The New York Herald Newspaper, October 2, 1870, Page 7

TRUEGRAPHIC NEWS } FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD Montpensier Still Plotting for the Spanish Crown, THE POPE T0 BE WELL PROVIDED FoR. French Difficulties on the In- crease in.China. ITALY. BPP ivenne tein: bes - The Piebisctte—The King Waiting for the Verdict. Rome, Oct. 1, 1870. ‘The pledtactte to be voted on Sunday (to-morrow) ‘Will be thus statea:— “Ta a union with the kingdom of Italy, under the @onstitutional rule of Victor Emanuel and g his ‘Successor desirable 7”? The King awaits the result at Florence. ‘Tho Roman Jows to the King—Probago Postpone: it of the Plebiscitum. | FLORENCE, Uct, 1, 1870, The Italian papers to-day publish an address of ‘the Roman Jews ‘to King Victor Emanuel, exulting in their release from Papal rule. It tg intimated to-day that the plebiscttum will be ‘Postponed, ‘The Italian Government and the Pope. Lonpon, Oct, 1, 1870. Acorrespondent at Rome, writing on the 24th, Says the form of the plebiscite adopted by the Junta Jeaves the action of the Italian government in re- gard to the Pope unfettered. All parties, even the most extreme, are desirious of seeing the head of the Church handsomely provided for, . iscite in Rome. Lonvon, Oct. 1, 1870, _ Aco:respondent at Florence telegraphs that a ple- Disette will be submitted to the people of the Roman States on Sunday, October 9, He adds that, con- trary to general expectation, the form of the pledisctte gives no guarantecs for the independence or the protection of the Pope. It simply invites the people to vote “yea”? or “nay” on the question of annexation to Italy. Cardinal Pecct has arrived in Florence, and has had an interview with the King. It 1s beheved that satisfactory arrangements will be Made with the Pope, and the nomination of Cardinal Sones in the place of Antonelli is regarded with More About the Pi THE EASTERN QUESTION. ‘Why the Russian Minister Left Turkey. Lonpon, Oct, 1, 1870, The Telegraph has reasons to know that the rea- sons for Generai Ignatieft’s departure from Constan- tinople were personal and not political. LUXEMBOURG. Negotiating a Transfer to Prussia. Lonpon, Oct. 1, 1870, M. Servais, the Minister of State and President of Luxembourg, is now at the Hague. [tis said he is negotiating for the transfer of the duchy to Prussia. CHINA. The French Dificultics in the East. Lonpon, Oct, 1, 1870. A despatch from Bombay, dated September 26, just received, has the foliowing:—-Tientsin advices report that the Chinese have refused the ultimatum of the French and are preparing for war. The French are awaiting orders from the home govern- ment before proceeding to extremities, INDIA. Death of Lurd Mayo. Lonpon, Oct. 1, 1870, A despatch received in this city to-day from Bombay mentions the death of Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India. . PENNSYLVANIA. Barnivg of Jvines & Niwick’s"Manufactory in Pittvburg—Man Kiiled by the Falling Walls. PrrrsBura, Oct. 1, 1870. About one o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the Joines & Nimick Manufacturing Company's works, completely destroying them. The loss is $9,000 on the machinery, $50,000 on the stock on hand and $30,900 on the building. The msurance is $60,000, of which $50,000 1s in Pittsburg companies and $10,000 divided between the Deiaware, of Phila- deiphia, and Enterprise, of Cincinnatt. Ad unknown man was Killed by the falling of the Walls of the bullaing. PRESIDENT GRANT. Movements of the President Yesterday—His Departure for Washington. The President, accompanied by General Porter, spent a good share of yesterday forenoon visiting @ manufacturing ‘establishment in New Jersey. After this he returned to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where several hours were occupied receiving calia from large numbers of our leading citizens. Of course politicians, OfMice holders and army oficers added largely to the visitors. This reception over, for it amouuted almost to this, he took a drive through the Park with Mr. Griswold of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Succeeding his dinmg hour there was ano- ther rush of callers, who seemed determined to make the most of his brief stay here, and the rush continued close up to the hour of his departure. ‘The departure of the President from the city was yery quiet. He took the nine o'clock train last evening from Jersey Oity for Washington. Going with him od the same train, in addition to Mrs. Grant and General Porter, his Private Secretary, were Secretaries Robeson and Belkuap and Post- master General Creswell. Very few knew of their departure, aud there was very little demonstration. YACHTING AFFAIRS. ‘The match race between the Cambria and Magic will take place to-morrow. The yachts will be towed atanearly hour to the lighiship, the course being thence twenty miles to windward and back. ‘The date for the contest between the Idler and Cambria has not yet been determined upon, but wiil probably come off within a week. ‘The Madeleme and Alice, not having sailed their race on the day appointed, the match has been in- definite! | ete . Mr. Ashbnry was cordially welcomed at the Tra- vellers’ Olub last. even aod the reception given him was largely attended. Several single contests between the Cambria and some of the larger yachts of the fcet have now been arranged, and will take place within a weex or two, The Cambria will not start for Cowes before the 1st of next month, when ail her engagements will doubtless have terminated. The committee appointed 10 make arrangements for the ee et dinner to ve given by the New York Yacht Club to Mr. Ashbury announce that the hour is changed from six to seven o'ciock to- Morrow evening. THE OVERMULLER RAILROAD MURDER. Sult of a Widow to Recover Damages from the Morris and Essex Railroad Company for the Killing of Her Ausbard. One night last winter a highly respectable citizen of Milburn, N, J., named Overmuller, traveiled from Newark to his home on a train of the Morris and Essex Railroad, and while getting of at the Milburn station fell into @ mill flume that ran under the track and was drowned, The occurrence was Charged to the gross negligence and dangerous care- lessness of the railroad company in not pro- viding proper Nghia and not guarding tne man trap. which before had caused sugering. The circumstance led to much excite- ment, and the utmost indignation was expressed towards the company, particularly as this very place had before been complained of. The citizens of Milburn took up the cause of the bereayed wile and her family, and declared they would see that she had justice done her, if such a thing were possible. According at this term of the Essex county Supreme Court, before Judge Depue, the case was tried, and after occupying the atten- tion of the Court for the last three days it was given to the es Yesterday morning shortly atter eleven o’clock. Up to a late hour lastevening no verdict lad Leen reudered, ‘of an exceedingly singular natare. "NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1870—TRIPLE SHEET. SPAIN. ees FEARFUL RAVAGES OF THE VOMITO, The Citizens of Barcelona Deserting the City by the Thousand—Noarly One-Fourth of the In- habitants Away—The Disease &preading— The People of the Neighboring Pro- vinees Frightened—Action of the Government—Shipping Regule- tions—Disease on the Coast. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HEALD. MADRID, Sept, 28, 1870, The whole Peninsula is in the greatest state of alarm owing to the continued spread of the yellow fever.. The epidemic now proves more serious than ‘was at first supposed. o FLYING FROM THE PLAGUE, ‘The terror-stricken inhabiiants of Barcelona, the city in which the disease first made itself evident, are fying from tire place in vast numbers, Upwards of 120,000, nearly one-fourth of all the inhabitants, have alreaay left the place. This astonishing exodus bas created the greatest alarm in the minds of the people of other provinces. They fear a visit- ation of the dread disease, and as a consequence are uneasy and discontented. ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT. So impressed have the authorities become of the necessity of action that they have resolved to adopt the strictest sanitary measures throughout the provinces in the South, and especially those berder- ing on the Mediterranean, . HELPING THE PooR. Over 900 of the children befonging to the Orphan Foundling Asylum have been removed from their city buildings and sent into the country districts, Hundreds of tickets are issued daily to poor faml- les, who have been removed from their miserable hovels to take temporartiy quarters la the magnifl- cent monastery of Monteglegnee. PRECAUTIONS. Breeding fowls, rabbits and other domestic ant- mals 1s probibited within the city limits, Washer- women are also prohibited from taking clotues from the city of Barcelona to the suburbs for cleansing. This precaution 13 thought most necessary, as in- fected clothing retains the virus of disease for a long time, and by allowing articles of clothing to be taken from the city they might by some means or other be conveyed to other provinces, and thus introduce the disease, STRINGENT MEASURES, All vessels coming trom foreign ‘ports are sub- jected to a most rigorous inspection. If necessary they are fumigated and cleansed in the most thorough manner. The DISEASE HAS PROVED REMARKABLY FATAL in its attacks, but up to the present tme its ravages have been confined to the city of Barcelona and the coast bordering on tne Mediterranean, As @ neces- Sary measure te guard against its further spread a cordon hag been established, and people are pro- hibited from leaving the towns tno the intertor. SILIPPING REGULATIONS. All vessels arriving from Cuba are subjected to a seven days’ quarantine, Coasting vessels are re- quirea to undergo the same restrictions. Gooas or property of any kind are fumigated at the first sta- tion outside of Barcelona previous to being sent fur- ther. A great number of vessels have arrived at Barcelona with the lazarette fever on board. Another Account of the Spread of the Disease. MADRID, Oct. 1, 1870. Tne ravages of, the vomito are increasing on the Mediterrancan coast. At Barcelona on Friday Were were fifty-nine new cases and forty-nine deaths. (Montpensier Still After the Crown. MapkID, Oct. 1, 1870, It is said the Duke of Montpensier recently pro- jected a revolution, which has just been discovered and prevented. The time was fixea for the second anniversary of the expuision of Queen Isabella. MARE SEEBACH. ValeriemA Cup of Tea. . Madame Scebach played two characters last night, which presented her in an entirely new light. The first was that of Valérie, the blind orphan, a creation of Scribe, something of the style of “King René’s Daughter,” but stronger in character and handling of the plot. The plot 1s as follows:—This play has hitherto been familiar only to the French and German stages, Its chief character {3 Valérie, a blind young tady, who is in love with Count Ernest, whom she hag known as & professor of languages for several years. He returns from Paris, where he has studied under an eminent oculist, with a view of restoring Val¢rie’s eyesight, A touching scene takes piace between Valérie and Ernest on iis re- turn, after @ long separation. The will by which Ernest has inhertted his rank and fortune contains a stipulation, by which he is to marry a widow lady, Madame de Saldern, Valérte’s friend and hostess, in order to compromise a long pending lawsuit, It ts expected that he willdo so, and Valérie is for @ mo- ment tormented by the pangs of jealousy. But she is soon undeceived when overhearing a conversation between the Count and Madame de Saldern. The Count restores the disputed property to the latter, offers his hand to Valérie aad cures her blindness, ‘The title rdie gave Mme. Seebach an excellent op- portunity to display her rare delicacy, her artless- ness of manner and her woadertul power in de- lineating passton. The scene in which the bund girl is restored to sight 15 thrilling in its intensity and lifelike portraiture, and the curtalu fell witha perfect torrent of applause to greet the dis- tinguished actress. In the litte comedy, “A Cup of Tea,” written by Mme. Seebach herself, she gave proofs of considerable talent in the itne of comedy. Its alittle thing in one act with only four charac- ters, Mme, Seebach appearing as the Baroness, a periect specimen of an intriguante, Her coquetry and polished wit lighted up the entire play. On Monday she appears for the third time as Marie Stuart, a role in which she has surpassed Ristori. On Tuesday the theatre will be closed for a rehearsal of “Jane Kyre,” and on Wednesday that play will be brought out. OBITUARY. Ricaard Southwell Bourke, Earl of Mayo. A telegram from London announces the death of the Right Hon. Richard Southwell Bourke. Earl of Mayo, in the peerage of Ireland, He was born in Dublin, on the 21st of February, 1822, and was the eldest son of Robert, the fifth Earl, by ‘ann Charlotte, daughter of the late Hon. John Jocelyn, The Earl was cducated at Trinity College, Dubhn, from whence he graduated M. A. in 1344. Three years later (August, 1847), he ‘was elected one of the members to the House ot Commons for the county of Kildare, represent- ing the conservative party, In March, 1852, he was chosen for Ooleraine, and in March, 1857, became one of the members for Cockernworth, which he continued to represent until appointed Viceroy of India 1n 1865. As a public character the Earl of Mayo was better known by the title of Lord Naas, as it was not until 1867 that he succeeded to the peerage by the death of his father. During Lord Derby’s first administration, in 1952, he was made Chief Secretary for [relind, and about the same time was appointed @ Privy Councillor. The Chief Secre- taryship of Ireland he also held during the second Munistry of Earl Derby, and again, for ue third time, bat witha seat in the British Cabinet, during the last administration of the Earl. In August, 1868, Mr. Disraeli, then Prime Minister, appointed him Governor Genera! of India, a position he held until after the accession to power of the Gladstone Minis- try. The deceased Barl was a Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Kildare. He was also a Knight of St. Patrick and Privy Council- lor. His son, Dermott Robert Wyndham, Lord Naas, succeeds him in the peerage, which, being that of Ireland, does not carry With itthe mght to ascatin the House of Lords, = THE NEWARK MYSTERY. Yesterday forenoon. in Newark, N.J., on the lot inthe Twelfth ward where there is being erected a Catholic convent, the dead body of an unknown German vagrant was found under circumstances Deceased was but all that oMcial investigation developed in relation to him was vUhat he had been frequentiy arrested in various parts of the city, wandering about as a vagrant, Where he lived or who he was is still a mystery. The county piysician was at first induced to entertain the idea that the unknown was the victim of foul play, but on inquiry and trom a diag- nosis of en aan he gave i en She bay the regult of exposure and exhaustion. ‘the was interred in the Potter's Fighde a man of about fifly, of the Corresponding Mouth of Last Year and with That of September, 1870. The statement of the public debt on October 1 ‘nas just been issued by the Treasury Department, We compare the figures with those given at the corresponding time last year:— DBBT BEARING COLN INTERRST, Oct, 1, 136%, Oct. 1, 1870. Five per cent bona: $221,539,300 — $221,580,300 ‘Six per cent bonds 1,886,347,600 1, 749,662,750 Total bear’g coin int...$2,107,996,800 $1,061,152,050 DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST, ‘Three per cent cerv’s.. 50,545,000 $45,135,000 Navy Peusion fund, 14,000,000 14,000,000 PSB eacrascincectt Total bear'g cur’y tn $64,546,000 $59,135,000 Matured not paid.. 4,522,606 8,437,067 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. United States notes. $356,114, 643 Fractional curreng; 33,001,208 3 Gold certificates. . 24,412)720 13,571,306 Total bear’g noint.... $415,528,001 409,216,456 RBUAPITULATION, Debt pearing colin int... $2,107,936,800 $1,961, 152,050 Debt bearing cur’y int... 64,540,000 59,136,000 Debt bearing no int. 413,528, 662 400,216,455 Matured devt not ps 4,522,606 8,437,007 ‘Total... $2,590,538, 158 $2,432,040, 572 Bouds to 61,180,320 64,618,852 * Grand total. $2,657,713,478 $2,407,659, 404 AMOUNT IN TREASURY, Coin... 108,804,659 $96,061,651 Currency. +e 559, 004 32,088,505 Sinking fund, coin int. on bonds and accrued Interest thereon....... 16,125,158 - Other purchased bonds., 34,625,962 - Total in Treasury..... $166,114,783 $128, 160,106 Debt tess cash in Treas.. 2,485,598,605 2, 69,407,257 Decrease of the national debt since OCtObEr 1, 1BHD.... 6... .eeeeeeeeeees — $116,191,438 VARIATIONS FROM LAST YEAR, Increase. Decrease. Debt bearing coin int’ — $140,784,750 Debt bearing cur'y int.. 6,410,000 Debt bearing no interest. 4,312,227 Matured, not paid....... - 85,629 The following table compares the October state- ment of the public debt, just issued, with the previous oue made on the Ist of September 1870:— DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST. 1, 1870, Oct. 1, 1870, $21,589,300 $221,589,300 1,748,682,750 — 1,789,662,760 Total bearing cotu tnt. $1,970,152,050 $1,961, 152,060 DEBT BEARING CURRENCY INTEREST. Five per cent bonds. ‘Six per cent bonds. Three per cent cerths $45,305,000 $45,135,000 Navy easton fuad....... 14,000,000 14,000,000 Total bear'g curly int. $59,395,000 $69,195,000 Matured not pald....... 3,505,127 3,431,067 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. United Staves notes $356,103,971 — $356,103,971 Fractional currency. 40,054, 384 89,541,184 Gold certiticates...... 28,416,320 18,571,300 Total bear’g no int... §424,673,076 §400,210,455 RECAPITULATION. Debt bearing coin int. ..$1,970,162,060 Debt bearing cur’cy tat." 69,305,000 5 00 Debt bearing no interest 424,574,675 409,216,455 Maturod debt not paid, . 8,606,127 8,437,067 Total... 2,482,940, 078 Bouds to Pactilc 64,618,332 Grand total....... $2,407, 500,404 IN TREASURY, 102,504,705 $66,061,661 133,949 32,088,605 $123,150,166 $2,369,407, 257 September 1, 1870.......eeecseseee $14,204,773 *In this statement no mention is made of accrued interest, and the bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad Company are calculated as part of the public debt. According to the report of Secretary Boutwell, who adds accrued Interest and ignores the bonds issued to that road, the total debt exhibits a decrease dur- ing the past month amounting to $13,402,325, The debt of the United States, less cash tn the Treasury, was a3 annexed at the undermentioned dates:— 1 Total in Treasury Debt less cash in Tre’ $139,640,054 '8Y . $2,383, 604,030 “Decrease of the national debt since March 4, 1861. $68,180,855 Nov. 1, 1868, July 1,1861.. 88,498,670 Dee. 1, 1868 502,921,404 Jan. 1, 1869, 556,205,658 + 1869.2, 545,336,904 Aprit 1,1869. .2,542,744,865 May 1, 1869. .2,520,158,205 090 Feb. 1, 1869. July 1, 1864. .1,721,847,934 March 1, duly 31, 1865. .2,757, 253,275, Sept. 1, 1865. Perens 2, June 1, 1869. . sur 1, 1869. ug. 1, 186 Sept. 1, 186: Oct. 1, 1869. Nov. 1, 1869. Dec. 1; 1869 Jan. 1, 1870. Feb. 1, 1870. April 4,187 May 1,'1870 Juue I, 187 621,825,582. 172 April 1, 1867. .2,523,428,070 July 1, 1867. .2,511,800,013 Oct. 1, 1867. .2,406,277,443 Nov. 1, 1867. .2,491,604,450 125,659 598,125, Feb, 1, 1868. .2,527,315,373 March 1, 1868,2,519,829, 6: April 1,1863. .2,619, 209,637 May 1, 1868. 389,407,257 PUBLIC EDUCATION. Opening of th» Evening Free Schools. Evening schools in this city during the months of fall, wiuter and spring have become established inati- tutions. Somo thirty-seven years ago evening schools were established in this city under the old Public School Society. The teachers tn the day schools were employed as assistant teachers in the evening schools without any additional pay. The result was there was no responsible head, no discipline and no good results. After three yeara’ experiment the pro- ject was quietly abandoned. About fifteen years later the evening schools were again opened and since that time have been in session regularly every winter. From time to time various modifications have been introduced for the purpose of increasing the efMiciency of the schoo Is until they have become as nearly perfect as could be expected. To-morrow eve hing the various schools will be opened for the regular session of 1870 and 1871. Acco rding to the by-laws of tue Board of Education no pupils can be admitted to the scuools except those whose ages or avocations are such as to pre- vent their attending the day schools; and at tne time they apply for admission they must be accom- panied by some responsible person or present a certificate salisiaciory to the principal attesting their identity and respectability, and no pupils will be admitted Who have not attained tue age of ten years, WHAT IS TAUGHT. In the evening schools reading, spelling, defini- tions and pentaanship are taught in ali the classes, Geography is taught by means of outline maps and oral explanations in those classes above tne filth grade for grammar schools; and arithmetic is taught, In part, by mental exercises in calculation aud analysis, With practical applications of priaci- pies and rui AN INTERESTING FEATURE in the avening scaools are the adult classes, Here may be fuund males and females full grown, and many of them beyoud the middie age, earnestly en- deavoring to obiain some book learning and to enjoy even in a slight degree the advantages which in their youth were denied them, Gray-hulred men sit in the evening schools beside boys young enough almost to be their grandchildren, all earnestly seek- ing the information and enlightenment necessary to make them good, intelligent citizens and proper component parts oi the governing power of the great republic. THE EVENING HIGH SCHOOL, which bears the same relation to these schools ag the Free College does to the Me Schools, will also be opened to-inorrow evening. uring the past two weeks the principal, Mr. John Jasper. Jr., has been in attendance at the school examining pupils ap- plying (or admission, «ad 80 great has been the suc- cess of this institutfon under the present and the former principals that the number of applicants has surpassed all precedent. To obtain admission to the high school the pupils are required to pass a good examination in reading, spelling, elementary geog- raphy, grammar, arithmetic, through common and decimal fractions and their applications to denomi- nate numbers; and they must also present satisfac- tory evidence of good moral character. The course of study embraces English, German and composition; reading and deciumation; penmanship, bookkeep- ing, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, natural philosophy, chemistry, astronomy, Ameri can history, political science pee a knowledge of the covsututton of the United States and the State constitutiou, with outlines of municipal and international jaw). architectural aud mechanical drawing, practical mechanics and navigation. The French, Spanish aud German languages are aiso taught, provided the number app:ying for instruction in the same, or any one of them, be at least twenty. in addition to this puplis may be admitted to re- ceive instruction in any part of the course orin any single branch of study under the direction of the principal. From this tt will seen that the opportunities for advancement offered by the evening schvois are such as could not be surpassed, and tt Is not at all ‘surprising that the applications for adinission as pupils should be so great and that those entering should show a determination to improve. ARMY INTELLIGENCE. The following first lieutenants in the army, unas- signed, are relieved from duty as indian agents and placed on walting orders:—W. W. Mitcbell, George Atchison and J. M. Kelly. THE VIRGINIA FLOODS. The Old Dominion River on the Rampage. Fearful Scenes at Lynchburg and Harper’s Ferry. A Night of Horrors in Rich- mond. AN ENTIRE VILLAGE ENGULFED. The Valley of the James Devastated. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. A Night of Horrors—The Town of Columbia Suddenly Overwhelmed—Five Hundred Peo- pie Struggling iu the Waters. RicuMond, Oct. 1, 1870, I have just received intelligence that the same disastrous fresbet which has deluged this city completely - inundated the small town of Columbia, tn Fluvanna county, im {ts course here. The iphabitants of this quiet village, numbering 500, having had littie or no rain, retired without having any fears of a fresnet. About nine o'clock last night, however, the torrent suddenly swept over tne village in the full force of all its terrible volume, submerging every tenement, sweeping oi several houses, and carrying with it twelve or filteen persons, all of whom have been drowned. ‘The destruction of broperty in this portion of the county is great; but the telegraph lines being washed away it is impos- sible to ascertain either the loss of life or property. itis feared we have yet to learn the most serious re- sults of the Mood, WHE FLOOD IN JHE JAMES. Scenes at Richmond—Large Part of the Clty Inundated—Immense Destruction of Pro- perty—Libby Prison on Fire. RICHMOND, Oct, 1, 1870. About five o'clock this morning the freshet, in- creased by the great body of water from the Upper James, came rushing down, bringing with tt trees, lumber, barrels of flour, fragments of houses, mill- wheels, haystacks and the bodies of dead animals, rising suddenly several feet, until now it has reacned twenty-three feet above the ordinary level of the river, and is scarcely two feet from the base of the Danville railroad bridge and the foot bridge to Man- chester, The whole of Rocketts is submerged, and the peo- ple are removing their families and furniture ta boats to places of safety. Allthat portion of the city lying between ‘the James river, Shokoe ereek and Churcnill is entirely imundated. On Main strect the water is 0 high as to run through the street cars as they pass through It. Butchertown and the region known as the valley, to the north of the city, is one vast sheet of water, Large numbers of vessels have been torn from their moorings at the whacves. At Rocketts, which has been completely destroyed by the frantic rush of the waters, several thousand hogsheads of tobacco stored tn Mayo's warehouse is in imminent danger of submersion, and placards are posted requesting citizens to help remove it, Intelligence from Lynchburg this morning state that the river has had a second rise at that point, which will cause @ still greater rise here and per haps accomplish untold destruction of property. Immense crowds of people are massed in the vi- cinity of both the bridges in danger, expecting each moment to see them swept away by the tor- reat. The old market 1s submerged and the people are buying on the next street, to which the huck- sters and butchers have removed their stalls, The second floor of iiaxall’s great four mills has been cut to give vent to the water im the event of it rising to that height. The Danville train left this morning, but after proceeding two miies found four feet of water on the track, and it was forced to return, ‘The river 1s rising at the rate of one foot six inches per hour and the creaking and groaning of ap- proaching dissolution are already heard at tie bridge to Manchester. The fire department has been called out to render assistance to persons in the submerged district, and the police are stationed at places of danger to keep the excited populace back. The Libby prison has caught fire and the roaring and crackling of the Games are mingled with the hissing and seething of the madly rushing tor- rents, Owing to the great quantity of water tn the lower story of the Libby prison, the flames were soon got under, and the fire was put out without serious damage to the property in the building. Up tothe present (2 P. M) the river continues steadliy to rise at the rate already stat rounding country being a vast inund: witnessed by over thirty thousand peopie, on every hill and house top available. At quarter pagt twelve the entire portion of Mayo’s Bridge, extending from Manchester to Mayo’s Isiand, was swept away by the foaming torrents and the huge mass toated slowly down the river. Further down, towards Kocketts, all docks are com- pletely submerged and seriously damaged. The sheds and storehouses of the York River Railroad are inundatedt as also all the sheds below them, and the water 1s now up to the eaves of the Old Domin- fon Steamship Company's wharf sheds. Happily the energetic agent of this line had all the freights removed to places ot safety by nine o'clock last nigot. ‘The whari sheds of the James River line of steam- ers have been swept away, and sewrs are now enter- tained for the safety of those of the Old Dominion. At hali-past twelve a barrel factory, over two hundred eet m length, was carried away by the terrible current in the upper portion of the city. ‘The Tredegar Works are in danger of inundation, but the canal has been cut away above the water- works in the hope ol saving the works. ‘The water has risen so as to make it impossible for the street carstorun, Between Fifteenth and Eighteenth streets the cars were piled until noon, when the water coming in atthe car windows the cars Were stopped and a ferry is now run on all the main streets from Fifteenta street to Eighteenth street. The water 1s up to the counters in the stores and boats and ralts are sailing along the sidewalks. The excitement, if possibie, Increases with the rise of the river. There can be no estimate given of the damage to property, which is Immense. Half the population are moving and the scenes are exciting and fre- ed, the sur- ton, whicn ts rowded quently ludicrous, Tne Danville Katlroad bridge is next expected to go. ‘The sides of tt are now being cut to let the water pass through, Ail day the river has been dotted over with small houres and wrecks of hous tencing, dead cattle, &c., drifiing down stream. The gas works are sub- merged, An Afterneon in the Doomed City—A Series of Terrible DisastersDestruction of the anchester Bridge—Heartrending Scenes at Reocketts—The Loss $4,000,000. RICHMOND, Oct. 1=11 P. M. ‘This aMictea city seems tobe doomed. Its story is replete with terrible calamities, and disasters by fire, food and death in its most horrible form have taken it by turn since the close of the war. The burning of the busmess portion of the city in 1865 was foilowed by the disaster at Vauxhall's Island in June, 1869: then the fearful calamity at the Capitol in Aprii last, and now comes a disastrous flood, which yet tureatens to be more formidable than all tue foregoing disasters, The aspect of the inundated country beyond the river andthe half submerged city is that of a second Deluge, witn foating fragments of every specimen of article known to an industrious and civilized country people. At three P.M. the river had risen another foot, when the vastly increased raging flood lifted the remaining portion of the Manchester bridge from off the piers. This was about three hundred yards in length, and it swung round slowly until it became lengthwise in the stream, when tt moved likea huge, massive raft—an illustration of the terrible force ofthe waters. The entire bridge, neatly a mile in length, which was built by the soldiers of the Union aring Just after the evacuation of this city in 1865, was now gone, and the attention of the excited crowd became centered on the Danville Ratlroad bridge, Here the masses had to be kept back by main force, the police in various in- stances having had to resort to extreme measures. In vain the maddened element dashed egainst the base of this sturdy bridge, each hour rising higher and higher and with more powerfal force. Aiter the Manchester bridge was awept ‘away there was no resisting force beyond and the increasing volume of water against tue railroad bridge becoming more dense and dangerous, Super- intendent Dodamead had a large number of Dat loaded with 150 tons of pig and railroad tron, and at the perilous risk of the lives of an engineer, freman and gang of hands, had them piaced.on the bridge, This faved it for the preseat but as the water has not yet subsided it may yet suc- cumb to the disastrous flood. At Rockets, which is completely submerged, the scenes ol suffering and desolation were heartrend- ing, Hundreds of families were rescued from watery graves in their own bomes by boats, Hundreas of others were perched on their rooftopa to escal the surging element that each moment seemed rei to swallow them up. Whole dweilings ana stores were swept away by the conquering water that brought swift and sure destruction every half hour of the day Wooden tenements collided with each other as they were carried onward by the food, and in some instances people were rescued from thelr floating homes. During the evening the entire population of the city were on the streets. Wagons, cars and every conceivable sort of velucle were engaged removing property from half submerged warehouses, stores: and dwellings, This created a terrible din—now ploughing through water up to the horses’ back, now colliding with each other and fre- quently upsetting their loads. Drivers yelled and swore at each other, women and children were crying on every side, and the thoughtiess mob cheered as they witnessed some new achieve- ment of the victorious flood.; From Fuwenth to Nineteenth streets, on Cary, Main and Frank- lin, which were impassable at an early hour, a bumber of ferries were improvised, which during the afternoon drove a thriving busi- ness conveying pussengers over the flood, In this section [am informed that the goods of a number of merchants, who had just purchased their fail stocks in New York, were seriously dai- aged. So sudden was the appearance of the water this morning and #0 quickly did it rise on the streets that efforts to save goods were commenced when too late. In many Cases rough estimates place the damage nearly $4:000,000, including all sorts of property, an bat for the Hanah word ae by @uperintendent Bates, of West Virginia Engineer Corps, of the approach of the flood, it would far exceed this. Those who regarded the warning voice of his des- patch, which plainly stated the danger, were suc- cessful in saving thelr property; others, belleving it would) not be much of a@ freshet, lost it. At Morris’ large sugar refinery the water burat up the doors, dropping allof the machinery into the basement. All the large cotton, corn and four mulls, employ- ing 2,000 hands, have been forced by the food to stop operations, The city water works have also been stopped, having becn so badly damaged that they cannot be repaired in two weeks. The reser. ‘oir only contains hve days’ supply for the city. All the icehouses of the city are on the river bank, and are twenty feet under water. The water is eee te nataeeneel seven feet higher than ever known before, A despatch from Lyncuburg says that the river there 1s rising again. From the ordinary level of the river the flood has ached twenty-six fect and is now about one foot “uth the track on the railroad bridge, with no signs of going down before morning, Sedden, Lee & Co, A. 8, Lee, Tardy & Co., Mayo, R. L. Willlams & Co., H, M. Smith & Co., and all the merchants on Cary aud Main streets, between Fifteenth and Seven- teenth, besides the steamship companies, are the principal sufferers by the flood. ‘To add to the misfortunes of the event to-night the city is in gloomy darkness, the gas works luiv- ing been completely submerged. Here and there the sickly glare of a candle can be seen in the win- dows in some of the stores. Few people are on the streets and hundreds are waterbound in their homes, but the terrible roar of the flood as tt cla- wae lor fresh destruction can be heard every- where. From all accessible sources of information {t ts believed here that the rain which caused the great Treshet in the James was the result of only two days’ duration ta the northwestern portion of the State. where complaints of a drought had existed antl within a week past. The rapid appearance, wonder ful velocity and great destructiveness of the flood is unprecedented in the history of freshew im this State, ‘The Danville railroad bridge still holds out against the insatiate Water, Which 1s said to be still though slowly rising. Of over two hundred families made homeless by the flood, one-half are camped on the heights of Chimborazo, overlooking Rockets, and great desti- tullon and suffering exist among them. There is yet no direct telegraphic communication with Lynchburg. No mails have been received, and the news via Augusta, Ga., Is exceedingly meagre. The Lynchburg Calamity—lIacidents of the Flood—Destruction of Railroad Bridges aud Buildiugs—Great Loss of Life. RICHMOND, Oct, 1, 1870, The onty intelligence received of the Lynchburg disaster by the flood comes from Concord, a depot on the South Side Ratlroad, six miles from that city and tnis side of the bridges swept away Thursday night. It 1s as follows:—The most sudden as well as the most destructive freshet ever known in this section occurred at Lynchburg yesterday aiter- noon, reaching an unprecedented height during we night. Great destruction both of Iie and property has resulted, Bridges have been swept away aud houses: floated off, and for miles the river is fitied with the debris of wrecked buildings, disjointed timbers and broken furaiture. Parties from Lynchburg this morn- ing represent the excitement there as most Intense, The unparalleled suddenness of the food, the sub- mersion of the lower part of the city and the great damage caused thereby, have produced a profound feeling in the community. The toll bridge counecting the city with the county opposite, and which has been in use for many years, first yielded, between nine and ten Pp. M., to the force of the waters, and was carried down against the fine new iron bridge of the South Side Raliroad, at we upper end of the fsland. In a brief while the latter structure tumbled and was swept along, a wreck, upon the rushing current. The new iron bridge at the lower end of the island also i down under the pressure of the broken masses of the bridges above forced against it by the current, The destruction did not stop here. The wooden bridge over the James river, six mules from Lynchbu: was also carried away and portions of tt w lodged against the banks of the river mi beiow. ‘The isiand near the city, over Which the South Side Railroad runs and unon which stood @ number of buildings, Was submerged to the depth of fuily ten feet. Every house here was swept away except the freight depot, tne engine house and a@portion of the residence occupied by Captain Peterson Goodwyn. Captain Goodwyn escaped with his family, ia company wiih Mrs. Willfam Turnbull and three children, of Dinwiddie county, across one of the bridges but a few minutes before {twas washed away. They lost all their furniture, clothing and valuables, Captain ¥. A. Goodwyn, master of transportation on the road, arrived at Lynchourg on the afternoon tratu for Petersburg. Apprehending danger from the freshet, which was rapidly approaching at that hour, he ordered the removal of all the cars irom the island, and personally superinvended the work, By his exertions the cars were all saved and the freight trains coming up from Petersburg stopped beyond the reach of dan- ger. Captain Goodwyn, with some half a dozen hands, were caught on the island by the food and cut oif from all assistance. They were compelied to seek safety by climbing to the roof of the freight house, where they remained all night unul rescued this morning, The Orange and Alexandria Railroad bridge es- caped. The depot building, though partially sub- merged, was not destroyed. The gas works were under water and the city left in darkness during the night. The washing away of tie tele- graph poles destroyed telegraphic communication with the city in this direction. It is impossibie to estimate the loss of life by the flood, but it 1s belleved from best information received from Lyncuburg that from twenty to thirty persons were A number of bodies were seen floating ‘iver, some of which were recognized, but whose names | did not learn. Among the lost are a Mrs. Ransom and daughter. It will probably be several days before all the missing are known. The 1038 to the South Side Railway Company in the de- struction of 14s fine bridges will be very sertous and some tne will elapse before the damage can be repaired, TUE FLOOD IN THE POTOMAC, Business Suspended in Georgetown—Damnge to the Cuesapenko Canal—The Capital City Excited=Southeru Railroad Travel Sus- pended, WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 1870. The destruction of property along the Potomac. at Georgetown and in this city, by the terrible freshet, which began in this locality this morning, is beyond calculation, Owing to the nature of the coun- try and the swollen condition of the river and tributary streams {tt has been impos- sible to ascertain anything definite beyond Georgetown. At that place the extensive coal wharves of the various companies have been swept of their freight, and all places of business along Water street completely submerged. Business was entirely suspended to-day, the merchants being en- gaged in removing what goods they could to places ofsafety. ‘The chain bridge, which formed such an important link between Maryland and Virginia during the late war, has been partly destroyed. It had been in very bad order for months past, and was considered unsafe for travel. The Potomas has been covered all day with the debris of the property destroyed at Harper's Ferry, and the points favorable for observing the freshet have been during the day thronged with spectators. Aqueduct Bridge, which crosses the river from the upper part of Georgetywa to Rosy, © q was a fe at stx o'clock thisevening. As it ts butt on / solid sf 00 piers Chere i#no fear bub what is wit stand the Pressure, The water in the canal waa let ‘vernoon to prevent any accident that ot iF So happen to the structure from the back water. ‘The damage to the Chesapeake and Ono Canai wl probably be very great from Pd point to Harps Ferry, evidences of the being apparent *t the locks in Georgetown. Foeeuce. boats, barges, aa t especially the boating houses the Potomac river clubs, have been greatly damaged. In tlils city the 4 aniage Wil be principally from the overtiow of wh'@, canal and along the river r Long Bridge was sw twat tty Materuoofy’ but It Ws. thought the. rall- road bridge just beyd it will escape, an tt has withstood the e: . of previous freshets. No trains, however, passed @ver this afternoon, and it 18 reported that enoeanal ef the embankment on the Virginia side has been waa'hed away. The canal, which has been, and alway! Will be, the greatest nuisance Washington can emture, Was flooded as early as twelve o'clock, and, oh’@ Water contnuln; to rise, Centre Markel was parth ly submerged an: business wholly suspended. The Water was backed up through the sewers, so that nearly alt of the Lusineds houses on both sides of Peansylyanta- avenue were inundated, The baarment of the St: James Hotel, corner of Sixth mrcet and the avenue, south side, was flooded, and steam fire engines called tuto service to keep the aye hee doing further damage. The basement Uonal, opposite the St. James, was also ly flooded, ‘The streets south of the avenue and betweem the caual are covered with water, and residences d places of business were only accessible on rafts and in boats, All of the beige connecting this portion of the city wiih South Washington were un- passible to pedestrians during the latter of the day, and at some points a lively business was done in carting people across at five cents ahead. There havo deen reports of loss of life in this vicinity, bus nothing reliable can be ascertained respecting there rumors, ‘I'he rise in the river was sudden and whohty unexpected, It seems to have been 80 all along che Potomac and the damage is only equatled by the great food whioh swept away a portion of the towa of Kilicott’s Mills three years sinoe, Despatches have been received this onening from Harper's Ferry by Wasuington and ys <4 town merchants advising them to oO reater precautions against the effects of the reshet, asthe river is still rising. Tne Ohtet of Police has also been similarly advised, and the occu- ants of shanties along the line of the canal have been ordered to vacate their domiclies. The water has not receded and with the flood tide to-night tt us expected the river will rise much higher than It hag durtug the day. What is known as the White Lot, in the rear of the grounds of the Exec- utive Mansion, 18 submerged, There are indt- cations of a heavy rain storm in the west and it 18 feared the damage to property will be greatly inc ed during the night. The news from Harper's Fi are al present meagre, but suiicient to Indicate a terrible destruction to property, an: Probably great loss of life, At Alexandria the Wharves and warehouses are flooded, with the pro- spect of much damage to property along the une of the Potomac river. TRE FLOOD IN THE 8H DOAN. Harper’s Ferry Submerged—Stone and Brick Unable to Resist the Kushing Ploods—Fiity Lives Lost. WHEELING, Oct. 1, 1370. Despatenes from Harper's Ferry, West Virginta, via Sandy Hook, Maryland, announce a great dood in the Shenandoah river. The lower portion of the town of Harper's Ferry t# coipletely sub- merged. Many substantial stove and brick houses have been carried away and a great number are rapidly crumbiing. Over filty lives have been lost, and great numbers are in imminent peril, without the possibulity of help reaching them, Rapid Rise of ‘the Wators—Many Lives Lost—An Entire Family Engulphed. ALEXANDRIA, Oct, 1, 1870. ‘The freshet in the Potomac is very great. The river 4s filled with débris of fences, bridges, houses, furniture, barrels of four, &c, Some of the wharves are overflowed. The damage to the Orange and Alexandria Ratt- Toad amounts to the washing away of four bridges, ‘The bridges over the north and south forks of the, Shenandoah were wasted away, and the rige of that. river Was more rapid than ever known before. Mills and houses on its banks were washed awa: and many lives were lost. One family was at break- fast ana the house was washed away, and all but the head of the family were drowned. There have been no trains from Lynchburg since Wednesday night. All trains run reguiarly wo Frout Royal and Gordonaville. The Chesapeake and Ohio canal is thought to have sustained serious damage, a3 breaks at Knoxville and Hancock are already reported, MYSTERIOUS DROWNING CASE. The dead body of a man dressed tn satlor’s clothes was washed ashore on Long Island Sound, near City Island, Westchester county, yesterday morning. It appears that a schooner was lying at anchor of City Island about a week ago, and {fn the morning tie man who had been placed on watch duting the night, had mysteriously disappeared. The body found ts supposed to be that of the missing sailor. Coroner Batugat2 was notified. ‘TELEGRAPHIC KEWS (TEMS. The Star Glass Works at New Albany, Ind., were burned yeaterday morning. Loss $100,000. George D. Cary, convicted of the murder of George John- son, Syracuse, N.Y., last April, was yeaterday sen enced to be bat don the 2itu of November. ‘The labor reformers of the Missourt Second district have renominated Hon. G. A. Finkelnbarg as the republican 6 didate for re-election to Congress. The democrats of the Ninth district have nominated Judgo A. King, of St. Charles, for Congress, ‘The aggregate of the population of the following counties of New Work haa been returned to | nited States Marshal Quimby : Onondaga, Chautauque, Wyoting, Scbuyler, Liv ingaton, Yates, Chemung, Urieans, Wayne, Ontario, Monroe, Tioga, Tompktas, uben, Cattaraugus, ‘Madison, , the population EUROPEAN. MARKETS. LONDON Monry MARKET.—LONDON, Oct. 11:90 P, Consois closed at 92g for both monty and the ac ten fve-twenty bonds, 4982, 9936 a Central FRANKY 37. -PRANKTORT, Sept, 90—Fventag.— United States five-twenty bods closed heavy at U4 tor the of 1383, ERPOOL COTTON MARKRT.—LivERrOO! 1:80 P. M.—-The market cloned \aiet., Middilag uplands, 84, 5 middling Orleans, 87%. Tho aulea of the been 10,005 bales, including 2,000 for export and speculation. LIVERPOOL, PRODUGE MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Oct. L.— ‘Torpentine 984, 64. . per owt. TAVERPOOL PROVISIONS MARiceT: —LIvmEPOOL, Oct. Cheese 65s. per cwt. for the best grades of American 6) Oct. 1 Lox ODUCE MARKET. LONDON, Oct. L— firmer but unchanged. i PRTROLZUM MARKFT.-ANTWrRP, Oct. 1~Evening. —Po- troleum closed quiet at 52}¢f. for standard white. Died. Brrxa.—In Brooklyn, Junta Byrys, the third eldest dangnhter of tho late Garret Byrns, la the Lith year of her age, friends and acqnaintences are respectfully tn- vited to attend the feral, from her late residence, corner Hicks and [funtington streets, Brooklyn, on Monday afternoon, at three o'clock. (Cor Other Deaths See Fifth Page.) Stop Thie' hen the London Wallet Ree leving expert discovered that his victim's pockets contained “nary w red,” he advised him to be on his guard, as thero were @ great many thieves in London, and some of them might pick his pockets! In like manner, unprinoipted vend. ers of questionable mixtures and deleieriona noatrums for the hair, ery out “Lead, Sulphur,” and other abominations, as contained in preparations not their own, when, as the trath geta daylight upon It, we find thelr viie, filth; only cont da iti of trash not ing the above proscribed articles, but their bottles outed upon the inside with the destructive at- er—their corks, coming in contact with contents, b: da sooty recrement at the bottom of the botti which you do not percelye slinply because paper shielda w not permit you! Tum the bottle upside down, direct the eye towards its neck, and what do you behold? Recrement, aco- fa, dross, soot’ and slay--a ‘conglomeration of Aith, ‘truly sombre and melancholy to look upou! Use those, and tn- stead of darkened bar you will ba binek scalp, paralysis of the nervous functions, and, in a wort time, no bair to n R AMERICA, which is asctear as crystal d sparkling as @ diamond of the first water. 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Any Connoisseur Will Readily Admit That WOUDWORTE'S NILSSON BOUQUEY ts oqual in fragrance and durability to the best imported perfumery. Atkinson's (of London) Enalish Perfomeren Stephanotis, Gardenia and others. The genuine only at J.C. KUSHTON’S, Broadway, coraer of Twenty ith street, Depot for Congress and Empire Spring Waa TERS, Chambers street, near Broadway. None genulow sold ob draught. Moyn! Havana Lottery.—Prizes Paid ia oid. Enformation furoiabed. The bigheat rates paid (or Boudtocns and all kinds of Gold and Silver. TAYLOR & CO., Bankers, 16 Wail street, New York. Tho Great Political: Leaders of the Empire State are marabaliing their forces for the coming campaign; and (he great fashion leader, whose name is KNOX, paring triumphal wreaths for the victors, and cro comiort for the vanquished, at 218 Broadway, corner of ton atroet. Buch hata! The KNOX head xeur of the past, pre- sent and future bave been, are, and will be. tho most desir Pa Ky, woru by democrats, repubiicwas, or any vlner