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VOL. XIV NO. 102.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1870.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
FIRST EDITION
Rfl E T Z!
The Impregnable City.
ItH FilHll IJVll.
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Progress of the Siege.
The Great Fortress.
Its Character and History.
The Great Siege of 1552.
IMPREGNABLE METZ.
The City that Never Surrendered Surrenders
at Last Situation, History, and Defense of
the Captured Fortress The Siege and Its
Progress The Hattles In the Neighborhood.
Yesterday morning Marshal Bazaine surren
dered his army of 150,000 men and the fortress
of Metz into the hands of Prince Frederick
Charles, the commander of the German army
which has besieged the city since the great
battle of Gravelotte, fought on August IS. This
event marks the third great epoch in the history
of the war, and is of equal significance and im
portance with the capitulation of MacMahon
and Napoleon at Sedan, and the surrender of
8trasburg. France, especially so-called Re
publican France, will denounce the action
of Marshal Bazaine as the consummation
of treachery, but these denunciations will not
affect the fact that the Germans have at last
entered the city whose walls were never before
passed by a hostile army. The reports which
have reached us at the time we write concern
ing (he preliminaries of tlte surrender are
somewhat conflicting; but it would appear from
them that Metz had not yet been reduced to
such desperate straits as led to the fall of
Btrasburg, and that there has been some sort of
an understanding entered into between Marshal
Bazaine and Prince Frederick Charles, which
will affect materially the question of peace. The
Germans can now afford to abandon the siege
of Paris and withdraw their armies within the
boundaries of Alsace and Lorraine, of which they
hold undisputed possession at present, the small
fortress ot Bltche, just on the former border,
being the only place still held by the French.
From the beginning, the reannexation of Alsace
and Lorraine to Germany has been the ultima
tum of King William, and now that his armies
are in possession of these ancient German pro
vinces, there is practically no reason for the
further sacrifice of human life.
The Situation and Character of the City.
Metz is situated on the left or west bank of
the river Moselle, just above its confluence with
the Bcille.andis distant 170 miles due east of Paris
and about 25 miles southwest from the nearest
point of the border line at the opening of the
war. The natural features of the city and its
environs are of rare beauty. Bordering the
Moselle on the north, the banks of the river and
the city quays are of considerable height above
the river. The horn work, built by Vauban, is
nearly one hundred feet above the river level,
and the banks here are quite precipitous. Im
mediately in the rear of this work is the old
citadel, built to keep the turbulent burghers of
the day in order. Much of this work has since
been levelled, to form that indispensable addi
tion to every French town, the public prome
cade. Near this is the principal railroad sta
tion of the present day.
The surface ot the city is undulating, and the
6treets are narrow and crooked, being laid out
without any regard to the convenience of the
pedestrian, or anv effort to spare the strength
of beasts of burden. Some of the streets, in
deed, on the banks of the Moselle are very steep,
and absolutely impassable for carriages and
other vehicles. The city authorities have
been accustomed to rely almost entirely upon
the rain as a means of keeping the streets clean
This, even, Is usually of little avail
in the Jews' quarter, which is generally in a
filthy condition, the streets and alleyways being
filled with garbage. Previous to 1728 the city
was in a far more deplorable condition than in
later days. It was under the active admlnlstra
tion of the Marshal of Belle-Isle'that it began
to be rejuvenated and ornamented. This lav
pulse once given was not arrested; perhaps, In
deed, It west too far. More th in one souvenir
of the ancient ages has been destroyed, which
might have given some precious relics, for
which people search now In vain. The trans
formation, however, has given the city many
beautiful streets and courts, good wharves,
well-built and delightful promenades. The
houses are constructed solidly of stone, are
generally of a very simple architecture, and
have rarely four floors. A great number- have
gardens attached. Confined at present within
narrower limits than formerly, the cKy of Metz
beholds a part of its monuments, its abbeys,
and its churches replaced by immense fortifi
cations. Metz has a population of about 60,000 souls,
Independently of the garrison of 10,000 men
which Is always maintained within its walls,
and, aside from its importance in a military
and strategic point, was a place of considerable
consequence before the war. It has a tribunal
of commerce, a national college, a school of en
gineering, a primary normal school, a botanical
garden, an Academie . Unioersitaire
for the Departments of Ardennes
and Moselle, and a public library con
taining 30,000 volumes. There is also an ar
senal, one of the largest in France, with a can
non foundry attached; an armory in which
80,000 stand of arms are stored in time of peace;
and military hospital which has accommoda
. tions for lfjOO patients. In the foundry lies an
interesting memento of past wars with Germany
In the shape of a long cannon, called Vogel
Oreif, taken by the French in 1790 from the
formidable and lofty lortre&s of Ehrenbreitsteln
on the Rhine. The principal architectural fea
ture, however, it tie fine old gothlc cathe
dral. It was commenced la 1332, and was finished
in 1510. The edifice is surmounted by an elcgaut
spire of open work, 373 feet high. Within the
choir are preserved many ancient and interest
ing relics of a by-gone age. among them the
stone throne of the early bishops and Charle
magne's mass-books. Some of the other
churches of the town are very ancient, dating
from the twelfth and thirteen centuries. Before
the war the city had also Important manufacto
ries of coarse woollen cloths, rnuslms, thread,
machinery, and musical instruments, and an
active trade, the town being a general entrepot
for colonial and foreign merchandise.
The Fortifications of the City.
The fortified wall of Metz, on which they have
not ceased working since French domination
began, and which the celebrated Cormontalgne
almost entirely altered a little more than a
hundred years ago, Is so Important on account
of its strength and extent that an army of at
least 120,000 men, with an extraordinary amount
of war material, Is necessary to undertake its
siege, a theory which the events of the war have
amply demonstrated.
There only remain of the fortifications of the
sixteenth century the intrenchments of Guise,
the Serpenolse tower, the gate of the Germans,
and the tower D'Enfer. The gate of the Ger
mans seems to have been preserved to give an
idea of all those which formerly existed, and
which have been demolished as useless since the
adoption of the new system of fortifications.
They were but strong castles with four towers
surmounted with batteries, and having each
a castellan. There are noticeable on the
walls of the tower D'Enfer traces of Spanish
cannon bans, ana mere is snown tnerem
the dungeon where, during six months,
the monks were shut up who plotted to
deliver the place to the imperial troops. The
approaches to the town are defended by two
forts, six lunettes, and one earth-work. These
two forts were built by Cormontalgne, that of
Belle-Crolx, with the lunette of Cheneau pre
sents a development of galleries of mines of
about 10,000 metres crowns on the east the
heights from which one can leap into the city.
The other, called Fort Moselle, or the "Double
Crown," is situated towards the north. Built in
1737, the redoubt, called the "Redoubt of Pate,"
occupies the position of the ancient Naumachie,
and forms, when they raise the waters of the
Seille, an island, which one approaches by a
subterranean gallery.
All these fortifications are of such a formidable
character that the city has justly been regarded
as the most formidable fortress in France, if not
on the Continent, and its escutcheons mention
as its strongest claim to renown that it has
never been taken since it has been surrounded
by a wall a boast that can no longer be made.
It was that it might not debase itself that this
proud city refused a passage to the armlc3 of
the Holy Alliance when they evacuated the
French territory. It made them cross the Mo
selle on a bridge, which it constructed under the
ramparts', In order to spare itself the shame and
grief of such a spectacle as would be afforded
by the passage of foreign armies through the
walls.
The Approaches to Metz
are through nine gates. These are as follows:
The gate Dus Allemands; the gate Mazelle; the
gate Saint Thlebault, the approaches of which,
like those of the two preceding, are covered by
small, well-cultivated gardens; the Serpenolse
gate, opened for use in 1852, and which esta
blished direct communication between the city
and the railroad station; the gate of France; the
gate of Thionvllle; the Chamblere gate, oppo
site the island of Chambiere, where there is a
battery of artillery, the central school of mili
tary pyrotechnics, the parade-ground of the
garrison, the gate of the city, the abattoir, the
cemetery of the first two wards; and the Jewish
cemetery: the Saulcy gate, opposite an island
occupied by the powder magazine, a lunette,
and some wool-yards; finally, the Saint Barbe
gate, at the end of the principal street of the
Jewish quarter, and which serves as the means
of communication between the arsenal and the
fcrt of Belle-Crolx.
At the entrance to the gate Des Allemands, on
the tower to the left, is the following gothic in
scription :
Henri De Rancoval.
Tut i.le cet ouvrage maitre principal 1445.
The nistory of the City
is romantic and Interesting. Under the Romans
it rose to considerable importance, being tra
versed by six grand military roads. Under the
descendants of Clovls it became the capital of
the kingdom of Austrasia, passing to the Em
peror of Germany on the decline of the House
of Charlemagne. It was then strongly tbrtlfied
with walls flanked by round and square towers,
as a barrier against France, and allowed to pos
sess an almost republican freedom. In 1552
however, the city ceased to be free, and placed
itself under the protection of France.
Charles V, the Emperor of Germany, under
took to resent this ftep and restore its old de
pendence upon Germany. The siege which
ensued, from its duration and obstinacy, has be
come one of the most memorable in history,
The defense was managed by the celebrated
Duke de Guise, surnamed Le Lalafre, from a
wound which he bore on his face. When the
German Emperor had succeeded in making
breach in the walls, and naturally supposed that
his way into the town was clear, he found, to
his mortification and dismay, that Guise had
erected Immediately in the rear of the breach a
fortification even stronger than the original, the
one known ever since as the Retrenchment de
Guise.
We present here, from an old and rare history,
the following sketch of the city at the time of
this remarkable siege:
Charles V, enable to resist the Protestants, made
peace with thetu, assembled all his forces against
l'rance, and - laid siege tar Metz with lou.ooo me a.
When bis army reached the place the Generals pro.
posed to begin by a summons. "No," said the Empe
ror, '-that Is a step I will not take. Francis, Duke of
Guise, did not shut himself up with the flower of the
nobility for the purpose of capitulation. Wo can only
succeed In our project by force of courage, activity,
nd Intelligence." During the lirst days of the
siege, a slave of a cavalry officer, Don Luis d'Avila,
stole an excellent horse from his master, and took
refuge in the place. Don Luis besought dulse to
send back the horse, which he .valued highly, and
the slave, whom be wished to punish as he de
served. The Duke did not hesitate to send back the
horse ; bat. at to the slave, be sent aim word that,
under the laws of France, every man who set foot
on French soil became free.
The Governor, tlndlog hlnnelfj bard pressed,
adroitly canned a letter, written to tie Klnir, his
master, to fall into the hands of the (Spaniards, la
which he remarked that he felt no more anxtety
luce the enemy bad decided upon attacking the
fortifications on the strongest side, and where it
would take them a long time to make a breach. This
artifice deceived the besiegers, who directed their
bat tenet against a part of the fortifications better
defended than that at first attacked. These changes
protracted the sieg, and consume J a great deal of
time.- When Charles V, whose laCmUUes had Kept
him away from the place, arrived in camp, he was
received with great rejoicing by his troops, for they
honed that bin presence would lriRure the success of
their undertaking. On the other hand, the garrison
was equally delighted under the persuasion that Tr
usting me tmperor wuid ne tne more glorious
This Prince, seeing tne breach large enough, stld t
his officers : "Gods wounds I how Is it they don't
force an entrance ? The breach is so great and the
ditch levelled. la God's name, what are they
waiting for?" They told him that the Duke of
Guise had contrived broad ramparts behind the
breach, filled with mines and a formidable artillery,
and defended by ten thousand of the most intelligent
and bravest troops In Christendom. This reply set
Charles raving. "Ah," he cried, "I see well that I
have no more men. I may as well give up my Em
pire, all my undertakings, and the world, and shut
myself up in a monastery, for I am sold and be
trayed, and certainly am as badly served as ever
was a rnnce wno Dore a monarcn s titie. uotrs
death! before three years I will turn monk."
The monarch's displeasure produced no result.
The imperial army, destroyed by hunger, by the
sword, and by the weather, was compelled to lalse
the siege. It retired In the night time, secretly,
abandoning its equipage, tenta, artillery, munitions
of war, and provisions. The I'rlnoe of Laroche-sur-
von, in tne araor or pursuit, overtaking some com
panies of horse, otl'ered battle. The oillcer In com
mand, turning to him, said : "Ah ! how do you sup
pose we can have the strentgh to fight? You see
we have not st rength enough to flee." Touched by
this remark, the Prince let them continue their
mgnt.
in this siege Metz lost its ancient splendor.
During the defense it became necessary to destroy,
within and without, more than thirty magnificent
churches, some of which contained the tombs of the
Kings of the t ariovingian race, several menaia
were struck off in memorial of the deliverance of
Metz. One represented a device of the Emperor's
the columns of Hercules, with the Latin word ultra.
signifying that by his expedition Into Africa this
1'rince nad earned nis arms victoriously lar ncyond
the countries where Hercules had been. To this
device they added a chained eagle bound to the
columns, with these words : "Aon ultra meta." The
play upon the word mrta was very annoying to
Charles V, for It signified both the city of Metz and
the columns of Harcules.
Charles V. after having seen the best army he
ever had waste away before Metz, came near mak
ing himself master of the place the year following.
ty a singular stratagem, Tne monks nad convoked
a general assembly, to which the religious people of
several nations were invited. In order to provide
for their subsistence, it was necessary to bring in a
large amount or provisions irom tne surrounding
country. Among the casks of wine and beer, they
brought in a good many nnea witn arms;
and a large number of German soldiers
found their wav In nnder the disguise of
monks. The garrison of Thionvllle, which was nu
merous, had to appear before Metz on a given
day. The Frenchmen would certainly come out to
meet them. The plot was to attack upon the rem
nant left In the place by the soldiers dlsgu'sed as
monks, and by a large number of inhabitants who
joined In the plot. They wre at once to seize the
gates and hand them over to the Emperor's troops.
Vielleville, who commanded in Metz, got wind of
the conspiracy, and obtained possession of all Its
aetaus. as ne was a man or ootn nead and neart,
he allowed the signals to be given to the Germans,
who came on to the number of four thousand, and
feu into the ambush he had prepared ror them. The
whole force was killed, made prisoners, or dis
persed. These traitors met the fate they deserved.
Metz remained, until the outbreak of the pre
sent war, under the undisputed control of
France. The revocation of the edict of Nantes
inflicted upon it a severe blow, from the effects
of which it never fully recovered. During the
wars of the Revolution and of the First Napo
leon it became a place of great importance, but
it was even then too formidably fortified to
warrant an attempt at capture. In
fact, Cormontalgne fortified th
town so thoroughly that but slight additions
have been made to its defenses since his time.
When the invasion of France in 1792 occurred,
the German commander, the Duke of Bruns
wick, avoided the fortress by passing to the
right, and during the Invasion of 1814, Blucher
also passed around the city, leaving a single
Prussian division to watch it and employ the
attention of the garrison.
The Fart of Aletz la the Present War.
At the outbreak of the present war it was
essential that Metz should figure as one of the
first objective points of the Prussian forces, as
soon as their advance had commenced. The
ex-Emperor Napoleon III arrived at Metz on
the afternoon of August 28, accompa
nied by the Prince Imperial, and the
general headquarters of the French army were
established there, where were also the head
quarters of Marshal Bazaine, in direct command
of the left wing of the French forces. The
affair at Saarbruck followed on the 2d of August,
and on the Cth came the crushing defeats of the
French at Woertb. and Forbach. After the
latter battle, the Prussian right fol
lowed up Fro6sard's corps until it was
safe under the guns of Metz. . The abandonment
of the line of the Moselle being determined
upon, the Emperor left Metz on the 14th of
August, and on the same day Marshal Bazaine,
in supremo command of all the forces in the
neighborhood, endeavored to get all his troops to
the west of the Moselle, preparatory to starting
for Verdun. The Prussians, however, fell upon
his army as it was crossing the river, and a
severe struggle ensued, followed by a desperate
and protracted encounter on the 16th, a few
miles west of Metz, and on the 18th by still
another, known as the battle of Gravelotte, the
result of which was the driving of Bazilne's
entire army back into the fortifications of
Metz.
Then began the siege, or rather the blockade,
of the city, and from that day to the day of the
surrender, Metz was practically isolated from
the rest of the world, the blockading army nam
berlng at times 200,000 men, and successfully
repulsing every effort that was made by the
french commander to break through its lines
Several attempts at sorties were made, with the
same result. On the 2'ld of September1 Bazaine
made a serious attempt at raising the siege, fol
lowing it up on the 24th, but in vain. On the
27th another sortie was made, another on the
Sd of October, and still another of a formidable
and desperate character on October
but each attempt at penetrating the
Prussian lines resulted in disaster and defeat.
Meanwhile, Marshal Bazaine figured occasion
ally in the negotiations for peace and an armis
tice, and General Bourbaki was permitted by
the Germans to pass through their lines
on a mission t the Empress, which
resulted in nought. But, although the
devoted city was securely hemmed
in by the besieging army, there was no attempt
made to reduce it in the manner that Strasbunr
was forced to capitulate, and it is probable that
the place could have held out for some time yet
Dfciore surrender became tne only alternative
with starvation. For authentic reports of the
actual state of affairs within the city, and
the Immediate cause of the surrender, we may
be obliged to wait some days. Whatever the
state of affairs may have been, however, and
whatever may be the nature or tne understand
ing between Marshal Bazaine and Prince Frede
rick Charles, the fact that the Germans are at
last in possession of the city remains,
and it is not at all probable
that they will restore it to French dominion
nnder any possible circumstances. Like Btras
burg, the destiny of Metz la henceforth with
united Germany, and its loss to France is oue
of the most fearful penalties which that un
happy country has been called upon to pay for
suffering herself to be led blindly into a cause
less war without fair degree of preparation,
and without counting up beforehand its pos
sible costs.
SECOND EDITION
THE WAR Hi EUROPE.
TheTerms Offered Bazaine
Hie Same AccorM cMahoi
The Bombardment of Paris
Skirmish on the Loire.
Alarming News from China.
A General Massacre Threatened.
Flnnuclal and Commercial
BtC. Etc.. Etc. Etc., Etc.
FROM EUROPE.
The Pari. Bombardment.
London, Oct. 28. A correspondent of the
Times telegraphs the following from Versailles,
under date of 25th: It will be a few days yet
before the Germans will be ready to bombard
Paris.
In the action on the 21st, sixty battalions
took part, supported by iwclvo batteries of
artillery.
The Term Offered to Baznlne.
Bazaine was recently informed he could only
have the terms which were accorded to Mac
Mahon at Sedan.
The Sick and Wounded nt Ver.nllles.
There are over two thousand Bick and
wounded French and German soldiers in and
around Versailles.
The Forts Vanyes, Montrouge, and Bicetre
are now connected by strong earthworks.
Citizen Executed.
Twenty citizens of Bougeuil have been exe
cuted by the Prussians for aiding the French in
their sorties from Paris.
Skirmish on the Loire.
A sharp skirmish took place between recon
noitring parties on the left bank of the Loire,
near Orleans, yesterday. Both parties retired
Tralna Captured.
On Sunday a Prussian provision train near
Vouziers was attacked by frane-tireurs, who
killed the escort and captured the Btores. They
have also killed thirty of the white.culrassiers
near Ollzy.
Force, at 91 zler...
There is a force of twenty-five hundred Prus
sians before Mezieres. Active operations, how
ever, have not been commenced as siege guns
have not arrived.
napoleon end the Counte. Revelations from
the Bonnparte Paper.
London, Oct. 87 P. M. Special to the New York
Jerofd.l A sieolal telegram from the Continent,
which was delivered to-day for transmission by cable
to New York, reports as follows:
Among the extraordinarily singular documents
which were uneaithed at the Tuileries, with the
general correspondence and private letters of Napo
leon, was one showing the future of the .Emperor's
ml tress.
This paper presents In the form or a legal docu
ment detailing the marriage settlement of Eliza
beth Ann Harriet, Countess of Beauregard, Fraace,
of the Chateau Beauregard, near Versailles, better
known as Miss or Mistress Howard. The deed was
made ont on the occasion of the union by marriage
of this lady with Clarence Trevellyan, in the
month of May, in the year 1854. Two schedules
which are attached to the paper make known that
the Countess possessed 117,000 sterling In
EDgllsh and other foreign securities, including the
sum of f 90,0)0 in Pennsylvania (United States) rail
way debentures, 174,000 In St Louis and Cincinnati
bonds, besides another and additional sum of SU,oco
sterling, which is described as "other stocks and
funds and securities," and distinguished aa the
"settled fund." She had besides divers other invest
ment shares and securities, with jewels and other
personal estate, and a landed property la France
during the later years of her life.
rLATE AND JEWELS.
The plate and Jewels, with the property therein
last mentioned, had not been scheduled or valued,
but were distinguished from the bonds and cash en
tries under their proper titles.
A FORTUNE.
The residuary estate was, as is known by the
deeds, "of great extent ;'' but leaving it out of the
estimate of the gross value of the property, the epe
citlc items of her fortune, as described and set forth,
amounted to the startling sum of one hundred and
seventy-six thousand pounds sterling.
This vast amount must have been aniasied by this
Lady Beauregard wituln the brief period of two and
a half years between the 2d of December, In the
year 1861, and the 15th of May, 1954 for It is noto
rious as a fact that down to the period of the ac
complishment of the coup d'etat the pecuniary cir
cumstances of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte were very
straitened.
TDK riEIH.
The deed of settlement contains a provision to the
amount of twenty thousand pounds sterling in favor
or Martin Coustatitlue Hergett, entitled and called
In France Count Beauregard, a son of the Countess,
but the caine of hi. father la not stated. It Is pretty
well known In Kncland, however, that this Martin is
a son of Jem Mason, the celebrated steeple chase
jeekey rider.
TRUSTEES.
The trustees to the deed of settlement are named
thus : Constance Jean Mocquard, No. 517 Rue St.
Uouore, Paris. Secretary to his Majesty the Em
peror; Nathaniel John William Strode, No. 1 Albany
terrace, London, and Edwa'd Moira, No. 28 Holies
street, Cavendish squarn, Loudon.
The solicitors or attorneys in the matter are
Messrs. Fladgwte, Clark & Finch, No. 4a Craven
street, Strand, Lo don; William Flalgats being the
subscribing witness.
CELEBRITIES EXCEEDED.
At the period of her death the property of the
Countess Beauregard exceeded in value the united
wealth of Madame de Pompadour and Madam du
Baril.
THE "CPS iND DOWNS" OF LIFE.
The dwelling-house at Chlselhurat, England, which
U just now occupied by the Empress Eugenie, was
rented by Her Majesty of Mr. Strode, one of the
trustees of the above ru ited settlement, and It con
stitutes a bingulir ladditloual fact iu the history of
tftit. whola family scandal that the house Is merely
held bv Strode lu the capacity of trustee, but Is ac
tually the property 01 the Count Beauregard, the
Illegitimate hou of the ex-Emperor '8 niiatresa.
FROM CHINA.
Another Chinese Massacre Eapeeted.
London, Oct. 23. A despatch from Bombay
announces that a day has been fixed by the
Chinese for the massacre of all foreigners.
They are marching and distributing their troops
accordingly. Consul, everywhere notice the
increasing hostility and insolence among the
native population. There Is much ex tement
among the English and French resident
FROM XEW ENQLvlND.
Ktntrnro of a Wife ftlarderer.
Portsmouth, Oct. 28. The trial of Hiram
Job eo, for the murder of his wife in June last,
resulted in a verdict of guilty, and he was
sentenced to be hanged on the first Tuesday In
November, 1871.
FROM THE WEST.
The Cen.n. of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, Oct. 28. The oflicial census of
Cincinnati is 218,000. Besides this there are
83,853 persons who live outside the city limits
and who do business in Cincinnati. The total
ccdsus of the counties composing the Southern
district of Ohio is 1,407,792.
BASK ROBBERY.
The Bold Oatrnrw at the Orafton Bank
The Worcester Gazette of Wednesday evening
tays:
"The first .National Bans oi uratton was
entered by burglars last evening and robbed
of all its valuables. The n a air, as a matter or
course, caused great excitement in that quiet
village, and has occasioned a great deal ot talK
in tins city.
"The watchman of the bank, whose name is
Daniels, left his house about 10 o'clock: in the
evening, and while crossing the common was
accosted by two men, and in a moment was
gngged, bis head mu tiled, and bis hands fas
tened behind his back with handcuffs. They
took him to the bank immediately, and put him
in the coal-hole, (after taking off the muiller
from his head. They then waited till a meeting
of Good Templars, In a room above, had dis
persed, and went to work about 11 o'clock; they
worked all night, leaving the bank about half
past 3 o'clock this mornning.
"The watchman says he saw five men in the
back; they called no names, but in their con
versation designated each other by numbers;
he heard them call numbers as high aa twelve
in their conversation. Ho remained in the coal
hole until Mr. B. Newton opened his store, in
the same building, this morning, when his
groans attracted attention, when he was released
and the robbers discovered. Ills wrists were so
swollen by the pressure of the handcuffs, that
he was taken to a machine shop and the irons
cut off as the only way of relieving him. He
was visited every half hour during the night by
some one of the gang and warned to keep still.
"The door of the vault was of Iron, set in an
iron casing, surrounded by brick-work. The
burglars had a full supply of wedges, levers and
the like, and cut away the bricks on one side of
the door from top to bottom, and then by insert
ing wedges and levers under the iron casing
pried oil the door. They made a clean sweep
of everything in the vault, apparently not being
in any haste in their work. Their Implements
were all left in the bank, which were complete
in every respect.
"The amount of the loss is not definitely as
certained. The directors of the bank, and
others interested, are nnder too much excite
ment to give details. It Is estimated, however,
than not less than $200,000 in money and availa
ble bonds were stolen.
"It is stated that Mr. George F. Slocumb, one
of the directors, and another, Mr. Winthrop
Faulkner, are large losers. The loss of the
bank will not Impair its stability.
"A bag of gold, containing fllOO, was stolen,
and about &40 was found scattered in the road
near New England Village this morning. Quite
a large number of citizens had bonds and other
valuables in the vault, and are reduced to
poverty by the robbery.
"The bank was in the town hall building, on
the ground floor, in the southeast corner of the
building. The other occupants of this floor
were AY bite's apothecary store, J. H. Wood's
clothing store, and B. Newton's grocery. Above
were the oflices of the town c.erk and select
men, a dentist's rooms, a shoe manufactory, the
town hall, and a hall where the Good Templars
met last evening.
"The two teams taken by the police in this
city, this morning, prove to have been stolen in
Grafton during the night, and there is no doubt
that a part, at least, of tne burglars came here
after the robbery. The police are actively
at work, but it is evident that tne burglars
worked with a method, and having a good start.
and leaving no traces, their arrest is far from
certain.
"The bank offers a reward of $10,000, and Mr.
Slocumb an'additional reward of $5000, for the
apprehension of the thieves and the recovery of
tne property.
A TYKSTERS DESPERADO.
The Mm Who Ha. started a Private Ceme-
terr.
The Leavenworth Commercial gives the fol
lowing brief sketch of Jim Curry, a noted
desperado who lately Kiiiea two young girls at
Wlchltaw: "He was formerly an engineer on
the Kansas Pacific Railroad, and was discharged
for general bad conduct, when he hung around
Sheridan ana tne other emoryo towns, arinmug.
gambling, and living from the wages of
cirls who doted on - his manly form and
ready pistol. He got along first rate, and
became a scout under Custer and General
Sheridan when they took down the 7th Cavalry
and the 10th Kansas to look after Indians.
Beintr in a wild country, nobody cared much
what he did, but he presently came back to
Kansas, where he followed bis old game of
gambling ana snooting, one ot the men he
killed was Bob Gillman, who was seated at a
card table with him, and because he said a word
or two to him about the general fairness of the
game he drew n pistol aud threatened to shoot
bim through the head. Suiting the actlou to
the word, he immediately shot him through the
teeth, so that the ball came out at the back of
his bead.
"About this time he kepta saloon and gambling
den in Hays City, and happening to fall across a
young man named Fetes, who is well known to
many citizens of this place, he, in company
with some others, shot him in a row. Alter this
he shot two women at hi la worth, under circum
stances which are probably fresh in the minds
of every one. Having engaged in a quarrel
with some men at a house of ill-fame, he suc
ceeded, In company with others, in shooting one
man and two women, lust as they had risen
hurriedly from their beds. Since then he has
not been heard of as killing any one in public
until this lost account which reaches us from
Topeka, when be appears to have shot two help
less women at Wlchitaw.
"We are not In a position to give any evidence
as to any of the murders which Jim Carry is
said to have 'commuted, ana ior anytning we
know be niuv have killed all his victims, women
included, in self-defense. We only know that
he has. in our opinion, killed an excess of
antagonists within a very limited period, and
we think that it is possible he has extinguished
some of them under circumstances which bhould
be the matter of judicial Inquiry.
FUf AC CI APIO COJlMliKCB.
nuns Tn.aa.irH omoB.1
Vndu. Uot t. Vflii. I
The money market is great disturbed by the
political news iruiu mruue, auu iue couuuencu
In the future has received another shock in the
announcement of the surrender of Metz. We
do not anticipate the effect upon the gold and
Government bona markets will be as serious as
some people appear to think when peace is re
stored, bnt it will no doubt cause a temporary
derangement both In commercial and financial
circles, which may be moderated by prudence
and forethought.
Gold is quiet and steady, though at a lower
ranee. Sales up to noon between 111 and
UlU. closing at 1116.
Government bonds are also dull and rathe
weak, closing about ft on.
Stocks are extremely quiet but steady. Sales
of the old City tfs at 101'', and new do. at
102.
Reading sold steady at SO l-lfS50; gales of
Calawispa preferred at 60 was
bid for Pennsylvania; 51 4 for Mlnehlll; and 26V
for Philadelphia and Erie.
Id Canal shares there were sales of Schuyl
kill preferred at 16n16. 31 was bid for
Lehigh.
Commercial Bank sold at 61; Big Mountain
Coal at 5 i ; and Chesnut and Walnut Streets
Railroad at 44.
"The WlllieBbarre Ooal and Iron Company hv
called a special meeting of the stockholders, at the
oill e of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
In this city, for Friday, the 4th of November, at 1
o'clock, 'for the purpose of ohta'nlng their consent
to the sale of nine thousand shares or the company's
stock received in payment for certalnnroperty of
thrfcompany sold by their authority. The transfer
books will be closed! from October St to November
6, both days Inclusive.' This movement may Inte
rest otbt r parties than the stockholders of the
Wiikesiiarre Company, and therefore It is that we
widen the notice of the fast."
A morning paper having published the above
statement, which Is calculated to produce tho
Impression that the sale referred to la of 9000
shares of the stock of the Lehigh Coal and Navi
gation Company, we are authorized to state
that the stock referred to is that of the Wilkes
barre Coal and Iron Company. The latter com
pany docs not hold a share of Lehigh Navigation
stock.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANOE SALES.
Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S.Thlrd street'
FIRST BOARml
I looo w Jersey r is, 84 v
i-ioo City es, New.i02j
11700 do 102',
fiooo Read R Ts.cp.103
86 ah Read R.sSwn fV'
too do c.M) 1-16
loo sh Cata Prf.... 38
100 do 030 . 88V
looshSchNPf...c. l
loo do.. ..bso. i6'V
Tssh Union ClPf. v
SooshBlg Mount.. B
28 shCh 4 Wal.... 44
ikkj rnua kis.. &s v
11000 City 6s, Old...
I'aRLn....l01v
11000 do I01)tf
ioo wumtKH 7s 91
4 sh Com 1 Bk.... 61
J AT Coon It Co. auote Government seen titles aa
follows: U. & 6a of 1881, 11314113 ; 6-aos Of 186'J.
ll2Xana? do. 1864, m.'QU'.x; do. Nov. 1866;
lll.Hl do. da, July, 110 (4Uu do. do., 1867.
no,iiOM;do.i868, lioano; kmos, loewaj
106:Pacuicg,invc4Uix. Gold, in?,'.
MES8R8. DM HAVJIN 4t BROTH KR, No. 40 S. Third
Street. PhiladelDhla. reoortthefoliowtnirnnotAtinn..
U. 8. 68 Ol 1881, 113?iC4U3 ; do. 1869. lltf(lll"i ;
uu. ioo, in -TiOlli;, ; uu. looo, mxlll; O.O. lbOO,
new. 110',atl0 ; do. 1867, do. llOH'ano s da 1868,
da ho.sijmo ; 10-408, KMSvtQioe. u. 8. so Year
6 fper cent Currency, llo?3Ul; Sold, 111
ill); silver, 107(31109; union Paclflo Railroad
lstMorU Bonds, 83O840 ; Central Paclflo Railroad,
900(910: Union Paclflo Land Grant Bonds. 735(9 7M).
jiihhhs. wutua raiNTia uo we. 8B 8. Third
Street, report the following quotations: D. 8. eaof
1881, 113felia IV ; B-S0S Of 186H, 112(4118 V ; do. 1864,
llli,!!; do. I860, 111 SQlllH! da, July, 18!
110$ll0x; do., July, 1867, 110kuom; do. July!
1863, no;eUlo, ; M, Hmo. io(4106' s. Pacific
Bit. Cy. 6a, lll(4lll4. Gold, in j;tuix.
Nabb ittiADNXR. Brokers, report tola morning
Gold quotations aa follow s :
10-00 A. M 111?.
11.80
A. M lip;
::::v.v.v.:,l,i
" in
M. 111,'.'
10-10 " 1HX
1012 " ltV
lo-so in
10-60 " 111?,'
uuo 111W
ii-at
11-38
110
12.00
Philadelphia Trade Report
Friday, Oct, 28. There la a Arm feeling in the
Flour market and a fair demand from the home
consumers, with some little Inquiry for shipment.
Salrs of 4000 barrels, including superfine at 4-26s)
4-7S; extras at f4-75&S0; Iowa, and Wisconsin
extra family at fS'"t86 26; Minnesota do. do. at
f6-2B$6-S0; Pennsylvania da da att6o$6-76; Ohio
ao. uo. bi fonu(a ; ana ianey oranus at I7W4H, as
In quality. Rye Flour may be quoted at 55-2C.
In Corn Meal nothing doing.
The Wheat market is very quiet, but prices re
main without change. Sales of 3ft00 bushels at
ll-flMgl-39 for Indiana red; fl 10(4110 for common,
up to fl-2S31-80 for good and prime Delaware do;
1140(1-48 for amber; and fl-il for fair Western
white. Rye Is held at Via. for Western. Corn la
dnll and drooping. Sales of Western and Pennsyl
vania yellow at 8048'2c ; 6000 buBhels Western mixed
8tTfx4i7e. ; aud 5C0 bushels new at 65c. Oats are
Arm but quiet. Sales of 2500 bushels at 62 54c. for
Pennsylvania and &oc4&2c. for Delaware.
Seeds Cloverseed is in active demand, with sales
of 7S0 bags, to arrive, at tO-66, and 600 bushels at
t60a6-75. Timothy and Flaxseed are nominal.
Whisky is dull and weak; 1U0 barrels Western
iron-bound sold on private terms and some at 90g
nxo.
LITEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marin Rtvtt Inside Page. '
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA ...OCTOBER 2U
ETATX OF THSBMOMITBR AT THI IVBNINO TKLZGKAFH.
OFFICX.
7 A.M. 68 1 11 A. M. 64 1 S P. M. 63
CLEARED THIS MORNING. "
Steamer Mayflower, Fufcz, New York, W. P. Clyde
A Co.
Steamer AI. Massey, Smith, New York, W. M. Baird
A Co.
Steamer Tacony, Nichols, New York, do.
Bt'r Fannie, Feu ton, New York, do.
Bark Warianna 1, Sontez, Lisbon, Jose de Bessa
Gulmares.
Bark Minnie Campbell, Hankens, Bremen, Work,
man A Ca
Schr James Ponder, Brown, Fall River, Sinnickson
fc. Co.
Schr Flora, Smith, Lynn, do.
Barge Ben. Franklin, Donnelly, Troy, da
Tug Thomas JeUerson, Allen, Baltimore, with a tow
ol barges, W. P. Clyde k Ca
Tug Chesapeake, Merrihew, Havre-de-Grace, with a
tow ol barges, W. P. Clyde Co.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Steamer W. Whllldin, Riggats, 13 hour, from Bal
timore, with mdse. and paHDengera to A. Groves, Jr.
(Steamer A. C. Burners, David, 24 hours from Nev?
York, with indae. to W. P. Clyde k Co.
Steamer Vulcan. Wilcox, 24 hours from New York,
With nifftse, to W. M. Baird Co.
Brig Ulpsey Queen, calling, from Pensacola via
Havana Ihth Inst., with lumber to 1L M. Busline)
vessel to Warren k Gregg. 1th lust, experienced a
heavy gale; lost sooo feet lumber oif deck, and sus
tained some damage to bulwarks ; put into Havana,
as before reported.
Schr Thomas Ilorden, Wrlghtlngton, 4 days from
Fail River, in ballast to Caatuer, Stlokney h Wel
lington. Schr M. II. Read, Bowman, 4 days from New Bed
ford, with lumber to J. B. Brooks.
Schr S. II. Cady, Wood, 11 days from Saco, with
headings to Isaac llough k. Morris.
Schr Seatsvtlle, Chase, 27 daya from Saco, with
headings to Isaac Hough A Morris.
Schr American Eg)e, McFarlaad, from Calais,
with lumber to Baker A Ca
Schr Susan Scrautoo, Henry, from Suffolk, with
lumber to Collins & Co.
Schr Helen May, Nlckeraon, from Boston, wittt
mdse. to captain.
Schr Julia K. l'ratt, Mckerson, from Boston, with
merchandiue.
Schr Charles II. Holler, Brown, from Boston, with
merchandise.
Schr Lilly, Warrington, from Bridgeport, Conn.,'
with marble to W. Siruthera It Son.
Schr James Watson, Hawk, from Lanesvllle, with
granite to Barker A Bro.
Schr J. H. Hancock, Crowell, fm Kennebec, with
ice to Knickerbocker Ice Co.
Schr L. C. Hickman, Robinson, from Kennebeo
with Ice to Knickerbocker Ice Ca
Schr J. Truuiaa, Gibba, fm New Bedford, with oil.
Scbr William Donnelly, Lynch, from Georgetown,
Schr David Collins, Townsend, from Boston.
Schr C. S. Corson, Edwards, do.
Schr Mary Weaver, Weaver, da
Schr W. U. Dennis, Lake, da
Schr Index. Garrison, da
Schr S. V. W. Simmons, Williams, do.
Schr Goddess, Kelly, do.
Sciir M. M. Weaver, Weaver, da .
Schr E. B. Emery, Dolby, do.
Schr J. G. Babcock. Jones, da
Schr F. St. Clair Edwards, Irelan, do.
Schr K. H. Graham, Smith, f rem Fall River.
Schr A. E. SanordjPowers, from Providence.
Schr L. P. pbara Henderson, from New Bedford,
Schr Lottie Beard, Perry, da
Schr Transit, Kackett, Irom Greenport. ,
Schr American Eagle, Shaw, from Newport.
Schr L. B. Small, Tloe, from Salem.
Schr D. Mershon, Ay re a, do.
Tug Hudson, Nicholson, from Baltimore, with 4
tow of targea to W. P. Clyde fc Co.
Tug G. B. Hutchlngs, Davis, from Havre-de-G.rA.ee,'
with t tow of barges to W. P. Clyde A v'Oi