Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1870, Page 1

ot ree ' PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday exeepted, | At The Star Bullding, ©.W. Corner Ponnsylvania Av. and lth St, | —— @ -- THR STAR ts served by cartitt: {S their subd avtTes HVENING STAB NEWSPAPER COMPANT. | | are sentf rom the office longer than paid for. THE WEEKLY STAR—poblished op Friday morsing—@1 500 year. — eT Se eR TS a ER a TN RE NF ce THE EVENING STAR. | Che # ening Star. Vc. 86- N&. 5,437. WA AMUSEMENTS. BAo "SGALLEBY or OIL PAINTINGS FOR SALB. t recetved fine PIOCTUBES. 1235 Pena 3 ANALOSTAN ISLAND? The umiersigned, havtom or, . prepare Btu! Istand Cor reception f F /C NICS ant PLEASURE PAR- nd tia lovely and bea |, Fespectiaily cail the a.teation of the pablio fio Ape ations fou pic ice, etc. may be ~ A KALS Saeccee. A RAISER & He n Exhibition an 4° a Sale Orerer at Sree? MaABKRITER’S, 54.486 SEVENTH eu Fer. between Dand I streets, ai Doors above Oda Seloves’ Hall, pay st Stock Paperbangings. . Tames, Picture and Temels. Bings, ein * Pestriet ~~ is CAS eo reavmaSer Nameand Namber, ap Sly" BT BEPOSIT Y¥. 245 “F STREET, Between Thirteenta and Fourteenth Sts, OIL PAINTINGS, ENOBAVINGS, PAIN PHOTOGRAPHS, UH ROMOS, &0.. BOGEK'S GROUPS OF CULPTUBE, ARTISTS’ MATERIALS, STATUETTSES. ae., Be, POUTURE FRAMES. CUBD AND TASSELS, &¢., as. VELVET PASSE PARTOUTS. PARLOR BRAUKBTS, be B Fine Asorwment for HOLIDAY PRESENTS. ee ly ‘PIC NICS, EXCURSIONS, &c.J s NDAY EXCURSION TO AQU:A CREBK. ‘The Steamer LADY OF THE LAKE will levee S wh ith instant, on an exeur:ion trip to the pints Round trip te Piney Potut a five tid 2 Konnd tr and Noi five ticke?® _ FSS? eBAND Pilesxic EMMMET GUARD BENEVOLENT Asso . 8 OF Washington, D.C., AT LU:FLER 8S WASHINGTUN CITY GABDEN, ON FRIPAY. AUGUST 19, 1870. Music by Cook's Band. Dancing commencing at 0 cents; admitting a Gentle «é Q@UARITY LEADS THE VAN. GRAND EXCUBSION TO GLYMONT 5) THE ¢ B RENLEAF ©) ON THUBSD. AUGUST Ista Wor the Benefit of the rphans of Washington ‘The fast and commodions steam r Waw ret will Keave 2d st. wdart, Navy orelock & ing to her wharf foot of 7 i apd Sp m. ng at Alexandria, and retn: 13m | in time for care. Ticke cents cach, tobe of the members and att art. Positively no complimentary tick- ets on tf asion By or ans 4t G50 Faminy EXCURSION t GLY Mo NT, Br tne YOUNG MEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSCCIATION ov THE IMMACULATE COREBESION PARISH, MONDAY, Avorst 22, 1870. ‘The “WAWASET™ will leave 7th street wharf at Sam .landSp m. “ONE DOLLAR. Tickets ausest 1B MOUNT VERNON. ‘The steamer ABROW. - Thomas Stackpol leaves ber wharf, loot of th. strect, - 3 (gzeept Sundays.) at 0 a SST VERNON, touch Forts Facts and Washington, Marshall bite House snd Ione, Vs., returning to Cc. REICH ENBACH’S Piane Store, « _-No. 423 11th Street, above Penna. Avenue, (CBsTasLicnen Over 20 Z2raRe) Bole agency for the sale of the PIANOS PRE, Muse £ Co. Baltimore. and Win cCammon, Albany: ‘also. second, faxaal gane and Melodevnetor the ment ati ‘and Organ gn the most sccemmedating terme ‘Tuning and Repatring "s apt ly” SAVE YOUw MONEY, TIME aD TROUBLE BY CALLING FIRST AT THE EXTENSIVE BOUT AND SHOE STOBE OF STEASBURGER & BRO., where you can find all kinds of TS. SHOKS and GAITERS ‘They have the large t assortment ia this| city. snd selling them CHE SPEE than the CHEAPEST. at regular whviesale prices. SF Something crability and comfort com- bined. GENTS LASTING BUX TUR BOUTS, at G4. Call and see them, at STRASBUBGBR BRUS., FS 906 Teh street (old No. 373,%bet. Land B. Roos STATIONERY, MUSIC AND PIANOS, Vor stock of the abo led. + th the Dietrfct articles cannot be e: Parlor Organs rented and sold to suit the circumstamers of pur Becond band Instruments taken in ex: a Ov: ichenbach & Son Piauo. in good condition, ee = rent,cheap. Monthly instalwents taken, Pi Ten octaw . ofa Bosewood Pianos, warranted ‘Tuning aud Repairing of all Kinds of Instruments done by an ox: workman, at the shortest notice, at the Mosic Rucheage of’ “3 No. 12% Bridge street, Georgetown. MAPS OF THE WAK IN BU: nave "* 198 Bridge etree, Georgetown. TKeEs SPRING BED. ‘The undersigned bavi been appoint Aarute for the celebrated = oo TUCKER SP@ING BED, of this city. which bat been admitted b a best and mioxt “durable Spring Bea age ie ‘enone —w to furnish —m lots to suit. ‘The trade forniabed at factory pric: act ase. GREENS wittas ‘capes TEE PUBLIC ANOTHER, JARO oid UGFog! MutT S00 yarde White Cambrie and Brilliant, yarg wide-only IS conte por yard. worth x0 Yards White Linen: ‘suitable for ane or eae aehed andere Wave ee a een th its. os 7 per dosen. ew ey 4 Sooner ny wae Ree, Towels et low [rices. La eee cents « piece. owelse trom 0 cents up. Pease eanrantan Teen one i 2 er T cs a, one ee : THE WATERING PLACES. A Trip to Cobb’s Island—Excursion of the Lady of the Lake “A Sniff of tho Briny”— Fatbing, Fishing, Shooting, &c. _ EVENING STAR, Washington News and Gossip. Lievr. ComMaNpER Cates McGReeor OBTTING OFF. has been detached from the Naval Obwervazory | aye piessure exearsion to Cobb's Island, im this city and ordered to the Naval Academy. a = planned and carried oat last week by the pro- ws Prietors of the fine steamer Lady of.the Lake, Proved to be what everybody expected—a com- Plete success in every particular. On Friday morning, promptly at the hour named in the advertisement, a cogpspiny of nearly two hun- dred pereons arsembled at the steamer’s wharf, anxious to escape even for aliitle time the heat, ¢ares, and labors of the city. The assemblage, which was preity everly divided between the two sexes,—the “stags” being unhappily some- what in the pscendant,—inciuded within its numbers a far represeniation of the beauty and brilliancy of Washington society, with a goodly seasoning from the learned professions, the press, the atmy and navy, the diplomatic corps, and the mercantile, industrial, and gen- eral business inter:sts of the city,—all equipped and provided accordingty as their taste or re- quirements dictated. The face of every one gave promise of a determination to have a good time, if such a thing wes to be had, either upon the land or navigable waters of the United States, or upon the dominions of old Neptune himself. And they had it, too. But that is farther along. , Unfortunately, owing to a m’sealculation as to the length of i:me necessary to put the vessel in proper trim for ber trip, she was not as prompt in getting under way as was desirable, and aconsiderable amount of grambling was indalged in by the impatient ones of the party. But those more philosophical in their make up took the delay good naturedly, and turned it to ‘account by cracking jokes at their iras- cible companions, and by occasionally “ cutting a watermelon.” (Mem:—This latter exercise ap- —e be indulged in, not in the vicinity of huge pile of the fruit lying near by, as one might naturally suppose, but im a building a little distance away, with the word * saloon,” Or something like that, over the door; and the efter sport consisted, not in shooting the slip- Pery seeds in each other's faces, but in bouncing queer shaped corks, much like those taken from champagne bottles, off every bald bead ‘that Maror Emeny left this ciiy last evening for New York andother northern cities t> join Gen. Micbler, and ine with him some of the im- proved pavements in nse there, with a view of selecting the best for Peunsylwania avenue. Brevet Mason Gewexat Wa. D. Wairrte, A. A. G., U. 3. A., Tocertly on duty in San Francisco, but who was ordered to duty in the War Department, in place of General Robert Williams, arrived here yesterday, and will enter upon the discherge of his duties immediately. Comme Hoxr.—The special dispatch boat, ‘Tallapoosa, which let< here some time since for Boston, to icarstersrom that place to New York erews for the Guerriere and Brooklyn, left Bos- tom yesterday for New York, and willretarn here in the course of a few days. THE StveRy, tlagship of the North Atlantic Squadron, which arrived at Fortress Monroe a few days since, wil! be sent to the Nortolk Navy Yard for repairs, during which time her crew will be on liberty and the officers allowed leave of absence tor a few day. The ship is to be ready ior sea on the 1%th of September. Le. pixo Tae Way.—ihe U.S. steamer Pa- Jos, which left Boston tome time since under command of Commander L. A. Beardslie, ar- rived at Gibralter on the 16th of Jaly, officers and crew all well. The Pa'os is on the way to Jein the Asiatic fleet, and will be the first ves- ‘cl Of the U.S. navy to pass through the Sacz canal. Coxtract AWAKDED.=‘The contract for f rmshing the Post Office Department with § amped envelopes and wrappers for the period 0° foar years from the first day of October next was to-day awarded by Postmaster General C-csewell to Messrs. Dempsey & O'Toole of this © 'y, whose bid was $234.00 per annum. Tse Brps Por Treascry Locks.—Messrs. N. Sargent, L. M. Price, Jas. T. JQ. Larman and N. P. Duvall, of the nal | annie Mareen ne Department, the committee which the e However, with the bow ef the boat tarned southwardly, good humor was soon restored, and everybody went to work making himself and herself as comfortable and agreeable as po<- sible. For a while there seemed to be the usual tendency on the part of a good many to play wall flower in little sets of twos and fours and balf-dozens, but this feeling of stiffaess and re- ferve soon wore away, and presently every- thing was as lovely as any one could wish, with the famous barometrical goose hanging high over all. Cards, music, story and song wiled away the time until Piney Point was reached, about 9 @’clock in the evening. Of course, a landing wes made here, but only long enongh to enable those wishing to go ashore to do so, and to afford those on the boat and friends on the pier anopportunity to exchange greetings. For a few minutes the air was filled with “ What's the news?” “ How are you, Bob’ * Why, how @ye do, Jenny?” ** How long have you beea Bere?” “When’ll you be back, Frank?” “Good-bye, John!” ete. After those wishing to test ihe attractions of ‘this pleasant spot had gone ashore, and those Wishing to join the expedition had done s0, away “he good boat sped in the dim twilight, her bow cleaving the sipplibg waters like an ai row the blue air. “Five o'clock in the morning” gave those whose guilty consciences had murdered sleep ‘a fine opportunity to view the ‘mpregnable for- tifications of Fortress Morvoe, with the slowly- growing walls on the Kip-Raps beyond, and a little while after the sw.ti-revol\:ng wheeis eame to a stand-still in the splendid he-bor of Norfolk. At this point quite an addi.ion wes made to the crowd of pleasarc -seekers on board; $n outside pilot wes teken on, and the steamer ‘was headed direct for the final point of destina- tion, which was reached by eleven o'clock, with- out any incident of general interest. COBE’S ISLARD. “Is Cobb’s Island all yon expected?” asks an interested reader. Well, honestiy speaking, Taz StaR’s correspondent “H,” in his letter published on Wednesday lest, did paint his picture in pretty high colors, and with father free brush. Few of the visitors of Satur- bide fer locks yrsterday, were to-day engaged in examining the various specimens submitted. The contract will not be awarded for several days. Hon. Horace Carron, Commissioner of Ag- Ticulture, accompanied by his wife, left the city this morning, fur an absence of a few weeks for rst and recuperation. He will visit the White Mountairs, Montreal, Lake George, Saratoga, and other points of imterest. During bis absence R. P. McLain, esq., Chief Clerk, will be the acting Comm ssioner. ‘Pn U. S. STEAMER POWHATAN TO BEB GOT Rrapy ror SBa..-Orders have been issned from the Navy Department to have the U. S. Steamer Powhatan now at the Philadelphia Navy Yard thoroughly repaired and fitted out for sea New boilers will be put in her and her macbin- ery overhauled. Messrs. Pusey and Jones & Co., of Wilmington, Del., have been awarded the contract for this work at $32,500. THE CONTRACTS ior the construction of four Revenue marine steamers, bids for which were opened at the Treasury Department a few d:7's since have been awarded as follows: One iron steam propeller, 350 tons, to Pusey, Jones & Co., Wilmingion, Delaware, amount $75,000; two propellers of 250 tons each, of iron, to David Bell, Buffalo, New York, $55,000 each; one iron sCe-wbeel steamer, 2) tons, to Dialogue & ‘Wood, Camden, New Jersey, 300,((9. TAKING CARB OF AMERICAN INTERESTS IN Gunuasy—Rear Admiral Glisson, the new commander of the Evropean Squadron, has been directed by the Secretary of the Navy to send an American man of war up the Ger- man rivers, especially the Elbe and Weser,to enconrage sod protect American interests in those waterr, but to observe strictly the rules of their blockade. Tae Nonts Cagouixa ELzonon—aA dele- gation of North Carolinians, headed by Col. George M. Arnold, arrived here last evening to confer with leading Kepublicans in relation to the turn which the recent election in that State took. Portions of the delegatien will, afters meeting with the Congressional Committee, | gay were able to fully realize the gorgeous Proceed to Philadelphia and Bosten to confer | yisions which blessed his poetic eyes. Some with Hon. W. D. Kelley, General B. F. Butler } said he gushed too mach. and others. 7 Present GRaxt, Vice President Colfax | been there, but wrote hisdescription after a sup- snd Hon. William H. Seward were all at the x Tremont House in Chicage, on Sunday. Tne | 40¥n with @ doubie-barrel shot gun, several Prisident ‘ect there at 5 o’clock yesterday after- Boon for the East, via Cleveland. Mr. Seward left there Sunday morning for San Francisco and China. Vice President Colfax, Governor Palmer, Gen. Logan, anda party of friends, Visited the Elgin wateh factory im Illinois yester- day. FEMALE COMPOSITOR aT TER GovERNMENT Printixe Orvice.—Miss M. 8. Green, of: Alliance, Ohio, was this morning employed as thing, said it was a clear case of ‘square @rank;” and @ dyspeptic-looking, plain-spoken okd gent, who evidently had entirely forgotten the ardor of youth, grufily put it that “the fel- members of the union here, or elsewhere, ac- fortable spet, bp Setargpanats ate minded gording to thetr rules, cannot object to her being can get about as muck solid comfort, employed without card. She is the first female im as little space of time and ‘at compositor employed in the Government Office. qmoderaty Gu outlay of monéy, as at any and Davis are over age, and would be upon the | ut-deor enjoyment all day, with pleasant eve- retired list were it not for the vote of thanks | Sing pastimes am@ @ deliciously cool breese which they received from Congress, the former ae ee Undies for his in the fight at Roanoke | | Those were disappointed sight Ipisud, one the latter Sor Rie leas services para aoa that it is ar seer om the Migsisaippi river, destraction of rebel | Yelop Single twenty-four hours’ gunboats, capture of Fort Pillow, c., which | Gpacities of any rural pleasure resort, and par- ‘period ef ton youn rem the dete’ whon they | Goer peru enter ungaiytasa Ske eotenen So & period of ten years from the date when would be retired under the law. succeed in the undertaking they should address Admiral Goldsborough is the oldest one on themeclves to the task with a patient spirit and the list, having entered the service in 1812; | &t lerst a week's time at their command. hence it is thought the position of Vice Admiral | But the sensible party on the Lady of the will be tendered him on account of his long and | Lake made the most aud best of their opporta- faithful services; though if a younger and more | Bities, according to their different tastes. It active officer should be required it may be | ¥a# but a few moments after landing until E i that Kear Admiral John Rodgers will be se- | “quads for sailing, fishing, shooting, lected, who ts regarded as one of the bravest and most efficient officers of the navy. | ! trees on shore, for the purpose of watching the Play of the waves and enjoying the delicious salt sea air which constantly blows in from one point of the compass or another. So passed the i f icksburg, sunk with ner, game, board; | when music, prechs: firting, ‘ead ceisticond Sefton burg: e te war seaine ——_ sloog the beach of the sounding sea were in board; the steamer Curtis Peck, 490 the Sundsy morning rol! call found ail present or brig, Ts tone e700 tons, and Koash, 235 accounted for; and after an early wrestle with anil 100 tone sing, Sytmnall sebooner, Detve the tumbling surf, scapital breakfast, afd an- ther and eases other stroll on the beach, the signal bell was | ‘two feet square, q averaging cighteen feet high. sounded, farewells were exchanged with HINGTON, D. C.. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1870. those who could afford to stay longer, th> steam- er’s }ipes were cast off, and she set out HOMEWARD BOUND. Jvst before passing the capes the party was treated t> an unexpected, and, to many, an un- welcome luxvry, in the form of a thunder- storm atsea. The lowering clouds, the vivid lightning, and the seethitg waves, with Heaven’s artillery crashing loud above the noise of the machinery and the roar of the winds, combined to present a spectacle magnificently grand and awc-ipspiring in the extreme; but its beauties were lost on full half those on board, who were placed hers du ccmbat by the heavier sea accom- panying the squall. Byron's famous lines on the battle of Waterloo, though weilien tor a widely different ocer<ion, described the scene faithtelly:— s+ There was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tcemblings of distress, And cheeks all pi jieh bat an hoar ago® Blushed at the praise of their ow a loveliness; Ani there were sudden partings!”* The fixed teatrrss of dignitied men relaxed quickly; the magriticence of pompous dowagers gave way at once toa mest forlorn and wretched expression of !impness and goneness, sentimen- tal perties and billing and cooing lovers who had sauntered along the sea shore the evening Ddefore asking each other ‘‘what are the wild waves saying?’ found that they said “Give! Give!” and they gave,—freely, if not cheerfully. But the pictgre is not a pleasant one, despite its mrny laughable features and phases, and we will not dwell uponit. Happily it was only a dissolving view. The squail soon went by, or rather the swift steamer quickly passed from its range and int») smoother water, and by the iime Fortress Monroe was reached most of the un- fortunates were feeling nearly as wel! as ve- fore. THE WAR. Last NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS. SERIOUS DISTERBANCES IN PARIS. Particulars of the Rattles mear Mets. Lest night's telegrams contain very few par- ticulars of the battles near Metz on Sunday and yesterday im addition to those given in the cable disyatches in last evening’s Star. Below we print the most important of thove received here after we went to prees, including one containing ‘an account of a serious riot in Paris. EXCITING DISORDEKS IN PARIS. Paris, Ang. 15.—The Journal Oficiet reports the arrest of a party on the highway, in whose house wrs found @ quantity of poignards and revolvers of a large calibre, and ammunition. He was followed the night betore last t> an isolated house in the neighborhood of the forti- fications, where were found a list of names, a number of red flags, different rallying Signals, a description of the troops occupying the forts svrrounding the capital, and a carte de visite of & persop in the service of the sovereign now at war wih France. (n the afternoonor amar day, about 4 o'clock, a band of from sixty to ity men, all armed with revolvers and ards, of exactly the same model of those previously seized, attacked an engine-house on the Bou'evard Villette, they assailed the guard with daggers and revolvers. One of the officers received a wound in the breast, and a fireman was very seriously wound- ed by three bullets. Four guns kept at the sta- tion were carried away. The policemen of the 10th arrondissement, who ran ft their aid, also received a volley; one fell instantly dead, an others were seriously wounded. Physiciat think that there is little hope of the recovery of two of them. A little girl was also killed by & stray ball froma revolver. The police, led by their Officers, under the orders of the commi rary of police, arrested im-nediately the ring- leader a) Nga gp pera The erry co-operated, and, tall of enthusiasm, of its own accord to make other ar.csts. The guns taken from the firemen have been retaken, and the weapons abandoned by the insurgents have also been seized. A call to arms baving been spontaneously made in the quartier, a goodly number of National Guard were got together, who, with the aid of citizens, contributed toward the rc- establishment of order. A squadron and a com- pany of the Guard of Paris, which immediately arrived, were hailed with acclamation. Ser- ad de Villeabo received the applause merited by their courage. The commi: of the agents of police bave made great efforts to protect from pul lic in lignstion the individuals under arrest. hey number about fifty in all. They were imprisoned in the depot of the prefecture. During the evening two persons were also taken whom a student pointed out on the Boulevard Saint Michael. They carried daggers identical with those seized on the Boulevard Villette. They offered resistance and refused to answer qnestions put to them. After fire o'clock the Fovlevard Villette resumed its usual quiet. ‘Crowds of 300 to 400 persons continue to search for rioters and manifest the highest indignation. At a quarter past six o'clock other parties made an attack on the sentries of the same station. ‘Two were arrested by the i locked up in the barracks. ‘he r.oters will be brought before a court-martial to-day. The Empress has sent a letter of condolence and aid to the parents of the girl that -vas killed. ADDITIONAL FROM METZ. Panis, Aug. i5.—An official despate) stat=s ‘that Generals Lan¢-uinant and De Caen were engaged im the combrt nedrt Met» yesterday, (Sarday.) Marshal Bazaine was present. Tuc encmy was reprised after four hours fighting. ‘The troops are Im fine spiritx. Details of the battle have not been rece‘ved from Metz, but the first reports received last night of its favor- ‘ple result created an immense sensation. Crowds went to the Minister of the Interior and demanded the particulars. All night masses of ple marched through the Boulevards and he principal streets stouiing joytully. The |e and Prince Imperial Have arrived at erdun. DHE SITUATION AT STRASBURG. Advices from the Khine indicate that the ene my does not really intend to lay seige to Stras burg, but merely to cut off its communicsLons ted this purpose they blew up the bridges and he railwav to Basle. It is thought that sur rounding .orces of the enemy are incorsidera which tmagines the forse to be greater hee whi to it actually is. The city #s-fully garrisoned and Provisioned, and the supply of water is under ted conical of the authorities, and cannot be cutoff, the Prursian fire.” = in FB ‘russians the count: plies. Pere it and sicepless nights. war notice a practice of the ate Criven from *he oil. ceived of the int about an armist but are scouted as chimerical. Lonvow, Aug. 15.— celved ti French w Moselle, ‘A special dis retrea' into great copfusion, and, atter a were routed by the’ Prussians. wrs great. €} and Besancon. Ponts, Aug. 15.—The Lf troops ts evident. superior wanted to int movement of tack intended to prevent their pitched battle is very great. ARE FLORENce,A’ FORAGING FOR RATIONS. Quite a detachment, who had lost their hreak- fast in their contest with old Neptune, and who feared they might also be called on to give up their dinner if they took it on the boat, con- ceived the idea of going ashore at Oid Point and getting a ‘good square meat” on terra firma once more,as they could spend nearly three hours onshore, which would enable them to get their dinner preity well anchored while the steamer ran down to Norfolk and back. But *hey went for wool and came back shorn. The hotel there wasn’t taking care of excursion par- ties so much as formerly; not any, in point of fact! The restaurants were closed. The street fruit-stands had their shutters up. The hot corn sellers were ont after supplies. The preprietors of the curbstone boarding houses were at churcwor gone a-crabbing. Noth- ing remained but to ring the door bells of private houses and solicit cold victuals! Bat even this forlorn hope failed the hungry pil- rime. Either the Old Pointers are not given 5 charity toward wandering bands, or else they saw that their larders couldn't meet the wants of such @ ravenous looking brigade. At any rate, when the steamer returned from Norfolk the gaunt and spectral throng crowding the pier were glad enough to get on board again; and it wasn’t long yntil negotiations were entered into between its authorized representatives and fhe good-natured steward of the vessel. Result : special dinner, and a rattling of dishes in the dining saloon, which lasted far into the night. FROM TWILIGHT UNTIL DAWN. Sunday evening was. appropriately spent in listening to some most excellent music, vocal and instrrmental, farpished by the amateurs of the party, among whom should be named Captain Denty and Messrs. J. B. Dawson and F. Heyer. After twelve o’clock some of the livelier spirit« on board, who seemed determined to drain the cup of pleasure to its very lees, got up a grand farewell dance on the lower deck. This was Kept up, it was understood, uniil nesr daylight, or at least until tired natare could hold out no longer. 4 HOME AGAIN. After leaving Old Point, landings were made at Point Lookout, Piney Point, and Alexandria, and within ten minutes of the time fixed for her arrival the good steamer reached her wharf, without accident or unpleasant incident. [t is not too much to say that all were delighted with their trip, and will be gisd to take it again whenever opportunity effers—as all hope it may offer again, at no distant day. It is only just to add, aleo, that much of the pleasure of the ex- cursion was due to the unremitting and polite personal efforts of Captain Denty, the careful and popular officer in charge, and of Messrs. Geo. H. Plant and Austin P. Brown, of the pro- taken to Gaeta. tedge him. Territery. ‘rom rx morning, states that the town of Bitche has net been captured, as had been supposed, but holds gut agatnet the Prresian troops who haye been de to besiege it. NICTOR EMANUEL AND NAPOLEON. The is reports that Picts Spemnel “rar. Pre i u of armed assist- i Fete a nanitacy oe t-te vote oF | ance trom Teal ware toe Gretaidins are de-1 | The Prossians Advance to Commercy, er in . = SCENES AND INCIDENTS. of the people the nation which so chival- . Of course no recital of the main incidents of such am excursion can give the general reader not participating in it anything like a fair idea Of its most attractive features. Only the graphic = SKIRMISHING AT TOUL, ‘ART, Aug. 15.—The us prefect telegraphs to the Minister of the Interior, from Tesletes =, at7 p. m., ey my “Some P: pencil of a comic artist or a caricaturist could inwe momeetkg town, teredlanges hapeg Impede the Advance of Properly present them to the eye of stay-at- de arms and cavalry, who came two the Enemy homes. They consisted largely of the sharp | funuscd chiane were exchanged. : contrasts presented by the faces, actions and | gens de arms killed one and wounded twoof the temper of those thus brought together, and in | @memy. The latter summoned the town to | Selepraphed Baclusively to The Evening Star. curious and unexpected developments of chare gs ‘atiitads ot the om excel. SUE RASt a: SESSERDAY. acter. Baggage was there, from the huge Sar- | jent, members of the Garde atoga trunk down to a pasteboard béx of paper collars. Parties were there with such an amount of luncheon as led one to sup- pose they thought the boat didn’t farnish meals. Likewise partice who seemed to expect the boat to furnish everything, even te a tooth- and National Guard hasten to the ramparts.” rink ee ee ARIS, Aug. 15, evening.— Corps Legis- Jatif was not in session to-day, having adjourned until to-morrow in honor of” the Emeror’s fete Bivn ap to ta Bene eae ge Banc wae brush—if, perchance, they wight happen to han AZ, and the Beenck: ‘to Toul, | driven within the city with the loss of 4,000 men. want to use one. As usual, there were lovers i ins cng Raga ve them & | Un Sunday a grand reconnoissance, under King plenty—old as well as young. And, asa mat- cpa —— Phalsbourg,one of the frontier towns, still holds out, Frestien reports to the contrary notwith- standing. A COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AND CORPS LEGISLATIF. ‘aa ter of course, the inevitable bride and groom were on hand—the groom, this time, stout short hubby, bright, talkative, and disposed to-elggulete around a trifle promiscueusly; the bride, gtaver, taller, thinner, a few winters older, apparently with domestic tendencies, and at times shockednot @ little by the lively de- monstrations of the groom in other q' ters. And then people panned ont, as tl minera say, 80 differeht trom the surface indi- cations? A rosy-cheeked bachelor-looking news- paper maz, whose facial expression gave no sign whatever of cares or curtain » turned out to be a devoted husband and the proud father of two handsome children. Another, whose a indicated a fondness for the good things of life, particularly in the way of ration of the French.” servation bas been abandoned. fluids, was observed to decline all invitations of Panis, Ang. @ bibulous tendency, and demurely called for a in a state of siege. glass of milk! Buoxom looking maidens and PRUSSLA D! widows, whose eyes betokened mischief and fum evep to the verge of shocking puri- tanieal ideas, turned out to be solemn ‘on Bismarck, is im circulation in Prus- mus, with little or no life or spirit worth declining territorial aggrandisement as the mentioning; while others, whose physique a seemed fragile as glassware, and whose quict ‘The Bevariang have not yet been supplied gave forth no sign of the hidden gres with the needle gun. They still use the old astonishing powers of endar- muzzle loader. ce along al: ss The 7 the captare elping most any mischief set on French deny the or foot. ‘Then there were immense broad shovl- mg LD wg cartel dered fellows, with unlimited. ity, who ate: hardly anything, tipping een looking member of the bar played such fre- quent, vigorous and prolonged knife and fork FRENCH V: NECESSARY solos as to win the of “The Grea ri tOP RACE. American Oyster Hider.” Professor ‘The following items are extracted from the street’s inevitable ‘Ab! When I was Single” Freneh ofeis! bulletins: band of minstrels was also on board. Likewise “The Pramians are not in any great force be- Colonel Owen’s battery of artillery. And Prot. fore Strasburg.” r ‘Hilton’s comic opera and ballet company. But “(The town ef Bitsche still holds out the funny procesmen is too long te march in de- the enemy.” tall defore eyes already tired. Let us ring “The bridge at and Basle bas Gown the curtain! been destroyed by the enemy.” sae te can money article anys: “A French vietery is necessary: ‘the Emperor totrest for peace.” : THE PRINCE IMPERIAL 1x PARIS. vag AE] arrival of the Empress boon aeons again to-day. They prea nyt obe, ae are 3 sr-Balt Lake City hag bad a sbower of water- certain that"the Prince Imperial aa TWO CENTS. tance of 100 yerds they were exterminated by The Orleans princes and. The French admit that the private in a regiment for the defense of Paris. Private letters from Paris describe the Empress as sacly changed and worn by the heavy days Letters from the seat of fRaagement to station sharpehoeters on the Tight of eacb platoon to piek off French officers. TEE PRESS STILL FOR WAR. The press in all parts of France resolutely de- Pownces overtures fer peace wutil the Prussians RUMORS OF INTERVENTION. Lonpon. Aug. 15, midright Rumors are re- ‘vention of the powers fo bring ‘e between Prussia and Frauce, ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLES. ¥ irom Forbach, which says that the ng to the west side ore attacked by the Prossians under General Steinmetz. The French were thrown lant stand, ‘A dispatch received from Garlfeune says that the Prursians now occupy Muhibouse One bundred thousand of the landwher ste cro: sing the trontier. OBJECT OF THE FRENCH MOVEMENT. purpose Of the last movement of fi The Prrsstans, numerically between our (oops and their supplies. This was defeated by a e French, who repu! Moselle. Our forces will now take up as position and prepare for a great battle, whic! ‘s ardently awaited for by the entire army. Public confidence bere #5 to the result of @ ST OF MAZZINI. ug. 15—A d'spatch from Palermo annovnecs the arrest of Mazzini. He had just rrrived irom Genoa. After bis arrest he was TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. THIS AFTERNOON'S DISPATCHES ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. THE WAR. STIRRING NEWS! DISPATCH FROM BERLIN. A GREAT BATTLE YESTERDAY. A DESPERATE CONFLICT, THE FRENC4 CRIVEN WITHIN THE CITY OF METZ WITH THE LOSS OF 4,000 MEN. BING WILLIAM MAUES A RECON. WITHIN THE FRENCH LINES. The French make mo Attempt to Dis- THE FRENCH UTTERLY DEMORALIZED. So Says King William. McMahon's Corps Cut off from the Main Body. Bismarck Says Praia Does not want IMPORTANT FROM PARIS. THE CRY THERE TO-DAY. L4 REPUBLIQUE:”’ Napoleon ‘Despondent. They are Marching towards Chalons, The French Cutting ¢ the Ballreads te Brewin, Aug. 16.—The following additioval particulars of this second battle near Metz were any effort on the part of the French to the Prussians. The facts show utter THE SWISS CORPS OF OBSERVATION, Brg, Atgust 16.—The Swise corps of ob- HARP CRITICISM OF THE FREN P CHAMBERS. = | Lompon, August 16.—The Telegraph's Paris t writes that the French Chambers ALGERIA IN A STATE OF SIEGE. has been declared Ised an at- the THE CRY IN PARTS. Nw Youx, Angust 16.—The following is 9 special to the Telegram Loxpom, Atgust 16.—There te a growing and Ditter feeling of hostility toward Napoleon in Paris, This feeling is now evinced toward from ail parts of the city, and all classes of oiti- rene. Keliable information received here reports the Emperor in a very dejected state. His mel- ancholy now appears deep seated and he is con- stantly heard repeating to himself, “ On ma coupe.” THE PRUSSIANS EXULTANT. Loxpom, Aug. 16.—Dispatches from the Prus- sian government to the Prussian ambassador here are full of triomph, and express the great- est confidence as to the carly result of the war FRENCH CITIES IN ASTATE oF singe Panis, Aug. 16—The Journal Of-iel to-day contains a decree declaring the cities of Cher- bourg, Brest, Lorient, amd Kochefort in astate ofseige. The French left two dispatch boats in the Tiber on evacuating Kome. AUSTRIA HAS NOT ATTEMPTED To ME DIATE. Vienna, Ang. 6 —Baron Von Benst bes pab- Nely denied any attempt on bis part to m in the question et issus between France and Pr ENGLISH EXPERIMENTS WITH THE MI TRAILLEUSE. Loxpox, Aug. 16.—F xperiments recently made with the mitraitieuse at Shoebury ness intica that the instrument 1s @ destructive one in close qusrters, but that troops dependent upon it may be annihilated by artillery before the mitrail- leuse can be gotten in range. The London Tims sympathires scong!y with the Prussians anu rejoices ai their recent S cesses. PRUSSIAN ADVANCE—THE FRENCH CULTING THE RAILROADS To iM PEDE THE ENEMY. Parit, Aug. 16.—An official dispatch from the Prefect of the Meuse to the Minister of the in terior is published here to-day. The former says a body of German Ublans has been seca in the neighborhood of Commercy, marching to- wards Bar le Duc. He theretore cu railways in that section to impede the advance of the enemy. The French journals complain of the brevity Of dispatches icom the seat of war. Even the Consic wnel, ® semi-official organ, says the dispatches do not give a very precise idea of the position of eather ermy. —? , Aug. 16.—The following details of the pssauit of Judge MeOvnn, of New York, have been received here:—On the 1th, during the celebration of the sioge of Londonderry, Judge McOunn was on a visit to Coleraine, & town a few miles east of Londonderry, and the same county. While mt the railway «ta- tier yg ye by two priests, Mr. McKen- na, of the editors of the Beltast s some other friends, a mob of Orangema: an assault upon him and his companions, Mr. McKenna wes ly bandied, and others of the perty were but the Jadge mauaged to escape without serious injury. = Ivapia mot Ea- Lompon, Ang 10 Fhe bist Gapaten that the Pennsyivania was entirely destroyed by fire waserroneous. A great part of her cargo was oe ee | if was ey damaged. on 2oth instant Havre and New . er Se THE LABOR CONGRESS. an, colored, It was objected that wer to movement, and had last year ‘the congress. The yeas and noes were called. the various members claime? eapeee of extaining their votes. Pointsof order were continually made that no explana- tion was in order. determined delezaics finally broke down this roling of the Chair, and Mr. Coffin, ef eg any im explaining bis vote said that having to admit a min Lelegraphed Exclusively to the Buening Star. PoRTeMOUTH, Aug. 16.—Extraordinary prep- grations are making Sor the feneral of Admiret Parra; Guards, now visiting here, will the escort duty. The steamer Speed wel! ge to Charlestown to-night to bring offi cers —eo— MONTREAL, Aug. 16.—An infurmil meeting was held here yesterday to prepare for the re- ception of the Ilinois Association. The committee appointed imcludes Sir George Car ter, Hon. John W. Young, Thomas Workman, and others. Thurlow Weed and daughter are here. ——_e—_—_ President Great Coming East. CLEVELAND, U., August 16—President Grant and pacty arrived bere this morning. Tory leave tor Long Brauch thisevening ea itt f Arrived ee New Yore. August 16.—Arri —t Liberia and Prussia yesterday. x Parwead