Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1870, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sanday excepted, | At The Star Bullding, 1 4,W. Corner Pennsylvania Av. and lith St, | av Tas EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMPANY. pasa rcs ital THE STAR ts served by carriers to thetr sub- seribers im the City and Distriet at Tex Caxts rep ‘WEEE of FORTY-FOUR CRNTS FER MONTH. Orpies af the counter, Two CEw AMUSEMENTS. FRASLOW’S GALLEBY B a OIL PAINTINGS FOR SALB. Jast received some fine PIOTUBBS. 1236 @ena) avenue, bet 12th and [th sts. J /AS-to Ss <"6)On Exhibitions so. 46 71" and Sete qt. Pa at . Seaeer MARKRITERS, No 486 Seventy stkeET, between Da ad Ketrests E:gtt Doors atove Odd Fellows Malt. Choice Oil Pain Engravings, ‘Sh-omos, &c. r Have mgs. Window Cord and Taseis, aptly? A®* BEPOSITO ay, 245 “ 8" STAERT, Between Tht comth and Bomrteenth Sts, Tih PAINTINGS, ENGKATINGS, PEYTOOKAPES, UBEOMOB, &e.. ROGHES GROUPS OF UULPTURE, ABTISIS’ UATKEIALS, STATURTTES, &s., &e., > <SBE FRAMES. CURD AND TASSELS, &s., Be. WET PAUSE PASTCUTS, — PLEBLOB SEACKSTS, Be a Fes foe HOLIDAY PERESTENTE. oo oy T. 8. SMITH. PIC NICS, EXCURSION *RAND EXCURSION TO GLYMONT. on « THU PSvaY Py ae it. tor The Bent of SRNR ENPANT Bee ee ; IE Neeson “FO COBW ¥ ISLAND. on FBIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. The STEAMER LaDy © LARE, Ca J+. W. be THE °¢ jember.on an SISLAND, ing. &c. Single Ticket= femet and slater « _suse3t corner 1Sih Fo MOUNT VEEN« ‘The steam - BROW, C leaves her whart, foot of 7th st PALLY (except hamte +.) at 0 a.m.. for MOUNT VERRY tonching = Alexandria. Forts Foote and Washiogton, Marshall ae White House and Ione, Va., returning to ¢ ip.m JAMES SYKES. Gen Sap. eaz7-tt Ofiice—W iliard s Hotel. C. BEICH EN BACH'S Piane Store. «No. $23 11th Street, above Penna. Avenue, (Estas icuen OVER 20 Years) Bole agency for the sale of the celebrated PLANOS of Wm. Buabe & Co. Baltimore. and Wm McCammon, Atbany:'aleo, second hand Pi rial ‘anos, Urgans and Melodeons for eale or rent . on the secommodating terms; Piano and Ur; Tuning and Repririn, ane circumstance « ment of PARI country at New Musi Literary Depot, > Brider + Georgetown, DO. sult tt i ad Herald. Ww.® TENNEY Bast FAMILY FLOUR & process ly cleaned ra to all who have tried it. 1 im the Dastrect, rocers. auls-lm s‘4ve YOUE MONEY, TIME AND TBUUBLE BY CALLING FIRST AT THE BXTEBSIVE BOOT AND SHOE STORE OF SPRASBURGER & BRO, can Sind all kinds of OTS. SUOKS and GAITERS. largest assortment im ¢ them CHEAPES than the' regular wholesale prices. and comfort com- TOS BUOTS, et STEASBUBGEK BEOS., FW 90ST street (old No. 373. bot. I and K. ‘The undersigned having been sppolui le Agents for the Celebrated = — TUCKER SPRING BED, of this city. which bas been admitted by ail to be the Dest and most durab'e Spring Bed mow in uso, trade furplabed at factory prices, alps sold st bri factory “GREEN WILLIAMS, * J He Furnishers, pv known by the on tie SF Scmethicg new. dorabil bined, GENTS LASTING BOR 64. Call and se them, at ANOTHER LARGE INVOICE OF GOODS FROM AUCTION wens 9 yards White Cambric and Brilliant, yard Wide, only i cents per yard. worth 25 coute. ards White nen, suitable fo r aces tiee French Lawns at le cents per EbObY ‘Bax _santt 1020 Pennsylvania a HE BEST PUMP OUT. 7 OAN SUBMERGED RON FRERZING D_ MOST POWERFUL Ht has to be the Cheapest, Most mr- =o. Heliabie’ Pump, applicable te ‘The Gaiaileat Pump will throw 80 to75 fet through ‘The most durab! ay Beery Peay warranted: Galvan ized r - = Pumpe are recammended. ‘OBA! WOOD, General ee ett) Teh streets portkewest. SOMETHING NEW. GLAD TIDINGS, COOK STOVE. ‘a Rese ovr, Close and Aurves’y Aw Cramer. ‘This Stove is warranted, and as the front ame Sw ie A 3 ay mg low do ery convenient. it. For sale b: I. Geegory, ‘Peunsytanis THE AmEi DOUBLE acre i THE SIMPLEST atte INF¥ AND SECOND HAND FURRITURE. STOMERS ee Ppa THE Jiaving taken the spacio “ENTH STREST. coe Pennsylvania w ee asortmen nnd Secaad hand “FU EEPING ARTICLES sultdeeipaee h will be sold at prices gnarantead togive entie =. Kepairiog Sarnishing. Uphs ‘and ne attended to wi the shortest Rotiee™ inne i. BUCALY. FULL SUPPLY OF BLACK AL- PACAS AND PURE MOHAIRS, Bought before any wivance: still wlling AT OLD PRICES. A complete assortment, ‘in ail No.s, of the justly colsbrate@ . LLARDVALE FLANNELS, St the lowest prices ever offered. Ome Price On'y. Just Dorling to all. BOGAN @ WYLIE, se 101% and 102@ Seventh street 8 w >OR THE #PASON—PURE CIDER VINEGAR, Fo" Cus wink Vinge noe GREEN GINGER: SPICES, ant le Bw. W. BUBCHELL. °*, 86—NE. 5.450. EVENING STAR, Washington News and Gossip. Gus, Gilman Marston, recenily appethtel Now. S. 8. Fiseee, Corumistioner of Patents, returned bee t's morrin, and f+ eu duty as ‘tsual. ‘THE CENSUS BETURSS irom New York city, 9s far as comypfeted, show: rth Ward. 23 £37; Fourteenth Waid, 29,094; Fiiteenth Ward, 25,889. AcT NG CUNNER C. B. Magrevter, of this city, has been onierc d to the pavy-yard at Pevsacola, Florida. Commonore James Apex, Chief of the Br- reau of Dets)), Navy Deparivent. wil! ieturn bere te-rorrow :rom LakeGcorge, N. Y.. he bes besn spending the sammer. C. F. Conant, E q., Chief of the Warrant Drrsiono’ the Treesn.y Department, has re- t@ved ‘0 his o ical dures 1.9m 3 month's visit to Nantasket beach. INTERNAL Kevencn.—The receipts from th’s ~ource tc-day were $773,300./2, making the total col'ectiors for themonth of Augest $17 390,983.35, The tof! receipts der August, 1869, were $15,- 015,505.85. Comwmisstexpe DELANO, who had his arm broken ai b‘s home in Ohio some time since, is still soffering trom the iractuge aud unable t> have th ‘wreteken off. He is not expected here bezore Octcber. Tet U.S. Stzamer Kansas, which bas been rt the Washington navy yard for some time, ard bes ba@ © thorough overbauling, has been reported to Admiral M. Smith, commandant, as be'ng ready'for officers and crew. New Bow> Parer.—Seventy thousand sheets of the new bond paper ere row ready. They bave a located blue fibre and green and yellow fibre distributed. The plats are nearly ready bat no bends will be printed until the return of S.creiery Bouwen. ResicxEep.—Col. John Har, arrived from Mad¢r#i. bas resigned bis office as secretary to the United States legavon in that city. The Spanish government et the time of his departure had pot r-sented to the proposition of this gov- ermmeni .or a commission to sit in Washington to adjest questions growing out of cemplications in Cubs. ‘Tae Seat Fisnentes.—The Aleska Commer- ‘al Company, to which the contract for catch- ing fur seals on the Islands of St. George and St. Panl, Aleska, was recently awarded, to-day tiled with Acting Secretary Richardson a bond in the sum of $500,000, as required by law, for (Le faithful performan ce of the contract. ‘This lend js in addition to the $55,000 already deposi- t d to secrre the annual rental. #nuy Repvctions.—Capt. Francis A. Field, unassigned; Captain Wim. Y. Wiley, military sorekeeper; First Lieutenants J. C. A. Schen- ofsky, Sth cavalry; Phiness Stevens, unassigned; Greenleaf Cilley, 12th infantry; and George 8. Spalding, unassigned. have been honorably dis- charged the service of the United States, under the recent act of Congress. Tae Evrorgan Syvapgon.—The Navy De- partment brs received a dispatch from Rea- Admiral G'-son. commending Evropean fleet dated flagship Franklin, Augast 192h, off Flush- ing, Holland, in which he acknowledges the re- cefpt of the telegram from the Department of the 13th irst., for the Juniata to visit the Elbe and Weser,t> ook after American interests noticed in Tuk Star at that time, and she was to leave for thove stations immediately. No new cases of small-pox bad occurred on board the Fravkp for ton days, and rs soon rs the remainder of the crew could be received on bo} rd it wes the inteniion of Admiral Gl'sson to proceed to Copenhagen. The U. 8. steamer Richmond has been ordered t> visit Malaga, Barcelona, and Cadiz, Spain, and Lisbon, Por- The Plymouth was sull at Lisbon, ng the arrival there of the U.S. Gonsal, to be conveyed t> Algiers. How SENATORIAL TaUNDRR 18 MANUPAO- TURED —A fm of printers of this c'iy brouzhi suit against Profesor Grovx and Senator Sprague on Monday, for a bill of $99 for print- ing various political e-says or speeches. Pro- fervor Grows claurrs that @t the request of the Senator ard by his orver urder a regular agree- ment rege-ding compensation, he prepared documents upon the currency question, tonnaze, alabama qi 8 movement, women's rights, the Chinese and various other subjects which the Tut Cexsvs Brreac—iis Organization and Present Working Syetem—This bureau, the re- sults of which as a decennial institution are 80 interesting not only te the country at large, bat to all the nations of the world, is now in such systemaiic working order that its daties will be completed, it is believed, within two years. As the details of the bureau may be ot inter- est to the public, we wil! «tate that it was start- ed im February last by the appgintment or Gen. Francis A. Walker a3 SupePintendent, than whom no better selection eould have been made. General Walker is a rative of Massachusetts, and was connected for a long while with the Springfteld until he came to this c\ in January, ‘when he received am appolne. reat tn the Preasury be to Un rece Bis to bis ropaneh hee Star meer rae ly, bat for somé months the business of the otfiee wes confined to all over the country, with @ view to tons. No sooner, however, hand than he organized the iv sions, which are now ip full 0; es ‘m. J. Warren chiet. “Result«—Col. S. J. Stoeking, chief. ation, (three divisions,) sixty ‘ks in " pations, , 8x, nativities, @dueat on aud illiteracy, &e., of ‘which C-8. Suxter, CW. Seaton and Col: Henry Stane are ef. tare a Mortuary 1». 8. Keller, chief, with thirty cl with P ospecis of an inererse to aay or ve. asnufactures—This Givision, . 5. Wel . chief, is stl in embryo as far neerned, the spect being ‘There are now, by the actual im the yment of the bureau, rolis the lest months showing an avera: crease of twenty clerks per week, which be continued as far as ‘icable until the maxi- mum working force of 325 clerks is attained. ‘The sy; ‘large force at rieulture, manufac- 5 ‘and get them out of the way, to that by that time he will be able to select the ‘‘leaven” of his clerical force tor work on the population siatistics, the com- pletion of which will be merely a question of wouths. The statistics of mortality avd ome ou be pushed through fir publi a bie winter. . 7 be operations of the bureau are comewhat setarded by the inadequate provisions of the law establishing the same, and prgrading for prowotons therem, a3 in all the depart- ments the firet class clerks are very few com- pared with the numbers ot higher while he iaw ae it 1 rants be oe er we ‘nO’ only one ia an first claw crery tuiriven ofthe urce expected to be employed, nT RR oe ee 9 WERT ee he #venin WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 31, 1870. THE wEW Aumy BiLt.—The work of reducing We nrmber of officers of the Army ander the new Jaw is ropidly going on, and in addiiion to the Yerze number recently ordered before re~ tiring boards, several are daily honorably dis- charged at their own request, receiving ons year's leave of ab-ence and pay from the date of their discharge. As soon a3 the retiring boards make the ueee-sary examinations of of- ficers ordered before them, a hundred or more will be placed on the retired ‘ist, which has been increesed to 3c@ under the recent act of Cong cs. — +08 Meeting ef “Colored Democrats” in can re. ‘The democrats ot Baltimore do not seem to share iu the repugeance to cultivating the col- oted vote shown by come of their party in other parts of the State. ‘The Sun says that ‘‘a mass meeting of colored democrats wes beld last pight under the aus- Precs of Colored Democratic Association, of which Jonathan Waters is president, in Zion Church, corner of Hanover and seyret & streeis, which wes comfortably filled, aboui one-half of those present, however, being white persors.” An organization was effected by tie election ef the iollowing officers: President, ard.and, Thowan’sortehs secretion Moe: mas Sorrell; secretartes, N. How- land and Win. Waters. ‘The nt, in aasuming his position, made an in which he stated that the m, was called ¢9 afford the colored pcople an op- Ipatuotg to learn the object of the colored c organization, which was to elevate the colored people, and to do nothing that would in any way conflict with their best inter- ets. He conte: that where the democrats were in power the colored people fared better tum where the republican party predominates. referred to the late colored celebration of the ratification of the fifteenth amendment, aad said that if they would get him up @ procession Whe that and make him marshal, he too would pnt a new front in his house; and if they would send him up $550 from Washingtop when they wanted to elect a mayor, he would also take @ lot of colored men down there, under a promise to get $5 or $10 apiece, prot certain man waselected. The republicans, he contended, were all for themselves, and cared no more for the colored man than any one el. >. None of them would allow a colored man to go and take dinner with him, except it was the one who called him a Lammer the other night. ‘There rever was # republican who gave the col- ored man a ten-cent piece. The speaker said 'ife who was even a better democrat elf; she would not let @ republican man eatat her table. This, he said, was a geod government, but we had bad rulers; bat when there is a democrat in the Whit» House and two-thirds of Corgress were democrats, then the colored man would be in his glory. Lin- he said, freed the couniry, bat then he had the carpet-biggers would have Maryland was always going deme- time. It did, however, go repubil- can once, when 8: was elected Governor, Dat that was done only to show how thincs could change, (laughter;) and if Swann would back, the republicans would all vote for him. He ad been brought up a democrrt, and he néver knew a crat to promise him anyth that he did not fulfill. Not so with the republi- cans—they would deviate so much. Henry L. Young, colored, of the District of Columbia, was the next speaker, who made a brief addr He always was in favor of tree Principles, and a man was not free who could rot exercise the principles of afreeman. In the first place, be said, it was the duty of the col- ored man to inform himself, and thereby mako himself competent to select ‘« man to represent the pcopie. If that man should be a de ; he did not see any law to prevent him trom try- ing to secure his nominaiion and election. The colored people formed a part of the people of the State and of the United States. Wm. Waters, colored, was next imtroduced, and spoke brieity, claiming that be was justified in the position he had taken. The colored men should not beled any more by the ears by the republican party. ‘They bad to study their own elevation. They did not want to be republicans sud ‘bum’ on the government, but wanted to becdemocrats and re est man in the country. ic party opened his eyes ad showed him where he had begn a tool tor the republican party. God for- bid that be should be a tool again for any party. ‘He was a democrat, not for dollars, but from ae I lor elevation, e woul it bad been said that they swore democrats in, around at their a:sociation, but that was not the en They come in rom princ! iven to me apt ng: in the courts, and as ‘that of the whites. He hoped every col man in the State would support that man whom the office seeks, and who is qualitied tor s Jon, and not the man who seeks the office. T P: he said, would carry the & large majority, He the colored x would see thelr error, anda turn betore it was too late. ‘The American says of this meeting: “For several days past annotncement had been made that So CEE FAS meeting of thé colored democrats would be held in Zion Cunrch, at the corner of Montgomery and How. ard streets, and that eaid mass meeting would bemddresscd by @ number of well-known gen- tlemen. Ever on the alert for the latest sepsa- top, (and a colored demoerat is a genuine ser- sutjon in Balt'more,) one of the reporters of the Americon Jest pight hied to the church in ques- tion, and there encountered as queer a gather- mbit could well be found. Sandwiched in the fh oF ing were parties of what known rrys Bor Renters” (white), with colored men who, but @ short time were looked upon by the Ranters” ag wed pollation, but who last night were repeat, wag pollation. but who last ni were ed in the light of brothers and firm frends. Frém tbe fact that no white men took an active pest in the meeting last night, it was evident. bat they feared t> be seen upon the platform Ist their names should ap in the pal They maneuvered the holding of the and relied upon a few deluded men that it might flare, priék their political bubble, so @ grad and gull t the a thioking minds into ‘the belief’ that men of Baltimore are 1 Es a ea & q Star. TWO CENTS. THE WAR. LasT VIGHT’s TELEGRAMS. THE IMPENDING BATTLE. AFFAIRS IN PARIS. Our yesterday's dispatches, a3 vema!, covered everything in the shape of late news from the seatofwar. The following details have come to hand: McMAHON’S DESPERATE EFFORT TO Anguat 30-{8pecial Xo the Herald Lonpow, —{5) to jerald. a dispatch revelved hers, dated Drusels tol day, says that Marshal McMahon is about, and will make @ effort to force his way trom Sierdenate along the line to Montmedy, with the object of attacking from the north atever Prv-sian force may be oPatered in *he triangle formed by the forts of Metz and — Tegardless of their numbers. McMa- 0 The t> co-operate at those attempt is a Loid anda desperate one. as there 4 no. escape from destruction in caic of deteat. It is believed that the Emperor and hi¢ son will await the result of this movement, and be ready to cross at Bouillon int» Belgium in the ent of defeat. BATTLE RUMORS NOT CONFIRMED— PRUSSIAN VICTORY IN A SKIRMISH. Lonpon, Au; 30.—| Special to the Trivane.) No news has been received at Verdun of the er battle to have been fought. Many russians are around Mouzors, Ian an Stenay. Reports of eanron and musketry were heard on Sunday in that direction, and an — is believed to have taken place near Buzancy. Five hundred Prrssians attacked the ratiway station at Shauvercy. which was guarded by 50 French soldiers. he tight lested one hour, during which time seven were killed and five wounded. The Prussiars took 23 prisoners and burnt the station. MOVEMENTS OF THE EMPEROK AND PRINCE IMPERIAL. writes from Mezieres 1 yesterday mornit and was one day on the road. Qn my arrival here I found no troops besides the ison. The Prince Imperial arrived during the day with an escort of Cent Gardes. The Emperor slept at Toulevon the night before last and started yesterday for Lichsu, sending the Prince here at the same time. This morning the Prince and his escort started at 10:50 for a secret desi- nation, which f am privately told ia Sedan, th’ ptoving that the Prussians have not, as re; ed, cut the railway between Mezieres an A special corresponde: on Sunday:—“‘I left Ket Se- dan. The Prince goes by the road, indeed, but he would not be sent forward unless the neigh- Dorhood was clear of the enemy. We start to- morrow for Montmedy via Sedan. To-day there arrived several hundred artillery horses and some guns from Vincennes for the ramparts here. It is not certain that McMahon does not Guards here under arms are in uniforms forty 5 meig eld, and wholly.undrilled, but ready to ight. The Mobile’s have no uniforms at all, but look soldierly. The F erireogh tad of corres- ndents continues. All have been expelled rom Rethel on whom the authorities id lay bands. THE CROWN PRINCE’S ARMY STILL AD- VANCING ON PARIS. A tpecial correspondent of the Tribune writes trom the Crown Prince’s headquarters at Ligny a Teieis a di the if th “This is a great day in the campaign of the Third Army. The Kin , General Vow Moltke, and Bismarck have all arrived. The streets have been choked with Bavarian troops from morning till late this aiternoon. The word is forwaru to Paris. Infantry, cavalry, artillery, ‘wagon trains, and every* move ceaseles:] er The troops are in excellent condi- tion” The same correspondent adds a sentence owing that the Prussians knew a week since of the last French movement. The Emperor is re) to have gone from Chalons to Rheims. Some think that he will try to return and march to the northward of the Germans to the rescue of the troops at Metz. RAILROAD COMMUNICATION STOPPED. FIGHTING [LN THE ADVANCE. Lonpon, August 60.—A despatch from Brus- sels, dated 8 p. m., savs railway communication between that city anu Par's has been suspend-4. Fighting bas taken place betw-en the advanced forces of the two armics on the line of railroad from Montmedy to Sedan. PRUSSIANS EMBARRASSED BY SHAKP- SHOOTERS. Paris, August 30.—Advices from all parts of the provin: cs invaded show that the sharpshoot- ersare becoming very efficient. They capture mumbers of Prussian scouts and stragglers, and repel attacks on villages. ‘The pres- bee ode fy rap bet hgg cg octane groan courage the country people, who new put ona ition ulagel eeettaes oe ene! woun a num- ber, end ta many places Choy reise exact'ors before ‘9. Should the Prussiar: be sifriuraneo by Senticue Rane fe Iv ese. ular forces, who even now hang po the aaa line of march and inflict daily fence meets measures it orders are prem, executed. It is —— assared that Count Palikao will announce this week to Poe — that ond — for preparing Paris or Nothing has been received from the front ex- cept rumors Songecments ter favor- able to the » The country people are no’ img to. second ‘reneh scouts in & rf ‘se oftheenemy. Paris is now By srovered £> veaist an attack. The mi fi vernment them, and they will be discributed at once. The Gi with these ve economical cooking furnaces for the use of the poorer classes. COUNTRY PEOPLE CROWDING INTO PARIS—PROV: nN i i i HI : ie i i HH a FH i i Rj 4 : Hh qi i e i 5 Fi 38 Bf fi ek ! 3 Hi f 1 li a a TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. THIS AFTERNOON'S DISPATCHES ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS. THE WAR. THAT GREAT BATTLE. IT IS STILL “IMMINENT.” IT MAY COME OFF TO-DAY. WHAT THEY SAY AT PARIS. Continues His Move- ment—Bazaine Co-operates— Is Not Bottled Up—French WHAT THEY SAY AT BERLIN. A Fight Yesterday-Strong French Position Captared—The Terrible Tarces Tp by the Heroic Hussars—_MecMabon Fereed to the Wall—Ea- zaine Still in Bottle. Lelegraphed Exclusteely to The Evening Star. WHAT IS SAID IN PARIS. New York, August 31.—Mr. Gaillardet’s dis- patch tothe Courier d-s Elate Umis from Paris last night hes litve news additional to that a! ready published. He says that McMahon has an efiective force, probably two hundred thou- sand men, the elite of France, and that every- thing is now In suspense, waiting the issue of the battle which must soon be fought in the Ar- dennes or along the Meuse. Paris is folly pre- pared,is calm and filled with patriotism. All her men and youth are ready to take up atms at once. ‘The Prussian army advancing on Paris by the valleys of the Aube and the Seine is nothing but the landwehr, the Prince Royal's troops having turned north to meet McMahon. Mr. Gaillardet says the peasants along the line are seriously annoy ing the invaders. WHAT THEY DON’T KNOW IN LONDON. Lonpon, August 31.—The Standard, inreview- ing the situation, says, this mormng: “The Prutsians are strong around Rheims, while im- mense marses of them have passed to the north- ward. It is impossible to say whether the re port that the King is moving on Paris with a heavy force is true or not. Equally doubtiul is the rumor that the French Ministers of War and the Interior have removed from the capital The news is all uncertain and covflicting.” FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT. Parts, August 31, midnight—The following official news has just been promulgated by ie Minister of the Interior:—*The march of the Prussians on Paris seems to have been arrested. MeMabon continues his movement. There ha~ been no serious engagement yet. Chalons has been evacuated entirely by the Prussians. The railroad trains go treely now, es far as Kheims. The National Guards of the Seine, Marne and Aisne ate organizing to offer @ vigorous resist- ance. A person who lett Strasburg on Friday last saye one part of the town has suflered much, but the garrison is supplied with plenty of pro- visiors and munitions of war, and the citizers are determined to resist tothe lest. A Prussian vessel has just been captured and brought into Durkerque. Exelin, Avgrst 31.—The Pro-sians are send- ing sireet locomotives to aidin placing heavy guns be.ore Sizesbvrz. WAS THERE A BATTLE ON SATURDAY? Pagis, Augvst 31—The Mcenitear says tha. persons who have arrived from Mezieres affirm that @ battle occurred on Saturday. Our in- formants saw the Prussians retreating. There were gteat numbers of stragglers. There has been no official announcement of the affair yet by the Minister of War or of the Interior. The Public says that McMahon is entirely free in his movements. He is in perfect com- munication with Bazaine. Both must be fizht- ing the enemy. The forced marches of the Prussian Prince Royal have used up many of his men, many of whom are footsore and have to be transported in carts. Thousands have been lett behind. RIOT 1N LISBON BETWEEN FRENCH AND GERMANS. Advices trom Lisbon announce that a riot had occurred there between Freuch and German residents. Fire-arms were used, and several pertons were killed and wounded on both sides. ANOTHER FRENCH PRIZE, ArTBENs, August 29—Two Freneh men- > war yesterday entered Syra with ® prize. The latter was loaded with coal. The Greek gov- ernment immediately demanded that the French vesse 8 quit Greek waters. PRUSSIANS PLAYING THE MISCHIEF AT TROYES. Panis, August 31—Letters received to-day state that the Prussians are in the department of Yonne and Aube, and are overruuning the envoirous of Troyes and Tonnere, cutting rail- Ways and telegraphs. BAZAINE STILL LN BOTTLE. Bryese.s, Augvst31. 11 a. m.—Bazaine is still eooped up. The German army has been or- ‘dered to camp as far as possible from the lest Daitle tield, owing to the sickening exbalations. ‘The Emperor is expected at Carignan, in the department of Ardennes. The Prince Imperial is at Avesne, in the dc- partment of the Nord. FRENCH SCARE ABOUT A YANKEE- PRUSSIAN PRIVATEER. Panis, August 31.—The Figaro prints in capi- tals @ story of the departure of a Prussian PRUSSIAN LOSSES 145,008. The Patric estimates the Prussian losses 80 far at over 145,000. Thionville has certainly been re-suppkted with stores and ammunition. is reported to be at Spandan, near Bertin. pit 1G HUZZ. Gpanp Prt, Department of Ardernes, Wed nesday, August 31, (vis Berlin.)—The French on the heights between Vouziers and Attigny, which wespheld by a body of Tureos was taken by storm yesterday by two squadrons Of Huzzars, who dismountsd for the purpose The place was a very strong one. ‘Two Ublans of the Royal Guard ‘ast night brought in two staffofficers of McMahon, just captured. - THE tions were unworthy of France. He knew all were moved by the same séntiment. He cause it to be published in all the communes of France that the first religion now was patriotiem. This was greeted with great app'ause. Subsequently, Deputy Belhemont demanded from the Mir‘ster of Marine an ex- planation of the reporied tlibustering expedi. tions of Germans from veriors ports of the Unt. ted States. The Minister, in reply, said that he had received no official dispatches on the sub- ject. In the absence of any intel"igence directly confirming the report, be could not suppose that the American government would permit such violations of the rights of nations. ‘The Patrie says the report of theseexpeditions is absurd, and all the other evening papers take the same yiew. 4UL ABOUT THE WAR. Pants, Augrst 31—To-day the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce officially visited the vast storehouses where provisions have been collected. The Peys says t! @ committee of detence has been formed im Havre. Late Torin (italy) journals announce that Prince Napoleon hes taken up bis residence near that clay. ‘The French clergy sre still actively mo: in favor of the de “ence of the country. Shov'd it be peccst.ry to fll the mot around Paris, iu order t» stop the advance of the Pros- saps, it would be Ikelyt> cause a scatelly of water inthe c'.y .or a sew days. An official repo: t shows that more than 2.000 cars prssed int> the city on Sunday, bringing the furritete and eficets of tug:tives living in the envirors. ‘The wititary schoo! at St. Cy. isempiy. All the pup'’s are in the army. MOKE OF McMAHON’S WONDERFUL TACTICS—ON PAPER. (Cable— Private Sources} Loxvox, August 31 —French advices report that McMahon, by his tactics, hrs succ sded in separating the forces of his opponent, and that he will deliver battle, probably to-day, with the most confident bopes of success. ae eer LATER. IMPORTANT! AUSTRIA AND ITALY THREATEN ARMED INTERVENTION, SERIGUS COMPLICATIONS THREATENED. PRUSSIA SAYS ALL THE POWERS OF EARTH SHALL NOT STOP HER FROM GETTING INDEMNITY FOR THE PAST ANO SECURITY FOR THE FUTURE. NEPHEW OF BISMAKCK ARK ESTED AS A SPY. Panis, August 31--The Pays says that a nephew of Bismarck, named Mulerite,who tried to raise a legion of Hanoverians here shme time ago, was arrested yesterday as a spy. IMPORTANT EXPRESSION OF GERMAN OPINION ON IN 5. ERVENTION — PRUSSIA WON'T STAND IT. Berwin, Angus: 31.—The National Ga-rtie of to-day hes tne following important intelli- gence :—“It is understood that the neutral powers are corresponding actively. No result has cs yet been attained, except @ resolution that each power must acquaint the rest with any individual move. The evident purpose is still to imtervene at sme stage of the war; though Prossia regards the movement as having been coniemp!ated entirely tro late, This intention hes already been almost otten- sively announced irom Vienna and Florence, Prussia objects emphatically to tie covnse of Italy. The latter hes threatened comp'ications requiring an undesirable solution; that t<, to de forced to fight or submit to great sacrifices. Rather than let @ neutral profit from ovr troubles, all the powers of earth shall not stop us halt way in the war of self preservation. England has also broached her intention to in. tervene, but she never meant an armed inter- vention. The interests-of Europe demand the cessation of all such attempts.” THE FRENCH WRATHFUL AGAINST PROTESTANT SYMPATHIZEKS WITH GEKMANY. Lonpox, Augast 31—There is great local e citement throughout the French departments against alleged sympathizers with Prussia, and Botably against Protestants. VEKSAILLES ON THE DEFENSIVE. Panis, August 31 Versailles, though an open town, is organizing for her defense Advices from Algeria say that the Arabs and Kabyles have sent an address of felicitauen to the Turcos now in France, promising to imitate them. THE GERMAN EXvDUs. The Moniteur says that many of the Prussians who have just been expelled trom Paris, were the police have discovered @ case of Prassian uritorme in the heuse of 2 suspected person. Many Germans who have been expelled have given false reports of hardships they have deen compelled to undergo. ber of instances where there is no doubt as to the proper conduct of the applicant. THE SILLY STORY ABOUT AMERICAN PRIVATEERS. aig Monier says it is empowered to contra- the silly story of the Figaro concerning armed ships sailing from American ports to prey upon Fremeh commerce. EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS FOR THE . DEFENCE OF PARIS. Panis, Aug-31—Preparations for the defence Of Poris are still ‘pushed forward with en- likely to interrupt the @f Gre from the works or furnish cover for NOT MUCH OF A BATTLE. Loxpom, Aug. 31—The Belgian government comings potion ef arsed. a of ‘The French eay that the battle between Dan and Stenay, Sunday, wes without importance. TRAVEL SUSPENDED EN PARIS Brvessis, August 31—Travel between this dity and Paris has been suspended. 4 YANKEE FRENCHMAN. Panis, August 31.—Victor Sejour, an Ameri- cox citizen, has demanded to be naturalized, so ‘that he may enlist for the defense of raris. LEAVING PARis. Loxpox, August 3L—An extraordinary mis. school girls, &c. ¥ PRUSSIA REFUSES VEX- Tro: nr INTERVEN. BERLIN, August 31—At a meeting of nota: ‘bhes here jast evening an address to the King was formed, protesting against permitting for- eign intervention, which would deprive Prussia ©° ber reward for her late 5 * Sacrifices of Germany slene should be heard. Germany is willing to contide all to the Kingot Promina in establisb'ng peace, not ega’n to be wantonly broken. THE LATEST. | HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS LEAV- ING PARIS FOR M.MAHON, The Prussians Cut Off Some of the Reinforcements, McMahon Still Pegging Away To- wards Meiz. NAPOLEON REPORTED VERY ILL auary, Stresburz mast Sarrender in three day« WHAT TEE LONDON TIMES SAYS. MeMahon Fails to Eclicve Bazaine, and is Ketreating on Solwsors. LATER FROM Pgnis. Naw YORK, Augost 51.—The following is = special to the New Vork Tr! pram Lowpow, August 31.—Troops have been !eav- ing Paris all day for the North. Passenger irefic between Calais and England has been stopped. News trom the French atmy this forenoon reports that the Emperor is seriously il! at Sedan, and that bis condition excites tho jreatest anxiety. The determined and persevering efforts of the lest few days to reinforce McMahon trom Paris are suill continued, with considerable success. No.withetanding some backward movements by which the Prussians have either intercepted or driven back a few detachments of these rein- forcemen's, the stmy under McMahon will be found to be very strong. and in a condition te persevere in its determined attempts to amat! the Prussian armies before Metz, and thus en able Bazaine, who is etill beleaguered im the fortress, to join McMabon's army. The latest reports from Strasburg of the be- siegement of the fortress and the city represent that the besieged are not Ikely to hold out longer than th-ee dayr, when the capitulation will be inevitable. AUTHENTIC STATEMENT CON THE RMAN ARMLE: Berwix, Augrst 31.—The North German Ga- setg. of this city, to-day gives the subjoined of the ermies of Gei > many errors have been in circulation lately: The Prince Royal of Sexony commands the fourth division, rs previously reported. This army bes been ordered to wove on Paris by way of Kheiws, while the 8d army is moving to the eame d:stination through Troyes. Eight srmy corps rre therefore now moving on Peri. The first army is commanded by General Von Steinmetz, and consists of the ist , 7th and &th army corps. Tois army is pow near Metz. The second army is that of Prince Fred- erick Charles, comprising the 24, Sd, 9th and 30th ermy corps. This is a)» ueer Mets The third stmy, commanded by the Koyal Prince, compried the Sth, 6th, and Mth corps eswell asthe Bavarian corps. This army bax been directed to moveon Paris by way of Troyes The fourth army, thatof the Prince Koya! ot Saxony, is advancing on Paris by way of Chaions ‘The Stth army, under Gen. Werther, emb: the Wurtemburg and Baden divisions, is now engaged im the siege of Birasbrrg. Beside these, there 's the army of the reserves, partly under command of Duke Mecklenburg-Schwe rim, onthe Kbine; partly under General Can stein, at Ber)in, and partly ander General Low imteid, in Silesia.” The Gazet’e, atter this recapitalation, goes on fosay: “£.ddently Procdans may, without in- terrupiion cr without danger of expe ing ther rear, move on Paris, while the orm-es remain- ing are strong enough to matntain order at home and protect the country.” . The splendid library at Stresbarg has been dcstroyed by the vigorous bombardment. A BATTLE AT NOUVART. The foliowing news ‘s official ; Varenxes, Tuesday night, August 39, (via Berlin, Augrst 31.)—The advance of the twelfth Prussian army corps and a portion of the fifth French ermy bave bad an engagement near Nouert. No detai’s are received. The railway between Mezieres and Thionville has been desiroyed at two poiuts by the Prus oars. (Brom Private Source.) Loxpon, August 31.—The Times this morning says that MeDahbon ‘s now to re- treat on Scissors, Daving failed ip bis attempt to relieve Bazaive at Metz. Telegrams (rom Parie this morning are exu!t- ant in statements that (he Crown Prince is thir- sian staff, and that be will not arrive at the right moment fo effect a janet'on with Prince Frederick Ohr=1 s. Z Hi i H | i a if al ! if i Ft i %