Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-09-03
The Old Cable Picked Up
Nassau Bank Embezzlement
Explosion and Fire near Boston
About the Radical Convention
BrOwnlOw Makes a Speech


cable of last year was picked up Sunday
morning at $40 o. clock, in latitude l52,
longitude Sc, degree IL league A splice
was made and the cable lowered at I
am The Great Eastern is now 700
miles from here paying out Everything
is going on well, and they expect to
reach here on Saturday next
PARIS, August |. The Emperor Ma
poleon, in n letter written TO King Victor
Emanuel, on the llth of August, re-
ioices that the era of peace has returned.
He saws he allowed the cession of Vene-
tia from Austria, in order that the people
of the country might be enabled 10 choose
their own destiny. The Emperor adds
that he has exerted his influence ia favor
of humanity and the best interests Of the
people of Venetia and Italy.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept The Rus
sian Government prior to the negolla-
tons ofpeace, protested to the French
Emperor and the other powers, that
neutrals should participate in the terri
torial changes occa,ioned by the results
of the war. The proposition was not
supported by France or England, and
the Gar RETAINED from officially moving
in the matter, reserving, however, liberty
of ac,;on m himself in the future.
Pp,orr Sent The terms of peace
batwasn Austria and Italy are in rapid
nrogress rewards settlement, and il is
gensrallv believed that peace will be
fnlly consummated between these powers
in ten DAYS
IonnoN September 1.-The London
Times of to-dsv in view of questions
a-;s;ne between England and America.
growing ont Of the recent war in the
iIni,ed States and more recently the
raid hv the Fenians into Canada. urges
The Ry;t;sb Government 10 take into Sc
r;nns cons;darat;on the Feasibility if not
he necessity Of extending the provisions
az the neutrality laws as TO holding diff
Ssran, Governments 70 a strict liability
for iii acts in violation of that law COM
m;,,ad nv the snh;ects of each
I,yrppooI Sen,ember The cotton
narks, has heen anil with sales of 1000
baIes m;ddl;n0 nnlands AT lad bread
,,nfFs generailv UNCHANGED and steady:
,,,;vaa Wss,ern corn 06s "a ner ouarter.
nroyisions. generally firmer. with slight
p pn,a.S ,andsncv
I.axDnN Seutpmber The closing
,,;aoa 81 nonspls This evening were egl
e. onav Prices of American securi-
,;as s,aa3v n s 5.10s 73l
Foprprss MoNRoE Sentember 2.-Reg-
rIo,;ons sdon,ed by the Board of Health
of Norfoll rsouiring vessels from New
VI 90 have certificates of insnection
hsra hsan rescinded
NJ Yopr Senterber The gen-
erai agent of the Associated Press in
M rav;s;ng tho Tondon d;snatcb
ssls,;xa 10 the increase of Confederate
hnnds states thai II reads as follows
@Ths s5v;css received here of the action
IS ~ Pb;lsdsinb;a Convention have the
81 ~ sI;abtiv 10 Advance the nrice of
~ rahoi bonds
caoros n Rr;qgs having teller for the
Nassa banl re- hen arrested on a
I anas~a Sc amhs-1l;nS ene hundred tbou-
s snna aoIlsrs oS the funds of the bank
f ua has hasn in The habit of frequently
,-ier;na heavily at various gambling
Pla5 .s brangbopt the civ On beipe
nous N.ss H. T,sds a fnIl contession az his
aI: :,. ~
s1 posrov Sen, IA fire broke outthis
sn;ne nmber ward connected
LEI 49, Tn;,ed states Arsenal in Water.
,oxr wb;cb Communicated TO large
brick huilding used for storing saltpetre,
uninhnr md other eTnnowder material
a tremendous EXPLOSION followed which