Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-08-08
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STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION
Arrivaf Of the ATyGco.
Telsg aph Items.
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NV OELEAss. Aug e-The steamer Nj
s,sra while ON an excursion on the lak,
was blown up at Jefferson. whereof she va,
compie,ely wrecked and surk In iift.et
minutes. A number Of persons injured
some more are missing. There we're irw ol
board. 1t is supposed to have been powde,
explosion. and toul play is supeet-d
AEw IoEK, August 9.-lhe ST. amshiI
Arago arrived this morning.
Her advicer have cen anticipated Re
port from Cape Race the arrival OF th,
Prince Albert
The A'ago brings II passengers ant
t2SOOoO IL specie, and $50 tons OF iner
Aput d the Ravel Troupe are among
her t.asseaie ers.
She I,assed the Barrusia bound for South
anpion, at 6 p. M. 2oth. I'll ST. A,b,ans
ln the House of Lords 10Th, the Allanti,
lelegraI III Bili was r. ad tni,d time
Lord Lyndhurst asked the government
for The correspondence with america, in re
laton TO right of visit, and quoted var.ou,
auth ri,i-s ,ha. never existed.
Eurl Malmsbu,y said the government had
no ., ,j-ction 10 produce the cori -s,,on.I. nee
as the question now stands. the government
had abandoned RI ht visit and search the
American government. had agreed to
consider in fair s.rit any .ugges
ti.nr to obtain security against the frauda'
lent adoption of the American fl z. lh-
french government VAS ready and anxious
to at.aia that object.
AT Gcodwoo- the 9th, Mr. Ten
Rreck won match Iace with Orlando
against N, mosn foi Goo side for the
>'eruard Cup Babylon was among the las,
for { Ieviant stakes. Woodburn also.
BEDfoRD, Pa. Aug. IA iarg crowd as
| sen. bi'.d to-day to congratulate the Piesi
/ dent on the tuccess Oi the Atlantic Cable
1t l. estiu ated that 1900 were present.
The following Is Mr.. Fields reply to he
| Pres dent:
| TRINITY Ray, Aug 1-7o Ht& Erce!iency,
.james buchanan. Pr.~,iem of the {, :. =
Your telegraph dispatch received. We land
ed IN a wilderness and until the telegraph
| instruments are all I.eriecily adjusted no
message can he received Owe the On le-
You hall Lave the earliest Information. but
some Days may elapse before al is perfected.
he first message from Europe shall be from
the Queen :" yourself, aud the first from
America to England will be your reply
With great respect very trul, your {, lend.
CYRt ) W. FIELD.
QUBEc, August The steamship Nova
Scotian from Liverpool on July 2sth arriy.
ed at thi- port at nine O'clock yesterday
moi ming with 2l4 passengers and full car
20.
IRI.Irl BAY, August 9-Mr. Fields log
says that the Niagara arrived u, the rem
devious on the 29i the Nalofous on both
tn. Gorgon 9TH and the 4 Aganomnon on the
2sth. The spice WAS made ON the after
noon of the Z3th at III. Am. The signals
from the againemnon ceased The el.ctrl-
cal current reported want of contiuuan-
ce-, but insulation perfect We k IT on
paving out, and at ! 81 L. NJ again com
mehced receiving perfect signals from the
Again mnou On the Both the distance n
was So miles, length OF cable paid out l3l
miles, depth ot water itom ,55o 10 9s5
fhthoms 81 t. Distance run l31 nile paid
out il9 mile depth ,65l To =. 200 fathous
August let. Distance run Ii5 milcs pa j oui
ioi miles, del th 800 to .. TOO fatho,ue %
run l5i miles paid out III. depth 500 10
300. the Niagara getting hight and oling
much. 1t WAS no longer deem safe to carr,
sail for in ease OF accident l. might be nee.
ess"ry To stop the ship coon as possible,
AT rs IN the morning imperfect insiilatiun
detected in sending and resolving signals all
night, at =. 10 an examination show ell the
fault 10 be In about % miles OF the lower
end, which was cut away 3D. distance
li1 miles, paid out i6l, depth 40 to looo
fathoms; at IL 10 received sgnaI from IT,,
Agamem,on; we had. called lj4 and
paid out lG4 depth under 200 ft,homs, and
made land at the tntI ance OF trinity BaA
at O'Clock in the morning enter, Il the Bn,
at Il 30 of II, 5th, al 45 a. VI, anchored
distance ~ mills. landed and Informed tel
rgrarhcrs that fleet had arrived at $ asa
received signals from Agamennon that she
had Pald out lolo miles; ID a. VI CABLE
landed; at commenced to telegraph home,
when strong current was received from
the othrr side Of the Atlantic. Capt. Hui
son read prayer and mude remarks, and
r~oelyed lutte Of q guns 9TH Receiving
strong signals from Naleutia. tniil ins,ru
ments ire obta ned and adjusted perfect
communication cannot he hai betuee the
two e untries. but the electric currents pss-
freely. The reople here seem 10 have had
but little faih in Its success. and have made
but slight preparations.
One end OF the CT ble was laid oe the Iri.h
shore by The NingaIp on Aug 5,i., 1855. l.
other end from same vessel on 9th Angu-t
1873. 90 that both ends have been laid b,
the Niagara.
NEw YosK Aug 8. We understand tina,
tll' recording Instruments lor the Atlantic
cable are in euch state of forwardness IA.
to insure the early opening Of the line TO,
busin, -.
It's understood that the O. eens and |
Presidents first massage through the cab
will take place in the af, er, Don and probn.
hy in the 60 rse Of the present week Ia
siantiy after the Presidents RELY to the
Quern's communication, the n.ssages b,
the consent Of the r. e-ident, managers and
employees of the telegraphic lines through
out the countries will ilurni1ate Fl ON Oue
Dec TO the boundary of civilization in the
moth west.
We have assurances from all poi T., that
so soon as the Queens aud Preside nts me.
sage. are rece we'd, there will Ie public and
priva demonstrations ot joy, by the ring
ing Of bells firing salutes, &c. in every city, |
town and vill"ge, throughout the whole
country. 1t is unde, stood that MIR. Field
will cause notice to be gwen in advance oi
the day when the fret message will b~
transmitted through the cable.
Urea August 9-It is announced that the
irregular Mass Convention which met at
Syracuse nomin.. ted Hon. Gerrit Smith for
Governor
MARKETS -NBw YnRx Aug e-vLouR-
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SOM ex a State 4 80 - 50 for u,er wss..tI
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hYE tLouR-Frr asses $50 bo . as H5114 IS
70 comm.u hotce.
w"E.T -Firm-r bnt 10. enough doin. 70 airy
estab'D pr,~-s. Sales 70 900 bu.l, Q, ~ un 0 u
Racin 9iHl o. IN ohnt 70 tar Nil Club / 20
10 ,s.und Viii r,ern.
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