The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-16
Tho ocean Telegraph.
ST, JOINS, Aug. IL.

Oiy ~VAN0y aug iSs
To the AssOcidted Press:
On the Wednesday before ! left London
the directors OF the Atlantic Telegraph Com.
pany unanimously decided that after the ca
bio was laid and the Queens and Presidents
messages were transmitted, the line should
be kept free several weeks solely for the use
Of DIR. Whitehouse, Professor Thomson and
other electV1Dians, to enable them to thor
oughly test the various modes OF telegraph.
ing, 80 that the directors might decide which
was the best and most rapid manner Tor fu.
ture use for it was considered that after the
line should be once thrown open for business,
it would be very difficult to obtain it for ex-
perime ntal purposes, even for short time.
Due notice will be given when the line will
be ready for business, and OF the tariff OF
prices. CYRUS w. FIELD.
ST.. JOINS, N. f., Aug. 1l.--Mr. Field left
here in the Niagara for New York at o'c'k
this evening. The Niagara was towed out
by the Porcupine, which returned to Ports.
mouth.
The Gorgon leaves on Saturday for Sid
ney.
The banquet to Mr.. Field in the evening
Of yesterday was a splendid affair. At the
Celebration Ball the Governor, Lieut.. Gov
ernor, Cyrus w. Field, the Chief Justice, the
Judges OF the Superior Court, Captain Hud
son and officers OF the Niagara, Captain Day
man and officers Of the Gorgon, Mr.. White
house, etc., and the leading members of the
Society Of st. Johns, were present.
After the evening had passed, the compa-
ny adjourned q IL O'Clock for supper. Wal.
ter Green, esq, President Of the Chamber
of Commerce, presided. The Queen, the
President, and the Expedition were toasted,
and other toasts were given.
New YoRK, Aug l2.-The joint commit
tee of the Common Council Of New York,
on celebrating the laying Of the cable, have
determined to celebrate that event by 81.
lutte of 100 guns, and national salutes, with
ringing OF all the church bella Immediately
on the transmission Of the reply of the Pres
ident to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, and
with bonfres and Examinations on that day;
and also, by a military and civic procession,
to be followed by municipal dinner, which
festivities are understood and expected to
take place simultaneously with those in the
city OF London and throughout Great Brit
ain and the Continent.
We would request the citizens throughout
the United States and British Provinces, TO
unite with them and order their festivities to
take place 1t the some time and in the same
order, Of which due notice will be given
BY order Of the committee.
G. I. McCLENAHAN, Sec'y.
In addition to the above it 10 suggested
that a. soon a. the President's reply to the
Queen shall have passed over the eastern
| wires, the wires Of Ill the telegrsph limos in
tho country shall be united and the words oil
/ greeting between these two distinguished
personages be thus instantly transmitted "a
every city, town and village having . tcls.
graph station, and that Immediately there.
after eli the bells in the country be rung fol
one hour, and such other demonstrations ol
! JOY be made ~ the citizens OF various local.
ties deem proper and expcdient.