The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1858-08-18
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
FURTHHR PARTICULARS
Of the Laying Of the

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TRANSATLANTIC CABLE!!
TRINITY BAY, N. F., Aug. 5.-The tele
graphic feet, which sailed from Queenstown
on the 9Th July, met in mid-ocean on the
2Sth.
The ends of the cable were splced togeth
er at one O'Clock, P. H., on the 2sth. Thu
Niagara and Agamemnon then proceeded
in opposite directions, paying out the cable
between them at about an equal rate-the
Agamemnon, with her consort, the Valor
GUS, making for Valencia Bay, while the
Niagara aud Gorgon directed their course
to this place.
CYRUS ": FIELDS DISPATCH TO PRES.
IDENT BUCHANAN
President Buchanan, at Bedford Springs
has received the following dispatch from
Cyrus w. Field, the General Superintendent
Of the Atlantic Telegraph, through the Gen.
eral Agent Of the Associated Press, New
York: ?
U. s. STEAM FR1GArE NIAGARA,
Off Trinity Bay, Aug 5, 1858.
To jas. Buchanan, President Of the United
States:
As soon as both ends of the cable are
linked, Queen Victoria will send you mes
"a ee, and the Atlantic cable and intermedi-
ate lines will be kept free till You can send
a reply.
Very respectfully, ClRus w. FIELD.
The cable is sixteen hundred and ninety
Eight nautical miles in length from the Tel
egraph station, at Bulls Bay, on the Irish
coast, to the head of Valencia harder, and
for more than two thirds that distance is
laid in water over two miles deep.
Communications between the two vessels
have been kept up constantly since the ves-
sells separated. The electrical instruments
are attached to the ends of the coil on each
ship, and worked the same as in regular
telegraph Office.
The uninterrupted and perfect communi-
cation through the whole length of the Ca
Die, submerged at an average depth Of two
miles, has demonstrated, beyond doubt,
the practicabiliiy of the enterprise.
Capt. Hudson, of the Niagara, Messrs.
Everett and Woodhouse, telegraph engineers,
the electricians, the officers of the ship, and
every man on board the American portion
of the feet, exerted themselves to the utmost
to make the expedition successful, and by
the blessing of Divine Providence, they were
successful beyond general expectation.
The Niagara will discharge her cargo of
telegraph materials at Valencia Bay, and af-
ter cosling at St. Johns, will return to New
York for orders.
ELECTION INTELLIGENCE
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 4.-Barrett, the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress for this dis
trict, is elected.
The Democrats have probably also elected
a majority Of the Legislature and their coun-
ty ticket.
The returns are yet incomplete.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. Sin the first Congress
sional district, Anderson has been elected by
1929 majority.
KANSAS.
LEAvENwoRrH, Aug. 2-The vote on the
English Ordinance here was 1910 against it,
and 1879 in favor of it. In Kickapoo 80 in
favor, and So against.
YELLOW FEVER IN NEW ORLEANS !
New ORLEANS, Aug. Cone hundred aad
forty deaths occurred by yellow fever in this
city last week, of which ten were of Ameri- |
can birth.
GREAT BRITALN ADOPTS DECIMAL
CURRENCY
WASHINGTON, Aug. Sour Government
has received letters from Professor Alexan-
der, U. S. Commissioner to confer with Great
Britain, on the subject of a Uniform curren-
cy for the two countries, stating that the Brit
ish Government will probably adopt the dec
imal currency system, and our system of
measures.