The New York Herald Newspaper, July 21, 1870, Page 4

ry = NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. All business or news letter and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New Yor Hepatp. ; ———————— AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, 4 P| THBATBE, Bowery.—Vaniety ENTERTAIN: WOOD'S MUSROM AND MENAGERIR, Broadway, ner Thirtieth st.—Performances every afternoon and oreniag GRAND OPKR4 HOUS: / fy a side Hingae tan Nationa, | Niznih avenue an WALLACK’S THEAT! Broad i 15th street. Farrz, Ouw Coustx Suntan sabia THEATRE COMI ou n—Couto VOoaL- om, Nrexo Feate tad nani aiae SAN FRANCISCO MINSTREL HALL, 585 Broaiway.— BUOKLEY's SuaxwaDEns. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Scranoe amp Ast, DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 745 Broadway.— SOLRNOR AND ART. New York, Thursday, July 21, 1870. CONTENTS OF TO-DAY?3 HERALD. Pacr. Advertisements. Q—Advertisementa 3, 4-—Editoriais: Leading Article on the War Situation in Europe; the French Across the Rhine—Tele- graphic News—New York City News—Compil- Ment to Commissioner Manierre—Dangerous Shooting Accident—Deadly Affrays in Wil- 4 geting Sa nei Announcements. S—The War: The French Army—Its Force, Com- Mands and Position; France at War With Prussia ‘And Her Aliies;"? No Battle Yester- day; King Wiiiam’s Speech to Parlia- ment; Bismarck’s Feelit in the Crisis— Italy, Switzerland and Turkey Armiug; Kona- artist Demonstration in lreland—News from ‘ashington—The Death Record: Close of the Second ‘ferm—Personal Noves—Busi- ness Notices, G—South America: Death of a Prominent Brazillan_ Liberal—Yachting—The Saratoga Races: Last Day of the Summer Meet ing—Prospect ark Races—Educational Affairs—School Receptions—Incendiarism Ex- traordinary—Mayor’s Office—Musical and Theatrical—Dishonest Hackmen—General Snes Recyeation: The President and His ‘amily to ave Weelingias. ae for Long Branch—Aquatic—The New ton Exciiange—Polsonlng Case in Jersey City—The ‘ Police Board. y—New York Courts—The Buckley Homicide—West- cheater Politicians Waking Up—Financial and Commercial Keports—Real Estate Matters— “buking”’ the Police—Revolting Outrage— Marriages and Deaths. 8—Suicide of the French Minister: M. Prevost Para- dol Shoots Himseif Through the Heart at Wash- ington; The Act a Premeditated one but no Cause Assigned; Particulars of the Tragedy; Inguest Over the Body—Shipping Intelligence —Advertisements. CorperHEAps IN Paris.—There is a peace party in Paris.too, just as there was in New York through all the war; but the clamor of party hostility does not confuse any one as to the voice and will of the nation. A Rioumonp (Va.) Jupa@z has decided that the violation of the election law in one ward of that city nullifies the whole vote, and in consequence the municipal election in that city is to be held again. There is such a thing as overdoing the protection of the elec- tion laws, and this decision is a case in point. Waere 13 tne Raine ?—The ponderous radical of the city press informs us that the advanced guards of the Prussian and French armies ‘‘still remain on opposite sides of the Rhine.” Thisis one of the infallible journals that visits every error of its contemporaries with the most frightful punishment of correct- ing them. Tuexey Keeps Hex Weataer Eve Open.— The Sultan has called out his reserves and stopped the telegraph. Why? Because neither Russia nor Egypt will probably get drawn into this Rhine trouble, but while Europe is busy both the Czar and the Khedive might have fancies of their own for improving the government at Constantinople. Ig the accounts from North Carolina are true that State is suffering more from the State militia than she did at any time during the war. It seems hardly credible that such outrages should be permitted in a peaceful State when peace is general throughout the country, and we feel inclined to take the report with a considerable grain of alowance. Should the accounts be true, however, the interference of the general government is needed. Tue Possrpriiries or AN Extra Sgssion.— The President will apparently not call Con- gress together just now, for he could not lay before it anything in regard to the country but what there was a chance to contemplate and act upon before adjournment. Congress chose not to act and takes the responsibility, and the President so far has done his whole duty ; but we cannot doubt that he will scrutinize the European sityation very closely and coa- vene Congress if any event should occur seem- ing to call for national action. Ovr Soura AmertoaN News, which we publish on another page, is not devoid of interest. The Brazilian liberals have sus- tained a loss in the death of the Marquis de Olinda, who, though an advocate of slavery, was nevertheless a strong advocate of mea- sures calculated to increase the liberties of the people. From the figures given in relation to public education throughout the empire the exhibit shows how deplorably Brazil is in the background. The total number of public schools for primary and secondary education is only 3,962, From the republics south of | Brazil the news is encouraging. Two of General Jordan’s most prominent leaders have abandoned bim, taking with them one thousand men, and have joined the Arzentine troops. This will tend to put an end to the revolution in Entre Rios. Boeus War News.—A few Bohemian even- ing papers have for some days past been scat- tering abroad their twopenny news purporting to come from the seat of war in Europe. They have reported stories of battles and skirmishes by land and fearful engagements by sea, all of which we need not say are en- tirely false, as no battles have been fought anywhere. But, then, the sensation brings in @ penny, and that setisfies the loftiest ambi- tion of these Bohemian journals, We do not include in this allusion, of course, respectable evening papers, such, for instance, as the Commercial Advertiser, the Hapress, the Tele- gram and the Post, but the ragtag and bob- | tail of evening literature, The public must be rather sick of the dose which the Bohe- mians furnish them, going home in the cars every evening, of false news ani sensational Doaseuse, ‘The War Situation In Europe=The Freuch Across the Rhine. Our news columns this morning will be found to be exceedingly lively. As yet there hag been no. collision between the belligerents; but the excitement is in- tense and expectation stauds on tiptoe. There were rumors, indeed, of an action, ru- mors of a marchof the French into German territory, and the seizuce by them of a border custom house, and then agala rumors of Anetr returo, A great battle was looked for. Earl Granville reports that the neutral Powers need not attempt to negotiate further between the contending Powers ualil after an engagement has been had. Lord Granville’s opinion in this direction is sustained by our special cable telegram advices, published elsewhere, which present an important and exclusive exbibit of the numerical force commanded and points of concentration ofthe French army. The reader will at once perceive how powerful a force Napoleon has, even now, under his control, The ex- perience, valor and devotion of its com- manders are of world-wide reputation. Can such an army be organized and dispersed with a fight ? Scarcely, with safety, in France. These French soldiers, as it ap- pears to us, can strike the Rhine like three great war bolts unless the Prussians are ex- ceedingly watchful and very active. The Emperor Napoleon hastens his prepa- rations to go to the front. ‘The Empress Eu- génie comes to the foreground in a variety of ways. She is spoken of as the cause of the war, in a most absurd manner. Prince Leopold would not marry her cousin; there- fore the present rumpus. Absurd! She re- joices that her son, the Prince Imperial, will see his first campaign with bis father. Very pretty and popular! The French have crossed the Rhine and, apparently without resistance, taken possession of Saarbriick. In Germany the excitement is something almost unparalleled. The North German Par- Mament has met and King William has de- livered a great, but cautious speech. He bas talked no nonsense, but he has talked to the point. The result was most satisfactory—a guaranteed loan of one hundred and twenty million thalers, The Suxon Chambers have met, and there the enthusiasm seems to have been even greater than in Berlin, One Ger- man despatch has it that Germany will insist on the dethronement of Napoleon and the abnegation of the rights of his dynasty. In Great Britain the feeling seems to be most intense. Admiral Milne has been re- of the Channel fleet. Monster meetings are being held in Ireland, and the Celt of the Green Isle goes in stoutly for his brother ia France. Meetings are to be held all over the three kingdoms, and the presumption is that the Celt and the Saxon will .come to blows ia Great Britain before the first battle is fought on the Rhine. In this city, and we believe in most of the large cities of the Union, it is getting to be dangerous to speak out one’s sentiments. A word said in favor of either belligerent makes immediate and numerous enemies. Public sentiment is divided; it seems to be divided all the world over on this particular question, and the opposite sides are abont equally bitter in their denunciations of each other, Somehow the question as between France and Prussia has divided the civilized world, The nations look on in an agony of expectation. If no fight takes place the dis- appointment will be extreme, To many it does seem as if after all. war might be averted. It is not denied that there are many reasons why France and Prussia should come to blows. Prussia goes stea- dily on year after year increasing her strength, disregarding treaty obligations, treating her weaker neighbors with contempt, spurning advice, no matter from what quarter it comes, and otherwise acting the part of a bully. It is a curious fact, however, that France alone, of all the great Powers, takes offence at this conduct, But France really is both jealous and wrathful.. France sees, and sees clearly, that every onward step made by Prussia is a step towards her humilia- tion, A united Germany to the north of her— a united Germany controlled by Prussian statesmen—would leave France in the condi- tion of a second rate Power. It is hard for France to look on and be indifferent while her enemy gains strength. It is all the more hard that France now thinks she is in a position to undo the great work of Sadowa—a work so glorious for Germany and so humiliating to France. No one can blame Prussia for striv- ing by all lawful means to make Germany a unit. No one can blame France for striving by all lawful means to maintain her proud place among the nations of Europe and of the world. It is possible that Prussia is too grasp- ing; but it is also possible that France is too sensitive. Arrogance has been ‘applied to Prus- sia; impertinence has been applied to France. The terms are perhaps too strong. But it is not to.be denied that, whatever be the faults of Prussia, France has not acted wisely in making this paltry Hohenzollern business the cause, of war. Until we have proof to the contrary we have a perfect right to suppose that the Prussian government, in so far as they had anything to do with the Spanish throne and the Prince Leopold’s candidature, acted in perfect simplicity. At any rate, when the name was withdrawn the causa of offence was no more. Here the matter ought to have dropped. If it was not impertinent and unjust on the part of the French government to demand that Prussia should promise never again to interfere in any way with the Spanish throne it was not certainly either very wise or very politic. If the interests of France made a war with Prussia a necessity it would have | been wiser to wait for another opportunity. A pretext for war may have been wanted, but the pretext chosen is most miserable. If France will fight, Prussia must. Wise counsels, it is possible, may yet prevail, and the gleam- ing sword not yet stained with blood may be restored to its scabbard. . The peace prospect, however, is not bright. War ia infinitely more likely than peace. At any moment wé hay hear that a terride battle has been fought, Blood will be poured forth in torrents; fair harvest fields will be wasted; towns and villages will be sacked—and for what? Not for the people. Not for any noble principle. Yet the iniquity of this war may hasten on a beticr and a happier day. God with the right! called from the Mediterranean to take charge * NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1870. Suicide of the French Miulstcr at Wash- ington. The startling news that M. Prévost-Paradol, the newly arrived French Minister at Wash- ington, had committed suicide early yesterday moruing at once awakened universal sympathy and regret. All sympathigo with his two young children, who accompanied him to New York, and whom he was intending tg juin inp few days at Nowpoct, aii deeply regret this abrupt, fatal termination of the diplomatic career on which the distinguished publicist and academician ‘had entered at a juncture of circumstances that lent extraordinary importance’ to his mission to Wash- ington and promised rare opportunities for the display of his brilliant genius. The sketch which we elsewhere present of the life and works of M. Prévost-Paradol shows how much he had done during his comparatively brief existence to earn ready and full recogni- tion of his remarkable gifts and attainments, from his early successes at college and as a competitor for academical prizes to hia celebrity as anautbor and as a journalist, his election as member of the French Academy and his appointment as Miuister to the United States. Many conjectures are rife as to the causes of the melancholy suicide of M. Prévost-Paradol. It is supposed that he may have been one more victim to the overwork to which the exigencies of modern journalism expose an intensely active brain. The mental toil of which his elaborate and powerful articles in the Presse, the Journal des Débats and the Courrier du Dimanche, as well as his numerous pamphlets and books, were the fruit must have been prodigious. His wit and sarcasm were no less marvellous than his erudition and his “large discourse of reason.” And all his fine intellectual faculties were employed, not merely in the “still air of delightfal studies” in the leisure and seclusion of a scholar’s closet, but in rapid, incessant, exhausting work at the editorial desk. More- over, it is thought that a keen sense of the responsibilities of his new diplomatic position, by conferring which upon him the Emperor intended, through him, to honor the press, as well as to attest the sincerity of his own recent adhesion to the theories of parliamentary liberty which M. Prévost-Parodol had always persistently advocated; a modest conscious- ness of his inexperience in diplomacy, coupled with an eager ambition to fulfil its duties in an exemplary manner; a sensitive, nervous organization stung to the quick by bitter, brutal and unjust animadversions which his appointment elicited from the extreme left and the extreme right, from frre- concilables and implacables, from Orlean- ists who insinuated that it was the recompense of his alleged desertion of their cause as well as their party, and from old Bonapartists who were jealous of this pro- motion of anew comer in their ranks; the sudden shock on his arrival in New York of the news of an impending European war; the fatigue of his voyage across the Atlantic; his surprise at finding that the old-fashioned com- monplaces about Washington and Lafayette and the amicable relations between France and America had been replaced by very geuveral expressions of partiality for Prussia in preference to France, which has never sent to our shores a tithe of the number of voters who annually arrive here from all the German States; the blazing sun at Washington and the fierce blasts of heat that sweep up the Potomac and through wide, shadeless avenues as through a fiery furnace, dangerous even to native residents and almost necessarily fatal to an unacclimated foreigner, whose first seven days and nights in the coun- try had been unremittingly devoted to his new and trying duties; that, in fine, all these causes co-operated in weakening his body, crazing his brain and impelling him to suicide, Whatever may have been the cause or the combination of causes that led to this tragical result, we repeat that it has awakened profound and universal regret, The Ocean Yacht Race. Notwithstanding the universal and intense excitement prevailing in reference to the war between France and Prussia and every event connected with it or bearing upon it, there is still a universal interest manifested by all classes in this metropolis and its eurroundings in the ocean yacht race, which may be decided by the arrival of the winning yacht before sunset or sunrise, but which may not appear for a day or two yet tocome. Yesterday the New York, Atlantic and Brooklyn Yacht Clubs began to rendezvous at Sandy Hook, and henceforward, till the Cambria and the Dauntless are seen on the Eastern horizon from the Hook, or until one or the other shows her white sails approaching the end of her course, the gathering fleet of observation in and around the Lower Bay will of itself be one of the most beautiful spectacles ever seen from the Hook. Both yachts have been sig- nalled in mid ocean, one to the northward, the other southward of the usual route of the English steamers; but from the reports of the position of each yacht when sighted no opinion can be formed as to the issue of the gallant contest. Arrangéménis have been made to announce the result at the City Hall by hoist- ing the flags of the winning club on thé flag- staff, and, meantime, the steamboats Plymouth Rock, Jesse Hoyt and Sea Bird, making alto- gether, at different hours, half a dozen trips daily to the Hook, will afford abuadant oppor- tunities to parties who desire to witness the incoming Atlantic racers, Hiaa Otp Srargsmansurp.—Cox, address- ing his constituents on his course in Congress, said :— : ¢ He was in favor, also, of opentn; out eo , all emigrants—Irisn and ati. sid penny A en ee have you done with the Chinas men Mr. Cox—Ah ! if I had only a hold of their pig- tatls I would soon show you what I would do witi them. I do not believe in arace of pagans, not Christians, coming here to break down wages, and finally, it may be, the country, His emigrants, therefore, must all be Chris- tians—according to the constitution, of course, aL ae Lire IN THe SmANTigs On the rocks at Fortieth street Ts one of the phases of human life in this city that is brought into notice frequently of late by the recurrence of some horrible crime. The latest was the murder of a man named Buckley by another naried McCarroll. The parties, with their families, were all living together in one miserable shanty, and the wives of the two caused mischief. A fight ensued, and McCarroll laid Buckley's head open with an axe. The Neutrality of England. Yes, let England remaio neutral, or other- wise let her look out. It is a familiar fable that tells of the nobler beasts engaged in a combat which satisfies their natures, and of a meaner beast that satisfies its nature im quite another style—by sneaking off with what should be the spoil of victory } Getting by pitlful-theft what it could not- gaia inthe mora daring way. Aud even @ commercial age—an age that looks upon tricksy traders as great men, and exalts small thrift above all the virtues—even such an age cannot ‘con- template the figures in this old story without & natural sentiment of contempt for the one that is an incarnation of its own epirit. The conduct of the jackal in the fable, or whatever meaner beast may be put in his place, is to have its latest exemplification spparently in the attitude of England with war all around her; and this conduct is so thoroughly in ac- cordance with the character of recent English politica that we cannot doubt but this jackal spirit will still control, until that shall be done which would force even a jackal to fight. “England is neutral!” How often England herself, through all her channels of expres- sion, assured us of this fact during the war for the Union, She was neutral; but she gent out, supplied with everything but her flag, the ships that destroyed our commerce, and her commerce profited by the result. Was this anything but the neutrality of the jackal? When the war came her shopkeep- ers’ spirit naturally carried her to the side of the Southern people; for of them could be made customers, and twelve millions of strictly agricultural population are a startling vision of temptation to the manufacturer and trader, and siding with them in war she might have gained them and destroyed the Union. But that would be to gain things as the lion does, or the tiger, or any other wild beast that has some generous points of character. She preferred the part of the jackal. Are the days of the lion gone by forever? Has England seen the last of herself as head and front of Europe in its great contests and the supreme arbiter of every dispute? Were Pitt and Palmerston only deluded drivellers— enthusiastic blunderers, who wasted the vitality of England for flimsy fancies, and gained less with all their glory than this age shall gain by a knowing application of the doctrines of neutrality and trade? It seems so. England cannot see her way clear to keep out of this fight without stretching what she calls her honor. Let it stretch, then. ‘‘What is honor but a word?” It is only thin air. But there is some substance in neutrality well manipulated. England is pledged to guaran- tee the independence and integrity of Bel- gium, and it is not within human possibility that the case should fail to occur in this war in which she has promised to take up arms, But when she gave that promise she did not sup- pose that all the commerce of Europe might be in the scale; and now that it is she will do her utmost to failin her pledge—to withhold the fulfilment of her promise. She is allied to Prussia, too, by direct relations in the families of the sovereigns, and by general sympathy with the North German hostility to France. But then she had a similar sentiment of sym- pathy once before with the Northern people who fought for free government, and against that vilo institution of slavery for which Eng- land has such a magnificent official abhorrence ; but this sympathy did not blind her eyes to the whereabouts of her customers. Neither will her sympathy with Prussia blind her to the trade of Europe, to be had at such a cheap rate as merely standing still; for she has the eyes of the jackal for any perfectly safe and easy advantage. Neutrality is her great game in the world— her specialty among the nations. It pays won- derfully ; and when Mr. Disraeli attributes all greatness to the domination of Hebrew thought this is, perhaps, what he means. Greatness is something that pays. Just now, moreover, there are additional reasons ove the reasons rhe: mrormpaaet aned we Ae oY De hes that apply in every other dads why England should be neutral. If she ventures into the war she will have trouble at home, and in- stead of profiting by the ruin of others in her commerce she will not have @ timber left on the sea outside her navy. One of these rea- sons is seen in the position taken by the Irish ; the other in the history of the Alabama, If England puts a soldier in Belgium or inside the Prussian lines she takes the field against France; and one hundred thousand Irishmen paraded in Dublin on Tuesday to declare their wish that France might triumph over all her foes. In the House of Commons it was de- clared the other night that England, with all her show of force on paper, could not put fifty thousand men in the field; and her military impotence was seen even in the Crimea. She would invite, therefore, disaster that she hardly has power to reslat. And once at war shall we not retort upon her the example of the Ala- bama? Yea, and we will better the example. She has not paid for her depredations on our trade, and still holds all that she did as lawful Pee aie eed and right. Very’ well; we will accept instead of indemnity that view of the law, and apply it to her case as she applied it to ours; and as she judges things by a mercantile standard let her decide in the end whether it is not cheaper for nations to be just. Wann srageh SPROULATION AND THE War News.—As foreseen by thé strewder financiers of Wall street, the ‘‘bulls” in gold ate Hikcely to encounter in more active money an obstacle which threatens to rob their speculation of much of its profits. It is impossible that capital all over the world shall remain undis- turbed by the great commotion in Europe. The speculators who are running up gold in the face of the normal influences of Sus sound national credit are beginning to find that jn buying a hundred dollars with one dollar the interest on the former will soon absorb their diminutive margins. War with Europe means activity in every workshop and on every corn and cotton field. Such activity will drain Wall street of the funds which the speculators are now using. Srurip Rumors.—Much that is very, very stupid comes to us by cable as matter of course. Very little of it, however, is so intolerably stupid as the story that Prince Napoleon is to command a force to be landed for an expedition in 7Zanover. France has not soldicrs enough to waste them in that lavish way. French Demonstration in Ircland. The telograph informs us of a great popular demonstration which took place in the capital city of Ireland on Tuesday evening in favor of France and the French cause in the war with Prussia, A hundred thousand: citizens of Dublin turned out in procession. Twenty bands made the air resonant with strains famillar both to French and Irish ears. Tho French tri-color and the Irish banner—for It is not @ national flag—in all the glory of its emerald sheen were carried by the procession- ists, twined ope with thg other, There is nothing remarkable in this demonstration. There has always been a strong sympathy between the Irish and the French. Since the time of the firat Napoleon Ireland looked to France, and did not look in vaio, for aid in her reyolutionary efforts to disenthral herself from England. Io the movement of 1796 the Irish leaders—Wolf Tone, Lord Edward Fita- gerald and the famous Emmetts—one of whom lies under the monument erected by the citi- zens of New York to his memory in St. Paul's churchyard, in view of where we write—all these were invalliance with the French Direc- tory, who sent an army of twenty-five thou- sand men, under General Hoche, to the coast of Ireland, in order to assist the insurrec- tionists. They were embarked in fifteen ships- of-the-line, commanded by Admirals Richery and Bouvet, and set sail December 15, 1796. In the struggle renewed in 1803 French aid and counsel were at hand. Robert Emmett laid his plans in Paris with the connivance of the French government, Even in 1848, when France was for a time a republic, promises of assistance were held out by Lamartine, Ledru Rollia and other members of the provisional government to the late General Meagher and the delegation which accompanied him to Paris. Lamartiae, how- ever, stretched out the hand of friendship very warmly in the beginning only to withdraw it coldly enough when the crisis came. Never- theless, the French heart has always been with Treland, and the Irish people are with France always. They have never forgotten the alliance existing at the time when her chieftains—the MacMahons, O’Neila and O’Byrnes—sought refuge in France two centuries ago, and rose to high command in her armies, Hence this demonstration in Dublin, which the police were instructed to repress. But, according to the news, although they succeeded in captur- ing the French and Irish flags—which, of course, the people would have a perfect right to carry in any country where a man’s soul is his own—the citizens, it seems, recaptured them and bore them off in triumph. Well, we must expect a good deal more of this work in Ireland. The hundred thousand French sympathizers in Dublio will probably grow to a million when the war fairly begins. The Irish population in this country, in Canada and Australia, as well as in their own country, are strongly Gaelic in sentiment and sympathy for the reasons we have shown above, rin go Bragh and Vive la France—though spoken in different tongues—no doubt sound very much alike, as they come spontaneously from the heart. Some Stays ror France.—Frankfort does not like the war—it is nota war that the people need care for, but a quarrel of kings, Frankfort sees afar off the danger that there will be no Germany but what can live under the Prussian heel, and this thought expanded in Germany will not help the Prussian cause. Prussia sees reason also to suspect distin- guished Hanoverians of French proclivities, so that all the bitter spirit with which Hano- ver met her fate is apparently not dead. DAY GOODS CLEFKS’ ASSOCIATION The regalar meeting of the Dry Goods Clerxs Early Closing Association was held last evening at Plymp- ton Hall, Mr. H. J. Sweatzel tn the chair. The re- Ports of the various standing committees were adopted with the exception of that relating to stores situated in lower Grand erect ane, chairman stating that several stores in that locality were kept open ttll @ late hour. Mr. Lownie offered the foliowti pmendment fo the constitution, which was submitte for approval:—"No Appropriation of moneys shall be made for any purpose aap for tie 1.gitimate workings of the association unless it be in writing, and the same read by the recording secretary at the regular necting of the association previous to action being taken thereon, ora Ee Mr. Hornidge did not think that much behefit would arise from the adoption of that amendment because it would retard the prompt payment ol relief due to members and others entitled thereto, If one of their number died his widow or survivors would have to walt many weeks before reliet would be afforded them. He would therefore g st that the following words be added:—rhe death of a inember be excepted,’? ‘The meeting then adjourned. A tneeting of female dry goods clerks and the mem- bers. of this association will be held this evening, for the purpose of forming an association to act conjunction with the male clerks. COMPLIMENT TO COMMISSIONER MANIEARE, A meeting of the frisnds of Poltce Commisstoner Manlerre was called last evening at the rooms ot the Republican Central Committee, in Broadway, corner of Twehty-second street. Their object was to adopt measures for escorting him to Sandy Hook, when he leaves for Europe, on Saturday, the 30th. ast. James L. Hasty was chosen chairman and Robert Brown secretary, and after a great deal of talking and what seemed to promise an interminable discus- sion of the best pian of operations to pursue, the names of those present were presented, and with them subscriptions to the amount of $425, It ig expected that money sent in trom friends of the Commissioner, who were unable to atteud the meet. Ing, will swell the amount to $1,000, A committee wis appointed to secure a steamer for the occasion, which committee will report at another meeting, 10 be held on Tuesday evening next. ‘The affair promises to be a most recherché one, NSO UR A i GARE IS DEADLY AFFRAYS IN WILLIAMSBUR3. A difficulty occurred last evening between twé men, named Patrick Eagan and John Henry, on ‘board the canal boat Spaulding, lying at the foot of North Sixth street, Williamsburg, when the latter seized an Soknany 6 yp Jnstrument and cut the 1ormer’s head in a shockin, nner, eight hastily wounds, an wis reed i Bernaru Riley, of 196 Lorimer street, was severely cut in the hiéaa th a lager beer giass in the saloon 126 Broadway, whilé quarrelling over a game of cards. Frederick Fiinte, the proprietor of the saloon, was arrested for the offence and locked up in the Fourth street station house last night, ARREST Gf AN ALLEGED COUNTERFEITER. John Brown, alias Bro,”4¢0, Was arrested in Grand street, near Wooster, last even."& by Colonel Whit- ley’s detectives, and in his posgem 02 Was found $400 worth of counterfeit bills, constr % Of twos on Westchester County National Bank, on the Market National Bank of this ‘city, He Wi detained Jor examination, WAVAL INTELURENGE, ‘~\._ PORTSMOUTH, N. H., July 20, 1870. The Navy Dopactment has tesued orders to have the United States swamers Narraganset and Call- fornia fitted for sea with all possible despatch. a neta mena ‘THe DELINQUENY CONGRESS. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— It is hoped that your model paper in the exposure Of political turpitude will do justice to the indigna- tion of the nation by publishing the names of those Congressmen who refused, by their votes, to extend Congress one hour, in order to pass the measure 80 ardently recommended by the President, It Is right the people should know the tndividuals, whether republican or democrat, who have aided to keep our shinning (yterests bound and crippled as they are, an the yitst National Bank of Poughkeepsie,'and twenn’> THUMORAPIG NEWS ENGLAND. Partlamtoni~Charlos Dicken»? Property.) >... Lonpon, July 20, 1870, ‘Tho case of Edmonds, the Patent Ofice extors Cloner, was. yesterday discugsed in the House of Commons at some length, The government firmly ‘be releane of the accused. io family of the late Mr. Dick lined tons piter of £2,000 for the mianuscripe of. asain SS _FRANGE, « Sear Sts Tho Stato Trials—Scene in Court. Panis, July 20, 1970, In the High Court of Justice yesterday M. Floquet, advoca‘e of the men accused of conspiracy, moved that fifteen of the prisoners be. tried ssparately, Among the reasons on which he grounded his motion, one Was that these men had nothing to do with the @ffair of the bombs. In the course of bis argument he called Megy, one of the prisoners, ‘Monsieur, and was interrupted by the Presiden: of the court, who ted out that, owlng to the grave offence oun eeanene prisoner was Charged, Ne should not ‘be thus addressed. ‘This interference of the Court occasioned a scene between the counsel for ihe defence aud Procureur General Grandperret. ‘Tue latter demanded toat M. fi juet be ordered to leave tie court room. Maltre ter, one of the counsel, then announced that he threw up bis brief. Ovber advocates did the same, and all he counsel for the prisouers withdrew from the court room. OF the total number of deaths In Paris last week one-ith were irom ainailpox. SWITZERLAND. Dou Carlow Arrival. Geneva, July 20,1876, Don Carlos, having been expelled from France, arrived in this city yesterday. MEXICO. Martinez Threatening San Luts Potosl. Havana, July 19, 1870, Advices received In this city from the city of Mexico to the 10th inst, state that the rebel General Martinez, with a reorganized force, Was threatening the city of Sam Luts Potosi. NORTH CAROLINA. The Military Troubles in Alamance County— Nearly Two Hundred Citizens Arrested Without Procers of Law. Ra.giaa, July 20, 1870. The habeas corpus case of the citizens arrested by Colonel Kirk, in Aiamauce, continued before the Chief Justice to-day and will be argued to-morrow, when it ts expected the argument will close, Later advices from Caswell county state that 150 to 200 citizens were kept in the Court House from one o'clock P, M. until ive P.M. W. D. Bowe, one of those arrested, demanded to know why be was arrested without @ warrant, when he was knocked down and dragged off. Another Y wioguowic Mr. Wil. ley, waa ploughing in his fleld when arrested. He refused to go With them without a warrant, when he was knocked down, put on his own horse with his feet tied under the ‘horse’s belly, his hand tted Dehiud bia back and carried to the court. Ladies have been insulted, and, with their children, are flying to Virginia for protection, Among other altivala of troups here jast niglt was a company of negroea, Commanded by negro oilicers. Both par. tle3 are denouncing the outrage a6 unlawiul, dea- putic and unnecessary. VIRGINIA. The Late Municipal Election in Richmond Invalid—North Carolina Refugees at Daw ville. RicaMonp, July 20, 1870. Judge Guigon this morning decided that the viola tion of the Election law in one ward of the city vitlated the late municipal clect.ou, aad another elec tion must be held. Atclegram from Danville, Va., says a large num: ber of citizens of Caswell county, N. 0,, have fed to that place for safety trom Colonel Kirk and tne North Carolina State troops, B. F. Lindsay, who was shot for the seduction of nls wite’s sister by Captain W. FP. Hayward, her father, at Cheater, yesterday, died this morning. NEW YORK CITY. Local and Police Paragraphs and Miscellaneous Items of Metropolitan News. eee The Commisstoners of the Sinking Fund “have tt under consideration to grant the Weehawken Ferry Company, whose boats run from the foot of Forty- second street, a long lease at @ nominal rent, on condition that the company reduce its rate of pas senger fare to one cent. In tne Tombs Police Court yesterday, before Jus tice Dowling, James 8. Nixon, of 127 West Broad way, was arraigned for stabbing James Woodru@, of 119 West Broadway, inflicting such serious wounds that the doctor in attendance has but little hopes of Woodratt’s lie. Held to awatt the result of the injures, NS WER The examination of Cross Nelson, charged with having in his possession a@ $5,000 bond, part of the proceeds of the Morrison bond robbery, the partica- lars of which have already appeared in the Hewa.p, was continued before Justice Dowling at the Tombs: yesterday, and resuite: im Nelson being held for trial in defauit of $10,000, Dr. J. D. Harris, Wio has been manifest clerk in the Mayor’s oftice nearly thirty years, tv being his duty to examine and certify to the correctness of er manit‘ests of vessels arriving tn this port Rom fore in Ports, has been reuoved by the Com- missioners of, ni ration and Gustave D, Oardczo, Chief of the Ordinance Bureau, has been appointed in his place, 3 seis On Tuesday evening Coles D. Hardcastle, a lad fifteen years of age, was found in the dock foot of Fifth street, East river, Deceased was drowned on Tuesday evening while icon The body was re- moved to the late residence of deceased, 172 Allen street, where Coroner Schirmer was notified to hold @n inquest. The funeral of Mr. William J. Piccott, the well- known sporting editor, took place from his late residence, No. 225 East Twenty-eighth street, yoster- day, at half-past one o’clock. The remains were conveyed to Evergreens Cemetery for interment. ‘The funeral was attended by a large number of edi- tors, reporters and other newspaper workers, to whom Mr. Piccott had become greatly endeared and by whom he was much beloved, __ DANGEROUS SHOOTING ACCILENT. Last evening Mr. Solomon Buohold, residing at tne corner of Third avenue and 120th street, acci- dentally shot himself with a pistol, the buliet enter} ing ois right breast and peaetratis the right lung, causing @ wound which, it 1s feared, will result fata!ly. Buchold was attended by Dr. Neil, who extracted tne ball. Buchold isa German, forty- five years of age. EUROPEAN MARKETS. LonpOw Monty MARKET.—LONDON, July 90—11:80 A. M.—Consols opened at 8974 for both money asd the aocount. (erga es fat and nominal. United States ive- twenty bonda, en ald 1865, ol ek 1967, 7934; ten forties, soo Id, 19. Stocks fat Mual. Eri was 15; Tite me a AT ind rel yp Console closed a 693 for monef and the account, “American Be otha ce tg, Bled od nadul, f Sein allonaiger dea tue erdaktrs. Peo od pacue ht with customers' ee het ving a, eallshtfon st The Etat mai "a , a ‘money ts, ‘ot dan. Dpper cant c—try: july 90— 11:80 A. M.—Tne cotton matket openda , Bu ‘Bot .,tloter bly higher, Mids uplands, i We! daics'of tho dag age eattaadet bt 8000 \ HaveE COTTON MaRKeT,—HAFBE, July 90.—Cotion opeted quiet on spot and afloat. Tres Ordinirs on spot 976°. LONDON PRODOOE MARKET.—LONDON, Jul; Ee Hrogull, Petroleum closed dull, at Le, iw 45. Lrv#hbO0r, July ers % PRovistons MARKRT, {4 firm ; pork Grmer, but not quotably —Liranroo, Jul whet ‘toe. for Cal 1d, al for pening “Makers nites LivRRPOOL, July 20-4180 P. M.—The gotton market is ut quotably higher. ae da Pe. BA. midd ing Orden, Sih Tas ect the oe ‘up 8,000 balcs, including 1, jeculation pnd expo PRrmoLeum Magi MTWRRE, July 20.—Petroleum ovened quiek "