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VOL. XIV NO. 80.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1870.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
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FIRST EDITION
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
The Paris Barricades.
Gunboats on the Seine.
Policy of Republican France, j
Hastening" the Elections
The Investment of Paris
The Charges Against Napoleon.
Notes of tlie Wsxv.
OFEX1XU THE BALL.
The Barricades the I, nut Itrnort The Gunboats
en the Heine.
Paris Sept. 17) Correspondence of the L Precurseur.'
When and how will this letter reach you? This
is a question I am wholly unable to answer. The
circle In whicti Paris moves la contracting every
minute. The Prussians, to the number of 400,000,
ns it Is pretended, are Investing a great part of the
suburbs. Several lines of railway are cut. The mo
ment has arrived when the strife is about to assume
a terrible character. Yesterday several engage
ments had already taken place near Jolnvllle-lo-I'ont
and Juvlpy. Oanonading ha9 been heard. The
corps of General Vlnoy proceeded at once In that
direction wMf h was pointed out by some scouts. It
appears that our forces occupy excellent positions.
All this I have learned during the last quarter of an
hour.
For the last twenty-four hours care has been taken
to occupy the posts which were deemed Important.
The Mobile Guards have een sent to the forts in
order to augment the garrison there. As for the
sedentary National Guard, It remains at the rani
parts at what is called the continued enceinte. Two
hundred and fifty students of the Polytechnic School
there serve as many pieces of artillery, being mixed
up with citizens and soldiers. Under the Provisional
Government the people have very great confidence
In the result of the defense. Moreover, General
Trochu Is reported to have said, 'lf it becomes ne
cessary to go to the barricades, wo will not even sti3
at that; we will go."
Two armies are in course of formation, one at
Sathonay, near Lyons; the other in the neighbor
hood of Angers, on the left bank of the Loire. If the
Siege of Paris suonld be prolonged, these two corps
will come up and give vigor to the defense,
ft Nery severe measures have begun to be taken with
regard to the introduction and the sending out of
articles tnrougn me carriers 01 rans. ine miiK,
which the city consumes so largely, has been stopped
on the road, auu the same thing has taken place with
regard to an enormous quantity of provisions. Per
sons who come in or go out are searched with the
greatest care. The Inconceivable audacity of the
Prussian spies has rendered these precautions ladU
pensable. Just imagine to yourself these for
eigners, in all kinds of costumes, but especially In
the uniforms of French soldiers and officers. Our
officers and men who have fallen on the fields ot
battle have been robbed of their coata, which these
devoted servants of the King of Prussia then put on
in order to be able to go and make inquiries or to
assist, by means of a coup de main, in the entry of
the enemy into the capital. I am aware that there
is much exaggeration among the people in reference
to this subject, and that they have made many mis
takes, but there Is also a good deal of truth la what
has been Bild. The day before yesterday, while
walking on the Boulevards with some friends, I saw
a crowd of young men approach, and 160 Mobiles
who were escorting five carriages which they had
discovered. In these carriages live Prussian spies
were found, wha ha1 been taken In the act of
making drawings of different points ef the fort
of Vincennes. Under the disguise of French sol
diers and of National Guards they would not have
been discovered, but lor their rare Impudence
and extraordinary rashness. "Yes, Indeed, we
are Prussians," one of them finished by saying.
Another, 011 whom papers were found of a compro
mising character, shed bitter tears, as I myself
noticed. AH around the crowd shouted "Down with
Prussia!" "Death to the Prussians!" Y'esterday
evening there was a similar scene, but the cause of
It was a single individual, who had been arrested In
the costume of a Chasseur de Vincennes. It ap
pears that they have all been shot.
The Iron-plated gunboats destined for the defense
of Paris have just commenced operations. For two
days past they have been making examinatloas and
soundings in order to ascertain the positions from
which they will best be able to annoy the enemy.
These preliminary steps have produced good results,
and have shown that the gunboats may render Im
portant services.
There Is beginning to be a slight stir among the
pure democrats. These citizens complain of the teo
great mildness of the Provisional Government.
V'liat! no dismissals of the ISonapartlsts ! No ap
peal to revolution in order to repel the Prussians !
Nothing which recalls to mind the Convention or
the Committee.of Public Safety ! Already they have
demanded . the establishment of a Commune de
J'aris. But the Provisional Government is not to be
seen, and It lets them go on talking. It even refuses
to proceed with the election of a municipal council,
which would be very useful under existing circum
stances. Vp to the present time the clubs and the
press have paid attention only to the common de
fense, but It appears as If this state of things is
about to cease. They are going to begin hostilities
on this subject, although the only question which
ought to be thought of now is that of driving away
the Prussians. SomeJItallan volunteers, to the num
ber of lo.ouo. are on their march to Paris. Tlbaliii,
however, is complaining that the members of the
Provisional Government airord a cool reception to a
legion which he has already ralsad. This same
Government refuses assistance to the Polish re
fugees. On the one hand, it is fearful of offending
Victor Emanuel, on the other it is afraid of wound
ing the feeliDgs of the Czar. It ought to tntnk
above all things of saving France and the re
public. RLT115U AN FKA.NTE.
The Hastening of the Klerlloaa-Pollcy of tbe
frvlalDul l.overanieut.
M. Jules Favre has issued a circular dated Sept
IT, In order to explain the decree which hastens the
elections to the Constituent Assembly, and the reso
lution to convoke that body as soon as possible. M.
Jules Favre says:
I will sura up our entire poMcy. In accepting the
perilous task which was Imposed upon us by the lail
of the Imperial Government we had but one idea
namely, to defend our territory, to save our honor,
and to give back to the nation the power emanating
from lueir. and which it alone could exvrcise.
We should have wished that this great act might
have been completed without transition, but the
first necessity was to face the enemy. We have not
the pretension to ask disinterestedness of Prussia.
We take account of the feelings to which the great
ness of her losses and the natural exaltation of
victory have given rise in her. Tuese feelings ex
plain the violence of the press, which we are far
from confoundiDg with the Inspirations of states
men. These latter will hesitate to continue an im
pious war, in which more than KOO.ooe men have
already fallen. To force conditions uoon Frauce
which she could not accept would only be to com
pel a continuance of the war.
It Is objected that the Government Is without
regular power to be represented. It la forthUrei
eon that we immediately summon a freely-elected
Assembly. We do not attribute to ourselves auy
ut her privilege than that of giving our aoul and our
blood to our country, and we abide by its sovereign
judgment. It is therefore not authority reposed la
us for a day. It is Immortal France uprising before
Prussia France divested of the shroud of the Em
pire, free, generous, and ready to Immolate herself
for right and liberty, disavowing all political con
quest and all violent propaganda, having no other
ambition than to remain mistress of herself and to
develop her. moral and material forces and to work
fraternally with her neighbors for the progress of
civilization.
It is Uils Franc which, left to her free action, im
mediately asks the cessation of the war, but prefers
lis disasters a thousand times to dishonor. Valuly
thcke who net loose a terrible scourge try bow to
escape the crushing responsibility by falsely alleging
thnt they yielded to the wish of the country.
This calumny may delude people abroad, but there
Is no one among us who does not refute it as a work
of revolting bad faith.
The motto of the elections in 1S69 was peace and
liberty, and the plebiscite Itself adopted It as Its pro
gramme. It Is true that the majority of the Legislative Body
cheered the warlike declarations of the Duo de
Gramont, but a few weeks previously it had also
cheered the peaceful declarations of M. Olllvier. A
majority emanating from personal power believed
lts"lf obliged to follow docilely and voted trastingly ;
but there is not a sincere person In Europe who
could affirm that France freely consulted made war
against Prussia.
1 do not draw the conclusion from this that we are
not responsible. We have been wrong, and are
cruelly expiating our having tolerated a Govern
ment which led us to ruin. Now we admit the obli
gation to repair, by a measure of justice, the ill it
has done; but if the power with which it has so
seriously compromised us takes advantage of our
misfortunes to overwhelm us, we shall oppose a
desperate resistance, and it wl 1 remain well under
stood that it is the nation, properly represented la a
freely elected Assembly, that this powsr wishes to
destroy.
This being the question raised, each one will do
his dntv.
Fortune has been hard npon ns, but sho Is
capable of unlooked-for revolutions which ourjleter.
mlnatlon will call forth. Europe begins to be moved ;
and sympathy for us is being awakened. The sym
pathies of foreign cabinets console us and do us
honor. They will be deeply struck by the noble
attitude of Pans In the midst of so many terrible
causes for excitement.
Serious, confident, ready'for the utmost sacrifices,
the nation In arms descends into the arena without
looking back, and having before its eyes this simple
but great duty, the defense of Us homed and inde
pendence, I request you, sir, to enlarge upon these truths to
the representative of the Government to which you
are accredited. He wi'.l see their Importance, and
will thus obtain a just Idea of our disposition.
Prtmxlnn Non-Iteconl(lon.
The following is the full text of the communique
from the Prussian authorities in Rheims to the Jour
nals of that city, a telegraphic abstract of which has
already been published: "The journals of Itnelms
have published the proclamation of the Republic
and trie decrees which have emanated from the new
authority established in Paris. This ctty being
occupied by the German troops, the views put
lorth by the public journals may pos
sibly be taken to Indicate opinions in
spired or authorized by the German Govern
ments. That Is by no means the ease. In grauting
them permission to publish their opinions the Ger
man Governments were only showing that respect
for the liberty of the press which they practice at
home. But they have up to the present time recog
nized no other government in France than that of
the Emperor Napoleon, and In their eyes the Im
perial Government is the only one, until circum
stances change, that can be authorized to enter Into
negotiations of a national character. It Is desirable
to add that a report is being circulated in Paris of a
mediation to be undertaken by nearly the whole of
the foreign powers. This report is wholly unfounded.
No power has sought to interfere thus far, and it
Is very improbable that any mediation will be
attempted, for it could haf e 110 prospect of success
so long as the basis of arrangement had not been
discussed with Germany, and there was not in
France a Government recognized by that coun
try, and which could be accepted as acting In its
name. The German Government, whose object
is not war, would not look coldly upon any
serious desire on the part of the country for the
conclusion of peace. The question, however,
now Is. with whom can it be concluded. The
German Governments might enter Into negotiations
with the Emperor Napoleon, whose Government is
tho only one recognized hitherto, or with the Re
gency which he appointed. They might enter Into
communication with Marshal Uazaine, who holds his
command from the Emperor. But it is Impossible
to understand upon what ground the German Gov
ernment could treat with an authority which, up to
the present time, represents only a portion of the
Left of the old Corps Leglslatif.
September 14.
BELEAGUERED PARIS.
Flrto ot the Fereata.
fdrid (Sept. 15) Correspondence of the Daily Kews'
1 have just witnessed a sight which vividly brings
honie to us tho horrors of war. From the roof of the
house in which 1 live I have seen the forests of
Malsons, Montmorency, St. Prix, and the woods ef
St. Gratlan all in names. Human Ingenuity must
have bad a hard struggle with the rain in trying to
set the trees ablaze. But as science In our time la
pretty nearly sold out to the Devil, the tears
which heaven wept are of no avail in sav
ing the sylvan beauties of the environs
of Paris. Though the wind blows from
the west, we, who are miles to the east of the blazing
forest, can smell the burnt wood. As the smoke is
driven In the direction opposite to us, by the aid of
field glasses we can witness the frightful end of
many a pretty chalet or elegant villa to which the
names are being communicated. The estimable M.
de Villemessant, who for his health's sake now Amis
It expedient to remain aux eaux, and M. Emile de
Glrardln, who was thought to be at Florence with
his friends Ollivier anil Prince Napoleen, but who is
in the flesh at Limoges, 11111 Bt inevitably sutler f'om
the vast conflagration to the north of Paris. But
who can pity them If their sumptuous country
houses are licked up by the flames this moment
raging round these abodes of luxury? They were
the foremost men In supporting the bands organized
by M, Pletn to cry a Berlin last July.
1 The chateau of the Princess Mathllde also seems
destined to be thrown into the crucible. The woods
and copses of St. Prix, St. Gratian, and Montmo
rency have been tired by means of petroleum and
gas tar, which It would have been dangerous to
leave in a city that In a few days may be exposed to
the feu d'enfer of a bombardment. Dealers In these
ctpibustihles received notice a few days back
that they must surrender to the Committee of Na
tional Defense w hat they could not take to a sea
port out of the reach of the enemy. The
firing of that part of Bondy visible from
MoLtmartre, at 11 o'clock, last night, was a still
more awful spectacle than what 1 have just wit
nessed from the leads overhead. The tree were
perfectly dry, so that the oil and petroleum which
were split about in the brushwood had no obstacle
to contend with. Isolated columns of flame aud
clouds of smoke suddenly rcse. and before half an
hour were lost In one general blaze, which stood
out like a fiery wall against the sky. la the light of
the vast furnace hideous objects were last night
rendered visible on the Martyrs' Hill yawntug
graves, dug to hold three or four hundred persons.
reminded the lookers-on of the Impending destruc
tion of human life. Those common ditches into
which men, women, and children, slain by Prussian
balls, are to be thrown, Intrude themselves Into the
reserved bury In g-p! aces, purchased a perpetuite by
families rich enough to Indulge in grief for dead
relations.
NAPOLEON. y
The Imperial Private Secretary la Kefutatlea
el Cu-rara Aaalnat 111a itiuplayer.
M. J. Pietri, Private Secretary of the Emperor
Napeleon, writes from Wilhelmshohe to the Lon
don j linen, under date or September 15, in French,
and in the terms following:
"Since the sad events whlci have occurred in
France, the Emperor Napoleon has been the target
in iiiusii viuiem attacks aua 01 caiutuuious assertions
of all kinds, to which, lo doubt, he will only reply
with contempt. But if It Is worthy of hliu to be
silent under such circumstances, persons who are
attacneii to turn cannot be permitted to allow the
publication, unrefuted, of certain news concerning
Mill, and published daily la French and foreign
journals.
Among the most odious assertions must be pointed
out that of an Engllsn newspaper, which dared at
tribute the causes of the war to the embarrassments
of the Clvtl List, and to the consequent need of bor
rowing each year 60.000,000 from the War Budget,
he thus creating loans the proof of which it be
came necessary to conceal amid the expenses of a
great war. So monstrous a charge indicates on the
part of its author a vast ignorance' of the laws gov
erning in France the finances of the State, or else
bad faith In an exceptional degree. Defalcation!
are hardly possible in Frauce, for the keeping of the
Civil List Is made the object of a rigorous examina
tion, and the State List Is submitted to the Legisla
tive Body and tcj he Court of Accounts.
Another London newspaper avers that everybody
knows in Amsterdam that the Emperor has invested
ten million irancs In Dutch railway bonds. I deny
the truth of this statement, and affirm, besides,
that the Emperor has not one centime invested la
foreign auckr. -
Then a German paper described the Enperor's
situation a fur a totally different fashion, and
declared that be was so thoronghly deprived of re
sources fuat at Sedan the Prussian, atarf was com
pelled to loan blm two thousand thalera. This la
formation Is as groundless aa the foregoing.
I simply refer to these truthless allegations, not
In the hope of thus euding the attacks directed
againt a sovereign whom his misfortunes ought to
j-roteit from thtw, but to declare their falsity,
SECOND EDITION
The Great Southern Freshet
The Rise Still Continues
Terrible Loss and Suffering.
Destructive Firo in Boston.
Flxmucinl and Oommorcial
Etc.t Etc.. Etc. Etc.. Etc.
FROM THE WEST.
Indiana Politics.
Evansville, Oct. 3. Messrs. Gooding and
Niblock, the Republican and Democratic nomi
nees for Congress respectively In this district,
completed their joint canvass in this place on
Saturday night. Their audiences have been
very large. The debate was conducted In a
courteous manner, and was listened to with
most earnest attention. Politics are waxing hot
in this locality, and the result will probably be
close.
Address of St. Louis (iermiini to Blamnrck.
St. Louis, Oct. 3. At a large meeting of
Germans on Saturday night the following ad
dress was adopted and telegraphed to Count
Bismarck: "To the German People Brethren:
The Btruggle which French audacity forced
upon you is closing. Marching with your lead
ers under the holy banner of the Fatherland,
with a bravery unequalled and discipline which
can only be obtained by a high civilization, you
entered France, and your cause was victorious.
We ask you that you will make the fortresses
which hare hitherto menaced you the guards of
your borders; that you will retain Alsace and
Lorraine, of which you were robbed, and de
mand reimbursement for the expenses of tho
the war. Let German unity and a full and free
representation of the people In Parliament be
the reward of your bravery."
Census or St. Louis.
The census of the city, just completed, ranks
St. Louis as the fourth city In the Union, count
ing Brooklyn separate from New York. In 1800
our population was 160,773, but in 1S61 It de
creased to 157,057. The present census shows
that in six years St. Louis has doubled its popu
lation. The St. Louis Bridge.
A commission has been appointed for the
purpose of condemning property for the ap
proaches to the bridge to cross the Mississippi
at this point, and will enter upon that duty ut
once.
FROM THE SO UTII.
The Great Flood Terrible Destruction of Life
and Property.
Wheeling, W. Va., Oct. 3. The InleUlgen
cer's correspondent at Harper's Ferry gives the
following details of the great flood in the She
nandoah :
. The greatest flood that has been known for
thirty-five years is now raging in the Shenan
doah river. The damage to property at Ilarper's
Ferry is immense. Some twenty buildings,
mostly large stone and brick edifices, have been
6wept away, and forty-six persons In this Imme
diate vicinity alone have lost their lives, and as
many more are in immediate danger.
Shenandoah city, a mile above the Ferry, la
entirely gone. The big flour mill still stands,
but the machine 6hops have been swept away.
Nearly all the families on the Island are still in
their homes, and no rescue can reach them.
Some of the houses will doubtless stand, and
the Islanders are endeavoring to get into the
strongest houses. Last night a family of aeven
were rescned by a rope thrown through the win
dow. A few moments thereafter not a vestige
of the house remained. This morning a large
colored woman was seen clinging to a tree in
the midst of the seething water, where sho had
been all night. Bolivar Heights are crowded
with anxious spectators, who are compelled to
witness what they cannot avert. The Winches
ter Railway trestles are completely gone, and
bridges destroyed as far up as Shenandoah
Valley. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is
Intact.
FROM NEW ENGLAND.
Fire In Boston.
Boston, Oct. 3. The large brick building
Nob. 86 and 88 Sudbury street, owned by O.
Wentwortb, was nearly destroyed by fire this
morning. Among the occupants were John
Flaming & Co., brush makers; J. M.Stevens
& Co., clock makers; William Zerluch & Co.,
plcturc-frame makers; and Forbes, I lay ward &
Co., wholesale confectioners. Loss about
125,000; partially insured.
FROM THE STATE.
Woman Printers.
Pittsburg, Oct. 3. On Saturday night Miss
S. A. Green was elected to full membership In
the Pittsburg Typographical Union, No. 7,
being the first lady elected to membership.
Obituary.
Easton, Fa., Oct. 3 William L. Davis,
editor of the Easton Daily Express, died at his
residence here at an early hour this morning,
after a short illness.
FROM VIRGINIA. .
General Itobert E. Lee stricken with Paralysis.
Special Despatch to Th4 Evening TeUgrapK
Richmond, Oct. 2. The Lexington Gazette
announces that General R. E. Lee was stricken
with paralysis on the 28th ultimo, since which
time he has been altogether speechless. His
recovery is considered doubtful..
BaJtlatere Frodaee Market.
Balti-orb, Ott. 8 Cotton better feeling and
nominally le.vc. Hour unchanged, wneat prime
and choice wanted, others neglected and quiet;
(l-4V(3l6; fair to good, f 1-201 i3; common, $110
(..Mb; white wheat, fWOtrfWO; Western red, tl'SiM
132. Corn White dull at Ileitis; yellow better at
5c3l. Oats firm at ASesoc. Rye unchanged,
tie g fork heavy at fftkMS&o. Bacon firm; rib
aides, ltivnc. ; clear do., 17tf17.itfc,; shoulders,
14;c ; hanm, 2."xa2fts,a Lard qm-t at liic. Whisky
geou reeling in me market, who saiea at vuvio.
jur woou ana uou-oouua.
. FROM EUROPE.
Thle Morning's Quotation.
London, Oct. 8 ll-sn A. Bit -Consols. 91 v for
both money and aot oant. American securities are
quiet and steady. U. c 5-2m or 1S63, 90 s ; of 186, .
Old, 89 H S of 1867, 88 V ! 10-408, 85 V. SWK ha steviy :
Erie Kallroad, 18; Illinois Central, 113; Greit
Western, 86.
j,ivkrpooi Oct. 311-80 A. M Cotton steady:
middling uplands, 8 VI. ; middling Orleans, 8,'d. The
salfs to-day are eatlinnted at 10,000 bales.
f ine Kosin easier, spirits I'etroienm is declining.
This Afternoon's Qnotatlone.
London, Oct. 81-30 P. M. American' securities
quiet. 6-KOs of 1803, D0)tf. Hallways quiet.
Liverpool, Oct. 8 1-30 P. M SUpment of
Cotton from Bombay to September 80 since last re
port, 1,000 bales. Flour, 82s. 6d. Facon, Ms. for
Cumberland cut, and 60s. for short rib mlddUs.
New York Htock and money market.
Nkw York, Oct. 3. Stocks heavy. Money, 4
(35 per cent. Gold, 113 V. 6-208, 1862, coupon,
n.i; aa rtt, no., 111; ao. isw, ao 112; da
I860, new, llo,v ; da 1867, lio j da 183, 110 : io40s,
1 f) A 1 Vfp-tn(A a haw AA U IooatiH Ca mS 1 tsvtrn
64)4 ; Cumberland preferred, 80; N. Y. Central and
Hudson Klver, 82 Erie, 83',-; Reading, 7f;
Adams Express, 66f; Michigan Central, 119:
Michigan Southern, 02; Illinois Central, 136 xi;
Cleveland and Ptttabnrg, 106X Chicago and Roc
jsiana, no1.'; rittaourg ana .tort wayne, vi'i;
Western Union Telegraph, 86,V
New York Prodnee market.
NIW YObk, Oct. 8. Cotton quiet but Arm: sales
KCi bales uplands at 160. ; Orleans at 16?a Flour
firmer; Eales 6600 barrels State at 4 -90(55 j6; Ohio at
6-8026; W estern at 4-906-33; Southern at 6-30
(S8. Wheat firm with a fair demand; sales 4 1,000
bushels new No. spring at Jl -30 ; No. 2 spring at tl-08
l15 for old; winter red Western at tl-2J(jl-83.
corn firm andrca'ce; sales 33,000 bushels mixed
western at BTgSic. oataorm; sales 24 OiK) bush
els Ohio at &k?mx& ; Western at 6152c. Beef
quiet Tork steady; new mess, $24-75; prime, ia-5o.
Lard quiet; Bteam, 14xlBfac ; kettle, 16;il0!tc.
Whisky steady at 68)4 c.
MISSOURI TIN.
Startling Scientific Discovery A Dilemma tor
Aletnllurgiiita Tin Claimed to be a Compound
Metal.
Extraordinary Is the recent development on the
subject of Missouri tin, and the whole history of the
development forms one of the remarkable pages In
the records of science. Professor Forrest Shepherd,
an experienced geologist and metallurgist, declares
his belief that the long established and heretofore
universally accepted teaching that tia is a simple
nietal Is an error, and tbat it is a compound.
j ne ronowing is rroiessor snepiicm s letter:
St. Louis, Sept. 89, 1870. Editors Missouri Demo.
crat: In your Issue of the 23d I find a challenge
from the select committee appointed to visit the Tin
Mountain In Madison county, Mo. Said committee
mistook me in assuming that 1 was indulging lu
Irony, and claimed that I waa not sutllclentlv In
formed In regard to the tin mines there located. I
stand by my avowal in ail sincerity, and Justify tho
cause of the Missouri tin. My doctrine Is to take
the light of truth, which will never lead astray. Tne
facts so clearly set forth In the experiments made
under the eye of the said committee compel me to
dismiss myformer doubts, and to rejoice with the
said gentlemen In the results obtained.
I waa the better prepared for this result by the ex
periment made by my highly-esteemed friend the
Kev. Dr. Peabody, who went Into the said tin mine,
took from the lode a specimen with Ids own hand,
calcined It, beat it In a mortar, washed, and sub
jected It to heat In a crucible with borax, baking
soda, and pounded bottle glass. This was done in
presence of Messrs. William K Guy and Mr. Tyler,
and the result was five per cent, or npwards of aa
beautUul metallic tin as I ever saw now from the
furnaces in Cornwall.
Here then comes the mystery. How Is It ?
The more I reflect upon it the more disposed I am
to consider tin a compound metal instead of a
simple element. In the first place all, or nearly all,
the sonorous metals, such as the Chinese gong, bell
metal, etc., are alloys. Tin has a crackling noise
when bent or bitten, which would not likely be the
case were it uniform In Its density. Tin allo'yed with
palladium causes the density to diminish. The same
with tin and antimony. The same happens with iron
and antimony, iron and bismuth. The silvery-looking
metal, lithium. Is likely to be present In the ore
of the great tin lode. This metal Is nearly as light
as cork and fuses at ISO degrees. Aluminum is also
present, a bright metal with bluish tinge. It Is about
as light as pine wood. Now, suppose either or both
nnlted with palladium, bismuth, or antimony, might
they not bo airect the cryatallzation as to give a
crackling noise like tin?
Dr. Wurtz has not long since discovered new and
surprising properties of aluminum with sodium.
Why may not a similar Influence :ome into play In
the production of tin? Copper ore mixed with zinc
ore at first produced brass, supposed to be a simple
element. The zinc ore at Audelra In the time of
Pliny yielded silver supposed to be real, until It vola
tilized, and. then was called false silver. Oxygen
has been considered a simple element, but oxygen
electrified becomes ozone, and la like manner pal
ladium aluminum, and mercury in diil'erent states
of electricity exhibits different results.
But how about fluorine ? What baa it to do with
tin ? Let us Bee. In the mines of Cornwall fluorine
is frequently present (or fluoride of calcium), and In
Its vicinity the crystals of feldspar gradually disap-
fiear from the rocs and oxide of tin walks In and
akf-s Its place. I have one crystal, part tin and ort
feldspar. Now what is the fact about fluorine ?
Why, the tin mountain has pushed its way up
through the surrounding magneslan limestone,
which I have found to be surcharged with all the
phosphorescence of Derbyshire spar or chloropbane.
As meteoric Iron is found to be supersaturated
with hydrogen gas, the lightest of all elements, why,
I ask, may not fluorine from beneath cause the
vapor of tin (whether compound or not, no matter)
to ascend and saturate this great tin lode, as well
as to surcharge the surrounding limestone ?
This Is my way of accounting for It. Whether the
fact Is bo or not, time will determine. Here are
the facts Indisputable: The tin la obtained (which
is Butticlent) just as the late Mr. Charles Gregoire
(of precious memory) obtained nickel and cobalt
from the ores of Mine La Motte, when the best
chemists of Philadelphia were unable to obtain
either In appreciable quantity.
Fokkbst SHsruEHD, Geologist, etc,
RISING JAMES. ,
the Freabet at Klchniend Preparation for
ine nooo nrenea and Incldenia.
From the Richmond Dixvatch, Oct. 1.
Many people went down to the river bank during
iue morning 10 see 11 mere wero any indications of
a rise in the current as it swept by Richmond. But
up to 11 o'clock the water was as placid as usual
and as clear as crystal. A little later the Kivanna
mud bdgan to show Itself, and at noon there came
a strongly-tluciured flood, feurticient to swell the
body of the stream considerably, and moving at the
rate ef about five miles an hour. From that time
onward until the hour of tnis writing (inilnight) the
torrent has been rapidly Increasing In strength aud
volume, rising not less than a foot and a half an
hour, and there is no reason to believe that It is yet
at its height.
"When the first swell came three men, who evi
dently had not read the warning in the roorniug
papers, were fishing in the river at a point just oppo
site Uaxall'B mills. One was on a trap fixing It,
the otners In a boat. The boat was earned away by
the sudden rush of waters, and the fisherman on the
trap was left high and dry, but with a prospect of
Boon being Bet afloat In a very dangerous current.
His comrades In the boat strove to go to his assist
ance, but their efforts were ineffectual, and pre
sently, deeming delay perilous, he doffed his clothes
and committed himself to the water. Being aa ex
pert swimmer be managed to dodge the rocks and
got Into smoother water, when he was drawn out
alive, but almost exhausted. He draggel himself
uuuiq 111 n DuiLo nine Buuri ui uu'liiy.
At twills lit last evening laree crowds were
gathered on Mayo'a and the Danville Itallroad
bridges, watching the rise f the river. Tna drift
wood nrougnt down was mostly dead, but late in
the eveuiug seme good framing timber was noticed
afloat. As long as the character of the floatiug
stuff could be discerned, there jvcre no traces of the
destruction of valuable property reported to have
taken place up towards Lynchburg; and this, taken
In connection with the generally-accepted statement
Of the rate at which the current waa travelling, led
to the belief tbat the water which wrought such
serious damage had not yet reached Richmond.
During the whole afternoon might be seen parties
on either bank cf the river preparing for the flood
by removing everything liable to be set afloat. Many
teams were engaged until a late hour In getting out
the tobacco from Mayo'a warehouse and placing it
at pointa deemed safer. It seemed hardly probaole,
however, that the water would rise high enough to
move the tobacco there stored, as to do bo It would
have to be several leet higher than It has been raised
by any freshet within the memory of persons uow
living.
Tiie consternation In RockettB as the water began
to lap over the wharves there afforded an excitiog
spectacle. People removed their valuables from
exposed places, and generally made their beds aa
fcifcB up fcUuw as they could well get. Uoats were
held In reartineM last night to convey them to town
In the morning should the street be submerged. The
last messenger from that part of the town last night
reported the water to be about four feet over the
wharf, or about twelve feet above high-water
mark.
visiting the hotels last evening, onr repDrter
found about a hundred persons who had been de
t lined here on their way Soutn. Many of them, as
might be expected, were In no enviable frame of
n ind, but the majority took tholr mlsfortnnei very
cooilj, only exhibiting a very lively interest in e ery
bit or newB respecting the progress of the "rise," and
the probabilities af a "fall." The situation of one
yonng man waa truly pitiable. He was on his way
to be married, when the noble Jeems arose and ar
rested the course of true love. The day fixed for
the wedding Is Thursday next. It Is Bald, and the
prospective bridegroom cannot by any possibility
get within fifty miles of the place appointed for the
nnptlals by the appointed time.
Should the present freshet equal that of May,
1770, It Is likely that all the bridges would be
swept away, and many millions of property be de
stroyed m and out of the city. There Is a monument
at Turkey Island, said to be one of the oldest la Vir
ginia, which records the devastations of the great
flood. Turkey Island is now a part of the mainland,
but before 1770 It was an island. The river, In Its
rage, lifted It beyond Its bed. and plastered it on
the adjacent shore. In the Virginia Ouztte of that
date there is an interesting- account from the ncn of
a witness who lived In Richmond. Then, Indeed,
the rains had uninterruptedly descended for twelve
days and twelve nights.
BISMARCK.
Tbe Premier' View and Intention.
Count Bismarck's cander, thinks the J'aU Mall Ga
zette, is as remarkable as hia boldness. "He Is uot
only careless that his opinions and determinations
should be known he seems anxious to make them
public. A long conversation between this very capa
ble Mil later and a correspondent of the Standard
was pui llshed on September 19 ; and we have no
doubt whatever that In tbe following passage we
have a full and faithful revelation of the course that
Bismarck and Germany are resolved upon, and the
reasons which determine that course : 'The present
Is the twenty-fifth time In the space or a hundred
years that France has made war on Germany on
some pretense or other. Now, at least, our terrible
disease of divided unity being cured, we have con
trived, I y the help of the hand of God, to beat her
down. It la idle to hope to propitiate her. She
would never forgive us for beating her, even If we
offered the easiest terms In the world, and forebore
from askiig for the expenses of the war. She could
not forgive you for Waterloo, and it was only by
accident tbat she did not make war upon you ou
account of it. She could not forgive Sadowa,
though It was not fought against her, and will never
forgive Sedan. She must therefore be made harm
less. We must have Strasburg, and we must have
etz, even If In the latter case wo hold merely
the garrison, and whatever else Is necessary to
improve our strategic position against attack
iroin her. We do not want the territory as terri
tory, but as a glacis between her and us. At the
commencement of this war, had the Emperor
displayed energy, he might have attacked South
ern Germany before we could have done any
thing. Why be did not do It we do not know to
this day. lie had an army of 150,000 men, ready to
be moved in a day. We cannot do that we are
too poor. But Franco can afford it, and, having
misted doing the energetlo and daring thing once,
she would know better next time, and would do It
if we do not take precautions and make It impossi
ble by Improving our front' er. Had the attack been
made at once on South Germany, we should have
lost its assistance, not because the South Germans
are not well-disposed, but because they would have
been crushed. The late King 01 Wurtemberg said
to me once, 'You are always very frank with me; I
will be frank with you. If the French were to
pounce upon my people, and' I were eating a sol
dier's bread in your camp, how should I feel?
My people, oppressed with exactions, would
beg of me t? come home and make terms with
the conquerors. The shirt Is nearer to the
Bkln than the coat, and 1 should have to do it.'
Those were the words of the late King of Wlrtein
berg to me, and they describe the situation such as
it must always remain If we do not make ourselves
strong against French attack on that Bide That Is
wbv we must have Strasburg, and an improved
frontier. We will fight ten years sooner than not
obtain tnis necessary security." "vv nenthe tetms
of peace come to be discussed," adds the Gazette,
"we doubt whether It will be found easier to turn
Germany from this determination than to answer
tne arguments oy wmcn count iitsmarck vindicates
It, We also quote another passage from the same
conversation, as illustrating still further tbe atti
tude of Count BUmarck's very candid mind: 'M.
Favre Is anxious to know If I shall receive com
munications from him, and if It will be possible
to open negotiations for peace on the ba9ls of the
Integrity of the French territory. To the first ques
tion 1 can only say that everything that comes from
or through Lord Granville will receive my best at
tention, though I cannot at present recognize M.
Jules Favre as Minister of Foreign Affairs for
France, or as capable of binding the nation, and, as
to the second question, I am only surprised that
he did not ash If Germany would not defray all the
expenses of the war. The position of the French Is
worse than ever. Had the Emperor still been at
the head of affairs, he and his system had friends
in Austria, in itaiy, anu even in Russia.
All are afraid to catch the contagion of Re
publicanism, and consequently the Republic, If
11 is 10 ue, win ik) wiuiout irienas." un tne
onestlon of treating with tbe Republican Govern
ment, the Count observed : "Wflen I saw the Ein
reror after bis surrendering himself a prisoner, I
at ked him If he was disposed to put forward any
rt qu st for peace. 1 he Emperor replied that he
wan not in a pobition to do bo, for he had left a rsru
lar Government in Paris, with the Empress at its
head. It is plain, therefore, continued Count Bis-
ma ck, toat, if frauce possesses any Government at
all, it is still the Gavernment of the E'npress as Re
gent, or 01 ine itmperor. wnen 1 assed lr tne
flight of tbe Kmpress and of the Prince Imperial
might not be regarded as an abdication, he aald
verv positively he could not so construe it. Toe
Empress had been forced to go by tbe gentlemen
of the pavement, at the Corps Leglslatif hid been
obliged to suspend It sittings; but the ac
tion of the gentlemen of the pavement
was not legal. 1 ney couiu not maxe a uovernment.
The question was, Whom does the fleet still obey ?
Whom does the army shut up in Metz still obey T
"Perhaps Bazalne still recognizes tbe Eraoeror.
If bo, and If we choose to let him go to Paris, he
and his army would be worth considerably more
than the gentlemen of the pavement and the so-
called Government, we no not wan to dictate to
France her form of govrnment: we have aothlng
tofavtoit. That Is her affair." I polnsed oat that
It would be extremely difficult for the French people
at the present moment even to employ the means
necessary for ascertaining the national will. "Tnat
Is their look-out, ' reoiien his Excellency ; "we kuow
what we want, anu tnat ik enougn lor us."
FINANCE AIVU UOMMfcltc't..
KVCNINO TlLXQRAPH OmCCj
Mundkf, Uot. 8, 1870. 1
The money market opened this morning, quiet
and moderately easy, but the latter Is due to a
falling oil In the demand and the condition of
tbe weather rattier than to auy actual improve
ment in tne sources ot supply. The demand
for money to the interior is light, which shows
that tbe supply thero is nearly equal to tbe
wants of producers and dealers. Call loans
range from 5)4 6J per cent., according to
collaterals. 1 bu applications for discounts both
at the banks and outside are less pressing than
or several days, but rates remain linn.
The gold market continues quiet but remarka
Llv fiteadv. rane'intr between lWIt and 1131.
in Government bonds there is little doing and
prices thow a downward tendency, In sympathy
witn goia.
The stock market was veif dull but steady
Sales of City oa, new, at 10l, and ante-war
issues at 103. Lehigh gold loan sold at S'J.
Reading Railroad was steady at 4!ii'J 1-16;
small sales of Pcnncj lvanla at 00; Minehill at
&i; Elrnira at 20; Camden and Amboy at 114;
and Oil Creek and Allegheny at
Bules of Lehigh Navigation at S3 comprise the
list of sales up lo noon.
A reward of $500 is offered by the Board for
the arrest of the forger of the check passed ou
a member of tbe board.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven & Bro., N 40 S.Tulrd street.
FIRST BOARD.
2200CltT68, N..18.101J4' 8 ah Re&4 R..trf. 49
two do 101 87 Bh Minehill R.U. M
110 00 City 6s, prior 9 an penua R 60
to Ci... .18. .103 200ghLeh Nav..la. 83
11000 Alle Cobs .... 76V 100 do b6. Bi
1 1000 Leb cold L.... 69 W0 do.. Is. 1,30. S3
13ahCam AmR lUV llShOC A A R... 44
S8 do Ui,
Missus. William Painter Co., No. 86 8. Third
irttt, rtfon Ue following uotaueus; J. 8. a of
1881, 114i'114y; 6-90i Of 1863, 1133113: d0.1R4,
111 1 11l, At iQAk 111, in. .A ' T 1 .
110K110; ao., July, 1867. 11VU0 ; do. July!
1868, nojailo 5 6a, 10-40, 106g io7; U. S. Pacific
BR. Cy. to, UlstsMlS. Gold, lia114.
JatCookb fcUa quote Government securl'les m
follows: TJ. 8. 68 Of 1881, 114S.114 ; Bg0s Of 1864.
113W118! do. 1864, 111K111K; do. No?. ISfloT
uxiw I aaao., juit, lioouo; ; do. da, 1867.
106 ; Pacific, invent. Gold, ll'f. w
mssBKH. vm liAVin a 15ROTHKR, NO. 40 8. Third
Btrret, Phllade phla, report the following quotations ;
U.S. 68 Of 1881, 114(AU4V; do. 1868, 11S(113 V
do. 18f4, H1lli v; do. i860, H2(ail3X ; do. IRMs!
new. lluxelio ; da 1867, do. llOHeiio do. 1868,
do. iioj(iio; 10-408, looeiees. u. S bo Year
A luir .'.-Tit I Inn.nfl, 111 i. .21111 . nAi j
114
. T vt VU1'I, Ui:.ll
; Silver. Wiailo: union Pacino Rumiii'w
M
ort. Bonds, 83ikS840; Central Pacific Railroad, 698
out.; Union PaciflcLand Grant Bonds, 7iOe7flO.
Nim tk. I .a nwwtj umfrAM Ann 11.1. u .
Gold quotations aa follows:
10-00 A. M iiaviiiin a tvT mi
10-84 " 113 k 11-83 na5
" ..' 113'4 iat)5l M 113
11-36 ' 1137il '
Philadelphia Trade Report.
Mokdav, Oct. 8. Cloverseed Is In small supply,
and meets with a limited demand at f6-&06-75.
Timothy la Arm and sells at t4-"5($5-2B, the latter
rate from second hands. Flaxseed Is dull and cannot
be quoted over 2 -IB 2 -20.
' Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. 1
Quercitron at 2T per ton.
There is not mueh activity In the Flour market,
but prices remain without change. The demand is
principally from the home trade, whose purchases
foot up 700 barrels, Including superfine at 14 5 60'
extras at IS-ttKaBlo; Iowa, Wisconsin, and Min
nesota extra family at6(a6-78; boo barrel! City Mills
on p. t. ; Pennsylvania do. do. at fl-t0(a6-76 ; Ohio do
do. at 16-60(7 ; and fancy brands at 17-2680, as
in quality. Rye Flour may be quoted at 15-60.
In Corn Meal nothing doing.
The Wheat market is Arm, and for prime lots a
steRdy inquiry prevails. Sales of Western red at
f l-seels ; lO bushels choice amber at 11 -46 17.
and 1200 bushels Illinois and Kentucky white at
fl -60(41 -6f. Rye may be quoted at 88t9oc Corn la
quiet but steady. Sales of 2500 bushels at il-02
for Pennsylvania yellow; 9898c. for Western do. :
94(a6c for Western mixed. Oats are unchanged,
tales of 6000 bushels at 60(363c. for Pennsylvania
and Western.
Whioky la dull; 2500 barrels Western Iron-bound
sold at 69c.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
Monday, Oct. 8. There was less demand for beef
cattle to-day, and with liberal receipts and offerings
prices declined. Sales of choice at 99tfc. ; fair to
good at 78c ; and common at 5cc. per lb. gross.
Receipts, 8264 head. The following are the par
ticulars of the sales :
Head. "
H6 owen Smith, West Virginia, 6Vsv.
1(0 John Smyth Bros., Western, 7sSV.
71 DecnlB Smvth. do., 64S.
100 A. Christy, West Virginia. 78.
76 James Christy, do., J8V.
71 Dengler & MeC'leese, Chester county, 6(37 V.
100 P. McFlllen, Western, 6($9.
to P. Hathaway, do, 7(S8.
170 James S. Kirk, do., 6,Stf(&8.
49 B. F. McFlllen, do., 7s;
125 James McFlllen, do., 7(S8.
100 K S. JMeFlllen, do., 78i.
95 l llnian & Bachman, do., 7(n8,
460 J. J. Martin A Co., do., 6(S8.
100 Mooney A Miller, do., 6X(9.
130 Thomas Mooney A Bro., do., 6X3.
45 1L bain, do., bX&lX.
91 J. fc L. Frank, do., 6Jc7f.
100 Hope A Co., do., 68ii.
50 II. Frank, do., 7(38.
(-0 B. Baldwin, Chester CO., 63.
M A. Kimble, do., !(,$.
108 John McArdle, Western, 6XS'X.
160 R. Maynes, do., 6X(3;8)$.
CO H. Chain, Jr., do., C7.
61 Charlea Welker, do., 66X.
90 James Aull, do., 6(a8.
Cows and Calves were In good request, and 175
head sold at f 06a 78.
For Sheep there was only a limited inquiry, and
prices were weak. Sales of good quality at 55 vc.
and stock at f2-B03-60 y head. Receipts, 17,000
head.
Hogs met an urgent inquiry, but at slightly re
duced quotations. Sales of 2363 head at 111-50(4
12 25 loo pounds net., the latter for corn-fed.
LATEST SHIPPIXG INTELLIGENCE.
For toiditional Marine AietM e Insid Page.
By Telegraph.)
New Tokk. Oct. 8. Arrived, steamship City of
Paris, from Liverpool.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA OCTOBER 3
BTATK OF THEBM OMSTIR AT THK EVBKLNO TKLKORAPH
OFKICK.
7 A. M C6 1 11 A. M 70 2 P. M. 7a
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Ship Forest Eagle, Uosmer, New Orleans, Peter
W right & Sens.
Steamer C. Comstock, Drake, New York, W. M.
Balrd A Co.
Steamer Novelty, Shaw, New York, do.
Bark llalfden, olsen, Cork or Falmouth for orders.
L. Westergaard A Co.
ARRIVED TiiTs MORNING.
Steamship Centipede, Willetts, from Providence,
la ballast to J. b. Utiles.
Steamer H. L. Gaw, Her, 13 hours from Baltimore,
with mdse. and passengers to A. Groves, Jr.
Steamer Fanlta, Freeman, 84 hours from New
York, with mdse. to John F. Ohl.
Schr Mabel F. Staples, Co inn, 6 days from Boston,
In ballast to Souder A Adams.
Schr W. U. Brlnstleld, Jones, 6 days from Fede
ralsburg, with railroad ties to Jas. L. Bewley A Co.
Schr John M. Clayton, Thomas, 1 day from Frede
rics, Del., with wood to Jas L. Bewley &, Co.
Schr America, Smith, 6 days fm Wicomico River,
with lumber to .las. L. Bewley & Co.
Schr James W. Bartlett, Bartlett, from Boston,
wltn Ice to Knickerbocker Ice Co.
Schr Arthnr Row, Deer, from James River, with,
lumber to Collins A Co.
Schr Somerset, Adams, from Salisbury, with lum
ber to Collins & Co.
Scbr Boston, Nicker son, from Boston, with mdse.
to captain.
Schr J. II. Perry, Kelly, from Newport, with mdse,
Schr S. P. M. Taster, Allen, from Salem.
Scbr Sullote, Dexter, do.
Schr J. Slusmen, Slusman, do.
Schr Isabel Alberto, Tooker, from Providence.
Schr E. W. Pratt, Kendrick, do.
Schr Sophia Wilson, Walls, from Weymouth.
S hr Henry Uolbert, Benton, from Boston.
Schr S. B. V heeler, Lloyd, do.
Schr Index, Garrison, do.
Schr J. T. Weaver, Weaver, do.
Schr M. M. Weaver, Weaver, do.
Schr M. A. Femerlck, Daaey, do.
Schr W. K. Pnelps, Somers, do.
Schr J. Cadwalader, Steelman, do.
Schr Nellie Treat, Trim, do.
Schr Lizzie Small, 'l ice, do.
Schr J. Maxlleld, May, do.
Schr William Walton, Hunter, do.
Schr S. P. Adams, Taubet, do.
Schr Joseph P. Cake, Endlcott, do.
I if Schr Fred. Smith, arrived on Saturday from
Bangor, is consigned (vessel) to captain not aa
before.
Correfipondenee The Evening Teleqravh,
EASTON fc McMAUON'S BULLETIN.
New Yohk officr, Oct. l. Fifteen barges leave
in tow to-night, ior liaiumore, ngui.
Major O'lieil'y, with lumber, for Philadelphia.
Daitimohk Bkakcu Offick, Oct. 1. The follow,
log barges leave In tow to-night, eastward :
d. Hooper, Sary Gamp, C. H. Gag. Mary Lough
rey, Kate Stewart. Nicb. Childa, Lleut.-Governor
Jones, C. Downer, Surah Ann, K. C. Potter, and 11.
Coulant, all with coal, for New York.
o. L. Minis, with oyster shells, for Philadelphia.
Special Depatch to The Evening Telegraph,
Havkk-dk-Gkacb, Out. 8. The following boat
left this iiicrulng In tow:
Finily D. Kennedy, with grain to Hodman A Ken.
nedy. -Lizzie
and Laura, with flint to Bader, Adamson
fr o.
W ui. King and George Iiopson, with lumber to D.
Trump, Sou A Ca
Charles A Wells, with lumber to Woolverton K
Tlnfciiian.
T. W. Buck and Francis and Alice, with lumber,
for Brooklyn.
, Reading, Fisher fc Ca, with lumber, for Jersey
City.
J. A. (iilinore, with lumber to P. B. Taylor A Soa,
A. O. Bishop, with luibbi r, for Wilmington, Del.
Hudson, ultii cial, lor Clitnapeake,