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Show CABLE CO.MMUjMCATIOA INTERRUPTED. INTER-RUPTED. Cable communication with Europe j measurably interrupted, as will be seen by the telegraphic dispatches. Should the transmission of news westward west-ward by the French cable be broken at a time when the auxiety for European intelligence is very great, it would become be-come a grave matter. Military movements move-ments in France have become active lately, and a decisive battle, or at least one of much more than average importance, im-portance, is daily looked for. Although Al-though the tone of the news would indicate in-dicate a nrobably peaceful solution of the Russian question, there is yet a possibility that Russia may not recede from her demands, nor England accede to tht-m ; in which event another great wa- is a certainty. If we were compelled to fall back for a time on regular mail communica-cation, communica-cation, great events might happen before be-fore news would be received from Europe. Eu-rope. Palladines might win a battle or he might suffer a disastrous defeat ; Trochu might attempt a sortie from Paris iu full force and cut the Prussian lines ; or, what is more likely, he might be driven back with serious loss, for the besiegers of Paris are now s.rongly fortified as well as the besieged. be-sieged. The British cabinet might be dissolved and a new ministry hold the reins of power ; and a war policy might govern it which would bring England into in-to the battle-field of nations as an active act-ive contestant. All these things might occur, and the people of the United States be ignorant of them, for days are now eventful ; and this with three telegraphic cables binding the shores of the two hemispheres. Let us hope the present interruption will be very temporary, and that in a few days the cable3 will be again working work-ing all right. |