The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-16

Bertcd tho WEEKLY HERALD will thus be seen by large
portion OF the active and energetic people Of the United
States
THE CABLE.
Additional discouragiug news in reference the At
lantic telegraph cable has reached The schooner
First Fruit which arrived at Harbor Grace Nowfound-
laad, on Monday Of this week. communicated with the
seamshp Great Eastern and her consor the Terrible
tho 9th inst. The cable parted the I'd inst. at
point abou. six hundred miles from the New
fcundlaad coast and a beacon buoy had been
anchored where IL was last SEEN Up to the 9th
Instant tho Geographic feet still in the vicinity, with
hofes OF being able the cable, the
ncction continue the work of laying; but does
appear that full confidence Of entertained
A an illustrative accompaniment Of dispatches and
sketches VIC this morning give another map which will
enabo our readers better to comprehend the progress
which Tho enterprise had attained at the time Of the
currencc Of this last reported hitch
THE NEWS
Tho steamship Mississippi, which arrived here ycster
day from New Orleans the 9th inst, brought our
dispatches from that city Texas containing Interest,"
Sng intc,lgeuce It is said that the War Department
order directing the discharge Of certain troops in Texas
will materially diminish the force in that State Some
ysAes particulars are given of the arrival d Austin Of
the national cavalry column under General Merritt
It's @arch the Rio Grande from Louisiana We have
already published the of its arrival at San
Antonio, considerable distance further than Austin
Tho gRod conduct of the troopers highly spoken Of
and thcy generally well received by the inhabitants
Dr. Pecbes, the newly appointed Collector of Customs
Tor Galveston, had arrived at that place. and would
shortly open the Custom House. theatre said to be
the only in Texas has been lately opened at Gal
weston
Affairs both the Texan and Mexican sides Of the Rio
Grando quiet at the date of latest advices. Two
coored soldiers executed at Brownsville the 10Th
u for outrages females An entire di, sion Of the
Twenty fifth corps coored) paraded the occasion,
and tho appearance discipline and department of the
troops formed the theme of enthusiastic commentator
on the part Of both Mexican spectators great
numbers Of whom present Cortna with his force
Of republicans still lowered around Matamoros but had
yet made further attack the town. and it
supposed that he would his numbers being too insgnil
cant Matamoros paper revives the story that exsen
ator Gwin at the head Of the imperial government of
tho Mexican State of Sonora at annual salary of sixty
thousand dollars but without any duca other noble
Gite
Ghero were rumors in Macon, Georgia, and Natihez,
Mississippi in the carly part Of this month"; that the ne
groes these places and In vicinity contemplated an
insurccton; but they received little credence
Tho Raleigh Standard the organ of Governor Holden,
Of North Carolina, lays down as landmarks for good
Union mon, among other things, an unconditional and
ohccru submission the national government, the in
s,tIon in the State constitution OF clause forever pro
hbsing slavery, the prompt onrecognitiSn OF debts
contracted by the State in aid of the rebellion and IN
qualified opposition to negro suffrage
mo steamship Montezuma arrived here yesterday,
from Kingston, jamaica on the It'll inst. The news
brought is not OF Importance The Governor was the
subject Of much abuse by the newspapers OF the island
for various offences which he had given. Among other
things no was severely blamed for having allowed the
or Queen Emma, Of the Sandwich Islands, TO pass
through Kingston on way to England, withoutany
oeBcial recognition A reply from Queen Victoria 70
poson OF tho Jamaica aborers complaining Of their dis
tressss had received which they are advised that
ksoy must depend principally upon their own industry
Wsr an Improvement Of their condition
Thc steamship Ahambra, Captain Benson, from ssvan
nah On the 18th ins arrived at this port last night
Her pev though interesting, contains nothing OF part
Guitar importance
! The Maine Democratic state convention mt III '"i'-
land yesterday There were present I'VE hundred ana
seventy -four delegates. Mr. r. Pillsoury, the Tempo
srv chairman u his address said that an attempt Is
,e,rg made 70 destroy state sovereignty, which the
auocr.aic marty must Illustrate He also said that bu
rr presdent Johnson it's destruction would have beef
accommodated at all hazards This latter expression wa
received with great applause The resolutions adopc
were in consonancc with the spirit of these remarks
Hon James Howard, of Portland, was UNANIMOUS
nominated as candidate for Governor.
Tho Halifax Nova scotia) ColoniS states that MI
Cardvcl the British Colonial Secretary, acting ID col
cert with the Foreign office, recommends the formauo
Of Confederate Council at Quebec TO be presided o''
nv tho Governor General and to consist OF represent
fiyes OF the British Provinces The object ofth counc
"a 70 make suggestions TO Her Maiesty's government
reference TO commercial reaes-and Of course with sp
ca reference TO the Reciprocity treaty On this same su
Iect OF the Reciprocity treaty report circulated
Quebec ON the 18th that the Canadian envoy, Mr. Gal
had returned from his Washington mission with no mo
rucocss than promise refer the consideration Of u
ssecipvocily treaty TO q commission appointed by Co
rr.s 10 investigate the financial condition Of the rcpu
I,o Mr. Seward IL Is said strongly opposes renew
of the treaty.
.~ The Canadian Judge Coursol. Of St Adams raid,
potoriey, has been summoned by telegraph to oueo'
IL is supposed that he Is about 70 be rensated IN
once from which he was dismissed.
special meeting Of the Board Of Supervisors was
yesterday resolution in favor Of appropriatng sevc
thousand dollars 10 defray the expenses Of taking
oeosus was offered, discussed and defeated One me
ber stated that the work is being mseraby done,
that A will represent the population Of our city as o.
about seveu hundred thousand fully fifty per cent bel
thai a really a. resolution directing the Comptro
IN nav the citys onehaf Of the bills for erecting Ha
Bridge was introduced and referred. Twelve thous