4 THE DAILY EVENING TfiLEGRAPIl rtilLADEbPHIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 18,70. Evening dc(jvarti PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED), AT TUE EVENING TELEGRAPH BUILDING, NO. 108 8. THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA. The Price it three cents per copy (jloxMe sheet), or eighteen cents per week, payable to the carrier by whom served. The subscription price by mail is Aine Dollars per annum, or One Dollar and Fifty Cents for two months, invariably in advance for the time ordered. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1S70. 8y The Evening Telegraph, from Its original establishment, has been in the receipt of telegraphic news from the New York Associated Press, which consists of the Tribune, Times, Herald, World, Sun, journal of Commerce, Evening Post, Commercial Advertiser, and Evening Ex press. The success which has attended our enterprise is, in itself, a sufficient evi dence of the freshness, fullness, and relia bility oi the news which we have received from this source. Last March we entered Into a special contract by which The Evening Telegraph has the exclusive use of the news furnished in the afternoon by the Associated Press to its own members, the North American, Inquirer, Ledger, Press, Age, Record, and German Democrat, of this city, and the leading journals of the East, North, West and South; and hereafter The Telegraph will be the only evening paper published in this city in which the afternoon despatches of the Associated Press will appear. sJ" The earliest regular edition of The Evening Telegbaph goes to press at lj o'clock, and the subsequent regular editions at 1, Z, and 4J. Whenever there is im portant news of the progress of the Euro pean war, extra editions will be issued after this hour, and before the regular time for the early edition. THE POSITION OF FRANCE. The cable telegrams continue to give deplo rable accounts of the position of France. With horrors accumulating and new disasters impending which are even greater than those she has already suffered, no wise and firm hand is stretched forth to protect or save her. Selfishness, treachery, imbecility, and inca pacity rule the hour. For the most imminent dangers no better safeguards than the de struction f French property by French orders and the issue of wordy proclamations are devised. Notwith standing the protracted defense of Paris no attempts are made from without to raise the siege, or to seriously embarrass the operations of the investing army. The gov ernment at Tours and the populous districts of Southwestern France have devised no plan worthy of the name for the rescue of the doomed capital, and its fall, either by bom bardment or starvation, is hourly becoming more inevitable. It is said of French soldiers, when they are badly beaten in battle, that they are more prone than any other troops to abandon all semblance of organization, and to seek safety by individual effort. The whole nation has now apparently adopted these tactics by common consent. There is no government which commands general obedi ence. After centuries of centralization, com munities unaccustomed to the exercise of the simplest forms of local self-government have suddenly acquired freedom which they do not know bow to use; and the Provisional authorities, instead of setting them an illus trious example, are rapidly losing all influence by their inability to check the invasion and their tenacious clutch of shadowy power. The continued postponement of the elections for members of a Constituent Assembly and the consequent establishment of a government representing the whole people, protracts in definitely this chaotio condition, and clouds the whole future of France. Each new proclamation of Gambetta grows more and more ridicidous. It is the height of folly for men charged with rule to content themselves with denouncing capitulations at a time when nothing is done to avert new surrenders, or to tell soldiers who have neither the numbers, the leaders, the supplies, nor the discipline required for a successful encounter with the enemy, that they are safe guardians of the destiny of the country. We can scarcely wonder, in the face of such Babel-work, that even the hopes of the Imperialists are apparently reviving, and that the Empress, in company with Bazaine, is reported to have visited the Empsror at Wilhelmshohe, for the probable purpose of devising schemes for the re establishment of the Imperial dynasty. Im practical and iniquitous as such an intrigue may appear, its chances of success ere in creasing with each new exhibition of folly at Tours, and there is a growing danger that the republican experiment will be wrecked by the delay of avowed republicans in proving the Sincerity of their professions by giving the , people of Trance an opportunity, in this distressing hour, to shape their own des'ti tdea. Heretofore, France, " whether she was nominally ruled by king, a cardiaal, a cenventioB, a council, an emperor, or a president, and whether she styled her self a monarchy, an empire, or a republic, has fonnd a stable government only under an overruling one-man power, and the anarchy now prevaiUng increases the probability that She will again be forced to seek refuge in a real or disguised despotism. . There is now no all controlling master-spirit, and so many evils are flowing from a lack of unity and concentration that we Bhall not be surprised if the people gladly embrace the first convenient opportunity for establishing a dictatorship. The coming man may be the loading orator of the Constituent Assembly; or it may bo Trochn, if he gains sufficient distinction in the defense of Paris or, if the mutual hatreds and antagonisms now rapidly generating continue to increase in intensity until the guillotine onoe more becomes an instrument of political vengeance, a new Marat or llobespiorre may temporarily gain supreme power, or the contest may nar row down, after all, to a renewed struggle for ascendancy between the Bonapartists and the Orloanists. France teems with aspirants for power, and her first great duty is to decide as fairly and as quickly as possible upon their respective strength, so tbat the Government for the time being mny at least possess the merit of representing the will of the ma jority. HIE PUBLIC 1WILD1NGS. Tul Public Buildings Commission held a meeting yesterday, and decided to locate the buildings upon the intersection of Broad and Market streets, and to surround them by a street not less than i:. feet in width. This is a realization of the worst fears ex pressed by those astounding "coffin"' advertisements and posters that appeared in the columns of some of our contemporaries, and upon every blank wall in the city, just previous to the election, but we believe that the commission has done wisely in coming to the determination it did yesterday, and that the citizens of Philadel phia will unanimously endorse their action when all the plans are prepared so that it can be seen exactly what the architectural effect will be. Indeed, one of the papers that most strenuously opposed the selection of the Penn Square site said distinctly, just before the election, that, in case that site should be chosen, the only proper place for the build ings would be the intersection of the streets, and that the commission ought to place them there. One of the principal arguments against putting the new buildings in the centre of the space originally in tended for them by William Penn when he laid out the plan of the city, was based upon the fact that Washington, Franklin, Bittenhouse, and Logan Squares have been obstructions to the streets running into them, and the fact was lost sight of altogether that the great width of Market and Broad streets and the broad roadway that will run around Penn Square in case the buildings are located as proposed, will make the situation materially different from what it is in the location named, and that practically there will be no obstruction whatever. Union Square in New York is certainly no obstruc tion to Broadway, but on the contrary it is, as; every visitor to that city will freely acknowledge, one of its greatest ornaments; and it is not too m uch to say that by placing a magnificent pile of buildings upon the intersection of Broad and Market streets, with a grand roadway cf i:." feet around them, more will be done for the improvement of our two great avenues than could be done by any other means. The site that has been chosen for our new public buildings is one that is not surpassed, even if it is equalled, by any upon this continent, and by the time the great work is completed the citizens of Phila delphia will have good cause to congratulate themselves upon their dacision at the last election, and upon the determination arrived at by the commis sioners yesterday. The reetangularity of Philadelphia is one of the characteristics of the city that has always affected strangers most unpleasantly; and if this can be broken np a little a real public benefit will be con ferred, and the city beautified in a manner that would otherwise be impossible. By placing the public buildings upon the inter section of Broad and Market streets,. not only will the most imposing architectural effect be produced, but there will be ample room, after taking what ground is needed for the roadway, to permit the planting of grass and trees that will add much to the attractive appearance of the spot. In fact, the oity of Philadelphia now has an opportu nity to execute a great work of art that will deserve the admiration and praise of all future generations, and it is only to be hoped that in the selection of a plan the commission will take the proper amount of care to decide upon one that will be in every way worthy of the city and of the location upon which the buildiDgs are to be placed. The doom of tee Papacy, says an English paper, bas been the favorite subject of prophecy for any number of year, and hitherto the prophets have been to signally unfortunate In their guesses that the Pope, In spite of present omens, can still afford to smile at Dr. Cummlng. Aubrey mentions an "ex ceeding strange" prophecy which is now near its ful filment, and claims attention both on the score of antiquity and the friendly source from whence it first emanated. It occurs at the end of Buceliuus' "Nucleus Hint or he" (io,-4 and purports to have been written by St. Mala"hl, a mojk of Bangor and Primate of Ireland. Toe exact words of the pro phecy are not quoted by Aubrey, but be states that 'IX It be true, there .will be but illteen Popes more." The occupant of the Uoly See at the time when this observation was made was Alexander VIII, from whom the present Pope Is fourteenth in succession. It may therefore be considered that Malachl is no prophet, or else that the fail of the Papacy will fol low close upon the dearh or rius IX. The latter event, as his Holiness has often remarked of late, cannot be far distant ; and it may be added that the life which it will terminate has been tersely bat Dot unhappily described by the name St. Maiachi as "Ciux de Cruce." Ollll I' All Y. i). Rev. Fichard Hagh iiagby, D. D , one of the niot eminent Uaptist niiiiii-ters in the houth, died la this city at the residtnoe oi William II. Turpia, Ktq., about mUlQ gin on Saturday last. Or. liagbv wis boru in King and i 'ueen county June no, 196, was educate at tne Virginia Baptist Seminary and at Columbian College, giaduailug at the latter iunt'ta tlou lu 130. lie was licensed as a minister iu 1S41; was ordained id and elected pastor of Bruiug ton Church in which position he oiled until tue 1st of Juiy last, when at the call of the baptist (leue ral Association of Virginia he accepted tue orrlce of associate corresponding secretary of that body. Dr. liagby arrived in this city ou the -'Otli ultimo (rem Alexandria, was stricken down wsta typhoid fever, anl although he received all the at tention wiiKh aittcilouaie iricmls and the most sfclllful phTslcinns could letw,he died after a brief Illness of nine days. Retaining his consclotinness to Uie last, lie gave minute directions as to the dis position of Ms hod?, that it should be buried at Brnlngtnn, with this Inscription on his tomb: "Re member the words which I snake unto yon while I wss yet with you ;' and that Iter. Andrew Broaddns, of Caroline, should be requested to preach his fune ral sermon. Dr. Baghy was one of the most distin guished and useful tnlb liters of his denomination In Virginia. Bis remains were onJIUonday taken to King and yiuen via the Richmond and York Klver Kail road, under an escort appointed from all tne Baptist churches of this city. llichmond Dispatch. Nils Erlrssan. The Swedish A.ftnnbMet of the Sth ultimo an nounces 'he death of Mis Brlcsson, th greatest en gineer Sweden ever possessed. Nils Kncsson, who was born In the year Wi, was the son of Olaf Krlcpson, an Ironmaster of LangbatiBliyttan, and he was the elder brother of Captain John Ericsson, the celebrated engineer, who has achieved so great a Dome on both sides of the Atlantic. During his life time Nils Ericsson received many honors at the hands of his Government; but it is not for these, bnt for his labors to promote the prosperity of his country, that his name will be remembered by the people of Sweden. It was to bis skill and energy that the construction of the system of State rail ways in Sweden was mainly due, and amongst the many important works carried out by him were the reconstruction of the celebrated Tr'ollhatte canal, the docks at Stockholm, and the canal between Sal men aud the (lulf of Finland. NOTICES. Mkk's Ektiri Suits, An low t 10. Better than are unld ehev-here at tvi to fin. Othtrsat ! m, 115, $16, 113, 121. Call and w. mr.-av between f KENTT fifth ami Sixth street. No. 513 Market stkeit i t'o nr tx ui Cl.AKK'8 CiOI.D MEDAT. SALAMANDER IIOT-AtR FrRNAt'K consumes less coal, gives more hot air, requires less attention, and in every respect is superior to any hot-air furnace in the country. Call and sec this superior furnace at the manufacturer's warerooms. John S. Ci.ark, No. 1008 Market street. Clark's Gold Medal Hot-air Cooking Range. Fifteen hundred references for this celebrated Range, that it will do more cooking and baking, heat more warm water, and heat three rooms In the coldest weal her, with less coal than any other range Iu the markpt. l or sale at the manufacturer's, J. 8. Clark, No. 1003 Market street. Clark's Celebrated Improved Baltimore Fire place Heater. Twenty men are now employed In putting up these great fuel-saving base burners. They are the most economical and only Hot-air Fireplace Heater in the market. Two thousand testimonials can be shown in favor or this heater. Do not fall to call at the warerooms of the manu facturer, J. 8. Clark, No. lOOSMirket itrcct. NEW PUBLICATIONS. N E W B OOKS PUBLISHED TIIISDA?": I. Vagabond Adventures. By Ralph Keeler. 1 vol. lCmo. fl-50. Parts of this volume have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly and other periodicals, and have won a high degree of popular favor. Hut the greater and better portion has never been printed belore. Tli3 author's humorous and graphic portrayal of his extraordl nary experiences as a runaway boy, as a negro ruiu strel, and as an araatenr Europeaa tourUt without money, makes one of the most attractive books of the season, and a book somewhat unique in Ameri can literature. II. Talks About People's Stomachs. By Dlo Lewis, M. D., author of "New Qjmnistics," "Weak Lungs, and How to make them Stton." 1 vol. 12mo. 10. Dr. Lewis Is widely known for his thorough know ledge of Physiology, and his remarkable aptitude for imparting instruction in plain and simple language. This volume, like his previous works, is based on scientific principles, but is a popular, practical trea tise ou an Important branch of Hygiene. III. The Illustrated Household Dickens. Vol. 13. Old Curiosity Shop. 1 vol. lCmo. With fci full-page Illustrations by 8. Eytinge, Jr. f i eo. IV. The Holy Grail and Other Poems. By Alfred Tennyson. New and Cheap Edition. 1 vol. lVmo. Cloth. CO cents. For sale by all Booksellers. Sent post-paid on re ceipt oi price by the Publishers, FIELDS, OSGOOD & CO., Boston. It TABLE AND PIANO COVERS? NEW IMPORTATIONS Just Opened, Direct from the Manufac turers, a large assortment of EMBROIDERED CLOTH Table and Piano Covers, IN New and Elegant Patterns. 8HEPPARD, VAN HARLINCEN & ARRISON, No. 100S CHESNUT STREET, JlOMfniwsitrp PHILADELPHIA. 1870. i:i"i.m.V. - j'870'. STEVENSON & SCHWEMMER. Eich Broche Figured Cotelines FOR PARLORS AND RECiPTION ROOM3. HEAVY TAMBOURED LACES TO CORRESPOND. Why are their pnees over twenty per cent, lower than elsewhere forthe tame (ioodsT fUtr because tUey buy for CASH aid receive heavy discounts. 1 hese they transfer to purchasers. Heeuiul Beiug practical and experienced la a I branches of the DECORATING aud UfllOLSTUHT bustcess, they save by personal attention and super vision A least fifteen per ceuk In their expanses, of which their customers shall also have the full benefit. This make a total of twenty-one per cent, saved by every customer placing orders la their charge, IteBldea having their work executed la the fluent urn liner and with the utmost despatch. m. OHFSNUT STREET. t lu u wfmi'uup hWINQ MACHINES. IP II K WHEELER & WILSON SEWINO 9IACI1TNZ2, For Sale on Easy Termi. KO. 914 CHESNUT STREET. I mwtt PHILADELPHIA. OLOTHINQ. SUITS $10 SUITS $12 Do ye n want s Suit CltiX Whet her thin or stout, For the chilly Fall? $lO Or short or tall, We have It cheap We fit yr.u well At the Gieat Brown A At the Ureat Brown Hall. 3plV Hall. $12 $15 GREAT BROWN HALL. $10 $12 LOW PPICES, FINK GOODS. NEAT FITS. FALL SPITS. mlO ALL PAT TEN VS. FASIHONABLB. CHOICK STYLES. f A SPLIiNDlU CUT. Jp 1 U NOBBY. CHaAP. $12 $15 603 and 605 CHESNUT STREET. 'UNDER THE - 1 1 U I tl 'PHILADELPHIA: PA. O 1." Heavy, Heavy, V Heavy, Heavy E $15 All-wool, All-wool, It $ir All-wool, All-wool C $1." Melton, Melton, O !$1 Melton, Melton A $1" Winter Overooats. T $1.1 Winter Overcoats. S 15 Winter Overcoats. These Coats are a very superior article, and we particularly desire the attention of the public to be called to them. ready-made CLOTHING, Combining Style, Durability, and Excellence of Workmanship. JONES' One -I i i c o ESTABLISH kVIENT, No. C04 MARKET STREET. CEO. W, NIEMANN. Handsome Garments made to order at the short est notice. 10 3 tfrp WESTON & BROTHER, TAILORS, S. W. Cormr NINTH and ARCH Sti., PHILADELPHIA. A fall assortment of ne most approved styles for FALL AS J) WINTER WEAR, JCST BECEIVED. A SUPEKIOK GABMENT AT A REASONABLE PRICE. r 1 3mrp f INANCIAU, DREXEL & CO., No. 34 SOUTH THIRD STREET, American aud Foreign Hanker, DRAWS EXCHANGE ON LONDON AND PRIS CI PAL CITIES OF EUROPE. DEALERS IN Government and Railroad Securitiea, iH-extl, U'ihtJtrop dt Co., Vrejtel, Ilarjes & Co., No. 18 Wall street, i No. Rue 8crle, New York. I Paria. A GENTLEMAN THOROUGHLY ACQUAINTED with the CUBA AND WEST INDIA BUSI NESS AND GENERAL COUNTING-HOUSE WOUK, alter & expt-rieuce of eleven years in this city, possessing the Spanish and English Lan guages, and who, with numerous friends in Cuba, can influeuce considerable bitumens, is open for en gagement as a Working Partner, or ttherime, la MDie or other busiuetss. . Best references as to character and opacity. Ad dicts "UuhlueKS," at this ortlce. 11 ltf DRAP DE NICE, We flatter ourselves, by the introduction of this NEW MATERIAL to the Ladies of Philadelphia, we have suc ceeded in offering the most beautiful drapery imported this season. Being composed entirely of the FINEST ME RINO WOOL the manufacturer has been able to produce flie most exquisite dark shades, which could not be approached with inferior materials. Our entire assortment of these good is now on exhibition, and we respectfully invite an early in spection. HOMER, COLLADAY CO., 1412 AND 1414 CHESNUT ST11EET. DRY GOODS. SILKS. EXAMINE GEORGE FRYER'S STOCK OF Black and Fancy Silks Before Purchasing;. No. 916 CHESNUT STREET, 9 23 2m PHILADELPHIA. EDWIN HALL, No. 28 SOUTH SECOND STREET, InvitB aMeatlon to hU stock of Jllatk Milk, Colored livonins Silk, HIcM- lire Jtll. Silk Cloakbg Velvets, SILK PLUSEIr'S, UROCnK SHAWLS, BLANKET SHAWLS, VELVETEENS, CLOAKING CLOTHS, All of which will be sold at the 9 5 mirs3mip Lowest XVZarliet Prices. POPULAR CLOTH COLOBS. Cloth lllue Serges, CIolli Green Serge, tEIoili Iltoun MergCM, Army lllue ltepr, Wavy lllue I'oplinw, A riu y lllue Merino, Cloth reen Emprei, Cloth Uroivn Poplins, Cloth lllue Poplins, Lions Velvets, Kxtra, lijons lllaclc Milks, Camel' Hair Shawls, I'imS Irih Poplins, 400 A XI CXI STREET. 400 EYRE & LANDELL. 9 19 mws2m PRICE & WOOD, N. W. Corner EIGHTH and FILBERT, Have Just received A new lot of Worked cushion Patterns that are vt ry cheap. Worked Slippers at 75c, 1, up to 13 per pair. A new lot ol Children's Clue, White, and Scarlet Cloth Ulove. Ladles' and Gents' Cloth Gloves. Ladies', Genu', and Children's Spun Silk Gloves.' Ladles' l-'leece-lined Houe. Ladles' Balbrlcgan Hose, very cheap. Indies' Full Kegular-made floue at 25, 30, 31, 35, 38, 40, bo, and 62ns. a pair. t.entb' Full Pegular-uiada UalMIose 20 to 25c. Gents' English liose. Children's Kxtra Length nose. A large assortment ol Ladies', Gents', and Chil dren's I nderwear. New Styles of Worked Collars and Curl's. Lce Collars, vert cheap, at is, , tt, 31, S3, 40, 60, 6-y, iBe., i. and fi-25 loco Lace Hdkfs. at U'., same goods that have betn selling at 75c. New l.ace Hdkfs. at 11 and tl'ir,. Bargains in Ladies' aud Genu' Udkfrt. Hamburg Edgings, Flouncings, and Insertings. A new lot of Guipure Band. WIDE BLACK SASH RIBBONS. Fancy Ribbons for Bows, Etc., Ktc. Black Silks, ifl np to s per yard. Biscit Alpacas, 81, 3ft, 87 vm up to $1 per yard. Job lol 1'laid Dress (roods at K5c. up to 1 1. Mixed Goods for suits. All-wool Flannels 25, it, 31, 10, 62, and 75c. Heavy Shaker Flannels. All-wool Blanket atthe very lowest market prices. A job lot of Crib slid Cradle Blankets, slightly im pel led, very cheap. THICE & WOOD, 2Sw4nil N. W. cor. EIGHTH and FILBERT. THE VATIC AN, No. 1010 CHESNUT STREET. Ktsluarv, lironzes, Clucks, Vases, Pedestals, ; and elegant articles of tsste for the adornment of i the parlor, dlning-roota, library, hall, and boudoir, ' aud for bridal presents, purchased la Europe pre. ' vlous to the war at a gn at sacrifice, mid will now be : sold, retail, at correspondingly low prices. We In vite an inspection at oar spacious store and siiow- rooms, np stairs. The price of all articles marked In plain figures. Goods packed aud shipped free or i charge. leosmrp CARPETINQS. CARPETING 8. Axminster, Velvets. Brussels, Tapestries, Three-ply Ingrains, Oil Cloths, Etc. LEED0M, SHAW & STEWART, No. C35 MARKET STREET, 9 80 fmw2mrp PHILADELPHIA. 723 cabpetings. 723 PCADCDY ft WESTON. Successors to 23. XX. aODSXXAXiXX &. CO., No. 723 CHESNUT Street, ARE OFFERING THEIR FALL IMPORTATIONS OF Enffllfth Hotly Ilrussels, Crossley'g Tapestry Hrussels, 3-11 ys Inerralns, Venetian Stairs, Oil Cloths, Mats, Ruses, Mattingf, lite. i:tc. At Moderate Prices We are offering a large line of CROSSLKY'fl KJfO. LIHH TAPEfH'KY BKUbBKLS, AT LOW PKICE3, at the OLD BTAND. PEADODY & WESTON, No. 723 CHESNUT STREET, 9 10 smwSmrp PHILADELPHIA. CARPETINGS. iMALLUfil, CREASE & SLOAN No. 509 CHESNUT Street . French Moquettes, French Axmlnsters, Crossley's 6-4 Velvets. English Brussels, Crossley's Tapestries, Hall and Stair Carpotlns. C ARPETI1NG8 OP EVERY DESCRIPTION. lowest raicss. McCALLUM, CREASE I SLOAN, No. 500 Clir.SH I T Street, 8 SI wfmr.m rp Opposite Independence HalL CARPETINGS. NEW Designs, NEW Coloring-s, OIL CLOTHS. AN ELi:A.T AISOK'DIMT R. L. KNIGHT & SON, 1222 CHESNUT STREET, 9 9 fmw?tn PHILADELPHIA. OPTICIANS. SPECTACLES, Microscopes, Telescopes, Thermometers, Mathe matical, Surveying, philosophical aud Drawing Ia stramenta, at reduced prices. JAMES W. QUEEN & CO., No. 92 CHESNUT Street, t SO mwfUP PHILADELPHIA. OOl.ONC TP. A IN BASKKTS, VIA. "OVER. 1 AND liOl'TS, " just received at Agency, No. 10 CliE&NIT Street. 11 1 ftb