, 1865-08-28

CEUlE II COIlslQI1Eu lut GSsulL u C.AIE1taSueSs
on The part Of the engineers on tho Great Eas.
tern. The picking up apparatus was in very
bad condition aud could not perform Its work.
Officers Of ocean steamships declare there was
no excuse for allowing the cable to gel under
the fotefoot Of the Great Eastern, nnl chafe
against the projection around the hawsc-
hole.
Faul!-fndsng Is Of little use now. The ives.
TEN CID Of the cable Is in two thousand fatl-
oms Of wafer, where the most amphiblous Of
Dc Sauty's cannot reach 1t to announce that
it Is call right.n The mernen md mer-
maids arc doubtless using the cord that was
to connect the continents Us q clothcs-line, or
sporting upon its Jared and lempcn
sIriucc as the circu5-men pertprm upon the
slack rope. Possibly some submarine Blon-
din Is amusing large and respectable audiences
Wilson C. Hunt and other gentlemen OF this
city declare Their belief that the Great Eas-
tern vi III return at once with fresh graphing
apparatus, and succeed In bringing tho cable
10 the surface. The insulation OF the con.
tiuctin. wi,c is perfect from Valcntia 10 u
point very near the place of parting.
THE nEG1nA TO TIE WATERING PLACES
is near It's end. The Kctchum excitement
brought many Of the moncyed mtn from Sar-
a1oea and Newport by the earliest convey
anct:s, nnd very few Of them have gone back
again. Some are mourning the abseucc OF
ticir familles, who remain n the scenes Of dis
sipaticn for q few weeks longer The season
is not yet ended, and we may layc many hot
DAYS ii September, but the most exciting pc
riod Of summer travel has passed. The crowds
III the Central Park will soun be increased by
the more fashionable promenaders. AT pres
cnt many petEons remain at home during the
lour days Of summer, under the impression
thai m riring In the Park would reveal their
presence in the city.
AN INTERESTING STORY.
A little incident in one Of the fashionable
streets leading out Of Fiflh avenue is creating
some excitement In interested circles. II has
thus far been kept ont Of the papers, and
efforts are being nlade to hare the knowledge
Of the occurrence confined to sInall circle.
The eon OF ono OF the first families became
eua1norcd ola servant girl belonging to the
household, md gaze his promise to marry her.
bitter opposition. The young mAn was sent
to Europe, and the servant gil WIS dischargg
cd. Thu European tour was very brfcf, the
young man remaining in Liverpool only three
days before setting out on Ills re-
tt,in- I'm arriving here, week
ago, UNDER MI Assumed name, he
managed 10 nsccrt1in thc. whrreabouts Of the
young woman. To find her was to rarry her,
and the twain made = visit to the astoniGhed
inmates OF the patcrnal mansiGu. At first the
son was discarded, hut II Is now rutnorrd that
negotiations arr pending for i reconciliation.
The Toad husband desires to bring his wife
into society, but The old folks ernphatically
refuse to acknowledge their daughtcr-tn.law.
They will allow him his inheritance, but in-
efst that he shall not make lis marriage pub
lIcly known. The young wife Is u come1y but
illitcrate Celt, Of comparatively recent I'm
portation.
OUR PAID T1EE DEPARTMENT
Is very slow in getting into operation. The
old Commissioners throw every obstacle III
the way OF the new system, 50 that the trans
iticn from ore to the other Is far from easy.
At nearly every t}rc the members Of the rari-
Gus fire companies indulge in little discussions
in which rcyolre1s and clubs orc the argu-
mcnts. The respectable citizens OF New York
look upon these fights With much compln-
ccncy, md generally wish that we could have
more OF them, provided TINT no danger to
orally causes tic death or disability OF .
rogdy, sometimes Of u half.dozen OF that
class, the cause OF morality does not really
sitter. When the Paid Department Il fairly
In operation VIC shall doubtless have fewer
fights to record. At the engagement on sun-
Gay last between Companies six and Forty
one, the firing wns very rapid, anu conclu'
tiycly showed that the maJority OF the fire.
men Go not usuallJ 60 unnrmcd. A returned
Of lii DAYS at The front.
, ,nr,.r.-,oxa
"A1tan1 iif $50
From the activity nj the brooki5n navy 1aru
one would hail imagine We Ns1e ~ tAe
midst Of war. TWO iron,elaus ny u plogress
and several wooden vessels are oems fepailEu'
Three tri2ates and one siooP.ol'"ar are on thc
stosks, the keel O. one o. mem en- nasns oGen
laid !ast Wceh. an ehoInoas 4l3 1oth auu y
naval store are PETE nna tne
IN tie q oyernment nm. service Is yery larre. some
nncasv persons imagine that this PREPARATION
il being madc in view Of Il war on account OF
thc oreupation Of Mexico bT Maximilltan,
Whether it BE- so or otherwise has not been
made public, md the observers have full lib
crty to make their own deduction. It Is q
little surprising that We should have SO muel,
activity at the Navy Yard simultaneously
with tic cuorts that arc elsewhere being put
forth to reduce the national expenses. Why
should VIC cell portion Of our marine feet,
and build others at the same times
LADIES OF Srn1 ,rcrpn rn1rcArrov.
r7,nsa pho -,o.,,ca ,,,a o,-a.4, IT, ,o,,,,,.
of mn do;Iv ,;pna-s vii fcst,,,an4is ni,sarro
calls tn ssi ad{es If Scgier,cd E1uc9t;nn : IN.
fnr,n5no them Thera tRnr nm ecc,ra I,.;ra,a ~,
tearhcTe n I'll thn co,n,a,, ~ h-,noba r,rt,c,,
iar,r n nan1nansh;, T,,;a "a ouanf tts t.,';,s
n the r!hnli;on ~ rethar ~ IN nroof ofIorts
Which hors hcon mt fortb ~ sn1,amo n
A1nonp fhe t,,onssni;s vim hecamc synaI,hr
from eoniracls anI from snilerships in III,
n ar1oy. M are manv whose nrev;ous hahit. we're
not i},ose Of lnxury. Manr Of them we're H..
norant md were Wcddnd fo eunoiiy u,1tanrHt
wives. Vcry freouentiy Mrs. Shodiv cannot
write Ieeible hand OF spell the most com
mon words without a se1ucnce OF Founders.