The New York Herald Newspaper, September 22, 1870, Page 3

THE WAR. PARIS COMPLETELY INVESTED. The Prussians Claim a Victory on Tuesday. Reported Defeat of the Germans in the Plains of Meudon aud Sevres. Capture of an Outwork of Strasbourg. Xing William’s Roport of Opera- tions Before Paris. M. THIERS ON HIS WAY TO VIENNA, ‘Juks Favre at King William’s Headquarters Discussing the Peace Question. THE MILITARY @arin Entirely Invested—Active Measeres of Defence Continned—Hard Fighting Around the City—Report of Operations by King Willam—Prussian Succemes Claimed. LONDON, Sept, 21, 1870. ‘The city of Paris 1s entirely shut in, and all avenues @f communication are cut off except by way of Ber- . Ma. AOTIVE DEFENSIVE M@ASURES BY THE PRENUH. There is marvelious activity on the part of the French at and around Paris, Earthworks are being thrown up at the northern approaches to the city, and the defences on the other sides are being strengthened every hour. KING WILLIAM’S REPORT OF OPERATIONS. An official despatch received there from the Prus Stan headquarters before Paris reports that a re- @oubt with seven guns has been captured by the @erman troops. Another despatch, from the King to the Queen, dated Tuesday, say: ‘The French abandoned their position near Pierre- At the same time the Prosso-Bavarian corps, crossing the See near Villeneuve, attacked three divisions under the com- Bite, north of Fert St. Denis. mand of General Vinoy, on the heights of Sceanx, and captured seven guns and many men, Fritz directed the movements, The weather is superb. BAVARIAN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF SUNDAY. A despatch from Munich says that in the battle between Viliencuve and Montrange, near Paris, on the 19th, the Second Bavarian corps, supported by the Prussians, sustained the attack of Gqperal ‘Vinoy’s Givisions, The Bavarians took seven can- ROB And over a thousand prisoners. Tne French Were driven back into their intrenchmgnts, FRENCH REVORT OF THE FIGHT AT CRETEIL, In the fight at Creteil the Gaulots says 15,000 men @f the Corps of Vinoy, while engaged in a r®ton- wolssance, had to make head agatast 30,000 or 40,000 Prossians, and inflicted on the latter heavy losses, while the French had only fifteen killed and thirty 4 Prussian account, received to-night, gives a different version, and says the French were ‘wounded. Dadly defeated. METZ WELL PROVISIONED. ‘The Univers states on reable authority that Metz well provisioned for many weeks and cannot be taken by assault or famine. In the affair of the 9th thirteen Prussian regiments were nearly annim- lated. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS. The German forces have occupied Nemours. The Freemasons in the German and French ar- miles have given earnest evidence of their’ brother- hood and humanity during the war, Reported Defeat of the Prussians Near Pari«— Avother Engagement on the Oricans Roua— General Items. TouRS, Sept. 21, 1870, Advices from Gien, a town situated east-southeast of Orleans, state that reports are coming in that the Prussians investing Paris have been defeated on the Plains of Meudon and Sevres with heavy loss. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT ON THE ORLEANS ROAD. A telegram from Tours dated to-day states that it ts reported that the Prussians on the line of the Orleans railway, after a sharp engagement, were re- pulsed, and fell back upon Malesherles and Pithi- viers. GENERAL ITEMS. ‘ The fron-clad gunboats for the defence of Paris have commenced opérations. The government has ordered troops in all parts Of the country to converge on Paris. It Is rumored that the Prussians have enterea Orleans. rn To-day transports handel at Toulon 6,000 Zouaves and 2,000 chasseurs-a-clieval, A telegram from Epinal reports that Tonl has @gain been attacked, but the Prussians were re- Pulsed and their guns dismounted, Poeris Completely Invested—Fighting at a French Outpost—Sharp Action and Rout of the French—Prussian Lonses—King Willian Reconnoitres the Fortifications. BERLIX, Sept. 21, 1870. The Crown Prince of Prussia has forwarded a @eapatch to the Queen, which her Majesty has Just received, in which he informs her of the siege invest- ment of Paris. The Prince dates his despatch at Versailles yesterday and announces that the Pras- sian investment of the city extends from Versailles to Vincennes. ‘The French troops had been driven back from an ontpost with earthworks. The position was cap- tured and seven cannon taken, but with Little loss to the Germans, KING WILLIAM’S REPORT OF THE ENGAGEMENT. King William telegraphs to the Queen his report of the affair, with some additional particulars. The King says:—Upoa the appearance of the Prnosetan troops the French positions at Pierrefille were abandoned, The Fifth Prusstan army corps, With the Second corps of the Bavarian army, after having crossed the river Seine at Villeneuve St. Georges, were attacked by three divisions of the French troops, under command of General Vinoy. At engagement took place on the heights of Sceaux, The French were driven, back behind the forts of Paris, with the loss of seven guns, some men killed and wounded and a number of prisoners, ‘The Seventh Prussian regiment suffered severely. « PARIS COMPLETELY INVESTED. The royal headquarters were at Meaux on the 20th ©f September, and the complete investment of Paris accomplished yesterday. A ROYAL RECONNOISSANCE. King William reconnoitered the fortifications of Paris In person to-day, Wednesday. He made his tour of inspection on the northern side of the works, of Victory Near Paris—The is Engaged-—Anmouncement in Mu- MUNIOH, Sept. 21, 1870. ‘The Bavarian Minister of War has received a @eapatch from Lagny, dated September 20, at seven clock In the evening, giving the following details of the recent battle near Paris, in which the Ba ‘warians were engaged:— : x Youterday @ sharp battie vccurred vetween Ville- OPERATIONS. NEW ‘YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, lsiu.—rKIPLE SHEET) at the King’s headquarters, at Fervieres, Roths- child’s chateau. Preliminary discussions were had relative to the time and mode of convoking the Con- stituent Assembly, in view of securing a sufficient guarantee for the fulfilment of the conditions to which the provisional government may yield its con- sent. NO LATER NEWS FROM JULES PAVRE—NEWSPAPER HOPES, ‘The British Cabinet has received no news what- ever up to this hour (nine o’clock P. M.) from ita agents in Paris or Tours as to the results of the interview between Jules Favre and Bismarck. This silence ts badly interpreted here. The Morning Post of to-morrow, however, will contain a hopeful financial view of the situa Benve and Mortronge. The French forces consisted of three divisions, commanded by General Vinoy, and were supported by a strong redoubt. They were GcEEER, neverteens, Farther Reports ef the Prussian Victory— Preach Report of the Afuir—Only a Small Redoubt Captured—A French Victery on Meeday—Conduct ef the Voluntecrs—Gen- eral Intelligence. Lonpon, Sept. 21—Evening. News from Beritn has just been received here of a Prossian victory yesterday at Sceaux. We have @espatohes on the same subject here from Tours, which announce that a reconnoissance in force was yesterday made under General Vinoy towards Seeaux, for the purpose of ascertaining | tion growing out of the conviction which the positions and strength of the Prussians | prevails in governmet circles, notwithstanding the at Versailles and on the road thence | jack of Positive information that M. Favre will suc- to Chaiay-le-Rot, The object of the re | ceed in bringing about a cessation of hotilities. comnoisance was perfectly accomplished, the fighting was not severe, except at Chaisy-le-Rof, and General Vinoy withdrew his troops in good order to the fortifications, no pursuit, of course, being at- tempied. FRENCH ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR, ‘The Fréach report of the capture of the outwork at Vincennes from Tours to-night admits the main facts. It states that after the falling back of General Viney yesterday two German corps from Melun came up to Vitieneuve St. George, on the line of the Lyons Railway, aud, availing themselves of the cover of the forest of Vincennes, pressed on towards Nogent, crossing the lMne of the Merne. They attacked a redoubt directly in front or the Ferme Napoleon, on the railway line, and after an obstinate combat captared it, The guns taken were the guns of the redoubt, but there were no more than three or four hundred prisoners cap- tared. PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE OF MONDAY. Your spectai at Tours sends to-night fuller ac- count of the action at Clamart and Vauner on Mon- day. On the heights above Clamart and the lofty viaduct commanding the Val Fleury, im front of the detached forts of Montroyo, Vauner and Issy, ® powerful force under Generals Renault and Docrot, composed wholly of troops of the line was posted, The Prussjans, crossing the Seine and throwing up earthworks at Ablon. ad- vaneed by Palatseau and Brevire through the wood of Meacon upon the French positions, A severe engagement took place at Fontenay-anx-Roses, in which the Prussians were flaally worsted and driven back with considerable loss. They srill occupy their position at Adlon, and it 189 expected that the first general battle under the wails of Paris will be fought on the ground of the action of Monday. CONDUCOT OF THE VOLUNTEERS. The new volunteers organized by Trochu were under fre forthe first time during this reconnois- ance wt Chotsy le Roi. A force of them was charged by the Blue Hussara, and repulsea the enemy with considerabie loss, Thetr conduct was admirrble, KING WILLIAM RECONNOITRING, General Vinoy’s expedition learned that King William is stall with the army at Verseilles, and that he constantly takes part himself in its reconnois- sances, He was at Chatenay-les-Baguex on Monday with @ small escort of cavalry and observed the country for some time from the hill of Bagneaux. PRUSSIANS AT VERSAILLES. 1t was ascertained that the Chateau at Versailles 1s occupied by the Crown Prince as his head- quarters, The immense. barracks there are filled with German troops, and the indications are thatabout two hundred thousand German sol- diers are established near around Paris to the south and east, FRIGHTFUL REQUISITIONS ON THE PEOPLE. ‘The Prussian requisitions on the people of Ver- saitles are frightfully severe, the more that the popu- Jation ig mostly composed of persons living on smpalb fixed incomes, with little productive industry. Sev- eral houses in Versailles are protected by the American flag. OPERATIONS ON THE RHINE. AMERICAN DIPLOMACY AT WORK. An active correspondence is being carried on be- tween our legations at Paris and London ana the English Foreign Ofiice, in reference to the subject of an armistice, BRITISH APATIPY REPROACHED. A letter from Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer to the London Times, reproaching the English government or its apathy in the cause cf peace, has produced @ marked effect upon public sentiment here, the {Ministry justly incurring reproach. “No fiddling while Rome 18 burning.” RSPUBLICANISM IN SOUTH GERMANY. 1 heara a curious statement this morning from a well known American gentleman, who has just re- - turned from Germany. He says the Southern States are only using Prussia in the war to eventually pro- claim @ republic. The republican sentiment, ne says, is general. IRRITATED AT PRUSSIAN IMPLACABILITY, The Témes and other morning journals are irrl- tated at Prussian implacapility. The Times says |. Pruasia can'afford to be generous. She should be ‘satisfied now and treat for peace. THE SITUATION IN FRANCE. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. . ‘The Government and Foreign Ambassadors— Floating BatterieeProbable Movement of ‘Trcops—Mareeilles for War, Tours, Sept, 21, 1870, ‘The members of the government were yesterday visited by the foreign ambassadors, who have ar- rived from Paris. ns General Ripley (American), who 1s now in Parts, has offered his services to the Committee of Defence. Floating batteries have been constructed wo de- fend ihe entrances of the rivers of France. It is reported that a large number of troops and volunteers are at Lille. It is expected that these and the troops now in the Eastern departments will soon create diversions. Advices [rom Marseilles say that the Muntcipal Council have voted @ war loan of ten million francs. Large Army Deferding Paris—Report About Newspapers—Northern France Fortil yi and Arming—The Lyons Reds Growing Moderate—Salaried Journalists. Lonpon, Sept. 21, 1870. A special at Tours gives the number of men under arms for the defence of Paris at 438,000, of whom 180,000 are volunteers from the provinces. He states there was no truth in the story of an attack on the fortress of Mont Valerien, Of the papers of the capital the Gazette de France, the Liberte, the Monde, the Stecle, tne Con, stituionnel and the Francals are published now at Tours. The size of the Charrivari, the Revell, the Electeur Libre, sull issued at Faris, have been re- duced one-half. The Public, the Parlement and the Historie have suspended publication. The France, edited by M. Messieas, formerly ¢ditor of the New York Courrier des Etats Unis, is published at Blois. All the cities and towns of France are raising men and money for the national defences. From the fortified places of the Nortn Lille, Anas and Valenciennes reports come by way of Ostend ‘that they are fully prepared to resist any aptack. The reds at Lyons are becoming, more moderate, An appeal to their leaders, signed by Rochefort, counselling forbearance and patience, has been pla- carded, with a great effect, on the walls of Le Croix ‘Rousse and other dangerous quarters. The hospital flag of the Geneva Conference has been hoisted on the Trianon at Versailles and on the buildings of the military school of St. Cyr. It is reported from Paris that among the books found at the rulleries was one containing a list of journalists and deputies who were regularly inthe receipt of salaries from the privy purse of the Fm- peror, including Americans, Englishmen and Ger- mans. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Department of Haut Rhin Evacuated by the Germans—Citizens Preparing to Resist Their Rewurn. TOURS, Sept. 20, 1870, The following despatch has been received by the . oe COLMAR, Sept. 20, 1870, The dephrtment of Haut Rhin hag been completely evacuated by the German troops, and the drawings of the conscription have been resumed. At Mul- hausen all is quiet, Should the enemy return the population will be prepared to resist. THE SIEGE OF STRASBOURG, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Bombardment About te Take Place. Tours, Sept. 21—Noon. General von Werder, commanding the Prussian troops, has refused to sign any more safe conduct passes for the inhabitants of Strasbourg as a general bombardment of the place is to be commenced im- mediately. It is said that Genera! Weraer threatens to utterly destroy the city of Strasbourg if it does not surren- der. A General LONDON REPORTS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Russian Moving in Poland—A New Mitrail. leuse=The Republicans of Lyons—The Im- perial Family’s Income. Lonpon, Sept. 21, 1870, Prussia is moving large bodies of troops into Po- jand. . Bavaria has made arrangements to suppiy her army with a new pattern of mitrailleuse, which fires 350 balls per minute. ‘The Times says the revolution at Paris 1s recog- nized as repyblican; that at Lyons as social, ‘The red flag has been adopted by the latter. The Baden government has formally rejected such decrees of the Council as conflict with her laws. The Varis papers represent that the joint income of the Emperor and Empress is two hundred mul- lion: we received tc-day copies of the Figaro and Gaulois of the 19th from an American iady, who made the journey from Paris to Dieppe in an open caleche alone after the railway lines had been cut, She displayed the American fag ana got through without difficulty, Monsieur Chevaudier de Valdrome, late Minister of the Interior, while returning to his department with his family, under a safe conduct from his suc- cessor, Cambetta, was set upon by the populace in Aubervilllers and again at Rayou Vétap, ana was very badly used, and was in danger of being killed. An English civil engineer and chemtst has in- vented @ projectile for use on the walls of Paris against the rrussions. It is charged with petroleum, and spreads a sheet of flame over a surface or six- teen to twenty-four square yards, Two hundred workmen are actively manufacturing them. The United States government has given orders thatan American vessel of war from the Mediter- ranean spuadron remain tn each of the principal French ports and give protection to American citi- zens and commerce. Colonel Moore, of the American Legation at Paris leaves London to-merrow for Tours, whence he will eturn to the French capital, and then comes back to London in ten days. THE FRENCH FLEET. Capture of One of the Works—The French Fire Silenced. . MUNDELSHEIM, Sept. 21, 1870. Despatches dated before Strasbourg yesterday re- port that the men of the Prussian landwehr and the Thirteenth regiment of the line contingent captured lunette No. 63 in the night. They took it by surprise, having first crossed the moat in perfect silence, Atthe hour of eight o'clock in the evening the heavy fire of the French garrison was silenced. The loss was trifling, thirty-five wounded. The possession of this position is exceedingly important and renders the acquisttion of others easy. ‘The de- fence showed 8 surprising lack of vigor. At the hour of eight o’ciock in the evening the heavy fire of the French garrison was silenced, Andiher proposal for capitulation is expected soon. The siege only continues because Werder insists on an unconditional surrender. Sortie and Repul se of the French, MUNICH, Sept. 21, 1870, The Bavarian Minister of War has recetved the following:—“The French garrison made a sortie from Strasbourg yesterday, but were driven back with heavy loss.’? THY QUESTION OF PEACE. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Progress of M. Thiers? Mission—Jules Favre to Be Received in a Private Capacity Only—Parliamentary Discussions ut King William’s Headquarters—English Papers [re ritated at Prussian Implacability. LONDON, Sept. 21, 1870. ‘The Constitutionnel, ®f Tours, says M. Thiers is perfectly satisfied with the result of the mission to England, including the authorization of Lord Lyons to act in the intermediary negotiations, M. Thiers now goes to Vienna in order to get the adhesion of Austria also if possible. He is determined to carry out Earl Granville’s advice and effect, if possible, a personal negotiation between the provisional gov. ernment of France and the King of Prussia. ernment of France and the King of Prussia. It is said that M. Thiers has received favorable news from Vienna and St. Petersburg, the cabinets of which are disposed to render Frauce all the moral aid possible. JULES FAVRE TO BE RECEIVED IN A PRIVATE CaPa- CITY ONLY. A vorrespondent telegraphs to-day:—The American Minister on authority learns that Favre will be re- ceived in @ private capacity only, and will be in- formed by Count Bismarck that Germany must insist as a condition sine guy non of peace on the surren- aer of the forts on the Moselle and the Rhine, by which Germany was threatened and attacked PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS AT THE KING’8 HBAD- QUARTERS, A despatch received in London from Count Bis- Marck. yesterday. says Fayre was cordiajw received | TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Northward by the Great Belt. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 20, 1870. Six French iron-clad war ships, with two war cor- vettes, after taking their @eparture from the Baltic Sea, passed through the Great Belt at x o’clock in the evening. The fleet was steering northward. THE WOUNDED OF THE WAR. Meeting of American Statement of Battles. ‘The “American Association for the Relief of Misery of Battle F elds’? hela a meeting yesterday afternoon at the residence of the Rev. Dr. H. W. Bellows. ‘There were a large number of prominent and pablic spirited gentiemen present; among others were, noticea William E. Dodge, D. T, F. Jenkins, C. 8. P. Bowles, of Pars; Dr. Elisha Harris, Rev. ©. & Brace, Dr. C. R, Agnew, Howard Pdtter, Theodore Roosevelt and Dr. H. W. Bellows. ‘The last named gentleman was calied to occupy the obau. Mr. Brace being selected as secretary. . Philanthropiste—A the Losses in the Recent Upon assuming control of the mecting Dr. Beliowe Stated, in the course of a few brief remarks, that the United States government had declined to take any part whatever in the International Convention held some time ago in Geneva, the object of which was the preservation of neutrality on battle flelds, doubt- Jess upou the broad ground of not wishing to become mixed up in any European affair. There are now 80 Many sick and wounded in Europe who are actually suffering for the necessaries of life that there should be, he thought, some steps taken by the American people to relieve their suffering. To this end Mr, Bowies, of Paris, read a paper urging @ moral and individual intervention by Americans in European affairs, Dr. Elisha Harris made an interesting statement of the condition of the wounded in Burope during this war. He reported that the total of killed and wounded up to September 1 can_ be safely estimated at 180,000, Upwards of 1,000 wounded passed Mayence previous to August 27. The Saarbrucken papers site that 20,000 wounded passed that sta- Mon. The Prussians had at the Ist of September 100,000, by other accounis 140,000 wounded in hos- pital. Around the citles of Metz and Strasbourg the surgeons have an arduous and perious task, the former city having given refuge to 20,000 men, who how suler new dangers from overcrowding and want. {n Strasbourg, he said. the suffering must be excessive, both for wounded and unwounded, Entire families crowd in cellars and sewers for socurity {vom the bombarding shells, ‘The “Societés de Secours’ in all the chief countries of Europe forward neutral contributions, which ald somewhat, he thought, in gmeliorating the sufferings. August 6 the contributions already amounted to 2,123,734 fraucs. ‘The society had fitted out eight corps Pambiulances modtles, sent agents along the lines of railroad, transparts for wounded and sick, With 000 tances to establish retuges and wayside re- els, after the manner of the United States Sanitary Commission. For current expenses 60,000 francs per rb had been allotted to each corps Wamou- nce. On motion of W. E, Dodge, Jr., It was resolved that as the “American Branch of the International Association for the Reltet of Misery of Batle Fields,” and in view of the fact that such vast numbers of Wounded are needing relief {n Europe at this time, We are called upon to appeal to the American people to raise funds to be Lente | sent to Europe for the aid of the sick and wounded in the French and German armies, A committee was then appointed of Rev. H. W. Bellows, Dr, Elisha Harris and Rev. C. L. Brace, to prepare and e an addreas to the people and ar- Tapge a sche for raising fands, atter which Mr, Howard Potter was appointed treasurer, when the meet.ng adjourned, QUI VA LA? Further Developments Concerning the Afida- vit Made te Details the Pansengers—The Attempt an Entire Fatlure and its Reason— Indignation of Passengers ‘The movement of the Consul General of the North German Confederation, or whoevver really took the matter in hand concerning the attempt at ar- resting und detaining the passengers of the Lafay- etie, appears so far to have been a faliure. When an afidayit was made before the United States As- sistant District Attorney yesierday to the effect that & number of men were on board the vessel bound to Havre with the sole intention of joining the army of the French repubite against the inter- ests of Prussia, in addition to the infringe- ment of the neutrality laws, and thus render- ing this country lable to be called to account by the aggrieved Power, he could do po other than order the warrant to be made out as demanded, But the fact that the warrant was drawn out against the ordinary . FICTITIOUS PERSONAGES, though really against 125 persous, names unknown, was, It migit be imagmed, sufficient of itself to cast some doubt as to the legal authority possessed by the applicants who demanded the arrests, A HERALD reporter yesterday made the fullest pos- siblejnvestigations concerning the matter, and, from the evidence he acquired, it ts certain that the appli- cants for the warrant did not know, in the first Place, who or what the men were that they desirea to lay hold of, and secondly the number for which the warrant was granted was a mere guess, As the best possible proof in favor of the assertions It may be coufidently stated that though the parties bad detectives of their own employing with them, they * could not recognize a single man or place one in the hands of the United States Deputy Markoals Dowley and Turney. Those who had been thus unceremo- niously torn from the trip in which they had an intense interest complain bitcerly against the per- sons who made the afidavit and ob. tained =the warraut. Four of these men did not wish, for private reasons, to give their names and address for publication, so that the reporter could not well take their state- ments in deta and = busi- which is statement, arate story below. it siated by one of the men before mentioned that his impression was that the more enilgitened portion of the German population were not in favor of thee proceedings, and it wonld be found even- tually if the case should be tny@stigated tat they would REPUDIATE AS A BODY any participation or mterest in it. On the question being asked why he thoughtthis he declared the Germans were too sensible to give their acquiescence in the detaining of men upon a warrant without foundation and witn- out knowing who and for what the men were deta@ed. He stated, further, what he thought to be the reason of bis being put ashore, holding that it was because Ne was one of those who had hot previously paid his fare, fie had been given to understand, however, that the committee had made that matter right beforehand, or he would never have put his foot on board the steamer; besides, he had a trunk, full of clothing and papers, without name or address upon it, which he considers he will certainly lose. Auother looked at in the light of the fable of the ‘‘boy and the frogs”—it might be fun for some people, but it was simply ruinous to him. It was stated in another quarter, On good authority, that this attempted arrest will only tend to give the French moVement greater notoriety, and, perhaps, add considerably to the already growing influence of the republican cause, INDIGNATION OF THE PASSENGERS. In the afternoon a number of the passengers who Were detained waned upon Mr. Mackenzie, the agent of the French Transatlantic line of steamers, Jor the purpose of being m some way indemnified for their baggage, Which was carried away, andjalso to get back their passage money. The complainants were naturally very indignant, and earnestly pro- tested against the outrage which had been heaped upon them. Mr. Mackenzie courteously received them, and after some conversation they agreed to accept cabins in the next steamer, Ville de Parts, which sails on October 1. Their baggage will be given to them on reaching the shoreset rence. It appears that the suit instituted against the North German Consul to recover the loss sustained by the Transatiantic Steamship Company, in detatning tie passengers will be PROSECUTED WITH THE UTMOST RIGOR. Many of the partles placed under arrest are said to be tn a destitute condition, and thus suddenly de- prived of their baggage the case of some of them has elicited much sympathy, The agent of the Trans- atlantic Company characterized the proceeding as a most high-handed affair. THE SALISBURY CENTEVARY F Immense Gathering of People of the Old Bay State—A Happy Day for All. SALISBORY BEACH, Mass., Sept. 21, 1870, Over twenty, thousand people assembled here to-day to participate in the festivities incident to the annual Salisbury gatiering, an event almost as an- cient as it 18 popular among the citizens of Essex county. The populace came in ail sorts of concetva- ble and inconceivable vehicles—some in extraordl- Darily fine turnouts, some in ordinary carriages, some in farm wagons, some in ox carts, and nota few plod their way hither through tne oceans of dust and sand on the simple means of locomotion provided humanity in common. There was no dis- Unction on account of social position or sex, but all came to the same level of society and united heartily and enthusiastically in merrymaking, stomach stuffing and incidental pleasures. Men ‘of distinc- ton were present in large numbers, and towards the close of the afternoon they regaled the assem. bied thousands with their eloquence, Among those Who spoke were Senator Patterson and Congress- man Ela, of New Hampshire; S. P. Cummings, of the Massachusetts labor reform party; R. S. Dppor ford, of Newburyport; Ben Periey Poore and others. Generals Butler and Banks started tor the scene of festivities, but missed a railroad connection and were unable to be present. A goodly number of the visitors will spend the night on the Beach, some sleeping in tents, and others beneath the canopy of heaven for their only shelter WAL. THE GERMANS AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Last evening at the Lieaerkranz Hall, on Fourth street, near University place, a delegate meeting of the German American School Association was held, Mr. M. Eliinger presided, in the absence of Willy Wallach, the Presiaent. A good deal of talk was in- duiged In, ali to very little purpose, but finally a sort of matter of fact resol ntion was oftered by Mr. Hofer and amended by Mr. Arends and passed, wo the effect that a committee of five be appointed to prepare and publish an ad- dress to the people of the city explaining the objects of the axsociation and calling forthe assist- ance of ail who have the wellare of the public schools at heart. it was determined that special stress should be laid on the necessary reforms and the introduction of foreign languages, particularly French and German. ‘ne committee consista of iene Praee Wihy ihe § Henry Erysd jarcus abd another, The meating adiourned. ~~ tO a WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1870, Appointments by the President. The President has made the following appoint- ments:—Joseph P. Root, of Kansas, to be Envoy fx- traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Chile. James W. Taylor, of Minnesota, to be United States Consul at Winnipeg; John P. Bardwell, of Ohio, to be Agent of the Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi. Seldon N. Clarke, of Miinois, to be Agent of the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior. Congressman Jenkw Legislative Blunder. Congressman Jenks’ remarkable, legislative biun- der is still the subject of much discussion in official circles here. That it is a blunder of the most egre- gious kind is now admitted on ail sides, though 1118 considered that no great damage can grow out of it, for the reason that the authorities and courts would most licely look more to the intention of the law und law makers than to the literal and rigid con- struction of its language. The revolution would be too tremendous should a rigid application of the Tules of interpretation and construction be applied, It would vitiate three-fourths of the executive acts since the adjournment of Congress and de- clare about one-fourth of the officials de | Jacto a8 having no de jure existence. The more the famous law revising the Patent and Cony- right laws 18 examined the more numerous, strange and comical are the provisions founa to be, It seems that the way Mr. Jenckes made the mistake is this:—The Commissioners who made the revision of the laws in question prefaced their report with a list of acts cited in the report, parts of which were W be repealed; but the parts were not indicated, and Mr.Jenckes, in hurriedly preparing the bill for presentation to Congress, tacked on the list of cited to the last section of the bill, preceding them by @ repealing clause, which in one comprehensive sentence wiped them all out of the statute book. It now appears that one of these repealed acts, that of March 3, 1849, provided for the establishment of ‘he Intertor Department. and the transfer of the Patent OMce from the State Department to the Inte- rior. Therefore, ifJenckes’ law stands literally, Sec- retary Cox has not been, in point of fact, a Cabinet omMicer since the 8th of July Jast, when Jenckes’ legia- lative monstrosity was approved, the Interior De- partment having that day been abolished. By the same law the office of commissioner of customs was wiped out, and a whole batch of officials now discharging important duties are fune/us officio. In fact, the acts repealed thus blunderingly would play the mischief with the whole executive branch of the government If the strict rule of construction be enforced, as in the case of unexpended balances, Your correspondent, in conversation with several prominent officials * to-day, and also with Mr, Caleb Cushing, was informed that, though ® great legislative blunder had been committed, nevertheless It was of wo | serious & nature to admit of hteral construction The authorities and the courts to give consistency to the law would look chiefy to the intent and con- strue it in harmony with the provisions, repudiating all parts in evident and absurd conflict. Probably in the whole history of legislation there never has been such a curions blunder committed before. Sequel to the Thounrd Tragedy. An insurance suit is likely to grow out of the late suicide of the Count Henri de Thouard, who, it will be remembered, shot himself in this city not long after the sad Paradol tragedy. It appears that a short time before the fatal act of self-destruction the Count insured ms life in this city, and, what is remarkable, he asked the insurance people at the time whether the money would be pald his wife in case he committed suicide at any the. He was toid that 4f he should become sick and crazy and then pat an end to his life that the money would be paid, just the same as if he shouid die frou natural causes, A few days afterwards Thouard shot him- self, and the insurance people, on reading over the reports of the tragedy in the HERALD, discovered what they considered a bar to the elaim of the Count’s hetrs for the insurance money. This bar Is a letter, written weeks before the surance was ef- fected, to Marquis. de Chambran, in which Count Thovard expressed an intention to commit suicide. ‘The iusuran ople intend to resist payment, and the heirs of the Count threaten a suit to enforce it. Desperate Venture by a Goverument Em- ploye. Mr. William L. Woods, the Clerk of the House | closing up with the “W wa ee, PRESIDENT GRANT. Appointment of -Zenator Morton as Minister tq England—The Eecretary of the Navy Still at the President's Cottage—Visitors Charg- ing Upon the President and the Re sult—Curiosities of Cottage Nomen- clature—Mrs, Grant’s Closing Reception—Sandy Hook Excursion. LONG BRANCH, Sept. Secretary Robeson 19 still a guest at the Presiden Ual cottage, but will leave to-morrow. sire, Judge Pierrepont left this morning. There has been an une usual influx of visivors calling to-day upon the Presi- dent, They come from all points of the compass, represent all classes of people and come on ali sorta of business. It is the seeming determination, im fact, of many to make the most of the brief time the President is to remain here, large numbers sup< posing they can manage things better here than at the White House—a mistaken impression, however, that only gives the most thetr trouble for their paina, and if not sending them back with positive fleas im their ears, at least making the termination of their trips very nearly as disagreeable, THE ENGLISH EMBASSY, ‘Though the President did not come here to do the miscellaneous business of miscellaneous men having miscellaneous private axes to grind the quietude o& his peaceful cottage life has nevertheless been tha scene of some very important public business, First was the neutrality proclamation, then came the acknowledgment of the new French republic, and to-day has determined who ts tobe next Minister to England, the man receiving the appointment to this position of highest honor in his gift being Senator Morton, of Indiana. Another thing adding tm- portant significance to the appointment m the fact, as I am most positively assured, of tt acceptance. Thus this case 1g settled. Am- bitious aspirants to succeed Mr. Motley a our representative at the Court of St. Jame# can lay aside all fuither strivings and hopes in the: matter, Of the exceeding fitness of ths appoint~ ment on the one hand, and tts acceptability to the Beople of the country on the other, excepting, of course, to the disappointed candidates and their par- tisan adherents, there can be no question of doubt. Our country does noi possess a man of broader statesmanshtp, of larger and more lfveral constitu- tonal views, of more finely cultivated uteltlect, of greater force of character und of more gentiemanly culture aud refined dignity. He ts pre-cminently the man for the present crisis in Luropean affairs, and, apart from the great questions likely to grow out of this crisis, will promptly essay the settlement of the delicate and dificult and greatiy perplexing. questions of dipiomacy upon which our government and that of Great Britain are now so greatly at vari- ance. COTTAGE NOMENCLATURE, ‘There are few places Where (he subjest of cottage nomenclature affords more curious \esuits than ‘those shown here. In the first place, tt 18 im viola- tion of the first rudiments of our vernacular to call cottages most of the buildings bearing this designa- tion. They are not cottages. They are splendid residences, abounding in largely spacious rooms and growing spaciousness of outer poxches and Jawns, and overlooking all sky-Ftssing turrets, Mr. Jeremiah T. Smith, for instance, das on his so called cottage an immense stone edifice, of most quaintly picturesque architecture and its interior appoint- ments unsurpassed in expense, elegance and taste by any private residence in New yYork—a tower eighty-six icet in height © This is dect- dedly the finest residence here, though there are others approachiog it in sumptuousness of di sign and finish, and all called cottages. My id was to show the names given tw some of these places. John Hoey’s place 18 called “Holiywood,"? because holly is the rarest kind of wooa to be for there. Joho Lester Wallack calls his plac Hut,”’ because itis as far removed froin ah Buckingham Palace from a Mexican “adobe.” The climax as a misnomer is Mr, Jame W. Gerard culi- ig his place the “Black For and Mr. Alexander hts “The Grov when on neither grows a shrub a foot high. I might continue on the List tademuitely, t End fiotel,”” which bears this name, doubtless, ber its locality 1s exactly at the reverse potnt of t MRS. GRANT This afternoon was the closing reception of the season by Mrs. Grant. Nearly ali the cottagers and the leading guests still stopping at the Howlaud House availed themselves of this final opportunity of calling on Mrs. Grant,as also paying their respects to the President, Who Was present, aud Secretary Robeson. ‘The finest turnouts were to be seca and some very super tullets. TRIP TO SANDY HOOK. Under the auspices of a jvcal organization known as “Pioneer Cagile No. 1" quite a party went io-day to Sandy Hook. They had a very delightiul trip, Mr. J. W. Pyne being the leading spirit of the occa- Committee on Publio Lands, comnutted matrimony to-day with Miss Charlotte Jekyll, of this city. The ceremony took place this afternoon in Trinity church, in the presence of a brilliant assemblage, ‘The happy couple have gone on a trip to Niagara and California to spend the honeymoon, " Bonded Warchouse Expeusen. The Acting Secretary of the Treasury gas issued a clrenlar to government oMicials directing that pro- prietors of bonded warehouses ve hereafter required to reimburse the United States for expenses tncurred for such locks and other fastenings as may from tine to tine be prescribed for that purpose. The Tax on Incomes and Dividends. It 18 understood that Secretary Boutwell has di- rected that an appeal shonid be taken to the United States Supreme Court by the Internal Revenue Bureau in the cases involved in the recent decision of Judge Strong, at Philadelphia, in regard to the collection of the five per cent income tax for the seven months of 1870. Jt is still maintained that the Supreme Court will sustain the construction of law attempted to be made by Congress. French Vessel Abandoned at Sen. The Collector of Customs at Wilmingto: G, writes to the Treasury Department that the French bark Cayenne, of Bordeanx, was found abandoned by a coaster near Cape Henlopen, and taken charge of vy the crew of the coaster, and towed up to New- castle, N. C., by @ tng from Delaware, on the 19th sion, THE NEW MANISTER TO ENGLA: - . Oliver P. Morton, of Indiann, Our correspondent at Long Branch, where the President and family are still sojourning, reporis that Senator Morton, of Indiana, has been appointed. Minister to England and that he has accepted the appointment. Mr. Morton has been, ever since its organization, a prominent leader of the republican party. He was born in Wayne county, Ind., on the Ath of August, 1823, received his education at the Miami University, and, after studying law, was ad- mitted to the bar in 1347. He at once became con- spicuous in his profession, and after less than five years’ practice was elected Circuit Judge of the Filth judicial circuit of Indiana (1852) In 1856 he was republican candidate for the oitice of Gover- nor und was beaten. {n 1860, however, he was. chosen Lieutenant Governor, and on the election of Governor Lane to the United States Senate assumed the vacant office and held tt for four years, At the expiration of his term he was re-elected, and the year following (1865), having been stricken with paralysis, he made a visit to Europe in the hope of lmproving his heaith. On his return, in 1866, he re- sumed his executive duties aud continued perform- ing them until « fter his election, In January,’ 1867, to the Senate of the United States. "Since his’ entrance into the Senate the new Minister has added largely to his reputation as an orator and a politician. His speeches on reconstruction, on finance, on the hm- inst, The abandoned vessel t¢ loaded with hides, logwood, &c, There are no means of knowing why she was abandon no papers being found on board. The Canton Consulate, Mrs. Chenoweth, willow of Colonel B. P. Cheno- weth, of Richmond, Va., late Consul at Canton, China, who died at his post some time since, arrived here for the purpose of settling up the a counts of her husband with the governm She speaks in the highest terms of the kindness of the American merchants in Canton towards her in the hour of her distress, they having assisted her j1p- erally. It appears Mrs. C, kept her husband's ac- counts for several quarters preceding his death, and she has been highly complimented for the accuracy and neatness which she thus displayed, Personal. Secretary Belkwap has returned, and ts at the De- partment to-day performing oMciat duties, D. H. Bailey, of Obio, hasweceived his inatractions as Consul to Hong Koag, China, and left for his post of duty. Dr. Charles 4. Leas, of Baltimore, United states Consul at Funchal, Madeyra, has returned home in bad nea!th. KENTUCKY, The Girent b roud Suit Decided—The Case to be Appealed. CINCINNATI, Sept, 21, 1870, The suit of the old stockholders of the Jovington and Lexington Railroad Company against the heirs of R. B. Bowler and others, involving the title to What is now known as the Kentucky Central Ruil- road, and which has been pending several yeaes in the Kenton Circuit Court, was decided yesterday by Judge Menzier in favor of the defendants. The case Was one of great magnitude, The plaintit™s prayed an appeal, and will, it is thought, take the case vo the Court of Appeals. TENNESSEE. Sule ef State Interest in Delinquent Rail- roads Ordered. NASHVILLE, Sept. 21, 1870, The State Commissioners have decided to sell by auction, on the 3d of November next, the State in- terest in the following delinquent railroads, receiv- ing State bonds in payment:—The Nashville and Northwestern, the Cincinnati, Cumberiand Gap ani Charleston, the Central Southern, Edgefeid and Kentucky, the Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville, the Knoxville ana Kentucky, the Minnville aud Mancheeter, the Rogers and Jevfersouville, the Win- chester and Alabama, the Knoxville and Charles- ton, the Hendergon and Nashville, the East Tennes see and Western, the East Tenpesmesr and Wester North Carolina, hinent of President Johnson and on other topics Fave kept him prominently before the public during the past thre rs, Senator Morton is still a erip- ple and in feeb) ealth, NEW JERSEY STATE FAIR. A Grind Display Yesterday on the Grounds at Waverly—Large Attendance and Good Trotting—The President Expected To- Morrow. Yesterday, the second of the twelfth annual ex- hibition of the New Jersey State Agricultural Society, at Waverly, witnessed a success beyond the expec- tations of all. The last of the eleventh hour exhib- itors put in an eariy appearance, and by noon every- thing in the several departments had been arranged in apple pie order, ana the comparative chaos of the preceding day was succeeded by a most orderly state of things. While in the main hall one can observe almost everything makable, from a babj’s rattie to @ first class piano, from a silver thimbie to an elaborately mounted hearse, in the large canvas tent to the right is latd out a most tempting display of luscious peaches and choice apples, pears, grapes, &c., the like of which has never been exnibited in Bew Jersey, according to Dr or P. T. Quan. The vegetable display is scanty but of excelient quality. As for the cattle and horses, the judges declare there could not be gathered a fuer display. The attend- ance yesterday was very large. There could not have been less than six or seven thousand persons on the grounds at three o'clock, a large percentas of whom were ladies, im toilettes of the most enchanting description. It is estt- inated that of the vehicles alone of all sorts there was crowding a thousand. Among the distinguished visitors yesterday who paid their re- is to General Halsted, the joily President, and lionel George R. Dunn, the chef de commuss- aire, were Senator Amos Robinson, N. S. Rue, Abel R. Corbin, Congressman Cleveland, George H. Halsey, General Runyon, Morris Dorrance, Com- missioner Anderson, Judge Dean, A. W. Markiy and many otuers, A most cordial invitation has been forwarded to President Grant to be present to-mor- Mis brother-in-law, Mr. Corbin, said yester- day he thought the President wouid accept. The trotting yesterday afternoon was of very mixed order, only one of three contests being de- cided, ‘The best t im the s¢ made was by J. Collins’ Lady 4 trot open to horses ) before the first of July— ‘This race wa concluded, however, the ing been won by O,. W. Dimtck’s Lis- tener, in « The trotting to-day promises to be very fine. morrow the premiums will be award. ed and Mr. Cleveiand’s oration delivered, THE FENIANS. } 7 Consolidation of the Irish Association—New Order Established, CINCINNATI, Sept. 21, 1870, The several branches of Fenianism and the Irish National Brotherhood consolidated this evening Int @ club of the United Inahmen. J. A. Fitzgerald mud WYSh epthoatasin pre +