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VOL. XIV NO. 112.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1870.
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
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FIBST EDITION
Secretary Cox Vindicated.
Attack on Civil Service Reform.
Ger. Butler's
Programme.
Tfe Republican Party Future.
Eugenie and Plon-Plon.
Talc of Prussian Barbarities.
Terrible Sufferings of the French.
Etc
i:tcM iJtc, Etc., istc.
SECRETARY COX VINDICATED.
Grant's Attach: on the t'lyll Service Reform
Itcbuked A IlnnriHoine Ylndctntion of the
I.ate wreremry of t-e Interior.
Vrom, the Ai'to llavtn J'alladium.
The following is the letter which has been
presented to ex-Secretary Cox by the gentlemen
to whose meeting we recently referred. It
Bpeaks for itself, and its seotiuieuts will, we
believe, meet a hearty response throughout the
country:
New Haven, Conn., Nov. 4, ls70.
Hon. J. D. Cox :
ISir: As a public servant retiring from a most Im
portant oltiec In tho (ioverument of tlie United
State, you have a right to know whether your fal
low citizens approve iho manner in wliicli you have
administered your trust, a;id jour reasnus for re
signing It. We. therefore, as citizens of the Tinted
States, though most of us are personally unkuown
to you, may properly address you on the occ islou of
your retirement from the pluce you have held in thti
National Government, l-'or ourse'ves only, and not
in any representative character, yet couiideut tu.it
we express the .thought and fccliuK of th nisauds
who, like ourselves, ate habitually observant of onli
ne affairs, we soy to you, wen (tone! we approve
most heattliy the policy which you have labored to
introduce into the Department of the Inte
rior, and with tho same heartiness
we approve your determination to retire from that
department when you found yourself obstructed in
prosecuting the great reformation to which you had
committed yourself. You carry with you In your
retirement lroin oillce the warm approval and tun
best wibhes of thousands of patriotic men, who have
no interest in polities other than their interest as
citizens In the well-being and doing of tin? republic.
In our judgment, no qmstion uow pending Is more
importait to the future well-being and well-doing ol
the republic thau the question of that reformation
which you have attempted in the Department of
the Interior, and which ought to be can led uncom
promisingly through tho entire civil service of tho
country. Tho question whether all oill.'es m the
gift ol the President and of the heads of depart
ments shall be distributed as "spoils'' by one part
nership oi mi u who trale In politics or by aunt.hcr
perhaps a little less corrupt and perhaps a little
mote when It becomes, us it sometimes does be
uoiue, the only question between two great politi
cal parties, is iusigtiblnaut In ooin-
Earisou with the question whether the
ustuess of the Government shall be conducted ou
bBBiness piinclplcs, or on priuclules winch would
bring any business man to bankruptcy in a twelve
nii ntli. This question of reforming the manner of
appointments and the tenure of oillce in tun ctil
service is really nothing less than the question,
whether the people shall be served or ruled served
by couipeteut and experienced men, or ruled by party
mumpers nt.d political tricksters. The laying of
asst ssineiits on oillce-holders, eulorced by threats of
dismissal from oillce, Is nothing else than compelling
men to purchase their ofllo s with brines. While wo
regret the circumstance wni'.h induced you t.) resig-u
your Hlice, we are confident that, the cause wnti
. which yon are thus honorably Identified will prevail,
and that the honest and patriotic puortio will soon
take t'-ls question out ol the hands of p-rlitical
managers, and save the country by demanding a
UM'ioiinn reiorm oi mo civil -rice.
very respectfully, your lellow-citizcns and friends,
Theo'lore 1. Woolaey,
Leonard i'.ucon,
Alex. I). '1W InjJig,
George H Day,
Thomas A '1 liuchcr.
It. 8. Ftllowes,
W. A. Norton,
Edward liutler,
C. S. Ljniau,
W. P. Trowbridge,
J. T. Oai ilner,
Daniel O. Oilman,
Ezra C. l;eiul,
(Home J. brush,
lili hPnev,
Ix-wls K. Packard,
John C Mollis ter,
Francis Hacou,
Mollis Tyler,
George II YVatrous,
JItnry Curnani,
J. W. Terry,
JvUiu Ilarwood,
josina
A. vou .-teinwehr,
James D. Dana,
No di Porter,
A. L. Train,
Simeon K. HaldwlP,
.Mines 11 idiey,
Tl'iiothv IMiK'it,
George 'l Fi..h-:r,
Win. W. B Hied nan,
II. IJ. Harm ui,
Henry T. lilike,
AVm D Whituey,
S. D. Pardee,
II. A. Newt n,
P. S.lnmnu.
Win. II. Urewer,
A. Vau Name,
K!I W. Ulake,
A C. Verrill,
II. W. Day.
BUTLER'S
rit()URA.UME
FLUKE.
FOR THE
Ills Yle on the Future Policy of the Ueitub
llcnn Parly-The AIu.uh.uiii. iluliiM to Fur
nish t aillul for the Presidential t iiiupaIku.
Lowell. Mass., Nov. 7. Geucral Butier, iu a
recent conservation, said fhat he i.. tends to
make a speech at an early day upon wUat ho
holds to tie tho policy the adiniuls tration ought
to pufrue in order to keep the KcDiiblicau party
together, and give it new vigor auu such a uom
upon public confidence as to insure its triu:utu
in the next Presidential canvass, and ho gave
an outline of the opinions he intends to present.
The Republican party, he said, is not no
united upon a siugle questum of puolic policy.
Upon the tariff question it is split iu two by tbe
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DaCKOOUe OI tllU AUCgllCUlCS. I, pull 11 U II U 111'
cial issues the division Is almost as marked
The party has no longer any coherent force, and
recognizes no leadership. It gives no support
to the administration it has cnoseu, whicU was
not able at tho last session ol Congress to
carry a single one oi the measures it pro
posed. I he feau Domingo treaty tailed in
the benato in spue of all the iuilueuco the Pre
eident could bring to bear. Cresweli's one idea
of abolibbing the lrankiuir privilege was ioit
Tbe Secretary of the Navy did uolgettheap
pro rlatioiis he asked lor to curry ou his depart
ment. The army was reduced, notwithstanding
the protests ot the War Department, luo At
torney-Geneia! s oflice was knocked iuto pi
Bout well's financial measures were badly cat
UD. ' here was never oetoro an aduiinislrat'on
possessing so little influence with a Congress of
Its own party.
The Republican party, General Butler thinks,
has been kept alive lor the past two years
solely by the unwillingness of the people to in
trust power to a party which sided witn the
country's enemies during the war. These war
-- i. n Ailua utll nsit In jt mil. ill 1 kit rilt Vulvar A rit
and cannot be counted upon to furnish political
capital for the Presidential struggle two years
buce. By that time Ihe Democrats will have
fully accepted the results of the war. Re
construction, suffrage, and all domestic issues
L'rowimr out of it will have been fully settled
and finally disposed of, and will furnish no pos
sible foundation ior tne uepuuncan party to
construct a platform upou. There is one
question of the war, however, that is not set
tled, and that is the foreign question. The
v.iK.Ltlc received by cur national honor at tlij
Lauds ot Great Britain are not yet healed, mi
it is the duty and true policy of the administra
tion, according to General Butler, to at once
demand and enforce the settlement of the Ala
bama claims. Here is a ones lion upon which
the President can lead tbe Republican party and
unite it in his support. A vigorous proseculion
of there claims to a satisfactory settlement
within tbe next year would make the re-election
of Grant inevilable. The people would
rally to his support with enthusiasm, and the
Republican party would be given immense
strength and a new lease of life.
In reply to a question as to the natnre of the
settlement he would have proposed to England,
and the way of bringing it about. General Butler
said that a special agent or Ambassador Extra
ordinary should bo sent immediately to Lon
don, and instructed to put tbe case to Earl Gran
ville somewhat in this way:
We have waited long enough for a settlement of
these claims, my Lord, and we propose to wait no
longer. They are a constant source of irritation be
tween our (ioverntupiit and yours, and between our
people and yours, and no good can come of longer
delay, iiesldcs, It has become a question of polltl.-.al
policy with us at home, and we are determined to
nave a settlement at. once, amicably if possible, but
If this is not possible, then by otser means. As
between jour Government and ours, these claims
arc very heavy. The damage done to our com
merce by your pirates was enormous, and the pro
longation of the war caused by your course was an
inrak-ulable Injury to us. No amount of money
which you are able to pay would make full repara
tion for the wrong you did us. still, as between our
Government and our osvn citizens these cliims are
not large. Most of our ship-owners who lost ves
sels were insured. We would not have to pay them
nor the Insurance companies, who were compensated
for their Iossoh by the war risks they charged lu their
premiums. Nor would it be practicable to return to
ship-owners the extra premium they paid, nor make
good tothe actual losers the great loss sustained oy
our commerce in a g( neral wav by the destruction
of our occnn-carryiiig trane. We should only have
to pay our citizens who actually lost ships or mer
chandise, and were not Insured. Tnis fact, how
ever, does not at all lessen the magnitude of the
claim we have as a nation against Great lint tin, but
It enables us to offer you liberal terms of s- ttleniejt.
Now, these are the terms we offer you: We will as
sume the claims and settle with our own people, and
we will take from you all tout provinces north of
us. They are only a burden to you, and must sinner
or inter gravitate to us. we want tnetu now to
get rid of the expense and annoyauce of keeping up
custom-houses on a frontier line of 4'h0 mile', and
to settle the troubles about the fisheries We do
not propose, however, that you should barter them
away or abandon them in any dishonorable m in
ner, we will have a piebis' lturn, and we will agree
to take only such provinces as shall freely elect
to Join the Cubed States. But the vote
most be taken by provinces, for we will have
nothing to do with your Dominion, which you
put up to niRke an unfriendly power on our
northern border, when you thought we should have
a powerful enemy at tne Miuth in the successful
t'oiiiedemte states. When the vote is taken, which
must be done without the assistance of your Gov
ernment ogents, we will give you a receipt In full
of all claims we have against yon, and tane only
such provinces as vote ave noon the question. This
v e comviu-r a very liberal oner on our part, and it is
our ultimatum. If you do not accept It we propose
to light.
Such a course ou the part of tho administra
tion, General Butler is confident, would electrify
the whole country, and bring such a powerful
public sentiment to the support of the President
tout nis re-eiection would be sure to follow.
England, he thinks, would come to our terms at
once, when she found we were in earnest, and
determined to enforce them. There would ho
no war, for England dare not to go to war with
any hrst-class power. The provinces would vote
to join tie, or it only one or two o them
should, we should have got in the entering
wedge; tne Dominion would be split m pieces.
and tne other proviuces would be sure to come
to us in a year or two. v uu a lew millions wo
could pay tne people whose property was
actually destroyed by the British pirates, and
w e would more than get it back in a year by our
increased revenue irotn our enlarged domain
and our iucreased commerce.
It is understood that General Butler has
already urged these views upon the administra
tion.
EUGENIE IN ENGLAND.
A Moriny Iutervtow with Plon-Plon.
The Loudon Daily A'tcs of the JJStu ultimo
contains a long and interesting defeuso of the
course of the Empress Eugenie, which appears
to be authoritative, it clairui that her resideuce
at Chiselhurst is not a resort of intriguers, and
the visits of the imperialists to her are not eu-
couroued. The communication concludes with
the following singular recital:
'Jt is proper to add that lamlly intrigues
succeed no betier with the Ltnpiess than those
wbicn are batcned lrom beyond tho Khine,
What is known ot the two interviews iietweea
the Empress and her cousin, Prince Napoleon,
serves to sbow uer firmness ana her just apprc
elation of men as well as of circumstances. It
is well known, indeed, that the Emperor's cou
sin has never been in any great odor of sanctity
at tbe Tuilerics, and that the Empress personally
bas taken little paius to conceal her prep jsses-
sions against one whom she bas always consi
dered the Emperor's enem v. The political temper-
nmciitoi Prince Napoleon and his philosophical
and moral opinions were, it is true, but little iu
ttccordunce whb thoe of the Empress, aud the
sad events of which trance has been the victim
did not in any Ewuy tend to reconcile views
or feelings between which there had been no
possible i oiut of contact. Be that as it may.
und not to push au liiquirj' Into psychological
peculiarities, it is certain that the second and
last visit of Piince Napoleon at Chiselhurst
ended in au explosion. The Prince may pro
test us much as he likes, that will not alter the
facts.
' Dining this last visit Prince Napoleon, with
his usual luii'iilsivene.'s,- allowed himself t ex
press somewhat harshly his opinions touching
the different ministries of tho last mouth of
the Emi ire, aud he went so far as to call one of
them a ministry of idiots (cretins). Now, the
sentiment of gratilndo is very strong with the
Empress, and she made reply to her illustrious
cousin of which the following sentences convey
the substance, if not Ihe precise words: 'I
know not, Monseigiieur,' said the Empress, 'what
jou mean by a ministry oi idiots, but what I do
kfcow is that down to tbe last moment the
Emperor was served by devoted aud faithful
lrieiids. For the last eighteen vears j'ou have
opposed the empire. You and those about you
have never ceased to undermine H; ana to-day,
when the Emperor is fallen, you pursue him
still. I lad vou been at Paris on the 4th Septem
ber you might have been able to give us good
advice, but you were abseut, as you have so
often happened to be, at the moment of dauger;
of course to your great regret, as I do not
doubt.' Upon this Prince Napoleon tarried no
longer, lie took up his hat aud left the room."
PRUSSIAN IU RRARITI t.S.
The TreuluieDt ot Ht. Oueotln Knzellles
Heap of Kulii-l'eirible Mnllerluva of .the
Krenib,
Numerous copies of tbe following notices
were placarded on the walls of fcst. Ojuentin, by
oider of the Prussian authorities, during their
brief occupation:
Very Important Notice. The German military
authority informs the public, that should a shot be
tm d on a single German soldier six inhabitants will
oe snot.
Sr. oi KKTiN. Oct. 21 French Republic Notice.
The underslgued colonel commanding the German
troops at bt. iucutlu makes it knowu to lue iuqaoi.
tanu that the administration of the town will pro
visionally remain lu the bands or the municipal
committee.
If, how ever, after the departure of the troops fresh
treacherous deuiomtratlou or disturbance of any
kind should take place so as to necessitate the re
turn of the troops, the most vigorous measures will
be resorted to against tne town, hieher contribu
tions will have to be paid, and every individual com
promised or suspected win be punished with death,
ilie (.Oiouei vuiiiunuuiui iuc ii oops.
Von Kauldsn.
Ft. O'icr tir October 22, lSin.
I TLe following account of the occupation of
St. Qucntin by the Germans is taken from th
i ho du JVord:
The Prussians only remalaed In St, Ooentln for
the period necessary to collect the war contribu
tion, 'i nry came on rnaay ny noon, ana asiea tne
sum of two million francs, under penalty of the
town being pillaged. The members of the
Municipal Coraroittee were declared prisoners
of war. It may be recollfcted that after thlr
entrance Into Laon thry r quired one million, but
were satisfied with the 2:iO,(MN fr-vnes that were of
fered to them. The St. tjueutln Municipality tried to
obtain some similar reduction, but less fortunate than
that of Laon, it was obliged to pay within 84 hours
a sum or ii ,i uu francs, and to contribute nrty
horses. The horses which were nresented not hav
ing leen cons'dered good enongh, the contribution
m asn was increased to a.-w.mio francs, l lie omcers
ard soldiers were lodged with the Inhabitants. The
conditions imposed were that each soldier was to
be fed by the inhabitant who gave him lodging. He
wbb to be comfortably and substantially fed, and to
lcceWe one Ik. ttle of wine every clay. The follow
ing day, that Is on Saturday morning half the garri
son left bv. tmentln to go and reinforce the corps
which was to besiege La Fere. One thousand Prus
sians remained at St. tJuentin, five hundred more
watched the road between this town and La Fere.
To hold bo large a town as St. (dentin
with so feeble a garrison, the Prussians
trusted, as they always do, to the
terror tney inspire by the menaces or ueatn, and
a'so to the fact that the population was disarmed,
for on the entrance of the Prussians Into the town
they were cautious enongh to order, under penalty
of death that arms of all kinds should be delivered
up to them. On awaking ou Sunday morning the
population was quite surprised to discover that not
or.e Prussian was to be seen, and everybody asked
wnat nan become or tncmv Whatever may be t'ie
cause of the hurried departure of the Prussians,
certain it Is that on Sunday morning the corps occu
pying St, tncutin, and the small army which hail
been laying siege to La Fere, were precipitately pro
ceeding for an unknown destination.
Terrible accounts come from Bazeilles, which
was destroyed by the Prussians. A correspon
dent of a contemporary writes: On the 25th
instant I visited it for the fifth time, and ran a
serious risk of being killed bv the fearful'ava-
lauches of walls, which fall with a crash never
to be forgotten, lirst to ielt, then to rigut,
then in front of me, while I was endeavoring to
persuade the people, estimated at 40U by the
cure, who still sleep there, to leave their cellars,
pigsties, etc., and sleep anywhere rather than
ai ong the ruins. Ten days ago I visited Ba
zeilles by night, and found six or seven families
one of ten. one of five, another of nine, another
of four, another of eight persons, another of two
or three all ranged in a row in their cellars,
like bottles of wine men, women, and chil
dren mixed. At that time tho cellars were not
j et damp. Now they are saturated with rain,
which pours in ireeiy. jiay tiou ncip tne poor
people; it is almost beyoud the help of man. At
lids moment Bazcilles is cxactlj' like Pompeii.
A month hence it will be a heap of stones, for
the very ruins nre falling in witu dreadful
crashes and choking up the entrances to the
cellars, where a few poor wretches are still
sleeping.
THE TRIXCESS LOUISE.
Her Approaching AInrrtne with tbe illnrquls
oi iiorne.
A correspondent of the New York Eceninq
1'ost writes from London as follows:
The probability of a marriage between tho
Marquis of Lome and the Princess Louise has
lor some time oecn taiKcn aoout in ii.ngiana. a
feeling has widely prevailed that as eligible
Protestant .princes are hard to find, aud every
year has made the failure oi the male line of the
royal family less likely, an alliauce with the
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representative ui vuo ui luo Kreuii uibluhc
families of the peerage would be very flt and
proper. The royal marriage act prohibiting
such alliances, except with the consent of the
sovereign, was passed in the reign of George tho
Third, and had its origin in the very undesirable
connection formed by mat monarch s brothers,
aud the bickerings and jealousies which resulted
from them.
The Princess Louise, in selecting a husband
among her mothers subjects, couia scarcely
have made a choice less likely to cause jealousy
thau lu fixing upon Lord Lome. He belongs to
a famous historic house; he is personally dc
serving and perfectly unassuming; his maternal
tirandinother. the late Duchess of Sutherland,
w as the Queen's dearest friend, and her com
panion and consoler in the darkest hour of her
deep bereavement; and his mother has also en-
ioved a larire share of her sovereign's affection.
Althougn in point or ranK ana reputation
second to none in the British peerage, tho house
of Argyll is in respect of wealth by no nwans in
so advantageous a position, and the Princess's
choice proves how slight an importance she and
her mother aitacn to money as a means oi nap
pincss. John, Duke of Argvll, created also
l)uke of Greenwich in England, who plays so
prominent aud picturesque a part in tne "iteart
of Midlothian," bad no son, and at his death a
large slice of bis fortune was divided amsng his
datmhters. The eldest married the heir of tho
then' Duke of Buccleuch, carryiug considerable
w ealth Into that family. I his circumstance,
together with the reckless extravagance of sub
sentient holders of the title, has tended consi
derably to reduce tho once princely revenues of
the Dukes of Argyll. However, tho present
peer is so prudent and sensible a man, and real
estate in cconauu increases 6o steaauy iu vaiue,
that probably another twenty years will see his
vast property in a great degree free from incum
brances and adequate to support the dignity of
the new alliance.
The dowry of the Princess Royal y, as f :XX),000,
and an annuity ot 4u,uuu; mat ot rrincess
Louise of Hesse $150,000, and: 130,000 ann-iity.
Probably that of the Princess Louue will be
fixed at a sum not exceeding that of tho usual
settlement made on tho wife of a wealthy Eng
lish nobleman. $125,000 a year.
Lord Lome a only married sister is me wife
of Earl Percy, eldest sou of the Duke of North
umberland.
THE ELECTION.
The Kekult In New York (acnernl (Jains and
l.unsfa.
Governor Hoffman goes out of this city with
a majority of .13,087, on a vote of 100,835, with a
n gislration of 143,OtiO. Two years ago his ma-
joriiy was 118,850. llayor Halls majority over
Ledwilh laiis over s,uuu Biiort or uovernor
Hoffman's, amounting to only 33,811. The De-
mociatic majority in the State caunot yet be
eiven w ith accuracy, hut it is certainly not less
than au.tJOO, ana may turn out cousiacraoiy
more.
According to the beEt inf rmatton yet attain
able, the Assembly stauds bo Kepublicans to W
Democrats; but as several districts are some
what iu doubt, the actual returns may vary the
result, and possibly even change the majority.
We have lost three members of Congress in
New York, in tbe Fifteenth, Eighteenth, and
Thirtieth districts; we have probably lost three
members in Illinois, in the third, ruth, ana
Eiirhth districts; one in Wisconsin, one in
Michigan, several in Missouri, and per-
hat s one in Alabama; and have gamed
OLe in New Jersey, one in Minnesota,
one or two in Kentucky, and three possibly
four in Louisiana. Ine Kepublicans will have
from 50 to 00 majority in the new House of
representatives. We deplore losses, but shall
affect no retrret that, coupled with the evil thus
wrought, comes the corresponding benefit of a
majority not bo large as to oreeu aissensions or
stimulate reckless action N. Y. Tribune ed.
to-day.
Illatery of tbe Amerlrao Nary.
The new Admiral of the Navy is now engaged
in tbe preparation of a history ot the American
Navy, its present condition, and its require
ments. Admiral Porter will make the work
thorough and complete, giving the most minute
details, and following the navy and its improve
ments through all its stages. Tbe report will be
incorporated iu the annual report to Congress
I j the rreretniy ot tne JNavy, ana win ft pri; J
as a public document.
SECOND EDITION
WAR NEWS BY CABLE.
Circular from Jules Favre.
YVhythc Armistice Failed
PrussiaDeclared Responsible.
History of the Negotiations.
LATER ELECTION RETURNS.
Lutheran General Conference.
FROM EUROPE.
Circular of Jnlen Fn vre-Prntn ItenpiOHlble
lor tne failure to riake fence.
London, Nov. 10. Advices have been re
ceived by balloon from Paris to the 8th Instant
Jules Favre had issued a circular to the repre
sentatives of France in foreign countries, assur
ing them that Prussia must assume the rcspon
sibilit3 of rejecting the proposal of an armistice.
Tiussia proves anew, says Favre, in rejecting
the armistice that she makes
War tor Pernonol Alinn
merely, and not for tho interests of Germany,
nothing can apparently induce her to relinquish
the pretext of the French refusal to cede her
provinces to Frusbla. 8he seeks our destruction
and will be satisfied with nothing else.
Favre then proceeds to lay before the French
ambassadors a detailed
Account of the Negotiation
with M. Bismarck for an armitice, and shows
w hat he regards as the unreasonable demands of
the Prussian authorities. He says the Prus
sians, since the fall of the empire, have twice
refused to listen to the overtures for peace
emanating from France. Now, however, after
Paris has been besieged for fifty days without
showing any signs of weakness, Prussia seems
disposed to negotiate.
Tho Parislans,in consequence of the breaking
out of a rebellion within the city, have created
a government of defense which the neutral
powers of Europe ought to recognise as the
rightful government. Prussia bas already re
cognized that government. M. Favre says the
negotiations for an armistice wero Interrupted
by the refusal of tho Germans to permit tho
llevictiiniiittK ot furls
during the term of the armistice. He says that
he argued with the German authorities in favor
of the necessity and propriety of such a victual
ling, showing that without such a concession
the armistice would be no armistice at all, but
continual war. The proposition was, therefore,
rejected. The negotiations were then brought
to an end becauee they clearly showed that
Prussia was seeking to destroy the French
army, and was equally anxious to destroy the
French people, else she would not subject the
ncn-combatants of the city of Paris to tho
Horror ef Famine.
The neutral powers of Europe had demanded
that an opportunity should be Lad for the
assembling of the French Deputies, in order
that the question of peace might be considered,
This demand bas been denied by Prussia, or
practically denied, they being clogged with im
possible conditions.
Prussia s charge that the absence of a
French Government obliges her to starve Paris
is false. The Prussian negotiations, which
began with a fervent respect for the French
people, cease with a refusal of the opportunity
to bear them.
M. Favre concludes as follows: "An armis
tice is the only means whereby tho expression
of the French people on the consequences of
The Imperial rime
can be obtainea. rrussia practical ly asus ua
to lay down our arms as a preliminary to a
consultation of the national will, and that the
population of Paris, men, women, and children,
shall starve pending the vote. We call right
and justice to witness against them. Germany
herself, if consulted, will condemn them.
"The Government will faitafu'Iy attempt to
render peace possible, and lu that she will have
tbe co-operation of the army of Paris. Mean
while
Purls Call to Arms
to show what a great people can do to defend
their home, their honor, and their Independence.
You will make these facts known as the oppor
tunity may arise."
French Naval Expedition.
Ci'XHAVEN, Nov. 10. A French fleet is said
to have passed here going to the north. The
sea lights and buoys at the mouth of the Elbe
consequently have been removed, and all the
pilots forbidden to leave the port.
(iarlbaldt and the Fraor-tlrenra.
Lonpon, Nov. iu the uermans have en
tered Montbeliard. It is reported that Gari
baldi has bad a quarrel with the franc-tireurs.
FosMah Aeronauts Captured.
It is said mat me uermans nave captnred a
party of English aeronauts at V erdui. A num
ber of French ex-ollicers at Versailles have been
arreEted for corresponding with the French.
The liberals in North Germany have prevailed
in tbe elections thus far reported.
TheFuteof the iletz Garrison.
Brussels, Nov. 10. General Collluieres, com
mandant of Metz during the siege, wrote to the
journals here his conviction thU the garrison
of Metz should have had a different fata from
that of the troops outside of the walls. He said
he .twice offered his resignation, because the
council of war dissented from this view.
Prua.ln and Auatrla.
Losdon, Nov. 10-8peclal to Messrs D. C
Wharton Smith & Co. J A Berlin despatch says
Prussia's disregard of Austria s attempts at
neace intervention causes apprehensions of
complications betweeu the two countries.
An unfriendly feelins is already engendered
This ttlornlna's Quotations.
London. Nov. 1011-30 A. M. Consols 93itfs,93i
for both money and account. American securities
unlet: II. 8. n-HOB of 180'J. 69Ji: Of 18J 8Skr:
of InOT. juwt 10-408. 87 M- Siocks (inlet; Erie Hail-
road, 19: Illinois Central, Great Western, ii,
livEHi-nni Nnv. 1011311 A. M. I otf'i.i ii-in;
The laics ore emfi&wa ai ewu uue.
FROM THE WEST.
Prats, of Iter D. Howe Allen.
Cihcinnati, Nov. 10 The Rev. D. Howe
Allen, D.D., Professor Emeritus of the Laae
Theological Seminary, died at Grauvllle yester
day from paralysis. lie had been atlllcted about
three years. He was called to the Lane Semi
nary in 1830, from the Marietta College, to fill
the chair of Sacred Rhetoric and Pastoral
Theology, and subsequently was assigned to the
chair of Systematic Theology. Iu 18G7, oh
account of declining health, he was appointed
Professor Emeritus. Dr. Allen died at the age
of about 05. His remains will be interred at
Walnut 11111 Cemetery.
Frr'sht Agents' Aasoclntton.
Chicago, Nov, 10. The regular semi-annual
meeting of the General Freight Agents' Associa
tion of the United States and Canadas was held
at the Sherman House in this city yesterday.
There were 43 railway and transportation com
panies represented. E. A. Wadsworth, of the
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad,
presided, and II. W. Hubbard, of the Vandalia
line, acted as Secretary. The most im
portant business transacted was the adoption of
a revised classification of freight, which,
however, is subject to the approval of the New
Y'ork Central.
The reduction of five rer cent, on tho rates
for compressed cotton, weighing 18,000 pounds
or more per car, aaoptea at juouisvine two
mouths since, was repealed. The rates on com
pressed cotton made at the same time were
affirmed. The next meeting will be held iu
San Francisco on tho 13th of April next.
Lutheran General Conference.
Lancaster, Ohio, Nov. 10. At the session of
tho Lutheran General Conference yesterday tho
Emigrant House connected with the Castle
Garden Mission at New Y'ork was placed under
the management of a separate committee. The
English Church Book Committee
was instructed to iascrt a series
of lamily prajers in the next edition of tho
Church books, and to make no alterations iu the
rubrical directions concerning the confession of
sins. The committee was also instructed to
hasten the publication of a Sunday-school hymn
book, with appropriate music for service and
hvnmp.
The new provisions of the German bymn-book
were referred to the district synods for exami
nation and approval.
The council held a session in the afternoon.
Woollen flllll Burned.
Indian Ai'OJ.is, Ind., Nov. 10. Tho woollen
mill of Jackson, Swavuo fc Dunn, at Richmond,
Indiana, was entirely destroyed by fire last
night. Lobs, f ino,uou. auiaii insurance.
FROM THE SO UTU.
Alabama Election.
MoNTOOMEity, Ala., Nov. 10. About half of
the Slate has been heard from, including most
of the Republican strongholds. The Democrats
have overcome the majority of Grant of 4310
and hate cone beyond it.
The balance of the state win go largely Demo
cratic. 1 he Democrats have elected three and
probably four Congressmen and a largo majority
oi the House of Representatives. No election
for senators. As far as neara trom there was
rot a disturbance of any kind at any election
poll In the fetatc.
New York money aud Mtock market.
Niw Yohk, Nov. 10. Stocks strong. Money
430 per cent, uoia, uu3,. o-ws, lioi, coupon,
1UHV; ao. v, ao., mi ; no. isw, ao. unjtfj
1866, new, 109 ; do. 180T, iou ; no. 1808, ion i j io-40s,
lOBxi : Virginia 6s, 63'.-;; Missouri 6s, 91 ;v; Can-
tonCo , "OjX'uinberland preferred, 30 ; N. V. Central
and Iludsuu Klver, 9$ ; Erie, S3',' ; Heading, 102;
Adams Express, 6t; Michiuan Centril. 120;
Michigan t csournern, v-tf-z'. Illinois ucntrai. 137
Cleveland and Pittsburg, 107 f, ; Chicago aud Rock
IsiaDd, ltajij; Pittsburg and lort Wayne, 94:
Western Union Telegraph, 4i?.
AMERICAN GIRAFFES.
A New Arrival on this Continent Interesting
to nuiuraiiais.
A gentleman who came down from Fort
Buford, says the Sioux City lail' Times, gives
us the following lniormaiion regarding a spe
cie of animal hitherto unkno wn on this con
tinent:
' Sir John E. Packenham, an ofllcer iu the
English arm', who had been spending the last
year In her Majesty s northern provinces, ar
rived at 1'ort Buford with an animal of rare
beauty, and never before caught on this conti
nent, nor has it been known till late years that
this species existed in this country, it is ot the
same family as the giraffe, or cameieopard, of
Africa, and Is known to naturalists as the
Tygomelia. They are known to inhabit the
r . .i i r "'... 1...W.-,. ir :...-.
lllgU IUU1C milUB ui voouiucig nun iiiuu.'u
Kosb. hut are more irequeutiy seen on mo
high peaks of Ithe Himalaya Mountains.
The animal was taken when quite
young, and Is thoroughly domesticated, and
lollows its Keeper hko a uog. iu is uuiy lour
months old, and ordinarily stands about five
feet high, but is capable of ralslug its head two
feet, which mates me animal seven ieet wnen
standing erect. It is of a dark brown or mouse
color, lame projecting eyes, with slight indiea-
' ,...: - Tt.ta ..,.,.! .r,.i
lions Ui UUJ UB i:iuwiu uui, a uio nuuuoiiui
animal was caught north of Lake Athabasca,
on the waters of Mackenzie's river. It has
a craw similar to the pelican, by which
means It can carry suosisieuce ior seve
ral davs. It was very fleet, being able
to outfoot tbe fastest horse in tho country,
The black dapper spots on the rich brown
color make it one of the most beautiful animals
in exirteucc, more beautiful than the leopard of
the Chinese jungle. Sir John did not consider
It safe to transport bis pet by water do n the
Mississippi River, fearing the uncertain naviga
tion and the great change ot climate trom me
MaLitabo to the sunny South, lie ha?, there
fore, wisely concluded to no by way of St. Paul,
Minn. The commander at Fort Buford famishes
him an escort for tbe trip. He will then proceed
through Canada to Montreal, where he will ship
his charge to England.
A BKIIISEtt'S WIFE.
Mrs. oburn Mioi bv tier f uaillatle luabanc.
About 4 o clock this morning, as uincer
Qulnn, of the Fifteenth precinct, was patrolling
his post on Broadway, near Eighth street, he
una annn ached bv a woman in a half-tiude
state, who asked to be taken to the Eighth Ward
Station House, csno saiu uer uuiue wan jirn.
Coburn. and that her husband, Joe Coburn, the
prlze-fltttater, had just shot her through the
. . . , ... ... ..I. . n ..... t Li .i XT....
rltiht snouioer ' w iuuwo m mo nc
York Hotel. Ouinn took tbe woman to
tho Fifteenth Precinct Station House,
where Police Surgeon Freely dressed her
wounds. Umcer vjuinn. witn two other
nnlicemen. went to the New Y'ork Hotel, corner
of EieLth 6trcet and Broadway, and arrested
Coburn. who was asleep in oea. lie was suose-
tlv arralirned at Jefferson Market, but bis
wife failed to make any charge. Judge Fowler
discharged the prisoner. Coburn's account of
the affair is that he came home drunk, aud
while trying to take oil bis clothes, preparatory
to going to bed, his pistol acciaeuiauy weui ou,
tbe ball strikinir his wife in the right shoulder.
as above stated. Mrs. Coburn, when Ukeu to
the station house, said that her husband bad
fired at ber three times. This is probably the
truth, as Coburn was in a beastly state of Intox
ication, and bad not recovered from tbe effect
oi Lla UiulL LLi. in jriii-.. - . i. i.niin
lahtecenirtg.
FUVAtVCB AND C090II.RCEZ.
ramta TaxMitA omoa.1 1
Tbsradsv. Mot. 10. 1H7U. I
The demand for money in thin market on rail
is quite active, and largo amounts change hand
ire m aay to cay in speculative transactions in
connection with operations at the 8tock Board.
The banks discount quite fresly for their de
positors, but they are firm in tone and readily
obtain 5(5 ft per cent. The discounting is also
dene nominally at the latter Igure, but in the
outside market money is not accessible in largt
or small amounts at less than 7 per cent, on A 1
paper, witn collateral security, ine main fea
ture to-day is steadiness.
iioia is steady and rather weak, the sales
opening at 110, and closing at 110.
uovernment btnds are ouiet. but uuito steady
at yesterdav's figures.
At the Stock Board there was considerable
activity, and prices were stronger, but the bulk
of tbe business was in Heading Railroad, which
sold largely at 51 3-1b7o .51 1-16. State Cs. war
loan, sold at 1041, and new City Gs at 103).
Pennsylvania sold at 59(5 50,, and Oil Creek '
and Allegheny at 4(. SS b. o. was bid for
Catawlssa preferred, and 43,' for Little Schuyl
kill. In the balance of the list, which was firm, the
only sales were in Lehigh at 33, and Schnyl-
kiii prcierrea at i,'-j.
Ihe atawissa Kailroad has declared a divi
der d of '6 per cent. Books close on the 15th
and reopen on tbe 17th Inst.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S.Thlrd street.
FIRST BOARD.
$200 City 6B, New. 102 w
500 sh Read ls.b3!).5l 8-1 S
tlOtl C A A m C8.89 93 106
do.b5wu.fcl.fSl 3-16
do I60. 51
dO...b30.ftl 8-16
do B30. 61 K
do 61 'i
do..830wn.rl l-io
do. .. 860.51 1-16
do 61
do 85. 61
do b3. 6U,'
do.. ..bV). 61'tf
17000 Pa 6s W L Cp. mo
xnays 104 ; i son
1100 do reg.l04Vf 109
IftOO Rel. A Del Sin. Sfis, ino
!'2oooVJer 7s. ..Is. pni 100
two Pa 68 Be....10B'f SCO
1MX) do ltttv
loo sh Penna.opirAl. filial soo
a ao ...opg.. r.9.4 mo
BBhAcadMus,... 99 100
do 99 too
do. ..815.61 1-16
SOshLeh V R.... t9.V ISO"
do..
....Is.
..1)30. 61','
..lS.M 1-16
soo sh Lh N.b30.1S B24 I 600
do.
do.
do..
ion ao bfio. B'2)4 soo
100 sh Sell Nav Pf.. 16 100
,.b60. 61'tf
4( 0 Sh O C A A H.030 200
do...
.21.61 1-16
iota.... 46'.' SOO
do..sl0wn.61 1-10
Onn ah T)rnA 1 n a- i o
f nil iiuau A.pj.Ul o-iu
TayCookb a Go. quote Government Beenri'Ies as
follows : D. 8. 6b of 1881, ll3(AUiM ; 6-iws of isca,
U'-, , UU, 1004, 1UI -,( Kl I -j ; UU. 1SUO,
107 V(107?i : do. do., July, lo,ilo9V ; do. do.. 1867.
109ke(i0!i ; do. 1868, 109;,tuo ; PMOs, toct
loo v ; Pacltics, 11 1 i n . Gold, no v.
MESSRS. JJR HAVKN fit liKOTIIKR, NO. 40 S. Third
street, Philadelphia, report the following qnotitlous:
U. 8. 68 Of 18A1, 113M1131': do. 1862. 10S'i'-4108; ;
do. 1864, WTVtlOTX ; do. 196ft, 10T Vl"7-i ; do. 1865,
new, 109 St!' : do. 1867, do. ay,io3X ; do. 1868,
da loo ? (Alio : lo-tos, lutp.'aioGS'. u. s. 30 Year
6 per cent. Currency, llll4atliv; Hold, lio
HOX; Silver, lorxaiOT; Union Pacific- Railroad
1st Wort, Bonds, 8'2.VrtS3ft; Central Pacific Railroad.
90.vt915: Union Paclflo Land Grant Bonds. 730745.
Messrs. William Paintbr tc Co., No. 3 8. Third
street, report the following quotations: U. 8. 6s of
1881. 113)r114; 5-S08 Of 1863, 1681108X5 do. 194,
107?O107i; do. 1SC5, Wiy.&WH ; do., July, 18C6,
109;C109'.(; no., July, 1867, 109 V 109V; do. Julv,
1868, i09T(dilov; 6b fu-40, 10flrcio6; U.S. Pacific
RR. Cy. 6s, ill?, (ill 1. Gold, 111 jtfiaill .
Philadelphia Trade Iteport.
Tiichsday, Nov. 10. Bark In the absence of
sales we quote No. 1 Quercitron at $26 ton.
Seeds Cloverseed continues In demand and 350
bushels sold at 10 40. Prices of Timothy were nomi
nal. Flaxseed cannot be quoted over2fe2-t2.
The Flour market remains iu a soirb less condi
tion, and the tendency of prices Is in favor of buyers.
The demand Is confined t the wauts of the home
consumers, whose purchases foot up 1000 barrels,
Including superfine at 4-60,4-75; extras at f.V$5'50 ;
Iowa and Wisconsin extra family at 5-60,6; Min
nesota do. do. at (6 37!; Pennsylvania do. do.
at tj(S6-6e: Ohio do. do. at l6-5o.7, and Nncv
brands at 87 '2S(S8 75. as in oualitv. Kve Flour
may bo quoted at ttxgB-ss. In Corn Meal nothing
doing.
Ihereis not mucn activity lu the wheat market.
but holders were firm in their views, scales of
6000 bushels Indiana red. (1-391-40: 400 bushels
white atfl 46; BOO bushels Iowa Spring at Jl 34; and
some Binberat tl -421a 1-45. Rye may be (looted at
93c. for Western ami Pennsylvania. Corn is firm,
and in limited demand. Hales of 8000 bushels at
90e. for yellow; 7ftc. for new do.; and 83'87 for
Western mixed. Oats are unchanirt-d. Hales of
60 000 bushels at i4(a:55c. for white Western ; 53 510,
for old Pennsylvania; and 52c. for Delaware.
risky is dull, and oirered at 89o. for Western
iron-bound.
LATEST SIIIPTDiG INTELLIGENCE.
For additwncU Marine tiewt tee Innitle I'a iM.
By TeUitraph.)
Nkw Yob. Nov. 10. Arrived, steamshirs Penn
sylvania, from Liverpool, aud Morro Castle, from
Havana.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA NOVEMBER 10
STATU OF THEHMOMHTER AT TUB BVBNINO TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
7 A. M 45 I 11 A. M 49 I 8 P. M. 61
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Steamship Hercules, Doughty, Boston, Day, Iluddell
& Co.
Steamer Mayflower, Fultz, New Y'ork, W. P. Clyde
A Co.
Bark Const ancla, Arrecocbea, Bllboa, Jose de Bessa
(lUlmaraes.
Tug lludbon, Nicholson, Baltimore, with a tow of
barges, W. P. Clyde A co.
Tug Chesapeake, Merrihew, Havre-de-Grace, with a
tow 01 barges, w. r. ciyo vo.
ARRIVED Tills MORNING.
Steamer Salvor, Herring, S4 hours from Rich
mond via Norfolk, with mdse. aud passengers to W.
r. cijae i to.
MiL-uiuer Fanita, rreeman, nours irotn isew
York, with mdse. to John F. Ohl.
ctc-amer J.o. bliriver, weoo, 13 nours rrom nam-
more, with mdse. aud passengers to A. Groves, Jr.
bu amer A. C. sinners, imvm, nours iroiu new
York, with mdse. to VV. P. Clyde A Co.
Bria Ortolan. Leenian 8 dujs from St. Marys, Ga.,
with lumber to Suudtr A Adams.
Schr W. W. Pharo, Coiuus, irom Boston.
Tin Thomas Jeiffisoo. Allen, from Baltimore, with
a tw of barges to W. P. Clyde A Co.
Tug O. B. Hutcriliifrs, lMvis, rrom Havre-ao-uraoo,
sith a tow of hargpis to W. P. Clyde A Co.
t Schr Lizzie Batchelder. arrived yesterday fm
Boston, is consigned to D. &. btetsou & Co. ; not
as before reported.
MEMOKANDA.
Shin Wabeno, Dalrjmole. lor Philadelphia, ri'd at
Liverpool UTth ult.
Ship Southern Chief, IHggins, sailed from Monte
video Sept. 19, for the United Stales.
Steamers lie Soto, Morton, from New Orleans;
Magnolia, Ntckerson, from Stvannad; and William
P. Clj de, Sherwood, from Philadelphia, at New York
yesterday.
isor. nara 1 oseinon, nuuuseii, ni-u.o mi nuiwi
dam, was spoken S4th ult., lat. 44 S5, long. 19 ii.
Bark Elizabeth, Decker, hence, at A&arhaus 23d
ultiuio.
Bark Charles Gumm. Trefry, hence, at urouwers-
haven 87th ult.
Park l'essie North, porter, nence ior nauiuurg,
was off Deal 87th ult.
Bark Maatirle Louisa, Cain, nence ior uuu, ijaooeu
Deal ssth ult. .
Bark Herman, mcnoorn, nence ior Aiunitiutuu,
pasBed Deal 89th ult. .,....
Bark JoBepha, Friedrlths, hence for Stettin, at
Elslnore S4th ult.
Bark Sirlan Star, Cornlog, hence, at Falmouth
Bark'lie Geer, Tellefsen, hence, at Ilelvoet 27th
lDBarks Caprera, Planchant, and Heroine, Mayo,
hence, at l eghorn S4th uiu
Bark Rebecca Caruana, Llesegang, hence, at
Trieste !4th ult. M .
Schrs B. K. Vaughn, Plerson. from Boston; Wnt.
n. Rowe. Whltteuiore, from Fall River ; and Raven's
Wing. York, from stouington. all for Philadelphia,
passed Hell Gate yesterday.
Schrs West Dennis. Crowell ; A. W. Pratt, Howe;
SearBvllle, Chase; and J. E. Pratt, Nicholson, hence
for Boston; F. G. Warner, Dlckerson; J. Clark. Fow
ler J. A.Crawford, Young; and Isabella Thompson,
Endicott. do. for Providence; Restless, Baxter, do.
fir Portland; S. II. Cady, Wood, do. for Salem;
1 llv. Murney. do. for Bridgeport; IL U. Head. Bow-
j do. for Plymouth, passed Hell Gate yesterday.