The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-21
FROM our OWN CORRESPONDENT
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s@Nsw YoRK, Thursday night
s&a August 10, 1855.
Now that the laying Of the Atlantic cable has been
'oelebrated, the distinguished by whom the great
exploit achieved received with proper honoB and
that the excitement has partially subsidized the croaker
recommcnce TO croak and the fault finders TO find fault
To-day one of the rumors which u few wiseacres pro
fcsed to believe that the President had received her
Majesty message two months ago, has had his reply
prepared all that time and that the former came in
steamer and not by the submarine telegraph. heart
it gravely asserted by men supposed to be rationa
that there was no proof as yet that the cable was
success else why did not the company get and
publish information from vaentia which would
bear indisputabe evidence Its face that it could
not have been brought by steamer, and mua have
come along the ocean wire l am not OF tho num-
Der Of those who feel these grave doubts, make
these statements which the of iatterng to
the parties ntrused with the of the
telegraph but think that it would be well if some
deniable evidence given OF the availability of the
cable, and if accurate and authentic statement
made to the condition and pospecs Of the enterprise
Even those who firmly believe that it demonstrated sat
isfctory that tcegraphic communication with Europe
across the Atlantic is possibility and who are the loud
est in their praise Of the genius and industry by which
that great fact has been proved persuaded that
perfect complete and readily available of com
municaon be found than that which the Atlantic cable
is likely to furnish, under the most favorable cir
cumstances 1t is said that parties preparing to take
the preliminary steps to obtain permission from the Rus
sian government TO construct line of telegraph from st.
Pctersburgh to Oregon which, being land all the
way, except the thirtyive miles of Behring's straits
will be exempt from the caprices and concealed depreda
tons Of Neptune and capable of being laid through
country not colder unnhabitable than latitude
500 of the eastern shores of America 1t is not supposed
that the present Emperor Of Russia would intepose any
obstacles to the scheme, at least not to the necessary
porations being made And if it should be found to be
feasible, there can be doubt that the line,
structcd and capable of the ready repairs and
pervision any other land line would be far preferable
N, nf vrarda IF mil in
The British subjects resident in New York English,
Irish WEIGH, and Scotch-held informal meeting to-
day at "a Wall street. to takemeasures for due ceebra
ton of the laying of the cable 1t is likely that they
will appoint whatever day is chosen for the purpose
by their the other side, and that they
will communicate at with the British authorities
and ascertain before they fix the day
The joint committee of the council on the
celebration met to-day, and the following letter
ceved from Mayor Temann, the request contained in
which approved and ordered to be complied with;
MAYORS orner, August 49, 1853.
with Cyrus w. Field esq., this morning
the most suitable day for the the event Of the
cssu the Atlantic telegraph cable approve Of his
Field also suggested egraphc despatch
Lord Mayor London Informing him Of the selection the day
With great respect remain yours, truly,
Taos McsrEDos, Esq, Chairman Of Joint Committee &c.
The day mentioned in the above viii be made 1t is be-
leved, general holiday and the noabtes of the en-
tire Union and Of the British provinces will be invited
hither to participate in the festivities
have concluded to pass in silence the last lucu-
braton of the of the Complete Witness There is
need of noticing anything he may say write 1t is
dent from the extra yituperatiOn in which he INDUCES
that he feels the wretchednes of his position and that
the old saying is true one that the flesh will culver
where the pncers tear" There nothing he write
invent in his impotent rage and baed malice which
in any degree reach the honored parsonage whom he
prcsumes to attack and Willy 1t is evident that no
to follow the recent example of other political
egades, and publish private letters and dstort their
meaning by dexerous garbng Of their contents to suit
his purpose Of course when the writers of the letters
longer living it is all the easier and
nen to produce them Their authenticity cannot be
easily disprOvcd If the writer's living to the
cheat or punish the betrayal of private confidence
Seventyve thousand dollars out of the $50 900 stolen
Saturday last from the Hatters Bank Of Bethel Con-
nccticut have been recovered by Captain Wang of the
detective force They left in black leather bag at
the deputy superintendent Office in Broome street. with
the evident hope that the recovery of the money would
induce the police to abandon the pursuit of the thieves
who likely to fall very into the clutches of the
detectives.
There is not the least change in our money market
unless it be that the supply of capital offering is
abundant and the number Of borrowers fewer and less
eager. Rates of interest for money call pretty
much what the borrower chooses to pay. The foreign
exchange market has been perfectly inactive since the
close of the Pesas mails and the market for the Arago
Saturday has not yet opened Nominally the rates
for bankers sterling 1904 1893; for commercial
do. 100 1881 Paris 5.l3} Gill Hamburg 36a
36a; Amsterdam All a Az Panama 10 79A
The -four market continues exceedingly buoyant at
further advance of 10 cents per barrel Wheat
also in fair request, at advance of cents per
bushe Corn firmer but unchanged. Pork
steady. Beef firm Cotton in better demand at
firm prices. The following are the quotations.
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