New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-28

Arm 10 sidney bI't'u' W N""N'NN WV
Portable built good house dor the place. and has Tor
food the best that the country Affords the only ohec
ton being that everything has favor OF fish eggs
coffee. butter and fish, all have the same unfortunate
faint Of the place-hsh.
Tie old skipper is fond Of his rrog pipe and joke. lie
says that Newfoundland inhabited when 1t was
discovered. As those did see big swell on
tie beach and ur little running into the land"
The mernaids were plenty then. The skipper says
And rock that uis out of the water at the mouth OF
the bay il still called "Lousey Rock" cause uns az
came first saw a mermaid sitting it combing her
hair The inhabitants are exceedingly superstitous.
see FAIRIES and believe in witches An occasional gipscy
beggar does little fortune telling at very moderate
price.
The small quantity OF stock inthc cable owned by
the people is quite sufficient lively interest
in the success Of the undertaking.
The only topic OF conversation with which you are
met earnestly h The probability Of tho coming In OF the
'hg Eastern The fear TO be that she viii be
driven at too great speed. The owners Of stock are
not anxious TO dispose OF IT, though the confidence OF
the success great. Some OF the officers Of the
MargaretiA Stevenson the steamer detailed for
service at this place perpetraed little sell on the
Tcegraphic and bohemian individuals now here. to
night. There were some packages Of rockets. Roman
candles etc. in The ofc, fed up FOR the reception OF
the cable Some Of these taken. and when the
officers thought that we all snug In our nightly
bunls were Jet of. The bohemian Is successfully much
Of an owl. The pyroiechnics were discovered By a.
least three Of them who left pen pipe. and paper and
started for tie telegraph Office I'm route they met the
iecgraphic fraternity rushing IN rather vaious COS
tunes. 10 see what was up.
AUGUST 9-Ths morning has been occupied by n
tour Of your correspondent to discover what there was
in Hearts Content TO write about. lie finds Squids
and the Telegraph Office. The Office Is small frame
building Of about fifteen feet width and twenty fee,
length: n story and half IN hight. The larger por-
ton Of the lower floor is occupied by the Atlantic 1ee-
graph Company. tie remaining portion being the
office OF the Newfoundland Company. The Atlantic
Telegraph Office Las been fitted up under the supern'
tendonce Of Mr. Lgndy. WHO sent oyer from En-
gland by tie Company TO take charge Of this end Of the
line. should the expedition prove success
At one end Of tie room are large blocks Of stone
which are The tables which the galyanomeicrs are to
be placed In front OF these are stands which the
scales are also to be placed.
These are the main features OF the Office. Mr.. Lundy
delivers sort Of lecture the subject which a. near
ne remember amounts TO the fact that light placed
itulIu Tue htdlt hhhth AIlouFil
meath the scale itself upon mirror the mirror being
attached TO the needle which is attracted or repealed
by the electric current The mirror reflects the light
back on the scale which reads from in the center
10 10 either side.
The person reading the message stands 10 roni OF the
scale reading the message by the movement OF the re-
| ncc,ed light Oh IL.
Mr.. Lundy seems 10y his conversation to convey The
] IN, ttrfrt he MI
cable was very much too strong charge going
through it, lac says. WIS Ike shock OF lightning
" strong enough 10 Nil a hore'
The Company have ordered NJ. l. 70 use no battery
stronger than 20 cups that used Tie old cable was
equal in strength to 10000 cups.
But was making an effort to describe the Office.
In front Of the tables on which the scales are 10 stand
is placed larger table on which the messages are to
be written at ~ word" or Tho cable comes n).
The table is occupied BY party of good fellows
They say that they testing the cable. II may be-
but il looks TO a up tree" very much rs If they
were discovering points 10 a game Of whist. Numerous
bottles stand on the table-none of them empty. This
however seems To be from lack OF effort on the par!
OF the Testers OF the Gable"
There seems to be great reason TO fear that some
sa'ternay occur during the laying of the cable, from
the TACT that Efforts made during its construction
10 uesioy the insulation and 90 render the cable I'M
perfect. by reason of continual scientific tests that
were conducted during tie construction Of the cable
these Efforts Tor It's destruction were discovered and
the defects repaired. Tie Grf effort was made BY
some person supposed 10 be "A the employ CT Glass
Eliot 10. An abrasion was discovered, apparently
made by the Insertion an aal through to the guiia
percha coating The next discovered was a cut made
by chsel
1t is mol improbable that some further efforts for The
destruction Of the insulation OF the cable may be dis
covered during its submerson in the Atlantic.
Glass Eiot Co are 10 receive. after the successful
submersion OF the cable as7 OOo or a sum OF nearl!
sOO0co fJOOOO of this they to receive in cash
900 in paid shares stock 400 in debenture
the Company, and alOO in twelve monthly install
menis after the cable has been successfully laid Thu
Is certainly a very liberal arrangement the part o
the contractors as the complete failure Of the presen
effort would certainly embaTass them very much