Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-08-26
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Quebec, Aug. 90
The steamship Anglo Saxon, from Liver
pool at p p. NJ on the 18th inst, arrived
this Sunday morning. She reports much
thick weather and constant head winds
Saw nothing Of the Telegraph expedition.
Owing to an accident on shore connected
with the landing Of the cable, the telegraph
expedition did not finanlly sail from Valen
tia, Ireland, until the eve Of Friday the 18th
inst.
The latest report from Vslentia is dated
Aug. p. H. rs follows
The work Of laying down the Atlantic
cable is going on as satisfactorily as the
best friends OF the enterprise could desire.
Up to the present time 300 miles Of the ca :
bic have been laid. The depth of the wa
ter into which it is now being submerged,
Is nearly two miles The laying of the ca
BILE froL: the shallow to the deep water was
effected without difficulty. The signals
from on board the steamer Niagara are ev-
erything that an electrician could desire
Tie steamers are heading west, with mod
erately fair breeze The cable is being laid
out from the Niagara at the rate Of !. miles
per hour, and messages are being constant
~ ssnt on shore.
The following is the latest flash from ON
board the Niagarr;
"All on board well Moderate westerly
winds. All more and more trusiful Of com.
plete success
The Vanderbilt from n. y, Aug. lst, ar.
rived out on the llth-mean passage nine
days and IL hours
The Atlantic arrived out at midnight on
the 18th. The City of Washington, from
Liverpool, and the North Star, from Souh
ampton, sailed for N. Y. on the 18th.
Lord John Russell had reported from the
Parliamentary select committee that the
Jews could not be admitted as members OF
Parliament under the existing act for the
modification of oaths
Lord Palmerston said there was no ground
to aPPrehend any enstrangement between
France and England on account of the diff
culties in Moldovia
A spirited debate had taken place in Par
lament in regard to affairs in India.
Lord Palmerston stated that 10000 troops
had been sent out, and that active recruiting
was still going on.
Mr.. Dlsraeli expressed the opinion that
the campaign this year was lost
The Emperor and Empress OF France had
returned safely to Paris
The trial Of Spollen for the murder of
Mr.. Little, Of Dublin, resulted in his ac,
quittal
The French news was of but little interest
The journals unanimously support the att,
tude assumed by the French Ambassador at
Constantinoplc.
The Russian Ambassador struck his flag
on the 9th inst
Later Indian news was momentarily OK
pec.ed when the Anglo Saxon sailed
The schooner Jupiter, under American
colors, was seized in the Blight Of Benin,
Africa OH the ] lth Of June, and condemned
She had 20 slaves on board aud there We're
many more awaiting shipment on the
beach The captain threw tie Jupi' ers pa
pers overheard
Late Madrid papers state that the govern
mcnt is Informed that certain inhabitants of
Cuba have framed project for assisting the
hllibus.ers in couI ie main, but no auxi
ETY. was felt as 10 the result
The rumored suspension Of negotiate
between pain and Mexico st'i. lacked con
frmatu
Pork i at former prices.
Beef
Lard IA vious quotations Retail
sales wer, ... ua7
Tallov NJ !. Nc on al quail !
ties but cho.ce Sc
Bacon stead