'T fnrn H H A A VOL. XIV NO. 27. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET TIIIIEE CENTS. ' FIRST EDITION THE WAR 111 EUROPE. The Belgian Question. Sing Leopold's Kingdom. Its Situation and History. XXing William's Speeches. Address to -the Parliament. The Aggressions of Trance. IIjh Return to I3ciliii. An Enthusiastic " Reception. The Cry of 4 On to the Rhine I" IK.. 1UC 1UC, Etc. Lite. BELGIUM. Tho Petty Kingdom of Kins; Leopold 1 1, ami Its Part In the Present Complication A Veserip ' tire and Historical Sketch. The discovery oi the secret treaty by which Belgium was to be sacrificed for Napoleon's aggrandizement has directed the atteution of the world to that country. As matters now Btaud, both the French and Prussians have guaranteed the neutrality of Belgian soil; but .the secret treaty has created so much nnoasincss, especially in England, that the occupation of the country by the Jatter power, as a guarantee of its Integ rity, is seriously mooted and - by no means improbable ' before I the struggle between France and Prussia is over. The peace establishment of Belgium is 40,000 men, which has been recently increased 10 100,000, and placed on m war footing to await contingencies. There has been considerable Activity also in the different fortresses of the kingdom, all of which have been overhauled and placed in readiness for defense against as sault from unfriendly powers. As Mr. Disraeli aid recently, Europe would regard the "absopilon" of Belgium by France as a disaster; and hence the anxiety of the English, not less than of the Belgians themselves, to preserve Intact the territory and independence of this tmall but formidable barrier between the two great powers of the Continent. Belgium was anciently a part of Gallia Bol glca. It is situated between latitude 49 dcg. SO tain, and 51 dcg. SO min. north, and longitude 2 deg. 35 min. and C dcg. 7 min. cast. It is bounded on the north by Holland, on the north west by the North Sea or German Ocean, on the west and south by France, and on the east by the duchy of Luxemburg, Rhenish Prussia, and Patch Limburg. Its greatest .length, from northwest to southeast, is 163 miles, its greatest breadth from north to south is 120 miles, and its area is about 11,400 square miles. About one-fifth of the whole surface of the kingdom is occupied by wood, but the distribu tion is by no means equal. Flanders and Ant werp are below the average, while Luxemburg and Namur are densely wooded. These woods are remains of the ancient forests of Ardennes, which are described by Casar as stretching far into France from the banks of the Rhine. There are several fine forests in Brabant, among which is that of Solgnles, made familiar by tho battle of Waterloo. In some provinces little wood is seen except that planted iu tho form of hedgerows, which form is well known by means of the landscapes of the ancient Meml6h mas lers. . The population of this comparatively 6uial country is more dense than any in Europe There arc two distinct races, tho Flemish, who are Germans, and the Walloons, who are of French ancestry. The former are tho most numerous and occupy Flanders and part of Antwerp, Limburg, and South . Brabant. The Walloons occupy Ilainault, Llegc, Namur, and part of Luxemburg. Tho languago of each race corresponds with its origin. Tho Flouilugs speak a dialect of German, and the Walloons a mixture of French, Spanish, and other lan mages. The two distinct races, and the change of masters to which they have teen subjected, have been unfavorable to the formation of a national character, bnt In some leading features there is great uniformity in the population. Tho posi tion of the country between France, Gerniauy, and England has made it the battle-field of Enrope, but yet the Inhabitant themselves show (but few warlike tendencies, and are unwearied in pursuing the arts of peace. .Largo hostile armies have again ana again met upon its soil to decide the fate of nations, doing terriblo damage in every quarter, but no sooner have they withdrawn than the inhabitants have quietly returned to their accustomed avocation", and the labors of the field and workshops have been resumed. The local fortifications, how ever, are considerable, it having as many twenty-two fortified places. The population, in numbers, iu the year 1&67 ywas estimated at 4,KW7,7W. According to the otUcial statement of l&SH there were in Belgium 4,938,814 Roman Catholics, 8193 Protestants, 1523 Jews, and 1844 connected with other ecclo elastical denominations. The Roman Catholic clergy received from the State on salaries 3,800,000 francs, the Frotestauti (German and Anglican) 00,000, and the Kabbis an, 000 fraucs. The Government is a constitutional monarchy, 'based on tho broadest principles of rational liberty. Tho crown is hereditary except in case of a failure of male heirs. The Senate and House of Representatives are both elected by the people. 'J he country is first mentioned by CVur, who describes its inhabitants as peculiarly distin guished for valor. It was uudor Roman rule until A. V. 400, when it became part of the em pire of the Franks under Clovis, and also In the ; cur SOQ became part of the empire of Charle magne. By the marriage of Mary, heiress of Charles tho Bold, it passed, in 1477, from the honee of Burgundy, to which it then belonged, to Austria, and became part of tho realm of Charles V. It was afterwards part of the Spanish monarchy, was again ceded to Austria, was swallowed up in the republic of Franco, and on the downfall of Napoleon was united with Hol land as the Netherlands. By a revolt it obtained its release from this union. They have since eBjoycd groat prosperity under tho government of their own king Leopold I, who was the widower of the Princess Charlotte of England, aunt of Queen Victoria, who but for her death would have been reigning queen in placo of tho present ruler of Britain. Leopold II succeeded his father, Leopold I, in 1805. The import and export trade of Belgium between the rears of 1800 and 1870 reached an annual aurage of 3,000,000,000 francs, or about 000,000,000.' Tho commerce in 1807 with tho United States was equal to $7,302,000 in imports and f 1,770,000 in exports, making a total of 9,078,000. The Topography and Influence of the Kingdom. Tho London Daily Xcws of July 19 says: Tho advices received from Bcleium, and even moro, the advices from Paris concerning Bcl- ium, deserve, and will continue to deserve, tho est attention. Tho French Government has intimated to that of Bolgium that it expects it to keep up a force sufficient to protect its neutrality, and to employ it for that purpose without fear or favor. This is a reasonable demand. To-day the kingdom of Belgium may serve to impede tho movements of French armies and to protect Prussia. A month hence or later the case may bo re versed; and it Is only while Belgium is impar tially neutral if the pleonasm may be forziven that she can demand that her nationality shall no respected. But as long as she minis her dlul cult duties, it is not forcithcr belligerent to as sume that she has become unablo to do so, and to act on ma suspicions, ine urancaut Unas it necessary to protest against tho language of tho Frame respecting Belgium, because it tends to make England unfriendly; and the Palrie comes forward to discredit rumors that "tho King of tho Belgians and his ministers manifest tenden cies inconsistent with perfect noutr-'.'r." As our neighbors value their reputation for a .I'la terestcd adherence to international engage ments, it would be better not to depart from tho simple rule of judging every Government by its net i". HEltLIX. Kin William' Cap tal-Ila Wonderful l)e- relopnient Daring- the Prement Century The Population at Preaent. 1 he last census of tho Prussian capital that of 1807 showed that tho city had 702.437 in habitants. The development of the city com menced in the. thirteenth century; before that time it was little more than a fishipg village. In the middle of that century the population was at most 8000. At tho commencement of the thirty years' war tho population was 12,000; at tho end oi that period, wuu. &t ine cioso or. tne ere at Elector's reign tho number had again In creased to 17,000, of which 5000 were French. At the commencement of the eighteenth cen tury Berlin, with its suburbs, had 50,000 inhabi tants. When Frederick the Great ascended the Prussian throne Berlin had 5790 houses and 90,000 inhabitants (Including 31,309 soldiers). The seven years' war reduced the population trom over lw.uuo in 17K to iw,uuu m 17&. Tbo war times from 1800 to 1812 reduced tho Berlin population from 182,000 in 1804 to 145,941 in 1808. After that period a new Ufa was awakened, in Berlin, and the city has since en joyed an uninterrupted growth. From 1703 to ISTJ. sixty years, tne population doubled, l no first hundred thousand of tho population had cost at leapt two and a half centuries; tho second, eighty years; the third, only sixteen the last figure being reached in 1839, the era of railroads. In 1848 the lourth hundred thousand of the population had been added; thorefore, in .nine years. The second period of doubling tho population had been rcacnea m twenty-five cars, me tiurd uouonng period, lrom tour undrcd thousand to eluht hundred thousand. has not yet been reached, but this number will probably be recorded beiore the close of 1870, unless, indeed, the war should prove a check to its prosperity. in regard to tne religion oi tne lnnauitants, the census of 1807 showed 630,271 evangelical Protestants, 49,922 Roman Catholics, 27,005 Jews, 1020 dissenters, and 197 belonging to other religions. A comparison with the figures lor labi shows tnat tne catholics and Jews are winning ground at the cost of the Evangelicals. iuuuwiu buniauo vi wo uiuwi muuu un doubtedly the attractions oflered by chances of work to the lower classes, and, in regard to tne Jew, the business advantages of a large city, have a great deal to do with it. Judaism has a strong loothold in Berlin, and the Jews belong to the wealthiest, healthiest, and best educated classes there. The Bcrlincrs are not considered good church-goers. It has been estimated that on an average only twelve thousand persons attend divine worship in the merlin churches on Sundays. The entire city budget, which amounts to o,ouu,uou maters, is uistriDutca as ioiiows: Schools, 1,300,000 thalcrs; the poor, 1)00,000 thalers; police, 800,000 thalors; building, 500,000 thalers; Interest and city government, 400,000 thaler. The EBthualnatle Welcome of tho Kin on Ilia Kettirn. After the Declaration of War by France. An American student writes from Berlin, under date of July 16, a lively account of the excitement in that city when the declaration of war by France was received, and King William made his entrance into the capital on his return from Ems. He says: . From the Braudcnburgcr Gate, almost directly cant to the Palace oi tue King and trie Univer sity of Berlin, stretches the street "Unter den Linden." one of the very finest streets in Europe, nearly a mile in length, being in fact two streets wilh a broud mall (fifty feet) in tho middle, shaded by lime trees, from which it derives its naino. Upon this street are situated the residences of the King and Crown Prince, tho University, the Academy or aris una sciences, me rcbiacnccs oi mo nus slan and French embassies, and many other liiii-ortaut and imposing structures, besides the fabbiouable shops of the city. The mall is the popular promenade of the idle hours, and the natural resort in case of public excitement. As the eveuins drew on yesterday vast crowds of people began pouring from all the adjacent streets into this, the focus of all-absorbing In ternet. Long before 9 o'clock about every inch of standing room within easy sight of the King's lhe in the great royal palace) was occupied by a human foot, and those who were not fortunate enough to come within this magic distance kept moving as lar as a great eurciug moss ot beings could wove between the Brandenburcr Gate and the palace. For two or three long hours the vast crowd at the palace waited, discussing the probabilities o( war, cracking local jokes and occasionally hoot ing rather good-naturedly at a passing French man. No martial strains filled the air, and no popular orator relieved the tedious moments. A lew "old boys," some of thuin gray-headed. begged the assembled men to buy the little extra sheets which had just been issued from the press. 1 his vending of the public news in sub dued tones was so slramre to my cars! uud iu those Mine liiUe sheet aloud the dcclaruUou of j war by France ! I . 1 uiu rvvaHcU from uy wandering tUouUU by a distant, low, and indescribable roar, as of the approach of a mighty wind through a forest of noble oaks, the jokes and laughs in my vicinity are hushed, and with earnest faces this vast throng awaits its turn to join in that most in spiring of all public emotions, the greeting of a monarch returning in triumph his is not yet the triumph of arms, but this soulful demon stration is filled both with thanks to the beloved chief for his noblo bearing towards the Fronch bully and with thorough determination to make it in the end a triumph of arms. To give this last assurance its full weight you must remember that every man in Prussia of proper age is a soldier, and must bear his share In the struggle which he encourazes. The wave of cheers approaches as if it were bearing upon its very crest the object of its devotion; it comes very slowly, must have been a mile away when we first heard it. Now the restless crowd in which your correspondent is wedged begins to shout in unison, and now I see the bare and nearly bald head of William, the first King ot Prussia, as he rises above the crowd on the in clined approach to tho palace. To describe to you the manner In which this vast crowd mani fested its emotion is quite beyond my power: the huge mass of human belnirs seemed menred into one great heart which could only give vent to itself in shouts and cries, not exactly cheers, but a speech which went straight to its mark and performed Its Qllico. Now tho King with bis handsomo, honorable face is in full view, an earnest, thoughtful expression rather bor dering upon sadness is turned towards his people; no instant of pause ensues in tho shouting of this excited mass, and high above all rise the Inspiring strains of tho na tional songs: Dell dir im fiiegcrkram, and Ich bin ein Preusse. I cannot say how long this unequalled enthusiasm kept Itself in motion, but the pressing; thousands from the lower end of the street began to render it a little danger ous in the vicinity of the palace, and the crowd sought escape through University street, thus thinning ltselt a little, and giving room to new and endless numbers of people which poured restlessly up from Frederich and Charlottea streets. Four times the Kinar appeared upon the bal cony in front ef his residence to speak, and four times returned without uttering a . word the people were bound to do all the talking this time and they did it, either in the shape of cheering or singing. For several hours tho crowd in front oi the palace remained almost without change in the half hope of something I could not tell what but always In good nature and always singing as only a German crowd can slug. After describing tho scene in other localities, tho correspondent continues: But hero conies a crowd from tho direction of Wllhelm street, with cries and cheers, and tne universal German singing. Who are the two martial forms that move in front wrapped in heavy military cloaks with red linings, and who seem to be the objects of all this ifevotlon ? The one nearest us is tho Bismarck whoso face in wood-cuts and photographs Is familiar to every American; the other with the slight stoop is General Moltke, chief of the general staff, and a general of considerable lecal reputation. These two weighty heroes are on their way to tho King to consult him as to the best means of crippling tho French eagle, and this noisy but respectful crowd will follow them with their praises until they disappear within the magic doore of the royal mansion. Dow the Kln Looked-The Enthusiasm of the x-eopie. The Berlin correspondent of the London Times, in describing King William's reception at Berlin, says: The King looked majestic as ever, but with a melancholy shade overcasting his features. He bad scarcely arrived when tables were put Unter den Linden, and loyal addresses, pro mising to lay down life and property for tho country signed alfresco. As a specimen of the spirit that has seized the masses I subjoin a translation ot one of these impromptu elfu- Blons: "'May It please your Majesty French Imperti nence has insulted our honor, and menaced, without the shadow of a pretext, the peace of Prussia and Germany. In this hour of peril we beg to approach your Majesty, and to express the loyal and enthu siastic sentiments with which we face the Impend ing war. as onr ratners siooa dj ine iaiuer or your roval Majesty from 1813-1815. so will we all devote onr lives and property to the support and security of your throne. In return we have but one prayer to offer. We beseech yonr Majesty not to sheath the sword till French Insolence has been chastised and put down beyond the possibility of recovery, and Germany restored to its ancient grandeur. uur cry is, wita uou lor ning auafaiaermua: Hurrah 1 At them ! " 'We subscribe ourselves faithfully, respectfully, and with every confidence la the future,' etc' "The above address was covered with many thousand signatures. There wero similar de monstrations at Coblentz, Cassel, Gottlngen, and other clues through which tho King passed on his way home." ON TO THE RIHXE ! The Prnaalan Plan ot Campaign. . By the arrival at New York of the steamship Hammonla, of the Hamburg line, which left Hamburg on July 20, and crossed the ocean without the mishap of encountering a French man-of-war, we have the following mail ad vices. The Berlin corrospendentof the London Dally JS'ewn writes: "The plan of the campaign is openly SiKkeu of, even by such as really ought to know some thing of it. But this is always the case here, and can hardly be otherwise where the volun . r . 1 1 i i i tary co-operauon oi ine wuoio puopiu is ex pected. It consists in a simultaneous advance of the whole army, without the reserves, to wards the French frontier. Tho four main rail roads leading from the Elbe to the Rhine will then be altogether stopped for private tratlle during the days destined to the conveyance of troops. It is supposed that each of these rail ways can convey twenty thousand soldiers a day. The locomotives and wagons returning next day, twenty thousand again may be conveyed on the same railway the third day, when they will have collected at the stations in the East, or will have been echeloned along the line. Thus the two hundred and forty thousand men of tho North German army, now in garri sons east of the Rhino, will be on the banks of that river the fifth day after tho commencement of the movement. The resorves will follow as they come in, which, in Prussia, is very quickly. The Landwcbr, this time not destined to act on the aggressive, will fill up the garrisons. Thus the advance from tho Rhine, which will be crossed at Cologne, Coblentz. and Mayence, by the permanent railway bridges, will be made with thirty thousand men complete, followed by one hundred thousand, who will gradually fall in with their cadres. The advance will be concentric npon Paris, unhesitating and un ceasing, until the French aro met. 'Nei ther an attack from tho sea. nor a French diversion in Southern Germany, will bo heeded. The strategical part of the war i3 con sidered here muca easier man it was iu mu A nst Hun enmnaifrn. when tho Anstrian3 and Saxons sought refuge in tho natural fortress of Rnhnmla.. whleh bad to be invaded bv mountain passes before the groat battle and the final .march npon Vienna could take place. It is suDijoeed. in fact known, that Austria will re- uutia neutral if Russia docs. Russia probably will. If. however. Austria does not. neither will Russia. And then there would be simply two wars, a Franco-Germau oae and. a Ruaso Austrian one, the latter undoubtedly of slow progress, ana thus not interfering with the other. For the Franco-Gorman war would be far more rapidly brought to an end thau a ltUHso-Aneirian one Tho Htadaata of Boon Tolonteor En Maw. Uu the ccnli of the VJi of July more than one thousand students, being the entire number in the town belonging to the University here, presented themselves before the authorities, and asked that they might be Instantly enrolled In the defense of the country. "Public reeling is serious, but firm. Men, women, and children are devoted to tho defense of the Fatherland." The Germans In Liondon OB for the War. The alacrity with which the young Prussians employed in London have hurried to the rescue of tho fatherland, says the Daily A'cw of the 19th, is worthy of notice. Without, even wait ing for orders from home, many young men holding excellent positions in tbo city loft Lon don oh Saturday and yesterday, leaving others to follow as quickly as possible. Tho Londoner Deutsche Zeitung, although anti-Prussian in Its tendencies, frankly throws all internal questions overboard, and fervently entreats all Germans to unite for the common cause, in order that the disasters at the commencement of the present century, caused by disunion, should not bo re peated. Public meetings are held in prominent localities. ' KI0 WILLIAM'S SPEECHES. II is Address to the North German Parliament lhe Will and the Power to Hepel the Ag. reaalon ol France. The following is the speech In full of King William, on opening the North German Parlia ment, on the I9th of July: 'Honored Gentlemen of the Parliament of the North Herman Confederation : When, at your last meeting. I bade jou welcome from this place in the name of the allied governments, It was with joy and gratitude that I was able to bear witness to the fact that, by the help of God, success had rewarded my sincere efforts to meet the wishes of the people and the requirements of civilization by avoiding any disturbance of the peace of Kurope. If, not withstanding this assurance, the menace and immi nence of war have now laid npon the Confederate governments the duty of calling jou togetber for an extraordinary session, you as well as ourselves will be animated with the conviction that the North German Confederation has labored to improve the national forces, not to Imperil, but to atfjrd a greater protection to universal peace; and that when we call upon this national army to defend our Independence, we only obey the mandates of honor and duty. The candidacy of a German prince for the Spanish throne, both with the bringing forward and the withdrawal of which the Confederate Govern ments were equally unconcerned, and which only interested the North German Confederation, In so far as the Government of a friendly country ap peared to base upon Its success tho hopo of acquir ing for a sorely tried people a pledge for a regular and peaceful government, afforded tho Kjipcror of the French a pretext for a casus belli, pat forward In a manner long since unknown In the annals of diplomatic Intercourse, and adhered to after the re moval ol the very pretext itself, with tha disregard for the people's right to the blessings of peace of which the history of a former ruler of Franco aU'ords so many analogous examples. If Germany in former centuries bore In silence such viola tions of her rights and of her honor, It was only because In her then divided state she knew not her own strength. To-day, when the links of intellectual and rightful community which began to be knit together at tho timo of the wars of libera tion join slowly tho different uerman race; to-day, that Germany's argreemenUeavus nolonger an open ing to the enemy, the German nation contains within Itself the will and the power to repel the re newed aggression of France. It Is not arrogance that puts these words In my mouth. The Confede rate sovernments and mjself are acting with full consciousness that victory and defeat are In toe hands of mm wno decides me fate of battles, with a clear gaze we nave measured tne responsi bility which, before the judgment seat of God and of mankind, must fall upon him who drags two great and peace-loving peoples of the heart of Europe Into a devastating war. The German and French people both equally enjoying and desiring the blessing of a Christian civilization and of an Increasing prosperity all aro called to a more wnoiesome rivalry man tne sanguinary con flict of arms. Yet those who hold power In France have, by preconcerted misguidance, fonnd means to work udou the legitimate but excitable national sentiments of our great neighboring people for the furtherance of personal Interests and tho gratifi cation of passions. The more the Confederate governments are conscious of having done all our honor and dignity permitted to preserve to Europe the blessings of peace and the more Indu bitable It shall appear to all minds that the sword has been thrust into our hands so much tho more confidently shall we rely upon the united will of the German governments both of the North and South, and npon your love of country; and so much the more confidently we Bhall dght for our right against the violence of foreign invaders, inasmuch an we pursue no otner onject man tne durante csiaoasu ment of peace In Europe. God will be with us, as lie was witn our lorciainers." Previous to the delivery of the speech, on the arrival of the, members of the Federal Council, l)r. Himson caiica ior cnecrs ior ine nead ot the North Gorman Confederation, an appeal which was thrice frantically responded to. The Kins read tho speech in a nrm voice, out displayed at several passages muoh emotion, and was often interrupted by vociferous cheer ing, especially when he spoke of the no longer divided uermany a rcmar& mat was unuor stood to allude to the co-operation of Bavaria. The other passages most cheered were tho ones referring to tho peace-loving German people and tho misguidance oi ino r renen nation. At the close ot tne speecn Baron von t riesen, the Saxon Minister, called for choers for King William, which were repeated over and over auain. ' Klna William to the Iterlln Town Conncll- rrusaia not utriv iv urt vu mm uiuht io tuia LauiDuifin. tyom the llamibvrner Borsen BalU. On Julv 18 Kins William spoke as follows to tne lown voanciuors vi ocruu: . m - r i Hi r i, it dentiemen I see vou here assembled at such an earnest moment with sincere gratitloatlon. The address which you have handed me tn the name of the citizens of my capital gives full expression to 1 the grand sentiment wuicu moves us au at mis moment, me inuu uouiameu iu it una muvuu iue tniieh. You are rlirht, I am not responsible for the war. You know it Is not my fault. A challenge has been addressed to me. 1 hal to war. The answer ignited. I am elated and tilled with assurance by the reception which I have received in all cities and provinces through which 1 have passed, from ail narta of Germany, even from Hermans beyond tho nea, aud by the receptions given mo at my arrival nero last isau nrday. Heavy saerinees will be Imposed upon people bv thu war : let us not conceal to ourselves thU fact. Wc have been spoiled bv tho rapid buw) iu two wars, uecnred bv the aid of God. This timo we will not get oil so easily. Kut I know whut I may expect from iuv armies; what I may expect lrom tnose who liuhtcn to our Hag. 1 also know that those will do their duty who feel called upon to heal the wound and ameliorate the suffering whicb the war will cause. Once again, what you have told me In tho naino of my capital nas uonc me goou, ami i iubuk jou font with ail my heart, and 1 also thauk you ugain ior tne reception at my reiuiu. LYSUI LAW IX FLORIDA. A rtraro 1'hlrf Kill h White 31 an. and la Moot tic and Gulf train yesterday morning, we learn the particulars oi a oouoio nomiciuu, wmcu was . . i n , l .1 . . ... . . . . f IT I . - commuieu on mcsuay jaei, iu iuo tunru vllU h'lurMn It annina that rin thg dlV men tioned two negro thieves broke Into the store of a gentleman doing business in tuat town, auu Ula ilw.w ii'i.ru uniru rye A in rililtini7 thfl ftst.alt. lLi.n.'.nti u7.rn llri-rvrcil hvawhilo man. aud ouo of them captured. Whllo the captor was holding tho negro, tho scoundrel drew a pistol and shot and killed him. A number of the ?cltl- vra r.f tlm nlu n lnvLrinnr nf the liinrrle.i. inirftiind the negro, and capturing him shot the assassin ond pitched his body into the river. ta eaimah lirpuolnjan, JUIJ oil. Nfw York Ktorkaod Money Market. "BW Yokk, Aug. Stocks very weak. Money Citfd per cent. Gold, Ml V. li, coupon, ll; do. IS64, do., lou.'i ; ik. lit, do., lo?i ; do. laoO, new, los; do. Im, 10 5 do. lSiW, lut: 10-408, 10 vir,n.,itt kiY.-a. nw. 6o.': Uisaourl sixes. b )! Can ton Co., ti : Cumberland preferred, ti ; New York Central and Hudson Kiver, H. ; Erie. iWtfi Read inor 84'. ! Adams KxDreM. (hi '.i : Miciilirau Central, 11; MIHdiran southern, hu: Illinois Central, ltt; Cleveland aud fiiuouig, iu; Chicago and Koek Island, Ills; nttatxirg ana run waj.ie, ?j; .Wcajcrn viuuTiciegrapn, . SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. Dearth of War News. The First Battle Predicted. Prussia Confident of Victory. Austria Mobilizing: 50,000 Men TP-DAY'S WASHINGTON NEWS. Important Naval Intelligence. Indian Outrages in Texas. JTliOM EUROPE. Dearth of War News. London, Aug. 28 A. M. Tho war newa this morning is meagre and unimportant. The London journals appear to-day without a word from the rival armies on the Rhine, being far behind the American papers in that that respect. Active Reernltloar for the marine service has been ordered at the English dockyards. The impression pre vails here that the arrival of the French fleet in the Baltio Sea alone prevented a Prussian advance through France to Paris. The First Ilattle Predicted. Brussels, Aug. 2 Noon. A correspon dent of tho Indcpendame Beige, writing from Sletz, asserts that the first great battle will be fought on Saturday or Sunday next, or on Monday, at the fait host, lie under scores the ..sentence following, viz.: l?iU is ure! . Promts. Cnfldent. London, Aug. 2. Advices from Prussian sources mention the prevalence throughout Germany of an unwavering assurance of ..ulti mate victory. , i Aoatrla Mobilizing. Vienna, An. 2. Austria is tuobili.ing , 0,000 men to watch the Bohemian frontier. Thla Mornlns'a Quotation. London, Aug. ll-uu A. M. Consols. R9?i for money and account. American securities .trill . TTnf.A.l Clntna K tlHu nt 1u!a LOl n. 1. old, 89 ; and of 1SU7, 80 m ; 10-40s, 80. Hallways Hat ; r.rio, irx ; iuihois central, Atlantic ana ureat Western, !L Frankfort, Aug. l. 5-20s at ss?v. Liverpool. Auir. 9. 11-80 A. M. Cotton stead v: upland, V(4bd.; Orleans. 8.jj8'd. Sales hero to-day estimated at 12.000 hales. ' Ukkmen, Aug. i, Petroleum closed flat hero and firm at Hamburg. FROM WUSniJVQTOJV. Washington, Aug. 3. Special Despatch to tha Eoenbig Telegraph. The United Mtatea Frigate Bablne, second rate, mounting thirty-six guns, is to bo repaired at Boston as soon as possible for 6oa service, and kept in readiness. Naval Matters. The resignation of Mate George Dolap, of tho receiving-ship Vermont, has bocn accepted. Vice-Admiral Porter has received instructions from the 8ecretary of tho Navy to proceed to the different naval stations where vessels aro now fitting for sea, and give his valuable per sonal attention and orders for their complot v efficiency before they go to sea. - Secretary Robeson has ordered Messrs. Blown Si Sevel, of New York, to put on the boats of vessels now fitting out for immediate sea ser vice at Boston their "life-saving tacklo," it hav ing been thoroughly tested on board several ves sels and proved very successful. , ltevenue Cnttrra on the Take. All the revenue cutters on tho lakes are soon to go into commission in accordance with orders from the Secretary of the Treasury. Tho six on 'the lakes are stationed as follows: Tho Sherman at Cleveland, tho Fessenden and tho Dlx at Detroit, tho Perry at Erie, the Johnson at Milwaukee, and tho Chase at Ogdcnsburg. The Sherman will go into dry dock at Detroit as soon us possible to receive a thorough over hauling. j no rin naiu. t The eccond-rato steamer Powhatan, of seven teen guns, lying in ordiuuryut Philadelphia, is to be fitted out for immediate service, con siderably altered from her present construction and new boilers placed in hci. She will doubtless be sent to tho West India squadron, relieving some v erf el whose term ot service on tuut sta tion has expired. Tho Indiana In Tf. The Aellnff Commissioner of Indian Affairs Is in receipt of a telegram from General Keynolds, forwarded through tbo Adjutant-General's olllce, stating that otllclal reports from General Oake at Fort Kichardson represent that a part of Texas was infested with Indians, armed with repeating arms, carbines, and revolvers, wen mountetl and clothed. Captain McClellan' 6th Cavalry, with iiny-nve' men nau a severe engagement in Baylor county on the litli instant with two hundred aud llfty Indians, lie lost two men and Killed httctu Indians, xuese are thought to be renegade Indians, who spen t most of their time lu Mexico, aud are supplied wlh arms by contraband traders on tbo border, FROM THE WEST, 1 . : t ! I Covlaatou, Ky. 1-Uenloo. c.iki ivnati. Au2. a. Tho election iu Cosiui too, Ky., yesterday, passed off peaceably. J he vote was dlvldea oeiween me ucmociauc uu Citizens' candidate. The Democrats elected L. E. Baker Mayor, and all the reat of the city aud county ticket except the Marshal, wuo was elected by the Citizens' party by sixty majority. In Newport the cntlro Demcratlo ticket was elected. fieriuan Tenrhwa' nonTenim. Tnmavii.ii' Antr. a. The Convention of nrman Teachers of the United States opened. its session here yesterday. An organization was effected by the election 01 f roiessor retJuer, 01 Detroit, a rrcwaeni. n . XvKKwa TitT.noaAra Omni,) ., , TnHla.Owr. 9,1879. I The nsual weekly statement of the city na tional banks yesterday is a very unfavorable one, showing a falling off in deposits of f 1,243,48:1; in legal tenders of 1535,103, and in loans of f 21R,2Gt. The clearings also show an unusually light Inslncss for the week, the figures being nearly $7,000,000 less than the previous week. The above report is an indication of approaching tightness in money, whilst fully justifying the conservative policy of the banks to which we havo frequently adverted during the past weok. & The business to-day in loans is flHite light, but rates continue firm at last quotations. Gold opened at 121 advanced to 123, and eloped at noon at alout 121. The market Is unsteady. Government bonds are quiet and prices are unchanged. Stocks w?re heavy, and among holders there was a disposition to soil. . City sixes were in demand and strong. Sales of the old at 101) nnd of the new at 101. Lehigh gold loan sold at 88 for tho 1 000s and at SO,1' for th e 500s. - Heading Railroad was weak, selling at 47, closing strong at that figure. Pennsylvania sold at5T: Lehigh Valley at 57; Camden and Am boy at 114, and Oil Creek at 44. Canal shares were quiet. Sales of Lehigh at 34; and Schuylkill preferred at 17. Small sale of Girard Bank at 58Jtf. The balance of the list was overlooked. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Keported by De Haven & Bro., No, 40 S. Third street. FIRST BOARD. i!wo city ss, oid . ..ioi v woo city, us, New.ioi f000 do lot '2000 do c.ioi KM do clot $4500 do C.101 I.W0O do ......ls.101 1000 W Jersey R 68. 91 iooo Leh Gold L... fWV f.!000 do 89 V 26 Bh PennaR..ls. B7? SI sh Let Val...ls. 67 1 shirard Bit... (i9V 2."shHeadR...2a. 49 d . do is. 43 . 90 do ad. 43 100 do 47-69 100 do, c. 47i loo do., stain. 47 100 do e.47'60 109 do S60. 47)' 900 do 18. 47 100 do 0. 47 900 do 030. 47 V 100 do 0. 47 800 do 0. 47 400 do 0. 47 4 Bh Cam A Am R.114K 3 ay Cooks fc Ca quote Government securities as follows: U. S. 6s of 181, 11301118; 6-908 of 166?, 110'iSllO1,' da 1864, 109f4ll0; do. Nov. 1865, I09',li0'f 5 do, do.. Jnly, I08guo8x ; do. da, 1867, 108108'; do. 186. 109(41C94 ! 10-40B, 107 ; Paetflcs, 1107iill. Gold, 121V. Messrs. Dk Haven fc Brotukr, No. 40 8. Thirl Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: -U. H. 6s of 1881, 113113; do. 186-i 110.V4110.V; io. 1S64, io7i(itot' ; do. 1868, i09rii0'f ; da lese, r, u- ins(ri loh., ; do. 1807, da 108 V$109' ; da 1868, i". "(109J,'; 10-10,10107; U. S. 0 Year ; .;r ceiiu Currency, 110.VO til; DueComp. Int. Notes, 19; Gold, I91i'ela; SUver, 11116; T'nlon Paelflo Railroad 1st Mort. Bonds, 81(k4S20 ; Central Pacific Railroad, 85S870; Union Paclflij Lsud Grant Bonds, 740?770. . . . Nark k.Ladnkr, Brokers, report this morning Gold quotations as follows: lo-oo A. M inn n -Oil 191 iomb " lat.'i.iios niM 10-40 Vl'l , 11-15 " ...hi?; 10- 515 .quM-oap.M.... '..122 lNiiladelpltla Trade Report. Tifspav, Anjr. 9. The Flour market is steady, bnt the volume of huiiness is light, the demand being conuued to the wants, of the local trade, whose purchases foot up 700 barrels, Including super line at te-60s6-75; extra at fo$6i; Iowa, Wiscon sin, and Minnesota extra family at td-OOtatf-BO, the latter rate for fancy ; Pennsylvania do. do. at 16-75 7f50 ; Indiana and Ohio do. do. at 16 -76 7 -60, and fancy brands at $7-75uf 8-60, as in quality. Rye Flour may be quoted at $6 l20-25. in Corn Meal notli hiffdolntr. The heat market quiet, and the tendency of priees Is for a lower range. Hales of Pennsylvania red atfltSQl-OO; 800 bushels new Indiana do. at 11- S&aiuo, and Delaware do. at tl-4891-63. Rye may be quoted at 11 -lOl-ia for Western and Penn sylvania. ;Corn is but little sought alter: prices, however, remain wlthoutohange. Males of yellow at $108(A1-10 in the cars and anoat; Western do. at tl-oo, and Western mixed at f ltai-06, the latter rate for high mixed. Oats aro dull and weak. Sales of Pennsylvania at 68640., and 700 bushels Western at 68c. Nothing doing In Barley or Malt. Whisky Is dull. We quote Pennsylvania at 11-02, and Western iron-bound at tl-oi-Q4. A facetious editor in Ohio is loud In his praises of a watering-place In that State called Sawhill Island. In coming to Inquire Into the matter more minutely, we Had this "delightful summer retreat" to be a fourteen-acro sand pile, destitute of either tree, bush, or blade of grass. LATEST SHlPriNQ INTELLIGENCeT" For aMUionai Marina Ku aaa Inside Paget. By Telegraph.) Nkw York, Aug. 9. Arrived, steamship city of London, from Liverpool. Fortress Monrok, Va., Aug. 8. Arrived, brig Rebecca, from Rio, for orders. Sailed, brig Ionia, for New York. ' 'PORT OF PHILADELPHIA...... ..AUGUST BTA.TB OF TBTBMOM ITIR AT TUB IVININO TSLBOBAFH OFFIOI. . 4 v . . . 7 A. M 76 j 11 A-Mv 889P.M ,93 CLEARED THIS MORNING. PI i SJlinixHf 1 chixtoAv it m. vi n v a vi j u? vva Schr Hiawatha, Newman, Newport, fSlnnlckson &Co. - - . - Sehr rarker, Kelley, Harwlchport, - da Tug Hudson, Nh-holson, Baltimore, with a tow 01 barges, W. P. Clyde & Ca ' Tug Fairy Queen, Wilson, Havrc-de-Grace, with a tow of barges, W. F. Clyde A Co. ; , ARRIVED THIS MORNING. U Ship Trauiiiebar, liar wood, 39 days from Liver pool, with mdtte. to Penrose, Massey A Co. Steamship J. W. Evcriuan, Hinckley, 70 hours from Charleston, S. C, with cotton, etc., to Souder A Adams. Steamer Diamond State, Wood, 11 hours from Sassafras River, wltli ludse. and passengers to A. KteamerH. L. Gaw, Her,' 13 hours from Baltimore, with indue, and pas-sengers to A. Groves, Jr. steamer Chester, Jones, 94 hours from New York, with nidse. to W. P. Clyoe A 10, Dan. bark Peddler, Jansen, 64 days from Genoa, wiih marble and rags to order. Nor. barkeutine La Bella, Christiansen, 62 days from Gottenborg. with bar Iron to order vessel to L. Westerpaard 4 Co. ' una m ki T'nnneii. Katon. 8 davs from Calbarlen. wilh molassf s to S. A W. clsh. i;r. brig Roanoke, Wiekle, 14 days from Bonaire, with salt to John Dallett & Co. Schr Cyrus loMseit, Harding, 10 days from Car denas, with molasses to order. Sehr fclla Fish, Buxton, 9 days from Portland, witn lumicr to Patterson & Llpplncotr. Sehr Addle Cutler, Smith, 8 days from Bangor, with lumber to T. F. Galvln k Co. vessel to &n-ot Sehr Sarah A. Read, Arnold, from lladdam, Conn., wii-h atone to Lennox & Burgess. - SebrS. W. Hlnes, Lauo, s days from Bridgeport, with marble to Leiiuox &. BurKa. w Sehr Charles s. Rnigers, 1'etUngttl, from Rock nort. with irmnlte to Barker Bros. hchr James H Ueweit, .Foster, from Gardiner, wir.ti toe to Peun hut Ca f SclirSidney Price, oodrrey, from Kennebec, wlta loito Knlekerbockfir lee Co. ' ' " ! sehr James Dayman, Burgess, from Boston, with loo to Knickerbocker Ice Ca ... K.-nr David Babcock, Coigln, from Bangor, with lumber to D. Trump, Son 4 Ca vessel to Warren b ' tsccr M. Y. Ctxk, FalkenUerg, from 'naUowei!, with Ice to Knickerbocker Ice Ca 8ehr Hamburg, Westcott, from Norwich. ' St br E. G. Kdwanls, Lee, from Boatou. bc-hr 1". A. Baunders, Bteehaan, fm Newburyport. Sehr Adella T. Cohen, springer, from Boston. Sehr Caroline Hall, Laeey, from Dorchester. Sehr Thomas T. Tasker, Allen, from Boston. Hchr R. W. Huddell, Malyy, from Providence. Sehr Joa eph Porter, burrows, from Boston. Sehr F. 1. C-'iton, Robinson, from Fall River. Sour IJ, H. W'estcott, Gandy, from Lynn. Sehr Jesse 8. Clark, a ark, from Sionlugton. Sclir i J. 8. Wauon, Adams, from Boun. Tug Tho Jefferson, Allen, from Baltimore, with low of barges to vv. F. CkU i Co. rn gTb. iiutouios, Davus from navre-de-Grace,' With tvw 1 bargei to W. B, C))d V' Steamer Sarah, Jones, New York, W. M. Balrd k Co. Steamer 8. F. Phelps, Brown, New York, da t . . - 1 -1 ..t t 1 1 . . .1 X'.i tr Vnflr W X t 10 li L riy
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