The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-08
New TeIsgsaps. p4svear.ts.

Tie Heuse Washington Telegraph hue and the Magnetic
Telegraph Company have both advertised rcdcscu Of
their rates, but this change applies only newspapers,
and has not been extended the general public Tie
both these lines from New York Washington
the same the prices having brought down about
i've months ago by the establishment OF the Hughes line
betweeo tns city aud PHILADELPHIA and the subsequent
cocaeoion between that line aud the House ne, when
extended from Philadelphia Washington Ii tho course
OF month u Is expected the Hughes uue will be opened
ali the way 10 Washington, bu, the meautms the at
arrangement which has been made with the House Com
pany accompushes the purpose as were conn'
ucos line.
The old rates wore as foilswsS0 cents for tao first
tweuty words, and cents for each additional word up
20 900 and after that reduction a eae-aah or "a
cents word The present 30 cents for ten
words aud cents for every additional word NJ TO 100;
after that deduction Of third up to 500 Words and
Of ~ cents per word from 600 To 900, whle all
thousand is charged at reduction OF twothjs the
first price The Hughes line, when opened for the FIRST
time to PHILADELPHIA brought down the prices from forty
TO twenty five cents per message of ten words.
While on this subject may state that the successful
laying of the cable has infused life the telegraph
operations in California. Additional stock was taken
in the Phcervie Humboldt and salt Lake Telegraph Com
psy and the projectors Of tho line were pushing their
Way eastward the Sierra Nevada mountains, and tue
people impatient for its completon that they may ex
change business messages between New York and San
Francisco and hear from lowed friends and ndied Mr. A.
W. Bee, OF San Francisco, is attending to the pur
chase Of material SC, for the company. The Importance
OF next to that Of laying tho cable
che Atlantic. Our government would be benefited by
millions in time of With steam from San Francisco
to Hong Kong the East Indies would be but about twenty
days from New York There to be but opinion
In regard TO the necessity for telegraph communication
the continent and government should lend aid in
money aud military protection. There is already three
hundred miles of wire stretched from San Francisco east
ery to the summit OF the Sierra Nevada mountains,
and another hundred miles will be completed be-
fore the rainy season sets in. The balance Of the
way 10 Salt Lake-about five hundred milcs-wil
be constructed mostly of insulated guta percha and lead
wire, which will be sunk in the ground about twelve
inches The citizens of Fl Dorado and Sacramento couu
ties have constructed good road The Scrras and
line OF stages running daily between Sacramento
piacervile and Carson Valley.
DR.. Charpcnning who has the mail contract from Cali
forna to Salt Lake. making regular trips and meets
with but little trouble from the Indians. The country
through which he passes is well watered and he finds
plenty Of grass. With imperfect arrangements, the mails
carried through from St. Louis to Pacervle
not varying much from the Butter1eld schedule, where
such great efforts have been made.
Almost every year since 1873 spring carriages convey
ing families have passed this route to California in
good condition At least 100 900 emgrants have raversed
the pia this route, large portion of them
and children and but few have lost their lives by the In
dams previous TO tue Mormon The distance from ST.
Joseph, Mo-, to Pacervie, is less than two thousand
miles, and be travelled nearly every month in the
year by mail conveyances. Senator Broderick is now
on his way the Atlantic States by way Of Great Salt
Lake City and will doubt give his views in regard TO ii
as a mail and telegraph route.
Tho suggestions of Mr. II. oRciiy to Congress are the
most practical OF any yet offered for mail, emgrant and
telegraph ne have United States dragons employed
in badng socSades distances OF twenty miles each
from Missouri TO the settlements OF California each
stookade to contain accommodations for twenty mon aud
their horses A patrol from each would meet one from
that either side daily, receiving and delivering letter
ms-so that each post would daily give the hand to that
on either side OF II.
When these lines completed shall have news
from California a weeks result which will be
brought about by the combined aid OF mules and magnet
ism, express enterprise and electricity.