TUB DAILY KVENINO TELEGRAPH THll'LK SHEET PHILADELPHIA, SATU1U)AY, DECEMBER 21, 1870. FIRST EDITION GRANT AND GREAT BRITAIN. Sever) Kevlews oi' the Message. Scenes at a Tennessee Execution i:ic i;tc. Etc.- Etc. Ktc. (;I1AT IX EXULINP. Hriitfth Opinion el the Problem. iHetve The Alubnuin. CIkIhi and (he I-Iftbcrle Dura tion l.rKlclmim of Ihe "prctlr" and "Ha liirduv Hfvtrw " 1-roni the London Spectator of December 10, just received, we make ti e following extracts lroni an article entitled "President Grautand Great Britain:' Presidents for' finite terms with renewable leases of pover are certainly not enviable poli tical institutions. They are, a pood deal like emperors of uncertain dynastic prospect?, and with heirs-apparent whoso hopes of the impe rial reversion no Insurance company would value at any respectable figure. They get fulnetty as their period of power passes its middle poiut without their having doue any thing to entitle them to the enthusiastic grati tude of their countrymen, and begin spaeula tle r connohsauees' cu dillicult and delicate intt national questions. President (J rant is no exception to tni rule. Ho will hare been two year? in power next March, and it is already two jears since ho was elected. Ia the mean time, he has been a respectable mediocrity with a 8' me hat declining reputation. On the whole, when bis two years of oltlec are at an end, he will have done nothing to sustain In the lield of polities the rcpuiatiou he had gained on the field of war, aud. therefore, as happens to all strong men who are discovered to be strong only on cue side, his popularity is on the wane. President Grant's new message insists some what ostentatiously, if we may Iru l the tele graphic report of it, on three' delicate poiut suget-ting a possibility cf serious complications with two distinct foreign nations, Spain and England. With regard to our own empire, the message scerus to have been unpleasant, aud by way of heiiig quarrelsome, rather than really high handed and dangerous. The Prcsideut recom mends Coumess to empower the ("ovonuient to luventlgate and buy up all the private claims oa Ureal Britain in relation to the Alabama nues tioo, that it may hold ia its o-vn hands the title to compensation, and press it a1, its ovn plea sure in its own way. Jtia for this reason, wa suppose, that the Government has interfered to prevent the. citizen of the United States from pressiug their individual claims on Great Bri tain. "When Great Britain desires a full aud friendly adjustment of these claims, the United JSta'Ch will enter into the eoii.-jdoration of the subject with an earnest desire tor a conclusion consistent with the honor and dignity of bth nations." But on the mention of the rightful ness of the claims themselves, which vo have offered to su'oiit to arbitration, Ptesideut Grant does not give the slightest hiut that he will even permit the reference of that question to an im partial authority. A war with America would ha so disastrous, peace and friendship with America would so ines timable a blessing, that we heartily wish our Government would have tho'strength of mlud to waive its abstract legal rights iu the one cms in wh.cb a very considerable number even of Eng lishmen are disposed to agree with the United States that wc were culpably negligent. But we must admit that President Graul gives no sign that this would be enough, and that ho does give some very distinct sigus that he is disposed to be litigious and keep open all causes of q lar- rel as long as he can. e hope that lie will fail, ard we teel sure that the American people will not Lear him out in this. On the fisheries question there is a inieh more acrlrnnnious tone taken, and aj the world happens to know fiat General B itler has lately been airing that question in public, aud maklug a serious attack on the Canadian Dominion in connection w uh it, the aspect of the case looks not a little serious. General Grant, does not venture to state that the Canadian Government h".s done anything uulawful. lie only asserts that their action has been "very unfriendly," and that "if tba Dominion authorities attempt to enforce the ru warrantable jurisdictiou over the fisheries assumed by their statutes, it would be his duty to tak? steps to protect the rights of American citizens." As we know that only about a week ago the fishing vessel friend, "from Gloucester, Massachusetts, within General Butler's Congressional district, had been seized by the British stealer Plover, near Cbarlottetown, Prince Edward's Island, and carried into port for a breach of the lbbery laws, the President's complaint looks too like one, of which tho occasion had been purposely furnished by that elcvor but un scrupulous statesman who is just at present in a most hostile mood towards England, and is supposed iu the United Plates to io daily gain ing influence with tba President. That the Pre sident means w ar we do rot suppose. But that he means to have a good occasion for war If war should seui politically desirable, we very much fear. It the colonial law authorized the seizure and confiscation of the ship for the first proved olfenee, the Uni'ed States would have no right of complaint. A reat many of her own navi gation statutes Lave at different times Imposed the penalty of the confi.-cat.iou of British ships for the frst infringement of one of those rta tutes. As far as w e can see, General Graut, has bo ease, and knows that Le ha? no case. When the American law was enforced agulurt English ships for breaking the blockade, for instance we have not called-it "unfriendly;" aud when the English law h enforced aga'.nst American bblps, whv fchould the exeeutloa of the law be a bit more tiLfrici lly? There is no "Irieu Ul ness'" iu leaving any law a dead-letter. This, however, Is formidable that the Presi dent is purposely accumulating grievances tigi.inst us, as if to irritare the public mind. We c:in only appeal from the "politician" who tits in the President's teat to the wisdom and sobrkty pf the American people, who have sel dom allowed themselves to ho manoeuvred into a quarrel, and are not likely, we believe, to lndu;ge even their President vith the satisfac tion of rellccting that he has Lad tho power of achiev.ng it. The Loudon Safari y Jeoftc of December . 10 has an elaborate article upon tl") message, from which we extract as follow si lt would be wrong either to slight or to over rate toe importance of hinted menaces which , are at least ia part Intended to serve domestic purposes with which Englishmen have do con cern. In the course of the last forty years three Presidential messages out of four hive indicated ill-will to England. Befuie the war the pretext for resentment was generally derived from the English prejudice against the systeai of slavery which wa supported by tha dominant 1'f.rty. It was oiiy on the eve of secession that Mr. Buchanan, in his last message, ab Hamed from imputations on the character of the English Government. Mr. Lincolu, greatly to his credit, offered lo otliclal couateuance to the popular clamor; and it was reserved for General Grant to resume the interrupted tradi tion of vituperation. As the alleged provoca tion has from time to time varied wiih tha ne cessities of party, it may be fairly assumed that the President's charges against England are in ter rled rather to flatter thau to instruct popular feeling aud opinion. Intelligent American politicians are fully aware that the English Government and nation would t all times be glad to cultivate the most friendly relations with the United States; hut at long as votes are to be gained by denouncing the policy and cbaructe- of Ensland, it U impossible to esta H'kh a 'o-il iirwlertaiidhi''. from tu telegraphic suaaiary t tlie saeuag it may bo collected that the Canadians, like the inhabitants of all other countries, exercise the exclusive right of fishing within their own terri torial waters. They have enacted laws for the protection of their property and for the dis couragement of trespassers; and General Grant actually alleges as a grievance the existence of statutes which it has apparently not been found neceesarv to apply or to enforce. It Is not pre tended that Canadian fishermen would be allowed to encroach n American fisheries, or that the municipal legislation of Canada is inconsistent with international law. A litigious landowner might as reasonably object to the erection of a fence by his neighbor on the boundary of his property. The reprisals which are threatened :n the message are wholly unprovoked; and un less Congress shares the prejudices of Gjiionl GrantandGcneralButlcr.lt is difficult to sup pose that the President's suggestions will be adopted. The demand that the St. Lawrence shall be opened to American commerce, as the Khine and . Danube are protected by European treaties, would be reasonable if any vexatious impediments to trade were luterpo--ed by the Canadian Government: but it may be doubted whether the American pretensions' are coutined lo a comnierciel right of way. Arguments, if they are unsound, tn.iy be re futed, but motives can only be, if possible, ascertained and estimated at their true val 10. General Grant's advisers seem to have per suaded him that his chance of re-election will be Increased by appeals to prejudice against England, and possibly by hostile measures. A candidate for the Presidency of 1872 who is un wise enough to pledge himself against free trade moy perbnps be liable to a similar miscal culation when he relies on protessloiis of hos tility to England. The more respectable sec tion of the Kepnblican party has beeu already in some degree alieuated by General Grant's recent eneoursgemcttt of popular corruption; and the same class of politicians would cer tainly deprecate an unprovoked war, and more especially a hostile attempt upon Canada. No dispassionate statesman would wish to Intro duce the Canadians into the Union in the capa city of defeated and irrecoueilable enemies. Peprisals exercised at their expense, in reveugo for the assertion of their rights of property, would be an awkward preparation cveu for General Butler's plebiscites. It is probable that some Americans would object on in iril grounds to the unprovoked slaughter and plunder even of Englishmen; and the direct and indirect cost of an unnecessary war would be still more generally regarded as objection able. The proposal by which General B itler hopes to unite his party is much more likely to oivide it ; and the Kepublicnns have no chance of success in the next election except by entire union among themselves. If Geaoral Grant continues to submit to the tutelage of one of the most disreputable politicians in tho UnUed States. b will either fail to secure tho Repub lican nomination, or he will drag do.vn his party in his merited fall. It is rsu to prepare lor a contest which must bo delayed for two j ears ty relying on domestic corruption, on foreign complications, and on opposition to the laws of political economy. On some at least of these questions Mr. IlJlTm tn, who will probably be the Democratic candidate, will ocenpy more tenable ground. A .TOLL! TuSGlMJ. ATrnnrmfo Kxrcutlon AfloraN a (iencrnl Good Time lo Ihe 4 outlet una (tie ;rovd. Hanging for murder as a warning to that art oi the people not J Ct in jail had its advan tages fully exhibited in Chattanooga, Teun., on the lrith instant, at the execution of Andy Williams, alias UearJ. A local paper gives a graphic account, whereby it appears that the execution took place some distance djwu tin river, and was the occasion of au excur sion at lrli0 the round trip lor nil ex cept the prisouer. lie had a state-room, nud the hilarious excursionists dropped into see blm.ouo by one. He smoked and chatted with them, and whea the tabic aud cabin broke dowu be neath the weight of those Bitting upon it, lie laughed heartily. From the land ins to Harri son, be was driven to the scaffold, ridiug upon his cofin iu a wagon, to the jail, followed by a large crowd, who, to a stranger, would have teemed all going to a fair. Women were to be seen mounted on animals of all sizes and shapes. Men enough to form a cavalry expedition fol lowed the wagon, all merry, a portiou of them toomeny. 'Je&t in time, Jim, to go biack berrvirK." "Well, I want to see him dance on n Hhing." "Have a drink, Bill," said oue, passing thfl botlle to another, both mounted, "one radical vote less." "Well, I thought I'd come in to see the hang ing If wife was sick." "Thai's him." yapped out another. "Strinjhim up, Asb'y." Tuese with other ejaculations went on nutil the procession reached the tcaflold, where another large ero.vd were in wailing. The day being some hat ebilly several fires were built, aud around each one a crowd was discussinz and warmiug. The prisoner on the scaffold hoped all would forgive him, was satisfied the Court's sentence was just, hailed one person and auother iu the crowd to come up to get his parting words, apou happening to see a doctor in the audience re quested him to leave bis body alone, and at siulitoftbe w hite cap smiled. Even after he had been swung off, and in the solemn hour of death, idle talk, jokes, and drunkeu wit were icdulsed in by many in rear of the scaftold. When the body was takeu down, it was found that bis neek was not broken, and the rope aud knot were placed in the coflin, an a bystander stated, "to let the old man know what death he died." A if rave was prepared by tno side of tiiat of the murderer Huff, executed in 180!). There being no shovels to till up tho earth, it was kicked in and stamicd like planting trees, and there we left him. It is but justice to the officers to state that they regretted the unseemly beba vior, and would have repressed it had they ha l the force. Such scenes must be vc-y useful iu inspiring the public mlud with a due sense of the dignity of the law and of the sacredness of bumaa life IX ZftESTlXO COKKKSrOXDESCK. Senator Suniner'a Knlhunlunul for Annexation Wherefore Did U Cool uad ;ollntaef -ieu. Bnbeork lndlcnred-'iilo Conduct through out rtleeia :l v JDtlre Atirbatou." Below we give letters which, at this juncture, will be read w ith special interest. Washington. June 0, 1870. Major-Goneral Babeotk My Dear General: I was present at Mr. Sumner's residence when President Grail called ard explained the Dominican treaty to the Senator, aud, although I cannot recall the - . i. e . v. .. 1 . . . r . . j . . i l 1 ... exact v in no iuo luin-i, x uuuoi biiiuu uiui to say that he wou'.d cheerfully support the treaty. At the President's request I remained to hear his explanations, aud I am free to add that such is my deep regard for Mr. Sumner that his indorsemcutof the treaty went very far to stimulate me in giving it my own support. I had already eaid this much to Mr. Sumner, who. however, replies that other ia formation since obtained has 6haped his present action. Truly yours, J. W. Fobs by. General Babcoek himself was also present, and corroborates tho statements of Colonel Foruey. t'Ol'Y. J United States Sknate Chamber, Wisn inoton, June 27, 1K70. To the Presideut, Executive Mansion Mr. President: There is a rumor that General Babcoek used your name w ithout authority in reference to the "confiden tial hasis" for the annexation of San Dominno, and thai General Babcoek exceeded the verbal lnstiuelion given him in regard to the Telegrafo, and the seudin1' of the luscarora after that piratical craft. The select committee would be glad to receive from you any explanations or statements you may see fit to make on these eunjects, should you think it worth while to notice iiich imputations. I am, very repectfully, your obedient ser rant, James W.N yh, Chairman Committee. COPY.1 Executive Maksiok, Washington. D. C. June 'St, 1670 To Hon. James W. Nye. United States Hetate -Sir:-Ia reply to your let'er of j to-day, I wo jlcaCpt Infbim job. tfcot Cejie- ral Babeiii k did not exceed my wishes or my verbal instruction to him in connection with the confidential basis. General Bibcock was sent to San LoiuIuko to ascertain, so far as he could, the wishes of the Dominican people and Government with respect to annexation to the United States. If be found them favorable he was directed to ascertain the term on which they desired annexation. He brought the confiden tial bals. w bleb was not binding or intended to be binding upon either Government, unless each saw fit to cunt lime the negotiations. It contains a clause making it null and void unless accepted and carried into effect. I also directed the Secte tary of the Navy to send by General Babcoek such Instructions to tbe commanding officer of the United States steamer Seminole as would direct him to sel.e the Telegrafo if found on the hiifh seas, and send her to Baltimore for adjudica tion, she having interfered with our merchant shipping. In transferring these Instructions to tbe commanding officer of tbe United States steamer Tuscarora, General Babcoek Hd no more tban wan his duty. General Bacock' conduct throughout meets my entire approval. Your truly, U. 8. Grant. lilt IV It IV4TH. Iiwllnn ltnldit In Tfxhm -Terrlblo Ootrates by nvur on lh Mrtilrr. The San Antonio Erpresa narrates the particu lars of a tew Indian foray on tbe Western fron tier settlements: About the 12th of December a party of Indians, numbering about forty, and dressed in Mexican coMr.mc, made their appearance at Speer'a Ranehe, at tbe Eagle Pass, crossing Turkey ( reek, in broad daj light. Old man 8 leers came near losing bis life) he not identifying them as Indians until they were close uoon him. He managed to escape to shelter, and the Indian cor itemed themselves with taking all the horse they could find. 1 aini: (-peers' house, they attacked a Mexi can train encamped near by, killed one Mexican, and carried off as a captive a young boy. They then proceeded southerlj, visited Finley s Lnntbo on tbe Chapperoso, stealing hut no: killing, from whence they parsed to the Pen dencia settlement, in the broad daj-light of the next day. Tbey surrounded the houses and drove the people indoors, and took every horse tbey could lay bands on. Here also a boy was taken by them and carried off. Their next visit was to the Carisa, and it was here that David Adams was killed in sight of his bouse. A party of six Americans and two Mexicans gave fight to the Indians near this place, but the odds of forty to eight were too heavy, and they were forced to retire. Both Mexicans were killed. 8oou after Dr. Wood hiiclge, of the frontier forces, with a party of a dozen rangers, came up with the Indians and gave battle. Tt-e fight raed at intervals all day. This gallant little band managed to kill eight of tbe red devils, while they lost one man knled and two wounded. At last accounts the Indians were pressed hard; their horses were In an exhausted slate, and the whole country in a state of excitement that brought out every man nrmed to the teeth. Scouts were out from all the neiiibbor'ng forts, and the rangers were hastening to head tbe fiends off. Twenty-five of the Indians passed up between the Blanco ai d Frio. Meeting two rangers en rvule to Fort Inge, they waylaid and killed them both. 1 be country is horrified. This alarm has spread in every direction. Fathers and brothers look into toe blanched faces of each other, and silently wonder how much lomrer tbe strong arm of a Government is to allow it- people to be ruthlessly massacred. Ho will our Congressman act in the emergency ? We demand ttut he lay before the assembled Repre sentatives of every Slate the picture of desola tion and fear that haunts and infests our bor der. Human patience exhausted itself with this last bloody foray of tin se fiends Incarnate. OBITUARY. Jlnjir Tlieodorr Kiinon, U.S.A. Major Theodore Edson, of the Ordnance De partment, and instructor of ordnance nud M-iciice of guunery at the Military Academy, died recently, Cafter a brief Illness, at Rock island, Illinois, where h was visiting. Major- Edsou .was graduated July 1, lfjt)0, from the Military Academy, and promoted to brevet second lieutenant of orduauce. He served with honor during tbe Rebellion, being promoted from first lieutenant of ordnance to brevet captatn, December 31, IbOa. for gallant and meritorious services at t tic battle of Stone River, Tenuesiee, where he served as chief of ordnance to Major-General IYsecrans. He was promoted captain, March 3. ISf 3 aud major, December 15, 1867. lie servid in command of the Watertown. Fort Monroe, Rock Island, and Columbus arseuals, and the Cincinnati orduunce depot, in com mand of Louisville duru.g the war, and as chief of ordnance to Rosecrans, and chief of ordnance ol the Departments of the Ohio, and of Vir ginia aud North Carolina. major John B. Kutlrr, V.f. A. Major Johu B Butler, a retired army officer, who at one lime figured quite prominently in he politics of this State, died a few d ivs ago at Cincinnati, at the ripe old age of seventy-eight. The deceased served as a private during ihe War of 1812, and after the war walked from Baltimore to Pittsburg, Ph., where he engaged in the lu lnting husuess, and was for many years t ditor aud publh-herot the Pittsburg StalenmaH. lie was at this period ot Ms me actively eu- aged iu politic, and in 18.J8 was appointed recorder of deeds, and afterwards canal com missioner. When war with Mexico was de clared Major Butler was appointed paymaster in the army, and went with iienerai lay lorn command to the seat of war. After tbe war he was appointed military storekeeper at tbe Alle- U'henj Arsenul. where he remained until about ltLi. wnen ne reureu on me usu.u pay ami allowances. Major tfullcr was a political writer of fine abil'ty. Key. Colllna .Uone. Tl.a Rev. Collins Stone, principal of the Deaf and Dhoib Asylum in Jtarttord, was tci'iea yes uidav in a railroad accident near that city, lie was oo years old; a graauate oi mm iu iu He fume to the American Asylum as a teacher 1SW. and was one o the most iaitnrui anil efficient of tho corps of that institution for nineteen v cars, when In I8:a ne accepted the pofiilon of Principal of the Ohio State Asylu u for the Deaf and Dumb, at Colninbm. In be was offered the position of Principal of tho American isylum. and accepted it. lie studied theology with the Rev. Dr. Hawes, of Hartford, and was ordained to the ministry in isSH. while t rlucinal of the Ohio Institution IIm has been for nearly forty years one of the n ost frPilcient. faithful, and conscientious of i. ..n p L'aL'ed In the Instruction of the deaf and Hnrr.h. and most highly esteemed and loved bv all his associates nud by tbe pupils under his charge. His oldest sou, Edward 0. Stoue, is principal of the Deaf ana 1'uino Asylum i Dels an, Wis, xxoax. irjTELLianrjcu. Her.teured. rmLrt of Oner wtd Terminer Judyet IPieras and Paxnon. George Blakely, .convicted a few weeks since of manslaughter, in taking the life of George F. rwiim at Paid win 8 locomotive works, wa ti.u morning sentenced to four years and elx months iu the Eastern Peuiteuliary. A sad Christmas present for himself ana his poor wife. 0oJtlBore Prodaoo market. Baltimokk. Dec. S4. Cotton arm but quiet; rald dliiit? uplaud, Ib'Oiae.; low middling, HV'K! i. Flour active sua snipping grades higher; U iward Street supertlne, I.Vrfft M); do. extra, 8.-25; do. famllv. I61W;; City Mill! lupertlue, 4T; do. Mtra. 1o. family, IT-T5A10; Western Bnoerdne, f4 Trw-n-S.-i; do. extra, $.VT!4 50; do. fanitlv ftKTt0. Wtoeatunchannel; ohoioe white, iiWn; far to prime, lW4lW; prime w choice red. l-filo; fair M good, tl 84-0; oinmon, $l-iO(l-30;Oiiio and Indiana, $1-37 41 t orn wliito active at t&c ; yellow dull and heavy tUc. Oat active atsi-aMa Hve Br u at i)o. j WWetjr saict at sws. 1C110!S !''!' ''U':un''geu IU VI 'J SECOND EDITION WAR NEWS BY CABLE. The Armies of the Loire. Their Imported Junction Denied. DOMESTIC AFFAIRS. Robbery of Southern Express Co. Chesapeake Bay Frozen Over Flnnnclal nnl Commercial Ktc. etc.. utc. etc.. Etc. FROM EUROPE. The Keported Jooriton of the Preach Armlen liilriir. London, Dec. 23. Yesterday's announce ment from French sources that the two divi sions of the Army of the Loire had effected a junction appears to be without foundation. Tho l,nt PnrlN Worlle. Bordeaux. Dec. 23. During the great sortie from Paris on Wednesday Ducrot took many hundred prisoners. The (Jrneral Situation more encouraalmr for tho French. The non- occupation of Tours, and the retreat of other Prussian forces towards Orleans, are said to be the result of strategical movements ot Chanzy and Bourbaki. Evnenallon of Konrn. Rouen has been almost entirely evacuated by tho Prussians. There were only fifteen hun dred German soldiers there yesterday. Man- teuffel had undoubtedly moved his forces for the purpose of opposing tbe march of the French army of General Faidherbe. Oflli'lnl Icenort ol tJenernl Knldlierbe. Bordeaux, Dec. 24 In an otliclal despatch telegraphed from Lille on the night of Decem ber 23, General Faidherbe announced to the Minister of War that his army engaged the enemy at Pont Novelle that day. The battle lasted from 11 in the forenoon until 6 in the evening. For the greater portion of the time It was an artillery duel, wlrch finally terminited by a charge by thf French infantry along the whole line. The enemy were driven back, aud tbe French troops remained masters of the field. A Itaillo at Par In Imminent. Bordeaux, Dec. 24. Advices from Paris up to the night of the 22d are recnived by a ba' loon which landed near Nuits. There w is no engagement that day (Thursday), but a great Wattle was rtgarded as imminent. The l'rrni'h I o-n In tho I .lite Mnrtl. The journals estimate the losses of the French in the combats of December 2lst at about 800 killed and wounded, and epo ik In glowing terms of the great confidence and ardor displayed by theational Guard. FROM THE SO UT1L Robbery ofine Mouihern Knrrxn Conipmr. Washington, Dec. 21. A letter from Pen- sacola say, on the 12th in-t. th3 So ithern Ex press Company was robbed a few miles from that place. There were several packages of money, one of 13 0(0from thu Na.yaD part ment, which was probably intended lo'- t ie P. n sacola Navy Yard, another package of $ '.X)0, and several other mia'l sum, amo mt nr a:to getherto about tl3,0j0 in currency, all of which was stolen. The money was Iett in a car over night by the temporary messenger, of which opportunity the robbers availed themselves. FROM THE DOMINION. Itrpatrlna the 1'ablen. St. John, N. F., Dec. 24. A vessel which spoke the steamer Robert Lowe brings a letter from Captain Kerr, dated yesterday. Con tinuous ales are reported; but everything is ready to avail of first moderate weather to repair the Atlantic cahles. FROM THE SOUTH The Weathrr U Vlralula. Richmond, Va., Dec. 24. The thermometer here at 8 o'clock stood at 6 degrees; at Green brier, White Su'phur 8prlugs, West Virginia, at 6 degrees below zero. Ice 4 inches thick formed at Staunton, Virginia. FROM MARYLAND. Chrtiapra.ke Kay Frozen Over. Sptcial Itfjatc to the Koxning TeUgraph. ' Havhe-db Ghace, Dec. 24. The weather is very cold, and there were from two to two and a half inches of Ice on Chesapeake Bay, all across from Poole's Islaud to Chesapeake City, last night. FROM NEW YORK. lluruli'of a Hotel. New York, Dec. 24. Th- Rutherfurd Park Hotel, in New Je'sev, was destroyed by fire early this mo.nlug. Tbe loss is estimited tt f 50.(00. About a year ogo there was a fire in the same hotel . Now York Produce Market. Nw Yohk. l)ec. li. Cotton quiet aud steal v: sales ttooa tiHtt a at inc. Flour quiet but nnu; sles oroo bane s State at f 5 l.VaS-60; otilo at i.vu.V44'4 ; W esteru at S5Mfri6-TS. Wheat very quiet but rtnn ; sateBWMM'O imsht-m new siirlnir at sr-ui; winter red and ainiier West'-rn at ll-4!K41'4T; white Michttrtti at II to. Corn tlrmand acurce; sales KS Duo umh s new mixed W extern at 74 ifv.. oats firm ttut q itut ; tales 14.1MMI tmslielsOhio and Western at tit) Wf heef quier. Pork Urm: new mess 19 &) A19-I5; old, 19-25 mrd nrui; steam, iiV$i v:. wui-uy tiriu at hoc. Met York ITtonot and Meek Market. Niw Yoke, Ucc V4 Hrnou stmu. Money easy at T per c ut gold. Cioid, Ut. o-' or itrts, coupon, li'7: do. 184, do., liaj; no. isoo, no. mi; au. ihm : nt-w. ntfW: Ua 1S8T. 10V:do. 1868, UU ; 10-4(18. 1C6V, Virginia 6s, new, 6ft; Missouri ts, S3; tunttm t!o., S5: CuiutMirtana preferred S5; N. Y. Central and Uudsou Uivr, 90,'; Erie, SVi Reading. 8S Adams Esprmis, 61; W'thiraD Central, lis; Micnuran souttieru, oi u ininnla Central. 139; Cleveland and INtuuiirv, 1t'8 ; Chicago and Koclt Island, 103 ; Western Uana Telegraph, 46. A question of considerable Interest to the travelling vubi'.c iu California, will shortly be tried in the Sacramento District Court. The nlaiutiff. Washington Irving Nichols, c'almi damage in the sum of 10,000 from the Cali fornia Pacific Rllriad for loss of time, incon venience, etc., caused through havlug beeu put riff a train bv a couductor because bis tlcke'- t4i t.Pl.ffl til ::IVP. bCCli -A'.ji fjr Di, ) viiius day. FOURTH EDITION THE WAR IN EUROPE. The Army of the Loire. Chanzy in Retreat. AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL. Trcasuiw Operations i:tc. iHc, i;tc. utc, i?tc. FROM EUROPE. Itnmor of a Merloni. Defeat of eneral hunzT. London, Dec. 24 Evening. A despatch from Havre says a rumor prevails that General Cbanzy was defeated by the combined armies of tho Dnke of Mecklenburg and Prince Frederick Charles and is now in full retreat. 1 he French Force nt Havre. Information has been received from Cherbourg that there are now 00,000 French troops at Havre. The Latest Quotation. Frankfort, Dec. 24 Evening. U. S. bonds closed at FROM WASHINGTON. Naval Orders. Despatch to the Aisociated rrets. Washington, Dec. 24. Commander William G. Temp o Is ordered to command the Teu nessee, now fitting out at New York. Paymas ter Tbcruas G. Casswell, Second Assistant Engi neers Edward J. Allen and Francis M. Asht ju, Gunner Thomas P. Venable. nud Sail maker Francis Boom to tho Tennessee; Master Arthur A. Boyd to the Michlgin. Lieutenant-Commanders Gcorgo W. Hayw.vd and G. B. D. Gordon are detached from the Naval Academy, au" ordered to fe Tennessee. Lieutenant Commander George F. F. Wild, Master N. W. Nicholas, First Engineer Thomas J. MeConnt 11, from the lioiton Navy Yard, aud ordered to the Tennessee. First Assistant Engineer Jatnei Pheridan, Boatswaiu Charles Millor, Carpenter Thomas T. Toy, from Navy lard at New York, and ordered to the Tennessee. Lieutenant Wallace Graham and Chfet" En gineer William B. Brooks, from the Michigan, and ordered to tho Tennessee. Lieutenant-Com mander Charles T. Cotten, from the Portsmouth Navy Yard, and ordered to the Tennessee; Mas ter Albert Ross, from tho Washington Navy Yard, and ordered to tho Tennessee; 8urg .m James McMasters is detached from special duty at New Y'ork and ordered to the Tenne.-:ee; FnssedLA?ehjUnt Surgeon-William'S. Fort Is detached from the receiving 6hip Potomac and ordered to tbe Tennessee. Asslctant Surgeon M. L. Rath is detached from the Philadelphia Navy Yard and ordered to the leunussee. L.ieutenant-1omui tnaer c. II. Davis, Jr., is detached from the Portsmouth ard placed on waitiui orders. Secoud Assistant Engineer Johu P. Kelley n detached from the Terror and j laced on waiting orders. Chief En.'in er W. W. Dungan is detached frm d.ity us a member of the Board of Examiners and placed on waitiug orders. Xreiikurv cpt iuiionxoi me ween. Wasuington, Dec. 24. Fractional currency received from printers during the week, i07H, 500; shipments uoies, 5.088,843; fractional currency, 55? 000. Treasurer Spinner holds in trust for national hanks, as security lor circula ting notes, $345,874,000; for deposits of public moneys, 115.819,500; rautlla'ed notes burned during the w ek, 545,810; total amount burned, 34,b20,LC8; bank cu'rency issued for bills de stroyed during the week, 769,300; bank circu lation outstanding at this date, 304,012,009. The Internal Revenue receipts to-day were $281,118. Total for the fiscal year to date, $Sl,- 400,7.r.9. Fractional curren -y redeemed and de stroyed during tho week, $ o0,074. The Treasury Department has information that lOoO iu gold was recently stolen from the cashier at the New Orleans Custom IIouo, and all effort to discover tin th eve' were uuava l iug. Collector Casey refunded the amount stoii u fiom hu own t nvate funds. Unlet Day at the Capital. There is very little doing in any of the de partments to-day. Iu nearly all of them the clerks were permitted to leave their desks et noon. Pernonal Matter. Senator Sherman builalou interview with Secretary Bou well to-day. The Prus'dent re ceived n vi-itors tbl- merging. Lieut. Joseph II. Sylvester, iinas3Lned, h honorably d'charied. Fiavlc ttln I bntrueted. The ice in the chaunel ot the Potomac is an inch and a half. It is thicker toward tbe shore. The A'iula Creek steamer did nor, iu co ise quence, arr ve here until 11 o'clock thl? morn ing, being six or even noun behind time, thus losing he ear y morning railroad connec tion with the Ncrb. Kltiete shipment. NewTokk, !) . 24 i'ne steamer City of London took out 1 230,2,27 In specie. FROM THE WEST. lo(eoel t old Weather In Indiana. Indianapolis, Dec. 24. Last uight" wa the coldest of the season, ihe thermometer at In dianapolis at 8 A. M. was S degrees below zero; at Lalttvette, 10 below; New Albany, 2 below; liicbmon1, 5 below; Kvausviik-, 2 below; Lulon Ciiy, Ind., 12 below; Vincennes, 16 below; and Terre Hau'e, 11 below. -LKTTKE J OUItN ALS K TAItlS." A 1'uri Tiewu.ur Uurlotf ihe Mleye. Tbe New York 1'rih'iM prints fvin.ilj of a recent Paris ne wspaper, tho en tiro couleuts pf which would not fill two columns of Tub Evex- iko Telegraph. We make the following inte resting extracts: Food Supply. Our readers will no doubt be curious to know what will be our daily fare during the cotulog week. Here it is day by da: Sunday, coddsb; Monday, salt pork; T. :,,.... ..,..!!l!i: . i i ,i' i . . i . i. e . . : j.'t: and niuttODj ' Thurtday, Friday, SitarJsy, let ns add that, besido potatoes, there arc still fresh vegetables, such as cannaire, eeiery, etc., and that the store keepers hare still a large quantity of preserved vigetables. As to bread, which is now made from wheat ground at Paris, it In not so white, but is as good ai formerly. Chocolate and sweetmeats are no longer scarce. Mi'k;-In consequence of the requisition re tarding milch cows, tha Minle ter of Agriculture has setx.ed lT-'O, because tbey were either not reported or were reported irregularly, or bc ctiuc their owuers had not enousrh fodder for them. The owners have been paid the value of these cows as meat, nlthouEh thov had no claim to compensation. There are now 4217 milch crws iu Paris; so wo need not fear that milk will be scan e. Intellectual Food This was th e subject of a remarkable discourse recently made by M. Legt uv. He advised the Parisians to attend to mental needs as carefully as to corporeal; which ought to bo popular counsel, eeelog that It corresponds with the general wish ol tho masses. It is, indeed, curious and interest irur to observe tbe passionate demand for knowledge. Tbe lecture halls and schools are constantly crowded; public discussions are being arranged; and the theatres, which are now more places of artistic and literary entertainment thau of goigeons display, a-e "filled with audi ences anxious for more lntellcc'ual food thau is found in onr mill tary reports or the lucubra tions of M. de Bismarck. The Situation Tho moment for the supreme effort Ins come. The Government ha jast an nounced it to the populace and the army, while a portion of the enemy's army has moved against the army of the Loire, we shall attempt to break the circle within which we have been confined for nearly two months and a half. It is 'natural to feel impatient In the crisis through which we . are passing, but it is aaalnst Impatience especially that we otiL'ht to guard. Let every man show his patriotism; the soldier. In courageously obevhig the orders of his chiefs; the citizen, in giving the Government a sincere aud disinter ested support. Discipline in tbe camos, con fidence In the city: such ought to be to-day the motto of ull Frenchmen. Departure, of RaHoon-Malls: Thursday eve ning, November 24, the Vtlle d'Orleans, with despatches nud pigeons; Monday evening, 28th, the Jacuuard, with despatches only. i'i.trn;u Anu coh.ukrcc. KvKSiN Tf.t.koiuph OfrrcE,? Saturday, Deo. 34, IW0. j The local money market to-day ia in an ex cept i.-nally unlet state. There Is Borne little brrrowing, but it scarcely give i a clue to the real cnuuiiion of the market. In business quar ters there is considerably activity counectcd with holiday goods, but the keen cold weather Is a check upon it to some extent. Rates for money are about the same as heretofore quoted. Gold u dull and very Fteady, with sales at Geveuinjent8 are unlet but strone, with a slnrp advance on the 0s of 1803 and 1808 At the Stock Board a slight business was transacted, and inlecs were firm. Ae usual the Board adjourned until Tuesday next. No State or city Joans were sold. Rinding Bailroad sold at 48;'. s. o., and 49n, regular. There was on advance in Pennsyl vania, which sold at OlfaOl; small sales of Mineiiill at 50; Lebiirh Valley e.t5S; and Cata wissa preferred at 37', b. o. 'I be balance of tbe list was nominal. A small sale of Maunfaclurer9' Bank was effected at 80,' wiih no further sales; but th tone con tinued firm up to the close. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALr ucportea oy uo iiaven.i oro ino. 4J S.TMrd strent BMKST B(Mi:D. jtonno A m6B,'S 93 ; jlCOSch X 7s K L. 7(5 I It 8.1 PCIiUU li.liC. Ct?,' 1M.) do filJi inn do.V'r:&.lti. ot' inn io .ba.ila. Oijtf vr do tip.; 10 do.. .Is. I.ft. 6i: all Mauilf Bk . . . 30k; 4 Bh MlnchUl K. 60 B"0 sn Itt-ad R..B40. 44 MO do... .MM 45 V 14 BH Let V.rt bill - iota..., 100shCatPf...b30 6S,' 37X h FTER f200o City 68 N.ls. l hill.... 99?;! f::Ct t) Ha 6s 8 se im v. f H'Ht l'llll A Sun 7s. .100 " SMHi C A A til 68, 88 S fttHKI Lett (lolij L. .. filM 10 eh Leh V l.'.d b. 6V 40 iO l.lll. IM'i: BOART. 4i0sh NYi Mid.. 10 sli eenna RR... 20 sh RtUDire Tr. B' eii lOOsft Reai..nl6wn. 49',' CO 9 sh Meeu 15k.. c. am 200 shOC A R... C&p.. 45 2"0 do b30. 45,',' MKSSRS. IUVRN UKOTHKK, NO. 40 8. Third V'Bftf o p r rruu vim in-v, IU.' -,iJ Ultf 'j Hold, 110tfi tin ,; Silver, HNli.i; I'nton Paelco Railroad lstMnrt. BondB, 77rx7wt; C'errrat Poctflo Railroad, 9oitio0: L'nlon Paoiuo Laud Grant Bouds, twoso. MtssRS. Wiixiam Painter A CO., Ne. 86 S. Third s'rect, report the following quotations:!.'. 8. fts or 1?81, U3tf 113'.; ; 8-208 Of 1S68, in7?a A107V: do. 1!34 1.0',lo7: do. 186ft, I06?,'41il7; da, July. 186B. lObt.inj?,'; do., July. is7, lovui9 s dri .lot v. 18, ncrualios.:M "'MO, iuV(lij;: U.S.Paolflo RIf. Cy. 68. 109 i109. 4old. lio,no .-. Nabk . LADhKK, Krotra, report thiB morning Hold quorationB as follows : 10 00 A. W llu 10 35 A.M. no ftilladetphla Trade Heport. PATVKUAy, Dec 24 Ha'k fnthea'tseuceof sales we quote No. 1 Quercitron at 2S y ton. The Flour market Is dull, in-re Oeiug no demand except from the home consumers, whose purchasen foot up 600 or 700 barrels, Including superfine at 4 B0 jt4 7s; extras at f 4-87j(s t-2: Iowa and Wiscon sin extra family at 5-7&a,ti-2S; Minnesota da da at 8f,iS6-50; Pennsylvania dado. at5-7B6; Indiana and Ohio do. da at f'l-25-7, and fanny brands at 17 8ts.tf7-T.as in quality. Ko Flour sells at In Corn Meal nothing doing. There is a firm feeling la the Wheat market, but not much activity ; Bales of Indiana ro t at li 43. $1-45, aud amber a' ll'to 1-50. Rye is steady at SMc. for Pennsylvania and VVestero, aul so.ac. ror Southern. Cora is scarce and In good demaad, at an advance. Bales of ti' uO bushels yellow at 74c. for 'Western. Oats ure lu fair demand nJ commanil fair prices. Sales of Pennsylvania and Western at 54?660. In Barley and Malt nothing doing. jSceds Clcverseed is In steady request and sells at lo;;li;t'c; Tiiiothy may be quoted at 5 60 acj Flaxseed at (2 10. Whisky is dull; holders ask 33c. for Western iron bound. LATEST SIIirriJiG INTELLIGENCE. For oiUitional Marine If'ug e lnid Paqe. (By Telegraph.) New Tob, Dec. 4 Arrtvud. Btearnshlps Lafay ette, from Havre, and Pennsylvania, from Liverpool. PORT OF PH ILADSLPUI A DECMBR 24 STATX OF TUSRHOMBTIB AT I'm IVIKING TILSOHAPB OfKICK. I.M 16 1 11 A. M 21 1 8 P. M. S5 CLBRED THIS MOHNINQ. gfauisbip Norfolk, Piatt, Bichmond and Norfolk, W. P. Clyde Co. Steamer hei York, Jon, Georgetown and Alex andria, W. P. Clyde k Co. ARK1VK11 TlTTs MORNING. Kipainer E. C. Bid.ile, McCue, 24 noirs from New York, w itu mdse. to W. I'. Clyde A Co. Steamer iSarati, Jones, t hours from New York, with U'.ilse. to W. M. Baud A. Co. Steamer Frank, Pn ice, hours from Now York, w ith uidse. to W. M. Balrd Co. wnicr a. L. Guw, Her, is hours from Baltimore, with indtie. and i.a-tHengorB to A. Uroves, Jr. Krwuuer Fauna, Dimno. M hours from New York, with rudse. to John V. Old. Sclir I ottii', Taylor, .rem Boston, with mdse. Si-Ur K. H. Irwin. Johnson, from Providence. 'jutf Hadsou, Nutioison, from Baltimore, with t tow vl targes to W. P. Clyde fc Co. MEMORANDA. Br. steamer Ki.giaud. v eimier, for Liverpool, el d st New orl yesterday. Br. steamer Puimyra, Brown, from Liverpool via Ronton, nf New York veitriUv, for jjvcrpevl, passed Cioohvea 'si IbU fresh beef. Btr"L, riiiinni;iliiK rcpuiL (lie lOUOWlllg qUOtatlOUB I -V. 68 (if U.S1, 112 r,S; rto. Wi, 107,107 I d.i. 1S04. I0t;v,(iiu do. 13J.Monviin7;'da 186b! new, lilt,(W.i; do. H.;7. do I'?ifiln9',1";n,. 186S. do. lin.ijiiio;.; n-4n.., w. (aio6'.. n. h. bh
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