The New York Herald Newspaper, December 7, 1870, Page 3

* FRANC?. ee Terrible Fighting Near Orleans on Saturday. Da Patadines Army Badly ~ Beatcn. Thirty Guns and Cne Thousand Prisoners Taken by the Germans. Despatch from King William Announcing t2e Victory. Report from Tours Admitting the Disaster. Further Details of tho Fighting Before Paris, Great Heroism Displayed by the French. Recapturo of Champigny and Brie by the Germans. THE BATTLE NEAR ORLEANS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Hing Wiltauw’s Repert—Defeat of tho French=Thirty Guns and @no Thousand Prisoners Taken—German Losses Mod- erate—Captures Near Amiens. Beruty, Dec. 5, 1879. Queen Avgista has received the followmg de- spatch from the King: VERsAILLEs, Sunday—Mtdnight. After two diys! battle, m whlch une army of the Grand Duke of Meckleaburg wes matily engaged, Manstelu’s corps captured St. Jean, a railway station and suburb of Orleans, Thirty gnus aud 1,00) prisoners were tiken, Tue Prussian los was Moderate; Wrangel’s division swfered most. The Prussians found niue cannon and much am- Munition on the ficid before Autens, WILUELM. Report from Tours~Terrible Fighting on Ee day—Tice Army of the Luire Defeuted— Heavy Losses in Killed, Wounded and Prisoners ~iwenty-fve Crunon Lost~Or- Teuns to bo Attarked. Touns, Dee. 5, 1970. After terrible fighting during the whole of yester- ay the Army of the Loire, covering Orleans, was overpowered by a concentrated attack of the German forces under the Duke of Mecklenburg, and forced wo abandon their positions with a heavy loss in kil.ed, wounded and prisoners, and also twenty-five guns. ORLEANS TO BE ATTACKED, ‘The Germans occupted the ratiway station north @f Orieans, aud it isexpected they will attack the chty to-day. Intense Excitement in Tours<Marrow Escapo of Gambetta—Tireat to Court Murtint Paine dines, Lonpon, Dee, 6, 187 A Correspondent at Tours telegraphs on the Stu: Intense excitement prevails here and a great crowd B gathered at the Irefecture reading tue unfavora- blo news. Gambe'ta, in trying to reach Oricans, was prevented by the enemy, who took possession of the railway; the ullans fired at lim and his es. cape was a miracle. Me returned at three o'clock (bis morning. Paiadines evacuated Orleans to avoid bomardment, and they talk of trying him by court martial. RIVLED CANNONS EXPECTED STATES, It 1s reported that 300 rifed cannon are on the way yrom the United States to Frauce; and at last ac- counts from Tours the government was anxiously awaiting their arrival to complete tne equipment of the Army of the Loire. FROM THE UNIFED THE FIGHTING BEFORE PARIS. TELEGRAM TO THE KEW YOAX HERALD, Oalcial Report from Vuris-A Breach Victory on Friday—The Marne Recrossea—A French Goneral Killed—Uxtrnerdinary Losses of tho Gerwans—Paris Enthusiastic. Tours, Dec, 6, 1870, The government has recelved by balloon from Paris oficial reports to the 4th of the progress and regults of qie movement made by Gcueral Ducrot Against the Prussian Hues of tavestment, FRECH ViCTORY ON FRIDAY. They state that Thuraday was passed in burying the Gead onl sucecriag the wounded. On Friday mMoruing the Prussians attacked with great impetu- oaity tie Freach at Champ.gny and in front of Villiers. Afier seven hours’ fighting the enemy failed to carry the positions of the French aad re- treated, leaving their dead and wounded on the Geld. Their losses were from 1,000 to 20,000, THE MARNE RECROSSED—UASUALTIES FRENCH GENERALS, On Saturday the French recrossed the Marne and took up positions, Tae enemy made no atrempt to | resist them. General Ducrot greatly distinguished Mimseifin the battle of Friday. Among the killed | Js General Lachararus (Lacbariére?) and General Renault was badly wou AMONG ide } agotler inst EXTRAORDINARY LOSSES OF THE GERMANS. General Sonnitz, 1m his report, says the troops ho attacked the frencn were Saxons and War- tembergers; their numbers exceeded 100,000, Their | losses must have been extraordinary, for nes ay they were so Weakened that they suffered the | French to cross the river unopposed, PARI3 ENTHUSIASTIC. The suc sof the French troops created the Wildest enthusiasm in Parts. Farther Particulars of the Sorties—Splendid | Fighting by the French—The Assault Upon Charipigny of Epernay—Its Wecapture—Hopes of German Officers, and Villiers=Capture Lowpox, Dee. 5, 1870, 8 Writes On the Isti— Acorrespondent at Versa LOSSES OF TIE G. ‘The prisoners taken by the Wurtembergers and Saxons numbered $00, Tne W ‘Lombergers lost $00 io kitted and wounded, incluaing forty omicers, and ‘te Saxons ost 199 men, including ten oficers, ‘TUB ASSAULT UPON CUAMPIaNY AND VILLIFRS. ‘The French crossed the Marne bya bridge ncar Brie, under cover of tho guns of Fort Nowent, Mav- Na | cess. Ab Une sane Ume he continued to paruclpate NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. ing pontooned the river chey deployed in three diferent direcuons, throwing out their right towards Champtgny, tio right centre press- ing on for Villiers and the left developing in the direction of Nolay. All fought with great obstinacy. The German loas in the sortie at Stains wasinconsiderable, Shells fe'l at a greater range than it was petioved the forts could carry, reaching beyond Montmorency. The whole range ‘Was 6,300 metres. SPLENDID CHARGE BY THE FRENCH AND CAPTURE Oy HPERNay. At Epernay the French made a rush at three in the afternoon and surprised a baitallon of the Seventy- first; under a heavy fre from Briche the French simultaneously burst out from Fort St. Denis: and a gunboat, coming down the stream, swept the banks clear of the German forces ana landed @ force at Fpernay, occupying the honses near the river and west of the village, haif surrounding on@ battalion of the Seventy-first regiment unawares, The French were in overwhelming numbers. BECAPTURE OF THS VILLAGE. The Germans fell back fighting and évacnated tho villas Reinforcements arriving near St. Gratien the French barricaded Epernay. The Germans sent the whole of the Fifteentn brigade, the Seventy-first and Thirty-first regiments, six battalions in all, to retake the viiloge, This force advancing rapidly, the French weve driven out in two hours. The Gere mans lost 200 men and thirteen officers. HOPES OF THK GERMAN OFFICERS. Another despatch from the same correspondent, dated December 3, in the afternoon, says:—The German officers believe the slege may still extend beyond Christmas on military grounds, but they hope the French are discouraged by their fuflures in the recent sorties, espectally oy the final recapture of Champigny yesterday, WAVER ISOLATED, A telegram from Havre, dated at six o'clock yes terday (Monday) evening, states that all commue nication bet wcen that exty and the intertor of France 1s severed. RUSSIA. National Unity and Determination from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Bismarek Cautious of the British Diplomacy. RUSS N UNITY, TELECAAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Tho Anctent Aristocracy LCntensely Loyal— Will “honlder the Masket for the Throne. Lonnon, Dec. 6, 1870. The Moscow nobility have presented an address of tianks to the Emperor on Prince Gortchakots circular, ond for the abolition of class distinction in the compulssry military service, declaring them- selves “ready to serve in tne ranks for the defence of the integrity of Russia.” Tho Excentive Assumes the Sole Responsi- bility. Lonpon, Dec. 6, 1870, Aspecial correspondent telegraphs from Bt. Pe- tersburg on Monday:—The Russian government forbids a national subseription for the Black Sea fleet, becauso such an object ts iNegal during peace and because We governurcnut ts paying all land and naval expenses, BISMARCK AND BRITAIN, TELEGRAM TO THE KEW YORK HERALD, TLo Prus ian Premier Very Cautious of St. Jame: Lonpon, Dee, 5, 1870. Mr. Oo Russell's misston “hangs fire.’ Bismarck is willing to discuss ta a friendly tone with England, but makes no pledges, OBsITtvARY. Hiram Walbricge. After brief iliness of four days Mr. Walbridge dica yesterday afternoon at the Astor House tn this erty, The annouucement of his death wil be recetved with deep regret, for there have been few New York merchants whose busiiess mtegrity and tne general excellence Of whose private characters have made them more popular in mercantile and social circles than the deceased, A descendant of General Walbridge, who fought at Benuingien during tho Revolution, Mr. Wal- bridge sprang from good New Evgland stock, bat was himsell born av Ithaca, in this State, on the 2d of February. 1821. In early clildbood he moved with his parenis to Ghio, and in 1889 entered the University of that State. It was not long after, however, that he was cxnelied, and for & most unusual cause, Although then but nineteen years of age he was an ardent politician of democratic prociivities, but having become person- ally acquainted with General Harrison, at whose house he was a trequent guest, ke formed a deep attachment for the victor of Tippecanoe, and when the whig leader was a candidate for the Presidency supporied him. During the canvass he was invited to @ political mecting, and ou ths University authorities refusing to grant him permission to attend went without leave, In the midst of a speech which he was delivering he was informed that he had been expelicd for disobedience. He coutinued nis re- marks without betraying any annoyance, and alter the meeting adjourned went back to the college, packed up his books and clothing and returned home, Subsequently he finished his education at vtton of learning. On arriving atthe aze of manhood Mr. Welbridge | went to Poiedo, Where he resided for some years, and where he served @ term as Alderman of tha city. Iu i844 he was commissioned a brigadier plaias the of “General? ever after prefixed to hits During the Mexican war he was offered colonele, of volunteer regumeat, but ed it, and soou after moved to New York, where he ever atier rostded. Mere ed in mercantile pursuits with great suc- general of Obfo militia, a jact which tile name, a iu the politics of the day, The efforts of the bilsh a republic m 1843 and the ugele of the Hungarians for maependence reeeived his warm sympatiy. On his return from a visit {o Europe in sol he was elected a member of Congress, but before taking his seat spent some months in visitiug Caliloruia, Atinis time Mr. Waibridge was a stanch demo in the House of Keprosentatives he siguals is ofictal career by the energy aud persistence With Which he advocated alk measures ce: 10 promote vur commerce, fle opposed the theory of protection with ability, and tncroduced resolutions in relation LO Our Marie ryhls, the adoption of whieh at the Uine would have placed us to-day im a more Nonorable po-11on Unan We occupy. Towards the cud 61 hts term the democracy Of bis districé ou red to revemiaate General Watbvidge. He decined, because of the serious tujury wich had been im: flicted npon Ws ousiiess during bisabsence, Finan. cially he Was then nearly ruined, but he resumed bustiess with determiuation to recover from his re. vers aud In afew years Was hore prosperous than ever, When the secession movement began he at once i elf in favor of tne adoption of co- { | \ measures, Mr. Walbridge was @ personal Irieod and warm supporter of Uie late Stepnen A. Douglas, aud held the ideas of (hat gentleman on the subject of State sovereignty. At the outoreak of hostilities he urged the government to call out 60),000 men, predicting that the ‘Would be long and desperaie if overwuelming fore I Ie titer ails of ete ir. Lincoin the mii! Todument at Port Royal and Beaurore, on the South Carona coast. Bot these facts were admitted in | Sarecner, 1801, in a letter writicn to himby Mr. | jncotn, During the rebellion he visited various parts of the country, delivering 8) in behalf of the Onion, In 1862 he was a candidate for Co! gupporied by the republicans, but was beaten Tammany Deminee, Excepting one term as @ resentative, he never held public office, although he was employed in a private capacity by the govermment, rendering tmpor ant effe-tive service to the coun- try. Contrary to general expectation he did not re- {urn to the democracy after the suppression of the repel\ion, He epposed the reconstruction policy of Presideat Johnson, and was & ‘e} te the Loyalists’ Convention, which me Mm Phijadelpiia in 1380, Walbridge Was President of tho crest Interpational Com mercial Convention, which met in Detroit in tho sammer of 1.65, aud subsequently presided over weveral commercial conveuttons which met at various potnts In the Umon, Personally. he wag one of the most smiable an compantonade of meu. He @ gent tomper and warm heart, and was ever ready to uid the unfortunate, reinain: be taken to Washtngton to-day (Wednesday) for interment at Ingleside, his country seat, W. D. Wustington. W. D, Washington, Professor of Drawing and Painting at the Virginia Military Institute in Lex- ington, died on Friday last, December ?. He was a native of Westmoreland county and @ grand- nephew of General George Washington. A pupil and tatimate friend of the late Emanuel Leutze, Mr. Washington studied for several years under his direction ut Dusseldorf. He was well aud favorably known as an artist in thia city, where he had long becn in the habit of re- siding for @ portion of each year. Among his best painUngs ure “The Intercepted Marriage” (la Mr. Coreoran’s collection at Washington), “A Briish Spy Brought In Before General ton” (in tae coteetion of the late Mr. Mac Id, of Baiti- more), “The Attic Philosopher,” **rhe Last Toucn,"”” “the Christening 1a Grace Church,” ‘fhe Cuef Cook” and an excelient portrait of the late General Kovert E, Lee, A large circle of friends will meurn the premature death of a gentleman who Was no less: Kiud-heai ted aud witty than Le was accomplished. = WASHINGTON. Intreduction of Important Bills Before Congress. Bill to Ab. lish the Offices of Admiral and Vice Admiral in the Navy. Proposal to Abolish the Income Tax. Republican Caucus---Senator Present. Presentation of the New French Minister, Schurz WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 1870. Republican Senntorial Cancus. ‘The Republican Senatorial Caucus, which was held thls morning, was the object ef considerable interest among politicians of both parties. ‘There had been in circulation a rumor to the effect that tie party discipline would be brought to bear upon the rebel. ttous Schurz, of Missourl, on account of his aiding and abetting the new party movement in thar State, “och Chandler and one or two other radical Senators were known to be on the war path, They had sworn vengeance and raised a cry for blood, {t was expected that Schurz NEW YORK CITY. ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past trventy-four hours in com- parison with the corresponding day of last year, a8 indicated by the thermemeter at Audaut's Phar- macy, BERALD Building, corner of Ann street:— 1869, 1870, 40 (63 3P. M, 53 6P.M.... 63 9 P.M. 62 12 P.M... Average temperature fer cerrespondipg date ‘age temperatare yesterday... . jast year........ 8 The sub/ect of marine torpedoes, with the resuits of experiments, will be discussed to-night at the mecting of the New York Soctety of Practical En- glneers at Cooper Union, “The Stable Gang” gave Mr. Wiu. Dewey a grand birthday “blow out” last evening at their headquar- ters, Fun, song, story and sociability generally were the order on the occasion, Commissioner 0: en Bren- nan, ex-Supervisor Oliver, Police Commissioner pital Shandley, Alderman Mitchell, “Oofty Goott? and others were present, and everything Passed off 1n Most glorious style. A well-known member of the demt-monde was drugged and robbed, according to her statement, by a hackman on Monday night, Ono of Captain Borden's detectives arrested the man she charged with committing the robbery. He was locked w and yesterday arraigned at Jefferson Market. Bohemian got the news on Monday night; but Bor. den 0. iis sergeunts assured the legular reporters that there were no items at his place for them. Why? Mons. Favarger gave the fifth and last of the course of French readings yesterday at the hall of the Union League Club. Mons, Favarger read seiec- ions from Linquet, Voltaire, Brucys, Lamartine, Victor Hogoand Pons de Verdun. A select and ap preciative audience was in aitendance, and the entertainment received froin ail most anqualified commendation, Some energetic ladies, with the connsel and pe- cuntary aid of a few philanthropic gentlemen, have organized a Dispensary and Hospital Society of the Women’s Institute, at 450 Sixth avenue, im order to give gratuitons medical treatment to inva'td women in the mitddte rank of society, whose Itiitted in- comes preven. thelr paying for skilful medical treat- ment, and aiso to provide female physicians for those Who prefer them. Mile, 0. Pousson, of 860 Rroadway, will send to France by the steamer Pereire, on Saturday next, a case contaiying linen and clothing for the sick and wounded In the French hospitals, and for the fam!- lies rendered destitute by tne war. Mile. Kousson has already done some noble work In this regard, and she now asks all wishing to aid the object above Meationed to send their contributions to the above- mentioned place. Tt is charged that John Thompson went tnto the house 133 Greene street the other night to steal the diamonds of the lady boss. He told his project to one of ber gang, and it was told to Captain McClary. The lattcr detailed officer Finlay to go to the house and wateh. Finlay did not like to gothere. He went, however, and hid in @ closet, and saw Johnny “go through’? the mistress’ wardrobe and bureau drawers, Finlay sized aim whon he had seized the arucies. 'Tuompson was before Justice Cox yes- terday tu consequence, and In due time will be before eltner Judge Dowling or Judge Bedford, Bad for Thompson, The cloction for oMicers of Typographical Union, No. 6, for 1871, was held last night with the fol- lowing result:—President, Charles 6B, Smitn; Vice President, William I. Lavahan; Secre- tary, Robert 0. Harmon; Treasurer, Bobert F. Kerr; Fund Trustee, Charles M. Young; ustees, Heury Diehr and John ©. Robinson; Sergeant-at-aring, Joun J. Browne; Executive Com- miitee, E. B. Cogswell, New York “umes; J. Ul. Gof, Francis Mart & Cv.; John A. Kenney, Demo- eat; Wiliam Napper, Ray's; J. G. Lynas, Herald ; G, W. Green, Shoe and Leather Reporer ; Thomas F. McCarthy, Matt; Joseph Payes, Dunn & Oo's.; Henry Barns, Tribune ; Charles G@, Palmer, Shipping Gazelte; F. E. Macdonough, World ; Henry Bucker, Transcript. ATTEMPTED MURDER IN CLEVELAND. A Man Attempts to ‘settle a Little Private Quarrel by Suooting Down His Opponent. (From the Cleveland Herald, Nov. 26.) The neighbourhood of Commercial and Fourth Streets, between the Haymarket region and the canal, Was put into a state of great excitement at @bout hali-pust tive o’ctock of Tuanksgiving even- tog, by the reported atte:npt of John Schecitele to . G. Remington, The circumstances, #8 re- lated by purties witnessing the affalr,are as [oliow: Several men were in the saloon of Mrs, Schechtele drinking, and got into @ dispute, John Schechteie was sJanding by, and, thougit being no party to the agiair, put ina vord or two, which was offensive, and was told by the ope aiterwards shot to ‘shut up.) Senecntele reel roughly, and in & moment stopped into a bedroom adjouiung tue bar, got a loaded shot gun ana, sianding in the door, amed it tthe young man and fired at a distance or six oF eight ject from nim. ‘The enure contents were lodgid in almost a solid mass in the left breast, near the shoulder, ‘The impured man excluimed, “L am shot! and fell, penech ran ovtol the house closely fuilowed by Patrick Ryan Sdward Cole Jing, who caught tin, aud after much siruggiing, in which Schecittle's forehead received a yash, suc ceeded jan geting started with him to the Cen- tral station, Belore thelr arrival there, how- ever, they Were inet by Clef Detective Senmitt, and tie later unmediately proceeded Lo the piace of the fracas. Dr. Laisy Wad casied, who immediately set about getting oat the shot and wadding from tbe Wound, Some of the Shot Went neariy out atthe back. eo surgeon thinks that Wo inflacunavion does not eet In there is no danger of tue wouad being fatal. Scheentele is a butcher by trade, and @ quarrel- some man, Whose Whe gota divorce from a year or two since for abuse and drauukenness, Le af wards troubled her much with threatening to kul her if she muiried any one else, Latterly, liowever, they have been irwudiy and he hag becn tn the habit ot hangiug around her premises, ‘AS iate as Friday noon Remington was still lying at the house of Mrs. Scuechtele, and was suffering great pam, Le was ab empioyé iu one of the oil refineries, New YOuK OFFICIAL CANVASS. ALBANY, Dec, 6, 1870 The State canvassers continued the count of the voto yesterday aud comptcted it, with the lollowtag result:— FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, Alnle ©. Beach, deuoerat 399,057 bigismund Kannan, re 8U8,168 FOR CoM Asher P, Nichols, democrat + 599,106 Abia W. Paiuer, republican + 388,386 FORK CANAL COMMISSIONER—FULL TERM. [ entertain the hope, Mr. Presigent, Jota D. Fay, democrai.. 599,468. Absalom Neison, republican, oo. 968,103 FO INSPECTOR OF BTATR PRISONS. Soiomon Scheu, democrat. ++ 898,759 Jonn Parkhurst, republican, vevee 967,086 | would share the fate of Doolittle, Dixon and Cowan, when they cast their lot with Andy Johnson, Schurz, however, pald no att2ntion to these threats, and wes among the first to march {nto the caucus this morning. During the proceedings uo allusion was made to his conduct in Missourl, nor were there apy hints about reading him out of the party, The attendance at the cancus was not large. Very little was done beyond ap- pointing & cominities, cons!sting of Senators Chand- ler, Williams, Rice, Kamsvy, and Morrill of Vermont, to revise the Senate committees, The proposition to elect new officers for the Senate was not brought forward, and tt 13 thought nothing will be done in this direction until the close of the present session. There will be another cancu to-morrow or next day to hear the report of the committee and to de- elde upon the general order of business for tho session. Excitement in the House—Bill to Abolish the Rank of Aduiral and Vico Ade miral. General Logan succeeded tn creating a sensation in the House to-day by the introduction of the low!ng bill:— Be It enacted, &c,, That the office of Admiral in the Navy be and the same is bereby abolisned, there being noW @ Vacancy in sald office, and all laws and paris of Jaws creating sald e¢fiice shall, by virtue of this act, henceforth be held to be repealed. Section 2 And be 1 further enacted, That the oMce of Vice Admiral in the Navy shail continue until a vacincy sliall oceur tn tie same, and no longer, and when such Mucy shalt oceur In said oflce immediately thereupon all laws end parts of laws creating sated office sliall become inop- erative, and ehall, by virtue of this act, thenvefer- ward be heid to be repealed, Under ordinary circumstances no parttenlar atten- tion would Rave been paid to this bil, but coming as it did, immediately after the recently published correspondence concerning Admiral Porter and the President, members naturally listened attentively as the Clerk read the title—‘A bili to abolish the offices of Admiral and Vice Admiral in the navy,” Logan asked ® present consideration for the bill, and announced his intention of putting it on its passage. This required unanimous consent, Several members objected, whereupon Logan with- drew the bill, amd gave notice that he would tutro- duce it on Monday next and press it to a vote under & suspension of tho rules. Everybody naturally Jumped at the conclusion that Logan was atining at Porter. The supposition was that be tntenaed to punish the Admiral, first, for specking dis- paragingly of Grant, aad second, lor depreciating the army. In coagersation with me to-day General Logan disclaimed having any such intention in view when ho introduced the bill, He said he stinply wanted to place the cliief oilicers of the navy on a footing with those of the army. In the army bill which he drew up last winver, and which passed both Houses, he provided that the ofmces of Gencral and [Lieutenant General of the army shall cease “to exist after the resignation or deuth of the present incumbents. The rank of admiral and of vice admiral tn the navy corresponds to that of general and Meutenant-generai to the army, Logan says he has no animus against Admiral Porter, but he inteuds to press this bill so as tomake the two arms of the service consistent with each otner, Meeting of the Ways and Means Committee. The Committee of Ways and Means hela their Initial session to-day and discussed the general fi tures of the report of the Secretary ot the Treasury, ‘That portion of the report which especially en- gaged their attention was the recommendation of the Secretary for the issue of three hundred mil- lions of addittonal bonds, bearing tuterest at the rate of five per cent, the interest to be pald quarterly instead of semi-annuaily. The Secretary, {t wili be remembered, makes this recommendation in view of the diMculty of negotiating the four ana four and a nalf per cents, owing to the war in Enrope and the consequent de- rangement of the money market. No definite action was taken, but the general opinion of tne members of the committee svems to b> that some legisiation of this kind will be necessary ir order to enable the Secretary to fund the maturing indebted- nega of the governinent. Cutting Down Appropriatio The Committee on Appropriations met and over- hauled te esiimates of appropriations for the next fiscal year. Lt is the iutention of Mr. Dawes, chair- Man of the committee, to get to work at once on the &ppropriation bilis, 80 (hat they may be reported and set for special orders, The probabilities are thac the estimates, as furnished by the several heads of departments, will be considerably cut down, in the same proportion, perhaps, as last year, Mr. Dawes will endeavor to carry out the retrenchment pro- grame which he announced at the last session, the New French Minister. Viscount Trelilard, at noon to-day, in accordance with a previous arrangement, called at the Execu- tive Mrnaion, He § not accompanied by any one. He was in citizen's black dress, affordiig in this respect a strong contrast with M. Paradol, his predecessor, who was ul in full court dress at the time of hts reception. The new Minister was shown into the blue room by cne of tho ushers. A short time thereatter the Secretary of State arrived, and, having a fe’ Words with the Minister, excused himself for a short Ume and proceded to the office of the President, Who, with the Secretary, came down stairs and to- | gether entered the Blue Room. Alter the usual Salutations the Minister addressed tno President as follows: Mr. Prestpexr—I have the hoaor to place in your hands che letier wlicreby the government of the hatlonat defence accredits me as Its Buvey Lxtvaors dinary aud Minister P.enipotentiary near tae Unitea States of America. ‘The inendy relations which have long ¢xisied between France and the Un.wted States, and which it will be the object of aii my eforts to maintain, will facilitate the execution ef the honorable task Which 18 confided to me. that L shad also be aided by the kindness of th which Ihave in times past learned to esteem, which | have preserved in grateiui remembrance, ‘The President replied as foliows:—- Viscount—You are welcome as the Envoy Extra- ordinary and Minister Plenipoteutiary of Keane: Your former acceptable above here im auother dipio- mauc character gives occasion to congratulate you on your promotion, Be assured thal in our imler- course with you we shall aiways bear i imind the origin of our kind rejations with your count y, and shail endeavor to prée-erve and surengtien them. ‘The President then returned to his office and the Secretary accompanied the Minister to tie door. ‘The credentials of Viscount Treiihard are signed is accredited as Minister of the Government of the National Defence, there being no use of the ward republic, ‘The Governorship of Utah, General Cullom, of Mitnois, whose Congressional career ends with the present session, 18 spoken of as @ candidate for Governor of Utah, Cullom ts the Present chairman of the House Committee on Terri- tories. He 18 the author of what is known as the Anti-Mormon bill, and is an uncompromising advocate of the abolition of polygamy. On this account he will possibly be pressed by all who believe that polygamy ts the twin reilc of barbarism and should be abolished by the government, It is, however, thought by others, whose opinions carry Weight, that it would uot be wise to appoint as Governor of Utah @ man who is so dts tinctly pronounced an enemy of the Mor- mons a3 Mr. Cullom {% Those who are well informed concerning the actual situation of afairs in Utah and the peculiar sentiments of the Mormons believe that the work of reconstructing the saints of Utah will be better accompitehed by aman who, while he would uphold the dignity and execute the lawa of the United States, would not deem it neces- sary to inaugurate @ crusade against the Mormons, Itis thought thatthe President wil! not send the nomination of Mr. Vaughan, the present acting Governor of Utah, to the Senate, It is sald that charges of a grave nature have been prepared and are now on thelr way here to be preferred against him. Condition of Affairs in Utah, Mr. Stenhouse, from Salt Lake City, had an tnter- view with the President to-day cou-erning the ma- terial resources and the {nteresta of Utan, The Pro- sideat expressed himself as boing deeply interesied in the development avd prosperity of the Territories and im favor of enforcing every constitntional measure adopted by Congress for the eneft of the people of Utah and the development of {ts natural resources. Ile shares in the opinion that all the Western Territories will at no distant day become Prosperous and important States in the Union, President Geass Indian Polloy. The Secretary of the Interior at a recent interview with Messrs, Brunot and Colyer, of the Indian Com- mission, declares himself most warmly tn accord wita the policy of the administration tn its manage. ment of Indian affairs, For years, be sald, he Lad advocated humane and kind!y treatment of the Indians, and when the subject had come before the Board of Mission of the Episcopal Church, at tts meeting in 1809, to which he was a delegate, he eudeavored to nave that society Increase Its efforts tu that dircetion, ‘The secretaries of several of the religious denomi- nations had interviews with Mr. Delano soon after, and all expressed themselves pleased that the libe- ra: pollcy 60 zealously begun by ex-secretary Cox was likely to be warmly followed by his suce ssor, Aaron A, argent, cna'rman of the Committee on Indian Appropriations in the House, ta closety en- gaged in cxamining and preparing the est.mates for Indian expenditures for the coming year, Revenue Tax on Sales ot Gas, In response to a letter from Charles Roome, presi- dent of the Manhattan Gashght Company of Now York, announcing an appeal from the assessment of $26,583 73 for gas sold during the monty ef Octo ber last, upon the ground that the act of 1870 repeal- ing all Jaws imposing taxes on sales repeals the tax on gas sold, Acting Commissioncr Dougiass, quoting the laws and various sections imposing tax on gas, aud also section repealiug sections of satd laws, is of opinion that the qnestioa of the Mabiliiy of the Manhattan Gas Company, in common with all cther gas companies in the country, to be assessed and to pay taxes on al! gas manufactured and con- sumed or sold by them, 13 too plain to admit of any question, But if the Manhattan Gas Light Company 1s of a different opin'on, and if such Is a decision of the Court, the Luternal Revenue oMce will oppose no obsiacie except to make such a defence before the courtas may be necessary to protect the inte- rests of the guverument in the collection of the 8 —— —- order to give gocer to vessels in distress and support to such as may need it, The Dobd- bin will be stationed at Castine, Me; the Campbell at New London, Coun., the McCulloch at New York and the Miami at Wilmington, Payment of Interest on the Central Pacific Rollread Bonds. Attorney General Akerman on Saturday afternoon heard the argument by James H, Storrs, of New York, counsel of the Central Pacifo Railroad Oom- pany upon the question of the obligation of the Company to pay the Interest on the boads isaned by the United States in ald of the comsruction of its raiiroad, The counsel took the ground that the company 18 not guder any obligation to pay any in- terestoa these bonds unui thelr matarity, except trom the specifc sources of revennes expressly set aside for that purpose, and asserted thai the United States will be @ great gainer, not oniy by the saving in fretght# and in carrying the masis, bat In an en- Nanced value of public lands and in the merease of taxable property. That by the act of Congress of 1864, amciiding the act of 1862, Congress provided that only one-half instead of the whole of tne com- pensations for services rendered for ihe government by the companies should be required to ve applied to the payment cf those Londa, principal and, ine terest, and tat the law 60 stands at ihe present time je. An Old Dodge of the Whiskey Ring. From reports just reeetyed from Ciieinnatt It ap pears that Of all the distiveries now rauatng In that cily not one is working more than one-half of its capacity, There 1s every indicarion of a general suspension among the distillers, aud uuless Congress shall Increase the tax it 13 generally believed that there will be many heavy failures ths w.cter among those holding lurge quantities of spirits, A Democratic Seuator to be Elocted in Alas bama. A telogram was received this afternoon fron Montgomery, Ala., statiag that maers were ia shape to secure the election of a democratic Senator in the place of General Waruer, Toere was an edorg belag made to elect a gendeman Whose d.saoiities had net been removed, and who could not, Were. fore, lake the necessary oath, Acting un advice of parties here thts course wiil at one. be abans doned, aud a candilate elected whose disabluties have been removed, or who can fake (he test oath, Ie is not probab! te electoa will bo consummated ty morro bat great coufideaca is expressed here ta the sucess Of Judge Golda waite, of Moutsomery, over ail the other cin didates. Judge Goldimwalte 1s about sixty-dve yeurs old, Was born im Massaciasetis and ¢ jucated at West Point, He emigrated to Alavama about forty years ago, where he has alWaya imaliaioeaa high reputation at tie bar, aad served apoa tis Sup bench of (le State for many years. Hs cnaract is proclamed to be unimpeachabic, He was ¢ servative in his vi 10} wt sha although always a doinvcrat., its tric ifelected he will take raak amoug Cas lovomost ia the Sen: Distillery Decisious. The Acting Commissioucr of {eternal Revenus has decided, in rep!y toa letter from the Assessor, rst district of IMido's, that ny objection is, seen Lo te use of water through clo-ed pipes into the reflaing or purifying tubes, for tue purpose of retining spirits while m the process of continued disuitation; but the arrangements tor intro. auciog tt into the tudes, Lowever, mast be 80 constructed as ww preclude the pos sibility of obstructing the spiris from tae tubves, or of thereby introducing aay other ma terial than water into Cie spirits. Witla (ils view the pipes should be constructel with @ stopcock con. troliing the Sow of ths wat-r, the same to be under the jock and key of the storekeeper, aud he be ine structed at each tims of lutroducing the water vo closely examine the same and see taat no other material is being tutrodaced therewith. ALL the vessels and pipes through which the spirig, taxes which Congreshas imposed, Work of the Court of Claiun. From the annual statement transmi ted to Con- gress to-day It appears that the Court of Ciaims during the year ending December 6, 1870, rendered Judgment im 164 cases, Tue agsregats amount claimed by the parties bringing these suits against the United States was abont $3,900,009, The total amount awarded wa) $931,387—alt in favor of the clalmauts, except in one case where suit was brought against the United States for damages to the amount of $100,500, resulting from an alleged violation of @ contract by the military eu. thorities in Virginia. The goverament seb up @. counterclaim upon performance of contract and ws awarded $1,417. Tho largest claim was forthe amount of $735,644, and toterest from March, 1885, for the net procceds of some 4,000 boxes of Wovacco conver.ed and destroye! by the armies of the United States during the late war, This suit was dismlesed, but, like most of the others so decided, has been appealed to the Supreme Court. Among the awards ts ono of $58,009 in favor of the Rothschild Brothers for the net proceeds of 363 hogsheads of tobacco captured by the United States military forces in Richmond and sold by the Seere tary of tho Treasury under stipulation, The total amornt of the judgments against the United States in the suits brought for the recovery of the proceeds of captured cotton and sugar is, in round numbers, $295,900. Short Sei of the Senxte. The Senate was ta session to-day for only half an hour. The committees will have to be revised before the business of the body can to organized, and on this account the carly mocion for adjourn. ment for the day was understood by the Senators, The only matier of general interest that was placed sfore the Senate was a bill by Senator Scott, of Pennsylvania, recommending the repeal of so much of the act of July 14, 1870, a8 continues the income tax after the end of the present year, Several simt- lar bills were presente! In the House. There seems Ww be avery geueral desire to have this direct tax abolished and efforts will be made tn both houses to accompilsh that result, The Secretary of the Trea- sury, however, ls opposed to lis repeal, and will uso his Influence with the Committee of Ways and Means to defeat the project, He does not think that the Treasury can yet do without the revenue derived from that source at present, Aumcrican Registers tor Foreign Built Vessels. Sam Cox Introdaced a bul to-day to enable cltizens of the Unitea States to obtain American registers for foreign bulit vess! Tio pro. visions of the bill are a’most identical with tne recommendations contalued In the special message seni to Congress by the President on the eve of the close of the jast session, The failure of the Presi+ deat to reaffirm this recommendation tao his late message was rather a disappoiatment to the demo- crats and free trade republicans, They will en. deavor to make # potut of this matter at the prosent session. The House, however, 1s so largely 1n favor of the present tariff that it is not likely any such measure will be passed, Wooden Pavements at the Capital. The manta for wooden pavement at the capital has 80 far prevailed as to induce General Michler, the Saperuitendenc of Pablic Bulidings, to haye the old brick pavement in front of the Executive Mansion removed aud replaced Dy wooden blocks, Workmen are now bustly engaged th putting down a new pavement in front of the Wuite House, which will fre announced, Deties on Imported S:cel. i The report of Consular Ageut FP. A. Starring, in | reference to the rates at which steel nas hereto.ore | been tnvoiced from Shenield to importers at New York, has beeu received at the Treasury Depart- | ment, Goneral Starring has thoroughly examined | the whole subject, and it ts unuerstood that while | there may have becn frregulariies 12 tu9 manner in | which business Was transacted by Mr, Abbott, the | Consul at Sheilleld, there is nothing to justify the charges made that he conaived to defraud the gov- ernment of the established rates of duty. Winter Stations of Revenue Cru'sers. | The Secretary of the Treasury has just issued in- | structions directing @ change of station of vessels velonging to the revenue marine prior to winter be completed before the President's public receptions | passes must, of course, be #0 secnrely closed a3 that no access can be had to the spirit while in transit. When charcoal or any other materlal is used tu dig. iiling for purifying or refining spirits, under this ruling, the same will not be aliowelto Le removed from the distillery after being so used unui the spirit absorbed and remataing therein has be covered therefrom. The diswier will be peruitted to re. cover spirits from the materials so used on his dise ttllery premises by introducing it Into the conrse of hts origmal dustilation—as, for in-iagce, into the doubler, and conducting the spirit, when so vecoy. ered, through the closed pipes and ve: te roceiviiy etstera. Decision Agniast the Tuterunt tue Revenue Law. ‘The case of Van Arsdalo & Co. versus Collector skin? and others, of Milwankce, involving the vate idity 9f the collection of the internal reveane tax on thimble skeins and pipe box dim the cone struction of wagons, wag recentiy decided by Judge Miller, in that city, im favor of the plaints, As there thousands of dollars depe iz upon the enforcement of the law under its ¢ the Commisstoners, the United § ney was, on Saturday last, nowt case to tue United States Supreme Co siruchion by ‘The annual report of Mr. Clapp, the Ce Printer, for 1870, ments of the off printing, $6: grosstoual shows that Ue actual disuse. © were as fol.ov Por the public 90; for paper for Ue padite prinung, $418,974; for the pubtic binding ‘OY NEO. graphing and engraving for Cor 3, $6 ; for mapping for the Supreme Coury of the Uuited Staves, $1,172; for salaries, d&e., ti the oftve of the Congressional Printer, $12,514. The amount realized during the year from the sale of pape: per shave Ings, docume $32,533. Mr. Clapp vee commends th of the goverumeat printing office, and tn conciusion suggests a sort of censorship of the press, as follows: 1 Would most respectfully call the gress to tne fact U Tecently been publisaed tu ad rai Mission to Congress, much to the the departments to which tiey ri Scandal of the government priitiag oitic: of the fact thatit seems next ty uu now to prevent these occurrences vigilance, L woutd respesiiully sie edy is vithin the reacn of the Law By judicious legi lauion, with pro; ttention of Cone abt Certuin OMlenAL docuin strictest he rem p she pubLcation of these docnaien:s 1 advance of their transinissien 10 Congress could, in iy Ji + t, be prohibited ay prevented, Tlus woul mak. the offenders responsible for t couduct, and relieve Innocent parties from the wmiovances, that now Amuit them When Cilonces yf tals CMaracter are com. mitted, s6Ousi ¢ Incldent-An Englivi Nedleman as Mate of a Yankee Schooner, Applicaton has beon 1aade to ihe Collect Custoins at Boston, by an attorney n Btoy that city, asking: permission to take rom the files of tae Custom House the origimal sbipyt g arieles of the schooner Hera, to be used in ve crn ving a yory Important question pending ta Great Brawn, Jt ts Stated that George H. Osborne, whose si Nature appears in the list as mate of thas vessel, is known to hove been te Earl of Aberdeen, The title to large estates to a seat t1 the House of Lorts ta favor of ins Ufolur cep nda upon th’s identity of the person lost with toe late rl, dud this depen ts greatiy | pon proving the siguature, ‘The question of allows ing the decuments ta pass from the custody of tho Collector Is NOW under Consideration as the Treasury | Department, and 1: is possible that the government | will allow the papers to pasa ont of its possession Ia | order tuat judteial Investigaioa may be made of | Mew. Sears ia Congress to be Contecet Information has bee: rived that Lewis Moe Kenzie will contest th M. Braxton, who hag received the election certifeate to the next Coa. gress Alexandria “istrict of Virginia, Alexander Rivers has given notice that he wilt contest tue eiection of K. M. Duke i the Petersburg district, both for the remaiader of (his Congrces aud next Congress, rom Seizure of Smuggled Opium at San Frane cisea, The Collector of Customs at San Francisco roe ported to-day to the Secretary of the Tressury the seizure of $4,000 worth of opium whici was being sbinggled into that city by @ passenger on board @ vessel from Victoria, V. kL cruising, The revenue steamer Mahoning, now at Portiand, will be ordered to Boston, and the Vigl- lant, now at Boston, will be transferred to Portian: The Mahoning is regarded as one of the best vessels by the oMical delegation at Tours—namely, Cré- mieux, Gambetta, Fourichon apd Glais-Bigoin, He in the revenue marine service, and will cruise dur. ing the winter eastward from Nantucket Shoals in Additional Pay tor Government Employes. 1t is apparent that while a very carnest aud pro- bably successtul e:fort will be mide 10 merease the pay of heads of bureaus and chiefs of div.sions im the Treasury Department, the miss of clerks Will be Ignored in the anneat tor adacoual compensation