The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-11
FROM EUROPE.


Meeting OF the Directors Of the Atlantic
Telegraph Company.
HALIFAX, Oct. 10.
The steamship Asia from Liverpool, the
10Th, Queenstown, 30th Sept, arrived here
this p. m.
The Atlantic Telegraph Co. held special
meeting on the 30th of September. The
Directors submitted report coDgratulating
the stockholders on the success of the cable,
and thanking those, through whose energy
md perseverance, it was laid. The report
asks the sanction Of the stockholdersto apply
to Parliament for power to increase the nom
inal capital to 5000, 900 pounds sterling, in
cluding the existing capital. The directors
explain that they abandoned the propesl to
fsshe certificates for 300, COO pounds for hrst
per centat dividend as unnecessary, and in
stead ask for power to issue the balance Of
capital and to apply to Parliament for in
increased powers. The report was adopted.
that he anticipated at very early moment q
great reduction in the cable tariff, probably
to one half present rates. In So days, ending
September 2lst, the cable earned 46, ,04S
pounds, which would make IN average in
cluding Sundays and stoppages OF land lines
of e31 pounds sterling day, and If they ex-
cluded the exceptional days where the cable
could not work at oil, the average would be
900 pounds day.
Those figures are very far from confirming
the recent statement in the London
Times that the cable was earning $1,000 a
year The va-ious cable securities have
somewhat declined in price. In addition TO
the banquet to be given u the cable layers by
the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, October
1st, the American Chamber of Commerce in
Liverpool will give banquet in November
and present four gold medals, in commemora
tion of the occasion, to four Of the principal
actors who were on board the Great Eastern
during the great work, viz: One to Cyrus W.
Field; one to Captain Anderson one to
Mr. Coming, the Head OF the Engineerr 8
Department; one to the Head of the klec-
trical Department
FaAScE-The Emperor remained at
rived off that place and passed in review be-
fore the Emperor. The new foreign Minis
ter, Marquis de Mousteir, had arrived in
France from Bierne, and gone to Bisrretz. The
weekly returns Of the bank OF France
show decrease of 500, 900 francs in specie.
The Paris Pdfrie asserts the insurrection in
Palermo. the revolt in Gambia, the disturb>
ancs in the Ottoman Empire, the agitation
in Greece, and even the renewal OF
the Juarrezts in,Mexico are the results of q
vast plot formed in the belief that . general
European confsk ration would be the result
of the late German war.
The Spanish War Department has
taken steps for the manufacture of the Prus-
sian needle gun.
GERMANY-The estate of Sax Meirringer
assembled on the 9th TO take the oath of all
legiance to Duke George, who ascended to
the throne by the abdication ofhis father.
The new Duke In speech from the throne
declared in fitting terms, that Prussia should
be the leader of Germany he further stated
that he had gladly accepted in the interest ol
Germany the allegiance offered by Prussia.
On the arrival in Gambia of Mustapha, he
issued proclamation calling on the iphab-
itans to submit to the Turkish authorities,
and promising to redress all grievances.
The insurrectionists are required to lay down
their arms in FIVE days.
Advices from others say that the Turkish
ambassador has threatened to break off relA
tions with Greece, and his representation to
the Greek government was signed.
By the French and English ministers fur
ther Instructions are reported in Syria, in
which the Turkish troops had the advantage.
LosDoy-close Of Quarter, discount de-
mand at Bank, at between Al per-
Gold continues to arrive freely.