E CD A. A J. VOL. XIV NO. 30. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. r FIRST EDITION THE WAR IN EUROPE. The Battle of Saarlouis. The Captured Fortress. Its Situation and Importance. H,a,ilioacl Connections The Latest Advices by Mail. Austrian Sympathy for Prussia. The French Peace Party. Tlio Origin of tlio War The Contest a National One. Ete. Etc., Etc. Etc., Etc. saauxouxs. The Cnptnred Prussian Nironffhold Its Hltua tlon, Kortlficnllotis, find Htrnxerlc Import, ance-lbe Iinpormnt Hallroad Connections I the "Localllty. The valley of the Saar has become the first battle ground between the French and Prus sians, as Us peculiar location indicated would be the case at the outset. The Vosgcs Moun tains, in which the river Saar takes its rise, run parallel with the Rhine, connecting with the Jura on the south and the Ardennes on the northwest, and forming a second Prussian barrier for the French frontier. Rising in the Vosgcs, the Saar, or the Sarre according to the French spelling, flows north wardly through the French departments of Meurthe and Moselle and a part of Rhenish Prussia, following the frontier closely in this part of its course, and joining the Moselle, a ributary of the Rhine, five miles southwest of Treves. The river has a length of 120 miles, for about 50 of which It is navigable. The river has given a name to several towns. Travelling south from Treves, we find Saarsburg, then Soarholzbach, then Saarlouis, Saarrbuck, and Saarbuliengen, all in Prussia; crossing the stream, we have Sarregucmines, Sarreable, Sarre unian, and 8arrehaney, In France. Jnst below the head of navigation, at a dis tance of 40 miles S. S. . of Treves, and only three miles from the French border, the Saar is crossed by a stone bridge at the small unfor t iflcd town called Saarbruck, the heights sur rounding which were captured by the French on the 2d inst., after a feeble resistance by a small Prussian force. Through Saarbruck passes the railway from Metz, in France, to Mannheim, In Hesse-Darmstadt, running In a N, N. E. direction. A few miles north of the fron ler a branch road, not yet complete through its whole distance, starts in a southeast direction along the boundary line towards Strasbourg. At Neuklrcbcn, about 15 miles northeast of the border a road branches off from the main line, taking first a northerly and then an easterly direction, and connecting with the main lino along the weetern bank of the Rhine at the boundary between Rhenish Prussia and Hesse Darmstadt, some distance below Mayence. Up the two lines to Neuenkirchen, and over the single line west ot Neuenkirchen, the Prussian amy, or at least 300,000 men, must receive their supplies. It is fully 20 miles from Neuenkirchen to the boundary, on the south; but at Saarbruck the railroad is within reach of the guns planted on French territory. QBut the most Important railroad line, t,ud the one for the possession of which the French are now fighting, starts at Saarbruck and runs along t he east bank of the Saar in a N. N. . direc tion to Treves, and thence in the same general direction through the cities of Luxemburg and Namnr to Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Along the whole length of this road, it, like the Saar, runs almost parallel with the frontier and at bnt a short distance from it, rendering its possession and control of vital Importance to both belligerents. At a distance of ten miles W. N. YV. of Saar bruck, and but five miles from the border, and thirty miles S. S. E. of Treves, is situated the town of Saarlouis, which, according to a cable elegram received this morning, has been cap- t ured by the Fiench after a great battle. Saar louis is situated on the western bank of the r iver Saar, and on the railroad from Saarbruck t o Treves as well, and from its position not less than the care with which it has been fortified by the Prussians, is a place of great strategic importance. The railroad runs along the east ern bank of the stream, ail the way from Treves to Saarbruck. The railroad station at Saarlouis is connected with the town by a fine stone bridge. The river Is too deep to be forded by an advancing army. It is about as wide as the Rappahannock at Fredericksburg. The town of Saarlouis. which has a population of about four thousand five hundred, was founded by Louis XIV, and was strongly forti fied by Vauban. It belonged to France until 1S15, when it passed under Prussian control, and has since formed an important border stronghold of that power. In fact, it is the only well-advanced Prussian fortress for the defense of the Rhine immediately on the fron tier. Saarlouis, as well as Saarbruck, is con nected by excellent roads with Metz, Neves, Mayence, Mannhvlm, and Landau. These roads afford an excellent opportunity for the rapid movements of troops, but the fortifications, as proved by the capture of the place" by the French are inadequate for the requirements of an advanced post to hold the enemy in check, while the army is being brought forward, or to serve as the base of operations against Metz, Thionville, Verdun, and Paris. Saarlouis is surrounded by wide meadows, and lo-U.ul4 cucuclcd by tLu i'.VM, uLI-U at llui joint Is a sluggish stream. The fortifications were constructed by Vauban, and consist of ram par bastions, lunettes, fosses, and ditchei. Last year it was proposed to build several single forts in the most important pasRes of the locality, but it would appear that bat little pro gress had been made. The ditches which form part of the fortifications are connected with the river by a canal, and the garrison, by open ing the sluices, may fill them with water on short notice. Prussian engineers have strength ened the old works and adapted them to the requirements of modern military warlike science. The town, as already stated, Is located on the western bank of the Saar, and it is fully a mile across the meadows to the hills that bound the valley on the west. The character of.the soil, it is said, is such that the place cannot betaken by regular siege operations. But we must await the full details on the battle before a correct opinion of this point can be formed. The Prussian line of defenses being along the eastern bank of the stream, the difficulties encountered by the French in getting at them are thereby greatly increased, as an attack in the rear would render it necessary for them to cross the stream. This, however, they could have done by means of the stone bridge at Saarbruck, which fell into their hands on the 2d instant. If the result of the last eacounter is to be the driving of the Prussians from Saarlonis, they can, and probably will, fall back on Treves, on the Moselle, near the mouth of the Saar, and make that place an objective point for future operations. A despatch states, Indeed, that tbey have already made this place their headquarters, and previous to the battle their right wing extended to this city. Being near Luxembourg, which is neutral territory, they can receive no supplies from the west, but must obtain all their supplies from the Rhine, and as the capture of Saarlouis by the French cuts off the only railroad com munication with the south and east, these sup plies will have to be received by steamers up the Moselle, from Jouientz, a miles to tue north east. WAR NEWSDT MAIL. TT1E LATEST A li VICES. We continue this afternoon our extracts from the latest foreign files concerning the progress of the European war np to the time of the de parture of the last steamer that has arrived in this country. GERMANY. The Popular FeellnK In Austria Favorable to 1'ruHala. The impression prevails that Austria has not forgotten Sadowa, and sympathizes with the French In the present war. Tnls belief has grown out of the statement telegraphed on the authority of the Eastern Budget, Count Beust'fl English organ, to the following effect: "In regard to what has been said of possible sympathies in Austria with Germany, there is no trace of them not even in the German pro vinces, where the recollection of the events of 1806 is still fresh. As to the Poles in Austria, they would have no difficulty in choosing be tween Prussia and France; and even the Czechs, as appears from the famous memorandum of their leader. Dr. Itleger, are quite determined not to lend themselves to any Prusso-Hussian designs agafflst the French nation." There are not lcs3 trustworthy indications that the popular feeling in Austria is with the German people. The Vienna correspondent of the London Times, on July 14, says: If any one could still have doubted that all feelings of revenge and animosity aginst Prus sia have completely disappeared in Austria, he has only to follow the manifestations which have been exhibited since the differences between France and Prussia have arisen. But two days later he has occasion to write in 6tlll stronger terms, as follows: Even if there be people here who would not be distressed to see Prussia in a stress, the general feeling of the country in favor of the strictest non-intervention is so strong that no Government, were it ever so powerful, could brave it without exposing itself to destruction. You may be sure of one thing in the mean time, that as long as the struggle is confined to France and Germany, Austria will not buy one horse or call in one man. As for popular feeling here, it begins more and more to lean towards Germany. If there was in the beginning some ill-humor against Prussia for furnishing a pretext for the disturbance of peace and our loss of all the advantages which were in store for us by the chances of consider able exports, it has completely vanished, and Vienna feels as German at this moment as any town on the Spree or on the Khine. Hastily did all those calculate who expected that this people would harbor a feeling of re ventre for the hu miliation in I860; and one of the leading papers well expresses the feeling when It says: "They have excluded us from the German Empire, but they never will exclude us from the German people. Pruattla Weakened ky Ihe Alliance of South (Ueriuanv. The following, from the Times1 Vienna cor respondent, is an interesting view of the lnllu ence upon the war of Southern Germany: A look at the map Is sufficient to convince any one how much worse, strategically, the pojitl iu of Prussia becomes by the participation of South Germany In the struggle. Juste! of a compara tive); short Hue of fifty miles from Klerk to Sitrgu muiul, connected by a network of railways with the heart of the Prussian monarchy, VruHsIa, by the participation of the Southern Uur n'un (states, has an open Hue of some two hundred miles in length, which runs In an outer angln to the Rhine at Lauterburg, making thereby all attempts to defend the line or the Rhine illusory, and leaving Prussia to divide her forces ou the northern and southern theatre of war.' Such diviHlon has the additional disadvantage that the two lines of operations are only Imperfectly con nected by diagonal Hues of railways. As any blow in the north while Invasion Is threatened by a de scent from Denmark niisiht paralyze thj vital forces of l'russia, she uiust always direct her chief attou tlon to that point; at d will scarcely be able to do much for the dafense or the southern line, which U thus left more or less to take care of Itself, if forced, n the first instance, by a French army, not only the military preparations of the Southern Slates would be cut short, but the Southern I'rus stau army would be In the flank of the Prussian army In the North. It was no doubt these military considerations which Induced the French not oniy to lay no value on the neutrality of the Southern German States, bur, on the contrary, to force them luto action by the categorical demand to decide at once what posi tion they would take. The decision became so much the more easy for them, as after the turn which the complication has taken since the with drawal of l'rlnc Leopold, and after the Incident at Kins, there could be litrle doubt of France beiug de cided to undo more or less the work done In lsttd. As It was certain that sooner or later the Southern States must be drawn into it, the military interests of France certainly made It desirable tnat this should be done at once, and not after they have had time to prepare better. The Iron Cress. A Berlin correspondent writes: This decoration. Instituted in the "liberty wars" of 1813-15, yet worn by many of the vete ran soldiers, symbolic of that determined bravery which led to the conquest of the Gallic invader, and which is so much honored and prized to this day that the wearer is always specially mIuUxI by Ui tuiliury and civilians this iron cross la now reinstated by a royal order, "la view of the serious crisis impending, and in grateful remembrance of the heroic deeds of our forefathers In the wars of liberty." This effectual appeal to the glorious reminiscences of the past will not fall in its most stirring and in vigorating effect upon the present generation. Uernian War Item. A number of youne Germans at Bradford, England, were entertained by the members of the Schiller Vereln, and departed from the town for the war amid a most euthnlasic manifesta tion of sympathy and goodwill. They were es corted through the streets by a considerable number of their countrymen, who all wore laurel haves in their hats and bouquets in their coats, and who had two tlags of North Germany in their midst. The crowd that gathered at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Station was immense, and the cheering was very enthusiastic. Article V of the Treaty of Prague, now so fre quently referred to, says: "His Majesty the Kmperor of Austria transfers to the King of Prussia all the rights acquired by the peace of Vienna, October 80, 1804, over the Duchies of Holftein and Schleswig, with the reservation that the populations of the northern districts of Scbleswig shall, if they express by fres voting a desire to belong to ucnmarK, oe ceoea to mat State." Count Bismarck and M. do Buust have both declared that this article was due to the intervention of Napoleon III. A Berlin letter In the Paris Temps says: "France prepares for herself a most grievous disappointment if she expects to find in Ger many one-tenth of the support that her oflicials promise. The day the French army crosses the frontier it will find only enemies. Such is the naked truth." The A'orth German Correspondent, July 13, says: "If bounds are not set to the arrogant pretensions of France, neither Germany nor any other neighbor of the French will ever be secure from the dictatorial Interference of that Gov ernment in its affairs." FRANCE. The Peasants of France for Peace. It is the peasants who form the peace party in France, as their demonstrations clearly show. "A French Correspondent," writing to the Lon don Times, intimates that "the peace lovers in France are more numerous than at first sight appears." "A Parisian" writes to the 1'all Mall Gazette (July 20) that "there is a party, whose voice cannot make itself heard now, composed of steadfast and determined Liberals, who are deserving of sympathy, and, I might add, of pity. They are the helpless witnesses and" the unwilling abettors of a national sin. Our peasants are laniowners and land-workers; they are held down to the soi tbey love, and are debarred from heroic flights by their wooden shoes aud still more heavy minds. They know nothing of the Khine, nor have tbey the lea6t notion of what may be the difference between the left or right bank of any river. They have heard of the Prussians, be oAUKe their fathers have told them that half a century ago Prussians entered France and laid waste fields and farms on their passage. They consider that a very good reason for driving oat the Prussians if they Invaded France once more, but alto a still better reason for not provoking them." Why France Went to War An English Opinion. The Pall Mall Gazette of London, in the course of an able article on the origin of the war, says: France has gone to war rather from fear than from ambition, rather from a belief that It is essential to her very existence to check the growth oi Prussia than from any conscious de sire to extend her own limits. 8he has seen Prussia suddenly assume a position in Europe at least eoual to her own. That chaotic Ger many which excited no fears, planned no sur prises, pursued no policy, has become organized, and organized under influences which must inevitably lead it to aim at be coming still greater. The old Con federation was obviously a mask for weakness, not a source of power. The interests of its members were so contllctlng that such strength as each possessed only served to neu tralize the strength of its neighbor. Now the whole of Germany, north of the Main, ia an institment in the hands of a single State, and all bevond that boundary threatens to follow the sa'me irresistible law. It is not against Prussia merely that France has armed herself. If Austria had been the uniting force in Ger many, Austria might have come in for the same hostility. It is true that the ambition mani fested of late by Prussia has been of a peculiarly irritating and aggressive kind, and the fact that it has beeu grntificd at the cost of overriding a good many native wishes to arrive at German unity by a pleasanter road has enabled French men to persuade themselves, or to fancy they have persuaded themselves, that it is the vio lence and the greed of Prussia that most excites tbelr enmity. It is pretty clear, however, that it is the end which is being brought about, not the means employed to bring about, that really governs the action of France. If Germany had become one amid the bleating of lambs instead of the roar of cannon, it would still have been a change of sad and evil omen in the eyes of a true Frenchman. He thinks, or more accu rately be feels, that be cannot breathe freely in this new atmosphere, lie cannot persuade bimeelf that there can be room enough in Eu rope for France and Germany, supposing Germany to become a great and consolidated empire. French War Items. Chasscpot ritles to the number of 50,000 were made for the French Government, by a London house, in the early part of the present year. In France, (52 out of the 80 principal seaports are connected by railroad with Paris, viz.: Twentv-one ports on the Channel, 25 on the Atlantic, and 16 on the Mediterranean. Out of 104 fortified places, 83 are in railroad communi cation, and of the 181 military depots, 167 are similarly connected. Every French soldier carries a piece of can vas about five feet long by four broad, and a stick; when two of these pieces of canvas are joined together they form a shelter; when six are built up tbey constitute a tent closed at both ends. The French soldier is thus for his house accommodation Independent of baggage animals. The French papers are very courteous to Denmark. One says: "One evening the news of Waterloo arrived in Copenhagen. During the general excitement it caused the Danish ma rines smashed the illuminations at the Russian and English embassies; on the morrow Denmark lost Sweden. It is a noble and generous nation. It stands before Russia, England, Austria, aud Prussia like an infant hero fighting with a Her cules." The Duke de Mortemar writes as follows to the French Minister of War: "Monsieur le Mlnlstre: I still use the spurs I wore in the 1st Dragoons at the battle of Jena, but I could no longer support bivouacs. Nevertheless, were the events oi ine war against rrussia to require it, I could still set an example of defense upon a rampart. Meanwhile, if the Government tbinks of opening a subscription for a patriotic gift, I bind myself immediately to pay in 100,000 francs." Colonel Fervel, in a recent number of the Fpectateur Militaire, publishes an article on the military geography of the northeast frontier of France. He considers his countrymen, includ ing those in the military service, very ignorant on such subiects, and cites, in evidence of the notoriety of the fact, the Ironical German say ing, "He knows geography like a Frenchmau," and Goethe's celebrated reply to Napoleon at Eriurt (of which the humor has not, we fancy, been thoroughly seized by the French military writer): "The French, sire, seem to me to be distinguished not only by bravery on the field of battle, but alo by a complete ignorance of geography." They are men, that if, who will rush in any direction, but do not always know where they are going. SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. CABLE WAR NEWS. A GREAT BATTLE! A French Victory! CAPTURE OF SAARLOUIS! Storming of Weissenburg 1 Gon. Xon:iy ISillccl Execution of John Heal. Hanging not "Played Out." Financial and Oommcrclal Etc.. 13tc. Site. Etc.. Etc. FROM EUROPE. Capture of Saarlouis by the French. London, Ang. 5. An unofficial report an nounces the capture of Saarlotiia by the French troops, after a great battle. French Report ol t! e t'apt u re f Saarlouis. Taris, Ang. 5 12'l.f A. M. It is reported, but unofficially, that the French have taken Saarlouis after a great battle. There is much excitement, and the details are anxiously awaited. Saarbruck S(atlu Shelled. Nienkirch, near Teevbs, Aug. 5. The French on Tuesday shelled Saarbruck Sta. tion. The engines, cars, etc., were saved. Details of the Saarbruck Affair. London, Aug. 5. A correspondent, who is endorsed by the London Time as trnst wor thy and neutral, gives the following interest ing details of the battle of Saarbruck. The French made some prisoners but captured no cannon. They lost forty killed and sixty wounded. The French force in battle was estimuted at 33,000 men, and the Prussian? at only C000. The ertillery .won the fij.ht. There was but little infantry and no cavalry engaged. It was the 59th Prussian Itegi ment, and not the 50th, as before reported, which was engaged in this battle. Three companies of the 40th held their ground against the French until the latter'a force bad fully developed its strength. The small force of Prussians then retired. Celebrating the Saarbruck Tletory, Paris, Aug. 5. At the camp at Chalons, last evening, the Garde Mobile had a grand illumination in honor of the capture of Saar bruck. '.There had been previously some slight insubordination among the Gardo, but the favorable news ended that at once. Particulars of the Storming or Weissenburg. Berlin, Aug. 5. The following despatch has been received here from Neiderotterbach, a small village on Lauter river, near Weissen burg, dated G o'clock on Thursday evening: "We have won a bloody but brilliant vic tory. The left wing was the attacking body, and consisted of the 5th and 11th Prussian Corps, with the 2d Bavarian. Thia force carried by assault, under the eyes of the Prince Royal, the fortress of Weisseoburg and the heights between Weissenburg and Oeisbnrg. "General Douay's division of Marshal MeMa Lon's French corp 3 was splendidly defeated, being driven from its camp. General Douay was himself killed, five hundred prisoners were taken, none of them wounded Many of the Turcos are among tlio captured The Prussian General Kirchbach was slightly wounded. The Iloyal Grenadiers and 5th Regiment of the line suffered heavy losses. Weissenburg is situated on the Lauter river, which at that point forms the boundary between France and Rhenish Bavaria, or the Palatinate. The Neustadt, Landau, and Weissenburg Rail road pastes through the town and connects with the road to Strasbourg. Lauterbourg is also situated on the Lauter, but nearer its confluence with the Rhine by twelve miles. There is no railroad laid down on the maps as running be tween Strasbourg and Lauterbourg. The town is within two miles of the Rhino. Welasenbur-; was reported as captured by the French on the 2d Inst Ed.J The Victory of the Crown Prince. London, Ang. 5. The victory of the Prus sian Crown Prince in capturing Weissenburg and Geisbill was brilliant bnt bloody. The French were repulsed and dispersed, leaving behind them their General (Douay) killed, and 500 prisoners, inoluding many Turcos. The Prussians captured one cannon. The wouaded. Tbe Prnsnlaa Headquarters. London, Ang. 5. The Frtuisim headqtiflt- ters are at Treves. A Cavalry "ktr-atith. It ia saiil that a cavalry skirmish occurred near Lanterbnrg yesterday, m whieh 23 French defeated 1C0 Prussians. This Morning's Quotations. Loktkw, Ang. 6 11-80 A. M. Consols open at P8;S for money and 88 for account. American seen ritles qniet t'ntted States 6-20s of 1863, 83; of lso old, 82M ; of 1RST, 82 : 10-408. 80. Stocks dull. Erie, I4)j ; Illinois central, iui; Atlantic ami ureat west ern, 19. Liverpool, Aug. tsii -80 a. hi cotton opens steady. Middling uplands, 1A. ; middling Orleans, 8M d. Estimated sales 10,000 bales. Sales of the week nave ueen do,uuu naicB, oi wmcn miuo were taken for export, and 7000 for speculation. Stock, t8,iOo bales, 887,000 of which are American. Re ceipts or tne.week 8i,ooo Dales, oi wmcn is,uoo are American. LONDON, AUg. B 1130 A. AL lSUOW dull at 469. Common Rosin dull. Ahtwbkp, Ang. 6. Petroleum, 4243 francs for standard white. Hkemkn, Aug. 5. petroleum closed neavy jester- day. i Ail bubo, Aug. a reiroienm openea quiet ana steady yesterday at 14 marcs banco. FROM MEW YORK. The Execution of John Ueal for the Murder of Police nicer Htnedick. New York, Aug. 5. The iMnt 'Itellalons Rites. Real retired at half-past ten last night, and after a sound sleep woke this morning soon aftef five o'clock and prepared for mass. The rite was administered by Father Rankin. He was shaved by Thomas Sheridan, Real's fellow prisoner, also awaiting execution. The Prisoner's Composure. During the ceremony as well as during the remaining hours of life Real maintained the same calm and composed demeanor and apparent resignation to his fate which have characterized the whole term of his imprisonment. This morning, however, he was unusually reticent and was little disposed to converse cither with the officers or his spiritual advisers. The Procession to the CSallovrs. Shortly after the prison clock struck 9, Real came from his cell and out of prison into the open court, and walked to the gallows, erected in its usual place in front ot the south wing of the female prison. He was pinioned, and in his clasped hands carried a crucifix, on which hi kept his eyes intently fixed while constantly en gaged in prayer. He was neatly dressed in light pants, dark frock coat, and polished gaiters, but wore neither collar nor cravat. His appearance Indicated health, and his presence of mind and fortitude sustained him eo that he walked steadily and without apparent emotion or fear to the gallows. Two priests attended him, re peating passages of scripture and words of last consolation, while a strong force of Deputy Sheriffs closed in the rear of the procession. Scenes at the Scaflold. Real kneeled on the floor of the gallows, the priests beside him, and during the few moments in this posture the noose was adjusted about his nock and the knot properly arranged. The priests then rose and Sheriff Stevens gave the signal to the executioner. ., The Final Act. The tody of Real rose instantly, and with a lurch, four feet into the air, where it remained suspended. A slight convulsive movement of the limbs followed, but no other motion, death having resulted almost instantaneously. After hanging a few moments the body was lowered and the black cap which Real had worn from prison, but which through some oversight had not been properly placed, was drawn down over his face. Lire Pronounced Extinct. Dr. Ghlve soon pronounced life extinct, and, after the lapse of the usual time, the body was cut down, removed and given to his relations. Perfect Order Preserved. No demonstration of any kind was made at the execution, which was conducted in almost perfect silence, and witnessed by but few except Real's former friends and the city officials. A large force of policemen, under Captain Ken nedy, was on duty without and within the prison, and the tops of the houses, and all available outside points of view were also care' fully 'cleared of spectators. Superintendent Kennedy aud many-of the city authorities were in attendance and witnessed the spectacle. Sheriff O'Brien was also said to be in the Tombs, but did not see the execution. Notwithstanding the police precautions, and the impossibility of gaining sight or admission within the prison walls, the adjacent streets out side were filled with thousands of people, who remained until all was over. Testimonial to the Postmaster-General. New York, Aug. 5. A paper is being signed by some of our leading citizens expressing ap proval of the efforts of the Postmaster-General to eradicate tbe abuses of our postal system, and to introduce reform and improvements. When signed it is to be sent to other cities for more signatures. FROM THE SO UTU. Nashville, Aug. 5 The American Dental Association closed its sessioa last night and adjourned to meet at Atlanta, Ga., next August. W. II. Mor gan, of Nashville, was elected President; J. A. Salmon, of Massachusetts, Corresponding Secre tary: and W. II. Goddard, of Louisville, Trea- enrer. Tho session, which was very harmonious, lasted three days. Nashville Election. The election yee terday passed off quietly. The conservative ticket for the Supreme Bench Is undoubtedly elected. The Interest was concen trated in the choice of Chancellor, for which there were three candidates. The result Is not vet known. Knox county gives a radical ma jority. Aliened Murderer Discharged. Lot isviLLE, Aug. 5. W. A. Sandeck, who thot J. W. Brcen on Wednesday night, was examined yesterday and discharged, the evi dence Ebowing that he acted in self-defense. Preen is not expected to live. FROM THE PACIFIC COAST. Specie Shipments. San Fbancisco, Aug. 3. The steamship Montana sailed to-day for Panama with 200 passengers and 114,000 in treasure. The total shipments of treasure since tho 1st of January, Including that by the steamer Montana to-day, were t21,475,0W), of which $7,401,000 went by railroad to New 1 ork. Magnificent Present. G. L. II. Piche, of this city, has decided to present to the University of California his prl vate collection of minerals, valued at 100,000, Obltnarr. Dr. C. W. P. Rce, a pioneer and prominent tltktn, died to-day. FROM THE WESTt The Silver Spray pinaster Recovery of the Captain's llody. Memphis, Ang. 5. Another body, which is supposed to be that of Captain Jourdan, of the steamer Silver Spiay, has been found near the scene of the disaster to that steamer. Memphis Judicial Eleetloa. The judicial election yesterday, as far as heard from, passed off quietly. The result is doubtful. Both parties claim the election. A "Dlfllcnlty" Indeed. A difficulty occurred on Main street yesterday between General W. J. Smith and Judge John W. Smith, during which the former, who is a member of Congress from this district, had his left ear bitten off. Both were arrested. Fenian Relief Movement. St. Louis, Aug. 5 Quite a large meeting of Irishmen was held here last night, at which a resolution was passed to petition President Grant, on his arrival here, to pardon General O'Nell and the other Fenians now in prison for Violating the neutrality laws. FROM CAPE MAY. Drowned while Bathlof. SpfciaX Dtopatch to Tht Evening Telegraph. Cape Island, Ang. 5 Mr. Higgins, of St. George's, Delaware, was drowned in about three feet of water this morning while bathing. He is supposed to have been attacked with heart disease. New York Stock and Money Market. New York, An?, b. btocks strong. Money 8$l per cent. Gold, 121 s- 6-2us, 186a, coupon, ill; do. 1S64, do., lW'i ; do. 1868, do., HO) ; do. 1865, new, 109' ; do. 1867, 109 ; do. 1868, 109)4 ; 10-408, 107 Virginia sixes, new, B8; Missouri sixes, wy. Can ton Co., 61X; Cumberland preferred, 80; New York Central and Hudson River, 2; Erie, 80; Rcad lnjr,94X; Adams ExpresB,67; Michigan Central, 118; Michigan Southern, 90; Illinois Central, 131; Cleveland and Pittsburg, tonif; Chicago and Rocfe Jsiand, 113 X ; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 92; West ern Union Telegraph, 84 y. FINANCE AI COMMERCE. KVEHINO TELXORArH OmcX,) Friday, An. 5, 1870. J There is a close working of the loan market again to-day, though there was only a moderate demand for money, and that chiefly for specula tive purposes. Ia this respect there is a marked contrast between our market and that of New York, the latter having recovered its accus tomed ease with an abundance of loanable capi tal capital accessible to all on good security. The rates there are fully 1 per cent, lower than here for all classess of loans. There is a fair supply at the banks, but apparently little sur plus, Judging by tho conservative course they are now pursuing. Uold opened at izi? ana fluctuated up to noon between and J. Government bonds are active and a fraction higher. Stocks were lairty active ana steady, in City sixes there were pales of the new at 101K,Y an advance. Reading Railroad continues dull but stronger. Small tales at 4769. Pennsylvania was also firm, with sales at 4748. Camdeu and Amboy sold at 114W; Philadelphia and Erie at 26ffi 27; Leblgh Valley at 57, ana Mlneulll at 50. In Canal shares there were sales of Lehigh at 34. 17 was bid for Schuylkill preferred. In Bank stocks there were sales of Glrard at GO and Farmers' and Mechanics' at 121. Passenger Railways were quiet, the only sales being in Chesnut and Walnnt at 45. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S. Third street. rjlHHT HOARD. 600 City 8s, New.ioi'f 81 in Cam Am R.ll4 15400 do ls.ioitf n do i8.iMf 49 sh Cent Trans., oltf isnoo ao 1&.1U1X lioooTal m 6s. ...102 1 2000 Leh gold L. .c. 88 sn ran jsk., 26. 200 do b0. 13 sn uiraru tsK... eu 1 shPennaR 67 K 17BhLehV R..1S. 60 sh Leh Nay seshCh&Wal.... 67 5 32 49 163 do Is. 67 Messrs. Dk Haven k. Brother. No. 40 8. Third Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: U. 8. 6s ot 1881, 113KU3 ; do. 1862, 110(4111 ; do. 1864, HOVCllO'i'; do. 1866, 110110X ; do. 1865, new,109lil(; do. 1867, do. 109Vl09v; do. 1868, do. ii)9,iira; iu-408, luiiuj ; u. . so xear 6 per cent. Currency, llorAUlJijiUue Comp. Int. Notes, 19; Gold, 121.,'121X ; silver, 11$115; Vnlon Pacific Railroad 1st Mort, Bonds, 816(4.825 ; Central Pacific Railroad, 865870; Union Paclllo Land Grant Bonds, 740(770. Nark (iLadmkr, Brokers, report this moraine Gold quotations as follows : 10-00 A. M 1211U'SS A..AL 121', 10-10 " 12110-43 Wlitf 10-12 " 121 H 1065 " 121 ?i 10-12 " 121), 11 20 121 X 10-25 " 121X ll'0 " 121 Philadelphia Trade Report Friday, Aug. 6. Bark la quiet at $30 per ton for No. 1 Quercitron. We quote Chesnut at 13o$15 per cord. Seeds Cloverseed is dull at I9-25.S9-60. Timothy comes in freely and sells at 15. Flaxseed la In de mand by the crushers at 1226. The Hour market is without special change. There is very little demand except from the home consumers, the bulk of whose purchases consists of the better grades of extra families, which are in small supply, eaies oi otmatw Darrein, including superfine at t5?-035-75; extras at $6$6; Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota extra family at 6-757-25; rennsyivama ao. uo. at invi -ou; inuiana anu unicj da do. at 6 76T-60; and fancy brands at SSS-M, as in quality. Kye Flour may be quoted at i 12; 6 25. Mottling doing in Corn Meal. The W Ileal market is less acuve, uuu me receipin are largely In excess of the demand. Sales of looo bushels old Pennsylvania red at il-6lU0; 2000 bushels Ohio do. at l9 ; and 4000 bushels new Indiana, part at tl &iVaieo and part on private terms. Rye Is steady at 1112 for Western and Pennsylvania. Corn is not much sought after. Sales of Pennsylvania yellow at 1 107(1-08; Western do. at 1105; aud Western mixed at $10105. Oats are quiet. Sales of Pennsylvania at 60362c. aud new Delaware at 6263c, Whisky is lower, saies oi mi narreis wtstern iron- bound at $102, and 25 barrels do. wood-bound at $102. In a recent test for rapidity ot firing, the Chassepot ntle gave 20 rounds in 1 minute 4J seconds. Tbe bullet of the Chassepot weighs but 380 grains. During the very hot weather the students of Pass Christian College, Mississippi, were kept under a severe examination for four days. A correspondent, in describing the effect, says: "Many a heart was moved, many an eye was moistened with patriotic tears, when the fare well words were spoken and the tribute to Southern virtue and honor paid." We have no doubt of it; nothing human could stand such weather and such pressure without suffering from "moisture." Mr. James King, a respectable citizen of Dover, N. II., recently celebrated his eighty first birth-day and second wedding-day simulta neously, by leading to the hymeneal altar a bloomfng-brlde.of seventy-six. The bridegroom is as active as a man of twenty-live, and can mow half a ton of hay before breakfast. Mrs. King had previously lived in wedlock with a man for half a century, and was not at all a stranger to the duties of a wife. The superstitious people of Hyde Park, Mass., have been suffering considerably from the freaks of a ghostly visitant for several weeks past it sometimes appears as a mau, and teems quite obllzing, but when it takes the form of one of the opposite sex it becomes twice as tall, and utters screams so unearthly as to make the teeth of the policemen rattle. Ther is an invisible eh06t at Cummlnsvllle, Ohio. A farmer, named Strelt, and his servants Uve fifc4utnUy had it:--: t".r,-" at them without being able to dlcover whence they cao6 I f
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