The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-06
HERALD SATURDAY FEBRUARY lse9TRlPLE SHEET

enough 10 break through the doors OF a dozen dun
geons more formidable than that used by 0rdway
the good natured Sergeantat-Arms OF the House;
bright smart-lookng parsonage too, who was un-
justly described by some OF the correspondents here
as looking Ike regular Bowery boy. He resents
the comparison, and complains that the news
papers have been pitching into him for
the last ten years very unfairly. He says
he lives in the Eighteenth ward, and knows
every voter there by his first or last name. Upon
being asked by your correspondent whether Judge
Keeys charge about bringing voters to Philadelphia
was true and whether he had been indicted In that
city therefor he answered that he had heard OF his
Indictment but had been to that city lately and no.
body molested him. About the horse.hero he said,
"Perhaps it might have been left to HIM since his
departure from New York, but he couldn't say
Your correspondents interview with the prisoner
terminated by the latter extending an invitation to
60 with him to the minstres tonight invitation
not accepted owing to pressing engagements.
Scannell viii probably find means TO pay up to-mor
row, should he still be kept In Brooks bastile
which, by the way, consists OF comfortable quarters
at the National Hotel The entire bill Of costs Is not
more Than seventy-fve dollars altogether.
Scandal In the House.
The real cause OF Brooks touching pathos over
the terrible fate of his poor constituent, Scanne
will be understood when it is stated that after the
spicy debate to-day in the House, he, Brooks, went
about among the republican members, warning them
that II they did not release the prisoner from durance
vile he would DO made martyr and certainly 60
elected Sheriff a. New York. One OF the republi-
cans thus appealei to answered that Brooks him.
self had done ali his power to crown his constitu
ent with martyrdom, that 1t would serve Brooks
rirnt Coor ,on hio In
1t seem that during the debate Brooks understood
Judge Kelley to ask why he did not mortgage his
own horse to pay or the costs OF his constituent.
This was mistake. Kelley alluded 70 q trotting
horse, supposed 70 belong to Scannell and rose to
explain his meaning, but was refused hearing by
Brooks himself.
The Western Union Telegraph Company and
the Russian Gable.
The following request Of the Western Union Tee-
graph Company has been presented to the Senate by
Mr.. Morgan
To THE CONGRESS- OF THE UNITED STATES
honorable body that in March 1854 an orgsnization
III the name OF the Western Union Extension Tele--
graph Company was efected for the purpose OF
ment a line Of telegraph overland via Behring
Straits to unite Europe and America; that this pro-
although y ane
part Of our own government, the Russian govern
ment and the government Of Great Britain as
sanctioned and encourared as snch: that at the
time. Of this organization 1t was the general
nn cabe wss an ana ths
the connection overland was the only feasible plan
two cont,nents IN the nrnsecufion ~ the erternrse
1t became necessary for the company to purchase In
miles az shore ends to he nsed in behrinp Sea and
the Gulf of Anadyr in Eastern ASIA that such pur.
nr,cc ie6a 4a1 sterling costing s45o. 600 N United
States currencyl maid therefor. That such cable
was shipped on board the bark Egmont for
toria Aforesaid in March. 1867: that iI was re-
tained at Victoria until March, 1868 That the unex
pected success OF the Atlantic submarine cable and
the acknowledgements III tine imnortant fact ~ ita ner
manencv "a 4 means Of Internatlonal telerraphic
have induced me to aoaG
prorress had been made that its achieyement was no
longer doubtful Hence the necessity Of withdraw
~ New Work where II arrived in Sentsnber is6S.
and except the shore ends il is now on board OF the
said E0mnnt in the mort az New YORK i'm bond the
shore ends having been Temporarily placed in a
bonded warehouse at said port, where 1t now re-
MAINS aour iurtne ~ @ lis .ne
lish such international communication win not be
less than $1,000 600; that such cable when SO pur.
Stt NUS ao' d Iu T ,ha ns ~
the line referred to- that 1t is already considerably
deprecated IN value by handling and non-use. and
,a Snr 70 are the trnatees IN fac ~
the said extension company, and earnestly desire,
IN closing up It's anars 10 protect inc stocNaoders
~ I'm the cahie for nse op ont Of the ITniteI
States, IN which case the Treasury would
not pc entltiea 20 receive dutes tneleon;
retain i for 4 long time. perhaps for many years
and finally be compelled TO use IL IN short sections
ior river crossings 10 tne ontea STATES; tnat u : NOT
by reason of its haying but single CONDUCTING wire
necesstating therefore, the multiplication OF cables
instead OF using snge cable ior Tue same purp.ose
further REPRESENT that the duties II exacted by the
government, the invoice price Of such cable will
70 .ne sum 9, IL arger SUM-
lied for sch cable for use in the United States and
your memorasts, as such trustees as aforesaid, in
case ., t1elr 20 o. lor use 9ns 9, .ne
advance such duties for their cestique trusts, to
abandon such cable to the government. Your me.
Iva :, -. r arahia Sctv ,ys ~ s., $780,, ~
enactment authorize and direct such cable and