New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-27
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day Afternoon edition CT THE TRIBUNE, we printed
nevs copied from tie London papers OF We !nesdsy Of
peace with China, and also reports Of the sailing Of
| steamers. Very important aid highly interesting
pegs which was sought after ard read with mach
esr1estpess and with general sssfscton. There wn
ole execution An excitsbls Individual, hearing the
boys cryirg. News by the ocean telegraph, direct
fron London !" stepped into THE TRIBUNE Office and
us,oied up paper in gres. haste, looking to ses
whether i, was worth his while 70 invest two cents N
the purchase of paper. Ofcouise il did not take d
long to read the dispatch ocean kilograms are, and We
hope ever Will be- more b;iefths some that 60 overths
sr pesj and then be threw down the psp.r with &C
air Of disgust eIclsning as he turned away dsssis-
fed; Thunder whst cheats The boys said j; vas
right from London. IL ia day old. l thought It
came from there to-day. Oh, pshaw"
This reminds rs Of an snecdote old friend OF ours
used 10 tel Of the fret line Of magnetic telegraph every
ope,sttd; that from Washington 70 Baltimore, and
that tny l6 years ago. When il WAS first established
hers WA Of course great deal Of talk about "nsar.
.aneous communication between the two places"
Ysrkee. vho bsd come matter before Congress, upon
which the fate OF nations N us oprior, stood Ien.
bling lef washin ton one afternoon IN company with
cur fie I'd bourd East ard by the express train. On
tie way 10 Baltimore he recoec.ed tina. he had forgot
to tel bis lobby sgen to be cure to ssy tweeedee or
tweeoledrm, We forget which "to the member from
or dstrict ard he was in peck Of trouble q. the
important emission He coad lot 90 back, for there
was some other equally important MISTER 70 attend TO
somewhere about Boston. Our friend suggested 70
him the use Of the telegraph at Baltimore " II would
"be possible for him to run into the 1fce transmit
"bis message and get to tie PLiladelpLia bost IN
time"
"Iu do it, can get an snsvsr back, suppose
"Wen, yes if your friend IL not too far Off
"Il do it. Just the thing. Thank you. Thsrk
you for the suggestion. Just the thing"
Ard at work he went with bis pencil writing over
about paper totiansmt instantaneous.
w." lie was 80 excited that he wanted to leap from
the cars end outrun them when they CONS to the sow
speed of horsepower traction aud would have done
20. probably If be had known the way the telegraph
oce-a way not az well known In those days as now.
Our friend agreed to plot him, and 90 he agreed to
wait with what patience he could. OF course he en-
tered tie oice 10 hurry, and hrusrg his manuscript
in the face Of the operator said There, wact that
sert to Washington and al answer night OF. How
lorg viii it take"
"HGf On hour, perhaps was the que. reply.
You would have had q study of the humsn fsce
under feeling Of disappointment, if you could have
seen bic at that moment while he erked out the words
"Half he'll Why thought it wouldn't take half
minute"
II was the theme of that man conversation a. The
evening, that :" the telegraph was huuovs. Hs' AZ
hour TO be cure, when q man IS II hurry. II they
can make i. work quicker than that what's the use
Sure enough, what lie the ua. News printed in Lon-
don on Wednesday, and in New'York On Thursday IS
already too Glow. Can't we have il little quicker
h.-~a in half mir "a
WHO viii totally snpihlats space
Gen. Cas- arrived il town By the Plymouth Rock,
yesterday morning, frou Stoangton, where, on Tues
day, be attended the marriage Of his daughter l'a-
bella
Tx CRY HALL REPMRs.-Tbs work Of clearing
away the chMred remnants Of the roof ard cepoa 10
nearly finished, ard preparations as being made 70
erect al awning over the top. Ii has beeu suggested
that tie marble Of the ertire budrg be sorePed sed
bsh.enei 10 sppear fresh snd1ey 70 es?ond vito
the Few material to be put in the proposed attic story
Tie Common Courci VII probably sgree or ,he Sc
cropr;ation ans plans nsxt week and tie work o;
restoring tie Hal VII be Commenced 50 soon &c
possible.
Tuv prorosFD lRoS BILL -TowtR - THE PtRH.-
Mr.. j. b. CoIiss, Superintendent OF Puo.c bIud-
pes has plan in preparation, which he vi. propose,
fr the erection Of an iron beethoven N tne Paiki On
the etc Of the fountain. is dee sned for sstructure
Of 100 feet in hight arc to lave base O. cctaeona
shane and Of sufficient esp scity to sccomnods'e eS'
eperes fer the use OF the lover districts; AGO. HS'e
Accommodations for tie fire telegraph. HE P'0Po7eu
70 have &C Illuminated clock on top OF sae lower
has been sug z, stei to jet fsuns tofoo iom .u7
top CT the tower in the direction OF nfe o'eut''s
downtown at night The cost Of IRIS sIaCN'' - o.
t,Dsted g. J,JW.
Vrsir OF H.eTFcnD F!RIsfS 4 III; C-Tr.-
Ntp,une Engine Company No. . o. Esr.ord, Dunber-
irg some sixty me n beIs with their csartfl sppNatrs
ard ranisd by Co,s sciert brass band reseaed
this city by tie steamer City Of Hartford CD We'd
res3sy or brief yi,is The guesa CT the Protscto-
Ergire Co. Nc. 50. ca landing, tie visitors we're
etcored first to tie lusrsrs q tie Protector E'S'te
Co., where tie a0t.ord rsehiE, yss housed for the
dsy Al the members inriseec FOR , few LOIs, Oe
pssseEbiirg the Protsctor Eas.ne Co. esoor-sd tle
quests up Chatham st,eet aid the B3Esry 20 Gfsnc,
thence up Cb,ytis street ar Seconi sYelie 20 Believe
Hospits where they rsosiyad by Con niI,ee OF
tie Ans-Houas Governors, corsk..rg OF nsssfS'
Pinoknsy Guather sad Mooney, who cordastsi then
through ths AsiiItop and then took thetn OF Soa;a
tie steiner hegro.;n IN which they pEooeoied 70
Rer6a.s k,Md. Here teey were received C!ta'
ohcers ard Boys ofthe institution. has.s; ~ a. se.1s
a. Spokesman u 20 occasion zee resi ADDRESS u
.neir Yetors, Wick Bes replied b n eetsi o. i1s
latter | = Col. Cooley Foreman Of brcSss Co.nrao!
No. CT Hartford. lie pG.y next 7.r..ed the ga
iers-lreut & y. sf-e 1n.t-tiOr. al were ,l-ls