The Daily clarion., 1866-09-04
Confederate Bonds still valuable.
Fred. Douglas and the so-called
Union Convention.
Parson Brownlow Going the
Rounds.

GH O4AL4-%A-N11 &C pt- ALL AOUA N~S%S~~S
from cholera, and three from yellow fever,
for the forty-eight hours ending at six
o'clock this morning.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.--Gold 45s Exchange
64c for sixty days, and 74c for sight. Cou-
pons cf 1862, 81 ia ditto 1864, 81 094
ditto 1865, 81 %, Treasurys first series,
81 OO5 second series, 81 O04. Cotton dull.
Upland 33-Orleans So. Flonr dull and
heavy-s9 500s15. Pork dull-S32 75-
Henry Ward Beecher's letter, approving
the purposes of the Soldiers Convention, at
Cleveland, September IL, as also the policy
of the President ehcits high praise from
Conservative journals
The New York Evening Post says of
Beecher's letter: 1t deserves to be written
in letters Of gold. 1t ought to be read by
every man and woman in the country 1t
is an appeal to the sober common sense of
the American people, which we hope will
bear wholesome fruits, and will turn many
from the blind aid passionate to the thought
fuI and reasonable consideration of the
greatest questions which have ever been be
fore the American people.
BosTON, Sept. 3.-Hamilton has resigned
the position of Collector of this post and
will speak against the President.
ST. JOHNS, n F, September 3, 1666.-The
steamer Terrible arrived here to-day. She
left the Gable fleet ON Wednesday morning,
short of coal and provisions. At that time
the Great Eastern was steering for point
one hundred miles east of where the Cable
was laid last year.
All attempts to raise the cable in two
thousand fathoms depth having failed, the
following diary of events prior to securing
the cable OH Sunday are interesting;
Sunday, Aug. 12--Great Eastern joined
the Terrible and Tarbonge at the rendez-
yous, The Albassy had hooked the cable pre-
vious to coming up, and lost it with two
miles of graphing rope.
4ag. 18th and 14th-Drifting
Aug. 15-Mr. Cauling being satisfied, by
strain on the dry nometer, the cable was
hooked at one o'clock Everything was
made ready to let go a large buoy with
spring rope attached.
Aug l6-Drifting
Aug 18.-Bt one O'Clock, ship time, the
cable came to the surface at the bow of the
Great Eastern, but while all were congratu-
lating themselves on the great success the
cable slipped off the grapples and disap-
peared. From this date up to Wednesday
evening, we were graphing with various
success. On one occasion, the Albany
~, Two two Ipi1aa oF F-+l4a-aaLIe
The weather was unfavorable at the time
the Terrible left
ST. PETERSBURG, Saturday, Sept. 1.-The
Russian Government, prior to the negotia-
tions for peace, proposed to the French EN-
peror and the other powers, that neutrals
should participate in the territorial changes
occasioned by the results of the war The
proposition was not supported by France or
England and the Gar refrained from Off
cially moving in the matter, reserving to
himself, however, liberty of action in the
future.
PRAGUE, Sept. 1.-The terms of peace be-
tween Austria and Italy are in rapid pro-
gress towards settlement, and it Is generally
believed that peace will be fully consum-
mated between these powers in ten days.
LONDON, September lst, evening-The
London Times of to-day, in view of the
questions arising between England and
America, growing out of the recent war in
the United States, and the more recent raids
by the Fenians into Canada urges the Brit
lsh Government to take into serious consider
alton the feasibility, if not the necessity of
extending the PROPOSITIONS of the neutral
laws as to holding the diffeIent governments
to strict liability for all acts in violation
of that law committed by the subjects of
each
LIVERPOOL, Saturday evening, Sept. L.
The cotton market has been dull to-day, with
sales of 5000 bales middling upland at I34.
Provisions generally frmer, with a slight
upward tendency
LONDON, Sept. Closing prices of con-
soils this evening, 894.
Prices of American securities steady. u
S, fve-twenties, 734
FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. 3-The regula-
tions adopted by Board of Health of Norfolk
requiring vessels from New York TO have
certificates of medical inspecting officer,
have been rescinded.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-The General Agent
of the Associated Press, in carefully revis
ing the London dispatch relative to the in
crease in value of Confederate bonds, states
that it should read as follows: The advices
received here of the action of the Philadel-
phia Convention have the effect slightly to
advance the price of rebel bonds
HEARTS CONTENT, Sept. 2-The Cable of
last year was picked up this Sunday morn
ing at 4:40 o'clock, in latitude 5l:52, longi-
tutide 36;03. The splice was made, and the
Cable lowered at A. NJ
The Great Eastern is now zoo miles from
here, paying out Everthing is going on
well, and they expect to reach here on Satur-
day next
New YORK, Sept. 2-(By the Cable, Paris, |
lst)-The Emperor Napoleon, in letter
written to King Victor Emanuel on the 18th
August, rejoices that the era of peace has |
returned, He says that he expected the
cession of Yenetia from Austria, in order that |
the people of that country might be enabled |
TO choose their own destiny. The Emperor /
adds that he has exerted his influence in
favor of humanity, and the best interest of |
The people of Venetia and Italy.
THE following dispatches were received |
zoo late Saturday night for our issue of Sum
lay morning
WASHINGTON. Sept. Thomas ]. Durant,
# New Orleans, and Parsou Brownlow
'pok at a mass meeting in Philadelphia last
hight The former said Gov. Wells. under
directions from Washington, filed every of
ice with men who have given aid and COM
ort to the rebel lion, either in the field OF in |
he Cabinet; and so well did he succeed. |
hat in the following year no one was elected
o the Legislature who would not have con-
idered it an objectionable insult to have
'een called an Union man Immediately
we're seen the consequences. Odious dis
motions were made in every direction /