The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-23

H.IGfAx Sept The II. M. steamship Niagara
from Liverpool the nth, arrived here this morning
The news generally is unimportant.
The steamers City of Washington and Nova Scotan
rived at Liverpool on the sth.
There WAS nothing In relation to the cable The d-
rectors were hold meeting the II th TO discuss flu
ture action The shipment OF the shore cable from Ply
mouth to yalentia had been suspended u
The port Of villa Frances in the Mediterranean has
been coded To Russia
The Bank of France had gained 80 600 900 francs Ia
specie during the previous month.
The American ship J. J. Hawthorne and the barque
Margaret in collision in the mouth of the Mersey
and latter sunk All persisted except the captain and
pilot. fIH} tssi ~ #N3 ai 3lt
The Times saws the condition OF the cable is unaIteed
Signals continue to DO received but they faint
and uncertain be inteigibe. Continued experiments
still indicate the injury TO be the Irish coast and
probably within three miles of the shore The Liverpool
Post says experiments prove beyond doubt that the de-
feet arises from leakage at distance Of 240 miles from
land 3fg e@ttf st
Heavy reinorcelncpts for the Indian army had sailed
from England afN
A convention has been concluded between England
and Brazil for the settlement Of outstanding claims of
either government. ~
The ship Avon had arrived from Australia with nearly
50, 900, 900 in gold. Wi ea)i
Paul Morpby, the American chess player, had been
beaten in Paris by Harrwitz 4"
The forcible abduction, by Roman Catholic inquisi-
ton ut Boogne of Jewish child under Fpretence of
its having been baptsed secretly by nurse had created
Jews in London had taken the matter up.
LATEST.
Bombay dates of the 9th August had been received
The rebels had been defeated with great slaughter by
Gen. Robertson Katuretz. The Anglo Chinese
treaty stipuations favorable than at first sup
posed. Christianity is tolerated throughout the empire
missionaries to be placed under the protection OF the
Chinese authorities diplomatic agents to reside per-
manenty at Pekin the tariff is to be revised several
ports to be opened travel is to be unrestricted
and piracy to be jointly suppressed.
The English funds closed firm on Friday. S
terrible explosion of powder mills had taken place
St Petesburgh One hundred persons were killed
great conhagration had taken place at Moscow. Hun
dreds OF houses destroyed and the forests
fire. as5ittsa 5Iwt3ia kFas
LIvnRpooL Friday Of cotton for the week were
G7 900 bales, closing buoyant at q slight advance
Breadstutis were quiet provisions steady consos o.
LrvEsrooL, Sept IO.-Cotton closed with an advancing
tendency at advance of I'D middng qualities dur
ing the week Sales of the week 81 600 bales including
1850 speculation and 5000 for export The follow
| ing the closing quotations 81 aH u
Orleans Mobile, Upands
Fair--------------7s 77-l6 "a $40
Middling- ---------7 3-16 E5TH ai6
Stock in port 6ls,OO0 bales, including $4,000 of
American. Manchester reports were favorable
Breadstuifs. Richardson, Spence Co. report bread
stus steady without any quotabe change The weather
had been favorable The Brokers circular for the week
says -four had advanced Is. and corn Cd. ais.
General produee.-Sugar closed quiet at decline of
Cd Is Rice steady. Rosin quiet. Spirits of turpen-
tine steady at 36s. a 3ss. si 1898
LONDON MoNEY MARKET. Bullion in bank had in
creased f242 600 Consols for money 81 per account
money was abundant. American securities were gem
orally unchanged