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VOL. XIV NO. 98.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1870.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
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FIRST EDITION
LIFE IN PARIS.
JK. TAVO-Hidecl Htor.y.
The African Diamond Fields.
n' Tho Venezuelan Insurrection.
Great Cuban Hurricane.
A Fearful Loss of Life.
PAKIS.
How Letter n re Written Two fltntements In
the Maine Document.
A Tours correspondent of the N. Y. Jicening
Font writes:
The balloons sccra to do their service pretty
regularly, too much so, indeed, to be always
trustworthy, although the cancelling of the
postage stamps on the letters is tolerably good
evidence that they have, really been posted in
the city.
I have seen several private communications,
all written in the most enthusiastic, not to say
hopeful terms; but they seem to have been dic
tated under pressure, either by a desire ot with
holding unfavorable intelligence from the enemy
should the balloons be captured, or by a fear
lest they might be examined by the authorities
and condign punishment awarded to him who
would dare to say that everything did not wear
a roseate hue.
One of these effusions I translate as it was
communicated to mo by a frieud who received
it, and who carefully pressed it over with a hot
Iron, bringing out quite a different statement,
which had been written in sympathetic Ink be
tween the lines of the apparent document:
"Paris, Sept. 28. For a week we have been
cut off from the outside world, and neither let
ters nor papers reach us; but as news is often a
doubtful blessing, and as we have enough to do
with our own affairs, we are willing to put up
with this temporary inconvenience. Paris is. in
its worst possible state just now, and yot is still
as ever the pleasantest city in the world. Liv
ing is little dearer than usual; tho restaurants
are as well patronized, the cuisine aud wines
quite as irreproachable; iudecd, the only things
we miss are milk, Ostend oysters, and fresa
fist; but this is not astonishiBg, as Fritz stops
them on the way for himself and his uhlans.
"We hear that we will, in a
few days, be put on an allowance of six
hundred oxen aud five thousaud sheep
per diem, but this is merely a precaution, and
shows that our patriotic authorities feel that
they can make a long resistance. The weather
is splendid, with just a little touch of fresh
ness to warn us of the approach of win
ter, which we will welcome all the
more if it comes with au unusual amount of
sleet, rain, and snow to drown our enemies, who
lire already dying with dysentery and typhoid.
We miss our promenades in the Bois, but we
still have our holidays, and Auteuil was never
gayer than it is now on Sunday afternoons. The
shops are all open, and resplendent with C03tly
silks and rare old china and curiosities very
little cheaper thau they were befove the war. The
show of arms is more marked thau before, and
every one peeps into the windows to look at the
coats of mail warranted to stop a bullet at ten
paces. Very properly the theatres and dancing
gardens are closed, and citizens go instead to
listen to patriotic speeches, or to the cafe.
where they sit and talk as usual until the fatal
hour of 10 P. M. arrives, and then all go home
quietly and wonder how they have learned to
live without gas and go to bed at 11 o'clock.
During the day time the streets are crowded
with merry groups of gentlemen in uniform,
and well-dressed ladles, who only show their
appreciation of the state of siege by going
home -before eight in the evening to avoid
unpleasant mistakes in the nightly battue made
by the National Guards. The freedom of social
Intercourse, always one of the great attractions
of Paris, is more than ever apparent. All classes
cling together in this hour of common peril,
and the feeling of mutual kindliness Is growing
daily in strength. The millionaire shoulders
his musket in the ranks by the side of his former
valet, and cheerfully obeys the orders of his
commanders, who once were probably his trades
men. In this daily contact all learn to admire
each other and forget that social distinctions
have ever existed.
'In conclusion I will say: Courage! Mon ami!
we will triumph over these modern Vandals, or
die like Marias among the ruins of Carthage (?).
Affectionately, etc."
So much for the body of the letter; the inter
linea tells a different talc, and was written in
dislointed phrases-"Things are a3 bad as they
well can be without an actual. emeute, of which
there are symptoms. The Gardes Mobiles refuse
to drill, and openly denounce the authorities
who have brought them into a trap (souriciere),
whence there is no escape. The streets are full
of drunken mcu and women, who insult every
weu-areesea person tney meet, Great tears are
entertained of a famine panic. At Duval's (the
great butcher's"), at 5 A. M. on Frldav. nearly
five thousand people blocked up the Hue Trou
t-net, anu were oniy Kepi oy me armea uarae
Rationale from sacking the establishment; by
7 o'clock there wus not un ounce of meal in the
shops. Men lought with each other, and women
fainted In the crowd. A very large number of
runaways from Chatlllon and lsy have been
privately shot, as I believe have been several of
the Garde Mobile. Admiral fourlchon has re
signed, refusing to serve in a position where his
orders were disobeyed. There are serious dls
sen&ions between 1'rochu and the other mem
bers. Paris will not hold out any time, because
there will be a Red revolution. I wish to God
that the Prussians would get in, if for nothing
else to save us from the rabble. Not one of
our sorties has been really successful. Burn
this."
Such are the two statements contained in the
same letter.
DIAMOND LAND.
Itlrhra of the Desert A Deluce of i lamoidt-
I'riiuitive iuiuinK ncenea ut me I'icaluas.
London, Oct. 2 1. The diamoud fever at the
Cape of Good Hope Is increasing. Extraordi
nary gems have been discovered. The whole of
the circumstances connected with the discovery
of the diamond fields on the banks of the Orange
river ana tne success which has attended those
who have searched for the precious gems, are
of a character the reverse of the sensational or
romantic. Upwards of two years atro a valua
Lie diamond was accidentally discovered in the
possession of a Dutch farmer, who had given it.
along with a number of pretty atones, to his
children as a plavthiner.
It was not long before the farmers and traders
resident near the Orange river made it known
that thev were crenared to Dav well for anv
diamonds which might be discovered, and the
natives were not slow in finding that' it paid
them, while herding their masters' stock, to
pick up any etone presenting an unusual ap
tiearance which they might fall In with. From
time to time the traders in Hope Town, Coles'
terg, and other places became in this manner
possessed of gems which were duly forwarded
to the English market.
ADVERSE REPORT.
About ttis time Mr. Emanuel, the well-known
dealer in diamonds, despatched a Mr. Gregory
to report upon the nature of theconntry whence
tho diamonds were said to have been obtained,
and that person having posted over several
farts of the country which no one had pro
nounced to be diamonrtlfcrousjreturned to Lon
don and reported that the rumors which had
been circulated were without foundation, but
bad been trumped up for the purposes of land
speculators.
SPEEDY REFUTATION.
Only a short time after this report had reached
the colony, one of the most splendid gems in
the world, "The Star of South Africa," a dia
mond of the first water, weighing eighty-three
and a half karate, was brought into the colony
by a native and sold to Messrs. Lllienfleld fc
Co., of Hope Town. This diamond subsequently
realized .124. 000. It can well be Imagined that
a discovery of this kind could not fall to have
an eltect upon the colonists, and since then the
number of persons engaged in the 'search
for diamonds has gradually in
creased. At the present time there
are probably not less than two thou
sand persons encamped upon the bauks of the
Vaal river, busily engaged in digging, sifting,
and washing the soil, and the number of
diamonds they have discovered offers induce
ments which tend to add daily to their num
bers. What effect these discoveries will have
upon the future of this colonyit is impossible to
foresee; but as diamonds have been found at
points separated by upwards of a hundred
miles, there is fufllclcnt ground for believing an
important era in the history of South Africa is
approaching.
llOUTE TO THE DIGGINGS.
The diamond fields are situated near the
junction of the Vaal and Orange rivers, at a
distance from Cape Town, in a northeasterly
direction, of about eight hundred miles. Immi
grants arriving in Table Bay from Europe or
elsewhere will be in a most favorable position
for laying in supplies, procuring cattle, vehi
cles, and other necessaries. The line of main
road from Cape Town to the Orange river Is
well constructed, and is kept in an efficient
state of repair. It is supplied with water in
suflicicnt abundance, and provides capital pas
turage ior cauie.
Btartme from Cape Town there are first nftv-
elght miles by rail to Welliugton. Thence to
Ceres come thirty-six miles more. The rest of
the distance is estimated at bullock-wagon
rates of from eighteen to twenty miles per day.
from ceres tnrougn tne warm BoKKeveid to
Karoo Poort is two days. In another day the
traveller arrives at Esau's; next at Pataties
river; then at Drickop. where there is a capi
tal government dam; the next at
Zoutklooff, where good supplies may be had
for man and beast. The next principal stages
are Buffet's river, Geelbek's river, Blood rier,
and so on to Beaufort West, which is three hun
dred and sixty miles from Cape Town, a dis
tance indicating eighteen days by bullock,
wagon, or about eight by mules. Proceeding
thence, one day by ox-wagon brings us to Rhe
nosterkop, a government outspan, with a plen
um! Buppiy oi water; ana anotner aay 10 jncis
Poort. From Nel's Poort to Richmond is a
distance of seven days by ox-wagon, or about
180 miles; two days more sufllce to reach Han
over. Hope Town may then be reached at a
distance of about eighty miles. Hope Town is
feographically the nearest route. Leaving
lope Town and crossing the Orange river by a
pont the traveller must pass through the arid,
sandy region of Albania, past the Backhouse
Station, across the Vaal river, and by an exe
crable road, and through the exigent Kafirs of
the Campbell Grounds, on the west side of the
Vaal, on to the Hart river, which also must be
croseed before reaching the long bend by which
the traveller must again turn back to
his diamondiferous destination at Klip
drift. Assuming that he prefers the
other route by way of Colesbere
to which the roads are easy and the travelling
generally goott tne next stage across the
Orange river is to Fauresmith, a distance of
eighty miles, or four days by ox-wagon. Thonce
ihe adventurer mages ior dacobsaal, about an
equal distance; and, indeed, now it is to this
point that most, even of the Hope Town people,
direct tneir aim instead or tamng tne west side
of the Vaal. From Jacobsdal to Pniel is about
four days more, or eighty miles and there the
journey is completed.
v lien time is no particular object most per
sons travel in wagouB drawn by a team of oxen
numbering from twelve to sixteen, according
to the weight or the load and the nature ot the
roads. Should a more rapid progress be desira
ble, mules and horses are substituted ior oxen.
but the expenses are greater than with the lat
ter mode oi locomotion, as a proot ot the
character of the roads to be traversed.it is men
tioned that his Excellency Sir P. E. Wode-
house. the late Governor of the Colony, tra
versed the road between Wellington and the
Orange river in an American buggy, occupying
only eight days.
MINING OPERATIONS.
At present operations have been carried on at
the diamond fields in tho most primitive man
ner. The machinery has been of the rudest and
most simple character, ana nothing like a syste
matic search by competent persons has been
undertaken. Much remains to be done, but
6ullicient has already been accomplished to
prove beyond dispute that tne diamond neids ot
couth Alrica are more tnan exceptionally pro
ductlve. The natives residing In the vicinity of
the diamond fields are peaceful and moderately
industrious, the country is tree trom dangerous
reptiles and blasts of prey, and the climate is
healthy and pleasant. The prices of provisions
on the spot are moderate: bread, 6d. per pound;
beef, Is.; potatoes, 'i per bag of three bushels;
Hour, A3 his. ior onto; luaian coru, ai ius
ditto; brandy, 2s. tid. per bottle; wiue, Is. Ud
ditto: sheep, 10s. each; butter. Is. Cd. per pound;
and Kafir corn, S0j. per bag. Parties visiting
the diamond fluids usually lay in a stock of
necessaries previous to leaving Cape Town, cal
culated to last them during their 6tav in tho
country, and In this way we ara able to pur
chase at tne most reasonable rates.
LUCK AND LAUOK.
The success which will attend the labors of
the seekers after diamonds will greatly depend
upon the character of tho person by whom tho
search is undertaken. Some, unquestionably,
will be more lucky than others; but from the
private letter of a irentlemau at the diggings, wo
gather that ' perseverance" is the most neces
sary quality in diamond seeking, aud is also, to
a considerable extent, wantiDg in many of the
parties. "1 he luck, as they call it,'.' says he,
'belongs to those who turn over tho most
ground, take a kopje, aud stick to it. The mis
take made by many Is that of just turning over
a few stones, and then running off to another
place where they hear a diamond is found."
GOLD YIELD.
At the Tatin gold fields, which lie about five
hundred miles beyond the diamond fields, and
where quartz-crusmng by machinery Has just
been commenced, the yield of gold has not been
less than two ounces to the ton. This is a re
turn which has astonished the most experienced
Australian diggers.
THE COST OF GETTING THERE.
Intending miners will find the expense of
getting from New York to the diamond diggings
about as fellows: From NewYork to Liverpool,
by steamer, f 50 to 175, according to accommo
dations; from Liverpool or London to the Cape
of Good Hope, by steamer, 485, steerage, or
. 1 m VI . A liw .olllnr. ohin A Uil jiaV.fr.
The best means of getting from Cape Town to
the mines is bv BullocK teams iroia Wellington.
the cost of passage and subsistence being about
two hundred dollars. A better way would be for
the miner to buy his bullocks at Wellington and
sell them wnen lie reacnes tne mines, where
they will readily bring a profit for beef. The
total cost of getting from New York to tho
mines may be figured up at from t350 to $400,
according to accommodations.
VENEZUELA..
Bnttlen with the Insnrccnta-The Ceverntuent
HurrtHKi-ine Archbishop Hnnisned.
Caracas, Oct. 8. General Hernandez, the
commander-in-chief, with 4000 men, defeated
Gnzman's troops in the Salazar after a sangui
nary combat, which lasted lor thirty-six hours.
On the ISth ult. Hernandez moved with his
army to Ban quest meto, and on the following
day he commenced to storm the town, which he
eventually captured, and found 800 small arms,
eight tons of powder, and other war material.
On account of a scarcity of provisions he evacu
ated the town on the 19th, previously disarming
the troops and citizens. On the 2lst he des
patched a portion of his forces to attack the in
turgents at San Filipc, where ho was defeated
and fell back to Truxillo to attack General Da
boln, who was at Chubarquin with a large body
of men. No news has as yet come to haul with
regard to this fight.
, A despatch was sent by Guzman Blanco to
Jlaracaibo to wait upon Hernandez to request
a suspension of hostilities and to acknowledge
him President of the republic, promising Her
nandez that neither Sutherland nor Pulzar should
be made Governor of the State. Hernandez
very courteously stated in reply that he would
not consent to treat with a man who is in arms
against the legal authorities, and if Guzman
himself would not abandon his rebellious pro
jects that ho would fight him to the last, and
that he should be severely handled according to
a drum-head court-martial, and tho deputation
then withdrew, seemingly very much disap
pointed. uuzman Blanco requested tho Archbishop of
this place, Sylvester Guevaro, to sine the Tc
Veuin at the Cathedral in celebration of the
victories achieved by his forces. The prelate
refused to obey the order, on tho ground that he
did not feel justified in so doing under the ex
isting state of things, and that he looked upon
the prospects of peace as being far remote. He
also stated that he could not thank God in the
presence of so many people incarcerated and
the desperately unsettled Ptate of the country
The Archbishop, it may tjS remembered, occu
pied a very leading positron in the (Ecumenical
Council at Rome last June. Guzman, forgetting
the consideration due to him, passed sentence
of banishment upon him and ordered him to
leave the country in a small schooner lying in
the harbor bound for Trinidad, Fort Spain. A
popular protest was entered against this tyran
nical measure, out no notice was taken of it.
w hile the exile was going to tho vessel the
people formed in procession to do him honor,
but they were dispersed at the point of the bay
onet by the troops, who had received orders to
permit no demonstration. The Dean of tho
Cathedral is in prison for the same offense.
Guzman nas a guard over several houses occu
pied by influential citizens, and has cut off the
water pipes and does not allow food of any de
scription to reach them. He is determined to
starve them out for the purpose of obtaining
funds which they resolutely refuse to give.
Many of tho merchants, joined by neutral par
tics, in view of this state of things are taking
up arms against mm on tne principle that it
maybe their turn next when such Injustice is
rampant.
cum.
Effect of the Hurricane Tremendous Loss of
Die.
Havana. Oct. 17. The ettects of the hurricane
last week in Matanzas, Cardenas, and the baclc
country were most disastrous. At first, two thou
sand persons were reported to have perished at the
tliilerent points the gale swept over. Half that
number would most likely be nearer the truth. Tao
force of the tornado seems to have been spent in
me counirvi nearer uaraenas man Aiatanzas.
though the latter place suffered more than the
lormer. in doui cases tne damage was done
principally by water. The Bea seemed to rise, and
to remain at an unusual height, as though two or
three tides had come in at once, one on ton of the
otner. as ram naa oeen laiung in torrents ror some
time, the streams at both places were swollen out of
their banks, and the waters on their way to the sea
met a wall of water. These tides UDon tides
caused a tidal wave, and the natural result was a
general inundation of the low grounds in both
cities.: The damace to Cardenas consisted princi
pally in a destruction of property, with but little
loss of life. Out of thirteen vessels at anchor lathe
Bay or Cardenas, but three escaped beinir wrecked.
Large stone warehouses were demolished, not un
dermined, dui tnrown over oy Bimpie pressure or
water against their walls, and the material of which
they were built was carried away, so that not even a
vestige oi mem remained.
MATANZAS.
Matanzas suffered more in loss of life than anv
other place on the island. Here the Inundation of
the Pueblo JNuevo Ward, bounded by the bay, the
San Juan and Yumuri rivers, brought death to the
ooor.oi every lamny witnm its limits, more tnan
four hundred dead bodies have been recovered, and
the end of the finding Is not vet. A passensrer train
from Havana arrived at the depot of the Havana
and Matanzas Railroad, situate in this ward, just
before the overflow took place. Depot, engine,
train, passengers, employes all disappeared lu the
nooa.
TIOING8 mOM ELSEWHERE.
Qulnes, a town located in a level section be-
tnuon tVila a rk 1 Matamaa aru a (nnnlifar1 h rhn
in llu kum uui uiuvuuu i J. tt luuuvtuvvu uj buu
torrents or rain, many buildings were mown down.
and some of the inhabitants severely injured. The
Jurisdiction of Colon felt the force of the tornado
also. Here mucn damage was done to the growing
cane, much of it being turn out of the ground bv
the routs by the mere force of the wind. The cane
most backward for the season was least injured.
A IHGinVAYMAN STABBED.
now a Garroted Ulan Released Himself.
The Pittsburg Chronicle of Saturday evening
says:
Allegheny nas some strange1 Happenings
within her borders, and we take this opportunity
of informing one of her police of these strange
occurrences. It took place last evening, and if
blood is a good clue witn wmcn to worn, mere
Is a good clue at their disposal, lor there was
blood spilled. The victorious victim of the
event was a Mr. 1'arke, residing on Monterey
street. Last evening he left his home and went
a short distance down town to make some
purchases for his household. On his way back he
passed through an aiiey near t.emon s weisea
furniture manufactory. 'While going along
the alley, he was suddenly set upon by a man
who seized him after the usual fashion of gar
rote rs, coming up behind him and throwing his
arm about his necu in such a. mauner as to
render him breathless and voiceless, and well
nltrh helpless. Mr. farke in some manner
succeeded in drawing nis pocxet Koue irom
his pocket, and opening the large blade with
his one free arm, he then struck the blade two
or three times into his assailant a aoao'
men. The man was thus persuaded to
relax his hold, and Mr. r. followed up his advan
tage bv knocking the nighwnyman down, lie
was about to carry matters still further, when
two additional ruuians ran up to the assistance
of the first, and the victim, who was so sud
denly made the victor, accepting tho theory
about discretion," etc., ran to his home. On
going back! subsequently with some friends, the
men had disappeared, and who they were or
wnere they went is an unsolved mystery.
A widower cf Mew Haven, who happened
to marry a second time without consulting the
wishes of a grown daughter, ou attempting to
introduce his bride into the family mansion a
few nights since, was set upon with sticks aud
stones and compelled to fly for his life.
The Hartford 2'imes mentions a remarkable
case of "courage in the face of death." A sick
youth of that city, who was informed by his
pbyeician that he must surely die, having dis-
wished to be burled, and finally, after asking
that his body might be given to the surgeons
for scientific purposes, requested that the suit
of clothes in which he was laid out might be
taken off alter the funeral and given to some
poor person, fortunately, he is now recover
ing, and the poor person will not receive the
curious present.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TECBOIl AM.
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
The Prospect of Peace.
The Proposed Armistice
Xorcigii Int er volition.
French FJaval Captures.
Flatters at Washington.
Ifiuancial and Commercial
IJWM EUROPE.
The Uermna Hick and Wonnded.
London, Oct. 24. Tho German army now
investing Paris have appropriated one day's
pay as a fund for the relief of the sick and
wounded. Tho amount thus collected aggre
gates about half a million thalers.
French Captnrea.
It is asserted vaguely that the French have
captured and taken into the port of Dunkirk
three large German steamers.
Napoleon' Private Fortune.
It is said there is no evidence in existence of
Napoleon's having accumulated a vast private
fortune.
Bismarck England and America.
The correspondent of tho Standard to-day
viciously notes the eagerness of Bismarck to
oblige American officers, ambulance corps, and
people of the United Stales, while totally indif
ferent to anything English.
The New French Loan.
The Telegraph is confident that the proposed
French loan will bo largely taken here.
Ituaala and the Peace ffloveinfnt.
It is intimated that Russia, not joining Eng
land, Austria, and Italy In the effort to bring
about peace, is acting independently but ener
getically in the same direction.
A neeret Nlaaloa.
Rambeau, who saved "Ciesar's" life when an
attempt was made to assassinate him by Bere
zowski in Paris, on the 6th of June, 1807, has
just gone from Wllhelmshohc to St. Petersburg
on a secret mission from the Emperor
Napoleon.
Courage or the I.nudvrenr.
Miranda, editor of the Paris Gaulois, has been
arrested near Versailles by the Prussians.
The De.ertera Trom Aletz
are so numerous that the Prussian commander
before that city has been compelled to issue
orders declining to admit them within tho
Prussian lines.
An Editor Arrested.
Tha Times this morning, in an editorial,
praises the courage displayed by tho Prussian
landwchr before Fort Mont Valerien on the 21&
Inst.
The Basla of Peace.
It is 6aid the basis of peace likely to bo
accepted by tho Prussian Government is the re
nunciation of territorial spoliation from France
on receiving Luxemburg. It Is reported further
that a safe-conduct has been asked for Thiers to
enter Paris In order to obtain the acquiescence
of the Government.
The Propoaed Armistice.
Florence, Oct. 24. The Opinione, referring
to the proposed armistice, says "France will
doubtless agree, as a preliminary to peace, to diS'
mantle the fortresses of Strasburg and Metz.
and to pay an indemnity of eighty million
pounds sterling. But Prussia insists on the
cession of Alsace and Loraine."
Bazalne and the Bonaparte Restoration.
London, Oct. 24 The Times this morning
says: "Bazalne, when ottering to surrender, ae
manded for himself a position which would pro
bably have enabled him to take a prominent part in
the restoration of order in France after the con
clusion of peace. General- Boyer, on leaving
Versailles went to Luxemburg to get Raimbcau,
who had previously been to St. Petersburg, to
go as an envoy to Napoleon at Wilhelmshohe."
Thla ftlornlnK'a Uuotatloaa.
London, Oct. 24 11-30 A M. Consols opened at
92 for both money and account. American secu
rltles quiet ; L'nlted States 6-'20s of lsea, 89. ; of
1806. 01(1. 68: of lwil so.v; kmos, btv. stocks
quiet; Krie, 19; Illinois Central, 114V Atlantic and
ureat western, ayjtf.
LivBKi-ooL, Oct. 24 11-80 A. M. Cotton opens
buoyant; middling uplands, b'MSTid.; middling
Orleans, 9(3 V.1 d. The sales will probably reach
lB.ooo bales. California white Wheat. 11s. : red west.
em, 9s. id.; winter, loa. 3dl0s.4d. Western Flour,
24s. corn, 2'Js. u. uau, u wo.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Department of Texaa.
Special Despatch to The Kvenltuj Telegraph.
Washington, Oct. 24. Communications for
headquarters of tho Department of Texas, to
arrive oh and after the 1st of November next,
will be addressed to San Antonio, Texas, to
which point the headquarters of tho Depart
ment will be removed.
FROM THE WEST.
fllacnlficent Auroral Display.
Cleveland, Oct. 24. A magnificent auroral
display was observed In this city and vicinity at
5 o'clock this morning, veering from north to
east.
L330AL IIlTEIiLIQErJCZa.
Tho Max Case.
Cburf of Oner and TermmerJudge Ludlow and
A session of Oyer and Terminer, for the trial of
homicide cases, to continue lor two weeks, was
begun this morning.
The nrst case caiieu iur iruu was iu.i ui runoo
man Charles Max, charged with the murder of
J nines T. Welsh.
Our readers win reaauy recau tue circumstance
of the shooting of two young men by thla ottlcer on
the night i April 21 last, at Tiuro street ana Aiom
irouierv avenue. The trial which btglns to-day in
volves the killing of only one of them WeUu. Tne
accused la represented by William B. Mann and
Twia c. Cassidy. Kbus., w ho at the time of our
going to press were engaged in empanelling a jury,
'j he question of conscientious scruples on the sub
ject of capital publshiiieut la not asked, so that It
may be inferred that the Commonwealth will not
press for murder in the first degroe; but many of
ttm iurora were IncomDeteut to serve, because of
Dreviously formed opinions as to the defendant a
guilt or innocence.
FEMALE U1IL1XS.
ITsmaare of the War The Terrible Uhlaaa
Fenrluiiv K em forced.
The romance militant of the present European
war Eccms to bo almost exclusively contlnod,
thus far, to those rough-riders, the Pnr-sian
Lhlans, who give as much trouble to the French
as did Austria's "whiskered pandours" to Fre
derick the Great in Silesia, and of whose raiding
exploits all the correspondents speak pic
turesquely, it is generally understood in
civilian circles that these famous light cavalry
men carry tan. pennonea lances, wear caps
shaped like inverted goblets, aud hover
ahead of the advance and around the
wings of an army after the m inner
of speculative vultures. Their tricks and
manners toward the enemy are not supposed to
bo governed by any very strict conventional
precedents; but now a Southern writer credits
them with the enlistment ot feminine craft for
the betrayal of those wnom they desire to
deppoil. In other words, a writer of varied
military experiences, wno nimseit was a volun
teer with the Uhlans during tho last war be
tween Prupcia and Austria, informs the New
Orleans Picayune that these formidable
lancers, whoso war number is 25,000,
are supplemented by a corps of 5000 women.
chietly relatives of theirs, whose business it
Is to act as spies. So soon as war is declared
by the Government the female Uhlans are des
patched, with the greatest secrecy and speed, to
the amcrent large cities oi the luckless enemy.
Going to these cities, some of them seek em
ployment in houseB from which signals may be
made to those beyond the town, and in the
families of persons connected with the Govern
ment. Others adopt the sale of such articles as
soldiers in garrison purchase, and by that means
gain access to arsenals, barracks, etc. Being
selected " for general quickness and
proficiency in the modern languages,"
and many of them good sketchers,
they often draw plans of the defenses
they see, and gain other useful elues of import
ance. When the Unlans approach a place,
these artful female friends of theirs telegraphed
them all they need to know by means of very
peculiar email rockets of different colors, those
for tho day time showing a colored smoke. The
outer Uhlans convey their Intelligence to the
main aremy coming up, and thus the besieged
are continually betrayed to the besiegers. "I
am satisfied," adds an ex-Uhlan of New Orleans,
"that there must do at present nearly two Hun
dred of these female Uhlans in the city of
Paris." If so, the future Dumas will have a new
order of "miladi" for the French military ro
mance of the next decade.
BURNED AT SEA.
Fonr Seamen Committed to Answer the
unarge oi Arson.
The N. Y. Tribune of to-day says:
"Charles Purdol, Charles Meredith, Samuel Dun
can, and Frederick Alien arrived at this port on
Saturday on Doara tue steamer south America,
charged with arson at sea, and were Immediately
taken neiore uommissioner usoorn ior examination.
On the 10th of May last the shin Robert Edwards.
336 tons, Captain Thomas 9. Pea.se, sailed from New
Bedford, Maes., on a whaling cruise with a crew of
thirty-two ouleers and men.
Among tne crew was tne prisoner, unancs ruruoi,
a lalgc auu w unuujtki iuhui n uau ovi icu as au
lrMni . vi .1 mnannln w a n mhA hnH ohviiaiI ad aw
Kngiisn convict in Australia; and soon alter leaving
port this man determined to causo the destructiou
of the vessel, lie Induced Allen, a shipmate, who
boasted In his desertion from the United bUtes
army, to join him in the work. Three others of the
crew oansen, juereunu, una jjuucuo, me meter a
mere boy, and the son or a clergyman at Fall River,
Mass. were induced to join m tue piaa to destroy
the vessel, preliminary to which the officers were to
be killed. The conspirators made au attempt to sink
the vei&el by boring holes In her hull, but, fearing
detection, Buosequenuy suppeu tuera up.
on tne zoin or juiy, wnen tne itooert Edwards
was sou miles from Bermuda, the nearest point of
land, an alarm or nre was raised, and on exanuna
tion the lower hold between the lore and main
hatches was found in names, and all attempts to
extinguish them were fruitless. The between decks
were ill lea witn water, tne natcnea were battened
down, and boles were cut In the upper deck through
which to pour down water. The crew worked all
night and next day, and it appeared as if the Humes
had been controlled, but on the second night the
names burst from tne sides of the vessel and Bureau
to the sails and the masts.
The boats were stocked wrm provisions ana the
crew entered them, and the boats were then lowered
and all abandoned the ship except Captain Pease
and one man. When the ship waa almost entirely
enveloped in flames, the captain and sailor embarked
in a small boat and stood Dytne burning oral tan
night in company with the other boatH. In the
morning the captain and officers steered for Bermu
da, out on tne iouowing aay uiey were piciteu up oy
the brig Mary Rice, bound to Rio de Janeiro.
rrevlousiy to leaving tne KODen taw ara s, uaptatn
Tease, suspecting something wrong, called Purdol
and asked mm u ne naa started tne nre. raraoi
acknowledged that he had, and that he was assisted
by two others, but refused to give their names lie
said his accomplices had entered the hold with him.
Fordeli admitted afterwards that Meredith aud Jan
son went into tne noia witn mm. Jannen and a
seaman earned Burns jumped overboard while eii'orts
were maklbg to extinguish the flames, and Jaosen
was drowned. On board the Mary Rice the captain
questioned the conspirators, and they admitted that
they bad no fault to find with the ship, and that
they could not ten wnat naa prompiea tnem to nre
the nil Id
rne prisoners were Drougnt ueiore i. ouhui waino
at Kto, and ordered home. Commissioner Shields.
before wnom tney were ium-u uu oaiuruiiy, uruereu
them to be locked up lu tne Ludlow street jail, aud
an examination into the case will be made to-day.
The crime of burning a ship at sea Is punishable
with death. Captain Pease, Sdwln Wlnslow,
Eugene Freeman, and Ambrose Landre were also
detained aa witnesses.
FlIVAnCIS AWU CO.TOlliKl'C.
BviNlsa Tztjcoraph Ovfiti.)
jHouaay, vol jii. itnu.
The money market continues moderately
active and easy, but there is an evident mistrust
of the future manifested among lenders which
makes them cautious ot extending their dis
count lines. It is generally believed that there
will be an active movement in grain and bread
stuffs from this time until tho close of inland
navigation, which may turn the money eurren
strontrlv westward, whilst tho reiterated rumors
of approaching peace in Europe continue their
disturbing innuence in unanciai circles, t.nd
tend to harden the rates. On the other hand,
however, the disbursements of money by the
Treasury, it Is hoped, will be of suillyient mag
nitude to prevent any serious stringency, whilst
keeping the loan market steady. We quote call
loans at o(ao per cent., ana prime discounts at
7(5 s per cent.
Gold is quiet anu wean out steaav, witn sales
ranging up to noon between U2!i(kU2, a
decline of )U as compared with final sales on
Saturday.
Governments are quiet nut nrm, witn a Biigut
advance on a small portion of the list.
At the fctock Board mere was some activity
in the railroads, but the balance of the list was
overlooked.
uitv us. new Donus. som u ivs,
and at 102'.
for the issues prior to leu;.
In Reading mere were ireo Bie m
M 3-ltt; Pennsylvania at 60,'-; Lehigh Valley at
58'; Little Bchnylkill at 43; and Camden and
Amboy at lWO was id for Catawlssa
referred: and 2tik for Philadelphia and Krlo.
PHILADELPHIA STOOK EXCHANGE SALES
Reported by De Haven era, in a 40 a. Third street.
tOsh Sp Fine R.. 25 100 sh Read R..D5. 60.V
F1K5 i JJUARD.
f '2200 City 68, N..C.102,'
Boo sh Read.seown. 50';
500 w mil a nil is i ;
ir00 do 91V
tW Lea VR cs.... 99
ilOOOC A A m6s,'S9 97
1100 do . 97
f.iOOO Pa A N Y C7i 91?i
10 sh Cain A AmR.116
8 do ...ls.2d.m
180 sh Lit Sen R.ls. 43
100 do b5. 43
4staLeh V R.... 68V
94 sh Feuna R.ls.. 60'.'
uzsesa. Db Havin it
100
loo
200
180
800
800
dO....2d.60 U-16
do 60 8-16
do. .bf.Al.6J 8-16
do..sti0wn. 60','
do. BJOwn. 60','
do... b5Al. 60',-
do 60',
do...b30.60 3 10
do 60 8-16
do 2d. 60','
600
100
63
600
600 sh Feeder Dam.
Erotbxr, No. 40 8. Third
Street. Philadelphia, report the following quotations:
U. 8. CflOf 1881, 113V4114; do. 1969, 112rt112'
do. 1964, mmix; do. i86, nivalis: do. mo.
Dew. 110j110,4 ; do. 1867, do. 110 V4U0 ; do. 1868,
do. llosllov; 10-40. ioxeiiox. u. S. so Year
6 percent Currency, lllsiu; Gold, tl2v$i
112)tfs BUrer, 107(109: Union racino Railroad
IstMort. Bonds, 630J 840; Central Pacino R inroad.
900(4910; Union Pacific Land Urant Bonds, 736a7K.
Nirr fc ladnkb. KroKars, report thla monks z
10-00 A. M 112
UUHKINVUB IMS lUIJVn. .
10 38 A. M 112 ' X
10- fts irtx
lOWi 112'f
11- 82 112)
11-40 ,...112,3f
10-01 " 112V
1002 112
1009 " M2tf
10-18 " 112
10-31 " 112 V
Philadelphia Trade Ileport.
Mon pay, Oct. 21. Seeds. There is very little
Clovf rsecd coming forward and It Is In demand at
6-bO(36-CO. Timothy la In light supply and ranges
from 15-15 to 15-25 from second hands. Flaxseed
may be quoted at $210(3 2-15.
In the absence of sales wo ouote No. 1 Ouercltron
bnrk at f 26 per ton.
The Hour market is quiet, the demand being
limited to the wants of the local trade, whose pur
chases foot up 900 barrels, including superfine at (4 -co
((&; extras at f(Hft-oo; lowa, Wisconsin, ami
Minnesota extra family at $6 $6-75; Pennsylvania do.
do. at-fi0?6 "6; Missouri do. do. at 6-87; Ohio
do. do. at 0-607-25 ; and fancy brands at"7'37f
(8 2B, as in quality. Rye Flour maybe quoted at
B(fi ts-25.
-ine wneat market is without special change,
rrirno lots are In firm request, but inferior descrip
tions are very low. Sales of 1400 bushels Indiana
red at l-R.(ai-40; 10,000 bushels do. do. on secret
terms; Delaware do. at tlw&l-SS; and amber at
1-421-4S. Rye way be quoted at 93c. for Western.
Corn is In limited demand. Sales of yellow at ShasBo .
are unchanged. Sales of white Western at 605Jc
and Pennsylvania at 49(W51c.
Whisky is quiet and nominal at 95c for Western
iron-bound.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
Monday, Oct. 24. There is better feeling in tho
market for beef cattlo, and wfth a falling oif In tha
receipts holders are quite firm In their views. We
quote choice at 9l0c, tho latter for an extra lot.
the bulk of the sales being made at 9($9,vct 1 air
to good at 76c, and common at Sia oc peMb.
gross. Receipts 2996 head.
The following are the particulars of the sales:
80 Owen 8mlth, Western, 79V.
80 Daniel Bmyth & Bros., do. 7(g8 V.
68 Decnls Smyth, do., 0l$sj.
68 A. Clirl8ty,Vlrglnia, HitflO.
35 James Christy, da,
21- Dengler & McCleese, Western,' 637.
80 P. McFlUen, do., 68.
94 P. Hathaway, do., 6,V8l4'.
140 James S. Kirk, do., 78tf.
48 B. F. McFlUen, do., 7CA8V.
125 James McFlUen. do., 89.
40 K. 8. McFlUen, Western, 7(4S'.
If 0 I'llman & Bachman, do., 6j;9;tf.
450 J. J. Martin & Co., do., 6s,8.
139 Mooney Miller, do., 69.
94 Thomas Mooney & Bro., do., 6as v.
60 II. Chain, do., 63 IX-
40 Joseph Cham, do., 0i6.V.
95 J. fc L Frank, da, 6(S.
80 Gus. Scharnberg, do., 78;,'.
120 Hope Jk Co., do., 6(S3if.
57 U. Frank, do., 7(3 8.
eo James Clemsen, da 7as,v.
CO W. Alexander, da,6(8V
615 L. Home, do., 6(T6y.
60 Thomas Duffy, Virginia, 7(8,V.
83 John McArdle, Western, 6jtf9.
103 R. Maynes, do., 6i&SK-
60 K. k L. Chandler, do., iJ8tfc,
97 Klcorn A Co., do., ,a7.
40 Blum, do , 6S.
65 II. Chain, Jr., do., 67j4'.
94 James Aull, do., 610,7V
Cows and Calves are dull and lower; sales of 1M
head at $50 70, as In quality. Sheep attract more
attention, and prices have Improved a fraction;
sales of 14,nuo bead at 5( Co. p lb., gross.
Tho movement In Hogs is quite lively, but at
slightly reduced quotations; sales of 6200 heal at
the Union and Avenue Yards at $100,4lf25for still,
and HHHfiO ? 100 lbs. net for corn-fed.
LATEST SHIPriSG INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Maxim Newt Bee InsiU Pages.
(By Telegraph.)
Norfolk, Va., Oct. 24 Arrived, brig J. II. Brown,'
for Boston, leaking, and lost sails.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA OCTOBER 24
BTATl OF THSRMOMBTIR AT THK EVKNINO TELBORAPH
OFFICS.
1 A. M? S3 1 11 A. M gq I S P. M. 73
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Steamer A. C. Stlmers, Davis, New York, W. P.
Clyde k. Co.
Schr Sarah Mills, Baker, Fall River, Slnnlcksoa
A Ca
Schr Alexander, Baker, Norwich, do.
Barge Reading Kit. No. 9, Henry. Norwalk, do.
Tug Thomas Jefferson, Allen, Baltimore, with a tow
of barges, W. P. Clyde fc Ca
Tug Chesapeake, Merrlhew, Havre-de-Grace, with a
tow of bargeB, W. P. Clyde A Co.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Steamship William P. Clyde, Sherwood, 24 hours
from New York, with indue, to John F. Olil.
Steamer Bristol.Waliace, 24 hours from New York,'
with mdse. to W. P. Clyde A Co.
Steamer Millville, Renear, 24 hours from New
York, with mdse. to Wbltall, Tatura A Co.
Steamer Jas. 8. Green, Vance, from Richmond and
Norfolk, with mdse. to w. P. Clvde A Co.
Steamer Nevada, (lumley, 24 hours from New
Y'ork, with mdse. to W. M. Balrd A Co.
Schr Charles E. Morris, Smith, from Boston, with,
lldseed.
Schr Francis, Glbbs, from Boston, With fish.
Nchr Carmita, Almarth, from Baltimore.
Schr Cadi, Burks, from Salisbury.
Schr C. B. Wood, Gandy, fr,om Boston.
Schr James M. Vance. Burgess, from Providence.
Schr Julia Weeks, flrlilltbs, from I'ennsgrove.
Schr Anna and Ella, Scull, fm Urtat Egg Harbor.
Tug Hudson, Nicholson, from Baltimore, with a
tow of barges to W. P. Clyde & Co.
Tug a. li. llutchings, Davis, from navre-de-Grace,
with a tow of barges to V. P. Clyde A Co.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
IIavrk-dk-ukack, Oct, 24. The following boata
left this morning in tow:
Catharine aud Carrie, with grain to Hoffman &
Kennedy.
Edwin and Harry Craig, with lumber to Craig Aj
Blancbard.
J. R. Giliiiore; Keystone; and Reading, Fisber 4
Co., with lumber, for New York.
Frank and Alice, with lumber, ror t ors, sanding,
N. J:
Minerva, with poplar wood, for Manayunk.
J. B. Amlenried, with coal, for lielaware City.
H. U. Wingert, with coal, for Wilmington.
George Geiger, with lime, for Chesapeake.
A. T. Goodman, with lumber to Rice A Co.
G. B. Moore, with lumber, for Gloucester, N. J.
E. J. Curtin, with lumber, for Chester, Pa.
MEMORANDA.
Br. steamers Algeria, Le Messurier, and Colorado,
Freeman, from New York for Liverpool, at Queens
town yesterday.
Steamers Morro Castle, Adams, from Havana via
Nassau, N. P., and Virgo, Bulkley, from Savannah,
at New Y'ork yesterday.
Steamer Fanita, Freeman, hence, at NewYork
yesterday.
Br. bark S. Shepherd, Evans, for Philadelphia,'
sailed from Cienfuegos 6th inst.
Bark Almont r, Gaiey, hence for Cork, for orders',"
at Long Island Harbor, West Coast of Ireland, 1st
Instant. ......
Brig John Welsh, Jr., Vanselow, from sagua, at
Havana 15th lntt.
Schra D. A. Derry, Walters, and J. T. Worthing,
ton, Brown, from Providence; J. M. Richards, Fern,
ton. and Jesse B. Wilson, Kelley, from New Haven,
all for Philadelphia; and Haze, Sullivan, from New
London for Trenton, passed Hell Gate yesterday.
Schr Josephine. Phlnney, hence for Providence,"
passed Hell Gate yesterday.
MISCELLANY.
Brig Glpsey Queen, Dalimg, from Pensacola for
Philadelphia, put Into Havana 9th Inst., with loss of
sails, etc. She reports having experienced a Heavy
gale, blowing E. N. E., in lal. 24 N., loutf. 63 30 W.,
on the 7th, during which part of her cargo, 4000 feet
lumber, was washed overboard. Saw a schooner 25
miles N. W. of Havana, laboring under the bad
weather. The Glpsey Queen proceeded on her
voyage on the 18th.
Brig Mary K. Chase, from Philadelphia, was totally
dltmiuuted, lost anchors, eta, during the buirlcancj
in tte Gulf, 7th aud bth inst.