, 1869-07-14

named Weber, Il waz theu, hoTcrer. aa: isr1s
machine, nd the condensation OF al II poWefS
scientific research and Iii q st Ws ,a9 TSon ~ ne
eon. Ihn Instrument consists OF q auslI nnlfY5r
Win masnes ND ac1oes lta back, and Inst tae
fact that both together weigh less than ihfep-
elgtth1 Of grain. This ,ndnltest1ally small
"a rh3ea s,1s 1h4e.d sdd'sase,g hsssa! = spend
midst Of small circular coll Of Insulated copper
xirea % Directly current = zen. through tnia eir-
eE electric current within ts drcle. Tnieh sess n
m opposite e. dtseSte9, and this eauses tho nttle
or let1 and Of course, to tarn the litt!e rn,lsp1
With III rehectlnz ny Of Light With Il BysTsJ
as9p.e tsp Arrangement, this nne ray Of Light Is
asoot thsee feet long ia ''e shFeo Sfsel III
c1ssaat e4I,rnt f0m sa1, ne ninos Thu when
foana sps = a sGne tioagn tho e cru,aE coy
tnrna the mirror With it, ray OF lghLaay On nc
istr Q! tas scale n fEont Of 4 When dc current
"a and a. th,s 1st.qy done y
rens ln tho circular coli II rcvcrsed and sent Ia the
opposite direction. and this IN turn sends Lbs ray
the scale 70 the 1lgnt When the NJ Of Light resss
stationary In any part Of the scale il mems dots
when i noEes rapidly % The right OF len It means
goes Tnus tho little pencil Of Light tnakss
aots Mss. Or dashss On the scale. 1nst q the old
as "a nd % 1ae II n %o. ne ae
1etscrs or hg1ses can be formed and resd with The
ntnosf e1Ae bJ the recelylnH eieft, who u watch
and words It aeudA When the cable Il It rrst ths
u zeso When fault occni7 tbs iosa Of eiectcdty
s0f1iog The ngdt NOR 70 the Hight or ieit or the
eentTe Of the scale than It should do. When q
psedIhe lille ny q ud dies @ o. dee the stais aa
mischief !. M Z repsised 80 e1qnldiely delicate Is
6lSe4 b8ye been Btnt through the vbnla
length Of the Present French cable with no greater
h1ss11sty 1s'nsy 11.sf s ta,n tna, eaosSed b ladys
Malta and Alexandria cahle was iept VOTING
copper conductor 1as stripped Of IL ins9istton a
Indeed, ii this case ft VISA nor tll III TIC Copper
That communication ceased, aud ine1o @ u no
doubt that for weeks It hal been carried on by
4 1Es sana o. wrs not tnsssr taaa
1nen1ng certainty whether Or not the Great
Eastesn u steaay. Thl. la easily explained. The
Of isulated wlre and lon hull nere e,ectTp navs
net. % TO SPEAK The cosse Of the Great EasteruA
tss. I'D r. and therefore !. Isht anEes Win
AID south Thua every time the ah!prolls either to
port q .tarboasd slight current, but 1ttli cur
Ia!ned through the cahle 70 he shore end at
Mlnons where acta upon the renecsing g1lvan- |
s 1Rssts1 r.; nad @ tusn; IL ~ q light llte 70 tho
u II.
8aow3 In ftacton Of q second OF time, the pro |
cise degree and rapldity at which ii vessel Is |
Iollng. TIC deEiationa frou the central ma1k
and one which the Great Eastern ,nas not Sef
5eashed, e nor, 1t Is 70 b hoped, Is she ii Iii
vcssel. however, Is seldom so steady as TO allow
the Light 10 tsma,n M awavez1ngly N zeru,
Great events arc often useful IN teaching re-
cglapny ana little history. II Ia 20 with khi5 eX-
pedino1. Sot few nave nevet heard Of the Is
know whe,c this archipelago Is situated, Whit tfs
hutory Is, and Whist afe tts adrantagca II any Of
315 aas KS I1se 1p chart Of 1ns New
!alanos. known a. 0reat NlqneIon Llttle Higuelonz
o. Lsn6!E, and 81 P1e.re. These are barren
men, and as giving France title 10 the sa7roand-
ing fisheries, which arc extremely importaut The
entire AREA OF St P1e1e and French MIguelon,
population pe1haps 2001 souls. TheF eInoTS
annually. are about 8,Oo0 900 f1ancs according 70
2il!Gal estimation, but the actua value Is at lesst
sodnsn oil, and codnsh. The exports were, II
1850, about 0o0. 600 francs sctua1 vaae. In ist3.
he Imports were Of the value OF s,ss0.lo3 france,
y Elao 2o{ ;.forfhnt year the eIpotts EeTe hs2S-
~ 1rnncat or.c91a,0t0. In 1854 the imports were
Ss5 na1cs, or f1@Ast1: the e1pon8 we're
das, $40 francs, or tao5 oas. These being onicial
lboFe the actual ynlue-
The postlon Of Great Mlguelou, the most north
= - ~ AA40 ~ - IL ~ uE81EcH ILL.,
ties north, and IN longitude ss degrees and 20
outh Of this arc Little Alguelon and il conson,
!, Pierre. The history Of these islands-SE |
aeTe aud French AIgue1on-A remarkable. They
nc all that remain Of the vast poascsstons which
rance once owned In Northern Amenca. Even I
Fheu. At the peace OF Utrecht, Newfoundland wns |
ieIded 70 Queen Anne, these Isles were retained, |
! at the peace Of .P111s, In l1G3 they we're con-
sRed to France. ,
THE AMERICAN TERXxCA
The American terminus will he at Ronse's Hum
aocE, In the town uf Dlxbury, Masz. This Is st-
ated near the G1rnet light, at the entrance Of
1ynouth uatboI.- IL ls hot more than swo miles
ON the village, but 10 reach 1t requires tauut Of
Il nlles round the beach. The humuock Is a |
hll OF about thirty or forty acres In
zca- The Legislature Of Massachusetts hare t1aut-
! Charter to IN Ocean Telegraph Company,''
no NIL cary tine out beyond she Jurisdiction
! the United States and then make splice with
1e French cable; TINS, any trouble which might
ave been cauBed BY Ho2f's absurd Letter will
e avoided The main once will be in the old
anl b7ildfBg at Duxh1rJ. An independent tapd !
nc viii extend from this 70 Boston, and perhaps
sccond TO New YORK. Formerly, Duxhury was
~ one Of the nrst ship-buildiug towns Of Massa~
nusettA In 1887 Bevere blow was received dur
~ the panic, and stI years subsequently, the
rye clipper trade having commenced, aud saitA-
e timber not being found in Du1bury, the build
y remored TO Boston ahd Aedford- The otnce ]
Du3burJ will be 10 charge Of VI. J. Ga1ucs, |
ut since employed In the telegraph Of the
editeHaneau. lie Will be aided by q body Of
yelTe electricians