The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-19
FROM OUR OWN coRRE9orDEEr
NEW YoRk, Tuesday Night,)
August IL, 1858.

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From earliest morn till very late In the night the only
topic of conversation the only thing thought Of was the
Atlantic cable 10 connection with the Queens message,
he abridged and complete editions honored Pres
dents reply the sautes bell ringing, flag flying illu-
mination and pyrotechnio display, with which 1.-THE
great event celebrated amid the cheers of glad
and grateful populace.-
When the morning papers appeared, containing con
raton in large type Of the fact already announced BY
the newsb boys in every street and alley of this and the
sister cities extra Herald, Express &C., with the
Queen message and the Presidents reply the people
then for the first time believed that the cable had been
laid and that Europe and America really united.
There were who criticised rather severely the
cold and curt language la which the first sentence
of her Macstys message congratulated the PRESIDENT
of the United States the completion Of the great in
ternaonal enterprise and comparisons not favoa
BILE TO the gracious Sovereign OF Great Britain Ireland,
and Hindostan drawn between her spiritless Ian
guage and the appropriate expression of the Presidents
rejoicing Some there who believed that the Queen
message 'bogus, and who conceived that so very
dull composition must have emanaed from the dull
brains of impatient "operators at Trinity bay and
others were to be found at every street who
thought that her Majesty had said all that she ought and
could be expected to say and that the cable was really
laid ought to rejoice and be glad exclusively on our
account the fcow-ctzens of the great men who
first conceived planned and executed the giant scheme
of making the lightning of heaven the depths of ocean.
space and time crouch down, and instead of being OBJ
staces to, become the instruments of mans conimn-
nioation with his .ellow at the ends OF the earth
This sensible view the most general, and nearly
everybody turned the carpng of critics and the sep
tcism of experts to make preparations for due ceie
bration of the wonderful triumph Of American genius
and skill and when the second half of her Majesty
graceful message received and made public, the
thusiasm was at its height, and shouted, bells
chmed, and bands played 'God save the Queen and
Hail Columbia Most Of the houses in the principal
streets when night set in brilliantly Illuminated
from the simple neat candle to the costly and osten
tatous transparency embazonng in letters OF flame the
triumphs of the Atlantic cable and of those by whose
agency the great and wondrous deeds were accomplished
At the City Hall in presence of immense OF
people filling the Park Broadway, Centre street. Park Row
and the Joining Streets that all thoroughare com
pletely stopped for the tme-there WAS magnificent
display Of fireworks certainly equal not superior to
ANYTHING of the kind this continent 1t
would take much time and space than afford
at this late hour of the night to record in detail the
incidents and gories of the celebration; but can
you that it well worthy OF the occasion, and
of the city of New York. Perhaps as l write, and
long before you receive these lines, friends In
Old England celebrating the event with equal
gadness and display and are recprocatng the ervent
hopes that expressing here, and which every
American feels from the President the humbest cit-
zen that the elegraphc union of the two continents
may conduce to the glory of God the growth of ciyza
tion the spread of humanity, and the promotion Of COR
DIAL intimate and enduring friendship between the TWO
greatest and frecst nations in the world akin in blood
language, and religion, they unanimous in their
devotion to liberty and those free institutions which
stitte their glory and the source, under Heaven OF
their power aud greatness.
The workmen employed on the Central Park to the
number of 500 and the workmen the reservoir
making in all 3 900 honest artiZans with the Central
Park police in full uniform, aud brass band at their
head and with their horses and CARTS marched in pro-
cesson through the principal streets and were reviewed
by Mayor Temann. Their turnout was the subject of
great admiration from their neat and orderly appearance
and tho embems of hard, useful industry with which
their procession was adorned
shall not attempt to give any description OF the IL
Nominations the ranspaencics which gttered from the
Astor House to Union Square The daily papers will fur
nsh an ample and accurate detail Among the most
markable appropriate ttnsparcnces that at the
Astor House, namely:
canst ghnngs, that they and
thee Here we er'-Job 3s; So
Let the Goods clap their hands, joyful togeth
| cr."-ps 9s' 8.
And that at the International Hotel which read fol-
lows
VICTORIA.
All Hail to tho Inventive Genius and Indefatigabo
.... Enterprise OF
JOINS AND JONATHAN, .,
| That has succeeded in concentrating the Mishiest
Work Of the Age;
May he that binds them in the bonds Of
Aud the Fnup ofis
Usefulness extend to every part Of the Earth
&c.,. let nations shouts midst roar
/ Proclaim the event from shore 10 shore
| BUCHANAN.
EVERYBODY was SO absorbed by the celebration that
business pretty generally neglected to make prepare
ton to take part in or look at the gala. The money
market was very dull and inactive without any change
in rates of discount, its other principal features
Foreign exchange very dull for tomorrow steam
| er at l09G l093 for bankers sterling
The business at the stock board this morning mi-
ted at further decline in prices New York Central fell
to 768 Erie to l63 Reading to 474 Michigan Central to
57B Chicago and Rock Island to T3s Pacific Mail was
steady at s3J State stocks heavy at trifng de-
cline and little done in bank shares There
sales of the government loan Between the boards
there were some large sales of New York Central and
Erie at 76s for the former and 16 for the latter and OF
Reading at A. seller Is At the second board there was
a slight rally in N. " Central which rose L. but the
market closed heavily at irregular prices.
| The flour market rather dull at former prices
Wheat was quiet and firmly held Corn quite duh
| Pork was inactive and lower. Beef was firm. Cotton
was quiet and steady at the following rates
Nao Fork Classification.
! Uplauds. Florida. Mobile NO. and Texas
Ordinary ......... .1Ols 1OtS 10ts I0b
| Atddlng l2ls l21i l2A 1895
Mddlpg fair. rs 10 io'a iSts
Sugars we're dull at well sustained prices
The cash transactions at the subtreasury fol
/ lows:
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