The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-24

Ston, oil CHICAGO, are at the ST. Nicholas HOTEL
Prominent Departures.
Colonel Warren, for Troy; d. McLaren and General
Anderson for Pennsylvania Thomas SwIngard, for
Hamilton, G. W.; Colonel F. c. Crowley. for Port
Jervis Colonel w. b. Bullock, for Philadelphia; Dr.
T. Hunter and ]. Harienbursh, for Albany.
Ocean Telegraph Cables-Tbe Grant from
the Netherlands.
It appears from our Washington news that
Mr.. Cornell Jewett had an interview on Satur-
day with the President relative to franchise
which he has obtained from the government of
the Netherlands TO lay telegraph cable at
the Hague to connect Holland with New York
II is said the object of the interview was to lay
the matter before our government with view
of giving it an opportunity, lift should so desire,
to unite in the establishment of the telegraph
connection on basis of strict reciprocity. The
statement has been made that there is no mis-
take about this grant to an American citizen,
and that the King of Holland conceded it to
show his good will to this country and from an
earnest desire to promote the commercial and
friendly intercourse between his kingdom and
the United States. 1t is stated, also, that the
conditions of the concession are that the cable
is to be laid between New York and some
point on the Dutch coast, and that the
work is to be finished within two years.
Beyond this we have no facts or
details relative to the grant or project,
except that we are told European capitalists
are ready to furnish the means for the enter
prise If America does not. We had also tele-
graph despatch from Paris on the 9th of this
month stating that concession for cable
between the United States and Belgium to
some other American citizen had been signed
by the Belgian Minister, and that the project
was to make the connection direct from Ostend
to some point on our coast between Maine and
Georgia.
II is evident there is movement to increase
telegraph facilities between this country and
different nations of Europe, whether these pro-
jects spoken of be carried out or not. The
great prize for European commerce is in the
United States, and the different countries of
the Old World are alive to the value of it,
Hence the efforts to increase aud quicken inter
course by means Of direct telegraphic commu-
nication and steamship lines. We have seen
within few years an extraordinary rivalry
spring up in steamsh lip lines to this country
among the nations of Europe, and especially
with England, France and the different parts
of Germany, and several new lines are
projected, as for instance, one from the
North German port Of Swinemunde, and
others from Holland, forming direct COM
muncaton from the Rhine to New York. Sc
with telegraph cables. A few years age
the British Atlantic Cable was laid, and ther
came, recently, the French Transatlantic Gable
These are in successful operation. Now We
have projects for cables from Holland ant
Belgium, as well as one from Spain to the
American Continent. Should one or any OF
these projects fail for the want Of proper
| management or means il is certain Others
will be successful, aud that every CONNER.
cial European nation on the Atlantic, Ger
man Ocean, Baltic or Mediterranean will
within few years, have direct telegraphit
communication with America. This Is becom
ing necessity, aB much as postal or steam
ship communication is. The constantly aug
mcnting trade and growth Of the United States
will call for it.
In view of these facts and this progress !
is important that the United States shoult
have treaties or a perfect understanding will
the nations of Europe for reciprocal privileges