The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1870, Page 3

FRANCE. Another Great Sortie from Paris. German Positions Carried East of the City. THE FRENCH REPULSED AT BOURGET. Herald Special Report from the Loire. damage. Their only effect was to draw a return fire, which led to the explosion of hundreds of shelis agaist houses filled with wounded men and women and children, Perhaps it ts proper to kill Prussians even at this cost, but if the French re- sistance was equally ay desperate in the open coun- try these massacres in cities would be unneces- sary. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, No Germans at Toars—Reported Cutting of Prince Brederick Charles? Communications Prussian Advance on the Army of the North— French Surprised at Langres—Defeat of Mobiles=Gambetta at Lyons. re Lonpon, Dec, 23, 1870, Atelegram from Bordeaux, dated to-day, states emp!oyed; an inspector general, who regulates the supplies for each canteen por) supervises the wil. form working of tae whole, THE CEN’ RAL COMMITTER’S DUTIEG, The second branch of the service is posed of a coutral committee of twenty m at the Maurie, and twelve sub-committees of the sections tuto which the Srrongiseeniens ¥ aves, oo sol committees are each compose members, Persons anxious to obtain free Vekots must first attend the Central Commi tee, ‘The name, prefession, residence and number of persons cot- pe the family of the applicant having been nscrived ona printed form, @ number of tickets sufficient for two Gare ig given in return without further question, and he is told to return again, A house visitor then makes inquiries, and inscribes his observations on the margin of the form. On his report the Central Committee decides whether or hou the applicant 13 deserving of assistance, If deserving he receives a card bearing the ad- dress of the sub-committee to which le must epply, every wecond day to receive tickets for food. The form containing his name and otier particulars 13 then copied—one copy being kept by the Ventral Committee, the second forwarded to the sub-committee, Should the latter not feel satisded with the report of tue visitor further inquiry is made, Persons are also permitted to purchase tickets Indeed, the necessity is so apparent of affording an opportunity for families thrown out of a majority to convict, if some of them do not prove recreant. The republicans seem hopeful of the Governor's acquittal, LORD LYONS. [uterview Between the British Ambassador and a Herald Correspondent. Tho Chateau Rigny—The Eastern Quaet in— France Will Maintain the Treaty War Would be Bad for England—America Would Gain @ Monopoly of the Breadstuffs of the ‘World—Privateering—Horse Flozh— Paris—Washburne—English Cap- tives from French Balloons. uo WASHINGTON. The Senatorial Fight Over St. Do- mingo Still Waging. SUMNER TRANQUIL AND DEFIANT, The Sanguinary Chandler Goes for Sumner’s Scalp. A New Danger Threatening Senator Schurz. ae all the legitimate zesults of the war, and that earnestly desires unity and the perpetuity of th@ whole country, {ts prosperity and honor, turies Fish aud Doutwell were present, The lasted but « few moments, meeting of the Cabinet until after New Year's some extraordinary emergency arrise’, eflect that to Massachusetts before the election for Senator the Legislature of that State are probably foundation, well will not absent himself from Washington t after (he adjourament of the preseat sesstou of gress. , A Conflict of Races—The Colored Oy here since the opening of the restored to his position as keeper of the Cabinet Meeting. At the session of the Cabinet to-day only There will be no Movements of Scorerary Boutwell, ‘" ‘The reports which haye been in circulation to tary Boutwell contemplates & visi The truth appears to be that Mr, After the Germin “enntor. Mr. George T, Downing, of oyster fame, has easion lobbying to work to obtain food, not as a charity, but in a Man- ner Which will not wound the feelings of the work- Ing classes, that it 18 proposed to establish cart 1s, in Which no gratuitous tickets will be received. AN INCIDENT OF THE STREETS. Tours, Dee. 7, 1870, An apparently silent yet powerful man in the great events transpiring here is Lord Lyons, Learn. ing the locality of his residence I drove last evening under the House of Kepresentatives, from whieh Was ousted last winter, In the absence of employment, Downing has tarned in to help Senator Drake to abolish Schurz, of Missourt. that a despatch from Tours, bearing date of the even- ing of the 22d and stgned by the Mayor, informs the Department of the Interior vhat no more Prussians Prince Frederick Charles’ Commu- George Downing After the Ger- nications Reported Cut. German Advance on the Army of the North. French Gerprised and Beaten at Gangres. ANOTHER SORTIE FROM PARIS. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Operations Resumed—Sortic of the French— Germans Driven from Their Positions French Repulsed at Bourget-Successes of Ducrot—General Particulars. BORDEAUX, Deo, 23, 1370, Advices from Paris of the night of the 2lst bring the official report of the recent military operations, The report says:— ANOTILER SORTIE—PRENCI SUCCESSES. Operations were resumed to-day, and only ceased at nightfall. On the right Generals Malro and Blaise occupied Neuilly-sur-marne, Villa Evrard and Maison Blanche, all to the east of Paris. The fire of the enemy was silenced at all points. A REPULSE AT EOURGET. It is also stated that aftera short combat, in which General Fave was wounded, the troops from St. Denis, under Admiral La Rouctire, carried Bourget, to the north of Paris, but were unable to hold che place, and retreated, having captared 100 Prisoners, DUCROT'S ADVANCE, ‘The forces of General Ducrot were also engaged south of the city in a violent artillery action against Mont Ablon and Biancmesnil, ‘and at night Ducrot occupied Groslay and Drangy. A FEINT. General Noel made a feint on tho side of Mont Valérien (west of Paris) against Montretout, and Chief of Battalion Faur ocenpied the island of Chiard, in the Seine. The movilized National Guara fought with the troops in these engagements and displayed great ardor. THB LOSSES, The garrison of St. Denisand the marines lost eonsiderably m attacking Bourget, but tne losses of She other troops were not heavy. TROcHU. General Trochu remains outside the city with the army. GERMAN REPOUT Dever a mee METERS Lonnon, Dee. 28, 1870. A despatch from Versailles states that on Tuesday She fire from the fortifications of Paris was active ‘but ineffective. THE SORTIF. Daring the cannonade a sortie was made by the Prench against the Prussian Guard and the Twelfth corps (Saxons). ‘The fighting lasted several hours. The German loss was smaul, OPERATIONS ON THE LOIRE. TELEGRAM TO THE KEW YORK HERALD. Blois Crowded—Intermittent Fighting~Strag- glere—Preparing to Skedaddle—The Pras- lane Expected. ” es Lonpon, Dec. 23, 1870. Ihave received the following Jetter from the New York Henatp correspondent at Blois, dated De- ember 19. Your correspondent writes :— BLOIS CROWDED, ‘This city (Blois) is crowded and has not been so Much excited, probably, since the memorable assembly of the States General, held just preced- Ing the war of the League. Troops of all arms, in- numerable tfams, supply trains, ambulance wagons and thousands of stragglers are jumbled upin an Imextricable mass, INTERMITTENT FIGHTING. That military misery—intermittent fighting—has continned without any concentrated force since the capture of Orleans. Constantly fecling the French lunes, the Prussians have lost no opportunity to break them, and they have certainly been watched with a vigilance equal to their own. On the right the skirmishing extended to Salbris, south of the Loire, and on the left from the neighborhood of Meung to Marchenoir. On Wednesday and Thurs. day fighting was lively along the line, especially to the left of Marchenoir. STRAGGLERS. Riding tn the direction of the contest to-day it was aiMeult to find a pathway through the strag- glers, But even their immense numbers did not in- icate the proportions of to-day’s fight. On the contrary, the stragglers were from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth corps alone, and did not represent the entire army. As the Prussians sent shells into Blois to-day these stragglers were making vigorous efforts to find a place of safety. PREPARING TO EVACUATE BLOIS, The commander of Blois nas evidently small con- fidence in his ability to keep the Prussians out of the place. The wagons are under orders for a point West Of Blois. Regiments of infantry are kept stand- ing in the streets all night, and regiments of cavalry, with thelr horses reaay caparisoned, afford evt- dence of preparations to skedaddle, THE PRUSSIANS EXPECTED. Itisexpected that the Prussians will arrive on the south bank of the Lotre, as they have pushed the line vigorously there, At nighta gap was cut in the bridge and some preparations were made to defend the passage of the river at various points, The preparations are peculiarly foolish. nivg from the bridge is a broad, street, at ihe end of which dred éteps lead to @ height in the thickly populated portion of the city. A number of brass pleces were posted on this height, with the expectation of annoying the coming foe, but they Run- astraignt one hun. Could not prevent the passage, nor inflict material | have enterea the Department of Indre-et-Loire, and that those who were there have proceeded towards Blois, without entering Tours, FRENCH CLAIM OF SUCCESS OVER PRINCE FREDERICK CARLES. The French claiia to have severed Frederick Charles’ communication, and to have captured 2,000 prisoners as the Germans were leaving Tours, ‘They also report that the Army of the Loire has made a successftl union, and 1s now 300,000 strong and ready for the offensive. PRUSSIAN ADVANCE ON THE ARMY OF THE NORTH. A Prassian column has been observed approach- ing Poulzicout and Rheims. It ts supposed to be on the march for Laon, LaFere and Chaumy to attack the French Army of the North, FRENCH SURPRISES AT LANGRES, The Germans, under General Count Von der Gottz, have enrprised the French at Langres, in the De- partment of the Haute Marne, and driven them from their position with heavy loss, Many prisoners and a large quantity of arms and baggage were taken, DEFEAT OF GARDES MOBILES. A borly of Mobiles have been defeated by the Han- overians, under General ae Voigts-Rhetz, beyond Monnaie, a town in the Department of Iudre-et- Loire, eight miles north-northeast of Tours. DEPARTURE OF TROOPS FROM CHERBOUG. A telegram from Cherpourg, dated yesterday, states that a force of 1,000 men, fully equipped, left that day for the fleid. Arms and equipments arrive in Jarge quantities. The blockade of Honfleur has beeu ordered, GAMBETTA’S RECEPTION AT LYONS. M. Gambetta was received at Lyons witn the warmest acclamations and a universal reqnest that the fullest measure of justice be accorded to the wretches who have disturbed the order of the city. Several persons have been arresied for complicity in the assassination of M. Fone _ : Mh SE Tyond Twp sane. A telegram from Lyons, 22d, says the entire popu- lation Is Indignant at the murder of M. Fone, Chief of Battalion of the National Guard, and that the funeral was attended by allclasses of the people, WITHIN THE WALLS OF PARIS. The Distress Oeccasioned by a State of Siege. , pega in tho Streets—Their Appoals Responded Beit AoW WT wineesvurwd a2 De ‘Whom—Rents Free—Parisian Street Scenes'— Much Misery — The Amazons of Paris, PARIS, Nov. 28, 1870, The distress occasioned by the state of siege in which Paris has now been for more than two months 1s very great. Many of the shops are en- urely closed, and in all the number of hands have been reduced. There are innumerable beggars in the streets, most of them women and children, The men who beg are poor cripples, and expose some corporeal deformity that prevents them being drawn for the army. TOE POOR VAGRANTS, There is one point in the French character which strangers cannot fall to remark. A beggar seldom asks in vain. I have seen a group of Gardes Mobiles around an unfortunate, each of whom has given something from his scantily lined purse. In various parts of Paris cantines and soup kitchens have been established to supply the poor with food at a reasonable rate, At the present time thousands of persons are forced to avail themselves of the advantages they offer, who, before the war, were able to earn a respectable livelihood, PARIS IS TOPSY-TURVY now. Many of the large apartments in the most fashionable quarters of the town are inhabited by persons who have taken refuge in Paris from the country and working people from the faubourgs. They inhabit the enormous elegantly painted and gilded rooms rent free. A few sticks of furniture, Sabots and blouses contrast strangely with the deco- rations. Salons are turned into laundries, and rag- ged linen hung out toary on the baiconies, From the windows and balconies of the upper stories of one of those new houses in the rue de Lafayette, looking ever Baron Rothschild’s garden, stockings, shirts and femaie unaer linen of every descripuion were dangling when I passed yesterday. It is some- thing to have a roof ever their heads, but the poor require food, and the cantines are a great boon. In no quarter of Paris do they render more service than in the Third arrondissement—the Temple—one of the principal centres of Parisian industry, In that district the cantines work admirably, and deserve special notice. There are at present six- teen, but the number will be increased to tweniy- four. Upwards of 15,000 PERSONS ARE NOW DAILY SUPPLIED WITH FOOD, bnt the supply is not equal tothe demand, There are between 160 and 200 employed in the cantines, A room having been obtained from a house proprie- tor, @ stove, &@ counter jor the distribution and two or three benches are installed therein for the persons waiting their turn to be supplied. Tables there are none, a3 the food is not to be eaten in the cantine, The distribution is made by a woman cook and two assistants in each room; the accounts and checks are kept at the Matrie. Nothing ts sold at the can- tine, and persons desirous of obtaining food must first obtain, at the Mairie, tickets, which are avatla- ble at any catine in the district. They are of dif- ferent colors, and entitle the bearer to recetve either of the following portions:—Half a litre of soup or fifty grammes of meat, grammes of rice, 175 gramines dried vegetables, 600 grammes of breaa, HOW THE DISTRIBUTION 18 ARRANGED, Two distributions are made per day--from ten to twelve and from tour to six o'clock. The cantines are also opened from eight tril haif-past nine A. M, snd irom two to haif-past three P. M, for tie issue of numbers indicating the order in which each will be served. When the distribution of feod ts made a National Guard takes his position near the counter, cails out the number, tells the Cook the quantity and quality of ihe portions required and places tne vouchers in the till, which is taken every evening to the Mairie for examination. Simple as this service appears, it requires great organization, of which the public 18 not aware. It may be diviicd into Branches the material and the distribution of free tickets. The first is composed of a director, who occupies himself with the general superyision, the choice of localities for the cantines, their fittings, the coanections wita the chief administration for the provisions and credits; @ member of the committee, who examines the demands for relief, purchases provisions acd acts as trea- surer general; @ member who, assisted by several subordinates, keeps the accounts of each canteen, examines the vouchers which have been presen to see if they tally with the food suppiled and pays for ali goods bought and the salaries of the persons I saw an old gentleman yesterday, Who was for- merly in a large way of iness and ved im good style some few years since. A twist In the wheel of fortune ruined him, Until the war was declared he struggled on and supported himself respect- ably a8 @ commission agent, but the siege has pressed heavily on him and all iis friends have leit. His ciothes have been brushed threadbare, his hat still affects to sine feebly and his boots are polished. He looks serapu- lously clean and respec table. In course of conver- sation he told me that he had gone carly to tie market. A turnip had taken his fancey—it made tis poor old geutioman’s mouth water. He asked Uw. price—five sous. “Icould not averd the luxury," he sald are two of us im the family. £ Went home without it to breakfast."? You may not be wware of it, but Ihave the bump of curiosily ex- traordinarily developed and was unable to resist saying, “What did you have for breakfast?’ ‘The old gentieman sepues, with hesitation, “Why, this mornig we only had four potatoes between Us."? To-day he breakfasied with me, but it was with muci didiculty | made him agree to do so. THERE IS MUCH MISERY IN PARIS, buc the people bear up bravely, and really appear to delight in making the best of a bad business. The goverument has at lastissued a requisition for ail the potatoes in Paris and the faubvourgs. All per- Bons having stores of potatoes are required to de- clare the quanities in thelr possession at the Mui- sitry of Commerce within live days or they will be confiscated, ‘This order ought to have been given long since, for most exorbitant prices have been aemanded. IL know a person Who paid six francs and a half for forty-four potatoes, Another decree Announces that 1 order to economize the gas for natioual purposes the supply will be cut eff froin ail private and pavhc estabilsnments on the 30ch inst. On and after inat date we go to bed and get up with the sun. THE AMAZONS OF PARIS, in martial costumes, t'yroiean hats and swords at welr sides, who tareatened to mount the guard on the ramparts, and, if need be, extirpate the Prus- sians, Were cut short in their enthu: m, firstly by M. de Keratry and secondly by his successor, as Pre- fect of rulice, M. Edmond Adam, neither of whom seems to have been satiiciently impressed with the charnis of the fair sex. The Eves of the Eighteenth arrondissement are, however, of the Irrepreasibie order, and have again launched themselves before the public uader the title of the “Repubiican Vigi- lance Committee,” a fresh edition, rebound, cor- beyond the Loire, and after traversing the country road for two miles [stopped in front of the caitean Rigny, & most elegant and capactous residence Situated on a commanding height, Ibis here that Lord Lyons lives, and it is also here that all business of the Embassy is transacted. There is no ostenta- tion about the place; itis simple, commodtous and yet rte! My card was borne to the genial Embas- sacdor and int a moment L was admitted vo the audi- ence chamber, and was soon seated before a com- fortable English fire, heve, and He aud the only one, L be in ‘ours. Lord Lyons was pleasant hospitable, and wore lis habitual smile, has little changed since leaving the United es, and appeared in robust and vigorous health. After mutual salutations, | remarked to his lordship that Europe had seldom been so suddenly agitated as by the reopening of the Eastern question, and that I visited him, a8 the correspondent of the ILERALD, to obtain such ali expression of his opinion as diplomatic usage would permit. His lordsiip assented, CORRESPONDENT—WIIl these late suc cesses, if they simplify the Eastern ques- Lord Lyons—Yes, sir, in a great measure. CORRESPONDENT-—My Lord, do you believe that France would co-operate with the other ¢o signatory Powers to matutalning the laviglability of (ue Preaty of 1856? Lord Lyons—Entirely 80; entirely 8 CORRESPONDENT—And what 1s the precise status of the Kastern question? Does it look like war? Lord LYONS—No, sit; there 13 no doubt but that it Will be peaceably settled; nove at all. CORRESPONDENT—Bul, in the event of war, a ques- tion with America migit be raised? Lord Lyons—War would be bad for England in this sense—it would give America the monopoly of ali the breadstaas of the world—a trade now divided between the commerce of America aud Russia. By vlusing the Black Sea the outlet of the breadstufts of Just is sealed up, CORRESPONDENT—Dut [see that the English press is ralsing a question as to privateers from America man Orator. PLACES FOR SOUTHERN PATRIOTS, CREATING WasHiNGToN, Dec. 23, 1870, Sumner a Hero in Deleat=Fatile Efforts to Remove Him trom the Committee on ore! Relations. Senator Sumner seems to be even more pleased to-day with the result of his fight in the Senate than he was yesterday, ‘The more he reflects upon it the more ctearly is ne convinced that he did nothing more than the duties of his position demanded, Ue received by to-day’s mails a large number of letters rom different parts of the country congratulating him on his xpeech against Mr. Morton's St. Dommgo resolution, and urging him to persevere in his op- position to the measure. Some of these letters are from prominent editors, and all of them are from eminent and tried republicans. Of course their effect upon Sumner has been to strengthen and encourage him, The tone of the metropolitan press, as well as of the provincial journals that have reached here, being rather favorable to him, has had an inspiring effect upon him, Altogether Mi. Sumner is anything but despondent, and se far from being demolished as if the bell! Zach Chandler, the sarcastic Conkligg and the logical Morton hai not pourel ous the vials of wrath upon hts head. In the cour: Of conversation — to- he stated that he was accustomed to lead minorities, Darmg the last twenty-five years tc had been ina constant fight, and from the yhen he m: his (rst Speech in Fanuell Hatl against slavery he had never turned his back upon a princio'e wich he believed to be right for the sake of being in the majority. preying upon British commerce, and the result of buch an acuon as leading to a war between the two. rected and revised, of the recent Amazons of Paris, who were, in fuct, a reprint of the “Vesuvians of 1848.) ‘the Amazons ¢f Paris no longer insist on ae guard, but confine themsel: és to issuing ‘t Rr first decree, of some length, terminates with “Vive la Commune !?? Vive la Repablique Univer. geile |’ and Js signed by the President, Loulse Micnel; the Vice President, and sixteen members of the amiable committee, They demand all vacant apart- ments for citizens without shelter, and the wine and fuel left therein for the sick; the abolition of religious workshops and ree 4 prosiitations the church cal belly of Montmartre foF Oi} finpattlal revutns of the aged and infirm, so that the republic shali not be deceived; professional schools gratis; cem- munal workshops and democratic asylums; sortics of citizens, roeoted by tha National Guard, to father vegetables, the produce to be distributed by the mayors and vigilance committees; the National Guards to be fed like soldiers, at the expense of the State, and their pay given to their famiiies, so that their wives, children and mothers shail not die of cold and hunger during their absence. TEE IMPEACHMENT OF COV. ‘TULDE Arrival of the Chief Justice in Raleigh=Open- ing of the Court ef Ihupeachmont—Arraiga- ment und Answer of Governer Holien= dbirty Days Allowed the Accused te Prepare for Trint—ihe Court Adjourned to January 23, 1871. RALEION, B.C. Dec. 23.187. —Tnen tha announcement. 0: ue aruval ‘of Chick Justice Pearson, of the State Supreme Court, this morning, the Senate appointed the hour of twelve o’¢lock M, to organize the High Court of Impeach- ment and arraign the Governor. At that hour tne Chief Justice made his appearance in the Senate Chamber, when, upon invitation of President Warren pro tem., he came forward to tne chair, the Senate courteously standing to receive him. Upon taking the chair Judge Pearson said he came at the summons of the Senate to take part in the or- ganization of a High Court of Impeachment, He remarked he did not think it necessary that he should take the oath on this occasion, that which he had already taken being, In his estimation, sufficient, Tnis precedent was established by Mr, Chase in the trial of President Johnson ana unless the Senate was of opinion lt was necessary that he should be sworn he would not now take the eath. ‘The Senate concurred in the views of the Chief Justice. The roll was then called and the following oath admin- istered to each Senator, who repeated it aficr the cler! ‘T swear truly and tmpartially to try and determing th. res in the articles of impeachment against Williain W. Hoiden, Govern: r of the State of North Carolina, under the constitution and laws thereot, ana according to the evidence. So help me God. The following rules were then adopted to govern the court:— First—The Clerk of the Senate shail act as Ulerk of the Court of Impeachmeut, and shail recora the receedings ol the courtin the same manner us the legislative proceedings of vue Senate. Second—The doorkeeper of the cute all orders of the presiding officer, and he may employ such assistance as may be necessary. Third—Counsel for both parties shall be admitted toappear and be heard upon the articles of im- peachment. Fourth—Before proceeding to the trial on each day the following proclamation shall be made by the Doorkeeper of the Senate:— “0 yes! O yes! O yes! all persons are com- Mmanded to keep silence, on pain of imprisonment, while the Senate of North Carolina {3 sitting upon the triai of articles of impeachment against William W. Holden, Governor of the State of North Caro- lina.” The Chief Justice then announced the Court of Impeachment organized, and commanded the Door- keeper to make the above proclamation, and a notice of the organization was sent to the House of Representatives, after which a recess was taken until one o’clock P.M. At that hour the Court againfmet, and the managers of im- peachment presented themselves and were seated in the main aisle, confronting the Chief Justice, Process was then Issued against Governor Holden, who shortly after made the fellowing response through Mr. Badger, oue of seven counsel employed to defend him:— Mr. ©) Jestick—William W. Holden, Governor of North Carolina, having been served with @ sum- mons to apoear belore this honorable court, siting as a Court of Impeachment, to answer certain arti- cles of impeachment found and presented against ne by the honorable the House of Represeutatives of the State of North Carolina, do herevy enter my appear- ance by my counsel, Kichard ©, Badger, who has my warrant and authority therefor, and who is in- ‘ucted by me to ask of this honorable court a onable time lor the preparation of my answer to said articles. The time has been so short since my impeachment that I have not yet received plies from other members of .ne bar to whom I have written requesting them to appear as my cqunsel in this honorable court, I, therefore, respéctfally ask nate shall exe- that they may be hereatier added to the counsel already mployed by me, After a careful examina- ticles of linpeachment and consultation unsel Lam satisfied that at lead thirty days Wil be necessary fer the preparatian of my answer, and I respectfaily ask that it may be allowed. W. W. HULVEN, On motion it was ordered that the respowlent file before the 234 day of January, 1871, and that the managers of impeachment fle their replication thereto within six gays thereafter, and thatthe mat- ter stand for trial on the 30tu day of January, 1871. The Chief Justice gave notice that the Court would stand adjourned until the 23d of January. The managers and counsel for the Governor retired. During the proceecings the lobbies werethronged by a large and deeply interested crowd of pectators. his answer to the articles of Impeachmett on or | Powers? His Lordshtp made no tangible response to this, though tt seemed to me that he indicated that suco an event would never occur. CoxnesPronpENtT—My Lord, has any action been taken to secure the release of the English captives taken in the balloon which descended in the Prus- sian lines about Paris? Lord Lyoxs—1 do not think they will be executed. If they were to be we should have known it this, ‘Shere ave beon a great many execttions during (he war, Francs-tireurs and Gardes Nationale have been shof, aud with Man the question rated is, were they properly uniformed ? CORR&SYON DENT—I Was In Paris during the siege. n Jow did you leave Mr. Washburne exith is not always gocd, CORRESPONDENT—NO, ny Lord; Mr. Washburne overworks li . He is a faithful representauve, ow did you jike horse meat ? Not well; it was tough, too unsavory, and received no hospitable recepuion from my stomach, + ‘The CohPersation continned on varlous matters, amid as 1 did not beileve Lord Lyons contd tell me the Issue of the next battie or delineate the terms of peace, | took my leave from one of the most accom. plished ambassadors tn the worid. have reason to bel hat Lord Lyons will ex- ercise a strong influence on the dénovement of (lis War, Whatever that denouement may be. He says he has no personal quarrel with the Presl- dent, and those who state differently misrep:esent him. He expects to support many measures of President Grant's administration, He still adheres to what he told the Presideut on the memorable night when Grant called upon him about the St. Domingo treaty—“Mr, President, I am an administraiion man, and whatever you recommend shall fad in me a@ most careful aud considerate attention.” This is his position toward the administration. The effort to remove Senator Sumner from the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Foreign’ Relavions seems, On aquiry, to be more strong and determimed than was at first supposed. Mr. Sum- ner, himself, has had hints about it from various quarters, and he is not quite sure whether tt will be done or not, On the 7th of March next he will have been ten years chairman of this committee, During that time be has had bejore him some of thie most important mea- sures connected with our relations to other fovetnideats sfnce fle foundation of tie republic. It was the boast of Mr. Seward, after his retirement from the State Department, that he had negotiaved two-thirds of all the important treaties to which the BOSTON, HARTFORD AND ERI RAILROAD, A meewee he Eamund hy the Suprema Caurt of Messnchuseten Authorizing the Jomple- tion of the Read to Willamantic, Cena. Boston, Dec, 23, 1870. The case of the Boston, Hartford and rie Rail- Toad, On & petition for authority for the receivers to make a contract for the completion of the road to Wiilamantic, Coun., came up in the Supreme Court this forenoon, Judge Gray presiding. Thero wera haifa dozen cousellors-at-law in the room, and a dozen or more pariics in interest. This is the appli- cation to the Court to authorize the receivers to make @ contract with Mr. Munson for the comple- tion of the road to Wiilamantic, by consent of all parties, a3 projected in the arrangement made in the United States Court, Judge Shepley presiding, some weeks ago. Judge Curtis, representing the Adams Express Company, Burdell bondholders and others, showed that there might be objections to the proposed con- tract. The receivers, he argued, had not the power to make such a contract, which lay in other hands, iw anywhere. The receivers had certain dened powers and this was not one of them. Mr. E. Rockwood Hoar made an argument in favor of the Court authorizing the mortgagees to go on with the work of completing the road through the contract alluded to, for the purpose of saving from depreciation tne property already constructea and make it productive for the beuelit of all partics, Several paraliel Cases were ciiea, a8 that of an andi ished house, which needed siating to save tt from ruin, an unfinished raiiroad bridge, liable to be destroyed by a food, dc. No new mortaage was required when in the ntion of an existing mort- gage could be found all necessary power. The pro- perty of the corporation was utterly inadequate to satisty the Burde and the consent of the corporation seemed of little consequence. The other parties in interest were agreed, ana the Court had undoubtediy the power to authorize the re- ceivers to tncur obligations for future or present sec tlement, the payment to be made out of the property before the property is returned, aud paid as the expenses of the proper management of their trast, a first expenditure—a bottumary bond, as it were—to secure and make available the assets for the benefit of ail. If the Court can order the sule of property under foreclosure of mort- age, it can also order the application of funds to useful and necessary purposes, the payment of the Same to be made a charge upon the property. The required expenditure would only be about two per cent of the amonnt of the debt, The case might be closed in less than three years; so much the better for all parties; and, If adversely, the:Court could still order the sale or transfer of some property to satisfy the claim incurred, Judge Gray expressed the general principles upon Which to-morrow he should issue the d e author. izing the receivers to’ make the coutrast:—Tiat the preservation of the property and tne inwerests of all parties required it; that the concract should be deemed to be a pata. mount lien on the properties; that certificates of indebtedness be issned by the receivers to Mr. Munson, not negotiable notes, but vouchers to se- cure subsequent payment of clatms; that an instru- meni collateral may be issued to the trustee to provide for his action when he shall take possession of the property in the future, under certain etrcum- stances; and that these general principles being se. tled, the parties must agree on the detatis to be vodied in the decree. Judge Gray announced nat he would be in court to-morrow morning for the purpose of tssutag the decree, It 1s proposed to iake his decree before Judge Shepley ina few days, end secure from the United States Court the neces- ary approval and provisions so far as the case 19 affected by any possthie contingencies likely to arise he jier under the proceeding in that court. MiSSOURI. on and Senten:e of the Lopiu Family New Yorker Are St. Lours, Dee. 23, 1970. the murder of the Lapin family, near Potosi, about a of only three minutes t jary rendered a veraict of murder in the first degree. The murderers were d to be hanged on the 27th of January. am Bunce, of Rochester, N. ¥., was arrested here yesterday, charged with removing the cancel- lation mark from postage stamps and using them the second time, He will leave for Rochester to-day in Charge of an ofMicer from that city. ‘The Governor pro tem., the Treasurer and ¢ther Stare oficlals were on the floor, A count of noses shows that the democrats lack one of a two-thirds majority in the Senuté, but they are c.nfident of the election of another uemocrat, and perhaps two. which will give the party the ne- The New England residents here held a tival last night tn commemoration of the miversary of the landing of the Pilgrime. party was present. Navigation is suspended. grand fes- 0th an- The trial of John Armstrong and Charles Joliy for | month ago, closed yesterday, and after an absence | A large | go" ent had been a party since its existeyce. Sivort ove of Uhese treaties went through Mr. Sqm- ‘Bers"hands. It ys due to Senator Morton to say Wal he refuses to join in tne hue and ery to oust Samper from his position on the Foreign netw tee. The active parties m it appear to Chandler and Senator Conkling. Chandie: was clamorous in favor of removing Schurz from the commlitice, after that gentieman returned from the Missourl campaign, is now going around calling for blood. He says somebody must be sacrificed for the good of the party, and he don't care much whether it 18 Sumner or Schurz. Ever since Conkling entered the Senate he has had an ambition to snub Sumner, and he thinks the time has now arrived when this thing can be done with impunity; but the truth ts that, outside of the bluster- ing Chandler and the flery Conkling, there 1s no serlons attempt to disturb Sumner’s position on the committee. Nor will there be any interference with Schurz or with Patterson, of Ham sale though, as Sumner said, the latter geatieman has no Germans at his back, tempt to Distmb the Eriendly R Between Rossin and the United § The friendly relations existing petwe and the United States, and the consequent recipro- cal sentiments of kincuess, both social and oMictal, that obtain between the Russian Minister and our authorities in Washingt een to be a source of some uneasiness in certain quarters, Staten uiat have been circulated recently appea to have obtained publicity through the in- stru ality of parties who are inierested in effecting achange In the diplomatic represen on of Russia tn this country. There is not the least foundation for any inumations of personal or oficial unfriendliness between our Secretary of State and Mr, Catacazy. On the contrary, their relations and those ef thelr families are of the most amicable and cordial character, It would appear that parties concerned tn the Perkins claim of some eight hundred thousand dollars against the Russian government imagine that the Russian Minister stands in the way of its speedy and satis- lactory settlement, and that payment would be more probable if Russia had here some other representa- tive. The torged despatches sent last winter over Mr. Catacazy's name to Presideat Grant, in which the Chief Magistrate and other high oMcers of our government were denounced im the most undiplo- matic language, were but the prelude to subsequent statements evidently intended to disturb the amicable relations which happlly exist between the governments and people of the re- ve countries, In this connection It may be re- letter from the President of the Ontted States to the Czar of Russia, placing the American navy at his service in the solution of the Eastern question, is equaily fallacious, It has been already stated in these despatches, upon proper authority, that no such voluntary tender of our naval forces was ever made | to Russia by the President, nor did the Czar ever | solicit such assistance. fussia has an abiding con- | fidence in her own ability, unaided, to deal success. | fully not only with her neighbors, but with Eng- land. Rusela does not fear defeat either in tie | | field, on the Black Sea or on the Baitic; but It appears | that when Prince Gortehwkoi demunded the abro« | gation of =the $ Paris Treaty of 6 the | impending trouble in the ich It occasioned | caused the spectre of the J uit ssume | | increased proportions before the conecte stricken gaze of Engiand. The cireulation of the story the President having written a letter to the OC aitributed to the officious efforts ef aa enemy to cre- ate some trouble betw United State on the o! hand and Russia on the The latest despatches | recelyed here from P tchakom express a | for the speedy estabhshment of the | extradition and postal treaties betw , and speak in the most sat factory manner of the international frien: ship which | ex between then), as we of his pleasing per- about non the ther sonal and oficial intercourse with the American | | Minster in st. Petersburg. } | Leuer from § nator Vance. The ktter of Senator (lee!) Vance, oF rth Carolin, published here to-day In reply to certain | acetealions against him, exe tes much comment, | Me decays that be acauiesces ta ond will maluuaio appears that Schurz, in bis speech, mado allusion to the negro voters of Missourt, Downing construed /nto a reflection upon the dusted at Washington, He regards it importanty race at large. Drake, in his reply to Schurz, to meet this point, whereupon Downing, a8 champion and defender of his race, writes a reviewing Schurz’s speech, or rather that part of relating to the negro business in Missourl, Dot asserts that Schurz bas attempted to array the Mans against the negro, and he advises the latter inind their own bustiess and stiek to the repal party. Iu his letter Downing does not give the reasons for his removal as keeper of the House taurant by the Commitiee on Pubile Buildings Grounds. Popularity of G ral Schenck in Ragland, Mr. Thornton, the British Minister, In conver to-day expressed much satisfaction at the appoin' ment of General Schenck as Minister to Engl He has great faith in the good judgment of Schenck, and he thinks he will produce a favorabl impression upon th’ oficials and the people of land. Mr. Thornton has no information from government that the Ashery question 13 to be however, that a should be taken bef the return of the fishfng season, n order to prevé dificulty between the New England fishermen the people of the New Dominion. ' Bonds of Incumbents to Continue in Fe weg, Until Their Successors are Confirmed. ¥ Some days ago Acung Attorney General Bristow was Consulicd by a United States Senator froay Louisiana, and, in response to him and to other ing quirers, gave an informal opinioa, bat without rou,hly examining the subject, that the withdraw: of a Presidential nomination to the Senate, in place of an officer suspended, would condrm, to certain extent, the suspension, and perhaps ri the bondsmen of the person sought to be remoy Therefore terday, after a brief disenssion, Senate declined a compliance with the request the President to withdraw the nomination Blanchard to be Postmaster of New Orleans, place of Lowell, suspended, for the purpose only fixing a precedent by the passage of a resolati that, under the ‘enure of Office law, In case of tix reject on of a nominee, the old meumbent rem: without fling a new bond, until his successor be appointed, by and with the advice and consent the Senate. It was thought the precedent could established ouly in the manner herein stated without disrespect to the President, Bill for the Transportation of Spiritein Bom ¥, 0. Boyd, of the frm or Boyd Brothers & Hol son, of New York, representing numerous Wester! distilleries, has had an Interview with the Secretar, of the Treasury, Acting Commissioner of the Interaal Revenue and others, the object being to procure tI passage of a law allowing the transportation of spl: rits In bond from the West to the seabowrd. The retary sald there would be no unnecessary obstacte placed in the way of exportation of our surplus ducts, but the Departinent wonld not sanction aw bil unless tt were properly guarded to prevent trauds. This subject will, after the holidays, brought before the Comuiittee of Ways and Mes Lows Against Delinquent Pilots and Engizee ty Be Enforced, The Secretary of the Treasury to-day add the LOU wing tou Inspector, New York elty:— . TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Dec, 22, 1870, Srr—I am in recetpt of your letter of te instant, relative to the views entertained by th local Inspector at New York conceraing delinquent pllotg and engineers and steam vessels rematnsny without inspection, and asking for positive instruc: tions for the future guidance of such inspectors 1a the premises. In reply, youare tivormed that In spec are appointed to execute the Laws goveras ing the inspection of steam vessels and the i Pa of pilots and engineers of such sieam vessels. It therefore, cleariy their duty to watch over every part of their respective districts for tue purpose of de. tecting all violations of the laws and of promptly ve~, porting the same to the proper o.tiver of the me penal ment, with a yiewto having the prescribed forced against ail offenders, You wiil plewse nstrictions to your locai Laspeetors In accords ance with the at ery cif Ly, 8. BOUTWsLL, Secretary, Ton. R. Fexcust Supervising Inspector, New York city. a ‘Trial of Defanliing Naval Yay nosterst., ’ The naval court martial, convened here to try the cases of alleged defauiting paymasters, has ade Journed until after the holidays. ‘the case of Pays ter Giraud will then be taken up, and then te Paymaster Forbes Parker, The latter, it fi has lett the country, but the Court will, neverihele-s, proceed with the case, he having, It ig sald, admitted a defaleation of $45,000, Private See Ke Assistant ary to the Presidents Levi P. Lo , of Hiinois, who has for some months bee employed : sa clerk at the Executive: Mauston, was several days ago appointed by the President his assistant private secretary, in the place of James T. Ely, resigned. Undocumented Steamtugs subject to Bx Taxntion. The Secretary of the Treasury has decided that steamtugs owned in the United States, but und mented, are not of the United States, and are, the fore, Hable for the payment of fifty cents a ton upol the admeasurement of every documented vessel tne United States towed by them. Steamtugs und umented, and trading from place to place in a d@ trict, are subject to the payment of alien tonn: duues, The Maritime Interests of Great Britnin, |< The State Department nas directed Mr. Morang Secretary of the Amertcan Legation at London, to send by cable, at the earliest opportumity, statisti of the maritime strength of Great Britain at present time, and particul rly what has been the crease in her shipping during the Jast four years, These facts will be submitted to the President for his information, witha view to his sending a 4 clal message to Congress on the subject of our shij ping laws and interests, ‘ Oficers Retired from the Army. Of the officers of the army who have alread: been honorably dischared on their own application, 111 have to date received certifleates fron the Third, Auditor of thelr non-iadebredness to the governs ment and have had their accounts passed by the Sec~ ond Auditor. They have been paid one year’s pay from January 1, 1871, in accordanes with the provie Stons of the bill providing for the redaction of tha army, iJ Southern Patriots te Be Provided For. it ts expected that Congress will, on reassembling alter the holidays, authorize an Increase of force i some of the departments, The new positions wil | be given to Southern men exelusively, the Members of Congress from the Southern States claiming that they are almost wholly withont representation im any of the executive departments, and this increase wul be made in order to setisfy tnetr demands for pudlic patronage. incrense of Fruit Distilerien. From reports already recelved at the Internay Revenue Bureau it appears,that daring the past fiscal year there were 3,470 fruit distilertes in operadony and it 1s expected that complete returns will show that there were not less than 4,000 fruit sts rune ) ting during that pertod, white for the previoug fiscal year there Were but 1,750 fruit stills registered inthe Bureau. This large iperease is attributed to the abundance of the fratt crop avd he regulations issued by tic Rurcat encourazins this clase of cige Uulaticus