The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-15
AFFAIRS At BICHNOND.
THE HEALTH OF JEFF DAVIS.
RUmOr Of War Between France
and America In Regard
TO Mexico.
GOLD LAST NIGHT tif.
Associated Press RepOrG.
ARRIVAL OF THE CHINA.

The steamer China from Liverpool tn
9TH, via Queenstown the 9Th, has arrived
Communication with the Great Eastern
remained. suspended. Nothing has beer
heard from her since the noon of the q
instant.
Much anxiety and excitement existeC
concerning the Atlantic csble, which hac
continued entirely without signals since
the noon of Wednesday, the I'd. The
general feeling was one of depression and
hopeleesness, although there were many
who retained their faith in the renewal OF
communication. The Times is despond-
emit although not entirely without hope
The Daily News cliDgs to the hope that
the accident is not irremedisble, as the
weather has not been favorable.
The Star hopes that on board the Great
Eastern they are engaged in hauling back
the cable TO the affected part.
The shares of e5 experienced rapid
fluctuations. On Friday they were down
to e. discount, rallied to Gl discount, clo-
ing heavy at Eli and Gl discount
A test taken at Vslentis shows the acci-
dent TO the cable to be total loss of insu-
lstion nearly 1,250 miles from Valentia, in
almost the deepest water along the entire
route.
The Shipping Gazette says that small
insursnces were at Lloyd's on Friday, st
30 guineas, but most of the underwriters
declined to risk at any price.
The Pail Mall Gazette says it is under
stood that an astronomer Of the Royal OBJ
servstory has communicated the following
facts to the Atlantic Telegraph Company
At noon on Wednesday, when the signals
became unintelligible the magnetic instru-
ments at Greenwich Observatory showed
that what is termed msgnetic storm had
commenced. These storms cause currents
ously affect the working of both land and
sea lines. He also stated that although the
storm has much absted, yet currents may
be still passing of sufficient strength to
confuse the signals passing from the ship
through the delicate instruments used at
Vslentis. This magnetic storm is the
greatest that has occurred for many years.
These explanations are somewhat re-
although the Atlantic Telegraph
Company in their official statements make
no allusion to electrical disturbances.
Another theory is that the ship may
have encountered bad weather and been
obliged to cut and buoy the cable.
1t is reported that the Hon. Frederick
Peel has resigned the Secretaryship of the
Treasury, and that 7. s. Barring is likely to
succeed him.
The London Times editorially exps-
tiates on the difficulty of maintaining and
feeding the liberated slaves of the South,
and says that it is easy for the victorious
government by few words to strike off
the slaves fetters and dislocate and de-
stroy the industry of the whole commun-
lily, but it is not easy for it to find an an
swer to the awful question Of what are the
people 10 live on, which it has raised for
itself and which every day more and more
Importantly demands an answer.
The cattle plague continued, violent and
energetic measures were progressing to
check it.
SPAIN.-The Epoca asserts that orders
have been sent to General Gsndora TO de-
clare war against San Domingo. The
statement is considered very doubtful.
SCHLEswIG HoLsTEIN.- ru-
mors had been current Of the total failure
of the negotiations between Austria and
Prussia relative to the Ducnies, and the
Vienna Bourse was affected, all funds fall
ing.
The latest advices say that the negotis-.
lions have not been broken off but have
entered upon q new phase.
BRAZIL-Tne mails have been received
with the news Of the great naval victory
Of the Brazilisns over the Parsgusysn
squadron. Both sides exhibited great
heroism and the slaughter is described as
Nb-aa Ia
below the city of Oorrients, and lasted from
nine pollock in the morning till six in the
evening.
The Parsgusysn feet consisted of eight
steamers and six gunbosts, mounting
eighty Founders and also battery of forty
rifed cannon, which was almost snnlhil-
The Brazilian force was only nine guns
and their loss amounted to 300 men, IN
Guiding nineteen officerR The main army
of the BrsziliAns, numbering about 1000,
was encsmped on the banks of the WerZ
guag, in the interior, and another wing
numbering 1000 men was stationed
on the confines of the Brazilian Territory.
The condition of the Brazilian army was
unsatisfactory.
The typhus and dysentery were making
sad rsvsges.
A body of 1000 Psrsgusyans had desc.
lated the province of OoIients. They Rf-
tsrwsrds burst into Rio Grsnde, swept the
banks of the Parans, and we're marching
through the province.
LoSpoE MONEY MARKET.-Funds were
rather 1rmer on the 4th.
Uo1sols adva1 cd Id The discount de-
mand was light ut the advance rate of 4
per cent
LATEST.
LIVERPOOL, August 5-Eyening-Com-
municstion with the Great Esatsrn re-
mains suspended. Nothing has been heavd
of her since noon OF the I'd inst.
A Vslentis Telegram of noon to-day
saws: No change since yesterday in the
Atlantic Cable. Original shares closed st
3OOa85O. Preference shares 24a24 dis
count.
Another fatal accident is reported on the
Swiss mountains. A party OF seven were
swept away by an avalanche, but FORUM
ately only one, porter was killed.
Ancons remained as yet the fsrthest
point the cholera had attacked in its north
western route. The number of deaths at
thst place on the 4th reached "a.
LIVERPOOL, August 6th-P M.-NOthing
further mas transpiIed concerning the at
lsntic cable. 1t is supposed to remain in
the same state as previously reported
Earth currents were returned stronger
showing it had contact with the earth 12oC
feet from Valentis. Sixty-seVen per cent