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Dates Of JEky 27sh.
OF PEACE.
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DECLARATION OF PEACE
ESPECIAL prsPATcHl
CHICAGO. July pa full rrpor, has been received here o
the successful laying q the Atlantic Cable, with news dated
London. July 27th. stating that a treaty Of peace had beer
signed between Austria and Prussia on the terms Of the latter
In the success of this the third attempt to lay
the Atlantic Gable, every one will rejoice. The
originators of it,--especially Cyrus W. Field
who nearly ruined himself financially with the
first cable, but who has pcrsevered till he has
triumphed-all engaged in it deserve the honor
and applause they will receive. We have thus
far simply the announcement of its success and
a brief report of how it Wa. done, and must
wait till another arrival for the full details re-
gsrding it. The cable has been laid from the
Irish to the American shore, but there is still q
gap between it and the New Foundland teIe-
graph, and across the section where there is no
telegraph wire or cable, the dispatches must go
by other conveyance. This will account for the
news having been t,oO days in passing between
London and Chicago. Before the next mail
arrives, the connection may be perfected. and
London new, OF II o'clock noon of any given day
will reach New York at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing of the same day, and San Francisco at 5
O'Clock in the morning of the day that it leaves
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we in Honolulu shall have Geographic news
from London not over ten or twelve days old.
FIRE dollars per trord is to be the charge for
messages across the Atlantic, and the whole cost,
from London to San Francisco, will probably
not exceed six dollars per word.
The news from Germany is no less gratifying
than that regarding the telegraph. Peace be-
tween Prussia and Austria has been restored,
after thirty-iye days at war, and a treaty sign
ed. about the 25th or Goth of July. What the
terms are, of course we have no means of know
ing positively, but as Prussia has through her
victories, gained her points, We can easily sur
mise what they are. Her proposal before the
war, was to form a great German Empire, to
include all the German States except Austria,
and this has undoubtedly been the basis of her
terms.
Five week, ago" say the Alta. " William the FRS, an
nounesd 10 The Gefnan people has purpose Of forming a Ger
that saxony, Bavaria, Bohemia, Austrian sne,is, Hanover,
saIe-Gotha. Wemar, Mecklenblrg, Hamburg. Frankfort, Lu-
beck, Bremen. Nassau, Ahhst. and all other German Provinces
united with Prussia. should form an Empire Of Germany. with
William the First as Emperor, a well as Kng of Prussia; thar
there should be a Parliament for the new Empire; that Francis
Joseph should he Duke Of Austria and King of Hungary; and
that Italy shall take Nenrtia without compensation. Those
that time . number OF important military successes have been
gained, and what is more.a great change has taken place in
risen with the wonderful briliancy q the Pru,sian campaign.
The terms now accepted by Austria cannot be less than those
proposed by William the First tive weeks ago, and they implied
a German Empire with an area u SOC, 600 square miles, and a
population OF 100000. The new Empire, in defiance Of the
strong tendencies of William tn. First and Bismarck towards
despoiism and aristocracy, will lie in syn pathy with American
ideas; and it a grand step in he onward march OF progress,
and a great security for peace and industrial development. 1t
interest. ~
'The Empire will not be purely German. Tn Bohemia the
hey are s. nuch Md and = ha, . bs 81 no o' ions nmds G'S Ssr.m Sn,
prefer The rule of prlssfa fO "a a nf kn.Sia ~ Au.fria
Whether TIE Empire is to be a consolidated Government, or a
a,ed in any way by the news; although IN. tsct that William
proposed to retain the title OF King Of Prussia implies that con-
proposed.
organization Of the Empire. We have now the German, French,
Russian and British Empires: which form the four great powers
Hungary as powers Of the second rank; Spain and Turkey will
occupy the third rack, and Belgium, switzerland, Holland,
rank"
Italy will, of course, obtain Venetia, which,
Mt the latest dates, her armies had almost wholly
and taken possession of, notwithstand-
ing its reported cession to France. Russia had
given notice that the intervention of any other
power in the war would not be allowed by her
and this probably has had the effect of check
mating France, and keeping her out altogether.
1t was thought at one time that she would profit
by the war. but it now appears doubtful
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Among the recent dispatches, VIC learn that
the Prussians had gained several important VIC
tories. having defeated the Austrian army at
and taken possession of that strongly
fortified point. 1t has also defeated the Federal
at Aschafenback in Bavaria, and was
marching on Frankfort. On the 10th Of July,
one column of the Prussian army was at Iglau,
is on the western frontier of Morayia,
md about half way between Prague and Vienna.)
Ind the other column, headed by the Emperor
himself, was at Brunn. On the 25th of July,
the treaty was signed, the Prussians bad
to - within three days march of Wen
Ia, having had the most remarkable and bril-
liant campaign ever recorded in European his
DRY, and which has probably terminated by
he unconditional submission of Austria to every
made by Prussia, including the annexa-
ion of Lombardy and Venetia to Italy, the an
~,exation of Schleswig Holstein to Prussia, the
ormation of all the German principalities into
me grand Empire, numbering forty millions of
with the King of Prussia at the head of
t, and Austria entirely excluded. If this be
he correct statement, this short German war
vil have had a brilliant termination, that can
My enhance the glory of Germany, While it
axes from that of Austria, which has long been
synonym of oppression and despotism.
BrRCH'S HOLIDAY TRTP-We had the pleasure Of
eing one OF the excursionists on Thursday eve
ing last. and were delighted with the trip, as was
vcrybody else. The exhibition consists of a Do
ANA. exhibiting views in Europe. among which