The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-14

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The Niagara has arrived here-bav;,.
successfully laid the telegraph cable 8
The shore end will be landed tom.
row. Signals were transmitted perfect.
throughout the whole length of the eall:
and the great enterprise is how consids-.i
complete. The telegraph feet sailed froD1
Queenstown on Saturday, l7th day e
June, and met in mid-ocean on the 3s,S
The cable was spliced at 10 o'clock "
Thursday 29th. and the vessels separated
the Agamemnon and Valorous houp5
for Valencia Island, and the Niagara aps
Gorgon for this place. The latter a-r;vsd
yesterday, and this mosning tie and ~
the cable viii be landed 1t is 1896 nan.
teal, or 1850 statute miles from the Tea.
graph House at the Head of Valenc;,
Harbor, to the Telegraph House. Bay ~
Bulls. Trinity Bay, and for more than
two thirds of this distance the wafer !,
over two miles in depth. The cable has
been paid from the Agamemnon at abOut
the same speed as from the Niagara-
The machinery for paying out the cable
worked most satisfactorily, and was not
stopped for single moment Captsip
Hudson, of the Niagara, and Everett and
Woodhouse, the Engineers, Electricians.
and officers of the ship, and, in fact, eyerv
man on board the telegraph fleet, exerted
himself to the utmost, to make the expe.
dition successful, and By the blessing Of
Divine PrOvidence.it has proved success.
full matter. The end of the cable hss
been landed, and the Niagara has dis.
charged some cargo belonging 10 the tele-
graph company. She will go to ST. Johns.
ST. LOUIS, August s.
The news of the arrival of the Niagara
at Trinity Bay, and the probable success.
ful accomplishments of the greatest enter.
prise of the age, was hailed here with
much pie ,sure and universal satisfaction.
No public demonstration has yet taken
place; but the Telegraph Office was beau.
utully and brilliantly illuminated last
nigh, in honor of the event.
Dispatches from all the principal cities
in the Union, and many of the smaller
ones, speak in glowing terms of the ex-
eitement and enthusiasm of the citizens
generally, and in several places cannon
were fired, bells rung, imprompiu illum-
nations made, aud all the various man-
fes: atioDs of joy INDUCED in. Arrange
every telegraph Office in the country to-
highr, and to make such other demonstra-
tions of general rejoicing as the msgni.
tude aud Importance OF the event demand.
the New York Herald publishes a
special dispatch a. noHpcirg the arrival Of
the Agamembon at Valencia Bay. The
truth of the dispatch is dnuh'rh, as by
previous arrangements only sishals re
allowed u pass betw -eil the Niagara ard
A rlm sm I,osi IN ! iph h re !, he. fhe shore.
No news from The latter Will be received
until she lands at Valencia Bay.
HALIFAX, August g.
Newfoundland line closed or ceased to
work at an early hour last evening, thus
cutting off communication with the cable
at Trinity Bay As yet, we have no cnm-
munie4tinn from the Trinity Bay tele
graph office, therefore nothing important
to communicate in addition to the dis
patches of Mr.. Field. Our latest advices
left the engineers and their assistants EN-
ployed in getting the cable on shore at the
Bay of Bulls Arms.
No doubt was entertained but that the
A gam smnon had arrived at Valencia Bay;
but as the telegraph instruments for the
transmission of intelligence have never
been put up on board of either vessel,
there can be no actual communication,
except by signals. until after both endsOf
the cable are connected with the shore,
which may require several days.