The Nevada Democrat., 1858-08-18
rFrom the Democrat "Extrs," Of the l6th.l
ARRIVAL OF THE GOLDEN AGE.

| New L 0Tk 10 July AAst.
Washington Matters.
Robert J. Walker it is said has been trying
to get the President to guarantee the faithful
performance OF Capt. JohnsOn's guano and sur
yeying contracts. The President refused.
The Government has lately taken a decided
interest 10 the re-opening OF the Nicaragua
transit route. The President is inclined to ia
yor the old canal company at the expense of
Com. Vanderbilt, and orders have been for
warded to portion of the Gulf Squadron to
concentrate at GreytOwn, with view of future
action towards opening the route to all COM
petitors. Vanderbilt d Garrison are quietly
arranging matters so that IL is confidently ex-
pected the route will be opened in course Of
! two months.
Vanderblt's sor-in-law is in Nicaragua, arm
ed with money aud machinery sufficient to open
the route.
The Government has sent q messenger
to Mexico with dispatches to our Minister
in that Republic approving his course iu sus-
pending diplomatic intercourse with that coun-
Try, and directing the withdrawal of the lega-
tion and its return to the United States.
| The British Minister in Mexico had also re-
ceived orders from his Government to suspend
diplomatic relations with the Zeuloaga Gov
ernment unless better disposition was evinced
with regard to making reparatiOn for the claims
Of British subjects. s.~r
President Buchanan, in reply TO a proposal
of Lord Malmsbury, that some stipulation be
| entered into between England and our Govern
ment to determine the character Of suspected
vessels at sea in order to suppress piracy, says:
that no arrangement has yet been suggested
which will preserve our ships from outrage
without subjectng them to greater evils than
those recently complained of.
Gov. Denver is in Washington. on visit
from Kansas. II was rumored that he had re-
signed, but this turned out to be untrue, though
it is believed that he may return to the Indian
Bureau, at any time he desires. His absence
from Kansas on the eve of so important an
All election is severely reprimanded by the
Washington papers.
Ward B. Burnett has been appointed Survey
or General of Kansas.
! Atlantic Telegraph. ..
We have reliable news direct from the Allan
tic telegraph feet. Capt. Cummings of the ship
Alice Munroe, which arrived Oft Bolton Oh
Friday July l6, from Liverpool, reports falling
in with the steamers Niagara and GOrgon on
June 9th. in latitude 500. longitude 38 Is w.
Cyrus W. Field and an officer of the Niagara
| boarded the Alice Munroe and stated that the
squadron hat experienced very bad weather
from the time Of its leaving port and were l6
days in reaching their destination in mid ocean.
Two unsuccessful attempts bad been made to
lay the cable. The second attempt was made
on the 26th of June. They had payed out up
wards of forty miles Of cable and were going
along finely when on the 9th the electric CON-
muncaton suddenly ceased. The Niagara and
Gorgon then returned 10 the starting point and
were awaiting the arrival of the Agamemnon
and Valorous, when new splice would be
made and the attempt to lay the cable resum-
ed. All were well ON board the Niagara; her
machinery worked admirably. Mr.. Field was
sangune Of the success OF the enterprise.
LATER.-The North Star arrived at New York
on July goth. The third attempt to lay the
telegraph cable has been unsuccessful. The
following dispatch is from the n. Y. Head.
H. QUEENSTOWN, July 9th.
To the Directors of the Atlantic Telegraph
Co. The Niagara and Gorgon arrived this
morning On Wednesday evening" June 29th.
when we had one hundred and forty-two miles
of cable paid out. and all on board the Niagara
was going on perfectly well, the signal from
the Agamemnon ceased. and from the tests the
electricians say the cable must have parted at
or near the Agamemnon. | advise your meet
ing here as soon as possible.
Signed, c. W. FIELD.
From the London Times.
QuEENsroN, July 9TH, 1858.
The Niagara and Gorgon arrived this morn
ing. Three attempts have been made to lay
down the cable The Agamemnon and Valo-
rous are expected hourly.
The squadron experienced very bad weather
during their cruise. On the 18th of June,
heavy gale sprung up, during which they were
separated, but all met again at the rendezvous,
52o %" lat $50 l0' lon. On the first attempt
about ten miles of the cable was lost on the
second about one hundred and twenty miles,
and on the 18th of June the cable was again
ioined, and about $50 miles of it paid out,
when communications ceasng to be received,
the cable was parted and the Niagara and Cor
gon proceeded to this place, much to their sur
prise that the Agamemnon and Valorous were
not in before them. as they had more than two
hundred miles the start. The Agamemnon ia
reported to have suffered some damage in the
gale.
From the London Nelcs Of July It'll
| No new facts Of Importance have transpired
with reference to the Atlantic Telegraph exper-
iments It il stated that the attempt to lay the
cable will certainly be renewed this year
perhaps immediately-but the next operations
of the company seem to be involved in some
uncertainty. Probably the Agamemnon will
soon make her appearance at Quee astown. and
the real position of affairs will then bc more
clearly understood.
Political.
The political campaign in Illinois has been
inaugurated Ly speeches from Stephen A.
Dot glas and Abram Lincoln. who is candi
date for the Douglas succession in the Senate.
| Douglas is engaged in a triangular fight at
war with the Republicans and the Administra
ton. Senator Douglas was received in Chicago
with great eclat; he made vigorous speech
against the Administration and the Republicans
aud stated that he stood like the Russians at
Sebastopol. He also pitched into Lincoln, the
Republican candidate with as much gusto as he
attacked the English Compromise Bill rcpudi-
ates the Republican doctrine rs heartily as
those who support the English Bill.
The Democratic State Convention of Yer
mont met at Bellows Falls on the 9Th, nonina-
ted Henry Keyes for Governor, Wyllys Lyman
for Lieut.. Governor, aud T. T, Thurston for
State Treasurer.
The Ohio Republican State Convention NOM