The New York Herald Newspaper, July 21, 1870, Page 5

THE WAR. The French Army—Its Forge, Comsaands and Position ~ France at War With Prussia “and Her Allies,” NO BATTLE YESTERDAY. King William’s Speech to Parliament. JBISMARCK’S FEELING IN THE CRISIS. Italy, Switzerland and Turkey Arming. Bonapartist Demonstra- ‘ tion in Ireland. IN FRANCE War Oficially Announced. Paris, July 20, 1870, th the’Corps Législatif to-day the Duke de Gram. ‘Mont announcea that war had been declared with Prasaia and her allies in the following words:— MessizvRs—The exposé presented to you on the ‘15th instant made known the causes we have for war nations 1d ‘ord vat En pero Thave ns }) Aud jer of the Emperor, ved the Ona! ze d’ Affaires at Berlin to notify the t. inet of a of our resolution to seek with ‘arms the guarantees we could not obtain by discus- sion, This has been done, and {have the honor to amake known to the Corps Législatif that in conse- uence theieof a state of war exists since the 10th tween Frauce and Prussia. ‘his declaration ap- pitea to the allies of Prussia who give her armed assistance. Naval Plans—Ministerial Nominationa—Non- Communication With Germuny—The Eathu-_ siasm Unabated—The Orleans Princes Ser- vice=Skirmishing Spoken of, but No Blood. Paris, July 20, 1870. ‘It 1s rumored that Prince Napoleon will goto the Baltic and with his land force co-operate with the Hest of Vice Admiral Count Bouet Willaumez in oc- cupying the territory of Hanover. The Journal Ofictel this morning contains a de- cree nominating General Edmund Leboeuf, lately Minister of War, a3 Major General; Viscount De- Jean, Minister of War, ad interim, and Prince de la (Tour D'Auvergne as Ambassailor to Vienna. It is understood that all the French Consuls in ‘the Germanio Confederation have received their ‘passports, No newspaper correspondents, French or foreign, (Will be allowed to accompany the French army. , ‘The officers of the Bank of #rance announce an m@dvance in the rate of interest to 334 per cent. An American resident here has given 10,000f. to ‘the society to aid the wounded soldiers of France. A number of spies have been captured on both Bides near the Rhine, ‘The Paris city reports from all quarters, dated at hhalf-past three o’clock P. M., afford the following ivéms of intelligence:—No fighting on seaor land has yet been reported, Bourse is growing weaker; rentes continue to de- cline, and are now quoted at 65f, ‘The Deputies from the departments of Upper and Lower Rhine, Moselle and Meurthe, are kept well informed hy telegraph of the movements of the army, and they state that no important conflict has ‘yet taken place between the hostile forces. There have been some skirmishes between patrols and custom officers; but no biood has been spilled and Not a gun has been fired. The Emperor Napoleon did not come to Paris te- day. He received tne Ministers and answered dcsapatches at St. Cloud. The warlike enthusiasm in France is (half-past three P. M.) unabated. A rich manufacturer of Mul- house has offered to equip 5,000 volunteers and supply them with rations during the war. The De- puties in the Corps Législatif signed liberal subscrip- tions for the wounded, M. Schneider gtves 10,000 franca to one of the aid societies, The Journal Opiciel says in case Denmark joins France in the war the Princes of Orleans will serve 4n the Danish army. The Bourse opened declining. Rentes 65f. 40c. American Sanitary Exertion. ‘. Paris, July 20, 1870, A Meetiag of citizens of the United States was hetd at the residence of Dr. Evans last night to take measures. for the organization of a Sanitary Com- mission. 1%1s proposed that the commission shail co-operate with the international! and French 8 cleties in aid of the wounded. Dr. Evans placed at the dis- ‘posal of the new organization the report of the Amer- ican Santtary Commission, and a collection of models of ambulances, stretchers, hospital tents anu other appliances used by the Commission durtng the late wer. A donation of 10,000 francs was also made by -the doctor as a nucleus for a sanitary fund. Mr. Washburne, the American Minister, was In Bohemia when he heara the news of the breaking out of the war. He immediately returned to Paria, and yesterday was in consultation with several of ‘his dipiomatic Colleagues, ¢ 2 bere ert es IN GEGMANY, hewn Bae . The French Pass the Frontier~King Wil- Ham’s Specch to Parliament—Enthusiastic Devotion aud Loyalty—A War Loan Voted—National Union—Dethronements of ‘the Bonapartes Looked For—Questions for ‘the Peoples, BERLIN, July 20, 1870. A despatch from Cologne says:—“Tne French ‘passed the frontier near Saarbricken last evening ‘and seized the Custom House.” ‘The Reichstag, or North German Parliament, met yesterday afternoon, The Grana Duke of Meckien- burg-Schwerin was chosen Prestaent. Vehement cheering followed Bismarck’s announcement of the declaration of war by France. ‘The King then opened the session with the follow: ing speech, which was greeted with the wildest en- thusiasm:— The King said Prussia had no interest in the selec- tion of the Prince of Hohenzollern for the Spanish throne, except that it might bring peace toa friendly people. It had, nevertieless, furnished the Em peror of the French a pretext for war unknown to diplomacy, and, scorning peace, he had indulged in danguage to Germany which could only have been Prompted by @ miscalculation of her strength. Germany was powerful enough to resent such lan- guage and repel such violence. He said so tu all reverence, knowing that the event was in God’s hands. He had fully weighed tne Tesponsibility which rested on the man who drives into war and havoc two great and tranquil nations, yearning for peace and the enjoyment of the common bieasings of Christian civilization and prosperity and for contests more salutary than “Wuose of bicod. Those who rule France have ahrewdly studied the proper meth; jtting the sean rg fat ee netsh tatlon Mid to Promote relish te pave misguided tt, “Then,” concluded the King, “as our fathers . ‘before us have done, tet us fignt for tberty ana sour Tights against the wrongs infitcted by @ foreign SHqueror; and, a8 He was with our fathers, go Goa ‘will be with us in @ struggle without which Europe can never enjoy lasting peace.” In the North German Parliament, after the King’s -speech had been delivered, a loan of 120,000,000 whalers was carried unanimously, amid the wildest expressions of enthusiasm by all parties, ‘The most perfect harmony exists in the govern. ments of all the Sorth German States. In the Saxon Chambers vesterday Baron de Friesen. the Minister of Finances, made a speech, telling the Deputies that France was anxious for war, and that she should have it aseharply and severely aa posatble, His re- marks were greeted with enthusiasm. Telegraphic communication between France and Gormany hag been des'ro7 5 Gy ene authorition. Tue Proaland dn the botdet of France say Une Bismarck 1s’ much. troubied at the slowness Landwenr tn,comisg forward. Germany MAKGG uc seer oy partes its ultimatem. Veal ga fi It ts said in this City (Berlin) that the fafluré of the intrigue by the Empresa Eugénie, to marry her niece, the Duok ot Alba, tg Prince Jcopold of Hohen- zoltern, is thé féal source of the preseat trouble be- tween France and Prassia. ‘The father of the Duchess is now in Madrid, drowned in debt and generally despised.” All Germans in the service of the French have been ordered to return forthwith, ‘The Prussian government has announced that mer- chantmen, even of the enemy, will not be interfered with on the high seas, unless for causes which would expose neutrals to seigure. General Wiedel, the Adjutant General of Hanover, has been arrested at Welmar as a spy. The Frankfort Gazette, in’ an editorial, asks how. the cause of the war conceras the people of France or Germany, and intimates that the question is one between the monarchs of the respective countries, and One that the people do not feel at all interested in, THE WAR NEWS IN ENGLAND. Ne Battle Nows—Reports But No Confirma- ¢ton—Parliamentary Consideration—French Hopee—A Look at the Coutending Armiee— The Trade Panic. Lennon, July 20—Noon. No news of any engagement, either by land or sea, has yet been recived here, The rumors of alliances are stil! rumors only. Thus far no authentic infor- mation of any Power having taken sides with either combatant has been mude public. It ig rumored (half-past four P. M,) that a collision took place this morning near Forbach between the French ana Prussian advance guards. Nothing fur- ther is known of the affatr, and some doubt ts cast on the report, as advices from Parts to-day are post- tive that there has been no fighting. Earl Granyille reports that the determined and absolute refusal of the Emperor Napoleon to enter- tain negotiations render it probable thatany attempt to renew them will be useless until a great battle has been fought. Iv ts reported that France dentes that the stiputa- tions of the Paris Convention apply to the present war, In the House of Commons last evening Sir R. Sey- mour gave notice tat he should question the gov- ernment concerning @ secret treaty which was alleged to exist between France and Denmark, and also whether Prussia had declined the proposition made not long ago by France to disarm. A speciai despatch to the Times from Paris says the Empress Bugénie t3 delighted that the Prince Imperial will now see bis first campaign with his father. M. Ollivier avows his entire confidence tn the fa- vorable result of the war. Admiral Milne, R. N., as been recalled from the Mealterranean in order to commana the Channel squadron. A gentleman who has just returned from a trip up the Rhine tells his experiences to the London Times this morning, Hesaysthe German army ta quiet, grave, anxious and resolute. On the other hand, the French are yelling, drinking, swaggering and liter- ally “spoiling fora fight.’ He says further, that for every German soldier he saw @ hundred French. The Liverpool markets yesterday were utterly Prostrated. Nothing was ever known like the com- mercial depression. Many men worth £100,000 ster- ling a day or two ago are bankrupts to-day. The businegs in yarns and fabrics at Manchester is also completely paralyzed. leouw’s Plan of Campaigu=The Army mands, Force and Pointe of Concen- tration—Hanoverian Voluntecrs—Turkish Legions Offered for Pay. Lonpon, July 20—M. I have the highly important Intelligence of the French plan of campaign against Germany to com- municate, It ts oficial and exclusive. The French army is concentrating io the north- eastern part of the empire and centering in the quadrilateral which ts formed by the towns of Nancy, Thionville, Strasburg and Belfort. South of Stras- burg, on the same meridian line, the entrenched camp of Belfort, where a corps @armee 1s just now taking up Its position so as to form the right of the French army. Another corps @armée 1s formed at Chalons-Sur- Marne. ‘There are eight army corps. Each army corps is composed of from three to four divisions of infantry and from six to cight regiments of cavairy. Each division has three batteries of artillery and one com- pany of engineers, and comprises in its total force from ten to twelve thousand men of all arms of the service. The first corps de armée 1s under the command of McMahon, Marshal Duke de Magenta; the second corps 1s commanded by Frossard, General of Divi- sion; the third by Marshal Bazaine; the fourth by Ladmuirault, General of Division; the fifth by ae Failly, General of Division; the sixth vy Marshal Canrobert; the seventh by Felix Douay, General of Division, The Major General of the army ts Marshal Leboeuf. The Assistant Majors General are Levren and Jar- vas. ‘The Commander-in-Chief of the Artillery is Gen- eral Soleilie. The Commander-in-Chief of the Engtneers Copt- nieres is General De Noweck. The army of the Muselle, commanded by Marshal Bazaine, is composed of the second, third and fourth corps, atd has tts several points of headquarters at Saint Avold, Metz and Thionville, nov fo" ry and, se An examination of a map Of the district of France which is gomprl he ab fs as district will td iA Ba Sroba y, aii army will be atled on to méct the Mist great shock of the war. The Aciiy of the Rhine, under Marshal McManov, fs composed of the first, Mfth and seventh corps. Its headquarter pointsare just now at Strasburg, Bitché and Belfort. The corps under General de Failly, lying around Bitché, will anite the two armies, The army reserves ig at the camp of Chalons-sur- Marne, under the command of Marshal Canrobert, It ig composed of troops of t :e line, reinforced by re- serves of every description which are calied into the French service. ‘The Garde Mobile of the empire is preparing for duty with great activity. Within three days all the batallions full have left for Chatons, A battery of metratileuses (grapeshot cannon) will be attached to each corns @armée. Of French army contingents outside of France it is known that 300 Hanoverians have enlisted in a body for the service of Napoleon. ‘Turkey offers to France a contingent—it is sald—of 200,000 men, to serve in the rear for pay. IN IRELAND, Bonapartist Popular Demonstration—A Battle on u Small Scale. DUBLIN, July 20, 1870, A great popular demonstration in favor of France Was made in this city lasteveniog. More than one hundred thousand people, with twenty bands of music, were out on parade. The French and Irish flags were carrried entwined. “4 ‘The police charged the procession and captured these flags, but the mob rallied and retook them, Antense excitement prevailed, IN SPAIN, Napoleon Condemned. Loxpon, July 20, 1570, ‘The Spanish papers unal.mously condemn Napo- leou for declaring war. la ITALY. Coming to the Front. FLORENCE, July 20, 1870, ‘The italian government has called out two classes of military reset ves as a precautionary measnes, ba Laverté, of Paris, asserte that M. Viaweqgate has sum dathvonement of “ies NEW YORK”HERALD, THURSDAY, “JOLY x1, 1876, gone to Florence with a treaty of atliance between France and Italy, IN SW:PZERLAND, 3 bh The Army Command—Arrests by the Govern. , duly 20, 1870, a. Sf been appointed Com- mander-in-Ciuef of te foreds of Switzerland, ‘A general of the Swiss army and several other ofticoms o/h. rauk hpyg been arrested tu Gerng'y, It is belleved cazst Prussia purposely fetarde bor answer to Switzerland's gclufatign Of névtraliy, John Count Der~- IN TURKEY. Armed but Teolated. ViIgNNA, July 20, 1970. Turkey has called out her reserves and stop] the telegraphs in all directions, iN BELGIUM. Still Neutral. Lonpon, July 20, 1870. The Belgian oMicia! organs say that France mis- construes as an evidence of hostility the deatruction Of @ briago near Blandain, which was merely the regult of a misapprehension of orders, and declare that Belgium remains legaily neutral, THE WAR FEVER IN THE CITY. Enthusiastic Mass Meoting of the Germans of New York. Steinway Hall Crowded—7 housands Turned Away for Want of Room—Prussia Officially Repre- sented—Prophetic Speech by Senator Schurz—French Impudence Denounc- ed—Othor Speeches by Ex-Governor Salomon, General Franz Sigel and 0. Ottendorfer. Steinway Hall, in all its parts, was perhaps never so crowed as last night. Every seat in the hal), the gallertes and extensions, every avatable staud- ing room was occupied by the devoted de- scendants of Herrmann, the Cheruscan warrior, | The occasion was to give expression to the feelings and determination of the German residents of New York in favor of their brethren tn Europe in their war with the Frenct Emperor, And it was truly A BEPRSSENTATIVE GATHERING; the brain, the muscle, the purse cf our Germans, the brilliant and educated mind aswell as the brawny arm and experienced hand were there. No Dotitteal party line distinguished the signs of ap- plause; there was but one fecling, one mind, one will, which seemed to pervade the whole assembly as one man—to be German, GERMAN ALL OVER, and to say 80 boldly to the world. Long vefore the appointed ttme—eight P. M.—the street in front of Steiuaway Hall was crowded by anxious people, and as soon as the doors were opened, at half-past seven P. M., the stream of humanity flowed tn and continued til! no more could obtain standing room, not even in the corridors and on the statrs, There were no extra decorations ex- cept @ display of the colors of North Germany and the United States, at the rear of the stage, wacre, @mong the many gentiemen seated, could be seen Baron Von Alvensieben, Secretary of the North Ger- man Legation at Washington, and Dr. Johannes Roesing, Consul General of the same Power in this city—thus giving official aid and the sanction of the Prussian government, as it were, to this movement. There were also Mr. Frederick Kuehne, ex-Consui of the Electorate of Hesse; Mr. Gustav Schwab, ex- Consul of Breinen, and many prominent men tn mercantile and industrial pursuits among the Ger- mans, it was particularly noticed, however, that none of the Consuls of the SOUTH GERMAN STATES, Baden, Hesse Dartnatadt, Wurtemberg and Bavaria, nor of Aust 1a were present, Mr. PEIRASCH, 6 Secretary of the committee on organization, Calied the meetiag to order and pro- posed ex-Governor Edward palomon for chairman, 160 vice presidents and ® Lumber Of svcretaries, which were adopted, Mr. SALOMON, on taking the chair and thanking the meeting for the honor conierred on him, referred to the fact that THE GERMANS in this country were true to their adopted home, On every page of the history of the lite war, on every batilefield, tt was shown that for lils country the German KNEW TO FIGHT AND TO DIB If need be. And that at present, when the question of the defence of the oid Fatherland arises, they showed tat although America, as their adopted home, was THEIR BETROTHED WIFE, yet Germany rematued their mother, and ali the pulsations of their heart should be for her. The npeneee then gave a highly seasoned picture of the character of Napoleon Ll. and his history, and said: Such a man had declared war against Germany, and now it was the duty of the Germans to take up the glove aud never cease until the usurper shall have been : Leiter xeom 508 ot ae warm cheers) which he now hoy to support onl, y German bool and German dishonor’ French envy of German growth and of the development of German ideas was the cause why this war, as men- tioned by the newspapers, was popular among the French people. But now it was ull Germany and not Prussia alone against which war was declared and like one man the whole German nation s10ul siand together—(loud applause)—calling warmly upon the teeing not to fat in expressing tts full sympathy in VIOTORY OR DEFEAT with Germany and to promise in all possible legal ways to aid the mother country iu her great siruggie for the unity, greatness, independence and itverty of the German nation. (‘tremendous cueers.) THE RESOLUTIO: Mr. WILLY WALLAOG titen read the following reso- Iesigpe which upon a yoie Werejenthustasticalty car- ried;— Common sense demands that international governed by the Intorenls of nations and not ain te princes. bvery nation has the right to determine its own destiny, and ua other people thorized to cripple iu. it Germany ts weary of Its internal discords of many centuries, one nation desires a congol ler oug poet Be Mast Be take eR Mager one ower on earth. Jf France covets ‘the leadersh fn Burope, Germany ta nol, therefore, pound’ Jo a3 it the favor to remaid jn weakness, I? Fraucé chooses an emperor, and if thé throné of this emperor is Cn a firia foundation but 40 long as he isthe mightiest of princes, this does not bind the German pevple to lay. th Eignta of thelr inalienable aoverelgaty al the feet of Nica Cwsar, Not against Prussia but against stren, Germany hia ire is directed. To Germany he has thrown down the gauntlet to mortal combat. ‘Theretore not Prussia alone but the entire German nation rises in its full majesty ‘Against the audacious man who presumes to trample nations into the dust to gratify his princely lust. The Germans of America have becomé citizens of another country, but they have not divested themselves ot their nationality.” The na- Honal cause ts thelr cause: (Applause:) Unanimously they stand by it, rmly resolved to do all in their power not {neon- sistent with their duties as American citizens to turn the war which has been commenced by France without any just cause whatever to a triumph for Germany. (Applause.) It a therefore resolved :— 1, That we herewith organize @ society for the purpose of furthering the cause of y+ and more particularly for the purpose of nursing wounded’ German soldiers and of as- ist! in the ‘support of the surviving widows and orphans. at an executive committee, consisting of Philip Bissin- ened 2.1 r, Dr, H. von Holat, F. Kilaa, ‘Dr. E. Krackowizer, Hen: Were, Oswald Ottendorfer, Theo. F.C. Potrasch, kdward Salomon, Schem, General Franz Sixel—(apy ', Stiastny and igo Weeel Mmatagemont of all aifairs of this society. 8, That every German society of the city of New York and vicinity be invited to send one d to tne General Com- mittee, whowe duty it shall, be to proper arrangernents tor the collect! utions of money, clothing, linen, lint, &c., daring the continuance of the war. 4, Toes both the Executive and General Committee be au- thorizea to increase their respective numbers as they may em proper, and to enter in\o communication with similar societies of other cities Hot ‘ wos. in accordance with the rineiples is further le Rensived, ity and modern civilization demand that the taviolability of private persone aad private prop. y recognized by iligerent Powers also at sea—(applause) ; that the exert 038 of the United States and of other < pir wo embody this principle in the lawof nations deserve the,highest Fegard; and’ that, conndering that this priuelple was frst Pp brought to recognition by the United States in their troat; with Frederick the Great in the was subsequentiy, 8, brovight to the attention of the the well-known amendment proposed by Mr. Marcy to reaty of Paris of 1656 and bas thereby obtaliied in history the name of the “American Amendment ;" considering further that this principle has ‘Already heretofore been recognizea by all the great Powera of Euro} with the exception of England, thet pertoulariy, Ne poieon ti, ‘and also the present Emperor of France, haye ven their unconditional adherence to ite righteousness, {atthe King of Pruseim has even, Iu case of reciprocity, vated it in the year 1866 to a permanent law, wo deem this the proper time of the government of the United Stat use at once al! peaceful means at their command to the adherence wiso of France to this principle erent during the present war, and ai80 # recognition by all civilized nations for principle of international law. (Applause.) Resol ther, That to thi d this meeting do appoint a dbtniliise shodiulng of Edw ettabal joseph man, Oswald Ottendorier, whose ty it shall foregoing resolution before the President of the States and the Becretary of State and generally to tal action as they may deem proper to obtain from the govern- ment a fuiflment of {ie great traditional duty to humanity. (Applauae.) ont “No.” i Asingle “20” upon the vote created great merri- meat. ‘The united chorus of the ARION AND LIEDERKRANZ Societies then ascenaed the platform and sugg With agul-stirving eect @ heroio eppeal to tbe Ger- “man people, by Ernst Witneim, called “The Watch on the Rhiue,” Professor Bergmann acting as the Girector of the jotnt chorus. Immense cheering greeted (his production, as the last words passed away, “HIRM AND TRUE BTANDS THE WATCH ON THEE HIN, sey Ri ‘hea the societies ranged themselves again in order to repeat the song one of the crowd called with stentorian voice for “WHAT IB THE GERMAN'S VATERLAND #” that well knowa aad popular patriotic s* Arndt, ee -aug by was next thtromneeee? o's a s oR! fog wor’ evetly wig seas if the choer- vam neverend., When th eeting quieted down Mr, Schur regretted that, after #0 loug & poston of Congre ig cxhausted powers Fong not sutfee to agdréss the meeting as i¢ should be addressed, But the call to war is such that \ Would let nd mam rest im whose veins there outeed but one drop of German blood. This case addressed itself not to the Germans alone. At this moment the Americans even gre Germans. Reler- riug tothe historical events preceding the declara- amefully ca jo war of epanian succession Me possible in the nine- th century, Let Bn Kaw be related to ach ij wil, the peoples other as they nowadays rule their own affairs. The conduct at Ems of ‘nedetti was such a8 no gentleman would be gullty of to another. King William did only what 0 American geutieman would have done—klck the unwelcome visitor out of the door, and the German people may be joyful that in OLD WILLIAM they had @ man who knew how to protect nis honor, even against the Frencbman, (Thyee cheers for King Wiliam, given with @ will.) Senator Schurz then Tnesday, with 108 passengers and @ moderate freight, Will proceed to Plymouth, England, where. it 8 suid she Will be armed and alwrwards sent to Jota the Prussian navy, American officers here who have been engaged by the Khedive of Egypt for service ty tiaarmy have ordered to proceed to the, country m muumber about seve cuit, , und will leave on _ .eported that instructions have been sent to eTench Thenof Wat in the West eee Lente “aye. ot tn io pnd Prussia at this port The 8 hal va yee Tedelved any definite logiractions as yet 9 t diet auetlig the war, but are im (ally expectation of {nformauion which Wil énalie thent to act more tn- telligentiy in their deailigs with shipowners aud Merchants of thelr roapective navior MARINE WAR RISKS, aane marine Lialrabioe, Companies in this city are lake war risks, the assured wg au Saditonal preniam of from one to ton oper cent. The company issves to the insured the following docawent, the blanks being filcd accordiug to cir cumstances:— Policy No. made for—, On risks appiloadle 49 thix’ polley, on board of verses Gider the Gags of a» ib w agreed Lo waive the foliowing }) Vig. i ‘Warranted by the ensured free from claim on account of capture, seizure, detention or destruction by oF artslag {rom aoy nt nation, or by or from any officer, civil or mili- Aary, or other person c! to act ia their name or under bebalf. be ed to additional premium for sush pure oF destruction ao aswuuned, at the rate tobe ‘fixed by the President or Vico Presiduat of thia spepany New Youu, —, 137, —! Applicant, The rate of the war premiam varies according to poke of the general historical outlines of the feud Qud enyious atrifes betweea France and Germauy for centuries. Even in 1848, when the idea of Loe Was borne up by the German people and approv. oe Hobausoters, ong then France strove to @ balance of power i ery ‘against tt, said the French, % bentoncted WHAT WAS THIS BALANCE OF roweR that France should weigh heaviest of all?, This was a War, sald (he Senator, Which will shape the destinies ofthe Continent for centuries, Tne cable lad told them that an Englishman had fouud the French soidicrs drinking, singing, dancing aod eager for the fray, but that the German was arm, resolute and decided, Thus will be the war. The present Germany was no longer that of the daya of Jena. If the French of 1870 are the graudgons of the victors of dena they will find in Germany the grandsons of THB VICTORS OF LEIPSIC AND WATERLOO, What never had been believed possibie in days hefore, the first few clouds of war had stilled all clamor of localities and envious prinelpaiittes, and, iu the fraternity of arms, made all Germany a band of brothers, (Loud Cheers.) One of tie results of tuts War Would ve Lue formation in the heart of the coutinent OF A CENTRAL EMPIRE, which wil guarantee peave forever. This the Ame- rican Knows, that from such a German empire peace may tear no disturber, And (he American knows that wheo the question of the balance of power in the world wiil be discussed the repubitc of the West will tind her best friend in the German peopie. And it is this Knowledge which, though it may be with some bul a sentiment, intuences the Amutican to sy mpati with the Germaus in this mighty strug- Ge. fervent appeals folowed, the senator eloquentiy imeuicating the love for one’s native land—tor the Americans aso know that one who cau forget to love hts mother country would never become a worthy, patriotic citizen of this, Let them sead a cull Lo their fatherland on the Raine. UP, AND STAND FIRM; the whole Germau world is with thee! The Senator was often interrupted with clapping of hands and cheering, and tis Was enthuswstioally repeated at the close of his remarks, ‘The following speakers were Mr. 0. Ottendorfer, Dr. Vou Hoist, Mr. Sigismund Kauilmanun, Dr. Adolph Douat and Geneial Franz Sigel, who said that being, the lust speaker of the evening, he “brougat up the rear.” He hoped tat the AMBKICANS WOULD REUOLLECT what the Germans iu this country aud in Europe had done for the Unton during the late war of the rebel- lon, and would now, in return, give them their sym- pathy, aid and comfort th tis straggie with France. At the close of the Generai's speech the meeting adjourned with numerous cheers, During the progress of it no one but remarked the enthusiasm and euergy With Which the names of King Wulian Bismarck aud of the Prussian geuerals were cheere: Waiting for tho News of a Battle—Impatience of the PeoploWhat the Feni: Hope The Suicide of the French Minister—The Feeling the City Yesterday—A French Fleet Coming from the Wost LIudies=The Steamship Lines. Notwithstanding the quick-coming telegrams from all parts of Europe and the highly colored and sen} Sational accounts of alltances, fights and what not with which the columns of the morning and evening papers are fillea the excitement in this city 1s not by any means as great as it was at the first an- nouncement of the declaration of hostilities, Everybody not @ Prussian or a Frenchman feels that he has been imposed on; that he was made to run wild on false pretences. Everybody expected when the cable fashea the exciting news that the leashes were slipped and that the dogs of war were bounding toward each other's throats that there would be @ quick succession of bloody batiles to satisiy the public craving for excitement. But aa day after day the telegraph announces that there is NO BATTLE YET; that “Willlam Rex” ts in Berlin and Napo‘con in Parts, while the hostile armies are inactive, tc people manifest decidd symptoms of impatience. In fact, the feeling that prevails ts not dtssimilar to the state of the public mind when McCiellan was pre- paring for hig campaign against Richmond, bat, of course, not quite so intense. Among the loreign portion of our citizens, however, there ts unabated excitement, which grows with every day’s delay on the part of the military gladiators in Europe. Germans, French, Spanish, Italians, Irish and Eng- lish in our midst talk passionately and boast loud! of the prowess of the troops of ‘the nation of which they are for the time being the spectal advocates; for each and all feet that before this cruel war is over it will envelop all Europe in the fold of fire, and consequently aifect the interests of their friends in the “vid dart’ and increase or lessen their own national pride by the result, whatever it may be, THE FENIAN ELEMENT is greatly excited; not the bogus Fenlans who tried so hard to make all Irishmen ridiculous through ther recent attack on Canadian henrovsis and ignominious capture by a federai policeaian, bat the men who originated the revolutionary move- ment ta Ireland which resulted in the aboilshmeat of the Irish Estabiished Church and kept it alive by their subscriptions of money. These delieve that England’s dificulty, which is an article of the naiional faith, witl be lreland’s opportunity, is c at hand and that the downtrodden and wretched peasantry of the Green Isie will then have a chance of meeting the hated English on a fair fleld and equal terms, The interference of the British in the war between France and Prussia would certainly give that much desired opportunity; for it ts not to be supposed for & moment that Napoleon 13 blind f° tye fact that pil ireland wants ig & good sidply of aris to gité Eiiglind'y 56,000 regulars all the fightin: re want without having to seek that amusement tn the “cockpit of Europe.” Hence the hews from Davlin yesterday produced inteuse ex- citement. The fact that 100,v00 mea paraded the streets of the Irish capital, where English sentiment isstronger than anywhere else in Ireland, demonstrat- tog frendship tor France, and, by unplication, hatred for Engiand, conclusively showed that the Feniaa organization 60 skilfully formed by James stephens & Co., viten scotched but never killed, is to-day as strong as ever and as eager for the fray with the British enemy. There was wild talk about town where Feutans most do congregate, and it was confi- deutly stated that James Stepiens, who 1 atill regarded with a good deal of affection in Ireland, would not lose the opportunity which the threatening attitude of the Engiish towards France @tfords to urge Napoleon to checkmate England in Ireiand by @ strong Syenneoees corps and a pien- tiful supply of arms, Tne news of the rupture of diplomatic relations between France and ingland will certainly Nave the effect of sending Fenian bouds tu par—at least among the Fenians. THE GERMANS seem to be quite confident that the Prussian troops will soon be on the high road to Paris and to victory, and that the final result of the war will be that the Napoleonic dynasty will be swept out of ex- tatence. The French, on the contrary, are equally contident that Napoleon will dictate terms of peace in Berlin before aaa days;” that the arrogance of Prussia will be humbled, and her career of grandizement finally aud effectually checked. ‘rhe arrival of ‘THE PRUSSIAN MINISTER in town yesterday caused considerable excitement among the German population, and a great number of persons of that aoe visited the office of tue Consul General of the North German Confederation for the purpose of paying their respects. The wily otd diplomat, however, granted but few interviews, dreading to find an enterprising reporter under | the disguise of some enthusiastic Dutchman, The | death of MONS. PREVOST-PARADOL appeared to have quite a depressing ettect upon the ‘rench residents, who could not but see im the untimely demise of their distinguished Minister at this important jancture @ vad omen for France, They consoled themselves, however, with the reflection that M. Berthémy had nov yet left the country, and, consequently, diplo- matic relations between the Court of France aud the Washington Cabinet would not be interrupted, All classes of the community shared yesterday in | the sorrow of the beredved family of the distin. guished journalist and statesman, and gave it full expression in conversation. ALL SORTS OF RUMORS in Wall street flew thick and fast and were tossed about by buils and bears during the day. ‘Che effort to buil the stock and gold markets, however, proved fruitiess, many of the rumors and despatches from abroad being Considered as bogus by the shrewd operators on the street. Arumor was afloat yesterday afternoon that the Pacific Mail Steamship Company intended to put some of their ships Oa the line to Bremen, but it was found to have no fuundation. Some ingenious in- dividual also atttiviuve to tho irrepressibie Jubiice Jim an intention to purchase a fleet of steamships to ply between New York and Burope. tue steamsilp Silssla, which guigd for Buropg on the nature of the risk as classified by the Board of Underwriters. ‘tits classification coutains the fol- lowing divistoa or gradations:— 1, Beliigerent propercy in belligerent vessels, 2 Neutral property in belligerent vessels. 8, Belligerent property in neatra! vessels, 4. Merchandise, contraband of war, when not Golng to belityerent port. ‘These several risks are again graduated according to the port of destination, the highest being those for the continent of Burope; uext to English porta, ‘and to the West Ladies, South America aud China THE NEWARK GERMANS ON THE WARPAIB. Tn accordance with @ resolution passed at the Meeting held Jas Sunday night the Germans of Newark again assembied tm full force ta Turner Hall last evening and organized intoa “German War Association,” the object of which is stated to be the raising of a fund to provide for the German solilery, sick and = =wounded The attendance waa large and the proceedings animated. The following oMicers were clected:—Dr. Lewis Greiner, President; Mr. Franz Umscnieden, Vice President; Fidal Schtund and Dr, Charies F. Sehibach, secretaries; Alderman George C. Webner, Treasurer, At the close of the meeting the ilst of memberslilp was opened, as algo the subscriptivn list. A call has been issued fora meeting next Friday night of German ladies, to take the initlatory steps looking to the formation of a similar atd society, THE FENIANS PREPARING FOR THE WAR- PATS, To THE Eprron or THe HeRALp:— The present European complications have infused new life into the Fenian organization. The Brother- hood Is betng reorganized with @ view to forthcom- ing eventuaitties, and 1% henceforth to be a reatly secret soctety, in league with all the secret political organizations of Europe, the whole combination to be called the “International Association of the Sons of Ltberty.’’ It is rumored, and apparently on good authority, that an Irish expodition is being organ- ized in this country which, should England get in- volved im the present war, will tnvade Ireland in conjunctioi? with a French force. The expedition, it 13 said, will be commanded by one of the Insh leaders of 1867. The name of this party we have not ascertained, but we understand that he ts known to the initiated under the tite of ‘Major Generai Edwin Lee,” and 1s sald to be a retative of the Con- federate commander, General KE. Lee, “The new Fenian chief” 14, 1t 19 sald, a graduate of the Gari- baldtan school, having been one of “the heroes of Marsala” when ony nineteen years of age. Jt is rumored that there is mo man more trust- worthy in the eyes of Stephens and his party than “Edwin Lee,” and that no man has done more in the cause of Irish freedom than this self same gen- tleman. Be this as it may, the Fenians have been deceived by nearly all their cntefs, and the latter have nearly as often been deceive. in their constitu- ents. For these reasons we understand that Lee has. absulutely clined to accept any post whatever in the proposed expetiition except in Conjunction with the Freach, Itis probable that we are in the begin. ning of stirring events. We should, therefore, be prepared to proiit by them, We want Canada, Cuba and ower countries on tis Continent, which long to come under our flag, but have feared hitherto to de- Clare themsvives, Now is their time to ask our aid to free themselves from foreign thraidom, and the hour ig tt hana wien we will cheerfully respond to their solicitations. It is our duty as a nation to give “aid and comlort’’ morally and physically to all peo- ples Who desire to adopt our insitutions, Let ua continue to sow the good seed of republican princt- pies and we are sure to reap an abundant harvest tu days to come. AMIsRAGUS, Call for a Convention of the Fenian Brother. hood. James Giybons, Chairman of the Executive Com- mittee of the Fenian Brotherhood, has issued the following:— PUILADELPHIA, July 20, 1870. In view of the iminency of a general Furopean war, and the strong probability of Engand being engaged in the atrug- gic, a general conyention of the Irish nationalists of Ameri- Ca, Irrespective of past diferences or organizations, will be held im Cincinnati, August 3, to adopt auch measures as will best promote the cause of Irish iadependen WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, July 20, 1870, Bids for the Alaska Fur Seal Trade. Secretary Boutwell to-day at noon opened the bids iu his office for the exclusive privilege of catching fur seal on the islands of St. George and St. Paul, in Alaska, for twenty years from May 1, 1370. The fol- lowing are the bids:—8, B. Morgan & Co., of Norris town, Pa., $75,000 per annum; J. W. Raymond, of San Francisco, $96,000 per annum; J. Adams & Son, Of Philadelphia, $105,000 per annum; Louls Goldston, of San Francisco, for Finchel &Co., the American Russian Commercial Vonipany and Taylor & Bendele, ail of San Francisco, $55,000 per annum for rental, and 624 cents beyond the two dollars fixed by law for the sktas, and fifty-flve cents per gallon for all the oil obtained from the carcasses, the total or which, estimating that 100,000 seals would be killed every year and two galions of oil obtained from each carcass, Would amount to $227,500 per anuum; ©. M. Lockwood, of Oregon, at $127,000 per annum; John Barnett, of Washington, $156,000 per annum; J. Clinton Hastings, of San Francisco, $143,000 per annum; John H. Bradford, of New York city, $76,550; the Alaska Commercial Company, $65,000; Talbot T. Fowler, of Washington, $77,000; Sellman K. Haunighan, of Terre Haute, Ind., $73,900; John M. Davidson, of Washington, D. C., $87,000; ‘Thomas W. Sweeney, of Philadelphia, $111,000, and Louls C. Welton, of New York, $96,000, ‘The decision will be made at a future day. The following memo- randum tn reference to bids for the exclusive right to take fur seals upon the islands of St. Paul and St. George was read before the persons present at the opening of the bids at noon to-day:— Ptrst—The successful bider will be required to de- osit securivy within three days to the amount of 350,609, In tawful money or bonds of the United States, for the due execution of a contract agreeably to an act to prevent the extermination of fur bear. tog animals in Ailaska. Approved July 1, 1870. being apparent, from the language em- ployed in th t aforesaid, that it was the intention of Congress to give @ preference to the Alaska Com- merctul Company, [ think {it proper to state before the bids are opened that the contract will be awarded to said company if their proposal shall be not more than ten per cent below that of the highest bidder. Thidr—No bid will be accepted unless made by & responsible party acquatnted with the business or skilled in kindred anette se, Buch an extent as to render It probable that the contract will be #0 exe- cuted as to secure the results contemplated by the law. nd— Secretary of Montana. Addison H. Sanders, of lowa, was to-day ap- 5 — -_—~ EATH RECORD. THE D: Cr, of the Second Heated Term—The City Re lieved—Number of Cases of Sunstroke and Death from Excessive Heat During bas ODP bed The heated term—tno second for this year—is hap- the arst timé since Saturday inst, 222 Sour Gaye ta which the city gasped undér the scorching sc! #N. Miore sickness aud death from the effects of the ter- rible heat than the same number of days in any year within the memory of the oldest New Yorker, It was a@ time off peril, and one that will not s90n be forgotten by the suferera, while the relatives of the large number of citizens whom the retentiess gum destroyed will’ Megard it as the Diackeat tm their remembrance. The number of cases of aunstroke and of deaths frem excessive heat was alarming and beyond precedemt, The f lowing Ls a list ore = CASES REPORTED YRATERDAY. Michael Fogerty, aged fourveen, 224 Weat'®: street; Laken to Hs fovse: 13 acid Maria Quinn, of Poughkeepsie, ‘ Dennis Haley; recovered and sent home, Margaret Farley, of 345 West Fiftieth street, died suddenly at the house of Mra. Coughiin, 135 West ‘Twenty-vighth street, it ts supposed from the meat. ney. wd, @ Germau; taken to Belleyue apttal. Johannes Samelson, @ Swed‘sh emigrant; taken 4o the Park Hospital. » 2gbn 16008, aged 26; taken, to Piste Hospital, leyer, aged forty, rman; taken to Bellevue Hospital. i t Frederick Oonklin, of 108 East 130th street, died suddenly last evening from the effects of the heat.> Peter pornos. of No. 12 Wooster street; takea ice. home by the police ‘Tue following cases of sudden deaths were ycater- on Paring, Foperiad. to Coroner Keenan, at his office tn the City Hail, It 1s fair to presume ‘that the most of these cases were superinduced by the ex- treme heat of the past few days:— William Delany, 405 Woat Thirty-ninth street. Loisa Schoeider, five months, 106th street and Third avenue, Ac pte meagre precinct. th —— Sonatler, iorty year: rman, 1; hd street; found dead in bed. 44 ah, Riariae bing mncersees — Sra Sweden, Eby 390 Water ol jams, Ubirty-turee years, United Stat No. 68 Cherry sireet. area lehatalen, street. Michael Culbert, afty years, Ireland, No. 20 Leon- ard sireet. An infant, at the Morgue, Elizabeth O'Hara, No. 220 West Eighteenth street, Michael Hendricks, No. 326 Eighth avenue. Adam Smith, thirty-nine, Ge:many, No, 38 First avenue; Was a ius clan, George Fleury, thirty-eight, Ireland, No. 378 Wash- ington street. ; George Beers, thirty years of age, Bellevue Hospi- ai Iuknown woman, forty-four years of age, found ipsenstbie in Thirtesath street, between Secoud and Third avenues, Removed to Bel) died. In one ot deceased's poc! Visiting card to Rand Island, On the card was written the name of Mr. Mangin, which, tt is hoped, Wiil lead to her tlenudcation. Henry Heekman, No. $45 Second avenue, A man, name not given, No. 217 East Fourth street. Patrick Hogan, fl:ty-three years of age, and born 1m Ireland, was taken suddenly til in the store 57 aud 69 Worth street yesterday afternoon and died soon afterwards, The body was removed to the Fifta pre- cluct station house, IN BROOKLYN, Mra. Bridget O'Brien died from the effects of the heat at her place of abode, corner of Bridge and Wacer streets, on Tuesday night last. F, W. C, Ruthorat, @ Custom House broker, died on last Tuesday evening, at his residence, Fourth sresee near Warren street, from the effects of sun- stroke. George Donson, afty yeara of age, overcome by heat; taken to the Co'lege Hospital. Jane Thomson, fourteen years old, affected by the heat yesterday; sent to her home. . Wiliam Williams, admitted to hospital suffering from delirium caused by the heat and tmtemperauce. A STARTLING TABLE. The following tabie gives the official retarns of cases of sunstroke and of deaths from that cause trom and toclusive Of Sunday last to midnight last night:— IN NRW YORK city. Total Cases. Fatat es A 13 L 16 3s 2 seeserseeceeeseddT os IN BROOKLYN. Total Cases. Fatal Cases. ar - ae B 8 Tuesday 13 7 Wednesday. 3 - TORA....creccceerce-csreee seseee BD lw ‘Total cases for New York and Brooklyn, 170; casea with fatal resuit, seventy-four. There are, tn addition to these, however, mauy cases not reported by the police, while a large Pegovesion. of those reported by the police to the Coroner's office as “sudden deaths”’ will undoubtedly prove upon Investigation to have been caused by the exceasive heat. The following record Will show the changas tn the temperature for the past twenty-four hours im comparison with the corresponding day of last year, a8 indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy, Hg#aLp Bullding, Broadway, corner of Aun street:— 1869. 1379, 1899, 1870, 82 90 81 . 86 82% OP. 83 86 «12P, 82 rage temperature yesterday seeeee OL Average temperature for corresponding date last year... vere TH PERSONAL NOTES. Senator Ames and Blanche Butler's wedding takes place at Lowell to-day, and a number of notables are du that city to attend the ceremonies, among them Senators Pomeroy and Chandler. Williain J. Florence, the favorite comedian, arrived trom Europe per steamer Scotia on Tuesday. He brings with him the latest London theatrica: success, which he proposes to produce at a feuding theatre im his city this ial. SU.CIDE BY HAWGING. John Schneider, a German, sixty years of age, at eleven o'clock yesterday morning, was found hang- ing toa beam im his shanty, Fifty-third street, be- tween Sixth and Seventh avenues, by means of @ rope which he nad secured about lis neck. OMicer Hildreth, of the Twenty-second precinct, who made the discovery, cut down the body and notified Coro. her Schirmer to hold an mqguest. What prompted deceased to take his own life did not transpire, but will be developed during the investigation to-day. Mr. Schneider was @ poor man and lived alone tu the shanty. TAVNG TO “MAKE Titi Yesterday morning, between six and seven o'clock, while Mr. Frederick Loetier, of No. 23% Kast Forty-first street, was passing through Fortieth vet, he was attacked vy Willlam Guion, who ate tempted to run off with his watch and chain, Loef- fler hooked the fellow before he haa got out of his reach, or he would moat certainly have made his ugg le ensued, du'ing which i rown heavily upon the jast made his |ppearance ide and took him into custody, He was held ‘or trial. FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH IN ELIZ¢B:TH, As foreshadowed in the HERALD some consider able time ago Elizabeth has decided to introduce the fire alarm telegraph, at an expense of less tha $10,000, The contract has been given out and the inciplent part of the work 1s fairly under way. The same parties that did the work for Newark have been engaged. The next thing for Elizabeth is a paid fre department. The red-shirted volunteera— those relics of the bygone past—stll run with the “mashines” of “‘ietay own.’ Stafferd’s Iron and Sulphur Powders gorate the body and purity the blood, A.—Herring’s Patent CHAMPION SAFES. wi way, corner Murray street. 25 to $45; 817 Broad~ © hand machine Instantly; con- tm the country; warranted fret Bathing Salts. Wo are supplyin hotel proprictors and others with La- poinved Secretary of Montana, vice Wiley S. Scrib. ner, suspended, The Indinn Marders at North Park. ‘The Indian Office Is in receipt of @ telegram from | Governor J. A. Campbell, of Wyoming Territory, giving information that the party that went to North Park in search of the missing miners has returned. Injaddition to the thres heretofore reported there were found the body of one man, named Van Dyke, Utes had ordered him away tne day previous to his death. All the miners have lef the North Park, An Old Whiskey Case Disposed Of. ‘The final papers ordering the entire retease of the whiskey seized in California in August, 1369, were forwarded to the Treasury officers at San Francisco to-day. The whiskey in question, involved gif a mile Mon of dollars. 7 - and another, supposedto be Wilcox, Letters written | by Van Dyke, found near his body, tndicate that the | giee'and Gente’ Balhiag Suite at short notice, at the follow- and would be happy to fll your oriers :-- Fino Blue Flannel, for Ladica.» CE BO to 88 Oa Sut Gray Flannel, for Lad! 2508 Darks Jean, for Ladies. oO Henny ene. aB wot foe Sul y is rt Brown Tevilied Muslin. 1% to 1 60 Bult Striped Wootten 2 B09 Suite vent ication ta Samples of atiferont Kinds will be sen 00, ithe Mechanica’ Shirt Store, 304 and 396 Grand atreet, N. Samples may be acen at ali waturing places, D Al Travellers Going South _ 9 Commercial | Tenveti the NEW POCKET 28t itt 1 i} Towte of ie Reference corrected to dat Cor a rons, capital and credit standing of evei the names, locaton Coston Of (sialon Foquirod. DUR SUNCOW 4 CO. fhe Mercantile Agency, A Broadway. ; os Unrivalled Hale DyceSote agent ar nie wig ant scalp factory, No.8 Astor Huse Long Branch, Racer, ry val to commence SATURDAY, July 38, and continue five dave. | nilv over, People breathe freely and feel well for” respective governments 48 Lo their con. | ”, the Past Four Days. +.