Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-08-30

HE TELEGRAPH TOO SLow.--In the regu-
lar Thursday afternoon edition of the TYi-
6une, we printed news copied from the Lon
don papers OF Wednesday, of peace with
China, and also reports of the sailing of
steamers, very important and highly inter-
esting news, which was sought after and read
with much earnestness, and with general
satisfaction. There was one exceptions An
excitable individual, hearing the boys CRYING,
FNews by the ocean telegraph. direct from
London p stepped into the Tribune Office
and snatched up paper in great haste look
ing to see whether it was worth while to in-
vest two cents in the purchase of paper.
Of course it did not take him long to read the
dispatch ocean kilograms are, and we hope
ever will be- more brieft than some that 10 over
the land lines), and then he threw doRn the
paper with an air of disgust, exclaining as
be turned away dissatisfied; 'Thundei what
cheats The boys said it was s'right from
London" 1t is a day old. 1 thought It came
from there to-day. Oh, pshaw %
This reminds us of an anecdote en- old
friend Of ours used to tell of the first lines of
magnetic telegraph ever operated, that from
Washington to Baltimore, and that only l6
years ago. When it was first established
there was of course great deal of TAX about
two places" A Yankee, who had some mat
ter before Congress, upon which tn. fate of
the nations, in his opinion, stood trembling,
left Washington one afternoon in company
with our friend, bound Eastward by the ex-
press train. On the way to Baltimore he re-
collected that he had forgotten to tell bis lobby
agent to be sure to say tweedledee ortwedle.
dunn, we forget which, ''to the member from
sour district" and he was in peck e tzou-
Bile at the important omission. He coald not
go back, for there was some other equally i'm
portant matter to attend to somewhere about
Boston. Our friend suggested to linn the
use of the telegraph at Baltimore. ''I would
be possible for him to run into the Office.
transmit his message, and get 10 the Phila-
delphia boat in time
IN do i'll can get an answer back, Isup.
poser
well, yes if your friend is not too far
off,
'I'll do it. Just the thing. Thank you.
Thank you for the suggestion. Just the thing
And at work he went with his penal writ
ing over about page of letter paper, % trans.
NIT 'instantenously, He was so excited
that he wanted to leap from the cars ind out
run them when they come to the slow speed
OF horsepower traction, and would have
uoho So PLOuholy, IL ne naO KNOWN the way
to the telegraph ofhce-a way not as well
known in those days as now. Our friend
agreed to pilot him, and so be agreed to wait
with what patience he could. Of course he
entered the Office in hurry, and thrusting
his manuscript in the face OF the operator,
said: "There, want that sent to Washing
ton, and an answer right off. Howlong will
it take %
Half an hour, perhaps, was tn, quiet re-
ply.
You would have had studyof the hu-
man face under feeling of disappointment
if you could have seen his at tint moment
while he jerked out the words: "Half
a hell! Why, 1 thought it w,uldnt take
half minute
1t was the theme of that mans conversation
all the evening, that the telegraph was a
humbug. Half an hour, to be SIRE, when a
man is in a hurry. If they can't make it
work quicker than that, what's tie use Y
Sure enough, what is the use. News print
ed in London on Wednesday, ind in New
York on Thursday, IS already tooslow. Can't
we have it little quicker "Htf an hour
Cant we have it in a half mnuteP Who
will totally annihilate space s-New York
! Tribune.