8 T11E DAILY EVflNUSO TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1870. SECOND EDITIOIN LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. WAR REPORTS BY CABLE Great Strategical Movement A Sortie at Strasburg. 'Yeiicli Again Repulsed. Eugenfev Going to England. The Battle of Woerth. Particulars of the Fiffht The Retreat a Rout. Kap&leon's Growing Unpopularity. The Excitement in 37aris. FROM EUROPE. Toe Crrnt Rattle. 1'jtrus, Aug. 175 A. II. The .Journal Ofiiad bas jnst appeared, but it has nothing cf the great battle. The Gaulois, however, states that inipor- ttxt and satisfactory despatches were received litre yesterday. Marshal Rnzalne insists npon secrecy being observed so far as movements are concerne J. Ktiiort that the Prussians Deuiund an Ar mlstlee. Jt is reported that Prince Frederick Charles Lr.s pent a flag of truce, demanding an arinie tke, in order to bury his dead, which was re fused by the French commander. A tireat Strategical .Movement. There is no doubt that hard fighting has been going on since Saturday last, the French being engaged in a great strategical move ment involving a scries of engagements. As the operations are carried on in a place wbere communication is difficult, the tele graph wires having been cut, news necessarily comes forward slowly. The Excitement In Paris. The city is greatly agitated. All night long great crowds surrounded the Ministry of the Interior and other places where news is posted. Many rumors are circulating, but without ofricial advices they cannot be traced. An Affair nt Strnsburg. London, Aug. 17. Last evening the gar rison at Strasburg made a sortie toward Ou yard, but were driven back with heavy loss. Tfcey also lost three guns. ruffenle to go to Knsland. The rumor that the Empress Eugenie has applied to the Belgian Government for per mission to traverse that country on her way to England is confirmed. Parisians Anxious lor War News. Paiuh, Aug. 17. In view of the public im patience to know the result of the late battle, the Conntitulloand this morning publishes 11 n article saying that "the brave generals now risking their lives in defense of their country cannot, while tbns engaged, know all the results gained; besides, it is inconsiderate, in view of operations so multiplied and compli cated, to give partial details which might prove to be premature. "We engage that citizens will await the result with confidence. The Government vill be faithful to its promise and will com municate immediately all that comes to it. It will be more than ever prompt on this occasion." Other Paris journals have articles rJmilar in tone. Napoleon' Unpopularity London, Aug. 17. The growing unpopu larity of the Emperor at Paris, is altogether due to his interference with the army, instead of leaving it to the command of military ex perts. Telegraph Wire Cut. The Post Bays that telegraphs have been cut in the rear of the Prussians. The French are chary of news at present, and lighting seems to be good for a week without a decisive result. The French are ready to fight till the end. Paris thus far is unadvised of army reverses. If the Prus sians approach Paris a revolution is inevitable. How the Jiuiperor wm Misled. The Times says the Emperor now knows bow grossly he has been misled as to the war establishment, and how the public money Las been squandered. He can also see how be has been misguided as to the anti-Prnsaian feeling in Ilanover, Bavaria, Saxony, etc Napoleon's Personal E fleets. It is said that boxes containing Napoleon's private property are arriving at Madrid, and Kimilar stories are telegraphed here from vari ous points in Belgium. The A flair at I-a Vlllette-Tbo Attack on the Parka 1ro lrla-e. London, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1870 The Tri bute's special correspondent at Paris writes on Moday (15th): "For the first time for years the iy,b of August ha not beea celebrated. Tbe cood scnec of tbo peoplo protested in an ticipation against the u-ual demonstrations, though holding themselves ready in the event of victory to be enthusiastic. Moreover, 3-cst?rday afternoon, in the remote corner of La Vlllctte, a sanguinary onslaught was made upon a post occupied by a company of pompiers the 'Unmerciful' fire brigade. About 4 o'clock nearly forty individuals, armed with revolvers and poniards con cealed, having marched down the Rue d'Auber vllliers, suddenly drew up in line in front of No. l)t Boulevard de la Yillctte, and summoned the man on duty to surrender his post. The sentry, seeing tbcm about to make a dash through the open door, placed himself across it. One of the group drew a revolver and shot him dead. A sergent-dc-ville hearing tbe report, rushod up to ascertain the cause, received a bullet in the breast, above the heart, and also fell dead. The occupants of the post rushed to the windows, but the assailants, drawn up in doublo line, fired a volley en masse, then rushed iuto tbe guard house and seized four Cbuescpots aud two cartridge-boxes. "Having accomplished this murderous feat, llie baud made a precipitate retreat, shouting ' Vine la llipuhl'ui'tc.' A lieutenant named Cot trez was inside when tho group came up. As soon as he saw the men he demanded their busi ness. Their reply was a shout of 'Vive la iJe puhUqle., The lieutenant then ordered his men to go inside, shut the door and load their guns. Seeking to gain time, he asked the group again what was the obiect of their demonstration, Their leader, a small man very well dressed, unswered, 'We are going to proclaim a republic. Give us your guns and come with us to the Corps Lcgislatif.' 'Come, come!' said the lieutenant, still aiming to gain time: 'Are we not soldiers ? You know we don't lire upon the people, but is it not our duty to march off with you, if you want to proclaim a republic ? Just go on a little further.' The leader of the bund answered, 'We know a trick worth two of that. Hand us over your gnus.' 'Never!' exclaimed the lieu tenant. 'Then we hall take them,' was the rejoinder; and at this moment the whole group drew out their revolvers and discharged them. The sentinel fell. A corporal named Labon received two wounds from bullets and one from a stab. The lieutenant was not injured. "The report of firearms brought out people from their houses, who rushed upon the band. These wretches then began toue their revolvers right and left aBd to stab every one within reach. Sergents-de-ville now appeared upon the pecne, and, sword in hand, endeavored to surround the madmen. One of the former re ceived a bullet, and having fallen was tram pled to death by the band. A girl six years old was killed in her mother's firms. The fight now became general; men were falling right and left; some were running away and others were in pur suit. The Commissary of Police of the Rue Tangier now exclaimed, 'Whoever will follow me, now come on !' Citi.ens upon this rushed upon the rioters, who, having no more ammuni tion and seeing themselves likely to be over powered, immediately lied, followed by the people exclaiming, 'They are Prussians. Kill them !' "Besides two men killed, three police agents received severe wounds. It is feared that many inhabitants of the neighborhood were injured. The leader of the band was almost immediately apprehended. A tall, well-dressed man was also arrested at night. He called himself an English man, but spoke with a strong German accent. He had a number of sovereigns and gold 'Frede rick' pieces. A number of arrests have been made, including the originator of the plot. "Paris beiDg in a state of siege, this act comes under the head of offenses to be tried by mili tary law. A military tribunal will sit this even ing, it is next to certain that the men who have been taken red-handed will have short shrift. It was a cowardly, wanton, purposeless attack. It is certain that the republican party has nothing to do with these atrocious ruffians." Details of the Battle of Woerth-Mac.llanon's Unreal a Kuut, London, Aug. 16. A special correspondent on Thursday from the headquarters of the Crown Prince sends an account of the battle at Woerth, thus: The swift and skilful movement against Wetssen burg, resulting in the complete success of oar arms, was but a foretaste of Die storm which threatened the northern part of Alsace. On the second day after Weissenburg came the battle of Woerth, and the Crown Prince gained a great victory over the ablest general in the French army. It Is admitted that the French fought with reckless courage, and that they inflicted heavy losses on their opponents ; but the fact of this hard lighting and of this heavy loss shows how serious a defeat was sustained by MacMahon. I traversed the little lield while the dead still lay un buried on the trampled ground, and could form a good idea of how the fi glit had gone by the ghastly evidence which remained. Woerth Is at the bottom of a fertile valley, between two ridges of cultivated ground. There Is a quantity of wooded land In the neighborhood, and especially behind the French fobition, or on the western side of the volley, there s a strip of forest, which forms a cover for retreat ing troops. The little river Bruden, not big enough in summer time to tloat a skiir, flows through ttie village, and a high road comes winding down to wards the village on the eastern side of the valley, flanked by trees. Here was the Prussian position, stretching far to the right and left. Along the road were heaps of spiked helmets to be seen, aud cartloads of needle guns collected under the trees at a distance. The French musketry had told more heavily than the Prussian, and 1 heard that tho French artillery had been well served, Bur, though the hurying parties were busy with the German dead on the eastern side of the Woerth, there was more than an exchange of the slaughterous work on the western side. Here the Prussians and Bavarians had pushed for ward in strong force, and their tire had told fear fully upon the French. The high spirit and rigid discipline of the one army had been more than a match for the desperate resistance of the other. Whole companies of Frenchmen had been moved down in their wild attempts to check the enemy's advance. It had been a tolerably equal tight in some places, for the ground was strewn with German dead ; but more and more Frenchmen had fallen in propor tion. The black Tnrcos ami wide trowsers Zouaves lav thick at inanvpoiuts, and the Cuirassiers had suffered much. There were steel oreastplates and trass helmets scattered thickly on the line of the retreat; while the dead horses In all directions might e counted by hundreds. And so westward through the wood went the traces of increasing dis aster oilicers and men lying grimly where they had lalleD, some of them in (iiite shady places, as though they were picnickers aBlecp.and pools of blood where the wounded lay. This Morning's Quotations. London, Aug. Knao A. M Consols opened at 91.V for money aud account. American securities tlnn. United States 5-i08 of i86i, &ii4 ; of isij5, old, ; of ISO?, &5 U ; 10-4-is. S3. Stocks quiet; Erie, Ik; Illinois Central firmer at 110; Atlantic and Great Western, 23. Livkhi'Ool, Aug. 1711 'SO A. M.-Cotton opened firmer; middling uplands, S,!vi. ; middling Or leans, b7t(S9d. The hales are estimated at li.000 bales. Red Western wheat, 6a. lid. FROM THE PACIFIC COAST. Treasure Itemlttanees. San Francisco, Aug. 10. The treasure re mittances last week overland to New York amounted to 38.2,000. Arizona Polities. In Arizona Sylvester Mowry is stumping the Territory against MeCormlck. Indiana Killed. The troops have killed thirty-three Indians in the past three months. Tho Mines are flourishing, and the quartz crushers are f filly employed, acd the placers vigorously worked. FROM UMSIfLYGTOX. a Pale of Mcran Iron. Special DtApaUh to The Koening TrUyrapK Washington, Aug. 17. There ie shortly to be a sale of a large quantity of scrap iron at Ihe Washington Yard, . under the Bureau of Steam Engineering. The V. t. Steamer H'nbmh is to be docked at Boston. He spect to Farrncut. The Navy Department closed at noon to-day out of rcFpect to the memory of Admiral Farrngnt. Ppecle Shipments. New York, Aug. 17. The Idaho takes out f85,000 and the China tl,3'.Ki,ti!M) in specie to-day. CITY l.tTIlLLKiRAICii. sT Fatal Railroad Accident. Francis Hobb, a blacksmith, residing at No. V23 Coates street, was fatally injured on the Philadelphia, Ger m an tow n, and Norristown Railroad on Monday evening, under the following circumstance': He had been attending the festivities at the Scbuctzen Park, Indian yueenlane,and indulged rather too freely in drink during the afternoon. While returning to the city at about 7 o'clock, he amused himself by standing on the platform and throwing out his arm even striking at ob jects along the route. This conduct he kept up until tbe cars were passing the 7 P. M. np train for Germantown, at Turner's lane, near Oakdale, when he was knocked between the passing trains. The up train badly mangled him, cutting off his right arm and crushing his right leg to a jelly, and cutting him about the head. The Injured man was picked up by the Germantown train and conveyed to Town Hall, where all that surgical and medical skill could avail was afforded him. his arm was amputated, but before the same operation could be performed on his leer he began slowly to sink, and expired at about 11 P.M , less than four hours after receiving his injuries. The deceased was about 35 years of age, and leaves a wife, but no children, Assault and Batteries. Last evening Policeman McNnlty, of the Seventeenth district, arrested one John Gamble for disorderly con duct. John turned on the policeman and han dled him pretty roughly. For this he was held to answer by Alderman Bonsall. Louis Johnson (colored) got into a quarrel with another colored man last evening at Twelfth and Market streets, which ended in a fight, in which Louis hammered his antagonist severely. Louis was then arrested and bound over by Alderman Jones to appear at court. Cassandra Dubosq had an atercatiou with Julius Gibson last night at Seventh and Shlppen streets. Cassandra had an axe, which she used over the head of Julius. A policeman pre vented fvrther damage, and Aldermao McClos key accommodated the belligerent Cassandra with quarters at the County Prison. A Female Swindler. A woman, small in stature, dressed in black, and giving thd name of Mrs. Kleiner, has been swindling the resi dents of Camden within a few days. She has been falsely representing that she is" the widow of a man who was killed in a. foundry in that vicinity, and has a dead child in a hospital at Twenty-second and Locust streets, in this city. She states that unless she obtains $9 the ch'ld will be interred in the Potter's field. She also plays upon the feelings of those from whom she Is seeking alms by stating that she is an attend ant at tbe church to which they belong, and that her children attend the Sundav-school. Yes terday she succeeded in obtaining sums from several families. Market Thieves. Michael Powell was ar rested this morning, between 3 and 4 o'clock, while in tbe act of carrying off a basket of potatoes, which did not belong to him, from the Spruce street market. At the same time and place John Shaffer was captured with a basket of plums which had been "purchased by another party. Both prisoners were locked up in the Third District Station, and after a hearing be fore tbe magistrate were sent to prison. Sergeant Gilchrist, of the Seventh district, arrested at 5 o'clock John Slang, who was ap propriating to his own use a basket of potatoes which he had taken from a stand at the foot of Vine street. Alderman Tolaud held John to ap pear at court. Beck's Band Excursion. The excursions of Beck's Philadelphia Band, No. 1, have become so popular that it would be unnecessary to give them more than a passing notice, were it not for the fact that the committee who have them in charge are constantly devising some new plea sures for their many patrons. Evidence of this will be shown by perusal of the advertisement in another column of the excursion of to-morrow, on which occasion they will give their friends an opportunity of seeing the famous Central Park of New York, and comparing it with our own. An excursion of this kind is not an every-day occurrence, and we say to all who have the time to spare, "make the most ot it." A Swindler. A night or two since a man giving the name of Charles Walter introduced himself to John Reimer, residing at No. 230 N orth Front street, and represented himself without money or friends. Mr. Reimer took bim in, led him, and accommodated him with lodgings for tbe night. Next morning the host in troduced Charles to a tobacco dealer named Francesco Luis, who gave the latter a quantity of cigars and to dispose of on commission. He was also provided with a license. Since then Charles has not been 6een, and it is imagined that he has reciprocated the kindness 6hown him by decamping. Mundv's Moonlight Excursion Mr. D. II. Mnndy, the active and efficient agent of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad, gives his thir teenth annual moonlight excursion to Atlantic City on Saturday evening next, the last boat leaving Vine street wharf at 8 o'clock P. M. Mr. Mundy's excursions have always given the utmost satisfaction to tbe large number of par ticipants that are sure to patronize them, and the one announced for Saturday evening next cannot fail to be equally successful, and afford a delightful and enjoyable time to all who avail themselves of the pleasures of the occasion. Fire. At 4 o'clock this morning a policeman of the Fourth district discovered smoke issuing over the transom of the door of the dwelling No. 120 N. Seventh street, occupied by Samuel Mid dleton. He broke open tho door, and with the assistance of the firemen, succeeded in extin guishing the flames, but not until the first flight of stairs had been destroyed. The fire originated from the Intense heat created by a smelting fur nace located in the adjoining building. The familykof Mr. Middleton were out of town. Thursday Excursions. The steamer John A.I Warner, with a band of music board, will make an excursion up the river every Thursday, starting from Chesnut street wharf at &7 A. M., and stopping at Beverly, Burlington and Bristol. The price of excursion tickets is only 30 cents, and the publio are thus enabled to make enjoy able trips to she beautiful villages on the Dela ware at a price so small that it is scarcely worth mentioning. A Highwayman Last evening a gentleman, while walking along St. John street, tiear Wood, was approached by a fellow, who, without say ing a word, drew a blackjack and struck him over the head. The cries of the injured man attracted the attention of a policeman, who ar rested one John Keen. The prisoner had a bearing before Alderman .Cahill, who bound him over in 400 bail for trial. Casualties. William Miller h.d a thumb cut off yesterday afternoon, while working at a hay-cutting machine in an establishment at Twenty-fourth and Bucknell streets. It. J. lladcliffe was badly cut about the head and body yesterday, by falling through the hatchway at an egg-packing store on Callowhlll street, near St. John. TirB Bkatek. Matthew Yost, living at Front and Otter streets, has been held by Alder man Shoemaker to answer the offense of Elating ( Lis wife laet evening. Dhmi.veti's War Mat. A very cheap and convenient war map bas lost been published by Desilver, which will be found handy to havo In the house by those who wish to follow the movements of the hostile armies. There is a complete map of Europe, with separate maps of Germany and France, all on the same sheet. An Ungrateful Son. James Lynch, aged sixteen years, bas been arrested on a charge preferred by his mother of stealing from her a silver watch and chain, a wedding ring, and a gold pencil. Alderman Pancoast heard the case and sent the boy to tbe House of Refuge. . SuprofKD Drowning Case. At midnight, Lieutenant Smith, of the Delaware Harbor force, found a Kossuth hat and a dinner-kettle on Vine street wharf. The articles are supposed to belong to some one who has drowned him self. Attempted Rorbert. An unsuccessful at tempt to rob the cigar store of Daniel Baker, To. 1514 Ridge avenue, was made at 2 o'clock this morning. The noise made by the thieves awakened the inmates of tbe establishment. An Owner Wanted. Six pieces of gingham were picked up last night on Broad street," near tbe Masonic Temple. They are at the Sixth District Police Station awaiting an owner. i inAcfi: and conMi:ntE. KVENIKO TXLKORAPH OFFTCB, Wedoexlar. A air. 17. 1S7U. The money market, on tho whole, is emphati cally dull both on business and speculative ac count. The demand for call loans is extremely light, reflecting the absence of spirit at the Stock Board, but business men are beginning to fore cast the future In view of a pressure for money smd a consequent stringent market. Business paper is offering more freely, though the supply is only limited. Rates are not materially changed but firm. Gold is quiet but stronger. Sales opened at 117).j and closed at 117, an advance of Government bonds are also dull and weaker. Theatock market was not very active but steady. In State loans there were sales of the war cou pon fis, at 103. City Us were moderately active, with sales of the new bonds at 1013 a- Sales of Reading Railroad at 48r948'31. b. o. North Pennsylvania at 40J, and Lehigh Valley at 57.3; Pennsylvania was quiet but steady; sales at 58. 31.' was bid for Catawlssa pre ferred and 27 for Philadelphia and Erie. In Canal shares there were sales of Lehigh at 83, with 17 bid for Schuylkill preferred. The rest of the list was quiet bnt steady. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by De Haven & Bro., No. 40 s. Third street. FIRST BOARD. ftinoocity 6s, New.wijtfi 58 sn Pennan..ls. 6S IllftOO do 18.10'. $2000 Fa K Con m bs Op.. BE $1000 Pa k N Y V 7s 92 V fiOOOPa 6s W L...103 300 UiAin es.'SO lots.... 96 1200 Sell N 6S. 88.. 72 lM)0I.chC8, D7.... MV 4ono Leh ConL.... 78 30 sh N Pa K 40s? 400 do. . .trf.ls. 6SV 200 eh Read K 4S 20 1.00 200 9W1 SS 100 100 do...ls.sao. 4S do 0. 43 do..ls.b60.S-31 dJ..ls.b60.. 49 if do 4S do b3. 48 do ...ls.2d. 48 ZRhLeh v R $1 100 sh Luh N St.... 33?.' Nark & Laokkr, Krokera, Gold quotations as follows: report this morning 10-00 A. M 117.11-09 A. M 117M 10-10 " lnjg'U-lO " U7S 10-15 " UTKilVlfi " TIT V 10-10 ' 117;V 12-20 P.M 117tf Jay Cookk & Co. quote Government securities as follows: U. S. 6a ot 1881, 114 VAlMj ; 5-20S of 18C2, 112(H2j: do. l&'W, lli($inv; do. Nov. 1815, 1U1112: do, do., July, 109U0v; do. da, 1S7, iio'.qiio3;; do. ih68,iioxrnciB'; 10-103, I08a 10SV( ; PaclDes, Ulam. Gold, 117, SIesshs. Dz Haven & Brother, No. 40 S. Third street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations; IT. 8. 6s of 1881, 114,V114 ; do. 1862, ll2tf'")H23.,' ; do. 1664, 111(3111?; ; do. 18C5, llltf(Sslll?4' ; do. 18M, new,110,-ill0 ; do. 1867, do. 110VH0Ji i do. 1868, do. novcano.vf ; lo-40s, i08j-aii08,-. U. 8. 30 year 6 per cent Currency. Ill)tf(aili2; Due Comp. Int. Notes, 19; Gold, 117J.'(117? ; Silver, 111(3114; Union Pacific Kallroad 1st Mort. Bonds, 820(4930; Central PaciOo Railroad, 865870; Union PaciUo Land Grant Bonds, 7B&770. LITEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCEf For additional Marine Neu tee Inside Page. (By Cable.) Liverpool, Aug. 17. Arrived out, steamship Ville de Paris, from New Yorfc. (By Telegraph.) New York. Ang. 17. Arrived, steamships Den mark, from Liverpool, and More Castle, fm Havana. PORT OP PHILADELPHIA AUGUST IT statb of thermometer at tub evening telegraph office. 7 A. M 73 1 11 A. M 81 1 3 P. M S3 CLEARED THIS MORNING. Nor. bark Gaunemede, Neilson, Copenhagen, L. Westergaard & Co. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. Steamer MillvUle, Renear, from New York, with mlse. to W'hitall, Tatum & Co. Steamer Guiding Star, McDonough, from Norfolk, with lumber to captain. Br. schr Sybil, Almeida, 32 days from Rosarie, in ballast to Isaac Hough & Morris. Schr M. Vassa, Kelley, from New Bedford, with mdse. Schr H. Blaekman, Jones, fm Warren, R. I., witn muse, to White & Co. Schr E. B. Shaw, Shaw, from Boston, with ice to captain. Schr P. R. Laird, Ireland, 5 days from Boston, with Ice to Knickerbocker Ice Co. Schr Dolphin, Rose, from Leechville, N. C, with BhitiRles to J. W. Gasklll & Sons. Schr James M. Malloy, Russell, 5 days from Bos ton, with ice to Penn lee Co. Schr James Ponder, Hudson, from Kennebec, with ice to Knickerbocker Ice Co. Schr Lena Hunter, Perry, from Kennebec, with ice to KnicKerbocker Ice Co. Schr William Tlee, Tlce, from Kennebec, with Ice to Knickerbocker Ice Co. Schr Haven's Wing, York, from Boston. Schr Mary Weaver, Weaver, from Boston. Schr Casper Heft, Shoe, from Richmond, Va. Schr L. & A. liabcock. Smith, from Boston. Schr Henry Croskey, Potter, from New York. Schr A. S. Cannon, Cobb, from Boston. Schr William Walton. Hunter, from Boston. Schr Saliie S. Godfrey, Godfrey, from Boston. Schr Julia Nelson, Cavalier, from Wareham. Schr D. Davidson, Smith, from Boston, with mdse. BELOW. Off the Lightship, brigs Ida, frcm Porto Rico, and Sanmd Welsh, from Bost.in. Off Bombay Hook, schr J as. Satterthwaite, fm Boston, and Nellie Star. Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. IIavrk-db-Gracb, Aug. 17. The following boats left this morning in tow: J. Dubois, witn lumber to Patterson & Ltppinootc. Verona, with coal, for Chester. Wm. K. McLaughlin, with coal, for Delaware City. Minnie, with coal, for Darby creek. MEMOdtAXDA. Ship City of Hamilton, Phillips, hence for Dantzic, was spoken July 25, lat. 50, long. 31. Br. steamers China, Macauley, for Liverpool via Queenstown; Idaho, Price, for Liverpool; and Vir ginia, Andrews, for Havre, cleared at New York yesterday. Bark Destah, from Boston for Philadelphia, was spoken 14th lust., off Nantucket. EDDINQ AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS of solid IB-karat fins gtld. QUALITY WAS RANTKD. A fall Maortmeat of sizes alwaj on hand. M FAHK A BKOTHKR, Maker, 8 2fi Wfm8 No. 834 OH iLSNUT Street, balow fc'onrth. CROQUET. c ROQUET IN GREAT VARIETY i Kncv Manle Croon et onlr 1360. Four quires of Paper and four packs of Envelopes, stamped, In a neat double box, only II 00 ; by mail, One quire of Paper and one pact of Envelopes, stamped, only 30 cents. J. L1NBKD, r btatloner and Card Engraver, 6 29wsm 9mSp No. 821 BPH1NG GARDEN Utreet. GKEAT WEDDING CARD DEPOT. WEDDING AND PARTY INVITATIONS, The latest Novelties for ths season. Call and examine samples. Prices reasonable, R. HO8KIN8 & CO., I-lo. 023 AKCII 8 treed THIRD EDITION The Victorious Prussians ! The French Demoralized A Disastrous Retreat! TO-DAY'S WASHINGTON NEWS. Humors of Cabinet Changes. The Reduction ct the Debt. Klc, Flc. UtC. IHc, lUc. Tbe PriiMlaa Advance. Nr.w York, Aug. 17. The Tdtgvain has received the following special despatch: London, Ang. 17. This morning the ad vance of the Prussians continues almost without serious interruption. A Wot de tirnre. At Metz the French army received a coup de grace, and has since fallen back upon Ver dnn in a demoralized and shattered condi tion. The DIftroHB Retreat. The retreat has been most disastrous. Even individual soldiers were rendered des perate by the agony of the situation, and denounce in unmeasured termq the incom petency of their generals. The Empersr . is believed to bo the actual commander of the army. Ship News. LiVEnrooi., Aug. 17. Tbe 6teamer St. David has arrived out. This Afternoon's Qootatlong. London, Amr. 171-30 r. M. Consols, 91V for money and 913,' 'or account. American seem itics qnier. Stocks quiet. Erie, 18: Illinois Central, k'9,tf; Atlantic and Great Wesr.ern, 22'. Liverpool, Aup. IT 1-30 I. M. Cotton tends up ward. The sales are estimated at 18,000 hales. Hed Western wheat, ss. 10d.s. lid. ; winter, SK lod.(A 10s. FROM IK'lSiriJYGTO.Y. Despatch to the Aexcciated Press. Washington, Am?. 17. The United State Steamer (Shenandoah, Commander Wells, which was put in commis sion at Boston on Monday, will reinforce the fleet in European waters. Important Army Order. The War Department to-day issuod an order quoting paragraph Ot'd of the revised regulations for the army of 1803, as follows: "If any disbursing officer shall bet at cards, or any game of hazard, his commanding ollicer shall suspend his functions aud require him to turn over all the public funds in his keeping, and shall immediately report the case to the proper bureau of the War Department." The order adds: "In every ca9e where an ofiicer intrusted with the care or disbursement of public funds shall violate this regulation, he will be brought to trial before a general court- martial by the department commander, and will not be assigned to duty or aaiu put in posses sion of public funds subsequent to his trial,' without tho approval of the Secretary of War. Cabinet Changes. Special Despatch to The Ecenina Te'etjraph. Washington, Aug. 17. Rumorsof Cabinet changes are again afloat here, and are to the effect that Secretary Fish is to retire, and also that Secretary Cox, of the Department of the Interior, is to go to Berlin, vice Bancroft, to be recalled. Of course these rumors lack cwnQr mation, but there appears to be an understand ing in official circles that changes of some cha racter will be made within the next month or two. Reduction ot the Debt. The Acting Secretary of the Treasury has written a letter stating that the aggregate re duction of tbe interest-bearing portion of the public debt from March 1, 1809, to August 1, 1870, was $147,257,245 29. The letter says that by a comparison of the debt statements of March 1, 1S09, and July, 1870, the bonded debt bearing interest in coin might appear to have increased, because up to that time bonds pur chased and held by the department had not been deducted from the outstanding debt, but were called funds on band and deducted from the sum total of the debt. In the August statement these bonds do not appear iu the account of bonds outstanding, having been cancelled and destroyed. Indian Allaire. Despatch to the Associated Press. Washington, Ausr. 17. The agent for the Pueble Indians, of New Mexico, writes to the Indian Bureau that they are quiet and generally engaged in tbe cultivation ot their lands. The aneut at Fort Craig, Now Mexico, July 31, says he has not heard of tbe commission ot auy dopredatious during that month by the Indiaus, who are yet on tbe war path. The agent at the Kansas agency says during the entire month the Indians have been quite destitute of-provisions of all kinds. In consequence ot this they have become very restless, and tbeicfore it was impracticable to keep them ou tbe reservations. Two compa nies of them paid visits to tbe Osages to trade for or beg ponies, but had very poor success, as tbe Oages were not at borne. Another com pany went on a visit to tbe Iowa Indians, and returned with twenty-three ponies and colts. These and some of their former stock they have traded for provisions. The wagons purchased have been a help to tbem in procuring subsis stance, cutting and hauling wood to the town and on railroad. FROM JTEW YORK. . . Honors to l-'arrasut. New Yohk, Aug. 17. Tho Mayor has ordered tbe municipal flags to be displayed at half-mast to-day and bells to be tolled for halt an hour, iu respect to tbe memory of the late Admiral Farragut. The Custom House will be closed at noon for tbe same reason. New York mock and Money market. Nkw Yohi, Aug. IT. Stocks strong. Money easy at 8c percent. Gold, 111;. 6-oa, lbitf, coupon, li,; do. 1SC4, ,do., Ill ; do. 1663, do., MIX; do. 1866, new, uos' ; da isci. no v ; da lata, no ; lo-tos, lKi,'. Virginia sixes, new, 03; Missouri sixes, 90 i; N. Y. Central and Hudson Kiver,95?4'; Erie, Reading, tl; Adams Express, 68; Mlchtgaa Cen tral, 118; Michigan Southern, 92 ; Lliuols Ceutral, las ; Cleveland and I'ittsburg, 10fiM ; Chicago and Rocilsiand, 114'; Pittsburg and tfort Wayne, i; Western Union Telegraph. 'UXA. New York Produce Market. Niw Yoax, Ang. IT Cotton dull ; sales 400 bales ; prices nnchange't. Flour steady ; sales Sooo barrels. V beat qniet; sales 30,000 bushels No. 2t 11-18(41-23;' Winter red atl-40l-4i. Corn steadj; sales sooo buBhels new mixed Western at Mvsc. Oats steady. Provisions iet aud steady. Whisky steady at Jc Balttssoro Prorfoeo OTarftefc. Baitimokk. Aug. n. Cotton nnensngei. Flonr qiuctsnd su-ady. Wheat firmer for clinic amber; other pradps dull : ambrr, fl roif mo; good to prime red, t -aotAl -46; common, ti-irxil -SO ; whits, l-40 IfB; Western, I1-4W46. Corn Whli, gltrfliO; yellow, KS1-0&. Oats, 4.y4So. Kye, TsSS5o, Mes Pork quiet at 130-76(431. Bacon quiet; rib sides, lT.18e,; clear do., lHVi'CMRjtf'c,; Hioiilclers. i&W 16 V, Hams, M Lard dull at 17(011 'jo. Whisky unchanged took Quotations by Telegraph a P. l. Glendinn'ug, IrvIb A. Co. report through their New York House the following N. Y. Cent. Had R iPaelfloMsIl Steam... 88 Con. Stock s,' Western Union Tele 84 da serin. 1 U Toledo A Wabash R. 63 N. Y. A Erie Rail ... . Vi Mil. A St. Paul TCcora 00; Ph. and Rea. R 6 Mil. HtPaul R.nref. 77 Mlch.8onth. A Nl.R. 2" AdAms Kxprefw ex-d. 6S Cle. andPltt. R.cx-d.HWwellB,FargoAOo.... 13 5 ChL and N. W. com.. 82 j United States 41 ChLandN. W. pref.. Tennessee Osnew... 61V (hi. and R.1.R U3' Gold 11TV 1'itts.F. W. & ChU R. I Market dull. THE CAPE MAY FIRE. HI range Case of Inrenrilnrlnm An Ex-Wash-Innionlan Implicated. The Cape May Wave of Monday savs the Are dis covered in the provision storoof Wilson fc Co. on Saturday morninc proved to be the work of an In cendiary. W ilson was subsequently arrested on a ehanrc of having set Bro to th build. ng himself. The case had a hering the same morning before the Mayor anil Alderman, who bound him over In the sum of 15000 to appear at the September frm or court. It Is stated that the accused man, Thomas li. Wilson, formerly kept a store In this city, and afterwards hail a store under the I'nlon Club Ilonse In Ualtimore. The ('ape May correspondent of the Baltimore Ua;'tte writes: Air. Wilson occupied a provision shop on Wash ington street, east of Ocean Btrcet, and not far from the Columbia House, which he had taken for the season, and where he was pursuing his usual busi ness. Like all buildings at Cape May, It was of frame, and, in Itself, not very valrable. It was proved that the framework of the building, where the the had tikon hold, had been saturated in spots with inrtannnable oil, and an oil can containing kerosene was found close by the spot. Fortunately the fire was extinguished in a few mrmnts. Mr. Wilson during the whole of it had been lying on a cot on the ground floor, near a window, in a state of appari-nt semi-stupefaction, as If he had been drugged or heavily drtnkinir. It was almost impos sible to arouse him, notwithstanding the racket and noise, and alter he arose and left tho premises, he went over to the Washington House, across the way, and lav down there again In the porch. His two boys, Henry Hcholt and Patrick MeCuen, were sleep ing at the time of the lire in the third story. If the fire had got well under way they would have been stifled, unless they could have saved them selves by jumping from the windows. On Saturflay morning Mr. Wilson was arregted, and a number of witnesses were examined before Mayor Miller. The most Important evidence was that of Mom s Frlsby, a colored man, who testi fied thai he sw Mr. Wilson between one and two o'clock walk around the ground door of the building with a lantern, then go up stairs, and then come ("own again and lie down on his coat About two minutes afterwards he saw a light, aud remarked that '-either that man Is going to have an illumina tion, or there is a Die;" and In another minute he heard the cry of a.-e." Wilson's own story is that he snows nothing of the circumstances; that he wasstupeiicd until the next morning, when he found his pockPts cut and his pocket-book gone, which contained Jtsno or $700. He was himself quite uncer tain as to the amount. His stock was insured for 100 in he Franklin Firemen's Insurance Company. At the time of the lire it was not worth over i0, consisting principally of watermelons, but then a man may have a shopful of provisions. In the morn ing, and have little left of a perishable nature at niirhu It is almost Imposplble to conceive that a man of intelligence should have undertaken such a thing when he had so little to gain, and run so great a risk of being found, out, Aluch sympathy Is ex pressed for the family or the prisouc'r, his wife and children being here for the summer. DAN. GARDNER IX GRIEF. A HhrrlfT In the (show Banlne-i. Sheriff Myers, of this county, received authority from parlies In Philadelphia to levy upon tho circus depiirtmentof Gardner .leForepaugh's "Model Circus and Monster Menagerie," which was announced to exhibit in this city this afternoon and evening. Ac cordingly, yesterday he despatched Deputy Sheriff Hess to Reaiiistown, where It then was, and where the execution was served. The deputy at once took charge of the concern and accompanied it to this city. The exeiution Is against Dan Gardner and Jnhn Furcpaiigh, and amounts to aitout 114,000. Inasmuch as the show was advertised for this city. Sheriff Myers did not feel disposed to "be rough" on the parties, but allowed them to llli their bill for this afternoon and evening, and at the close of the performance will take charge of all the horses and appurtenances be longing to the concern, when an lnveur.ory will be taktn, the stock advertised and then sold at sheriff's sale, unless an arrangement is effected In the mean time. It is proper to state that the collection of ani mals, or the menagerie department, is not BUbiect to tbe execution, as it belongs to other parties. The Deputy .Sheriff accompanied the caravan In its march through the streets this morning and at tracted considerable attention. It Is probably the first time In the history of the sheriffs of Lancaster county that one has been called upon to run a show on so extensive a scale. Lancaster Exprcst, last evening. LXSClAXi INTELLIGENCE. Trial of Counterfeiters. ' United Slates District Court Judge Cadwalader. This morning the Court was engaged with the tria of two cases, iu which tlie cbaige was that of pass ing counterfeit, money. The first was that in which Charles Frederick was the accused, aud though the evidence was direct la proving that la January he EBHsed a counterfeit one dollar note at a tavern in eaver Valley, Columbia county, yet he had to be acquitted by the directions of the Court, because Columbia county is In the Western district, and therefore tho oileiise was uot cognizable here. He will, however, be recaiued In custody, and be sent to Pittsburg for trial. Tbe next case was that of Henry Ream, charged with dealing in counterfeit money "a la" ihe boodle game. Tbe defendant was tried in the (Quarter Ses sions a few days since upon the charge of highway robbery In tho perpetration of this very game, and was acquitted. The evidence was to the effect that he and another man, who is also under Indictment, arranged to have a meetiug with one Jacob Zoll, a butcher, for the purpose of selling him blank paper under the guise of counterfeit money; and at this meeting Ream showed oil some excelleut counter felts of bank notes, mr.de, he said, froui plates ob tained from the Treasury, aud offered to sell him f 1M for 4f good money. Zoll, however, could not buy then, but upon meeting hlra later in the evening told him he had only (40 then, and therefore could not make the purchase. Ream then suatched the money out of his hand, tripped him to tba ground, aad ran away. The policeman who arrested Rea n said the latter told him he had been Indulging la the boodle game. The case is ytt on trial. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 8. Third street. SECOND HOARD. $100 City Ca, Kew.ioi'j- tbtkiO do ls.101 t.-sooo AnierGoid 117j faoocityss, lbi2.. 92 HMJ eh Reading R.. 47 91 100 do., trf.ls. 49 5saPennaR..ls. B3V 10 do 6SV IT do 6H 100 sh Leh N...b30. 34 e sh Bk of N Am. 225 lull Phil Bk 102 CENTVS F.URVISHINO COOPS. JflNE DKEK8, IMPROVED blioaLDKR SEAM PATTERN H II I ITT 8, MADE BY R. EAYRE, O NLY, wtaumsp 58 1. fSIXTII8t.,lel4w Arclu ART EXHIBITION. ON FREE EXHIBITION AT CEAS. F. HA8ELTINE S GALLERY, No. 1125 CHESNUT STREET, BRACN'S FAMOrjIs PANORAMIC VIEWS 01 Berlin, Potsdam, Charlotttbunr, Coblentx, Heidel berg, Jena, Weimar, Krlurt, Km. Baden-Baden, Welsbadeii, Brussels, Amsterdam, Waterloo, Llegtj Ypres, Rotterdam, Utrecht, etc, etc. A complete aetof the Berlin Museums, and Interior views of all the rooms in the various royal palaces of Prussia. Particular attention Is drawn to the fact that In t few days Vim) views on the Rhine and us furudca Hons, as never buore seen, will be exhibited. U 10
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