Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1870, Page 1

TIE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED >AILY, Sunday excepted At The Ster Building. } 8.W. Corner Pennsylvania Av, oud lth St, av TEs BVENING STAB NEWSPAPER COMPANY. Ga ‘THE STAR ts served by carriers to thetr sub- Seribers in the City and Distriet at Tey CuNTs PxR ‘Wat or FoRTY-rove OENTs FER MONTE. Copice Sf be counter, Two Cznts. PRick yoR Martine :—Three Months, $1.6 Btz Month , @3.00; One Year, $5.00. No P iyery fre se >t. com the office longer than paid for THE WEEKLY STAB—published morning—61 AMUSE arias! VX. 836—N°. 5.48 RX = = = i Q yuamahe, pee Fi | 745 WATER DEPACTMENT. Commovaication trom Registrar Crane Waren Krorernans ont Crtv Hatt, Wass. geron, Vet. 4, Ip. Fdfter Sar Your Movday’s tur contains» commur'cation from ‘Ye late Water Registrar, S. R. Bond, Ecq., which requires a few words in reply = I desire ro controversy with Mr. Bond, and @o potintend to have any. He was respectful erd obliging when! entered upon the duties of e of}e0, giving me al the information i8 bis power. which i duly appreciate. Lf he inters EDUCATIONAL. ATIONAL 7, p 7 ASeMENT OF R ANP “4am W J. FLORENCE. ACS EVENING. Oct. sth, Will De® Jee, Ronctean't’s beantifal Drama of COLLEEN BAWN, Sceves sud EM BeNEFIT OR W -LLA MATINEE Satrd Adr*eion, 50 cents: Ch dren, 25 cer Mu. C@RISTINA NiLSBON tints Agromnces to the yub- STIN ‘4 NIUSsON 4 ne here in TWO ZGEAND NILSSON CONCERTS. THU SSPAY. 20Tn. ANDES RIDAY, 2hst UCRO- B AT rm. ocd AT LINe “ ‘LN aA Lb, ROF. HORATIO BATES ores MUmbay. Occber Bf Preach EVERse CLASS FOR YOUNG LADIES AT 2h street, will SEP ay 4 bL. Coltiere. b hb. in_advanes. » oct" RE 13+ NNUAL SESSION OF MBS. 8. Pick s Sacer SOROOL TOR Bors Toa ‘will commence ¥, MONDAY, September 5th. oral, nto men stanton. given to moral, im additiot ae SES BU WIGL REOPEN Their MabiNens PDaY sc L FOR YOUNG AY, September 26th. 1403 Bo HALL. eee BUBL’S BOARDING and DAY SCHOOL fonYoung Ladies and Missenclt ol Pete wchi en yi SS) )SBORNE YOUNG LADIES’ "TSEminany.1i3t mous st Land a rough instruction. Refereuces:-—Hon. Wm. W. Sew- ard, ex Secret: of State: Gen. John 8, pe) Han. Jobu Hitz, SwissConsul-General EVENING OCASSES IN MATREMAT- Nese Bookkeeping and Pen- z 5 . _ °, F} ICS, Baglish Gramma cee pit FASHIONABL® DANCING ACADEMY. OS, Ragireh Grenshex, Dockeseptng Gad Fen- NEW MASONIC TEMPLE, Tand K-will be teosganized ob MON DAT, Oct, Sde Is now open for the Tren 170. For terms, 8C.. 8PPI9 10, pg erERSON DAIS AND NOLES O SON, Mlseos and Mesters, Tuesday, Thursday, od Sat- = 1» 3 te S m. Ladies’ Claes, Montay, Wednesday, and Saterday 7 Dm. © Srcatng Claes for Gentlemen, Monday, Wednes- at the Academy, or daz, snd Saturday. 7 to 9 p.m Tost Office, addreseed to ‘or farther nyt Se app! eas eg ENED OTe HOM STIO BATES, . BOMAN'S L. * ACADEMY OF DANCING, ASHINGTON LIBRARY COMP . ©. A. CONSOLIDATED LIBEABY, be aes 2 Mt BUILDING, zs streets, daily - tL 10». m. "Reading Room Babseription t) Library $3 per annum. ad-«/ Bo. 486, x hibition jNo. 4% ‘Ten aa Sale } It Srasst. aT Oraxer MARKRITERS, Ho, 686 SEVENTH «TK 2uT, botween D and Estreets Biett Doors artove Odd Fellows’ Hall. GRotee i) Paintings, Kngravings, Obromes, &2. a Stock’ Pap-r Hangings, Window Baades, Picture Fraioss. Bicture Cord and Tasscle, ‘Bin Nails. ein the Disisict. BMS, € Please remember Name ard Namber. ep25-17" Btttow 8 GALLERY ow OLL PAINTINGS FOR BALE. received some fine PIOTUBES. 1236 Pera ‘Det 12th and Isth sts. tt _ STOVES, FURNACES, &e. WwW STOVES. B take pieasnre in informing the pohlic that y of CUOKRING and PARLOK now complete. Prices have b-> fetuced to suit the times aud gnaranteod + as low as any beuse in tne city. w in part the following standar” Stoves, vig:—Improved William Penn, Improved nitor, Improved Coral Cook, Climax ana other . ‘Novelty Parlor Cook .Partor Light, Maguer, tight Base and other patterns of Yoai aad Woo! OVER. Also, a general assortment of HOUSE ¥ BM IsHING ARTICLES, all of which will be guaranteed to give sati<facticn at th» old stand o! EBEKLY, THOMAS & CO., selS-Im™ _7th street. between G and H ure ty ead STOVES!! STOVES!!! ATTENTION, HOUSEKEEPERS? Cal! and examine the merits of the CELEBRATED AMERICAN COOKING STOVE, Improved for 1870, Bow on exhibition at | BE UPON US PE PREPARED FOR IT. WwW. D. WYVILLS, 432 PENNSTLVANIA AVENUE, near 4% str Where you can Gnd PARLOR HEATERS La BES. in every variety put up in nner by competent worl to give satisfaction. HE SEW STEWART COOK, WITH DUMPING AND SHAKING GRATE, Maimtaing its superiority over all other a inferier one, whe you can B. F. SIMPSON’S, n. aD 90 12 se2v-tt BDICAL DE AY o x... MEDICAL SESSTON, Colle» Bui! . corner of Tenth and E ty of Washington. ‘The rezular Lectures end cortiaue until March 1331 Vermont aven 1 commence October 1, FacvLty. NOBLE YOUNG. M.D. Professor of Principles ard Prectice of Medicine, General Patho'ogy, and D., Profes or of Ob- L Protessor of Mater‘a Medica and Therapeo J HARRY THUMPSO D,, Provessor of Ph fotoy, Gperative aud rye a Operative Surgery. CHEIS’C°COX’ M.D. Profesect of Medical snris- peesgeT ged Balen W. BLISS, M.D , Pr_fessor of Urinary Pat! o’- ory ard Therapent!. s, Ww. é! TILDEN, M.D, Provessor of General ard Be iis al Chen 2OHN @. F. HOLSTON, M. D., Professor of Anat- WAnWICK EVANS, M. avd RUBEBTSON he WARD, M_D.. Demoustra’or JOUNLON ELIOT, D., Dean, No. 608 EB Feet, between Fifth ard Sixth, Washo s PROF. L. MALEZIEUX, From tne University of Pr WILL RES WEEK, HIS LESSONS OF FRENCH LITERATURE, © KAMMAR AND CONV BKSATION. Box 69, P.O e"9-c0lw? [LAW DEPARTMENT OF GxONGETOWN The Law Department of Georgetown College will jcorgetown pen iu the Hell of the Colonization Building, core ber Peonsylvenigavenus and treet, on WED- NE: ¥, Uct. Sth. Opening lecture on that day at ‘ock. For circulars and other information aj at the Law Office of CHARLES W. HOFFMAN, Secro- tory of the Faculty, in the Colonization Build- ins. eelt- Im OWARD UNIVERSITY, MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. The Lectnrcs of the Sex mence WEDN e Douths of 1870-71 will com- T 5, aad will continue ¥ address will be de ing by Professor ROB Lectures daily. beginning nic in Freedmen’s Hespital on &2 3.20D. y, Professor Beybarn, on Saturdays, at 3:0 p.m., by Profes- LL. D., President. . D., Dean. JOS. TABEB JOHNSON. M.'D., Secretary. General GEV. W. BALLOCH, A! M., Treasurer. a FACULTY : S'LAS L. LOOMIS, A. M., M.D... No. 6239 Penn theast, Proiessor of Chemis- YBURN, M.D.. No. 2129 F street . Professor of the Principles and Prac- tice of Surgery, and Clinical aud Operative bar- ery JES" FABER JOHNSON, A. M., M. D.,Corner of Tenth stre tard New York avenue, Profesor of ‘nor thwes Obstetrics ses of Women and Chiliren, and M. d M: Clinics] Midwifery. GIDEON 8. PALUER. A. M F 41, Prefe:sor of Physiolog: PUINBAS H. STRONG. D., University ini Professor of the Princt nd Practice of Medi cine and Clinical Medici in CHARLES B. PURVIS. M_D,.No.1 433 L street norihwest, Prof asor of Materia Medica and Medi- cal Jurisprudence ALEXANDER T, AUGUSTA, M. D..No. 1319 L street Dorthwest, Professor of riptive and Tomy BOUD, M. D., No. 1009 © street copist and D.. D B. northwest. Demonstravor of Ai J. ED CHENEY.AM..M_D. ‘Lecturer on the Practical Use Matriculation... lustruction ........ Course of Lectures enn. S.ngle Tickets... aenwoee, Analytical Chemistry _. To students taking fu jeal instruction free. ‘#ogements have been made by the Trnstees of University to remit a part of the expenses of de- ving indizent students, who will make known <= € a to the Secretary of the Medical ertment. ickets for the Course of Lectnres must be obtained from the Secretary of the University. or information address Se Se eae Rg seared JOHNSON, = La a cretary Medical Department, corner New Yor avenue and Kt se 4-w f&m.im ILL REOPEN BER PRI- MESS CALKINS VATE E SCHUOL at No. 318 Pennsylvania a7 enue, Capitol Hill, on the FIABST MONDAY in Sep- tember sel2- U [SION SEMINARY FOR YOUNG LADIES 2 will commence its sessions on TUESDAY, the s One of the teachers will be at hool house, = aoe street, wes day from 4to 6pm.’ Fo- further particulars apply to firs. J YORK. Principal. 3 eo? ica meet 1008 Pa. ave._ bet. wn and itth sta, Me" = = maxvex SLATE MANTELS. Will Resume his Instraction fn — VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIO MANTLES. — SEPTEMBER 12ru. FIXTURES. ue GRATES. Add tM ott 5 . El pansy Adtee at Metuerott & Oo. and Jon Fut SUMMER PIECES. Digt Aig INSTRUCTION CcLocks. STATUARY. ‘ila bd hea raga nde he wt oon, and to instru: MANTEL ORNAMENTS. — | macic Art. Sprcial attention will be given tor the a == Business of the = For teams apply ether 1g por: KEROSENE VASE LAMrs, | °©s or by letter to No. 1730 lith sty, N. W. ee6-fmn™ SHAN 7 ISS JULIA RB. BALCH (danghter of the Rev escola i ae Ms Baich) willop-na SOHOOL POR GLU ica anu at 1807 H at.,on MONDAY, Sept. Sth. auzs isen cuains. RMELSON INSTITUTE * 1Ro! e SELECT CLASSICAL AND MATHEMA scl hein See ee CHUOL, FOR BOMB Eee NEW STOCK. Fourteenth Stret, betwun Land K. The Eighteenth Annual Seesion of this Schoo! ted PRICES. bosin WRUNESDAY, September lath. Por Oltee, HAMILTON @ PEARSON, ac, CBAs. B. YOUNG, Principal, No. 4, ¥. M00. Ay ae reer och and D streets. NEW STORE, NEW GOODS, Goup Paces. MILLINERY AND LAD ES’ DRESS TRIM- ANG, Also. Gentlemen sand Chil . rot mp Sac tan * lidren’s Farnishings, » our and the winter. Diic ary hock, Tespectialty invited t NO. 419 Lihat, =< CLEMENTS & CO Ceens XPRESS. Desee:c called for and a ivered t) om weeds. Steamt: at+, Ho od Private eee Barrer checked to a: a. via Orange, Alex and Manassas K. ib., and connecting Lines ei eMptiy aticnded to. 2 Farniture moved with care, to call and» tar-tn: peer Pe =e averu> . str ay ¥ P = = hoof Sey M « 3 |= with Ee Goszaca COLLEGE Exercises of this Institntion, street, near the Patent Office, will 66 rerumeed cate FIRST MONDAY oF SEPTEMBER, corps of Prof and 5) el Cs oe, cContaia ean be obtained at the ipal book sence, tad ‘other public places in the city or ok ibe ia 0) erie. So of's. tough coy eats SSUES Poe te ont Oommen stoner oerding pupils ta Baglish department » TOF sicalare contetning fall information address “de 'coeWay_ REV. J. A. LIPPINOOTT.A.4 1 HAVE BESTURNED From SEW YoRE With 8 complete aseortment of NEW SHAPE BATS for the Fall, CHOICE “FEATHERS,” ana FSENCH FLOWERS, All the new mee v for MILLINERY and P Jet Goods in NEW STY your sdvantage to cal! earl Mrs. GASTON, Agen: _sebtt => TSa3 6 aestot, s™ vers RESSMARING. ae and PATTERNS te GABPET- BEATING WORKS, Ne. 23 Marn. Avenue, between i aad OA a ecate all or ©. ‘The ander i (Aaraerer AND BUILDING. J. W. DEANE, CARPENTER AND BUILDER, a work i hie oa SPECIAL NOTICES. PURE WINEs, Tbeve made with one of the Sauna tar cece! acon ant en ‘comm Purposes, tho purest if: ANGBIICR MW UGORT 80 FeRENO Wine, from thea [ofr for sales whokenate a » barrel and baif-! PERRY DAVIS’ PAIN KILLEB. je celebrated medicine has won a de<ervedly bigh repuration as an alleviator of pain and a pre- F aver oi health. It has becomea household the fact that it gives immediate and perm: & pareiy ¥ le pre} pyres materials, exfo to keeo ard It is d by paysi- dL versors of all clarses, and to-d public trial of thirty yeare—the average life \An- it stands unrivalled and nnexcelled. reading i Usetulness over the wide word. creasing sale affords posit favor,asone sail bottle will do more to convince Nd. Gaerne 7 ee an the parortioomeats in ee hoa ft for ten times the cant: ee — rections arc: each tle. o'd'by all Dros, = rice 28 cts., cts, and $1 per bottle, oct colm&W t ration, made + on Social Evils, ESSAYS FOR YOUNG M and t of getting Married, he propriety or impropriet: with sanitary help for those who feel unfitted for gies. vAdarees, ROW AWD SBSOCLATION, Boe P, Philadelphia: Pa. CCEA TT ai-ecsa* BATCH ELOR’S HAIB 8 spleadid Hair Dye in the best Ri igen geo ogre ange ; BOF any exvalve polson to produce ddath. ‘Avold the vaunhed and delusive banacing virtues they do pot possess. The Ww. A. helor’s Hair ustarnished reputation to Ls ite inte; the only perfect Hair lack or Brown. Yin Drogaists, “Applied at 16, Bond strest. N DYE. in the world. us, does not contain is or genuine, ye has had thirty y-ars pag A HABLE BROTHERS, FASHIONABLE CLOTHIERS 4. W.COBNER OF SEVENTH AND P aTs., NUMBER 400. HABL FABLE BuOS: 3. ABL Fashionable HABLE Buu: ABL’ HABLE FRO: HABL HABLE BRo: HABL. BABLE Bue ABL HABLRE BR: ABL . HABLE BR HABL Clothiers, HABLE BRo: HABL! HABLE BE HABLE B! N.W.Corner HABLE B HABLE B HABLBE B HABLE b HABLE B ae B of HABLE B. HABUE Bri HABLE B HABLE Bhs HABLE B HABLE BROS., 7thand Dsts., HABLS B. Hgts BE: EEE 4 5 HABLB BEUS., Ho. 400, HABE Bui HABLE B& Merchant HABLE BROS HABLE B. HABLE BRO3., HABLE Bi Tailors HABLE BROS, HABLE Bi ABLE B HABLE FE and HALLE B HABLE B: HALLE B aoe B Gentlemens’ HABLE B) ABLE BRO: BALE B HSBLE 5 Furnishing HABUE B bye = BABLE B HABLE Goods. HABLE B: PERFECT SATISFACTION GUABANTEED. 0029 tr “IMPORTANT.” STOCK OF FANCY AND MILLINERY GOODS NOW COMPLETE AT DAVIS’, 801 Market Space, corner “th street. TEIMMING VELVETS AND VELVET RIBBONS IN ALL COLORS, At lowest prices. Just seceived at Davis”. FEATHERS AND FLOWERS IN EVERY VA- BIETY, at DAVIS’, ATS IN ALL THE NEWEST SHAPES, at DAVIs’. ee SASHES AND SASH RIBBONS, SCARFS AND BOWS, In all styles and colors, at DAVIs’, —— LADIES IN SEARCH OF NOVELTIES, Will do well to make their selections early, as we have mauy styles of goods now in stock that cannot be duplicated. DA by $01 Market Space. aan GROVER & BAKER'S CELEBRATED ELASTIO AND UOCK-STITOH SEWING MACHINE3, Al band, cohtw nat DAVIS. Stelwar & SOBs Pianos, stogmet nee for atmy Ga ne root and, ew York ave UFHERFORD. my2-l7 hci ("Sei eye macme Parehastes necro ot thee aoe. oS Wat | intended to questeon his honesty of gbili- ty im my late repo... tethe Water Board, he is greatly ms'sken. Neither did i } | SPY Feflec..ons upon the late Kai under whew manageme: and was conducted Tor ni te his rest, and far be it from me to detract trom bis abilities, or impute any other than hewae Die moves to bis conduct, The ne TWO CENTS. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR. THE WAR. baer VIGHT’S THLEGE _EVENING STAR. a fo furnish theme with “ectuscwunted —— = — = t of the THIS AFTERNOON'S DISPATCHES | s:' .& very Washington News and Gossip. | ne rouowing items of war news were re- 18 DISPA 3 fon pry aay, Rog 2 tke wees Si el am inp na eae ceived here by cable last night : | who the Water Would be We INTERNAL REvENUR—The 2celpts to-day TBE ATTACK ON PARIS. ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS, (to make. | complied with that roqucst. & ingsuch facts as had come in my porsersic a. om this source were S417 5().79., | end oe ng such changes end A times es, in judgment, a proper adminisi -acton of j the duties ofthe omice rt quire. There was one | Oraisscon in the rej ot which I vegarded as po j Just towevds Mr. Bond, and the next day I THE WAR IN EUROP. TUESDAY'S BATTLE. | “So*hr\t St Borng Seoeer, r °3 Mr. Bord is cancerned | will take t's occesion to say that I believe him to be an | able, honest, high-toned, conscientious man, a+ je as it is possible for an office-holder } to bave bees, and continue on good terms w.t) Mayor Bowen to the end. ‘Lhereare a few points in Mr. Bond's comma neato which Sontd ve noticed, and if you Will give me 1 will briefly repiy to them. 1, Ses Bond states that your introductory. re- to m xt, in which you say “The of Board bas held no meetings for several BERtrN, Ort. 5.—(Special t> the New York T.ture.jJ—ONcial advice» trom headyur ts) report that prep-rat ors for a regular act .ck on the fori ficatiors and for shelng Prr's have been completed. The s.ege gurs and moit:3 have e-iv J and b 21 Mackd iny “ition for immediate opera “0 & AFFAIRS IN PARIS. Lonron, Oct. 5.—The police duiy row dore by evmed cli:zers. The p p-d drive alout ps if the Prr-siars In. The gereral s*pect o° the r aal. but notbing can Jead ore there is she least probabiliiy of i thout a tre: yas stra pecial to tl rod the garcieom of Paris Nai-onal Gust 59,000 lobile.. at these reg:ments and battalliors are drilled ‘ner santly, apd ‘hat it ‘s confidently believed in the cicy that the armv of Paris alone will at no distont day be more chan able to assume the offensive with sueccss inst the invest.ng force. There hrs been nos ceet rioting or fight. ivg whatover, and all stories t> the effect are utver end absolute fications. The whole Bavrarzi Erresv', charge d af'a'res of Tur hey, brsretma ato veuy. Mapame Catacazy, the wife of Ye Russian Minister, is reported to be very ill at Montreal, Cavada. Prowc11ons.—James D. Power, has been T ©vot d irom third to four!’ class clerkship. ard Geo. B. Bey wood, from second to third class ibe olfce of the Secretary of the Treasury. ‘The Prussians Defeated. Ian AvMIRALS Thomas O. Selividge and IMPORTANT RESULTS, Char'cs H. Poor, have been ordered to daiy 93 members of the retiring board in session at the Nay Dep. ttwent. Tow corsists of 3°), De bey in the line and 290,099 Gardes ars,” is notcorrect. Mr. B. says “Lhe Water Board electod in 188 organized and held meet- me an Pithiviers Evacuated by the Germans | The PRESIDENT has caused te annovnce- tentt» be made iuat bereatter he will see ro \ cits on Tuesdays ard Fridays, Cadinet days, ror until pier 12 o’clock meridian on other oe i base mam can find no records of moctings of ‘ater Board doring Mr. Bond's times exe tro’ & record of those formeriy held se kept Their Cattle and Forage Pall Into the of the Freneh. one corner ©. the plat book, which meeting was days. Thieru'e isto apy ly to all. German force now occupy.ng the lincs before held Augun: 2158, cut Messrs. Was. i Kara ists seven °* mberit 5 jen 5, J. y wa an T: Day is (e eighty-fourth birthday ot Mr. | 23 Kc de Sheep diem fone nr probe | Paris to be Bombarded Sherily, | Joholc Ping. reat Teads 8s follows: — 28 bly bring *he ¢ tal up fo 230,000 or 29. The German works at Bilancorrt have ben shelled bythe i iononpes arreaagyr on the Seine which were only @riven off atter corsiderable slaughter of the German troops. There is @ great deal of si¢] ness in the German encampments. DIVISION IN THE FRENCH COUNCIL. onDon, Oct.5.—The Manchcesier Eraa‘ner m aerial mc-sage trom Paris, stating that ameeting of the council of Ministers on the 20th of Sept -mber, Jules Favee and M. A-a,» protested egairst the conuinuance of the war witbout corsultation with the pcople. MM. Devt, Mre, Grout’s father, and he received the yngraialaiors of many friends who called at tre Execucive Mevsion. Notwithstanding his aivenced age Mr. Dent erjoys e~cellent health. Suits bave been instituted on bebalf of the United Stat:s, agairst bonds amounting to a mi'on of dol'srs, given by wh‘skey and tobacco dealeis in New York to secure payment of taxcs, but who have relinquished bu-iness len~g - ly in erterrs. ““By reference to the minutes tt was ascorteined that no meeting of the board had been held since June, 1865." What minutes are referred toLhave not been able to ascertal Under aid printed report is a memorandum wi iiten § pencil, reading: “Board adjourned to meet 4th Tucsday im September.” I have not b: able to tind any records of a meeting held en the 4th Tuc day in September, or since tha! (ime. 1am sure that Mr. Bond informed me that no meetings of the board were held during the year 1809, nly Telegraphed Exclusively to The Boening Star. TPE PRUS3IAN3 DEFEATED IN TU DAY'S Bairi ©. Tours, Oc. 6—The bacte which occurred rer> Chr'-au Gr'rd on the ith trstant, hes been pr dretive of important results. The Pirsstars were de eated, and the position taken by the French wes one that necessitated the 2. Mr. Bond says: “Mr. Crane is cert eb ecaisio e evacuation of P.th'viers by the enemy. The | misit‘ormed that the bank ever, doci 4 CoxMiEs10KER DELANO, with Dis son, John | HeTauiy, Trocha and Rochefort dis.entod trom | ps ay ndored that port in sans h Socm of alice, eatee be Renee Satracr drawn Dear 0, Jett here this aiternoon for Ohio. They ‘The Standard will to-moirow contain an au- | that many cattle and a large amowntor .ocag on the 2th day ork i.’ thor'zed statement {rom the Emperor Nay - denying the authenticliy of letters c'rcolated under German auspices in bis pame. IRISH VOLUNTEERS. Lowpor, Oct. 5.—A New York World sp-ocial at Boulogne rencs word that a foreign regiment hes been formed for service of the French at Cherbourg, to be called the Volunteers of Fonte- nov, and fo be compc7ed exclusively of Irish yovunteers. Men ior the regiment are daily ig both Ireland and Ko; id. AT METZ. LO. pecial *> the New York T ibur :.|—A cortie was made from Metz against Jouyhend by the 8th corp”, at roon on the 3d. ‘The French wounded were leicin the hands of the Germars, but the dead were c»tried back to Metz. Fort Quinten supported the attack. These ¢iversions are useless, except for discip- line. The F ench troop», who are still told that they were victorious in the Au, ast battles. are growing impatient. The last :oriie showed no firateg.c result, though feveral brigades were engaged on both sides. WAR NOTES FROM TOUES. TOoves, Oct. 5.—It *s annovnesd * >-day that a government delegai.on is to be sent ‘rom here to be cstablished in Lille in case of any greater interrupiion in the lines of commupication. The Mcr’teur advocates Tova as the place for the meeting of the corsiituent avsembly, on the ground of }-s securi.y. which that journal says 1s ps perfect as any French ci.y. The Prus- sian los:cs im the attack on Fort Bitche were immerse. decembsr, 1589, to two bills of Jobm McOlel'and for forn’ a4 water maim _aeconemag toeey. 5.41, for whica McClelland received c' t. MeClels ad inforirs me that on one occasion he presen od a check at the bark, upon which payment w.* retvsed, but thatit was paid th» mext day. A{ter that ‘ime bis checks were cxshed by Mr. Bond, the checks a+ cash in bank. Mr. account shows that on (he 3d of Februrty he dej osited $12,422.19, being more money the entire :ece:pts of the o®ice for fiteen days previous to that time, proving thet the money wes held back for the purpose of cashis MoOleliand’s check. Mr. Larman, Water ,{nforms me that be presented = check to benk, in January last, for #10), eee it was refered. I am m- formed that . Hannon & Barry, con.ract- Ors ior laying water mains, alo were refo.ed payment upon checks drawa upon the water sand. [ affrm,and em to prove, that the bank did, on seve: orcesions dati Mr. Bond's term ot office, reiase to hovor ‘e drawn on the water tapd, and still rei ases to honor .hem. rd to the buoksin the office. It is at ‘Mr. B., £0 fares Jean jadge, mede jams Of all transactions in will reicrm about the middie of next week. So- “ei or Sirith and chief clerk Cox leave here to- morrow for the'r homes in Obie. Depuiy Com- wssioner Williams hes left for bis home in Jec'ara, end Deputy Commissioner Given is at hs bome in Iowa ‘> attend the elections, The Int -1pal Revenue Department is in temporary chr~ge of Deputy Commissioner Douglass. AtABAMA.—The dis.orbed condition of n Alabsma having been one of the sub- jects of corsideration of the lest Cabinet meet- ing, the result has manifested itsel€ in ordeis trom the President ¢irec'ing that the State be corstituted @ seperate militery distiict in the Depotiment of the South, under command ot Gen. 8. W. Craw.ord, ang that ten additional comp: ries of . oops be sent there. General Crawiord brsle.. for Montgomery, accompanied by Senator Werner, who goes to resume the canve s in the State. ete, were leit behind, all of which fell into the ben's of the French. AFFAIRS IN PARIS.” Lonron, Oct 6—I ate andices from Paris stute that there js much plendering there. All the briéges on the rri'-outs and high the west of Pris have been m'ned, and wre (> be, blona upe-the Pio tars advance. Beau- va's, foicy one mes nor hw st of Paris, has been made a great vice ‘g center by the Germars. The P.cs a0 preparations for the bombrrd nent of Pr:is ere rearly complete. ‘The precence of Gen. Peavregard in Evrope ‘s deried. FRENCH PRISONERS. HsMBurG, Oct. 6.—Thes! 2emers oc the Ham- brrg American line are boing vsed for the de- mon of French pi’ »ners. A FRENCH CRUISER IN THE BRITISH CP ANNFL. 3. In true thi Loxpox, Oct. 6.—Ibe French iron-clad stepwer Regee-d Avmrnd is crotomg in the cherrelre > Fear Baven. DISTINGUISHED FOR GATT ANLaY, A battal‘on of the G -~de Mobile, ra‘sed in the Depaitment of Atsae, and commanded by Dake Fit7jaines, is mentioned as baving distinguished stelf by its steadiness and gallayiy Le‘ore Sot =m. Itisderied that the Siresbure cathedre! ¢s- czped seriors damage by the late oomb --dnent. Per:ors just strived 1.0m the soene repori that the ecitice suffered severely. PRINTING OF KE’ vz STAMPS.—Secretary Boutwell and Com ‘sioner Nelaro bave de- cided to invite proy osals for printing all the in- tevnal revenue stamps requited by the internar revenue 'aws with the exception of the cigar and tobucco strip stamps, which are now nrin- ‘ed under a@ coniract by the Continental Bank Note Company of New York. VON MOLTEKE. Os7END,Oct. 5.—it is not believed that Gene- val Von Moltke has been either ill or wounded. The seat of government of A‘sace has! 2enr Niw OcBan Mart Contracts —The Oceanio Steamship Company, which is row balding ships on the Clyde, five thousand tors, first-class ment of bills is concerned, t dong. Tuere is no book in theoitive w propriate headings for the entry of the iron steamers, has concluded an arcangement | Stored to Scrasburg. The King’s headquarters | °° © screw 2 water mains were laid, cost, date of act, bj with the Pc-tmrstor General that tie commany | #7@ at Versailles. NU WAN DEMANDS FOR INDEMNITY = | whom executed, &e. a shall corsy the ils txom New York t> Liver- NEW FRENCH ARMIES. Ne zs anges ‘Siiewue % Bond's tault, as irom my knowledge of the | 00lon Mordays end Fi.days. The first or the Lonpon, Oct. 5.—An official report from the Niw Yore, Oct. 6—The felegrom has the |<. mpy-wire pound foolish” policy of the late Yer ong arnch d, ard w Ji sriiveat New York | army at Lyons places i's strength at 100,00) men | fo"owmg sj “al ‘or, J am prepared to believe that he pre- in al out six weel's, when the teips wall com- | {v ly armedand equipped. The army of the Lo're “DYRLIN, Oct. 6.—King Williem sanctions the ted Mr. Bond from procuring suitable books. mence. F.ve other of the company’s ships are | which ‘s divided Tetwees Tours and Bourge., | demand wade by the Germars who 4. - Bord states tvat when he leit the offi -e being brit. # repor'-d at the same date at 159,% men. | 1 om France. ior indew=tiy for 10-= 4 they sus- | Tbe amount due tor water tax amount 04 y : . Enormors quantices of arms are daily sunt to ‘aired thereby. The German mr $20,090. He says:—Th's estimate of #° Tar Teavanterec Exrroion ~The naval | ward, and mlliors of pounts of powder have | gis © setreq special dewaz-s, « iy} ographical error. or Mr. Crane bas not corps of officers appointed by the Dep ~' meni | ben ‘shipped from English ports t> French | a though eiry e’se caped captare, the in- | had time fo learn the crath.” I affirm that por*s. EUGENIE’S ENGLISH RECEPTION. Loxpon. Oct. 5.—{Special to the New York World.|—she Empress Eugenie yesterday .ent a lever to the Emperor concerning her recep- tion in England. She states that all official r cogriiion of ber presence has been pos. ponedat her own request. Notbing con!d have ban og tenderer than her ‘ceatment. Queen Vict la tent at once a private lever offering t> pay her a state visit. The Prince of Wales Keenegem | on her arrival wrote to her, expressing the k'n remembrance entertained bv the Prine °s and b'wself of their visi‘s t» Pays, pnd of the great } ndne’s displayed to them by her in the T'ni!- leries, ard begy.ng to Know ‘4 what way either the Princ or bimself could serve her. The press is m good spirits and excellent health, ‘o the Prines Imperial. ‘or the Tebauntepec ard Nicaragua surveying bss ed ‘snow organized and will sail for Tehuantepec about Mondav, October 19th. The officers composing the potty in’ onding t> oper- a’> in the interior andon the Pacitic . 7 t cm- ss's of Lveut. Commanders G. C. Lemey, J. .R Br-tle aud P. H. Cooper, hydrographer; Sur- econ J.C. Spor, natatal’st; Captiin Bartlett, U. S. marin phot >¢rapher; M-ster Jasper. hbydrographer: E. A. Fuert-s, chief civil engi- B or; ¢ s'stanc civil engineer C. W. Eie, who is second © sisteut engineer in the navy, eud Mr. Sommers. ¢rauth* u Mr. B. leit the office there was then overdae, on ‘our jr ia wentsof the tax of 1555 al upwerde of £5,000, and the fifth and last install ment became due on!v seven devs aicer, ote text ook contalne $11 +, the amorat X being about equally disiribated turongh the book. Alistot the rmonnt sora row taken off, and up to poze 112, es than one halt,) the tet of 1865 amounts, with the intercst, 19 £22,562. 1 am satisfied that the tex of 1606, with the interest, will amount to upwards of £49,000; besides there “2 Se amount overdue on the tax of 1857, 1°, 1 me in error in regardto the and 1870. 5. Mr. B. thinks number of houses in arrears for water ren's. He says there are not over 4) or 500 on which t™> rent fs duc 2nd collectable. The general gove a- ment, chr'ches and schools were pot reckoned in my comets. The Looks will prove that my es- ‘ of 1,000 bouses in arrears for rent was be- low the actual number. The whole number of subscriptions for water on the 23d of dune, Tie day Mr. B. leit the office, was 5,090, numb r of tars, 6,031. Mr. B. states that he collected rent on —— of 4.009 hous's in less than six months of 1570. The actual nrherer ge the bcoks, upon which rent we: collected ween Janvery ist and Jane 23d, 1470, was3,5%. This deductsd trom the number of subscriptions would leave 2,251 in arrears, so that if his state- ment, that rent was due on only 5 24 of June, it would leave the enormous number of L761 houses that are exempt from the pay ment of water rent, or have continued its use. hese figures, taken from the books, prove that that I wasw.thin the bounds of tcuth when I re- ported thati found upwards of 1,(29 hoses in erreats for water rent. to the word “ ma- * aS not @ proper term to ly to the beoks. Perhaps it is not exactly Lx a word to use, though the members of the ‘ator Board will beer me wiine-s that many pages of ipry to the shipping satores's of the F-nzdom, ovition to the proc *0f civilization, in having seized prop- ei.y on the bight and an indemni.; is now asked for, in order t+) preprre the way ior the vvive.sal reco,rition of the principle of ir - dom of private property in time of war under el condii ors. WAR NOTES FROM LONDON. Lonpon, Oct. 6.—The adherents of the French Emperor are veiy aciive in England. Eovter and Baron Jerome Day.d a-e V ving in t's cay. They go to Chisethurst quite frequently to co fer with the Empr- + Eurerte. 4 tthe sro: en gove: “ment “< waning. and the Mayflower, Lieut. Randa!l copmanting. Cant. R. W. Sbuteldt ‘s in cop - mand of the e.; © ition, and wl! co out inthe Karsas. The rumors tr Bot hosiile to this movement in favor of N Fol: on are repeat-d, and some pe. 9°s even go as frrast>e-%.: that Bismarc® fur >'shed part of the 1an¢s for the « tabl‘<hnent of £2 Sif 2- om, an Imperial rev paper hire. Late advices icom Peis e~nounees “at Gen. Trochu is iarningt> @ good a wot “ierxp rience and abili: sof Gone al Rivley The Parisians claim that the Prussiar< ¥.) fird plen.y of defem ve cantrivance t) fa>> b core ent ing Pas, estas a Olstructivg s Mail Train. Telegraphed Bzclusively to The Evening Star. Coxcorp, N.H., Uct.6—A mil train over tLe nosthern ra'l.9 4 y~»terday encountered a repo'r cer that had been placod on *he t-ack, e\.dently with thed ‘ga of throw the irs‘n off, but the intended otsicuci on s tossed aside at the first shock, and the 1 ain pessed im soteiy. The train wes running at high speed. At a Ic srate there m'ght have been a serious accident. Suspicion 1 sinted to Cyrus, Gcorge and Jr Tavior, father and two tons, recenc- Iv 1.0m Po.isdem, and thev were arrested. Ju- +s0e- PoLitTical.—At the Mrssachvsetts Republi- can State Conveni’on yesterday the nomina- tors were rs io)'ows: For Cove.oor, Wm. Clatiin; Lieutenant Governor, Je*eph Tacke.: Secretary, Oliver Warner; Ai‘viney General, Charles Allen; Auditor, Cherls Enticaic Treesurer, Chr 3. Ades, Jr. Mr. Olatin tthe pre.ent Governor. The re dui ors r-e of the Dsual cheracter— A prevsive of sapj ort of f > acmin‘s:ration and repub"can principles, &c — but jnoluding one in tavor of measu: + by the navonal adwir'stra:ion t>\.ndicate the cle'mof th Bi.ta'n for rep aration, calculated t> prevent cippting and druvkenuc’s and '> promote tem- perance and indusiry, and in favor of the sajp- pression of drat hops. A re-olusion in favor of wowern’s suficage failed to get @ majoricy—the vote s*anding yers 139, rays 196. In the second Congressional disiict of Mary- ee the recent regisiration resvited 1s ivllows : Fist vi Explapaticn ‘rom FE smarct? ‘The following is a more extended syropsis of the cireulr~recent’y fesued by Bismevck to the representauves C2 other conuiries in Berlin mention of which bas alrc dy been made in our dispatebes: In hie circular Bismarck admi*‘< that Favre’s resentation of what passed a’ the interview may not have been intentionally wrong, because the conversation was long and many proy ositiors were propozed and discussed. Bismarck did say that the new Moselle D’ was to be certainly protected, and, inclu the At. ordiscements of Saarbrucken, Ohaté Balin, Saarguemives, Metz end Thionville, would be vaportn eel fede but he took pains to say *h's might rot be all the territory exrcted. Mv. Favre said that Strasburg was the “key of the bovse,”’ vot explaining whic: house, Ger- meny or Frarce. Favre had said, in a previous cairesy oudence, that he was willing t) pay as the price o? peace allthe money France had, but he reiozed to liston to any territorial sur- render. He added. that if such ce:sion was an jen wards of Baltimore cujy—W vite, | indi:pen:able requirement of Prussia, negotia- oo Sy = one of the subseripiion beaks were “torn or 1 934; eplored, 2.3. Harford county —Write, | tions were urelrss, a it would involve France | {8 made 8 corte-sion of bis ona guilt, but | One 05 he eubscripion books wore torn OF 5} eolore: Bali'more coun 2ven | in dishonor. Bismarck reminded him that they out. Ispent upwerdsot an hour's time in ar- ; colored, 725. Total, white, | were terms such as France had forced on Italy ranging them proj orly and pasiing them again 2,572; - The registered voters o¢ Irst ye r (all write) exceed she colored regis- *ored vo > this year by ceveral thovsands. “In Hartord cow there j3 a white msjority of 3,798; jn the seven dis: ricts of Balt'more corniy awhite mejority of 4,516, and in theseven lower wards of Baltimore city a white majority of {6,C-9. Total white m-jori.y in the ent re di - ict, 23,204. Electiors will take place on Tuesday next, the 11th irstant, in the States of meylvania, Obio, Indiana, lowe , and Nebreska, andon the tourth Thursday of the month in West Virginia. Che contest in each is a watter of much Inter- est, in view of the eflect which the result may have upon the 6 anding of parties in the next House of Represeriatives. Genere| Jobn F. Fatosworth bas been nomi- and exacted icom Germany, even without a prey‘ovs war, and that the honor of France wes rot keener than thatof other people. Favre declined to recognize these precedents, or to see bow litle the honor of France was concerned inthe preservaiion of the territorial thei-s of Lovis XIV, of the Republic, and of the firat Empire. The question of an armrisiice wes only disevssed at Ferriercs. Thestatement, therefore, that | had reiused an armistice at p: in- terviews, is ialse. It wes agreed at fhe Ferrieves meeting that an arm’stice would be pozsible if France would give Prussia guarantees against delay, ard a: asi ig the advan. tages of the pc ition she had earned in the war. ‘These guareutecs included the ret2ntion of the torircsses on linc s of communication. and the handing ove: of the iatificauens of P: im the book. 7. The water mains not asvessed I believe were either laid by the government or prior t> Mr. Bond's adminis.cauon. He knows that the gov- errment mairs were torned over to the co: po porat on during his term of office, and I believe at bis rolicitation. I believe M: . meant to do right, avd it the office of bad been filled in accordance with law by a compe- tent man, instead of being used necure for Lowen’s president of his bogus rth Ward Club, ro doubt much more could have been ac- complished. J. H. Crawn, Water Registrar. — oe. PARDON OF THE FaRians.—It is stated that decided t> potdon all the in the las Comada Telegraphed Exclusively to The Bvening Star. st. Louis, Oct. 6—The Stats temperance conven‘ ‘on: *sembled y terday for the pmig ore of orgariz‘ng. Horace Greeley vrged the or- gar‘7a on or $ tbrouehout the State, Fad *he laying of tcien ‘fic facts beore the pec - je. He did not beteve in proMbitory laws; ut the ¢ ople should be taught that alcohol, “ke opirm, ‘s po" on. and should be shunn 4. Anai -mpt ws made inthe convention t> oi- &°* ize a) oliiical_ movement—orly tem; men fo be voted for—but it was defeated. —._—_ A Free W hari: im Cincin- ze Meeting at's rated for C CS the republicars of the | pending the necotiaciors, or eke a commandin, fee, Gen. O'Neil among the cond Minots disten He is now cerving his ost near the ciiy. It wovld be impossible for the Presi becarse he sixth term a'Congr’’s, and his record is that of russia to allow Ps is icce intorcourse with the sufficient panish ment, and ataithfal apd honest representative. He wes | country, as the pe laos tn thes ed prowise to rv spect the lswa of our elected im 1868 by more than nptiion ——— supplies and reirforvements. Favre retused counuy in the The petiiors forthe 0 majority, and will be re: rt ‘The republicars of Connec: icut have escrred control of the boards of registration of electors in<3 towns and the democra‘sin €). Sixtzen towns e#re equally divided, and four unheard TE is rerouted that @ 8 repo speak througout New leaguesor the urs ol pramme wbich of these men have © ome .rom every see- a ees eam ae the jemeral Ki] ick will y bea tn ag eneral Woodferd’s elect! rev vere their accepfance would "a & BILL, ides Alsace . Buarcance: fortideations of Bere ‘and | Which was not des'red by 1! out. 2s follows: 1. Payment by Diep Por DoLtaRs—A related in connection wi the tion for ad) ‘See rornck = id. it, end ‘ior ar! en au of, German from Fram fac ocimaee ce. 5. Paymentfor crimes wounded | elders. 6, on for paroch- e Compengation ‘al burdens caused by the war. The Potals as \ooted amounts of francs, up, to mm! or €986,0°0,0C0, and the ameuat eyeiz day iu- creasing. Tue New Caprarn-Gexeeat or Copa— Gereral Don Fern; de Cordova. the commander apy tinted fo sacceed Genera de bone at on of ee ie Tucan. iictan dee e"4 18 years old: Wattor-aripe old age a adertake the task ef eal & wi y a lous Ume of rhe ea the tara, ade of the law ae too cure.