Selected Miscellany.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Magnetic Telegraph.
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scene, we VIII VeEtufe 10 say, mas never
had its parallel on this earth, and is the
legitimate offspring of that strange inven-
ton, the magnetic telegraph, an inven-
tion 10 which the public attention at this
moment is so much and universally at
trached.


On Saturday evening last, June 9Th,
Professor Morse, The inven Tor and super
intendent of the Magnetic Telegraph, and
his assistant, Mr.. Vail, at their office at
Washington, wished to test the integrity
of the telegraph line the whole distance
through from Washington to New York,
distance Of not less than $50 miles. The
better to understand the singularity of the
scene we are about to record, the reader
must imagine four individuals, one at the
Office of Washington, one at Baltimore,
40 miles distant, one at Philadelphia, lO8
miles farther, and one at New York, ll2
miles farther. The officers are at each of
these places, and communication des-
patched from any one is written and un-
dcrstood instantly at all others. We shall
designate the operators by the names of
the different p leces at which they are sta
toned.


Observation-Disclosures, are you in con-
nexlon with Philadelphia?
Baltimore-Yes.
Wash-Put me in connexion with Phil
adelphla


Balt-Ay, ay, sir; wait a minute. (After
a pause.) Go ahead. You can now talk
with Philadelphia.
Wash--How do you do, Phiadel.
phia?


Phila-Pret'y well. Is that you Wash
ington?


Wash-Ag, ay; are you connected with
New York?
Phila-Yes.
Wash-Put me in connexion with New
York.


Phila-Ay, ay; wait minute. (After
a pause.) Go ahead. Now for it.
Wash-New York, how are you?
IN. York does not answer.)
Phila-Hallo N. York, Washington Is
talking TO you. Don't you hear him? Why
don't you answer.


N. York; don't get any thing from
him.
Wash-I get that from N. York


Phila-N. York, Washington says he
gets that from you.


Balt-How is it that Washington hears
from N. York, and N. York does not hear
from Washington?


Phila-There's where I'm hoored.


Balt-What is the reason, Washing
ton?


Wash-Becalsc N. York has not proper
ly adjusted his magnet


Phila-I have been hard at work all day.
| feel like prlcks. Had no supper. Ihaye
had stiff evenings work; there have been
SO many messages tonight alone
that gave us seventeen dollars. | want
to 60.



Wash-Wait little.


Balt-Go it ye cripples.


Phila-Who is writing
Wash-Don't talk all at once.
Ba\t-Mary Rogers are case, so are
Sail Thompson.
Gen. Jackson are hoss, so are Col.
Johnson.
hila-Who is that? will discuss that
pint.
Wash-Baltimore, keep quiet Phil
adelphia tell New York TO ask me to
write dots-(that is to adjust his Mag
net.)
fnlla-Ay, ay, SIT; walt lille. New
York, ask Washington to write dots.


New York-Ay, ay, sir. Washington
write dots. washington begins TO write
dots.) That's it,


Wash-Do you now get what send
you?


N. York-Ay, ay.


Wash-Dld you get Prof. Morse's mes,
sage to his daughter?


New York-Yes, from Philadelphia
but ii is too late 10 send it over the ri.
yer tonight | am alone; the two boys
are gone. 7r q ~