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PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1870.
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FIRST EDITION
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
Scene ol Operations.
The Stronghold of Blayence.
Tlie Prussian PortH. ,
The Baltic and the North Sea.
Prince Xeopold and Prim.
Germany in America.
Words of Encouragement.
Speeches of Schurz and Salomon
Ktc, Etc. Etc.. Etc. Etc.
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MAYESCE.
The French Quadrilateral and the Prussian
forireiia which It Uncou niers.
Last night despatches from London, giving the re
ported plan of campaign on the part of the French
army, states that it is being concentrated within the
quadrilateral formed by the towns of Nancy, Thion
Tiile, Strasbourg, and Mayence. The last named is a
formidable Prussian fortress, and the proximity of a
portion of the French army to It Is doubtless the
cause of flooding the ditches surrounding the forts
as a precaution against an assanlt.
The Fortress of iMavence,
the German name of which is Maluz, and the English
ZVlenlz, is a town of Hesse-Darmstadt, In the pro
vince of RHelnhessen, and one of the most formida
ble strongholds of the North Gorman Confederation.
Jt is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, nearly
opposite its junction with the Main, about forty miles
Trest of Frankfort, and has a population of about
10,000, exclusive of the military.
Its peculiar position has caused It to be greatly
coveted by the French, to whom It belonged from
1801 to 1915, when it was allotted to the Grand Duke
Of Hesse-DarmEtadt by the treaty of Vienna, the for
tress being assigned to the old Germanic Confede
ration, and garrisoned by the Prussians and Aus
triaHB in common, usually with a force of about
8000 men. After the decisive defeat of Austria In
the late contest, It was agreed by the teaty of
Prague that its fortlfl cations should be dismantled
and its garrison withdrawn. This stipulation was
insisted on by Austria, but the Prussians have never
carried out the condltl ins, and Mayence Is at this
moment one of the strongest cities In the world ; In
fact, as the cable despatches say, since the ditches
surrounding the forts have been Hooded, almost Im
pregnable. TheFortlflcatlooa.
The town la surrounded with a baslloned wall,
which In parts Is new, while the larger portion is
y.-ry old. The moat is dry, except on the north
front. On the south side is the citadel, with its two
bastions and the KigelHteiu. A row of ports and
lunettes surrounds the first wall, a little In advance ;
and still further oat, but not far, are several de-
tauhed forts, some of which occupy higher ground
than the low plain of the city. The largest of these
is Fort Weisenau, which has a good position on high
ground opposite the mouth of the Main. Below the
town, on the Blngen Bide, a fourth line of works has
been commenced, considerably In advance of the
third, since good ordnance can reach the city over
all three lines as they now stand. ,
It is connected by a bridge of boats, nearly 1700
feet long, with the opposite and strongly fortified
town ol Castel, which forms a large bridge-head to
the pontoon-bridge. It Is composed of five bastions,
with a ditch filled with water, and with four lu
nettes covering the curtains. A short distance
below Castel, and connected with It by a wall, lies
Fort Montcbello, a work of some strength, which
could be very useful in case of au attack from the
direction of Blebrich, or in case a crossing should
be attempted by way of the two slightly fortihed
islands, Peter's Aue and Ingelheimer Aue. A small
fort stands in either angle of the two formed by the
junction of the Main wiih the lthlne, and good ln
trenchments connect the lower fort with Castel.
Gnstavns Adolphus fortified this point in the Thirty
Years' War.
Mayence is connected with Frankfort by a railroad
and a railroad bridge spans the lthlne above the
junction with the Main, protected by a new bridge
head t n the tight bank, and by Fort Weisenau on
the left.
The importance of holding firm possession of the
mouth ol the Main cannot be estimated too highly.
CustiLe took advantage of the weakness of the
place, in the campaign of 1792, and with a compara
tively imall army operated so successfully In the
rear of the Prut hi ana as to hasten their retreat and
throw the contest back upon German soil. The
Mala Is navigable as far np as Baraiierg, and la con
nected with t he Danube by a caual running parallel
with the Keg&itz. Political changes have
rendered this line between the Khine and Danube
far less Important for military uses than when War
tensleben, and Jourdan, aud Napoleon I operated
on it. The Main, however, is always likely to play
some little part in any great struggle on the Rhine.
Its loner course communicates directly between the
fortress at Mayence aud the great railroad centre at
Frankfort. Sixty miles further up It passes the for
tified old town of W urzburg, with its atone bridge
and easy communication in almost every direction.
And from the head of navigation at Bamberg, a rail
road follows the npper Main northward, via liof. to
Al'er.burg and Lelpslc; and good carriage roads
icao to sonieitz, or to coourg ami Kuuoistauw .
THE DOGGER DISK.
The CruUInc Ground or the Freach Fleet-Tue
Kaaasgerea cities.
Rumors are still current that a powerful French
fleet will proceed at once towards the Baltic, under
command of Vlce-Admiral Count Bovet Willaumes,
to operate against the Prussian coast defenses, and
with special reference to the occupation of the dis
affected country of Hanover. We have already
given an account of the marine defenses of Prussia
which thla- French fleet will encounter, but some
thing about the cruising ground of the latter will be
found interesting:
A reference to the map will show a long peninsula
juiuug uui, mtu iuo ituna oeu irom rsonaern oer
many. This peninsula, part of the klnirdom of Den,
mark, includes the provinces of ScUleawig, Uolsteln,
and Jutland. It la almost severed from tha niu'in-
land by the estuary of the Elbe on the west and-the
uuu oi liUbeck on inereasr,btretcningTroia the
peninsula of Jutland across the North Sea almost to
itie jcngimn roast is a annmarine snoai known as the
Dogger Bank: like the banks of Newfoundland.
famous for.ua cod fisheries. On this Dogger Kank
was fought a naval action, famous in English his
tory, between the En gush and Dutch. The French
fleet are ordered to vue mgirer Bank, being a can
venient point from which to watch the Kibe, anl
also to make for the entrance to the Baltic, so soon
the sute of doubt and hesitation shall have been
ended by a formal declaration of war and oom
utenoeinent oi aonuirues. rtuasiaa naval opera
tions on not De oi any serious importance in tne
war, oonipaied with Ute powerful naval preponder
ance of France. But the French fleet, by moving
north, will be ready to blockade the ports, and to
nubh the German foreign trade, for which a pre
t xt can readily be found, liven If the Northern
(States and free cities should be unwilling to side
tin Pruwtia, they will be equally unwilling to sym
pathize with Franc a.
MiouM the French feet be ordered to ait against
the Germsn ports, the great city of Hamburg, the
principal emporium of German commerce, will suffer
early. Hamburg Is on the Elbe, and any check on
its commerce would be a terrible blow both to the
sentiment and to the Interest of Germany, for every
German is Identified In feeling with the prosperity
and grandeur of Hamburg or Bremen. Bremen is
situated on the Wescr, at a considerable distance
from the sea, aiid although not exposed to the same
danger of military occupation as Hamburg, which
In the wars of the first Napoleon was once under
the iron grasp of the terrible Davoust, would
probably suffer as severely in her commercial in
terests. The principal German ports In the Baltic are. Me
mo), Plllau, Konlgsberg, Dantzic, Colberg, Bwine
munde, Stettin, AVolgast, Stralsund, Kiel, and Flens
burg. On the North Sea Prussia has Altona, Mar
burg, Geestemnnde, Leer, and Emden,in addition to
the leading commercial seaports.
The Baltic Ports.
Of the Baltic ports we have already described
Kiel, Dantzic, and Stralsund.
Memel Is defended by a citadel consisting of four
bastion, with randines and half-moons, and is
divided into three quarters the Old, New, and Fre
derick towns, with three suburbs. Its trade Is very
extensive, aDd consists chiefly of timber, flax,
hemp, potash, linseed, and colonial produce. These
are exported principally to the United States and
England. Shlp-bullding is carried on at this port,
which owns 106 vessels, having a total tonnage of
47,104 tons. 8hips to the number of 2"00 (of 650,000
tons) annually enter and leave the port, and nume
rous steam packets maintain communication with
many of the other Baltic ports. The harbor is large
and safe, and has a depth of water of from 14 to 17
feet. It Is provided with extensive docks and has a
good lighthouse.
Plllau is a small seaport at the entrance of the
Frlsche Haff, twenty-five miles west from Konlgs
berg. It derives a thriving trade on account of ves
sels of large burden unloading there, as the inlet to
the Haff has not mere than twelve feet of water.
Vessels of light draft usually proceed to Konlgsberg.
The number of vessels arriving annually is about 700
(of about 100,000 tons) ; of these, about one-third are
British.
Konlpsberg is on the Pregel, five miles from Its
mouth in the Frlsche llarr. It Is in railroad commu
nication with Berlin, from which It is distant 839
miles. This fortltled city consists of the town proper
and four suburbs. The former is divided Into three
parts, the Altstadt or Old Town, situated on the
west; Lohenlcht on the east, and Knelphof. situated
on an island formed by the Pregel, which, before en
tering the town from the east, divides into two arms.
There are seven bridges between the island aud the
opposite banks.
The trade of the port is principally the export of
grain, and in its shipbuilding yards a considerable
number of small vessels are annually constructed.
Much attention has been given to the fortifications.
The general principle kept In view, according to the
Prussian engineers, is that the fortress may be com
posed of detached parts, each having its separate
commander and garrison, with separate and Inde
pendent detached works. Thus, the bastions are
detached from the curtains; redoubts are in like
manner detached ; the scarp is detached on all parts
excepting the faces and parts of the flanks of the
bastions. On some of the fronts the ditch is tilled
with water from scarp to counterscarp, when there
is a masonry caaemated caponlere In the centre of
the curtain (instead of the flat earthern bastion),
flanking the faces of the bastions with five guns.
Colberg Is a strongly fortified seaport In Pomera
nia, twenty-five miles west of Coslin, on the Per
santc, near Its mouth, in the Baltic It sustained a
siege In 1806. The population numbers about 120,000.
A moderate trade is transacted at tnis port.
The Oder is not unlikely to be the scene of naval
operations and to be selected for, if possible, effec
tive blockade. Swlnemunde, near the mouth of this
river, Is the port where large vessels bound for
Stettin, thirty-six miles Inland, unload. The en
trance to the Oder is defended by two sea-coast bat
teries, one on the right and the other on the left
bank. The latter consists of a circular brick re
doubt of 80 feet diameter, In the centre of a penta
gonal earthen work.
The lower story of the redoubt Is arranged with
loopholes for musketry, above which are two tiers
of so guns each, under bomb-proof casemates, above
which Is a barbette battery of the same number of
guns. The fort on the right bank is a much larger
and more Important work than the other. It is a
brick casematea battery oi inree iaces, bearing on
the channel, having two casemated tiers, and an
open embrasare battery over the casements, with
brick parapets, the only one seen exposed to a ship's
battery. This fort mounts 63 guns. It is In a bend,
and so directed that a vessel has to come bows on to
the lower front until quite near It. .
Should war vessels or light a rare piss these ports,
and escape the torpedos. which will no doubt be
used, they would be confronted at the Important
city of Stettin by its formidable fortifications. It
has been a fortlned city for a long period, and un
dergone several sieges. It was occupied by the
French from luo6 to 1813. About two thousand ships
enter and sail from the Oder annually. The popula
tion of Stettin is about 65,000, and its trade is prin
cipally in general produce, it Is connected by rail
with Berlin, from which it is 79 miles distant, or
somewhat less than the proximity of New York to
Philadelphia.
Wolgaat Is in Pomeranla, near the mouth of the
Peene. In the Baltic It is about 83 miles from Stral
sund, and has a popalatlou of about 0000 persons.
Fiensburg has also been recently acquired from
Denmark by the war of 1804. It is an aucient town,
and was tne scene or hostile operations in ists.
when the Germans took possession of it. it trades
with the West Indies, and doea a moderate shipping
business.
The Ports on the North Sea.
Hamburg, to the precarious situation of which, as
well as of Bremen, we have alluded above, has since
1806 been In the North German Confederation, and Is
now regarded aa subject to all the fortunes or war.
The State embraces a territory of 146 square miles,
with a population of boo.boi inhabitants, i lie city,
which Is situated on the right bank or the Rhine, 70
miles from its mouth, Is not fortified. In IStia there
belonged to the port or Hamburg 509 vessels, having
a total tonnage of 241,000 tons. The mercantile navy
of Hamburg Is more than eight times that of Bel
gium. Her traae witn ureac isruata aione amounted
to 1140,000,000 in 1808. The emigration to this coun
try from Hamburg is very large. In 1807 there em
barked 88,814 emigrants, in 3 vessels, at that port.
Through it and Bremen almost all our trade with
Germany is transacted.
Bremen, so well known as the chief port of the
German-American mall steamship traffic, la situated
on both banks of tne weser, t miles soiunwesi or
Hamburg. In 1867, 16 steamships, making 87,921
tuns, and 2i failing vessels, making 231,114 tuas,
belonged to this port. In 1867, 73,971 emigrants cm
barked at Bremerhaven for the United States.
Lnbeck, on the Trave, 10 miles from its mouth,
was stormed by the French in 1806 and subsequently
annexed to France. TMe State comprises a terri
tory of 127 square miles, with a population of 4,r33.
Lubeck possessed at the commencement of 1S63 &
aea-golng vessels, among them 13 steamers.
Altona, situate on the right bank of the Elbe, a
little below Hamburg, was acquired by Prussia irom
Denmark In the war of 1864. It has extensive rail
road communication, and has made rapid progress
In shipping and commerce. About 5000 ships visit
the port annually. It was occupied without resist
a nee in 1864.
Harimrg is on the south bank of the Elbe, and la
4X miles below Harburg. It Is surrounded by walla
ana nas a cnnoei.
Leer and Emden are Hanoverian seaports of
minor importance ; tne laiier is lonineo.
PEISCE LEOPOLD.
VYIirn nil Candidature was First Broached
Prim's Speech la the Dortes on June 11.
A European correspondent of the New York Tri
bune, alluding to the candidature of Prince Leopold
for the throne of Spain, writes as follows :
ft would sem that all parties miirht hav hi.n mi
their guard, for It la not the first time that the candi
date in question has been brought forward. In
Prim's famoua speech, made on the 11th of June in
the Cortes, describing his search for a king, he spoke
of one whom, he said, he could not name, but woo
united in his person all the requisites for a monarch,
being a man of fun age aaa a catnouc, married am
having children, and who would hve fulfilled ai
their desires If he could have been brought to aot-t-pt
the throne. Now, at the time this speech was re
ported there were several English journals and at
least one or two French ones, Te rn us among them,
which put their lingers on thla mysterious Prince at
once and named him that is. called blm a Prince
of Hobeneoliern, which waa quite enough, If they
did get bla first name wrong, and mistook blm for
his younger brother Frederic. One would have
thougiit that diplomatist would have had too keen
a scent to te led away by Marshal Prim a ruameu
oers; but they were, and none of the Government
journals had any suspicion that it would be worth
while to find out who this unnamed candidate migh
Ue, UUU kGCJJ BU CJC UU UI1U.
How
the Negotiations
Prusala Were
Betweea Print
I'oaaucted.
aad
The Paris correspondent of the London Teltyraph
says: -
I near that the negotiations between Prim and
the Prussian Government which have certainly
been kept dark In the most admirable manner have
been mainly conducted iy two gentlemen the ou
Don Ranees y Vlllanneva. whose recent Jonroey
from London to Bras did not excite the least public
attention or comment, and the other a Prussian
officer temporarily attached to the Prussian mission
In Madrid. It Is no exaggeration to say that the
announcement made on Sunday afternoon by tele
graph to the French Foreign Office, and shortly
afterwards confirmed by message from M. Mercler
who had been dicing witn Marshal Prim, and o
whomM.de Reus imparted the whole transaction
after dinner to the Duke de Gramont, took the
French official world; completely by surprise and
rendered their Sunday night a very uneasy one"
GERMANY IN AMERICA.
Immense Gathering In New York Speeches by
iov. Salomon, anil Carl Mchurz.
The Germans of New York held a mass meeting
at Steinway Hall last evening, in order to give vent
to their sympathies with the country of their birth
and its cause In the present European war, and to
take steps for extending practical aid for the widows
and orphans of the German soldiers, and to those of
their countrymen who may be wounded In the strug
gle. The hall was filled to overflowing, eveiy Inch
of it being occupied.
Governor Salomon's Hpeech.
Governor Salomon, en taking the chair, spoku as
follows: During the late civil war of this country
the German-Americans stood true to the cause of
their adopted country and the flag of the Union, on
many a battle-Held. The Germans have heretofore
shown that they know hoir to light and die for their
adopted country. We German-Americans believe
that In showing our sympathy now to our old coun
try in her just cause in the present struggle, we
commit no mistake, for while merle a is to us the
bride, Germany was to ns the mother, with whom
we join heart and hand now. The man of
the Sd December who became Emperor of France
by shooting down peaceable men, must now, ap
proaching himself the giave, with ambitious fury,
leave to his weak son his rotten throne at the risk of
a European war. For this purpose he had thrown
the gauntlet before the feet of Germany. By the
withdrawal of the Prince of Hohenzoliern every
shade of a pretext for war was removed. To some
extent the war was caused by the character of the
French people, who, although they boasted of
the highest civilization, willingly listened
quite aa much to passion as to
reason, and believed themselves to be the greatest
people of Europe, and therefore were jealous of Ger
many. This was the reason that the present war
was popular at all in France, and Why it was possi
ble for it to be commenced by Napoleon. On the
other side, Germany, and not Prussia alone, was
flhting France. Germany was lifes One man taking up
the gauntlet thrown before sr by another that
waa strictly and bitterly opposed to a united
Germany. We German-Americans djfvlre to ex
press to our brothers across the ocean that wo
look at them with the hope and full confidence
that they will nobly perform their duty. We look at
them as fighting for a holy cause, and our expecta
tion is that they will stand like one man, and rally
around the German flag; that they will stand firm
for the German hearth and for the unity aud free
dom of the old fatherland. We shall feel proud
when they are victorious, which they will be. But
we must help them, not with our sympathies only,
but also by our means. Let ns say to them, "lie
brave, but most of all be united, and the victory will
be yours."
The speech was often Interrupted with enthusiastic
applause.
Npeech of Senator Schurz..
Fenator Carl Schurz was then introduced to the
audience. 1 le spoke as follows :
I come rather exhausted by other work done in
Congress, and I do not know whether I shall be
able to address this audience as I wish to do. I
expected to enjoy some rest at the close of the ses
sion oi congress, ana now comes mis war-cry irom
Europe, by which every drop of German blood In
this country Is thrilled. But not the Germans alone
in this country, out tne Americans, too, nave been
thrilled by the European war-cry, and all
America speaks at the present moment in the Ger
man spirit a moony drama awaits us in tne old
coudu v. war is, or autnings, tne worst, woe to
the man who commences It without cause, as is the
case now. ttpain wants a uerman prince for her
King. France protests. But this protest is non
sense. No sensible man can think of a war of suc
cession, or believe In family alliances, any more at
the present day. tsucn tnougnts are over and past
with the nations In Europe. His Spanish throne pre
text for the war was, therefore, a foul one on the part
Of l apoieon. tiis second pretext is, tnat tne Frencn
Ambassador had been Insulted by the King of
Prutsia. Bnt that Ambassador treated the
King as no gentleman would treat a gentleman.
We are here certainly not accustomed to nratse
kings; but In this case we must say that old King
winiara nas acted use a gentleman, we acted ac
cording to the German maxim that impolite guests
are thrown ont or tne door, lr w apoieon had been
treated In a similar manner would he not have acted
likewise ? The war has not been commenced with
out cause, bnt on false, lying pretext. France wants
to dictate to Europe. The French nation acta as if
It was of better stuff than others. When another
bower cf Europe Increases one inch in territory then
France wants also to have an increase,
while when she increases others need
not increase. Such la the history of
Europe. France wants, at the head of Romanism.
to rule all Europe, and therefore she alms to disturb
and prevent the unity of tne uerman elements. The
Americans Know tnat in consequence or tne modern
means of transportation and communication, as
steam and telegraphs, there will be soon no talk
any more about the equilibrium of Europe, but
about the equilibrium of the world. In this equili
brium also America will figure, and she will have nt
truer and better friend than Germany. Both united
wl 11 carry their free commerce to all parts of the
world. For these reasons, the Americana are on
the aide of Germany In this war. They
sympathize with Germany not only in re
membrance of the affair of the Mexican
empire, not for the hundreds of millions of
uoiiars irom uerman, next, wun wnicn American
ionds were bought. Germany s victory will mean
the fall of French Imperialism, the lie of armed
peace which destroys the welfare of nations and
creates oppression and poverty. The great German
mitiuie .umpire on tne European continent
mean, peace and happiness. Each of ns mnst do
what is in his power to make the good and just
cause of Germany victorious, He cannot be a good
man who forgets a father or a mother, and ne can
not be a good adopted citizen who regards his native
lane wiih contempt. But let ua remain
within the laws of thla country, which do
net forbid ua to show onr brethren
serosa the ocean onr sympathies, to admonish
them to stand firmlv and to assist them br our
means. Let us tell them : "If old Germany stands
firmly, the whole German world will be with you."
The speech was interrupted by cheers and received
with the moBt enthusiastic applause, and the singers
then sung ana tne nana piayea the uerman national
air, "What is the German's Fatherland?" The other
speakers of the evenlug were Messrs. C. Ottendorfer,
ur. ii. von iioist, Mgisinonu Kauuuan, ur. a. Doual,
and General Nigel. The meeting aajonrned with
three hearty cheers to united Germany. During the
evening f'20,000 were subscribed on and near the
platform for the benefit of the German soldier aud
their widows and orphans.
TI1E KNIGHTS OF MALTA.
The Emperor Francis Joseph ana the Order
Jerusalem a theatre.
oiV July 4) Correspondence of London Pot,
The order of Malta Is just now disputing a point
oi enqueue, ana even oi rignt, wan tne umperor
of Austria. For the last ten or twelve years the
order baa entertained the idea of retraining a
portion of its ancient prestige by establishing a
hospital at Jerusalem. But while hesitating and
discussing the ways and means the Prussian
Government obtained from the Sultan a grant
of the abandoned old house and lands of the
order in the Holy City for the present Pro
testant branch of the order existing In Prussia,
The Russian Government haa also recently esta
blished a similar Institution at Jerusalem, so that
when the Empetor of Austria made his recent
pilgrimage there he found himself the only great
continental sovereign not represented by a
hopplce. lhe Austrian Consol-General. Cheva
lier Caboga, being a Knight of Malta, had, how
ever, commenced purchasing property in Jeru
salem, announcing his intention of endowing the
order with it finally. The Austrian Government
assisted him with a grant of 10,000 florins, uod
euesreeted to the wealthy riory of Bohemia the
advisability of its contributing largely to the
cfciauiit-uineni oi an Austrian nospice lu Jerusa
lem. Aa thla branch of the order depends, In a
great meaure, on tne Emperor, it wilt perhiDs
be able to refuse, but the Lieutenant and Priory
of Rome wish the new establishment to depend
on the order, whereas the Emperor wauU to be
its exclusive patron.
we snau see now mis aimcuity ends: mean.
while the Bohemian Knights have alarmed their
superiors here by venturing to assume a new
costume of media-val lorm Instead of the scarlet
EwalJyw-taiJ 'oan worn In IJoiao.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
CABLE WAR NEWS.
The River Wescr Closed.
England and J3elgiu.m.
The Reported Battle at Forlmch.
The Cuban Insurrection.
Successes ef the Royalists.
Advices from the Tacific.
ITiiin.iicin.1 and Commercial
Etc.. I2tc., lUc, I2tc, i;tc.
FROM EUROPE.
The Klver Weser Closed.
Berlin, July 21. The mouth of the liver
Weser has been closed with sunken hulks, to
prevent the entrance of vessels of the French
navy.
The Reported flattie at Forbach.
London, July 21. The battle which was yes
terday reported to have occurred near Forbach
was a mere exchange of shots by the sentinels
of the customs patrol.
England and Rclatum.
London, July 21. The statement made yes
terday afternoon that the English Government
intends to despatch troops to protect Belgium is
generally discredited. The Daily News of thU
morning pronounces the rumor false.
The iJerinnn Parliament Voting War Sup-
piles.
Berlin, July 21. The vote in the North Ger
man Parliament yesterday for an extraordinary
credit of one hundred and twenty millions was
unanimous at the first and second reading.
The Popular Feeling In Parls-A Scene at the
t.ranu upera,
Paris, July 21. Madame Soss sang at the
Grand Opera last evening, and in the third act
cf Alasaniello introduced tho "Marseillaise,"
when a scene of excitement and enthusiasm
occurred that was Indescribable. The audience
rose en masse and joined in the song, which
terminated amid deafening shouts of "Vive la
France 1"
The TmUlt.li Heserves.
Constantinople, July 1U. The Levant
Herald of to-day announces that the first class
of the reserves haa been called under arms.
This, with the regular forces, makes the Turk
ish army 300,000 strong. The policy of Turkey
Is absolute neutrality.
A tjlenerous Oiler.
Berlin, July 21. In enthusiastic German in
the State of Illinois has sent a cable telegram to
Bismarck promising to give 1 200 to the captor
of the first French flag.
Bismarck and the Germans.
Berlin, July 21. Count von Bismarck in
formed the North German Parllment yesterday
that the declaration of war waa the first and
only document officially received from France,
proving conclusively that surprise was intended,
It is still believed here that Austria will maintain
a passive neutrality, without arming.
A Novel Incident.
Upon the arrival of the steamship Cimbrla at
Havre on Saturday, on her regular trip from
Hamburg to New York, five hundred Germans,
who had paid their passage to America, hearing
of the declaration of war, left the ship, returned,
to Prussia, and enlisted in her armies.
This Moraine's Quotations.
London, July 81 11-80 A. M. Consols opened at
89i for money and 8f for account. U. 8. securi
ties quiet. 6-208 Of 1862, 80X Of 1800, Old, 80)tf; Of
luei, u ; 10-408, tv. o tocKB neavy. -ue, ; xui-
nois uenirai, iui: ureal western, xu
Livirpool, Jnly SI 1180 A. M. Cotton opens
nniet; middling npiana,9d;iniddiing Orleans, J a
The Bales are estimated at 8000 bales. Corn ii&a. vd.
FROM CUBA.
The Rebellion gnbsldla.
Havana, July 21. The Government is in the
receipt of favorable despatches from the Eastern
Department. The troops are in motion and are
killing many of the Insurgents. In view of the
decrease of the rebellion, Captain-General De
Rodas haa issued a circular abolishing drumhead
court-martial throughout the Island of Cuba ex
cept in extraordinary cases. The Government
troops have been ordered not to bring any more
families forcibly from the insurrectionary dis
tricts into tne towns, umy those who come
voluntarily and those possessing means to sup
port themselves will be brought in. The Colonial
Minister has ordered an electors' list to be pre
pared of all persons paying annually twenty-
five dollars contribution. Learned professors
are eligible deputies.
The list will also include present voters Irre
spective oi coior, as preliminary to tne ap
proaching election for deputlea to the Cortes.
Captain-Oeneral lie Kodaa has pardoned M ir-
tiDez, who waa sentenced to death. This makes
the twelfth person the Captain-General baa par
doned since his return to Havana. -
The Funeral of Mrs. Blddlo.
wife of the American Consul-General . at.
Havana, took place to-day, and was attended
by the highest Spanish authorities, the consuls.
of the different nations, and a large number ol
foreign and American merchants.
: Havana Markets.
The Havana market la unsettled. Spams baak.
notes are quoted at (XS per cent, discount. Sugars
animated; No. IS Dutch standard Arm atS?, rtala.
HXCUMiiKB vu uuuuuu, . ;h -j per I cut, picuuuiu ,
Pari, sixty days' algut, xt4S per cent, premium;
on I uited Statea, sixty days' sight currency,
percent, discount; on United btatea, sixty days'
alglit, gold, 8 per cent, premium; oa Lni ted States,
abort aigbt, gold, tx per cent, premium. Freights
are dull. Miippera reiuse to cnarter, owing u the
unsettled siauj oi iuo market.
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
A Town Burned Down.
San Francisco, July 21 The town of Do
burg, California, was entirely destroyed by fire
yesterday.
The Nevada Fire.
The Ioeb by the late tire in Dayton, Nevada, is
over t-VW, ana :t? Insurances ar?
FROM THk WEST.
A Defaulting Contractor.
CniCAGO, July 21. A telegram from Wash
ington, Iowa, says that Gabriel Armstrong, sub
contractor on the Chicago and Southwestern
Railroad, working near that place, decamped
on Friday last with $10,000, leaving between
four and five hundred hands unpaid, and debts
amounting to 925,000. He was accompanied in
his flight by his foreman, named Clark, and an
under contractor.
The Heated Term.
Cnic'Aoo, July 21 The weather has been
terribly hot in this city for the past eight or ten
days, the thermometer averaging 03 in the
shade. Yesterday at 5 o'clock P. M. it was 06.
St. Lovis, July 21. The weather continues
drv and hot. The mercury at 4 o'clock P. M.
yesterday stood at 100, and at 6 P. M. at 04.
Cincinnati Board or Trade.
Cincinnati, July 21. The Board of Trade
will this morning consider the means of securing
the transportation of freight South during the
approaching close of the Louisville Canal. A
plan proposed is to lay at New Albany and Jef-
fersonville tracks to the landing, to connect the
railroad between those places, and thus transfer
the freight around the Falls.
Jeff Davis.
Memphis, July 21. Jefferson Davis left here
yesterday, via the Southern mall route, for Eu
rope, to bring his family home.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Naval Affairs.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
Washington, July 21. The Secretary
of the Navy has received a letter from
Kenr-Admiral Radford, dated the Downs, Eng
land, July 7tn, in wnicn ne says nis flagship,
the Franklin, arrived at that anchorage on the
5th instant, 17 days from Lisbon.
On the 30th of Juno, having a case of con
fluent varioloid on board, the Fleet Surgeon,
thinking it probable there would be great
danger of infection, and being becalmed at the
time, he directed steam to be gotten up, and by
its use disiniected the vessel, me sick man
was taken on shore and placed in the hospital at
Deal, through the Kindness ot the authorities.
Commander w. 1J. Whiting has been detached
from the command of thcl.uiantonomah and
ordered to duty in the Department of Yard3 and
Docks at the xsavy JNard, .New lork.
Lieutenant-Commander w lse and (Jhict en
gineer Zeiglcr are detached from the Mlautono-
maii, and ordered to urooKiyn.
The order of Captain Ulltz to the Aavy Kara,
New York, ani to resume his duties as ordnance
olhcer of that yard, is revoked.
The President
and his family left Washington for Long Branch
this morning.
FROM ''IIE STATE.
Fatal Ha oad Accident.
Special Denpatch to Th, tuning Te'egrapK.
York, Fa., July 21. Charles Grand, a resi
dent of this city, engaged in the lime business,
was run over by a freight train on the Northern
Central Railroad yesterday, at New freedom
Station, twenty-two miles below, and instantly
killed. The Coroner held an inquest, and ex
onerated the company from all blame.
Obltnary.
AiiiiTun, uiy faeiiry iv. vujubcv. a very
prominent citizen ot this piace,ana rresident of
the council, aiea to-aay alter a snort illness.
His funeral will take place on Monday afternoon
next.
FROM JfEW YORK.
Coolness Between Ice Companies.
Hudson, N. Y., July 21 The difficulty be
tween the Knickerbocker and Washington ice
companies has been renewed. On Tuesday after
noon two car loads oi ice were brought to this
city from the Shaker village, and before it could
be piacca on ice oarges notice restraining tne
railroad company from delivering it was issued
bv Judge Barnard, of New York, and the ice
will remain in the cars, where it is wasting at
the rate ot one-tenth oi its weight per day. in
numerable suits at law between the ice compa
nies are penning-
GENERALITIES.
ANOTHER "KtJBLA KHAN.
In that wonderful little poetic fragment
"Kubla Khan,' which Coleridge declared that
he dreamed, we read of "That sunny dome!
those caves of ice!" They have discovered the
equal of Kubla s caves, in Winnesheik county,
Iowa. The workmen upon a road there acci
dentally opened a cave, from which there was
a blast of cold air, and so cold was it at the
mouth of the cavern, that Ice formed where-
ever moisture gathered. With such a nice
place for a cell as this, one might be tempted in
the aog-aays to turn ancnorite, aua to pass tne
remainder of one a lite in .a state of beatinc re
frigeration. At any rate one might give the
summers to sanctity ana the winters to the
other sort of thing.
TDK MISCEGENATION QUESTION.
Evansville. Ind., has been much agitated by
the nuptials of Peter Yandermede, who belongs
to the Dutch order ot mankind, ana i,ucy Ann
Bolen, who is of the colored description. The
indignant people of Evansville proceeded to dis
turb tne noneymoon oy mouuice me newiy
marrled pair, and then both bride and bride-
eTOom were arrested under the State law, which
declared their marriage to be a crime. . But
Chief Justice Walker, taking the matter into
consideration, decided the marriage to be a
good one, all acts of the State of Indiana to the
contrary, ana tne prisoners were oy nun. ais
chareed. There is many a white man at the
South who ought to legitimize his children by
marrying their biac mother at once.
rnrnTisn Tira rosT. '
'When people are getting up "festivals, It la
an excelleut plan to count the cost and to tie
sure of Bellini: tickets enough to defray it. 1 ne
New York jubilee - affords a case in point. Ho
in Cincinnati, after the great and glorious San-
gerfest, comes a Ijveiy run about tue expenses,
and especially about the building , expenses.
Mr. rvuzniuay,, tue arcuueci, agreea to con
struct the temple of harmony for 17,200. Now
comes mournfully to the committee Mr. Kuz-
nltzkv. ' and wants 128,271. pleading, at the
same time, that the building cost him ftfl.OOO..
Why it should be found totally impossible to
put up any sort of structure intended for tbe
public use except at an aavance vi iruui ?iv,iuu
to 100,000 upon its estimated expense, is one
of the mysteries of architecture. If private
buildings involved the same difficulty, there
would be mncn less construction ur a rcai aeai
more insolvency.
The Free Masons of tho Grand Lode of
Iowa have amended their laws so us to admit
colored neoDle to the oraer. j nis, it is tnouQt,
nur nrobablv result in excluding the Grand
Lodge of Iowa from Masonic intercourse with
O m 1 1 J : I
other grana lurisuicuuuB.
The sudden termination of a sermon by
ti&t Church, Columbus, Ohio, caused quite a"'1
sensation among the congregation on Sunday
la6t. Ue became overpowered with the exces
sive heat, erasped out an apologry.-and sat down,'
Greeusburg, Mlchlgau, baa a citixeri who
calls himself a champion undertaker. : Lie has.
already furnished colllns and assisted at the
burial of 300O persons. Some of his friends are
modcet enough to suggest that he has done the
FUVAft cu Ann COJlllLUCC.
Thursday. Jalv U. 1870. I ,
The meagre character of the EuroDaan news
to-day has caused a halt In the speculative fever,
which wi 1 probably continue until some decisive
action in tho field shall have given it a new im
petus. Any serious reverse to the Prussian
army win more seriously anect our money
markets than any defeat of the French, for tbe
reason that our national securities would inevi
tably suffer a heavy decline, besides making
interference on tho part of other European
powers more probable.
jx)nns are again active ana nrm, though thero
is perhaps less activity than yesterday. Money
is abundant, but there is a fair demand for all
offered at r5f6 per cent, on call and at 6ff 8 per
cent, on time contracts.
Gold opened at 12154. declined to 121V. and
closed at 121. The inarket is comparatively
quiet and steady.
Governments are somewhat unsettled, but in
the absence of lmportnnt news from Europe
there is a temporary lull both among buyers nml
sellers.
Tbe stock market was dull and prices were
about the same as last quoted. Sales of citv
sJxee, new bonds, at 101.
Heading Kauroaa openea strong, with sales
at 48, b. o., but closed at 47. Pennsylvania
was tolerably active, with sales at 57,li. Lehigh
Valley sold at 57. Camden and Amboy firm
..r. nil .1 A 11 1. . AO .
HI 11U) Vii wcc nuu niiiucuj tiu, an SC1-
vance, and Catawlssa preferred at In the
balance of the list the only sale was in Com
mercial Bank at CO.
PHILADELPHIA 8TOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven & Bro , No. 40 S. Third street.
D iKST liUAKU.
11600 City 8s, N.ls.ioij,'! 800 sh Read..ls.b30. 48!
I'ou ao iv i' ,
i00 do...b5wn.l01i
iooo N Penna Ta... 04
leo
do C 47-94
no 47-94
dO Is. 47
do bOO. 43
do is. 47;f
do Is. 47 v
dO 47-fi'l
200
9(10
600
600
soo
louu ao ve
S&00 do 92
tiooo Conn g It Bds
D&wn..., box
BshComl Bk.... 60
100
48hLet VaL..ls. 67f
60 d0...85wn. 67f
65 do.ls s&wn. 57,v
229 sh Penna R..ls. 67
1 sh Cam Am u.
d bill.. 116
.Tat Cookb Sc. Co. quote Government seen ri Men sa
follows: U. 8. 6S Of 1881, lUX(Sill3: B-20s of 1602,
108XO109; do., 1864, 10-?i10: do., NOV. 1866,
I08(itw; 0.0.0.0., oaij, lutxwwtfi; ao. do., 1867.
107JaU08i,'; do. 1868, 108glC8Hi 10-408, 100
167; Pacifies, 1100112. Gold, 121;',.
oIXBBKd. V DiliJi a DIM7IBBK, HO. 40 a. Third
Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations :
u. s.a of 1881, mxtAiiav; do., 1862, los'.aiw:
do. 1S64, 108?109; aa I860, 1084-(SU19j do. 1866.
now, 107X10i,'i ; dO, 1867, do. I0108i do. 1868.
do., 108XO108',' i 10-408, 106 (4100 D. 8. 80 Yeai
6 per cent. Currency, 110Msnov: Due Comp. Int.
Notes, 19; Gold. 12H,il2i,'; silver, 113116.
Union Pacific R. R. 1st Mort. Bonds, 3ooiS20! Cen
tral Pacific R. R., 5S0840; Union PaclHo Land
Grant Bonds, 1760(470.
Mark fc iadnkr, uiv".wrs, report this morning
Gold quotations aa follows : -
10-00 A. M 121110-64 A.M 121 K
10-16
10-19
x
121 i lit -ra 121!'
121 U-24 " 121-
12154 11-25 -121
121H 11-30 up'
121d 12-00 P. M 121 y
.121 12-07 " 12l
.121), 12-08 12l
121H 12-09 ' 1211;
121 12-16 " 121V
121 12-21 " 121,2
Wl X
it
ii
10-20
10-23
10-80
10 84
10-36
10-86
10-46
10-47
10-60
Philadelphia Trade lteport.
TiiiKtiDAY, July 21 There Is no movement In
Cloverseed, and 19-60 la asked for small lots from
second hands. Timothy is held at 17 60 bushel,
without sales. Flaxseed la very scarce, and if here
would readily sell at $2 25.
No. 1 Quercitron Bark Is offered at 130 ner ton.
without sales.
There la not ao much activity In Breadstuff, tint
supplies come in slowly, and prices of Flour are well
maintained. (Sales of 1600 barrels, Including super
fine, at 8-7688-87; extras at 6; spring wheat
extra families at 6-25aT-23: Pennsylvania do. do. nr.
$7a7-60; Indiana and Ohio at $7-25,47-75; 600 barrels
Market ttreet Mills on secret terms; and fancy at
$s38-75. Rye Flour la scarce and firm at (5-eo. In
voru mem uu uaieu.
1 be demand for Wheat has fallen off. bnt micea
are unchanged. Sales of 1600 barrels at f 1-70 for
Pennsylvania and tl0l-3 for new Delaware.
Corn Is less active, bales of 8000 bushels vellow at
tl-15, and Western mixed at $1-111-12. Rye has
advanced to $1-12 for Ohio and l-l'l-U for Penn-
sjivania. uais are scarce, and 8000 bushels prime
aold at 65(S6Ic., and Southern at 66c.
w Diskj is quiet, w e quote West am iron-bound
at 11-06.
Twenty-one boxes were recently fillod with
the remains of Federal soldiers, gathered from
the interor of Georgia, and shipped for lnter
niont at the Beaufort National Cemetery.
- jonn ii. juorns, an amoitious colored bar
ber of Leavenworth, Kansas, has been engaged
in the study of law for two years past, with th ;
hope of admission to tbe bar of that State.
LATEST SUIPPLNO INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine yew a tee Inside Page.
t By Telegraph.) '
Sam Francisco. July sL Arrived. British iron.
.clad Zealous, Admiral Farguhar, from Victoria;
Bhip Emile de Gtrardtn, from Newcastle, N. S. V.
ftaiieQ, uip uwuiwot, lor uverpooi.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.. JULY 21
STAT! OP THIHMOSrtTIR AT THI IVINWO TBLBGRAFH
TA. M 78 1 11 A. M 88 1 a P. M 91
StY Bristol, Wallace, New York, W. P. Clyde A Co.
Brig John Chrystat, Barnes. Jdajaguez, John Mason
Schr Ella F. Crowcll, Horner, ProvineetowD, Sln-
nlckson & Co.
Schr J. S. Detwller, Reed, Boston, do.
Tug Hudson, Nicholson, Baltimore,, with tow of
barges to W. P. Clyde & Co.
Tug Chesapeake, Merrlhew, Havre-de-Gra?e, with a
tow of barges to W. P. Clyde Co.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Steamer Chester, Jones, 84 hours from New York.
With mdse. to W. P. Clyoe A Co.
Hteamer Fanlta, Freeman, 24 .hours, front New
York, with mdae. to John F. Old.
Steamer V. Whllldln, Rlpgana, 18 hours from Bal.
tlmore, with mdse. and passengers to A. Groves, Jr.
. Br. brig liunter, w lison, so days iron Tovoluia,
with cedar logs to Cunningham fc Son. .
Scbr M, E. (Staples, Dinsiuore, 10 days from Wind
sor. N. 8., with plaster to C. C. Van Horn.
schr b. c. r uuian, ran, i ay irom i on Deposit,
with grain to Jas. L. Bewley & Co.
Schr Mary A. Harmon, Parker, 11 days from St.
John, N. B., with laths to J. W. Gasklll A Bona
Schr William F. Garrison, Morris, 6 days from Hal.
lowell, with Ice to Knickerbocker leo Co, ,v
Schr Richard Vaux, hltiaker, from RlchTnpnd,
Me., with lee to Knickerbocker Ice Co. - -
Schr Marr and ununa, enaoie, irom Deianso.
Schr Uazleton, Cuuunlngs, from Tauntonwlth
mdse. to captain. , '.
Schr Charles Cooper, Nickerson, from Harwich,
with mdse. to Crowell & Nicholson. z .a.:
Schr James W. Ticu, Sumea, from Norfolk, .
Tug Clyde, Duncan, from BuIUoipre. with a fow of
barges to W. P. Clvde ftCoi" .-'
TugThoa. Jefferson, Allen, rom Baltimore; with a
tow of barges to Yw t. Ciy44 Co ?
tub u. a. iuoojiios. Aaui.-iru. Jjuvreie-uiace,
with a tow of bams to w:f: Clyde A CO.- -r -
dT .v;:H8M08AHDA.-!c .vj- - '
Ships Fee Languron, and 1UuU.1i Aoujkia, Look
hart, hen-e. at Antw erp !th lnsr - -
M5tnier,VeluaH'er,$oues, -bene, tatf jVeir York
VMIMhAff. .ir:t,"l'! .1 e u r l.. i l - i
..vliaraoke.pWae,: gt.CarUaapJea 9th
Jhstant. . , "
Bark wmtarn. ceie.'TOi1 Rinaaeinaw. aatw from
:t Dunkirk t insL .L.'iow tnt z. ':.rvt -.:;
,1 litfg J,(U. l;4iieghaa, fyr. hiladelplua, ciearel at
SChr Anna MvrieK' Richards: ence for-Provlnce-
. sowni arrwea at New .York yesterday. ? I
L. . . t. .. r .. V. .. . I . t.' ... f .1 t f,r D . 11 (,
aeipma: ira L&nrinier, t naatt ics, iroiu uoniua iur
do. ; and A. E. Sailord, Powell, from Philadelphia for
l'awtucket, passed Hell tiale yeHterday.
Ki hr M. K. iray, Pillabury, hence, arrived at Bar.
badovs itflh uil.