The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-21
TRLReRArHs IN RUSSIA.
TELEGRAPHs IN ASIA.

Thero country In tho world whore the electric tel
egraph Ia essential 10 tho interests Of civilization
than In ndosan The present formidable revolt OF the
Aahcmetsn population has already Afforded evidence Of
the gres; utility which their genera bshmeut
would prove 10 empire where the rulers bear such
en- in1hl,e,imai proportion 10 the governed obvious
that II is only by the rapidy Of thor combinations the
priority Of their Information and the decisive chscsr q
their measures, thai The former hope 10 maintain
their sway To al ,hsto the electric telegraph q an in
olspeusable auxiliary.
To Doctor now SIR wm oshaughnemy or Tie "A Al, India
Compuny's McclcL Department, are tho Indian govern
ment indebted for the INTRODUCED OF the nrsl
hnc This gentleman had formidable dift ,ules 70
tend Nth In the vioe, storms Of lightning frequent that
climate the breaking do~n Of the wires oy heavy birds
and animals lighting pou them aud tue Psssage Of loaded
by using galvanized wires Of greater thickness usual
by employing lightning conductors aud eievaing the wires
o a spsy, 70 o as 'ns esn,n
10 bear the strain The posts nNed sih piles
some idea Of the strength OF The wires thus extended may
be formed nom the fact toa, on rope being hung to the
oonre Of the wire Of largest span soldier climbed up
49, the weight OF hs body producing but Flight curvature
me plan adopted by SIR william o'5nsushncssy OF lay.
Ing wires oerground where s DO lrabIe bss the merit
boil OF security and economy. Toe copper ~res ooaed
With guta ptrohs instead Of bcpg inserted iron ube,
inls 10 wooden cc well ssiur stei With aryenio
10 protect them from Tho white ants and they then
laid In trench about two feet deep. An Underground
system Of t~o wires may be thus laid for Es5 the mile
The first experimental line commenced by SIR William
OSllsughnessy from Calcutta 10 Agra Was completed In
Say, 1884, and " mas since been Continued 70 bombay
distance Of 500 miles. Besides this lice there
raj others OF similar nitude progress of construction
II calculate the total extent 81 telegraph lines compile
ted commenced In the British territories In India al
1000 miller, n will be q fair e. innate.
AUSTRALIA LINES.
The old lines In Australia working during the last two
years. are aluos, two hundred miles long me present
lnes 10 be In operation In oc,ober, folo~s-From
Melbourne 70 sydney 600 miles Melbourne TO western
Frontier (syer Glenely) whore The line rom Adelaide,
(souh Australia OF $50 miles II met and from Lsuncestou
70 Hobart Town, IVAN Beman's fsnd) mo miles Lines
from Melbourne 10 Bepdgo, 1oa miles, and from Mel
bourne 70 Balarat los miles, are jun opened
AFRICAN TELEGRAPHS.
An stem p has been made 70 connect Europe With the
African continent by extending the continental lines which
run through ,pezrla TO Algeria
The following IA the plan Of operations
spezzia 10 Corsica (submarineI ............... rs
Acroes Corsica (usasrgroundl .................I2 s
Corsica to Sardinia, By the Straits OF sonifacc Cub
Az, oss Sardinia fundereround) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS os
Sardinia 70 Bona, on the COAT OF Algeria (subma-
rine) about .l2e
Total. $50
From this calculation viii be seen that II would 70
aulrs POS miles OF submarine cable In thrce lengths or 49,
and I2s miles and 33i miles Of overland wires 70
meet The southern cosa OF Europe with northern
Of Africa
The cables from spezza /, Corscs and from Dorses 10
Sardinia have been successfully lad bat the remainder
OF the line from Sardinia 10 Bona, has MT ~ yet bean
completed ovips W q variety Of unfofsunaie csmaiues
connected With the laying OF the cable Three several
osIpa 70 the usfcispcy Of the prep -.ons or The nm
proptors state OF the weather they have all failed the
difficulties OF the Undertaking TAI hs estimated from h'