The New York Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1870, Page 3

wre THE WAR. Failure of M. Thiers’ Mission to England, WO IMMEDIATE PROSPECT OF PEACE. ‘Minister Picard’s Exposition of : the Freneh Crisis. Special Appeal to the American _Nation from Paris. Will the King of Prossia. Strangle the “Infant Republic’ of Europe?” Wierce Bombardment and Gallant Defence of Strasbourg. The Fortress on the Point of Surrender. German Uhlans Defeated Near Paris. Paris Almost Entirely Surrounded by the Prussian Army. ‘THE QUESTION OF PEACE. TELEGRAMS TO THE REW YORK HERALD. -M. Thicrs Possewsos Ne Power to Treat for Pearo—Cemplete Failure of Hiy Mission (Me Hopo from Russia and Austria. Lowpow, Sept. 14, 1870, © § em. assured, on authority I gavnot @onbt, that Thlers has cone over abso Intely without. instructions’ or proposals, sserely to feel the pulse of the Euglish gov- @tmment and try to persuade them . to join s neutral league to prevent the dis- memberment of France and preserve the Earopean equilibrium. It is needless to ‘say these ideas of fifty years | 980 cam ledd to nothing. The attiinde of the English gover: ment remains precisely as before stated, wil ing to undertake mediation at the instance of both parties, not of ove, and on same positive ‘basis of previously accepted guaranteos; but M. Thiers han none to propose, absolutely none, His voluntary misvion is » completo failure. It is doubtful whether he will thiok it worth while to go on to Austria or Rassis, where, notwithstanding M. Favre's wanguine hopes, thero exists. no disposition to bg Separately, and no prospect of coali- €a3- { —— Prussin Will Mot Consent to an Armiatice—The Mission of M.'Thivrs to Eugiand a Enilare * @erms of Peuce France Will Accede to— French Kopublicans Anxious for Peace at Any Price. Lonvos, Sept. 14, A despatch from Brussels to the HeRarp ways that it is almost certain that Prossin willrefuse to entertain the proposition looking to an armistice, mainly because it would delay army operations, in case the negotiations wero unsuccessful, until the unfavorable sea- son set in and reuder the situation of her army much less favorable than now. THE PRACE INTERVENTION IDEA A FAILURE, M. Thiere’ mission to the British Cabinet, with the object of soliciting an English media- tion for peace between France and Prussia, is regarded in diplomatic circles here as a eomplete failure, The British government will not make intercession with either of the belligerents for the purpose of staying hos- tilities, The London Times of this morning contains an editorial upon the interview at the French Embassy between Earl Granville and M. Thiers, the French envoy. It expresses the firm belief that the mission of M. Thiers has ween a failare, productive of no result, and the war must go on. Py THE PEACK TERMS FRANCE WIL. ACCEDE To. tls reported that M. Thiers intimates that ¥rance is prepared to pay an indemnity not beyond one hundred millions sterling, to sur- render one-half of her fleet, dismantle the for- tresses of Metz and Strasbourg, but not to givo one inch of territory. PRUSSIA THINKS M. THEIRS REPRESENTS TOR GUTZER DEMOCRAOY. The Official Provincial Correspondence of Berlin, referriig to M, Theirs’ wission, says the present goverament at Paris exists only by leave of the gutter democracy. Ii may negotiate where it likes, but Germany believes thats peace is to be eetiled, ax the war is, ‘between Prussia and France, FRENCH REPUBLIVANS ANXIOUS FOR PHAGE Att ANY Prion. A Paris correspondent of the New York Heratp, writing from that city yesterday, says:-—‘‘I am convinced we shall soon have Peace, The republicans now say openly that peace must be had at any price, One wha has Intimate relations with the government tells mo to. May that, cost what it may, peace wiil be made at once, as the oniy way of caving the repuulic,” ANOTHER EFFORT FOR PEACE. A HERALD special correspondent, writing from Waris Tuesday evening, says:—One of the s°cretarics ®f the British Embassy has started for the Prussian Meadquarters to ask whether negotiations are possi- ble. The government agrees that the Rhine for frenaes bo dismanticd. BISMARCK ON THE SITUATION. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HEBALD. Conversation with Bismarck—Tle iv Grateful fo the United States=Hia Views on the Situation—fouth Germany te be Consulted About German Unity—France to Give Prise sia a Secure Guaraniee of PeacePrussin. Has Nothing To Do With the Republic. London, Sept. 14, 1870. 4 HERALD correspondent at Rheims, on the 6th tnst., describes @ conversation with Bismarck, who began by expressing high regard for Genera) Smeridan, and gratitude to the United states for ‘heir sympathy with Germany. ‘Tem remark conceming We prospect of German NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTMMBHK 15, 1870.-TRIPLE SHERT, stronger to agree on any form of umion agen ‘Who favor union. %n Buen Bhings look f doubt. guere 19 an openiuge The Beweor the Fragen republic had Jast been re- celvedon which Bismercs sald:---We sbull notju- terfere with these doguestic affairs.” ‘lo a sugges tom that there must besome setiled government to give Prpsela a secure guatautee for the payment of tho war expenses @nd indemnity, Blamarck replied only vy repeating, “We do get want to therfore with the domestic afuisa of Frange, Gur people think we inst have those Ger- man provinces france took from us many years eyo. Wea must at least renuer France poweriess to me- nage we by the same road--Motg and Strasbourg Wo must have and wo ask no more than 18 Recegsary to our own safety. We are@ very pa- Yent people, They have been telling us that if we would not fight they would compel us, Well, we are u’e the father of a family who, after enduring many insults, at last consents to Nght a duel, but only O& condition that the struggle sual! be decisive andebeil bo inal THE SITUATION IN PARIS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Minister Picard’» Exposition of the Yresch CrisieSpecial Report Through the Herald— Appeal for Neutrel Medistion—Prarsia Abeut to Crush the French Capftal—Hoyal Action Agninst an Infant Republte=le It Galant or Humane t LONDON, Kept, 14, 1880, ‘The Pasts telegrapn correspondence of the Naw ‘YorK HgRaxp, dated on the 13th inst., brings the following report from @ special writer w the French capital :— He says:—I haa an interview last night with 'M. Ernest Picard, Minister of Finaneé of the repuhifc. It was accorded to mo specially for the toformation of the American people Shrovgh your colgmns, Afver the: usual re had been exchanged between we, Minister procoedad to speak of THE PUBLIO CRISIS IN FRANCE, Government of vefence, of which t Hesatd:—The ain af hamble member, deplores the hortbie neces , prsdiye chp qud from whicn apparently there n200 OF pr escape, oF carrying on ppretel ts which was provokea by on em- pire and «from which the republic ‘would the tof DRANCB NOTHING sGAINET GERMANY. form the French people totiay gainst Prussia, naught (was foroed to fight in the to, , Without any good and Raw without hope in the resul.’ It-was Ongof the most cru¢l national triala © {he Providence of ® people, As evideno® of the truth thas government of % sincerely and desires most earnestly to wi from this fright- Sul war, I would (sald Minister Picard) call attention to the fact that the Ministry has‘ turned Its eyes in Mxections and on every side ta we hope of npde soma” tee dase. eptap im + FRIENDLY, HUMANE AND POWEWFUL MEDIATOR ‘Who wil) stand between the contending parties ang aldin the arratigement of the terms of peace, Ig Milla my heart both with gratitude and joy to neag thetshe American government made a grand and noblo and Christian effort with the view of staying and finaly arresting the wicked waste of human life which has been gotug on aronnd us here; butd am moved cqually with grief, and at the same mo- ment with wonder—moveid with horror, siry by the Tact that the Prussian government has tarped a deat ear to ail such. representations; refused She effort even when made by the people of the United States of America. DOWN ON THE REETBIIC. What the Prussian government wants to gain by wartitig agatost the young, the infant, ropablic of of France I do not know—warring against a vepule Mc which comes before the nations go guiltiess of offence. It would, sir, be puerlie, be very childisn, indeed, for the French Ministry, of which I ama member, to conceal or deny the fact of the inability ofa government which is scarcely a week old to- day to contend against the vast force which ta arrayed before us and to contend with any chance of ultimate saccess, These greag Prussian armies are engaged against France, but the empire, now defunct, has LRVT FRANCE WITHOUT AN ARMY, left her without arms and without money. Our capital, this good city of Paris, wili soon be aur- rounded by hundreds of thousands of highly trained and carefully diseipiined soldiers, [t bas only ita citizens, men who have been engaged in every one of the various pursuits of peacefu: Itfe, to defend it, I would ask will tt redound to the glory of Prussia, elther in the present or the future, to fignt under Such circumstances with this mass of citizen sol- dicry? It is soldiery, many, very many, of the mem- bers of which never bad a musket In thelr hands un- til about seven days since; men who have veen com- pelted to stand on the defence of the capital by their individual sense of manhood méfely. If, continued M. Picard, the Prussians kept the tield, and gallantly challenged or bid France to come forth from Paria and fight her there, althongh we aré. atterly unpre- pared for such a fearfal, desperate sttliggle, the idea even Would have something manly about it; but, sir, for Prussia to let hee huge aumies upon a city which Is even to day CROWDED WITR WOMEN AND GWLDREN, who are protected merely in thew bomes by their busbands and fathers, just half equipped with artos, Is unworthy of any great nation. ff anch & course of war action is regardea by King Wiliam as fair, humane and gallant conduct, thea, sir, Paria has only to submit to her fate and fall and perish, her citizens, in their agony, calling on Heavon to witness the fact that they had not will- Ingly provoked their martyrdom. It is not an ex- aggerated notion of honor which drives the citizeus of Parla to make alast effort for defence agaist such fearfal odds, but simply a desire on their part to retain their present hold on the sympathy ard Tespect of the warld at large, by falling manfally on the thresholds of thelr homes~-falling amid their families and thelr honsehold gods—treasures they could not save tvor outrage and desolation, J was deeply adected by the manner and words of Minister Picard, and retired jrom his presence deeply moved by my emotion. General Trochu and Defenders of the Capital M. Cremleux’s Call on France—The Charge Enutrusted to Him—More Honors to the Amere Oo Minister—Jules Favre’s Congratala- Parts, Sept. 14—P. M. ‘The review of the Natton) Guard and the Guarde Mobiles to-day by General Trocha was 4 most impos- ing spectacie. The Guardea Nacionales were tor the Most part in new uniforms. The troops were drawn up along the streets between the Placo do la Bas- tille and Madeclaine, the Mobiles mostiy tn blouses and kept. The enthusiasm was immense, Ladies crowded around the troops and put bouquets in the muzzies of their gans. At the head of one company marched the woodeu legged veterans, decorated with medals af the Russian campaign. A large pro- portion of tha Mobiles are armod with the old fashioned musket. Fugitives trom MacMahon’s army reach the neighborhood of Paris by bun- dreds. A proclamation of M. Cremienx announces the | approach of the Prussians, and calisupon all Paris- jans and Frenchmen to rise and oppose them. He implores the departments outside of Paris to rise against the invaders and create indestructible ram- parts. He invokes the memory of 1792 ta expel a foe introduced by the hateful and incapable empiro. ‘The Minister of Justice has alsa been entrusted with the government of those departraents which have not yet been invaded, The remaiadr will L@ under the control of the authorities at Paris. Jules Fayre has recetved the congratulations of the diplomatic representatives of England, Spain, Aus- {ria and Holténd, who remain at Paris, Mr. Washbarue, the American Minister, is con- econ mere yeerernertomemnerstereite steotly pursved by shouting and enthusiastic Frenoh- men whenever he appears in public. The Ministcr ‘advises Aguericans residing outalde of the city walls to display the Aperigan flag, if they insigt om re melnipg. Tre Frapcd-american fraternization i¢ culml- nating into extravagances, ‘Tbe maine of Avenue de Vianperatrige ig changed to Aveque dee Btate-Unle. a REPORTS FROM TOURS. TELEGRAM TD THE NEW YORM HERALO. Bridges Asowad Paris Blows Up--Tool Again Bombarded—A Luwian Euvoy at King Willings’s Mleadquartere-Paris te Have Gas--Zomored Arrival of Mareua!l Bazaine, Tovng, Sept.'24, 1870. A great nombeF of dridzes around Paris were Dlown up today. The woods were cet og fre, avg Douses iikely w offer reMuge w the engmy were de stroyed. ‘Toul has agaim beoh bombaried. The tring ¢one tinued mine hours, ‘The clty ts much dangaged, but the defence continnes. The Prussians bave consented, at the reqtest of Switzerland, to pesuis non-combatants w leave Strasbourg. Ibis reporte§ thag@n envoy from Russig has ar- rived at she vrussian King’s headquarters. ‘The Paris Journals o0w say they Bayo Utte hope of mediatton, Tue treope reviewed by General Trochu reached ia #n unbroken line from the Arch of Trinmpn te she Place of the Bastite. AN arrangement bag been made by whieR Pagis ‘will be provided 4ith gus in cade of slozes It was rumored tmat Marshut Bazaine bad arrived in Para, out the report is not confirmed. BEPORTS FROM BERLIN. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW WORK HERALD, Ministo®? Waskburne’s Letter Criticised~Cere manu aed Fronch Vemecrats Working for PeaneMovements of the German Princes, BERx1y, Sept, 14, 1870, Aspectal correspondent of the New York Heratp ‘at Berlin writes under date of the 11th*inst. and says that Mintster Washburne’s letter to Favre 1s sharply ettticised by the National Zeltung, It is sald ha had guthority merely to recognize the new republic. All beyond was @he expression of personal feeling. It complains of bis failure to protect the Germans under his care, now persecuted by Gambetta more cracily than before, ‘The Bavartam Ministers are considering a scheme for the regonsiruction of the North derman Coufed- eration and forming a German Parliainent. Demo- cratlo sociglists are agitating for peace with thelr Freioh brethren and protesting agatnst the annexa- tion of Alsace and Lorraine. 4 printed address was gelzed by the police ig Branswick, aad 1s authors ‘and pablisnérs were imprisoned. Tbe German princes are preparing & manifestation Segarding the futare organization and government ofGermany, to forestall populaf action and anticl- Pate lveral agitation, Minister Von Delbruck, after visiting ail the princes not witi the army, especially the King of Saxony, has now gone to report to the ‘Btng’s headquarters, THE MILITARY OPERATIONS TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Blawiug Up Bridges—Communication With Paris Being Cut 02—-Positious of the Prus- stans—A Balloon Story. Paris, Sept, 14, 1870. ‘The telegraph wires have been cut by the Prusstans at Creil, a town situated a ‘ew miles north of Paris, on the railroadlines leading to Calais and Brussels. Ag the German forces approached the Freash troops ree tired, after blowing up the One bridge rv the place To-lay the miuistry made public oMicla! imtelligeace to the effect that the railroad bridge at Corbeil bad also been destroyed by tho French engineers, Cor- bell is situated nineteen miles coutheact of Paris and 1s.connected by railroad with Lyoas via Montargts, ‘The destruction of the bridge here, which was inovi table after the occupation of Metun by the Prussians, Severs conimunication between Ferls and Lyons ex- Even this line cangot re- cept by way of Orleans. main intact more than a few hours longer, POSITIONS OF TH2 GERMAN PORC Last Mouday a force of Ubians were at Nogent-sar- Marne, only five miles east of Port Charenton. Orders liad beeu givea by the Germau commanders forbidding the citizens to destroy the bridges In the rear of their armies, under penalty of the severest punishment. A large body of Prussian engineers arealso at Champigny, a few miles east of Pacis, The German culrassters are still before Soissons, and 2,500 Bavarians are at; Vancoullears, Siege Guns Going to Paris—Uhlany Dofeatod by Freach SharpshootersiHostilo Cloets Confronting Each Other. LONDON, Sept. 14, 1870, the plan of the Prussians was realized there must have been seven German army corps before the fortresses of Paris this morning. Heavy siege guns aro now going forward from the German frontier to be used In the siege of the cap'tal. PRUSSIAN UHLANS DEFEATED BY FRENCH GUERILLAS. Reporta from the seat of war in the neighborhood of Paris inform me that yesterday, the 13th inst., an engagement took place near Monderdau between a “force of the German Uhlans who are advanctog on Paria and a party of French sharpshooters—Franc- tireurs—in which the Ublans were repulsed, with the loss of several men killed and wounded, HOSTILE FLEETS CONFRONTING EACH OTHER. It would seem from despatches received here that the French and German fleets are now in sight of each other, near the gland of Heligoland, in the North Sea. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, The Fresch blockading feet has withdrawn frou the mouth of the Eibe, A correspondené writes from Sedan that on the morning after the last battle when the bugie sound- ed, six huudred riderless horses galloped to the ren- dezvous, THE SIEGE OF STRASBOURG, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALS. The Prussinn Bombardment Continned With- out IntermIission~Gonerel Ulrich’s Defence and fResolution—Gullant Serties, but no ResultAn Kerly Surrender Expected=a Tough Balloon Story. TELSTADT, Sept. 13, | Via LONDON, Sept. 4y 1570.1 Aspoclal telegram for the HnnaLp reports that General Ulrioh, the French commander at Stras- bourg, forward & despatch for the gevernment under date of h inst. (Tuesday evening), in Wich he states that tie condition of aifatrs both in and around tne Torivess was becoming worse almost hourly. ‘The bombaritiment of thé place by the Prussians continued withoas imteruitssion of the fire. The roar of tite artillery was almost deafening, General Ulrich says he will hold out to the last extreme, General Uirleh reports thas “a brave sortie was mate against the Prusstana by the garrison thig (23th) morning, The effort cost us very mach, but ft had a good result, aml, evea beyond the respect which i¢ compels them to feel for us, the movement imposes on the enemy as to our actual strength In Men and munitions and tho supply of food. Notwithstanding this report it 1s generally believed that the herole defence of tha fortress of Strasbourg by the French garrison is drawing to a close, A sur- render is imminem in consequence of the fallure both of ammunition and provisions. It is. said that che Prussiaus are puinping the water frome moats around Strasbourg; ana it t re. Ported that they are prepartag to send out ballocns from which nitro-giycerine wil be dropped tnto tho French magazines, Caytare of Frouch Munitions of War on the Reine—The Defence Falling—Rnins Returd- ing tho Besiegers—Capitulation Expected— Orders of King Williams. Lonpon, Sept. 14--P. M. A HeRALD special correspondent before tras boarg, writing on the 13th inst., says:--'‘A boat con- veying @ large quantity of munitions of war to Stras- Dears wa captured by toe Garmaoa anove Kehl. The firing fram tho fortifications 9 AQUATIC, Mitch weakee generally, and the ousworks aes opposite the railway ste@tion are ailence® alto- Lick «Atalanta RaceA ‘Hexew Leese getter; that of the besiegers has tnereased with bs ir a Sowowhere. ig vigor, The grant mortars have inflicted great damage. Last nigtta are broke out in the Citlda, Continnota rals has byered the besieging works aud @eriously retarded progress. Arrangements tog the Stormidg ure still incomplete, and the belief gains ground wmong German oflicgre that cepltulation cannot be long delayed. ‘The Protestang clergymen of Alauce beld a con- ference ai Lagnpertheim on the 10th instant te devine Ineans te copvince the people in Strasbeurg Of the fuulty of resistance, ‘The King of Prussia prohibits the sterting of Btranbaurg tilt it is poskible without toa great saagt- fieg of lige. ‘The third parallel! hag been completed. STESTADT INVESTVD. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Refused of Schiertstad: to SurreqdereHridges Kiowa Up. Lompey, Sept, 14, 1870, Sohlervmtadt has been gurdimaned w sargender, Count Reinack returaed an absolute refusdl. Tele- geaphic aod railway comamnications with Bolmar have been severed. Two fron raliway bridges have been blown op, NBWATION AT WLTZ, TELEGRAM TQ THE NEW YOGK HESALO. . Bazaine Refuney Absolutely to Sarrea@er— Why Geucgal Steinmetz Was Removed. LONDON, Sept. 14, 1880, A correspondent of the Nuw YoR« Heraxp, writ- ing from Metz, says:—It 19 confirmed teat Bazatne refuses all terms, and tt is expected he wil attemget to cut his way out, ‘Th@ removal of General Stemmets was canged partly by bis needless sacrifice of troops, partly by hfs tighting as Spicheren and Forbvacts agatnst Gone- ral Melvke’s orders, and making the battegof the 14th and Loth necessary. —d THE CATASTROPRE AT LAO, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORR HERALD. Berlin Alarme@ at the Herrers of Despera- Une. BEALIN, Sept, 14, 1870, The news of the fatat action which was performed by the French by meang.of@he explosion at Laon nas produced a deciied sensation here. Lt 1a regasued as indicsting @ most serious catasi#ophe—serious even in the conduct and progress of the presené war. It has imeveased the Mt feeling which exists toward the French army, and just in so much as tt has done vhia has it diminished the prospect of peace. The conduct of the French officers 1s regarded ng barbarous io the extreme and opposed to the rales of modern warfare, It is thought, ulso, that the effect of it may be to Induce suaiar acts on thepart of the Germarts should the necessity present. « The Prussian government has demanded reprisals for tho sacrifice of Ife by the treachery of the French in exploding the megazine at Laon. ‘the cause of the explosion whereby the citadel was de- Btroyed 44 still a mystery, though the prefec$ of the department and g number of the privoners have been subjected to @rigid examination by Baron von Moltke, Several Prussiar regiments have beeu armed with chasaepols captured from the French. THE CAPTIVE EMPEROR, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORX HERALD. His Treatment—Entire Freedom of Actlon Ale Jowed HiaeHe Looks Blouted, Milions and Yellow. Lonpon, Sept. M4, 1870. A correspondent of the New Yore HRtaLp wnites as follows:— The peror, at Wilhelmshone, enjoys enilro freedom of action; walks or rides, as he pleases, ,Hils ehief companions are Prince Moskowa ant Prince Murat. He disrogaras the stare of the euri- owt people whoin he encounters outside cf the gates, Tt is satd he looks thirty years Oluer than he did mn 1865, When the writer saw bun, He 18 now bloated, biliows and yellow. His eyes are falot, tired and expressionless; bis movements are siow, awkward and mechasical, and bis face absulutely devold of expression. “Apatl deveribes his appearance in ona word, He retires late and rises early. His chamber windows are lighted ull Jong after mid- wight, and at haif-past four in the m peror is seen walking la the gaiden, Hi a plainly, im black, and amuses himself # great deal by talking to the segogl children, who gather aroufid to geo him, INCIDENTS OF THE WAR, Baron Jules Cloquet # short time haek wrote to the house of Huniley & Paliner, of Ruading, Eug- land, to send him some cases of bisealia for the French wounded soldiers, The Englian firm tmme- and at the same time announced that they had for- warded in their own name, and as a gift to the soldiers wounded in the defenea of France, twelve barrels of biscuit. The Paris Patrie pubiishes the following: Atraveller from Germany relates the following incident, of which he was an eye witnesa:—On the 21st of August a considerable number of men, wo- men and etilidren assembled in front of Count Bue marck’s hotel, In the Wilhelmstragse, Berlin, and for imoye than an hour they cried cut for “bread, bread!’ Tuo persous Innabiting the building in question having shown themselved at the window replied:—Bread? Do you ask for food? Go and seek it at Paris.” At these inhuman words the crowd rushed against the house and broke all tho windows with stones, It required scyeral charges of the police to clear the street. ‘The battalion of ree marksmen raised in Paris appointed as thelr chaplain the Abbé Testory, of the Chapter of St. Dents, who served tna similar ca- pacity in the campaigns of the Crimea, Italy and Mex ico. ‘Visits to the mint of Parts ere prohibited. the monthly descent into the Catacombs. M. Clément Thomas, in 1843 commander for a mo- ment of the National Guard of Paris, addressed the following lewwer lo General Trochu:— Agaunt 2%, 1870. GENF2At—Yon have appesied to all the raen who compre- hond_ that the independence of the country 1s the greaten: of blessings, and ita defence the Grit of dutics, After twanty ad to your appeal by fuseribing wy that Parisian “militia of that memed ait times, [had the honor to corsmaad, The Parts Pays declares that M. Jules Simon is % ‘y patriotic. It says:—We offer to prove by rrefutable testimony—First, that M. Jules Simon (son) Was five or sLX days ago cngaged in a negotia- tron to get himself replar and second, that if he se a substitute tho reason was thay vOf. while he offered only 10,000f, we stall name the man im question, ogram from Cork, Ireiand, dated on the 2thof August, says:—A public meeting has just been held here to raise subscriptions for the rellef of t ounded French soldiers. A resolution, moved by Mr. Maguire, M. P., and seconded by Mr. Murphy, N. P., declared Ireland bound, by motives of grati- tude aa well as humanity, to sympathize with the whole French peopie in their present Rour of trial, and Ci simarrae for collecting public subscriptions for the relief of the wounded were made aud £300 contributed on the spo! ‘The frst ist of a subsertption opencd at Moscow for the French wounded has produced & sum of 18,0387. At Warsaw, 3,373f, has been collected for a aiinilar object. A Prague letter of the 20th of Angust, im the Opimon Nationale, says:—"*We learn from Berlin that the government Is trylag to hide the fact that the Peassian troops were gricvously beaten on the idth and 16th, near Metz, for all the details given respecting those two victories are purely imaginary. Liverywhere peopie say that tbe Josses ot the Ger- mau army are so considerable that it is disorganized and out of the possibuity of advancing for any Jength of time. The Pall Mal Cazetie of the Alsat Angust, noticing Mr, Russeil’s (“Bull Ran’) War correspondence in the London Jimes, says:--A carofal study of the let tera of Dr. Russell tn yesterday's London Zimes leads us to the conclnsion that he has made son blunder as to the presence of tha Seventh corps In tront of the Crown Prince’s army. Though mention- ing it two or three times he omits ft in the later let- ter, im which he sums up the total of the forces that were to be massed with the King for the further ad- vance on Parts. And moreover, as the Seventh ts over and over again mentioned as severely engaged in the great battles before Metz, and deraiis given of the losses suffered by tts brigades, we nay conglude that a corps which fonght hard under the King as late as tne 18th could not possibly have ie a forced march across and been “concentrated” under the Crows Prince ou the ist. Also diately informed him that his order was executed, . ‘There is a bitch im the coutongplated race be tween the Gullcks and the Atalantas, as every one who knew amything aboat the matter expected there Wouldbe. 18 will be remetovered thas Dr. Withers, of tho Atalantas, in @ published letter @ few days efter ge Jate regatta, expressed the hope that amother race could ye arranged hetwoeneéhe élx- Oared Mell crews of the twoeiubs, Thengame the chalteage from tue Gulichs, signed by Spear, fob Jowed by tac anpeptance signed by “Dec!” Withers. ‘The upshot of the whole matter was that if was decided +4 bold @ meeteg of the commét- tees of the two clubs Jast nighh at the Columbia Bot Club Boase, Tite Atal antas prenned ‘on the soene at the hour {ixed fo r the meeting, Dut the Gulicks did not shew up, The Atalantas waited ‘Until they got tired, and then went thetr varteud Ways discontentedly. A Golick man who was met on tho streat afterwards #ai: his fellows did not go to the meeting because they did not recognize Dr. Withers’ reply to the challenge as oMeial, althou; be sald notuing as to why Spears challenge shou! be taken #3 ortictal aay More than the otter doou- ment, bot having appeared in the papers signed by supposed responsible parties, The atalantas bre determined to follow the thing up, and will send ‘Bn Oflicial reply to the chailenge to-day, when it may weitle the iatter effectually as between the two clubs. ‘There is evWently @ acrow loose somewhere du the Whole arrangemenia, Walch crew can ughten ty ‘The @rst annual regatta of the Manbattan Rowin; Club wiil take place from the foot of Ninety-sec: street, East river, on the 20th inst., as two ofclock, The prograunme inciudes a scuil race in geventeen- foot working boats, open toall—tirst pri five dollars; second, prize, Otteen dol thi prize, ten dollars. will also be @ Face for double sculls in nineteenefoot bouts, Firat prize, piece of silver, valued at thirty second prize, ® piece of sliver, valued at twenty di ama- toby oarsmen only, Entries to be made at the foot ub house, o 0 river, Three og move beats must enter fo Wake a race, i hiihetle ‘Tho Single Seall Race a¢ Worcester. . Worcrstan, Mass., Sept. 14, 1870. ‘The three mile sing!¢ neull race on Lake Quinsiga- mond today, between J. J. O'Leary, of this city, and P. Harrington, of Springfield, for $500, was wor by the former in twenty-two intnutasand five pec. onds, thé best tle om fecord in thts coyntrye The Tackine Moating Clab Mecting~The Ip- éegnatigaal Race ut Mopvtreal, * Montana, Sept, 19, 1870. To-morrow wih 04 the Gret day of the usnial races of the Laghing Boating Ciay. ‘The first contest will be for single sculls for the championship of ghe &t Lawrence: two miles. ‘The eecoad, for @onblé scall gutriggers, two miles, for a purse of $100, ‘ghe tuird, fos foar-oared outriggers, four mui!>s, $150. Fourth, for fons oared inrigge’ boats, two niles, open to Moy@ Uader sixteen years—fssg prize $20; second prize $5. On the second day will ogcur the great four-oared race, jor the champtonship of the world and $5,000, between the Tyne and St. Johws crews, distance # also an Indian canoe race, for $50, aude scull outrigger race, two miles, open’ to the ngitsh aud Canadian cuamplon crews, for $150. The, St Joln’s crew hod & good position in the 0 Pe ontorth, Winship an@ Taylor ate entered tor a single scull outrigger rage. ‘The paces pronuse to be of mtense tncerest. BLACK FIENDS IN Bloomfield Polsoning-Arson-Robbery Case—UConfersion of Kezlah. Probably the most extraordinary case of what is called negrophobla on regord, at least in the State of New Jersey, is that of tue negrocs Kezlan Biuton gud ker paramour, Jacob Clark, both of whom are now ecnfined in tae city prison at Newark, Kevan made a clean breast of the series of hellish crimes The before Justice Dean yesterday in the shape of & confession, from witch it appears that she had beem upwards of twenty years in thy ewploy cf Dr. A. W. McDowell, he having takea her out of the Colored Orphan Asylum us New York when she was but twelve years of age. She fs pow thitty-seven, She had, according to her own always been treated with the greatest Kindness by the doctor aud bis family. She hed Deeu Keeping company with Clark since last April, aud when Mrs. McDowell tod her she had neard he was @ very bed man she (Kezian) was very augry. urther gets forth that se sét fra to wu pcisoned the food and poured oil in the well, at Lhe tstigation of Jacob, who, she al eges, pat her up to everything, She told Yr. McDowell tist Clark had frequently urged her to “get reaay”? for hor morriage. tle advised hor that sho had a perfect sight to the doctor's property—she had helped to earn tt for hin, ‘Tae black race had beea imposed upon, While the white folks rich, he Bald. Subsequently, in the afternoon, ren Clark was arrested and arratgue story and satd that she had ¢ herself, of her own accord. ‘To this Clark urgently esccuts. He denies having even talked with Ler on whiect, aud says that as soon 4s he discovered ut McDoweils wi be 4 1 to his visiting Keziah b@ quit going the He admits haviug had repeated criminal intercourse with her, howe ever, and sought to himself by shawing that bie depravity extended to half @ dozen other colored Women of the piace. He 13a young, full blooded Southern black, twenty-one yeargo. age, short, stout and very museuiar, with scarcely an inch of forehead, ald a countenance repulsive in the extreme, Keziah has jittle the advantage of him in the matter of good looks. hie neionged to a Captain Samuel Daniels, of Chariotie county, before the war. Jusiice Dean Is determined to hold beth and let the Grand Jury have an opportunity to ia- dict them, so that If guilty they may be made en ex. ample such as will strike terror into the hearts of any who might otherwise go and do likewise. he action of the Bloomfield authorities in neglect ing (o hold Clark after he was arrested, because Ke- ziah could give no positive date when he conspired with her, and their alieged disposition to hush up tne matter, has given rise to a great deal of discus- sion, the sentiment being anything but flattering to them. in court, she a'vered her mitted all tue crimea TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. ‘The third annual convention of the American Kuflroad Master Mecbanics commeaced {ls session at Palladeipuia yes Richard Dailyy a fagman on the Hudson River Baitron, near Rhinebeck, was strack by » lososmotige yesterdn instantly killed. Rev, Thomas O'Sullivan, m Catholic priest from 5) field, Mass. died in Worcester lust evening of inju egived on the railroad on Monday Inst. Track laying on the Cazenovia and Canastota (N.Y. road was completed yesterday, and the fret lovomot! the road was received at Cazenovia with great rojotc Governor Hoffman has appointed George W, Cuyler, of rayne county, & member of the commision to exauilng inlo and. repo stern of asacuamest and taxation, vicd Lucius Robins clined. A danghter of Christian Ziegler, of BsiSgeport, Conn., aged twelve years, was killed by poison on Tuesday might by the mistake of a dragelsi’s clerk, who pat morphing {nstead of quinine into a payeiclan's peascription. At Ithica, OM WAS yesterday cunvicieL of the murd ger and his wire in Maren Inst, on the weat whore of Cayuga Lake, and seuleuced to hanyed om the 4th day of November next. T,, being jentona and crazed witeon Monday, but, nov ednesday he returned anu ted to murds way. 0) her ‘oor niep, A SERIES OF MisvoRTUNES.—John Connor Daty, @ young mon, fel from @ platiorm at N dlls, Oneida county, last Friday atvernyon, Killed. ‘Lhe accident 18 especialy deplorable bis parents have th mapathy of all who are With the distressing cireumstan ‘They he severely aflicted, as [tus Is rd son who has t nis death from some “al use. About four years ago a 8 mad yg. lie died from the ett spe of ume. Two years ago taken from them by drowning. 7 ast #IrOKe is the most allictng of all. Gea Observers A STRANGE AFFAIR.—We are informed that in tie town of Broadalbin, Fulton county, N, » there lives a lady, aged about twenty-six years, who 19 confined to her bed, aud has been so coniined for ten or twelve years, ailicted with some sort of rep- ule in her etomach, which, during that time, hes steadily but slowly enlarged, now causing per much baifertag. She has not much of an appetite and can- not eat anything except such food ws seems to suit the serpent concealed in her stomach. Many ert vent surgeons and physicians have been consulted with regard to her case, but none have seemed to re- leve her afitction or suileriug.-Junda (Fo) Democr« CHINES# Lavon IN THE Faby Rivet Mius.—An agent of a Chinese Emigration Company was in this city yesterday, aad visited the agents of some of our mills, with whom, we understand, he discussed the question of the $ntroduction of Chinese labor in their establishments. Whether the same experiment will be tried here that appears to be In successful opera- tion in the shoe manufactories of North Adame may depend somewhat wpon the course the present “strike” among (he spinkers may take.— Fal River’ News. Tox WHALING FLEET & Fau.cns.—-It 1s said con- cerning the feet belonging ia Provincetown, which has arrived home during the past four weeks, owing tothe present depression In the hasiness, the ues Joss on the voyage will average nearly $3,000 to each vessel. Fully three-quarters of the vessels recently arrived at that place will be immediately withdrawn for some other use. The sehouuer Carrio Jones, of Boston, with atl her whaling was told last week for $8,000, to be employed in songe trade that promises better resuita than whaling. ‘The depres- sion in the whaling business i attributed to the low prices of ot end the high coats of the outdts. Wor- weater Spy, Killed. } nial plonic at Bast Riv eT CITY. te NEW YOR Local and Police Paragraphs and Minor Items of Metropolitan News. ‘TRE following record wi! show the changes in the ‘vemperature for the past twenty-four hours in com- Parison with the corresponding Gay of lsat year, a@ Indieated by the thermometes at Hudnut’e phage wacy, Heeatp Building. 1969, 1890, @ 3PM. 826 @ 6PM. 74 9 Oh 6% OP. M. “ 12M. + 16 77 13P, Mh. 70 y Mena temp: Hany Pie sunaraais Oe a for Cerrespondin, aed last year, Preertary ee aoe 1086 A La Oros#e chup 4s about to. be organized fn this ctty. —— Catherine McGonvfile, who wae badly stabbed by her brother-in-law, Tomes MoConville, was yester- day removed to Sicllevae Lespital. > Mayor Hall has savounced that he will appoint commissioners of the pew Court Mouse wheu the “comnatttee appointed ov the work shati have made thelr report. It $a romored that the Board of Supervisors will be congened tn 3 few days for the purpose of fixing the rate of taxation for the year 1879 upon real and personal estate, Mra. Kelly, of 14 Essex atrest, who was sent to Bellevue Hospital by order of the Board of Health, died there suddenly on Tuesday last, Sne leaves five erphan cluidren. ‘The Americas Gaban Leagae, Marin T. Mae. Manon president, wiil méet at the Spingler House this evening to take active measures in Deka! of the independence of Cubuy Captain Kennedy and his officers yesterday mate a fald on the vagrants and loafers of thé Five Points, arresting thirty, who were commited Judge Dowling, at the Tomba. = — Henry Rettendenu was yesterday charged at the Yorkville Police Court with atealing forty dollars’ warth of goods from the American Institute Beir, And was held tu answer, a The lad Atihur Duane Decker, whose foot was croshed about ten days ago neneath tne wheels of & coach om board the canal boat Time, died in Bellevue Hospital yesterday of lockjawe Matthew Dolaw, @ child foar yeard of ure, fell from Me third story wiadow of his father’s house, S64 Second avenue, o Tuesday iast, and was instantly Curgner Keeuan was notided, Hezekiah Spinge, of 23 Jay street, was yesterday charzed before Justtee Scott, at Essex Masket Roltee Court, an@ held to answer for stealing from Arthur Biaue, elytiing te the value of $50. The Department of Public Parks anvounce that ig Me weather be fine there will be musie by the Cen- tral Park Band tn Madison squaré this evening, from halt-past Jomr (9 half-past ix o'clock, Ja conséqtetice of the crowded condition of the Tombs and otherdixirict prisoas, the magistrates of the Court of Special Seastons have resolved to hold, AL eXtra seatiuy of he court every day tha week. W. Gohna and his wile, Helena, of 104 Mott sureet, were yesterday held tn ball by Judge Dowling on « charge of having robbed Jon Shoals of sixty dol- lars while Le was drinking in defendants? lager beer adioon George E. Tuck, of 38 Beaver street, was yester- day committed for examination av the Tombs Police Court for- obtaining cigars of Acker, Merril & Co., 182 Charabers street, to she vaine of $173 on @ bogus oheck op the Market Savings Bank. George Hasselback, aged nine years, residing ab 459 East Nineteentts street, fell from tue fire escape im the front of Afi story windows of his parents? residence nnd was so terribly injured that he died Al loss (Ban 80 hour afoer, An daquest will be held oe Samnel O Orawtor’, of Aloany, Was yesterday ar- Tested ou a charge, preferred against jitin by Elias Vander, of that city, of having obtained ¢2u under faine pretences, representing himsel! owner of preperty Worth $2,000, &e. : to Albany for Wial. a3 pont The Boara of Potice yestersiny transferred Fatrick Kelly, roundinan of the Broadway squad, trted for Intoxication, to the Twelfun precinct, and dismissed frou the patrolmen Ven Keaney, Twenty- 2! eplag on 3 truck, and ‘ied MeCal- coud, for sleeping behiad a feace. claiming to bu a member of ¥ vised the Jowellery store of Adams & Co., 525 Broadway, and sold one of the saleemen a v for fitiy dol He was afterwards arrested on ® charge of fals retences, the thoepiece being worth only eighteen dollars, and held to @nawet by Justice Cox at Jeiferson Market. Wiliam the Ohristy Ab about aine O'clock last eventing @ fire eccarred in the five story brick buliding, No. 614 West ‘Thirtleth street, owned by George Sciner, who ocen- pled tie frst door aa a kindling wood factory. The second floor 1s occupled by Walker & Co. asa feed and faring mill. The total damage to ck and building £1,509, (usured in the Peoples aud Pacuic companies. At about nine o'clock last evening a quarrel oc. curred between Daniel Suilivan, of 5) Park street, and Domingo Dolous, a Chinamen, of 18 Roosevelt street, during which Sullivan siruck Dotous on the arin with @ hatenet, tunicting a serions wound. Sul- livan Was arrested and Jocked up af the Frankiin street police station, Domiuge bad bs wountl Gresged and was taken Rome. Louis Hagtemsan, of 267 West Thirty-third street, waa charged before Jastiec Cox yesterday with having assaulted one Frederick Williams, ‘’ne evidence perl that Williatas had secretly asked defendant wile to elope with him, and on Tuesday night tag! Lis wifa struck eed and Willams requested never again to interiere wath other mea’s wives, A very nove! and interesting exhibition was given yesterday afternoon, gt the free bath, foot of Mitt street, Kast rivey, under the nuspices of Miss Kate Bennett, the lady mstructres#. The feature of the ovcasiol Was a race tor we Swill swinnntog. About twenty ladies contested for the prizes (three ja number) whieh were won respectively by Miss bt Grant, Mrs. Leopotd and Mis# Lizzie Leesons, Alter the race th was an exhibition of fancy awitnring given t 6 Bennett and Miss Grant, of the Churies strect oath, Yesterday afternoon the adjourned exaraination Ju the case of Jennie Poulsard against James Nash, a deputy sheriff, for seduction, came up at the York- ville Police Court. The particalars of the case as they appeared in the affidavis of the complacuant havo already been publisher and the only new point, oF Interest elleited in yesterday’s exacatnation was that Nash, is and wad at ths time he wroaged Miss Powsard, a married man. The adjourned for two weeks (ram dat Cornell Assocation held their an- Vark yesterday atternoon aud evening, The grounds were hberaily decorated, and, Judging frout the crowd ot handsome 1; an: ‘Tha Chartes G, gay laddics w were sent, Cornell's pularity must by founded. Presidewt gon HH. Hernete aud his amia- We lady were on hand to iorward the fesuvites, Coroner Rotting, Alderman C Colonel George, ex-Alderman Gunizer, hartock, 2 Supervi- sor Kennan, Judge Gros, Judga Quinn, Juaxe Kav lin and @ large nuaber of other lights in the political world were present and entered into the merriment which prevailed with much gusto. An aimirable portrait of Tom Cornell, with the Motto Sans peur et sans reproche,”’ adorned the baliroom, where everything passed off as could be wished for. ie iahahicrai eee AN INCIDENT IN THE QUEENS COUNTY COURT. One of the indictments found at the June session of the Queens county Grand Jury was against Thomas Reily, agctioneer, of the horse market, cor- her of Sixty-sixth street and Second ayonue, for 1d. larceny, in stealing horses, Tne District orney, for reasons beat Known to himseit, aiewes Kelly to be out om bail, with mo inteation of bringing the case to trial. As Re and his wile have been the principal witnesses by which the other thieves were found gull’ the defence devoted some tlhe 12, tne oon i crosaex. anination ana more to them roing up. During a recess, gud before ne ween Tor the defence flnished address, Reily called to him. @nd reminded him that he was a member adc adel tag sneer borg ne, the counsel, t- that the jury a) Foon return to the