Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-08-17
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Nrw York, March l6.-The reported ar
rival .f the NIAGARA, yesterday. below this
port was hoax
csterday the ceremony OF lay ing the cote
ner stone OF the New Cathedral OF st. Pau
in this city. took place with IN audience OF
81 to 10000 Iersons A sermon preach
ed by the Rev. Bishop Hughes. who stated
that the subscription OF s 4 60 each. now with
in amounts 10 l03 contributions Among
the metnorsbles IN the corner stone. was
document In latin, Of which the following is
a translation;
L. $ Within few days past has occur.
red the wonderful laying OF the electrical
cable in the depths Of the Atlantic Ocean,
fecm shore 10 shore Thus is established in
stant communication between the American
and European States. For the happy COM /
pletlon OF this work the most credit is due |
to the invincible for,itude of our celebrated |
fellow citizen Cyrus w Fields.
w 4. Sanders, the llamptonbury mur
derer. was arrested yesterday near Chester, |
and lodged in Jail. A dispatch Gays the
girl is better, and will probably recover.
letter from Havana says that rumor
that the L. > was meditating the purchase
Of Cuba has created great excitement there.
Yellow fever continued to rage Capt.
Albert Gage was among the recent victims.
All the vessels Of the Spanish fleet had
been ordered into port by the admiral. in
order 70 escape the hurricanes. All saiing
v essels were rapidly getting to the North
East.
BosroS March l1-A fire occurred in
Broomfi.ld street early this morning The
granite warehouse, number ls and 20 with
contents was damaged TO the amount Of
Sloooo II was occupied ns the sal room
oi the blind. by johnson Il Bros, book kbind-
ers and Miss stewart, the artist.
Nlw ! oEk, March lo.--Stelmer Philapcl-
rhia from Havana sth arrived here this
morning.
The brig Lucy, ot New Orleans, recently
| seized III Havana, as "A -iaver, has been dis
| charged.
\ cargo of Coolies numbering nearly 500
| had rce emily errl, ed at Havana under the
Dutch and spanish flags
" WAsliNGroS, Aug l6-The President re-
II rned here last evening. aud proceeded to
his summer residence
Gen Ilarney and the Peace Commission
ers, Powell and McCulloch, arrived here yes
tcrday. and had several interviews with the
Sec Of War. Gen. II. expected to proceed
AT aUce 10 the racine.
MIR Stockton, minister to Rome, and Gen.
Boyer, minister to Belgium. are awaiting
their Instructions.
TGISuy BAY. Aug. Ito hr Directors
Of tie 1cf.gfaDL Co., ~ y Gitg The cause
Of our not transmitting and receiving in
telligence through, is that the instruments
require deal Of care in adjusting aud get
ting them ready. am doing this as fast rs
! =, uI,.uil lnnE fha
Cable a. an ordinary short telegraph line
that can be worked through directly. The
Cable has been successfully laid, and tele
graphic signals pass through it at our plea
sur.. but We have encountered little dit-
feult which requires time to overcome, but
see no reason TO doubt that in few days
to surlnount all difficulties | will send
= YOU the earliest information Of the probabl,
time when the Queens Message may be ex
pected signed.
d T. SASTE.
I Norr In addition to the above We have
[ seen /, private dispatch from "a reliable gen
at ST. Johns who Is IN position to Obtain
the earliest and most correct official intelli
gence concerning the cable. which states tn
y Instruments at Trinity Bay accord with
good degree Of sueccss.
4 The communications from electricians a
Valenta office but that owing to some un
y explained cause it has been impossible T.
Q send that or any other Intelligence TO tn
q operators at Valen,ia. This is a state 0
, things which oit,ns occurs on land line
That an office can receive correctly from
: distant operator yet be unable to send
r word in return, and the difficulty sooner ol
later, Ia found to be in the battery or II
e connections or the instruments, and there !
no reason to doubt that the present difficult
in working the cable will as soon as tn
'c electricians can compare notes be entirei
: overcome
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. ll.-Deaths hy yel
: low fever in Charity Hospital last week. S,
ic Deaths by yellow fever yesterday, o2.
;. MARKETS -NEw YORK Aug. IG FLOUR
Market without important change. Haiee : 900 bb
:e 300 IS for Stat; s 95d4 10 un.onnd do; 90
) 90 for common TO fair extra western .o11
Tor shipping bt ands extra round hoop Ohio.
"a CASADi.S PLouR-RemAin- steady. bales
r bbis sDt3 60 far extra.
At I'VE FLorR-Firm. ssi,s lO9 bhis 3 b0GJa % I
common.
WHEAT Qniet tbt former prices remain non
~ naly IN. with not r.usactions OF n.sgnh u
ne to .p0rt
CoHx-Duli. Sales so bush 75fgs ior unson
- aud prime u iKed st.rn.
OATs-Du,i anu lowr. a5a5. for STATE and ~
I'D terri.
of PoRx-Inaciiye and nominal, IL % for prime
BsEF-SteAiy.
y, Cur MvATs.-Steady emaii salrS.
ur wHIsKY,-Nominal 2s hM2T.