The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-04

Oh suspended animation, but not de-
fnnct, the Atlantic Telegraph still
hYes The speculation, promising
enough AT one time has failed but it
cannot he denied that, in one respect,
1t was succecSiul-for it is undeniable
that some messages were flashed across
the Atlantic One of these, relative
TO the detention of Cnnard mail
steamer by accident, saved very large
sum, which they would have paid to
the underwriters for Insurance. to the
owners Of the vessel
Holding the hope, if not quite the
belief, that something may vet be done
with the Submerged Cable, to recover
If not to work it, we are re;oiced to
learn that the Directors have agreed
not to diSs live the Company Some
time ago, they endeavored to raise
additional capital, but got only $500
000 which was inadequate 10 the ex-
pectcd expenditure The British
Government declined guaranteeing the
shareholders from loss, in the event
of a second failure, and, indeed, it is
surprising that rational men of bust
ness should have asked the Govern
N mt for such a concession.
The Directors will derry, out of their
own proper means, the expenses Of
still keeping the Company together
/ They intend proceeding to recover
the Old Gable. and to restore it to
working order, if possible The sum
Of 100000 will be required for this
purpose, and it is Thought that, at the
worst, large portion of this amount
will be rapid by the sale of the cable
which can be picked up.
The ways and means" of making
these attempts are small. The Allan
tic Telegraph Company has f393 in
hand, after spending 1856, 685. There
are several $50 shares yet unallotted,
and it is proposed to issue these, Civ
ing the subscribers lien on the pro-
ceeds Of all the cable that may be pick
ed Mp, and the privilege of gratuitoas-
ly receiving another f20 share, fully
paid up, in the event of success.
1t has been asccFtained, beyond all
doubt, that the Gable was deposited,
at both the American and Irish termi-
nj, Oh such a rocky bed that it would
have been ruined, by attFition, in a
few months, even had the c0mmuniea-
ton been complete There has re-
Gently been an Investigation by order
Of the English Board of Trade, res
pecting deep-sea telegraphs, and the
report, which is now ready to be laid
before Parliament, will declare very
strongly i'll favor Of such media Of con-
munication. Press
EXECUTING A WOMAN. Mrs. Mary
Ann Bilansky was executed on Friday,
the 23d ult., at St. Paul, Mennesota.
Her case is strongly analogous to that
Of Mr.. Hartung, in several particulars.
1t is an unusual thing to hang a wo-
man in this country. This is one of
only two or ahree cases where a white
woman has ever been hanged in the
United States The murder of which
Mrs. BilanslSy was convicted occurred
OH the 18th Of March, 1859. Mr.
Bilansky, Polander of some wealth,
removed from Illinois to St. Paul in
1857, aud there bought real estate,
and opened q saloon The woman
who was eXecste& last Friday arrived
at st. Paul two o. three years ago;
FROM Moth Carolina, where it is sup
posed she has relatives living, but she
has persistently refused to give any
account Of her past life, moro than to
say that size has friends living, who
know not where she is, and from whom
she evidently wished to- conceal her
ignominious fate She married Bill
ansky in 1851, and in their family
resided nam named John Walker,
between whom and Mrs. Bilansky
there existed an Illicit intimacy, as
was proved. both before and after Der
nsarriage. Mr.. BiBansky died sudden
y, and suspicion of foul play arose,
which led to an investigation, result
in@ in tbs conviction Of his wife, it
being peyed that she purchased az
senic, ala@ arsenic was found in the
deceaSed's stomach. In May last she
succeeded, by means of outside aid,
in escaping from JAIL bat was rearres-
ted some days afterwards, and in De-
cember last, after repeated efforts on
the part CT her counsel to secure for
her a new trial, the day of execution
was fixed for the Odd of March. Her
counsel and sympathizers then made a
last desperate effort to induce the Min
nesota Legislature to commute her
sentence, and succeeded so far as to
have 4 resolution passed to that effect.
This was quashed by the veto Of the
Governor. She died protesting her
innocence, but the people of st. Paul
seem to be Of the opinion that she was
guilty of the horrid deed of which she