Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1870, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | i PUBLISHED DAILY, Sunday excepted, , At The Star Building, t °.W. Cornar Pennsylvania Av. and Lith St, | sv Tas ' EVENING STAB NEWSPAPER COMPANY, | <5 samen 4 ra to thetr sad seribers fu the City aod Distrist at Tew Cuxts Psa warn or Foutt- roca Cents MONTE. Copies st the counter, Two Oxyts. Pack FoR Maiti tz Menthe, 93.1 i are @-ntfrom the office ionger than paid for. THE WEEKLY STAR—publiched on Pride, moratug—$1.50 a year. AMUSEMENTS. BABrows GALLEBY ov OIL PAINTINGS FOR SALB. ceived some fine PICTURES. 1936 Penn acenne bet lath end 1th ste. wiht = bAibition Ne. 156 {OR Sa Sale a= 7 ernest aT Sraset MABARITE | . 686 Si vENTH STE EET, bevercen D and E streets, mee yucat Doors above OAR Fallows” Pett, AMotce Ol Printings, Everacings, Chromos, &c. Oar Largest See spergenaings, Wine. Shades, Piorere Frames. Pictore Ccrd and Tassels, Kings, Macs, Sc. ip the District, CASH. 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Present Grant, wife and daughter. ar- rived #t Newport lest evening. It is under- atood the President will remain there until Sat irday. Avrowrep.—dobn J. ltile, of W'sconsir, and J. E. De Jestev, of Washing! m ‘Territory, have Leen appo'nted first-class clerks in the F..th Auditor's Oftice, French, Langran and 0,.1vie, we have Pstmam’s Nozazine for September, and the Lon- on Quer'er!y Revi w for Snly, (American edi- t cn), for which they are the Washington agent:. Destrretion oF CANCELLED Bonns.—The bonés purchased for the sinking and special funds, amounting to nearly $150,000,000, were yesterday burned at the Treasury Department by the comwictce des'gred for that purpose. ARMY OFFICERS DISH ARGED.—Captain Jno. H. Kane; First Lieutenants Wm. D. O'Toole, James P. Richardson and Adam G. Malloy, U. S. A.,have been honorably discharged the ser- sice under the mew army Dill. REAR ADMIRAL GLisson reports to the Navy D partment that he rel'eved Rear Admiral Radford of the command of the Earopean tieet off Flushing, Holland, on the 10th inst, and Loisted hisflagon the Franklia Rear Admiral Ravford will return to the United States. Tne GERMAN CLERKS in the, departments have perfected an organizationtor, ‘sing funds to aid the wounded of the Prossian army. The majority of them yolunt-rily contribute four dollars a month, and promise to give at this rai wh le the war lasts, MiNisTeR STEVENS.—Kear-Admiral -Joseph Latman, commanding the Sonth At'antic tleet, reports the strival on that station of the Ameri- can Minister to Paraguay, Mr. Stevens, and that the U.S. steamer Weep has been placed at his disposal to enable him to c-rry out the of- ficial instructions ot the State Department. Tos Treeasvry Lock ConPract.—The com- m'ttee to examine specimens of the locks d. sired by the Treasury Department for bonded vare boress, railway cars, Xc., have abou mpleted their work, and will make a report to Assistant Secretary Richardson to-morrow. The contract will be awarded on Monday next. Repreine THE Exrenses.—The work of con/ inating divisions of Internal Kevenue Asses- Disirie*s throughout the country ts being prshed forward by the Keyenue Department, aud already the services of a large number o¢ Assistant Ascessore in the Sc uchern and West~ ern States have been dispensed with, thus creat'y decreesing the costof collecting the rev- enue. AMPRICAN Success at THE Hong Kona Boat Races.—Private advices received here that all the boats entered from U. S. vessels at the apoual Victor‘a regaita, at Honz Kong, China, won the prizes of *he races in which they porticipated. The -‘Jadies’ purse,” tho crack prize, wes won by Admiral Kowan's barge, manned with a crew trained and com- manded by Lieut. Com. R. D. Evans. As mos* of the prizes were won by American boats in the regacia of the year previous, the English- men teel quite disgrste To pe ParD More Promptiy.—Heretofore Supervirors of Internal Kevenue have bad to render the'r accounts for falrry, experses, Xc., to the Revere Office, “:om whence it was sent to the Fitth Auditor, then t> the First Comp- troller, and generally a month or six weeks would elapse before they received the money. Acting Commissioner Douglars to-day ordered that hereatter Supervisors will be paid their salaries by a designated Collector acting as dis- bursing agent im their district. Their accounts for expenses, however, will be sent to the inter. pal Kevenue O'fice as heret fore. Gorse Woon, Esq., tor the Ist twenty years comnected with the Treasury Department, and since the orgarizaiion, chief of the Navi- gation Divirion of the Seeretary’s office, died last night at Saratoga Springs of congestion of the lungs, in the 72 year of his age. Mr. Wood was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and has been in the service of the government tor about halfacentury. Hé was a man of some literary reputation, his first work being ‘Peter Scheme! in America.” “Marrying Too Late,’ “Modern Pilgrims,” and “Gates Wide Open” from his pen gained much circulation, runuing through several editions. He was at one time connected with the Ne‘ional Fra inthis city, and was {vequently @ contributor to various maga- zines. ‘Tae WATERING PLAcEs—A letter received to-day states that the following Washingtonians are at the Minnequa Springs, Bedford county, Penosylvapia:—Mre. J. D. Cox and family,Mrs. Lippincott, Mes Lippincott, J. R. D. Morrison, H. Eagan, J. N. Griffiths, Maj. Clark, Mra. Clark, Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Hulings, Mrs. W. L. Waller. Secretary Cox is expected there aoen. +222 Pourticat.—The democratic Territorial con. vention of Wyoming have nominated Colonel —_ Warless, of Laramie city, for delegate to ongress. The democratic State convention of Delaware essembies at Dover t y to nominate candi- dates for Gevernor and Kepresentative to Con- Fess. 34 Yesterday the republicans of Washington county, Md., selected delegates to the fourth congressional distiict — convention, seidto be divikled between the friends Judge Smith and Col. FE. F. Ander\on. This, — will secure the nomina‘ of Jud: ‘mit! 4 : ‘The democrats of the sixth district io seneral J have nominated Ge' +: Denver for Con- gress. The nominee, @ native of Ohio, was one Of the early pionger= of California. The sixth district is at present represented by Hon. John A. Smith, republican, who was elected b — against 13. for Barrere, democrat . Samuel Shellaberger was nominated fot Congress at London, Ohio, yesterday by the republicans of the reventh dictict. Four ‘years azo he was & prominent member of the House of Representatives. The it_ member is Hon. James J. eye secs cal te tae who was one to the dist Congress votes 13,503 tor Thomas, democrat. The republican delegates ,,om all the coun- tics in the fitth district in Illinois met in Peoria yesterday, and unanimous): Bominated $e. YT. J. —— of se county for Congress. cays not the rej republican convention, bat was called by who were oppesed to the manner in which the republican committee sought to make a nomination, that is, by a popular vote for candidates im each couniy im the district hoow. as the Crawford county m. The vote fp response to that call will be taken on the Shor September, when it is probable Mr. Ingersoll will be renominated. +20e- Iv Cant ScHURz ciill continues his rifle prac- tice, with a view to taking a hand in this var, -pit> of King William’s recent refusal of his services, We trust that Secretary Fish will see the propriety of sending hi the Pres- ident’s ne ting grounds com- ° reithborbood of Carl ain thet be frequently misses the barn which ° hes taken for a target, to the imminent peril ». their pigs and poultry, and therefore we ad- vie the c& cretary to be expeditious in forward- ing Lima ‘@py ef this docoment before some jr stice of the peace renders it umnecessary—V. ¥. Commerciale WASHINGTON D. C.. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1870. a. TWO CENT: THE WAR. LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS. ‘The cable news rceeived here last night doos not materially change the situation as described in our telegrams lest evening. The following are.the most important items: FRENCH GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, Lonpon, Aug. 23, 9. p. m.—The general head- quarters of the French army on sunday night were a few miles west ot Rheims. Edmund ‘Teizier writes thence to the Siecle that the deep- est deprestion prevails, and the Emperor re- ceives nobody. The objecc of Prince Napoleon's visit. to Florence was to protest against the neutrality of Italy. The extraordinary forces called out by Swiss government are returning to their he Tegular army being considered srfti Protect the neutrality of the country. an, WAR ADVICES FROM BERLIN. The details of th ttle of the 18th, at Graves tote, are still wanting. Even at Berlin the German dispatches are meagre, but from them We gather that the military situation is as fol- lows: The twelfth Prussian corps is now be- tween Metz and Th‘onville, and serve to keep up the communication between Prince Fred- erick Charles and General Steimmetz. The iortrers of Metz is enclosed on all sides, and communication with Chalons and Paris is cut ot. Phe headquarters of the Crown Prince are at Bar le Duc. Marshal McMahon and Fally are still retreating to cover Paris, . LHE DEMANDS OF PRUSSIA. The following statement, from a semi-ofticial source, foreshadows the demands likely to be made by Prursia in case of a successful termi- nation ot the war: “ The time has arrived when Germany must be free from French interference and menac and have a lon, per‘od of unbroken peace. A dynasty in France would n sufficient to insure this, for the nextcoveretg: would seek as econ as possible to recover the lust military prestige of France, and the turthens of armed peace would be perpetuated. Suppose France issues from the struggle with strength unin , and with her strongholds (whence she menaces the valley of the Khine and the ‘tinate) intact, the war from which the inc: - pacity ot the French generals and the bravery of the German army have delivered will be re- newed. There can be no trustworthy peace. Not thus must this costly ae See We will only resign our arms w we have guaranteed securi inst ‘resh contest whenever it may suit the polit | necessities of a French ruler to renew it.” KEORGANIZATION OF THE GERMAN FORC! BERLIN, A 23.—Tbe German forces in France have undergone partial reorganization, and as reinforced and redistributed will go into battle in the following order: Firet army. under General Steinmetz, 13 com- [oss of the first, seventh, cighth and ninth ‘russian army corps, amounting in all ta 100,000 infantry and 25,000 cavalry. ‘The second army, under Prince Frederick Charles, is composed the second, tourth, tenth aud twelfth Prussian army corps, corps of Prussian Guards Royal, Saxon corps, and @ division of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. 'Thisis the strongest of the three armies. It contains forty-cight regiments of inanicy with three batteries ot ertiilery each, and tour regiments of infantry with two batter ach, anc thirty- four regimen batteries each, and thirty- four regiments of cavalry. Aggregate in round numbers, 220,000 men and 0) guns. ‘Ihe third army corps, commanded by the cr Prince, is composed of two Bavarian army corps, under Generals Taun and Hart- mann, containing each eight regiments of in- fantry, five battalions of riflemen, ard tive regi- me) .2 of cavalry, one mixed corps of Baden and Wurtemburg troops, commanded by Gen. Von Werder, and consisting of eight regiments of intentry, two alions 0, riflemen, four reg:- mcn's Of cavalry and nine batteries of artillery belonging to Wuartembu: i six regiments of 1 fantry, three of cava'-y and eight b: artillery belonging to Baden; also ti eleventh Prussian army coips, containing s: teen infantry and siateen cavalry reg.ments, and thirty batteries of artillery. Total of Ger- man forces in France 52),000 men, divided ints sixteen army corps. THI Up to th’s time : Alsace and I orrai LANDWEHR. },U00 landwehr have entered and occupy places + soldiers of those duties,.9 that they may join their own regi- ments in front. Orders have been issued to di. - band the veteran rc -rves which were called out at the commencement of the war. HOHENZOLLERN AGAIN. Mapai, Aug. 73—The succe ses of the Prus- sian atmies have caused a revival of the que - tion of the Hohenzollern candidatere. There are rumors that General Prim is in favor of submitiing the subject to the people by means of a plebiscitum. OPERATIONS IMPEDED BY RAIN. Loxpon, Aug. "3.—Advices from the vicinity of the hostile armies state that a heavy rain fell all last right, which must have the eflect of sc- riously impeding all military movements to-day. A correspondent of Le Temps says there is no hope for @ triumpbat issue of the war unless the Emperor and Prince Imperial cease their interference and return to Paris. The Prince chatters about military movements to every- body, and Jets out important secrets. BAZAINE’s LOCATION. Panis, Aug. 23.—The journals to-day say a diepatch has been received here trom Bazaine, in which the Marshal declares hig intention of remaining near Metz, without giving further explanation. The dispatch admits that Ba- zame’s communications were at one time en- a red, but asserts that they are now secure. Allis quiet at Rheims. REPORTS FROM PARIS. Paris, Al ‘The committee of the Corps Legisiatif Oe gm yesterday to consider the proposition of Dep try to form a com- mittee of defence meets to-day to confer with the ministiy. A compromise will ly be eftected. If is reported that Drest, the leader ot the Villette outbreak, who has been con- demred to death, wishes to make a confession, and promises Loge Sperone Three more men implicated in affair were tried and senterced to-day by the council of war. De- crees are bepeg egn departments or Ni ited declaring the Cher in a state of 4 NEW ACCOUNT OF THE SITUATION. ARI8, August 22—( ie New Yor! rines “the protended siabry of tee q sians at Rezonville on the 18th, finds little ore- Notwithstanding the dispatch of William, it is believed all goes well with h - I have from sy ine bing Nernst een ‘The series of baities which conch ‘Thursday only resulted in po Prussians the command of the roads to Verdun, which diverge at Gravelotte. Communication by the north with Thionville still remained open. Fri- n wester!: toward Longuion and woasmety, os Se way, =_ frontier. The i ‘ine and connecting Thionville with the of Ledan and Mezieres, from which latter point it proceeds clue sot i em mega gar sy latest accounts Bazaine was repor' at Spercourt, pear Mo , & town on the river Cheer, a tributary of the Meuse. 25 miles north of Verdun and 50 miles northeast of Mets. It TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. THIS AFTERNOON'S DISPATCHES @SSOCLATED PRESS REPORTS. THE WAR. BAZAINE AND McMAHON READY. An Immediat: Moverent Expected They Will ‘Attack the Prassians Together. BUT, WHERE IS McMAUON! ¢ jicting Reports ef Army Movement: Where is the Crown Prince ? Is HE AT ST. DIZIER? BAZAINE HOPEFUL. 20,000 Conscripts a day Go Out from Par:s. PARIS GROWING CONFIDENT. Telegraphed Exclusively to the Evening Star. THE SURRE OF PFAUZBURG NOT CONFIRMED. STUTTOARDT, Aug. 24—The capitulation ef Ptalzburg, which wes reported yesterday, has not yet been officially contirmed. THE FIRING ON KEHL. CARLSRUHE, Aug. 24.—Much indignation ‘s expressed at the action of the French garrison of Strasburg in tiring upon Kehl, a defenceless town. The commander at Kehl has solemnly protested against it. JOHN BULL DON'T WANT NEWS OF A FRENCH VICTORY. Lonpex, Aug. 24.—News of a French victory at present would cause a panie in the stock market here. PEACE IMPOSSIBLE WHILE THERE IS A PRUSSIAN SOLDIER IN FRANCE. Paris, August 21.—The morning journals here publish dispatches announcing that the Prussians had fired upon and killed some Bel- gian soldiers on the frontier. The Presse says: “The Ambassadors from Russia, Italy and Avswia, in reply to their offers to negotiate tor peace, have been oftici- ally informed that peace is impossible so long a tingle Prursiansoldier treats the French soil.” OLLLVIER LN SWITZERLAND. Lonpon, August ?1.—At latest advices Ollivier was in Switzerland, denouncing the majority of the French for beaying him. . The Times to-day says, correcting itself, that Madanie Canrobert and family are not in Eng- land. Obscurity still surrounds McManon’s move- monts—reports Pre conwadictory. ELECTRIC LIGHTS. Paris, August 24—The Figare urges the placing of electric ligh*s on Parts fortitications. THE FRENCH FLEET IN THE BALTIC. SWINEMUND, Augrst 24.—It is said that the French :quadron in the Baltic has in its service an experienced English captain and Danish skipper. Ihe French have also secured pilots by oders of sp'endid rewards. THE PRUSSIANS EXPECT TO TAKE PARIS EASILY. Loxpon, August 24.—Private advices received from Paris by mail contain the following intel- ligence, dated Monday, August 24:—A Uhalons correspondent says the Crown Prince gf Prussia is near St. Dizier and going towards Paris with 150,000 men. It is ancertain whether they will be able to avoid a fight before going further. Prussian officers do not believe Paris will resist. They expect an insurrection will follow the approach of the Prussian army, which will result in the displacement of the present French, authorities, when peace may be easily guaran- teed. They say the war will be purposeless ir points cannot be effected. The Emperor is at Montmedy incognito. The committee of detense has been organized. AND McMAHON TO ATTACK PRUSSIANS TOGETHER. Panis, Aug. 24.—A dispatch from Miezieres, dated yesterday afternoon, contains the follow- ing: “The resistance of Bazaine, even with the small force under his command, prevented the advance of the Prussians until the organiza- tion and preparation of McMahon's large army was entirely completed. McMahon and Ba- zaine are now ready to assume the offensive, and a movement is expected immediately. They will attack the Prussians tegether.”” The Liberte says the army of the Prince Royal, which reached St. Dizier some days ago, has not passed that place, buton the contrary has fallen back. The same journal adds that it is known trom a reliable source that the lorses of the Prussian armies has thus far been as follows: Killed, 35,000; wounded, 85,000. McMAHON’S ARMY. Lowpoy, August 24.—The fellowing dispatch from Paris contains the very latest intelligence from the seat of war: Metz is entirely iso- lated. The Prussians are strong on the west in that vicinity. General Failly, who was in com- mand at Chalons, is still there, but, by a new disposition, is superseded. is strongly posted in the plains before Chalons, with heay + detachments at Monehould, Verdun and Rhiems. McMahon has 175,000 men under his command, well supplied with food, ammuni- tion and ertillery. Sharpshooters are hasten- ing to Chalors.”” HOPEFUL DISPATCH FROM BAZAINE. New Yors, Aug. 24.—The following is a spe- cial to the Courier des Etats Unis: Panis, Aug. %3.—The sprightly element of the Parisian people accommodates itself with difficulty to the reign of silence which the min- istry imposes on us. So many blunders were committed in the opening of this war that it is feared this change in the policy of Count Pali- kao only conceals some new mistake. It would be easy to dissipate this impression, but it would not be right, and noone wishes to doit. I saw to-day pert of a dispatch from Bazaine, which the Minister of War communicated to the Corps Legisiatif. It was couched im general terms, but it could never come from s conquered man, or one doubtful of success. Bazaine wished to leave Metz, but he was not able on his side. The enemy in return wished to siege and cu his communications with Paris. Nor did b> succeed any be.ier. ‘This {s in two words the situation and explan- ation of the recent engagements. We have sus- tained severe and heavy loses, it is said, = those of the enemy have been enormous an: out of all proportion to the merely negative ad- vantage which he has gained. Weare sending forward reinforcements constantly, but this i- done without weakening the defence of the cap- itol. Every day 15,000 or 20,000 conscripts set out for Champagne. Thisa.m. two battalions ot the Guarde Mobile {rom Brittany and Nor- mandy left by railroad from Ardennes. I must admit they are very poorly armed. Their guns were old muzzle loaders, and they were without uniform:, but they were brave and stalwart fellows. Here there ‘s no abatement of patriot- ism. While the work on the fortifications goes on the National Guard and even the young men from the schools and lyceums drill in the manual of arms. Every day 15,00 men are drilled in the field evolutions in Champ-dle- Mars. THE COMMITTEE OF DEFENSE. At the Corps Legislatif there is nothing of great importance. The action of the newly created committee of defense ‘s, however, rc- viewed, and corsiderably criticised. I saw the Minister of the Marine as he came trom‘ »-day’+ session silent like others. Nevertheless, he gave those around him to understand that he expected very soon good news irom the tleet. PRUSSIAN SPIES. Provssian spies swarm upon vs, especially in the semi-official world. it follows that re- doubled caution must be exercised upon all dis- patches sent hence by way of England, Belgtuia and Switzerland. Chevreau’s own signature 's necessary in order to send political dispatches to the United States. WHERE ARE THEY? It is difficult to obtain accurate news of what has taken place at Chalors, or in its neighb hood. At the War Department they peremp’ rily refve to say anything on the subject, but some of the papers, the Patric and I’resse among others, aynounce that the corps of McMahon ard Failly have succeeded in reaching Ar- dennes,and bya flank march from that place at Chalors have gone thither; but I can oftirm nothing certain. 1 am assured that the Prussian Prince Royal has given over his own direct march on Paris, and that he wai*s for the Prussian army before Metz to deliver a great battle. Uther dispatches ty he is at Bar-le-Duc. Everything :rom that direction fs com red, and I bel eve that these repor*s ere put in circulation by the enemy to make the Parisiars believe that the immediate anger bas bcen dispelled. ard to c..’m their pa jotic ardor to place the capital in a state o’ defence. ‘The Emperor is at Rteims. He awaits an op- portunity to victoriously break the silence. NOT MUCH PROSPECT UF PEACE, At the Min‘s.vy of Foreign Atiairs everything is quiet. There are certain romors among the « plomatic corps, but there has been no propo- sition for preliminaries of peace, as I have read in some English papers. I know that Bismarck has indirectly informed de la Tour D'Aaverge that Prvssia will not treat for peace until she can do it on conditions which will make it impo: sible for France to take revenge hereafver. It is not, *hen, our abasement, but our destrac- tion, which the Prussian Minister seeks. Force will answer him ala bonne beure. Vietor Hugo has been returned to us. The poet re-enters France in the uniform of the Home (iuard. A PRUSSIAN PARTY IN AUSTRIA. Pants, A 21.—The Patrie, a semi-oflicial organ says: ‘*There exists in Vienna a Prossian party, encouraged and paid by Von Bismarck. ‘The said parties who played the odiovs role of 1865, have control of some of the Vienna jour- nals, and since the recent successes of Prussia have endeavored to persusde Austria to act favorably, making use of te well-known sym. pathy of Hungery for France. The Austria, government, however, has resisted these over tures thus far, and will no doubt maintain friendly neutrality.” The Patrie denies the story that by Austria’. with¢rawing her corps of ebservation, Piussia has been enabled to use the troop: that she could net otherwise have moved. THE ORLEANISTS HOPEFUL. Loxpon, August 2!1—The Times recogniz. the tact that the determmmaiion of the French Corps Legislatif in favor of selt government will be irresistable hereatter should the Empc- ror fail. Prussia has sent Bavaria $10,090,000 in gold asa subsidy. ‘Napoleon's mission to Italy is ridiculed as un- ely and proiitless. The French blockading squad-on at the mouthot the Elbe has refrained from acting on the offersive. Cuxhaven is ceasing to be anagreeable water- ing place. It is a strong place naturally and has been greatly fortitied. The proposition made by the Paris Figaro tor placing electric lights on the Paris fortitications seems to meet with favor from the military au- thorities, who think the idea a good one, as the dazzle of lights will perplex the besiegers and aid the besieged. The Orleans party is very hopeful. The Princes here watch events closely, and an ageut of great skill end experience, who isin Paris, advises them of every event affecting their in- terests there. ‘The question of transportation home of Prus- sian dead and wounded through the neutrai States of Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg, has assumed some importance. It was stated at first that the neutral great powers had asked this privilege of Holland and Belgium, but it seems now the request originated with Prassia. Holland bas retused, and Belgium hes replied that such consent on her part would undeniably be construed by France as an act of hostility. PRUSSIA HAS MORE WORK TO DU YET. Panis, Augvst 21—The Patrie of to-day says:—* Should the Prrssians defeat the great army now confrontiug them near Chalons, they will have to vanquisu another before reaching Paris. Besides, they will tind Paris itself amply prepared to res'*t any attack. It is no- ticeable here that the people are growing more and more confident as they learn how great the measures tor defence are throughout the coun- ty.” Falee dispatches published in the London Times create intense indignation here among all classes. One great effect of these dispatches is to increase the determination of the French to fight. The Garde Mobile and sharpshooters camped around Paris are constantly drilled and exer- cised by competent officers. RUSSIA NOT WILLING TU SEE FRANCE DISMEMBERED. ti Sr. PETERSBURG, Aug. 24.—The St. Peters- burg Journal denies that Russia is committed to prevent the dismemberment of France -s has been lately published. She is, however, un- fav to that measure, but regards the agi- tation of that question as premature. —<~———— LATEP. WHAT THE QUEEN OF PRUSSIA SATS. THE PRUSSIAN ARMY DEMANDS SUc- STANTIAL GUATANT.LES FOR FUTURE PEACE. Cciting Time in the Corps Legislatif. E JEEN OF PRUSSIA ON THE SiT- 7Ee a0 CATION. New York, Aug. 2!—The following is a cial to the Telegram: ‘“TOBERLIN, Aug, 2 Leading citizens of Berlin held an audience to-day with the Queen, and congratulated her on the recent victories achieved by Prussian arms. The Queen earnest- ly expreseed herself as desiring peace, but added that private letters had been received which stated that the army demands substantial guar- antees for fature peace, before the w: brought to a close.” ANOTHER SCENE OF DISORDER IN THE FRE 8 CHAMBELs. PARIS, August 24.—The sersion of the Corps Legislauif held lest evening was unrsually tur- bulent. in reply to a question, Minister Duyer- nois gave assurance that there was an ample supply of provisions in Paris. Several interpel lations were made by vations members, and notwithstanding the answers, which conld not be otherwice than sa('sfactoiy, yet there was much excitement manifested. Jules Simon pro posed to send out of the city, ‘wmediately, al) who could not bear arms for France. This prop osition wes grected with applause. Glois Kozoin Suggested the sending away of all wounded. Jules Simon energetically protested against this Deputy Tachard created a wmuit by saying there wes a scarcity of arms for troops in cer- tain quarters. The majority protested. Min's ter Braine said arms would be duly d'stributed. He called the attention of the Deputies to the fact that the question concerning the arma- ment should not be disemsed too much. Deputy Gambetta, who was much excited, ac- cused the mrjori.y of having brought on this war. His remerks were co harsh that the ma- jority refused to listen to him. His voice was drowned by the uprosr, and the se~sion ended iumoultuorsly. Gambetta is generally blamed for b's Jack of discretion. A convoy «:coriing large numbers of Prus- sian pr’ oners has arrived gt Soissons; another ‘s expected ')-day. Paris jovrna's sre unanimously opposed to the Project of allowing Prussia to forward her dead and wounded through Holland, Laxem burg, and Belgirm. They take the ground that the Praria~s, once ring the neu‘ral territory for a humane prrpo e, would soon learn to bring forward through the same avenue provisions, muritiors of war, and reinforcements, THE NEW FRENCH WAK LOAN ALL TAKEN. ‘The new French loan has all been taken up. Subscriptions to the extent of one thoussnd were received. ‘Three pertons, accused of compicity in the recent d'-orders at Vile.te, were tried before a council of it to-day, fornd guilty, and sen- tenced to death. ‘The errest of Prussian spies continaes. TEE PRUSSIAN GOVERNOR OF could! > AL- 34 Lowpox, Aug. 21.—Count Kenerd, the noted writer on political economy. has been appointed Prussian Governor of Alsace. PRINCE NAPOLT CENSURKED, Pants, Aug. 21.—The Liberte says Senators Millinet and Behie have been appointed on the committce of defence. The jorrna's continue to blame Prince Na- poleon for his absence in such a critical time. La Liberte advises the Chambers to inquire int» the mater. ‘The National Guards have held several meet- ings lately, at which it was resolved that no Proposition looking to peace ought to be enter- tained so long rs the Prusian army i+ ‘n the French territory. ————— THE LATEST. BATCH OF CONTRADICTORY DISPATCHES. You Pays Your Money and Takes Your Choice. Lownon, August 4.—It is reported in Londou m. that McMahon is still at Chalens pnd that Bazaine’s position is unchanged. He is still at Metz. Metz is isolated. McMahon has not gone to reimforce Bazaine. The French themselves assert that the Prrssians are in strong force on the west side of Metz. The situation has not materially changed since last Saturday, except that the Crown Prince has halted at St. Dizer for the purpose of reinforcing the Prvesian centre and right. A Paris telegram just received here declares that Metz is certainly iolated; that the Prus- siars bave cut off communication between Thionville, Montany and Metz; that McMahon and Bazaine are in daily communication, and that no mediation is likely to succeed uniess Napoleon takes the initiative. Another Paris specia) says ‘La Patrie reiter- ates my special of yesterday that McMahon's forces are with or near Bazaine, in the Ar- dennes mountains; but another authority re- ports that it is only the army of Chatons, the regularly located army there, that has joined Bazaine, and that the latter still keeps all his lines intact.” FEOM THE PACIFIC SLOPE. Iliness of Hon. Wm. H. Seward— — Mexican News—Meeting of Telegraphed Eeclusively to The Evening Star. San Francisco, August 23.—The Central Pacitic, California and Oregon, Oakland and Alamed: id San Joaquin Valley railroad com- panies consolidated under name of the Central Pacific Railroad Company. The steamenirom Mexican ports has arrived here, SS in Mexican coin. Private ad from Mazatlan to August 14th say the Vegas expedition has been unsuccessful. Corona is pre} to take the field to destroy or capture him. Another arrival from the codfish tleet brings 35,0. 9 Ssh. wan Rosey or seg jong of presen was re to-day. Five thousand dollars subscribed for the sufferers in the war. ‘an ‘ot fort will be made to remit to Paris $10,000 monthly instalments. Interse excitement was manifested, and there wus it cheering. passed Elko to-day. and unable to get out ie . NW. A.H. Ball,a itis ; ia, eed today Prominent citizen of Virginia, stig ts i i F | OW PARIS IS PROTECTED. | DESCRIPTION OF THE FORTIFICATIONS The City Safe ..om Praxsian Shelis, Tp 183¢, after the Bourbons had been expelie anu their cousins of the Orleans family bad a» cended the French throne, a law was passed by by the Chambers ordering the corstraction an.l repair of fortresses, and granting a sum of i 140,000,000 france for con*tracting a double line | of defence around the capital. The plan agreed | Upon provided for double line of defences, the interior to consist of @ co: rnceimte contenurr . and the lime or ries of detached torts, each ‘complete of iteelt and independent of the other, and yet a:] so ranged as Te aDord each other the Eso tance in the event of an attack. “Tine sweeping each other, it is necessary for an one | my to pass between them before he can attack the inner walls, whose guns also sweep the open space between the torts. THE INNER LINE. The inner bne of works consists of a series ot bastions, which present minety-iour angaler tronts. The line ts irregular, but surrounds the entire city, going through the Bois de Boulogne on the west, and touching the Bois de Vincennes en the southwest. It is twenty-two miles im cir mference, and ts probably the longest con- muons line vi bastionsin the work’. [he wall which forms a part of the bastions, is also ter- raced, and has an escarpment of thirty-foor fret, faced . Kachof the angular faces (1... bastions) hes ® mediam length ot 1,100 tect. ‘In fromt of the whole, and entirely | surrounding the city, ‘sa continued fosse,or line of wet ditches, lined with masonry, and ot a depth of cighteen feet by a width of twonty From the bottom of these ditches to the of the embankments crowning the walls ts a height of about forty-tive fect. The bastions will have mounted in them an ‘age of aboat ten guns each, which wil! make a total of 949 r the ninety-four angular faces. This agrees ‘he dspatebes irom Paris, which report mounted on the ramparts since 10 Woerth. About one handred gate« | pierce the ramparts, the ditehes boing | covered by drawbridges, which can b | removed ai & moment's notice or destroyed in two minutes by the cannon in the bastier= At different poi m the reat of the line placed extensive magazines, well supplied = ammunition for the ptuliery, and amply p tected trom the shot of the ene: Stace th. accession of Lou's Napoleon these magasin have been entirely remodeled, and are 1 solutely impregnable to shot and she! the present war broke out there was nm mounted upon the ramparts, nor was the ow vente compiete. To-day every bastion ts brist ling with cannon, and the entire inner work are in a complete state of preparation for an enemy. The Leary guns wil! have before them « clean sweep of irom one anda hal’ to three mules, so that even if the Prussians succeed in forcing a Pareage between the ouler works they will be met the onset by @ concentric tire irom twe ot the torts and from the ramparis. THK DETACHED FORTRESSES. These aro fifteen in number and are of var ous sizes. They cover a corsiderable length the Seine river, which on the wost makes 8 dee; bend forming a broad peninsula. ©n the south east the junction of the Seine with the Marne «= also covered by afort. The fifteen forts com bined present ninety-three fronts. Hach Cort i accparate and distinct work, intended to rely upon iteely in case of necessity, though receiv ing support from the works tint flank it. All are casemates, and, combined, mount twenty - three bundred gars of a'l kinds and calibres. The'r armamen. have boen in them for a long while, so that little work has been rey uired tor them since there was a prospect of Paris bein : beseiged. Each has ifs own marazine, bar Tacks, storehouse and supply of water,so thet should one be captured the two on each side would pot be inconvenienced tn the slightest degree, wli'e the tankers would be iree from fre ot the two sorts reierred to. the tlerk ite of their shelis wilt of works and for the ndred — doubt much if their Mery coutavns gars of any such calibre. thermore, t > sarro” vd the wal's of Prv's would require a much larger army than the Prussiens now have. ve bun dred thousand mcm imay do it, but number capnot. They may occupy the svenu’ sof approach, but each force of orcupa- tion would be so fer from the others that by rapid massing the French would stand a fair chance of thrashing the besieger> in deta. < sce- stent THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Net Mach to Cheese Between Candi- dates. but the toxs-up ta faver o: Pcott_A Candid View of the Situa tion, by one on the ground. | Correspondence of The Star.) Cuarteston, S. C., August NTO. Editor Ster- | saw @ paragraph trom your pa_ per, quoted by @ democratic organ here, con demnatory of the dotugs of Governor Sc >it ant his party in this State. Being at thi< time “a looker-on in Venice,” I will give you an inside view of the troubled political waters here. In the first place, Governor Scott is not considered immaculate by his own party, av! of the mem were shamefully who would not vote for a bill to educate their own children even, unless they were paid for it" ‘This I have from good authority, and it indi- cates a woful state of things, surely; bat what can expect of men who been s!aves and were just come trom the cotton field, with no education of any sort? Some of them would vote as an intel! white man in whom they had confidence would direct them, others a>- cording to the “ " they received, said Po ath | & the case req 4 dollars, however, was con- sidered en ‘votes of many of the members That legis lature has the leading radicals trust such a body assemble Their et forts in election are bent towards - ture a8 can juty.. Probably there ts no inte! repablican that does not see the need of ardently re- form in the politics of this State, and to et- fect it has been @ grave question. Gov. Seo.i, utter devotion to the wishes of the colored hn a MRS m party that began invitation trail he la is, y. sre frantically mad as to lose ail deoency’ in oo". ducting the canvess. His vituperations and bi lingsgate bave d all there wos left his hopes. He draws no republicans, or none, with Lim; and the ashamed of hi Hepgte He Hetil two ifihin 2s the of the