Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

ears be deaf alike to the groans of the dying and the
shouts Of the victor ENTHUSIASM.
Foreign News,---irriyal of the Steamship
Arabia.
The Paris correspondent of the London Herald
says that the banding together Of France, Russia
and Austria, and the immense naval operations
of France, make it difficult to dsbelieve the uni
versal report, that great blow is contemplated
against England.
This letter was, however, written previous to
the recent pacific action of the French Govern
ment was announced.
| 1t is stated, without qualification, however,
from another source, that the steam navy OF
France is to be increased to one hundred and fifty
men-of-war, exclusive of seventy two transports.
The Atlantic Telegraph Company has decided
| to make the conductor of the next cable consists
OF six wires twisted and the cable when complet-
ed will be about six times the size of the old
The City Of Baltimore has arrived, with dates
from Liverpool to the Sd inst, five days late,
than by the Arabia.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 4.--Advices from PARIS an
nounce that orders have been issued from the War
Office, or are about to be issued for the immediate
dissolution of the French army of the Rhine.
| No further developments have been made in
relation to the proposed Peace Conference between
France. Austria and Sardinia, which seems to
|
ginally intended for meeting.
The latest advices from the Continent are of n
pacific and more reassuring character.
| The French Government, it is stated without
qualification, is preparing for general disarm-
ament, and giving every evidence Of its present
pacific intentions
THB AMERICAN HORSES IN ESoLAND.-Ncp York,
Aug. l2.-Ihe Glasgow's mills furnish the de-
| tails of the Goodwood rases The last race took
place on the 30th ut. The Bcntick memorial
Plate Stake of 81 900 ready money, added to
handicap. was run that day and won by Mr.. Ten
Broeck's American horse Starke. His Prioress
ran in the same race and came in third. Fifteen
horses ran; the distance is q miles.
Mr.. Ten Brock is stated to have won G25 900
on the various Goodwood roces; his horses Prior
ess, Starke, Cincinnati Woodburn and Dcs Chiles,
being engaged in one or the other, during the
three days. Ills colt Umpire, won the Nursery
Handicap at Newcastle.
HE AMERICANS AT PERUGIA.-Lirerpool Aug,
At has been already announced that "the Am
erican Minister at Rome had demanded of the
Papal Government indemnity for the property
lost by Mr., Perkins, of Boston, during the sack
ing OF the town of Peruga by the Swiss troops
in tho employ of the Pope.
The Minister'S demand has finally been acceded
Perkins the sum OF $4,000.
The promptness and energy of action of the
Minister, in this case are much commended
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-THE New Mexican mail
has arrived here with advices from Santa Fe to
the 25th ult
Another treaty has been concluded with the
Navajo Indians.
appear friendly.
The United States troops at Pawnee Fork are
we'll
| The mail party met party of United States
| troops in Arkansas, en- route for New Mexico.
The steamboat Kate Howard, with valuable
cargo and $50 passengers, met with an accident
and sunk in the Missouri river, below Jefferson
City, yesterday evening.
| The boat and cargo are almost total loss, but
no lives were lost.
Domestic Intelligence.
| VANDERBILT AND THE PACIFIC MAIL COMPANY
New York, Aug. ll.-Itis reported that Commo-
modore Vanderbilt has concluded contract with
| the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for the ex-
change of the steamers Cortez and Uncle Sam for
the steamship Adriatic recently purchased from
Mr.. Collins.
Commodore Vanderbilt is to fell the steamers
| Northern Light and North Star to the Pacific
his opposition line on the first of October.
Washington, Aug. ll.-Delegates represent
ing the various railroad companies. over which
the great Southern mail from Washington to New
Orleans is now conveyed, by the Southwestern OF
Central routes, are now in session in this city,
and they confidently state that after the LIST of
January they will be able to carry mails between
New Orleans and New York within three days
anda half.
The WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT Wash
ingtJn, Aug. 3.-The Washington Monument
Association are about to resume the construction
of the National Monument at Washington, in
honor of the father of our country, under a
charter granted by Congress at its last session.
Lieut. Ives, the engineer of the monument,
has issued proposition, under sanction of the
Washington Monument Society-of which tho
President of the United States is the head-re-
questing the Postmasters throughout the county
to aid the pa tiriotic enterprise by placing box
in their respective Offices to receive contributions,
and forward the returns to Washington.
Lieut.. Ives urges that all should participate in
such an undertaking, and that sum. however
'rifing, from each citizen, would soon complete
The noble work.
Postmaster General Holt, in letter to Lieut..
Ives, cordially approves the plan of placing box
es at each postofhce, and speaks of it as privi-
lete which rostmasters and others will promrtlv
uur0ve
1HE Printer says that Rr Richard Hern1on
wal killed at SumPter On The ia inst, By iir
feney. Mr. il. ives shot at distanoc Of some