The New York Herald Newspaper, July 24, 1870, Page 3

ete THE WAR. NO BATTLE YESTERDAY, Prussian Explosion and an Alarm at Kehl, Napoleon’s Proclamation to the French Nation. the Futth army corps, ahd Lieutenant General De Goebeen the Eighth, Searbriken will be the centre of the operations, ‘The Prussian headquarters are now at Kreuznacb, eight miles south of Bingen, on the river Nabe, In the North German Parliament last evening Count Bismarck denied the assertion of the Duke of Grammont, “that Germany bad confessed the im- posaibility of Priace Hohenzollen’s candidacy.” He aseerted “that from the time the government frst knew of the project nothing personal or oficial was said to Benedett! about it.” Martial law has been proclaimed in the Rhenish provinces of Prussia, as well as in Hesse, Hanover, Schleswig, Pomerania and Eastern Prussia. ‘The port of Hamburg is stil] open, and trafic is Rot disturbed. * ‘The Prussian government has issued circulars to all the consuls of North Germany in foreign States, requiring them to forward immediately al! Germans lable to military duty, paying thelr passage to Fatberland and. furnishing them with such articles as may be necessary. They are alse empowered to BISMARCK’S REPLY TO GRAMMONT. ~~ forward on the same terms all volunteers who may : . | Wish t6 fight for Germany, ‘The sailors of the Ger- Chief Commands of the Prus= | inatnise dow 10 English ports are returning to t sian Army. Pruséla to enlist in the armies, and ‘the English dockyards are emptied to man the German navy. The river Rhine Is still open to pubite travel. More than one hundred thousand volunteers haye enrolled in Germany. A special telegram dated in Berlin to-day and for- warded to London announces that the passenger trafic on the Prussian rallways ceases to-morrow (Sunday), in order that the milltary reserves of the FRENCH ADVICE TO DENMARK, The British Army to Go cn a War Footing. landwebr may be pushed forward rapidly to tue | front. ‘The Prussian army is in oxcellent tone and spirit, ovwerful Fre Iron-Clad in | 4nq full of contidence in its ultimate success. AP meh. At Strasburg this morning there was a panic, , Motion. @gused by the hearing of lond oxplostons of gun- 4 powder, The Prussians had blown up the abut- CK ea eonel ments of the Keni Raliway bridge, strian the The army of South Germany 13 ordered to march Russian and Aui Notes on north. A Prisstan army will advance southward Orisis. a AUSTRIA. FRANCE, Neutral end Free Trade—Reporte from Sore NES, Russia. Napoleou’s Proclamation to the French People—Tho Communde—Massing the Army— The Iron-Clad Gloire Arming—Newspaper Correspondente—Fomale Patriotism and Prayers. Paris, July 23—Evening. ‘The Journal Oficiel this morning publishes the fol- lowing proclamation from the Emperor to the people of France:— . 4 . FRENCHMEN—There the hfe of a people solemn moments when the Biuoaal honor, *ridlertt ltgelt_irreststibly, rises above and applies itself. with the Vienna, July 23-3 P, M. Austria complains of the war measures, which Stop traMc on the Lake of Constance, Here in Vienna it 1 believed that the neutrality of Russia and Austria has been agreed upon, the Austrians, extra session im.order to take the measures neces- sary to preserve sieutraliiy, Baron Beust, the Ausirian Prime Minister, has BE of di aD paptin the: have a of ae mu, | issued @ circular to the Austrian Ministers abroad. eee cectetye houte, FF eyed ack | He says:— Serle ana tees Tonhom Wwehave given erideate I unsuccessful n sparing Europe bloodshed ana ciltatory ateiee nas theta our good ‘will of no | Austria the most serious consequences indispensa- account, and hag returned our forbearatice by en- | ble toe war between two poweriul nations, we de- croachments. She has aroused distrust in all quar. | Sif, at least, to mitigate the violence of that wax. ters necessitating ¢xaggerated armaments, aud has Therefore, Austria Will preserve an attitude of en- made of Europe @ cai where reign disquiet and sige ceases resisting every overture to particl- fear of the morrow. ai Incident has disclosed | pa! ‘e should be imprudent, if we are desirous the instability of the. international understanding, a er nig pf roapeeneniteger esd and shown the ‘ity of | aiguai the pres- ding arantee tranquillity ie euce of her new pretension: European peopie. la was rd understand omy 3. ‘They were evaded and fol- lowed with THON tment, Our country Manifested profou! Raete pad at this action, and gulckly Saree cry‘resounded trom one end of France other, wee There remains for us nothing but to confide our destinies to the chance of arms. We do not make - war upon Gerdiany, ‘whose indepeudence we te- spect. leage oursélves that the 6 com- om ¢ Vermeantc nationality shall disp: ir destinies. AS we demand: th nt ofa state of thtlge guaranteeing our seourity ‘and assuring yhe future. - We wish to con- Se a eee of 1e ‘to assist in abolishing that pre- cari ition of thi hen all natt forced to employ whole resvurses ia arming against "The glorions flag of France, which we once 1 unfurl mm the face of our’ ea pnger is the same DENMARK, Peay Oe ILM | Frenca Reperts from Coponhagen~ Napoleons Advice 'to the Cabinet, Panis, July 23, 1870, The LAdersé of to-day says that the government'ig in receipt of Important news from, Copenhagemrela- fave to the neutrality of Denmark. contrary to the recent report on the subject Courlers have been sent to Denmark to advise the Cabinet to take mo stepsountil the arrival in those CorenHARN, July 23—Nighh Denmark, it is said, hag. decided to joi ‘in the pica bas borne over Europe Civillzing ideas of | war, but wilt watt until the French flect cnters he iti same principles; It will inspire | Baltic be‘ore declaring herself, the: fon. Fronebinenet ‘0 to Place myself Oia ecure al t valianbarmy, which 18 antinatod BELGIUM, by '¥. and devotion to duty. ‘That army : knewstts worth, for it bas seen viat follow ita Fea rn ahs cf in the four a of the I take Pruscianm pice In FranceNeutrality, my som.” Despite hig tender fears ;he knows - i BRussErg, July 23, 1870. A correspondent of the Inddpendance Beige, writ ing from Metz, France, saya ‘the whole country swarms with Prussian spies. Prussia seems to be eager to pay for all information touching the, move, ments of the French. France, nowever, not through pride, but ‘from a wish to maintain the frank char- acter of the war, in’harmony with Ufa object, de- clines to avall herself of any such instrumentality.” Belgium has forbidden the exportation of horses, duty his name imnpoves upon nd he 18 proud to bear is part tn the dangers of thowe Who ight for our coantry.. May God biess our efforts. A great peopie defending a just cause is EN Marshal McMahon ts expected at the front on Sun- aay, July 24. ° The Emperor Napoleon ts expected at Nancy. The French troopd are still massing at Metz and Thionville. The war vease Glorire 1s now belng fitted up at Toulon. She carries thirty-two guns ana acrew of 670 men. Her engines are 8v0 horse power, St, HUNGARY. André will command her. mg asl agian Tae officers of the. Bapk of France announce to- Reported Declaration for “Feazce. day that the notes ‘of that institution will be re- ._, LONDON, July 23—Night, deemed in sliver. Hungary, it is asserted, deciares for France, General Le Boul, in reply toa committee of the ita French press, who had petitioned to accompany the RUSSIA: The Czar to NapoleouRegrets War and Avxlous for Neutrality. Paris, July 23, 1870. The Patrie this afternoon says a despatch has just army said, ‘He would only. consent to remove the regtrictions on. condition that the correspondents would print nothing that was untrue.” The French government still, however, discour- ages the newspaper correspondents, and undertakes to supply war news to~the journals of the country. through the official despatones of the War Depart. | following 1atelligence:— i ment. » “f ‘The Ozar addressed a note to the French goveru- A number of American ladies now in the city, ment to-day, : yesterday took the first steps toward forming an Jn- He re rete the precipitate measures takey ‘on both ternational Committee to ald the wounded soldiers. | sidés, And that opportunity wax noi allowed Russia ‘There was a great-patriotic demonstration at Lyons yesterday, At Strasbourg there are prayers offered in thé churches evéry day for the success of the French armg, The women crowd the churches there op Last eveulng Madame Sass repeated the “Marsetl- laise” at the Grand Opera. Tho scene, as befor’, Was one Of the greatest excitement and enthusiasm. The Swiss Legation “at Paris has been chargea with the protection of the interests of Bavarian |, and.the other Powers of Europe to act 10 favor of pesos. | The Czar, while regetting the calamity or war, will remain neutral as long as the mterests of Rusals do not suifer. “He adds that ‘he is toady to do all to [mast the hostilities and mitigate the horrors of war. z js ENGLAND. Activity tor the Medicérrawean—Napoicun’a citizens, i Preclawation—Opinton of the) Penition at The Duteh Consul wiil protect the French ¢ltizens the Seat of War=Mintine Interests—Think- an Prudsiti'’:"" ing of Cubs. 4 Lonpon, July 236 P, Me In consequence, of the attitude of Austria as ro- gards Bavaria, and the prevalence of renewed and wide sla, England has resolved on commencing prepara- tions for placing her-army on a war footing Im- mediately, ‘ The British channel sqiadron is under orders to be ready to proceed to sea toa ¢iven destination’Ao, ‘as to be able to unite with her Majesty's squadron in the Mediterranean, now serving off Gibrattar, Naval orders have beet issued and forwarded, as far as possible by telegraph, to the British fying squadron, under the command of Admiral Hornly, in the South Pacific, at Valparaiso, to return to England immediately, Napoleon’s proclaination to the Prench nation has produced a profound impression. The plate and Jewels of Prince Leopold haye been brought to England for safe keeping, An intrigue between Hesse and France is suspected in some cireles here, {tis generaily admitted Rar the situation of the French army has every advantage over that of the Prussian. ‘The French have two points of attack, A great many shipwrecks have recently occurred on the German coast by reason of ihe removal of the beacons. The officers of the Bank of England to-day an- nounce @ stilt further advance In the rate of inter- est. ‘The minimum rate is now four percent. The London’ 7¥mes this, Morntng * sbieply. criti. cises tne language used by the French Emperor in nis recent clreular to the diplomatic agents of Franco. :-His idea that ‘war urged with the unant- mous approval of the people must. be righv? is un- true. The real author of this war is not he who de- clares it, but he- who makes it necessary, ‘The Gepartare of the'Emperor for the front has certainly beeh post poned fdr a few days. Yesterday thé’Manicipal Council, after a favorable discourse by tho Préfet of the Seine, voted 800,000 francs towards the national subscription. On Friday @ large part of the army which has ‘been operating in Algeria arrived at Marseilles on transports, They were accompanied by numerous African voinnteers (Kabyies). They were all greeted with the greatest ¢nthusissm as they marched through tho ‘streéts of the city on their way to the front. ‘ The Impertal Guard arrived at Nancy to-day. ‘The reported death of General Douay 1s false, ‘The French agents in the South German States have demanded their passports. The Count @Euzenberg, the Minister of Hesse in Parla, has reonested Mr. Washburne, by order of the Grand Duke of ‘Hesse, to protect the Hesslans in France, provide the Freneh government gives its consent. Mr. Washvurae has acceded to the re. quest. The Bank of France haa raised the minimum rate Of discount to four per cent. A ministerial decree, published this afternoon, for- bids, from this day, the publication In any way of Any account of the movements of the French army or navy, PRUSSIA, The Chief Commands of the Army—Centre of Field Operations—Bismarck’s Reply te’ Grammout—Martial Law—Military Luvit tlons end Volunteeriug—Tho Rhine Still Oven—Tho Rattroads for the Troops—Gen- eral Enthusiasn, is agai BERLIN, July 23, 1870. The Prince Royal, Frederick EAE: batininad the left of the Penssian army, Prince Frederick beri the centre and Herwarth von Bittenfeld the a f The defences of the coast win General Von Falkenstein, Cet bento had ‘The sta oficars will be thé same ag they were in ‘the war against the Austrisng in 1866, General Dreyse will lead the advance over the Bhine. Ldeutenant General De Kirchdach will; command and Frengb armies. importaint. The Atiantic cables are still very much crowdea, ‘The steamship City of London, whith sailed to- day, takes®,the mails. for. New York whieh were to have been despatched by the Tarifa. The, steams'yip Holsatla, which arrived at Ply. mouth Jaly 22 .400n), was discovered by an English Pilot Iyipg-to ula fog. ‘Whe neutrality of Spain 1s regarded eacertain by | 1 The Austrian Reichsrath has been convened in | been recelved from, St. Petersburg containing the | The Army to Go on a Wur Pesetay—Nayal i ad rumors of. the warlike attiiude of Rus- | No figitting haa yet occurred between the Prussian | ‘The news from the seat of war ts meagre and.un- | captain of the declaration of war hetween France gad Prossia, and warned bim to make the port of Plymouth with all possible despatch, which was ac- cordingly done, The Saturday Review does not think the fortunes | of Cuba will be efected one way or another by the Buropean complications, “The duty of the press in these war times,’ says | the same paper, “is difidult, Holland particularly | begs for silence about the disposition of the Dutch troops,’? THE PRUSSIAN POSITION, It 1s evident that the despatches which reach us | from Germany and France are confused. Yesterday it was announced that the Prussians bad retired froni their position between the Luxemburg tron- Uer and the Palatine, This morning it Is announced | that their headquarters are at Kreuzenach, and that. | Saarbrucken will be their centre of operations, Asree | sards the latter the statement is absurd. Saarbrackent | is situated but a few miles trom the Freneh frou. Her, and ix, if previous despatches can be relied upon, In posseseion of the French army at the pre- | Sepntmomeut. In jike manner, it is stated from Ber- | lin that General Dreyse will lead the advance beyond | the Rhine, Unless the Germans propose to invade | France along her Ruine frontier, we cannot imagine | What this means, But from emidst a great deal of coufusion, which, the campaign, we gleam the fact that the Prussiau headquarters are at Krenzenach. This would indi- cate @ defensive line, beginning at Cob’enz and form- ing @ bow, with its ieft termination resting on Manheim. Such @ line would afford | far more protection to’ Southern Germany than that | from Qoblenz along the Rhine vo Mayence. But | even with this line the strategic eltuation is more: | favorable to the French than to the Prussian, A movement by onc column across the Rhine In the vicinity of Rasiadt co operated ta by com- bined movements from Bitche and Forbach, or Saarbruck upon Manheim and Kreuze> naeh would probably: necessitate the retirement of the Germans from Manheim unless the first column of Frenci on the right bank of the Rhine was de- feated in a general engagement, It is, however, tm- without Knowing the precise location of both armies. All that has been written in the foregoing is based | upon the statement made yesterday that the German | forces lad retired from the Frenclrirontier, thereby | | abandoning the greater part of Rhonish Prussia to | thelr advorsarics, 4 NACH, Aceepung the atat | comes interesting 10 its situation and conuec- | tlons, Krengenach is & tgwa of 10,000, inhabitants, | Gnd is situated eight antes ‘south of Bingen (dear Bingen on the hind), \6n the tallroad between Metz aud Mayence., Tid falroad, ly should be stated, rins west by south from Mayence to Bingen, acar the banks of the Rutthe, iy Mit takes an ‘abrupt turn aud contiaues almost “due south to Kreuzenach, when it follows a wéstby south, southwest, and west- southwest Soarge fo Metz, making it a decidedly crooked roa it forms connection with the Mets and Mantie!m:Hatiroad at Bexnach, on the Bavarian frontier, Wheré a, siugle road continues to Metz. Near Bexbach i the town of Homburg, ip Bavaria, by the way, 13 natural enough af this early stage of | there any explanation promised. But in view of the possible to form any positive. idea of the situation i mittances on England, no more departures to Eu- t that Krengenach 13 the | 4... we > ' present ieadquartersiefthe Prassian atmy, it be- | Gérman physicians will be provided with similar ac. | flewa, because a newspaper without news would be no paper at ali.” BVEN FALSE NEWS, it Is said, the people would eagerly devour, because they want something to tickle their palate for tne Moment and care not if the whole matier ts untrue, for the contradiction of it will tickle them again, and 80 on from one assertion to the other to one or more contradictions, Tne more of excitement there is the better it ts for the people, ‘Thus, at least, argue the people themselves, And when a conscientious man tells the reader that in so far as exciting news 13 concerned in respect to affairs in Europe there ‘Was no startling intelligence whatever, he will be considered a man of no stretch of imagination and his ability for giving news will be considered less than nihil, Still, It1s not necessary to draw upon any one’s nancial comaition of the monetary centres in Europe, as given’ in the Herat for the last two or three days, ,{t 1s nog at all'surprising tuat London ex- change Is below par on the several Bourses of Europe, ® relation of money Influence which 1s quite new, and the like of which has never been Known on th: Continent, The reason for this may be found in that even THE HAMBURG STEAMERS have at last concluded to stop running, Why? Sim- declared its inabl'ity to protect them Vessels to seek the nexrest port of refuge aud to re- ‘tuat tt would be safe to venture out agat Onder these circumstances it ts not necessary to imagine a sensation, the several facts above men- toned being in themselves suMcient to create ‘A SENSATION. And what a sensation! Think of ft! No more re- rope by German steamers! What will become of of the American people? Happily, the latter have fo inuch dependence upon themselves and so much Jndepencence of all other nations that happen what Inay the people in this country will find tt possible to i OVER SIX HUNDRED Cermans, It is said, have been sent to Europe by the agency of the North German Consul and itis expected that more than ~~ | ‘WO HoNbRaD commodations, As to te latter No Oheyneed complain, ,; for the less the nuuiber, of physicians the betier the | Me) Ol mortality. Atleast that is Ube popular expe-~ Pleuge. W Goup SELLING AT THE FIVTiC AVENUR. 4. The usual crowd of gold speculators gathered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel: last ev » bub thera was | very littic done in the way of buying orselling,. the price opened at il9% and fually went to 120, at which, seemed disposed to buy-to any extent, as the general from Europe, which stated that Prassia had enroiied 100,000 men and had instructed all her consuls tn foreign States to forward at ouce every Uabie to meee, daty. tnut the state of things 13 a good index to the, pro- longed and sanguinary manuer ja which the war ‘Will be carried on, and that consequently yold wil, where the ‘ortress Of Schlossberg, celebrated in the ‘Thirty ‘Years’ ‘War, was located, and which was raged in tid. stone brid, bide, whigh conuecting the two parts. The west he wosi populous, is poor and delapl- This news ts% Gated bubithe east side 1 covered by splendid hotels pitt “Houses, On aédount of tts cold saline ) Soktag “1k is a favorite.vesort for invalids, several ‘thousanua of whom visit ib yearly. Waters of the French fleet. 4 As imilitary. position the” place possesses no ‘| special, importanee. It is, however, very old, and Was at oné me a fortificd’ post. In 1632 the Swedes, ComManded by Gustavas Adviphus took It by assault, after a severe struggie, in which Lora Craven, the champlorof the Queen of Bohemia, and eye. pepe perier. Lime’ 4 al hang it iS been Owned altei by... Geran: and French, though it ay deen Sok the greater par’ of the time under the control | or projection Of trance, In 16i4 ule Preneh gave te to the Counts Palatine ef Simmern, exactly forty-four years after they ravaged it; fu 18uy it was aunexed to the Bmpire, aud in 1814, after the dowdiall of Napoleon, was given to Prusgla, which Country has retained It ever since. The distances from Kreuzenach to the most promt | ment points upied by te belligerent armies are as Sollows etz, about 116 miles by rallioad; to Coblenz, alout forty-three, ¥ pie pop to Mayence, via Blaget to Manheim, by post youd, sorty miles, and to Trevos about sixty inties, its special advantage as army headquarters is un- douptediy tip position betweea Codlen% and May- ence, 4nd the compiete manner im which it covers tie entire railroad connecting thse two places. THE ZELGIAT COMMANDERS. We publish below sketches of the Belgians gencrala whose. appointment to the command. of corps has occasioned distrust of Belzium in France. LIEUTENANT GENERAL LAURENT MATAIRU BRIAL- z MONT. ‘This officer was born at Seraing, near Liege, in | 1799, and 18 consequently etghty-one years of age, When seventeen years of age he entered the lrench army and served in all we campatgns in Germany, H Spain, Russa and sown counuy, On the restora- | Uon of the Bourbons he remained tn the army and | was employed by the governinent in the civil ser- | vice for a@ time, , Becoming disgusted with te Bourbons he resigned and returned to Belziam, whieh was tien @ partof Holland, Hore he rematried | watebing’ the progress of, eyen's and joining in the conspi:2cies for the mdopendenee of Nts country. He contributed greatly $0 ire royotdtigny ent of 190, and.jor hig s¢rpioes ='c8 appomieed aide-de- camp } ing foppold 1: soon after the accession of that mongrof. in, 1831, Geuemal..Briaimont com- manded at Antwerp in 1637 and ‘at Mouse in’1840. He | wag appointed Muuster of War in 1850, and. after leating that post, was madea iicutepaut general, In 1863ho was’ piacod on the: felirea ‘list, ibut ‘was: retained ‘on duty’ a3 aiite-de-camp to tnd'Kiay, ‘The gieat, age of Genormi Griadmont makes it improbable for hum’ todo. mucli'set vice; ‘although it may be that hts appointment t6 the com- } madd of corps is an indldation of the hostility. of , the Belgien government to:France. LIZUTENANT GENERAL BARON PIERRT EMMANUEL, FELIX CiUAZAT. ‘ Goueral Chazal ls a Feencaman by birth, born at ‘Tarbes (Hautes Pyrenees) in 1308, After the restoration of the Mourbons ‘ifg father, who had been @ member of the revolu- tionary convention which coudemned the King to death, fled to Beigium, whe: His gon recived a good eduontion at Lrassels, and ‘on the Outbreak ot the revolution against Holland in , 1890 Joined the revolutionary army. During the war he served with marked skill and courage, gaining | promotion after promotion with surprising rapidity ; Until he had won the highest rank. In 1841 the Bel- gion Chambers accorded to him all the rights and | privileges of a native “for emiuent services rendered | the State.” After the downfall of the Catholic party in 1847 he entered Ue Cabinet of Prier Rogier as Mims of War, This position he subsequentiy resigned be- cause of some *¢“lections made in the discussions of the army bndget in the Chambers, Onazal Was sent to St Perersburg to congratulate the Ozar Alexender on his succession to the throne. | At the, present time he i an aide-de-camp to tie King and a Minister Of State, | THE WAR PEELING If MLW YORK. He was | ' No Nows—Bogus News—Will ‘tho Two Great | Military Nations” Ever Show Fight ‘—No Remittances to London—Last Night's ‘War Meetings and Gold Sales. “Have you heard the news?’ said a gentleman to @ friend, stopping the latter in the midule of the street, “No, What ts it? What—— gasped he who. had thus been asked. | And in the Meantime, while these two gentlemen | Were talking and looking and gasping at each other, a crowd of people gathered uround them, ail eager to know the “News; you said; what news? ‘Thove'ls no news at ail, amd if there 18 none tt becomes the duty of Kreuzenden ties on both sites of the river Nahe, a | ~— he died tn exile. } Fo», all efforts'to ihe contrary notwithstanding., his sortof logic, however, did not have much. ei- fect, as the price only advanced from 119% to 120, Where it remained, WAN Mon TivGs. The “Dutchman” of the Etghth Ward in i | Search of A Sigel or “Any Oder Man” wo | eRiabt Wii? u | fhe Germans of the Ejghth ward, boiling over ‘With patriotism, gathered last night at 100 Prince Street to organize a branch assoctation subject to the General German Ald Society. Previous to.organ- izing the meeung Mr. Heury Doere played on tae piano the national song “German Fatherland,” the audience joining enthusiastically ta the chorus. Mx. }. Speyer then called the meeting to order and ex- lained its purposes, and sgh theé a4 this was tneir first meeting it would be necessary for them to ¢lect oficers and a. elogate to the Central Committee. Mr. Weber then nominated Mr. Speyer as prest- dent and he was unanimously elected. He returned thanks jor the honor conierred upon him and in a few remarks set forth.the importance of the war now about to be waged tn Europe and the interest which Germans everywhere are taking In it. Mr. Rudolph Jung was then elected Vice President, Mr. Henry Doerr, Secretary, and Mr, William Meyer Treasurer, Subsequently Mr. Speyer was ‘elected delegate to the Central Committee, {ier another pairioule song, composed by Theo- dove Kuhner, & deceased Ge n hero, had been sung by a singing soclety prevent, Dr. Ernst Vogel addressed the meeting. “He did not oppoxe the war. in Burope, he said, because it would be the regenera. ; Won of Germany. It will unite Germans everywhere, | and no matter wiiat part of tye world they may be | in they will be one on this question, And not only are the sympatiites of Germans with Kénig Wilhélm in this contest but the friends of Mberty and pro- gress throughout the world are on hisside and against the enemy of civilization and — pro- gres8—Napoleon the Third, and thelr moral and) omaterial aid = will = be extended to the former against the latier, Dr. Vogel waced ply because the Prussian goverument has oMiciaily | against the | French feet, and has advised all German merchant | | main there untli advised by the ead authority | in. Hgures there were a few sules Made, but ng one, Impression seemed to be that the price was couung | down rather than going up, despite the iatest news ; .« NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 24, 1870.—rRIPLE ‘SHEET, live, and not only that, but to prosper also, 44 Gera Sal Some of the ‘bulls’ areuud } f about the in war. They came to blows, and Fleming tabbed Beck ailgntly ‘over one of Dis eyes, The offender was presented with free lodgings by Captain Ward, of the Tenth precinct, . PRUSSIAN S3D FUND. A Two Thousand Dollar Sabscription List. We, the undersigned, consisting of B. T. Babbitt, of New York city, and his employés have each sub- scribed the amount placed opposite our respective names as a fund for the relief of wounded and dls- abled soldiers of the Prussian army in the impending conflict between that nation and France. The entire amont has been placed in the hands of Mr. B. T, Babbitt, subject to the order of an instita- ton organized for the purpose above specified under @ guarantee that it shall be appropriated only as set forth herein imegmation in order to startle the people. The 0 10 facts as they are have too earnest a bearing. For | 4 8 ® instance, the German bankers, or at least a consid- | 2 nen wv erable number of tuem, yesterday received instrac- 3 yorepn Knapp. S ons by cable from bankers and brokers on the g 8 Duropean Continent that they should no more 25 10 REMIT TO ENGLAND; 3 iS that is, that for covering drafts and other bills on 7 Ww banking firms on'the Continent of Europe, uo re- i b mittances to England, espectally London, should eg tt be made. No cause was given why Contl- 2 0 | nental bankers should be afraid of thelr col rg 4 leagues in the Britis capityl, mor was z 10 SEEReSsesss lou “Torwoe: Jncob r a Ty Stroubai an 19 3 W vorge Unger. 0 10 Louis Beonmant 0 Andrew Merz wo THE Gti MANS IN BOFFALG, . BuPPALo, July 23, 1879, ‘The German citizeus are making extensive prepa ) rataons for a meeting here on Monday aight to sym- pathize with Proseta. Five hundred members of duferenit Mnisical societies Unite In singing for the occasion... Speeches, will be made by prominent in~ dividuals fm German and English.’ oo, THE NECDLE GI | A writerim the Chicago Tribune giyes this de seription of the Prussian needle gun; which will probably play an important ‘part in me coming battles in Europe: — 1. The range of the needle gun is from 1,200 to gies ch 2 The movements of loading executed with the right hand, as follows:—A ard stroke with the palm of the mht ban the chamber knob opens the breech, the cartridge is inserted into the cavity of the barrel, a push forward and a down- Ward) stroke of the chamber knob ‘with she ri haud close the breach, and nother push on the needle chamber (with its spiral spring) completes the loadiag, and, the ride is rea:ly for “ Fire.” During tie maven eaiy the gua J# heid with the left hand at @ “ready, 3, ‘The gun ts never loaded or reloaded while at “ ti shuply because 1t is impossible to do xo. ) 4, The powder is nob ignited at the rear end of the cartridge, but next ty the bail, where the Igniting mutter is placed in a kind of suckevof papler mache; and this is What gives more power to Ue bail, te powder burn{ng Irom the front to the rear, 5. The carwkige is wade up—bail in front, ball socket with ignitiag matter, powder. The shape of the ball res mbles the shape ofa cucumber, and is Gailed long lead (ang bled). 6, The recoll of the gun {s only felt when it pe- conles very much heated, and the air chambegfilied with the refuge of powder. When clean no recoil ls felt at all. 7. In case the needle should break or bend or otuer wise become Useless & NeW one can be Laserted in jess than five seconds, Each soidier carries an extra supply of about six needles, it 18 bot 80 much the superiority of the needle sun Over other breech-ioaders which has secured, and !n ail probability wili iu the present struggle schemes of tie first Napoleon, a predicted tor | secuce, succe¥s to. the Prussian army, as it is the i thorough educiuon of each iadividual soldier and “che nephew of ing whcle’ as complete an oyer- throw us attended the fiist Napoleon. The present usurper of the lrench throne began his imperial ca- reor im blood andne will end it in the aaine, His failure in Mexico will be nothing 1n comparison with his failure sn Prossia. ‘The Gevinan reverses of 1813 must be avenged now, and German intelligence, German patriotign,, wealth, industry and German ue perfect fasmiilarity with his weapon, The neede gin was frat used in Prussia in 1848 and 1549, In Baden and Behleswig, and not havin; been deemed effective witout an entire clunge ot tactics, and. especially of skirmish Instruction, was ulinost cohdemned, ‘The Prussian army has but one Calibre for all small an 80 that iufantry or sharpshooters can be 1 go i The land ot Yon Humboldt mas¢le ys? of Goethe, of Boocmeven Just lead in the councils f Purope dn defiance’ of tho 2evemep and threats o} Napoleon 11, EY ann { Mf, Wiwiain Schwab vext addressed the magting. Te ‘aid that the German people owe Louls Napoicou, a vote of thanks. For what Kjng William and Count Bismarck and otbers bad becu Lying. for years ty, gccomplish he had’ succeeded in doing in 2 few weeks, namely, th uniting item all In Coppice of Home, and Fath id. Ae 1ctharKy ‘ago which taey u t rel ed pom them, aud blekeritiigs and petty jeato would exist, had not By ne made N13 ar ro3 demands, He pre- adic e victor¥ of fie German arma, and with if the word ‘would be benciied and ctvilization ad- vanced. Germany represeats liberty, progress aid enlightenment. uhce represeuts oppression and darkness, ‘The speaker then further coubrasted to , soclil, civil, political and religious condition of Ger- mans aud Fretichmea hexe and everywhere, ‘th former are scholars, musicians, -tatesmen, soldiers, the latter cooks, valets and hairdressers, Coul there be any doubt in such a contest which side would win? This speech was recelyed througout with great applause. i Short ad@resses were then made by Moasrs. Doerr, Jung and Wener, after i the meetunyg adjourned, The Scundinavians Becoming Luvolved in the “Prenbieo? Owing to the absence of the promineut citizens of Scandinavian extraction residing in this city, wuo have in Jarge numbers left town, doubtless on ac- count of the intense heat, the meeting announced to come oif last évening at No. 6 Cilnton place, was adjourned ti next Thursday at eigitt o'clock P. M, Dir, Knut Forsberg, the promoter of tie move- ment, made @ brief address to those present, giving the basis of Viged eee action, The Scandina- vans, he sald, believed in popalar liberty as it found expression in United Stat aud in @ purely de creed, — Most of tl ners Tesiding here left telr mother account of political opinion, and it Woulrt 4} behoove those Who Nad ieit their families, | their friends aad the piace of Uielr b rta ov account In 1856 General | Of their feelings for povular liberty, to take issue wit elther of the monarehical factions now waging wer for family pride, to the detriment of au the interests of thor respective peoples and the human race in general. ‘The speaker, therefure, proposed that thoy should, oxpres® their feeling tor the sufferers in the contest generaily— jately tueir fellows under the same yoke—and this without regard to natiouuilty. We miay, as a fit e Pression of the feeling entertained on a question of Anis Kind by democrats in a demooraiic land, sub- ascribe our inite for the ald of those who personal! as among the wounded or orpiuaas along bo! Peoples. ANd in’ tals Way We propose to express our feeling. “ A “Patriotic? Lager Peddler. ‘The lessee Of a lager beer shop on Essex street— the number of the building being about 77 or 79, or both--had another “meeting” at his place last night, which, ag well as the first on Yhursday even. | ing, was a complete fizele. The Germans are willing | and ready to support any legitimate movement 1D behalf of the cause of the Fatherland, but they will not, as they ought not, countenance any speculation on thelr patriotic feeling by greedy beer venders. Hloutllities Comgmenced--First Blood for the Ivish. About seven o'clock last night Richard Femiuz, of No, 112 Chrystie street, and a German named The Plot informed the | every respectable uewapaper ;*an to manufacture | Francis Beck, of No,85 Chrysile street, quarreiied Supplied with cartridges irom any cavalry pistol or yarbine cartydge wagon, "t Graaierey Boat Club=First Annual, Kegatta on the iarlem River. ‘The! first ‘ionual regatta of the Gtamercy Boat ' Club took place yesterday afternoon of the Harlem river. Notwithstanding the intense heat and. the distance to'the course of the races from the main poruion of the city—10311 street and Fourth avenue— i large erowd»of spectators from “down town” lined the shores and the ray ridge long before the regatta opened, ‘The river Was perfectiy alive With -sinall boats, afd taktag everything altogecher ine club have reayon to congratulate themselves on the anapicious way in wlici thelr first public efor were hailed by the lovers of rowing. There wero three races not tnclading a tub race. ‘The first was a double scull race in Whitehall boats seventecn jeet in length the contestants being Joun Dashefand Laward Atkinson, and Charles Brinkerhoft and Henry Cuppia, the course being two mites aud ahalf, ‘The race was well contested, and was won by Dasbe and Athinsou itt 27:16 3g. ‘The second race was a singe scull, and was rowed by professionals, over the sume course and in the same kind of boais a9 the first, the contestanis being Jolin Kyle, Georg us and George Wallace. Kyle was the winner in 2 ‘the third race was a single skull In working boats, and was rowed by Charles Burwinker and David Koche, The former was the whuner in 22:37 34. ‘The tab race was contested by Messrs. foche, Briokerhotf, Kunbark, French, Atkinson, Cappia, aud Stern. Bvery one of tie contestants went “ over” with the ex of toche, Who won the race, The jud, R, Parker, Jr, G, Case, and John i The referee was Charles A, Revereiiy. Ant collation Was served at the clud house Al the close of the races, THE SCANWEL HOMICI Donehoe Balled, 7aomas Donohoe, who stands charged by the ver- dict of @ Coroner's jury with causing the death of Florence Scanoei, was yesterday brougnt to the Vity Hail by Captain Cameron, of the Eighteenth pre- cuict, for thetpurpose of ball, In the absence of Coroner Fiyno (engaged in a homicide case) Quroner Rollins released Donohoe on bail tm the sun of $10,000. Ex Stas renee teen Cornel and Owen Murphy, ex-Meimber of wave honds tn te ata of ‘$5,000 cach for the favure appearance of Mr, Donohoe to answer any mdictment which hereaiter may be found against him in connection With the desta of Scaune i THE ANVI-GAREOLIVG FRAUDS, Arvest: of Prescott. Charles E. Prescott, one of the officers of the so- called “Boctety for the Prevention of Gambling,” Was arrested by detectives Casey and Quinn, of the ‘Twenty-fifth precinct, and officer Keiley, of the ROnEE AaHAH Joeenay afternoon, on Broadway, and arraign d before Jnstice Cox at Jefferson Market, ‘the prisoner stated that he was not financially in- terested In the concern, but was only clerk for Went & Galway, and hand ull the money paki to him for the “society.” faalt of bail Justice Cox committed him to await the action of the Grand Jary, who at present have the Case ander investigarion, 8 NEW YORK CITY. Local and Police Paragraphs and Minor Items © Metropolitan News. ‘The arrests by the police for the week were 2,067, an increase of twenty-nine over the previous week. An unknown man dicd in Belleyue Hospital from the effects of the excessive heat, Coroner Schirmer was called. The deaths for last week reached the anprece dented number of 1,043; there were 317 births, and 117 marriages, or 234 persons. Honora Kegan, ol No. 2 Birmingham street, while hanging out clothes bh ng fell from 4 shed, wat severely injured and sent to the hospital. Patrick Kelly, employed on the Union depot, Forty: second street and Fourth avenue, was seriously injured yesterday by falllag from a uer of beams, Edward Lyman, a painter, was committed by Ju® tice Cox yesterday, charged with stealing forty-six dollars in money from Kmlle Hartaagie, of 871 Broadway, on Friday, Justice Cox yesterday committed Frank Brown and Patrick Barrett, charged with stealing hawser valued at sixty dollars from the Inman line of steamships, James McLaughlin, residing corner of Fifth ave nue and Ninety-ffth street, waa badly bitten by a vicious dog he was separating from another with Which It was tighuing. 5 ‘The body of aman, about five feet etght inches, dark complexion, dark hair, black coat and pants, striped woollen shirt, and boots, was found drowned yesterday at pier twenty-four North river. Catharme Norton, a middle aged woman, wat found sick and destitute at 110 Greene street, and taken to Bellevue Hospital, when death ensued, Coroner Sclurmer was notided to hold an inquest, Newton H. Jewesson, a clerk in the employ of Dan- ie] O'Sullivan, was arraigned before Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market yesterday afternoon, by detectives Casey and Qulan, and commiited to answer a charge of eabezzling Money at various tunes from his em- ployer, Yesterday morning Pairtck Dunn, of 313 West Thirteenth street, was found corger of Seventeenth atrect and. avenue C with a severe cut on his head, He stated that he was assaulted with a club, Pa Essex Market, but refused to state by whom, to Beileyye Bospttal. ~ dew kee SD During a fight yestéraay in liqnor saloon, corner | of Forty-first street and Tenth ayeune, between, ‘Thomas Nolan, of 252 West Forty-frsv street, and John Meg ! the former had @ large portion of hia lip and ehin bitten of, He was sent to Bellevue Hospital, and tue biter arrested)by ofteer Cory. ie Justice Dowling yesterday discharged 180 prisons ers from Blackwell's Jslaud for the two-fold reason, of making room jor the prisoners who are dally being “sent up,’ and for the purpose of giving, the least culpaple offenders aud those whose tine! had nearly expired an opportunity of obtatning eu! Ployment during Luc approaciing tury mouths, On and after to-morrow the steamer Plymouth Rock leaves Pler 28 North river at olevun'o’clock, insteal of baii-past cleven, aud the Jessie ‘Boyt / Jeaves at a quarter-past seven o'oiock P/M., connect Ing With & train for Long Brangh. ‘The last aawed trip glyes. Mf ‘wip fo ong Branch, a thug. never known beiore. While Mr. James, Bagieson, of 68 Fourp avenue, was driving. down Sixth avenue last night ina gar- riage containing Mrs. McFarland and her; two |, danghters the lorses at Fifty-geventh sweet took , fright, ran away abd throw’ the entire, patty Ont Mrs. McFarland bad an arm breken and sos! other bodily injuries: She was sent to her residence,” > No, 218 East ‘duirty-ifth street, The oper ogque ‘pants esaaped injury. : “ Mr. Hilihouse, Asetant Treasurer, was in his ofice in the Sub-Treasury buliding yesterday and engaged in gio transaction of regular business. Judge Folger handed over tho deparsment to him, aud subsequently was the roctpient of a i me solid silver ice pitcher from the clerks, whd took that method of expressing. thelr thanks for his” many gots of kindness and aounenay jamnees, soem duriag his occupancy of the office of Assistant Trea- aurer, Theentire amount of carrency op hand in * tie Sub-Treasury 16 about eleven millions wad a quarter, of which $2,600,000 had been counted, In compliance with notice previously given, and cirewlated only among a few, quite o hurliber of prominent and influential democrats of the Ninth ward assembled last night at the private resitence ofa weil known citizen in BieseKer sireet, for the purpose of torming an S. A. Lewis Club and to e@x-; press satisiacUou at the very creditable manner in which Commisefoner Lewis had guarded the inte- rests of the district in tie Board.of Education. After the clection of a president and pecrereny are. tem, @ cominittee Was appointed to draft resolutions, and shortiy after reporied, in a series of comp! oon =f and very fatteriug resolutions, tn Which the past an present honorabie career of Mr. Lewis was oe gized and reviewed. It was determined to solicit Une gentleman to become the democratic candidate for the next Assembly, pledglug the support of al present and deciutlug an intention on their party should be accede to thelr wishes, to leave no ston unturned to secare Lis election. The meeting, which had in the meantime been augmented by freah + artrivals, wen adjourned, with @ band of music, to West Fourteenth street, lutending to give the Com- missioner a serenade, but, not aware of what wes ogiug on, he had ie(t tue same afternoon for Sharon and was, in consequence, not at home, MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL, Charles Waro has completed ® burlesque on the “Black Crook,” and bas chos#o Ching-and Alaska for the mise en scene, inorder to introduce certain magical eflects never get witnessed. in ‘this country. p nt ’ M, Benedick, who may be remembered im connets tion with the Bateman Opera Bouffe Troupe, satied «i for New Orleans to fulfil: an engagement there next season, ' Manager Daly is making immense preparations at the Fifth Avenue for the next season. : . Biliy Plorence, having gained ten pounds avoirdn- pois by histrip, is back again fo this city. He bas some new plays, With watch he moans toastonish * the Maniattanites in tne fall. ‘The Paristans have a new sensation in the person ofanew danseuse, Mile. Bozacchi, who ts really the finest artist in her line. She is ‘at the Grand Opera, dancing in anew ballet pantomime called “Coppellia,”” She ts 9 Russian and ee the very poetry of motion,’ the nn grace. She has been engaged for five years on the follow. mg terms:—First year, 10,000 franca; second, 12,000 francs; third, 15,000 france, and tho two last years £0 much as 20,000 ‘anos ‘At the Porte St Mardin a new Play has been pro- duced called “Michel Pauper.’ 1¢ ts not a success, although some 0% the parts are ee acted, ¢s- pecially that of the Baron, by Ciement Just. The picoe 18 very Frenchy, and would not be tolerated a single night ou the American stage, even by thos who like thelr cotive very strong. Mrs. James A. Oates indignantly repudiates tho* use of her name by the Irresponsible eompany that lately appeared in Newark. Too often unscrapu- lous mem)ers of 8 dramutie company playing in this city try fo steal the good mame and prestige of worthy artists and matugers when they venture on their own a°count in the country, Next month this brititant Uiue artist, who, When compared with the English blondes, may be catied the reigning queen of burlesaue, li appear at the Olympic tn opera bouge. Manager Jonn MeDonon has brought over from Europe an English version of “Le Petit Faust,” Herod’s chef @a@nere. It will be brought out by Managers Hayes & Dat in tirst class style, with all the original effects. Mr. Walter L. Lamont, @ rising young amateur composer Of San Francisco, Cal, has written @ grand march which, githough bri\lant and stirring, fas considerabie expression and finished grace about it. 118 dedicated to the iadies of the Golden Gate, Russell & Co,, Boston, publish a very pretty ballad called, “It Might Have been;" words by G. EB. F. Steel; inuste by H. Millard, The beauti(n] wordsare wedded to a ielocy of unexcepttonabie attractions THE DORMS MANS, OATES ACTORS. PAwavise VALieY, Monroe County, Pa., July 22, 1870. To Tue Loiron OF TRE HERALD:— In two o/ the late issue? of the HeRaup there ap+ peared nottees of the closing up of the Mre, James A, Oates burlesque troupe in Newark, N.J., and that the members nod suddenly left without liquidating their board bills. Should I permit said ardcles to pass unnoticed I should be doing mrens as well ag x, my friends pty oe e. Nhe decen, that you wil ive piace in you and hat closed Tay weao at pid theatre on July 2, since which time Ihave rusti, ting at this place where ere I ew York at the Olyinpio heat ot Augast 22 1 had nothing whatever to a we the party that used. my uae id this late sp jon. Mm. JAMES A. OATES...