The New York Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1870, Page 5

x iy , ———_—_—_. * FRANCE. Severe Two Days Battle Near Amiens. The French Under General Faidherbe Defeated. The Germans Fortifying Their Line of Retreat. Reinforcements Leaving Cherbourg for General Chauzy. Further Particulars of the Battle of Nuits. Great Excitement and Panic in Lyons. Wiurder of a French General by Red Republicans. OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. A Two Days Battle near Amiens—The French Successful the First Day—A German Vic- tory the Next—General Faldherbe Ronted— Cannonading Heard at Lille-Rhelms and Cherbourg Reinforced. Lonpoy, Dec. 24, 1870. Genera! Faidherbe, with au army of 60,000 men, ‘was routed by Manteutfel yesterday near Amiens, wo Prussian divistons only were engaged. CONFIRMATION OF THE NEWS. A despatch from Amicns, dated December 24, states that a German victory is reported at Halla (/), Southeast of that city, over the Army of the North, 60,000 strong. The Germans carri by storm and took 1,¢00 prisoners. TRE FIRST DAY'S BATTLE. A despatch trom Cherbourg, dated December 23, reports tat on the day previous General Faidherbe fought victoriously with the enemy at Pout Noyeiles, ‘The battie commenced at eleven in the morning and ‘ended at six P, M, CANNONADING HARD AT LILLE. A despatch from Lille dated to-day, December 24, ‘etates tuat cannonading has been heard since Thurs- day in the direction of Noyon. The Prussians are 4n the vicinity of Veroins, They have biown upa Dridge over the Aure. TUE GARRISONS OF RARIMS AND CHALONS REIN- t PORCED, ; A telegram from Brussels, dated December 23, Braves that We Echo du Nord says the German gar- yrisons at Rheims and Chalons have been largely increased, owing to the threatening attitude of the ‘army of tne North. Chalons refusing to pay the Fequisitions demanded by the tnvaders, leading Bitizens have been arrested and sent to Germany as postages. THE ARMY OF THE LOIRE. several villages TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Prassians Yortitying—Reinforcements for Chauzy—Prossians at Tours=They Refuse to Enter the City. The Prussians are fortifying tucir liue of retreat between Versailles and Metz. REINFORCEMENTS FO! CHAUZY. A telegram from Cherbourg dated yesterday (De- ‘vember 23), states that the troops in and around Yat port have left for the frons, forthe purpose of pniting with the army under De Chauzy. ‘TOURS IN THE ROWER OF THE PRUSSIANS. , A Cherbourg telegram says that the Germans have again entered Tours, meeting with no opposition. NO GERMANS INSIDE THE CITY. The Nineteenth Prussian Division refused to oc- cupy Tours, though the Mayor requested the general commanding to do so. The Prussians contented themselves with destroying tie rajiway running through the city, and encamped in the suburbs, MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. yous in Sympathy with Garibaldi. Lonpon, Dec, 25, 1870. The correspondent of the New YorK HEALD at Lyons writes that the Municipal Council of that pity have voted the sum of five thousand franes for She relief of Garibaldi's army, and adopted resoln- fions tn favor of proclaiming Garibaldi a member of the government of National Defence of the French Fepubilo. The Freuch Seaports—Detrils of the Battle of Nuits—Excitement in Lyons— Murder of n Breach General. Loxpon, Dec. 24, 1870. The port of Honfleur as been opened again to commerce. Dieppe and Fecamp are still under itrict blockade, DETAILS OF THE BATTLE OF NUITS. A telegram from Bordeaux, dated December 24, tates that the oMiclal report of the battle at Nuits im the 18th shows that General Gremer was attacked vy 24,000 Prussians, with a heavy force of ariillery, tne French had only 10,000 men, who, after fight- bg many hours, retreated a quarter of a mile from he town, The Germans lost more than five hun- red killed and wounded, among them Duke Wil- am of Baden and several colonels% The peasants ought bravely by the side of the regular troops, elnforcements came up the next morning and the jermans retreated tn such haste that the prisoners aey had taken the day before escaped. Tbe French )38 was 1,200 killed and wounded. BXCITEMENT IN LYONS. The occupation of Nuits by the enemy caused a pnic m Lyons. Meetings were held, at which the rators made frantic appeals to the multitude, The dosin was sonnded, the National and Mobile Guards \usterea gud the delegations assembled. A pro- tssion of women in mourning passed through tho @eets, i MURDER OF A FRENCH GENBRAL, The “red” republicans gatuered in large numbers tore Une Motel ae Ville and clamored for ven- ance. General Arnand, commander of the Na- bual Guarda, refused them admission to the ball. je Was assailed and his sword broken, and tn seif- ‘fence he discharged his revolver at bis assailants. @ mob they ruahed urou and qyervewered Mim. NEW YURK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 26 and after # mock trial he waa condemned to death, and shot a few minutes after reociving his sentence, The troops remained passive during the disorders, LUXEMBOURG. Count Bismarck’s Policy Towards tho Duchy—An {aspired Exposition trom Berliu. Lonpon, Deo, 24, 187, The Berlin Gazette denies that there is any Parallel between the demand of Russia in regard to the Black Sea and the warning given by Prussia as to the position of Luxembourg. Count Bismarck “ig true to the treaty of 1864, He simply rejects what he has ever tnsisted on—that the security of the independence of Laxembourg is Dased solely on its religious adherence to neutrality, Prussia must interfere if her troops are assailed while passing throngh Luxembourg." BENEDETTY. — Explanations of His Position and the Affair at Ems, Conferences with Bismarck—Ems—The Spanish Throne—Prince of Hohenzollern—No Respon- sibility of the Present War-—-The Meoting with the King at Ems—No Insults— Mobilization of the Prussian Ar- my~Bismarck’s Scheming. The following ts a transtation of an interesting communication from M, Benedetti, late French Am- bassador at the Court of Bertin:— FROM THE YEAR 1860, * * * In 1860 1 was suadenly ordered to Turin to expedite the reunton to France of Savoy aud Nice, as unforeseen obstacles had occurred to it. Switzer- land reclaimed Cheblais and Vaucigny, and tt may be recollected that the press of England, speaking ‘on behalf of the public and of the goverument, gave its unanimous support to this claim, Piedmont, on its part, trusted that those complications whic sought to aggravate for its own object, Would lead us to give up te the county of Nice the country of Garabaldl and a portion of Italian territory. Leav- Ing Paris on March 20, { signed on the 24th the ces- sion treaty with M. Cavour, who was not Pd of the diMiculves which Uns act would is CONFERENCES WITH BISMARCK, On the gth of July, 1866, six days atter the nattle of sadowa, | was ordered by telegrain to rejoin the Prussian headquarters, and do ali T could to pei suade the King of Prussia to agree to an armistice. At the Prussian headquarters in Moravia L had several conferences with M. de Bismarck, and after these | went te Vienna, which place 1 reached on the 16th, On the zoth the plenipotentiantes of the two belligerent Powers, by my eadcayvors, signed under the walls of that capital preliminaries of peace, upon the basis of the integrity of the Austrian eimpire. SENT TO EMS. Finally, when I was sent to Ems, what were my instructions? ‘They were to obiain the renuncia- tioa Of the Prince of Hohenzollern to the crown of be i which he bad accepted with the full consent of the King of Prussia. Was € successful tn m) representations, which om this occasion were ad- dressed personally toa poweriul monarch, proud, ana justly so, of his success? Yes, most assuredly. I was engaged four days in negoilating and in soothing susceptibilities, and carried out the auty which was eutrusted to me. THE PRINCE OF HOHKNZOLLERN AND THE SPANISH NB. Prince Antoine had tntimated to the Cabinet of Madrid the renuaciation of his son, and the King, in intorming me of tt, Was desirous that | should be made aware of it, and that | sheuld communicate to Paristnet he had given bis acquiescence as Sove- reign and head of the famuy. Deeming these con- cessions tnsuficient, some members of the Legisla- uve Body wisied to question the government, 43- serting that it was necessary to obtain from Prussia an engagement that no Prince of the House of Hohenzollern should for the future consent to mount. the throne of Spalu. The question was to truth postponed; put tae purport of it was made known irom the tribune, ana the Minister, thinking it In- dispensahie tn the excited state of the public mind to carry out the view wiitch he had suggested, sent ime iresh instructions to act in that sense. RESPONSIBILITY OF THR PRESENT WAR, Was such a guarantee necessary? Was the agita- tion which pervaded all classes of the people earnest. and sincere? Could not the national fecting be re- siramed or appeased in some other way ‘These are questions which must be cleared up some time or other, and then it will be seen whether the opposi- tion members were justiied in declining to take any share in the responsibility of the present war. “What I can affirm beyond Tear of contradiction is that I sueceasfulily carried out my first instructions, and protected peace trom the danger witn which 1t Was threatened by the candidature of Prince Leo- pold, although new demands were made which led ‘us fatally into war. ‘Chat will be siewn by the re- ports which I sent from Ems tothe government of the Emperor, and wich will close the series of papers which | propose to publish, NO ONE INSULTING OK INSULTED AT EMS. During this mission, a4 well as during those which preceded it, | received tustructions exciusively from the Foreign Minister, according to which J shaped my conduct and my laaguage. TE never had the honor of @ private correspondeuce with the Empe- ror, and, contrary to pos.tive assertions, his Majesty always abstained from addressing his demanas directly to me. You may not be inclined to believe it, but [ solemnly assure you of the truth of what [ and my proposed publication will clearly show I will ad@, since you wish it, that atv Ems there was no one either insulting or insulted, and that the King himself was greatly surprised when he was made acquainted with the unfounded state- ments in several journals which were mistakenly supposed ty have been made by eye witnesses, A TRUS? NOT BETRAYED. Tn giving you ihese detatls | do not seek to deceive Inyseli Or bOpe to convert prejudiced people or to disarm political opponents. [t is not likely, after having overturned the empire, that thes will show themselves just and trne to one of its most devoted servants. 1 will prove to them, you will see, that in good faith or in bad fatto they have put error in the TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM The European Congress to As- semble January 3, 1871. The Franco-German, Eastern and Italo- Roman Questions Cases for Di- plomatic Consideration. What Will Be Done With the Pope? Queen Victoria’s Congratulations to the Emperor of Germany. The Bmpress Bugenie Likely to Ap- pear at Drury Lane in a Grand Character. OBSERVATIONS OF THE SOLAR ECLIPSE. THE EUROPEAN CONGRESS. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Day ot Meeting Announced. Lonpon, Dee, 25, 1870. The members of the European Congress or Confer- ence are duly summoned to assemble for the pur- pose of deliberation in Loudon on Tuesday, the od of January, 1871. Tho Freach Kepresontation. 4 LONDON, Dec. 2a, 1370, It ts now said that Jules Favre wili represent France in the conference, THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. A Roumanian Subject tor tho General Con- arens. LONDON, Dee. 24, 1870. Prinee Charles of Roumania calls the attention of the Powers to the fact that his position, as settled by the treaty of Paris, is no longer tenabie, The Prince’s Danger--Russian Interests Against the English “ Highway ” trom Lon- don to Bombay. A communication from Bucharest, dated on the 20th of November tast, throws very considerable light on the subject of the diMculues and dangers of the Roumanian Prince and the necessity which in- duces his appeal to the European Powers just now. ‘The writer says:— The first news of Gortchakofs evil designs was telegraphed here to the Prince as early 45 the 8th inst. Some very important message arrived and the result was the immediate departure of his represent- ative to his post at Constantinople, to press further on the Turks the necessity of forwarding troops here, and this, though they were refused four months ago, when 60,000 were asked for; but in the present state of Roumania the fact of ‘furkish troops entering at one end would cause the Russians to enter at the other, and the Wallachian would become a sand- Wich, and the result would be that the name “Rou- mania,” which was painted on the map of Europe at the Treaty of Paris, would be obliterated. The Roumanians talk of a very large army of, they say, over 80,000 men, but as yet | have been unable to find 40,000, and 1 have been here threo years; but if Roumania is sull province of Turkey, or under her protection—as she virtually is by her paying evesy year tie tribute--how can ‘'ur- key refuse to send troops here’ One thing, though, Tam quite convinced of, and that ts, if Russia lands: @ large force on the shores of Bulgaria, nothing on earth will induce the Roumanian treops to cross the Danube te help to expel them. and Koumania will then declare hersetf tree and independent, and the Prince will take the title of King. Whatever hap- pens nere Roumania must always recover and ap- pear on the stage of Europe again stronger than ever—tirstly, from her position en the h road from London to Bombay by railway, the Danube washing 800 miles of her coast; and secondly, be- cause she is more civilized than any part of the East. Where else will you find such roads and tron bridges—as the Russians will tInd if they come here— as between Yasy and Bucharest, or suo a lve of railway as from Bucharest to Giurgevo’ In the ast there 1s only one malady trom which Rounanta suffers, and that is In three years | ha ITALY AND ROME. arlinimentary Action on the Fixing of the Copital—Citizen Fraternity. FLORBNCR, Dec, 23, 1870. The Chamber of Deputies hav assed by a vote of 192 yeas to 18 nays the bill providing for the re- moval of the capital from Florence to Kome within six months, A resolution expressing the gratitude of the citl- zens of Florence to the Romans for their patriotism during the siege of the city was adopted. The Chamber then adjourned to meet on January 6. Murders in the streets of Rome are nightly oc- place of truth. Nevertheless they will nol cease to assert that | have betrayed the trust reposea in me by the nation, Gut th will still be honest and impartial people gv the world, and history happily is not made by con aries, ‘The next genera en of writers will exhaust every source of infor. mation—wi!! serutinize ail opinions; and it is Atung that materials should be prepared for them by oppos- Ing authentic statements and undeniable facts to interested and deceptive assertions, THE MOBILIZATION OF THE PRUSSIAN ARMY. Whats it that the public will notswatlow ? Among the privates, and even among some of the officers of our army, who hunt aiter causes for our defeats, 1t 18 regarded as certain that Prussia began to mebilize her army m Jun iat is to Say, several weeks be- for that she was successful in concealini ymupletion of this step from me, and that | had given ne hint of it ut Paris, and that we were thus surprised by the enemy in the midst of the measures we were taking to begin a campaign, That is absurd, talse and impossible, You know, in fact, that Prussia only summoned her reserves when we announced in the sitting of the 18th July our resolution to claim by force of arms the security which was refused us, and that it iy foolish to suppose that some hundreds of thousands of men could be brought to serve at one tlme without tae becoming knewn to the public and the press, Yet some will have it, among whom are those who have suffered from the hardships of the war, that onr disasters ought to be attributed partly to the Ambassador who knew not and did not warn us of the mobilization of the Prussian army, and hence itis Lam forced to reject a responsibility which im no respect falls upon me. 1 wil) only state that [ had with ine as military attaché Baron Stoffel, colonel of artillery, an ofiicer of great merit, whose duty it was to attend to the orsers issued ‘by tne : Minister at Berlin, but in bearmg timony to the distinguished manner in which he always per- Tormed his duty £ prefer laying betore tie public official decuments, where those desirous of knowing the truth will be able to find i, and be surprised at their having, perhaps, betieved statements so utterly unworthy their NOTHING OF THE PRETENDED TREATY. You will observe that I have sad nothing on the subject of the pretended treaty whtch [had taken upon myxelt (0 submit to the approval of M. de Bis- Toure! Thave already given explanations on this subject, and will return to ce more in the publi- cation which I have announced. If instead of suc- cesses the Prassians had met with reverses, the re- putation of tae Chancellor of the North would not have outlived an act s@ outrageously disloyal. But victory covers all eccentrictues or excuses them, But fate has not yet spoken its last word, and 1f for- tune should again smile on us, if the controversy with Russia should become complicated, certain em- bassies, suc as thove of Loudou or Brussels, would appear less prudent than they are deemed to be at, present, and you would perhaps find strong pro that the design to unite Belgium to France, as 1 have afirmes, ts entirely a Prussian conception. THE SCHEMING OF BISMARCK. After all what does the scheming of M. de Bis- marck prove? Only this, that in entering Into rela- tions with bin one Was exposed to mistakes which could not be foreseen, and against which one could not guard without damaging one's reputation, But have the chances of war peen in any way lessened ? Was the attitude of the other Powers In any way e—t affected? Assuredly not. 'fo speak only of England, 18 it not broadly usserted that she blamed our re- solation from the day on which we declared war, and before knowmg anything of the piece the principal part in which was reserved for the journal currences. ‘The life of the recior of the American college was attempted, What Will Be Done with the Pepe? Loxpon, Dec. 24, 1870. Austria, Prussia and England have each offercd an asyinm to the Pop. He will probabiy accept Malta. Advices from Bertin say that part of the terms of Peace is a demand that France resign Savoy and ice to the Pope. . GERMANY. Royal Congratulations to the Emperor. VBRSAILLES, Dec. 23, 1570. The congratulations of Queen Victoria to the King of Prussia on his acceptance of the tiie of Emperor of Germany were presenied to nis Majesty to-day by Secretary Odo Russell. ENGLAND. Trade and Commerce Suspended. Lonpon, Dec. 24, 1870, Business was suspended to-day on account of the holidays. All the markets ure closed and will remain so un- til Tuesday. je aud the Fund. LONDON, Dec. 24, 1870, ‘The Emptess Bugéniec ts organizing a fund for the French: prisoners, She is negotiaung for the use of the Drury Lane theatre for a benefit performance, The Empress French Reliet United States Bondy and German Securities. FRANKFORT, Dec. 24, 1870. American bonds are neglected here, the attention of financial men belng turned to tbe new German loan. Ministerial Appointments. LONvon, Dec. 24, 1870. Lord Enfleld has been appointed Under Secretary Of State in place of Otway, and Davidson, member of Parliament from Durham, has been appointed Judge Advocate General. THE SOLAR ECLIPSE. and Koports of the Savans. Capiz, Dec, 23, 1870. The observations of the eclipse were successful here, Good photograplis of Wwe coroma were eb- tained. Observatlo SYRACUSE, Sicily, Dee. 22, 1870, Professors Pierce and Lockyer réport that the ob- of the city? I should never finish if [ were to say all [ wished to say, so [ stop. Bxcase these detalis, Tshall enlighten you nore fart cette me comes, for givuut au explanation ho ‘public. . “ @PNEDETIL servations taken by them of the eclipse were imper- fect, In consequence of unfuyworable weather; but | the resulta abiained [ast yeat in America were con- armed, , 1870. THE SCHELDT AND THE ELBE. Ice In the Rivers and Navigation Impeded. Antwerr, Deo, 24, 1870. ‘The port is overcrowded with shipping, and vessels are refused admission. The river is freezing, HamMuuna, Dec, 24, 1870, The Elbe ts filed with ice, aud navigation is seriously interrupted. CALIFORNIA, Fire on Shipboard—Arrival of Lnvalids from the East—Luxuries iu the San Francisco Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24, 1870. The whaleship Join Howland caught fire this morning. The Names were extinguished after wood- work on deck was burned. A number of invalids have arrived here from the East, seeking & restoration of health, considering the climate of the Southern counties more equable than that of Florida, Oranges, lemons, grapes, strawberries, tomatoes, new potatoes of all varieties (second crop), garden Vegetables and Nowers are abundant in the murket, Business will be suspended practically for the next niuve days, Ruilroad Rovbors Sentenced. SAN Francisco, 25, 1870, The Central Pacific Ratiroad robbers, tried at Wasnoe City, were sentenced to the following terms of, imprisonment respeciively:—Chipman, eighteen years; Parsons, twenty; Cockerell, twenty-two, and Equires, twenty-three years and six months. ‘alker Poure, nepliew of Ben Perley Poore, of Massachusetts, for many years a realdent of this city, died suddenly this afternoe! PENNSYLVANIA. Boy Murdered by a Private Watchaaun— Chkoked to Death at Dinner. s PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25, 1870. George K. Furey, aged thirteen, was shot in the temple by a private watcaman named McGarrahan on Dickerson wharf, hig afternoon. Furey and‘sev- eral other boys were throwing stones at MoGarra- han, when the latter drew his pistol and fired, with fatal effect. McGarrakan is tn custody, A man named McUiusky was choked to death with @ piece of beef while at dinner to-day. ILLINOIS. Fire tn the Chicago Court House—Decline in Real Estate Operations. CHicaco, Dec. 25, 1870. The old Court House took fire last night and was damaged to the extent of $5,000 or $6,000. Excite- ment and alarm prevailed (or a time among the prisoners in the jall which isin the basement, but none were injured, ‘The sales of real estate in this city for the past year aggregate $57,558,455, agatust $40,475,165 in 1869. The directors of the Board of Trade yesterday passed a resolution to assnime the lease and expend- itures of tue new hall re ntly completed for thetr Open Board of Trade. The latter ts a separate or- ganization and ts dissolved. Snow feil to the depth of two or three inches to- day. ‘The thermometer is now ouly a iitlie above zero, Foundering of the Schooner Georgia Todd— Four Lives Lost, Boston, Dec, 1870, By the arrival at this port of the Brittsh ship Euxine the following Information ts obtained con- corning the loss of the American schouner Georgia Todd. The schooner pelonged to Calais, Me,, was commanded by Captain HII, and was bound from St. Stephen, N. B., for Havana, with a cargo ofiumber. On the 16th, in a gale, she sprung a leak and soon filled, notwithstanding the efforts of the crew to keep her free. She finally went over on her side, throwing all on beard, including Captain Hull's wife, into the sea. Four of them succeeded in regaining the wreck and making themselves faat to it, but the others were drowned. Subsequently the Euxine bore down upon the wreck, took off those who were clinging to it and brenght them to this ort. The following are the nes Of the lost:— rs. Hi, the captain's wift fred Price, of St. Stephen, mate; John Knight, Calais, Me., second mate; James Kennedy, of St. Stephen, steward, ‘The following record wlll show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours tn com- parison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's Pnar- macy, HERALD Buildin, 1869. 1 3A. M. 6 A. M.. 9A, M. 12 M.... +. 43 2 Average temperature yeswerd: . - Average temperature for corresponding date Jast year.......... il . 89% The larger coaches, known as Central carriages, will be found at Fifth and Eighth avenue entrances ready to convey passengers to the Lake for the sum of five © Park Among those appointed as deputy sheriff by Sheriff elect M. Brennan was Mr, James Kyan, the handsomest man m the Seventh ward. Mr. Ryan has resigned in favor of Mr. Thomas J. Cam- mins, at present collector for Sherif? O'Brien, and a man of some welght—probably 270 pounds, A Michael lub was organized on Saturday evening Jast, comprising the young men who live in the neighborhood of Grand, Essex and Hester streets. The organization was completed by plecuon of Frank Dutfy as president ana McDonald, vice president; John Ww, financlab secretary; Dennis Mooney, cor- responding secretary; Jacob Jacobs, treasurer, and Henry Madden, sergeant-at-arms. Flity members were Initiated, after which the club adjourned for one Week. It was generally supposed that the skaters would ere this have had abundance of opportunity to tnduige in their favorite sport, The recent cold snap gave rise to the belief that on Christmas Day there would be “skating at the Park.’ The boys were out early yesterday morning, but there were no signs that “the ball was up,” so they were doomed to disap- pointment, The visitors to the Park were very few, and they onty gazed atthe ice as something which rendered tie general aspect more dreary, ‘To-day “the ball’? wilt goup at the Kink and the carnival of fun commence, William Connors, a man twenty-five years of age, died in Bellevae Hospital on Saturday evening. D ceased was a painter by trade, and on the evening of the 15th inst. he took the Harlem train of cars tor lis home 1 Fordham, Westchester county. At 120th street aud Fourth avenue, as Connors was passing from one car to wnotuer, his hat blew olf, and in endeave to recover it he fell through on the track, the r ars passiag over his left arm, crushing 1% terribly in three places, besides which his head was, badly cut Deceased was taken to the hospital and the arm amputated, when friends took the severed iam aud buried tt 1a Westchester county. The only excitement created on the western side of the city yesterday was the announcement that Mr. Sol. Sayles, of Jefferson Market, would exhibit several fine carcases which he bad been doting on and stali feeding for the past three months, The place was thronged by prominent tndividuais and coteries, among the latter being the Messrs, Stet- sons, Bangs, Mertrtt, and Radford & Ryan. Also agents for well Known restaurateus m this State, Connecticut apd Maine. One sheep, the second largest ever produced in this market, when dressed weighed 186 pounds, Ten head of cattle, also dressed, weighed 15,000 pounds, the lightest’being 1,300 and the Leavtest 1,630. The carcases, while suspended on @ peg, presented the appearance of solid cakes of fat pressed together, and were cagerly sought lor to grace the tables ef ciose who could afford to partivipate ig such luxuries on Christmas bay. BOOK NOTILE, Ertsopes of FICTION; OR, STORE GREAT NOVELISTS, KC 12 Dey street. 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Seasion of The United States Senate is consilered to be a pecuiiarly dignified body, and Senators the ulléna (hade of all that is grave, measured and deliberate, redolent of dignity and oficial hauteur, and over- burdened with the weight of responsibility. In open session this demeanor is preserved with scrupulous etiquette, and the “potent, grave and reverend seiguors”’ tread their measures with decorum, en- forcing the rates of order stringently, and rarely, if ever, trespassing the bounds of accepted Senatorial Propriety, The people who gather tn the galleries do not fail to note the dignity and quiet of tne Sen- ate, which ts in marked contrast with the turoulent, bedlam-like practices of the House of Representa- tives, whore all is confusion and noise, and where the unsophisticated refuse to realize that anything like order can come out of such seeming chaos, Uniixe the House, in the Senate there ts no frantic yelling of excited members who bawi out “Mister Speaker” tn steptorian tones and in a chorus of a score of voices. There is ho pounding of the gavel or rapid mumbling of the presiding oMcer's voice, or putting the question aud declaring tt carried without the assent or dissent of a single member, There is no confusion of’ words, such as ‘Gen’man- Trom-Ohto-moves-reconsider-and-lay-moton—on-ta- ble,” wherepy something 19 supposed to be laid upon a mythical table uever to be resurrected. In the House, when a member indulges tn rhetoric upon some important question, his colleagues crowd about him ike bees surrounding their queen or like an guditory of the masses confronting a stump orator at the hustings. This iw never permitted in the Senate; for each Senator remains anchored in his seat as stifMly as old maids entertaining company in the parlor, But there 18 a time In the Senate when ail this as- sumption of dignity and propriety passes away, and that era 1s the execulive session, when the galleries are cleared and the spectators politely but firmly banished. The doors are then closed, and, with the exception of the Sergeant-at-Arms and the Chief Messenger and executive clerks, no one 1s permitted to witness the peculiar scene of confirming or re- Jecting nominations or regulating treaties with tor- eign Powers. Then the Senate becomes a family party, happily released from the rigid propriety of entertaining company, Away goes dignity, decorum and gravity— elgars are lighted and smoked @d (ibitum, and the secret public business is transacted very much after the fashion of a social gathering, and frequently upon the most approved pian of the freo aud easy style of a Canterbury Hall. s In executive session the Senators frequently quar- rel, wrangle, backbite aud snarl to a degree far exceeding the extreme violence displayed occasion- ally tn the House of Representatives; and if the latter body be justly characterized as a ‘bear garden,’’ the Senate in secret session is certainly an entire menagerie and ‘cus, With a vast prepon- derance of the motley clowns over all other pertorm- ers, Fortunately, however, this is hermetic and secret, no one being allowed to disclose the ineidents or accidents or to emulate even ‘Peeping Tom of Coventry,”’ who went one eye on It and was stricken blind, accord'ng to the legend of Lady Gouiva. Somehow or other little things occasionally leak out, and when this aud that are cunningly put together some of the ineidents of the secret session become known to interested outsiders, who await with feverish anxiety the result of confirmatioa or rejection, and who are made either happy or misera- ble by the consummation. Upon exciting occasions i: hag been diseovered that Senators have called each other pet names, such as lars, miscreants, scoundrels and falsitie and not unfreqnently dis- plays are made of muscular Christianity that woutd not discredit the pugilistic prowess of Dan Mace, Jon U, Heenan or Tom Sayers. Shirt collars aud bo- soms have been known to have suffered considera- ble rampling; butas yet no Senatorial eyes have testified a proclivity togo into mouruing. This is accounted for, perhaps, by a stringent rule of the Senate, which, following the precept of “ Truthful James,” declares it unparliamentary “to lay for that same member for to puta head on him.” But this rule of the Senatorial prize ring does not forbid punching in the ribs, or applving sole leather a pos- ternort upon aggravating occasions, It would be dificult to imagine the erudite and abstruse Sumner mdulging th vehement billings- gate, and “going In” with the recklessness of a city rough or pot-house roustabout. Fox, in “Humpty Dampty,” could hardly provoke more merriment than to see old Zack Chandler Jump over adozen desks, bare his shirt-cufs, and range lumseif with his friends for a free fight, In a ruction exceeding that at “Lanigan’s Ball” or “linnegan’s Wake.” Picture the special pleader and hard-faced Trumbui! relaxing trom his persistent attitude of “Coke on Lyttleton,’ and joining the merry roys- terers, the gay and festive youths of the senate, in aforay upon a pet nominee put up for slaughter,. secundem arte? Fancy the trrepresstble Nye, of the invisible State of Nevada, disembowelling his répertowe of musty jokes, double entendres and merry platitudes, like a veritable Yerick full of in- finite jest and prime good-humor, indulged in as freely in executive session a8, be would participate in such extravagances amid a crowd of Cauiforn miners { Imavine the courtly but loquacious arrett Davis descend from his altitude on the throne of Kentucky aristocracy and condescend to take a hand in tite: game of Senatorial looseness; and think of ine col and dignified Sherman and Sprague and Casserly and Fenton and Howell, all acquiescing tn the situation and belaboring each ot! with naughty words con amore! And yet ail this and much more happens; and when the Senate throws open wide 1ts doors and the of pollot resume their places imthe galleries the Senatorial brows are as unrumMed and their demeanor as serene as if there had been no hiatus in their deliberations or any calm had. fol- lowed up ine storm. To lok at them none would think sugar would. melt in their mouths, they are so placid and dignified, so grave and reverend, so self-confident and important. But this is no ima. glnary picture—for of such 1s the executive sessioi Affairs in South Carolina—Action of United States Troope—Dan Kerrigan and His Band. At the late election in South Carolina eleven Unionists, white and colored, were killed, at Lau- rence Court House, among tiem being a Mr. Powell, ® native of Ohio and Judge of Probate of the: county. 1m consequence of representations made wthe War Department by the State authorities, who declared themselves powerless to emlorce the law and to arrest 'pe murderers, a Jarge military force was recently despatched to South Carolina, under command of Brevet Major General Carlin, Major of the Sixteenth infautr, ‘ris force was directed by General Terry to cd-operate with the | State authorities and to act as a protection to the United States Marshal in upon writs issued by milvstoner. The troops reported. to Governor Scott at Columbia, and im company with the Marshal proceeded thence by rail and wagon road to Lawrence Court House, and, owing to the fact that the town was not connected with Columbia by tetegraph, suceeeded tn surpris- ing and arresting e’even persous charged with mur- der, ané@ brought thom te Columbia for trial, The parties. arrested were citizena of promtmenee ai wealth, but the federal gxand jury, for political reasons, ignored tae bills against them. They were, however, rearrested upon writs issued by the State authorities and held in custody until Judge Vernon came to Columbia and granted writs of habeas corpus for their discharge. Pending these proceeds. arresting the offenders a Cireuit Court Com- ings the Legislature impeached Judge Vi non for high crimes and misdemeanors, but he paid no attention to the act of the Assembly, and permitted the prisoners to give ball, which they did, ana hurriedly left before they conk be rearrested. Having discharged the duty assigned to him, General Carlin returned to Washington, en bis way to Nashville, Tenn, where he is stationed with his regituent, Tho offenders are now at large in consequence Of the activn of the courts, and the military campaign did not result in much practical benett, While the troops were on tae March from Columbia @ telegram was received by General Car- Nn conveying the information that Dan Kerri gin and ao number of roughs had left New York city on the steamer James Aguer, bound jo Cparioglon and oiymola, a] with the avowed purpose of cleaning out the negro Legislature of South Carolina. In consequence troops were left at Columbia to protect the Leges- lature from the threatened tavasion of Dan Kerrignes and his mem Upon his retarn to Columbia Goneras Carlin was surprised co find the reported foray upon the Legislature untrae; but discovered that Kerri- gan and bis band were ewigraung toa gold mine Mm that vicinity, which was reported to be very rich, and that the party, with it4 ehiel, was mot a ferocious as represented, AS the people of the country where the gold mines lay were very hostile to strangers & guard waa supplied to Dau Kerrigan's * emigrants for their protection. Statistics of Exports and Imports. ‘The monthly report of the Bureau of Statistica shows that of the total amount of importa for the hing months ending September 39, 1470, $355,286,047 consisted of merchandise, and $15,608,048 of gold and silver, ‘The dutiabie merchandise amounted to $59,802,306, and free of duty, $24,002,634. Entered for consumption, $21 tered for warchouse, $165, 172,018, Of the total amount of ex ports—specific Values—$271,458,458 was in merchandise, aud $56,613,768 in gold and silver, Of the total amount of merchandise $4,281 was exported from Atlantic ports, and $3,97 from Pacific porta, Of the total amount of foreign exports $12,610,046 was merchandise, and $10,503,904 was gold and ail- ver, The total tion of foreign nmodities re~ maining tn warehouse on September 30; 187), was $51,061,972, against $56,250,200 in 1869. Dominican Consul at New York. The President has recognized David Aviman De Lima as Consul of the Dommican republic at’ New York, SENTENCE OF A BURGLAR. SPRINGPIELD, Masa., Dec. 25, 1870. Jn the Superior Court yesterday Churtos W the leader of a gang of burglars who Colone! KE, H. Bail, of Holyoke, of $7,000 tn govern- ment bonds about @ year ago, wus senteuced to eleven years in the State Prison. A Coney Christmas and a Comfortable New Year's secured by ROKBUCK'S Weather String. Oiitce, 58 Fulton street, near Cl, Same stand for sevew years. A Holiday Present, POLLAK & SON, Mannfacti sell their Warranted noe PL at Wholesale Prices, at (heir Ke dle of the block. ‘ers of Meerachaum d CIGAR k my 27 Jolin at, Gooda, ad A.—Spain Makes a Grent Fuss About Crowne ing her new King, wile ESPENSCHEID, of 118 Naasaw street, in a quiet way is crowning huadreds of frovereigna daily with tho most exquisite boliday Hats titted oa the heads of meu of taste and iatelligenve. “Alas! What Stall 1 Use ¢? USE RESTORER AMERICA, whieh I clear as eryatat aheen and «parkling as a diamond of the first water. Ul wilt restore your faded tressen to thetr wonted glory; your acai to snowy whiteness, and render your presence & hecatoml of rare exoticn, diffusing Incense it for the gods. pared by Dr, J. O'BRIEN, 202 East Thirtieth street, A.—Rheomatism.—iIf the Thirty Thousand individuals in the city of New York and Brookign who are suffering from that moat terrible aftitetlon could be convinced that HUDNUT'S RHEUMATIC REMEDY was « certaa and speedy cure, how quickly they would prooure a boule fund obtain rellet from thelr agony. and yet the proprietor ‘ail. tm not more than one bottle is ever quired. Wholesate and retail, at UUDNUTS Pharmacy, Herald Bullding. After War, Pestil * and lotemperances Cold lend to the greatest destruction of banan Ife. malniy because 4 cold is tov often considerad a very ordinary, th fing affair, just wa well leit to go as it came, and hooce’ ays- tematteally neglected, until a simple, curable affection te converted Into a serio {generally fatal pulmonary db ‘The more prudect. aware that a violent cough or eal should wever be trited with, bat, on the contrary, tal piency,' promptly make nae of Dre KOTORANT, » carative which bas auatained ity” years asa remedy al & moat benetictal 1 ry Organs. Sold by A.—Ladies Furs. ‘Now Ja the time t at WARNOCK & O60" get bargaing, iY Broadway. Buy Warnock & ¢° Seven Dollar Ho Get # Geotlemal y Hat. Mat, 519 Broadway. Batchelor’s Hair Dye.—Th the world, 1 ly portect tye; barmoless reliable, simatamte neous. Factory, 16 Bond sti Dr. Candee Tr Nails, Ae, Great Indian ¢ Broadway. tx Cor Ba tiny Bad rn and Bumnon Remedy for same, Dr. J. W. Powell Treats of as herioforn for the past 3) years suitable cares, often restoring might and means have falied, Call or for he Kye and Kar, wetrieity applied im where other ‘Galvano- Gold Pens. FOLEY’S fine Goid Pens and Penets, Factory and Salesrooms, £56 Browtway. Holiday Gema.—Magnificent and Reantiful— Will all appear who use CHEVALIER'S LIFE. FOR THE HAIR—this elegant and mdtpensable totiet artic not a day. You. will appear ningly Dewtiching theongha the Holidays, Sold by all drag It In Suid by Some that “i'rade While thin may be justly remarked of business [t cannot be in reward the HATTING AND FUR BUSINESS. thin assertion, we einply refer crowds o' mers who daily throng the 0 KNOX'S Emporium, corner of Kroadwry and Fulton street. One thin, rtain, Knox knows not only how to make new patrons, but low to keep lis vid ouesalsu. Hence bis great nuecess, one Immense Attractions for the Holidays.— M. HARRIS, of No.7 Brevoort place, has pleasure in an- nonneing hia determination to « at once bis rich stock of Paris made Dresses, Velvet Cloaks and Millinery at prices. ‘one balf the coat of importation. His customers and stra yers are respectfully solicited to pay a visit of mapection Wanting in Grati- ence the blesair ~ of Mra. WINSLOW, Aiseovory of bar SOUTHING Mothers are Not tude ta those whodothem a xe have pronounced upon fhe wan has immortalized herself by the SYRUP for children. Mothers Muy Upon f.—Trying and period, but revef i alforded ge the Umeiy use of Mrs, WINSLOWS soothing Syrup. New ¥: Card Write 7 West Fourteenth a. ) Whiskey, Seth gallon: pure Corn, Whiskey, ab 81) ‘ant $i t TODDS, cornes ot Bropime and Ki igo atrecta, Lottery.—Prizes Paid in oid. “Information furninhed: The bighest rates pakt for oubloons and all kinds of Gold and Siler. TAYLOR & UO., Bankoes, 16 Wail ateoet, New Kort, Spectactos, Eye Glamor, Opern and Field ‘éineee. ns 7 JAMES Cnr 164 Broaderay, Spool acon agra ie & MeNa ht nO a ad beat imported, for ham and machine sowing Full re. foc ALEXANDER KNOX, D2 Peas atte? The Bies{Numbor NEW YORK LEDGER now ready and f CONTENTS TRESSTLIAN COURT ‘Ort {EK BAROMET's SON, By Mrs. Harriet Lewis, “A TIME FOR MIRTH.” By Honry Wa | KING PYRRHUS AND fIS COUNSELLOR. By John G. Saxe. ER TAKE A SLEEPING MAN'S WORD, By Judge Clarke. come { UNLUGAY HOUSE; Or, THE NINE TRON BARB, By Mary Kyle Dulas. A VISIT TO BOSTON. Dy Fanny Fyn LUBE IN SALT LAKE CITY: OF, A VISiY TO THR MORMONS. By Leon Lewis. LOWS, JOLIGT—A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH, By Jamon Parton, ‘THE BROTHERS; Or, THE EARL AND, THE OUTCASR. By Mra, Southworth, THE, MAMOND MERCHANT; Or, THE BABE OF THR IRON HAND INN. ; By Professor Win, Hevay Peck. / THE OTBER SIDE OF THY PECTURE. a, roEM, b By Alice Cary. LITTLE LIONKUS CHRISTMAS, By Amy Randolph. A YEAR OLD SORROW. 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