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ART. II. MORSE'S ELECTRO-TELEGRAPH,
By George Gifford, Esq......
ART. III. THE ANCIENT AND MODERN TELEGRAPH,
Sentinel Telegraph-Fire Piles-Indian Runners-Carrier
Pigeons--Telescopes--Cannon Reports-Rockets-Elec-
tric-Electro-Magnetic..
ART. IV.-GUTTA-PERCHA,
Its Discovery-Nature-Qualities-Compared with India
Rubber-Chemical Properties.....
ART. V. ANCIENT AND MODERN HERALDRY,
Early History Armorials-Great Seal of Maine, New-Jersey,
Virginia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri, United States
-Telegraph Confederation-Knights of the Round Table--
Hospitallers Templars..
POETRY-MUSINGS OF A TELEGRAPHER,
By Geo. W. Morgan....
EDITORIAL. The Companion....
Page.
78
Scientific American on Patents-Regulations of Companies... 104
Batteries-New-York and Boston Line-Engravings and New
Register..
105
Heavy Business in Telegraphing-Another Great Telegraphic
Feat-Wonders of the Telegraph-Complimentary-Presen-
tation to T. S. Faxton, Esq.
106
Great Discovery-A Universal Telegraph.
108
New-York, Buffalo and Chicago Range-Telegraph Feat..
109
Notices of the Companion and Tariff Scale...
Maysville Submarine Cable-Halifax and Boston Line-Sandy
Hook Telegraph.....
110
111
MARCH.
ART. I.-MORSE AMERICAN TELEGRAPH PATENTS,
Controversy with O'Rielly-People's Line to New-Orleans... 113
Columbian Telegraph..
115
Comparison of the Telegraphs-Mutator of the Columbian
Telegraph....
117
The Comparison of the Registers.
119
The Columbian Infringes on Morse-Application for Injunc-
tion-Injunction awarded and perpetuated...
122
Injunction evaded..
123
Second evasion of Injunction.
124
The United States' Marshal seizes the Line-Appeal to the
Supreme Court..
125
The Bain Chemical Telegraph-The Finale of the Line—
Vote in the Supreme Court..
126
127
129
130
Conclusion-Patent, 1840-Reissued, 1848-Claims.
Patent, 1846-Reissued, 1848-Object of the Invention..
Claims.
ART. II.-DECISION OF SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES,
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the
District of Kentucky-CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY'S OPINION.... 131
ART. III-DISSENTING OPINION OF JUSTICE GRIER,
District of Kentucky, in the case of Henry O'Rielly, et al.,
Appellants, vs. Samuel F. B. Morse, et al., Appellees...... 150
ART. I.-ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TELEGRAPH,
The Line practicable-Great benefit to the Government and
the People-Report of the Senate Committee in Favor of a
Line-Senate Bill for its Construction.....
161
A Bill authorizing the Construction of a Line of Telegraph
from the Missouri or Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. 167
ART. II.-ATLANTIC OCEAN TELEGRAPH,
The Ocean sounded-Bottom from America to Europe-
Lieut Maury-The Ocean Basin-The water quiet on the
Bottom-Telegraph across the Ocean practicable-Lieut.
Maury's Letter to Secretary of the Navy..
ART. III-TELEGRAPH IN EUROPE AND AFRICA,
Subterranean Lines-Submarine Telegraph in France, Belgium,
Denmark, Holland, Prussia, Russia-Across the Mediterra-
nean Sea to Corsica, Sardinia, Algeria, Egypt.....
ART. IV. ANCIENT AND MODERN HERALDRY,
169
175
No. 2-Order of the Garter-Its Origin, Objects and Benefits. 178
ART. V.-TELEGRAPH REGISTER, MAGNET AND KEY,
Perfect and imperfect Instrument-Damage resulting from
the imperfect-Description of new Register-Engravings-
Spring and Weight Drums-Paper Adjustment-Receiving
Magnet-Two Sizes-Key and Circuit Breaker-Key with-
out Circuit Breaker..
ART. VI.-ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND,
Submarine Lines-To France, Belgium and Holland-Eng-
land to Ireland-Different Companies in Great Britain-
Wheatstone, Henley, Brett and Highton's Systems-Line
to South Ireland, connecting with Steamers-Subterranean
Lines.
183
185
190
191
192
194
196
197
198
199
200
201
The British Telegraph Company..
ART. VII. THE AMERICAN TELEGRAPH CONFEDERATION-AN-
NUAL CONVENTION,
Proceedings of the Convention-Report of the Secretary-New-
foundland Line-Pacific Ocean Connection-Atlantic Ocean
Cable-Report of the Committee-Adoption of important
measures-Convention to meet in New-York, October, 1854, 202
Report of the Secretary.
EDITORIAL.-Morse vs. O Rielly-Decision of the Supreme Court of the
ART. 1-ELEMENTS OF THE MORSE TELEGRAPH,
203
216
222
223, 224
The system as an Art-The elements of the Art-Communi-
cating to the senses of Seeing, Hearing and Smelling. By
Geo. Gifford..
225
ART. II.-COPPER BATTERY FOR TELEGRAPHING,
Description of the Battery-Directions for its use-Advan
tages derived as compared with the Grove.....
ART. III.-EARLY HISTORY OF GALVANIC ELECTRICITY,
Galvani and Volta-Oersted and Ampere-Electro-Magnet-
ism-Battery Experiments-Discovery of the Electric Tel-
egraph..
ART. IV.-MAGNETIC BATTERY FOR TELEGRAPHING,
New invention of Mr. Carpenter-Magnetic Battery proposed
and claimed as superior to the Galvanic Battery....
ART. V.-AN ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH AROUND THE WORLD,
A Cable across the Atlantic Ocean--The Cables in Europe-A
Line across Behring's Straits-The Girdle around the Globe
considered..
ART. VI.-DECISION OF SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED
233
235
240
244
F. O. J. Smith vs. Henry O'Rielly-The Kentucky decision
applied thereto....
247
ART. VII-A NEW TELEGRAPH BATTERY,
The Elements of the Grove, Daniell and Smee Batteries-Their
respective powers-Battery of Quantity and Intensity-A
new Battery proposed. By Charles T. Chester....
ART. VIII.-RAILROAD BRIDGE, AND SWITCH TELEGRAPH,
By W. C. McRea, of Philadelphia...
ART. IX. THE GROVE ELECTRIC BATTERY,
Remarks on Batteries-Warning to Companies to be careful
in adopting any new Battery-Rules for building and keep-
ing up a Grove Battery
ART. X.-WHITE FLINT INSULATOR,
Invented by E. B. Elliott...
249
257
259
262
EDITORIAL.-Absence of Editor to Europe-Mr. Reid on the Ocean Line... 266
J. H. Wade-Presentation of a Cane to G. R. Dodge.
The First Telegraph Invented..
Notices to many Lines...
JUNE.
ART I-BIOGRAPHY OF PROF. MORSE,..
268
270
271
273
ART. II.-REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON THE TELEGRAPH,
Secretary of Treasury's Report to Congress..
284
Secretary's Circular on Telegraphs..
285
Prof. Morse's Letter to the Treasurer.
286
Report of the Committee in Congress in favor of Morse's
Telegraph, and for an Appropriation..
293