The New York Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1870, Page 4

4 EUROPE. France on the Eve of the War With Prussia. Duke de Grammont Reporting King Wil- liam’s Defiance to the Empire. Scenes in the French Legisla- ture and the Streets of Paris. Special History of the Hohenzollern Negotiations in Madrid. Baron Mereier’s Interview with Minister Sagasta and the Spanish Reply. Napoleon Insulted, France in a Blaze, Germany United andthe Peo- ples Alarmed. By the European mail at this port we have our Special correspondence reporting the progress of the war agitation between France and Prussia to the 16th of July. France, as will be seen, was in a blaze of excitement and Germany uniting rapidly. From Madrid we have a special letter, which supplies a moat valuable report of the position of the Spanish Cabinet on the crown question and right of the Spanish people to manage their own affairs. Baron Mercter’s—the French Minister in Madrid—interview With the Spanish Minister, Sagasta, relative to the Hohenzollern nomination, with the calm reply of the Spaniard to the Frenchman, are spectally described and detailed and with valuable accuracy and great esprit. FRANCE. The War Policy Debated in Parlinment—Cab- inet Explanation—Popular Agitation Against Prussin—Prim and Bismarck—The Hoben- zollern Negotiations Known to Napoleon from the First—New and Terrific Engines of War on Both Sides. Paris, July 13, 1870, ‘This afternoon there was agajn a large crowd in the neighborhood of the Corps Législatif. Reports of the resignation of M. Ollivier were in circulation, At half-past two M. Schneider took the chair. All the Ministers were present. ‘When the Minister of Foreign Affairs spoke the ex- citement was intense, He said in reference to Spain:—The Spanish Ambassador yesterday officially announced the renunciation of Prince de Hohenzol- Jern to tne throne of Spain. Our negotiations with Prussia never had any other object are now term1- nated. M. JEROME Davip—From whom emanated renun- ciation? M. DE GRAMMONT—I was informed by the Spanish Ambassador. M. Davip—But they say it emanated with the Prince's father. 1 make you a distinct question. M. pt GRamMOoNT—I have nothing to add. The communication is oficial. I have not to occupy myself with the reports circulating in the passages. M. Davip—I do not admit that reply. The com- Munication was mae by the Minister of Justice 10 the journalists—to ail the world. I contest the right of the Minister to refuse the reading of yesterday's despatch. M. DUVERNOIS—I demand of tho Cabinet on what day lcan make my interpellation, It is advanta- geous that the discussion be immediate. A decision, gentlemen, is important, for it may influence the decision of the government. M. Davrp deposes the following interpellation:— “Considering that the declarations of the 6th July were not received with favor by the country, con- sidering that the declarations are in flagrant contra- diction with the derisive slowness of tne negotia- tion, I demand to interpellate tne Ministry, whose conduct is hurtful to the interests of the public and the dignity of the nation.” M. DB GRAMMONT proposes to defer the discussion until Friday, at the same tme protesting against it, M. de KeraTry—It is impossible to delay the tn- terpellation until the day after to-morrow. You have thrown Europe into profound perturbation, What has become of your ulttmatum? You play the game of Prussia. I, as a Frenchman, protest. ‘The interpellations are fixed for Friday. From the defiant declaration made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Chamber, and the energy displayed in all departments o1 the government, the people were induced to believe that there would be a fight, and they have become eager for the fray. They have daubed themseives with war paint, mounted their war horses, got up in their stizrups, and the diMiculty will be to get them down again. Nothing will make them believe that peace is ona solid foundation. The public mind will continue in fa restless state, and with reason, as the quarrel has been patched up only, and I have so been informed from the best source, and that there will not, in all probability, be war for at least two or three montis. That the negoilations between Prim Bismarck and the intended future king for Spain were not known to the French government from the first ts not credited, the more so especially as it is confidently stated that Lord Lyons, the British Am- bassador at this court, has had the resignation of Prince Hohenzollern in his pocket for the past fort- night. All know that ill blood bas long existed be- tween France and Prussia, and nearly all belleve that the candidature of the Prussian prince for the throne of ex-Queen Isabella was merely the pretext for arapture. There must be cogent reasons for the government to desire at the present moment peace, as the Emperor, M. Ollivier, the Duc de Grammont, the Minister for War and the Minister of Marine were im favor of war, and of the remaining ministers, M. Plichon, Minister of Public Works, was indiffe- rent, and M. Maurice Richard, Minister of Fine Arts, abstained from giving an opinion. Notwithstanding the reports of the soluttonof the diMiculty being effected by the withdrawal of Prince Leopold de Hohenzoliern, preparations for war were continued with the greatest activity, orders hav- ing been received at the arsenal of Besangon to place on a war footing eight battertes of artillery; part of the army in Algeria held in readiness to return to France; the great two-decked transport Entrepre- nante ordered to be prepared to proceed to Africa to bring home the cavalry; all the generals and their staff officers ordered not’ to absent themselves, and several oMecers of the Etat-Major despatched already to the eastern fronuer. Several engines of war have been tried within the past few days near Paris, and promise to do their murderous, work well. They are breech-loading cannon, capable of firing forty rounds ata time— the principle of the revolver applied to artillery, ex- cept that the projectiles, instead of following each other in adirect line, form a demi-circle. It had long been supposed that the French government pos- besses an instrament of unparaileled destructive power, in regard to which the utmost secrecy has been observed. The present quarrel has made known the kind of von-don in store for the enemies of France. It 1s said that these guns are very portable, as they divide into four pieces, each of which can be easily carried by one man, and can be put to gether fit for service in three or four minutes, Prussia also anticipated immediate war. ll con- nected with the Prussian Embassy and all Prussian omicers on leave of absence tn France received formal orders not to quit Paris and to leave France in @ body on the first intimation THE CROPS AND FORAGE—SERIOUS QUESTIONS. If fae = weeaniaatl od Nod present cog 3 aoe woul ind mucl culty in su) it lors ‘or her armies and food Yor her people bind neanly in @ state of (amine in jnence of the unusually hot and dry season from wi we have suffered. To NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 29, {870.—TRIPLE SHEET. feed animals either in stables or at pasture has heb most dificult. As respects forage the country been erally brolled.. s ‘The last week of oceasio: “a good, ee ead 107 can ‘a ‘ ct wruicl wile two" catngy bapwerh winter; mereover recourse ¢: edt al and cabbages, which will give abundant resource for -~ satan end 4 ter. With re! a to tp crops for the food of man, they are ver: elo’ and France mi 100k Medstance NS merica, Hungary and the North of Europ eape- clally Norway, Sweden and bemaatio, Germany fias not too much for her own consumption, England, Switzerland and Ltaly will be forced to purchase in foreign markets. ortunate, theréfore, is it for France that her fleet ts more powe: then tle ussian, as otherwise this countty | wold, have lg the scarcity of food an insurmountable dim- culty. } BOHEMIAN PRESS NEWS—8CENBS-ON THE BOURSE. It is amusing to observe the people purchasing some bewspapers and devouring their contents, consisting of shane Pus torwamn in the most reckless mauner and tol eapec lberty enjoyed by the French press Decca tone table. ‘The war fever with which. we bare all been attacked has opened splenaid 0; unity for inven- tion, which has not been neglected. Yesterday the fluctuations on the Bourse were unparalleled. The reports in circulation concerning the Prim-Bismarck a the re- rawat of Prince Intrigue, the answer irom the Ki turn of M, Werther and the withdi Leopold from candtaature for the throne 0! Were so contradictory that ere nightfall one speculauve Paris was ruined. 1 left one of the inisteres at three o'clock, Impressed with the gravity Of the situation, having been informed that every- thing looked “very bhick.”” I calied on a friend within a few minates, and was greeted with “Here’s a curious termination;” “Have you seen a second edition?’ cast an eye on that “tun, ‘nuiatty consented, ‘the strict. peorecy Or thoae di was suddenly abandoned, owing to the abdication of Queen Isabella in favor of her son, the Prince of Asturias, As a counteraction to 8 scheme Prim announced to the Cortes the name Leopold as the new candidate of the Spanish government, aud yInO August 1 for elecuon day. ‘This announcement took everybody by: surprt ’ everybody by surprise. wranoa paked ut Abas @ cass belt; and Lt Was so dectar af the applause of the French depu- pa ‘ty Duke deGrammont, the Minister of Forelgn irs. It is true, he said, at the same time, that would Oh Upreciore with the grand and no- b panish pation, not intrude im her internal al but leave her free to execute her sovereign at, fae nora seu ia U in, re ol a nelghbot foreiga Power Should put one of her princes on the throne of Charles V., and thereby injure us, disturb the Knrapean nee of power and jeopardize the prosperity or ot papoe.” How the first sentence of this speech can be made to coincide with the second is beyond the compreten- i] in Of Many. If the Spaptards are to have sovereign right why may ‘they no! choose a King to suit them- they choose one, must they not ne- c rily geat him on the throne of Charles V.? Or the French protest against history ‘—e protest which would be too late by 350 years. The gist of ‘the question 1s, whether or not the Grande Nation Wal usurp the acknowledged rights of Spain. Up tothe withdrawal of Leopold of Hobenzollern the policy of issia has been one of ‘+masterly inac- tivity.” She rightly sala, ‘this is @ matter not at all concerning us, but solely Spain, VRANOK BENT UPON A QUARREL. That “Old ” and his government think togain advantages by throwing new difficulties in the path of Prussia, has been shown By the arr + demand of M. Benedettl—asking King Willi at Ems rovider of facts for the public, and was astonished to observe in prominent type that “M. Ollivier had entered the Saile des Pas perdus of lorps latif, and announced that the whole affair was set- ted.” Having a lively recollection of the romantic account furnishea by this same journal of the search Alsace for Traupmann’s eighth victim, I sought for a more reliable source of information, and dis on Unatthe statement was destitute of founda- on, As you are aware, on the boulevard near to the Passage de l'Opera assemble every evening crowds of Mainmon’s worshippers, who, not content with their daylight speculations on the Bourse, are led, atter replenishment of the tnner man, by thirst for lucre, to the Petite Bourse, as 1t is called, under the gaslignts, On Tuesday evening these after dinner speculators left the Rentes at 6of. doc. Yes terday morning they were at it again before Tegular Bourse hours, and the three, per cents fell to 68.40 and subsequently to 67.35. “War was certain.” Everybody had recetved positive tnform- ation from the most refiabie sources. The Austrian ambassador had returned bringivg a letter which banished the last remnant of hope from the breast of the most sanguine, War would be declared before night, At one o’ciock the Rentes fell to 68 and then to 67.90, The Italian from 511050, War was actually declared! German capitalists were radiant with delight, French ditto looked the pic- ture of despair, At two o'clock “‘antversal panic.” M. de Werther had been “hastened trom the Tuileries by the skil- fully applica gouty pedal extremity of the Emperor.” “France had withdrawn her troops from Kome;”’ “Austria bad made u present of the Tyrol to Victor Emanuel;” “Poland had been reconstructed;” “The Danubian provinces given to Austria; “The army of Lyons had left for strasburg;” “The troops at the camp of Chalons were en route for the Rhine under command of the Prince Imperial,” and “The Emperor himself was packing up his trunk and would leave this morning.’’ ihe Rentes fell to 67.40. The Italian to 40,25. At half-past two the Bourse became miore lively. M. de Werther “had not been kicked out of the palace.” “The English funds had gone up.’ People looked more buoyant. The Rentes rose to 63; the Italian to 50,50, Germans looked grave, French more ilvely. At a quarter before three o'clock a well known stock broker arrived and dashed into the excited crowd. Breathless and in profuse perspiration it was some mowents before he could stammer, “It 1s all finished.’ He had seen the Gawow, Then an indescribaole confuston took piace, amid frantic cries of Les Rentes 69f., 69.50!) TO!'! 7.501!!! Vitalien 51f! 521! 58!!! 64251!!! The French bankers were drunk with delight, (he G*maa bank- ers were in despair. Ali was over. In the evening on the Boulevard, although there Was no ofiiciai news, the Rentes rose to 70.70. ‘The opinion of the public was divided; but it inchlued to war. A MAGNIFICENT WAR FETE EXPRCTED. So far as I can iearn the desire for war is unant- mous. Rest assured it will come sooner or later, as the people do not believe that a war vith Prussia would be of serious cot jaence. It would simply be a pleasant shooting excursion for a few weeks on the banks of the Rhine, to be wound ra with the tri- umpha! return of the French army to the capital. It would, of course, give ground for a /éte and illumin- ations, Locks, absinthe and drunkenness, Yesterday ‘A WARLIKE BARBER’S OPINION. Yesterday my haircutter told me everybody was delighted atthe prospectof a war. ‘But,’ said I, “it will do much harm to business, and ata mo- ment when affatis are commencing to move with some activity.” “On, that [s nothing '” replied Monsteur le Coiffeur, with a dourtsh of his razor; ‘business will be much more briak afver the war, which wii be ef but very snort duration, as the Prussians cannot fight. Wait until they have our Zouaves and our littie Voltigeurs after them, and they will r-r-r-r-r-r-r- run away as if the devi was behind them.” The opinion expressed by the bellicose barber ts entertained by nine out of ten o! the masses. Luck- ily this over-contidence does not extend to those who, should there be war, will be responsible for the honor of France. Whenever it may take place nothing wil! be neglectea, and every precaution will be tiken by he Emperor and his government to insure succéss. THE PRICE OF A THRONE. An upholsterer of the Faubourg St. Antoine, anx- lous to get the custom of Prince Leopold of Hohen- zoliern, has sent him the following list of prices:— Francs. Acommon throne....... 12 Ditto, richly ornamente: and fit for a family Ditto, extra’ adapted for the Corte, 3 Ditto, portabie and removaole at a moment’s notice RFs N. B.—All’ my thrones ‘are ‘made without rollers, and therefore their stability dees all competition, PRUSSIA. Dake de Grammont’s Defiant Speech—Its Re= ception in BerlinmA Cabinet “Bombshell? from Paris—Inclined for Pence, but a ‘Con- sternation” of War. Beauty, July 14, 1870, The telegraph wires have fully informed you of the dificultics which have arisen between this coun- try and France on account of Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern as a candidate for the Spanish throne. It was Friday last, the 8th, when the fist report of the Duke de Grammont’s warlike speech in the French Chamber reachea here, and acted like a bombshell, though the fact of Benedetti being friendily received at Ems and day by day promenad- ing and dining with King William, who had been joined by Herr Von Werther from Paris, gave a good deal of assurance respecting a friendly settle- ment. When [t was announced yesterday that Prince Leopold had withdrawn his name tt was gen- erally supposed by politicians and the financial world that this would fully satisfy France; hence confidence quickly returned, and the gloom which overhung the stock markets of the Continent gave way to renewed hope and an upward movement in ali Kinas of securities. United States bonds (1882), which hail fallen from 9634 to 92, rose suddenly up to 944, and other stocks regatned almost their for- mer prices. THE NEWS FROM RMS. But lo! there came this morning a despatch from Ems containing the new and extravagant demand made by Benedetti and King William’s peremptory reply thereto, which threw everybody and every- thing into confusion, and sent United States bonds down to 87, or fully seven and a half per cent, in the course of a few hours. When {tis taken into con- sideration that during April, May and June of the current year American bonds have fluctuated in price only three-quarter per cent an tdea may be formed of the panic produced throughout the Oontl- nental stock markets. As always In the heat of excitement alarming ru- mors are diligently spread, some speak of King WIl- liam’s arrival here to-night, of army orders and in- stant opening of hostilities. The peaceful aspect of matters yesterday afternoon contrasts fearfully with the consternation of this morning. BISMARCK, GORTSCHAKOFF AND THR TELEGRAPH. Count Bismarck and Prince Gortschakotf, supposed to have come here yesterday, and thence to have returned, the one to his estates of Varzin and the other to St. Petersburg, may now be with King Willlam at Ema, The telegraph wires being State property are almost completely taken up by oficial despatches, and the news obtained by the press or private parties is very meagre. AS i hag hatf hour may bring an es- senual change for the better or worse, a8 much may be expected from the good offices of other Powers to restore harmony and bring about some sort of inter- national peace congress, it would be useless to speculate upon a variety of contingencies. We would ratber speak in a few words of the upshot of this portentous quarrel for the information of those not fully posted up. POOR SPAIN, 80 long embarrassed to find an occupant of ita vacant throne, had offered it, In the autumn of last year, to Prince Leopold of Hohenzoliern, who declined the t. All other attempts to dispose of the crown havi failed, Prim renewed his negotiations with Leopold, who tt 13 said, influenced by his slater, ie Countess of Flanders aud consort of the Grown Prince of Bel- to formally pled, elt, for all Ume to come, meyer to consent to aitighenzotiern becoming again canaidate for the Spanisa throne—which resulted im his being mx Kicked out by the old King. The War Nows ia Fraukfort—Union of Gere many im Face of France—“Odds” Against Napoloon—A Fearful Duel of the Nations. FRaNKrort, July 14, 1870, ‘The difficulties which have arisen between France and Prussia about the Honenzollern candidateship to the Spanish throne appeared settled yesterday by resignation of the Prince. Things look different to- day, France haying raised a more impudent demand. Alter the repeated declarations that Prussla had nothing to do with the whole affuir—the question lymg between Spain and the Hohenzollern prince— to demand that the King shouid promtse to withhold his consent also in future, is to pick up @ quarrel by wounding the susceptibilities of a Power command- ing an army twice as strong as the French. Of course the King coud not deign to give even an answer, and in this he is supported hy public opinion. Even those most antipathic to Prussia are in this question on his side, and should France begin really @ war on g0 futile motives she will have to encounter the united forces of the Prussian army and the Ger- man people. Ibis diMcult to write tn the face of so momen- tuous events, when the situation changes from day to day, but the rumors of to-day are warlike enough. It ts stated that the North German Reichsrath 1s going to be convened; that two corps of army will be called out, and that the orders for the cailing im of the land- wehr and the reserves of the other eleven corps are all but signed. Nobody can predict the chances of war, but the odds are terribly against France. There was never & more unanimous ane efficient army than the North German, and that the South Germans will join ts manifest by the declaration of the Bavarian Mintster in yesierday’s sitting of the Chamber, wat probably the army would be under marcuing orders in a few Should France insist on requiring a humilia- ting declaration, the old slumberiug Europe anime sities against French overbearance will revive, and France might repent the day when she had awa- keuved it. This ts no war like the Crimean or Italian, It le a duel between two pies of forty mil- Hons, and will have quite different consequences, The German people must have on their ide the sympathies of the world in @ wanton war, in which hundred thousands of young men must lose their lives because it sults the Powers to pick up a quarrel about the Spanish throne, a ques- ton nobody cares for in this country, ‘The whole affair has been treated by France ins manner as if she desired war at all events; for the insolent declaration of Grammont was the cause of the imbroglio. A friendly request to mduce the Hohenzoliern to desist would nave been most wil- Ungly responded to, MAKING READY, As the cpinion prevatis that France means a sudden attack, while the others are not yet ready, the southern governments begin to call in their troops, While ever-ready Prussia will now not hesitate one moment to direct forces to the French frontier. It remains then to be seen whether French @ntita- slalsim 18 more powerful than in 1815, when they crossed the frontier to surprise the allies tn Belgiam nd settled therety the question in a few days, Should the fortune of war be this time on the side of the large battalions the Rhine question will be set- tled once for ever, and the Upper Khine will then certainly not be left in French hands, GERMAN TRADE. Trade {3 paralyzed, and the losses already encoun- tered are friguuful. The Bourse is in great agitation. Americans went down in a few days from 96 to 8836, people selling them to get ready money; but they recovered yesterday, under the impression that all Was setticd, to 04. To-day 1 am afraid there will be agreat relapse. Austrian stock, always the greatest sufferer, is almost unsalable, while all such funds as are not objects of speculative transactions cannot be soid. Money has got suddenly scarce, distrust being general, the bankers drawing in their funds to provide for any emergency. Even foreign bills can- hot be sold. Only one bank has come forward to allay the storm by large advances. So much 1s cer- tain. that these events will increase the parusans of @ republic by showing that princely interests disturb ‘the worid and raise disputes which cannot occur in republics. Oapital will Gow into American stocks, which, though impressed now by the want for money, are out of the reach of dynastic wars. Panic on the Bourse to-day. Americans, 88. SPAIN. Baron Mercier’s Interview With the Foreign Minister—Napoieon’s Demands—The Spanish Reply—An Exciting Scene. MADRID, July 12, 1870, The important question of the new Prussian candt- date, Prince Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, still keeps the Spaniards in the utmost state of excitement, not only in the capital, but throughout the country gen- erally. Friends in the provinces tell me that in case the Prussian candidate be elected the general opinion is that a Freuch invasion of Spato will im- mediately follow. A warm discussion has taken place between Baron Mercier, the French Ambassador, and Seior Sagasta, the Spanwh secretary of State fer Foreign Affairs, particulars of which I beg leave to lay before the readers of the HERALD justas Ihave recelved them from an important personage. ‘The following relates how the French Ambassador hauls the Minister of State over the coals and how that able diplomat defended himself. Baron Mer- cier, who kuew nothing whatever of Prim’s “smart’’ movements till the thing was done and he read tt in the Spanish preas, at once bowled off in a most choleric state of excitement to, the, Foreign Office, where, without any diMculty, he was ushered into the presence of Sagasta. The Secretary looked up from his work and at once read in the Ambassador's raffled countenance the opject of his visit. The ordi- Rary courtesies were brief indeed. ‘The angry French dtplomat at once touched the important question at tgsue with such resolute energy as would have con- fused any other than the wily and self-possessed Sa- gasta, who for the last two years having been bated in Congress, both when Minister of the Interior and afterwards Secretary of State, has too often faced the fire of his opponents there to finch from the attack of a Frenchman in his own office. “Lam come here, sir,” said the French Ambassa- dor, “not only to express my own surprise but also that of my government that the Spanish Cabinet stould have fixed upon a Prussian prince as a can- didate for the throne of Spain, and more so at hav- ingdone so without consulting previously with me and my government. I have now to ask your Ex- cellency if the rumors respecting the said candida- tere have any foundation, or, in other words, if Prince Hohenzoliern-Sigmaringen be in reality, as rumors state, the government candidate for the vacant throne of Spain, Sagasta merely nodded in the affirmative, and begged bis visitor to proceed, “Well, then,’ ex- claimed the Ambassador in an angry tone, ‘tho object of my visit 1s 800n told. I have only to say that the French government will never consent to the solution sought, proposed and patronized by the Spanish Cabinet.” THE SPANISH MINISTER'S REPLY, The compressed lips and the peculiar sparkle in the flashing eyes of the Spanish statesman bespoke the tempest that was gathering within his breast. He rose, and, after directing a penetrating glance at his visitor, sat ‘Senor Ambassador, [ have to make known to your Excellency that Spain has the right to constitute herself in the manner avd form she may consider tho most convenient. Reiterating the loyal sincerity with whioh the Spanish desire the friendship of their neighbors, the French, to whom now and always they have given repeated proofs of predilection and sympathy, I have to inform you of the impossibility of the Spanish government to continue ing to the exigencies of the French Cabinet, that have rejected all and every combina- {tom bitherto prop showing homelvog support nounced one In opposition to the official candidate of the government to the cry of “Viva Espada” We trust the mantfestation will not come off, 7 its leaders ought to understand beforehand that there is no motve forit. In case it should take place they ought to shout “Viva la volunted de Napoleon (“Viva Don Alfonso !”” “No.” says La Igualdad, in reply, “our shout would be ‘Viva la voluntad Nactonal!’ whicn 1s de- | claedly against the Prussian Prince. The nation rejects the candidature a3 absurd; the nation will not submit to Prussian rule, which is that of force, and military rule, which 18 tyranny, and. as the re- Ppublicans hate him, and the friends of Montpensier hate him, the partisans of Don Alfonse detest Lim and those of Espartero reject him, therefore if the republicans raise the cry of ‘Viva Espaia” against ers only of thé fatten Bourbon aydarty. The forts. guese can ure Was upset use It did not Sppeer pleasing to Napoleon. Tho French Emperor likewise energetically opposed that of the Duke de Montpensier, did his best to throw obstacles in the way of the nm iations respecting the e de Aosta, completely upset the candidature of Duke de Genoa, looked upon with displeasure all propositions, more or lesa authorized, wouching the union of Spain and Rowugal, and irr tated and filled with r on the occasion of every republic demonstration. What next does France Wish to exact fromus Spaniards? France, or rather Napoleon, supports the pretensions of an Prony von} @ hutiliation for the revolutionary government, au offence to the Spaniards, and a solution, even if it were easy and acceptable totay. would to-morrow become great calamity for too obliging and generous nation. Napoleon desires only the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty in the of Prince Alphouse, son of the ex-Queen isabella, and tais is not only by all means al 1, ould never giv. tei come ne ait aio tel you that the es x 4 the Prussian candidature they will interpret the sen- fapoleon will do wro} misinterpreting the Inten- | timent of all the popular parties, supported by large tng afin Spain vermont Face can: | manent tho poopie. Whe, shall wo tno ts no reason to be uneasy Teapeeling ‘any monarchicai | memory of the 2d of May, 1808, against Napoleon solution the Jabinet of Madrid vy. and favor the pretensions of a descendant of Murat?” The Hoo de ambos Mundos ennounces that the Prussian government have sent “a note to Paris, manifesting their firm resoive to co-operate in car- rylog into effect the improvised Spanish solution.” The republican paper, La Discusston, which, as a matter of course, has every candidate for the throne, has been cneip perenente Hohen- goller, Do doubt on account of his being a descend- ‘ant of Murat, and goes on to say:— propose to the Cortes, because the Spaniards iy od require their relations with the French to be dally more in- timate; but if the government of the pmperor think otherwise, and forge, in & moment of trrit ) the repeated proofs of loyal sincerity that Foes has oe r frien ally, if ne think convenient, and, cution the projects she m: however may be her desire to maintain B std and ‘she will never forget her own Cee and right to organize and constitute he: witl Indapenaehce. r The French Ambassador, who entered the Minister abroad the opinion wwe gustain respecting the of a bureau puffed up with offended dignity, | gundiestire of the Prin oe : no doubt entered on his mission without counting | ge would desire to se with his host, for he collapsed atonce. He soon to means wishes te ‘risks Pf Rr Bee oie pn jumbfoun baa met, with he bundied off to send off a despatch iF Rg ey Foal ce Spee ood Oe his own government. be Thay - hg oa, in the en FRENOH INTRIGUE. ve to renounce a crown bathed in of th Your correspondent does not participate in the | nations. Italy, according to the last telegrams recelved, is French Minister of State. Even ing to some of thelr papers, would have greater satisfaction tn seeing Dom Fernando dented on the throne of Spain. Therefore, if a European conflict be throat- ernment and that of, Prussia persis in ho will seriously think of the Hobenzol- into consideration the grave in- arimng out of the Spanish Question, the great Powers have resolved to send their repre- sentatives to Paris to by Bpain wit £2 matter of course, assist, andthe dotnive re 0 will, as @ maiter of course, a sult will be the refusal of the ‘candidature in question. If this project be not earried out France will at once open hoe ‘The Independiente says:— general belief of a French invasion in case the Prus- Sian candidate Le elected, but 13 of opinion that the French by intrigue, loans and other means, to say nothing of allowing the enemies of the Spanish * ate on the frontier and win! _ the peninsula, will plunge the Spaniards into another long and disastrous civil war, aud thus frustrate, if possible, the plans of the government. National Alarm and “Waking Up”—Poverty and Political Distraction—The Hokenzoller n King—Who is Het—Spanish Disdain of the Prusstan—Montponster’s Policy. Capiz, July 13, 1870. ‘We were about to settle down into that demi-som- nolent state peculiarto the people of Andalusia, from the 1st June to the last days of October, satis- fled with the prompt account we gave of tne bri- gands who captured Mr. Bond and nephew, when our placid caiculations were knocked {nto the bay, and now we are aa wide awake and interested ‘‘as any other man” on the question of who shall wear the crown of Castile and Arragon. We are in a state of lavense excitement and bust- ness is becoming fearfully demoralized, and want stared Many very respectable families through the doors and windows of their casas. It is almost two years since the revolution took place and the ques- tion of aruler is a3 distant as ever. Business, of Course, will remain unsettled until is 1s arranged, but there is a want of bread among the poor, of confl- dence among the rich; all are clamorous for peace— for anything that will retieve them from the prcs- pect of famine and lawlessness. Two years 13 a long time in the eye of the telegraphs and railroads, but Spanish tardiness is too well known for me to dilate upon it, The fact is, our rulers are fast losing the little confidence reposed in them from sheer exhaus- tion on the part of the people to believe in humbug any longer. A riot, a coup d'état, anything opposed to law and order, would not surprise us. WHO 18 HE? Inthe midst of our troubles the Franco-Prussian effair has added to ouranxiety. Every one ts asking his neighbor who the Prince Leopoid of Hobenzollern ts, The attempts at pronouncing the latter word are laughabie. Every Spaniard admits it 1s a “jaw- breaker.” Very few know anything about him. “£8 Catolico” inquired a bald-headed vender of umbrellas in Calle San Francisco. “Yo no se," replied the knot of gossippers, “Zs Prussiano y Protestante!” triumphantly ex- claimed a converted Jew, who keeps a ship chand- lery in Calie Nuevo. “Who ts he?’ “Where does he live?” are the reigning questions all over Cadiz. It is generally admitted that he is a German; but it ts as generally put down as a fact that he will not be King of Spain. The disdain of some of these blue blooded _— Was pitiable when they heard of the name of Prince Leopold. , de Espaial P—tol Que rey! and so on. You may inflict whatever pains and Vlas aie you please upon @ certain class of Span- ards, but you will never compel them to bow be- fore a parvenu, or a mere man of yesterday, no matter how heavy and long may be his_money bags. Too many of them believe in the virtues waich ad suppose to be inherent in azul sangre, and instead of blending the useful and ornamental of the present with the same of the past they fool- ishiy cry out “No unlty—the blue blood of Spain must not be corrupted; tt_may crimson the waves of the seas and moisten the plains of Spain, but 1t must not be deteriorated.” MONTPENSIER'S INTRIGUE. Montpenster is working very hard—spending his money. He is making as big a fool of himself a3 it is possible for a man of his standing and wealth to do. He knows, and if he does not he is the biggest fool in Andalusia or in Spain, that he 1s the most unpopular of men in Seville, irrespective of his French birth. He is considered by the poor as “the miserly duke,” and by the middle classes as the ‘most niggardiy of men.” When he gave balls at Seville ‘she used to supply about one dozen or hi orreed with fair wine, the consular corps an yalance with cheap trasi.’’ The oranges in the garden of San Teimo he gave to the poor when he went first to live in the palace, but he found outa way to turn ap honest duro out of them. ‘Ho had them picklea and sent to England, where they wero sold.” The noble Duke pa the proceeds in hia pocket and gave thanks to his steward and the god. deas of fruits. Of course he had an undoubted right ‘and the jealor no doubt, be a pretext for the commencement of 3 bloody and ble war. Our half ruined country that peace a0 as to prosper. e art in the war, which would terminate in our complete ruin. Bhe only logical, natural and patriotic solution is a federal republic, and we have always been of the opinion of Victor Ngo, who says:—“"The republic 1s monarchy is war, and war is the ruin of nations.” Woe to us if we do not op- ‘ambition by patriotism! Woe to the country if we abut our eyes to the terrible future that ing ® German Prince to the throne of Spain BISMARCK AHEAD. There is a rumor afloat and confirmed by the Eco de Ambos Mundos, that the Emperor of the French 18 about to deprive Benedetti, Minister at the Court of Berlin, and Baron Mercier, the French Ambassa- dor at tuis place, of their diplomatic ita, for want of diligence and tact im discovering the negotiations between Prim &nd Prince Hohe! lern. Your cor- respondent knows for a fact that when Prim gave hus explanations in the Cortes touci the different candidates rejected, and spoke of the fourth one somewhat mysteriously, Mercier turned quickly round and in the presence of Mr. Layard, the British Minister, exclaimed, ‘There 18 no need of mystery about that candidate; he can be no other than ce Hohenzollern Sigmaringen.” ‘Therefore, knowing Mercier pretty weil, and always considering him a shrewd diplomat, your co! dent cannot believe that the French government was not informed of the negotiations at issue; bat, for reasona best known to themselves, instead of nipping them in the bud they allowed it to ripen. suupen ays. key erases nae in thi ia re se lay or two exchanged many ceo cipher with the Berlin Cabinet. i THE ARMY. Orders from Lager poole here have been given for all troops on furlough to immediately join their respective corps, 80 that the 80,000 for the standing army, be ready for any emergency. No leave of absence for the present is to be granted to the military, ‘The officers with whom your correspondent has lately conversed appear en- thuslastic in their expectation of exercising their profession, and there is no doubt that in the War De- eyeery red the ruling opinion is that their hopes will e realized. The troops quartered here are daily ordered out for drill, evolutions and gun practice, which tends to confirm the public opinion that some fighting is to be done. CARLISM, The Carlists, according to letters received from the Basque provinces, are making rapid preparations for another grand outbreak. It 13 sald they have Just received twenty millions, the product of a ne- ae guaranteed by the family of Don Carlos. ig amount has been thrown into their general fund, and thus explains the movements that have lately been noted among their cntefs. Don Carios has arrived at Gluthery, near Henday, on the Freneh frontier, and will hold a council with the principal paruzans of this expedition. The /mparcil says there are good reasons to expect that it will not be long before the Carlists cross the frontier. Government troops have just arrived at Bilbao and are to be distributed so as to check any tuvasion on ‘the part of the Carlists. BAVARIA. {Munich (July 11) correspondence of Paris Débats.} It is dificult to form an idea in France of the ex- treme surprise caused in Germany bythe tone of the Paris journals, and more particularly by the lan- guage ofthe Duke de Grammont. Every one here ‘was aware, and the correspondent of our principal organ, the Augsburg Gazetie, had long since an- nounced, that Marsnal Prim was negotiating with Prince Leopold de Hohenzollern. No sort of im- ortance was attributed to the affair: He or the Duke ‘Aosta, What matters? peopie said. When the ac- ceptance of tae Prince was announced here every one found it quite natural, knowing the mania of the peity princes who live so agreeably in Ger- many to exchange their tranquil leisure for the ite us 1n elevat- = to do as he pleased with the apples and oranges of res of no matter what crown. No 4 San Telmo; but the poor people tn Seville think that | Cites of he matter wtal orann. | No one, IA & man who receives $100,000 per annum for dolug | compiication when the telegram arrived which an- nounced the agitation até Paris. ‘The idea had not entered any one’s head, even in this country where notning is neglected in order to be able to disagree Count de Bismarck and his royal master, that Prus- sia had anything to do witn the Madrid affair. at this moment the opinion which prevails is that Prim had addressed himself directly to Prince Leopold, as France had done to his brother Charles in 1866, The Federal Chancellor, who passes for @ capable statesman, is naturally out of the question; in vain & man puzzles his brains; he cannot comprehend what interest the Oount could have in sending a German Prince to Madrid. Hicherte princely alliances have had but little influence on the events of the century, King Victor Emanuel did not allow nimseif to be stopped by his ciose relationship to the house of Hapsburg; he made war when the tnterest of Italy demande: #; and England did not draw the sword for the father of the Princess Alexandra in 1864. Whatever one may think of M. de Bismarck, naiveté cannot be carried to the extent of believing that he induced a Hohenzollern prince to accept the throne of Spain with a view to a possible alliance of that country with Prussia Cpe France. Here he 1s too gener- ally reproached with being rather obsequious to that country, instead of exciting dificulties of which ab- solutely no one can comprehend the object. Even supposing—wnich is far from probable—that a man like him still believes in the eMfcacity of pny family ties, what interest could he have in forming & union with Spain? Would the army of the tres- sury of that country aid him to attract and unite Ger- many? But perbaps he has only yielded to the re- quests of his master in maint: @ candidature which must be so profoundly in it to him, That view would seém very plausible, and would be willingly accepted by the public opinion of this , Dut little favorable to King William, but it 1s destitute of any probability. Every one 18 aware of his jesty’s astachment to his Tamily and bis benud to blish bis and nothing ought to give the surplus fruit to the poor; that it is not dignitied to see @ Spanish Infante sell- ing oranges, &c. But I would not be surprised if the proceeds of the rane laced the crown Of his sis- ter-tn-law upon his head for a week or month. He wauts to get it, and if he should suoceed he will find out, perhaps sooner than he expects, that Within the hollow crowa that rounda the mortal temples of jeath his court; and there the antic sits, (is atato and grinning at his pomp, Allowing him a breath, a little scene, ‘To monarchize, be feared, and kill with looks, CAN ANY PERSON BE CHOSEN? No matter what Prim or Serrano may state, Prince Leopold will not be elected by the Cortes. {tis im- Possible to tell who will be elected, but it don’t matter whom. The opposition will plot to dethrone him. A unanimous electiun is out of the question. The only way to end the uncertainty would be to pro- claim the republic. Prim and company are not edu- cated enough todo doso. They have an idea of a lumited monarchy, like that of England, but they forget that the Spanish people are not the English, and that the British Aram ig the result of a long and bloody struggle. When Spain produces a Crom- well and a [awit she will pernaps be able to en- Joy rational Hberty. What she needs now 1s a quick way to kill the party factions, The only way to do 80 1s to proclaim a republic. If the people are fit for it they will take pains to preserve it; if not, after the ed of some time, they will elect some one who will not be objectionable to the Catalonians, Anda- lusians, Gallicians, Arragonians, Asturians, &c., &c. Spanish Press Opinions. Maprip, July 12, 1870, As your readers will be anxious to hear the opinions of the Spanish press touching the Prussian candidature 1 send the following, which I gather from different city papers. La Correspondencia de Espafia says:—“The Cabi- net of Berlin informs that of France that the Prus sian government has had no intervention whatever in the question of the new candidate, and it was an affair arranged only between Prince Hohenzollern- Sigmaringen and General Prim, If this be true it would signify that the able Count Bismarck hag played the rdve of Pontius Pilate tn the matter.”’ La Politica, the most authorized organ of the Moncpensierist party, opposes the candidature of the Prussian prince under the title of “The Murat Ques- tion.” Italso affirms “that Great Britain energeti- cally supports the conduct of tne French Ampaasa- dor in Ems, so as to prevent the triumph of the Hohenzellern candidature, and that the King of Prussia will advise his nephew to desist in his aspi- rations to the throne of Spain. Of the attitude of Austria littie need be sald. Desirous of avenging the. defeat of Sadowa and of forming an alliance with France are suficiont to oblige Prussia to lay aside her ambitious projects. Let the ministerial parties say what they will and reunite the Cortes when they like, ana let the gov- ernment be as cautious as they please, we persist he impossibi of the triumph ar das Vocals Catia vd ie Words not at all com tary, When men from the of the Prussian candidature in Spain.” train reached him, Ber: to say he escaped with js Za Toersa says the republican papers, that on.all | geoupie of broken riba and some bi trom Occasions Ket Une mauifegation, Have alpeady an- | which ho Will easy reoovep, ‘ suitably establish sons ters, But he considers that Prince Leo- Po is a ee alla to him; the swo branches, Catholic and testant, of the Hohenzollerns, are as much strangers to each other ag the houses Albertine and Ernestine of Saxony; Prussia has no more right to acco! or his authorization to a Sigmaringen than King John at Dresden has to interfere in the affairs of the Princes of Saxe-Weimar or Saxe-Coburg. The rumor ts current even that lus Majesty Das little tenderness for his Catholic cousins, and that the Princess Leopold especially, a sister of the King of Portugal, is on anything but intimate terms at Pote- dam, The fact must be stated that the strange ang undiplomatic outburst of the Duke de Grammont in the legislative peer has singularly aggravated a question eae e but trifling importance, The course would have been sosimple to ask for explana- tions at Berlin before making such unusual public declarations; and es le ask—very mistakenly, doubtiess—whether the French government has not deliberately sought to envenom @ matter of such insignificance. ‘ AX ASTONISHER.—On Thursday might @ man named Douglass was walking on the track.of the railroad, some two miles above the Bangor (Me.) station, when a wood train came down the line. Being advanced in years and somewhat nearsighted, Mr. Douglass did not get off the track, when sud- denly, to his great surprise, he was struck Pond cow catcher of the engine and thrown some thirty feet from the ratls into some alder bushes. He was speaking of the rond, the train and the emp loy¢s in ded A Painful Episode of the Heated Term—A Pro- minent Citizen is Sunstruck, Dies and is Buried in the Potter's Field—Exhuma- tion Refused. by. the Authori- ties—Carry Your Address on Your Person. —_——- One of the patnful and terribie eplsodes of the last “heated term,” during which so rhany sudden deaths occurred even on the sidewalks of our streets under the glare of a burning sun, took Place on Sunday last in this. city... Daily during that broiling period. the newspapers presented a long catélogue of the victims of the heat, a8 reported by the police and the coroners, and occasionally in those lists of agonized. fud slaughtered humanity appeared some such record as the following:— An unknown man, about fifty years of was Prostrated by the heat corner of Frankfort streeta, Taken to hospital and died soon after ad- mission. Boay sent to the Morgue. These few terse and officially sounding lines, how- ever, in this great city attract no special attention, occurring day after day as they doin connection. ‘with the various forms of sudden and violentdeath every hour transpiring in the whirling and busi- ness strained metropolis, But there might bein them & world of reason for reflection in every third. The ia ge ipa tab) Of the case under ‘special notice +—On Sunday morning last & well known and highly respected restaent of Wil- Mamsborg came to this city by one of the ferries, With thetntention of proceeding to Jersey City to visit an acquaintance who was ill. While Passing: across town in the vicinity of Frank- fort or Spruce streets he was overcome by the intense heat and proatrated, ana the police took charge of the insensate body, and after the usual routine convoyed it to the new ‘fos- pital for Sunstruck Patients,” on Centre street, opposite Tryon row. This was between eleven twelve o'clock A. M. At the hospital the customary remeaies or alievi- ators were applied, bat with no beneficial result, and the patient died about three o'clock tn the af- ternoon. The pockets of the dead man’s clothing were searched, and besides the usual vartety of articles there were found several papers bearing the name *‘W. Young,” and a silver tobacco box marked “W. ¥."” There was no addres or residence. A couple of hours afterwards the body of the deceased was resting temporarily among tr tthe Soni Neca, nt ¥ lorgue, in Twenty-sixta stress, an: earlyon Monday moraing, with a cargo of other ghastly and unreco; bodies, 15 was conveyed yy the steamer belo! tothe Department of Chari- tues and Correction to the Potter's Field on Hart's Island. And what a name that steamer bears— Hope! It is the ferryboat of the city’s Styx. manned by half a dozen modern Charons, and bears with it on every voyage merely the wrecks of half the blasted “hopes” that are shattered and founder ins Crh panei of fe in ihe million-souled me- polis. Arrived at Hart’s Island the of this victim of a benevolent visit was disembarked, conveyed to the necropolis of the unknown, and in a great trench found sepulture with a hundred victims of multt- form circumstances, buried ‘‘at the public expense.’” As the unfortunate gentieman above alluded to did not return to his family on Sunday evening, as was expected, considerable anxiety was aroused in their minds; but they concluded that as he went to visit a frtend and the weather was so inclemently warm he had resolved, being about sixty years of age and not very strong physically, to remain over night at the friend’s house. Monday morning, Monday noon came and he had not returned, and his family be- came thoroughly anxious, The house of his siok friend was visited and the information learned that he had not been there. Inquiry was made at the residences of ali his acquaimtances where he woutd have been likely knew nothii of bis whereabout night fell, with a husband and fat ‘m2 He was engaged in business a3 a jeweller, and nis safes were opened—all the jewels and valuabies were found in place, aud the matter became one of Serious suspense. On Tuesday morning the search and inquiry were renewed, and trom the police it was learned that # person answering the description of the missing man had been sent to the hospital under the circum- stances above related. At the hospital the inquiries were repeated, and the papers Dearing his name and the tobacco box were {dentifled, and the facts of the death and the interment of the body in the Pot- ter’s Field were obtained. The intelligence was cruel, but it was true, and was communicated in the usual unsympathetic and official manner. To obtain possession of tne body was the next anxious wish of the unbeppy: relatives, and appitca- tion was at once made at the office of the Commis stoners of Charities and Corrections, and the Board of Health fora permit for the exhumation of the remains. The application was denied on the ground of expediency, and @ desire on the part of the oM- clais who are chal with the protection of the public health to periorm with a discreet vigor their onerous duty. To them ts entrusted, by the people, a great power, and in return there 1s demanded ail reasonable immunity from jeopardy of the lives of citizens by contagious pestilence and zymotic , disease. The public weal required that the” permission sought should be withheid and it denied. It was a sad amiiction for the family, but the safety of perhaps hundreds demanded protection, as the body sought was in a long trench, aud as the oMicials stated, from their recoilection, the removal of the remains would necessitate the opening of the trench and possibly the disturbing of the remains of twenty other bodies, many far ad- vanced in decomposition ana putresence, before 16 could be reached. ‘The aid of prominent and power- tul public ofticiais was sought, their tnfluence cheer- fully lent, but the health oficers were wisely inex- orable, and to-day the remains of “W. ¥." lie undis- turbed, and will probably 80 lie for ages, in the Pot- ter’s Field, The unfortunate victim was a brother of Mr. Nelson W. Young, of this city, President of the Workingmen’s Union, and well known as a popular, though defeated, candidate for the office of Coroner in the election of last fall. There is one lesson that may be learped from the above painful narrative of facts, and that ts the tm- portance, if not necessity, during the heated weatuer of intemperate summers, of every citizen whose business requires that he should be in the streets carrying with him, plainly marxed or tidicated, something that will reveal his full name and address, or the name and address of a rellable friend. — A CASE THAT SHOULD SE Ih! TiGATED, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— On Tuesday morning, about nine o'clock, a young man named O’Brien was found dead in the house néxt but one to First avenue. At that time his body was in @ decomposed state, and must have been dead twelve or sixteen hours. The police and coroners have been notified, but all they have done was to keep watch of the house till last evening, and are still keeping watch of over $100 found in hts possession. Last night the undertaker got a permit to bury him to-day, leaving his friends and ac- quaintances and the puolic in the dark as to whether he died a natural death, was murdered, or committed suicide. Where are tae coroners? J. GOWAN. LADY FRANKLIN IN CINCINNATI. Her Reception at the Burnet House—Pere sonal Appearance of a Brave Old Lady. {From the Cincinnati Enquirer, July 26.] Lady Franklin remained in the city yesterday, and in the afternoon, as announced, received her friends and the public in the main parlor of the Burnet House. Between the hours of three and four o'clock bee numbers of citizens, gentlemen and ladies, called to pay their re: te, and the levee waa quite brilkant. The tinguished object of at- tention received all graciously, and was fal. ly assisted Pree Cracroft, Mr. J. D. Caldwell and oe tain eng at fey pie de- mand for autographs was immense, Franklin must have written several hundred for enthosiastic collectors. In fact, she was kept busy with her pen during most of the reception, oe amused at the turn affairs had taken, but willingly acceding to all requests. There were those who expected to see 4 tall ignited, old lady, with, sllvered, hair. Instead they saw a medium-sized gentlewoman, in ca, and dark brown wig, dressed in black silk ski and cool, loose jacket of white linen, trimmed with black lace. Miss Cracroft was dressed also in dark silk skirt, white jacket with arms of trans parent mulle. She seemed ‘‘fat, fair and forty.” Following the reception, Moa Franklin waa driven, under the escort of Captal Hall and Mr. Caldwell, over the’ suspension bridge and then to our beautiful subarbs, to which seemed to have taken a decided liking. While in Covington the party called on the father of President Gran’ Mrs. Grant and her daughter, Mrs. Kramer, an chatted pleasantly for some time, Last night, escorted to the depot by Captain Hall and Mr. Caldwell, the ladies left for New York via Niagara. Captain Hall follows ina few days to begin preparations for his great expedi+ tion, , AMONG THE “UNKNOWN.” Ayornenr Lonorvity.—Mrs, Shanklin, who re- sidegsix miles from town, is 111 years old aud hag daughter living with her who is eighty aud odd. The old lady was grown in the revolution. gry war and remembers Cornwallis when he had Anis headquarters in this town. Mrs. Shanklin is at active now as some of our parlor ornament gir¥ of thirty yoars.—{ilghoro’ (MN. V.) Kecorden_