Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1870, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PTBLISHED DAILY, Sunday exeepted, ; At The Star Bullding, t £9. Corner Pennsylvania Av. and Lith St, | BY Tue EVENING STAB NEWSPAPER COMPANY, ~ THE STAR ts served by carriers to their sub- seribers im the City and Distriet at TEN Cents PER wars or FoRTY-vouR ORNTs PER MONTH. Copies athe counter, Two Cznts. PRick FoR MatLtne :—Three Months, $1.50: , mx Months, One Year, $5.00. No pape a we sentf rom the office longer than paid for. | THE WEEKLY STAR—published on F riday BD EP ws cire VAN AMBURG ¢ 6 cocs GREAT GOLDEN MENAGERIE. eENBY BARNU™ THE LARGEST, Moe ESTING AND? ocr rest uUOTIVE BX BIT? — ©N THE GLOBE Wo dexhibit at l4rn 8 FRIDAY Pos ‘ is ix NOT we Wild xhibition of Lis E SvE IES IN AMERICA whic cor * for variety and complete res NOTMING 16 COMPARE WITH iT has ever beeu brought before the pabtic, 109 LIVING SPECIMENS wn to naturalists Q n brought to ite present state of and perfection only after an expenditure ALF \ Saaren OF DOLLARS TERRSTING PERFORMANCES, ntape iow cf os iu r are bri which has receive of the pre. THE SPECTACULAR PROCESSION, v ed Up. he unqualitied commendations ther striking featur a LIVING LION LOM LED ~ A GRAND TOURNAMENT ‘Will be held at the PLEASURE DRIVING PARK, Formerly Halt Mile Race Course, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, AT 3 0 CLOCK 3 Valuable Prizes ar best Knights «f District, and there ar. Knights entered, The proceeds will be donated by the proprietor. G@ Behr. to Emery Chapel. at Brightwood. Di«tric of Columbia eae aué st” B42+ow S GALLERY or OL PAINTINGS FOR SALB. Just received some fine PICTURES. 1236 Penn avenue, bet 12th and Ith ste. Jyks-th ANALOSTAN ISLAND! The undersigned, having refitted aca srepared this lovely sud beautifal Island tor reception of PIC WiCSand PLEASURE PAR Fias re ‘the attention of the putlic nto ti ow tem r respectfully cail the othe same Ay ions for pic-nica, etc., may be 3 A KAISER « stroet, Soom oiewd a RAISER & HERMANN SiCRTER. 7 iagm" . On Exhiviti No. °S6 wim a and Seie wn 7Tn ernnst. Srecet MARKRITER’S, &c.. in the District. Ls ae A= REPOSITORY. 245 “F STREET, Bencten Trirteenth and Pourteen:h Sis, ‘AINTINGS, ENGEAVINGS, = PHOTOGRAPHS, OHROMOS, &¢., BOGEB’S GROUPS OF CULPTUSE. ABTISTS’ MATERIALS, BSTATUBTTES, &¢., de., Proru: FRAMES, = COORD AND TASSELS, Sc. ae. VALYST PASSE PARTOUTS, PABLOB BEACKETS, Se A Fine Aseortmont for SMITH. HOLIDAY PRESENTS, omy A - REICHENBACH'S Piano Store, No. 423 1th Strert, above Penna. Avenue, (Esta stishky OVER 20 Years) F. «x. Sole agency for the sale of the celebrated PIANOS of Wa Babe & Co, Baltimore. and Wm. McCammon, ATbany:‘aleo, second hand it i] ne and Me eons for sale or rent anoa, Ur) on the mest acremm-dating terms, Piano and Oran ‘Tuning and Repairing. __ept iy” WarR: WE HAVE DECLARED WAB AGAINST HIGH PRICES, BY OFFERING OUR ENTIRE STOCK or SUMMER CLOTHING, AaATcosT FOR CASH ONLY! YoU WILL ADD TU YOUR COMFORT, SAVE YOUB MUNBY. axe MPBOVE YOUR LOOKS BY BUYING wOUR SUMNER CLOTHING aT HABLE BROS., 435 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, UNDER UNITED STATES HOTEL. N_# —We will remove te our NEW STORE, cor- “rth and D abvat the » ™ and D streets, aboat oe AE os. is tr ; BROS AVE YOUR MONKY, TIME AND TROUBLE BY CALLING FIEST AT THE E\TESSIVE BOUT AND SHOE STOBB OF STEASSURGES & BRO, bere fad all knuds of ‘ “Sb0TS Saou aod GAIT RS . © the & aad urtment in tye 4 them CHEA PER than the 7 i-sale ces rn cee. ee snd comfort com- 1 bitit, wher ge new. d Lng GENTS LASTING UX TUM BOUTS, at 4. Cail and see them, at STEASBUEGER BROS., NS 906 7th street (old Ne. $73 Jbet. Land B. The Vv". 86—N2. 5,429. OFFICIAL. pnp gin Sees ee bareatver ive, the com, LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, | Sttemitial™ antocel, cemetery mentioned in the Passed at Second Session of Forty-first Congress | tional cemeteries, ya approved February [Pestic—No. 126.1 AN Act authorizing the construction of a bridge scrossthe Arkansas river at Little Rock, Arkan ‘Re ut enacted by the Senate and Mouse of Kepreseat i f tee United States of America in Congress . s_ That itehall be lawful for tho Cistzens ge Com + & oH rstion havi; authority a the Blste Of Arhanaes, build’ a railroad, if the Secretary of War to canse copies o the Arkansas river be of in Arkan=: ol it in wherein aj jo ‘ucted, all trains of tor | teries may be situated, to the end that t in all courts and places be granted by section eight, tution of the United States; Tovisions of said act of February nd. gigbieen hundred and sixty-seven, sams liable to the same. Bnd te a furtaer enacted, That it shall be be the same as of the Con ent to the gov road legisla at the Arkansas river, at or near the loc turesof such States may cive the coneent herein tin of said bridge, thali be ailowed to cross said | Rentloned. { Approved, July 1, 1570, ige for a reasonable compensation to bs paid to whers thereof; and in case cf any litigation [Pustie—No. 132.) or alleged obstruction to | AN ACT for the relief of pre-emption settlers in the HOR ay be State of Nebraska. suid river, the cause the district court of the Unite! States o. in which any portion of said obstruction uches Be at enacted by the Senate and House of Represen * Of the United States of America rm Congress assembled, That mblic domain within the limits of the State of Nebraska, who, Prior to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy, had filed their declaratory statements | sdraw-br under the pre-emption laws for tracts once offered | Or with un ad © At public sale and afterwards included in the latera | That if the said bridge shal! limits of any withdrawal for railroad grant’, wher» end continuons spans, it suall not be in any case of | such lan foresaid, sub- were at dato of fling, 95 ess elevation than fifty above extrema high- | J¢ct todisposal, under sat ‘and Lins 5 Sethe enziss ue eeebeeubend oA te eolon who, through érromeous belief that by such with- te the bottem chord of the bridge. drawal the lands xo settled upon and claimed became spans be of less than two handred and fifty fect in | Subject to tho designation of “unoftered”” lands, Jength in the clear, and the piers of said bridge shall | have flied to make the proof and payment required wih the current of said river: sad the law withio one year trom the date of alleged set all be over tw alt b are hereby, allowed and au such proof and payment within one the pass this act, upon showing « full ex mpliance with all other provisions of the pre: euption laws: Provided, Phat such settlements were upon the even-numbered sec} and do not in clade enes declared to be invalid by ths Cuminig- sioner of the General Land Office. Approved. July 7, 1870. racte i : tructed a draw over the accessible and na jess than one hu e clear. on each edraw. And shall not pivot a main channel ¢ joining spy aw two hundre said a high AN AcTY nact to estab a et Pet & me with and for reved June current of the river: Aad 9 f alsoy That gh {draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable r the passage of boats whose construction be auch as their passage unslor ‘ike. except nateand F of Represent slices of the United States of Ameria in Coneress ssseuibted, That an act entitled" An act to setabiish a pclice court for the District of Columbia, and for ther purposes,” approved June seventeen, eighteen hund d seventy, be, and the same is hereby, (so that the eatd police court may be organ’ 1 the first term thereot held any day after th d court shall have been commission TApproved, Jaly 7, t and according to its li lawful structure, and shall be ag4 post Fronts upom which all be made for the trace Htattons shall be Tecognized and ki also ne higher char, ia ie ciel Seton Ste SPECIAL NOTICES, ode to the said 1840.%8 +) “ris: PAIN KILLER. Thi iebrated medicine has won a deservedly high reputation as an jor of pain and a pre- serveret health. Tt hi 1e a bousehold remedy, from the fact that it 2! nediate and relict. It is a purely vegetable from the best and purest ms And best further eno-ied, That the brilge a it Lapeer to the Secretary of Li appro with the necessary | to use in every family. It is rei Crawings of their bridge, conforming to the above | sicians and persons ef all classes, and to-day, after ® nd until the Secretary ef War ap- | public trial of thirty years—the average life of men n and location of said bridge, and notity | —it stands unrivalled and unexcelled. «preading its ¥ of the same in writing, the bridge shalt | ueefuluces over the wide world. Its later and. in- jonld any change | creasing sale affords positive evidence of ite endur Directions sccompaay each bottle. PERRY DAVIS & SOS, Providence, Bi Manufacturers PUBE WINES AND LIQUORS. Having made arrangements with sor of the bost Distilleries in_the country for old whiskies, A offer the following well known brands at vory low prices, viz: ri Sold mail ge during the of the work thereom, such chanze shall b: likewise to the approval of the Secretary of Wa See. 6. And ut further enacted, That Congress shall fewe power at any time to alter. amend, or re peal this act. {Approved, July 1, 1570. [Pestic—No. 17) story © An act to protect the rights actual settlers upon the public lands of the (ii and-eolmew AN Act amend: of ' States, ed Jul; ') bse yi for other ‘he celebrated Uld Crow, seven years old, $3 pee ee ee ee ~ A. Bowen" 1d, $4 por gnl- tf emacted ty the Senateand Howse of Kepres: y pergalln. Old Of the United States of America 1a Conerr ossembled. That the act ent “An act to protect per gallon, The cel- 0 per galion. Lon- Tectified tue rights of settlers upou the public lands of in, $3 per xailon. Stoughton Bitters, the ‘United States,” approved July twenty oven Diy Catawba sill. (from Urbana righteen hundred and sixty-eight, be, aud the aaune % ber gallon. | Mcuppernong je hereby. amended by ade ing therets tie Caroling, $3 per gallon, All the ‘That all $1 per gallon cheaper than can be grade. Liberal discount tothe trade," C. GAUTIE! Proprietor of the celebrated Native Wine Bitte No. 1217 and 1219 Pennsylvania avenue, and North Charles street. Baltimore. atd. e TCHELO: HAIR DYE. in cese of ¢ jitary bounty-Innd warrant An er. Tht all I 1 scrip mate within thirty days after the date of approval «f suid ct of duty hundred and with law,are twenty-seven, eis hte ise in conform {Pearic—No. 1.4 AX Act to relnynish the interest of the United Srates in certain lands to the eity amd county of am Francixco. Be tt enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- tateces of the United States of America im Conzress ‘That all the right and title of the United States to the military reservation ip the city and county of Ran Francisco, in the State of Califor Knows as the Point San’ Jose milit : oame are hereby , refing mished and grant to the sald efty and county ,and ite snecessors, for the uses and purposes as follows. First to maintain all ‘te aud alleys as now laid of the city of San said lands to the parties severally ere date porsage of this act in the actaa! bon: possession therest by th lvesor their tenants, din —- parcels — ae Cet poe — pos ed by them: or who. if they have euch S\ib. were deprived thereof by the United States mil they weut iuto the occu PIC NICS, EXCURSIONS, &o. SUNDAY EXCURSION TO GLYMONT, Ss‘ SUNDAY, August 77H. The steamer Stor Fairy, Captain Gardiner, will Teave7th street wimart Tickets, 60 counts, to be had st the boat hn JOSEPH B. SHAPFIELD. P THE ORPHANS GRAND EXCURSION, Fs GLYMONT rides or frenpa THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 170, Tegal "Third. oo have and hold all the reshlue, if any, of eaid lands, 8T. ANN'S INFANT ASYLU for the nse and benefit cf said city, there beingex: | tie toe Waren aed Be, cepted from thi relinguishment and graat all thet vista pivce ox paretll amd, pestiohed eld cate” ‘and which is bounded and described as viz: commencivg at a point in the mean line of bay or entrance to the weisco, east of the promontory of where the same is intersected by the westerly line of in Ness avenue; running thence Zoutherly along the said westerly line of Van Ness avenue to its jutersection with the northern line of Bay street; thence westerly along the north side of tion with the eastern line of rthernl, said hart at Wa.m_and6 p.m. Tiel tw be bad at Ellis’ and Metzer res ard atrhaflield’s | COMMITTRE OF ARRANGMENTS & EXCURSION ee) Bees TO RICHMOND s x ané-1t™ Point San Jose. UNDER THE AVsPicRe OF WASHINGTON AND COLUMBIA COMMAN- DERIES OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Pry line of Laguna street 7 esterly shore; thence in @ northeasterly, easterly, southeasterly, end routherly direction, following ihe suid shore Hine. urd including the entire water front betw cen La ep | oer ‘au Ness avenue, to the point or nce ¢ ning. Wisres3. be at further enacted, That nothing in this act contained hall interfere with or presndice any valid adverse right or claim. if exist, to guid land or any part thereof, wbether derived from | i, topping one hour at Yorktown in order to Vint San ep eh hed ahem, clude an | Giijecte of Interest at that point. and arriving ‘at See. 3. And be tt further bat all Inwe | Washington st 3.9 3. m. ing. The of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby. declared inap. plicable to the lands herein above relinquished and ranted. (Approved, July 1, itu. . ¥. morn! tickets for the trip wili be good for five day: ‘Tickets for Aeingle Person May be had of ing, (R101 P a Aah ge Wane! t. No. ‘ane. avenue, and Stephen Tilley ,agent Marietta apd Oinelunat! Railroad. Mala will be furnished on board the boat at 75 entweach. “A Brace and String Band will accompany the ex- cureiom party ans. SO*°ANENTY MILES Dows THE BIVER, The Steamer LADY OF THE LAKE will_make ap excursion seventy miles down the river. leaving 8. P. Brown & Sous -wharf at 12 0’clock pe ae rn im ‘Tickets 91-00. é an3-ét G®ssD ABMY PICNIO. {Peetic_No. 1.1 AN ACT tor the disposal of the lands within the Fort Ridgely military reservativn. Minnesota, Be tt emacted by the Senate tateres af the United States Sueatict. Re the Ay bl aah doned Ul ‘ort Bidgely reservation. duty of the Secretary‘of War, fumed passege of this act, to cause A PICNIC will be given. under the aus pices of GEORG i. THOMAS BUST, No. . Grand Army of the Republic, AT ANALOSTAN ISLAND, ON THURSDAY AFTEBNOON, AUGUST 11. Boats will commence running fist Goorrerwn. at 3o’clo anc wil Sine 4 ot Professor W. Prospert pe HE ANBUAL EXCURSION JOUBSETMBE POO! DBRS SOULETY @ fice, and the lands MONDAY, August sth, 1570. of der th isions of this act. bg ag Sg ‘Whereas there ts lying slong the Little Oalumet river, in the counties of State of Indiana. a ly of tain whereas the been organized under the laws of saia State, for tbe cof € the valley of paid river: in- it ates for dramage. Sec. 2. And be ut further enacted, That said lands y be nite dd wat ‘the highest 308° abject we raid Ren,” “Patpproved, July 1-150. om i. BLie—No. 131.5 Aw Act to amend an act entitied “An act to,cetab- | At a lish ent ional cemeteries.” zB . Beit ener ov ie nace an House of Hepresen- Called for in any pertad the tairees of the Umited States af America im Comere seemed, Ebat from the time apy State aueSt 418 New Jersey ave. near WASHINGTON EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL REVENUE.—The receipts from this source to-day were $216,785.22. POSTMASTER GENERAL CREW! leave here to-day, for a visit to hishome at Elktor, Md. He will return on Thursday next. Ox Leave.—During the month of July 47 leaves of absence were granted to clerks in the Treasury Department alone. ‘Tue Presipent returned to Long Branch last evening on the nine o’clock train, acc panied by his son Ulysses, Jr., aud Gen. Horace Porter, bis secretary OvR ARmMy.—The reports of the Adjutan General show the rank and file of army at present is 54,953. The number will gradually be reduced to 30,000. Tnx British Misstoy.—Mr. Frelinghaysen has not yet accepted the mission to England. It is understood that the unsettled condition of his business affairs delays a response. AYrorntTMENTS.—The President, before his departure last evening, appointed John Keusler yostmaster at Connersvtile, Ind., and D. L. Hyde postmaster at Dunkirk, N.Y. PRINTER AT THE Navy DErart™ -—Sec- retary Robeson has made arrangements with Mr. Clapp, Superintendent of the Government Printing Office, to have a printer detailed from that office tor work at the Navy Department upon circulars, orders, and such small jobs as can be worked with the press in the Depart- ment. INCREASE OF NATIONAL BANK CURRENCY Under the act of Congress of July 12th, increasing the volume of notional bank cireu! tion fitty-four millions of dollars, the Comp- troller of the Currency, up to this date, has awarded to banks in States entitled thereto $1,827,*30. The amount issued thus far upon this award is only $152,600, but the balance will be ready to issue about the Ist of September, The banks that have secured the additional circulation were all organizee before the pas- Sage of the law ai izing the increase. PROCLAMATION OF NEUTRALITY.—President Grant was not officially notitied by the State Department untii Wednesday, that M. Berth- emy had advised this government that France had declared war against Prussia. This fact now being known from an authentic source, the President contemplates issning a procla- mation of neutrality in accordance with the laws now in force, but this may not be ready for a week or more to come. The duty of our citizens pending the contest will be clearly de- tined. CHANGES AT THE Navy YARD.—Gunner J. A. McDonald has been detached from duty at the Navy Yard in this city and placed on wait- ing orders, ‘he order Getaching Ganner ‘Thos. Stewart from the Washington Navy Y ard, issued dayanines, hes bere sere at ies Pay OF SEAMEN.—Orders have been issued from the Navy Department, by advice of the President, eens that the wages of all en- listed men in the navy be increased one dollar and fifty cents per month. The increase of pay applies to petty officers, such as masters-at- arms, apothecaries, yeomen, &c. Cart PoR Fuwps.—The Ohio Republican State committee has made a cal! upon the sev- eral executive departments for a list of appoin- tees from that State, and proposes ABSCSS: each for the purpose of carrying on the cam- paign. No intimation ts given of the amo proposed to be assessed. - = pax: NAVAL STEAMERS.—The United States steam er Nipsic arrived at Charlottetown, P. E. Island, on the Sist of July. The Tallapoosa railed f a Boston on ire ; from New York for ie California and Narragansett, both fit out for sea at the Portsmouth, Neat. peawoe J are e to be ready on the ist of Septem. tember. The Narragansett will join the North Atlantic squadrom at the West les,but orders have not yet been given as to the the Califor a tien of Frencu Passrogts.—The French govern- ment having notified the government of the United States that American citizens traveling in France must be provided with passports. notice is given that passports can be obtained by making application to the ‘Department of State, Washington, D. C., Passport Bareau,” without the intervention of any so-called pass- port agent. No special agents are appointed by the oe a proceies passports. From and the first of October next the payment of the five dollars tax will not be require AYPAIRS IN SouTH CaRorna,—Advices reecived here from South Carolina show that political affairs in that State are considerably muddled. The convention in the first district is to be held on the 16th instant, Whitte- more will be opposed by a colored man of some strength, though he declares he will run whether regularly nominated or not. In the second district there are two republican candi. dates, each claiming the regutar nomination. ‘The colored man, it is thought, will prove the strongest. In the third district a colored man has gotthe regalar nomination, but the friends of Hoge, the present member, are much dissatisfied aud somewhat belligerent. In the fourth district convention there was @ noisy row and one-third of the delegates withdrew, when the others renominated Wallace. ‘he opinion is expressed that the republicans are likely to lose the fourth and possibly one of the other cistricts. Senator ew is involved in the Charleston quarrel, the Mackeys and their fol- lowers being determined to break him down. It is said that he more than holds his own aud will beat them in the game. AssIGRED TO DuTY.—In accordance with the recent act of Congress, the Secretary of War has assigned the following supernumeraryofficers to regiments, and they have been directed to join their regiments, unless they prefer to ten- der their resi ‘unconditionally: 34 In- fantry, 2d Lieut. Melville C. Wilkinson; 8th In- fantry, 2d Lieut. Julius Stommel; 9th Yarantry: 2d ut. Edward ; 10th ee Lieut. Frank A. Page; 11th Infantry, fet wedlarae. te seni . Rul rervice until further orders; and Harry L. Haskell; 13th 2d Lieut. Joshua N. Danforth; 14th Infantry, 24 Lieut. 5 Infantry, 2d Lients. AFPAIRs IN OULPEPER CounTY, Va.—Ezscu tion at Culpeper Court House.—York Campbell, colored, was yesterday executed at Calpeper Court House for the murder of Pollux Patrick, colored man, and always an intimate friend of the murderer. a ‘Momeg Order Ofice—Culpeper Court House hs been made a money order office by the Post Office Department. see a7 The place Of Jeter Phillips’ is kept (Texas) Union says “A. J, piZdhe Houston a nion says e7-Potter Palmer, married, bes tanto his brite wedung pretent of & hotel valued at $300,000." venting Star, =~ wpe Zoning Slat, — D. C.. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1870. Pigs of Thisties. tmell te Lat} | taber white the gun i Betee and high, Vet am the evening at my bumble y eoclnied. hy. Y prodigal Moseome are bow ne and bad'ess, and unfr PST ov. 5 Sid wy labor picks me f Unies the Lent hed tome! mmerease . tomched with margolons ton). TWO CENTs. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. THIS AFTERNOON'S DISPATCHES ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. THE WAR. REPORTED VICTORY OF THE FRENCH. WeMANON DRIVES THE PRUSSIANS OCT OF WEISSENBURG. THE STORY COMES FROM PARIS. (ne Hundred and Fifty Thousand Men Concentrated Near Weissenburs. McMahon Takes Up a Strong Posi- tion on the Bavarian Frontier. NEWS VIA BERLIN The Prussian Army Enters France-- “On io Paris.” Prussian Headquarters at Lauter- burg. Napoleonic Account of the Prussian Victory. Seven Thousand Frenchmen Assailed by Forty Thousand Prussians, and Prussians killed, Telegraphed Exclusively to The Evening Star. NAPOLEONIC ACCOUNT OF THE PRUS- SIAN VICTORY. Panis, Aug. 6.—The Journal Oficirl this morn- ing says: ‘‘The French troops, who. to the num- ber of 7,000 or 8,000, were engaged in the 41 before Weisrenburg, had to contend with two Prussian army corps, inclading picked troops of the Prussian guard.” The Journal adds: “In spite of the inferiority of their numbers our re- giments resisted the assaults of the enemy for several hours with admirable heroism, when they were forced to give way. The loss of the enemy was £o severe thathe did not dare to pur- sue, while at Saarbruck we have broken the enemies line, our own remains intact. THE PRUSSIAN ARMY CROSSES THE FRENCH FRONTIER. CARLSRUUE, August (.—The army yesterday passed the French frontier and advanced t> Lauterburg, where it established headquarter: and seized come boats in the river. The French loss at Neukirchen was three killed and one wounded. They shelled St. Jean Station. LONDON WITHOUT NEWS. Lonpox, August 6, 7 a. m—No news of in- terest has been received since the account of the battle at Weissenburg. The mail details have not yet reached here. NEWS OF A FRENCH VICTORY via PaRis. McMAHON RECAPTURBS WEISSENBURG Paris, August 6—La Liberte this a. m. pub- lishes @ private dispatch sent at midnight trom Strasbourg, reporting that McMahon beat the Prussians yesterday evening. The latter evac nated Weissenburg. Telegraphic communication with Weissenburg has been re-established. La Liberte says McMahon moved yesterdy to- wards Weissenburg- He was but two hours from that point, and his men marched at quickstep. He has between sixty and seventy thousand men. To-day there will be about 150,000 men concentrated near Weissenburg The loss of the Prussians in the recent engage- ment reached ten thousand five hundred, tu killed, wounded and prisoners. The French forces defending the Tower were but eight or ten thousand, while the attacking force num- bered fully forty thousand. The enemy was s°: severely crippled that he could not follow the French when they retired. GERMANY EXUBERANT OVER THR VICTORY AT WEISSENBURG. Beriin, Aug. 6.—Intense enthusiasm prevails throughout North Germany. In the large citics of the Confederation crowds assemble in the streets to hear the war news and make demon- strations of loyalty. BAVARIA BORROWING MONEY. Mvwicu, August ¢—The Bavarian ministry has been authorized to borrow 5,000,000 of rix dollars for two years. THE FRENCH NAVY TURES A WIL- MINGTON TURPE ‘E VESSEL. Loxpon, August 6.—The vessel taken by the French proves to be the Laman, from Wilming- ton, N. C., with a cargo of turpentine. THE PRUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS. Benin, August 6—The headquarters of King William are at Cologne. Prince Frederick Chaales is in command at Kreuznach, and the Crown Prince at Manheim. Information has reached here that all Germans in France will be obliged to take out an official permit to remain in the country. IMPORTANT FROM THE SEAT OF W4k. MARSHAL McMAHON ASSUMES THE OF- FEBSIVE. Lorpor, Aug. 6, 9 a. m.—Advices from the seat of war this morning concur in representing that the corps under Slarshal McMahon are ad- vancing, and after the brush with the Prussians last evening, occupies and now holds a strong position on the Bavarian frontier. Eleven Ti CAP’ TI Blessed be mighty, My pathway as 1 wander. roy a Abd gather my figs of the tatene ' Cocriand Monin'y — —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. A TRE DEMOCRATS CLAIM TRE LEGISLATIRE. —oe ‘The maulated bank notes burned daring the Kickwoxn, Aug. 5.—A despatch from Kaleigh pod ba (oo oad pave carried co) week ending to-day smounted to <06 09. Nor ‘arolina lature. itealso says that = Jadge Brooks, of the United States Coart, will | ™®King the total amount burned to date #2 iewed for bitle aking the total amonnt . and leaving « bal- « mutilated notes The iation outstanding at this date is oe ‘The amount of securities held by the Treas. issue a writ of hadeas corpus for the Caswell prisoners. The conservatives have geined a Congress- | man in Rockingham (N. C.) district. DEMOCHATIC GAINS REPORTED. WILetxcTon, August 5.— ihe retarns receir ed to-day from the castern and central portious of the State indicate the election of tour con- | rer of the U servative Congressmen, from the third, fourth | banks repor sixth, and seventh districts, with the Sith dis- | culating noter, « trict in doubt. Th: ves gain in nearly | lic moneys, $1 : every connty g but little doubt | The amount of fractional currency received of a majority in the Legislature on joint ballot. | by the Treasurer of the United Statesfrom t ‘The returns already in show that the conserva- | printing div'sion the week was S76; tves have gained twenty-five members of the Sering e sum there was forward Legisiatare, with more than half the counties | different parts of the country $1,520.51 in nota® {et to be heard from. A gainof thirty-six mem: | and $513,111 in fractional curren rs will give the conservative majority on joiut ballot. In the third congressional district Dack- ery lores in every county heard from. In New Hanover he loses nearly 1,500 on the former voie- ‘That county certainly elects one conservative The bank currency destroved was $285.25 ari The amount of fractiowml currency redeemed | and destroyed during the week was $753,000. senator and one conservative representative. (fy Benbers’. Brokers Sings con teeleke TENNESSEF. | 5 marks NASHVILLE, August 5—The election here ‘ r Yesterday passed off very quietly. ‘The con- | COUPE, tS. $B. Ief2. compen ti! servative ticket for the Supreme Bench was re undoubtedly ele “l. The interest was concen- trated in the choice of Chancellor, for which dy. pret Canton, & there were three candidates. The result is not | Western Calon Telegraph, known. Knox county gives @ radical majority. ay Sg A Mexrms, August The judicial election oy yesterday “1 otf quietly. The result is passe: y doubtful, both parties claiming the victory. > Clevesand | hGig: Nerthwoer do, preterre. . Telegraphed Eeclusively o The Beoning Star. land, Columba & ‘Olvetonad.. New Jonesy New Yorn, Aug. 6.—Three steamers take out | Cebigaly Wal. em ae $1,234,000 in specie to-day. yas and Western F ort Warne, 8%: The European delegates to the general con- | nd Terre Haute, 2). © ton, ference of the Evangelical Alliance, to be held ; 4: Chicago and Alton. i» New York in September, being prevented by | Mississippi Gertiticat the war from coming over, the conference has & w been postponed for the present year. This no- 4. + ',,40.. new, tice is issued under the autho the exeou- | | | ty 0! tive committee. and is signed by W: president, and S. J. Prime and P. respondjng secretaries. + > — Bacrim: RE, Aug. 6.—Cotton Ship Burned at Sea. pg ny Telegraphed Exciurincly to the Bvening Star. | " Bostow, Ang. &.—The ship Levanter, Captain | }ellow Bic a Fe tts veters Pork firm at $3) Mt: Burrows, from London for Boston. with a gen- | [atyt prime waters, Bork fiom at $81 | Maron and eral cargo of merchandise, was wed by | Lente fre on July 2th, near Grand Banks. After | " ite « Kye, i LTi Aug. 6 —Virginia sixes, three days of unsuccessful efforts to sabdue the flames all lands left the vessel in baat, and | ymacy Yorks AME. Shocks steady were subsequently picked up by afishing schoon- | ja Wy viene rm ex-coupon, 58%. €r and flanded at Marblehead yesterday. The | new... North Carolinas, old. 4: do enew. 29, Rew York, Aug 6—Flour quict en] unchanged. Wheatduilend naninally unchanged. Gora steady, -2oe- = a7; Some agents are scouring the counties of the Eastern Pan-handle of West Virgiuia stimu- ki the people to gather sumac. TRere is a Telegraphed Baclusively to The Evening Star. greater demand for it than ever. Accor: to Privavetenta, Aug. &.—William P. Moyers, | the agents aforesaid, st is oot only employed m residing near Haddon Field, N.J., was driving | Gveing and tanning, bat is used largely m the a wagon rear Camden, where the West Jersey | 8dulteration of various guanos, after baving railroad crosses the road, when his horse be- | been ground and boiled. came frightened and dastied on the track and =—— ere —— 5 : 87-The army worm has made its appearance Killed instuntige © ocomotive. The man was | i. Gatent ed Oraven couution BO —— S7-Jndge Winans says he declines re-nomi- Steamboat Explesion at Oswego. nation because he “can not afford” to go to Telegrapned to The Boening Star. Osweso. N. Y., Aug. 6.—The tag Tornad> ploded her boiler at three o'clock this morning, tour miles up the peo one and a half miles vessel and cargo are a total loss. The Levanter measured 72 tons, was built at Newcastle, Me, sn i862, and was owned by T. H. Smith, of Bos! ton. 7A barmiess crary woman im Jennings County, Indiana, bas a singular fancy for ders of which she keeps some seventy or exghty. trom shore. Cay - Manwarring, More: ®7-The postage on letters to Germany is in- Atchison, engineer, and Zebalon Stone, a dec! creased to ten cents. That on newspapers is iu- hand, were lost. he tug was valued at $12,000; | creased from three to four cents. no insurance. 87 A correspondent of the Springtield Repab- lican pronounces Long Branch the wickede-t place in the United States. -2ee- i Tre MitTRalLLecse.—A oo) adent of the New York Tribune, writing from Metz, speaks as follows of the mitrailleuse, of whose effect S7-A peat mili is in full blast mear Oslmar recent ches from Paris have mentioned | Station, Iowa. Tt condenses ditty tons of in such glowing terms: “As we returned te | Per day, the price for buyers being $4 per ton. Metz we passed a of the much-talked-of | 8-On a recent Sunday morning a lady Livi mitrailleuses coming in from the station. Tuey | in the vicinity of Lea's ‘eunessee, ber had cach a tarpaulin over them, but itwas plain | came alarmed at @ hissing noise near her bed, to any one who had ever seen a and in great alarm. Search was made, what they were. Besides the care taken to when a Tattieenake was found and killed which prevent any one from coming near them was | possessed cight ratties and a button. pen Lis haraty secon werden an emis pare eolon to tell your readers that the tremendous secret | pPomieuk tis omens, Jourdan and requested ig drawings of the Pre us ith ev entleman he would be happy t» accomodate |, but at present it was not in his power to do 87K. Shelton Mackenzie, in his life of Dick- ens, now nearly ready, will endeavor to estab- lish that, ashe says im a letter toa friend im New York, “there never was no sich person as Charies Dickens.” Mr. Mackenzie says the —" author was ie. name of the es Ne moue E SRORETARY BoaRD or HEALTS. far inferior to that field- Wows FOX, D. C.. August 2, 1570 pieces, they would at once be silenced in the TRE FOL ow ING is abit OF NUISANCES SS anions a ei pacLan Lg hay oARD Ov HBaLTa Hoos as SNAKE EXTEuMINATORS.—A farmer | oysict shelleg | ON OF Bey omen of living on the west side of the river, in walking | (tals @alis and wanghter henson, about hiaplnes, Givvererel erat ee oe Maguant or still water in Donda,marslims. sovors or " elRF, areas of roel lay eon Gar iced Waa Keed | Resign Se topes ot com ga, a pot caret atiac the neshimin keen | kaeerttatcesietae! m= = > it E i froite of every dese: He Grove ecfera Bogen te rciniaraf the Sey | tional spinal saben ‘hear coit Se and watched the result. The bogs soon seemed | Portioue therect mot used as food, which may to seent the varmints and commenced rooting oe ox rears substan: eagerly about the spot. In an instant haifa | ofnmptrete, onapatinn ie tices wh ane Hosen of the vicious serpents emerged from their Pipipeiolal public bealth, Riding places to attack intruders, who mani- ot . > SORD in pools, drainage from dy-houses naaammbe Tousen hel the teight or |. Bight soll, if Geposited within the limite of th= back of a hog, shake his rattles, arses -r animals going 6 peer eatuon dae naag, pene ik g Recast testi: sagt daa asia or e Grunter, who Gocasromaty fecstved: the’ atane, | of diaplintion oe tae, or eee an ate pon {he Heeby part ‘of the jaw. Time endangering the lives Property of those im the BiStore-foot upon the snake, when he SoSid | » Ait wchoo! houers acct of anusemens. or hla deliberately rip Mr. Snake in twain, and then | ficient in vontilation.or donot wuibcient devour him. This slaughter continued aatil ali | meaus of czress in case of 00. the snakes were disposed of, when the hogs 2)be removal by ecqrengers of night sof! not prop ted contentedly, and without any dl sieammametlaidiag oy my disturbed, waddied off in ‘other a : Contest, which was not without its on A eonmanen tag ed Micclared bythe 1 cred by —— declares himself convinced that a Board bereby ified to Tortive any F,