The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-07-17
The Atlantic Telegraph


parturc of the Great Eastern the Mt.
most activity is observable on board in
order that the great ship may be ready
to leave her mooring in the Midway. a;
the latest, on Saturday, the 3Oth June.
With this view relays Of worlkmeu are
employed, almost without intermission,
both day and night. Up to Saturday
evening the hour for the hands discon
tinuing work there only remained n
length Of cable Of little over 400 miles
to be received on board, and by extra,
cxertions the remaining length will be
shipped by the end of the present, week.
The whole of the l,6O0 knots ofnew ca.
bic has been completed, and IN tho
course of the present week the two gov
ernment vessels, the Amethyst and Iris,
lent by the Admiralty, and employed
from the commencement in If. transport
ing the cable from tho works to tho
Great Eastern, will receive on board
their last freights for conveyance round
to the Medwav.
The weight Of the new cable is about
SO cwt. per mile, which is almost dodb.
le the weight Of the original Atlantic
cable. The total amount of cable to be
taken on will exceed ,2,7OO miles. The
steamer Medway, 1900 tons, belong
ing to the company, will accompany the
Great Eastern, and will convey abou,
400 miles of the cable on board The
tanks for the stowage Of this quantity of
ra lln ho VA Moan Ef,.,l -, I, >r ~ Al
sci, and by the time the Great Eastern
is ready to take her departure cvery-
thing will be in readiness pn board the
Medwhy, The paddle wheel steamer
Terrible will again nccompany the
Great Eastern but it you'd seem that
the Admiralty have Intimatel that
spcontt Vessr1or war al Ms y : ,,..-.s,>, ,..a
this year. The screw steamer Albany.
a vessel Of fifteen hundred tons, will nc
company the expedition ,drender assist
ance and carry stores and supplies. be.
sides which thescrew steat,er VIM. Cor
ry is also being fitted TO roceed to sea
with other vessels. Afte| coalng the
great ship will proceed dif Pct to Valantia
and commence the work lying the cable
about the 7th or 9th Of Jhy. No doubt
whatever is cntcrtaine by Captain
Anderson Of his being ale to place the
Great Eastern as near a possible over
the spot at which the LOT end of the ca.
BILE lies, Notwithstanding chat the buoys !
which were left to marlthe locality are
swept away Supposilt the,exact spot
to be reached, the worlof graphing for,
when fonnd, hauling W be cummenc.
cd, TO accomplish whic new machinery
of enormus strength habeen construct.
ed and fitted on board Twenty miles
length of w're grapplinFopcs have been
manufactured at the cqpany's works,
and soma idea of the ejrmo,ts strength
Of this rope may be fined whcn it is
stated that it is nearlytight inches in
circumference, and is manufactured of
the toughest possible sci wire.
DIsrnEsSiN IrALY.-1o great inconvc-
nicnce caused by the ford paper currency.
and by tho want of n slicient supply of
small notes, continues, spite Of tho de-
vices to which recourse had for its allie
Walton. Some municipalities have sought
remedy in the issue obmalf local notes. ,
Tho Parma Savings, hk has done the
same, ard iE Tuscany ttain manufactur-
ers and commercial estfishments have is
sued paper Of ir..owniown to.one franc
notes. Ginori, the grl porcelain manu-
facturer, near Florep has done this,
The shop.keepers take pm from the work
men, and receive banktes of 100 francs ,
in exchange. To-day walls of Florence !
bear placards announce the establishment :
of n Peoples Bank, RSfor tho issue of 4
small notes to faclitet trade, which has =
suffered grevously ton Int of a proper cir
culating medium. Pbublic has bought =
as little rs it could, nnellers have conse-
quontly been losers. n exhorbitant per
centage has often bcepaid to exchange 4
large notes for small bs. s.-Lontlon Times. q
PosTMAsTERGEk kAL DENNlsoN Rn h
SIGNED. p Postmas d1eneraf Dennisoni I
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