The New York herald., 1876-11-12
TWEED HOMEwARD BOUND.

ARRIVAL or THE YRAxxLN AT ST. THOMAS
Mr. TWEED IN THE ENJOYMENT or KxcxI-
LENT HxALTH-wHY THE NEWS OF THE Ar
RIVAL WAS NOT RECEIVED xARLIxB-THE
ynANKLrN xxPEcTxD TO BH At QUARANTINE
ON THURSDAY.
From the Evening relegram.l
HAVANA. Nov. IL, 1915
Tho French steamsr from st. Thomas arrived as
this port this morning. with dispatches to the effect
that the United States irigats Franklin Commander
Franklin, with william n Tweed board, arrived at
81 Thomas on the morning OF tho 6th Inst. but
OWING tho recent gales and tho disarrangcment Of
the cable and telegraph wires have been unable to an
nounce her arrival sooner.
Your correspondent there vas accorded the privilege
been tempcs.uous one Mr. Tweed was found 10 be In
excellent health.
The Franklin had run short OF coal and was con-
pelled TO stop At ST Thomas in order to replenish.
A delay OF three days was occas,oned At that port
and the Franklin sailed thence for New York on
wednesday. the Sth inst
The probabilities tina. the voyage TO Now York
will consume about i've days
NO FURTHER INTELLI0ENCz FROM THE yRANK-
LIN.
HAVANA, Nov. IL, 1874
10 impossible TO obtain further particulars in ro-
gard 70 the United States steamer Franklin, CON-
munication with ST. Thomas is Interrupted. The cables
between Santiago do Cuba, Jamaica and st. Croix are
broken. Tho steamer Investigator engaged In grap-
piing and expected that the cable Will be repaired
In few daya
Should any gyo,nds Of srsior V fraudulent oss&
ing either sde shosid be reported and denounced
soorthy he cce Of President sAovd be ring to Aoh
80 "ooxmtsd IN" placed there by any Jrud Either parry
o0ord disappointed the resS bss the country
afford Aops As ressa saied BY he picson Of illegal
Jaise roinsns, " GRANT
THE TARDY NEWS FROM sr. THOMAS.
Yesterday afternoon HERALD reporter called a. the
executive once Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pauy TO isara how Il that many days had
elapsed the transmission Of tho cable despatch from
the Danish Island Of g. Thomas this city, bringing
the news Of the arrival OF Franklin she above
mentioned island the 5th inst The following tho
| explanation given:-
Communication with St Thomas has been Suspended
the submarine cable between Santiago do Cuba tho
southeastern side Of tho island Of Cuba, and Hol-
| land Bay, In the island Of Jamaica The West
| India and Panama Telegraph Company OF Lon
| don, 70 whom the line belongs, soon
| as the broak occurred chartered . steamer TO
! carry messages between the two points, and she
| commenced running on tho 7th inst The two cables
! between St Thomas and Jamaica, and which are $50
| miles In length, are in good working order This limo
also belongs TO the above mentioned company, and
skirts the southern coasts Of Hayt and ST. Domingo
The land lines the island OF Cuba between Santiago
| de Cuba and Havana, and belonging to the spanish
government IN good working order, although they
| were recentlv interrupted by the recent terrible
| hurricane which passed over the island on
| the Goth ult We havo Just received . message
| from Lake City, Fla confirming this, and that the
cable Investigator had arrived At Santiago de
Cuba from st. Thomas with dispatches from the latter
place up TO tho 9th inst The reason that the said
| steamer went TO Cuba and not TO Jamaica that
messages could bc forwarded forthwith from Santiago
by way Of Havana, IN the cable running to ia
maica had been repaired. The Investigator will
| commence ncr attempt to repair tho cable between
| Cuba and Jamaica forthwith.