The New York Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1870, Page 7

_ See — Bordeaux, sorely pressed by the German fogiens, It will be curious to see whether the final result in the latter case will be the same as that which befell the attempted American Con- Sederacy—to wit, a general collapse, A New Atlantio Cable. It will be seen by a communication from Mr. George Ticknor Curtis, published ia another part of the paper, that an enterprise has been started under favorablo auspices for laying a now Atlantic telegraph cable, This is an ap- peal, in fact, to the capitalists, merchants and enterprising men of New York for their sup- Port. The object and details of the scheme fre clearly stated. It is a legitimate enter- prise, and one that promises both profit to the bscribera and benefit to the public. There nothing of a kite-flying or stock-jobbing character apparent in it, and, looking at the respectable gentlemen who have started and are interested in the work, itis evident the company means business, and does net intend to sell out to rival telegraph cable companies, The American directors are Samuel G. Arnold, of Rhode Island ; William T. Blodgett, Honry G. Marquand, Eugene Kelly and George Ticknor Ourtis. The name of the company is “The New ‘York,and London Direct Telegraph Company, Umited.” It is organized and registered in London, under acts of Parliament which pro- vide for the incorportion of companies. The company has the exclusive right for twenty- five years, granted by speeial charter of the Legislature of Rhode Island, of landing and operating a telegraph cable or cables, to con- nect with Great Britain, Holland, Belgium or Spain, in any of the waters of Rhode Island. ‘The company organized under this charter, under the style of ‘The Narragansett and European Cable Company,” has united and entered into a contract with the London com- pany under the name given above. The right to land and operate the cable on the coast of Wales has been conceded by England. The Marl of Dudley is chairman of the company, and out of twelve directors provided for In the articles of association five are to be American citizens. The eapital has been fixed at £650,000, or $3,250,000 in gold. Tie American direc- tors are instructed to secure a subscription of £50,000 in New York. The rest of the capital is te be raised in England. The termini of the cable will be.on the shore of Rhode Island on this side the Atlantic and on the coast of Wales the other side. The cable Is to be laid next August. After a careful calcnlation of the cost of tho work and expense of working the cable the company declares that it can transmit messages: for haif the present rates—that is, lt proposes to charze only three dollars and seventy-five cents for a message of ten words. The question of a reduced rate is well argued, ond the company is satisfed that the pro- posed tariff will bring a large incrense ot business and pay well. The support of the public and press is asked for the enterprise. Shall it not be given? very one feelse the present rates for telegraphic messages very burdensom, and to a large class they are prohibitory. The press of New York feels this especially. Besides, there is need absolutely for more cables. We have seen within the last few days the freat inconvenience of not having more. Two of the Atlantic cables suspended operations in consequence of some injury to them, and both the public and press were unable to get messages as fast and freely as they wanted. Had an accident occurred to the other remaining one there would have been kn entire suspension of telegraphic communi- cation between America and Eurepe, Imagino the consequences! Only think of the light of Intelligence being thus shut off by an accident that might occur at any minute... It would be like obscuring the light of the Sun, It would plange us into intellectual night. We want and must have more cables, There is plenty of work for them—for four, five or more—espe- cially if the rates be reduced. The same effect would be seen as with the vast increase of mail matter through the reduction of post- age rates, Though the rivalry of this new table enterprise may compel the old companics to reduce their tariff there will be found a compensation in the increase of business. It has been well said that competition is the life ond soul of business, and it will be found so by the cable companies, as in business gene- rally. We say, then, God speed to the enter- prise of the “‘New York and London Direct Telegraph Company,” and we hope the appeal to the public for support will not be.in vain. Mere Water for Brooklyn. Brooklyn is pretty well supplied with water for the present wants of the city. The Water Commissioners, however, looking to the future wants of a population of four hundred thousand people, propose that a new reservoir shall be constracted at Hempstead, which will cost one million fourshundred thousand dollars, The Veosabo# Aldermen cheerfully passed a resolu-, tlom providing for this scheme some time ago, . but the inflexible Mayor Kalbfleisch vetoed it on the ground that a plentiful supply of water could pe obtaineg from other sources which were quite available, at a comparatively small cost to the public, without imposing this heavy tax upon them in addition to the present rates of taxation, which are unjustifiably oppres- sive, owing to the manipulations of a ring whieh is not altogether free from the charge of very gross corraption, However, the ring has carried its point in this case by getting the Board of Aldermen to override the Mayor's velo, so that the reservoir is to be conairucted after all, and thereby on addition is to be made to the enormous debt of thirty millions of dollars under which the city of Brooklya is now laboring. Brooklyn must have a larger supply of water, in view of her future increase In area and population; but the question of sconomy should enter into the calculations ef the projectors ef this new scheme, involving an expenditure of nearly a million and a half, ithe Mayor is right in his views of economy, then the Board of Aldermen have imposed a (ax upon the city which the circumstances weuld not geem to warrant. Yar New War Acatst tH: Rep Man— the wer of William Welsh, of Philadelphia, egainst the head ef the government Indian Depastment, General Parker, the friend of Gramt and the head of the Six Nofiona—a descendant of the famous Red Jacke: “NEW YORK General Ploasonten as Internal Revonue Couminssioner. We are gratified to report that the President bas”nominated General Pleason- ton as Internal Revenue Commissioner, in place of Mr. Delano, of Ohio, made head of the Interior Department, in place of General Cox, resigned. We dare say there will be no opposition to General Pleasonton’s confirmation in the Senate, for he has not only his splendid record as a Union soldier to back him, but the evidence ofhis ability, integrity and efficiency in the internal revenue service in Brooklyn, including bis ‘‘short, sharp and decisive” campaign against the numerous con- traband whiskey distilleries unearthed, cap- tured and abolished by him in the famous “City of Churches.” As general superintend- ent and manager of the internal revenue ser- vice we have no doubt that General Pleason- ton will fully justify the confidence of the President made manifest in this appointment, and that the Secretary of the Treasury will be amply satisfied with the new Commissioner's returns of the net receipts from our internal taxes collected under his careful supervision. The honest pride of a genuine soldier in his good name and his conscientious sense of duty are well understood and illustrated by General Grant, and in looMing to these qualities fa this appeintment the President's judgment will be sustained, Revenve Rerorm—A Sicnirioant Vorn.— The resolution of Mr. Kellogg, of Connecticut, sugzesting, as the proper sert of revenno reform, the abolition of our internal revenue taxes, slamps, &>., exeept as to alcoholic liquers and tobacco, has been adopted in the House by a vote of one hundred and sixty-four to five. This vote shows that the new party of so-called revenue reformers, in their hue and ery for free trade, are on the wrong tack, and that the general public sentiment of the coun- try first calls for that other sort of revenue re- form which will dismiss the army of our internal taxation assessors and inquisitors, prying into the private affairs of the people and taxing them from the rising of the Sun to the going down thereof and then to his: reappearance next morning. Until we get rid of these inter- nal revenue customers, therefore, these free trade reformers will have to wait, ‘Let them, then, tarry at Jericho till their boards be grown.” Personal Intelligence. Governor John 'T. Hoffman, wife and daugiter ar- rived yesterday at the Clarendon Motel. Colonel L, Hammond, of the United is quartered at the Metropolitan Hotel. Judge Hither, from Miineis, is at the Grand Central Hotel, en route for Washington. Colonel P. Willis and lady, of Rochelle, Hl, temporarily at the St. Denis Hotel. Captain H. ©. Hodges, of the Ufited States Army, 1s among the recent arrivals at the Albemarle Hotel. Mr. and Mrs, §. T. Cezzens, of West Pont, are stopping at the Everett House. Colonel J. T. Miller, of Portland, Oregon, ts stop ping at the Metropolitan Hotel. Mr. George M. Mowbray, of North Adams, Mass., has come to the city to make experiments with nitro-glycerine, in order to test its blasting force as a substitute for gunpowder. He ts stopping at the Grand Central Botei. Mrs. Governor Sprague, from Rhode Istand, has arrived at the Hoffman House. Commodore Emmons, of the United States Navy, is for the presen stationed at the Astor House, Mr. Walter E. Gordon, an infiuential citizen of Cleveiand, Unio, is staying at the St. Denis Hotel. Captain J, Monson, of the Ninth United States in- fantry, has taken quarters at the Metropolitana Hotel, Mr. R. O. Coit, an agricuiturist, of Babylon, L. 1, “a man of jndnite jest and most excellent fancy,” la at the Everett fonse, Judge Verplacck, of Buffalo, is among the latest arrivals at the Astor House. tes Army, are NORTH CAROLINA. Report of the Legislative Judiciary Commities Impeathing Governor Holden of High Crimes and Misdemeanors. Racbin, Dec. 12, 1870, The Judiciary Commiltee of the House of Repre- sentatives, to whom was referred the resolution that Governor Holden be impeached of high crimes and misdemeanors, having duly considered the same, submit tho following report, which will be presented and acted upon in the House to-morrow:— That William W. Helden, Governor or North Caro- lina, unmindfal of his oat of office, dtd, in July last, organize, arm aad equip a military force, not recog- nized by and in submission to the constitmtton of the State of North Carolina, which military force, so une Jawiully organized, Waa not kept under subordin: tion to and governed by the civil power, but was, by the order of the said William W. Holdcn, Governor as aforesaid, mede paramount to the civil authority; that the said William W. Holden, Governor a8 aforesaid, did, in the months of July and, August jast, without lawful warrant and i defiance and subversion of the constitu. tion, arrest and !mprison many of the peaceful and law-ablamg citizeus of the State, depriviug then, of their Hberties and privileges; and certain of of sald citizens so unlawtrully arrested and impris- one, were caused to be subjected to cruel and unusual punishments; that the said Wilham ‘W. Holden, 4sovernor as aforesaid, denied to citt- zens, unlawfully restrained of thetr liberiles by his authority, all remedy to inquire into the lawruiness thereof, 1, in defiance of the constitution, the laws and the powers of the courts, he suspended the Sacred privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, clamiog that he was Governor by a sue preme jaw, whereby he could deny the pri- viieges of the writ when, in his opinio the safety of the State demanded It, Tn v. f Matter herein set forth, combining historic with statements and the records of tue public de- partments and the courts, the undersigned siombers of the cominittee, Who are a majerity thereot, are of opinion that Willtam W. Holden, Governor of the State of North Carolina, be mmpenched of mgh crimes and mis@emeanors. They therefore recom- mend the adoption of the following resolutio! That William W. Holden, Governor of the State of N Carolina, be impeached of ‘high crimes and misleme: in office. The above report will be presented and acted upon in the House to-morrow in a manner hat will imsure the trial of the Governor, who will, meantine, be sospenced from ofice, according to a law of the State. A committee of two will then be appointed to go to the bar of the Senate, and in the name of the House of Repro. sentatives and the people of North Carolina tn, Peach William W. Holden of high crimes and mis- demeanors in ofice, aud they will acqnaiat the Senate that the House will, in due time, exhibit particular articles of impeachment against ‘him, and make good the same; and that the committee ' do demand that the Senate take order for the appearance of Holden te answer the said im- peachment, and that a committee of seven be ap- pointed to prepsre and report articles ef Impeach ment against Holden, with power to send for per- sons and papers and records and to take testimony under eath, Dnting the impeachment trial the Lieutenant Gevernor, now President of the Senate, willact. as Governer. The Chief Justice of the Su- preme Court will preside at the trial, and a tempo- rary president of the Senate will be elected in the interim, THE PRIZE RING. A Mill tm Rhode Island=The Principals Are rested in Connecticut, HARTFORD, Dec. 13, 1870, Patsey Shepherd, James Gallagher and Charles F, Gibbs, pugilists, wero arrested this evening on the arrival of the train from Providence, on suspicion of having been engaged in ®& prize fight at Green- wich, R. ., this morning. Gallagher's face showa the effects of a severe pounding. The three pugillsta took the train at Cransten, @n board of which was Captain Mott, of the police force of this city, ana he telegraphed to have a aullicient number of police. men at the depot on the arcival of the train to secure Thoin areas HERALD, WEDNESDAY, it possesses little of the musty and crumbitng to excite the unsophisticated enthusiasm of the stranger. Of more modern buildings it has the new Hotel de Ville, the grand theatre, the citadel and the arsenal, the Palace of Justice, the tobacco Manufactory and a few others. Last of ali, it pos- Sesses the Frascatl Hotel, where food and lodging can be obtained, ‘Tho Frascati is outside of the Walls, on the seashore, which reminds us that here ladies take ther baths, by being led into the water by guides, who suddenly setze thera by the shoulders and souse them in, “ Ifthe clty has no great monuments {t has several fine sireeta. The Rue de Paris ts a bandsome thoroughfare, At the end of it is the new and splen- did Hotel de Ville. There are other streets, in Promopading which the stranger can derive plea snre and interest. * A FEW HISTORICAL FACTS. History wil! not dismiss the Haven of Rest with & Page on ita commerce, Some sttrripg scenes were witnessed in this town, Here Henry of Richmond embarked for England to gam a kingdom and de- stroy Richard at Bosworth Field. In 1562 the able bust vacillating Condé surrendered Havre to Eliz beth the Virgin Queen. But Charies IX. was not dis- posed to leave the English in quiet possession, Ho besieged the place and took it with the aid of Condé and Montmorency, the first of whom had given it np and the second of whom had been an ally of the English. course, turnod coats, After the dect of had been thrashed before Brest it tried to bombard Havre (1694) and again got licked, Sir Sydney Smith, two years later, tryiag to cnt out some French gunboats, ran mis ship high end dry, waa gobbled and clapped in prison for his pains, The citadel 18 also historical. Condé, with the other leaders of the French, was confined here. When ne was released by force, and it was seen that he was once more on the top rail, the overthrown Mazarin disguised nimsolf as a courter, burried to Havre and “i Condé’s boots as he entered his carriage. Let us not forget. Bernardin de St, Pierre, the author of “?4b) and Virginia,” was born in Havre, as were also Casimir Delavigne and Mademoiselio Soudery. THE VOWCIFICATIONS. These interest us most al the present time, 1856, when Havre, Ingouville united, the old forti In and Graville were ‘ions were torn down and These entirely surround the city. They comprise two paralict lines of bas- tions, with deep ditches before them. Furthermore, as at Paris, there 1s a line of detached forts in front of the bastions. Of these the most important are the one on the Heights of St, Adresse and the other above Tournevilie, Both are very large, and at the outbreak of the presont war were well armed. In many respects Havre is better fortified than Paris. The cannon of the forts aud bastions ban sweep a wiier range of ground, owing to the gen- eval low elevation, Heace, to conclude, cap- ture by direct assault is searcely possible, There Is no way of starving out the garrison, because tho Germans cannot shut up the harbor. Even tf the Freneh navy was as practically hetpless as the German they could not do it unless they could mount cannon on the seashore epposite wlth a range of fivepniles and over, and that they cannot very well do at the present time. If, therefore, there is any fight left in the Frepen they can hold the city until the German engineers, sappers and miners dig and dlich them our. HARFLEUR AND ITS WISTORY, ‘Thia place, which our speetal telegram reports in- defensible, is about four from Havre and two miles from the estuary of the Seine. It was on “le souveratu port de la Normandie,” and was a place of considerabie imaportance. But the deposits from the little river Lézarde kept encroaching on the water nntii Marfleur was lett behind. bor over ® month the town kept Henry V. at bay in 1415, After its surrender Henry pulled of his boots, walked barefoot to church and plously re- turned thanks to the Most High for his victory. Prayers over, lie collected the inhabitants together, ordered them to make their exit, confiscated their property aud colonized the place with English. Twenty years later the French thrashed out their intraders, and have held the place ever since. SCENE OF THE IMPENDING BATTLE. Montivillicrs, the scene of the impending battle, 18 a town of 4,509 inhabitants, situated on the river .ézarde, about six miles northeast of Havre. Ib possesses sore historical monuments, among them an old church. Otherwise it Is of little ance. GERMANY. Legistative Deputation te the King=Parlia- me y Addvess ut Versuaiiles—The Ta. perial surple. Benin, Dec. 10, 1870. The King of Prussia is ready to receive the ad- Gress of the Federal Parlizment, and a deputation of members will set ont immediately for the royal headquarters before Pariy, to present it to his Majesty. The King of Praseta was personally unwilling to assume the title of Emperor; but the opinions of the Crown Prince and the King of Bavaria on ihe matter prevailed on him to assume ule title, The Hanoverinn Succession io Brunswick— Danger tv Kalish Dynastle Uncereats. i Lonpon, Dec, 12, 1870, In the Brunswich Chamber of Deputies Herr Mul- ler asked the government to ascertain of the For- eign Secretary of the Bund if it was true that after the declaration of war King George of Hanover acted In concert with Napoleon, establishing an em- basgy in Paris, arming 8 Gueiphic legion, calied the Hanoverians in Paris, for a free corps, and that Ne kept chassepots ready for them in the enemy’s perts; and uf these charges were true to bring in a Dill repealing arti four and tweive of the Brans- wick Constitution, settling ihe successton of the throne of Kranswick on the honse of Hanover. The New Losa~Its Emission and Terme. Lonpon, Dee, 11, 1870. Of the Joan authorized by the Gorman Parllament enly three militons of pounds sterling will be offered outside of Germany. The bonds zre of the denom!- Hons of 100, 500 and 1,000, are dated November 1, and their price 1s 952, plus tuterest accrued at the dates of the instaime: which, including deposits, will be made, the firscon December 22, the second on January 20 and the third on February 28, The Papacy and Prussia. A Papal Nunciate Is to be establtsbed in Ferlin and an archbishop will be chosen es first Nunclo to the King’s court. AUSTRIAN NATIONALITY. Premier Vou Beust’s Diplomacy Towards the Subject Peoples—The Bungarinas ia Faver and the Germans Discontented. ‘VIENNA, Dec, 32, 1870, Premier Von Beust takes sides with the Magyars and their parliamentary party, both in and out of the Cabinet. This feeling is made patent by the government act, Of the snm of sixty millions of florins raised by the first imperial war loan elghteen millions have been apportioned for expenditure in the districts of Hangary and forty muililons among che Cis-Lethian Populations, The Austro-German people are discontented tn consequence, SPAIN. The Forelyn Debt and a Now Lonn Project A General Election Expected. Maprip, Deo. 11, 1870. The reported project for a suspension of the pay- ment of the interest on the internal debt is authori- tatively denied, Seflor Moret Is negotiating with the agent of a London and Paris capitalist for # loan, It ls expected that the Cortes will have completed the necessary legisiation prior to the arrival of the Duke of Aosta, so that the dissolation of tho legiain- » Ware may ooour Immediately. DECEMBER 14, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, ‘ LUXEMBOURG| Prussian Movement for the Anaexa- tion of the Duchy. The Order for Its Occupation Said to Have Been Issued. Bismarck and the Czar to Warn England and the Smaller States. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Prussin Determined on Annoxation— Tho Russo-Kastern Movement an Aid to tho a an Diplomacy—Union of Interests Be= tween the Ceur and the King—A Quict Hint to Kvgland the Smaller States. Lonvon, Dee. 12, 1870. Evidence aecumniates on all sides, both in the diplomatic and Parliamentary circles here, of the determination of Prussia to annex the territory of Luxembeurg to the German Contederation. The Russian movement on the Eastern question, itis now believed, was timed to accord with the Prussian policy im this respect, and intended also as @ caution to England against interference in tho matter, Itis regarded as absolutely certain that Russta and Prussia are in close alliance, and that the two governments have determined to prove to the rest of Burope that England's power and influence is gone, This joint Cabinet exertion of the Czar and King Wiliiam will be undertaken for the purpose of convincing the smaller States of the Old Worid of the utter hopelessness of resistance to the policy of the two great Powers in the future. Prussia About to March into Luxembourg ne a “Military Necessity.” Lonpon, Dec. 15-—Night. A telegram, dated in Brussels on tue 11th Instant, states that preparations are belug made for the occupation of Luxembourg by the Prussian army as an act of military necessity, in order to prevent the furnishing of supplies from or through that State tothe Francs-tireurs of the.French corps, and also to put a stop to the facilities which are afforded to the escape of French prisoners through tho terrl- tory. The army of the oroupation of the soil of the Duchy comes direct tu 18 al- leged by the Prussians that it is in strict conformity with an understanding which has been arrived at between King Wiliam and Bismarck and the King of Holland, from Germany. Can Bismarck Venture So Far? LONDON, Dec. 10—P, M. The reporis that Prussia, repudtates the treaty of 1867, neutralizing the territory of Luxembourg, ts to be accepted guardedly. Itis regarded here as extremely improbal Count Von Bismarck would at this me t Belgium and the Netherlands, WILL THE DIPFIOULTY BR ARRANGED. A despatch from Brussels of the 11th inst, reports 28 follows:—-The Handlesblad newspaper says that the return of Luxembourg to Germany hag been de- cided on im certain quarters, but that 1% will not meet the present difiiculty. LUXEMBOURG TERRITORY. hat | aety Luxembourg ts bounded on the north by Liege, on the eaet by Khenish Prussia, on the south by the Feench Department of the Moselle, on the south. ‘west by Ardennes and on the west by Namur. Ite area is 2550 square miles, its population about 390,000 souls. It was governed for generations by German princes and then known ag Lntgetburg. Ta the year i815 the Congress of Vieuna voted it a member of the German Confederation as a Grand Dueny, with the King of the Netier- lands as its ruler, In 1830 it was aivided between Belgium and Holland, but the latter retained very litte beyond the fortress. In April, 1839, a new treaty was made fn London, by which Belginm re- signed @ part of Limburg, to be united with the portion of the Kiog of Holland, and which was also made a member of the German Confederation, Jt is a very valuable territory. Tho great Luxembourg Ralway is2@ fine work. The in- dustrial resources are very productive. Arion is tho capital The intabitants are Roman Catholic in re- ligion, The majority of thm ave Walloens, the re- mainder mostly Germans, . The Territory und Population of Luxembourg, Luxembourg is German and not French, aud 80 are half a dozen aeperimeats of the French em- plre. There never was a distinct line of parti- tion drawn; and Lnxembourg might be French us easily a8 Strasbourg, and with as litie violence to nationality. On the other hand, the Germans are enabied to say Uiat Luxembourg did and does actually belong w Germany. It is only ontside the Germanic body by accident, or pend- lng the reconstitution of the confederac; 7 belonged to the Germanic Hmpire ages ago, and to the Germanic Confederation im 1866-67, Jt {3 stil as much @ portion of Germany ag Wurtemberg or Baden would be had those States tained frem forming any new connection after the dissolution of the old Bund. In point of fact the Prussians look npon the Duchy much as the American Congress looks upon the Southern States: e oid Uniou. Tuey that it has any y, or mblic meeting at solved, not only he year 1468 tt w Luxembourg must nove any, but that it shoud be Germany a8 Svon as possible, and thy to we Inhabitants ef the Duchy Mowed, This no appeal on the sub- last resoimtion it may, id withingiy ‘evs to become French were jined ; but the decision was against the stratasem of uni- 2 b pernult the ever , no donbt, versal suffrage, ‘The ever, lies tn the fact they’ had consolida’ would have purches: with @ larger sop than Luxembourg, are dteposed to make any concession now that their object has been attained, They accomplished all and more than they Roped to accomplish before France had an opportanity§ of aking her as#enut in- dispensable; and though the terms since sug- gested by the Emperor Napoleon have not been immoderate, tho Germans, being in a position to refuse them, have avatied themselves of their ad- vantage. They hold that France must not be strengthened by the acquisition of Luxembourg, ‘rhey iaake the question one ef might as well as of right. HOLLAND. Ministerial Changon. Ta Hadvx, Dee. 11, 1870. Lieutenant General Van Mulken, now Minister of War, replaces as Foreign Minister Dr. T. M. Koast yan Limburg, resigned, ENGLAND. French Democracy and Radical Republican Symputhies—The Fatal Explosion—Death of an American Lady. Lowpon, Dec. 11, 1870. M. de Folnville to-night addressed a meeting of the Internaticnal Dempmecratic Association. He said that the sorties from Par 4 were really victories; that the war would notcome toan end until the inva. ders were driven from France, and that not an inch of soll would ever be yielded. A great meeting calling on the government to re- cogmize the French republic will be neld in Trafal- gar square, The total number of deaths resulting from tho explosion at the Birmingham cartridge factory is twenty-nine, ‘Tho wife of John Siidell ded recently at Brighton. Arrival of » Ten Ship. LONDON, Deo. 11, 1870, ‘The olipper ship Windhover, with a cargo of tea, has errivod, ninety-cight days from Yoo-Oaew. ROME. Street Rowsa~Ltalian Discipline. LONDON, Dec, LI, 1870, An affray occurred on Tuesday last in front of 8% Peter's ac Rome. The disturbance, which at one time threatened to become « zerious riot, was Speedily quieted by the interference of the Italian authorities, A few persons were slightly injured, ‘The mobased clubs aud koives, but had uo fire. arms, RUSSIA. The Kate of Discount Advanced. St. Parenssund, Dec. 10, 1870, The Bank of Russia hag advanced {ts cate of dis count from eighs to nine per cent, GREECE. Engtish Order for the Arrest of a Murderer, LONDON, Dec, 11, 1870, The arrest of Noel, acoused of participation in the Marathon murders, has becn ordered, CHINA. OMiclul Report of the Restoration ef Quiet. Lonpon, Deo, U1, 1870, Secretary Wade, of the Brittsle Legation at Pekin, reports, under date of the 26tiz of November, that the natives were quiet. THE PACIFIC COAST. A California Horse Thief Shot—Tho Railrond Express Robbers. BAN PRANCISCO, Dec, 12; 1870, ‘On Saturday eltizens ofSanta Barbara county sur- rounded a notorious, band of horse thieves in a house at Sespe and demanded thetr surrender, Jim Brophy, one of the band, in attempting to escape, was shot dead. The others of the band were cap tured and taken to San Buenaventura ‘or trial, ‘The robbers of the Central Pacific Railway train at Verdi in November last, pamed A. J. Davis, B. B, Parsors, J. ©. Roberts, James Gilchrist, T. ‘kreil, Rk. A. Jones, J. H. Chapman and John Squires, ard now on trial at Washoe. Jones and Davis ‘have pleaded’ guilty, and will be: us: to give “Stute's evidence.” COLORADO. Interesting Discoveries by the Government Surveying Party. CHEYENNE, Dee. 15, 1870, Information has been received that the surveying party sent out by Surveyor General Reed to extend an important line through Wyortoing to the Utah bounary, south of the Usion Pacific Railroad, has crossed the Medicine Bow Mountain, ‘The party en- countered ten inches of snow on the mountains and discovered a number of beautiful lakes upon the summit of some. The line is expected to western boundary near rly in January, and is to serve as a bu hich te survey the numerous coal at rou mines and the towns aloug the line Of the ratiroad next summer, RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Train Thrown From the Track on tie New York Northern Central Railron BiLwra, Di 1970, Arailroad accident occurred at Mageo's Switen, near Watkins, on the Northern Central Kallroad, about seven o'clock this evening, by which the ex- press train gotog senih was thrown froi the traok, and the engine thrown over on tts side. The con- ductor, Mr, White, was badly cut about his heaa, and che engineer, Mr. Vanoner, was slighly injured. ‘The fireman escaped untiarmed, None of the pa sengers were injured, Tue accident was occasioned by & mispiaced Awite! A DETECTIVE DETECTED, Fie is Accased of Robbery and is Avanitted— “Schneider, How You Was > Among the women who have in late years achioved a distinguished success in the profession of “shoplifting” is one widely known in the dens of “fences” and among the police az Kiome Scamiot, This industrious female, whose accumulated wealth made ber aspire to ail the enjoyments of the rich, lately determined to take a jaunt across tho Coutinent, feeling, perhaps, that travel might better her prospects in more ways than one, She visited many places of iaterest and resided 9 lite time in California. New York not long since her ey the lair proportions of a shoemaker, ONE SCHNEIDER BY NAME, whom she madly loved at frst sight, and she per- fected arrangements which jed to her marriage with the recipient of her affections. Schneider, the happy bridegroom, claims a bhissful ignorance of the past history of his frau, and the shock which awakened him to the situation was, as might be ex- pected, @ great one. Early on the morning of Friday last, and when the denizens of Thirty- first street were sound in*sleep, a fearful knocking took place at the door of Scnneider's dwelling place in that vicinity. The shoemaker arese from Lis couch to respond, and questioned: — Make dat aise owet; who is dat? Answer-—Mr. Rice. Ng, you don’t be Meester Rice, es, Lama Rice; open the door quick, NO, I den't open de door quick ; is mine freudt. Glear you ride away On her return to oue day fell on Answer—GOpen the door or Mit burst tr, Sconeider—-No, by damn; I don't opt it, HOt dust then the party on the ontstde in, ond drawing & revolver suid, “Now, shut your mouth, or Wil blow your head off. Put on your clothes; Lam a detective, anu fT arrest you.’” (At the same time the party showed his shteld,) Scineider asked, “WHAT FOR WHY IS DIS! bunt the detective told him to “Shut his mouth and shovel on hia clothes.” When Schneider was aressed the officer hurried hita into sirect, and Schneider says he icid bim that the arrest was tor a robbery his wie had conuattved in Syracuse; but he did not think Schneider was aware of the facts or suspicions ef ius better halt’s total depravity. So, as he pitied bin, he would not take him to the stat tion house ull morning. Then, Schneider says, he Was taken to Ue detective’s house, where’ he “Sat UP MIT A CHALE all night after it was comin’ daylight ont of de Wiadows and init de oMcer’s wife and child.” He adds that the detective told him he would be seat to Slate Prison for ten or fiiteen years, though un- doubtedly ie was innocent; but the kiw waa very severe iv tl se of men ‘Who married disuonest tiaus. He then pitied Sehnerter more than ever and finally vold him he would not take him to the Hs st the door stalion Louse, to trial and to prison if he would pay $1,000, Sc ler Was terniied at te of «1s- honest women’s husbands and consented to the terms, After @sociab.e breatiost the couple visited the bank where schneider kept ly shoemaker drew $1,000, which h the dete Then, as the det otiler Oicer Would be Likely to OATOH AND SEND HUM TO PRISON if he remaimed in the city, he hastily packed his household goods and toois together, and left jor Springileld, Conn. As he went away he told a neighbor he had ‘mach troubles inde house” aud ne Was going lo Springticid, where novody could find him, Juqatries by friends who missed Schnelder led to suspicions that he had beea seared away by some species of fraud, and he was telcgrapiied to and came back. He cume to Superintendent Kelso with lus frend, and stated the above facts, and that the detective’s name was Farley, and that when they went to get some drinks after the Uhouwwand d@uliars was p. id, the detective met a friend who DIDN'T CALL HIM FARLEY, and that he thought this rather strange. Schneider was brought into the presence of the famous de savings and the rex he paid to ivG Suid SONI tective, Pait Farley, of the Metropolitan force, tnt did nat recogpize him asthe person, after a lengtis: search Le saw detective Young, of the Bij nteeath precinct, whom he swore positively to be the man. After an examination by Superintendent Keise a complaint was made against officer Young at Nssex Market, where, after a lengthy examination yester+ day afternoon, Le was discharged. EUROPEAN MARKETS. Lenpom, Deo. 12-11. AL Loween Monvy Marker. M.--Coneols for money, 9174; for the account, e-twenties of 1882, 881g; 1606's jen, Biig. Stocks quiet 20; Timola Central Rail Weatern, 275 RANKTOR' Uns ir Dec. “i9.—United 7 ed at Gy States bonds of 1869 are quoted al i i a Liyearoon Corron MaExerr. 11:39 A. M,—The market fe unchanged; middling upianca, 844.; middiing Orleans, 84d. o 874d, Estimated sales, 0.000 bales. TVERPOOL BRRADSTOFFS MARKRT.--LIVERPOOL, Der, 1-11 40 A. M.—Caltfornia white whaaly Lis, 6d. ; red We. ern winter, lls. 9d. Floar, 2bs, 6d. for Western, Corn, Bla. 6d. SH NinPoor PROvIMONS MARKET.—Ltyraroot, Dec. LLL Ge A M.—Pork that, 107s, 64. Beet, Luts. for new. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday. Tho aeasion was @ strictly private one, no person bat members being admitted, The business transacted ‘was said to be merely routinge—the auditing of seve- bad small bills amd (he Uke. nd RUSSIA. Russo-Eastern Diplomacy at the Court of the Suitan. “The Czar Firm in His Position Agai.yst the Treaty of Paris. y A European Conflict Regarded as Imminent. The Movement for a Congrews Still Maintained. THE (ZAR AND THE SULTAN. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORX HERALD, meral Tgnatiei» Diplomacy ia Constacth- nople—The Treaty of Paris Virtunily Ig nored=Tho Turkish Cabinet Lirm—Danger of a Conflict. Lonpon, Dec, 13, 1870, A special telegram from Turkey, dated at Pera on the 9th inst., reports as follows:—General Ignatiet!s interview with Ali Pacha, the Sultan's Minister, te day was unsatisfactory, * Russia's demands, which were pressed strongly on the Turkish oMictal, virtually 1gnore the purpese of a conference, The Czar again insists on regard- ing the Treaty of Paris of 1856 as being already abro- gated, ‘Turkey refuses to admut this interpretation etther of the acts which have alreauy transpired by the entrance of war vessels Into the Black Sea or of the present diplomatic situation, ‘There 14 danger of the occurrence of a confict as any moment. Russia unquestionably ‘Treaty of Paris, practically, at her own time, intends to break the THE AUSTAIAN VOTE. Premier Yon Beust Likely to Reconcile the Dispate. LONDON, Dec. 11, 1810, Count yon Beust’s despatch of the sth instart to Prince Gortchakoil ts expected to lead to an under standing between Engiand and Russia, THE RUSSIAY ARMY AND NAVY. A Huge Army and a Gunboat Fleet in Pee sition. Lonvon, Dec. 11, 1870, Advices from Odessa estimate the Rrussian troops on the Austrlanjfrontiers as over 300,009 strong. 8x frigates and thirty masked gun Soate are at at Nicolaieft, THE CONGRESS. ‘Wil France Participate ?—The Turkish Rep- reseatation. Lonvon, Dec, 11, 1870, A correspondent at Pesth telegraphs to-day that 18 is still doubt‘ul that France will participate in the conference in regard to the Kastern question, ‘The French Envoy is urging the neutral Powers to insist upon an armistice in order.to convoke a Con- atituent Assembly. Baron vou Beust Is ready to co-operate, but re- fuses to take the initlative. The rumors of concessions by Turkey are off- efally denied. It ts reported that Mohammed Reschid Pacha will represent the Sublime Porte at the Congress on the Bastern question, The Board of Police yesterday dismissed from the foree officers Augustus Nelson, Eighteeuth precinet; Patrick Kelly, Twenty-second precinct, James Mur- tha, Sixth precinct, and Bernard Donne} tieth precinct, for Various charge Tittany & Coy Union aquare, are daliy opening their tmportattons of London, Paris and Vienna nnd Eleannt Hat Go Direct ESPEN! 1D, 118 Nuasau street, A.—¥or a Fine to the manufacturer A.~Herring’s Patent GHAMPION SAFES. 251 Broadway, soraer Murray aiesae American Waltham Watches, A very large assortment at uncisually low prices. BALL, BLA K & CO., 565 and 657 Broadway. A.—Holiday Presents.—Ladies’ and Gentle. men's elegant embroidered SLIPPERS, at E. A. BROOKS', 516 Broadway. A.—Perfect Fitting Boots and Shoes and wartn OVERSHORS, cheap, at BROOKS’, 875 Broadway. Best Holiday Gift, (CE SEWING MACHINE, 505 Broadway. A Great Variety of Toothbrushes of Best make at greatly reduced price: Di ‘aN & AmA—A.—The A FLOR! )., Astor House Pharmacy. Lottery.—Sunplee ay MOINTIRG, GREG ham treet, A.—Hazard & Cassw best. Jed Liver Oil ie the be: Brown's Brow. Coughs, Colds, those who overtax in the world. ‘Tue only perteot dye; harmless, sie, instante, neous, ¥actory, 16 Bond street. Bleaching, Cleaning urd Dyeing.—Lord’s Ofices, O24 Broadway, corner Twemy-tirst troct avenue, aud 489 Broome ate of Broadw Boy Gazrim« Treative on the Bankrupt LAW. For sale at all book storea, ML Bightls Je Cow Mitker and Nursing Companion, Pa- tenteu Nov. 1, 1879,--A rare cuance for energetic me make money by travelling or locating in elty or 3 COLVIN BROTHERS, 4-4 Broadway, New York, De. J. W. Powell Treats Olsenses of the EYE avd EAI as heretofore for the past 2 yeers. Elev. tricity apelied in suitable cases, often rosturiug aight an@ ny where other means have failed. Cali or send for cir= cular. Galvano-Varadte inatitute, Los Last Thirty-fourte street, corner Third avenue. Watches. Jewelry and Silvers Ling id. GEO, U. ALLEN, 515 Broad uw ware wold, a , war. Tere Neholas Hote. Purs.—Bargains tt Kine turs, Novelties for holid: ni BURKE, dol (ace of 469) drosdway, Brauch at 1a Fulton surest Goodulls Playing Cards=New nod Reauti+ ful patterns, ang Moores Cosuloned Blotters, tor the holiday seasvc. Wor sale atistationers’ and ianty gooce ‘Bwores. Just the Remedy Needed, Thancs to MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP, we have tor years been rel from sleeplees nihis af patntos watching with poor, suifering, teething childce Our Specialty. WARPERS’ BAZAAR, of December 17, devotes three eolummnn to our epectalty, snot WHISKEY.” ‘The genntne article ws sold by it i hen No. 6 Beckman aireett, Spool Cotton—Orrs & MeNaneht’s—C' and best Imported, for hand and machine sewing. ane soviment. ALEXANDER KNOX, (2 Peari strest. ‘The Conundram, Whese S ion Has Exere cised our citizens for nome ititle ttme, “Who will bo Poltce Commtsnioner *" is now Barr-ed, not out, but in, Were we aaked the question, where, in this great city, which te the home of sy many distinguished men in every walk of life 2 could go and Jay bis hand upon the moat @xoelient Ay Of ths period? we ahoutd answer tuis: a fz KSOX'S, \ Broadway, by all means, =~ 4