Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-03
The News.

The steamship Amerlca las arrived at
Halifax with Liver pool advices to 3 o'clock
on the afternoon of the 18th inst. The
news is important.
The Atlantic telegraph has temporarily fail
ed. On the morning of the llth inst,
when three hundred and thirty-five miles
west of the Irish coast, and While the Nj
agara was proceeding at the rate of four
miles an hour, the brakes were applied In
order to lesson the speed of paying out,
and the cable parted some distance from
the stern of the ship. One of the steam
ers, with Mr.. Field on board, was immedi-
ately despatched to Portsmouth with intel
ligence of the disaster. Mr.. Field repaired
to London to confer with the directors of
the company, but at the time of the sailing
of the America it had not been determined
what course would be pursued. The tele-
graph squadron are to rendezvous at Ply
mouth. There still remained over two
thousand miles of sufficient to unite
the two continents-and the experiments
made full fully satisfied NIL who took part
in them of the practibility of the enter
prise.
The India mail had reached Engia' d
with important intelligence. Up to the
9th of June Delhi had not fallen. Seve-
raj battles had been fought, and the rebels
each time defeated with great slaughter
Several additional mutinies had broken out
among the native troops, but they were not
regarded with alarm. On the whole, the
news was regarded in England as favorable.
There is nothing of importance from
China. A rumor prevailed that the EN-
peror had abdicated.
Accounts from Madrid state that the
Spanish government had suspended all
negotiations with the Mexican Minister.
The financial and commercial intelligence
is also important. The London money
market was buoyant, and consols are quo
ted at 915-an advance. AT Liverpool
the cotton market exhibited an advancing
tendency, while breadstuffs, owing to the
prevalence of heavy rains and reports of
floods, had advanced, flour Sd. The pro-
vision Market was generally quiet. Sugar
udu utCilucu COuSiueIdDIc. IioiSi1o Ait'Ns
slightly advanced.
Gov. Robinson, of Kansas, has been ac-
quilted of the charge of unlawfully assum-
ing to act as public officer. The free State
organs have striven hard to martyrize Rob
inson in this business, but il proves to be
labor lost.
The National Emancipation Convention,
called to devise some equitable plan of ne
gro emancipation on the principle of COM
pensation TO shareholders, met at Cleve-
land, Ohio, on Tuesday. Nearly all the
free States were represented, and the at
tendance was large. Among other schemes
it is proposed to devote the proceeds Of the
sales of public lands and whatever surplus
revenue may accrue from customs to the
redemption of the slaves.
Our special despatch from Washington
states that Gen. Scott and Gen. Jesup have
decided that the Utah military expedition
shall proceed TO its destination. DR.. For
ney, of Pennsylvania. has the post of Su-
perintendant of Indian affairs in Utah.
This completes the appointments for that
Territory. The new Territorial officers
will assemble at Fort Laramie and accom-
pany the army. 1t has not been decided
whether Gen. Harney will continue in
command of the expedition, or Col. John
son be detailed for that service.