r hi VOL. XTV NO. 125. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2C, 1870. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. EVENING! "PIHI FIRST EDITION FALL OF THIONVILLE. The Town and its ZZistory. Vicissitudes of Fortune. General .Sherman's Army Report. Our military Strength. THIONVILLE. Its Fall The I,nt Point en the 1,1 ne of the lUo erlle In dierninn llanda. In common with Metz, the fortress of Thlonville was Invested by the German forces Immediately after the defeat of Frossard at Forbach, although It waa not for some time after Bazalne had been shut up in the former place that Thlonville was com pletely hemmed In by the Invading army. During the alege the French made several desperate sorties, and now and then attempted to interfere with the perations of the German army Investing Metz. But all their eirorts were futile, and since the fall of Metz the capitulation of Thlonville has been merely a question of time. About the 13th of the present month the Germans commenced to press the siege with greater earnestness than before, the town was bombarded and the condition of the besieged ren dered precarious by the breaking out of fires In con sequence of the bombardment. The fire of the Ger mans since that date has apparently been steadily maintained, and the formal surrender took place yesterday morning, the report stating that the town had been burning for three days. The fall of Thlonville Is an event of signal Im portance. The town is situated on the left bank of the Moselle, seventeen miles due north of Metz and ten miles southwest or Sicrck, which stands juBt on the old French frontier near the dividing line between Rhenish Trussla and the nedtral terri tory of Luxemburg. Thionville was the northern point of the French defensive line of the Moselle, and its fall places that river entirely in possession of the.Germans. The capture of Thlonville places in Germnn hands all the territory claimed as a rectification of the frontiers, with the exception of Bltchc. a small fortress on the border near Rhenish Bavaria ; FhalBburg, in the Vosges Moun tains, 25 miles northwest of Strasburg ; and Belfort, the extreme southern point of the original frontier line of the French, which is situated on the southern spur of the same mountain ridge, about 43 miles W N. W. of Basle, in Switzerland. The Fortlfled Town of Thlonville was the capital of the arrondlsscment.of the same name, in the Department of the Moselle, and had in 1866 a population of about io.boo, besides the ordi nary garrison of 2000 men. It is directly on the line of the railroad running north from Frouard, a point on the Farls and Strasburg Railroad, through Pont a-Mousson and Metz, and thence to Luxemburg, In neutral territory. It is also the southeastern term) nus of the railroad running through Montraedy and Wezleres, parallel with the Luxemburg and Belgian frontier. Previous to the war, it had a large trade in timber, grain, coal, and iron, the furnaces and forges in its immediate vicinity producing the latter commodity to the value of about f 2,500,000 per year The niMtory of Thlonville. It was to Thionville, says the historian Frede- galre, that Pepin the Little, in 753, sent his grand son Charles, at the age of twelve years, to visit Tope Etienne II. Charlemagne loved to stay at Thlonville. He there passed the winter, after he had beaten the Saxons. He rested there after the conquest of Lombardy. lie there celebrated the feasts of "Noel and Paques," to relieve the grief caused by the death of his Queen, Hildegarde, He there called an assemblage of the chiefs of the nation to submit to them 'the will which divided his estates among his three sons. Thlonville took the part of the Connt of Luxemburg under the sovereignty of the Emperors, when that battle occurred between Xbange and Uckange, where the slaughter was such, says the historian Bertels, that the blood of the combatants, running Into the Teusch and thence Into the Moselle, reddened this river as far as Thlon ville. Perhaps no city has changed masters a often as this one. It belonged to the Saxons in 14 13, the Duke of Bourgogne in 1514, ten years la ter to Ladis las V, King of Hungary and Bohemia, to the Dukes of Bourgogne from 14CT to 14TT, to the Imperial House oi Hapsburg up to 1590, to the Kings of Spain np to 1643, and at last to France, of which it origl nally formed a part. In 1792. Thlonville was bombarded and then be sieged in due form by the Austrlans and Prussians. It was commanded by General Wlmpffen, and the defense which he made has become one of the moBt memorable in the history of France. The town was Invested by a strong force on the 23d of August, but on being summoned to surrender Gen eral Wlmpffen responded: "Burn the town, If yon please ; but you cannot burn the ramparts." The garri son was a weak one, but it was heartily supported by the citizens. General Wlmpffen having received intimations of an intended assault by the besieging forces, made a sortie oruttie 16th of September, cut the working parties of the enemy to pieces, pene trated into their very camp, and then retired under the guns of the fortifications. The siege was then turned into a mere blockade, the besiegers en trenching themselves and the French becoming the assailants. General Wlmpffen gave the enemy no peace, harassing them continually, and on the 21st of September made a furious assault upon their outworks, broke np their magazines, and returned to the town with. a large amount of booty. Despairing of the reduc tion of the place, the besiegers next attempted to bribe the heroic French commander to surrender, to which Wlm piien responded : "All right, gentlemen, I accept; only please make your offer In writing, and get it attested by a notary pub!'."." Failing again, the enemy abandoned their hopeless task, and raised the siege on the ICth of October. In 1814 General Hugo, commanding the place, bravely sustained the attack of a Prussian army corps, and forced them to retire with considerable losses. The fortmratloaa el Thlonville. During the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, Thionville was the best fortiQed place In the Luxemburg country. One sees there yet the tower Aux Puces, which serves as a magazine, some houses built against the castle preserving traces of the old wall. The shape of the place la an Irregular heptagon, with half- moons, coiuitergards, and lunettes. The actual fortifications are those of Vaubau and of Cormontalgne, which have preserved the bastions, rebuilt of brick, anterior to 1643. The town is Inclosed by regularly laid out werks with aix bastions and ravelins, and covered by ten ad vanced lunettes. The river la bridged here, and forms an island in the centre, which is strongly for tified. The bridge is also defended. by a strong bridge-head, with three bastions and two ravelins. Commanding elevations on either side of the river Invite the enemy's batteries. After running the gauntlet of political change for centuries, Thlonville now passes again nnder Ger man sway, and Its vicissitudes are doubtless at an cod. v THE ARMY. Report flJeaeral feheraiaa The Military Di vision Hlrenath pi the Regular Army The JVrw Tart Ira. Washington, Nov. w. The following is the full text of the annual report of the General of the Army, to be submitted to Congress at the approach ing session. It Is important as showing the pre sent location of offloers and troops, the strength of the army In officers and men, the operation of the new law for the reduction of the army, the present condition of the Investigation on the subject of small arms, and the opinions and recommendations of General Sherman and Major-General Halle ck on the question, always more or less In doubt, as to the relation lawfully existing between the military and civil authorities: THE MILITARY DIVISIONS. HKAIKjrARTERS OP THE ARMY, WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 10, 1870. (ienerai: since my annual re port of Nov. so, 189, several cnanges nave occurred In the distribution of the army, Incident to the restoration of the states of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, and to the gradual reduction or the force. The geographical territory of the United States Is now divided Into ten departments, and these are grouped into feur military divisions. The military Division or the J-.aat is commanded by Major-General George G. Meaac, and is composed of the Department of the East, Brigadier-General I. McDowell ; and the Department of the Lakes, Url-gadler-General P. St (Jeorge Cooke. The Military Division of the South is commanded by Major General IL W. Halleck, and is composed of the Department of the South, Brigadier-General A. H.Terry, and the Department of Texas, Colonel 0. ,1. Kejnoicis. The Military Division of the Missouri is com manded by Lleuteuant-Gcneral P. II. Sheridan, and Is composed of the Department of Dakota, Major General W. 8. Hancock; Department of the Platte, Brigadier-General C. C. Augur; and the Department of the Missouri, Brigadier-General John Pope. The Military Division or me I'aciue is commanded by Major-General John M. Kchofleld, and Is com posed of the Department of the Columbia, Brigadier General B. R. S. Canby ; the Department of Califor nia, Brigadier-General K. O. C. Ord ; and the Depart ment of Arizona, Colonel Geo. Stoneraan. This sub-division or the country is round to be well adapted to the use of our military forces In the di- vesiucd sections ana tne interests committed to their charge, and the general officers in command are all well qualiDed for their respective duties. I inclose nerewitn tne annual report oi an tuese com manders except of General Sheridan, who Is absent in Europe, ana or uoionei stoneman, wuo is in mat remote Territory, Arizona, w ith which our commu nication Is difficult, and his report has not yet been received, but will be submitted as soon as possible. To these reports I must refer you for the actual dis tribution of the troops and tne details or tne year s work. THE STRKNOTII OP THE ARMY. According to the latest returns, the regular army is composed of 2489 officers and 34,t70 enlisted men. Under the operation of the act approved July 15, 1670, the number or omcers is rspKiiy decreasing, so that by the 1st of January it will reach the legal standard, 2277. or eniiBtea men ine present numoer is raaae up as follows: Ten regiments of cavalry, 9892 ; live regi ments of artillery, 4300 ; 25 regiments of infantry, 16,980; total troops of the line, 31,173. In addition to which are live companies of engineer troops, 560; permanent recruiting parties arid recruits, 1620; ennstea men or oronance, ou; west roint uetacn nient, 261 : signal detachment, 32; hospital stewards, 333; ordnance sergeants, 121 3092; making a grand total of 84,870. By the same act this number must be reduced by tne istor juiy, isi,to tne limit or 30,000, As a matter of course, 1 desire that the reduction should rail as lightly as possible on the troops of the line, for if the companies of' cavalry and infantry, wnicn occupy tne remote posts, are too small,- de partment commanders will be forced to break up many or tne smaller posts, ana to use two corona nies wnere one now sunn-en. jr tne non-combatant clans be kept to the present standard of 8GD2 men. there will be- left for the line only 26,3os, which. divided up among the 4S0 companies which compose the present organization, will allow but 60 men to a company. The universal export ence Is, that the constant loss by death, aisenarce, aeseruon. etc.. especially m me more re mote and dangerous districts, will reduce the actual numner present ror uuty to snout two-tuiras or tne prescribed limit, or will bring the companies down to about 40 men, wnicn is too small ror efficient ser vice. 1 believe mat on a rair representation i on- gress will make direct provision for the engineers, ordnance, signal aeiacnireni, ana nospuai steward. This would make the limit of 8',ooo to apply only to the troops of the line, and their necessary recruiting parties. RELATIONS OF THE CIVIL AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES, In the examination of the reports herewith In closed I Invite your attention to that recommenda tion or General uaneck wnicn refers to tne use or troops In assisting the civil authorities In maintain. ing peace, collecting the revenues, etc., which has become so common oi late. rno uuties oi me soi diery in this connection are not presenbed so clearly by statute that the officers can understand their rights and duties, and the civil agents and authorities often expect more than can be rightly or lawfulry done I think the soldiers ought not to be expected to make individual arrests, or to do any sort of violence, except In their organized capacity pause romuaiux, duly summoned by tne united states Aiarsnai, ana acting in nis personal pre so no Yet, ir it is cieemea iuwiui ana proper tnat tne sui diers should do more than this, I concur with Gene ral Halleck that Congress should so enact in clear and distinct terms. DIHCIPLINR OP THE TK00P8. During the past year the department commanders have given great attention to the instruction and discipline of their troops, and as our force becomes less ana less i aeem it uuporiaui mai uiey snouia receive every encouragement, for we know that the volunteers, when called into active service, expect to learn tne routine or service rroin the regular army. In this connection, Colonel J . J. Reynolds, In Texas, objects, and with good reason, that he la forced to use his men a great portion of their time as laborers on public buildings, roads, and at other work which disqualifies them as soldiers, be side preventing mem irom scouting on tne rrontier as much as would otherwise be the case. As a mat ter of course, soldiers must labor In taking care ef themselves, and of their necessary supplies, but to build permanent works or roads, In which they have but a partial Interest, Is a kind of labor that ought not to be Imposed on our reduced establishment. I weuld advise the Secretary of War to prescribe some plain rule, drawing a clear distinction be tween these two kinds ol labor, and to publish it to the army in orders or regulations, so that It would enter into tire contract of enlist nient, and soldiers would not, as they frequently do, plead this cause as a justification of desertion. During the past year the troops have been well sup plied in all respects, and have been paid regularly e-fery two months. General Augur's recommenda tion that the troops be paid at shorter Intervals is worthy of every consideration, for it is known that pay-day, coming so seldom, Is apt to be considered a sort of holiday, and not uufrequently results in disorders, such as recently occurred at Provo City, which reflect upon the usual good fame of the army. SMALL ARMS TUB NIW TACTICS. The Board of Ofnceu assembled at St. Louis. Mo, (by virtue of General Orders Nos. 60 and T2 of 1SC9), lias reported that their labors have been substan tially concluded, and although not yet In possession of the text, I desire to express my opinion of the Importance of their work. Tills board, composed of officers of great experience, was required to re port on the best small arms and equipments for the army, and also to prepare a system of tactics for all arms of service. Their conclusion oa the first branch of the subject has heretofore been laid before the Secretary of War, who has ordered a sup ply of the arms recommended by the board to be distributed to the army for farther practical tests ; but I observe It hat the c hief of Ordnance, in his annual report, advises that another Mi,ooo of the Springfield musket should be altered according to the ordnance pattern, the one now in general use by our infantry. This would Imply a selection of that form of musket, before the practical tests already in progress are completed. The re commendation of the board was strongly In lavor of the Remington system, and 1 concur with it entirely, and therefore suggest to the Secretary that he await the result of the tests he has already ordered before incurring the expense of the alteration of the second 50,000. All officers agree that the present musket is an ad mirable weapon, but the breech block Is not suited to a carbine, and it Is entirelv out of the question for the pistol, whereas the Remington system la equally suited to all, so that we could have Iden tically the same ualibre and cart ridge for all arms, a matter of Infinite importance in action, and especially so for our troops, who are oten detached from their own baggage for months, and come In for a resupply of ammunition at posts wtere they often find no art ridges suited to their special weapons. Tho Rem ington Is already adopted by the navy, and this is aa additional reason for its adoption In the arinr. for in combined operations both arms and ammunition could be mutually Interchanged. Prior to our civil war we naturally looked' for a I system of tactics to the experience of European armies, and, as actually eccurred, we had the infan try tactics of one nation, cavalry of another, and artillery of a mixed sort, so that there was no Just harmony between them. There la no good reas n why the same general rules of command and signals should not be uniform for all arms of the service, and this board has proceeded on this theory. Until the text ts received, properly corrected and ready for the printer, I shall forbear any comments, further than to say that the time Is most opportune for the adoption of an improved system of tactics for all arms of the service, and, before any steps are taken for their adoption, I recommend that some compensation be given to General Upton for the ase that has been made of his system of Infantry tactics that has been heretofore adopted and used by the Infantry. in conclusion, I worn a merely renew a lurmer re commendation, that reasonable annual appropria tions be asked for barracks, both to replace the un healthy casemates or our sea-coast forts and to shelter from the weather the men whom the na tional necessities force us to station In the dreary and inhospitable regions of the Interior of the con tinent. I am, with great respect, your obedient servant, W. T. Surkman, General. General W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War. Itepert el General Pope The Indians The new I'oiicy itaioa. Waphinoton. Nov. 25. The report of General Pope, which will accompany that of General Sheri dan, Is dated at the Headquarters of the Depart ment of the Missouri, Fort I-e-avenworth, Kausas, October 81, 1870, ana states that he assumed com mand May 8, 1S70. INDIAN RAIDS. He details at considerable length the several raids of the Indians on working parties on the Kansas Pacific Railroad and elsewhere, and on settlers in his department. De speats in severe terms or the gross carelessness of the working parties along the railroad, and attributes the raids to the fact tint they were orten aistriouteu aiong rorty miles or the road, without arniB or preparation of any kind. He savs their defenseless condition, and the utter neg lect of every precaution which experience should have taught them was essential to tueir safetyi offered an irresistible temptation to the Indians. He thinks It nanny necessary to say to the Division Commander that a large part of these Indian raids and murders la due to this extreme recklessness and disregard of common-sense aud every-day experi ence on the part of the whites. It is not possible to correct these things, nor can it be expected that troops will be found at all times, and at every point of this vast frontier, where irresponsible and reck less white people cnoose to appear. lie fears that the troubles with the Apaches in New Mexico are likely to continue, ana ne aouots, rrom the charac ter of these lndians.whether they can be brought to live upon a reservation at all, unless, Indeed, they be furnished with everything they covet. THE NEW INDIAN POLICY. The report refers at some length to the relations between the army and the Indian Bureau, anil says the relations between the army aud the Indian oeentswere established by the Government, and that so long as both parties literally observe them there need te no connict or controversy, it may be safely doubted, however, he says, whether such a relation is best for such Indians as the Arapa hoes.Cheyennes.Kiowas, and Comanches. The coun try assigned to these Indians as reservations Is of immense extent and quite unsettled. The reser vations of the Ktowas and Comanches Is very near the frontier settlements of Texas, upon which these Indians have been accustomed to depredate for years. The military authorities, having no Jurisdic tion whatever within the reservation, are powerless to prevent an organization or the Indians for hos tile movements, or to arrest such movement until the parties concerned have passed beyond the limits of the reservation. In other words, the Indians on these reservations may hold council after council, devising means and determin ing plans for raids upon the settlements north and south, and may accumulate everything needful for them, and may march off from their en campment on hostile expeditions, and yet the mili tary authorities at hand in the neighborhood, fully possessed of all the facts, aud kuowiug well the active persons concerned In organizing the raid, can neither an est theio persons nor in any mauner in terfere with the expedition until it shall have nassed bevond the limits of the reservation. Having m this manner prepared everything for the raid, and having the choice of any or the numerous exponed points of tne settlements north and south to attack, their nrst move must be successful, and occasion severe Injury to the places and people attacked. It is only then that troops can be used, and they generally too late to accompuBii aujuiuig i-Aeeiu iruiiiess pursuits. In very many cases sucn expeditions could be wholly prevented by arresting for the time the active persons engageu. in getting them up, or by seizing aud keeping for a while the ponies of the tribes or tribes concerned. It seems to me that sucn obvious anu peaceau means or entirely frus trating hOBttie expeditions or Indians, attended with such destruction ana sucn nameless horrors. ought to be in the power or tne military to use. At present tne military lorees can ao nothing until alter uosuiiueu ut-giu, ami men it m gene rally too late to co mucn good. I merely pre sent ibis statement of the case without urging anything. 1 think the common sense of it need not even be emphasized. I believe it proper to sot forth in some detail the position of the mmtnrs authorities In relation to these Indian reservations, as all depredations committed by Indians are charged to want of proper action, or the inefficiency nt the military, and the commanders sf mmtro posts In or near any of these reservations are in variably held responsible by public opinion for the conduct of the Indians, over whom they have no jurisdiction nor control whatever. Upon being closely parsued the Indians retreat to their reservations,- wuere me military cannot touch them. I regret to notice that this feeling has been manifested by the military authorities of Texas, of course in ignorance or theso farts, r could wish that the War Department would publish sonie general orders setting forth fully the exact re lations Detween me uiimary autuorittes an.Ttho In dians ana tneir agents, in oraer mat milltar? com. ruaudersT'at least, might be spared misapprehension and unjust censures rrom tne members of their own arm or me puouo service, TUB RAIDS MADE 1Y THE EI0WA8 AND COM AKCUES. i nder present treaties all the Comanches. Klo. was, Cheyennes, and Arapahoes are bound to live upon reservations laid out for them In the southern part of the department. The Cheyennes and Ara pahoes along the waters of the Canadian; the Ktowas and Comanches between the Cauadlan and Red rivers, so long as the Indians remain on these reservations tney are solely under the jurisdiction or tne interior Department When' they go beyond, it becomes the duty of the military to coinf el tneir return, 'i ne Arapanoes nave almost to a man been peaceiui aunug this year. The Cheyennes, as a body, have, I believe, also been peaceful. The Klowas have been altogether the worst Iudians we have had to deal with. I think it almost certain tnat near an, u not quite all, of the depredations and murcers committed south of the Arkansas river, since juay 1, are to be charged to this tribe. . They are now, ai they have been for twenty-five years past, tho most faithless, cruel, and untrustworthy of all the Iudians ol the Plains. The Goman"lies have Joined them, however, in the depredations committed In Texas, which these Indians can never be mane to understand, is em braced in any treaties with the settlements. lu dan ger from the Cheyennes and Arapahoes are the settlements of Western aud southwestern Kansas, a one tne Arsausas river, iae uausai racmu kuu. road, the Saline, Solomon, and Republican rivers. The eastern settlements oi Colorado and Ne Mexico may also be said to be exposed to these In dians, though not so much. The Utes, occupying a large part of Colorado and Northern New Mexico, have always beeupeaceful, and, un- less molested and wronged, are likely to remain bo. Much the same thing may now be said of the Navajoes. The Apaches, occupying all Southern New Mexico, on both sides of the Rio' Giande, as also Arizona, are the most squalid, cowardly, ana mieving inuians i mow on tne fron tier. They are divided Uiti numerous small bands, recognize no general authority, aud most of tueir warlike operations consist in ttie murder or an un protected herder or two, and the theft of their herds of sheep. V ery small, unarmed, or careless parties of travellers are no doubt in some danger in the country occupiea by tnese Indians. The completion of the Kansas Pacifio Railroad to Denver is ret erred to as being of great service and economy to tne ueverumeni, auu safety to im migrants. General Pope favors the concentration of troops in larger bodies and breaking up of many small posts, as being more economical ana oeneu- ciul. lie proposes In New Msxlco alone, where therere ten posts, to reduce tne numoer to tour. He recommends that the luruo and valuable reser vation at Barker, now sarrounded by settlements, be sold, aud if possible, the proceeds applied to building quarters for ita garrison at Hays. It con tains 10,240 acres, aud is worth " per acre. A strange case of insanity was recently de veloped at Chicago. A young milliner was found closely wrapped in bed-clolbes fervently praying for deliverance from tbe world, after Having lasted lor several days. SECOND EDITION! WAR NEWS BY CABLE. lYZovements of tho Prussians ircular from Jules Favre. The Eastern Question. dortschakofT and Granville. FROM EUROPE. Pklrntlsh and Frenrh Hneeenn. London, November 26. Advices from Tours have been received np to last evening. Oambetta re turned from Tours on Friday. On Thursday two French battalions attacked a force of 1MI0 Prussians who were entrenched at that point and had three cannon. The Prussians were routed and pursued as far as Quesncl. French Desertions Berlin, Nov. 20. Reports have been received here from time to time announcing that large clasjes of citizens, and in some cases regular troops of the garrison at Paris, ave come to the Prussian out posts and offered to surrender, but were Invariably turned back. These reports have latterly been con firmed by despatches from the German headquar ters at Versailles. All Unlet nt Pnrls. London, Nov. 26. Advices have been received from Paris by balloon np to Thursday at noon. They represent the situation as favorable and the public morale satisfactory. The guns of the be siegers are all quiet. Details of the movements of the Prnnnlnn Army operating against Garibaldi have been received to day. After their repulse at Neutz they pillaged Citcaux and concentrated at Dijon. A force of twenty thousand Prussians occupied Belisme, In the department of the Enre et Loire, on Tuesday night, the 22d, but retired towards Noguet 2e Rotron on Thursday. Another Circular from Jalea Favre. Jules Favre has issued another circular, bearing date November 21, giving his version or the lato armlBtlce negotiations and the reasons of the sudden rupture. He Bays in giving plenary powers to M. Thiers ho thought the prlnciplo of revlctualllug Paris had already been conceded. London and tho Eastern Ouestlon London, Nov. 26. There are no new developments on the Eastern question to-day. The feeling at the stock market is much improved. Prince Cortsrhnkofl'H Note. London, Nov. 26. Prince (iortschakofr's reply to Earl Granville's note, which was read In the Cabinet session last evening, docs not withdraw RusBla's claim to a modification of the treaty of Paris, and repeats the reference to a violations of the treaty by other European powers. He meets Lord Granville's complaint that Russia desired to repudiate the treaty without first appeal ing to the other powers, by expresslug doubt whether such an appeal would have been successful. The morning papers say that the Ministry will stand firm. Thla Morning' Uuolntlons. London. Nov. 26 ipso a. M. Consols, 92s: for both money and account. American securities nulet: U. 8. 6-20B of 1662, 87 V; of 1865, old, 87 V; of 1867, 69tf; 10-408, 86j. Hallways steady ; Erie, 20 ; Illinois Central, 110; Great Western, 2S. ix)npon, inov. 8811 "so a. m. i.,iuseea canes, 10 7d.(i:io lod. per ton. Tallow, m. Calcutta Lln 8ccdd6, 59s. .W)s. 9(1. Thin Afternoon's Ouotatlona. London. Nov. 262 P. M. Consols closed at 92?' for both money and account, American securi ties quiet, o-vos oi lhttt, ti x; oi isoo, oia, af;oi 1807, M)$; 10-408, 86 vr. Stocks quiet. Erie Rail road, 20; Illinois Central, 170; Great Western, 29. Liverpool, Nov. 26 2 p. m. cotton closed with a downward tendency ; middling uplands, 9'8'9 9Js'd. ; middling Orleans, 9;a,9)4d. The sales to-day have been lo.otio bales, including iu.ooo ror export and speculation. The shipments of cotton from Bombay to tne 'otn were eooo uaies. isaeon, 43s. ror Cumberland cut. FROM SOUTH AMERICA. The Pern Ilnilaet An artonlahln Exhibit. Niw York, Nov. 26. The Arizona arrived to-day from Asplnwall, with news to November 13. The news Is generally meagre. She brings Peru dates to the 27th of October. The budget had been presented, and for the first time In the history of Peru there Is a surplus In the Treasury. Business Is looking up, and the condition of affairs everywhere is satis factory. There is some yellow fever at Lima. Owing to the presence of German ships in the ports of Pern and the expected arrival of French .cruisers, President Balta has issued a neutrality proclamation. A New IJne of Hteauiera has been eitabllshed between Buenos Ayres, Valpa raiso, and Callao. The cattle disease Is prevalent in Chill, Peru, etc. French Cruisers had captured some German vessels near Valparaiso. The troubles with Indians had ceased In Chili. Mining News. The new mines at Caracales are ascertained to be fabulonsly rich, and preparations are being made to work them. Bolivia was Oulet. Congress had adjourned. New railroads were In course of construction, on the 2Sth of October was commemorated at Callao the Great Karihqunke and wave which destroyed the city in li46. Tho Image of the Saviour which was carried was the same used by the survivors of that catastrophe. FROM THE WES1. Fire la Hi. I.ouU. M-. I.ons, Nov. 26. The loss in Mitchell s build ing, which was burned yesterday, Is about f 25,'k), Insured as follows: Independent of Boston, f5000; ifttnaof Hartford, tsooo ; Springfield of SpriugUcld, tsooo; Astorof New York, f 5000 ; Germania of New York, f.woo. Tho loss of the St. Louis Printing Company Is tooo, and the losss of John 8. Thomp son and other occupants of the- building will swell the amount to f 40,000. The Times oftlee, adjoining on the Eouth, was slightly damaged. Uared la Deatb. Henry Keyer was gored to death by a wild Texan Bteer yesterday afternoon, while the animal was being driven through the streets. Cane af Criminal Neslect. Cincinnati, Nov. 26. The Coroner's jury in the case of Mrs. Heslng, who waa killed by the caving In of a well, returned a verdict yesterday, In which tho death of the woman is attributed to the criminal neglect cf Edward Lopp. FROM BALTIMORE. Arrival af the Steamer Ilaltlaiare. Baltimore, Nov. 26. The steamship Baltimore, from Bremen November 9, arrived at her wharf thla morning. Captain Voeckler reports that In tbe North tk-a be passed through a fleet of fourteen sail of French men-of-war. One gave chase and pursued tbe Baltimore for several hours, but the latter being the fastest vessel, soon left the Frenchman far astern. The Baltimore came ound the north coast of (Scotland. ra Ar,CK a?.obm" Immto TtrciaaArB Orrwm,i tUturdkf. Mot. i, 1370. I There is tbe ufnal demand for money to-day, loth on business and speculative account, but tbe bulk of the loans appear to be connected with active operations at the Stock Board. Both at tbe banks and on the street we notice a dippotltlon to enlarge tbe circle of operations, owing In part to some Improvement in the sup ply of loanable fnnds, and partly to the return of confidence in the stability of the market. The political excitement In Kurope aroused the fears of lenders of approaching monetary disturbance, and the favorable turn of affairs during the past two or three days has produced a corresponding change of poller. Money to day is abundant and offered freely on call and discount at rates hitherto current. Gold is quiet and the tendency of the pre mium is slightly dowrsward. The sales ranged from 111112, closing at the lower figure. Government bonds are dull but quite steady at abont yesterday's quotations. At the Block Board a fair amount of business was transacted at full prices. Hales of City 6s, new bonds, at 1012 and Lehigh gold loan at 80.V- Reading Railroad was quiet, with sales at 51 b. o. Pennsylvania advanced, selling at 5:iCo) 69). Camden and Am boy changed hands at 115, Lehigh Valley at 5Ji, and Oil Creek and Alleghany at 46. 37 b. o, was bid for Cata wlsea preferred, and SJiy for Philadelphia and Erie. In Canal shares there were sales of Lehigh at 32(S 2,2, the latter b. o., and Morris at 28. The balance of the list was steady but quiet. Bales of Manufacturers' Bank nt SOW) and Mecna nics' at 81. Second and Third Streets Rail way at 55, and Central Transportation at 50. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 S. Third street. FIRST BOARD. tnsoocity 6s N. is. los x 40sh Read...s5wn. 61 61 60 1100 Cam A 68 mc 2Xi290 do boo f 300 C A A m 8,'89 94 2oshLehN....bao. 100 do bco. looshLeh V R.... 6 Bh Cent Trans. . . 20 sh Manuf Bk... 6 sh Mech Bank.. 28 sh 2d & 8d St.. 11 Bh MorCl.sBwn. fvooo do 94 H 1 7000 Lt'h 6s gold 1 . . 69 V 0BhC A R. .18.118 176shPenna R..Is. rx 499 do 18. 59)6 115 do 18. 69 200 Bh OCA A R Is. 46 80 V 31 00 28 MB88R3. WI1.MAM PAINTER 4 CO.. No. 86 . Third Street, report the tollowlng quotations: TJ. H. 6s of 1881, 118X(i113J-; 6-208 Of 1862, Wii01( ; do. 1964, 106?;107; do. 1866, 107($107','; do., July, 1S66, K)9',cl09?;; do., July, 1SC7. 109',(1093;; do. July, 1868, 109,V-CiO.V I 68. 10 40, 10631U6X ; U. S. Paciuc RR. Cy. 6a, HOwilll. Gold, 111 VSUIJ.'. Market steady. MR88R8. D HAVRN k BROTTtRR. NO. 40 8. Third Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: u. t. ea vi ibi, liiTjiia', ; ao. im ioj?,rioT do. 1864, 106'4'107; do. 18M00';gao7; do. 186. new, I09i3l09. ; do. 1867, do. logj-ioo3.'; do. 1S68. do. 109i(109;; 10-408, 106,106V U. 8. 80 Year per cent. Currency, liov&lll ; Gold, UW ua; silver, I05i07: union Facitio Railroad 1st Wort. Bonds, 8 UX4820; Central Pacifio Railroad, 900(4910: Union Paciilo Land Grant Bonds, 710472ft. Naur sijuadnbr. Brokers, report this morning uum quuiAuuua aa iuiiuws : 10D0A.M 112 U-10A. M.... 10-10 lUJi 1V13 " 10-11 112 11-40 ' ..inn 111 74 10-95 lU'i!l2'O0M 111V 1PC9 " 111; 12-23 P. M. 111 Philadelphia Trade lteport. Saturday, Nov. 26. Bark In the absence of sales we quote No. I Quercitron at f 26 ) ton for common brands. Seeds Cloversced ts In demand, and 2($30O bushels Bold at f6-256-40. Timothy may be quoted at 14-75. Flaxseed cannot be quoted at over VI. The Flour market Is quiet at yesterday's quota tions. The demand is contlned to the wants or the home consumers, whoso purchases foot up 700 bar rels, including superfine at (4-C04-76 ; extras at 5( b-t,0; Iowa and Wisconsin extra family at(5-7A;4tf-SA; Minnesota do. do. at S0'25(46-&0; Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio do. do. at S6-25i7; 600 bushels Ohio and 800 bushels Quaker City Mills sold on private terms. Rye Fiour may be quoted at 5(a6-12X. In Corn Meal no sales were reported. The demand for Wheat Is quite limited; prices, however, remain without change. Sales of 2000 bushels at Sr40143 for Indiana id; f 1-25 s t-30 for Delaware do, : and f 1-60 for white. Rje Is steady at 9.'ic. for Western and Pennsylvania. Corn Is In llrm request at former rates. Sales of 6000 bushels at 88(490c. for old yellow ; 7Sfa80e. for new yellow and Western mixed ; and 75c. for new white. Oats are dull at 53i55c. for Pennsylvania and Western. In Barley and Malt nothing doing. Whisky Is llrm at 90lc. for Western iron-bound. Flew YarU ITIoneT aad Htock market. New York, Nov. 26. Stocks steady. Money 4 ar per cent. Gold, 110 jf. B-20s, 1862, coupon, 107X; do. 1S64, do., 106; do. 1865, do. 107; do, I860, new, 109',", do. 1867, 109 V; do. 1863, 109 i; 10-40S, 106; Virginia 68, new, 63; Missouri 6s, 91 ; Canton Co., 67; Cumberland preferred, 80; N. Y. Cen tral and lludson River, 925; Erie, 24 Reading, 101; Adams Express Co., 64 V; Michigan Central, V1U; Michigan Southern, 93; Illinois Central, 135 ; Cleveland and PltUburg, 106 v; Chicago and Pock Island, 1111,'; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, 94 ; Western Union Telegraph, 43if. LATEST SHITI'DiGf IXTELLIOKXCE. For additional Motrins Neies ttt Inside Page. By TelegrapK) New York, Nov. 26. Arrived, steamship Aus tralia, from Glasgow. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA NOVEMBER 26 BTATi OF TDKRM0MBTBR AT TUB BVBNIN3 TKLBQRAPH OFKICB. 7 A. M 44 I lA. M 47 I 2 P. M. 62 CLEARED THIS MORNING. Steamship Whirlwind, bhermau, Providence, D. S. Stetson A Co. Steamer Pauthcr, Mills, Washington, D. C, J. C. Keott & Sons. Steamer Tacony, Nichols, New York, W. M. Balrd & Co. S'hr Thos. Clyde, Cain, Boston, J. C. Scott & Sons. Schr Jennie N. lluddell, Cramer, Key West, do. Schr Trade Wind, Corson, Savannah, do. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. ' Steamship Yazoo, Catharine, from New Orleans via Havana, 4 days and 7 hours, with mdse. to Philadel phia and Southern Mall Steamship Co. Steamship Empire, Holmes, 60 hours from Charles ton, S. C, with mdse. to Souder A Adams. mamship Aries, Wiley, 48 hours from Boston, with nnlae. to 11. Winsor A Co. bteanit-rR. Willing, Cundiff, 13 hours from Balti more, with mdse. aud passengers to A. Groves, Jr. Schr Mary and Frances, McCundless, from Rich mond, Vs., with paving-stone to Richmond Granite Company. Schr D. C. Oenther, Bryan, from Rappahannock, with spokes to Collins Co. Schr Chas. McShain, McShaln, fin Richmond, Va. ASHORE. ' A despatch to the underwriters says : Br. bark Eluin, from London for Philadelphia, went ashore last night on Cape Henlopen. Messrs. E. J. Morris A Co. have contracted to get her on. MEMORANDA. Br. steamers City of Brooklyn, Brooks, and Rain- ton. Reed, for Liverpool; and Anglia, Craig, for Ulasgow, cleared at New York yesterday. Nieamera Virirlnla. Bristol. S. F. Phelps, Fannie. and Venus, all fur Philadelphia, cleared at New York yesterday. Steamers Java, Cook, and Palmyra, from New York for Liverpool, arrived at C;ueenstown yester day, and proceeded. DlvtUJUCI DBAWUi puKfi uvuo. a, vuo vvu j voter laj. Steamer City of Galvestan, Eldridge, from New York, at uaiveston xau mat. Su-amer Gen. Sedgwlch, Nichols, for New York, sailed from Galveston 23d inst. steamer Do Koto, Morton, from New York, at Now Orleans Ifltti inst. Steamer St. Louis, Whitehead, from New York, at New Orleans vlHt lust. Steamer Zodiac. Uarksen. for New York, Balled fmin Kavannah tt-d IntiL Schr Westmoreland, Wright, hence for Falrhaven, at New York yesterday. M Schrs Louisa V. Smith, Creed, from Boston; M. V tiam Kmitii. fniui Fall River: and M. D. Cranmer. Craniner, fin Providence, all for Philadelphia, passed Hv HO.IA VKHUTUT. Schr Jennie T. Wylley, Wylley, nence,at Savan nan 224 wt. THE FIRE QUESTION. The Volunteer System. XZow it Originated-Extin gushing Tires in tho Early Days of the City. Its Present Extent. Tho Companies Composing the Department, their Or ganization and Pre sent Strength. Etc.. Etc.. Etc.. EtC.t Etc. Tbe public is considerably concerned as to th fale of the effort which is being now made to revolutionize the present system of extinguish ing fires in this city. Many attempts to thin end have been made in recent years, but all have failed for the want of tho support of a majority of the members of Councils, who argued that, in addition to the expensive nature of the change, the citizens did not demand it. Latterly, public sentiment has grown bo strong; over the misbehavior of those who run to fires, the unnecessary damage inflicted upon burning buildings by the flooding of water consequent upon so many companies being in service, and tbe number of incendiary fires started by rival companies, that a movement has at last boon put on foot which promises a radical change. The bill introduced into Councils several days ago for a Paid Department has met with such de cided favor in the community that there is scarcely a doubt that it will pass, unless the oppo Eition succeed by parliamentary tactics in de laying final action until after the expiration of the term of the Councils now in power. Oar Early Fire System. In connection with the proposed change in our system of extinguishing fires, that in vogue in the early days of the city becomes interest ing. Watson, in his "Annals of Philadelphia,'' devotes an interesting chapter to the subject, from which we glean the following facts: In K'kS3 William Penn spoke of a fire in the city, by which tho newly-arrived Germans were sufferers, and proposed a subscription for their relief. Samuel Preston, the Mayor, in 1711 sent a message to the Board of Council, in which he eays that he "has frequently had in considera tion the many providences this city has met with, in that fires, that have so often happened, have done so little damage." He thought that it was the duty of citizens to nse all possible means to prevent and extinguish fires in the future by providing buckets, hooks, engines, etc. The Board of Council considered the mes sage and decided that "such instruments should be proylded." The manner of providing them was referred to the next Council. Fir engines were then bnt a new thing in England it self, being only Invented in 1663. The action of the board shows that the colonies were not long in adopting new Inventions, and that the subject of providing protection against fires was Considered in a very early day. It 6eem8 that the apparatus was then imme diately ordered, for in 1734 we find the Grand Jury recommending that the fire engine should be repaired and that the city ladders and buckets should be kept in order. The cuBtom at fires then and until a much more recent date was for the citizens to form in lines, one line to pass full backets of water and the other to return empty ones. The water was taken from 'the most convenient source of supply, and was passed not to the fire, but to the engine, which then pumped it upon the fire. The engine was pumped by hand and at first discharged the water through a stationary nozzle) on the top. Later a flexible hose and pipe were added, and still later a supply hose, to do away with the lines of people. At large fires it was customary for both men and women to help iu these lines, the men passing the full buckets and the women the empty ones. The water was poured into a receptacle in the engine, from which it was sucked by the pump. If the water did not come fast enough to meet the requirements of the" pump, the cry was raUed by those nearest tbe engine, "Pass on the water!" when the buckets would have to be bandied more lively. Great numbers of people would thus necessarily have to work to subdue a fire. The working of the engines alone re quired a number of men, and these would have to be relieved by fresh men at Intervals. Tbe system of hand engines supplied by buckets is Btill in vogue in many country towns. In ITiO a fire broke out In a store near what was known as Mr. Fishbourne's wharf. This consumed all the stores there, damaged several houses on that side of the street, then crossed over and destroyed the fine house of Jonathan Dickinson and two others toward Walnut street. Tbe total loss was abont 5000. The locality of the fire was for twenty years afterwards called Dickinson's burnt buildings. The site was afterwards that of the Ross buildings in Front street, east side, south of Walnut. This fire proved that the Fire Department was not in a very effective condition, and a subscription was immediately started to supply the town with everything necessary for the extinguishing o! fires. In the language of the subscription paper relating to the Dickinson fire, "it was then thought that if the people had had good engines tie fire might have been put down." This was one of the greatest fires which took place during that epoch of the city's history. In the same year the City Councils procured a more complete set of apparatus. la their minutes we find that "Thomas Oldman pro duced a leather fire bucket as a sample, where upon they agreed;to pay him nine shillings apiece 1 lOvntiuwd an th Second Imh.J
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