The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-17

salute of one hundred GU will heed al the Battery,
and the ether exercises win AXE place In the order an
neunce1 In the pubhsbed programme Of the authorities
The fireworks and tar barrels are all ready and yesterday
the workmen busy employed In putting the sperm
scetsi csnofs IN The windows Of the pdbro build
mas, j, 10 seldom tina. We have illuninatious In
this ely. There was one at tbs close OF
the war of 1877 and In honor OF the victories OF the Ae
rican Arms in Nexco but the demonstration in honor Of
the successful laying Of tho Atlantic cable will be the
greatest ever witnessed In the metropolis.
Late In the afternoon Mr.. Wilson G. Hunt received tale.
graphic dispatch from Trinity Bay, to the effect that the
telegraph was In complete working order. This no
communicated Mr. Peter Cooper, and they both pro-
eeded 70 the Mayors Office, 10 notify Mayor Eemsnn Of
the joyful Intelligence The Mayor expressed his grasn
cation as the news, but thought would be well to post
pone the celebration Of the event until 70 day.
The in the neixhborhood Of the HaRALD oios, in
the evening, Of great excitement. The news
boys humbuged . number Of persons by selling
ezas several Gays old, but thought Of quarrel
lrg with them SO universal was the compacency At the
receipt of the news. The urchms amused themselves
during the evening by shouting and making all sorts OF
announcements being tie burden Of the Queens
ssge.
Tie metropolis was jubilsnt last night.
THE ExCrrEAENT AMONG THE MERCHANTS REVIVED
Although the favorable news regarding the working OF
tae Aasn.is cable between Europe aud Amerca did not
appear on the Wall bulletins I'LL the closs Of
pusDess hours the announcement revived the excite
msnt among the merchants, who fingered down town
n four and five o'clock P. NJ. On the first rumor many
persons ocked TO Glpins reading TO see the
ing editions Of The city papers, but finding nothing IN them
TO tho point they ocked bulletins where they found
message from "Cyrus w. f." stuck up, stating that the
cable 1t last was working. This followed by
despatch from "Cyrus, Trinity Bay, purportng to be
from The Din ecors the Atlantic Telegraph Company in
England (probaby at vaIenta TO the directors in New
York. ss published in the RsRAID Of this nornng, and
which also posted conspcuousy near the door Of the
ONCE Of the American Telegraph Company, in the Wall
street side of the Merchants Exchange. This mmed
aseiy attracted attention OF every passer by and drew
crowds look 81 II. At first some took TO be-so re-
ported to be-the veritable Queens long expected
message Later in the afternoon T" the newsboys" were
bawlng papers for sale with the arrival Of ner Majesty
message who, however, acting, as too commonly Is
the case with that small fry fraternity under false pre-
fences 70 gather pennies.
The excite ment, however, WIS the less, and
the news and encouraging Phase Of the cable
passed rapidly from TO another, some being puz.
zled by this sudden turn IN the prospects Of the
cable, while Others expressed renewed hopes Of
permanent few were still inclined to doubt,
and tbougot was impossio It some sort Of
new movement revive the excitement Of the people.
The street. however, was cleared Of business men,
oil hoping to the Queens message in our morning
edition.
Az we passed the American Telegraph office, In the Ex-
change and the telegraph oe at No. 81 Wall street. the
operators preparing TO get out and again unur their
flags 70 the breeze.
RECEPTION OF THE NEWS IN THE EVENING.
The announcement Of the afternoon that the "Queens
message n expected put most everybody tp<oe for
the long expected document. Not few, however,
ceived the news with suspicion justly entertained from
the enterprsng false alarms In which the newsooys have
pleased indulge for the past week. with the innoccn
desgn Of making quick sales and large profits with heiI
evening edltions "extras; got the Queens message
But n the evening advanced and the word passed from
mouth to mouth and became the town talk In the hotels
barooms theatres and other public places people began
TO think there must be some Ere In company with much
smoke, and tho circle Of believers increased IL Va
amusing 10 hear the remarks Of both the enthusiastic and
the soepucal - the reception Of the Queens mes
sage, was announced @ the for the thunder
Of booming cannon early in the evening "Pshaw, ips
another hoax or ans only Me Niagara coming up, or
ans only @ little practspg with the Empire pocket
piece" or Pm glad It's come At last" al wonder what
n sT, what does the Qaeen say about the cable '
What ID old Bucks ~ lis really fact that
the message ID come % "h on the Newspaper bulle
unsY ard thousand other smilAr inquiries and ercla
nations mot the every step. the croAksrs we're
about usual and conversations Ike the following were
not unfrequent -
Snow, honestly, is the message really sent over the
cable"
eyes, II certainly s." "wen, what Is The purpors
dap'
aHer Majesty simply congratulstes the President the
successful laying Of the cable, In which abe has taken
seep interest,""
"Pshaw, Is thss amp
ayes, isn't that eDougbr'
| aNoD
| "what more would you expectp
Uwhy, some noble sen .ment worthy Of the magnitude
Of the result"
"But The message IL straight 70 the point She speaks
her heartfelt sentiments without doubt"
"oh humbus everybody knew she felt deep interest
and expected rome OF expressing worthy Of
going down 10 poslerity believe the whole d-n thing
l 10 hoax"
But the croAkers couldn't cry down the fact which kept
gaining credence all the time, that message had been
received over Atlantic cable the guns kept boom
ing the stage drivers shouted OUT the conductors on
the cars told pretty girls Of H. the newsboys made
money cut Of IL, and everybody talked about Il, while
not few made rush for the telegraph and newspaper
| Offices 10 sssure themselves Of IL truth.
Tho scene about the HERALD once up 10 late was
exciting the extreme, and those fortunate enough "a
squeeze through the crowd 10 get sight 1t our bulletin
we're glad enough to get ont Of tho jam with whole skin
and Aer collecting their scattered senses 10 recall the
joyful intelligence so the eager listeners, with eyes, ears
and mouths wide OPEN depicting WONDER easernsss and
pleasure ri the fruiton Of many anxious hopes The
fac. seemed hold Of the people with the rmness
OF faith No doabts Of the contInuity-no more fine
spun theories Of the imperfect nsalaon-the siraning
apart Of tho wresthe duplicating Of tAe messages, 90 ss
10 return 70 the stations which sent them the fear q
oandrd There the message In black and white and
| sight OF u seemed 70 be good for sore eyes
SCENES AT THH TELEGRAPH OFFICES.
Wall street, up 10 late hour presented comparative
ly busy for THAI usually secluded s quiet local.
ty st that time. me different oioes-no mser whether
they connected with the cspis not-were the
many anxious inquiries. People walked down, looked