rapid Interchange Of orders and infor-
nation, the certainty it will give to mer-
camille calculations, the comfort it will be-
stow upon severed friends aud relatives,
the paci6catory effect it will have upon
diplomatic relations. by making it possible
to settle difficulties almost before they
arise-at all events before they are known
to exist-are incalculable; but the area
over which its influence will extend in
North America may be measured by the
fact that whilst at the end of 1852 the
total length of electric wire in the United
States amounted to 1896 miles, in
March, 1854, according to . report pre-
sented BY Mr.. Shaffner to the Telegraph
Convention, the total length of electric
telegraph was no less than Al 1872 miles
and from that increase, Of more than
thousand miles month, We may fairly
infer it now greatly exceeds that enormous
estima'e-the expenditure upon which has
been s6,67l 800, or about 9l, ,40O, 900.
The Electric Telegraph Compauy's sys-
tenn 10 the United Kingdom, at the termi.
nation Of the halfyear ending June 80,
1913, comprised 26,9sS miles of wire,
aud the number of messages transmitted
during ,L. rravinna ak months amounted
to 372,474
A curious but convenient peeuliarity in
the transmission of messages, will arise
from the difference OF lopgitude-New
York time being about six hours behind
London. 1t follows according to the ar
rangemeut at present contemplated, that
the messages which are forwarded from
London from ten in the morning till four
in the afiernoon-our business hours
though they arrive simultaneously at the
other side, do so, according to their time,
between four and ten in the morning, and
at their ten o'clock these replies, until
their four, will reach this country between
four and ten in the evening, leaving them
the whole night for consideration or OBJ
tanning information before our hours Of
activity recommence,a at ten in the morning.
The cable will be itself $500 miles long,
to allow for slack, and will be divided into
two lengths, each on board . separate
vessel. The ships will meet half way, at
q point previously fixed on, and, having
connected the two ends of the cable, will
steam away, one towards Ireland, the other
towards Newfoundland, paying out the
cable as they 60, and interchange signals
oil the way.-London Post, Dec. 4.
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