The New York Herald Newspaper, August 1, 1870, Page 5

- THE WAR. Fighting Commenced in Baden. Sharp Repulse of the French at Saarbruck, Marshal Bazaine Loses Twenty-eight Men and a Gua. THE ARMAMENTS STILL GOING ON. Hopes from Austria and Sweden. ‘Bismarck’s Explanation of the Secret Treat, ENGLAND ANXIGUS FOR BELGIUM Antwerp May be Occupied by the British. French ‘Premier Gladstone's Speech on the Posi- tion and Duty of Britain. FRANCE. (Fighting Commenced in Baden—P russians in Strength on the Rhine=The Banks of the River Mined—Handreds of Thousands of Chassepots—Relative Merits of the Needle Gan and Chassepot—Napoleon and the News- paper Men—Bismarck’s “Prompting Plan Odious” to the Emperor—Doubtful of Eng- Inand’s Neutrality—Mow Queen Victoria Inclines— Austria and Sweden in Dread. Panis, July 31—5 P. M. The latest war news published yesterday evening contains the following reports:—Fighting between the French and Prussian forces has commenced in Baden, Four of the Prussian army corps are on the Rhine. ‘The enemy has mined the banks of the river. Families are leaving Baden for Switzerland, The French War Ofice has received no advices of any engagement or niovement o1 troops in force up ‘fo one o'clock yesterday afternoon. ‘The sanitary condition of the army is er llent. Atis reported that the skirmish of the 20th gave Some idea of the comparative merits of the needle gun and the Chassepot, though owing to the short ness of the affair the trial was not complete. The russians commenced to fire at the distance of 800 gnetres and their fire fell short by 100 metres. Tne French fred almost simultaneously and some of the Prussians were killed, A German banker residing in Paris has been arrested, ‘Three Prussian spies have also been captured here by the police. Prince Napoleon will soon leave for the Baltic. At the government arsenais in France 30,000 Chassepots were turned out each week during the month of July; and in August 47,000, im September 62,000 and in October 60,000 per week wili be manu- Tactured. Minister Olivier informed the representatives of the press at an interview yesterday that the govern- ment woulg@place no restriction on the publication of reports & accomplished facts. He took occasion to say that the Emperor never approved or accepted the basis of the so called sceret treaty alleged to have been drawn up by Count Benedetti, and that Bismarck’s prompting {dea was “actually odious to him.” Paris journals call attention to the fact that no contradiction hés appeared of the statement made that the French government sought, through “Lord Clarendon, to effect a general disarmament, which iBismarck reiused to accede to, La Liberté says it 18 reported that England intends Yo occupy Antwerp, and expresses fear that the sympathies of Queen Victoria and her Court favor Prussia, and may have some influence on the {Ministry of England. * La Patrie says Austria is making formidable military preparations, asshe fears the infringment ot her neutrality by Bismarck. The command of the Austrian army of observation will be given to the Archduke Albrecht, whose sympathy for France ts ‘wellknown, A Hungarian corps is also to be or- ganized, the Chambers at Pest having voted an ex- ‘traordinary credit for that purpose. La Patrie then refers to Sweden. She under- stands the situation and is also arming. ‘The sym- pathies of her people are with Denmark, and the Swedish government will act as Denmark does. Had France allowed Prussia to have her way these Btates would not be free to-day. The Duke of Cadore 4s now in Stockholm on a special mission from the French government. The National Guard of Paris has been placed ‘under the command of General Baraguay 4’ Hilliers, French priests have been arrested on the German Frontier on the charge of sending plans of the for- ‘tresses to the enemy. The Bank of France has raise. its rate of discount to five per cent. A Spanish note, couched in strong language, de- ‘Manding an explanation of the recent expressions of the Duke de Grammont regarding Spain and ‘the Cortes has been received in Paris. ae PRUSSIA. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. ‘The Saarbruck Victory Confrmed—March ef the Roya! Staff, BERLIN, July 31—Night. ‘The news of the Prussian victory at Saarbruck 13 confirmed by despatches received from the front this evening. ‘The fleld staff of his Majesty King William left the city to-day for the seat of war, Bismarck’s Explanation of the Secret Treaty — His Play of Territorial Rectification with France—Berlin Diplomacy Against Austria, Brewin, July 31, 1870. King William, on leaving for the army, issued a manifesto, in which he declares that he goes to fight for the honor of Germany, and calis upon the whole nation to rise as one man. The King also granted full amnesty for political crimes. The Auzeiger publishes a circular addressed by Count Bismarck, on the 29th instant, to the repre- sentatives of Prussia at the courts of neutral powers. The document gives the following exposé of secret negotiations between Frauce and Prussia:— Before the Danish war, says Count Bismarck, the French tegation at Berlin urged an alliance between France and Prussia for purposes of mutual aggrandisement. France, anticipating war with Austria as a consequence of the Danish ‘war, made overtures relative to the restora. ton of the Luxembourg frontier of 1814, the acquisition of Saarburg and Laudan, while a broader Beltlement of the boundary question on the basis of language was not to be excluded. These instances, in May, 1866, took the form of propositions for an alliance offensive and defensive, the manuscript original of which is in the Foreign Omice here. ‘These propositions are as follows:-- ti offensive and defensive wilt ve made between France and Prussia, Third.—Prussta Lo open hostilities againat Austria erat en days after the dissolution of the Cou- Fourth.—Should no Congress meet, Prusaia to at- tack Austria within thirty days alter the signature of the present treaty. Firth. —Napoleon to begin hostilities inst Aus- tria as soon begins, despatching 800,000 men during the first month across the Rime. Sixth.-No separate treaty to be made either power with Austria, When a joint tre made the tullowing are to be the conditiona:—1. Venetia to go to Italy, Prussia to select German territory at will for annexation, the number of inhabitants not to exceed eight millions of soula, the territory thus acquired to become a part of the Kingdom of Prussia, without federal rights, 3. France to have a liberal share of the Rhine provinces, Seventh.—A military and maratime alliance to be made between France and Prussia, to which Italy may be a party should she so desire, ‘This programme, the circular states, was rejected in June, 1866, in spite of the threatening urgency of France, The proposals were incessantly renewed, With modifications sacrificing Belgium and South Germany, but they were never seriously entertained by Prussia, For the sake of peace, however, it was thought best to leave Napoleon to his delusions. No word implying approval was returned; time was counted on to revolutionize France and extin- guish the scneme; hence the long delay and silence, The attempt against Luxembourg failing France repeated her former propositions, making the specifications clear in regard to the acquisition of Beigium by France and South Germany by Prus- sia. These last propositions were formulated by Count Benedetti himself; and it is improbable that he wrote them without tue authority of tne Em- peror, as they are the same which were made four years ago uider threat of war as the alternative of their refusal. Any one acquainted with these ante- cedents mnst have known that nad Prussia acqui- esced in the seizure of Belgium France would soon have found another Belgium in Prussian territory. ENGLAND. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TQ THE HERALD. Popular Agitation on the War Policy—What is the Position of the Nation ¢—Russia Looking to Italy—News from the Field@—A Sharp Actlon—Repulse of the French, with Loss. Lonvon, July 31—5 P, M. The public excitement on the subject of England's position—what it reaily is just now and what it may be—in the war between France and Prussia conti- nues unabated, It is becoming more tmtense tn- deed. The policy of the Queen's government on the subject is generally denounced outside of Part! ment, and indeed by many members of the Legista- ture. It is thought that Premier Gladstone will :ntroduce @ supplementary war budget to the House of Com- mons, in view of the critical aspect of European affairs. There are rumors prevailing here of fighting having taken place between the French and Prus- sians to-day , in the vicinity of Forbach. A special telegram from St. Petersburg, received In this city to-day, states that Russia intends to de- mand in Florence a specific declaration of the policy of Italy with regard to the war, and also to collect copies of the oficial instructions which have been given to the Minister of King Victor Emanuel at the Court of the Czar. A telegram dated at Saarbruck on the 30th inst, in the afternoon, states that at an early hour on Saturday morning a large force of Frencb troops, belonging to Marshal Bazaine’s army, aided by tour piece: of artiliery, made an advance towards that place, ap- Parently with the intention of dislodging the Prus- slans. On the march the French were met by a force of the Prussian Guard aud voluuteers which had taken up a position distant about one and a half miles from Saarbruck. The Prussians attacked the enemy with vigor. A sharp ight ensued, during which the French were repulsed. Towards the close the French retreated from the field, leaving one of their gans in the hands of the Prussians. ‘The French lost twenty-eight men besides the gun, The Prassiaus lost eight men. Tho Situation at Saar brucken and Forbach— Army Operations Betere the Skirmish, Lonpon, July 31, 1870, A special correspondent writes . from Saar- bracken, on Wednesday, that the French and Prus- sian forces are in sight of each other, and that on passing through Creuznack he found that the Eng- lish residents had fedfrom the place irom fear of the French, the British government refusing them protection, ‘The French at Forbach are 15,000 stron numbers of the Prussian force at Saarbru not given. But their ts no apparent probability of some fighting there immediately. The French are not ready, hostilities being commenced only on the 2ist of July. A tusileer named Kraus shot the first Frenchman who has been Killed in the war. Continued skir- mishing had been going on since Saturday. A Prassian patrol went some distance beyond the border, finding noenemy. On the same day some French cavalry were repulsed, losing an officer and thirteen men, = * ‘the destruction of the French railway at Bitsch was complete, and the viaduct was blown up. The Prussian forces are partly armed witha new and lighter gun with shorter barrel and smailer bullet, with the same needle arrangement. The Bavarlaus tried the chassepois two years ago, but preferred the needle guns. During the recent skirmishe, the Prussians were able to fire quicker than the French. The cavalry are spicndidly mounted. ‘The writer states that the railway destruction at Bitsch was extremely mportant. The line runs from Forbach and Sarreguemines to Haguenau, thence to Strasbourg, ‘The crder to destroy was given on the 18th, to pre- vent a sudden concentration of the French from the south, Accordingly a small number of picked men of the Fortieth Uhlans started, under the command of Lieutenant Von Voigt, for Zweibruckeu, the nearest German town to the French viaduct. At Zwelbrucken the engineer, with mines and workmen, awaited the cavairy. On Tuesday they sent off thirty cavalrymen with mines and carrying the necessary materials; but on this night and also on the following one the French outposts were too active for them and they had to retire unsuccessful. ’s Specch on the War Crisis— nal Power of Defence. Lonpon, July 31, 1870. Tne Right Honorable Premier Gladstone, during the course of his speech at the Lord Mayor’s banquet, after alluding to the home situation, regrettea his inability to confine his retrospect to topics of peace. First,—Should the Congress of the Powers assem- ble, Italy to have Venctia and Prassta the duchte: Seoond,—Should the Couuress disagree. alliance He as ied, in the name of wounded humanity and grieving civilization and religion, could anything be more deplorable than the sight of nations of the highest civilization, with institutions nearly perfect, famous 1n every department of history, and the admiration of the world, rushing ito conflict and mutual slaughtes. The issue was diMcuit to state or appreciate, and no intelligent mind could suppress its horror at the spectacle. Mr. Gladstone then spoke of England's position in the war as follows :—“The first 1dea of England ts neutrality. Her second tdea is preparation for the worst. neutrality is not indifference, nor 1s tt Selfish isolation ; it ts dictated by the necessity of mitigating the evils of war, of confining them within the smallest possivle circle, and of retaining the power to intervene ai the proper moment. Nothing ‘will be done to forfelt the friendship of either party, and nothing will be omitted to retain their confi- dence, s0 that we may avail ourselves of the first opportunity for renewing our efforts at mediation in @ quarrel, the most mournful and miserable ever witnessed by mankind.” WHAT PEOPLE IN AMERICA SAY. The BelligerenteFamily Antecedents and Present Ambitien. , , New Yor, Jaiy/90, 1870, To THE Evrror o¥ THE » ‘The coming war tn sions of the different’ nents. “very day we ti OT P e.uhas aroused they pas- 7 | Havana and Matanzas 10,000 box NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1870. HERALD allow one of {ts constant readers to throw, possibly, some light on the situation’ The Prussians reproach the Bonapartes as a family of usurpers. Very well; but what are the Hohenzollern’ Four centuries ago a member of the family who had been donated by a German emperor with the burgraviat of Nuremburg bought from the same emperor (Sig- ismund) the mark Brandenburg. From that epoch the Margraves were constunuly, by means more or less honorable, acquiring territory surrounding that nucleus of the Pruasian empire. They even suc> ceeded in assuming the title of king—not King of Brandenburg, their main province, but of Prus- sia, at that time an insignificant province that had the only advantage not to be under the jurisdiction of German emperors. ‘This, I guess, proves sufiiciently that the Hohenzollern are par- venus a3 Weil as the Bonapartes, (ue only difference lying in the date which they “parvinrent.”” Now Tor Frederick the Great, He was unmistakably the best general of the last century; but everybody must adit that asa statesman ‘and pohtician be was inferior to Napoleon 1., as he liad the whole of Europe at his heels aiter his first war, while the ter swept the different princes during fifteen years before they coalesced against him. How 1s that? It was the injustice of the Prussian King’s attack on Silesia, a province on which he had no more right Luan on Posen, & part of Poland, whose acquisition he made in aiding Russia and Austria to dissect an independent Stata and to enslave a free and gene. rous people. The strongest argument the Prussian politicians have against Napoleon is that he wanted to bring Germany under the French yoke. But who commenced that series of wars that France made in the beginning in self-defence and after success, of course, a8 conqueror? Who invaded the territory of the French republic and devastated the plains of the Champagne? Whose soldiery was it that acted with such Vandalism that tt aroused tie French eople to enthusiasm of the Marseillaise? It was Prussia, WhO, as an essentially mil{tary and despotic power, could not see another vation, weary of des- potism, constitute herself a free and independent But there, as twenty years before on Aineri- can soil, undisciplined recruits swept the proud army drilled by the great Frederick. If Napoleon 1. has nis Second ot December Wililam Rex has worse than that. This King, who wants the Ger- man people to Lelieve him the liberator from foreign , Oppression, this same man, when prince yet, has canonated the republicans of Berlin, and what 13 more those of Bade and of the Palatinate provinces: that were not under Prussian domination, Until his accession to the crow of Prussia he wore the name of “Prince Mitrailleuse’? (Kartatsohenpring). It was he who crushed the effort of the Germans to establish arepublic, or, at least, a united Germany in 184. When the imperial crown was tendered to his uncle, then King, be refused it; hedid not want it out of the hands of the people. His nephew is watchin, the chauce to get tt by force of the needle gun, All tell you are bistorical facts, and the most enthust- astic Prussian cannot deny it. Every German pa- triot wants a united Germany, but none governed by Prussian needle guns. Here lies the strength of the Prussian cause, Atl Germans were dreaming of @ united Germany for the last half a century. 1f they cannot have it free they are even willing to ac- cept it au Susi & aiguille, MAX KRIEG, NEW YORK CITY. Local and Police Paragraphs end Minor Items of Metropolitan News, ‘The following record wili show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HERALD Building, Broadway, corner of Ann street: — 1369. 1879. 1969, 1870, 3A.M. -o 77 + 8 87 GA. M. + 68 79 (8 9A.M.. f 83 81 sesceesees BLM Average temperature for corresponding date last year. yal navealiitegey 15% Burglars yesterday morning entered the residence of S. S, Isaacs, 114 East 114th street, but were frightened away before they secured any booty, Last evening the remains of an unknown man were found floating in the East river, at pier No. 23, and were taken vo the Morgue tor identification, The bulknead of pier 1% North river gave way yesterday, carrying {nto the river about 100 barrels of corn meal and four men. The latter were res- cued, Late last night James H. ¥, aged twelve years, accidently fell of the reo? of the four story building 210 avesue © to the sidewalk and was fatally injured, One Andrew Brenu found in front of No. 4 ing, with a sev iriend, with wh was nm place yes ted, he Itercation, cut, he had an 1, by Francis Boyle, a West Fortterh stree! esiding at wa t “rday afternoon by a pile of lumber falling npon him at the foot « eth street, Novin river. le was taken to his hom: Peter Allwel!, of 356 | severely 1 t eventr of A sec head by an earthen pot, thrown ot ud story, Windew of the same bouse by William Link, The latter Was arrested and jocked up. The police arrests during the interval from 6 A. M. too P. M. yesterday were as follows:—For in- toxication, tiirty-one males, thir females; for being drunk and disorderly, nineteen mates, five | females; for disorderly conduct, 5 two females; for violation of the males; total, ninety-six. nineteen xeise law, en The report of the Central Park Meteorological De- partment shows the following resi meter— Mean, 30; maxirnum, 30.140; 29.800; range, maxiinnm, On the 28th of Ju Distance travelled 1313 miles, FRE IN WEST THIATIETH STAEET. About hali-past twelve this morning a fire occurred in the drying establishment of William Barrow, 240 West Thirticth street; logs $500; in- snrance could not be ascertained. The machinery, damaged $600, 1s the property of Joseph Oxtans, of 245 West Twenty-ninth street; insured in the Amsterdam [surance Company for $1,000. The building 1s damaged about $599, CUBA MARKETS. Havana, Jul Susar has been slow of sale during the week, but prices are unchanged; sales of the week 12,000 boxes: exports from and 4,000 nds. to the ,000 fair togood firm, United States and 29,00) to other parts. Stock in warehouses at Havana and Matanzas, boxes and 6,00 hus. Muscovado sugar, at 84 a 3% reals per arrobe, Freights closed dull; shippers rotuse to. charter ‘owing to the uneetiled state of the market; quotations nominal, Bacon firm at 19 al9igc, Butter strong oll steady at 4 a 414 reals in tins, and 3% a4 reals ta barrels, Flour steady. ‘Hama active. Lard active. | Lumber steady. Potatoes are in demand. Tallow firin at 124. a {ise s Box sous te ¥ i. 9 reals per thousand: hogs. head shooks $2 25 a %2 0. Yellow wax in demand at a BY; white steady at #12 a $12 50. are re Exchange inactive and nominal, rat 2 a 38e. Coal TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. Tle paper belt factory of Crane Brothers, at Westfield, Mags., was burned yesterday moroing, with its contents, day morn- | TELEGRAPHIC NEWS, Napoleon’s Relations to the Holy See. Austria Obliterates the Papal Concordat. A CIVIC FETE IN LONDON. Napoleon’s Relations to the Holy SeeFrench Military Service. Parts, July 31, 1870, tis said that the French troops will not evacuate the Roman territory until the September Convention between Italy and France for the protection of the independence of the Pope 1s re-established. ‘The French Minister of War has granted to French- men now serving in the Papat Zouaves, put who belong to the Garde Mobile of France, permission to remain in Rome, Austria Concedes the Claim ef Italy. Parts, July 31, 1870, Advices from Vienna, dated yesterday evening, Stato that Austria has given her sanction to the taking possession of Rome by Luly, “Making Ready” to Leave. Ros, July 28, via Parts, July 31, 1870, Reports come from Civita Vecchia that General Dumont, commandant of the Freneh troops, has received orders to concentrate his_ men at that point and be ready to embark them at a moment’s notice, AUSTRIA. The VYapni Concordat Obliterated. VIENNA, July 31, 1870. ‘The official journal formaily announces the sup- pression of the concordat beuween Austria and Rome, ‘The Papal Court has been notified of the action of the Austrian government. The provincial Diets meet on t ‘ the Diet of Bohemia on tue 27th of August, that of ‘Trieste on the 2a of September and the Reichsrati on the Sth of September. ENGLAND. Civic Banquet to the Cabinet Ministers Premicr Gladstone on the National Pro« eress~Compliment to the Army and Volun- teers. Lonpon, July 31, 187! The Lord Mayor gave a grand banquet to Her Majesty's Miulsters last night at the Mansion House, The guests numbered two hundred and fifty. The usual loyal toasts were given and drank with cheers. Mr. Gladstone responded to the toast in honor of the Ministers, He alluded to the unusual circum- stances under which they met, and proceeded to re- view the leading measures introduced in the session of Parliament now drawing to a close, The Irish Land bill was characterized as a peace measure and the Education biil as a blessing to England, giving, as it did, free instruction to all. The Lord Chancellor responded for the House of Lords and the Right Hon. Mr. Austin Brace for the Commons. The Right Hon. J. M. Cardwell, Secretary of State for War, replied to the toast to the army, asking that the reserve force and the militia be in- cluded in the voast. He referrel to the improve- Tents made ti modern wartare and speculated ou | their ete | BAVARIA. Confidence and Courtesy. Lonpon, July 31, 1879. on Diplomat The French Ambassador, quitting = Manich, placed the care of French interests in Bavaria in the hands of the British representative there. CALIFORNIA. The Case of Van Valkenburgh, the Alleged Journalistic Kiopemaniac. SACRAMENTO, July 30, 1870, The case of Van Vaikenburgh, the manager of the office of the Central Pacific Raflroad Division of the Atlantic and Pacifie Telegraph Company, charged with attempting to steal the Associated Press de- spatches, which were being received over the wires of tue Western Union Telegraph Company, came up for examination to-day, n Valkenburgh watye an examination, and was held in one thousand dol- lars bonds to appear before the grand jury. ‘The nto Union comments upon tie case as follows We wish to call public attention to a fact im connection with this new and curious te h Ibis that iches is the ve had the telegraphic hich they are KENTUCKY. the Steamer Columbus. CatRo, July 31, 1870. The fine steamer Dan Able, rnnning between Cairo and Columbus, to connect with the ‘Ilinois Centrat and Mobile and Ohio railroads, was totally destroyed’ by fre at Columbus Jast night. The ‘fire orlginated in the cook room, and’spread so rapidly that nothing could be done to save the boat. +The boat had steam up, and the levers of the engines were suspended by ropes, allowing the steain to escape through the cyimders when cut adrift to save the wharf. As soon @s the ropes were burned off, the wheels began. to revolve, and there was presented the novel spec- tacle of a steamer on fire proceeding up stream with- out human guidance, She progressed but a few hundred feet when the steam pipe burst and the wreck floated to Wolf Island, where it burned to the water's edge. There were many narrow escapes, but no lives were lost. The boat was valued at 000; the amount of insurance is unknown. nother boat will be secured in place of the Dan Able to-morrow, and there will be no detention of pas- sengers. Burning of Dan Able, at Loss, $3,000; insurance, $13,000. Chief Justice Chase, who has been two weeks at St. Panl, iatends to teace for the East, via Lake Superior, on the first through train to Duluth, whtch is expected to run on Wed nenday or Thursday next. The fast rail on the eastern division, from Mobile to Pasca- goula, of the Néw Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Rail- road, was laidion Saturgay hight and the road will open for trafic this week. | Fy A meeting “Of the representatives of the United States and Canada ,Ratlroad Couductors’ Life Insurance Companies will be beid in Philddoiphia to-day, to arrange the prel! naries for their convention tobe held to that city October 5. s i ‘ y Early yesterday morning a fire in thé porth section of the Norther Railroad round hottwe at boneded, NT, deateoyed about one-third of the building, ‘Three ensines inthe tound house were badly damaged. Loam about@suji0d. well covered |. by ingurance. ‘The fire was.acgidental. 5 WESTERN WOMEN ASSERTING THEIR RIGHTS ON THE WHISKEY QUESTION.—Long Bottom, Meigs county, Ohio, was disturbed by a nuisaace in the shape of a whiskey boat, and, no one else being willing to abate it, the ladies took hold. of the matter. They assempied en masse, and, ‘providing: themselves with an apron full of rocks, proceeded to the land- ing, untied the boat, shoved it of, and then com- menced its bombardment, and, says an eyewitness, perhaps no boat ever got such @ pelting with rocks, the ladies following the boat for half a mile. SHOOTING IN New LONDON.—A singular shooting’ affray occurred in New London last evening (20th), in which a hack driver was the sufferer. The guilty party is a barber, who had been keeping company, with a servant girl in the employ of George T. Mar- shall, collector of the port. young man, and last evening he hired “® carriage *| and rode to the house with the intention of shooting |; the young lady. In the excitement and, dakness ney at random, which performanci three bullets in the hackman’s head, ‘wh to be standing between the carriage a } The assailant immediately left, ana the police and other cities ate on the lookout * rae ter, July > + ne girl had jilted* the] RAILROAD ACCIDENT. A Freight Train on the Erle Railroad Thrown from the Track—Two Men Killed. OWEGO, July 31, 1870, About ten o'clock last night a freight train, No. 33, on the Susguehanna division of the Erie Railroad, going west, composed, of eighteen cars Nlied with ‘live stock, ran off the track four miles east of Smith- boro! and six miles west from Owego. The two for- Ward cars were smashed to’ pieces, and the greater shumber of the horses fn the cars were more or less red. The men.in charge of the horses—John Kelly, aged twenty-five, and a young man known as “Tittle Tommy,” of WatertoWn)N.:¥.—were instantly killed. The conductor and engineer state that-the accident was caused by*sofie person having tam- pered with the switch.) * i MISSOURI pase so IER Y. An Immense Bujlding’ Projected ia St. Louis—¥rench Immigration =P Atfairn, © SF Lous, suly 31, 18% A project is on foot hereto build /am immense structure, to embrace under of6'toof @grandrunion, railtoad depot, custom House, Sioa! ep igen an hotel, covering thrée éntigg, blocks, aha (0, 'cday" ~ Meénsieur Papan, of ‘thet Humabitatian ‘Sogletyp Yr passed through bere, a few days, si y ‘est Missouri tn search of a location fol Jamies. cm and enthusiastic springfield, Freni WASHINGTON, July 31, 1570, The Public Debt. The public aebt statement to-morrow will show a considerable reduction in the debt: . Government Sales of Gold. The Assistant United States Treasurer at Now York has been instructed to sell one million of gold on each Wednesday during the month of August, and to purchase one million bonds on each alternate Thursday during the month, commencing August 4, and two millions on each alternate Thursday, com- mencing August lL. ‘The sales of gold during the month will thus amount to fve millions, and the amount of bonds purchased will be six millions. ims Against Mexico. ‘The Mexican American Ciaims Commission, which is hard at work just now, iy said to be making rapid progress toward the decision of some of the most important claims. Among those which nave re- ceived a favorable report from Mr, Hubley Ashton 1s said to be the famous Zerman claim for an amount of upwards of $400,000, The nature of this claim 1s about as follows:—During the Alvarez-Comonfort troubles in Mexico General Napoleon Zerman con- tracted with one of the parties m Mexico to fit out an expedition. He did so, purchasing two vessels with arms and munitions of war, besides furnishing several hundred men, These were sent to Mexico, but the bill of damages therefor has never been paid, General Zerman brought his claim before the present commission, and is hopeful of obtaining atlast a settlement of it, The General 18 now in this city attending to this business. Collection of the Direct ‘Tax in tho Southern States. Boards of commisstoners were appointed for the Siates of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, ‘Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana and Texas, and proceedings have been had in each of these States for the collection ot its quota of the direct tax—in all $20,000,000. Alt compulsory proceedings have, however, been sus- pended since August 6, 1866, in pursuance of an order of the Secretary of the Treasury, of that date. He'subdsequéhtiy directed that thd reCordsyand papers of all of “the Cofmaigsioners, except those ‘of fouth Carolina, should’ {8 transmitted to the omece of the Commitssioner of Internal Revenue. Of all these boards Only” two commissioners be- longing to the board» for South Carolina now hold office, and thes? remaining commissioners are occupied only .in the management of the lands acquired by the government in (hat State, The books and papers transmitted by the commis- sioners, except thos South Carolina, betray a lack of system, but disclose their proceedings with sufficient ness to enable the commissioner to resume the collection of the tax. From this remark must be excepted the records of the Commissioners for Texas, which are “lamentably imperfect.” ‘The commissioners for Alabama had completed a list of the lands in that State, but had made no assess. ments, Those for Florida report that they had made assessments in only four cduilties, “atid it appears that in several other States the assessments have not been extended throughout the State. The officers of the internal revenue in Virginia, Tennessee and Florida have been instructed to make complete descriptive lists of lands held in those States, with their values, and have been authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury to take charge of them and collect voth rents in arrears and rents accruing. This work 1s in progress, That the balances due not only from the States lately in insurrection, but from the Northern States which are in arr should be ex- acted, appears to be a matter of constitutional ob- ligation. Charles P. counsellor at law, who has these cases in c a ‘In the case of Loughborough vs. Blake (5 Wheat., , the Su. preme Court of the United States stated the law on this question in very positive terms:— If u direct tax be levied at all, it must be laid on every State conformably to the rule provided tn the constitution. Congress has clearly no power to exempt auy State from its Que share of the burden.’ " Candition of the Jews in Roumania, eceived here with reierence to tmassacrevof Jews thy Rou- ated that ariicie 21 of th: $3 freedom of conscience Pour hundred thousand Jews havein Rouma- eVenty-six synagogues, Fort ud fifty-two Catholic wenty-eight thousand nine hundred and th Protestants have twelve houses of worship; eight thousand one hundred and seventy-elght Armenians (Gregortans), churches, &c. If @ religious persecution ex ad the Jews would not be allowed to have synagogues, or to worship in the manner presertbed by their re- hgion, and the prosecutions of malefactors would be extended to the honest portion of tis Jewish popu- lation, Mr. to all. nia one hundred and se five thousand one hundred have sixty-three churches; t even Nye and the Proposed St. Thomas, During the closing hour of the Senate, on the 15th inst., after the announcement of the declaration of Purchase of war in Europe, Senator Nye introduced the follow- Ing resolution, which, however, was not read:— Resolved, That the Committee on Foreign Rela- tons be instructed to inquireinto and Senate the conditions and terms of tl gotiations heretofore enterel upon by the Presi: of the Uni ta with the goverament of Denmark touching the island of 5t. Thoms. It is known that the Committee on Fore Re’ tions never reported upon the suoje treaty- Hence there never was a vote upor 2 Seni It is Senator Nye’s intention to call up this resolu- tion at the commencement of the next session of Congress, Plan for Improving the Revenue Marine. Several members of the Board heretofore appointed to inquire into the best meaus for improving the revenue marine are now in Washington on that business, which has, particular reler to the building of revenue eutters to take the place of those which have becoine waseaworthy. “The Secretary of rthe Treasury, before he left Washington for Massa- chusetts, approved the plan of improvement. As numerous applications have been made for entry into the revenne service, it may be Interesting to know that candidates are subject to a rigid exami. nation tn navigation, seamanship, the revenue laws and gunnery. Faneral of Alexander J. Atocha. The funeral of Mr. Alexander J. Atocha, who died twelve miles from Washington on Friday, took place in this city to-day. He was aged sixty-five years. During the war between the United States and Mex- ico he twice visited the latter country at the instance ofour government. Betng the firm friend of Santa Anna, President Polk employed nim en secret ser- vice, by which he was instrumental in negotiating the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. PERSONAL INTELLIGENC:. Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday. General J. P, Willtamson, of Savannah, Ga.; M. M. Copeland, of Alabama; J. Calder, of California; W. L. Shepherd, of Cincinnati; J. W. Nichols, Wy Greenleaf and R, E. Cannody, of the United States Navy, are at the Metropolitan Hofer. ; Colonel J. G. Berrett, of Washington, and .RoG. Musgrove, of New Orleans, are at the New ‘York Hotel. ee Dr. D. W. Bliss, of Washington, 1s at the’ Brevdort. fe] at the St. Ct af House. J. Groesbeck, of Cincinnatt; H H. M. Conky, of Norwich; Genel Lonis; Secretary Belknap an of Washington, are at the tift! Professor Simpson, of Ei of Sandusky, are at thes Judge Barbour, of Oi} United States Arm i George P. Sinith, man House. Captain Seth} and Surgeon Gre esti dni Ha VPeuereat repprt tomwtieyy 6 ANOTHER NIGHT OF BLOOD. A Man Stabbed with a Bayonet Five Times—~ His Room Broken Into—A Most Deter- mined Ruffian—The Injured Man Dying of His Woundy About one o'clock yesterday morntug a row ac- curred) between some of the tenants of the prem- ises No. 592 Second avenue, between Thirty-second and Thirty-third Streets, which, it is only too proba- bie, will havea fatdl-termination, The origimal cause of the)roW Js not exactly known, bu¢ tnas- much as thé police found all parties more or leas under the influence “of .ligaor, it {s believed tras drunkenness had more to do with it than anything else. , f- ‘The facts in the case.are a&, follows, taken fom the statement of Mrs, Ann McLaughlin, whose hua- band is now condued in-Bellevue Hospital” inta ¥ery> Precarious condition from ipjuties received duritiige’y the row:— wu rere Dominick Brennan, Peter Haley; Jolins Reed ang Mary Sheehan, Mrs. McLaughlin’ way cungitg we: door, which Was broken in by Mrs, Shechan, first entered the room, followed by Reel. ‘Thgag immediately commenced an attack on MoLaugii and while the fight which ensued between thom was in progress Brennan and Haley entered the room, oue of whom hela a bayonet in his hand. Mrs. McLaughlin endeavored to take the bayonet away. She did not succeed, however, aud her husband was stabved five tunes—dice in the abdomen, twice in the left side, once inthe breast and once in the arm. The assailants of Mr. McLaughlin were all arrested and lockea up to it the result of his injuries, by Justice Bixby, at the Yorkville Police Court, yesterday. It was ascertained last night at a late hour ‘hat McLaughlin was dying and could not long survive. AL AND THGATRICAL NOTES. Moss, Emmet and Gayler are about the most: con- uted people in New York during the heated/term, 8, despite ihe werinometer and endue ealorig Une sumfier resifents (of the metropolis, with a goody sprinkhag-oréouytry seine, <1 yallack's to see “art, rade La ¥ Bt as fnterpréred'y fh as Sothern’s ry Oevegersoues ty Winkle.” ‘It takes a strong chra tolplawagainet the clerk of the weather now Mac abot as favorable specimens of Terpsichorean art a3 have been seen on our boards for many years, and te management of the Grand Opera House made a shrewd catculation in importing them. They give a new ballet pantomime every week, in which they interpret love, murder, mystery aud the other tagree dicts of the/spoken drama by means of pgses and pantomime. They willprobably hold the Brie bbards until the promised /opera bowfers arrive from Ob belle France, ere Messrs, Butler and Gilmore are successfully A2hteo, ing the weather at the Comique,)and,by a fotme dabie bill, which comprises ballet, eemedyjeXtra- vaganzas and ventriloquisin, they manage to secure @ good audience every night, which 18 a wouderful feat with the mercury among the nineties. Ken's The Witches of New York,” ene Martinetti p: @ troupe anda popular farce, comprise the week's bill at Wood's Museum, A variety com»ination, with a bewildering bm, ve taken possession of whe Bowery boards, and dan sing, pun and indulge in other extr. gances nightly to the delight of the Bust siders. A formidable rival to the above is the trrepress tbe Tony Pastor, who has taken under his guardianship @ distingnished namesake, Anglicé Stu who nightly @ or saoft conce: ron enhauer, at Central Park amd Terrace Garde: ® continue to give deligat to hundreds ot murers, ‘The Buckley Serenaters commence thetr fourth week to-mght at San Francisco Minstrel Halpe Florence is said lo ght over ‘dovegy trunks fall of plays from Europe, 1 1 @ Miss Cariotte Cusimen ts lying dapgerousty ili tt) London. Jeiterson ¢ 154 ons the. Tape Su sou! aye Booth port tiie, jus. 1 it G Atty nt- |" is reported’ tu lid e'jol tack ‘Ut theatr “4 Mj 4 fact A Paris paper calls atichtion 0nd #elt tderttise,” ary oO} vrs. Lf States’ that? Prederick , Who used to receive qmont, now gets £600; Melinque, who got gels Mile. Parguerte gc : L Ye now pay £1,290; and, Schuetder is pald at the rate of SA, LE revived at Covent Garden on Pat otr with favor, notwithsta ns of the favorite | No wo: ople there Who can remember ita ion With such a quartet as Grisi, Ru 1 and Lablache. We have noue lke te argue: Grau is her Gretschen in Goethe's “Faust.” thanager. Mr. Olver Dowd Byro: ing young American a comnmences an as+Tch bit ¢ . wa pVatenand¢) may bo lcard now nF py clty wicrdewe or nites: Geritan® are th Talo gether. © % J 7 Ht { It is reporte Erigid’an loch hay muly?, s Mis otdbte Fo rumbh £3 atre, one of the most promis- stage at pi i + Adelphi the the lessee of the season. Ben DeBar ba; to lis other ; Tt has been decided of the Giobe Cieatre, will be salmon color t, The family salmon, H Theatre Roys lded thi tal t itirely decorate Be The position of music 1. Flotow has never writien more weiodious, OF more thoroughly “in than will be found ia *L’Ombre,**iis new as LONG ISLAND RAWADADEHVE RUSE Important Action Proposed by thé Blushing Railroad Company. At present the terminus of the Flushing and Nortn- side Railroad 1s at the village of Whitestone, at least ee-quarters of a mile from the shore. It has re- cently been decided to extend the road to the dock on Whitestone f and remove thetr depot and buildings adjoining. A large and commodious dock 1s at present being bulit by the President of the roaa, Mr. Locke, with plenty of water for the largest steamers. On the completion of the railroad to, the dock passengers for the Sound steamersicdn.leave New York two hours after, the stéamers start and intercept them at Whitestoue. The are considering a raostiunyid ti ofttibl tof & ferry from Whitestone to Westchester. The ferry would be only aboutone mile in iength, and the resi- denis of Whitestone would save at least thirty mi- nutes itytaking the Finsling Ratiroad between their villag@and the city. The entire number of trains run daily at present (thirty-eight) will continue run- ning during tt 1 in the early spring from ten to twelve more will be added. Stafford’s tron and sulphur Powders § invigorate the body andy. ym purity the blood, shia RRP 5 See A.—Herring’s Patent ‘ , CHAMPION SAFES, 21 Broadway, coraer Murray 4} A Safe, Sure and 8; Thera, Dysentery, Cholera, 6) Affections may be had in JAYNES CARMINATIVE BAL: SAM. Compounded with Gage from the best understood in- gredients known to the medical faculty, its activn is prompt and always to be dependéd upon, while the reptita attained as a standard’ gousehold remedy ‘wt this season of the year to keep a boitie of so cine by them, Sold by/all drugyists. runt for Dinars rete Bowel Cristadore’s _ and appited at bis wi favatuable for thé ypu for ie brice Wore douse er.t0 faftodace it amoag our {reads on Bowe woes omg (inlafaieus{Houry A. Wecheock, Sturbridge, Mass. hilU from pain, softens the gums, reduces in wind eglics, and sure to reguiate tho child and camforts (ho NE SS 4,9