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Friday, September 2, 1870.
THE WAR REPORTS.
The reports from the seat of war of the
battles of the present week around Sedan are
almost hopelessly confused and unintelligible.
Some of the French accounts claim overwhelm
ing victories for MacMahon ; others admit his
retreat, but not his complete defeat, while the
Prussians claim, in what we must consider
Tather an unentkusiastie manner; to have been
uniformly victorious. The fighting seems to
have begun Tuesday, at a point near
Carignan, in the road from Sedan to Mont
medyj MacMahon was engaged in an attempt
to move in the direction of the-latter place.
While his army was in motion it was attacked
furiously on both wings by the Prussians. <
This much is admitted by all Yester
day the contest was continued, but this time,
all accounts agree in placing MacMahon at
.Sedan,'in front of which yesterday’s battle is
said'to have been fought. This fact proves one
thing' conclusively; that MacMahon’s advance
towards Montmedy was checked on Tuesday,
and that he was so badly whipped that he was
compelled to retreat to Sedan. Besides this
we know absolutely nothing of the result of
the contest, except that MacMahon appears to
hold his position at Sedan against violent as
saults from the Prussians.. Possibly he is mak
ing a desperate effort to keep his ground at Lhis
place in the hope of being reinforced by the
army of 100,000 new levies Which is approach
ing from Lyons. The arrival of this force may
enable him to win a great victory. If it does
not come, we may consider his condition des
perate. He is nearly surrounded by an army
of Prussians which is larger than his own, and
which can be reinforced to an unlimited extent
without interference. It is likely that both ar
mies have been fearfully reduced by the con
tests of the last three days.'
In the cable despatches of last night Bazaine
is mentioned two or three times as the victor
in several miuor engagements. We have abso
lutely no information, definite or indefinite, of
the character of these battles, and the hints of
the localities in* which they were fought are
very unsatisfactory. A despatch from Brussels
says that Bazaine attacked the Prussian rear
north of Montmedy, and routed the enemy. A
despatch . from Paris declares that the same
general fought with the Prussians on Tuesday
at Courcelles, and beat them. The improba
bility of at least one of these statements is ap
parent when we remember that .Montmedy is
fifty miles northwest of Metz, while Courcelles
is ten miles to the east of the latter city. We
incline to believe that Bazaine may have made
some sort of a demonstration at Cour
celles, but we discredit the Montmedy story
entirely, -because of the distance of that
town from Metz, and because we know
that all the country to the south and south
west of Montmedy from Dun to Longuyon is,
and has been, held by a large force of Prus
sians. At the best, however, we can only wail
for further particulars before we can determine
the exact truth. AVe know, that the French
are trying to win a decisive victory upon the
ground now occupied by them, and that Ba
zaine is striving desperately to second the
efforts of MacMahon. The conflict promises
to be as bloody and terrible as that which
raged around Metz a week or two ago. The
result will probably determine the fate of
France.
Latei:. —To-day’s telegrams confirm the re
ports of the desperate fighting between the
great armies massed upon the Meuse, but they
contradict the improbable stories of French
victories, and indicate a steady continuance ol
the wonderful series of Prussian successes.
The contest is evidently waged by MacMahon
with the desperate gallantry of a last forlorn
hope, but the overpowering numbers, the
splendid discipline and the prestige of past
Prussian victories combine to hold him at a
terrible disadvantage. King William tele
graphs to Queen Augusta news of “ victorious
engagements,” and the latter news, while not
yet decisive, all points to the overwhelming de
feat of MacMahon and his brave, but doomed
army.
THE STRAW BAIL CASE.
There ought to be some substantial good de
rived from the. Lyons case,-,, which -is .- just
now occupying considerable public attention.
From the beginning to the end there is a
peculiar and very unpleasant mystery about
the whole case. The burglary itself was a
mysterious one. The fact that out of several
safe's, the burglars selected the one, which,
but for the delay of the jnails, would have con
tained $150,000 is pretty conclusive evidence
tha’t they had information from some one well
acquainted with the habits of the office.
The whole subsequent business seems
to be unusual and irregular. The trans
fer of the prisoner from the United
States authorities to the State authorities ; the
remarkable interest manifested by all the
most notorious thieves and other rascals of
Philadelphia in the escape of an English pick
pocket who does not belong in this commun
ity ; the warning conveyed to the Recorder of’
the trick to be played on him ; and the immedi
ately successful performance of the very
trick against which fie was fore-warned,
all go to make up a case which, while it fastens
, no guilt upon the officials concerned,
leaves a general : impression upon the public
mind that there has been something thoroughly'
wrong about the whole proceeding.
The relations of Recorder Giviu to the case
so far as we can judge after a careful investiga
tion, are simply those of. an officer who has
been victimized by a very skillfully-executed
trick. The Recorder, like his predecessors, Ins
been in the habit of taking bail at home ami
out of office hours, as a matter of accommoda
tion to prisoners. In the present casa lie was
first offered good bail, a Mr. Thomas Elliott,
who, however, refused rto be a party to the
case when informed of its nature. This initial
step was a very adroit one, and well calculated
to tbrow a watchful officer off his guard, and
to excite a doubt as to Whether the warnings of
the detectives had been well founded. Then
the “ straw bail,” the personator of an-indi
vidual known to the Recorder, not by personal
appearance, but by reputation, was brought to
the Recorder’s house by John Ahern, and was
subjected to a searching inquiry about his
alleged property, which he sustained w'ith ex
traordinary coolness and tact, entirely deceiv
ing the Recorder and securing the escape of
the prisoner. •
The Recorder was undoubtedly deceived.
His fault consisted in trusting any bail offered
by John Ahern, without a personal investiga
tion of its entire soundness. In such a case, it
was proof presumptive that there was some
thing wrong, no matter how skillfully it was
covered up. Recorder Givin has always been
extremely cautions about taking bail, but he
must now be convinced that still greater pre
cautions are necessary. We do not know
whether the law can reach Ahern as an ac
complice of Lyons, or not, but it will certainly
be for Mr. Sheppard and Recorder Givin to
look closely into that feature of the case, while
no stone should be left unturned to secure
both the burglar and the “ personator” who
was so quickly produced to procure his release.
In what has been thus far divulged in the
case, we are unable to see anything which im
plicates any ..of the detectives in this conspi
racy. The United States authorities had no
jurisdiction in the case, which was, technically,
an attempt to commit grand larceny, and not a
burglary. The detectives, suspecting the pri
soner’s connection with other previous crimes,
were anxipus to get hold of him, and so pro
cured his transfer to the State authorities, and
seem to have gone out of their way to put the
Recorder on his guard. Their interference in
the case has turned out very badly, but uuless it
is assumed,—of which there is no evidence, —
that the whole affair is a most elaborate con
spiracy, involving a great many more people
than aro usually employed upon such con
spiracies, detectives Franklin and Tryon ap
peared to have acted with the single view of
getting the prisoner committed and safely
lodged in prison.
We have suggested that this case may be
productive of good, and so it may. It will
have a direct tendency to increase the difficulty
of procuring fraudulent bail, and it will raise,
indirectly, the question of an improvement in
our detective system, which is greatly needed.
We do not choose to reflect upon the officers
connected with this particular cast), until there
is some evidence that they have been at fault.
Nor are we prepared to denounce the acquaint
anceship that undoubtedly exists between the
detective and the thief or other criminal,
until we can propose some system by which the
business of the detective can be carried on
without some such acquaintance. But that
there has been much criminal complicity be
tween detective officers and rogues of various
grades cannot be reasonably doubted. There
is abundant proof of instances where deteotives
have become mere go-betweens and, practi
cally, receivers of stolen goods, bargaining be
tween the losers of property and the known
holders of it, higgling about rewards when they
should be bringing criminals to conviction. To
reform this state of things is a task of extreme
difficulty, but it is not an impossibility.
We trust that the several officers of the law
concerned in this Lyons case will derive whole
some lessons front it .for their future guidance,
and that the triumph of the lawless gang who
are now rejoicing over their successful exploit
will be nipped in the bud by the capture of the
thief, and bis “ personating ” straw bail, and
the punishment of them and their'accomplices
in this rascally conspiracy.
The A </e considers the use of the lash at a
public whipping-post " the least objectionable
form of the practice ” of Hogging, while it de
nounces the use of the rod by a father upon
l lie person of his son as “ the worst feature”
of the system, and declares Mr. Beecher’s de
fence of it “ vulgar and brutal.” We have
nothing to do with Mr. Beecher’s opinions upou
llie subject, and we have no right to Interfere
with parents who choose to whip their children,
unless they indulge in cruelty ; but we do as
sert that the habit of flogging half-naked crimi
nals, in the presence of hundreds of children,
in a public place, is. demoralizing, brutal and.
horrible. If no other arguments could
be urged against the practice, we
might demand its abolition for the
two r easons, that it places rrpon the criminal
such a brand jof shame that his reformation is
impossible, and that it gives to the Sheriff power
to make the physical punishment so trilling that
it shall be farcical, or to kill his victim. The
law commits two crimes; it injures society and
tire criminal by making it impossible that he
should eve r become a good citizen arrd atr
honest man ;... and, it cauuot and-- does not fix -
absolutely the degree of severity with which he
shall be punished, but leaves it to an officer,
who may be a cowardly brute, or who may have
some personal revenge to gratify.
We are glad to see that some of our daily
papers are again calling public attention to the
monstrous scheme of destroyirtg tire litre sweep
of Market and Broad streets, for the sake of
carrying out the Penn Square building job.
Tire Press says, tlris morrriug:
“ Their plan now looks to boldly taking the
very intersection of Broad arrd Market streets,
and twisting both these streets around; or
rather, to cutting both these streets short off,
obliging the travel to turn round lirto Juniper
and the other neighboring streets. 'This in
tention is, moreover, plainly visible in the
words ol the act which has just become a law
and which authorizes tire Commissioners ‘ to
vacate as much of Mar ket arrd of Broad streets
as they may deem needful.’
“Therefore, to vote for nlacing the buildings
at Perm Square means to Vote to put a huge
obstruction in the very centre of our great
street. Such an obstruction will breai? the
continuity of the street, close up tire viusv and
obstruct travel of all sorts, and, more espe
cially,.of processions, reviews arrd dtsplays, for
which .this, great avenue is the appropriate
place.” ' • .
The people of Philadelphia certainly cannot
be so blind to the best interests of the city as
to sanction this .wretched device, and yet fi
v ill undoubtedly be forced upon them, to tire
destruction of two of lire finest avenues orr this
continent, unless the scheme is defeated at tire
polls.
The comic artists are losing splendid 'oppor
tunities by inattention to the cable despatches
hour lire seat, of war. What, for instauco,
PHIL A DELPHI A EVENING BULLETIN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1870.
could afford better material for a humorous
picture.than the situation suggested by the'fol
lowing:. -WV :- i-:-- —y - -
London. September I.—A Prussian corres
pondent describing the scene at the battle of
August 17, near Metz, says the King had
taken a seat near a garden wall, close to the
Rezon villa. A worsted factory on tire near
by illuminated the royal headquarters. A lad
der, one end resting an a pair of scales, and the
other on a dead horse, furnished a seat for His
Majesty. Ho was accompanied by Prince
Charles, the Grand Duko of Saxe-Weimor,
Count Bismarck and the Minister of War, Von
Boon. The deepest silence reigned, when,
suddenly, Moltke, gasping for breath, ap
proached-and cried: “ Your Majesty, We have
conquered.” “ Hurrah,” was the response,
arid the whole party, now all life, began a fru
gal supper of soldiers’ bran bread a,nd whisky.
It is a shame that Napoleon does not send
the poor little Boy home. Now he is sick at
Avesnes, “produced by emotion consequent
in events he lias gone through,” and ; it; is no
wonder. The poor child has been dragged
around by his sensational, parent, in the vain
hope of making him famous and popular, until
be is worn out, with excitement and fatigue,
and is of as little consequence to the success of
the French arms as the Emperor himself.
The Associated Press says that “ the accu
mulation of articles pledged in Paris at pawn
brokers lins become so large-that all pledges
are now refused by brokers.” Like Emperor,
like people. Both are abandoned-by their un-
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MILITARY ACADEMY
C Chester, Delaware County, Pa.
Tito following gentlemen, whodovoto their time e\-
clunivoly to the business of the Academy, compose the
COL. THEODORE HYATT,M. A.,
President and Professor of Mathematics and Instructor
in Tactics.
COL.GEORGE PATTEN,
Graduate United States Military Academy, Vice Presi
dent. Professor■ot‘"'Mathemiitic3T"Civil‘Bird*MiU T
tury Engineer and Instructor in Tbctics.
Professor of Chemistry, and Natural and Experiment.!!
Philosophy, and Instructor in Elocution,
CAPT. THOMAS J. LLOYD,
Graduate C. S. Military Academy, Professor ot Matbe
inatics and Military fceienco, and In*
utructor in Tactics.
Professor of English Language and Literature, and In
stiuetor in Latin and Greek.
FELIX deLANNOY v M. A.,
Professor of French, German and Spanish,and Instruc
tor in English Branches.
JOHN B. SWEENEY, Esq; j
C. S. FAHNESTOCK, M.E.,
Professor of Penmanship, Bookkeeping and Drawing,
■ .and Instructor in English Branches.
The Ninth Animal Session commences WEDNES
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THE APPARATUS for the study of science iaexten
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IN THE CLASSICAL COURSE the cadet is pre
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The discipline is firm and kind, hut insubordination
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“Thofl. Moore,” “Shanton. Daly A Korn,”
“ Lyuchbiirg,'' Sherwood,”
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1727. 1729, 1731 and 1733 Market Street
aul2 3mrp{i
GENTS’ FERNISHING GOODS."
FALL NOVELTIES FOH GENTLEMEN
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’all wfm tfrpfc
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, ‘ BESIDES
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1316 CHESTNUT STREET. 1810
JOHN M. GARDNER
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sfLendid
FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY
sew iVnisross,
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WHITE PRESERVING BRANDY.
Pure Cider and Wine Vinegar.
Green Ginger, Mustard Seed, Spices, &c.
All tho rdiuisitcs for Preserving and Pickling purpo.es
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Corner Eleventh and Vine Streets,
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Brllllantlues, Hohalrs, Alpaca Poplins,
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au.ll-:t rp . >,
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New of tho
ST. BORROMEO COLLEGE.
For the Stereoscope........;; 25 cent* each
AJbo, larger, mounted- 25 ceute each.
The Best Map of the
SEAT OF WAR IN EUROPE*
$1 50 Each.
DICKENS’S LAST PORTRAIT.
JAMES S. EARLE & SONS,
Looking-Glass Warerooms and Gallery of
• Paintings,
Sl6 Chestnut Street.
PIANOS.
ftrrd ffWff
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PIANOS,
Grand, Stiuare and Upright-
ALSO,
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. An Elegant Stock at Greatly Reduced I'riees .
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No. 923 Chestnut Street.
ntl27 tfrp
FnPrf? ’ frWFf
STEIN WAY & SONS’
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Special attention is called to their new.
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with Double Iron Framo, Patent Resonator, Tubular
Metal Frame Action, Ac., which aro matchless in Tone
aud Touch, and unrivaled in durability.
CHARLES IS L ASIIIS,
W AREROOMS,
No. 1006 OITESTNUT STREET.
jyittrps •
COAL.
ISAAC K. WRIGHT & SON
LEHIGH COAL,
Office, No. 124 80UTH SECOND STREET.,
I Corner EIGHTH and MASTER Streets.
YARDS <
( No. 818 SWANSON Street, abovo Queen
THE E*?HI«H COAL
NAVIGATION company
Are now soiling their own
“OLD COMP AS Y LEHIGH COAL”
NEWPORT COAL.
Delivered to.famllieH In any part of the city or Ger
mantown. Orders received at tneir Coal Yards, No. 00*
Ilichninnd street; American street Coal Vard, ao'> v o
)>inniond,or at the Coal Yard of JOHN T. ROBERTS «
BBO,,'Germantown, '■ •« A»««thw
• , ,; AND Al' THJ! COM pANY H Olf MOE,
•: ••*•••■ - ••••'“No. 122 South SKOOND.Stroot,
nrii9-lrurp§ •/*
OI’TfCIASVS.
SPECTACLES,
Microscopes! ToKiacoßOsi Thermometers, Mathematical, :
Burvoylnn, Philosophical and DruwiUß Instruments a
reduced nncos. w . aX IEEN tk CO.,
Oil Clicstuut Street,
jyll lyrnS ■
■\\r e inn *■'»' “an ft engagement
W BlnKB of ’Solid 18karat fin© Gold—a specialty: a
DtoC
D niyzt rp tf ' 824 Chestnut Btreet. below Fourth;
SECON D EDITION
BY TELEGRAPH.
IMPORTANT BY GABLE
THE WAR.
A WEEK OF CARNAGE
The Three Days’ Fighting
CONFLICTING CLAIMS
OF SUCCESS-
OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM KING
william* -
The Enemy Driven Back Yesterday
The Battle Progressing
-The River Meuse Filled with the
Slain.
AN OMINOUS SILENCE AT PARIS
FROM EUROPE.
[By the American Presß Association.)
Tbe French Repulsed at Sedan.
BitissKi.s, September 2.—Despatches from
Florinville, dated last night, say on Wednes
day tho French were repulsed at Sedan, the
Prussians keeping the advantage they had
won. On Thursday evening. the : Frencli took
the offensive, and poshing forward steadily,
forced back the Prussians, winning ground,
and approaching tho Carignan battle-field,near
Douzy. Great events are anticipated within
the next few days.
French Victories Claimed.
London, Sept. 2.—Telegrams received this
morning from Belgium reiterate that the
French have been successful in the recent bat
tles, Bazaine throwing the Prussians towards
Sedan, whilst MacMahon gained a victory
between Douzy and Bazeilles.
Prussian Victory,
Berlin, Sej)t. following telegram
has been received by Queen-Augusta-from
King William, and communicated to the
people
“Sedan, Thursday Afternoon, Sept. 1, ,3
o’clock.— Victorious engagements have been
progressing since 7 o’clock this morning
around Sedan. Fourth, Fifth and Twelfth
Corps and Bavarians been engaged. The
enemy has been driven back almost into town
Another Tremendous Battle.
London, Sept. 2.— Telegrams from Bouillon,
dated yesterday, report a tremendous battle
'hen progressing between Sedan and Moulon
but result not decided. Tho belligerents ap
peared to maintain their respective positions,
ft is said, however, that the Prussians have
advanced, and occupy Chapel Gwonne. The
villages of b, Baian, Itemilly, Wilier
and Launoy were burned by the fearful fire of
artillery. The slaughter was frightful. The
rivcr-Meuse is filled with corpses.
French Confession of Defeat.
The Journal Officiel, of Paris, to-day admits
that MacMahon was defeated on Tuesday, but
claims that ho achieved partial success on
Wednesday.
French Victory Contradicted.
Brussels, Sept. 2. —Private despatches re
ceived here contradict yesterday’s reports of
a French victory. They assert that the French
■were defeated and that fugitives are flocking
to Belghim, where aje disarmed and sent
to camp at Beverloo,
Result of this Week’s Fighting;.
Lomion, September 3d.—Telegrams from
Paris announce that despatches from tho front
report hard iightine with various results, and
heavy losses on both sides, within the past
week. On Tuesday tho Prussians were
drawn by MacMahon into an angle formed
by the ramparts of Sedan and tho heights
upon tho left hank of the Meuse, and heavily
punißlied. On Wednesday .MacMahon passed
the Meuse at Mouissons.
No News In Paris of Yesterday’s Fight-
Paris despatches state that no reports have
been received from Freuoh sources of yestor
day’s fighting.
Another Htorniy Session of tho Corps
Lcglslatlf.
London, Sept. 2.—Advices from Paris state
that in secret session of the Corps Lerjislatif,
Wednesday, Count Palikao, War Minister, in
refusing Deputy Keller’s proposal for the ap
pointment of a commission to examine into the
condition of the pro vinces of Alsace aiulLor-,
raine, and to arm the people of those de
partments, said he recognized po’ commission
outside of the Government Special Commis
sions ; tie also safd that sueli special commis
sions, composed of Counsellors of State, had
been sent into tho invaded departments.
This declaration , aroused the ire of; thei
deputies of the left. They'stormed, and
retorted that these commissioners had gopo'
si*
“ William.”
to- propagate Bonapartist quackeries.• - The :
majority of the Chamber the de
i efaien of Count Palilrab.-whlletho left mani
fested the mostintense demonstrations of dis
approbation. They excitedly cried:'"You
applauded Marshal Le Boeuf in the same,
fashion!” They made other expressions
against the Ministry. The delegation' of In
habitants of Alsace, men of prominence, -who
were present in the Chambers for the purpose
of securing aid from the Government, de
parted Immediately, incensed at the;Minis
terial decision.;
PrusslttnSucccss.
Munich, Sept.- 2.— [Cable to J’ost.]—The
Bavarian Ministers have received the folio,w
iiig despatch,-dated near Beaumont: “ Battle
just occurred, in which we were victorious.
French driven over the Meuse. 'First Ba
varian Corps participated successfully, one
'battalion capturing two guns.
Bazaine Comes to Bight;
Bouidlon, Sept 2.— Marshal Bazaine has
driven tho Prussians towards Sedan.'''The
French are at La Chapelle. Paris papers re
port obscurely three French successes, with
out locating them.
'INDIA.
Insurrection in India.
London, Sept. 2.—A telegram from Calcutta
to ithe Times says vague panic and apprehen
sions are springing up among tho Europeans
of a native insurrection at Allahabad, an
TuTcTentTcTty of ‘.Hindostanr “iSilesfiorth-,
west of Calcutta.
. CHINA.
Another Massacre In PChln.
London, Sept. 2.— Private from
Pekin announce that another massacre has
been committed by the Chinese in that city.
The British Consul is said to have been among
the victims.
Financial.
London, Sept. 2, jl o’clock.—Consols for
money, 911; consols for account, 91|. United
BtalesFiveitwenties,' SSfWsjJ.' > Market dull.
London, Sept. 2,1.30 P. M.— Consols, 91 Ja
91}; United States Bonds of J 862, 8811-11 to
88 13-14. Market-steady, but inactive.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Obstruction of Business Contempt
f Special Despatch to the Phila. Evening Bulletin.l
Washington," Sept. 2.— The following pari
graph in Judge Humphrey’s decision dismiss
ing the motion to attach Secretary Cox for
contempt will in future relieve the depart
ments from the constant annoyances arising
from disappointed parties attempting to ob
struct the regular business by various writs
from the Supreme Court of this District:
“The Patent Ufiice,as well as the Land Office,
has been frequently troubled in this way. No
jurisdiction has beeD given to this court to
enjoin an executive officer from exercising
his official functions or to ..compel him
to do other than' a mere ministerial act after
all discretionary power "of a right has ceased.
It will possibly follow that the Land Office
must judge and decide for Itself, free from the ,
control or dictatorship of the courts of the
country, to whom a patent in any given case
shall issue; but as to parties who- may be con
testing for equities, the proper Courts have
full jurisdiction whenever a,ease is made, and
may enforce their orders upon the parties
from the inception to the close of the con
troversy.’’
(By the American Press Association.)
Naval and Military Orders.
Washing-ion, Sept. 2.—Lieut.-Oommander
,/olni C. Kennett has been ordered to duty in
tlic .Navigation Department at the New York
yard; Midsbipmau-Geo. W, Mentz to the
(iucrricre; Commander George Brown,
who took the Stonewali to .Japan has been
ordered to command the Michigan, on Lake
Erie, on the 15th of October next.
Capt. Shirk, in charge of all matters per
taining to , tlie Naval Academy, goes to
Pennsylvania on leave.
Col.’ll. B. Marcy, Inspector-General TJ. S.
A., has been ordered to make an inspection
along the Northern frontier, continuing by
way of Fort Mackinac, Eagle Harbor and Du
luth to the point where the Northern Pacific
Kailroad strikes the Mississippi river.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Debt Statement.
f Special Despatch to the Fhila. Evening Bulletin.]
H AKRisncito, September 2.—The Commis
sioners of the Sinking Fund to-day concluded
the examination of the August monthly ac
count of the condition of the State Treasury
under the new law.
The balance in the Treasury on August list
was $1,271,856 54; applicable to tho payment
of overdue loans, relief notes and
interest certificates in gold, *250,850 43;
Loans redeemed during the month, $54,-
490 96. Total debt August 31, $31,347,430 27-
Amount of debt redeemed and purchased
since November 30,1809, $1,407,161 08.
Appointments.
The Governor to-day appointed General
John F. Hartranft Major-General of tho Se
cond Division of the National Guard of Penn
sylvania ; General Thomas,J. Jordan as Major-
General of the Fifth Division, and General ,T,
Bowman Sweitzer as aid to the Governor in
the Fighteentli.Diyision.
(By tbe American Press Association.!
Fatal Accident.
Pittsburgh, Sept. 2.— I Thomas MoCorcack,
an employe of the Uonnelsville Gas-Coal Com
pany, was run over and crushed to death by a
coal train yesterday.
Fire at Dlabanoy City.
Pottsville, Sept. 2.— The coal breaker of
Hill & Harris, at Mahanoy City, was burned
last night. Insured for $27,500. Particulars not
yet received.
FROM NEW YORK.
[By the American press Association.)
A. False Accusation.
N'E-w York, September 2,—The .Courrier. <h#
Ftuls Unis replies to the accusation of
the Tribune that its despatches are
made in New York. Aftor remarking that
it is out of its power and contrary to its desire
to charge its accusers with fabrication of nows
gnthered from a few words here and there by
cable, the Courrier calls attention to the fact
that its own despatches have been regularly
copied by the very journals which denounce
it. Ah to these despatched; says the Courrier,
•if they have never passed over the cablo, wo
would like to know whonce they come. We
nflirm that no concern, journalistic or private,
receives so many despatches as ourselves,
though, for. the ..most part, they come to us
through indirect and qop ttdential agencies, at
this moment a surer meaiiß of giving news to
the public than if suoh messages were ostensi
bly for publication. We confine ourselves
Simply to- - contradicting • the insinuations
directed against us. Our readers and accusers
do know well that our,spec.ial. despatches are
the : authentic sources ;on wbloh they can def
pend.. Unfortunately, our correspondent has
lnlormed us that wo must,not count on. thorn
muon, longer, as the Authorities, or a: battleonay,.
®? me »tsitop, '-thaw. ..Xn.su,Oft case,:.w.e;
should be compejled jo- confine ourselves, like
rnanjr others $o the the Ameri-:
piiii.ADiiLi'ii ia kvexixc bulletin. ikiuay. September a. mto.
can Press Association, to, which wo belong
and from whom we receive news till 3 o’clock
in the morning. • -< ;
, , [By tbo American Press Association.l
I ■ CAMFOBNIa.
j. ' ' JWnrlne.. ■ '
iSAst Fkancisco, Sept. 2.—Steamship China
sailed from this ■ port yesterday for Hong
Kong, with 8450,000 in specie. Ex-Secretary
ward and party are passengers.
iSbip Sanora, from New York, arrived yes
terday'.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Philadelphia Stoc]
j FIRST I
2floo Penn 6a 1 sera. 105
3000 Pomi H Cn BaacpJa9s,
1500 Penn 6a 2 acia Is • 104
600 Leh GUI hi 89
IOCOI do 83.‘i
15 all CAAm B 115
27 uli Oen Tran 61
• C eh N Cen Jt\V pswn 44
'4 Hi) do 44
100 sh Su*<i«f.‘jKAn»a 0
100 ah do bo -6
BKTWEES
2000 Elmira R 7a y2f*
2000 Union Ctinal.brla 0
2000 do Its 9
45eli Ucst’vilJcll 14
5 eb Penn It 63,^
SECOND
2000 City 5a new lOiHt
150 ah LehVal B Ha 68%\
s«fi!tN(Vnß.Wes 44
ICObIiOOAAKK 44’d
10 ah Norria’n Jt SO. 1
AFTER I
700 City 6a New . J 01«,
1000 N Penn It 7a ' 90*4
74 eh IVim Canal b3O 20 i
- Friday, ffept. 2.—Public attention Ih BtilUconcon-'
traud on the war newa from Kuropo, tho contradictory
report!i of greatJJattles tending.to..unsettleall tho jnar». -
keta.. Gold is nectsaarily unsteady, but the iuliueiiee
upon our national eecuritioa is comparatively alight,
probably owiDK to the lull in speculation, and tho steady
_flralu.i>l.o-20tintQ..tlie..lxea/Lufy:. .Jioana are spill active,
and rates are very Hrin at Ga 7 per cent,oh call,"andat7a9
pr-r cent-on tirst'Clftsw.jmperv
Gold ia moderately active and quite firm, opening: at*
1J0&I and closing at about at noon.
Government bonds are dull but steady, but in London
pr ices this moFning show a further advance.; • ■
Stocks w’tre fairly active, and prices are strong. State
Sixes sold at 105 for the Ist sene«, and at 108 for the 2d.
<lo. C* l ? were steady at last quotations. Lehigh
Gold bond* sold at 88J^aS9.
- Beading Bailroad continues active. Sales at 43.31 and
48.44 b;o.; Pennsylvania sold HtsfcJ»; Camden and Amboy
at 115{ 'Nofrierown at fcfiJS. and Northern Ceutral at 44.
2CX whs bid for Philadelphia and Erie and 37 X tor Cata*
wkaa preferred.
The rest of the list wag steady bnt dull.
Jay Cooke & Co. quote Government securities, &c.»to f
day. as follows i United States 6s. LB3I, 0-20’s
of JB62,U3a]m*; do. 1864. llUt'aUltf: do. 1865, 112 a
U2U; do. July, IS67,
do, 1868, :Tenrforties, ; : Sixes,
mi£alU}Z : G'oJd.llL^
' Alefcfllra',D < j‘Haveri - af Brother J? 6.40 South Third streets
make the following quotations of the rates of exchange
to-day at noon : United States Sixes of 1881. 114>aalU4£;
do. do. 1862, 113a113>4;d0.d0. 1864, do. do.
1865, U2aimX; dn. do. 1865. new, IlUSallOii: do. do.
1867, new, Uo*;al]o> 4 '; do. 1868 do. do, do
s’aw 10*40*. IOGaKW*: CJ. 8. 80 year 6 per cent, currency,
nUa&lll?*; Due Compound fflterest Notes, —; Gold, ■
Silver. 110all3; Union Pacific Railroad
lst ltt. Bonds, 810a820; Central Pacific Railroad, 370a880;
Cnion Pacific Land Grant Bonds, 720a750.
D. C. H barton Smith dc Co., Danker*, 121 South Third
street, quote at 11.30 o’clock as follows: Gold, llG.*i;
U. 8. Sixes, 1881. 114^u«ll4^;do. d0.5-20a.1862,113*8a11‘154:
do.—dof* 1&64, — :- do. d0.i1865v do7 _
July, 1865, 110allu,*4; do do., 1867,110*£aimj; do. do..
1668, JH^alJOrij 19i-40, loCalOGit; do. do. Currency Cs,‘
fi 1 ] ’(.
Burlington, Cerlar Rapids ami Minnesota Railroad
are b'diig rapidly feubacribed for. These Bonds
are First Mortgage Convertible Sinking KunU 7 per
cent. Gold Bonds, a security equal to 5-20 s and paying
double the return at present prices.
The following is the inspection of flour and meal for
theVeek-endihg Sepf. i; 1«70‘: <8
Barrels of Superfine. .10,279
do. Bye 190
do. CoLdemned. 153
Friday. Sept. 2.—The movement in seeds was unim*
portaut. Timothy sells at §5 62i*a5 87>*, and Flaxseed
at $2 25a2 30 per bushel.
The Flourmaikct continues very dull, the inquiry
being confined to Email lots for the supply of the con*
puun bales of 600 barrels, including buperfine, at
€5 37?ia5 JO : Extras at $5 62Ha6 r Northwestern E.\*‘
tra Tamily at 86 25a6 75 ; pf-nna. do. do. at §7a7 50:
Indiana and Ohio do. do. at $6 75a7 50 ; 500 barrels to
>V. U. Thomas, on Becret terms, and Fancy lot S 7 62>5
f-0. Bye Flour is steady at §6. Prices of Coni Meal
are nominal
There is a little more firmness in Wheat.bjit buyers
operate cautiously . bale* of 3-000 bushels Indiana
a: £1 40al 42. and some Pennsylvania do. at 81 42. Rye—
SuleB iu lots at 86a90c. In corn there is no improvement,
and supplies come in freely, bale* of 3500 buaheis
Western Yellow at 95c., and Wewtern Mixed at 85a900.
Oats aie not so active, but prices are unchanged. Sa!**s
of3Aobußhelfl at 50a£2c. for Western; 60 cents f<»r
Marjland. and 52c. for Pennsj'lvania and Delaware.
tdObne. I*wa Bar 'ey sold at SI 30 per bushel.
In groceries and provisions little doing,aud no change
in prices ... ..............
■\N liisky is unchanged. Sales of Western iron bouud
at 9oc.
narheu by Telegraph.
f Special Despatch to thePbila. Evenlne Bnllatin.l
Haw yoKK, Sept . 2. 1234 P. M.—Cotton .—The market
this morning was dull lint firm. Sales of about 3oi) teile-
We impteaa follows: Middling Uplands,lSf.c.; Middling
Orleans, 20,’ie. ' . S- .
Flour, Ac.—Receipts, 11,200 barrels. *fho'market
for \\ eptem and State Flour is fairlvactive, and
fieldc. lower. Th. demand is confined chiefly to Iran,'
trade. Tbo sales are 11,200 barrels at
51 25a5 00 for Sour; $4 00a4 41 for No. 2;
64 75a5 25 for Superfine: 95 40u5 GO for
Stale Extra brands: 85 75a6 20 for Btate Fancy
do.: 85 25a5 ,10 for Western Shipping Extras;
55 Tfsfl 40 tor good to choice Spring wneat Extras;-
55 £su7 00 for Minnesota and lowa Extras;' 55 r 5
afi 30 for Extra Amber Indiana, Ohio and Michi
gan; 54 75a5 30 for Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Supernne;
6'5 570 for Ohio Round Hoop, Extra 1 Shipping:;
85 75aG 25 for Ohio Extra, Trade brands; 86 loan 45 for
white Wheat Extra Ohio, Indiana ana Michigan;
60 75a7 60 for Double "Extra do. do.; $6 OOaO 80 lor
St. Louis Single Extras: §7 50a7 70 lor St. Luuis,
Double Extras ; 87 76a9 00 for St. Louis,
Triple Extras; 85 90a8 00 for Genesee. Ev
tra brands. Southern Flour is dull and heavy.
Sales of 200 barrels at 85 25 a 85 40
for Baltimore. Alexandria and Georgetown,
mixed to good Superfine; SO OOaS 75 for do. do. Extra
and Family ; 5"5 36a56 50 for Fredericksburg and
Petersburg Country; 8 a for Richmond
Country, bnperfiue ; SO 00a7 10 for Richmond Country,
Extra ;$5 61)a7 40 lor Brandywine ; S a for Geor
fia and Tennessee, Superfine: 85 00a 7 10 for do. do.
'xtra and Family. Rye Flonr is dull and un
changed. Sales of 200 bbls. at 84 25a4 00 for Fine •
65 4£ati CQ for Superfine and Extra.
Grain.—Receipts of Wheat. 60,820 bnshols'. Market
is dull and unchanged. Tho sales are 45,000 bushels No.
2 Milwaukee at 5120.1 22. and new No. 1 do. atSl35;
rejected Spring. Slal 04; NdiS Spring, 81 050110.' Corn
—Receipts, 19,,00 bushels. The-market is dull an-1 un
changed. Sah-a. 40.000 bushels New Westcruat 84aS5c.,
afloat. Oats dull, hut firm.- Receipts, 383)0 bushels.
Bales, 34,000 bushels at 60a52c.; new Ohio. 53;i55c
Provisions—The recoipts ot Pork are bbls. The
market is dull uud prices heavy at 827 75a23 for new
Western Moss. Lard—Receipts, 210 packages. The mar
ket is dull and unchanged. Wo quote prime steamer at
16n163L
Whisky—Receipts, 150 bbls. The market is devoid - f
life t, r animation, prices being nominally unchanged.
Timothy seed—Sales, 110 bags at 85-
Tuliow—Sales, 60,000 at OY'aOM.
fl-- [By the American Press Association.)
Baltimore, Sept. 2,—Flonr is dull and heavy. IVes:
eru Superfine at 85 2fius £0; do. Extra, 85 75a6 50; do
Family, 8 6 50; for Howard Street and City Mills 25 to£o
cents higher all round.
Wheat is very dull and heavy. Western Red—no
sales. ■ -Wa-quote-prime, nominal., at. _S.I. 30. ...Mary.hunl
Red ranges Iron: 81 12 for common to 81 55 for choice'.
Corn is very dull at Sos9£c. for whito; Ssa9se. for yellow.
Oats firm and higher at 18a55c,
Cofli-e in firm tint quiet.
Cotton is firm for good grndos. Middling, 19ir ; Low
Middling, ISI-ialO fiSales 500 halos for November at 10.'-.
Provisions.—The market is unchanged.
Whisky.—Sales at 943 s for iron-bound. The market
is firm.
Tiii-rsdav, September L— The Wall street mrrkets
presented more animation to-day owing to tho larger nl
teudance of dealets at d brokers, who are commencing to
return from the country ; hut, while prices at the Stock
Exchange were firm high,.-rand tho amount of business
was still limited,uml comprised only a fraction of what is
done in ordinary times. Still, the improvement is grow
ing daily, ami brokers look for an active market at no
distant day, whatever may lie the direction prices may
take. The speculation in tile Geld Room was tame
enr, ugh. although there was material for a wider fiuctua
tion had there been sufiicieut decision hack of the
speculators to force a sharper movement. Tito
earliest dealings ware in tin, vicinity of 116.’.;, tho
lower price being due to the announcement that
the Bunk of England had reduced the rate of discount 10
33a percent., which is only one-lialf the figure attained
in tho first excitement of tile outbreak of the Fran-o-
Prussian war. Subsequently it was reported Unit the
French had won a decisive victory, and had driven tho
Prussian army or tiro Crown Princo -into Belgium, and
gold, assisted by this rumor and urged by some of the
smaller speculators, whoappeured to he in concert witli
some of the Btock houses to effect a short Interest in
stocks, rose to 1163 a. Eventually, however, the story of
a French victory having been disapproved, and bonds
in London advancing 10 833 a (one report in the Gold
Room luid them 89), gold Toll to 116)4.
The lower ruling of gold was assisted by tho woaker
tom-of the foreign exchange, which wore, rii..>r--uv -r,
very dull, although it wna.tbc eve’ of the steiutier. kf'ti,*-
ql" the Canada- banks was a seller to the oxteiu of
8.130,000. - ' - -
Tin government market was inactive, but. firm, (ho
tendency to a speculative decline produced by the large
offerings at the Sub-Treasury being overcome tty tho
liaudsome reduction of tho national debt, and tho ad
vance of five-twon'tles : in London, where prices are
steadily recovering Co tho standard which existed before
tho war.- / A.
Theru yas a bettor inquiry for fundstowards the .close,
of hanking hours,apd some stock Uouscs'puid as logit as
six per cent 4 hut 4ho demand'was generally satisfied at
four per cqnt. on governments, nipl at fivo on stocks.
The discount market waa unchanged, and prime double
papor-wfts current at.an average of about oight per com.
TVQSIN ; OIL. GOO, BARRELS FIRST,
Xii -second,jlfiril.iindlpjirtli run Rosin Oils, for grease
makurs,-printers’ Ink. painting and luhricatlng, forsale
hy-ERW, IX. RQWLEY, 16Squth Front streot.
FROM THE PACIFIC.
k Exchange Sales.
JOAKD.
61,ah Penn B Its 68>a
37 ah do c Hb 68^
600 *h Bead Jtf b6O 48.44
200 Bh do It* 48.31
69 bli do bswu lta
300flh / .do bCO It* 45.44
lOOsh do e3own • 4834
100 «h do 630 48M
1000 Hh do b!6 45.3 L
200 Bh do p3O Its . 48>4-
1 2Ooh’Norriutownß 80>S
# BOAEPe.
200 ell Bead K 48 .31
200 8h do b*o 48*^
200 sh do Mon 48.31
IW) sh do sGOwn 43.31
1200 flh do 48J£
BOARD.
140 flh Leh Nv b3O Ha 34
200 Bh do b 5 Its 34? b
50 flh do 34? a
llUOehßoadß 4V4
7 flh Penn B
50ARDA-
ilOOflh Cataw ptd 37>a
6 ah Mcchßk 31^»
I 6eh Cam*Am 115
Philadcd phla money Karltet*
Philadelphia ProdueeMarket.
The New York Money Market,
f From tho N. Y. Herald of to-day.J
THIRD EDITION
j BY TELEGRAPH
WASHINGTON NEWS.
FROM WASHINGTON.
f By the American Press Association.]..
Vacancies on tbe Retired List.
i Washington, Sept. 2.—Tbero die now 120
vpeancies on tue army retired list, and 160
applicants for retirement. Examining boards
will examine all, and retire those least able to
do service. ,
; The War Department is awaiting- reports
from Department commaiiders (regarding, offi
cers incapacitated for duty, by drunkenness or
excesses, and where they , a,re unasslgned
they will remain i so. If assigned to
duty, they will be relieved and put on
the surplus list without being ordered
before the Board. No assignments will be
made befbre September,when the best officers
among the surplus will be assigned. And,
alter tho Ist of January, all reported by de
partment commaiiders as-unfit for duty will
be mustered out of eeiyice. The; impression
prevails at the Department that, between now
and January 1, so many officers will be dis
charged at their own request under the new
iaw that few will remain to be mustered out.
s 5 53^
- SEW YORK FISAKCIAL AFFAIRS.
Money Market Firm—Gold Dull and Firm
>•> Government* Firm and Advanced—
“rStocka Dull and Steady; -
[By the American Press Association.!
' Nkw Yohk, Sept. 2, Wall street, Noon.—
The money market is firm at 5 to d’per canton
call. -
-: Foreign Exchange is dull at 1091 to 1091 for
long sterling ; 110 J for short sight
The gold market is dull and firm at 110} to
1101. ■ '
The rates paid for carrying are 4 to 5 cents.,
Koutben State Securities are linner, but
quiet.
Pacific Railway mortgages are firm at 88 to
88} for Centrals, and heavy at 81 to 81 j- for
Vnions. - .
The ' Stock market is dull, ami generally
heavy. Beading. <jf>> to UC{; Boston, Hartford
and Erie, ’i\ to 8}; Panama sold at 83 to 84.
Government bonds are firm in ’o2a, with an
advance from 113 J to 114}, with very few
bonds offered; ’67s, 110} to 110}.
FROM THE SOUTH.
I By the American Press Association.!
VIRGINIA.
Fire til
Biciimonh, Sept. 2.—A tire this morning de
stroyed the confectionery .establishment of C.
Limmer, and seriously damaged the stock of
L. Jacobs, dry goods, and Baldwin Bros.,
hardware. Loss, 825,000; covered by insur
ance.
Appointment.
Thomas J. Carson was to-day appointed
Comptroller in the Philadelphia Sub-Treasury,
vice Calhoun, resigned.
Bennminatlon of Mr. Ingersoll.
. Letters received from the Sixth Congres
sional District, Illinois, say the renomination
ot Hon. Eben C. lugersoll is certain. The
Convention meets on the Bth inst.
FROM THE WEST.
(By the American Press Association.]
OHIO.
Political.
Cincinnati, Sept. 2.—Aaron B. Champion,
ex-President of the Bed Stockings Base Ball
Club, will be a candidate before the Demo
cratic County Convention, to-morrow, for the
office of Prosecuting Attorney, and will
probably receive the nomination.
INDIANA.
Republican Convention.
Evansville, Sept. 2.— Senator Morton anti
Governor Baker were present at the Repub
lica-ri-County-Conveutiou at Crescent Springs
yesterday, and both delivered speeches.
CBRTAIK MATERIALS.
UPHOLSTERY
MOSQUITO CANOPIES*
The Latest Invention.
NEW STRIPED AND PLAIN GOODS
FOR FURNITURE SLIPS.
Made Up at Short Notice.
Lace and Nottingham Curtains.
WINDOW SHADES,
WITH SPRING FIXTURES,
The Most Complete Patent.
HAIR AND SPRING MATTRESSES
Of the Best Material.
lE. WALK A YEN.
MASONIC DALE.,
No. 719 CHESTNUT STREET,
"AirCTION PALEST
£7W SPECIAL AND EXTRAORDINARY
SALE OF IMPORTED JERSEY OATI’LE.
MiltEP, SWINE. POULTRY ANI) SHETLAND
J'oNIKB, just arrived per nhip Jamestown from Liver
pool.
ON TUESDAY MORNING,
September 6, at lOo’clock, at ilorknoss’ lluzaar, Ninth
iiua Banfiom streets, will bo sold, without reserve, a
liirgo invoice (about 2d bead) of importod Jersey cattle,
sheep, Bwiuo, poultry and Shetland ponies, exported
by Edward Philip Parsons Fowler, of Jersey, Eng
bind.
ftp" Full particulars, pedigrees, &c.» in catalogues
now ready, and the stock open for examination at tho
bazaar. ALFRED M. IIEKKNESS.
Kol-it sp§ , Auctioneer.
"'TOO'JCATBTO'R CLASSIFICATION”
IAISSOLUTION OIT PARTNERSHIP:—
JL." Tho paitnership heretofore extstimr between tho
rfiibhcribers under the firm of BANCROFT, LEWIS A
CO., iR tlifs dny.dissolvwl by mutual consent. Either,
party willsign In liquidation. __
‘ JOHN BANCROFT,
JOS. S. LEWIS,
JAS. \V7 BANCROFT,
. 11l Walnut Htroot,,
PHTLAnELrniA, September 1,1870. - .ao2dts
rnHE COAL BTTSISjESS WILXi be 6ok
1. tiuueil by the underfligned at the old stand, 111
WALNUT street, imdoi* tlio Hrm numo of BANCROFT
& CO. JOS. W. BANCROFT,
TllOB, B. BANCROFT;
Philadelphia, September l, 1870. se2dt§
fg FOR REN T—A ID ESIIOIBLUR
IItiiiL uished House-on Walnut street, noar Broad.
.Apply to-- C. 11. A 11. P. ,
Bc2,lUt§ • r 205 South
TO RENT BY OCTOBER
JSliik 16th, a House, with’ modorn oouvohienceH, west
ol' Twolfth, and south'ofpurchnso in
time if property suttod, Bent not to exceed St.2oi).
Address C..Cf|| l »ULj,Efij{ Office. a 024t w
S:l5 d'diooJr.
Army Officers.
Richmond. —
FOURTH EDITION
j BY TELEGRAPH.
LATER BY CABLE.
Official Announcement of a Prnssian
/ Victory.
GREAT REJOICING AT BERLIN
ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHTING
SIEGE OF STKASBOURG
FROM EUROPE.
[By the American Press Association.)
Prussian Official Despatch.
Berlin, Sept. 2 —The following official de-
Hpatch was received at the war office, last
evening: « Battle fougbfail thronghoat Wed
nesday, and continued on Thursday, before
Metz. Bizaine was driven back at all points. 1 '
: Berlin was illuminated last nightin honor of
the victory, and joyful demonstrations were
made.
The Later Battles.
Paris, September 2.— [ Special to the New
York Herald.}— Despatches from Belgium,
just received, report a, series of heavy and
bloody engagements ■ to; the 30th,.. between
MacMAh oiT and" the enemy"' The" lighting
lasted iliroughout the day, from ’ eight A. M.
to eight P,.M., and was of the most desperate
character.
The French troops left the wooded heights
of Stenay, and scarcely had departed when
the position was occupied by a detachment of
the Prussians. The Prussians pushed on and
attacked the French. At first they were ro.
pulsed with heavy loss and forced to retreat,
but vigorously resumed the offensive, when
night set in. The French repassed the Meuse
to reform their scattered forces. Both sides
lose very heavily, but the slaughter of the
French troops is terribly great.
On the 31st of August the attack on the left
bank of;tbe M eusewas' resumed by the" Prus
sians, and a severe engagement commenced
between the little villages of Danzyard and
Dauchery. The Prussians incautiously al
lowed themselves to be drawn by skilful!
manceuvres of MacMahon into anapgle formed
by the'" ramparts of Sedan and tne abrupt
heights on the left bank of the river. Thus the
entire party suffered most severe losses, and
were forced, about noon, to withdraw towards
Mousson. MacMahonmadeseveralinefficient
attempts to recross the Meuse and ultimately
passed the river on the 31st. A general engage
ment is hourly expected.
The Bombardment or Strarbonrt.
General Ulrich, a heroic oi(l veteran, who
has command of the defences of Strasbourg,
states to-day that, notwithstanding the bom
bardment ot the city by the Prussian beleagur
ing force, the fortress can and will hold out
against every attack.
All culverts and fortifications are mined
with gunpowder, so that should matters reach
the worst the whole defences could be blown
up at a moment’s notice.
Sickness In the Prussian Anm.*ffln
A despatch from a special correspondent
with the Prussian army at Sedan reports that
the Prussians are sustaining severe losses
from the ravages of sickness, induced by the
privations of the campaign.
The Old Story.
Positive news received in Paris states that
communication has been opened between
MacMahon and Bazaine.
fIHANCIAL.
A LEGAL INVESTMENT
FOR
Trustees, Executors and Administrators.
WE OFFER FOR SALE
2,000,000
OF THE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company’s
General Mori gage
SIX PER CENT. BONDS.
At 95 and Interest added to date of Pur*
chase.
All Free from Slate Tax, auU Issued lu
Nums of gl,ooo.
These Boudfl ore Coupons and Registered. Interest
on tho former payable January and July 1; on the latter.
April and Octobor 1, and by an Act of the Legislature,
approved April 1, 1870. are made a Legal Investment for
Adminßtratoru, Exocutore r Trustees, &c.
For further particulars apply to
C. A 11. HOME,
JAY COOKE <fc CO,,
E. W. CEAIIK A CO., '
W. H.NEWBOLD,BON A AEKTBEN.
sol lmsps
303 303
RARRISSON «R4MRU,
BANKER.
DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS RECEIVED AND INTEB
KST ALLOWED ON DAILY BALANCES.
ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED FOR TUB
PURCHASE AND SALE 01' ALL RELIABLE SB
ouritieh; •
COLLECTIONS MADE EVERYWHERE.
REAL ESTATE COLLATERAL LOANS NEGO
TIATED. ...
No. 203 S. SIXTH St„ Philada.
_ou22 6nirp ; 1
jrKTEBES^ALXjOWEDONUUPUSiTS.
TUB UNION BANKING COMPANY,
CAPITAL PAID IN 5200,1(10,
WILL ALLOW 4 (FOUR I?
ON DEPOSITS PAYABLE ON DEM AND BY OH ELK
/ • • i • N. 0 .MUSbLLMAN, Preahhiut, .
Cashier 'JoB-otnrp§',
atAJMES 8. hUSWBO-LD &’SON, i
GENERAL FINANCIAL AGENTS,
| ijlB-3r.| pj ]M SOUTH SECOND STREET.
FIFTH EDITION
3:00 O’Clook.
BLOCKADE OF TOE GERMAN PORTS
European markets
- [By the AmerlcaDProee association.)
Vbe Blockade of German Porto.
Washington, Sept. 2.—'The. State Depart
ment has received notice from the French
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the effective
ness of the blockade of the ports of Prussia
and the North German Confederation, from
the island of Baltaum to the North! Elder.
Ten days were allowed neutral vessels to tako
cargoes and leave.. The'boundaries of the
blockade are the meridian of five degrees east
longitude from Paris as.far as .the parallel of
latitude of 54 degrees' five minutes. \
The Monthly Expenditures. ’
Expenditures for the month of August,
IHiO: Civil and miscellaneous, ■ $5,347,385 57 -
War, $3,181,240 64: * avy, $2,065,977' 62 ;' Inte
riwAndianaiid Pensions, $8,557,4GG 10.' Total,
London, Sept. 2, Noon.—Consols' both for
money anti account, 91 J. United States bonds
are steady t issues of 1862. 88} ; 18G5;'88} ; 1867,
§(>}. Ten-forties, 83. Illinois Central. Till •
Erie Itailroad, 17 j. ’ ’
Liverpool, September 2.— Cotton is firmer.
Sales, .of 12,000 bales. Middling Uplands,
ffd.;, Orleans, 9jd. California Wheat, 10s. Gd.
Winter do., Os OdASsi'Al.; Spring do., Bs.lod.
Corn, 295. 3d. Flou/, 245. 9d. Pork. 130 s '
Beef, 1265. Lard, 7&. Cheese' 615. ; 6d.
Bacon, 695.6 d. Commbtr Rosin, ss. i - •
Frankfort, Sept. 2—United States bonds,
03, and firm. - •
LoNDONv-Sept.- 2 r 5 o'clock' P; Mv—Consols
closed at Glial)]} ; United States Bonds, 18625,
finally quoted at 88|a88J. _ Market closed firm
but quiet.
New York, Sept. 2.— The inquest on the
body of Win. Davis, -who was beaten to death
whiie insensible from drinking, by Margaret
Dunn, alias Big Mag, was h’eld to-day, 'The
testimony showed that the woman, in a
drunken frenzy, had inflicted the injuries
with the wbiffletree of a carriage. She was
held to await the indictment.
Marine.
Steamship India, from Glasgow, arrived at
this port this morning.
Brooklyn, September 2.— The committee
of depositors appointed to examine, into the
affairs of the Central Bank of this city re
port to-day that.the assets will meet all lia
bilities. ' .
[By the American Press Association.]
NEW JERSEY.
Bath Houses Swept Away.
Lons Branch, Sept. 2,— The tide rose so
high last night that half the bathing houses
were swept out to sea. A man asleep in one
of them was rescued with some difficulty
The following is the amount ot coal transported over
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad during the week
ending Thursday, Sep. I, 1870:
From St. Clair
“ Port Carbon
u Pottsvillo
“ ' Schuylkill Haven
“ Pine 0r0v0..!.,
“ Port Clinton
*• TfarrfHhurg and Baupluu,
u Allentown und Alburtes.,
TohU Antlirnoito Coal for woefc... "122391^06
Bituminous Coal from Harrisburg and Bail 1 -
phin for week.
Total for week flaying freight
Coal for tho Company s use
Total of all kinds for the week.
Previously this year i
Total..
To Thursday, Bop. 2.1469.
CARPETINGS.
McCALLUM, CREASE & SLOAN 1 ,
CHESTNUT STREET.
fSenCH MOQUETTES,
FRENCH AXMINSTERS, -r>
CROSSLEY’S 0-4 VELVETS,
ENGLISH BRUSSELS,
CROSSLEY’S TAPESTRIES.
CARPETINGS
Of Every Description.
LOWEST PRICES.
McCALLIJM, CREASE & SLOAN,
509 Chestnut Street,
(Oppositelndependence Hall,!
PHIL A DELPHI A. ' "
au3l-th a tu 3mrp§ .
DREXEL & CO.,
No. 34 South Third Street*
American and Foreign Bankers.
1 Issue Drafts snd Circular Lettera of Credit,
available ou presentation in any ,part of
Europe. , , ‘ ■ , ~
We also draw at sight ami by telegraph on
SATIIER & CO., Sail Francisco.
Travelers can make all their, financial ar>-
rangenieiits through us, and we will colled
their interest and dividends without charge.
DREXEL, WINTHROP & CO., New Yorte.
DREXEL, HARJES& CO., Paris.
vrOTIOET— APPLICATION WILL BE
J.l made to the Department of Highways, No. 104 S.
fouiihtdreet,September lOtbt 1570, .for i\ contiulcft.-far
paving Venango street, from Third to Niuth street,. All
persons interested iii said paving may attend at the time .
and place'if tlioy.think proper. - The following lper»oua ,*
Inyve feigned tv contract in favor ot the, applicants :;\VII
- .Wills,..George Jolly, August'Guysou, 'Rachel
llnnvn, JnOolt Gndisingner, William Scurgel, Charles
U.lthlner, Mrs. June Sicargel, A. Luunanl, Jiiuwh Mof
fett'. Jr.7'Joseph Dunhy, \v. Bachelor, Elizaheth VVock
erly.KdWHrd-L -Itoval, Jacob Ilik'S.Joliu.Urouks, John.—
Osteriiory.,'Henry \Velker, John h. Stout, John fctortz,
F. 'NV . Snyckr, John Klrtcr. Siunpel B. ;Jono«. Jacpb
jCiisseyy.W. K. Ferguson, Jonathan Wuinoiv William .
•CIA HI) 1 N ES. AN INVOfOK FIRST
IO .nudity Mirilim!!*, from sojidi of Die jUdst .h.juaea In'
Ifrfliii'i> •i’miiiuriciin? illlOrt ,j r.*4, (I\C' o lviillllH, twp'tilifdrt.
whohumd 1 r!ph.tifexwjAmHngamltopaalebyJGSßPli'
U utibSlEit A CO.. 103 South Delaware Avenue. ' ,
4:30 G’GlooHi
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM WASHINGTON
FROM WASHINGTON.
FROM EUROPE.
£By the American Press AsaoelltUon.]
Financial and Commercial.
FROM NEW YORK. .
[By the American Press Association.]
Homicide.
The Central Bahh.
FROM THE EAST.
Coal statement,
CARPETINGS, &C.
Tons.Ciei.
ll
7,101 11
6,668 00
37,735 09
6,901 13
J 6.930-02.
7,141 06
280 05
... 129,858.01
... 2,901) Q 3
132,764 18
.... 2,171,411 06
234,176 04
....... 2.788,070 15