The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-11

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otter side Of the Atlantic. Capt Hudson then rea,
prayers and n,ads eoms remarks. aE5 5@s
AZ Z d., II N steamer Gorgau fred q roya
salute ct twenst-oDe guns, and all the day VA
aischarging the cargo belonging to the telegraph
FaiDAr. Augu.t e-Ha,s BEEN receip;ao all da,
| TaIssstid
NorE--we landed here in the woods Until tn,
| telegraph Instruments are all ready and per
fectiy adjusted. communication cannot Pass be
tween the two continents but the electric current.
are received freely. You shal1 have the earliest
intimasion when all Is ready. but 1t may be some
days before everything 10 perfect. The first tele
graphic message between Europe aud America
wii be from the Qneen Of England to the President
oil the United States, and the second, bis reply.
| Cysus w. FIELD. Z.
| While the public are rejoicing at the cousumma.
tion OF laying the telegraph cable it is source o.
Justhable pride and exultation that this great
work Is purely of American origin. The Atlau.ic
Telegraph enterprise was born iu the dining room
OF Cyrus w. Field, 81 Gramercy park In the city
| Q. New iork. one quiet evening 10 the early part
| ef MARCH, 1854. There were present Cyrus w
Field, his brother David Dudley Field, Samuel y.
Morse, Peter Cooper, Moses Taylor, Marshal o.
Roberts and Chandler White. Maps were laid upon
the table, and general conversation ensnsd upon
the practicabiiity of the enterprise and the hest
| route They then aud there formed an association
Tor the purpose Of establishing teleeraphic com
mubication between America apd Europe TIE
most feasible mode accomplishing it was thought
to be by way of Newfoundland; and it was deter.
mined to apply to the Legislature of that island for
an act Of Incorporation.
TIE two Fields and Mr. White Immediately pre-.
ceeded TO Newfoundland to lay the matter before
the Legislature Of that island aud TO ask for a
charfer and other assistance. These three geptie.
men arrived at st. Johns about the 20tb dsy of
March, 1854, and at once called upon the Governor
who coayeked the Executive Council the same day
Fhese gentlemen appeared before them and David
Dudley Field made an elaborate and powerful ad.
tfess- The Governor promised them an answer in
Inc course Of that day. In an hour or two the
answer was given to them in writing, that he
would Immediately tend in special message to
the Legislative Assembly, then in session, recon
meDding them to pass an act of Incorporation
"ith guaranty of the interest on the csmpany's
bonds to the amount Of 100000, aud grant of
NIFTY square miles OF land on the island Of New.
foundisnd, to De selected By the company.
The proportion 10 which the shares were taken
we're l61 in London, IS in America, Sc in Liverpool
81 in Glasgow, % in Manchester. aud the remsin.
Ter in other parts of England. George Peabody,
Esq, thu American banker in London, has been
one of the most liberal aud devoted friends of the
enterprise from the start
When the telegraph sailed on its last aud fortu.
nate mission. the 81 600 shares in the undertaking
we're offered for sale, in the London share mark e
at t350, loit0la buyers. Tue successful laying OF
he cable doubt raised the shares to par value
and should further experience prove its capabi:y
10 perform the work expected of it, they will soon
command a high premium.
The cost ~ the cable laid between Ireland and
newfoundland is given as follows:
Price deep sea wire per mile 49,. ..........S SNo
Prlce spun yarn aud iron wire per mie....... 16)
Price outside tar per mile. 20
Total per mile.
Price 1900 2l2 500
Price 10 miles deep sea cable, at Bl,45Aper
FOR 2, miles shore end at 81 45J Der nile n asS
Total 25S 2je
The telegraph house erected at tn head of Bulls
Bay, will be a spacious frame building, containing
IN addition to the Office or operators department
.sittipg room, q kitchen, eight bed rooms and ali
the other ct ceteTGS of well appointed household
library will be provided by the company for the
use of the operators they will have every thing
that tkey could desire for the purpose of spending
their time in an agreeable manner. The force oi
operators will number seven, and these must have
among other qualifications, perfect knowledge of
French, German, Italian and English, 80 that they
may be enabled TO receive and transmit messages
in all those languages. In addition to the opera.
lives there will be five mechanics to repair the tel
graph instrumenrs, and to perform any other
work that ,nay be required of them in their par
ticular trade.
a dIspatieh from Halifax says: e
An immense torch light procession, headed by
the Mayor, artillery aud engine companies raraded
the streets until n very late hour, discvursing
sweet music to the citizens who, in vast numbers
promenaded the thoroughiaies, cheering euthusias
ticaly when passing the Telegraph office.
Many persons came in by railroad from the sur
rounding country to witness the demonstration
Double Royal salntes, of forty two guns each,
will be fired from ,he catdel aud Flag ship aud b,
the Halifax Artillery as Queen Victor las Message
10 President Buchanan is passing through Nova
scotia.
The MAMMOTH CAvE-A recent writer SAYS that
avenues iii the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, thus
far discovered, number two hundred and seventy
FIVE, and their aggregate length is estimated al
TWO hundred miles. Mr. HoistOn, who was in the
cave when the iron lamp was lost, still resides
near its mouth. He is now 80 years of age. Ste
phen, the old guide. died last year The tempera-
sure of the air of the cave, the same writer re-
marks, isa fiftyDin degrees Fahrenheit, the air
dry aud salubrIous. No thunder is ever heard or
lightning ever seen within the cave. A current
of air is now coming out Of the cave, aud of sIffi
clent force to ''blow OUT the blaze of torch
Within the cave combustion goes en- we'll, torches
burn freely, and respiration is easy. Darkness
there is thick that it be felt. and silence
profound as TO be impressive beyond expression.
MELANCHOLY FA7E.--A telegram from Kansas
announces the death of Mr Evans Il. Green, late
of Delaware county. Pa. Six or eight mouths
ago he was surrounded by iae family in Thorn
bury, consisting ST wife aud We children. The
latter were taken with the scarlet fever. and died
u n quoh sUeeession: ~ lew weeks the hotnei
Hiso sickehed ana uieo, aud Mr.. Hreen sold on his
property, and with four or five thousand dollars
7wisIatsu 70 hahsas, ~here ne had been only
aoou' uiohth, when ne dieo OF cholera
How TO RUIN -FOUR HEALTH.-Pupeh gives the
following rules for running your health: lst, stop
~ pea ia'e; "a eat hot suppers; Sd. turn day into
nsht, hignt into day; 4th, take no exercise; 5,L,
arrays rae "hen you eau walk; 6th never mind
about wet feet; 7th, have half dozen DOCTORS Sth
drink all the remedies they send you: 9th trr eve
ry new qaaek; Ioth, II that doesn't Kill You, kin
yourself
hcrs 80 a',.s;,,o ,hns, aays since several
-" 80 1uemsenes .a,s p gu suspension
pn,a,L; $50 ,s n..In i'er az ia
i,riscn,, aton; wmeu wa..s n..e 1s,ioW haned pap
nta tho wa.ar d;s,ast ase, '.,. , ro.ai sne oriogs
.ater ,yas oho,, IN Co. a.. ~ ly ieo'; my