Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-27
Trrrrp FROM NEW YORK.


:E,c YouK, August - ISIS
TIE -r>scee G. Jidst TSep7'i,.'' .! N" T'r" TIE IN
mediate eG0s, Of a>Sa.spd:,5a-i Important Seg2tior--
IN, yrcpos.d ,sc,na .aje ess0raog sen YORK Hon
far M masses are bead ted Jyn- Brush and Prra'
Monopoly Copy rgh ans IN al Co"afr 'NI"' 'sf'S''
ty Of jut,rnatoa0i copy right La~s rOiifie'- Trade
Tn. massacre AT Joddat has excited much atteu
ton IN Europ.. The Reconstruction WAS NJ sudden a.
| cruel, having been completed within r'nelr day
OF all The Europeans the place, m-si"tre7 c"'i-
suis merchants and THEN families "hiy twenty hVe
escaped BY taking r-iugo on board Small bfi''sh
vessel OF war called the CycIops
| Jsddsh, on many OF the odeu maps' IL chieu Jud
dah and was in ancient times, probably colonzed by
the Hebrews. In the vicinity OF the town the lnnaol
.nt- i'm, To spot which they Gail the tomb Of Eve
This ancient town il situated on the eas side OF The
| Red Sea in north latitude about 81 TO ~, having
Mecca abou, - 10 100 miles Ia the northeast at H. ana
| slightly inland Jeddah i. about half way brtwern
the Gulf OF Aden the terminus of the Rrd Sea AZ lis
southern end aud the lsthmus OF Suez. The English
| packet steamers, passing between Bombay ana The
overs sud ssiou in Egypt 90 almost in sight ct jed
dab which derives its chief importance in trade from
the annual concentration OF Mohnmedan pilgrims
| bound to Mecca 10 pay devotional nonofs "
the tomb of the prophet On such occasions, V"s'
| aud homogeneous assenblsg. of ihs faithful takes
place from all parts Africa Asia aud Europe Wnere
this creed possesses faithful followers These Pilgrims
of cour-e copprse the tanat'cdi OF their sect,
and who entertain the most deadly hate against all
| whites and Christians in particular. when mus an
sembed at Jeddsh, it required very lite excitement
10 produce tne exfermiuaion OF the whites, then IN
the place. a Turkish captain, in command OF small
English vessel wished To have hls property respected,
and with this view pulled down the English nag ana
| host-d the Turkish The English consul seeing thlS'
made him haul down the latter and again run up Inc
English ensign. This was viewed as au insult by The
i.natcal mass assembled there from every part oi
Muhou,-duuism. sudden plot or conspiracy was
formed to STAY all the Christians III tbs place aud *
| III. Neither aye SIX was spared.
The first impulse Of the Cyct0pS. WAS IL tire upon
the town and destroy il, but knowing that the inhabl
tant. stri,y speaking, werc powerless to have pre-
vented IT, so Disposed the measure war psrsistentiy
abandoned and the matter referred to the h"me gov
ernInerts OF England and France The sultan mas
SINCE taken strong MEASURES 10 nave the sunect 'es
riyaed aud large force has been sent 10 Jeddah IN
der Ishmae! Pasha, brave and energetic general
England bns also I'd he! naval force in the Red
Sea- whiie France ias ordered vessels OF war 10 The
ssme dc-tinaton.
a writer in III English paper has recommended,
that France and England should lake possession oi
Mecca, sud become the guardians OF Inc prophet 3
| tuiab Then Europeaas, or whites could with their
superior civilization be brought into closer contact
with ,hou .nnds, upon thousands, of the most uI
civilized and tgoted Asatics, aud thus exercise an
iInm-use influences upon the progress oil Christianity
aud rvi'Z ,tiou among them.
New York is 30 have another ''co6eiism' cUnvul-
sion on the Is, prorimo. Ii will no doubt be HI
imposing altar
This excitnbl- city, which vlbra,es, with ills heero
geneOus and mixed population, like the workings OF u
social galvanlc battery working up, and throwing
or Jerks aud SENSATIONS, moment, day or Week
10 bs renewed the next, ali equally .rong, ami
equally evanrscent, is determined 10 have another
grand demonstration before the season closes lie
watering places will become stale and passe by the
lat September which will occur just in time 10 suit
the return Ot absentees.
Ii must be All extraordinary event which can sur
vive II nine days wonder III New York The CnnnDg
ham Blrdrll affair, held out the longest, ana the
Bill Pool air perhaps, came next. The event OF the
cable LAYING being of more extraordinary event
than anything, which has gone before 1t, We are
pleased to sae the public mind seize upon something
more worthy its consideration.
A vast number ut persona will Join in the celebrs-
ton for the mere love of parade, who know little
about The cable, electric teeyraphs, and care ess
| Again, Il large number of traiesinen always sez-
upon such OCCASIONS 10 have themselves and bu-lntss
advertised ot CHARGE and ny Ingenious Devices
which The papers, III order To have iui rrports aro
sure 10 copy In this list found hotel keeps. hat
terra, silver smiths, china chop men, sewing machine
builders photographers, restaurant keeperr wine ana
liquor sellers dry goods and fancy rfoie meu, ana so
on, without number These demonstrations are God
--uds To all such people, well rs In the iIlruds OF
the city authorities, who get up fire works, refresh
ments devices, SC, al the public eIprnse. These
demonstrations all very well, III their way, but IN
the present case we doubt the proprirty o their re-
pstitlon with regard to the monopoly of a private
-.rr--v and GU the results Of which the MISSES
are really 10 receive very little, il any, benett Ii Is
not like canal, railroad or steamboat, which cheap
ens the transportation ct persons and produce, ana
thus benefits the Products HI Well a. the cohsusrs
aud hence, benefits the great inass of people.
A telegraph merely TRANSMITS late news OF value
and interest Ia commercial men and newspapers, III
advanced cases which may be used for speculative
purpo--s The iuling masses eau derive no important
direct advantages from the cabe. In SONS lew ca-es
OF social fe-snch catching rogu- IA The event
Of sickness. r--, deaths, hip wrecks- may be
u. use but, IN all other cBSes, the ina-s-s can aard
to wait iii, the Dews is week old ms we'll rs II II wac
20. in IN hour What boots il 10 theln whether con.
suIa have fallen iisen hsli per cent, or money IN
London tight eH-y or that 'hr ~ the other Po
neal nnv.. ha- ben inai-
This is not AL; they ar- called upon 10 celebrate The
laying of q telegraph cable, exclusively within the
IurIs,ctlon Of the British Government, which. in
,.as. Of hosttes, might be fatally used agan1 The
United States. Other lines IL Is sail, will be laid across
the Atlantic. This may be 40, should The present
cable work well; but neither III Ireland nor III the
British Provinces OF North America will terminus
permitted because the British! charter Of tho pre-
sent company iorbids any other company to 40 no.
during III. existence of tho same, which IL for - 10
80 years. and, We believe, renewable for another
term. Hence, tho present company haa secured
monopoly ut the telegraph plateau surveyed ut the
expense Of III. United States, and no competing line
can be laid down On it without their conseLt Again
an immense amount OF Government patronage On the
part of England aud the United States has been be.
slowed upon this company. Could new line, II ad'
lni--ibls expect similar aid and CO operationl
The whole thing, if permanently successful, prom.
ise- TO become great monopoly. The company may
charg. such of toll 10 he beyond The reach of
all except the wealthy banker and broker, or specu.
laor who may usr it TO cheat people out of their
produce. Or, few wealthy newspapers may CON-
hiDe to monopose the news, and thus break down
their le.s fortunate riva-.
Yet, with all these facts relating TO the c0b'c lie
British control, and monopolizng private use, the
toilng ..led upon 10 celebrate its
l. tbs introduction OF iresb water into city,
the opening OF q new canal o. OF rail road, to
cheaper food or living. celebration would be ap-
propriate Yet, 10 Celebrate new rod OF power.
placed in the hands 0; the British Government to be
welded exclusively in time ot peace for the excu-
sive benefit Of private monopoly, seems prepos;er-
ous.
Private letters from Utah give deplorabs ac-
count of the rascaites OF the Mormons nj Salt Lake
City. Many OF the poor and deuded psOple who
have been invegled To Utah, to labor and starve in
rags, to support sanity villains, would if they could,
gladly return To- The States; and II has been suggest
ed. that the United States should, Ne all act VI great
humanity, aid them 10 return.
In ref-relcr 10 bs Necessity Of international copy
right laws between the United States and foreign
governments, We have 10 state that some years since
a treaty on the cut sct wa. made between Great Dr-
tain ana this country; but the publishing houses
worked secretly and like beavers against it, and had
influence enough to prevent lis ratification This
subject should again be taken up end urged 10
Nothing would do much TO proinot. and elevate
American Literature rs international copy right laws
Our national literature under them would receive a
nea impulse. yhculd have the saline valuable for
eign books that now have. while sn imm-nss
amount ui foreign trash that which now circuatea
and vitiatrs tastes, aud in great degree anti
pubcanzes deuniionnl!Z-s the public miad, wOLd
be cut nG the publishing business would bs more
generally diffused and when publisher Of moderate
means, ru chased copy right ola foreign author, he
could be crushed in his enterprise BY the larger
houses, a. is dnns at the present time.
On on1 occa-rn. soma en;erprispg printers pub.
lished Dickens Household WorGs complete no
had they announced II for sale than the auto
Gratis uf Cliff street, of Franklin Square, threw all
their forcs 10 an edition Of the same work, which,
they in an ucredifabe short space of time threw
upon the market AZ halt price, aud caused tbs print