The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-29

IRON the Bombay Gazette, Oct. l6.l
1t may be remembered that more than Il year ago
The government decided To suDmerge Il second
telegraph cable in the Persian Gull, extending
from tile Bustre to Jashk on The coast OF Mckran.
Al the present moment there Is q double line OF
communication from kurrachee to Jashk-the one
by submarine, the other by aerial telegraph; ana
from Bushire to England there Is the line by 1ur-
key gust now unfortunately interrupted by the
Arabs, anG second through Persia and RUSSIA,
the organization OF which NJ Messrs. Siemen's
hands VII not, In all PROBABILITY, 10 thoroughly
carried out until the end oil November. The lay
ing, therefore, OF the second cable between Jasnk
and Bnshire Will complete the duplicate chain of
communication between India and Europe. and
Will relieve the old. cable from weight oil tra1lc
already nearly too much for its capabilities.
So Tar back as July, 1865, Inc manufacture was
commenced In England under the management Of
Mr LaLner Clark, who was engageu 70 Superinlend
the construction ana subnerson OF the new cable.
the general direction OF the arrangements was
entrusted 10 MAJOR Champaign assistant TO Colonel
ti0dsmd, the head OF the lndu-European Telegraph
Department. This Is tile first cable OF importance
where tina old gutta percha covered core has been
discarded and India rubber, prepared by MIR.
Hooper, the well known chemist in Pau Mall, used
IN It's stead The superior Insulating properties OF
the latter substance have long been recognized but
difficulties III properly preparing II aud numerous
other causes have hitherto prevented IT. general
adoption. Inc excellent qualities OK Hoopers core
have however, been sal siactorlsy proved ny many
severe tests. An EXPERIMENTAL length mas for
long time been lala near 1o Bnshire; the new
Jon cable; many miles have been sent
out to lnaia for river crossings. aud n considerable
quantity was purchased and sent out IN 1867 for tee
graphic purposes during the Abyssnlan campaign.
Inc cable under consideration was covered Dy SIR.
Henley OF North Woolwicn, and shipped last winier
on board the Two fine sailing vessels. the Tweed and
the Calcutta. 1t was AZ nrst intended 10 lay the
new line IN the spring OF The present year; but tue
whole arrangement had 10 De altered IN Janli-
airy IN consequence OF the disastrous coll
lision Of the Calcutta near the Lizard, when
seventy miles OF the cable aad 10 he thrown over
board, and The vessel at last abandoned IN sinking
state IN the Channel. The cnplain Of The Calcutta
and thirty OF his crew, including three cable hands
lost their ives; but the sp was eventually picked
up and lowed INTO Plymouth by her hIesty's frlgate
Terrible The seventy miles Of Jeitsoned cable were
vision OF Mr. webb, MIR. Latnler ClarKis assistant,
and after great labor the Calceta was able TO sail
again at the end or June, closely followed " The
Tweed.
Botn ships reached Bombay on The same day and
are now lying OF the ApOla i}unuer preparatory 10
the final start Tor the Persian Gull.
II was from the first determined TO lay the cable
out Of sailing vessels IN tow oi steamers-a plan
which involves some risk and which never
adopted Ia atitdes where settled weather cannot be
counted ON. In this Instance the vessel actually
paying out VIII be towed by the Dacca steamer
Just chartered for the expedition by the Bombay
government. The second vessel will DC towed by
the Earl Canning, and the Anberwlich has already
started for lasA to lay The shore ends ii advance.
Tho original length OF $40 miles o. caulc shipped
loss In splcng and repairing the seventy miles Jctt
soncd OF The Lizard. The operations will CON.
nleiice ABOUT the LIST OF November, and the cable
VIII be laid up the gull rom JaSha to BnsnIre the
Tweed fist paying out her stock and the Gacutta
completing the last hall TO Busniro IL Is cont
IDENTITY expected that the ships VIII be back IN com
hay hy the beginning OF December 10 nave their
tanks removed and their decks ana leans rep lce.
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GENERAL, WOODS EsTATE-EAsY ROAD To
NEAITn.-Th" evening before the veteran General
was stricken down with the illness that closed hrs
eventual career, he made most interesting STATE
ment 10 tue editor OF the Troy WIG which conycyg
pracLCal lesson and shows easy II IL to become
rich after obtaining the first collar, IL Is prudent
ami economical. Il neyei made but 10000 in my
lie !" said the General emphatlcally but always
Kept that at good interest ~ expressing sur
Prise, he went on TO explain. Ii seems that AT the
close oil the war OF 1872, the General found himself
terribly wounded, but about even with the word
IN q pecunianary point o view. shortly afterwards
ON special mission connected with military affairs,
aud for iye years he travelled over mountains, ana
through the almost Jrackless wilderness anu accom-
plished his dicu mission "a lac always did, 10 tue
entire Satisfaction OF the government lie had not
drawn a dollar from the Treasury except for actual
expenses, aud at the end oil tile i've years the gov
eminent owed him $4,000, winch was theu PAID.
Here was tue nucleus or hls large fortune. General
Wool was then about thrtynvc years OF age. lie
died al about the age OF eighty eight Now let the
reader take this $4,000, which, at compound
interest, VIII nearly double every ten years and IN
the bty years intervening between the Tune Of its
receipt and the Generals DEATH he wil nnd that IL
will amount to just ABOUT the Generals estate, to
wit:--s64O,000
The Freawill Baptsis have established twenty
i've churches among the freedmen IN the South
They have also MI institute ~ Hichmond for the
training Of colored preachers, having more than
forty scholars, several OF them already ordained
Those who come recommended by Baptist churches
have Doard aud tuition free.