VOLUME XXIV.—NO. 139. TXTEDDING CARDS, TNVTTATIONB Jr? forPortios, As. Newotyles. MASON & 00., 907 Oneatnntrtrtet. deSOfinw ttj MARRIED. KASTnUBN-DAYIH.-On Thursday ovonlmr, Sop *. ie Control Presbyterian Ohurcu, Philadelphia, by the Bey. A. ttoed, D.l>., OoorgeEast biirn, of Philadelphia, to Mary O. Davis, of Cream lildgo. N. J. • • BAVERY—HUTTON.—At Friends’ Meeting House, St*wlcfcleyPa r on the Iftth Inst., Dr. William Savory, of Philadelphia, to Rebecca, daughter of the late Joel >V . Ilutton, of the former place. * J Dim .-V APPLE.—On tbe 16th Inst., Mrs.-Louisa Apple, in the Gf»th year of her age. The frieude and relatives oi the family are invited to attend the funeral, from - the residence of her nephew, Theodore B. McOalla, No; 613 Pino street, on Tuesday morning, 2hth instant, at 9 o’clock. To proceed to Abinaton. * ECKERT.—On Friday afternoon, Sept. 16th, Ilonry Trevor Eckert, sou of the late Dr. Georgo N. Eckert, in the 22d year of hie ago. His friend* and rhoso of the family nr# respectfully In vited it* attend the funeral, from the residence of his mother, 1031 Spruce street, on Tuesday afternoon, the 2 f th ln*t., at 3 o’clock. Interment at Laurel Hill. * LKBSIG.—In Philadelphia, on the morning of the ICth inst., Lizzie A., daughter of Eliza and the lata John O. Lessig. of Pottsville. The frieudsof tbe family are respectfully invited to . attend the funeral, from the Potlsviite Depot, on Tues day, the 20th inst.,upon the arrival nftho 12.45. train. I PottaviUc and Reading papers please copy. : • *' LEWIS„-*At Brookfield, Maes., on the 17th Instant, Sophia Lewis, aged 71 years, widow of Che late Henry Lewis, formerly of Philadelphia. 0 *• McKKNNA.—On the 17th inst M Bernard McKenna, in the 44th year of bis age. The relative* ami friends of the family are respectfully JfTYir w -rcraneh d -th a -fancral7froTrrto ß -Xat e -rcaiaenerj7' No.62fi South Fourth street, on Tuesday morning, at V>Z o’clock. High Mat* at St. Mary ’« Church. Inter ment at Cathedral Cemetery. * O’BBTEN —Tlils lijoruiug, Mrs,'Nancy O’Brien, in the ■6oth year of her age. Funeral services will be held at her late residence, corner of Forty-seeond and .Pine streets, on Tuesday, Sept. 20th, at 5 o'clock P. M. Interment at Reading * EVItE & EANDEI/L OJPENTO-DAY— • 6 New Shades of Brown'Silk. • V: 5':V“ ; ; Gfeen Bllkft." '4 “ -*• Mode Silks. Bcarabee, the new fall Shade. Plain Silks from 91/22 to 90"pef yard. TpUKE CITRATE L Magnesia.—JOHN 0. BAKER & Co. 713 Marfcot st. SPECIAL NOTICES. GENTS’ We are already In re ceipt of a part of onr new Imp stations and purchases in this De- FI KMSIIIXG partment ; andean show many of the elegant de signs in Gloves, Cravats Collars, &c., to be Fash ionable this Fall. Jjy goods. JOHN TVANAMAKER. Chestnut St. Clothing Establishment, ; 818 & 820 Chestnnt Street. O. U. A. M. PARADE AT ALLEN- TOWN on THURSDAY. Sept. !3;-Scnfors can obtain their tickets on WEDNESDAY at the office, cor ner ol Fourth ami George streets ; J union* at 149 Mar irar*‘TTa slTeet. Tickoth for the round trip, $1 25. good f..r t\w» .jajß. Number being limited, early application should be made. it-*- ITS* OFF rCE OF XHB FIRE IXSUHAK6K CO. 4 _ t Puii,ADFLrnu, Sept. 17,1K70. , Au Election for Ten Director#, to serve for the ensu ing year, will bo held agreeably to. charter At tho Offlce of tho Coni puny, on MONDAY, Octobers, I*7o, between -the boors of U A. M. aud 2 P. M. J. W. MCALLISTER, *e]?t oc3s Secretary.^ rrs» IF YOV WANT THE ORIGINAL White Mountain Cake, go toDEXTER’S, 2V> fronth Fifteenth street. ' sel2-m w flm lps HOWABD HOSPITAL, NOS. IMB r and 1520 Lombard street, Dispensary Department. eaJeal treatment nd medicine furnished gratuitously o the poor ; POLITICAL NOTICES. NOTICE. REPUBLICANS, AROUSE! There remains but SATURDAY, MONDAY and TUESDAY for your names to be placed on the EXTRA ASSESSMENT LIST. \Ve earnestly urge upon;all Republicans to attend to tills. Every name left off the list Is a vote lost! Go, therefore, to your. Precinct Houses and examine for yourselves. ' JOHN L. HILL, President Republican City Exec. Com, John McCullough, ) M ahshall C. Hong, j Secretaries. - HOI6 <trp . . Headquarters Union Republican City Executive Committee, ' Philadelphia, September 19,1870. The ATTENTION of°Rjl REPUBLICAN CITI ZENS is called to the Canvabsers’ Division Transcripts, now open for inspection at the "Union League House and the parlor of the National Union Club, 1105 Chestnut’street. Call and examine the Lists and see if you are properly registered. By order of the Union Republican Execu tive Committee, JOHN L. HILL, President. John McCullough, ) „ x M ahshall O. Hong, Secretaries. selo-2t lB7O. SHERIFF. WILLIAM R. LELDB. jel6tl oc!2rp§ ~ ■■ • ■■ ■■• rrs* the union republican “vEilNatiirallzutlon Oommittoo will sot daily at Mr.N. SOBY'b,4I6 Library street, from 30 until 2 o’clock. - JOSEPH B-ABHj aeCtfrps ■ Chairman. TVTOW IS THE PLEASANTEBT TIME X* ot tlio ymir for playimr Croanrt, tint- you will-find' d‘6„game at TRUMAN & SHAW’S, No; 835 (ElaUtThlrty-fivolMarkot Btroot, below Ninth, , (LHiemnij <3Hh ftoUettu. FRANKLIN iIOS Chestnut Street. 1870. heal Estate sales. REAL ESTATE—THOMAB & SONS’ HI Bale.—Handsome Modern Throoetory Brick Ho«i dence. wlih one-ator>- Brick Offico attached, Nos. 1702 and 1704 North Thirteenth gtteet, above Columbia ave ng«t Twentieth .Ward. On Tuesday, September 27th. H? W o?{, IJ , f oc & noon, will ho sold at public Bah), at the Philadelphia Exchange, all that handsome modorn three-atory brick messuaeo, with three-story back lralldinsrs, and ono story brick office adjoining, and lot or ground, situate on tho west side of Thirteenth street, aboyo Columbia avenue, Nos. 1702 and 1704 : the lot con taining In front on Thirteenth street3o feet 11 inches; thcuce westward on ihesouth line 18 feet to a point; thence northward 6 feet, to ft point; thence westward partly along a 3-feot wide a] ley «2 feet to the east aide of Amboy street: thenco northward along Amboy street 24 feet J 1 inches to a point; thence eastward IUO feet to Thirteenth street. This house contains modern conrenl - lergo chambers, bay windows; two kitchens, beaters, bath, water-closet, stationary washstands in second and third-story front Chambers, Ac.; also, water in the office. The abovo property is well adapted for a physician, or for any one requiring an office in connection with the residence. Terms—Bs,ooo can remain on mortgage. Boys nt the southwest corner of Thirteenth street and Columbia avenne. . Will be open two days previous to sale. Ground plan of the lot can be seen at tho Auction Booms; Mv-THOMAS A SQKS, Auctioneers, 139 and 141 South Fourth street. fgSREAL ESTATE,—THOMAS & SONS' llri sale.—Elegant modern four-story brown-stone residence, Mo. 2010 Spruce street, west or Twentieth st., two fronts. On, Tuesday, Oct. 4th, Wo,at twelveo’clook, DOon,atthe Philadelphia Exchaugo, all that elegant fonr-storyhrown-stone messuage, (with Hansard roof,) ' with four-story back' building and lot of ground,situated on the south side of Spruce street, west bf Twentieth street, No. 2010 ; containing ip front on Spruce street 23~ feet, and extending in depth 120 feet to Granville street; Thehonsois well built,and finished with all the modern improvements and conveniences ; marble vestibule, large ball, parlor and dining-room on the first floor: 2 chambers, bath, sitting-room and library on the second floor ; 3 chambers, bath and nursery on tho third floor, and 2cbambers on on fourth ; gas,2 bath rooms, water closets, permanent washstands, bell-calls, speaking i tubes, numerous closets, furnace, cooking range, Ac,. [ Terms S2S,COU may romuiu on mortgage. . ! Immediate posoMsion, Keys at No.2ol3Spruce street. U. THOMAS A* -SONS, Auctioneer, j f.e 19 24 ocl_ . 139 and 141 South Fourth street. fSS REAL ESTATE—THOMAS.& SONS Kilt Sale.—Modern Three story Brick Residence, No. 4104 Locust street, west of Forty-first street, 35 feet front. On Tuesday. Sept. 27, 1870, at 12 o'clock, noon,* will be sold at public sale,at the Philadelphia Exchange, all that modern three-story brick and stone messuage, wiOi two story back buildfngand lot of ground, situate on the south side of Locust street. No 4104; the lot con tiMning jc front on Locust street 35 feet, and extending it* Theliouii e -baß airthe modern cohve*" niencee ; parlor, dining-room and two kitchens on first floor ; six chambers,handsomely painted and papered: gaa.(with fixtures, which are included in the ealo free of charge. )bath, hot end cold Water, water-closet, far na< «*, cooking range. &c. Terms—B6Aoo may remain on mortgage. Immediate, possession. Keys at 112 South Fortieth si reet. M. THOMAS A* SONS, Auctioneers, 139 aud 141 Soutii Fourth street ggIPCJBLIG SALE.—THOMAB & SONS’ E*. Auctioneer*.—On Tuesday, October.4tli, 1870, at 12 o clock,noon, will bo sold at public;sale, at the Phila delphia Exchange, the following described- property, viz.: Nos. 1 and 2.—Two lots. Fifteenth street, between avenue and Dauphin street. Twenty-first Ward. All those two lot's of ground, situate on the east erly ridn of Fifteenth street, between Susquehanna avenue and Dauphin ctreet ; each containing in front on Fifteenth street 17 feet, and extending in depth in feet 11 inch**-, flOTClear of all incumbrance. No*. 3 and 4'.—Two street.*' All those two lots of ground, situate 6u westerly side of Pacific street, jo the,rear of the above ; each 17 feel front, and 8b feet 11 inches deep. of alt incumbrance. M. THOMAS «fc SONS, Auctioneers, sels24ocl' . . 139 and 141 S. Fourth street. fg PUBLIC SALE, TO CLOSE A PAKT h nershlpaccount.-Thomas & Sons, Auctioneers,— Welbsocnrwl ground rent of 836 a rear.-On Tuesday, {•ctober 4,1870. at 12 o clock, noon, wHI be sold at public ►ale,at the Philadelphia Exchange, all that well-secured ground rent of 836* year, payable let of January and July, issuing out of all that, lot of ground, situate on the. north side of Afton.gtrcer, £6 fret— of Heveuteenth Mreet.'Twvnty-rixth Ward*: containing in front on Al ton street I4:f 'ait, and extending iauepth &3 feet-to at* f‘w. t wide pUey.-ltf* well secured by a brick dwelling: M. THOMAS A SuNS, Auctioneers, *el9-24 ocl IS9 aud 141 Sooth Foni th street. ® SAX.E BY ORDER OF HEIRS.— Thomas- A Sons. Auctioneer*.—Well-secured re deemable Ground Beat 0303 9J a year. On Tuesday, October 4lh, IE7O, at 12 o'clock, noon, wtH bo gold at public ealn, at the Philadelphia Exchange, all 'thst wcil" ►•• cured redeemable ground rent or 0309 9i a year, clear of taxes, payable January and Jnlv. issuing out of a lot of ground, with frame mepxuage* tuoreon erected, situate on the east side of Eighth street, 87 feet 6 inches nortli of Wood street, Nos. 321 and 323; containing in front on Eighth street 40 feet, and extending in depth 85 feet. The above grouud rent is well secured and punctually paid. M. THOMAS A SONS, Auctioneers, ge!9 ?4ocl 130 and 141 S. Fourth street. WANTS. ffß WANTED TO BENT-A FOR nished House. on Walnut street. Small family ; no children. Address, stating location, terms, Ac., W. P.. Hcl9-3t* This Office. BOARDING. Fine uoomb, furnlsbed, on second floor, with board, 912 Spruce at. ee^t* TREGO’S TEABERRY TOOTH WASH.- It is ihe most pleasant, cheapest and best dentifrice extant. Warranted free from injurious ingredients. It Preserves and Whitens the Tcefbi Invigorate* and Boothes the Gams! Purines and Perfumes the Breath I Prevents Accumulation of Tartar 1 ' Cleanses and Purifies Artificial Teeth I Is a Superior Article for Children! / Bold by all Drnggsts. 1 A. M. WILSON. Proprietor aihl ly rp§ Ninth and Filbert streets, PWiadelp CAKPJET STSETGHERS, RY WHICH your Carpets may-be-laid tight and smooth ; extra quality of Carpet tacks and Tack Pullerß t and various qualities of hammers, for salt* by TRUMAN k SHAW, No. 835 (Eight Tbirty*five) Marketßtreet, below Ninth. Galvanized in o n suuttles, though costing more at first, will be found, from their great durability, to bo far cheaper thau tbo.<(> of plniu iron. Several sized and kinds und .other, season able Hardware, for sale by TRUMAN k SHAW, No. ( Eight Thirty-five) Market Btreot, below Ninth. IQ7A GET yOTJR HAIR CUT AT JLOfv* Kopp’s Saloon, bv- first cla*H. hair-cutt<*ra. whisKt-rs dyed. Shave and battf 25 cents. LadicR f and Children’s hair cnt. Razors set in order. Open Sunday morning. No. 125 Exchange Place. It* Q. O.KOPP. /CONDENSED MILK, EAGLE BRAND— VJ The very best article for travelers, infanta, Ac. Nestle’a Milk Substitute, Patent Barley, Fresh Oat Midi, Bermuda Arrowroot, Ac. LfqutiU Rennet and Flavoring Extracts. Forsale by JAMES T. SHINN fI.W, corner Broad and Snrueo ‘routs TSAAC NATHANS, AUCTIONEER AND A Money Broker, northeast corner Third and : Spruce streets.—s26o,ooo to Loan-dn large or small amounts, on Diamonds, Silver-Plate, Watches, Jowolry,and all goods of value. Office Honrs from 8 A. M. to 7P. M. tablished for the last Forty Years. Advances mode in large amounts at the lowest market rates. tSTNo Con nection with any other Office In this City. ITEADQUARTERS FOR EXTRACTING O. TEETH WITH FBESH HITHOUB OXIDE OAS. “ABSOLUTELY HO PAIN.” Dr. V. R. THOMAS, formerly operator at the Colton Dental Booms, devotes his entiropraotlce to tho painless extraction of toeth. Office, 911 Walnnt Bt. mfis.lyrpS Books bought in an y quantity for cash at LEARY’S,Fifth and Walnut.(sel7-lmrp§ FACTS AMD FANCIES. —A our is a dog, but con-dog would not mean the same as con-cur. —Some of the filthiest gutters of the season were quite improved by Saturday’s rain. —Among the “tears” dropped by the French soldiers when little Louis picked up that bullet was the frontier. ’—A dog howled until daybreak, this morn ing, under our windows. Unfortunately, lie was just out of range. To-night he may learn “ what’s in an aim.’’; . —The disappearance, of Jhe;-stTeet-sweenqr after their brief campaigh7 iriclicates contractors have got their money. If we are wrong, will some one correct us? : , —A workman in Roeder’s champagne ware house, atßheims, shot a Prussian soldier,from the window. The weapon is hot named, hut it was probably a bottle of “ Carte Blano.” He fell at the first pop. ; —A reed-bird is like '- “ a little" girl .Who bad a little curl « "" Right down the middle bfher fofehead; And when she was good . . was very, very good, And when she was bad, she was horrid,” ■NEOUCf, rhe Prussian Advance Guard intbe Nil- Durban Tillages... First Appearance or I lie Army Scouts—How tliey Blarcli and How they aro Heceivcd—Scenes at a Chateanxc—The Villagers Alarmed and ~ Flnnilored - War Levies - Caution Against a Surprise by the French Keiru lars. Paris, Sept. 18, vijt London.—l received to d;iv from a special correspondent of the Herald some interesting particulars relative to the Prussian army advance on the capital. The advices are dated within nine miles of the ci'y. The correspondent states that the IMbsian scouts arrived at Sucy yesterday. TflPjiarty consisted of a brigadier (sergeant) and four men. Their appearance produced quite a panic among the gardeners and farmers resi dent in the locality. The Prussians were cooi ami apparently unconcerned. The brigadier (sergeant) placed three videttes at convenient points of observation; one at the spur of the hill which forms the extreme base of the range of hills, one at the gate leading to the house where my informant resided, and an other at the gate which leads to Beartanx. Three others came along almost immediately. They entered the little town hall of the subur ban village and demanded to see the mayor and cure. As I was pre sent—says the correspondent—they ques tioned me. I replied as best I could according to my knowledge and information in all mat ters to which they referred. They demanded to know if there were not armed men of the National Guard or armed members of the Garde Mobile in the place. They asked if there were not guns and small arms and ammunition hidden away in the village church.- Having received my replies they asked for a supply of cigars. I told them there were none to he had. Wanting the cigars, I offered them a quantity of light wine to drink. This they accepted at once, hut on the condition only that I rnysolf, with a iriend of mine, should each- empty a glass first. ■ Being joinery other troopers they took to their ‘saddles again; The whole party ex amined the fine park of Genoux,Marsault and to petit val closely, ranging their observations to a very wide extent. During this time the men remained 'standing up in their stirrups. :Jn all tbis- thc-L-anteik. to--if . there were any French regulars :or 'Gardes Mobile stationed in the adjoining woods. They then moved on. As the Prussians wont along, the French peasants removed whatever little pro perty they had away from thq line of path and employed themselves even in tearing- up the potatoes from the earth- and carrying them pff with them. The first party of Gdbmau troops , who ap peared, and to whom I first refer, were Prus sian Red Huzzars. Towards evening, tho same day, a party of the Blue Chasseurs of Prussia appeared. They did not ask q lies • tipns. They made a tour of the village. Find ing the place deserted and the houses dosed MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1870. FIRST EDITION. Tin; WAR IN I3TKOI-I) <p fßr Gable.l FATKE’S MISSION. Disasters Preferred to I>i ghon or---Tlie French Nation not at Fault. PAnifl, Sept. 18.—The Journal Offlciet to-day publishes a circular from Jules Favre con cerning France’s representations abroad. He calls attention to the significance of the earlier date named for the convocation of the Constituent Assembly; says the first duty of the Government is to defend the soil; it is objected that the Government is irregular and without power. This is admitted, and for this reason is the Assembly convoked. France has demanded the cessation of the war, but prefers disaster to dishonor. It is bad faith on the part of those who declare war to assert that they were forced to do so by a majority of the nation. The Assembly applauded Gramont’s war like declarations, but some weeks before also applauded Olliviert peaceful utterances. The majority, creatures of personal favoritism, considered themselves bound to support even Jheirjnost-perilousxontradictions^—They-re— fused an examination, and voted blind confi dence. . Hence the irremediable misfortune. Europe is challenged to demonstrate that the nation, if conversant with affairs, would have declared w-ar against Prussia. The Pro visional Government does not deny the. national responsibility of tolerating a Govern ment which was destroying the nation. -Such is overthrown. It is a national awfgation to repaiijthe evil done. if Prussia is determined to crush France, she will meet with a desperate resistance, add the world will understand-that Prussia desires the destruction of a nation which is represented by an assembly freely elected. ..j. The nation is armed and aroused, and de termined to. defend its. soilandandependence. The Minister of the Interior has issued a .circular to the Prefects and a decree for the immediate election of a municipal council. NEWS FJKOM M~TZ. a Package of Letters Sent Oat by the Beselged In a Balloon—The Army In dood Condition—The Prussian Block ade Effective. Paris, Sept. 18, 1870.— The Prefect of Neuf ebatel telegraphed yesterday morning that a" small balloon had been found the previous evening, - which contained -a - package of soldiers’letters, dated Sept. Hi, addressed to, t lie soldiers’ families. There was also a slip of paper, signed by Gen. Coflinieres, com mandant of Metz, which stated that the troops in that city were in good condition, and their" health excellent. The blockade established by the Prussians Was admitted to beeffective, and their only means of communication with the outside world was by balloons. This bah ]oon was the second they had sent out. . ■ f Ily Cable,! Tbe Germans Before Strasbourg. Ostknii, September IS.—An English officer here to-day from the Upper Rhine, who wife, uessed the bombardment of Strasbourg on the 15th, says that unless the works of the besieg ers are pushed, with more intelligence and ac tivity than has heretofore been displayed,there is no reason .why the city should not hold out toe a long time to come. He states that the Cathedral shows no signs Of dilapidation; that the batteries of the besiegers are heavier and better served than those of thc.attack.;...that.there.is an epidemic of - a choieratic typo among the Baden trooris, and that a mutiny took place in a regiment of them at Ostwald, Jast week, which resulted in the mutineers occupying and defending them selves in the reformatory at that place, most of the buildings of which were destroyed be fore the disturbances were suppressed. No progress has been made in the reduction of ttcbfettstadt, and the Rhine is so wretch edly guarded that bands of Alsatian sharpshooters and armed peasantry are con stantly crossing, and living at free quarters in the Baden villages of the right bank. The trains of the Basle and Freiburg Railway, he says,were stopped by them one day last week, the road having been destroyed for several miles near Mullneim, which village was laid under contribution, and in great part burned. The same fate overtook, a few days before, the villages of Neuenhurg and Schlingen. Much indignation exists m Mayence and Carisrube at the condition,of this part of the Grand Ducal territory.— World. [By Cable.] THE SIEGE OF PARIS. mjjk up they employed themselves in driving their sword points and bayonots into the window shutters. Judging trom : the nianner and con duct of these (the first) I anticipate that when r ,p om , r 6B anc * fellows arrive in force- they erally and smash things pretty gon- There are just now three hundred of the same arm of the Prussian service at Boissy. Findings hotter supply of food and goods there they keep demanding money, meat, bread, French brandy and tobacco in the most extravagant quantities. Having nothing more to give them, the remainder of the population made a clear “bolt” and ran away, leaving the Prussians with their plunder in their home steads. __While I am writing the village baker leaves. There are only a few sacks of flour in the town or neighborhood. There are a few lim ited supplies additional at the Chateau Cin gauit. Should there be no change in the exist ing condition of affairs, and that at an early date, we—says the informant—cannot remain long on the defensive for want of provisions. It would seem easy for Monsieur Gecompte to protect le petit ral very easily if a little energy wasused. Almost all the. inhabitants . are sharpshooters, they speak their own lan guage very well and are very intelligent. The Prussian lancers go with their maps in their hands and demand information concerning all the surrounding villages, from the people, and then consult, as to their future mode of operation. They are exceedingly systematic, and,the people cannot easily understand them. The Spectre of the Republic. Murat Halstead in an interesting letter to the Cincinnati Commercial, says: . “ There is some talk of a Republic in France. Prussia will not allow it. . Therecouldbe no more ghostly spectacle in the world for King ■William and Count Bismarck than a. French Republic. They will put their iron heels upon that emphatically. And I should not be sur prised if Bismarck were to disappoint the French about getting rid of Napoleon. Who so fit for Bismarck’s use henceforth in France as the beaten Emperor, who, it he can get out of thisscrape with a sound skin and the forms of authority in his hands, will be. sure never to have war any more ? He has had enough of the baptism of fire for his little boy and himself too. Of course the French are saying that they never will make peace while a German sol dier remains on French soil; , but-that is like the talk of the bar-room politicians of. the South during the American war, about dying in the last ditch. It is a threat full of sound andiury that means nothing more than that the people are excited and feel desperate, and • would be glad to carry out extreme measures .if they hat! the.ability-.. Xhave heard French men saying, with every mark of the sharpest resolution, that there should be no peace until the invaders were all gone—with every mark I shonld say of the sharpest resolution but one : they were not soldiera and did not in tend to enter the army, the place for them and tbe:only place If they mean what thev sav. My impression is that Bismarck woufd be sorry to hear that his friend Napoleon was killed or a .fugitive, for there are capacities for usefulness m such a man of peace as the Emperor will become when.this war is over, and Prussia (Germany, it is r now) don’t want the trouble of having to regulate France every year. When Paris is taken the peace will be made, and Bismarck will indicate more clearly than over—if-they don’t happen to open a mitrailleuse on him by the 'way—that he is equal to the vety highest fortunes, and is capa ble of a policyas extensive as Europe. Bismarck. Referring to Bismarck again I will answer as to the man the question that every one now asks about a celebrity: “Does he look -like his -photographs-V” in this e.-tse, de cidedly no. Yon might look at all tho photo graphs of Bismarck that are to be seen, and all the engravings and prints; and then yon would not -know him in the street. The french caricatures absurdly exaggerate his ears and other features, and do not approach a likeness of him, and the photographs have only been a partial success with one feature, and that is the nose. Perhaps they have also a hint of the mustache, but the expression is utterly wanting.. Bismarck’s face is more ex pansive now than when any photographs or other pretended likeness that I have seen were taken. The eye tells the man. It is very large and—l do not know that a better word could be ’ picked to describe it—violent it is “ah eye like Mars to threaten ©t com mand,” —too busy to he long fixed upon one object, greedy, alert, piercing—with a mock ing devil in its humor that gives to a smile that is grim but kindly a touch of fine scorn. I saw the great Chancellor half-a-dozen times, but never without his big white cap, and I could not judge, therefore, whether the photo graphers had caught the shape of his head,and 1 suppose they might do that, or make an ex amination that wo.uld settle the question as to his reported loss of one of the celebrated four hairs that once were the popularly recognized m namen ts of the dome over his brains. A War Scene. Perhaps the last war scene that we wit nessed was the saddest of all. A group of women and little" boys and girls, the wives aud sisters and children of soldiers, came timor ously uear the train at astation in the moun-, tai us east of the Luxembourg line, and asked lor uews from the regimentfrom that vicinity. Tliey knew there had. been .great battles ami they wore wretchedly anxious; and they were simply told that the regiment had been engaged and had lost many men. This intelli gence greatly afiiicted them, and one poor woman, wearing wooden slides, I believe, who had asked about her husband, wept aloud. Ah! I saw many a poor woman’s husband, many a poor girl’s brother, many a poor chilcPs father, on the battered and rent aud bloody plains of Rezonville, “ dead on tho field of honor,” they call it; and it is well that their loved ones shall never see them as I did—that Goth ami Gaul together, the kind earth of the broad trench that is the soldier’s grave, shall cover and shield those dreadful clods that were men, until happily they shall return to dust. Now— There’s many a sweet babe fatherless And many a widow mourning. M. H, Is Russia Ready? Russia, according to a correspondent, is un prepared for war. The Small Arms Commis sion have for the last three years done nothing hut compare aud test arms, and to this day have not finally decided what rifle to intro duce into the service. At first it was thought' sufficient to alter the old muskets into breech loaders, and the Carlen system was adopted in the gun factory at Tula. Then the Konka sys tem was thought better, and that was ordered to be tried. Finally, it was resolved to have new breech-loaders, and the first Berdon gun was adopted, and 30,000 were made at Colt’s tactory, Hartford, the order being fin ished last, autumn. Then Borden Invented a new gun, which they thought better still, aud 30,000 of that were ordered to be made, at Birmingham, but are not yet delivered. No one has succeeded in getting any orders since.-. The -Ssfautry armament- of Russia- is now 400,000 altered muskets, Konka system, 120,000 Carlen system, all of which are practi cally worthless, and about 45,000 new rifles on the two Berden systems. Cartridges l '4iaxo been made here for the last eight beside several million made in America, hut there is by no means enough for, a war. Many Russian officers' are anxious to fight, and de plore the fact that they are not ready. The field artillery. Is excellent and in (good condi tion. The Russian soldiers are splendidly ,drilled, are quick. to understand, very l intelli gent, and v .if. prpperly . armed -aud well lead, would display their usual pourage and astonish the world. - CHABLXS DIGKESB AT A PIHLDEL PH IA LETEE. A Scene from “ martin Obocdvrlt” We receive, through Turner & 00., the ' Atlantic Monthly for October. Among its con tents is a paper about Dickens, contributed by the gentleman, who was his secretary during his first visit to this country, entitled “ Four Months with Charles Dickens.” From this it appears that. Philadelphia was con nected in Dickens’s mind with the fixed im fjression entertained by him that every Eng ish visitor earns the honor of a public levee in this country. The grand reception foisted, in audacious defiance of probability, upon Martin Chuzzlewit, the supposed architect’s apprentice, was described from one reallv undergone by Dickens in this city in 1&42. “.A day or two after his arrival in Pbiladel poia an individual somewhat prominent in city politics came with others and obtained au introduction. On taking his leave, he asked Mr. Dickens if he would grant him tbe favor to receive a few personal friends tbe next day: and Mr, Dickenß assented. The next morn ing it was announced through the papers that Mr.Dlckens would “receive the public” ata certain hour! At the time specified thestreet in front was crowded with people, and the offices and halls of the hotel filled. Mr. Dick ens asked the cause of the assembling, and —was astonished ami i ndignant whenheicarned that all this came of his permission to the indi vidual above mentioned to “ bring a few per sonal friends for an introduction,” and he positively refused'to hold a “ levee.” But the landldrcfof the bouse and others came and represented to him that his refusal would doubless create a riot, and. that, great injury - wouid be done to tke botise'by' the~enraged' populace; and so at last Mr. Dickens con-' seated, and, taking his place in one of the large parlors up stairs, prepared himseif for the ordeal.. Up the people came, and soon the humerous smiles played over his face, for tedious and annoying as it was, the thing had its comicside, and,, while he shook hands in cessantly,he as usual studied human character. For two mortal hours or more the crowd poured in, and —he - shook —hands and exchanged words with all, while the dapper little author of the scene stood smiling by, giving hundreds and thousands of introductions, and making, no doubt, much social and political capital out of his snpposed intimacy with the great English author. This scene is substantially repeated in. “ Martin Chuzzlewit,” when his new-made- American friends insisted upon Martin’s “ holding a levee,” having announced without his author ity, as in the case of Mr. Dickens,that he would “ receive the public”: - ‘Up - they-eame - -with—a - rushy up "they came till the room was full, and through the open door a dismal perspective of more to come was shown, upon the stairs. One after another, dozen after dozen, score after score, more, more, more, up they came, all shaking hands with Martin. Such varieties of hands, the thick, the thin, the short, the long, the fat, the lean, the coarse, the fine; such differences of temperature, the hot,-the cold, the dry, the moist,' the flabby; such diversifies oflgrasp, the tight,"the loose, the short-lived, and the lingering. Still up. up, up, more, more, more, and ever and anon the Captain’s voice was heard above the. crowd: ‘There’s more below, there’s more below. Mow, gentlemen, you that have been intro duced to Mr. Chuzzlewit, will you dear? gentlemen, will you clear? Will you be so good as to clear, gentlemen, and make a little room for more ?”’ ' ' ' “At last, in Mr Dickens’s case the levee was over, and,_tixecL to the last degree, be went to his room.” FROM RERUN Prussian View of «be Situation. The following interesting extract is from a private letter from a highly intelligent gentle man at Berlin to a friend in this city Bejilin, August 211,1870. —You will have re ceived the news from the theatre of war through the papers more.in detail than I am able to give them to you. I therefore limit myself to a description of the nrohable course of events, and the present state of affairs. The French army may, even now, be con sidered annihilated. Its very core is im prisoned in Metz without the possibility of escape. The small part which made good its retreat thence, ana from the other different battle-grounds, is collected in Pat is, trying jointly 1 , with the Garde Mobile and the citi zens, to defend the capital. That this defence, organized in all haste, cannot be of long dura non, is evident. Our victorious army will, in all probability, be under the walls of Paris ip ten days, and make short work with the rabble congregated there, should the capture of the French capital become necessary for us. Thus far everything appears clear and smooth, pro viding diplomacy does not again ruin what the sword has so well built up. Of course, our war claims will bo in propor tion to the.grand and expensive work per formed.-We shall, want.to weaken- France, and correspondingly strengthen ourselves, so that we shall not, sooner or later, be again forced to draw the sword in seli-defeuce. Eng land, Russia, Austria and Italy will, in that case, however, not be lookers-on only, but will want to bo beard also, Europe’s destiny, therefore,depends at present on the conditions of peace, proffered by Prussia. As a natural consequence, we see that the armies of the be fore-mentioned Powers have boen, more or less, gut on such a footing as to enable them to enforce their dictum. But we do not intend to take much heed of their menacing attitude. Prussia’s last proclamation already orders the mobilization, of three new armies! To fortell, oven approximately, the result of the impending diplomatic campaign is im possible at present, because the interests of the different powers are too diverse, and be cause so much depends on the personalities at their head. In my opinion the resistance against our demands will not be great. Eug laud will assuredly prefer powerful Germany to powerful France, as the former offers a better guaranty than turbulent France for peace and order. With Russia we have, as yet, never had a quarrel, while France has always boen her opponent. As to Italy and Austria, they have been a laughing stock to us, though the latter would, no doubt, be glad to pounce on us. To do that would havo been Austria’s right policy at the beginning of the war, but now, having repeatedly, and publicly pro claimed her neutrality, she can allege no rea son for an attack. Besides, she might awaken Russia’s longing for Gallieia. So, I think, we may quietly await the issue, of the forthcoming peace negotiations. L. The Nilsson Concerts. The arrangement for,the most important musical feature of the coming Season is com plete, and Mile. Nilsson makes her first ap pearance this evening before an Americau audience, at Stein way Hall, New York.' The troupe formed by Max Strakosoh is the Strongest in its special lino of concert-giving that has been heard in this country .for many years, and includes a complete vocal quartet, of which Nilssbn jhersßlf is'the soprano; Misr- Carv, the contralto ; Brignoli, the tenor, and N. Verger, the baritone. " Henry Vieuxtemps, who has literally an “ old time " reputation as well as name, will be the solo violinist, and sWohli'tho pianist.’ The Nilsson concert season praises .to awaken a musical excitement here, be without a recent parallel. All of tho- artifits engaged enjoy a wide and fairly earned reputation.' No onecansay that there is " nobody but Nilsson ” in the troupe/ foreign without, her aid the other members . Could giVeiVconcert which undeniably.would, -be first-olassf that the-series- of concerts will be followed in due time by orato rio and operatic 1 performances. PRICE THREE CENTS. ISPOBrAHT I.CTTEB FROH OBMeV ’• JCSVIGE CHASE. : ™*T Why JeiTfritoa Davis’s Trial was im. I»lri~wtlw CM«r Jaalle* AmUtl«m( —Sever for linnredlate Amneety. Washington, Sopt.ia, 1870.—The following letter from Chief Justice Chase has already attained ench publicity that I am fully war ranted in transmitting it to you for publica tion. At tbe same time, it is proper that t should advise you of my uncertainty 03 to whether the persons' who have already given it out for publication elsewhere had received tbe proper authority of the Writer for this use of a private letter.. .. . To the Bon. T. if. Conway. —Msr DeabSib: I have received your kind letters> and am much obliged for the information, they eon* T ,ey. lam particularly touch ed’-by flee proofs they afford of the attachment and’ cotrflaonce of the colored people. X -have al ways said that to possess the affection and tone respect °* the poor and oppressedis a worthier object of ambition than any official position; even the highest. In that ambition X am- elad to know lam not likely to be disappointed. £ may be mistaken, but I really believe that £ have been credited with more ambition for place than.l feel. Not that I possess* any un common indifference to the gratification de lived from distinction, but, to me, great* piace _ba» always seemcd: chiefly valuable-.as-great - opportunity for useful service. • No one can foresee the future. Congress.has. adjourned, and. the members have, gone homo - to confer with their constituents, Whonthey return, I presume they will take hold of'their work vigorously. Opinions -differ as to what is best to be done. On one DOiut there is little . real QiyisiQn, : __.AU seenu agreed, that- the-Be—- construction policy of Congress must be-ar dently pursued,andthat the earliest possible 1 ■ restoration of the Southern States to 1 their’old relations, upon the basis of Universal Suffrage' and Equal Rights, is - most desirable, r feel more anxiety on this point than any other, be cause, this point once secured, all others may be reckoned as secured. The rights of labor* and the Interest of labor, are at the basis of all' sound policy, and nothing is so important to theirs as the right to vote for the laborer; Sin-, cerely yours, 8. P. Chase. P. S.—l have never advocated Universal; Suffrage and Immediate Amdesty to all. I; have said that Universal Suffrage would , re concile comprehensive lenity with tranquility: aiui prospenty. I would have no more dis franchisement after the complete establish-- 1 meat of Universal Suffrage than is absolutely necessary to secure the new order of things,, and the new State constitutions against over- - throw. Those lately in rebellion have no more - right to destroy the. country by ballots than bv-- bullets.. ■ 1 As to the .trial of Jefferson Davis, the;; amount and kind of misrepresentation, is.aa--. tbnishing The facts are simple. I neither ' seek nor shun\the responsibility of trying any- •' body. (Mypikpose is to do •my dutv as a Judge, honestly and faithfully, turning neither ■ to the right nor the left.) While military au thority was supreme in the South, as an . inci dent of the war, and anybody could be tried, by military, commission, no Justice of the Su- • pi-eme Court could properly hold a Court, there. Thiß state of things lasted from before the surrenderof JLee,in April, 18(16,till the final / suppression of the rebellion was proclaimed,in. 1866. . Meantime; in July, 1866, an act of Con gress,by changing the circuits.haddeprivedthe. ” Justices,of the-Supreine Court of jurisdiction in tbe Southern States, and jurisdiction was not restored until March, 1867, when Congress passed the necessary act. Of from July, 1866, to March, 3867, neither the Chief Justice nor any other Justice could try any body in Virginia. Any editor of. any news paper woukXnave as mueh-riglife—At the time- — the act of March, 1867, was nassed, the Su- . preme Court was sitting in Washington, and’ the Chief Justice was bound to be there, but he wrote to tbe District Judge at Richmond, Va., that be would come down and' join him in holding the Court, as soon as the Supreme Court adjourned in May. Jefferson Davis, however, was brought before the District Judge and bailed in May, before the Supreme ' Court adjourned. This, seems to have been done by a sort of consent,, and. it was done without any conference with the Chief Justice, and was a matter of which lie had no control. The counsel on both 'sides were informed by the District Judge that the Chief Justice would come in a few’ days, and' if a trial had been desired on eitlior side, it could have been then had in that very mouth, of May. In October, 1867, an adjourned, t.eim having been appointed to be held at Richmond bn the 13th of November, the Chief’ Justice caused the parties to be notified at? ' that time, in order th.at the trial might take place, if parties were willing. He did- ’ accordingly attend, but the parties were not ready. This was in Novem ber, 1867. Since then the Chief Justice has been obliged to attend tho Supremo Court at Washington. One thing is certain, there has been no term at Richmond since tho ..capitulation, of.liee-whtch.-the- Chief.- Jjustico—— could have attended, at which he has not at tended; and another thing is clear, that tho 1 trial of Jefferson Davis might at any time- ; have taken place, that is since his capturbia’ T’ May, 1865, either by . military commission, \ ivhon military commissions wefo. being held for the trial of offenders un der the authority of the President, or by a court held by the District Judge. The Chief Justice, therefore, is in no sense or in tho least ' degree respansible for tho delay which has , taken place. Until last May hecould not try him, and since then he has always been ready. fc.P. CHASE. Washington, Jan. 1,1868. A GOOD SUGGESTION. dco. William Curtis lor the Engllsh m«. slon. The New York Post says: \ The President seems to bo taking his tiuio in selecting some one to succeed Mr. Motley. He does well to choose carefully; and wo trust he will select a man who is something more than a mere politician. One of the jour nals suggests a name eminently worthy of tha President’s consideration that of George William Curtis, of whom it says what is most true: “There is no Cue in our country who has better qualifications for the position. He is a man of varied-ami elevated culture, of tha most thorough acquaintance with American politics, and possesses social and personal qualities which would secure the highest esteem from those whom he would meet while engaged in the duties of his office. We do not know of any man who is more truly a repre sentative of what is best in American character, and we are certain that np one can be found who possesses a more hearty sym pathy with the free principles embodied in American institutions. ,Mr. Curtis’s, services to Ins country have been very valuable, and wo should be glad to see him filling some ■ im portant official position.” —That seems to have,been an uugontloman .:likc.proceedingj3p4ha part of Mv.Koonig r ;of Davenport, who agreed to commit suicide-If 7 his wife would,,and, while she resolutely held ' her head under tlio water until dead, lifted his above the surface and subsequently emerging entirely, coolly arranged for her obsequies.. / —lt having been stated that sparrows will' hunt mosquitoes as well as worms, a ohapovot - - in Jersey procured a couple, put them m his bed-room, and told them to huut. He was somewhat disgusted, when he returned to the room, to find that the mosquitoes had swal- > lowed the sparrows. - . , -—A baby sho wwa-vone-of-the features of- ' — the ‘ Clay County Fair for the “ Exhibition of ' Blooded Stock,’’held last week, . » • •, ■' *** T- VJI-iP-.-S'ill ■iUv/i- -J*
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