, 1858-09-03
THE TELEGRAPH FLEET PUT BACK TO ENGLGNOl !

The ?. NJ. s.. Co. Is steamer Northerner,
Capt. Dali, arrived here yesterday at
O'Clock, 10 days from San Francisco,
By this arrival we have dates from New
York to the 2lst July, and from San
francisco to the 2lst August.
We are indebted to I. NJ. REED, Esq,
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s agent, for late pa
pers. ea..-. u "a
The Frazer river mania has reached
Minnesota, and in St. Paul there was
much excitement, and great preparations
were being made to emigrate In Canada
the excitement was extending In New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, &c, not much
else was spoken of-but the gold fever was
only in its first stages of development in
those cities. The probability was that it
Would spread far and wide in very short
space of time.
On the evening of July 18th, q terrible
accident occurred on the Erie railroad,
near Shin Hollow. The cars struck
broken rail and were pitched headlong
down an embankment forty feet high. Six
persons were killed, and fifty more or less
injured.
A TERRIBLE CALAMITY - FIVE YOUNG
WOMEN DRowNED-On Friday evening,
July I6, five young women, named A. Van
Glider, aged IA years; Hannah H. Bryan,
Is; Ellen Smith, I5; Margaret Flynn, IA,
and Louisa Ever, aged 10 years, all in
mates of the House of Mercy, New York,
proceeded to the North river for the pur-
pose of bathing. After making the neces-
sary preparations, all the girls locked
hands and waded some distance into the
water, but being unacquainted with the
presence of few deep holes, they unfortu-
nately got beyond their depth, and being
unable to swim, sank to the bottom. Not
one Of the bodies was seen after first disap.
pearing under the water The probability
is, therefore, that the unfortunate girls re-
mained locked in each others embrace,
and will be found in that condition
Gen Quitman died at his residence near
Nachez, on the l7th July, Of the disease
which he contracted at the National Hotel,
Washington, last fall.
On the 7th of July Mons. Belly took his
departure for Europe, and carried with him
his grant for ship canal across the 18th
mus Of Nicaragua Before be left he con-
descended to state that he was highly
pleased with tho people of the United
States, and denied that Louis Napoleon
had anything 10 do with the enterprise.
Two important facts. 1t is now definitely
understood that the President is determin-
ed to have the Nicaragua route opened,
and to sustain any company that has q
valid right. 1t is also understood that
the Administration considers the grant of
the old American Atlantic and Pacific
Ship Canal Company valid until it expires,
or be set aside by regular process of law.
The weather in many Of the Atlantic
States, during the month of July, was ex-
cessively hot, and numerous deaths from
sun-stroke are reported.
H [FrOm the Cork Examiner, July 81
This morning at seven o'clock, the Ma
CARA, American corvette, and the Gorgon,
English war steamer, entered our harbor,
with the unwelcome intelligence Of new
failure in the attempt to carry out this
great undertaking. 1t appears the squad
ron had got to point in the Atlantic
about ], 900 miles to the west Of Ireland,
when they fell in with a heavy gale, in
which the Agamemnon capsized her por-
tiou Of the cable In the effort to get it
right again it is supposed it got what is
technically called a kink, which was the
cause of the subsequent disaster. On join
ing the cable for the purpose Of paying
out, the weather was fine, and everything
looked promising. The Agamemnon steer
ed east, towards ireland, and the Niagara
west, for Newfoundland On board the
latter vessel the machinery was found to
work admirably, and the signals between
the two ships went on without intermission,
aud the highest hopes of success were Oh
tertained. On the 29th Of june however,
when $50 miles OF cable had been paid out,
those experimenting the work on board the
Niagara found the signals to cease, and
Lacame aware that something wrong must
have occurred on board their consort, and
the continuity Of the current having ceased,
they cut the cable The Niagara bore
away for Queenstown, which is the appoint
ed rendezvous. The reason Of the ships
coming back to Queenstown was the run
ming short of coal, owing TO the quantity
consumed during the experiment.
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