The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-08


the failure Of the Atlantic telegraph, expert
ment after experiment, in various quarters. APP
pears to justify the consau1osa that deep sea
lines of any considerable length will not work,
and that telegrsphic communication between
far distant points can only be maintained by
overland lines and short submarine cables In con-
junction. In the British House Of Lords, the
other day, a very Interesting debate took place
upon the subject Of telegraphic communication
with India which we give in another column.
together with an article from the London o.
serrer on the same subject by which 1t appears
that the Red Sea line to India, which had been
successfully laid as far as Kurauchee, s absolute
" worthless. in consequence Of the length Of
submarine cable II was necessary to employ Ia
crossing the Indian ocean. Nor il this the only
deep sea line which has proved failure; the
Mediterranean telegraphs have been equally
unlortunate the line between Malta and Gag
LARA distance Of only 500 miles-has also been
interrupted, and the line from Malta to Corfu
has shared similar fate OF all the deep sea
lines that have been constructed, there is not
one OF any Ine,h at work.
The British government conscious Of the ne
cessity for telegraphic communication with its
Indian possessions, undertook to grant four aud
a half per cent upon capital Of sj,oo0,O0o to.
wards the Red Sea line by Suez, Alden and Ku-
rauchee to Bombay; but that line Lord Stanley
states. Is now completely broken up and de
stroyed., The effort to connect with India
however, Is not to be abandoned; but as II Is
evident that II can only be accomplished by
overland lines. plan II in operation TO run a
line from Constantinopie throsgh Asia Minor.
connecting. we presume, with the portion Of
the Suez line now laid down from Kurauchee to
Bombay. This line is undertaken In part by
the Turkish government, and Is already
completed as far ~ Jezireh--s town
on the Tigrs, hundred miles north
OF Mosul-snd is rapidly being carried
on towards Nineveh. From Bombay the
line win run TO Madras and Calcutta, and
thence south 10 the inland Of Java, from whence,
by means OF short submarine cables, In the shall
low water between the islands, Il viii be carried
to Australia. By this route q connection be-
tween England and her Indian and Australian
territories may be established; but 1t will be
seen that In accor eliships II deep ssa lines Of
any length are TO be abandoned, and near.
~ the whole rQqte 4 70 be carried overland
through Asia Minor and EIindostan.
QyeTARs lpss cVppeGting England with
other nations are only available In times OF
peace War with any power ct once sewers
the wires connecting her with that power.
Hence her great efforts TO secure submarine
lines TO all parts Of the world.
TIE LATE Rror AND SrARFrNo At sNc src
PRrsox.-There must be something radically
wrong In the discipline and government Of Sing
Sing prison. There Is hardly week that we
do not hear Of riots, murders, stabbing OF
keepers, attempts ct escape, and such thinsr,
among the convicss Of this establishment. which
rarely happen In any other State prison In the
country. Either the location Of the prison Il
favorable 70 The escape Of Ia inmates or IL
management b sczionaly defective. From some
cause or other II hsppens that outrsses Of soue
kind are continually occurring there. The De-
perHte attempt Of six convicts 70 escape on
rhmsday win probably rsssls IN ne deAN Of
two persons, and II ID very veil known that
during iass winter qulss number Of prisoners
attempted to escape acroes the river on the ice-
The Legislature ought to take some measures
10 ASCERTAIN where the fault lies, and correct H.
THE CKSsrs on 1860 N THE Crns-Ths
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