The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-08-18
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HeARrs coSflSr, August Is, va 4
AsPY BAY, August II.
The British war steamers Terrible and Ga.
| Iacia, from Hearts Content I'd, arrived a,
st. Johns at O'Clock Tuesday, the 18th
instant 4asaa rql 4
The steamship Great Eastern returned %
Shearness on the llth instant Capt. Naples
| reports - follows: sHI
The cable parted on Wednesday, the ID,
at noon, in nineteen hundred and fifty faith.
oms OF water. 1t was then grappled for three
different times, and raised twelve hundred.
nies shrndred and six hundred fAth0ms. re.
spectively. Each time the graphing broke.
but the cable remained unlroke.,. il ~
The Great Eastern returned 10 England for
stronger and better graphing gear. 81. .s +.
Mr.. Vanter, one of the electricians, writes
most encouragingly in regard to the cable.
tie says: We found no difficulty whatcvsr
~ graphing the cahle, oven in the greatest
daptA 6t water. As soon as proper tackle
IS prepared we will probably commence Crap
ping Tor tue cable again, ono hundred miles
east OF the break, where the water Is only
800 fathoms deep. The buoy rides the
gales well, being fastened BY pieces of con
demned cable. Mr.. fi.ld is in good health
ank sniriis
'ssg News va ScW QSrH. -
NEw York, Aug. IL.
But little additional has been developed
concerning the great dstalsatons since yes
terday. ketchum's robberies are now estima-
ted at S5,0O0,0o0.
4. X. Mumford, whose failure to meet his
epgaxemsns as announced sonse daJa siace,
has been arrested on charge Of giving
checks on banks in which he had no funds
His operations involve, however,, loss of
only abont SI00, CO., ~ @sF
The Times Washington special says that
the irrepressible confiic, has deyeloped anoth-
erph&sk IN this'city. The Washington seceSii
who reside iii the aristocratic locality Of l4th
street and Massachusetts Asenne, object To
the colored schools established in that viciitr.
by Gen. Howard and the Fredmens' Bureau.
They beseech him to have them removed. aud
assign among other reasons. that il will de.
preciate the price of real estate
The Wertz trial went over again TO-DAY and
it may not begin for a week. 1T seems after
all that the prosecuting is not fally ready now
evidence is continually coming in which nav
cause some changes in the charges and speei.
hcatiohs. 44
The Herdlds special says that all the sol
diers now In the field, with the single excep-I
ton of those in the military division under.
Gen. sherman. have, within few days, been
paid up to and including the Both of June
last, and for Sheridan department over SI0t ]
900, 900 were, sent two weeks ego 70 fhe paJ |
master, with which to settle all demands
against the Government.
A number of citizens of Richmond have
been here for several days with an object Of
calling ON the President. as delegation In
behalf of themselves and others concerning
pardons. Yesterday tisa seli-eonstituted con- !
nssiftee Visited the White House and were ad-
dressed by the President in q friendly way.
To the inquiry where they were from, q mem
Der OF the delegation, in pompous STYLE,
/" We are proud to say that we are from the
city of Richmond The President remark
ed that he did not see any occasion for pride
in that fact aud turning his back, deYoted
his attention to other matters. Thus ended
the interesting interview.
Several parties came up to-day TO reinforce
the delegation, but what new movement will
be attempted is not yet developed.