The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-18


earth peace, good will toward mon.
(Signed) DIREcroRs ATLANTIC TELRHRAPH
ConrAEY, 0sEAr BRlrAIS.
TelegraPAic news.
Nsw YoRk, Aug. Is.
The bells Of old Trinity arc now ringing
merry peal, Gags are flying commons firing.
The greatest snthusiasm everywhere prevails
at the joyful intelligence Of the union Of
America and Europe By telegraph.
PHiLApEtPHIA, Aug. ia salute OF 100
guns will be fred ct I O'Clock tomorrow
morning and oil the bells rung in honor Of
the successful workisg Of the Ocean Tele-
graph.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 16.
The intelligence OF the reception Of the
Queens message spread rapidly throughout
tho city, and this evidence Of the suoces sful
working Of tho telegraph cable occasions
much rejoicing. In some quarters, however,
its authenticity was doubted until dispatch
FROM the General Agent Of tho Associated
Press removed all doubts.
The first intimstion on the subject to the
President was communicated through Sem
ator Bigler for information from Washing.
ton Associated Press Agency, whom the
Presidsnt returned to tho city from the
Soldiers Home, and received ct the White
House the Message from Her Majesty,
Queen Victoria. He then prepared public
reply.
The Queens message was received by
the President with soms doubts ~ to its
authenticity; bue the matter WAS soon re-
lieved from all doubt By the following msss-
age from the Superintendent OF the New.
foundland line:
Trinity Bar, N. r, Aug. 16.
The Message TO tho President, purporting
to DO from the Queen, actually came over
the Atlantic cable from Valentis.
NV YoRk, Aug. 16.-The steamer Phila-
delphia from Havana arrived here this morn
ing.
She brings news to the 9th Of Aug.
The brig LAncsy, from Now Orleans, re-
gently seized at Havana % SLAYER has been
discharged.
Two cargoss Of coolies Numbering 800 ar
rived at Havana recently, under Dutch and
Spanish flags.
Washington, Aug. l5.--Ths President re-.
turned here last ni5ht and proceeded to his
summer residence.
Gen. Hsrnsy and tho peace commissioners
arrived here yesterday, and had interviews
with the Sec'yof War.
Gen. Harvey II. expected to proceed to the
Pacific in . few days.
Mr.. Stockton, Minister to Rome, and Gen.
1huyer, Minister to Belgium, are awaiting
final instructions.
NEW YoRK, Aug. l6.--The ceremony Of
laying the cornes stone Of the New Cathedral
Of s.. Patrick in this city drew together An
audience Of so or GO, 900 persons. A SER
mou Was preached by Archbishop Hughes,
who stated that the subscription Of 81 600
each now amounts to one hundred and three
contributions.
ner stone was document in latin, OF which
the following 10 translation;
"P. S.-Within few days past has oc
| telegraph cable in the depths Of the Atlantic
Ocean from shore to shore. Thur 10 cstsb-
| lished instsntsneous Communication between
America and and the kuropsan States. For
the happy compilation Of this work mos,
credit d due TO the invincible fortitude Of
our celebrated citizen Cyrus w. Field.
VIM. Saunderf, the Hamptonburg murder
or, Wa arrested yesterday near Chester, and
lodged in jill. 4 despair from she latter
place, says the girl, Margaret, il better, and
win probably recover.
! A letter from Havana says the rumoi
| that the United States was meditating bur-
chase Of Cuba has oaused great excitement
there.
Yellow fever continues to rage. Captain
Albert Gage 10 among the victims.
All the vessels Of the Spanish feet had
been ordered into port BY the Admiral, in
order to escspe the autumnal hurricanes
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