The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-18
THE SURPLUS CABLE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HkRALD.

New YoRK, August l4-4PM
Don't send the Ocean Telegraph cable back seeing there
s about eighty miles OF left unit for any particular
use present. would suggeat to the company agent
on the arrival Of the Niagara TO guard every inch IT,
and have up three inch pieces and sold for
dollar per iers.h. The eighty miles would produce,
1t dollar for three nches, s6s9,6oo. Eighty miles
said be left board the frig Nagara-5,06s 500
inches eighty mes-- product of three inches for
dollar 81 6s9, 500, which would be cheap enough,
small portions OF sold for cellar half inca TO
nch and dve dollars for from elk TO eight inches when
the Niagara returned here from her rst a OF laying be
cable and there thousands would have bought
pieces they had not on. with the Sailors who only
cut of little for keepsakes II it would bring such
pric3s then, II ought TO brig the when both
ends they cay made iast-s out the message; and
when get that we sha be able TO shake hands viii
relations OF grand and great grand fathers those
who claim that privilege or nopor
Now, in your paper OF tnis date august la which
ID read BY Gil who ere looking for tho dst aud intel
gepce proposal OF the ladies' or the M,uut Vernon
Association that the frgate Niagara snoud be opener for
the inspection Of the curous 20 the cable and paying
out apparatus for the OF from ten 70 twenty i've
cents per hesd-which would amount to triing sum
10 endto be aided towards purchase Of the BIRTH
place Of the world hero, W ssGington.
say let cable be shown board OF tho great Niagara;
will amount TO failure j would have some four or
five miles Of put on one Of our best hose carts Of the
Fire DEPARTMENT, and wheeled around in the process
SION 70 be taken charge by the Ocean Tee
graph Company, to be sold 10 any one would like,
ihen to divide the proceeds oliows:-So miles, $685.,
500 inches, at three inches for one dollar, would be
81 $50 900, to be divided as folows-
telegraph Company ooo ooo
Cyrus w. t1eld.. lLo,uVV
Captain HUDSON Niagars frigsss ............ $4,000
Officers ana petty officers Of the frgate .... 90 900
10 the electricians officers, clerks Sc...... 10000
Expenses &C ............,. :. 80 900
Total. ..........r... sIsso, 600
The rope that hung the boon osnon Of the OF
Wales Afterwards George w. Of Eogiapd, who signed the
Fonteroy (bsnker and forser hts bonn
companion-ihat piece OF rope sold for guinea inch,
and the windo~s let him hung, at of nve
guiness per window. D. j., sliss Count Smoke Pipe.
WANTS IMPORTATION.
New YORK, August II, 1858.
SIR-Csp you INFORM the pub Is, through your Journal,
of the exact tine the Queens message required In its
tranGnii SION 70 The President j. L. McD
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF
CANADA.
TosoSro, Angus. II, 1863
The following 10 copy OF the Governor Geae'als mes
sage TO the home government
THE HoxoRAnrx THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE
COLONIES, LONDON, ENGLAND
The Governor General OF Br,ish North America pre-.
SCENTS his humse duty TO the Queen, and respectfully CA
graduates her Majesty the petou Of the ,esgraphc
communication between Great Britain and these colonies
EDMgND HEAD.
THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK TO THE MAYOR
OF LONDON.
The following Is the message from the Mayor Of New
York TO the Mayor Of London
MAYORS Or1cs, EEw YoRE, August 10, 1858.
To TIE RIGHT HONORABLE FIR RoBERr WALTER CARDsy p,
LORD MAYOR of LONDON
congratulate your LOrdshp upon the successful laying
Of the Atlantic cable uniting the continents o. Europe and
America and the cities Of London AMI New York-;he
vork OF Great Britain and the United 3stos-the tri
umph Of science and energy time AMI spacs, thus
uniting closely the bonds Of peace and commercial
prosperity, and introducing in the worlds history
pregnant with results beyond the conception Of ane
mind.
To God be all the praise.
p. frENAyy,
Mayor Of New YORK city.