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VOL. XIV NO. 62.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1870.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
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BELEAGUEKED PARIS
Edmond About on the Situation.
Equipment of the Prussians.
Superiority to the French.
TJT Tl 1 Ti i.
ltiuunr roui m r utriu.
The Gay City Sobered.
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CtC. Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc.
BELEAGUERED TARIS.
Edmond About Nltetches the Nltuntlon.
ETIn the Hoir of August 20 M. About writes: "On
Tuesday morning I brought to Paris a soecirnen of
the Provinces, or rather, I may say, a tattered and
bloody rag of the Invaded Provinces. The general
mass of the public took a certain amount of interest
In that spectacle. Delicate and fastidious minds
found it somewhat strong, and I have been told that
it is not well to speak the truth at all tlmea I re
plied, like General Trochu, by my motto, Omnia
tiTrt au-enda. To-day it is Paris that I wish to
exhibit to the Provinces, such as it presents itself to
me after a month's ansence Paris transformed by
V a flash of lightning, and protound;y disturbed in its
sentiments, ideas aun manners.
Paris takes no heed of the change which has oc
curred in ltBel r : it is as the eye which sees not itself.
1 found it on Tuesday morning m a state of great
anxiety, but llrm and resolute In all its sadness. It
had a presentiment of the great battle fought be
tween Wetz and Verdun; It could not rely upon a
success which experience had shown to be dtrtlcult
and costly, but it did not rely upon its own courage,
and made energetic preparations for its own de
fense. I Ilnd it to-day modest and reserved in the
moment of victory. It is not mislel by any
illusions; it does not attempt to persuade
Itself that all has been accomplished by a single
stroke, and it wasted no time lu decorating
Its houses with Hags. It thanked and blessed
the army in vetto without desisting from
its own work, ready to support and reinforce it at
the tlrst signal. Youths and men a'ike were exer
cising themselves in the use of arms. I met yester
day a member of the Institute, a house porter, and
a gay liver of the Moulin Houge, who had been
together receiving a lesson In the management of
the i-hasrepot. Bodily exercises have revived in
favor. The Paz Oyinuasltim is always crowded. A
population which had ouly nerves desires hence
forth to acquire muscle. Tim children who will be
born next year will wine into the world under
better conditions than tiieir seniors, and will become
substantial men. l'a.lc hus made immense progress
in politics; it no longer troubles Itself with politics.
The discussion of internal aOUIrs is put oil';
all parties have signed an armistice iu the presence
of the enemy. The state of siege Is accepted with
out discussion; the excellence of M. Duvernols is
not disputed. Paris allows the Government to do
anything so long as the Prussians are kept outside.
( iambetta, fraternizing with the Cornte de Falikao,
Fives a strong, strange, but accurate representation
( f the Parisian feeling. The provinces, and espe
cially those which are Invaded, have not come to
this state of mind. They have two maledictions lu
their months one directed against the Prussians
and the other against the authors of the war. In
making myself the echo of a discontent
which political and phlloaophical Paris
has thought fit to postpone, I have
acted as a trne provincial. There are names
which Paris no longer mentions than if they dated
from the twelfth century. Let us attend to the
Prussians first. When the invasion had been re
pelled it will consult, It will make up its accounts,
and will dispose of itself. Novel and admirable
wisdom among us! If it could only continue it
would simplify affairs and would greatly abridge the
great crisis. Pleasures which formerly constituted
the great business of life in Paris are bo no longer.
Drl.ling, working, meditating, there is no longer
time or inclination for amusement. The capital
of .European good living, whither M. Haussmann
attracted all the eaters, the drinkers, the flat
terers of the world, has within a few days
assumed a Spartan aspect. The theatres are
closed except four or nve, which play to empty
tenches. Dress has become plainer and more sub
dued ; a gay toilet would be as discordant as a false
note. To complete the picture of this proud and
happy metamorphosis, I will tell you that Paris, but
lately too rich, has suddenly become poor. All those
documents representing shares and stocks the
pieces of paper, blue, piuk, or green, which M. Rou
iier pompously estimated en blue at forty milliards
become reduced to their real worth. The bank note
has undergone the logical depreciation entailed by a
forced currency gold and silver are scarce, and
each keeps by him the little that he may possess la
case of possible contins-encies. An entire ponula-
tion which hitherto bad the foolish habit of living
upon its capital, discounting the future, and making
extravagant abuse of credit, has returned to habits
of foresight, of saving, and of that worldly simplicity
which constituted the strength of our forefathers,
and which unhappily now constitutes that of our ene
mies. For twenty years we have been, or fancied
we were too rich: luxuries had been forced upon
the most modest tastes and fortunes; parvenut
being permitted to Set the fashion, it was almost
discreditable not to spend 100,000 francs a year. War
has restored the credit of poverty. We may now
venture to walk, and we no longer fear to ask our
frlt nds to dine off beef and potatoes. When 1 think
that only last winter, scarcely six months ago, the
humblest bouraeoU of Paris would have lost caste
had be failed to offer his guests sham Cbamberiin
and disguised Chateau Yquem with a pheasant
stuffed with woolly balls, vioe la minere If it makes
O us more wise at the same time that It makes us more
Sianiy. i arm is uegiuiiiug vu cuuipreuetm mat it
can dine sufficiently well without truilles, and that
a'.woman may look as pretty in a bO-frano drees as
in a gauzy wave whicii cost ho iouis. we snail
emerge from this crisis better than we began it, and
iranoewui gain in elevation without any oiuilnu
Hon of her surface."
THE TEUTONIC ARMY.
Equipment of too Praaelna Forces Its Supe
riorllv to tho Freorh.
In everything the equipment of the Teutonic army
now in tne nem, especially oi me rrussian portion
is superior to that of the French. The moment
saw prisoners from Saarbruck, I was struck with
the poverty-stricken look ol the French "liners,"
as compared with the German regulars. The com
ponents of the Prussian soldier's uniform are very
sim ole. but full of taste and convenience. He can
make a drinking enp out of his helmet, and can carve
meat with iis spike. He wears a bluish tunio with
red collar, cuffs aud, lapels, a stout
pair of dark colored trowsers; carries
a thick, excellent blanket, a canteen, a
cooking can and a well-planned knapsack in nn
dressed calfskin. His fatigue cap la flat, bordered
with red. He has an undress uniform of coarse flax
cloth, and a pair of white pants. The pockets aud
folds of his clothing are so managed that he can
carry in mem uumDeriess utile tnings lor ca'Dp use,
When he bivouacs, he plants his gun against his
bayonets, puts his side arms hanging on them, and
caps them witn nis nsimeu i nave seen ten tnoa
sand of these helmets poised thus in a long plain,
making one sheeny mans, with which the bright
grass and the waving grain beyond mixed their
colors, recklessly as does Mlllals. . Field discipline
is perfect too; a brigade lying in an open
lot under the hot fcun, is as gentlemanly
as its individual members would be in
the town. It is remarkably quiet, too
there is no swagger or blaster among the most
hrawnv of the troous. A suuadron of hussar, with
Its beautiful horses, richly trapped, is a magnificent
sight. Aftcn man sits erect as a statue, wun one
hind on the carbine laid upon his saddle-pommel.
and one might fancy a review of Centaurs taking
place. Hie officers, from force of habit, contracted
ia Ui aici!iit anuj when it was composed entirely
gi jbUceiLMlvij uU l tbell Vlden to tnlr en,
Instead of giving them In decent and dignified lan
guage. There is a greater variety of fancy uniforms
in the Prussian than in any other army in Europe.
The cavalrt have the greatest wealth of dress, and a
cavalry olilcer is a sight for gods and men. The
'cuirassiers,' rather a useless bjdy, I fancy, are
clad in a queer middle-age dress, quite full of
splendor. The soldiers wear a metal helmet and
breastplate, and gray tunic and trowsers, tastefully
embroidered. All the cavalry is well mounted, and
the artillery has abundance of good, active, and
plenty of spare horses. The provision and baggage
trains are so organized that, they are always close to
the marching column. The sutlers or "market
tenders,'' as they call themselves, are all numbered
by companies, and come up in a compact procession
near the rear. There is always a number of women
with each regiment as vivandinres, nurses, etc
Some of the young Prussian girls of noble family
have not hesitated to put on the coarse dress of the
hospital nurse. London CorrenpondenU
LIFE IN THE BARRACKS.
The Iol "llllfntre nnd ltd New rr-Frinch
Soldiers In liarrnrk-Interesting, Ncenes.
An English major-general writes from Paris:
On entering the barrack-roorn of tho Ecole Mill
taire 1 found it numbered toontain 103 men, but
with only 78 beds, the amount ol men in one rom-
fany. Several of the soldiers were singing, others
ylng down reading. Round the room were arranged
a series of iron bedsteads, each supplied wltn a
straw paillasse, a wool pillow, blanket, pair of
sheets, and a clean brown counterpane. During
the day each alternate bedstead has two sets of the
bedding, which gives a soft Bofa, alternating with a
hard, healthy one. Over the bed Is a shell for the
soldier's kit, including a round tin soup pan, with
cover; and also a row of pegs for his side arms and
baps for his brushes.
At the bottom of the range of beds every here
and there was a stand for arms numbered and tick
eted, orposlte to the door, at the end of tho room,
hnng a drum. On asking one of the men what was
the French soldier's load for marching, I was In
stantly told that it was nominally sixty pounds,
French, but, in real It v, not so much. Musket and
blanket, from nine to ten, knapsack, full, from
twenty to thirty, cooking utensils about four. "What
does the knapsack Jcontain ?'' "Oh, what we like;
two or three pair of pantaloons ; the necessary arti
cles for monthlyjlnspection are two pairs of shoes,
one pair of drawers, a pair of pants, three shirts,
two collars, two pairs of gloves, two of white
gaiters, three handkerchiefs, and a night cap."
In the Canteen, which is open from daybreak till
9-ao at night, 1 lound adecent dining-room for the
non-commissioned oillcers, who live in barracks
with the men. The oillcers, unlike tlie English sys
tem, do not live in barracks. In the corner, on a
small counter, are arrayed glasses, bottles of wine,
and spirits for sale. Every regiment of 1500 men Is
allowed four cactlnleres, who must be married.
Four washerwomen are allowed to live in barracks,
but no soldier is allowed to marry otherwise.
"What," said I, "are none of the men in these
barracks for ten thousand soldiers married? "Not
one. The drum-major, the master-at-arms, and the
head cook may marry, but no one else. In each
regiment of I6i0 about Diteen boys from 2 to IS are
kt-vt 88 children of me regiment, and draw soldiers'
rations.
At eighteen they may either enlist or depart, but
no girls are admitted Into barracks. In the kitchen
I found one hot plate, fourteen by three and a half,
containing eight viarmite, or coopers, two by one
and a hall feet, each of which I was HStonlshed to
hear cooked for a company of seventy-live to ninety
men. uound tne room was a uresser and sneir. on
the dresser were lying in heaps bread for soup cut
in slices and basins or white beans; on tne ground
tubs of cabliogrs with a few potatoes. The meals
are prepared (y two souneis autaiieu irom eacn
onipanv ana cnangea every uay, ana ine .rrencn
army Is thus composed not only of solders but of
cooks. The ration is a three-pound loaf for two
days, hair a pound of meat per day, half a pound of
loui Mit'im ior nuup, uuc iu iwu euue wunu ui
vegetables, and the soup in which the meat is
boiled. "How much wine?" I asked. 'The
pump:" wss the answer; "but in winter we
get one glass a day." "Any allowances ?" I asked.
on. ves: in me province one sou a uay: in raris
two sous to amuse himself." The fencing-room, the
prlscn, and the police detention-room completed my
inspection. The barracks of the Ecole Mllitaire are
capable of containing 10.000 me;i, thoujrh at the
moment there were but 5,600. The barrack squares
were magnilicent, 690 feet long. In one of ihern
were several young soldiers listening to tne neauii-
ful music of the band. A cavalry stable I visited
was 245 yards long, full of horses, separated from
each other by balls a little higher than their hocks,
and from wnicn nung a malting or straw. Tne
horses stood on clean litter, aud the ventilation was
perfect. Over each rack was affixed the name and
number of the animal, and the name of its rider.
The horses are fed at six in the morning, at
eleven, and at eight. In a large yard was a bath
sixty yards long, in wnicn me so'uiers swam ineir
horses, holding them by the halter. In hot weather
this is is done early in the morning. Lame horses
are beneiited by standing up to their chests for hours
in this bath. As I passed I beard a chorasof tine
voices. "Oh, it's nothing," said my guide; "it's the
boys in prison singing." In one of the squares was
a circular manene lor exercising. In a yard I found
a number or uussarB leaning over stone cisterns,
doing their own washing. "What do yon pay for
washing 7" i asked, -ii a nantiKercuici is tieu to a
shirt, it is allowed as a point of honor to pass as Its
tall, and no charge is made; mit lew oi us possess
handkerchiefs. Otherwise, two sous (cents) for
each shirt; two sous for drawers; one sou for
gloves." A cafe, handsomely furnished with pier
glasses and marble-topped tables, is inside the
barrack, and attached to it is a small shop, with
tobacco, brushes, and the soldiers' simple wants. -
rne gymnasium or tne rxoie juiiuaire is a large
open court, with poles and beams and ropes for
gymnastic exercise. One set were working their
way along unuer a neam dj unnooking ropes irom
one ring to another, otners were climbing a per
pendicular wall by sticking their fingers and toes
into the cracks and crevices between the bricks,
borne were vaulting over a wooden horse or turning
soinerBaults. One raised his foot to a pole six feet
from the ground, and then, without us'ng nis nana,
stood on it. They also practised the vaulting leap
and somersault of the circus over eight, ten, twelve
backs in a stooping posture. The soldiers under 80
are required to attend gymnasium drill twice a
week.
"M0URIR TOUR LA PATRIE."
Paris Resolved To Do or Die The Gay City
xsorrca.
A Paris correspondent of the London Standard
writes :
A city in a state or siege and a besieged city are
not synonymous terms, raris is tne former as 1
write, Strasbourg the latter. Any place can be put
in the former condition by its menus, in the latter
ouly by Us enemies. On occasion of internal disturb
ance, ine si ate oi siege can ue proclaimed, ui
meablnir of which reduces itself to this, that the
legislative, executive, and Judicial power are con
centrated in one man, tne military governor, wnose
will Is despotic, and who is answerable with his
head for the public safety. If he judge it necessary
to the public safety to coin money ont of old iron and
f( rce its currency, he can do so, and nobody has the
right to rompiam. isut u ne ran in nis task or de
fending the city properly, he forfeits his life. Under
the state of siege the public safety is the supreme
law mUupopuliuprina lex. That Is bow we are
situated in Paris at present, and provided the citv be
cot eventually besieged, the position is not bo terri
ble, or Ueuerai Trociiu, tne .unitary uovcrnor, is
not a
EAW-HKAD-AHD-BLOODY-BONKS,
but a very courteous Christian gentleman, and far
more urbane and accessible to reason than most
commissaries of police. Gold Is Bcarce, but provi
sions, except potatoes, are not ; indeed, tne most
serious alteration in market prices to be noted since
the Prussians have invaded French soil is a rise of
two sous la the llvre (about one penny in the pound)
in sugar. And if the enemy does come, an accident
1 do not by any means anticipate, we are prepared
for him. We have enough Hour in stock to make
bread for the whole population of Paris durinir fortr
days. And after that? Why, if the enemy be out
side the walla still, the bootmaker's windows appear
to be pretty abundantly furn'shed. Hut the popula
tion of Paiis would very sensibly diminish of Us own
accord in case the city were Invested. Already
some of our prudent bourgeoi have scut away tneir
families, such of the foreign and mere fashionable
colony as remain would depart. Lais, who flaunts
a tri-colored ceckade over her powdered face by gas.
light, would seek fresh pastures; and besides, the
moment ogy, in tne shape or tnree unians, is sig
nalled within three days' march of us. General
Trochu is empowered by his office to free the city
frcm boueht iiMtxlet, said useless mouths being
these on the, faces of age and childhood and woman
kind, and tucn as are not competent to deiena tne
wsUs. Let me photograph you one night aspect on
THAT SPLENDID UNI OP PROMENADE
between the pillared Madeleine and the angle la
front of the Theatre of the Gymnase. The broad
pavement is black with crowds moving slowly to
and fro. The inhabitants of Pans are essentially
an open-air people; they Hock to their favorite bou
levards as ever in this hoar of trial, only there is a
strange reserve in their manner. The crowds are
I lUtEt tfid tte dies sombre, 'obod ljjda'gei jji
noisy talk ; In fact, the only lond cry to be heard Is
from the news peddler at her kiosk, who cries "D
mandez 'le ft'oir,' Mattieur," as she folds the yet
molf-tened sheets of a late edition of the latest
published paper. It is more byTfabit than necewlty
Mie sings ont her ware, for there Is a rush for the
damp impressions, and groups throbbing with eager
cnrlosltv can be seen spelling the news by the glim
mer of the street lamp.
A STREAM OF PEOPLE
turns Into a pnrte cochere, In front of wMch a trophy
of flags is displayed. The inscription over the en.
trance tells me that the pisn-of the theatre of war in
relief can be seen there for a franc, and that half
the proceeds are handed over to the wounded. The
wounded, that is the great care. The little ItAllan
minstrels that crowd aronnd the cafe ltke a swarm
of nies aronnd a sugar hogshead are not in luck.
No use In trying to beg now under the pretext of
practising the riddle. They are not paid even to go
avay. The pennies are saved for the wounded.
And here conies a National Guardsman, with a
white band marked with a red cross on his arm, and
a tirclirr in his hands ; he is followed by his sons, two
hnndsome boys. In the uniform of the Ipreen. They,
too, have their Utile badges and their little boxes.
lour Ift bleinex, "For the wounded,
if yon please," he pleads, as ho
rattles his tirclire and the coppers pour In.
The war Is the universal preoccupation. I sit down
on the terrace of one of the great cafes. "Do yon
know that Auber has Joined the National Guard?''
sajs the sitter at one table. "Auber? why he's a cen
tury old." Two young men behind me rise and ex
press their intention to go to the Ministry of the
interior in search of news. A round-bodied 6on
vivnnt next me, who scrutinizes with the glance of a
connoisseur the sparkling liquor lu a taper glass,
remarks that he knows the news there is none.
"And no news, you know, monsieur (turning to me),
Is good news." liut there Is a quidnunc, who Is
better posted than he. "Prince Albert of Prussia
is dead, killed in the last action it was ho who was
married to Teresa Ellsler, the dancer." ''SaprMi!
Fanny's sister; bnt talking of dancers, you will bo
glad to hear that Taglionl's son he's an officer in
the zouaves was not killed at Woerth, as it was re
ported ; bis mother has heard he Is alive bat a pri
soner in Berlin."
THE FRENCH MISTAKES.
Nnpolcon's Management ol
sources.
the National lie.
Ihe current number of the Army and Xavy Jour
nal hus the following article:
According to the latest Intelligence, the French
army was in retreat from the frontier on the 4th of
August, just at that fortuitous moment when the
German columns formed on the Khlne were ap
proaching France. In France 820,000 men reach tho
age of 20 every year, and by law 100,000 of them
must Herve for five years in the standing army, and
the remainder in the Keserve aud the Garde
Mobile. The army thus counts up in round num
bers 4fO,ooo men, w.th 200,uoo Keserve and 880,000
Garde Mobile. With all this great force at hand,
and after every opportunity for preparation,
Franee withdrew upon her own Interior lines the
army she had thrown forward for the attack
upon an enemy ngainst whom she had eagerly
sought occasion for war. She retreated without
11 ring a shot 1
i he trutn is, t ranee nas oeen completely betraved
by the Empire. Compelled by his insecure tenure
upon power to purchase tne support or the states
men who managed the civil and the generals who
directed the military an air a of tne nation, the Etn
piror has favored fraud in every brauch of the ser
vice. Kecelviug a larger civil list than any other
monarch In Europo, amounting to 87,000,000 francs
in money, and the free possession of palaces.
parks, and gardens, his entire Income Is
put at 42,0(o,ouo francs, or fs.ooo.ooo In
gold. But this was far from enough. The
crowds that swarm the streets of Paris, forming
Bin public out of a despotism, tell of the fraud by
which he has taken cnoimous sums from the army
lund, amounting, It is said, to a farther total of
60,000,000 francs. The commutation money paid in
by ricn conscripts nas been taken, and tho old sol
diers who should be found in the ranks as substitutes
are not there. Pay is drawn for regiments at their
maximum strength, which lack one-third of it.
Forage, subsistence, munitions, all have been paid
U r, bat not bought. Ia spite of the enormous cost
of the armament of the country, General Trochu
was obliged to tell a crowd of new-made republicans
iiiai mere were do arms ior litem.
liut this direct larceny was by no means all. The
fraud was carried still farther, and "fat contracts"
nave been more common in France than in any
other country in the world. The truth is, the per
sonal government was conducted by a set of bold
dui very needy adventurers ; and if tne misfortunes
of the ringleader are of a kind to silence the voice
of accusation, the infinitely greater misfortunes of
the people he has misled are such as to rouse it
again.
t naer tne ismpiro tne people or France nave been
denied every means by which nations prepare for
success in war. Assemblage in volunteer organiza
tions, even t he most private ownership of arms, has
been forbidden. It has been next to impossible for
a citizen to obtain possession of a breech-loader or
other modern gun. llome manufacturers found It
very difficult to procure the privilege of making any
species of Improved arm; and, when obtained, the
grant entailed upon tnem tne liability to sudden
visits of inspection from tne ponce, to constant sur-
veillance and suspicion. Foreign makers were de
nied the right of selling their arms in France ; or,
when that favor had by any means been obtained,
they could not sell the cartridges necessary to their
use. Even arms that were desired merely as ob
jects of exhibition were denied admission into the
country.
liut it is not in tne matter or arms aione that the
French people have been unwisely restrained. Their
martial spirit has been not suffered to die out only,
but directly strangled. The popular clamors of a
people, the valn-glorlous spirit of a nation which
thinks it can overcome every antagonist this is not
a preparation for war; but this is all the French pos
sessed. Forbidden to make (except especially for ex
portation), to sell, to buy, or to possess arms of pre
cision, carinoges, anu powuer ui guou quauiy, loey
could no longer practise in the chase and la compe
titive trials ior tne more serious business or war.
Shooting matches are still held. But of what kind?
instead or targets at ooo ana iuoo yards, theirs are
placed at a distance or isu metres, ior this is the
range of that remarkable assemblage of antiquated
arms whffti t.hA PaHa I.ihtrtji riaacr1lMa as Hhnao
arms rejected everywhere else, those old carbines
of the middle ages, with complicated sights and
double trigger, oi an enormous weignt and a form
that recalls that of a clarionet. One still sees there
those fantastic so-called 'arms or warfare,' with sys
tems oi charging so complicated tnat ineir use
wonld be impossible elsewhere, one and all have
a nasfabie precision at lAO metres: it is all that one
can demand of them, but at 800 metres they would
miss a oarrBca.
The military spirit of France is to-day manifested
In the unsurpassed bravery with which Scrasburg,
Toul, and Montmedy hold out; by the valor of her
troops In the Held ; by the longing of her people to
strike a blow for her preservation. But as the
former have been neutralized by the frauds la
supplies, so the latter have been made useless
by the clog put upon every effort to form them
selves Into fcood material for aim lea. The his
tory of French volunteers Is an instructive one.
The dread of their monarclis. the trust of the
people, they have been alternately called
out ana aisuaoaea ior nny years, i neir lasi mani
festation was in ii, wnen the success oi rrnssia at
Sadowa alarmed the nation, and with true instinct
the people rushed into the ranks for drill and prac
tice. The movement was too popular and too
general to be forbidden. A review was had In the
Court oi ine xuurnes; mere were uecurauuua
from the Emperor and applause from the people.
But the next morning an order appeared placing tho
volunteers in the Garde Mobile; subject to calls to
active service, i nai suieu ine movement.
Tims repressed on every hand, the French find
themselveswith a greatenemy before them and none
but shivered weapons in their grasp. No wonder
the Government that has made France Impotent
even for self-defence goes out like a candle in the
storm that sweeps over the country. Wild promises
to hurl back the enemy comiort the neouie for me
moment ; but when their futility has been proved
and time for reflection follows, the people, instead
of softening towara ineir i alien emperor, win grow
only more and more inaiguani at tne rutn his trea
sonable government nas prouueeo.
A man named Young, who is one hundred
and two years old, gave a banquet to his rela
tives a tew days since at uoneoye village, la
Mew York, lie was surrounded by four genera
tions, and was the happiest person present. The
Fourth oi J uiy nas been celebrated by him tor
many years in a rigut royai manner at the vil
lage hotel, where he repeats his oft-told tale of
the Revolutionary war to me admiration ot a
few select friends, lie has lived upon his own
I arm ior seventy-two years.
The sheriff of Madison county, Ohio, while
attempting to arrest a horse thief, a few days
aeo. was shot through the right ear. In the
confusion which followed the thief thought to
escape, but he was secure- with the help of vlti-
ze&9 uo uarcaea vu paeon,
SECOND EDITION
WAR NEWS BY CABLE.
HIGHLY IMPOETANT !
Prussians in the Paris Suburbs.
Reported French Successes.
The Enemy Twice Repulsed.
10,000 Hors de Combat.
Russia Demands an Armistice
Rnmors of U. S. Intervention.
ZilLTH D OBI E STIC ZUSWS
Etc., Etc. Etc. I2tC.t Etc.
IROM EUROPE.
Reported KepuUe o- the Prussians at Tool
ana luontineay.
Pakis, Sept. 12. The Ministry h just made
public the following important intelligence:
The Prussians attacked Toul on Saturday at 5
o'clock in the morning, and persisted until 9
in the evening. They were, however, con
stantly repulsed, and many of their batteries
dismounted.
More than ten thousand Prussians were placed
hors de combat.
Verdun continues to hold out against the
enemy.
At Montmedy.on Thursday, the garrison splei-
dldly repulsed the Prussian attack.
Where They Are pow.
The Prussians have surrounded Meaux, they
have arrived in force at Crecy, and are ap
proaching Noisy-le-Grand.
Note. The places mentioned here are all
email Tillages, suburbs of Paris, to the east and
northeast. Mcaux is 25 miles from Paris; Crecy
about the same distance, and Noisy-le-Grand
only nine miles.
Russia and the United States for Peace.
Paris is cheered this morning; by a rumor that
Russia is Insisting on an armistice. Also, that
the United States has interposed and sent three
decided despatches to Berlin. It is said that the
Prussianladrance has been stopped In conse
quence.
This Afternoon's Onotatlons.
Lokdon, Sept. 121-80 P. M. American securi
ties quiet. Stocks quiet.
London, Bept. VI 1-80 P. M. Turpentine dull
at 28s.
Liverpool, Sept. 12 1-30 F. M Ited Western
Wheat 8s. 2d(Ss. 3d.
FROM TIIE WEST.
Fire In Pomeroy, Ohio.
Cincinnati, Sept. 13. A fire broke out in
Hopkins' stables, in Pomeroy, Ohio, on Satur
day night, and extending acrosa Mechanics,
street consumed a square of buildings. The
loss is estimated at $15,000. It is supposed the
fire was the work of an incendiary.
The Fort Waynet Mnncyt and Cincinnati
Kauroaa
commenced running regular through trains from
Fort Wayne to Cincinnati to-day.
Powder Explosion and Loss or Life
By the accidental explosion of three kegs of
powder, on Friday, the storehouse of Lewis
McDonald, at Sulphur Springs, Perry county,
was completely destroyed, and Mr. McDonald,
George Gaves, a young man named Priest, and
a son of Mr. McDonald, four years old, were
killed. George W. Gordon was also danger
ously hurt. Lobs in property, $ 0000.
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
The California State Fair.
San Francisco, Sept. 11. The State fair
opens to-morrow, and promises to be a success.
General Sherman has accepted an Invitation to
be present on W ednesday.
Billiards.
Joseph W. Little, the holder of the silver cue,
has accepted a challenge from John B. Mc-
Cleary to play a game of billiards for the sliver
cue and the championship of the Pacific coast.
The receipts of the
Ueriaaa Sanitary Festival
for three nights have been $20,000.
FROM THE SOUTH.
The Yellow Fever In Nevr Orleans.
Washington, Sept. 13. Congressman Shel
don, of Louisiana, arrived here to-day, having
left New Orleans on the 8th instant. Be con
tradlcts the yellow fever statements concerning
that city, saying a few sporadic cases only ex
isted, aud that the last reported case was two
weeks ago, there having previously been not
more than five or six.
FROM NEW YORK.
Destructive Fire Statea Island.
New York, Sept. 13. A fire occurred at
Tompklnsvllle, Staten Island, early this morn
lng, destroying sixteen buildings, among which
were the hotel of Harry Newport and the Staten
Island Ilouse railroad stables. The loss will be
very heavy, but it is impossible to give an est!
mate now.
New York Stock and Money Market.
Niw York, Sept. Is. Stooks very dull. Money,
ICdh ner cenr. ilnld. 11HV. D-90H. 1&62. coupon.
llttHSdo. is, do., iu; do. lseo, ao., in. a
1S60, new, no v ; aaissi, no1, ;ao. isoa,
loo; Virginia s,new,sT: Missouri 6a, 90HI Canton.
61 ; Cumberland preferred, o: . x. iuimi
llndann Kiwr kt' r Kri S3 W ! RejullniT. 6 H '. AdamS
ran ncnirai. tisw: Michigan
Southern, Illinois Central, 135i ; Cleveland
an1 Plttiihnrir MM- CMi'Mim and UOCK ISiahd.
113: Fittaburg and Fort Way he, WXS Western
Union Telegraph.
A desperate outlaw, who has long been
trrnr In 1 JM Anire.lna Annntv. C'al.. Was recently
shot six times through the heart, by Deputy
Sheriffs, sent out to take him alire. lie was m
the act of drawing his revolver upon them when
they fired.
snocKisa accident.
Careless nandlla of
Warning- A Young Mai
Firearms Another
Instantly KlIU his
Brother.
The Washington Star of Saturday evening says:
A shocking accident from the careless nse or fire
arms occurred yesterday at the house of John Lee,
at the intersection of Frederick and High streets, by
which one of his sons, Theodore, was killed by an
other named Francis.
Fiom the testimony of the father of the deoeaned,
John Lee, and his son and daughter; Dr. J. F. liar
tigan, who made a postmortem examination; and
others, the followingfacts were elicited: The two
brothers, Frank and Theodore, were always on good
terms; in fact, such kind feelings existed between
them, that Frank, who was living wltn Dr. Klley
as carrlige-driver, used to come up when
ever he could slip oir to keep company with
his now dead brother. Yesterday evening
he came up to the room in which Theodore slept,
On a hook by the chimney there hung an old mus
ke which when he (Frank came In used nlwava to
uke down and toss around in a playful manner. It
appears, though, that since Frank's last visit Theo
dore had loaded the gun. a fact of which the former
was unconscious. While he then was as nsual
handling tho weapon yesterday evening, about half
past 6 o'clock, his brother Theodore went out, and
as he returned within the door Frauk playfully
pointed the gun; at him, within about four feet of his
breast, saying in a jocose way, "Look out I" and pull
iDg the trigger the gun went oil", discharging the
whole load Into the right breast of his brother, who
immediately fell across the sill of the door. Frank
Immediately fell on his knees, and, leaning over
him, asked him if he was hurt much; to which he
replied, "Oh! I am gone." He then asked him,
uont you mow 1 didn t do it on purpose? ' In
reply to which the wounded man gasped something
uninieuigioie, ami expired, uoin orotners bore ex
cellent characters.
So close was the weapon to his body when fired
that the face and breast of the deceased were com
pletely blackened with powder, and a portion of the
right lung and heart blown away. The jury rendered
a verdict that "deceased came to his death from a
wound In the right breast, caused by a musket acci
dentally urea Dy nis orotner, Francis Lee."
TIIE FREyCII SUCCESSION.
Napoleon nimoelf Favors a Renpblle.
we reproduce the terms of a conversation which
took place In 18G7, at the time of the Exhibition, be
tween the Emperor of the French and the head of a
united states family with whom Louis Napoleon
nas remamea, ever since nis resiaence in America,
on wring ui auecuonauj inumary.
rears had been entertained that the Prince Im
perials life was in danger, and the Emperor, who
adores his son, was still haunted by the phantoms
of the child's malady. "If I had the misfortune,'-
saia nis luaiesiy, "to lose mm, arm 11 i nai oeen
convinced of the impossibility of having aaother
direct heir, I should certainly havo put into execu
tion an extraordinary project. 1 should have given
France the privileges, liberties, and institutions or a
republic; I should have decided to become the tlrst
citizen of my country, after having restored to it all
that the necessities of policy have compelled me to
deprive it of for a time ; in a word, I should have
rendered impossible, after roe, any other form of
government than tne republican, the only one
which, wisely understood and applied by an ener
getic power, suits tho temperament of the French
people. liut that dream mast be renounced, as a
father has no right to destroy his son s prospects. I
shall endeavor to find the means of reconciling two
principles wnicn seem incompatible tne empire and
liberty. My heirs will reign and France will only
icse a uisuucuve epuuet, uie name 01 a repuoiic."
FINANCE AMD t'OMJILUt'E,
KVENIN3 TRJCQRAPH OFTtCB,?
Monday, Sept. 13, 1870. i
The city money market to-day shows no ma
terial change of feature since Saturday. There
is somewhat less activity in loans, and with an
increasing supply ol tunas, especially at the
uauKS, mere are unmistaKaoie symptoms ol an
easier working of the market. We notice by
our exchanges that in most of the great monev
centres of the West and Northwest currency is
growing scarce ana aavancing in rates, which
tames exactly wun tne improvement noticed In
this and other cities of the Eastern seaboard.
Tho rates to-day are 5(S0 per cent, on call, and
n. a a I '
o(a o per ceui uu prime paper.
uoia is quiet ana steady, but a fraction lower.
Sales ranged, up to noon, between 113V and
11 closing at the latter.
Oovernment bonds are very strong In resDonse
to an active demand and an advance in London.
Our quotations show an improvement in all the
list.
Stocks continue quiet, but prices are steady.
Sales of State Gs, third series, at 111. Citv fis
were taken at 101 for the new, and at 1015
ior ine oiu uuuua.
m .1 1 J 1 J-
Reading sold to a limited extent at 48V. b. o..
ana rennsyivania at oxh- was oia ior rnila-
delphia and Erie, and SS, b. o., for Catawissa
rtreierred.
Among the miscellaneous 6hares the only sale
was Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Kailroad
stock at 20.
OH stock was inquired after, but no sales were
made.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven & Bro., No. 40 S. Third street.
FIRST BOARD.
1400 City 6s, New. 101
(2000 C 3t Am 6s, S3. 3
flOOO Pa N Y C Ts 9t
2000 City 68, Old 85.101 x
froo do 101 v
14300 Pa 68 3 Be in
4 sa Fenna K.... e'JV
.... oa
.... 69tf
.bS. 89
liooooSun E 7s. ..103
11000 dO. 103
llooo do ...103
12600 W & Franklin
1st mtbds.. 84
200shRead..ls.b30. 43
loo Pnlon Canal.... a
23 sh Cent Trans b5 51tf
Nabb & Ladnkr, brokers,
report this morning
Gold au
uotatlons as follows :
10-00 A.M....
.114 V 11-80 A. M. .
....114K
10-10 ..
..ii1.
..114V.
11-44 114 V
10-1T " ..
10- 60 " ..
11- oo " ...
11-66 " 114
.114
12-10 I. M 114
.U4J4
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
Monday, Sept. 12. There was a good demand
to-day lor the better descriptions of choice cattle,
ana pnceB were uiga, out lue supply Deing light,
transactions were somewhat restricted, while com
mon were in abundant supply, and extremely slow
of sale. "We noticed in the pens of J. J. Martin &.
Co. some oi the finest Texas cattle ever offered for
sale in this market. They attracted considerable
attention and brought very lull prices. The re
ceipts were large in the aggregate, reaching fully
8570 head. We quote choice at (410c., and fair to
good at tmxc., ana common at&sc. y pound,
gross, me iouowing Bates nave been reporieu :
h'eatt.
Wi Owen 8mlth, Western, T9,V.
80 W. Toole, do , 6(T.
40 lternls fcinyth, do., 6XSX. .
76 A. Christy, do., 78;.
68 James Christy, da, T)s'8 V
67 Uengler & McCleese, do., 68.
75 P. McFUlen, do , 6XW. . . i
100 P.IUathaway, do, 7S-.
V8 James S. Kirk, do., 7(S)tf.
60 B. F. McFlllen, do., 7
S00 James McFUlen, do., 7(g9ii.
S3 K 8. MeFMen. do., M.
S15 Ullman Bachiuan, do., 7)tf(3l0.
600 J. J. Martin Co., do., 64.
136 Mooney A Miller, do., 7X.
m Thomas Mooney A Bra, do., 68;.
110 II. 4 bain, do., M8-
1H3 Joseph Chain, do., 6,88.
190 J. fc L Frank, da, 6X39.
90 Gus. Bcbainberg, da, 6X8.
69 Hope A Co., do., 683f.
42 II. Frank, da, 6 V(t8x.
88 B. Baldwin, Chester oo., 6?(S,8V.
6T James Clemsen, Western, 6Xi7.
40 A. Kimble, Chester ca, 7 WW.!.
80 L. Horne, Virginia, 6)iv;.
160 John McArdle, Western, 69.
176 R. Majnes, do.,
66 K A L. Chand er, do., 6$8J-.
60 II. Chain, Jr., da, 6V&7.
78 Blum fc Ca, do , 637.
: 82 Blumentbal, da, t&tx,
83 8. Frank, da, 78.
40 SoL Levi, da, 77M'.
0 James Anil, da, 66.
. ii,.riMi Walker, da. 6(T.
Cows and Calves were In good request, but at
,.."!?!;?. Kales of 160 bead at v7i
vnr HheeD there was again a lively dmad and
...i.,.. a vanned. 8aleS of 13.000 head at 6w46 WO.
v iinm vera much wanted and holders succeeded
in realising an advance. Kales of fcJtt head kt
X331418, the latter for cornied.
84 do
42 do,
80 do.
11 do
Philadelphia Trade lienor.
Monday, Sept. 12. The Flour market continue
quiet, with no demand except from the home con
sumers, who purchase only enough to supply their
immediate wants. The sates foot up 600 barrels,
including superfine at 4-75sto; extras, 5-62Ta
ju.ro, mwruniu nun luinnesoia extra famllv
at l6(6-75; Pennsylvania do., do., at t6-7rk785:
IPJ.V d0V at f6"8', nd fancy brands a
I "JL1? qnallt7- Rye Flour may be quoted
at .v7tKS6. Prices of Corn Meal are nominal.
J lie dt-mand for Wheat hsu nmint mh.M4
but prices are well maintained, suioa nr ?nnnan.A
bushels Indiana and Ohio red, part at tl-82Ai-86
ami part on private terras, and 400 bushels Western
wnue at (149. nye may ne quoted at 85c for
Western ; 3300 bushels sold on private terms. Corn
attracts but little attention. Sales of Pennsylvania
yellow at9!HS9flc; Western do. at92s93c.; 8500
bushels to arrive on recent terms, and 1200 bushels
Western high mixed at 90c. Oats ar flrmpr
oflrwoo bushels at 654e. for Western; 61c for
mixen, ana owj. ior rennsyivania.
Nothing doing in Barley or Malt.
Bark In the absence of saiea
Quercitron at I'25t27 per ton.
Whisky is lower, bales of 25 barrels Western
iron-bound at 93c.
N. Y. MONEY MARKET ON SATURDAY.
from th JV. T. BerahU
"While the Wall street markets dni-ins thm i.
were dull compared with the animation prevailing at
the corre;pondiBK period of previous years, the general
trade of the oily was fairly active, and the merchant.
ynrtuinr., luun m me ory Kooos line, transacted a re
mmierative business. The jobbers in domestic roods en
joyed the most snocesstul returns, for the reason than
tneir class 01 raerouiindise was in good demand
at improved prices. The mills for swrl
bare not supplied the citv with c -
stoc ks t his summer, and holders were readily enabled to
yuio.u i.vb, no iiMirters aiso nave none a fair
business, but not so active a one as might be interred from
the large imports, a great many of the arrivals of caoda
being consignments nere to commission houses the
amount sent on this account being unusually large, owing
iu mo uniuii. tu.wiiru ui uravy stocks irom Kuropeau
actors wno were unwilling to taxe tne rinks of the unset
tled markets at borne.. But the feverish
the Gold Boom checked large purchases from tho
smaller dealers, although the more sett If d character
of the gold premium towards the close of the
week induced quite a revival of business. The eiportera
oave Dnn tne least pleased witn to wnek's business for
while the European demand eioeoted with the war has
been but slightly increased, the stocks of exportable
gootsln the home porta are more than oapable of aapply.
ing even a larger demand. In the up-town trade there bae
been a more brisk movement, as usual at this time, when
there is a general return to activity in all h
and department of labor and business after the summer
"1 be more active featnres of Wall street were displayed
in the Gold Room, where the startling events of the sur
render of Napoleon and the capitulation of Mao-
Ml.'0', ,,aoI7By vw?r .lol'"ed decline in
gold to 11.1':,. Later in the week, on the theory
that the French republio was a disturbing element to the
peace of all Europe, and in sympathy with a sharp de
cline in American securities at London, gold strongly
reacted, touching 115',. Subsequently tho per
sistent efforts at peace, and the proposition far
peace congress at Vienna, which r raa.AA
as not entire y hopeless in London, where the markets
suddenly improved, led to a second decline, and tha
price olosed at 113'.. The weaker feelinir at th-
was not entirely due to the influences from abroad. Kver
since the war commenced in France gold ha constantly
endeavored to a-sume the place to which it Is entitled
under the natural influences of the reduction of tha
national debt and the increased activity and expansion of
business throughout the country. Again, the discreDS
anry between the exports and Imports war
lessened the past week, and the figures of ou
foreign trade show an increasing movement in the
former and a large decrease in the latter. There remains
but a few weeks in which to base an hones of hih
npon onr reduced exports and heivy imports. That period
once passed, and in the absence of any new complication
in r.urope. wnicn snail mrearen a roturn of our securities
from abroad, gold is destined to bike a still fni-r.har nlnn..
towards the obliteration of the premium. It is a problem
what would have been the effect had Prussia been
worsted in the conflict with France, but the reaction ia
favor of onr Government bonds, resulting romthesuo
cess of that country, was der.Heily assixted by the readi
ness with which we immediately eoinmenoed specie ship
ments for the few bonda that were sent back. We have
got so far now toward specie payments that every mer
chant in the country would prefer actual resumption to
the unsettling of business calculations by the fluctuating:
value of the paper dollar."
LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine Xeut tee Inside Pages.
(By TcleyrapK)
San Francisco, Sept. 11 Arrived, shins Tecum.
seh, from New York, and Nancv, from Bordeaux.
vy naiesnip iuanna noa, irom ucnotsk sea. with
11,6(0 fur seal skins. June 7, spoke ship Montlcello,
with 260 bbls. oil, and ship Alexander II, with 100
bbls. olL
Barks Gulllanme Tell, from Marseilles, and Pearl.
from Newcastle, N. S. W.
FOKTRK88 monrok, a., Sept. 12. Arrived, bark:
E. C. Beal, from Callao. for orders.
FORT OF riULADELPUIA SEPTEMBER 13
8TATI OF THEBJIOMITIR AT THK KTIKIKO TELEGRAPH
OFFICK.
7 A. M 60 1 11 A. M 71 1 3 P. M. 7ft
CLEARED THIS MOItNIXG.
Steamer Ann Eliza, Richards, New York, W. P. Clyde
& Co.
Steamer w. c. Plerrepont, Shropshire, New York.
W. 11. Baird A Co. '
Steamer Novelty, Shaw, New York, ' do.
Steamer S. F. Phelps, Brown. New York. : do.
Schr II. B. McCaulley, Cain, Boston, Sinnlckson
Schr K. F. Crowell, Howes, Gloucester, do.
Tug Thomas Jefferson, Allen, Baltimore, with a tow
of barges, W. P. Clyde A Co.
Tng G. B. Hutchlns, Davis, Havre-de-Grace, with a
tow oi Barges, w. r. vijuo a lit
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Steamship Pioneer, Wakeley, 50 hours from Wil
mington, N. C, with cotton and naval stores to
I'hiiaaeipnia ana souinern Man steamship (Jo. Ex,
perlenced very heavy wuather greater part ot the
passage. '
Bteamer jinjuuwer. r unz, nours irom JNew -York,
with mdse. to W. P. Clyde A Co. c
bteamer w. wnuiain. ittggans. is hours from Bai.
timore, with mdse. and passengers to A. Groves, Jr.
Steamer Mars, urumiey, x4 hours from New York:.
with mdse. to W. M. Balrd A Co.
Steamer V. Franklin, rierson, 11 hours from Sassa
fras Klver, with peaches to A. Groves, Jr.
Steamer Nevada, uumiey. 84 nours from New
York, with mdse. to W. M. Balrd A Co.
Schr James 11. Moore. Nlckerson. from Boston,
with mdse.
Schr B. A. Hunt, Peterson, from Kennebec, with
ice to Knickerbocker Ice Co.
Schr Samuel iieimer, memienson, irom jNewbern,
with old iron to W. S. Cunliife.
Schr A. L. Massey, uoniey, rrom ueorgeiown.
Schr Mary, Long, from Potomac Klver.
Schr Sebastopol, Uunntield, from Nantlcoke River.
Schr Garnet. Dernby, from Baltimore.
Schr II. Presoott, Merriman, from Portland.
. I1....l..ir. UTaatdAtl fnim lln.tr..,! i n
Schr Ida May, Drlsco, from Portland.
Schr la B. Wing, Kndloott, from New York.
Schr Breeze, Overton, do.
Schr Anna Barton, French, from Boston.
Schr Sarah J. Bright, Shaw, do. ' -
Schr A. 11. Edwards, Bartlett, do.
Schr H. S. Brooks. Lowe, do.
Schr Marietta Tllton, Fisher, from Salem. ,
Schr Transit, Kockett, from Gloucester, Mass. -
Schr Havillab, Trovers, from Potomac Klver.
Tub- Hudson. Nicholson, from Baltimore, with a
tew of barges to W. P. Clyde A Co.
Tug cnesapeake, men-mew, rrom liavre-ae-urace, -With
a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde k Co.
x" Br. brig kuby, arrived on Saturday from St.
John, N. B., is consigned (cargo) to Patterson A.
Llppincott.
Brlsr J. H. Lane, arrived on Saturday from Boston,
is consigned to Workman A Co.
Brig jatnaniei Mevens, arrived on caiuraay irom
Boston, 1b consigned to Lennox A Burgess.
BELOW.
Port bark Marianna I, from Lisbon; bark Prin
cess Alice, rrom Newport, img. ; ana orig juovn
Lewis, from Windsor, N. S.
Mr. James Rutherford, pilot, reports having seen
yesterday a ship outside the Capes, at anchor, bound
in. Back of Breakwater, bark Star of Hope, from
Mem el, and a full-rigged brig, unknown. At the
Breakwater, brig George E. Dale, from Baagor;.
schra Ada S. AUn, from St. John, N. B., and .
from do. ; a British brig, from , bouBd npj three
masted scr A. Kokes; and a number of achrs no
known. At Fourteen feet Bank, a large N. (J. bark
At Brandy wine, three barks, unknown, beating up.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Havkb-dk-Ukacb. Sept, is. The following boat
left this morning in tow:
John P. Packer, with lumtter to raiiersoa up-
plncott.
. n . . . . i . - a.Wln,Ki r TX m wlw-
A vi. rOBUCluWttlue, wus muiwci in u. o. ajiu
A Son.
Heading, Fisher k Co., with lumber, for Rancocaa
Creek.
David Uelkle, with flint, for Trenton.
Wio,8 Bovd, with nine, for Buhvuiia.
Keystone, with lumber to A. H. M:Ilvaln.
Naomi, with lumber to Nururoa . &uu.