The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-13
Telegraph News.
HALIFAX, Aug. 10.

/ HALIFAX, Aug. ~.
We have assurances from Trinity Bay to.
day that the recording Instruments con.
nscted with the cable were expected 70 BE- IN
perfect order this evening, and il the antici-
pations Of the electricians have becn realized
! it is thought probable that the Queens Mess.
age to President Buchanan will come over
the wires this evening or tomorrow fore
noon.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.--Some months ago,
when the Presidents Of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica met and amicably arranged the bounda.
ry question between the two countries, they
also prepared an address nppending the
names OF their respective governments, and
dispatched II to those Of France and Grca,
Britain, inviting their protection and assist
ancc against the United States. Our gov
eminent has, in consequence. proceeded to
act in such manner ~ will plainly but
peaceably indicate to all foreign powers tina,
the United States willnot consent TO their in
reference in Central American affairs, nor to
any measures which may have tho effect OF
| injuring our interest 10 that quarter or OBJ
struc,ng the transit route to and from the
Pacific. The Government will act in ac-
cordance with the Monroe doctrine.
| PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9.--The jury in the
guilty against Kirkpatrick and his wife for
attempt TO poison.
WAsuiNoroS, Aug. 8.-Col. Ripley, Major
Pomroy and Capt. Msyrack, appointed by the
Secretary Of War under that part of the &c,
OF June last which makes an appropriation
for the alteration of old arms so as to
make them breach loading arms upon n
model to be selected and approved by a board
of ordnance officers, have reported in favor
Of Morse's model inasmuch rs they say it
differs from the others by including the me-
tallic cartridge, and recommend its adop-
ton, with certain notifications suggested by
him.
The other ordnance board on breach
loading carbines have not yet made their re-
port.
NEW York, Aug. 9.-Some 20 miles north
of this city, Mrs. Dean, Mrs. Syle and Miss
Style, were thrown from q carriage on Sat-
urday morning, the LIST, and the latter in
stan,ly killed, and Mrs. Style severely in
jured, perhaps fatally.
John Duer, Chief Justice Of Superior
Court of this city, died at Staten Island
yesterday.
WAsHINoroN, Aug. l0.-The Secretary of
the Treasury has awarded $4,000, 900 Of the
loan to Robbins Il Son, although that house
stated by telegraph that they wished to re-
duce their proposal to one million.
One of the bidders at q premium Of FIVE
per cent. telegraphed Offering So per cent.
for $50 900, but the Secretary would not
consider the dispatch, and made the award
ut per cent. This loan at los pays the
same interest as the Government per cent.
loan ut ll4A. In addition to what was said
yesterday, all the bids above four and
twelve huudredths are successful, and all at
this rate obtained n portion Of the amount
bid, for the aggregate bids were $4,000, 200
dollars. The stock is quoted here to-day at
LOG.
From present indications it 10 supposed at
the Navy Department that the expedition
for Paraguay will start by the LIST of Octo-
Der.
The Secretary Of the Navy has received a
message from Capt. Hudson, saying the
electricians report the insulation and con-
tinuity Of the cable perfect, and are very
busily engaged preparing the battery for
the reception OF the Queens message to the
President.
ST. JOINS, Aug. 10.
To the Associated Press
We have dispatch from Trinity Bay this
morning in connection with the
cable progressing favorably.
(Signed,) CYRus w. FIELD.
NEW YoKX, Aug. l0.-The Hatters' Bank
Of Bethel, Conn.,, was rubbed Sunday night
of $50 900, chiefly in it's own bills, of the
denomination Of los, POS and SOS. The
officers caution the public against receiving
bills OF this description at present.
BosroS, Aug. l0.-Gov. Chase of Ohio
received a complimentary dinner at the
Parker Heuse yesterday from the leading
Republicans. Gov. Banks presided.
-cJ Benjamin Franklin has been constant
ly and confidently claimed BY the Free Ira
ders rs Of their school in political economy.
We were sure this could not be true, for the
Doctor was pre-eminont for common sense.
That he was not hard money man his pub
lished essays abundantly prove; but the evil
dence that he was Protectonist was not SO
| obvious. We thank, therefore, the South
(of all the world) for the letter from Frank
lin to his friend Humphrey Marshall, which
a correspondent OF the South has unburied
from the records Of the Virginia Medical So
cisty. Perhaps it has been printed before,
but We do not remember it. 1t is as fol-
lows:
LONDON, April %, I'll.
Sra: duly received your Favours of the
4th Of October and the 18th Of November
Il gave Pleasure to hear, that tho the Mer-
chants had departed from their Agreement Of
Non-lmportation, the spirit Of Industry and
frugality was likely to continue among the
People. am obliged 20 you for your con.
Germ on my Account. Tho Letters you men,
/ ton gave great Offence here; but that was
not attended with the immediate i'll Conso-
qacnces to my Interest that seem to have
been hoped for by those that sent copies Of
them hither.
| II our Country People would we'll considc,
that oil they save in refusing to purchase for.
eign Gewgaws, and 10 making their own Ap.
parel, being apply'd TO the Improvement Of
their Plantations, would render those more
profitable, as yielding greater Produce,
should hope they would persist resolutely il
their present commendable Industry and rru
gality. And there is still farther Consid
GRAFTON. The Colonies that produce Provis
ions grow very fast. But OF the Countrie,
that take Of those Provisions some do MOI
increase at all, as the European Nations; anl
others, a. the West India Colonies, not il
the same proportion. So that tho the De
mand at present may be sufficient, it canno
long continue so. Eveyy Manufacturer en-
couraged in our Country makes part Of
Market for Provisions within ourselves, and
saves so much Money to the Country as mus
| otherwise be exported to nav for TIL