Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-23
Tie Rleetric TeIesrnph.


II is no more than twenty years sgo that
the telegraph Of Professor Morse was first
brought into practical use between Wash
ington and Baltimore. The progress which
has since then been made in telegrsphic
science, and the establishment Of the cleo
trio wire, constitutes one Of the most inter
estiDg portions Of the history Of the nine
tesnth century. Il will require only q
few more years to bring all the oonsiders-
bic towns of the globe within speaking
distance. As it seems not to be generally
known how near we have approached this
goal, which will mark the beginning of q
new era in the history Of civilization, We
briefly refer TO some Of the most important
telegraph lines that are now being con-
structed.
We recently announced that all the nee
essRry arrangements for another attempt
TO lsy submarine telegraph between Ire
land and North America have been made,
and that the Atlantic Telegraph Company
are more ssaguine than ever that the eK-
pertinent to be undertaken in the Spring
Of 1866 win be complete ssooess. By
the time thst the Atlantic Telegraph Com
psny is ready for its grand enterprise, 3
second and entirely different line Of teIe-
graphic communication between Europe
snd Americs viii approach, il not reach,
its completion. This is the line running
scross Siberia, thence connecting with
Russian America, thence passing through
British Columbia and uliimstely reaching
our Pacific States. The most difficult por-
ton oftbis telegraph, that through Siberia,
is now, according 10 a recent dispatch,
completed as far as Irkutsk, the capital Of
Eastern Siberia. Mr. Collins g citizen Of
the United States, to whom the Russian
Government has given for period of thir-
ty years the exclusive right Of working
this telegraph through the Russian domin-
ions has now obtained from the British
Government the right Of way through
British Columbia. The Western Union
Telegraph Company Of the United States
are prepared to assume the construction of
the line, and capitalists are ready to sup
ply the money for carrying out the under
taking. Il is intended TO continue the
telegraph northwsrd along the cosst Of
British America 70 Behring's Straits, which
will be crossed by submarine cable, 40
miles long thence along the coast Of Arc
tic Russia to the mouth Of the Amoor riv-
er, ct which point the Russia Government
have agreed to meet the line and connect
it with their own. The new line will not
be far from 4,200 miles in extent, and
when completed il will unite Europe, Asia
and America, principally by land.
Between the Governments Of Russia and
China treaty has been recently oonclud-
ed respecting telegrsphic line connecting
these two countries 1t is expected that
within three years the telegraph will be
completed IS far as Pekin. The Russians
Obtsined permission to establish block
houses for the protection of telegraph sta
tions upon Chinese territory.
In Persia, the telegrsphic operations for
connecting Persia and Turkey are like
wise going on very satisfactorily. The
Persians are laying the line ct BushiTe,
Shirsz, Ispahsu and Kermsnshah, and it
was expected that it would be complete the
present month.
In February last several hundred miles
of the Indo-Europesn Telegraph were suc-
cessfully submerged, starting from GWs-
dur, wretched town on the Mekran coast,
chiefly inhabited by Beloochee, but SUBJ
ject to the Imamum Of Muscat. When all
sections Of the line are laid, India will be
in telegraphic communication with Asia
Minor, The Continent Of Europe and Eng
land.
1t is easier to foresee what Sn immense
influence this increasing intercourse be-
tween Europe, Asia and America, must
have on the progress Of civilization and
the movements Of commerce: India, China
and japan are already feeling its effects,
and must soon be reekOned among civilized
nations. As we exchange more frequent
communications, we exchange to some ex-
tent customs and opinions, and II, King
lake says, the telegraph is an Instrument
by which clerk dictates to q nation, tits
still more true that by this grand system
Of dispensing intelligence each nation will
exercise closer and broader influence on
the rest.-N. ?. Tribune