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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For ConTcntlon.
V want busineaamen and working men, wha
lite the interest or tne tate at Ueart, to represent
, in the Convention shortly to convene, i
11 ' o. O. PARSLEY, 8b., EsqV'
T. J. ARMSTRONG, - .
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MANY VOTERS.
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A Card. "
E otter to the community the name of
ADAM EMPIE, Esq., as a candidate to repre
6t.,it New Hanover Counfy, ip the approaching
State Convention. The magnitude pf the interests
involved, demands the selection of men, who are
not committed to pastr. party politics, and whose
inU. rrity, capacity and experience are uridoubted.
ThfCc qualifications belong in. a eminent degree
t Mr. Empie ; so that all honest men can. be as
ure d of a representative, whose Indulgence and
experience will dictate the part of wisdom,, and
whose nerve will undoubtedfv execute the de
cisions of his judgment, without fear or affection
Many voters.;
Wilmington, N. C, July 31st 128-lm '
RAILROADS.
Wilmington and Wclden Rail Road.
Offick Oen. Fbeioht Agkst, W. &. W. R. R. Co.y
Wilmington. K". C. September 6, 1866. (
. . nfAima1 that tUc froi rrh f rkn email I
uppers ; "r" r-""t-
line of this road must be prepafd. Receipts in du-
ic:ite m lorm prt'bcriueu yy mc vtvuijjuu j ,
accompany each shipment.
G. L. DUDLEY, i
Geri. Freight Agent.
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h(-pt. i.
Wilmington and Manchester Railroad.
Office Gen. Supt. Wit.. '& ManTR. R., )
T r Anir 9JHh IRfifi. (
and alter Sunday, Aug. 547t&, aalir trains
y j tor passengers and freight, will run over the
Vilminrton and Manchester Railroad as follows
. ,1 u.r.iii.uotrir wii mart ta tm unwu i
Leave Wilmington daily at ? b.uu A. M.
Kingsville 1 7.35 P.
rrivc at Wilmington daily at 3.05 P. M.
Kingsville u i 1.25 A. M.
These trains connect with trains on North Eas
tern Kail lioad for Charleston, the Cheraw.& Dar
lington Railroad and Wil. & Wei. R. R. , There
is dail v stage communication between Kiogsville
and Columbia, S. p., connecting with these trains.
There is also a line of stages between Camden and
Sumter (on Wil. & Man. Railroad.) The boat
i ouuectin"- with those trains leaves and arrives at
Wil. & Weldon Railroad wharf. The freight of
. ik-e of the Company will be at A. II. VanBokke
Icn'ri wharf, on the premises recently occupied by
A. E. Hall, andby steamer North Carolina inrun
.ing to Fayetteville. All freight will be received
and delivered at this point. Passenger business is
done from Wil. . & Weldon Railroad wharf and
frcitrht business from above wbar
HENRY M. DRANE, i .
Gen. Sup't.)
Aug. 2Gth , 151
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. I
Wilmington & Weldon R. R. Co. )
Wilmington, Aug. 29, 1865. Jj
PASSENGER TRAINS SCIIEDTJL.E.
17 ROM this date Trains on this Road will run
as follows : '
Leave Wilmington at 4 00 P. M. 1
Arrive at Weldon at 8 00 A. M.
Leave Weldon at 2 00 P. M.
Arrive at Wilmington at 5 40 A. M.
Connecting at Weldon both ways with trains to
and from Petersburg:, by Gaston Ferry, and on
direct to Norfolk and Washington ; connects at
Goldsboro' with trains to Raleigh and Newbern.
Also connects at Wilmington with the Wilmington
&. Manchester Railroad south Ito Charleston, Co
lumbia, Atlanta, Savannah, Montgomery, &c.
S. Hf REMONT, j
Aug. 30, 1865154. j Eng, & Sup'tJ
THE WILMINGTON HERALD.
WILMINGTON,
SEPTEMBER 6
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Mayor's Court, Commissioner Shackel
ford, ITIayor pro tern., presiding, Septem
ber 5th. i
There was considerable of a rumpus on Water
street on Mondav. when some parties behaved
f1irftflnfnl1v to two ladies within their own
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dwelling:. The husband of one of the ladies
thouirht nroner to resent such conduct and
knocked the party down, whereupon his friends
outside made a demonstration in his behalf, but
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the police arriving prevented any encounter.
They seized the aforesaid husband who being
highly excited struck ons" of, them he himself
was immediately knocked down and taken into
custody. His honor took a liberal view of the
case and decided that- the man had a,; perfect
right to defend his family, but for striking the
policeman he fined him $5. . ,
Ben Turner, a darkey without . fear of law jor
justice, invaded the privacy of a gentleman's
apartment, and observing ajpile of money on
the bed appropriated ten dollars. He at first
denied that he had taken it, but a little fright
ening forced him to a confession of the deed,
and he forked over the spondulics. He was
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.uJZot e wlLm and
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eiaon rauroaa, ana suuueuiy uw"",
Bors of the long sought science of alchemy, a.nd
Anni.l,J i - WIc, V.OOA taori intrt ornlfl or its
woiiuucu iu lulu iuis uttoe ivcv e "
equivalent in greenbacks. sTheir proceedings
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were ooservea ana iney wera mwimsui
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.ouw ui men MaoKj. .1
Wm. Cary is a poor colored man who had a
reat appetite for fish, and so observing a huck.
mouth oommenced to water and his fingers to
itch, and he slyly transferred one Of the bunches
from the cart to his own possession; 4 He was
walking away with his ill acquired booty when
he met a gentleman policeman, who ; politely
requested him to return will him, deliver up the
fish and proceed onwards ; with him to the lock
up. . .He will now enjoy plainer diet than fish
for forty-eight hours in the cells
Soae gallant young colorod sports, unable to
restrain their gambling propensities, got up
little game la the public thoroughfares; , la tht
middle of a hand t seven up when one stood
five and the other two, and the latter held "high
low, jack," they were intruded on, and thej"
wentip, and yesterday mWninghey went down
for forty .eight4 hours into the regions below,
where they can finish their game in absolute
quiet. . -
Frelma.n'a Bureau, Wilmington, If.
SepUSlb, 1865, SubDUtrict No. 1, Capt.
. II. Ieatn in charge '
An individual who hails from Livingston
Creek, enters a complaint against one "Paoier
who shot him in the spring and is now lounging
about with. gun, with supposed evil intent. J,
Action. Referred case to Provost Marshal.
Teney Cwan states- that a man owed him
$37$ confederate currency and gave him a
wagon to settle the bill, but that his son now
claims the wagon.
Action.'SQwi him a note stating that he
should hold the wagon until 'proof was j3hown to
this office or higher authority that the wag n
was not legally his.
Peter Hines states that he is working with a
person for a share "of crops and that his em
ployer now wanted him to split rails.
Action. Advised him to split rails until the
crops are ready, or do anything else his em
ployer requires.
Nancy Gafford (colored)" raised a crop bv
herself, river "Ben," the overseer, wants to take
her crop from her and share it with the rest
. ' "
Nancy is an old woman and does not want to do
this as it will lesen her share considerably.
Action; Sent guard to inquire into the mat
ter, if the story is true, her crops must not be
taken.
Distinguished Arrival.
Major General George S. Crook,1 formerly in
command of the department of WesVirginia,
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"yrc recenuy commanojng awing oi wene-
ral Sheridan's magnificent cavalry jorps in the
final battles around Richmond, arrived in town
on Sunday evening and took temporary quarters
at Bailey's, where he is still stopping. It is
probable that General Crookjrill, in a few days,
assume command of the district of Wilmington,
relieving General Ames, in which event the laU
ter will probably, as the ranking subordinate
officer in the district, be assigned to the, com
mand of the post of Wilmington,
i General Crook is accompanied by Mrs Crooi,
and Major and brevet Colonel II. Edward Tre
maine, and Captain anda brevet Major C. S.
Roberts, Aids.
A Sbbnadb. TLe efficient band of the 2d
Massachusetts heavy artillery, led by Lieut;
Arthur Hail, on Monday eveniug gave a delighU
ful serenade to Major General George C.Meade,
who had arrived only a few hours before. The
General being fatigued from his journey- could
not respond personally to the complimeat, but
through a member Of his staff returned his
acknowledgments.
The band then proceeded to theresidence of
Major Charles J. Wickersham, chief of ihe
Freedman's Bureau for the southern district of
North Carolina ; a gentleman distinguished as
an officer in cavalry service during the war
while stationed with the army of the Potomac,
winning many bright laurels in many hard
fought fields. The major received the party
who tendered the serenade in his happiest and
most affable manner, invited them in, and a
delightful evening ensued. Col. G. A. Frankle,
of the 2d Massachusetts, was present, and a
large number of other officers and citizens.
Toasts were given, jokes passed, songs sung,
music played and wine drank in considerable
quantity.
Rented bt Auction. We give below a sum
mary of the prices brought at auction for hous -rent
yesterday, Messrs. Cronly & Morris, auc
tioneers, the prices being on a gold basis:
Store corner Market and Second streets under
Carolina hotel, '...$1,050
Store now occupied by M. Fitzgerald,
, 950
. 1,500
Store occupied by Larkins& Hard wick,.
Store occupied by T. J. Williams...... 1,250
Late residence of O. L. Fillyaw 4th st... 1,600
Casnn nronertv. Front street. 200
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Holden property, 4Third street, 44o
House occupied by J. Deans, 300
House known as Beery house,.
700
Brick house known as O'Reilly property,
House occupied by J. Bishop, 4th st.,...
Warehouse of B. Baxter, Dock street,
550
300
700
1,270
525
525
500
Bunge & Kordlander's store, Front st.,.
Store on Front st,, occupied by C. Preax,
Livingston's store,. Front street,
Livingston's barber shop
Most of these rentf are to be paid monthly,
some quarterly, and some in advance, and ail
in gold or its equivalent.
FabeWeil Bravk Bots. That brave and
irallant regiment, the 2d Massachusetts, left
yesterday afternoon for their homes n the north
o o ,
They have done good service during the war in
various stations, and have ever been an honor
and a credit to the sfcate from whence they hail.
They have participated in a number otJiard
contested battles, 'but always on the wining
side. The officers are a fine, noble, generous
Qj
men. and d urine the stay thev have made
among U9 have won the good opinionjaiof all
I TIormiriAaq And TtFOSneritV be with YOU. and a
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short and pleasant journey take you horned ;
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POSTAL AFTAlB,8.--ne give uvivw k acucuuw
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Weldon Railroad daily at 3 P. M.
1 New York and Eastern by every regular
normern suu ncoiwu j . t
Manchester Railroad daily at 6 P. M.
Offices on the WJhgton.. ywioiw. an
' liUineriOrU XValirVlalX lUCaiUJB WMiruiuuu mmw
6 A. M;
Fayetteville by all the regular boats.
DIED
nn th Rth Inst., in this city. JOHN C. MAC-
EAY, in the 86th year of his age, anative of Du
blin, Ireland.
j The friends and acquahatances of the deceased
I are respect-ully invited to attejuhifr Amejal from:
a bis late&esidencs on Mr. Lippett s plantation, near
I WUiaington, to-day t o'clock, sr. il.
ARIEL'S LETTEIL -4
Tne State Convention Its Importance -,
How Conrentions are Conducted Story
of .Peter Caer Conservative versus
Radicals Custom-House Chanret-The
1 Atlantic Cable Tne Monroe Doctrine
,Onnr Frauds Ex-Vice President Ham
lin Tne Ketctuim Business) Another
Curious Case A True Tale of a Default
er, dec, dec.
Our New.Iork Correspondence.
New York, Sept. 2, 186-3.
To-day the politicians are buzzing about the
city in tremendous style. One would almost
suppose that a presidential election were close
at hand. The cause of the furore is that to
night the democratic primaries meet in the vari
ous wards to elect delegates to the state convene
tion, which will be held at Albany next Wed
nesday. s
The importance of this conventieucan scarcely
be overestimated, and it reflects a certain im-
I portance upon even these primary elections.
The convention wilL .practically decide what is
to be the policy of the democratic party for the
next four years, whether or not it will carry this
state in the fall, an ! whether or noit will make
a president in 1868. So yoa see that the poli
ticians are not buzzing about for nothing.
These conventions are very funny, things.
They meet to nominate candidates and lay down
a platform, but they have very little to do with
either. Take, for example, the convention which
is to be bV;d next Wednesday You and I know
that the men to be nominated and the resolutions
to be passed are already agreed upon by Dean
Richmond, Peter Cagger and the rest of them,
and that all the convention will do is to ratify
this agreement between the head men. That
daar public how it is humbugged !
S jme years ago, when a democratic state
tiefcet was to be nominated, a good old gentle
man from the rural districts, who hai contribu-
ted much money to the cause, called upon Peter
Cagger to know what was going to be done.
"Well," said Cagger, confidentially, "we shall
nominate Soandso for this office, and 'Totherrnan
for that office, and " "Wess my soul !"
cried the innocent old gentleman, " aren't you
going to let the convention nominate anybody ?''
" 0," said Cagger, "the convention? Yes,
yes ! Let me look atthe names of the delegates.
Hum ! Well, we will let t ie convention nomU
nate the state prison inspector. The delegates
seem admirably qualified to choose the right
kind of a man, and may have a personal interest
in the office."
heavily weighed down by such copperheads as
Seymour and the Woods, is yet far more pro
gressive than in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. I expect to see them pass the strongest
kind of resolutions in favor of President John
son and his reorganization policy. If so, they
will have the sympathies, if not the actual as
sistance, of all the conservative republicans,
and as parties in this state are very nicely bal
arced, 1 should not be at all surprised to see the
democrats win. You know that there is really
nothing to fight about politically, unless the old,
old battle between radicalism and conservatism
is renewed. And, if it be renewed, all the con
servatives 'will go upon the one side and all the
radicals upon the other, like the black and whie
checkers on the board.
I dwell so long upon what you may call our
local politics, because they are a representative
in miniature of national politics. The same
confused jumbling of parties, the same curious
combinations of apparently opposing factions,
prevail everywhere. Yesterday Preston King
took possession of the custom house, turning
out Mr. Draper. . King is a conservative and
Draper is a radical. At the same time Mr. Odell
walked into the naval office, and Mr. Odell is a
l, , . .
democrat, appointed Dy tpe repuoncan aaraims-
tration. Isn't this a. queer mixture? Nobody
can say to which party the president belongs,
although all parties claim him even the reber
Xews trying to make him out a copperhead. I
am very glad that the president has adopted so
neutral a position, because the president be
longs to, the whole country and not to any faction
in it ; but still this development is very singular,
and it will be followed by others even more re
markable. During the war we were making
nationaliiistory ; now we are making political
a.
history.
Of news there is but a scant supply.' It is
aid that the Great Eastern will soon leave
England for New Foundland . to pick up the
pieces of the Atlantic cable ; but no attempt to
iay a new cable will be made until May or June
1866. Important advantages to the Imperial
party in Mexico are reported ; but the ry is
doubtful. Strong efforts are being made to in
duce our government to give up the Monroe
doctrine. The French Minister '-is working
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away in Washington and an agentf Maxi-
milian i TwrmnpTiH Ineated in this CltV to
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lUUtk ailcl luc picas. n.ii'j n uiv iv sujgw u.
la decided expression oi ouduc oniniou at me
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south upon the Monroe doctrine tnrougn some
B40a organ as The Heeald, would be very wet-
come uero.
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I DUI UMUUg UJ JJ VLiaiVUttUiiJ.
Hanibal Hamlin, of Maine, recently Vice
President, has now become collector of the port
of Boston. O, what a fall is here, my country
men! r.y
The Ketchum business is being settled up.-
The firm wiU probably pay sixty cents on the
dollar and; itheiv, resume business. Young
Ketchum. iwill certainly be tried for forgery,
although, hii friends wiU try hard to buy him
off. District attorney Hall, however, is not one
of the men who can We bought, kneeling of
the Ketchum creditors has been held and the
best of feeling prevailed. There was a little
discussion about terms, but the result was th&t
the firm was let off very easily. The State t
Bank of Hartford, Connecticut, which bad de
posits with the Ketchums, investigated itsaf-
fairs and discovered that it owcshier, ajntn j
named Callender, had beea helping himself to
about, two hundred thousand dollars. He paid
back half the money and of course he was not
arrested. Tiiis facj reminds me of a little
atory.
When one of the richest man in New York
now-a-days was much younger and served as a
clerk in a bank, he got into wicked courses
kept company with Pharaoh and with Pharaoh's
daughter, and finally began quietly robbing the
bank. Day by day his ' thievings increased as
his infatuation with vice grew deeper, until at
last he found himself on the verge of discovery
and one hundred thousand dollars in debt to the
institution. Unlike Townsend, he did cot run
away ; unlike Jenkins, he did not tell everyA
body ; unlike Ketchum, he did not take board
in 20th street ; but, like a sensible man'he
went and consulted a lawyer. How much
have you taken?" asked the lawyer. "One
hundred thousand dollars," said the clerk. '-Go
and take one hundred thousand more and bring
it to me," said the lawyer; "I shall waat that
sum to settle the matter. The clerk did s he
was directed. The lawyer called on the bank
officers ; represented himself as the poor old
uncle of the guilty clerk; told what his "dear
nephew " had done, and offered to pay fifty
thousand dollars to have the matter compro
mised. The offer wa3 accepted; the lawyer aud
clerk divided the remaining fifty thousand be
tween them, aud upon that capital the clerk
mad his present fortune.
Isn't this a queer world ? And isn't this a
moral
age
ARIEL.
THE WAR IX SOUTH AMERICA.
A Decisive Battle - The Paraguayans
Badly Whipped.
Advices received from South America to
the 24tli of July state that the Paraguayans
had suffered a reverse near South Borja. A
Brazilian force had attacked the vanguard of
the Paragua3'an army," andiriventbatk with
a 'oss of seven hundred men, three thousand
horses, and ten flags. The Brazilians report
a loss of one hundred and fifty killed and
wounded. The Emperor of Brazil, at last
attvunts, was at Buenos Avres.
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THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
The Great Eastern Returning to New
foundland. The last mall from England brings a report
on good authority that the Great Eastern will
be at once dispatched from Sheerness to New
foundland. The object of this trip is to fish up on the
way the fragments of the dissevered cable,
which, it is hoped, will be recovered by means
Of grapnel and buoys.
Ihe promoters of the enterprise in England
are determined to lay another cable next year,
making use of the recjvered portions of the
old one.
ANOTHER ALLEGEDDEFALCA
110 V.
The Cashief of the State Dank at Hart
ford Indebted to that Institution to the
Amount jtt Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars, ice.
Hartford, August 31, 18G5.
The State Bank of this city had deposits to
the amount of $100,000 with Morris Ketchum
&, Co., of New York, and soon after the fail
ure of the firm took placs the bank had an
examination of its cash assets, and found that
Mr. W. H. D. Callender, its cashier, was a der
faulter to the amount of $200,000; or in other
words, Mr. Callender was indebted to the
bank $200,000. j
Mr. Callender has assigned to the bank
property to the amount of "nearly" $100, (MJO.
His residence, personal property and every
thing that could be made available to the cor
poration have been secured by the bank.
Mr. C. has not been arrested and will pro
bably not be. Hi8po.sition as a business man
has been heretotore above reproach. He
figured somewhat in 18G0 by sending, as an
agent lor oharp s company, Doxes oi nne to
the Southern States, but these were stopped
by the Government. He was very loyal, and
.had a Sunday schooTcIass in Christ church,
headed all the charitable lists, was a republi
can member of the Common Council from the
ThirdWard, and a director in many of our
corporations.
Speculation in stocks and gold cleaned him
out a warning to men who use other people's
money to get rich. Callender was a "good
fellow well met" among his friends and ac
quaintances, but was unfortunate. f
The bank stood at $125 a $130 a week
ago. The defalcation was known to some of
the heavy holders three' Of four days since,
and they sold freely fotwhti they could get
atove ninety dollars, and somebody is out.
The bank will not lose much of its capital
stock, and their surplus was nearly two hun
dred thousand dollars. It is perfectly solvent.
Mr. Belknap, the. President, is father of Mr.
Belknap of the Ketchum firm.
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT.
Fron the Hartford Times, August SI. 1
The greatest falling off is in the State Bank
stock, it being rumored en the street that this
institution has sustained, considerable losses
by the Ketchums, and bjx its cashier, W. H.
D. Callender. The factaj? as we ham them
from reliable authority, are as follows: The
bank bad deposits with the Ketchums to the
amount of about one hundred thousand dol
lars at least half of which will be saved A
thorough examination of its cash, seeuriiis
and accounts has been made the present wef k,
which develops the fact that Mr. Callender is
I indebted to the bank to the amount ot about
J wo hundred thousand dollars. He turns ia
It
securities to th amount of one hundred thou
sand dollars. He will, of course, leaf his
position as cashier. The bank bad a surplus
above its capital of orcrone hundred thousand
dollars in cash assets, and real estate valued
"dollars more. N
that its loes bV both the Ketchum firm and
Mr. Cailen ler will not absorb its surplus. Its
capital is unimpaired, and no stockholder, de-
Pitorr billholder will lose one "Wg-
me nanx, tnougn losing a goou snare vi
urjlus, is sound in capital, and perfectly &
pablc of meeting all its obligations, andjItUt
have a surplu. The stock only fall a little
below par in the street, upon floating ad
unreliable rumors.
EUROPE.
TWO DAYS LITER NEWS.
Opening of the Suez Canal
The '.Convention' between Aus
tria and Persia Concluded-
EiisTlUli
Speculation on
lantio Cable.
the At-
The Prospect Ilegmrded a Hopeful.
Halifax, Wednesday,: A ug,tS0r 1800.
The jtenmliip Africa, from Liverpool 8:30
A. M., Huh, via tueenstown on the -0th, ar
rived at Halifax late last night.
ti KE AT BRITAIN .
Moorings had i een laid down for the Off at
Eastern at "Sheiness, and the inference was
drawn that she wuuld tot go out again this -eason.
The Times says the experience of the expe
riment is fullut (B-ouragement for the future;
the only discouraging circumstance is the sp-,
parent inability ot electricians to discover, se
rious faults in the cable before it is paid over
the side of the fclrtp.
The delay for another year will not b
thrown away if it emibh s theuJo devise bet
ter tests of excellence of cablobeJote it is sub
merged. Though, wHolher they do so or not,
wcmibt believe the possibility of an Atlantic
telegraph established, ai d look forward to the
day as certain, cen if distant, when Eng
land ai d America will throb with one pulse
ot life. 1
The Daily JY iv-t, special corresj ondent says:
It is more than probable that the Great Eas
tern will be dispatched to fish np the severed
cable as soon as .site can be refitted with stron
ger ropes and grapnels. No formal decision
can be taken until the meeting of the various
lioards on the IMst : but it is tolerably certain
that the expedition will re-tart at once. v
The prospects of the Atlantic cable "were
the prevalent topics.
The report ot the Great Eastern had a fa
voi able effect on the sha-es, whch rallied from
13i to 21. There was much difference of
tfpThion as to the prosptct of recovoring the
cable, but generally the feeling was that it
might be done.
The 7'itjies says that the result of the pro
ceedings on the Great Eastern demonstrated
the complete feasibility of the Atlantict( le
graph. The principal difficulties of the en
terprise are overcome;. Failures ensued ftoni
accidents which) may be-culledirovoking'frtun
their littleness. Explanation is rcquiredwhy
the hauling in apparatus was defective ; tut
the experience gained may enable the com
pany to redeem their error tnd accoolplish
the great work.
The Daily Neivs censures those who were
responsible for not having on hand a sufficient
quantity of hauling in tackle, but says : "Al
though the facts warrant, disappointment they
do not cause dismay, but on the enntrarv
oint to the ultimate success and assuming
that the three companies interested can make
the necessary arrangements at once it is even
now not impossible that attempts at telegraph
ic communication with America. may be com
menced before Autumn, has .passed."
Other journals also rfegard the prospects of
the cable from a hopeful point of. view, al
though some express fears that it will not be
recoveied, and that the enterprise.will fail lor
the present. TWfe opinion, however, appears
to be general that ultimate success is only a
question of time and money.
The Daily Xacs, says: Nothing will be de
finitely knrjvvn as to the future proceedings in
connection with the cable until after Mon
day, the 21st instant, on which day the differ
ent Board will meet anUettle on the future
course. Fresh contracts will have to be made
and new arrangements entered into in the
event of the Great Eastern being sent out
again, both between her owners and the con
struction, company, and between the latter
and the Atlantic Telegraph -'Company. So
the question as may be supposed, will mainly
resolve itself into one of finance, but it is
confidently believed that ibeigreat ship will
be again despatched withoa urjneces&ary de
lay. Meanwhile she prcdlltl Sheerness,
whete she is expected to arrivf on the 20th.
She passed Plymouth bn the afternoon of the
18th, -bound up the channels
The Tmsot the 19tU instant publishes a .
diary of the expedition, occupying seven
columns, and inf leader on the subject re
marks that althouglithe results are very, en
couraging for the future, still, even if perfect
machinery were at hand, it would now wo
fear, be too late to lay the cabla this year,
although sanguine spirits may remind us that
after the Equinoctial gales are past tho month
of October is generally salm, and further de
lay must cause a total 1 sa of the position of
the caDie wmcanas Deen paia out. une ma-,
licious injury, was discovered.--' A piece of
iron wie wa rch .through the covering, eaus--.
ing dead.earth;'' V ti .
i he prospectus is published for ,the newv
fortnightly steam line, with vesseU of 4,000
tons burden, between Southampton'ond Kew
York. The title is to be the Trans Atlantic
Ship Company. Capital 800,000,tin 50
shares Passages to le performed within tea
days. Tw subsidary steamers of COO tons
to be employed to connect the service at South
ampton with Antwerp, Havre and London,
GontiniHi on fourth pag.
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