The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-09
Telegrephs. ns,lroaAls, &c.

Telegraphs, Railroads, -.
10 The Kaict~bockev Aagadne q 1880.
pleasant sketch OF "a scene 10 the ~ o. PATENT
Once" In the year 2a5o 10 which Rrank'sn, Aass'
Jefferson and fulsonlre-sppear, and are sass'y ~
scnishsd BY the proof piled up all around them o.
the gigantic progress Of science since their aaJ
Franklin, designatedi - "unele Beu,' ssks The
chief director Of the oiacs, how long u sil take
him to 70 to Boston:
'ssed you there in ave minute. By the watch.
answ red the director, ur u thtts too soon. 10
~ mtg fonr hours, II requires powerful lungs to
20 b. balloon tive ave MISREPRESENTATION every
at Dor the msps.ic rsway train a s I'll s,ss
r. Iroad in twenty iour" what, sai6 uDcls Pen.
ia The I'D taes company entirely brok. upi,-
man. aif s sIH ioos cr y he the Bio
dictionary. Co steam boat" said Fnl!on
sss..m-boas!. repeated the It'll, msnu st n,;n.
"a hour--wcll enough for reight, | Ut pas~elEers
cannot endure them: they so laboring aud srase
90. any p pssocs ie the
was the gre ltest stride made ~ any ore uTe
IN shs way Of como ion and "a. :. cry
rad st Ike ststu. watching the ist!s %s n
ton. mus. =. judaei By the period In Which they
liv Zach Improvement, az Z succeeds the last
AIDED BY 7. and thsy hem
ati This t. don't get mo on my way 70 roston,.
That IN my biz place. was tn re- for the last o.
Of my will there is than fnnr mill ns pou ds
sterling o. my money which mas ~ tsis 1I s1n
% fellow IN Of
a and cents. and could see he vas very an1 s;s
| sbou. that money. oho. oho!" sad the h, I've
| old gentleman who left that legacy. We've gst
portrait Of you mp stairs more than two % req
you! You raid something Ia your liie-tire snont
lnmersng yourself In a eask OF Madesra wshe ~
few friends ard coming 70 the world n nnnors IS
.Thsse gentlemen" replied Unc'e Ben. ARE John
Adam. md Tsom. sOsss Of shs
kea Of. wei. i dsciare'' ejsculated! the little
Ibis meeting RHs sssas
zone 10 build IL: tuaa r rcha A1ontic Telegraph
lines, connecting Boston Nth Losdon ana Paris .
| IT Eurnpe.' Gutta rerchsi magnetic telegraph.
Republic o. Europ'l. repeated all Of them. Aii
ned thu s little ms. and 4 WORKS 70 eharnpan
stairs in room 204-and can be zee IN roment;
ant as told you before. 1t writes the English Ian
roce." exclaimed j. ferson again. Yes. sir" sa'd
| the little man "for more than century 30 mrr
en- stained By p,sosr and BALI lords
noblee; Is not merely one OF class o.
men. but indiridna'tv mar, with right. as perfect
and powers a. great any other man. i he princi-
pies jefferson OF your Declaration which you did
not create but only assorted have prosrattd every
/ government
Jaws. since their return 10 Jerusalem have organi
zed republican ion Of government, and haVeJust
elected Mr.. Noah. President"
| It has not taken but eight years to complete the
accomplishment OF that portion OF the above which
| relates to an ocean telegraph. an achievement
which renders II perfectly credible that the re-
mainder may be realized in the next half century.
There q good many physical and scientific
truths yet to be demonstrated, possibly quite az
surprising as any which electrified the ideas OF
| "Cncle Ben"
| It Is matter Of qualification to our countrymen
that the American vessel which efficiently aided
in the laying of the telegraph, throwing into
tho shade the British line Of battle ship with which
| she was associated, and showing combination OF
power and tractableness never before seen in YES
gel of such size the ocean, was the master piece
Of the lamented Steers, whose famous yacht Amer
lea heat with ease the feetest vessels. On that
casiop, the London Punch perpetrated the follow
lug, which il not altogether inapplicabe to the
| late generous rivalry between the Agamemnon and
Niagara:
Yankee Doodle did . o. know,
when ne went 8 calling,
What the Dickens he should do,
If IL proved falling
'If Johnny Bull should beat me now
| As ain , DING TO yot him.
III try it over any how,
Another time--odd rot him
30 Docdle filled his mainsail full,
And babe good DYE tn fear
| Ard fairly beat the British Ball.
VITA one ,oa fa,kes Steer
| Row. never mind. dear Uncle Bull.
Although you are lone b ocY,.''
You'll only take the longer ull,
| Because you are pulled 5wn.