The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-31
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Two Days Later News by the
Africa at Halifax.
PROSPECTS OF THE CABLE.
Possibility that the Attempa May be
Renewed In October.
Captain Anderson Believes 1t
Will Not.
Confirmation Of the RumOr that the
Failure was Maliciously Caused.
RISE IN THE TELEGRAPH STOCK.
General HOpefulness and En-
cOuragement.
OPENING OF THE SUEZ CANAL.
FEARS OF The CHOLERA In ENGLAND.
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MORE FENIANiSM In IRELAND.
Prussia and Austria and Their
Difficulties.
ADVANCE IN FIVE
&c. &c. &C.
OPENING OF THE sUEz CANAL.
FEARS OF The CHOLERA in ENGLAND.
MORE FENIANlSM In IRELAND,
Prussia and Austria and Their
Difficulties.
ADVANCE IN FIVE-TWENTlES.
&c. &c. &c.
HALFAx, August 80, 1866.

The steamship Africa from Liverpool at hafpas eight
O'Clock the morning Of the 19th via Queenstown
the 2Oth, arrived at Halifax lase last night She has
twenty Halifax and hundred and twenty Boston
passengers.
Tho Africa makes the following report:-August q
passed the steamship City of New York, in lat 81 ST.
long IS 35 bound east On the 22d passed Bremen ship
T. A. Gabain in lat 81 50, long. 1s 35 bound west On
the Oath passed steamer, supposed to be the Asia,
bound east On the 9th passed the steamship Cuba in
lat Al 60 long. 4s, bound east.
The Africa sailed for Boston at two o'clock this
ing where she will be due on Thursday afternoon.
The extra Cunard steamship Tripo which left Liver
pool on the 10th inst direct for Halifax and New York
also arrived here this morning
Tho steamship Scotia, from New York, arrived Off
Crookhavcn o'clock the morning Of the 18th
inst and reached Liverpool at ten o'clock the
night
The Cable and It's Prospects.
Noorngs had been laid down for the Great Eastern
sheerness and the inference drawn that she would
not go out again this season.
The London Times says the experience OF
the expedition is full of encouragement for
The future. Tho only discouragng circum.
stance is the apparent inability Of electricians TO
discover serious faults in the cable before payed
the side of ship The delay for another year will not be
thrown away II It enables them TO devise better tests OF
excellence Of cable before It is submerged. Though,
whether they do not, We must believe the posi-
biiity Of an Atlantic telegraph established and look
forward to the day certain II distant when Eng
land and America will throb with one pulse Of life.
The Daily Nescs special correspondent says:-n Is
moro than probable that the Great Eastern will be de-
spatched to Hsh up the severed cable she
b retted with stronger ropes and grapne No formal
decision be taken until the meeting of the various
boards on the 21st toleraby certain that the
Dedition will re start at onoe.
The prospects of the Atlantic cable the prevalent
topic.
The report Of the Great Eastern had favorable effect
On the shares which rallied from 1 to az. There
much difference Of opinion to the prospect Of
ing the cabe but generally the feeling that might
- done
The London Times says that the result Of the proceed
ligs on the Great Eastern demonstrate the complete
Feasibility Of the Atlantic telegraph The principal diff
Acules OF the enterprise overcome. Failure ensucd
from accidents, which may be called provoking from
In apparatus defective; but the experience gained
may enable the company TO redeem their error ana nc
me London Daily Ne,Us censures those who were
responsible for not having on hand Sufficient quantity
warrant dssppcnimont, they DO not cause dsmay but
On the contrary point to ultimate success; and assuming
that the three companies interested make the neccs
earv arrangements at once, even now not Impossible
that attempts at teegraphic communication with Amer
O. may be commenced before autumn has passed.
Other journals also regard the prospects Of the cable
from hopeful point OF view, although some express
fears that win not be recovered, and that the enter
prise will fail for the present The opinion however
appears be general that ultimate success is only
question Of time and money.
Tho Daily Neps says:-Fresh contracts will have to
be made, and arrangements entered into, in the
event OF the Great Eastern being sent again. both
between her owners and the construction company, and
80 the question: may be supposed will mainly resolve
itself into one Of finance; but Il Is confidently believed
bo
necessary delay Meanwhile she proceeds sheeruess
whore she expected TO arrive the GOTH She passed
channel.
The Times Of the 10Th Inst publishes Russcls diary
of the expedition, occupying seven columns and In
leader the subject that although the results
very encouraging for the future STILL even If perfect
machinery were al hand Il would now we fear be too
late lay the cable this year although sanguine spirits
may remind us that after tho equnoxn gales are past
abe month Of October is generally cam and further delay
must total loss of the portion OF the cable which
has been payed out One malicious injury was dscov.
cred piece Of iron wire through the covering,
CAPTAIN ANDERSON on THE CABLE.
Captain Anderson, OF the Great Eastern, In letter,
says will require ten months to provide proper gear
for Gng the Atlantic cable and 10 make the necessary
repairs TO the Great Eastern He suggested that the
cable should be made and laid in May next and the
confidence in the future success Of the cable but thinks
u useless TO the attempt 10 lay during the win
RISE IN rELgGRApH SHARES.
Atlantic preference shares are quoted at az a2K.
Opening or the suez Canal.
Tho Suez Canal was opened on the 17th inst, and
vessel laden with coal passed from the Mediterranean to
he Red Sea-
New European Line OF Steamers for
America.
The prospectus In published for the new fortnighty
steam line, with vessels of four thousand tons burden,
between southampton and New York The title Is 10 be
che Transatlantic Ship Company Capital eight hundred
thousand pounds in fy pound shares Passages 70 be
performed within ten days. two subsidiary steamers, OF
sx hundred TONS TO be employed TO connect the service
~ southampton with Antwerp, Havre and London,
shrough rates OF freight being established between those
ksiftee and New York
3he enterprise s said TO be supported by the london
md southwcstsrn rn Railway Company, Southampton Dock
Company and other important concerns
Fenlanssm In Ireland.
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