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YOL. XIV NO. 114.
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1870.
TRIPLE SHEET THREE CENTS.
FIRST EDITION
-Paris During the Siege.
Irregular Warfare in Franco.
UiJtcd States of Colombia.!
Tho ZSoylston Sank Robbery.
Compounding a Felony.
sEt 1'tC, Etc.- Etc., IStC.
TARIS.
The Ony Capital During the Siege Street
ltcenea.
Paris would hardly be recognized under its
present aspect by those citizens of the Far West
who are in the habit of regarding it as a place
where Rood Americans go when they die. In
the garden of the Tnileries, writes a recent cor
respondent, where bonnes used to flirt with
guardsmen, there is an artillery camp. The
guns, the picket of horses, the tents, the camp
fires, and the soldiers in their Bhlrt-sleeves, have
a picturesque effect under the great trees.
On the Place de ia Concorde from morning to
evening there is a mob discussing things in
general, and watching the regiments as they de
file with their crowns.be fore the statue of Stras
burg. In the morning the guns of the forts can
be heard heavily booming; but the sound has
now loBt its novelty, and no one pays more at
tention to it than the miller to the wheel of hi
mill. In the Champs Elysees tbere are no pri
vate carriages, and few persons Bitting on the
chairs. The Palais d'lndustrie is the central
ambulance, the Cirque de l'lmperatrice a
barrack. All tho cafes chanlants are closed.
Some few youthful votaries of pleasure
etlll patronize the merry-go-rounds; but their
business is not a lucrative one. Along the
quays by the river 6lde there are cavalry and in
fantry regiments with the tentes d'abrl. Tho
Champs do Mars is a camp. In most of the
squares there are sheep and oxen. On the outer
boulevards lines of buts have been built for the
Mobiles, and similar buts are being erected
along the Hue des Ramparts for the Nationals
on duty. Everywhere there are squads of Na
tionals, some learning the goose step, others
practising skirmishing between the carts and
fiacres, others levelliug their guns and snap
ping them off at Imaginary Prussians.
Private carnages are rarely seen. The omni
buses are crowded; but I fear greatly that their
horses will be far from tender when we eat
tbem. The cabbies, once so haughty and inso
lent, are humble and conciliatory, for Brutus
and Scicvola have taught them manner, aud
usually pay their fares in patriotic speeches.
At the Arc de Trloinphe, at the Trocadero, and
at Passy, near the Point du Jour, there are
always crowds trying to see the Prussians on
the distant hills, and in the Avenue de l'lmpera
trice (now the Avenue Uhrich) there are always
numerous admirers of Mount Yalerien gazing
silently upon the object of their worship. In
the Faubourg St. Antoine workmen are loung
ing about doing nothing, and watching others
drilling. In the outer Faubourgs much the
same thing goes on, except where barricades
are being built. Round each of these there is
always a crowd of men and women, apparently
expecting the enemy to assault them every mo
ment. At the different gates of the town there are
companies of Mobiles and National Guards who
Btcrnly repel every civilian who seeks to get
througk them. On an average of every ten
minutes, no matter where one is, one meets
either a battalion of Nationals, or Mobiles, or
corps marching somewhere. The asphalt of
the Boulevards, that sacred ground of dandies
and smart dresses, is deserted during the day
time. In the evening for about two hours it is
thronged by Nationals with their wives; Mo
biles, who etill ramble along, grinning vaguely,
band in hand, as though they were In their
villages, aud loafers. There and in the princi
pal streets SDeculators have taken advantage of
the rights of man to stop up the sidewalks with
tables on which their wares are displayed. On
some of them there are kepis, on others oint
ment for corns, on others statuettes of the two
inseparables of Berlin, William and his little
Bismarck, on others General Trochu and the
members of the Government in, gilt ging er
bread. FRENCH IRREGULAR WARFARE.
Tbe Francs-tlreara of the Vessea.
The MoniUur contains the iollowing:
"A letter written from the Vosgcs narrates a
curious episode of the war waged ay-alust the
Germans by our Francs-tlreurs. We have nu
merous coinpaulcs of Francs-tirenrs hidden in
every corner of the Vossres. They constitute a
formidable force, as they only take the elite of
our sportsmen, aud, do not admit any but men
of tried experience. Our Frauc6-tireurs shoot
Prusulans wholesale. I talked to an emissary of
these guerillas of the Vosges, who told me, while
speaking of his companions in arms, 'you must
not fancy that they snoot the Prussians in
discriminately tbev look out for the
choice morsels.' The same emissary told me
that be bad served as guide to a traveller who
carried a carpet-bag, aud gave himself out to be
in the spectacle trade. I observed to him that
it was (dangerous to travel, that the country
was infested with Prussians. However, on his
assurance that a commercial traveller can pass
everywhere provided his papers are in order,
we proceeded. It was getting dark when he
asked where he. could -remaiu in tafety, bo as
not to be seen by the Prussians, who were
defiling below along the valley.' I led him to a
pain where we ascended a Bleep road. There
my spectacle dealer installed himself, opened
his carpet-bag, and pulled out something like
an instrument. It was a rifle in three pieces,
which were in an instant put together, aud tho
charge put in. I understood, and
remained silent. The Prussians con
tinued to pass, and I was astonished my
Franc-tireur did not fire, for he held his weapon
in a position for firing. We continued to look
down, crouched behind a hedge, when all of a
udden I taw my companion start up at the
view of a fine horseman, whose helmet glit
tered in the litfht of the moon, and who appeared
to be their chief, to judge bv his escort. At this
moment my compaulon fired, and I saw the
official tumble over. We decamped, and the
pretended seller of spectacles, his gun on his
shoulder and his bag in his hand, said quictlv,
'Let us go on further, and try to find me another
food place.' I saw him bring down several like
this, and the Prussians must nave been furious
not to be able to catch this devil of a fellow,
who said sorrowfully to me, 'It is nevertheless
difficult to recognize them, for they do not carry
any inch distinctive marks as our ofUceri.' "
OITED STATES OF COLOMBIA. I
lAVlsajthe West India Cable t'aeaTerlna; the
Htalae mt ;olBiba Klbt Btre the Nn
iItcb a.ad Knhh ftlra-l-Warinen.
Panama, Nov. 2. -Sir Charles Bright, chief of
the West India Cable-laying expedition, arrived
here on Wednesday, the ltfth nit., and was re
ceived at the railroad depot by the President
and staff, and by a special Reception Committee
composed of the leading residents In the city.
A public dinner in his honor followed the same
evening.
The following day the President and a large
party followed with the olijcct of inaugurating
the ceremonies. The weather, however, proved
unpropitious, the sea being too rough and the
rain pouring a second deluge. The President,
however, took advantage of the presence of his
distinguished guest to make it the occasion of
erecting and uncovering the statue of Chris
topher Columbus recently presented to the
United States of Columbia by the ex-Empress
Eugenie.
The ceremony of uncovering the statue was
performed by Sir Charles Bright. The etate of
the weather did not admit of laying the shore
end of the cable until Monday, the 2 1th instant,
and the Dacla sailed for Jamaica at 315 P. M
of that day, paying out the cable at the rate o
about three miles an hour, fir Charles, npon
his departure, expressed his opinion that if al
went well the cable would reach Jamaica on
the 81st instant. No news, however, has ye
bean received of the Dacia's arrival, and this
coupled with the fact that while three days ou
she was compelled to lay toon account of bad
weather, since which no information can be
procured from the electricians at Aspinwall, has
led to'the Inference that disaster has happened
A serious affray took place at Taboga, a smal
island in this bay, on the 23d inst. The British
iron-clad Zealous, which was there for the pur
pose in water, sent 250 of her men ou shore on
leave. The result was execrable whisky and a
general row between the tars and the natives.
Many of the sailors, who were unarmed, re
ceived severe wounds, and the Alcalde, or
Mayor, received such injuries from ilying mis
siles that he died the same night. The Govern
ment here has demanded from the British Ad
miral compensation for damages and a pension
to one of the widows of the deceased Alcalde.
THE BOYLSTON BANK ROBBER V.
The Kotibrr Hidden la a Crib In New York
NrffoilRtlona wl(h the new York Detectives)
A Felony Compounded.
Since the news was spread abroad that tho
Boylston Bank had been robbed, all matters per
taining to the job have been interesting, while
they have been shrouded in mystery. Who the
operators were and what they did with the
funds the public have never been satisfactorily
informed, and perhaps never will be. Bat a New
LI ven correspondent of the Boston Traveller
has written a chapter containing statements
which have not before been in print.
It is not necessary to recapitulate the story of
the crime. All wi'l remember that the robbers
entered a room next to that occupied by the
vault of the bank, and after a few days1 exer
tion succeeded in making away with their
plunder. The whole city stood aghast at their
temerity, and there was a great hue and cry.
But these four men were too shrewd and cun
ning to allow themselves to be caught in the
very moment of success, and for some days not
the slightest inkling could be learned of their
whereabouts. And here it might be stated that
they were safely housed in a notorious crib on
Houston street, New York. There they remained
until the public excitement began to die away
and they could more safely take measures for
the utilization of their spoils.
The New York detectives with whom they had
previously dealt demanded a larger perquisite
than tho robbers deemed profitable to disburse,
and it was therefore decided to select a middle
man from some other city. Such a one was
found here in the person of an old schoolmate
of one of the thieves. A carefully worded letter
was accordingly despatched to him, rtating,
among other things, that, unless satisfactory
negotiations could be concluded with the bank
ollklals, the entire property would be carried
out of the country.
A few hours' reflection convinced the reci
pient of the letter that he had better undertake
the trust, and he so worded his reply. Speed
being one of the essential conditions of success,
he took the first train for Boston that day,
where he interviewed the principal losers in the
affair, submitting to each a paper whereby it
was agreed to accept a certain proportion of
their loss in liquidation of all claims, it being
understood that the thieves and the bearer of
the paper were to share the remainder.
These conditions were agreed to by every one
to whom they were submitted, and, armed with
documentary evidence to that effect, Mr. Blank
went to New York. He ascertained the where
abouts of the thieves,, and after much trouble
succeeded in meeting one of them face to face.
He submitted the results of his labor, and was
told that it was satisfactory, but that a definite
answer could not be given until the following
morning. Mr. Blank was elated at his success.
He called upon a prominent police officer in
the city, and was promised bis co-operation in
the good work, and then telegraphed to a Bos
ton loser, urging his immediate departure for
New York. Then, calliug again upon the New
York oflicer, the offers of assistance were reit
erated, and plan were made for the arrest of
the parties.
Overjoyed at his success, Mr. Blank retired to
his hotel, tbere to dream away the weary hours
which lay between him and a competency of
wealth, .cut ne was doomed to disappointment
The thieves were not to be hoodwinked in this
way. Mr. Blank was too dangerous a person to
be allowed to remain in Jew lork un watched,
aud from the moment that Lis presence had
been communicated to them, his every Btep was
noticed, bromine cotei to trie street, to the
police ollioe, and to the depot, his motions were
under constant surveillance, none the less rigid
because ne nimseu was unaware oi us existence
Even bis conversation with the polico oillcer
after bis interview with the thief was, asserts
my informant, overheard by a confederate, and
reported to headquarters.
The niAtter of personal safety became a vital
one. The burglars had confided in a man who
was to betray them to justice, and it became
necessary to get out of the way. Accordingly,
making a hurried settlement with the New
York ollicers upon their own terms, the party
packed up the remainder of their plunder that
same night, and departed for Northern New
lork. 'ihere they made a division of the spoils.
and two of their number found their way to
Enrope. The others separated, one going to the
extreme West, and the other reuiaiuing iu the
vicinity of the place where the party broke up.
This was the condition of affairs two months
after the robbery.
T. D. Clark, of Xenia, has invented a dish
washing machine.
An abandoned editor cautions his tall read
ers against kissing short women, as the habit
has tendered him round shouldered.
Mary Louisa Boree ia the first purely Afri
can girl whom the New Orleans schools have
graduated as a teacher. She was the best of
her class.
two can Jose lovers, both under age,
evaded me law by niring a steam tug and a
minister in Frisco, going to sea a marine league,
and mere getting married.
Queen Victoria offers a prize of forty pounds
for the best lady's fan which shall be exhibited
in the International Exhibition of 1S71. It must
be the work of a female artist.
At a late revival meeting an impulsive
young convert prayed that God would bless the
two young ladies between whom he had been
silting especially the one on the right.
f.ADT MISSIONARIES.
fvttth of lilabott iniitn I'poa the New
Movement.
The alarming and degraded moral and social
condition of the women of India Induced Mrs.
Dr. Win. Butler, who has spent some fifteen
years with her husband in mission labors in
that country, to present the facts before the
Christian women of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in this and other cities of the Union.
The statements were at first made privately, but
after a time a society was formed under the
above title. It has been but a little over one
year In existence, during which time it has or
ganized six co-ordinate branches.
The first public mie' ing of the society in New
York wa held l6t evening at St. Paul's Metho
dist Episcopal Church. Bishop Janes presided.
Bishop Simpson was subsequently introduced,
lie said that the society had undertaken a work
whkh the parent Missionary Society had de
clined. Two questions arise in regard to it. Is
the work a proper work ? and is the organiza
tion a proper one to do the work? It canuot
be denied that India is In a state of darkness,
ard China of degradation. But missions have
been established, and mission houses and sta
tions erected, and the field is now prepared for
women to labor. The women of those coun
tries are excluded from the gatherings
of men; missionaries may not
see tbem, and they cannot near of
Christ unless woman's hands take the
word of life to them. It Is a work which woman
may do, and which man cannot do, and the time
is now fully come when women may go forth to
accomplish great things for God and ills Cnurch.
The Bishop then traced the rise and develop
ment of this and other benevolent institutions
from the inspiration of individual members, and
also reviewed the processes by which the social
and moral condition of woman has been ad
vanced In different ages and countries. They
have always marked out their own path, and
conquered against formidable opposition, as wit
ness the illustrations of Mrs. Fry, visiting the
prisons and hospitals of England to relieve the
wants of their inmates; Miss Nightingale on the
battlefields of tho Crimea; and our own noble
young women here during the Rebellion. And
there is not a single instance on record where one
of tbem was insulted by any man. The women of
Christian lands have been for years educated for
just snch work, and he was not surprised to
hear the call from the ends of the earth for
them to go forth and bear the bread of life to
their perishing sisters. But he cautioned the
Indies to proceed slowly and cautiously, and not
attempt nor expect too much at once, for, ho
added, growth is the law of nature and of
morals. Referring to the Women's Rights and
kindred association, he said that though him
self a believer and an advocate for the last
twenty years of the ballot for woman, he had
been pained at the utterances of some of these
8ocietlcs utterances which were alike opposed
to good taste ana good morals aud the at
tempts made to overthrow institutions for the
protection of woman.
THE SOUTHERN JCIRCUS TRAGEDY.
The Mnrder ef Manager Whitby of Incaster.
The Lancaster InMligvncer of last evening
Boye: ,
A despatcn was received by tne family of
Alderman Van Camp this afternoon, dated
Vlcksburg, announcing that Henry Whitby, the
6on-in-law of V an Camp, had died in Vlcksburg
yesterday, and that his remains would be shipped
irom mat city to-tiay tor .Lancaster. The family
have also received a letter from Mrs. Whitby,
giving the circumstances of his death, from
which It appears tbat Cooper, 1 lemmings &
W hitby's circus was giving an exhibition at
Kaysville, Louisiana, ou Nov. 2. During the
performance a rufllan, whose name we did not
learn, Insisted on entering the circus without
Eajing. Mr. Whitby refused to let him pass in,
ut be finally got pa6t, when Mr. Whitby went
after him for the purpose of putting hiia out.
The rufiian then knocked Whitby down, and
drawing a revolver shot bim iu the head.
Whitby sprang to his feet aud staggered toward
the dressing room, five' more shots being fired
after him. one of which took effect in his
breast. The greatest excitement resulted, and
the attaches of the circus came to the
rescue, some of them armed with
revolvers. The assailant of Whitby
and three other roughs were shot dead in the
melee that ensued. The peaceably disposed
portion of the audience ran in terror to a neigh
boring woods for safety. Mrs. Whitby, who was
present, sent for a physiclah, who pronounced
the wound iortal. Assisted by one of the
attaches of the circus she carried her wounded
hnsband to a hotel, whence he was conveyed to
Vlcksburg the following day. lie lingered until
yesterday, when he died.
Deceased was about fifty years of age, and was
well known not only in this city, but all over
the country, he having been connected with the
circus business ever since his boyhood.
' N. Y. WONKY MAKKJtr YKSTKltUAY.
Prom tKe S. T. Herald.
"New York now watches London so closely that
any commotion in the financial situation at the latter
point Is quickly reflected here. Yesterday the
'bulls' in the Gold Jhoom started a lumber of false
reports aud began bidding told up. They announced
the raising of the Bank oi England rate of discount,
when that institution was tUe gainer of about
half a million dollars lu bullion iu the weekly exhibit
of 'ihursday morning, aud therefore more likely to
lower than advance the rate, They also repotted
excitement aud depression at the London stock
Exchange, when the market was really quiet
aud sieaoy. By one of those curious freaks of
chance which sometimes get speculators out of dlrtl
culties, they were only a tiolpatiug the truth la the
second rumor above refrrrvd to, fur the Loudon
(Stock Exchange did become exched to-day very
suddenly over a report that Austria had formed an
alliance with Fiance against l'russta and that ad
endless series of political aud hostile complications
was looming up lu the luture of Europe. The titled
cn the I units was a devllne to 93 for consols, while
American Dve-twenilea fell off to 6S-(a,h. it is
barely possible that the . report about Austria
is made out of whole cloth. In the Ilrst
place, it is very Improbable. In the next, the
science of 8py-ulatiou,has been brought to such per
fection, and Its machinery extended with so much
elaboration of detail, that It is not lo possible the
cliques lu Wall street have lmpus.d oathe credulity
of London by starting a Yankee boax In its Vi-ry
midst, for the purposes of furthering some deshm
here. It will not have been the nrt tune tnat the
cllqueB have worked the London market to eifdct
movements which should hud a sympathetic paral
lel 1Mb side of the Atlantic. Erie, Illinois Ceutral,
Northwest preferred and fulled States tlve-t JVeutlca
have been operated upou successfully In this way.
It i a singular coincidence t hat just at the moment
the cliques are 'milking' Wall street la stacks aud
gold we should have this inflammatory intelligence
from Europe, 'i be pools sold gold su.rt at lU iia
and by rendering the cash gold scarce, kept the
outsiders from selling 'short.' At the name time
they were buying stocks. Now they have covered
their gold and sold their su cks. The programme
requires tnat they should get gold no axain aud
Uicks down, foreseeing as they d) the Inevitable
deailny of both this winter, when money bee iues a
drag in the market, and gold, under the dlsourse
menu of the Treasury, falls to wlihlu a fewpr o -nr.
of par. Even If Austria has formed an a il uce with
France, and the war is to tprcad over ail Europe, bo
much the better for this country. Capital will again
come here, and in Buch a stream as to possibly de
press gold to par. Yesterday morning after the rap
ture of the armistice negotiations, the Lane of
England showed a gain In bullion. The statements
for several weeks immediately preceding show a
loss ol specie. What la the Inference? Is It not
that with the prolongation of the war the money
of the Continent is drifting to London T The bault
begins to lose spee'e when peace Is mooted and an
armistice almost agreed upon. The bank gamt la
specie when the war is renewed. Of the speculative
character of the movement In the Uold Kooiu an
estimate may be formed when the loan market la
observed to be maintained ,lu the Interest of the
cliques who have commenced to make gold scarce,
that they may have all the selling to themselves.
The rate opened at 9 pr cent, for carrying, but they
bid it op to for borrowing for to-morrow
SECOND EDITION
WAR NEWS BY CABLE.
The Battle of Orleans.
Ihc Prussians Aeinforced
Threatened Siege of lille.
Energetic Defense Preparations.
ITiiinucinl and Commercial
Etc., Etc.. Etc., Etc.. Etc.
IJiOM EUROPE.
9 be Arwilntlce Knntnre Not Flaal.
Totjrs, Nov. 12. The Government authorities
here do not regard the rupture in the negotia
tions for an armistice as final.
(Sarlbnldl'n Movements.
Londow, Nov. 12. The Germans have occu
pied Brancourt and Etapes.
On Thursday, after the battle between Mont-
beliard and the Swiss border, General Gari
baldi, with 12,000 men, marched on Bclfort.
The Battle Near Orleans.
Lokpok, NoV. 12. The scene of the battle
between the forces of General Palladinee and
those of General Von Der Tann was at Cail
malc, a small village on the Loire, near Orleans,
and not at Coulommieres, where some corre
spondents place it. The last named place is a
town in the Department of the Selne-et-Murue,
and only a few miles east of Paris.
Yon Der Tnnn Reinforced.
Berlin, Nov. 12. Queen Augusta received
the following despatch from King William yes
terday afternoon, dated at Versailles ou the
11th: General Von Der Tann yesterday retired
from Orleans to Thoury, before a superior force
of the enemy. He fought the French, however,
all the way. He has already been reinforced by
General Whittich and Prince Olrich. The latter
came up from Chartres. The Duke of Mecklen-burg-Schwerin
will also join his forces to those
of Von Der Tann to-day.
ProBHtao Movements.
London, Nov. 12. The Prussian have plun
dered the little town of Achy, near Beauvois, in
the Department of the Oiee.
The French Admiral atCuxhaven has restored
the free navigation of the North and Baltic setts
to neutrals.
Violation of International rn.w.
Berlin, Nov. 12. The North German Gazette
referring to the sinking of the German bark
Charlotte by the French man-of-war Do Saix,
says it was a flagrant violation of international
law. Action in the matter will be taken by
Prussia at the proper time.
I.lvrrpool Itnces.
Liverpool, Nov. 12 Yesterday was the last
day of the Liverpool autumn meeting. The in
tflteet centered in the contest for the Liverpool
autumn cup of 4.'200 added; handicap sweep
stakes of X25 each, 15 forfeit, about a mile and
a half ; closed with 117 subscribers. After a
fine race, Johnston's brown colt Exciseman,
three years old, won, beating Saunders' Indian
Ocean, three years old, second, and Sir J. Haw
ley's Rosicrucian, five years old, third. The
betting before the start was about U to 1 against
Exciseman.
Prunkla'a Conttltntlon and Constitutional
Flaiiorui.
London, Nov. 11 The New York Herald
special correspondent telegraphs from Berlin,
at an early hour this morning, that the Prussian
Government has just bad advices fmua "Tours J
w men report mat contusion anu ann.xcny.BVUl
reign and are increasing at tne Beat ot ewrm
ment of r ranee, while the Germanarmv v
command of Prince Frederick (JharTe- lisTrSv
vancing south rapidly! ' ai
constitutionalism. ' "
The discussions on the new constitution of
Germany are proceeding very favorably at Ver
sailles. The Bavarian difliculty and ministerial
objections of some few of the representatives of
South German Interests will be surmounted.
The Austrian Government will not be allowed
to have a voice in the matter, as it is said to be
one which the German governments consider as
being strictly their own and affecting their own
Internal condition and the affairs of their peo
ples solely.
The treaty of Prague has nothing whatever to
do with the matter or the exigency which exists
for a new territorial reorganization and recon
struction of Germany. The demands which are
ascribed to the Austriau Government, and
which, it is alleged, insist that a revision aud
alteration of the treaty of Prague have been
rendered indispensable by the new order of
affairs wbieh now presents ou the Coutinent,
are held here (Berlin) as inadmissible.
VON HEU8T AN ENEMV TO GERMAN UNITY.
Baron Beust, ct Austria, is regarded la the
Prussian capital as au euemy to German unity,
and it is said that while he djreqts the foreigu
affairs and Shapes the foreign policy of Austria
aud Hungary, the existence and maintenance
of amicable relations between those powers and
North Germany is rendered almost impossible,
and this notwithstanding the reported cordiality
of their diplomacy.
These latter reports are circulated, it is said,
and used designedly with the view of inducing
the Hungarian legislators to vote the national
budget t Austria.
The ill-feeling which was produced in Berlin
by the receipt of a despatch from Premier von
Beust, in Vienna, on the 20th ultimo, regarding
the proposal for an armlsiice between Prussia
and France, exists still and is increasing in in
tensity. BCBPICION OF ENGLAND.
England's position towards the belligerents is
regarded with suspicion by Prussia, aud, ua the
whole, Germany is resolved not to tolerate in
terference by neutrals or otherwise either in the
war of her management of her own affairs, no
matter from what source soever the attempt
may come.
The Vefeoae of Lille -Htrencth of the Place
umI Itrao.riK.,
London, Nov. 11. The special correspondent
of the Herald, stationed at Lille, writes on the
10th inst. by telegram as follows:
In view of the approach of a bombardment
by the Prussians, the French military organiza
tion of direction, and for the production of
material of war, is most complete. There are
just now employed civil and military engineers,
constructors, mechanics, Iron-founders, and
copper-founders They are at work in the
foundries for the fabrication of cannon, mor
tars, mitrailleuses, and chassepots. it is made
obligatory on the direction to distribute a fall
Ftipply of chassepots to the National Guard.
The latter weapons have to be given gratui
tously by the contractors.
There are ten thousand workmen emplored on
the exterior and interior works of fortiticatlon
between Porte Vauban and Porte Arras.
An ambulance corps has been organized under
the direction of the city physicians.
Orders have been given "by the authorities to
the citizens to lay in a stock of provisions cal
culated as being sufficient for a six months'
eupply.
FOOD BUPPI.T,
The experience which has been gained by the
Inhabitants of Strasburg and Paris is turned to
account and profit here. Each inhabitant pro
vides himself with home necessaries. Heads of
families are directed to.furnish as food quanti
ties of potatoes, white beans, rice, smoked meat,
butter, and oil. A certain weight of ceal for
fuel is also set forth as necessary.
Immense supplies of forage for cattle have
alto been laid past.
The population of the city consists of 132,000
regular residents, non-combatants before the
war; 30,000 regular soldiers, with 20,000 fighting
men drawn from the surrounding country.
The facility for obtaining food and other ne
cessary supplies is very great, owing to the
extreme fertility of the soil in the neighborhood
and with six lines of railroad running through
the rural districts into the city.
FORTIFICATIONS AND ARMAMENT.
The fortifications of Lille are regarded by
competent authorities to be the finest series of
Inland works in Europe, being Vauban's profes
sional chef d'a tivre. These works are superior
in every way to those of Paris or Strasburg.
The ramparts are of an average height of
thirty-five feet. In the interior having a good
military road, making an entire circuit of the
defenses.
The casemates, magazines, and shell-rooms
are of solid masonry.
There are 500 guus mounted on tho works at
the present moment.
Shipment ot Hperle.
New York, Nov. 12. The steamship City of
Paris takes $200,000 in specie to Europe to-day.
LSCAL irJTELLIGErjCU.
The Mary Itlohrman Mnrder Trial of Joha
llanlon Aomrthlna ttarll!ii.
Ourl tf Oyer and Terminer Judges Ludlow and
reiree.
This morning the arguments of counsel in this case
were to be resumed, Mr. U'Neill opcu'.ng Tor trie
prisoner.
Kefore Mr. O'Nell arose to speak, Mr. Brewster
said to the court that last night, for tho first time,
be anil his colleague learned that tnere was a wit
ness who won hi prove that prior to Dunn's acquaint
ance with lianlou the former ha1 received a copy
of the Fulict Uazette, containing all the tacts of
Mary Mohrrnnn'a mnrder, and also learned that he
was informed that If he would testify he would be
pardoned. lie felt It his duty to state this to the
court, and offer the witness, who would prove this.
Mr. O'Neill was put under oath and mde the fol
lowing affidavit : Yesterday morning, before the
beginning of Mr. Hagrrt's address, a person came
to lilm and gave him this information; he found the
witness who was to prove this fact in Dock street,
sad then apprized the Court of the matter. The
name the man gave was Tate Samuel Tate.
P. E. Carroll, junior counsel for the prisoner, was
also sworn and said: At the instance of Mr. O'Neill
I went to a barber shop In Dock street, below
Spruce, to find this man, aud was directed to Water
street, and then to Spruce street wharf; I found him
and took him to Mr. O'Neill's ofllc, where ne said
if be had time he would find otfiT witnesses to the
Bime effect; he brought one with him this morning;
1 think his name is Thomas Pelrce.
Mr. Brewster was sworn, and said he had no
knowledge of this Information before he received It
from Mr. O'Neill.
The other gentlemen said the same.
Judge Lndlow said Under the oaths taken by the
prisoner's counsel we cannot doubt the course we
ought to adopt in this case, and therefore allow
tbem to examine the witness.
I Samuel Tate sworn I am an oysterman ;11 live at
No. Slfl S. Front street; I knew Michael Dunn, who
was examined in this case; 1 last seen him, I sup
pose, twelve or fourteen months ago; I seen him in
cell letter A, south side, second floor, Movaiuenalu g
Prison : 1 had a conversation with him thore.
Mr. Brewster State, if you know, whether Dunn
at that time had access to any newspapers, aud if
so, what were they ?
Answer Yes, 6lr, hf had ; I gave them to him
myself; they were the Rational J'oliee Gazette, the
Philadelphia Inquirer and different other papers.
Q. Now what had Whs Police (JazetU in It?
Mr. llagert. I object; the best evidence Of the
contents of the paper is the paper Itself.
Mr. O'Neill. Then we call upon the Commonwealth
to produce It.
Mr. llagert. It never was In our possession.
Judge Ludlow. The paper must be produced, or
Its loss aseonnted for before secondary evidence of
contents is aunuuea.
Objection sustained.
il. Did you know if those papers of which von have
spoken contained an account of the murder of Mary
Mohrman?.
Nr.. llapert. This Is still more objectionable, be-
Cfune leading. -
Judge Ludlow. Objection sustained.
Question by Mr. UrewBter. Did vou 1. 13. or 14
I months ago converse with Michael Dunn upon the
,vujcvb oi me irpuncu uiuiuer ui ivmij itoiiriuau t
Mr. llagert. Tnat is also objected to; this wit
ness Is to be treated as It he had been called with
the other witnesses fer the defenaa, and these ques
tions should have been asked Dunn if he was to be
contradicted.
After further discussion the objection was with
drawn, and the witness answered,
1 did.
Ouestion Did he know of her death at that time,
and the circumstances connected with it, as they
were made public?
Answer After he had read the paper I gave him
he made a remark (checked by counsel) ; he knew ;
this conversation was on the convict side of the
prison; 1 was a cutter of leather ut the prison; I
was convicted of larceny and seived out my time; I
worked in the cell noxt;to him aud talked with him
through the bole lu the wall every day, aud he aiked
me if I had any papers.
Croes-exaiiiined I got out of prison on that charge
tin the 7th of December last ; I have been in since on
the charge ol carrying concealed deadly weapons; I
got out on that charge the 7th of September; the
first charge 1 was in for three years; I was not in for
safe blowing; that was not my lira t eonviett in; In
ISCI-2 I was convicted for burglary ; that was the be
ginning of It, and September last was the eud of It
as far as 1 have got; those were iny only convictions;
I was not on the 2nd of October then convicted of
forgery in this court and sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary; I was iu Moyamensiug Prison
then; Francis Kvans wus convicted with
me for burglary; 1 do not krow wfat bdeameof
Kvans; he cut his way out of prison and escaped;
the house, No. 816 South Front street, is tmiauted,
and I rent the third story back room; I occupied it
two months; I showed these papers to Dunu twelve
or fourteen months ago; Jehu Dunn occupied the
cell in which I gave the papers; Juhu iiuun was tiiu
man to whom I showed these papers ; that is the only
name I knew him by, and ho told me that was his
name; I got these papers from, a prisoner named
Henry Smith, who was in the cell beneath me; we
traded out of the window; ha gave them tome. I
judge, 16 montli8ago; Ipuial'ne from out of my
window, and he tied them to It; I made the Hue out
of shoe threads; kept the papers In my cell, gene
rally in the pillow, and I baa them a month or two
before giving them to Dunn; I have not read one
Unth of the report of this trial.
The other witness, l'elrce, was called, but not
answering, officers were sent out to bring blia in,
and durlLg their absence the court adjoutned.
FUVAnCU AND CO MM E U CIS.
Insua TzuoaAFB Omci.)
bturdf. Mot. 12, 187U, I
In the money market there is a stead v demand,
and rates are quite firm at former quotations.
As usual on the last day of the week the brokers
are in good force in the market, the speculative
transactions being large. The supply and de
mand are about equal, which accounts for the
uniform steadiness of the rates. We quote call
loans at 51i5to3i per cent., aud first-class mer
cantile paper ranges from 7 fa 9 per cent. The
banks are doing a limited business at the legal
rate.
Gold is active and stronger, opening at 111,
declining to 111,V and closing at .
Government bonds are quiet but steady at a
slight decline.
Sales
oi ny os new at iif and old at 10184.
Heading Railroad sold at 61, with free sales.
Oil Creek and Allegheny at 4; Philadelphia and
Erie at aGJtf; Lehigh Valley at 595; Pennsylva
nia Ut r9.i(a59; Norristown at 100, and Cam
den and Amboy at 115.
Canal shares Improved. Pales of Lehigh at
32; and Schuylkill preferred at
ifr.nk stocks were quiet. Sales of Mechanics'
at31f.
In miscellaneous shares the only sale was in
Ilestonville Kallroad at 15t15.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S.Third street.
FIRST BOARD.
fTooo w Chester k 7s Si su renna. ..ong.
SdaTS:... 07
lots.... Bt'f
linoocity , N.I1.UZW (46
f vCOO Read 6S, 44-80. IS
bB.... 97V S09
130000 Ta 1 m 6a.ls.iusx; w
tiooo Read deb bds, 64 too
do cAp. b04
de.. opg.ll. 09)6
dO..OpgAI. 09 V
do Is. 840. li
do B9,"
dO B9V
10)00 Fa A N X C 78
iota.... MV
tseoo do s5.
$30W do 98 V
liooo Phlia A E7s.. 08v
1(H10 do C. S8M
tsoociiy as, Old...loi
ttsoo do..l CtfS.lCIJi
I'MUCl A 78.... n
'.'COO do 11
liooo Lenta gold 1.. B9
30 sb V A R.. Is. lie
12 sh NorrlHt'n R..ioe
BBhLeh V R c.
II do Is. fi9
is do fcflH
loe
100 sh Read R c. 61
40 do.. ...la. 6t 3-1
100 de..Bl0nau 61
S00 do la. Bl
let do 830. Bl
1M do M
10 sH Phil A T R..115
lOOBtiOO ARb30 66
100 sh 8chN Ff...c. UH
loa so. Leh Nav St.. 3i
IB sax
8 sh Hestonvllle.. IB'.'
100 sh Phil E K.. iG)
an Meca Bant.. 31
MKR8HB. Dl IUVIN Al
Broth. No. 40 8. Third
Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations:
V. 8. es of ism, Ii8(4ii8 : do. isn, ios voion' ;
do. 18M, l07MN?i ; da ibob, I07yai07 ; do, isobI
new. 10,-ai09x ; do. 186T, do. 109109V ; da 188.
da i09'.l09' ;G10-40b, l06toi. u. 8. 80 Year
percent. Ourrpncy, llim; Bold, 111H
111XS Silver, iavl07; Union Pacific Railroad
1st Molt. Bonds, 82.V835; Central Paoltlc Railroad,
95910; Union Paclflo Land Grant Bonds. 730,a74&!
Messrs. William faintbr a oo.. No.8 h. Third
Street, report the following quotations: U. 8. 6a of
1881, 118,-113i J B-2ns Of 1868, 10S-(aa08jtf : do. 19M,
107Hlo7tf; da 1805, 107H(107 ; do., July, 1866,
lOflJtcaiM.H'; do., July, 1867, 109 s (4109 do. July.
1863, 109 H0; Ba,l0 40, 10(ai(iYi U.S.Pacino
RR.Cy.68,luvlll,'. Gold. Il in, 4111'.'.
Naeb fcLADNKK. Brokers, report this morning
Gold quotations as follows:
10-00 A. M IIU4 112 U P. M liitf
10-12
.111 1212
.11 W
10- 63
10 87
11- 33
it
it
,....111112-15 I "
lll?i12-17 "
Ill X 12-80
'.llKjl91S "
HI 12J "
. ...lll'i 1245 "
411.
.:liiv
..111 v
..in
..in,.'
11-49 " .
11 BO " .
12 10 P. M.
Philadelphia Trade ISeport.
Satvrdat, Nov. 11 The riour market is with
out change worthy or spectal note. There is very
little demand either for shipment or home con
sumption, and 1G00 barrels changed hands, includ
ing superfine at 4-SB0; Pennsylvania extra at
5 ; Wisconsin extra family at B-60(B-7B; Minnesota
da do. at 6iii6'874; Pennsylvania and Illinois
do. da at f G-12X6-66 ; Ohio do. do. at S6-5047;
and fancy brands at $7U5v49, as in quality. Rye
Fiour sella at t,Vi5-25, Including 800 barrels Ouaker
City Mills on private terms. I a Corn Meal nothing
doing.
Wheat Is in fair demand, and we reduce oar quo
tations ?3c bales of 3000 bushels Indiana red
at fl-86ai-37&: iboo bushels d . amber and 3000
bnshels do. white ou private terms. Rye may be
quoted at S2($93c. for Western and Pennsylvania.
Horn is quiet and prices aro hardly maintained.
Sales of oHl yellow at 8814900,; ne yellow and
mixed at75i80c. ; and old Western mixed at 82(4
file. Oats are unchanged. Sales or 2000 bushels at
64tf55c. for white Western and 60,361c. for dark, in
Barley and Malt no further sales were reported.
Bark In the absence of Bales we quote Na 1
Quercitron at ffl! ton.
C'loverseed is less active and wcat. Sales at t5'25
40. in Timothy and Flaxseed nothing doing.
Whisky Is lo. lower. Sales of 60 bushels Western
iron-bound at bic. aud 35 bushels, do. wood-bouud at
tua.
LATEST SHIITlNCr INTELLIGENCE.
Fur additional Slarins Nevs see Iruide Pages,
By Telegraph.)
Niw York, Nov. 12. Arrived. Btamshlp Tybec,
from St. Domingo City. The Swarara was there on
the 2d inst. The Nantasket and Yantic were at Sa
mana Bay on the 3d, all well.
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 12. Arrived, yacht Anonmy,
from New York, with a hunting party.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA NO VE MB KH ia
BTATK OF rnSBMOHCTIR AT TUB BVININU TELEGRAPH
OFKICK.
T A. M 49 1 11 A. M. 67 I 8 P. M. 60
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
SteamBhlp Whirlwind, Sherman, Provldonce, D. 3.
stetson A Co.
Steamer Salvor, Herring, Richmond and Norfolk,
W. P. Clyde Co.
Steamer New York, Jones, Georgetown and Alex
andria, W. P. cijde k Co.
Steamer A. C. Burners, Davis, New York, W. P.
Clyde & Co.
Bark Norton Stover, Price, Boston, J. C. Seott &
Sons.
Schr Sarah Brnen, Fisher, Wilmington, N.C., do.
Sehr M. 4 E. Ilendorson, Blber, Boxton, do.
Schr Caroline Youiifr, Yoang. do. da
Schr J. S. Weldln, crowell, Providence, Sinnlckson
tL Co
Scbr IL Blackman, Jones, Bristol, da
Schr E. F. Crowell, Uowcs, Lynn, do.
Schr M. M. Merriman, Babbitt, D ghtOD, do.
Schr J. W. Ulne, Lane, New.Uaveu, da
Tug Thomas Jefferson. Allen, Baltimore, with a tow
of barges, W. P. Clyde h. Ca
Tng Chesapeake, Merrlhew, Havre-de-Grace, with a
tow of barges, W. P. Clyde A Ca
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Steamship Aries, Wiley, 49 hours from Boston,
with mdse. to II. Wiiihor & Co. S tw a ship at anchor
crt Bombay Hook, supposed to be bound down.
Steamship William p. Clyd, Sherwood, 24 hours
from New York, with mdse. to Johu F. OM.
Steamer G. H. Stout, Ford, from Georgetown and
Alexandria, with mdse. to W. P. Clyde A Co.
Steamer BrlBtol, Wallace, 24 hours from New York,
with mdse. to W. P. Clyde 4 Co.
Steamer It. Willing, Cundirr, 13 hours from Baltl.
more, with mdse. aud passengers to A. Groves, Jr.
Schr Decatur Oaks, l'erry, from Portsmouth, N.
U.. with apples.
Schr Edw. Thomas, Seward, from City Point,
with bark.
Schr J. II. Wainwright, Adams, from Boston.
Schr Bonny Boar, Klly, do.
Schr James S. Sliindler. Lee, do.
Schr J. B. Van Dusen, Corson, do.
Schr Alexander, Baker, from Norwich.
Schr W. K. Prieipg, Kutter. from Salem, Mass.
Tug Thomas Jenerson, Allen, from Baltimore, with
a tow of barires to W. P. Clyde A Co.
Tug G. B. Mulchings, Davis, from Havre-de-Grace,
with a tow of barges to W. P. Clyde 4 Ca
MEMORANDA.
N. G. steamer H ammonia, Meier, from New York,
at Hamburg 8 st ult
Steamers Charleston, Berry, from Charleston, and
Fanlta, Freeman, from Philadelphia, at New York
yesterdav.
Steamer Gen. Sedgwick, Nichols, from New Y'ork,
at Galveston loth lust.
Steamer Achilles, Colburn, hence, at Newbury,
port 9th lust.
Steamer Saxon, Seara, hence, at Boston yesterday.
Br. big Haidee, for the United States, in port at
Kingston. 30th ult.
Schr Aid, Smith, hence for Somerset, at New
York yesterday.
Schrs Jesse li. Allen, Case, from Nantucket; Trade
Wind, Cullen, from Kali Uiver; Cornelia, Carroll,
and R. II. Shannon, Hill. Irom New Haven, ail for
Philadelphia, passed Hell Gate yesterday.
Schr Charles H. Moiler, Brown, for Philadelphia,
sailed from Pawtucket loth inst.
Schr Sarah K. Thomas, Arnold, for Philadelphia,
sailtd from Providence iota inst.
MISOELLANY.
Steamer Bienville, Baker, at New Orleans 6th inst.
from New York, was detained four hours outside
the bar by tog. Captain baker reports: Nov. 8,
three miles South of Jupiter Inlet, saw a three
masted schooner ashore; 14 miles further south a
ship ashore, also a brig dismasted and abandoned ;
13 mUes south of Hlllsboro Inlet a schr high and dry,
masts and rigging standing, and sails bent; barf a
mile south of Cape Florida saw a square-rigged ves
sel ashore, with wreckers alongside; miles further
south a ship and schr, with wreckers discharging;
4tb, oil Ti togas, passed a lot of yetlow pine lumber,
apparently no Hong la the water.
Slocks were active and qnlte strong.