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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
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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