The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-03-29
The Atlantic Telegraph.

The following article on this enterprise is from
the New York Eoening Post:
It seems to be certain that another serious ef
fort to establish telegraphic communication be-
tween Europe and the United States will be made
hopef1lness OF the Atlantic Telegraph Company
are worthy Of the highest praise, for, although
two great cables lie at the bottom Of the ocean,
and heavy capital has been sunk with no hope OF
return disaster does not check the enterprise nor
long suffering stockholders do not murmur, but
submit willingly TO new assessments. and the
stock Of the company has gone up In the London
market.
A new company hiss been formed in England,
under the title Of the 'Anglo-American Telegraph
Company" with capital Of $S,oOO,0CO. This
company will act as the agent for the old organi-
stock has been made for the purpose OF providing
the necessary funds. The annual meeting OF the
shareholders Of the old company, held IN LONDON
on the 9th instant, accepted this arrangement,
and renewed confidence In the final success OF tne
enterprise was freely expressed. Old and new
interests are, therefore, united.
The manufacture Of the new cable is going on
rapidly, about one hundred miles having been
finished weekly for some months past. The Great
Eastern will again be employed in laying the cable
and it is intended that she shall start in the latter
part Of June or the beginning OF July. The cleo
trical tests applied to the remains OF last years
cable. still on board the Great Eastern, produce
satisfactory results, showing that the long stow
age in the tanks has not injured the continuity.
The new csble-much stronger than that Of last
year-contains, in every mile, besides the Manila
which holds the composition, seven miles OF cop
per wire four miles Of gutta percha, ten miles OF
galvanized wire, and fifty miles OF Manila spun
yarn-so that in every mile OF cable there are
seventy-one miles of material.
It is understood that an attempt will be made
10 fha loot 1orto M prQnDiInp.
but this will be merely incidental to the greater
work of laying new line, for which an abundant
length OF wire will be provided. The Great
Eastern will carry the whole OF the new cable and
lay it from Ireland to Newfoundland, and alter
coaling will return to the mid-Atlantic to grappe
for the lost end. New grappling-gear is in pre-
paration, which is believed to be capable OF re-
covering all that was sunk; but the process will
be difficult and it is not safe to rely upon the
success OF this part of the new experiment.
The English journals speak hopefully OF the
prospect. The London Daily News observes that
'the qualities of the Great Eastern remove half
the difficulties that would attend the laying OF
cable from q first-class steamer Of the ordinary
dimensions. Her unequalled steadiness, the re-
suit of her size and the perfect control over her
movements which is obtained by the joint use Of
paddles and screws, make the work she has to do
vr tually independent of the accidents Of weather
And an equal measure of confidence may be placed
in ler paying out machinery, which worked 80
e. od tackle and strong hauling in machinery, q
fault, when it occurs. may be lifted from depth Of
two thousand feet, and cut out on board the ship,
when the cable may be spliced and laid In perfect
condition. Moreover, it is proved that in depth
OF two miles cable may be caught up at the
bottom of the sea by the grapnel; this operation
having been performed three times in 1865. In
fact, more than four nautical miles OF the Atlantic
cable were recovered last year from depth Of
over two miles. It is further q great advantage
that electrical testing at sea can be conducted
with such entire certainty that the existence OF
fault in the cable may be discovered in less than
minute after its occurrence and its position IN the
cable accurately ascertained."
The wisdom gained through repeated disap-
pointments is useful in all enterprises OF this kind
in which many novel difficulties are to be over
come, and new applications OF scientific Skill are
required The improvements made in the expert
ment of last year gave 30 much assurance Vi a
practical advance since 1858, that there was rea-
Sonable hope of final success; and the failure OF
1865 really an accident in which ordinary pre-
cautions naturally failed. The faults of last year
may be remedied next summer, and, in any event,
the enterprise will be regarded with increasing
interest.
a correspondent of the Wilmington Dispatch
gives all account Of street encounter at Lumber
| ton, last week, between tue Rev. Jamcs Sinclair
and Col. William L. Mckay, Of Fayetteville. The
| "fightlng parson was aroused at some action OF
the late Fayetteville PresbyLery concerning him,
not agreeable to his pride, which was published
in Col. Mchay's paper, the Presbyterian. lie at
latter disarmcd linn, and-the parson caught Il
tartar.
II man slap you on one cheek, slap him upon