THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH I'HILADELPITIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1870.
THIS SPANISH TIlItOXK,
CrmttntuJ from th Ttrnt Pnf.
demagogues and Intriguers almost Innumerable.
To attempt to give even a brief outline of the
popular tumults and revolts which followed each
other in quick succession is impossible in the
time and spAce atonr command. The foreign re
lations of the country were not less unfortunate.
Several important measures were ventured upon
from time to time, all resulting in disaster and
disgrace. Spain engaged in a war wllb. Mo
rocco, which terminated logloriously; she took
advantage of the treacberv of Santana, and
oueht by invasion to recover the ancient Span
ish colony of San Domingo, but only to be
thwarted in her designs; he became a party,
with England and France, to the disgraceful
assault upon the Mexican Republic, but finding
it was merely a scheme for the glorification of
Nanoleon III. abandoned it; and she devoted
several years to an attempt at coercing the re
publics of Chili and Peru, without achieving
anything but ignominious failure. Disaster
abroad and disorder at home were the sole
fruits of the Bourbon policy, and they at last
culminated in
The KevolntloB of Senleinbtr, t.NIH.
For several years previous the Moderados, or
Conservatives, had been in almost undisputed
power, the Democrats and Progressists taking
no part in the elections, and attempting to
assert their rights as Spaniards only by futile
Insurrection, usually with Marshal Prim at their
bend. In July, 1806, Marshal Narvaez, after
having been at the head of affairs frequently,
again came into power as President of the Coun
cil and Minister of War, retaining those posi
tions until his death, which occurred on the
23d of April, 1808. The rule of Isabella had at
last passed all limits of forbearance, and wheu
the Duchess of Montpensier, her sister, vUited
her early in 1808 to remoustrate against a course
which rendered her fall Inevitable, she was
received with coldness and dismissed with a
rebuke. The death of Narvaez caused the resig
nation of the entire Ministry, and the accession
of a new Cabinet, with Gouzles Bravo at Us
head, lie had previously been noted for his
hostility to Isabella, but he cast this hostility
aside, and there was no change whatever in the
policy of the Government. Under his sway a
crisis was soon reached, and the nation united
to rid itself of a tyranny which had become as
unbearable as it was despicable.
In July the situation became grave. The
Government claimed to have possession of evi
dence that the three great sections of the
Liberal opposition the "Liberal Union," of
which the late Marshal O'Donncll had been the
chief; the "Progressists," to which Espartoro,
Prim, Olozaga, and Madoz belonged; and the
Democrats, in whose ranks were embraced a
large Republican clement had united in a more
extensive revolutionary scheme than any which
had preceded it durlag the reign of Isabella.
On the 7th of June Marshal Serrano, General
Dulce, and five other prominent soldiers were
arrested and thrown into prison. At the same
time the Duke aid Duchess of Montpensier
the latter being a sister of the Queen were re
quested to leave the country, as they were sus
pected of being implicated in tho alleged con
spiracy. On their refusal to leave the country,
on the ground that an Infanta of Spain could
receive orders only lrom tho sovereign direct,
Isabella herself signed the decree for their
banishment. All the. general belonging to the
"Liberal Union" were then exiled, and the
thorough harmony of all the opposition ele
ments thereby secured. Several prominent
officials, among them the Captain-Generals of
Madrid and Barcelona, resigned; spasmodic in
surrections, which were easily suppressed, oc
curred in Barcelona, Valencia, and Saragossa,
and preparations for a general uprising through
out tho provinces were made.
The expected revolution w is finally inaugu
rated on tho 17th of September, with an Insur
rectionary movement at Cadiz. Admiral Topete,
the commander of the naval forces off that
place, immediately declared in favor of the
rising, and it assumed at once formidable pro
portions. Pronunclamentos.wero made in almost
every province within a few daj's; local and pro
visional juntas were everywhere formed, to
assume the control of affairs; and all tho gen
erals recently exiled, as well as General Prim,
who had been in exile since his abortive at
tempts at raising insurrections in 1800 and 1867,
returned to Spain, to place themselves at the
head of the new movement. Both Serrano and
Prim reached Cadiz as early as tho 19 th of Sep
tember, and by general consent were acknowl
edged as the leaders of the revolution.
The city of Santander fell into the hands of
the insurgents en September 21st, but was recap
tured by the loyal troops on the 21th, several
citizens of the town who were found with arms
in their hands after its reoccupation being tried
by court-martial and immediately shot. On
September 28th a furious encounter took place
as Alcolea, near Cordova, in Andalusia, between
the insurgents under Serrano and the Queen's
troops under the Marquis de Novallchez, result
ing in the complete defeat of the latter. Sara
gossa and the whole ot the province of Anda
lusia Immediately rose in revolt, while in Madrid
the soldiers refused to fight for the Queen any
longer, but made common cause with the' citi
zens who declared in favor of the revolution.
General Concha, the commander at Madrid, at
once resigned, and a provisional junta, consist
ing of 14 Progressists, 9 Llbetal Unionists, and
7 Democrats, was established to carry on the
Government. There was no further resistance
to the triumphant march of Serrauo towards
the capital, and on the 3d of October he entered
Madrid at the head of his troops, being received
with a grand outburst of enthusiasm. Equally
enthusiastic was the reception accorded Gen.
Prim at Madrid on the 7tk of October, the
whole population turning out aud the crowd
being so great that several men and women
were crushed to death in front of General Prim's
residence. The Spanish nation was fully
aroused at last, and the work of the revolution
was complete in less than three weeks.
The Flight ad Exll mt lh )ueea.
The Queen, at the outbreak of the revolution,
was absent from Madrid. She had been ou a
visit to the Emperor Napoleon ut Biarritz, and
had reached St. Sebastian, near the French
border, in the Pyrenees, on her ie'.uru. The
defeat of her troops at Alcolea induced her to
fly from the coantry to France, the was ac
companied in her flight by the King Consort,
her four younger children, her uncle Don Se
bastian, the Minuter of Mate, and several oil!
cers of her household, lucluaiu; tUe notorious
Marforl. She iu met at the frontier by three
officers of the Imperial hoaiehol 1, sent thither
for the purpose y Vapoleou; and at the railway
station at Hendaye the Emperor, Empress, and
Prince Imperial awaited her arrival. The
Castle of Pau was asslued by Napoleon as her
temporary residence, an J on establishing her-
pelf there, she issutd ou the 'M:h of September
a manifesto to the SpauUu people, protesting
before God and before mankind" against the
course of the revolutionists.
Isabella remained at Pau a few weeks only,
and then she took up her residence at Paris,
watching the course of events in Spain with ex
treme anxiety and clinging for nearly two years
to the hope of her ultimate restoration. Several
manifestoes emanated from her during her
sojonrn at Paris, but they were entirely un
heeded in Spain. On th 25th of June, 1870,
she finally listened to the advico of her friends
and signed an act of abdication, transferring
tbe crown to the Prince of the Asturlas, her
eldest son, under the title of Alfonso XII, but
reserving all her civil rights and the custody of
Alfonso while living abroad and until he should
be proclaimed King by tho Cortes.
Tbe ex-Queen remained in Paris until the
overthrow of the Emplre.when she again sought
f afety In flight, and on tho 81 of October she
passed through Bordeaux on her way to Switzer
land. She there took ap her residence on the
borders of the lake near Geneva, where she
elill remains.
Ttie rravlnlonnt Uaverantent.
As soon ns the revolution was complete a
Central Junta was elected at Madrid, and Mar
shal Serrano was by it called upon to organize a
ministry. On the 8th of October, 18W, it was
announced, the principal mombers being Mir
elial Serrano, President; General Prim, Minister
of War; aud Admiral Topete, Minister of Ma
rine. The other portfolios were distributed
among Senors Figueroia, Lorenzana, Ortiz,
Sagasta, and Kulz Xorllla. On the 2Ut of Oc
tober, tho Central Junta renounced Its functions
and dissolved, all the local juntas following the
example, aud Marshal Serrano became tho prac
tical Dictator of Spain. Tho Uiitcd SUtes was
first country to recognize tho Provisional Gov
ernment, Minister Hale notifying Marshal Ser
rano of the fact ou the 0th of October. All tho
other governments represented at Madrid soon
followed this example, and the world acquiesced
in the dethronement of the last of tho Bour
bons.
Tho Provisional Government at onco ad
dreb&cd itself with energy and seal to the ardu
ous task of reforming the abuses of tho Bourbon
rule. A decree establishing universal suffrage
was Issued; primary education was declared
absolutely free; the normal schools were
restored, and the professors removed by tho late
Government were reappointed; all the monas
teries, convents, religious houses, and con
gregations of both sexes which ha l bee at estab
lished since July, 1337, whon they were last
abolished, were again abolished, aud all their
possessions declared national property, while
the monasteries, convents, etc., that were de
clared legally established by the law of July 2 J,
1837, were reduced to half their num
her in every province; the order of Jesuits
was entirely suppressed, its colleges and Institu
tions ordered to be closed within taree days,
and its movable and immovable property seques
trated to Uio Stale; tho absolute liberty of tie
press was proclaimed, all press offenses being
placed within the jurisdiction of tho ordinary
penal code; the censorship on literary and dra
matic productions was suppressed; and, finally,
the Protestants were authorized to hold moo t
lngs and erect churches iu Madrid, Seville,
Barcelona, and other places.
On December 18, 1803, munlc'pal elections
took place throughout Spain, on the basis of
universal suffrage, the Republicans obtaining a
majority in most of the large cities except
Malrid, and developing a strength which as ton
ished and perplexed the different monarchical
parties. The Republican party was greatly ex
asperated by the course of the Provisional Gov
ernment iu throwing its entire Influence on the
side of the Monarchists. The dissatisfaction
which resulted was great and wldo-spread
Serious disturbances showed the temper of the
people. An armed demonstration was made by
tho Republicans at Cadiz on December 5, 1808,
which was not suppressed until the 11th, but
fortunately no bloodshed resulted. Soon after,
a much more serious demonstration was made
at Malaga, where the Republican lusurgents
strongly Intrenched themselves behind barri
cades, and were not overcome until January 2,
1809, after a heavy bombardment, in which the
fleet joined, and a desperate hand-to-hand
struggle, in which 400 of tbe insurgents were
killed and wounded. On the 10th of October,
the Republican element in the island of Cuba
inaugurated a rebellion, and the Government
has now devoted more than two years to the
futile attempt at its suppression.
The conflicts between the Government and the
Republicans inspired the friends of the de
throned dynasty with hope, and the priests espe
cially became zealous in attempts at the resto
ration of the Bourbons. Numerous outbreaks
resulted, but they were all suppressed through the
decided and uncompromising stand taken by the
Government.
The CaoatltHent Cortes.
As soon as the Provisional Government was
fairly established, elections for members of the
Constituent Cortes were ordered. The elections
closed about the middle of January, 1869, and
resulted in a considerable majority for the
Monarchical party, although a large Republi
can element found its way Into the Cortes, and,
under tbe leadership of the marvellously elo
quent Caitelar and men ot equal ability and
courage, has continued to prove exceedingly
troublesome to the Government and the mo
narchists.
The Cortes assembled on tbe 13th of February,
18C9, and on the 20th Senor Rlvero was elected
President by 107 votes against 47 cast for Senor
Orenee, the Republican candidate. The struggle
between the two great parties culmliatedon
the 24th in a test vote en the question of return
ing thanks to Serrano and the Provisional Gov
rnment. The Republicans opposed the motion
and mustered 62 votes against It, while its advo
cates, the monarchists, obtained 180. The strict
party divisions, however, stood as follows:
Progressists, 129; Unionists, 80; Republicans, 13;
and Ultramontanes and Iabelllsts, 24.
One of the earliest acts of the Cortes was to
reject a bill for the abolition of the capitation
tax and the military conssrlptlon. A new levy
of 25,000 men was ordered for the army on
March 24, by 139 votes against 48. The attempt
to enforce it created serious disturbances at
Heres, Seville, and other towns, but order was
eventually restored.
Ou March 30 a committee appointed to pre
pare a new constitution made its report to the
Cortes. The preamble of tbe constitution sub
mitted read as follow:
1 ke Spanish nation, and in its naraa tha Cortai
l'Dmu i.ut, eluded by unlversslsuilrige, desiring
loriiiiu.mu jwuce, w alliance uoerty aud security,
snd io develop the good and safety of so many as
lite in spam, incree an-i caucuoll ma lolloif lag."
TLe tils cussion ou the proposed Constitution
began ou April 0, and after a protracied debate
it was adopted on June 1, by a vote of 214
agaiubt M. Among its more important and
radical provisions weie one esUblUhlng a
hereditary monarchy, adopted by a vote of 214
agali-ttil; auother establlsblug complete rell
kious iibeiiy, adopted uy a vote oi lou ai s;
SI; and another guaranteeing the liberty of tha
press and the freedom of public meeting. The
new Constitution, as in ally adopted, was pro
mulgated with great pomp on the 6th of Jane,
1869, and Spain entered for the first time upon a
career in which the rights of her people were
fully guaranteed.
The Itegeaev.V
'When the constitutional question was once
settled, the next vital measure was the election
of a Ring; but it was so evident that this could
not be accomplished without great delay, that
on June 15, 1869, Marshal Serrano was raised
to the dignity of Regent, by a vote of 193
against 45, and on the ISth of the sme month
he was formally Inducted into this responsible
position, clothed nominally with the temporary
functions of a King, but In reality with those of
a President or republican chief magistrate.
Serrano's elevation to the Regency resulted in
the promotion of General Prim to that of the
Presidency of tho Council of Ministers, in
which position he has continued, as from the
first, to be tho most important and Influential
personage in Spain, and the practical ruler of
the country. To tho pacification of the country
and the filling of the vacant throne he has de
voted all his time and energies, and by his
wily, intriguing disposition has contrived to
keep himself uppermost iu the distracted coun
sels of the nation.
The.Cortes, having invested Marshal Serrano
with the powers of Regent, on the 15th of July
suspended their sessions until October, by a
unanimous vote, a permanent commission of
eight members, In which all tho different politi
cal factions were represented, being established
to look after tho general welfare of the country.
The people generally acquiesced in tho new
order of things inaugurated by tho Constitution,
with the exception of two classes tho Republi
cans and the priests. At Cordova, on June 10.
there was a monster demonstration against the
monarchy clause, in which over fifty thousand
persons participated. Ou the 17th of June
there was also a stormy scene in the Cortes be
tween General Prim and the leading Republi
cans. Tho opposition to the perpetuation of
monarchical rule thus inaugurated has been
kept up to the present time, and
has found frequent vent both in
and out of the Cortc, aud serious disturbances
occurred in Tarragona, Barcelona, and else
where. At ono tine the Republican risings
spread all over Spain, aud In Oetobor, 1313, the
Government was obliged to resort to extreme
and formidable measures, especially against a
number of deputies who had joined the insur
gents. The firmness exhibited by he Govern
ment, hewever, triumphed eveutually. Tho Re
publican deputies abstaiued from attending the
sessions of the Cortex, for which they were cen
sured, and a number who participated in the
insurrection were prosecuted by tho Govern
ment. The attempt to place tho Duke of Aosti
on the throne will doubtless Incite tho Repub
licans to fresh demonstrations, and seriously
endanger tho peace of tho country.
The course of the priesthood lm also given
the Government a great deal of trouble, numbers
of the clergy refusing to tike tho oath to sup
port the constitution, for which they were sus
pended from their functions. But their only
opportunity for making mischief has been found
in the ranks of the small Carlist bands which
have repeatedly raised dlsturlaices throughout
the country.
Tbe Carllsts, who had not ceased to advocate
their claims during the whole of Isabella's
reign, became active soon after the revolution
was completed, and on May 5, 1869, a formida
ble conspiracy under their auspices was dis
covered at Barcelona. Its discovery led to the
arrest of thirty-six persons, among whom were
several superior oillcors. A few months later,
the Carllsts engaged in a conspiracy for the
assassination of Serrano and Prim, and Don
Carlos himself, the representative of the male
Hie cf the Bourbons, which had been set aside
Ferdinand VII, left Paris for th e Spanish
frontier. A large number of arrests were made;
and on the 21th of July the Government troops
encountered and routed near Ciudad Real a band
of five or six hundred of tbe agitators. Don
Carlos then ordered a cessation for the tlmo of
the movements in his behalf. His adherents,
however, did not comply, and soon another
band of four huudred invaded Catalonia,
while other armed bands showed themselves iu
Valencia and the mountains of Toledo. Eirly
In 1870 the Carlos agitation was renewed, Don
Carlos leaving France for Switzerland, where
homage preparations for another demonstra
tlon. By his wife, the daughter of the ex-
Duke of Parma, he received an Immense for
tune which he has not hesitated to draw upon
in prosecuting his mad" enterprises. In July
last he was expelled from France, to prevent
complications between the Governments of that
country and Spain, and then took up his
residence in Geneva. In August the demon
stration in his favor assumed alarming propor
tions: large bands were recruited in France, and
the northern provinces of Spain were thrown
into great excitement. The Government, how
ever, brought an overwhelming force against
the insurgents, and by the end of tke month the
country was again fairly rid of the troublesome
partisans.
The Tacaat Threae.
lealella was scarcely out of Spain before Prim
and l is coadjutors began their difficult task of
hunting up a successor. Tbe Duke of Montpen
sler, grandson ot Louis Philippe of France, aid
husbaud of Isabella's sister, was at first the most
formidable candidate, and he spared neither
time nor trouble in pressing his claims npon the
attention of tbe people and their leaders. He
complied, however, with the wlch of the Provl
sional Govsrnuieut, and remained at first out
side of Spain, returning, for a few days only,
after the Republican demonstration at Cadiz in
December, 1808. On the 19th of this month he
published a letter dated at Lisbon, in which he
set forth his views and claims, at the same time
declaring that he had no ambition, and belonged,
perfectly and eatirely, to the new and free Spain
Montpensler's aspirations encountered a formid
able antagonist in Don Enrique de Bourbon, a
brother of the ex-Queen's hubband, and the
antagonism between them finally became so
intense that a duel was fought between them on
tbe 12tb of March last, in which Don Eurique
met bis death.
While the Duke of Montpensier was pressing
his claims to tbe vacant throne, another candi
date appeared in the person of Dom Fernando,
father of tbe present kiug of Portagal. Dom
Fernando, however, was decidedly opposed to
accepting the crowu. A union with Portugal,
under the rule of Dom Luis I, King of the lat
ter country, was also agitated at an early date,
but the Portuguese were antagonistic to the
scheme, and it was therefore abandoned.
The opposition to the Duke of Montpensier
became finally so extreme, that nearly all the
members of the Provisional Government and
Regency abandoned him, aud General Prim
fixed upon tbe young Duke of Genoa, a nephew
ot Kiug Victor Emanuel of Italy. This propo
sition met with much favor, both in official
circles and among the people. On the 23th ot
September, 1869, the Council of Ministers, under
tbe Presidency of the Regent, agreed to propose
to the Cortes the name of the Duke of Genoa,
the family of the latter declaring that the prince
would only accej t the proffered crown if the
Cortes e'ected him by a two -thirds vote.
His proppects 6teadily Increased, and
by the eud of October, 110 deputies had openly
pronounced In bis favor. By the middle of No
vember his partisans In the Cortes had increased
to 161, but be failed to awaken the sympathy
and favor of tho people, whose opposition to
his candidature became more and more deter
mined. Finally, tho Emperor Napoleon, who
bad earnestly opposed the election of tbe Duke
of Montpensier, brought his influence to bear
upon tho Italian Government, and tbe result
was a formal notification from King Victor
Emanuel, on the 3lt of December last, that
tho Duke of Genoa would not accept the crown
under any circumstances.
After the failure of the candidature of the
Duke of Genoa a number of minor candidates
sprung up, among tbeui tbe Regent Serrano
himself, and Fspartero, w ho, but for his extreme
age, would probably have rallied a formidable
party around him. It was also proposed in
some quarters to marry the young Prince of the
Asturlas to tbe daughter of the Duke and
Duchess of Montpensier, aud seat them on the
throne together, but this proposition was effec
tually d if posed of by the enthusiasm with whleh
the, Cortes, ou tho 6th of Juno last, received
Setor Rlvero's declaration that tho restoration
of the Bourbons could never bo permitted by
the majority. On the 8th of June a proposition
requiring a candidate to receive a voto equal to
one-half of the whole number of deputies before
be could be declared elected passed the Cortes
by a vote of 138 to 131, and the fate of Montpen
sier was sealed at last.
Finally, on the 11th of Juno last, Prim an
nounced that thus far all the efforts of the Gov
ernment to secure an available candidate had
failed, but he expressed himself as confident
that within the next three months one would
be found. General Prim had, apparently, good
eause to believe that he spoke the truth, for on
tbe 3d of July he announced to tho Council of
Ministers the candidature of Prince Leopold of
Hohenzollern-Sigmarlngen, a member of the
younger branch of the royal family of Prussia.
On the following day tho Coun
cil appoved the choice of Prim,
and ordered the Cortes to be convoked
on the 20tb, lo vote on the proposition. But as
soon as the project of Prim was mado public,
France wa t' rown into consternation. The
Emperor Napoleon protested against the scheme
as a check and a menace to France, and on tho
12th the father of Prince Leopold telegraphed
to Madrid the withdrawal of his son, since tho
peace of Europe was threatened by his candi
dature. Spain acquiesced in this settlement, but
Napoleon rushed headlong into a war with
Prussia, ostensibly because King William would
not give a guarantee that the candidature of
Prince Leopold should never be revived.
Then, while all Europe was convulsed with
the disastrous struggle which ensued, the efforts
of Prim to secure for Spain a king were relaxed
for a time. It soon becamo evident, however,
that the candidature of Prince Leopold could
not be revived, even after the empire had fallen
and Napoleon became a captive. The establish
ment of the so-called French Republic on tho
ruins of the Empire aroused the enthusiasm and
sympathy of the Spanish Republicans, and
Inspired them with fresh hopes
of ultimate tuccess. To forestall tho reac
tion which Impended, Prim again bestirred
himself, and on the 22d of October, it was offi
cially announced that Prince Amadeus, Duke of
Aosta, the second sou of the King of Italy, had
been tendered and bad accepted tho throne.
The scheme was pushed forward with all possi
ble rapidity, and within ten days tho formal
approval of the candidature of the Duke of
Aosta by England, Prussia, Austria, Russia, a id
Italy was officially acknowledged by tho Spa
nish Government. A last effort in behalf of
the Duke of Montpensier was resolved
npon, and tho advocates of Serrano
and Espartcro made a final appeal in their bo
half. A vote was at last reached in the Cortes
November 16, and after some changes from the
negative to the affirmative, the result stood 191
for the Duke of Aosta to 120 against him not a
very large or flattering majority, but a round
dozen In excess of the majority of the whole
number of deputies required. The choice of the
Cortes thus far appears to meet with general
approval, or at least has encountered no open
demonstrations, except the protest of the Re
publican deputies, and a committee of fifteen are
on their way to Florence to lay the proffered
Crown at the feet of the King elect.
The New Klac ! Hiat.
Prince Amadeus Ferdinand Maria, Duke of
Aosta, upon whom the majority of tho Constitu
ent Cortes has fixed as successor to the cast-off
Isabella II, is the second son of Victor Emanuel,
King of Italy, and was born on the 30th of May,
1845, and is therefore a little over twenty-five
years of age. At the time of his birth his father
was simply heir-apparent to the throne of the
jetty kingdom of Sardinia, and a uulted Italy,
with Rome as its capital, was a mere yearning
of the people. Prince Amadeus entered the
army, nominally at least, early in life, and,
after passing through the Inferior grades as
rapidly as became his illustrious birth,
was made colonel of the Lombard
Grenadiers, i then lieutenant-general of
cavalry, and eventually a vice
admiral in the Italian navy. In the campaign
against Austria in 1866, which terminated in the
annexation of Venetia to the Italian kingdom,
Prince Amadeus accompanied his father and his
elder brother, tbe Crown Prince Humbert; and,
as commander of a brigade, participated in the
opening battle of the war that of Custozza,
which was fought on the 24th of June, and re
sulted in the defeat of the Italians. In this
battle both of the young Italian princes greatly
dlstirgulshed themselves by their bravery, and
Prince Amadeus was wounded in the chest, aud
in consequence removed from the field.
QThe only other event of significance in his life
thus far was his marriage, on tbe 30th ot May,
1867, to a scion of an old historical family of
IUly, the Princess Maria Victoria Charlotte
Henrietta Jane, daughter of Prince Charles
Emanuel del Pozza della Cisterno and Louisa
Caroline Chlalamo, Countess de Merodl. The
future Queen of Spain was born on the 9th of
August, 1847. Tbe result of this marriage Is a
son, bow a boat two years old. Although King
Victor Emanuel created some surprise by con
senting to this comparatively Insignificant alli
ance for bis second son, the new King ot Spain
is connected by the marriage of his sisters
with two royal houses, the eldest sister, the
Princess Clotilda, being the wife of Prince
Napoleon, first couslu to the ex-Emperor Napo
leon, while bis youngent sister, the Princess
Maria Pia, is the wife of King Luis I, of Portu
gal. 11c U ulto nearly rtUud blood to t'.e
Imperial family of Austria, hlt mother, the late
Queen Adelaide, having been the daughter ot
tbe Archduke Renler, ot Austria. His paternal
grandmother, Theresa, was also an Austrian
Archduchess.
Anil now the world awaits the result of tho
attempt to seat an Italian prince upon the throne
of tbe Spanish Bourbons. If It proves successful,
and the young Prince displays a little good sense
and devotion to the task which is about to fall
npon blm, Spain will have good cause to con
gratulate herself upon getting rid of the
Bourbons.
SPECIAL. NOTICES.
ST FKRCH BAZAP. FOR THE RELIEF OF
tho victims or tho war in France, to be
held at Concert Hall, to be In December
the 14th and close on the tuh, Christmas
Eve. The following names are those or ladles who
take charge of tables at the Bavar, and we beg all
who sympathize to send their donations t their
following addn bscb, and not to give to any one un
less authorized by a cash bo,k, signed bj the Presi
dent and c oiiutt rslgin d by the Secretary :
Mlsa Anele Pleot, PreMldent. . .No. 9(16 Spruce street.
Mrs A. i icoipt, lee-rresinent.viT Hpruce
Madame p.. i aeon, secretary.. vm Sprnce
MartanieM.Lardet, Treasurer. 113 S. Tenth
Madame lii inanilu Hart N. Twentieth '
MhUhkip ur. Lippe iid4 Aalnut
Mlsa K. Itrazler Oil South Tenth '
Miss A. 1 aKoche 1F.41 1'lno "
Miss K. K. remit. taw H orstman "
Madame Z. Jolllvet S4 South Ninth "
Mrs. E. fades ; Sl south Ninth '
Mrs. rerarn V14 Sooth Ninth
Madame Breton 2'W South Ninth '
Madame Knimiln 3l South Ninth '
Madame Mouehtler 824 Walnut
MlesM.Ane 1TH0 Sansom "
Mrs. AleUrady 1736 Hansom
Miss Annie Nevlns 913 Spruce "
Miss E. LeJa'Lbre 97 Pine "
Misses Laval 7iw Pine 41
Miss LI77.I0 l'arker 144-3 N. Twelfth "
Mrs. 8. Fuirunt U'.t4 Sprues
Mrs. M. Lalltte Jotinsen V,ij Fine
Mrs. E. Martlne 1341 S, ruce "
Mrs. McCauley . .61 1 Smith Tenth "
Mrs. E. W. Smith 1804 Walnut '
Mrs. E. Fern 1110 Imoard
Mrs. D'Invllllers (Jermantown.
Mrs. ranlUlrard
Mrs. I). Morat
Mad'lle Frassonl 829 North Broa-t '
Names or the Committee on Finances Mrs.
D'invlltiers, Mrs. Dr. Llppe, Miss Adele Koche.
The ladles have concluded to meet on Tuesday
mornlnfr, November S2, at 12 o'clock, at Madame
Jacob's No. 93B Sprnce street. 11 gi
tfiy NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
application will be made at the next meeting
of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth or
Pennsylvania for the Incorporation of a Bank, in ac
cordance with the laws of the Commonwealth, to be
entitled THE ANTllftACITE BANK, to be located
at Philadelphia, with a capiUl or live hundred thou
sand dollars, with the right to increase the same to
two mlMon dollars.
fgy- TUB UNION FIRE EXTINGUISHER
COMPANY 07 rniLADELPHIs.
Manufacture and sell the Improved, Portable Fire
ExtlEgukibor. Always Reliable.
D. T. GAGS,
6 80 U No. 118 MAKKKT St., General Agent.
ie?- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
application will be made at tho next meeting
of the General Assembly or tho Commonwealth or
Pennsylvania for the incorporation or a Bank, iu
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth, to
be entitled TUE IKON BANK, to be located at Phi
ladelphia, with a capital or ono hundred thousand
dollars, with the right to increase the same to oue
million dollars.
g?- TEE IMPERISHABLE PERFUME I AS A
rule, the perfumes now In use have no perma
nency. An hour or two after their nse there- Is no
trace or pertnmo left. How different is the result
succeeding the nse or MURRAY & LANMAN'S
FLORIDA WATER I Days after its application tho
handkerchief exhales a most delightful, delicate,
and agreeable fragrance. 8 t toths
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
application will bo made at the next niceting
or the General Assembly of tbe Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania for tho incorporation or a Bank, lu
accordance with the laws or the Commonwealth, tv
be entitled THE NATIONAL BANK, to be located
at Philadelphia, with a capital of one hundred thou,
sand dollars, with the right to increase the same to
one million dollars.
ffif TREGO'S TEABERRY TOOTUWASH.
It Is the most pleasant, cheapest and best dentifrice
extant. Warranted free rrom injurious Ingredients.
It Preserves and WhltenB the Teeth I
Invigorates and Soothes the Gums I
Parities and Perfumes tho Breath I
Prevents Accumulation ef Tartar I
Cleanses and Purifies Artificial Teeth I
Is a Superior Article for Children l
Sold by ail dnigglHts and dentists.
A. M. WILSON, Drug-gist, Proprietor,
8 10m Cor. NINTH AND FILBERT Sta., PUilada.
y- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
application will be made at the next meeting
or tbe General Assembly or the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania for the Incorporation or a Bank, in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth, to
be entitled THE EE STONE STATE BANK, to be
located at Philadelphia, with a capital or two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, with the right
to increase the same to Ave hundred thousand
dollars.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
application will be mado at the next meeting
of the General Assembly or the Commonwealth or
Pennsylvania for the incorporation of a Bank, iu
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth, to
be entitled THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
DAN K,to be located at Philadelphia, with a capital
or five hundred thousand dollars, with the right to
ncrease tfce same to ten mlllllon dollars.
NOTicE "is" H EREBYGIVEN THAT-A.N
application will be made at the next meotiug
or the General Assembly of t:ie Commonwealth of
Pennsylvunla for the Incorporation of a Bank, in ac
cordance with tho laws or the Commonwealth, to
be entitled THE AMERICAN EXCUANOK BANK,
to be located at Philadelphia, with a capital or two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, with the right
to increase tho .same to one million dollars.
WHISKY, WINE, ETQ.
& McCALL.
Ho. 126 Walnut uid 21 Granite Cti
IMPORTERS OV
Brandies, Wines, Gin, 01iv Oil, Eia.,
WUOI-KSaLS DEALKM IN
PUFSC RYU WHISKIES
lit BOND AND TAX PAID.
MM
PROPOSALS.
ri-O f ONTR ACTORS AND BUILDERS.
I SEALED PROPOSALS, Indorsed "Proposals
for building an extension to a Publlo tchool-nouse In
the Tenth ward," will be received by the un
designed at the office, S. K. corner of SIKT1I
and ADELPHI Mreets, until TUESDAY, Noveui.
ber !W, 1870, at 13 o'clock M., ror building an exten
sion to a Pu olio School-house, situate on RACE
etrett, below Fifteenth, in the Tenth ward.
Said exter ton to lie built in accordance w!tn tha
plans or L. H. Euler, Sipvil?)tudeut or S.-h ol Build
ings, to be sevn at the oitlce ot tbe Board of Public
Education.
No Wds will ke considered unless accompanied by
a certificate from the Cltr Solicitor that the provi
sions of an ordinance approved Mar !W, H0, have
been compiled with. The contract will be awarded
onlv to known master builders.
lit order of tbe CommitUje on Property.
' 1L W. HALLIWELL,
II IS 19 82 19 it Secretary.
TO CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS SEALED
PK'-li'SALS, endorsed "Proposals for Hulld
Inff a Public Bcheol-house in the Tenth Ward,"
will be received by tha undersigned, at the oitlce, S.
E corner of HXtli and ADuI.l'Hl Streets, until
TUESDAY, NovemUr W, 1870, at 13 o'clock IL.
for building a Public School-house on a lot of ground
situate on the south side of Cherry, west of Tenih
street, in tbe Ttntn ward. Said scHooi-hoase to be
built in accordance with tbe plans or L. U. K-tler,
Superintendent or School Buildings, to be soen at
the oiric or tho Board of Pnblio fcduciiou.
No bids will be considered unless accompanied by
a terliticaie rrom tne City Solicitor that the provi
sions of an ordinance approved May W, IbuO, hive
been eou 'piled with.
The coiitruo. will bo awarded only to known m a -t
r bulldt ra.
By order or the Comraltte on Property.
U. W. 11ALUWELL,
1116 12iS Secretary.
PROPOSALS.
pROPOSALB FOB LI YX OAK.
Nvr DspARTitieirr, )
BnsAj or Constkwtiom np Karata, f-
Wrhikotoh, 1. !., November 5, 18T0.I
SEALED PROPOSALS ror the dellrery or soa.ooe
cnotc feet ef Live-oak Timber, or the best quality, In
each or the Navy.Yards at Charlestown, Mas?., and
BrooHjn, N. Y., will be received at this Bureau
until tbe tdxto (6U1) day of December next.
Thcso proposals must be endorsed "Proposals Tor
Live Oak," that they may be distinguished rrom
other buNiness letters.
The oilers may bo ror one or both yards, bnt must
be for the whole quantity lu each yard, and, as re
quired by law, must be accompanied by a guar
antee. turttlcs in the rull estimated amount will be re
quired to tign the contract, and, as additional and
collateial security, twenty-five (ia) per centum will
le withheld oh the amount or eaoh deliver v until
the contract Is satisfactorily completed.
Jn all the deliveries of the timber there must be
a due proportion of the most dimcult and crooked
plfces; otherwise there will bo withheld such
funlier amount in addition to the 85 per centum as
rosy be Judged expedient to secure the publlo li-t-ttst
uutil suih diftlcilt portions be delivered.
The nmaintnir 10 per centum, or other proportion
or each bill, when approvel In triplicate by the
Commandant or the yard, will be paid by such
pnrchaMng paymaster as the contractor may desig
nate lthin thirty po) days after its presentation
to him.
It will be stipulated in the contract that If jfi
De made by the parties or the Orst pan ind illverlm
all or any or the timber named, or the quality tnA
at the time and place provided, then, aud lu , .at
case, the contractor, and his sureties, will torfeit aid
pay to the United States a sum of money not exceed
lrg twice the toMl amount therein agreed upon as
the price to be pnld in ctise of the actual delivery
trereof, whit h inav he recovered according to the
Act of ConRrcss In that case provided, approved
Mnrcn 3, 1S4X
The St)3,(M 0 cubic feet to be delivered lu each yard
will be In the following proportions: Say 8i,0 K)
cubic feet or pieces sultuolo ror stems, sternpostM,
deadwoods, uprons, sternpost knees, kcclsois, and
linens, all siding rrom IT to 20 Inches, and tho hooks
siding 14 and 10 Inches. These pieces to bo In the
proportions lu which they enter into tho construc
tion or a slilp of war : conforming substantially in
6linne. length, and character wl'li thosn heretororo
received, with frames oc corresponding siding, the
moulds of which can be Been at a-.iv navv yard :
:'.(), Ono cubic feet, of the Elding of 13 an 1 15 inches, in
about equal quantities or each, and 10.00U cnblo roet
or a sirtli ft of 12 Inches; all these pie ; s being in
ler.gih from 13 to 11 rect, with a natural and rair
cune of from 12 to :to inches or more m that length,
mm out-iinu me nwiiioir ui picc.fs I nave ircim Hie
mean to the greatest crook. Also sa,uo4 cuhio rect
of tjmber sldli'g 43 aud 13 inches, iu length rrom IT
to 20 reet.
All to be sided straight and fair, and rough-hewed
the moulding way to show a race of not less than
two-thirds the ol'llng, the wane being deducted in
the measurement.
The ilminr to txs cut rrom trees growing within
B0 miles or the bc, 01 which satisfactory evidence
will be required, and to be delivered In the respec
tive jnrds at the risk and expense of the contractor,
subject to the usual Inspection, and to the entire ap
proval of the Commandant or the yard.
The whole quantity to bo oellvcred within two
years from the date of the contract.
Satisfactory evidence mus-t be presented with each
proposal that the parties either have the timber or
ate acquainted with the subject, and have the
facility to procure it.
In addition to the above, separate "3ealed Pro
posals'' will be received at tho same time, on the
same terms and conditions and Blmtlarly endorsed,
from rerRons having tho timber on hind alrealy
cut, for the delivery In each of tho navy yards at
Cherlestown and Brooklyn, or rrom b to 60.00C
cubic rict or Live-oak, the principal pieces siding
14 to 17 lnc-hep, the remaining portiou 1J and la
inches; tho principal pieces ind crooked timber
being in the same propottlon to the quantity oifoired
as that specified in the first case, witu the same
lengths and crooks.
The whele amount contracted ror In this case
rr.nMbe delivered ou or bcroro the 1st February.
171.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
nnd all bids ror any timber under this a t vertisement
ir considered not to the Inti rest or the Government
to accept them, and to require satisfactory evidence
that bids are buna ride iu all respects, and are made
by responsible persons
FORM OK OFFER,
Which, if from ajirm, wmt be signed by all the mem
ber t.)
I (or we), or , in tho State of ,
hereby agree to furnish and deliver iu tho United
States Navy Yard at ,
thousand cubic feet of Live-oak timber, in con
formity with the advertisement of tho Bureau of
CoiiHtruction and Repair of the date of November
P, 1870, viz. :
cubic feet, suitable for principal
pieces, at t per foot g
r
, cunio leer, curved tirauer, at
8 per foot
. cubic feet timber, at f per ft.
Total quantity. Total value.
(The total value to he likewine written in full.)
Should y (or cur) oder be accepted, (or tee) re-
qtuattobe uddressed at , ami the ontraot
sent to the Purchasing Paymaster of t.ia Naval Sta
tion at for siguature and certificate.
L'ute .
Signature, A. B.
C D.
witness :
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
The undersigned , of , In
the State of , and , of
- , lu tho State or , hereby.
guarantee that, in caRe the roregolng bid of
is accepted, ke (or they) will, within
ten da) s after the receipt or tbe coutract at '.he post
office named, or by the Paymaster of the Naval
Station desig-atcd, execute the contract for tho
same with good and suftcleLt sureties; and in case
ssld bhall fall to enter Into contract as
aforesaid, we guarantee to make good the dlirer-
ence between the oner of the said , and
tbet which may be accepted.
uaie .
Signatures
C. D.
E. F.
Witness :
Each or the guarantors must bo certified by the
AsiiefiBf r of li ternal Revenue for the district lu
which the partus are assessed. 11 7 lawiw
1 PROPOSALS FOR THE
LIC BUILDINGS.
ERECTION OF PI It. y
Oi'fick of tub Commissioners fob thi
EllECTION OF TUH Pl'DUU BUU.UINGS,
Philadelphia, Nov. 8, 1870.
Proposals will be received at the Office of
J
tin
President of. the Commission. No. 19 S. SKVKNTH
Street, until November bO, 1870, for itoras one, tio;
and thier. and until December 31, 1470, for the
balance or the schedule, ror the following materials
and labor:
1. For carefully removing the Iron railings and
stone base from the fonr inclosures at Broad and
Market streets, and depositing the same la order
upon tuch portions Cf the adjacent grounds as the
Ccn niltslocers may select.
2. foi removirg ttie trees and clearing the ground.
a. Fur the lumber and labor ror the erection or a
board ft nee twelve (1') feet In height, with gates to
inclose the space occupied by Penu Squares, per
lineal foot, complete.
4. For excavations ror cellars, drains, ducts, foau
dstioni", e tc., per cubic jar J.
6. For concrete foandtions, per cubl-i foot,
0. For foundation stone, several kinds, laid per
perch of twenty-live feet, mtasured iu the walls.
7. For hard bricks per thousand, delivered at
Broad and Market street during the year 1871.
8. For unilresM.il granite per cubto foot, specify
ing tbe kind
9. For undressed marble per cublj foot, spaclfy
lcif ti e kiccl.
It). For rolled iron beams (several sizes), per
lineal yard of given weight.
Tlie Coiumibsioner reserve to themselves the
right to reject any or ull of the pioposa'a.
Further Information can be obtained by applying
to me President of the Board, or I ) the Aruhlte-it,
John McAitlur, Jr., at nis otllce, No. '5 e. SIXTH
Strut.
By orderof tbe Commission.
JOHN RICE, President.
Cu8. P. EoEtRTf, Secretary. 115
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P E C I A L
NOTICE.
TO CONTRACTORS FOR ARM Y TRANSPORTA
TION. HrAPOCAKTEKS DK1'T OF TEXAS")
(Texas aud Loulbiuia), I
Chief iuaktkrm atxk's offici, f
San Asti.nio. Texas. Oct. 81. iS70.J
Tbe advertisement from this omee. dated Ausiiu,
Texas, September 15, 1870, inviting "Proposals for
AiiD.v Transportation in Texas," u modided so as to
require the transportation from the Hat day of Janu
mr. t, to the wth of June, 1671.
'1 be clacfc requiring the 11 anuixjrtation to be "fur-i;!i-l;
d exclusively by lloiseand .Mule Tc-aois'' ls-re-voki
1!.
A ropy of this notice, in addition to tie advertise,
rutin ci.t d hef.ttn;;-r if., 1S7 ), inuat ha attached to
at h 1 ropot-ul.
Bj ouler of the Department Commander.
.lAMt: ,. liKIN,
p, jut j Q. M. General, l 8. A , CliKf taaiter-
b&tur, 1 epai 1 ui cut ol Texas, HIT tit