THE WILHISGTOX HERALD i AUGUST 21 rTcourf , Aug" 2ITI. Honor, 2X17" 5Tr Dawson, IreIdIn8J. i -.,.t waa fiotd this morninsr. ' A general w " 7, ,,.--Tbe first, case .was. that of . ?hite MillynUl an Fred Mnson (negroes.) The two fin Were charged f fficer McGreal with creating a disturbance I fighting. Mill bad a bruised face and black tbicb as given her by Annie while in a fe;' ulUnZ an J rolling in the 'sand by both of They are residents of "Pigeon hill a ! i r!ace so it is Vsaid." They pulled , each bsJ place. r;il- tber s bair aboui reu. x icu "'J " " : . i i i j but has not Deen aoing as nusuuu Wu-f - 'I ......J! J 1 houldhy Milly. but was ceiieruiisiiuseuiwiiwuB . s Annie Milly did not. iie , bucu cuuuu, m under the advice of a woman called "big cling .'l:v T.i " iind "toneue-tied , JLu.' ho is neighbor ot the two, she attacked An lie about Fred., when Annie owned up, by say . gbe tad him and she intended helding him., T.feyhad a confab of dirty words in FredVs presence and finally, as ..Milly. expressed it, got to pulling each other's hair and rolling in the eand, (good for sore eyes,) and M lly here re ceded her bruises. " There was evidence prov. ipg these facts, and some suspicious conduct be tween the fair maid and dark son of African de scent, but it was all rendered unnecessary by an acknowledgment of the whole facts. Fred, keeps a st6re or shop, which was the rendezvous of Annie, and some very suspicious affairs were carried on there, whujh the Mayor brpught out by close questioning, and which stamped this as a Tery dirty case of miscegenation - The fight was not described to the court,but a supposition can be drawn from a knowledge of the lacts. Milly is lame and walks with a stick, walk in a double folding door-with apparantly 1 1 nmo 19 overwhelmingly large could hardly ..nt.horaeoower'at her command. What a fight then it must have been and such a scene. No wonder that two or three hundred were called as lookers-on. Fred, was like the little boy the animal rjiri over, he " didn't have a word to say." The Mayor saw whiskey was in the affair that is, in the women and sold ier's whiskey, too, Annie said, and he concluded that any one drinking bad whiskey and fighting in the streets, should pay a fine "6tv five dollars. Milly was al'.owedto go after her V.,and whtnask ed if she would get one for Fred.; said she sup posed Tie would pay for himself and Annie too. She would nol do it. Nekher of the women were tery beautiful, an! Fred Vasfrequired v to ?- i .,nn V, nrnman tTinncrVif flft WAR. pay ucuu?c . : Figh ing. Albert Sawyer and Thos. Mosely for fighting in Myers' alley on Saturday after -noon,were fined $5, without asking any ques tions further than an acknowledgment that they had been fighting and thereby breaking the law. The five dollars was the only damage dene either. They are to remain in the cell until the fine is paid. Drunk. B. WhiteheadaWdy: looking fel low, was told to "shell" out'a greenback to the amount of $5 for the privi egeV JEle " shelled." The Old Fortune rcCT-. Baily Adcock, ' a- rem nant of Confederate May or's Court, was charged with fortune teHing in the market. Bailey, told the officers that arrested him thattimes5 were was free, and he intended exposing iis cards and telling fortunes whenever he liked.. They thought different, and ,to show him that they were right, put him in the cell, when the Mayor thought he should remain until he could send him out of the city. A Razor Case.--Siere Freeman,-a negro.'on Saturday, cut Wm. Mapson a boy, on the hand with a razor. He was not a barber neither did he have a beard, but the Mayor, thought lie needed shaving, so he fined him ten dollars, and to remain in the cell until paid. He is a rough looking fellow barefooted, and he looks as if it would be a time before the money is paid. Cotton Stealers Bob Brinkley "and k Virgin Carr, (colored) charged wilh stealing Cotton. They would not tell the truth and were remand ed. No other cases before the Court, it was ad journed. " City Provost Court. Aug-. 20. There was a large array of . daraey soldiers .first attended to this morning, caught in the eity without passess. Fourteen were sent to post headquarters, to be disposed of. Two citizens were released from arrest being charged with selling or giving away to soldiers liquor. This closed the docket and the room was cleared. - v '.' Leo Baii A negro made his escape from the mi'itary lock-up onsaturday morning, and made quite a hurried flight up Second street, and completely distanced two soldiers who. were in pursuit of him. A couple of the local po lice took the race on their, "own hook and orerhauled the fleeing son of Ham somewhere iu that delightful place called Texas," "and brought him" back and turned ' him over to - his former abode. Sambo looked hot and greasy, and was none of the better to the windward. Steawso. The - great "number? of stealing cases coming up before b ith the military and tml departments of the government of the city, is becoming of, no little consequence. : Every day some two or three aire arrested. Saturday there was two arrested by the police., and one hy the city constable. The military have onii r two up before them nearly every day, and when it is ' considered , that inly one out of ten of these rascals are caught it is no little matter and speak badly indeed for the morals of the place. It is not intended to suggest my remedy for the evil, 'as these 'cases are punished as the circumstances oMbe times will- allow, -which it is found is not quite sufficient to serve as an ex ample to others. Some harsher means must evidently be resorted to before (he practice will be abandoned entirely by them- Coxplimestart. The Band of the 20th Re giment Massachusetts Heavy Art illey, com posed oaineten ' performers,--'9nd --tinder the leadership of Lt., Arthur Hall arrived in the city by theSteamer Jos. Christopher from Smith ville, where their. Command are now stationed, yesterday aAernoon. Under the escertof Col. L J. Sherm n, . formerly of this place,- and since thattime chief of the detective '. forces of United States, they visited 3 the' residences of Mayor Dawson and-James Macomber, Esq., las: evening; when they discoursed, some of tjaeir most' beautiful airs, and were hospitably enters tained. On their.retnrn, Thk Herald estab lishment was the recipient of a similar favor, for which thanks are given. . This band" is "'composed as a whole, .of the most accomplished musicians in the Union. They in company with their, command, are soon to be mustered out of the service, and sent to their homes. ; A pleasant return to civil life is wished them, with the hope that it may be as profitable to each individual, as their soldier life has been honorable and creditable. Knock-down Argument. Two individuals, one a great deal the worse for whiskey, and probably both, were engaged in a closely con tested fight in a house near the corner of Front and - Market streets about dark last evening, when the police, with McGreal at their head, appeared to enforce peace and order- . McQ real between two firesi. received an extra- lick occa sionally from both parties, and one devoted his energies specially to him, but alive t o all emer gencies, McGreal brought his cudgel to bear on the fellow's pate several times, which finally set nis liquored Drains into action, and he quiet ly succumbed to an arrest, with a bloody nose, bunged eyes an a sore headi He was sent to the lock-up, and as some one has : said that he belonged to the police force, he will have an idea how a fellow feels wheu under the, care of the turnkey. ! 'V Keasonable. Mayor Dawson it will be seen by the report of the mayor's court this morning only charges five dollars for a jittle bit of a fight, and so on according to the amount of damage done. A -ThUW-reasonable ; enough fellow that can'no iffdrd id 'paylthia 'jmneh- to Wards de fraying the city expenses, had better not in dulge. A good "many little fines will go a long distance in defraying necessary expenses.''' To Travelers South. There has been great inquiry by persons desirous of going south to know what amount of unfinished road there may be between here and Augusta, Ga. A gentle- man connected officially with one of the lines states that there is an unfinished work ot, ten miles between Kingsville, S. C, and Branchville and another, of forty miles between Brauchville and Awgusta'fThe roads : from Augpsfa to Mo- bile arersaid to" be in proper running, order. . " City Cemetery Report. The report of Mr. Timothy Donlin, Superiptendent ot uataaie Cemetery, for the week ending Aug. 19th, shows the total number of interments to have been seven, three which jrere from Uhe Marine Hospital, from small-pox, one from consumpl tion, one from congestion, of, the hraia, one from effects of ledicinel: and- cW unknown. Que of these interments was from. the4 country. nnwisnATisc;-H.A -lieutenant was heard to say yesie,rdaj that on Saturday last, while on duty, hellttdt!t.taiBn five demijohns' of liquor, from parties engaged in selling it in violation of deisr "From this manner ot conaucung auaim the military wilHsOon! have sufficient quantity confiscated .to start a good sized wholesale esJ tablishment, or enough Jo furnish the medical department for a considerable, length of time. ; jr"7D. The steamer ComwanCapt. Term from New York, arrived yesterdoy at iu o'clock, beine fifty nine hours on the passage. wr . .. v t She brought out a large mail, a full cargo and nasseneers. She will saU on her return trip on Wednesday next. Quick Trip. The schooner Thos. Winans, Cat)L Briegs, left JSew lors on xuuraunjr a mi 1 o f and arrived here yesterday, being a passage out in but little longer time than is required for tne regular steamers. Pmlsoxal. A. A. Bice, general snperintend ent of the Adam's Express compauj, "-v south of New York, arrived in the city a few :T,a on business connected with the in- Ulguw C3 Uterests of his company , : t. ' VVashingtON, August U. mL.. DnImGfr General has ordered contract with the Ceptr..! .nii North Carolina Railroad compan, tor tne mails trom yomsuui rr.X-i.l - ro,iri:"rr ;-6 hundred and twenty-three miles. Service will be;resumeop the other U ha ,.rtd that the road, hare teen southern routes, fX?Z FZZ repaired and are in good running rTDTine ill TBI SC I ana are in gowj """"o t r odviPK IH TDK SOUTH To this end ihe-wtole'systemf-soul rail roads is classified into iurIue"". eT viz: Branch of spur roads, semi-local roads and throughoads. "A rate ofj nipen sation has been fixed for each class, viz., $3oT$50,l75 and $100 per mile per annam, respectively. A circular letter has been, sent to each of the provisional governors notify ing them that the departments is ready to re store; the mail service upon the southern rail roads as soon as the saki provisional govern -ors can certify that i hey are in operations and controlled by proper person The fixing of the compensation at the prices named is not an arbitrary act of the l'osttnasfcr General, butis the result of a careful sjstexniz aion of the whole business. , WALL STREET IUWELSED. THE GREATEST EXCITE 31 EXT SINCE THE EXPIOSION OF THE TRUST . COHPAXY. Failure of one of the Largest Firms in the Xew lork Banking Quarter. Forging and Absconding Juuior Partuer. of tiie His Departure witli 200,000. i , 4-, J From the N.j Y.I Tribune, August 15. " The latest excitement! in Wall st , and pro bably the greatest for a humber of years, is the annouiicent of failures in distinguished finan cial circles. The old j and honored ; firm, of Messrs. Morris Ketch um, Son and Co., has fniled for an immense amount of money, and Edwin B. Ketchum, the late manager of the concern, and Jhe son of the senior partner has suddenly disappeared, and as funds to the amount ot $2,500,Ul)0 are found to be missing at the same time, the conclusion is that the young m;n has absconded with tho money or its equivalent in bad debts. 'MK.t Kelchum, sr., j resides in Westport, Conri.,and was telegraphed night before last by. Mr. Belknap of the firm thai his presence was required in town. Mr. Ketchum arrived yesterdayj moaning, and for the first time, learned tHe character and extent of the as tounding frauds which1 had been perpetrated by.hison. He immediately directed the house to suspend payment, and make an investiga tion into .the condition of its affairs. Tho in vestigatir.n showsf the frauds were perpetrated on the house to a gieat extsnt by abstracting the1 collaterals, winch (bankers and brokers had left with therri as 'hypothecations' oi loans, and on? which advances had been made. As far of ascertained the members of the house r. . 4 il .i J.I Ml 1 1,1 i are ot tne opitnon luai .iiiey win ur uic iu pay fifty cents on the dollar. All the remittances rejbeived yesterday morn ing from their correspoti dents, Mr Ketchum directed to be specially deposited in one of the qity banks to the credit of the parties con cerned. ; ,.- ; . Mr. Ketchum is the i senior, and has been estimated to be worth from $5,000,000 to $6, 000,000. , CHARLES GRAHAM & CO.'s LOSS. Mr. Edw. B. Ketchum is said to have forged gold checks f upon the Bank of Ne,v York to the amount ot zou.uuu, wnicn ru- mor. increases to the pu,blic amount of $2,500,- 000. Thej gold cheeks were taken trom a book procured in June last, ostensibly lor the use of Charles liranam b jo., wuq iiaviug made a depositdrew a check or lett tneir.sig- natures with the Bank cf New York, which acted us the custodians of gold for epeculitors and brokers. ,The checks weie numberea rrom 58 5nl to 59,000 both inclusive, ana were j for S5.000 each, and it is supposea were an j 'V i . ' r r ri AAA used, making ari aggregate ot 5,ouu,uuu. The -entire filling of the checks was a forgery, and they were used -as collaters, ana ne:a ior loans. Of course, they were not presented for pay. ment, They were noc weu execuieu au their appearance shonld nave aiscioseu me fiaud at an early period. They were mostly used in country and German houses, and the Fourth National Bank loaned on mem to ine extent of $225,000, to parties outside of the banks of both Ketchum and Graham. It is stated that in addition to this forgery of gold checks, Mr, E- B. Ketchum has roooeu me firm of which he was partner aim auuvc manager,"of a large amount ot securities, ine gum is placed as : mgn u ?4vw,wu, Graha n, -whose business has been managed by Mr. E. B. Ketchum for tfce past two months, Mrv Graham being ill, is loser to the extent of $280,000. 1 l , The street -was filled with rumor3 of other failures and losses, and a general panic pre y died. Very low quotations were conse quently" made in the stock market, and there was little buying at the close of the day. The principal character in this case, Mr. h. B; Ketchum, is a j outhful, dashing man," and was' entrusted with large sums of money. The tale of his transgression is brief and easily to be I raced. Living daily in the atmosphere of f all street, he became infatuated with the gambling spirit of that locality. He cast and lost Little by little he was led in deeper and deeper, unttl to gratify his sambling propen sities, he went at any length and all lengths, swindling not only the concern over which he had sway, but even committing the crime of forgery to accumulate the means for fresh gambling. Yet he carried this load upon his brain and conscience so quietly and skillfully that no one of those that were in every diy Kirn rlrp.n.m(l of his Pllilt. He was seen on Sunday night to leave his father s house with a small black carpet bag, whi b, uow that he is gone, is remembered to have m pnrr-rl stuffed full of bank ntes. Govern ¬ ment bonds or something of the kind. He has rlpiiiirtAd and mav never bo arrested, j but hia nunishment-will be greit whereter he i?oes. and the dark close his career is merely a rpnpitinn of m mv a wild drama that has been enacted in Wall street, where gold ever the soul of the plot. is a PART IMPORTERS' i AKO TRADBRS JTATIONAL To the Editor of the New York Tribune. Sir : f Various rumors are in circulation in reord to losses sustained by different parties hr nf tde : recent! v developed forged checks among others this bank is mentioned. I4tvouid state for the information of the public that this bank holds 5335.000 ot these said to ba forged checks as collateral security for loan, which amount UfJLould t prove i B "n- tire los,. is rearly covered by taeprescfct iar plus and earnings ! JAMES V DEL, Present' New York, Auguu 10, I8fj5. WASHINGTON. PRESIDENT JOMSOX AXD HIS CABIAET. Jeff. Davis to; be Tried by Jury. The Kentucky Election-Personal &cM Vc. Wasiiingtosl Aug. 15, 18G5. TUE PRESIDENT' POLICY AND MIS CABINET. Publications have recently been made of report4, speculations and inferences nb ut dif ferences of opinion between the preident and his cabinet with rgaro! to the policy proper to be pursued in restoring the southern states to their former relations to the union, and particularly involving the question of negro, suffrage in the work of reestablishing the civ il government, the military measures to se cure which have already been taken through the agency of the provisional govt-mors. 'J he proceedings are strictly private, and it is not known that any of the members are in the habit of improperly .revealing them. There fore, the pu blications professing to give reports of what takes place in the cabinet council, arc, t say the least, unreliable. But it may be said with confidence, as an answer to many of the speculations, that there i is.not now, nor is j it believed that there will : be, any substantial or material difference be- tween the piesident and his cabinet with re gard to the restoration of the southern slates. One of the rt-asons for this assertion is the j fact that all the proclamations appointing the provisional governors are precisely in tho same words, founded on the Tennefe ar rangement, and maturely considered by the president, And approved of by the; cabinet, showing a carefully considered plan- the am- nesty proclamation! noing in accord witn tnat document. The president, it is known, Iroin the representation of kis intimate friends, is determined to pursue substantially the recon struction programme thus laid down, having reasonable evidences from the south that it will be successful.!; Many of the accounts from that section $re exaggerated, and mis represent the true and favorable condition of public opinion. j , , THE TRIAL OF JEFF. DAVIS. As the result of; careful inquiry it is be lieved that there is an unwillingness on the part of a portion of the ajbinet to have Jeffer son Davis tried for treason, while there ia reason for asserting th it the 'President is ptr4 sistent. in having him; brought before a civil tribunal. Chiel Justice Chase is expected to arrive here in thejcourso of a few days for consultation with the President as to the lime, the manner and the! plate which shall bo desig nated. The ablest counsel in the United States are also being consulted upon the subject. There is a fixed d'ermin.ition on the part of the Executive that there shall be a iuimcdi ate and fair trial by a jury of the country for hjh treason. It may, in addition 10 this, be confidently asserted that the President has determined, as soon as practicable, to with draw the orders suspending the privileges of the writ of habeaal corpus and to dispense with military courts. - t- 1 AsrilNGT0SAngU8t 15. Garrett Davis, ojt Kentdcky;:i is nere, en deavoring to see the President tor the pur pose of making representations about military interference in thej Kentucky election. Governor Andrew of Massachusetts, arrived here this, morning, lhe story that he has beetf invited to oceppy the place of Secretary of the Nav3 is of course, unfounded. - Secretary Seward has again ictt tor vape General Scnontid na3 gone worm. Adjutant General Slonehouse arrived here rom Albany this morning. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. Tlie Iatesf( Telegrams from vaiemia The China brinars no n ews from the cable atr than that ahead v nublished. The Eng- ish papers publish the following tehgrams : the final susnsaaiu w -'. . , Atlantic Telegraph Com pant, ANT,) ;e, V No. 12 St. Helen's Place HlSUOPSGATE ST. WITUrN, L.,AU2 Th follovvinir telegram has just been re ceived at this office by Mr. G. Saward, secre tary and general superintendent ot the Atlan- tic letegrapn uompany, irum ju. i-txuijcj fttiVahntia: I , "Wednesday, 9A. 311,000 miles paid nnt: all CCinff Weil." The following telegrams have been received mm . ..... ..... . Ileuter's Telejirain! Company, (Limited) from Mr. It. A. Glass, managing directors ot the TpWrnnh Construction and 3Iaintenance Comuanv o r On ;uoard the Ureat eastern, vv eunesuay morninsr. l.zuv miies paiu out ai 1.0 -a. m. 1,050 miles' rua-by; the Great Lasiern at 6.5U A. 31. All come well Vallntia, Aog. 2, 8 P. 31. T.ie signals from the Great Eastern became unintelligible at noon to-day No communication has been had with the shin since, and no intormation has been received.! . Cause unknown.'' THURSDAY, AUG. 3. 4tVALESTiA. 11.30 A. M. -No information rpftpi red from the shiD.'' Cause unknown. No communication with the ship." "Valeria, Aug. 3, 8.40 P. M. Same re port as this tnoiuing, The London Times of Aug. 5 published tho following dispatches "To the Editor of the Times' 1 "Sir: Annexed I send you a copy of a tel egram just received from Mr. James Grave., an officer of this company "now at Valentia, with reference to the state of things in refer ence to the cable. I am, sir, your ebeditjut servant, 1 j George 5a ward, ; "Secretary and General Superintendent. 'Atlantic Telegraph Company, No.' 1 2 - St Helen's Place, jBishopsgate sL, within, E. C Aug. 4. j , ."'. - ". . - 1 From Mr. Craves, Valentia, to Mr. Saward, ia 12 St, 1 ...... u-- lleien'a Place,-Londun, - - x Fbidat, 12.35 1?. M. Shore tests for neith- cr insulation nur ron!uctivityt aid hi in-- ft!Utinn ild nil rwrmlt him . to la I ' Great Britain troobleJ Ut two dayt with earth currents equal in nrae place eighty cells ; Wt ween AnisterdAm and Ber in eqatl to upward of tercntv cV; wrstwaid from here equal to upward of one hundre l cell. Not so trng thi morring. but still prater thin fignutling poer. -' Anxiomlr aw-iting their cessation to learn the state of aCTiIrs. - , rnoAr, aco. 4. v.-:.7 .4- Fridat, 1 40 P.VM. Test tiken for con;. ductmty. Kcsu!t shows accident to cable; Mai !?s of insulation or dead earth 1,25 miles from Ya'cntia. - - Mr. Glakhcri of the Boy.l Obserrator brought this morning the fodowing important letter from the As:ronooier-lloytl in relation to the stoppage of tfce signals trorn the Great Kastern. ' ' ' -I ' ' . ; Mr GUisher a!so laid before tho directors the phofograpH sheets of the Magnetic Obser vatory, showing a magnetic ssorm great T in force than has eccurrcd for many yeatrt, com-inemi- g at n90n on Wednesday, the 2d inst. that-being (lie time, almost to an instant, at which the signals from the Great Eastern be came unintelligible. . : -i "' -Mr. Glaisher thinks it probable that tho storm, though very much abated, has not yet so ceased as to allow the fremo current ua in signalling through the cable tlo manifes ted at VaUntia. vs . Voors ruly, GEOKfiE SAWAlrn, ' Secretary and General Superintendent, -Atlantic Telegraph Company, No. 12 St, Ilel eiis Place, Bishopsgate street, within, K. ; C , Aug. 4. -: . 1 - ; r - LETTER FH0M TR0FE580R A1RT. . .. Royal OBSERTATOJtr, 0REE.Nvvicn,( !. I , .Aug. 4, 1 BG5, t . "Dear Sir: In r-eferenco to tho reported in- terruption of communiciti6n thrcugh' tho'At.j lantic telegraph : 1 . , t On Wednesday, Aug. 2,at ndon.as is phown by our photographic record, a magnetic storm J Commenced, which rose to cict violeuce in the course of Wednesday night, and n an at its height from 5 A. 31. on the morning irTtiuts- d.iy, Aug. 3, to no'u; of Thursi'ay. " It dc-' clined t-lowly to 11 P. 3Ik on Thursday night. nnu nioiu ruiiiuiv v .t -a. m, inisi niormi'ir. Friday, Aug. 4. At present, about 11 A. M., the storm lias generally ceased ' , lhe magnetic storm lia been one of the most violent in some respects the moit vio lent that I have" even known. ; Throughout the storm the spontaneous enth etirrents have been verv strone, and changing most rapidly. The actions ot tho earth currents galvanometers hate, in'cmise- quence. been so rapid that in general tbqy have lett no trce on the photograph sheets. From Wednedayf Augu't 2, at noon, to td A. 31., this morning, Friday, August 4,' the record from our Croydon wire is. in cono quence of this rapid motion, entiroly lost. -The record from our Dartford wJreU lost gen , erally, but occasionally rune traces oro vii- ble. . 'V;V-' If the magnetic currents in be Atlantic arc at all comparable in violence to thos in Kng land, it is impossible that any record enn have been made by tho Atlantic cable, though it" be in perfect order. - 4 . - Perhaps ycrj will I ave tho goodness in stantly, to communicate , or publish this in tlio quarters in which yoa think it will bo most uselui. ; . r I am, dear sir, faithfully yours, f , O.B.AiRT. THE CHANCES OF DISCOVERT. The London Times of August 4 nays': ,i in With regard to the chnce of recovering 'the injuring part and repairing it, it is almost impossible to speculate. At .tho depth of waier iu wuicu iuc ureal ciisieiu now is, .. hauling up three miles of mpo would, under tne most lovoraoie circumsunce.-, be a HoWf and most precmous undertaking. Carried on with all the care which such an operation wouHrequire, it could hardly be recovered at the rate or more than a quarter of a mile an hour, while the trlighl,est wind or rongh fea 4 would at once put an end to it. and the rope would have to the hnoyed and cut adrift. to j avoid the cerlainty of its breaking if , it con- tinned last 10 tne great snip, ror sucu event ualities the Great Krstern is amply provided , blie Las ranny buoys on board equal alto get er to a weight of fifty tons, and she' has at least four or five rhihs of powerful wire.' buoy ropes which " can support all that the'' hunvft thfmtlveM flin ' fl.iat- Thia ;'li.ff.iJ ' buoy, however, will not' be retorted to (HI tho 5 last extremitv. as anart frdm tha men &l Anl gers of such an expedient, the grfattbt of all is tbe extreme uncertainty of ever fiudiog the buoy again whenonco cast Iose intlo mtddlq of the Atlantic. If the Great Eastern ismtk. uig a juesMui tnon 10 naui in me cable and . p t nrv i . - . repair it, a clear renewal ofsinaU may bi Ioocked for at latest within a counle of days- If, on the contrary, that time should pass by without. the cable giving any sign of nte we tear tne case musttie'conoidered hotei 1 ... . . 1 less as ir regarus t uccefes tnis year. , n ., L. . The Great Eastern . left wih ahoot jlwo, tli'iusand thrte hondred find ftTtv lrn... r cable on board, of which, up to 'kthe time of - m. ui Wft the accident, twelve hundred miles, or about one-half, had been lain. It isknowri.-frcm t!e rate of paying out and tho distance ruri, that the tp must have beeii;at Ieat two bun., dred arid fift miles bt in the forward tank when the fault rose. The break was evident- y thei efore, r.ot caused by pawing 'the rot trom the forward tank to tliat amid.-hira. miles of wire. Supposing, then, that tho it uivu vufiimo vigil w v uilt r worsi has happened, and the ctbie is broken, a least four htin rd, if not five hundred, miles may be et 11 recover ad by undcrrunning and hauling it in from tlic shore end at Va lentia. This would leave a di-ficit of seven hundred or eight hundred iniics necessary to be supplied before again commencing tho work not a v err great amount, ceriaioly, rtculprinrr rlmt ift at Rink e. lit 1. onitp Atimwrh to put an end to any chance of the attempt le!n renewed before next yeir. Of course, ait that we have now .--'..staled is mere eonjec ture, based upon the mot ' reliable informa-, tion. - In a day or so at rnostihe pubWo will be able with certainly JU judge for themselves for if as we have eaid, at the end of that time tbexe are still no signal they will need none 10 leu nieui ui'w vu hi auu irrerneuiaDio n.9 been the third failure to lay a telegraph under one of the deepest, and 'certainly one of the stormiest, seas in the world," j 1

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