The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-07-22

Arrival of the North Star.:--Another
Failure in Laying the Atlantic Cable.
New YORK, July 2O.-The steam
ship North Star arrived at 10 o'clock
this A. NJ, from Southampton, July
eth.
=. The steamship Asia arrived out on
the 4th. The most important inttelli-
gence by this arrival is the failure of
the attempt to lay the Atlantic cable.
The Niagara and Gorgon arrived at
Queenston on the 5th. Agamemnon
and Valorous had not arrived on the
7th. The Niagara and Agamemnon
met third time on the 2Sth, and a
third time connected the cable.
They then started afresh, when the
Niagara having paid out over 100 miles
of cable, all on board entertained the
most sanguine expectation of success
when the fatal announcement was made
on the 29th, at p. NJ, that the cleo
trio current had ceased to fow As
the necessity of abandoning the project
for the present was only too manifest,
it was considered that the opportunity
might as well be availed of to test the
strength of the cable. Trge
Accordingly, this immense vessel
with all her stores, etc., was allowed to
swing to the cable, and in addition
strain of four tons was placed upon the
brakes, yet, although it was blowing
fresh at the time, the cable held her as
if she had been at anchor, for over an
hour, when heavy pitch of the sea
snapped the rope and the Niagara bore
away for Queenston.
She must have passed the Agamem-
non, but owing to the heavy fog, missed
seeing or hearing any tidings of her.
1t was conjectured that the latter had
not delivered her specified quantity of
cable at the time of the failure, and
may have consequently returned to the
place of meeting. Should nothing be
heard of her, the Niagara would pro-
coed to the ocean station, having still
on board 1,40O miles of cable, which,
supposing the other vessel has retained
similar amount, will permit of the
junction being completed, and allowing
30 per cent. for casualties.
The North Star brings A passengers
and full and valuable freight.
There had been debate in the House
of Lords on the bill permitting Jews to
sit in Parliament
The new India bill had made further
progress in the Commons.
$500 ounces of gold had arrived
from New Zealand.
The friends of Lady Bulwer, who
had been placed in lunatic asylum,
are about taking measures to prove her
sanity.
A banquet was given at the London
Tavern on the 4th of July, by the
American Association. Gen. Camp
bell, our Consul to London, presided,
on whose right sat Mr.. Dallas. About
$50 Americans were present, and many
Englishmen.
A letter from Vienna states that
10000 pilgrims proceeded on the 2Sth
ult., in procession, from Vienna to
Marienzell.
Queen Victoria contemplated visit
to the French naval review at Cher
bourg.
The Spanish Ambassador at Paris
had resigned in consequence of the
change of Ministry in Spain.
The Times Paris correspondent
says that explanations had been de-
manded of the Viceroy of Egypt, with
reference to the loan he is about to
negotiate with an English house.
The new Spanish Cabinet is COM
pleted. Et
Gen. Ros de Alono is spoken of as
Captain General of Cuba.
An allied naval expedition had been
organized to seize the shipping and
stores at Pecho, destined to supply
Pekin.
The ship r. L. Gilchrist, from
Thomastown, Me-, was burned in the
harbor of Havre, on the 7th.
The ship had on a portion of her
outward cargo, consisting of $50 bales
OF cotton, 40 hogsheads of tobacco
and As, 900 slaves.