The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-15

CABLE ENPERIENCE.-The Philadelphia Press ad-
ministers consolation to the Cable victims as fol.
1t is matter of historical notoriety, that of all the
submarine Cables yet laid, several have been fail
ures. Mt first. 1t was with the line from Dover
to Calais, with those from Holyhead to Dublin,
from Portpatricb to Donaghadec, and more espe-
cially, with that from Cagare, in Sardinia to
Bona in Algeria. The line through the Black Sea,
between Nerna and the Crmea finally was broken,
in Il tempest after it had been a wear in operation.
Of the fOrty-three submarine Gables, essaved be-
fore the Atlantic Cable reached its termini, six
failed in process of laying; four subsequently, and
one of the Hague Gables is under repair-leay
ing forty-twO in perfect working order 1t was
stated before the (Engish) Institution of Civil En-
gnecrs, that of the ten total failures, three
strictly light Cables, with outer wires being the
only uncovered Cables tried; and the two failures
of heavy Cables, after submersion, arose from their
being too light. Several Cables had, it is true,
been broken by anchors, in consequence of the alb
scnce OF sufficient iron protecting wires, but these
had been immediately repaired, and were now in
regular work.
OF the six failures in submerging, two occurred
with the Mediterranean cables in the years S55-5G,
when 2j6 miles were lost of the value of about
0,0O0 third with the Newfoundland cable; a
fourth with light cable from Portpatrick to DOna-
ghadec; n fifth with a heavy cable on the same
route; and, lastly, the Atlantic cable, in 1851 OF
these, the Newfoundland and the heavy Portpatrick
and DOna ghadee cables, had been recovcred and
during the present summer the raising of the Medi-
terranean cable to have been attempted.
| The public feel much disappointed because the
| Atlantic telegraph does not work. What would
they have said if, after working for month
! like the Calais and Dover line, it suddenly sus-
pended all action. putting end, for season, to
/ the communication to which the people in each
country had become familiarized? That is what,
were the Atlantic telegraph at full work, with a
single cable, we should be liable to, at any mo-
ment-indeed at every moment.
ALLEGANY CoUNTY.-For the week ending Sat
/ ,a1,,,,,
the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad,
4 4,239 03 tons the road of the Georges Greek
Coal and Iron Company, 3,396.0 90 over the road of
the Cumberland Coal and Iron Company, and
lOi5.lO tons over the Hampshire Coal and Iron
Company's road, making an aggregate for the week
from the whole coal region of Il, isis tons.
Total shipments for the year from the entire region
81 .356, ,03 tons.
Some of the early sowing of fall grain will have
to be resolved, the excessive drought having com
pletely destroyed the young shoots This, however,
has only occurred in certain localities.
Al a meeting of the Board Of Directors of Cum
berland City Bank, held on the 29th ut., Mr.. James
7. Norton elected President of the bank, in
the place of James NJ. Schley resigned.
1t is now in contemplation to establish paper
at Frostburg, to be called the Frostburg Gazette and
Miners Record, by Col John C. Pickell. 1t is to
be neutral in politics.
The potatoe crop this year, though average
one, does not yield as asabundanty anticipated
in the early part of the season, owing to the long
continuance of the drought The potatoes gener-
ally are small, but ofsuperor flavor.
Wild game is said to be quite abundant in the
mountainous sections of this county. A few days
since party Of three gentlemen bagged twenty
five pheasants, besides other game, in two days.
| Another accident has occurred to the machinery
of the steam canal pump. The pinion wheel was
again broken, Monday, and several days must
elapsc before it can be repaired.
\ fine fall of rain on Monday and Tuesday con-
tnucd for twenty-four hours, and has done an i'm
mense amount of good. The Potomac and Wills
creek have been somewhat improved in the way of
water, rendering boating little better than for
some time past.
Boating, owing to low water, is at low ebb
But few boats departing for tide-water.
The weather continues mild and pleasant in this
locality.