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as —= TY-PIGHTH YEAR, TH, SIRGE OF PARIS Rumored Defeat of the Crown Prince. a id f NEW DESTRUCTIVE ENGINE. England Declines to Recognize the Republic, Russia Declares her Policy to be Peace. an {nsubordination in the French Army. — THE SUN'S WAR CORRESPONDENCE. The Uted Fing Thre erate of Hel demands Kut By Cable Correspondence of The Sun. Lyons, Sept. 24—Creat excitement pre- nils throughout the city. La Croix Rousse, Les Brottenux and La Guillotiore are in arms, At the Place des Terreaux armed citizens are con- eentrating for the protection of the red fing, which is threatened by the aristocratic classes of Bellocour. The impudent demands of Bismarck for Al- sce, Lorraine, and Mont Valerien are being an nowaced in official proclamations through all parts of the city with @ tiourish of drums and trumpets, ‘The Prussians are marching on Orleans. Prob- ably another corps d’armée will be it to th valley of the Rhone, There is great chthusiasm dere. —— ENGLISH WAR DESPATCHES. ——~ Iomnbordination in the French Army-A New Destructive Kogine Lovented—The Prussians Drawing Closer ar rin. Lonvox, Sept. 30.—There is still considerable Insubordination in the French army. The officers are apparently anable to prevent disorder and vio. lence among the raw and undiseiplived soldiers, Gevere examples have been made, The Pra have not yet arrived at Orleans. They hare diverted from their westward march, and seem to be concen trating around Poris, The reported movement of the Prussians on Lyons is also untrue, ‘The French uy THE PRUSSIAN LOSSES duce the war began, and perticularly at the invest ment of Paris, have been so immen-e that the Ger- an authorities Nave taken care to conceal the facts from the newspapers, The Timea correspondent, writing (rom Luxembourg, says Mézidres is very wrong, but it was uot thought it could hold out, The French prisoners of war bave been set at work consiructing canals in Hanover. Later advices from Paris announce that the con Mruction of barricades is. vigorously pushed, uader We cuperricton of { Rechefors amd Quature Flourens, Vie Mobiles have been armed with ANEW AND DRFADPULLY DPSTRUCTIVE RNGINR, The invention has just been made, and is kept s profound seerct Greater results are expected from this wen pou thon (rem the famous mitrailleur, At Fours the firemen sre being enrolled, Large num bere of brecct-lcadors have been distributed to such of the Garaes Nationavx as bad inferior arme. ‘The Prussians evacuated Rembouillet, seventeen miles southwest of Vorsailies, on Thursday, Conf denee is returning in Varis, It is vaguely aseoried that some positions occupied by the L'russians nave been recovered. Possibly Mauthay's recaptare of Villejuit is referred to, The Prussians were con tinaslly coming nearer. They were engaged throw tng op Works at Bagneux and on Meudon Terrace The works will face Forts Vauves and Issy, on the routh of Paris, The Prussians bave occupied Dourdan, eighteen miles soutuwest of Versailles, tod it is reported that they have also reached Thiverval and Gryneville, in the Department of Baie e1-Oise. YRANCR WAS UNPREPARED FOR WAR. This said thot the Prench repulsed the Pra Mantes According to a statement which appears in L'Unive's, Marshal Lebauf, late Napoleon's Chief of Sto, sought death in the battles eround Mets and displayed the most reckless valor, He ad- ‘alte tbat France was unprepared for war, and con forsee that be did pot dare to tell the Kmperor be fore the war commenced what the state of the army M8 Colonel Leslie goes as British Military Com. Bissioner to the Prussian front, The news rooms in London bulletin telegrams (aily from te scene of war; but thelr news Proved so untrastworthy that litle attention is now Bid (0 6, From these and similar irresponsible sources arise much of the falso informatio: tele mraphed abroad, A dospatch from 31, Petersburg reports that the Cear couseniod Ww receive M.‘hiers only at a pri- nterview, @ad in bis capacity as a private indi- ual MNGLAND 18 TO MAKE A LAST APPEAL TO PRUSSIA. Special Despatch to the Herald of to-tay, Lonvon, sept, 30 —It has been determined by the Cabinet to make a strong! last appeal to Prussia Ww consent to peace in consideration of the destruc- wo of the fortresses of Alsace aud Lorraine with: %t diamembering France, It is ranored that ths position of England 1s ken in apprehension of the warlike movements of Rossin, which occusioa a disinclination to see the bower of France too much broken, GUADSTONR DECLINES TO INTERFERB, Special Devpatch to ihe World of to-day. LONDON, Sept, #.—At the Cabinet meeting held Ovay the whole subject of the Kuropean situation tame under discussion, The meeting was fully at- feuded by the Ministers, Mr. Henry Brace, the Home Secretary, urzed the lnportance of such ac Non on the part of England a9 should associate her With Ruvsia in the pacifeation of Europe; pointing tat the danger of leaving the entire initiative of what he described as “am inevitable laterferevce" to a power which{had much interest in depressing aod none in enlarging the iofluence of Great Britaio, Karl Granville, the Secretary of Foreign Afsira, and Mr. Cardwell, the Secretary for War, were not indisposed to this view, but repro: Muied the \moosibilily of action without RRCOONIZING THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, ‘hich they maintained existed only by the irrespon act of the “ guileries of the Le cislative body." due Doke of Argyl!, Secretary for Indta, objec ted Mat the Republic had been recognized formally by Unites th of ites Government, an! that it would be . Oastructive diseourtesy to the United Blaies to assume that a Government which ex- biol sufciently and with » sufficient warrant to tommand Auorican recognition, had no sudiciout Maniing in fact to justify treatiog with and Soroush it ior so great object as the set Wemeut of Lurope, The Duke of Argyll also dwelt p ‘ularly upon the danger of abandoning Whe setilemens of euch great questions In Kurope to Russia, who-e policy in Asia was of 60 much conse- uence to th: prosent and the future of Great Bri- Min, Mr, Gisdstone inclined to the sentiment of We majority of is coleagues, which is believed to Se sentiment also of Hor Majesty, that KO GOVERNMENT EXISTS IN FRANCE Which can properly be recognized by Great Briteln Mi bis time. ‘The advices of the British Minister at Paris, Lord Lyons, ware tadeod very urgent In & tl sense; but the course of the Government BOL be abeolutels determined by & refarance MY to the view of any agent, no matter how well on- titled to the confdence and the respect of the Gov ernment, ‘The final decision arrived at was that nothing could wow be done, as IT WAS NOT EXPROIENT to recoeniae the only Government with which any relations could be at present established in France, TLis result has excited great dissatisfaction through. out London since it has been made known, aud now demonstrations are looked for of a more sorious choracter than those already chronicled PRUSSIAN COMPLAINTS AGAINST RNOLAND, At the Cabinet mecting a correspondence was laid before the Ministry which has just taken = place between Earl Granville and tho russian Ambassador, Count von Bernstorf™, Count von Bernstorf two weeks ago addressed to Kar! Granville s formal complaint against the con- tinue shipment of arms from England to France. ‘To this Karl Granville replied that, undor the ex ing laws of Eogiand, nothing could be done to pre- vent such shipments, which might be made to one power as well as to another, and that Parliamont alone could change tho existing laws, On Wodnosday last Count von Bernstorf ad dressed © second note to Earl Granville, specifieaily stating that the Prassinn Embassy had positive evidence of the recent shipment of {four handrrd cases of arms from Birmingham to France “This,” said Count Vou Berntorf, “19 CRRTAINLT NO NRUTRALITY, an your Excellency's Government must be perfectly aware, in the present state of affairs on the Coatinent, that these arms are intended for use im the oid, at once, against Prus- “a." To this pote Karl Granville re- plied by requesting Count Yon Berntori to lay the proofs of these statements before her Ma- jeety's Government, Yesterday Count von Bern- sterff without deiay furnished the proof in support of his statements to the British Foreign OMe. Earl Granville replied by acknowledging the receipt of the Ambassador's last note, No action was taken by the Council upon the matter which reste with the Foreign Office, RUMORRD ROUT OF THR PRUSSTANS. Lowpon, Sept, 90.—A special at Boulogne tele- graphs that the exciting news has been received in that city from Ronen ef a crowning defoat of the German forces on the south and west of Paris by the army of Generals Ducrot and Mandinton Tues. day, the 7h instant, ‘The French forces, whiel, a8 previously reported, had ariven the Germans ont of Clamart, La Roche Chatilton Bagneux and Bourg-la-Reine, destroying the fortis cations tirown up at those places by the Germ were heavily reinforced on Monday by Gen. Troc! And advanced upon the German positions at Moatreuil and Versuilles early Tuesday mora ing. The battle began at Virofloy and Velisy the Germans contesting the French advance with desperate exergy until thoy were assaulted by freah columns advancing from beneath the guns of Mont Valerein at St. Cloud, through the Bois de Facsees Reretes and Vancresson, when « number of regiments of THE BADEN TROOPS MUTINTRD on the battle-feid, amd refused to go under fre. Nearly o hundred of these troops were shot by order of the German Commander, but the rest SUM held back, and many of them throwing down their arms dispersed through the forests, The Crown Prince was finally compelied to order a ry treat upon Bongival, abandoning Versailles to the tictorious French ‘The German columms, which attempted the pas sage of the Seine at Boazival,were kept under a ter- ride Ore from Mont Valerien, which converted their treat into a rout, and they were criven in con- fusion beyond St, Germain. Night alone stopped the ninrauit Tne Germans lost 5,000 prisoners are mauy ofcers of the staf of the Crowa Prince of Prussia, and fifty cannon and mitraiilears. ‘The road to Orleans und Tuars if reopened and cleared of te enemy The reports from Paris are that the general state of fevling in the capital is excellent, perfect order prevailing, and the morale of the people and troops much improved by the successive victories of Gen, Troct.u and the army of devence FRENCH WAR DESPATCH = French Victories Around Paria Reported— inch in Public Expenditure Quiet in Lyons Rencored, Tovrs, Sept. 30.—Later advices from Paris mention a series of succossiul engegements aroun the city, The ardor of the besiezed had been much increased by these victories, Tue now brovch loading cannon bad been placed on the ramparts ‘There are no signs of the enemy in this direction yet Later advices from Paris announce that Jules Simon has stopped the pensions to those dramatic writers who needed no assistance. Retrenchments have alto been made tn the public expenditure by the Minister of Finances, by cutting down the sala ries of the Connsellors of State and the Prefects of the Departments. It is also proposed to reduce the poy of tho Micisters, The members of the Provi sional Government have announced that they éo among whom not wish any pay for their services, Counting upon the total suppression of the civil list and the Senate. it ls expected THR SAVING TO THE GOVERNMENT will rene’: ity millions, as will be shown py a com parison of the drst budget under the now Govern ment with the last under the Empire, It is under- stood that the pay of all the high functionaries will be regulated with a view to the strictest economy, Lyons, Sept. 2, via Tours, Sept, 9.—The polit feal excitement lias entirely subsided. A few ad- ditional arrests of Cluseres's adberents have been nusde, Rovex, Sept, 99, via Tours, Sept, 30,—Another balloon from Paris landed near Mantes to-day, The courier with » multitads of letters and packages has gone forward to Tours, Cuxnnowna, Sept. 29.—The greatest part of the French fleet returned to this port to-day, Squad rons bave been left in the North Sea and the Eng. lish Channel sufficiently large to protect the French coast. WAPOLEON'S SECRETS REVEALED. Tovrs, Sept. 30.—A great number of the private documents belonging to the Emperor, which were recently seized at the Tuileries by the officers of the new Government, have Just been made public here in the columns of the official journal of the Republic Many noted persons under the old régime are im plicated in the scandals. The Provisional Govern mont at Pang has already dismissed M, Devienne President of the Cour de Carsation, he baving been shown to be mixed up in the scandalous transactions of the ox Emperor and Marguerite Belanger. ‘The Jecker correspondence in relation to Mexico was unearthed, implicating the Duc de Morny and others high 1a the Emperor's confdence, Besides these there were found a letter from Persizny to Napoleon, proving the existence of a black tribunal, and another from the Queen of Holland, written directly alter the vattie of Sadowa, warning the Emperer against the very events now occurring, Altogether the disclosares thus far made in regant to the private life of Nupoleon tin tantiated all the chorges that the (1) )0-) ion cer made; ard it Is thought the neat lot, soon | wilished, will bo still more scandalous. GEN, BEAURKGARD 1\ FH QxcK The report ts reiterated that Gen, DB. rd, late of the Confederate army, ts in thy Fronc! sere vice. It Is etated that he fret accepted a (one's commission, but that tie has since unpoing @ Gevers), and ts at p organizing ¢ n the south of France, It 1s reported tat (he foreizn Ambax mt to-day in consequence of the ree tant news from M, Thiers, The Governm: re con sidering the quettivn of ordesiug elections for the Constituent Avsem by iu Cctoder and it ia under- stood that the majority of (he Ministers are in favor of the plan, ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. ‘The Goverpment bere will Issue # decree to-mor row, which devolves upon the Prefecta of Depart- monts the duty of organizing the mobilized Nation- 81 Guard, which is to be composed of all volunteers, ond ali men beimesa tho acve of Band a Those between % and 85 years of age, who are aubject to military reeulations, are to remain in the mobilized Guard until the Minister of War calls for them The decree ts, In fact,a levy en masse. ‘The Prefects are suthorized to take the arms of the National Hionie Guard and transfer them to the mobilized Guard, ond also (o make demand for private arms wherever found, One article places the companies Of Francs-Tireurs at the disposal of the Minister of War, and enbjects them to military discipline i: common with the mobilized Guard. A special article oxempis telegraphic employees from military Ker- vice, ——- BELOIAN WAR DESPATCHES. pevbence~ Set Newspapers to be Taxed—Something about Fraudulent Telegram: Ostexp, Sept. 30.—Immense excitement has been ciused here this evening by the arrival of ene: cial messengers from Valencepnes bringing the news of @ great battle fought on the Seine on ‘Tuesday, the 2th, which resulted in the com: pleto defeat of the Crown Prince of Pr sia under the gaos of Mont Valerien, The victory was followed by the evacnation of Versailles and Rambouillet and the ropture of the Gerinan line of investment, the Crown Prince ro- treating rapidly to the northward in the direction of Ponterie, Melun, and Ciermont, upon the army of the King at Meaux and Soistor Unofficial German telegrams received from Berlin by way of Brussels contradict this news, but it is certain that the communications tween Paris, Rouen, Amiens, and Valenciennes have been partially reopened, and that official PROCLAMATIONS OF THR VICTORY OF TrRSDAY, signed by Gambetta, have been received in the lat- ter city, Brossei pt. 20.—The Indipendance Belge says the new French Government has imposed special tax of four centimes per anmber on all news papers, domestic and foreign. ‘The Indépendarce Belge of to-day gation shows that the ‘ telegram sels, made public through the Lombard stres room at London, are fraudulent, as taey wired from Brussels at all." {The superintendent of the Lombard street news room {is the ageut of the American Press Acsoeia tion —Ep.) TCH. Failure of M. Thiera's Minal Retu enize bis OM Relations with Prussin are Friendly—Military Preparations Still Going On, Sr. Pereaspenc, Sept, 80.—M, Thiers leaves to-morrow to return to Vienna, a sadder bata wiser man. Mis mission, which was to convince Russia of the danger of suffering Prussia to become to: eteat by the annexation of territory and the éel rt o uninterrupted victory over France, entirely failed. Noiwithstanding the earnest solicitations of the Veteran statesman for an interview with the Eu peror, the latter politely and positively declined Gortse bake represented to M. Thiers the linpos sibility of recognizing in him any official autuority, and the inexpedieney of the Russian Gove holding any uffcial intercourse with a pers: Mission Was to create distrnst and enmity on tie port of Russia toward a friendly power. Thiers since bis int W wilh the Minister, bas ex! ressed Lis conviction that France bas nothing to hope fore from Prussiv, Great activity prevails in he Military Depart: mont, Orders have been issued for tien of stores at diferent points, A Comm gineers left St, Petersburch tom; tion of the fortifications at Odessa, in view of ¢ teraplated alterations, RUSSIA'S WAR "REPARATIONS. The Purchase of War Steamers tr United states Denied=The Russian Polte cy Declured to be One of Pence Loxnos, Sept. 20.—There is no abatement in tho military preporations of Russia, At the ars not at Kiel five bur percussion muskets ire daily turued into breect-loa dr. Prtenspeno, Journal of this city (offeial organ) emphatically denies the repor of Russia's purchase of new iror-clad from the United States Governm: mally denies the stories of the coucen t Russion troops on ‘Turkish frontier, and t recall of Gen, Iynoticm, the Kassian Ambassadsr at Constantinople. The Journal adds: * The Russiin policy is one of peace and justice,” ‘The King of Italy and the Pope, Roux, Sept. 8°.—The victorious Italians ere now beginuing to show strong sympathy for th French Pepubhieans, Cardinal Antoneli t Romans to treat with the Italians, and prom Gen, Cadorna Lave an early opportus! ty of conterring wit MURDER IN BROOME $1 dot an Old bat Unexp’ Quarrel 4 Colored Mason Axsnssing The Murderer under Arrest-Positive PET. ‘The Sudden E root ayninst the Prisoner, The Eighth Ward was last night aga scene of & bh y ailray, endiog in the death Walter Jobnson, 9 co} Iman. Atabout 9 o'clock John Thomas, who bad been inguiring about the neighborhoo! for Jubnson severol times during the evening, Wis met by bim in front of 511 Broome Street, between Thompson and Laurens streets where they had some words. Avcordi to the story of Gra Ann Thompson, of 41 Hudson street, who witnessed the affray, Johnson said to Thomas. © You have ing for me, I bear youare going around and reporting that you intend to kil me. If there i# any trouble let us go and settle tt,” As Johnson id this, be turned to another col ored man, who is known as‘ Churchy,” and re quested bim to accompany them, ‘Ihomas seid, angrily : “Settle? 1°] setile your head off As he said so, Thomas made a mo hand into ais pecket. Johnson se sae * What are you going into your pocket for?" To this Thomas made no reply, but instantly drew & pisto), which he pointed at Jounson's left breast He then fired, Johnson walked on a few steps. ard tei dead without attering a word. THE ARREST OF THE MURDERER The report of the prstol attracte} OMfecer Harnett ar by, and he rushe.t to the spot ‘on ving deat untog away created, Aa deavoring 4, he threw Away vacant bull twas fou Tt was an ordinary nix champer bre d when was covered mortar and rut the building chambers were et with fe and one chan. ber bad just bees diseh are two belng emis The pris and Were tiken to tie Prince street police siutie Which place the cody of Hie murdered man War alve bore. rt conk on tle ad recently wn club house, and of muscular very powerlul ma tume, with @ t which he wore a ® her, a8 Lodge of M the # from ence presente many part es oeiig Merely suiled by the Tue MORDE REA nd very powerfi'ly bailt, Me aN he owledget thst te ile s born 'in the zh ans ques ions knowleuze af At ail dered in athe hid had no y ohas holwithstandiag every one who knew them avser that Ul teeling had existed between Johnson ‘Thomas for over a year, He smd he lad been a cook on the Jaines Adjer, of the Charleston hive o Steamers, DUS Kid leit tint service, sud Was BOW empioyed on the yacht Byivia Hoveral Witnesses, ali colored, have been detained fo Wall thie Ucuen vf the faranae THE FARRAGUT PAGEANT, —— ONSTOR PROCESSION IN A POULs ING RAIN-STORM. pce etnies The Last [onors to the Great Admirat— ‘The Arvivul of the Corse ina Fall River Steamer ‘Throveh the Chty-The Bartal to dinwn Cemetery. The remains of Admiral Farragut reached New York yesterday morning in the steamer Bristol of the Fall River Line, 1t bad been officially announced that the body woold be received at Pier 99, North River, at the foot of Vestry atreet, and at 10 o'clock © body of 900 policemen under Capt, Copeland marched down to the landing, and forming a hollow square on West streets kept a clear apace for the funeral cortege. At about 11 o'clock the United States frigate Brooklyn, under command of Capt. John Guest steamed up with her flags at half-mast. Sie bore THR BODY OF THR DEAD ADMIRAL, which had Leen transferred with appropriate cere. monles to her eabin from the Bristol, while the former was lying in the Day. As the Brooklyn epproached the plier, Lundreds Of vessels of oll kinds lay at anchor near the spot where the body was to be landed, or steamed hither and thither about the frigate, Every mast and fiag- staff bore ite epread of buntin \d on the shore, despite the rain which now began to fall, thousands of people stood waiting to pay silent honors to the memory of the dead hero. Up and down West sircet for many blocks the crowd kept increasing minute by minule, and the streets were thronged with am impatient yet quiet ond orderly multitude, With the Brooklyn came the Seneca, the Catalpa, and another Government tug from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, On the gun deck of the frigate lay the coffin, draped in the national colors, and surrounded by © guard of marines. The 400 officers and men of the ship stood abot ia groupe, KTAR TSE CATAPALQUE were the Commitice of Arrangements and » number ot army om ‘The band from the Portsmouth Navy Yard played a dirge as the Brooklyn sailed up, and the heavy boowing of minute guns made a fit ting accompaniment to the solemn music. When opporite ibe foot of Veetry street the frigate came to anchor and #wung cround with the tide, and at @ given eiznal the Catalpa ran alongside, the saliors manned the rigging, the mnffled drums rolled, t forth upon the air grandly solema oles of a (uceral diree, and the cofin wae lowered ck of the Catatpa. As the casket appeared the side of she irigate, Ue Admiral’ broad t Was run up at the bow of the tug and guns Al the Brooklyn, At 11:3) the Catalpa where the cv draped | Place! on the bier offieers the Commi(tee of Arran: ik the pisces ee: tidst of the F to march was given. tof marines took the F oud from the Vermont, ait casket covered! with a pal ck velvet, on waieh ay the cocked hat and the #word of the Adumtrsl, Tae bods was | Ny six sattors from the Brook lyn, who, wore reliey tervals by obher The pa Admirals ‘Theodore Bailey an . Coumedore J. Wo Liv ingston. Gen, S. BL Hin zelman, Capt, John Guest ¢ fircokiyn, Parmeter G. R, Barry, and M. B. sey. Athoug tle puminent naval and tillitary ofticers who followed a (wl dress were ¢ rs Bean aod Wa i# and Bloodgood, 1 up Conal street, and on the ous miliary and other org shi 4 the i, fot wed the MRS, FARRAGLT AND UER SON LOYAL rote ina close londan, ‘Then cane atoureir ly were Gov, Hofftian ar 4 ton carriage, in which rM OF Taz PROcEESION G onthe . fb, Fires Bat ’ Ninety sixth Big Sixth. Fith Kegrnen's the First &\ six Sevens ninth, Seventy n secon a Tweith Regtivents, wil the at Hy far the best Joking regiment 1a point of neat Jnoctwie the Ninth, While the regiment was 1 wailing for te order to move, the rain niorrents, The then left the ranks and tock Suelier where thes could find if, but Col Fisk and + sti never leit their position, Whe Ninth GEN. GRANT, in front of the d Central Hotel, Col. Fisk gare the regulation vaiure tw the Chet Mocivuare and received in ackuowledgment nob only tie retura salute, Dut serieg of plevsaus suniles tn w The procession began to paas Delmou 4 anil the roar Peached that épot at and sidewalks ail along the route were crowded aud every Wiudew and dovrste TUR SCENH IN MADISON age anm. bad its occupant Tie epectacie presented as the procession passed Madson square, Where it assumed evmole'e fc and rder, abt Was © be dee to the bast adv aurage Wis more than s pournfal ons, and anything ot than wspleudid display, The troops scurrely cou Lave marched better unt i the most favorante cutnataners, But their showy tniiorms, dradbie with mal, their Web and JPoopiny plutpes, ald tu greta! yevy drenched appe irance they prowinted, de Sroyed sur thy effect of their prow! step, measured t And carefully proserve a sound BEATING ON POTS OF PasrE Even the np-turned vrass lustra nents continually fillel with the pouring lerrent, which enoke! ine flow of harmony and deded the “ontros rey) clans in occasional wild and a.scordant flizhis o tie most unmusical chara But if the Well oruered miitary portion of the oro. uch émarrasement from ements, what shall be officers, and muni dy aseiulis tf of the rr fr younger procesional brethren, who ‘with true naval etic followed weir ‘dead chic remains op + awakened the sincere sympathy of ali Deholders. Huddled together un reiiae, dewked eut in ali she parapy ress uniform, these brave and sorro gedalone ine sliopery, slimy ynslly cated avotber as the nig to wh y Were FO unused beams" ends, Following theee ni hers came @ motley crowd of backs, carflages, and couches of every ¢ fdrawa 'y two, (oor, and #ix horws re Apectively, atl cary ane with regularly arranged tops shelter hurriedly made of rubber bat toned down, as Was tiost convenicus and efleciuss ia KREPING OT THE RAIN Tuite! St nd eeveral Ban. vers of the Governor of this State with a g d staf of ten or a dozer jeneral; tue Govern siniiagiy brid ant, though bh on. Win, M. ‘i weed; then aunty BeverNM the ¢ Bieta, aN nearly evers body else WhO Want Fdein such a storio, But which was whic’ in this ar ray, Mi buried froun sieht, coud NOL be divined, and inaleed. {twas altogesher & matter of faith that any (the dignitaries. mentionsd were ia Me carriace Wiose orcntants dared face the sterm was the alicent six suenand of Dr, Helm which had been genercuriy cadered tor for tte THe COHAN REVKMSEVTATIVES In it weg grated the guilaut Goo, WA. C. Ryan, neivihan- dress aad weatng Mago sombrera, a Companies by Ge F rf, Holmes, ‘and Bui ve carr age Whe decorated with a Cuban flag, (0 which tis Aeverol Regiments of New York Soldiers presente! Arms af IL puNeet them, ® mark 1 resp! sie) the Goverument mish. wel take dolce Gen, Ryas returns to Cabs ia a ew days THe VINE DEPARTMENT, By far the most creditable feature of the parade was the Fire Dopartiaent, the membors and ma Chinory ot Which ave too touch aceustomel to Lat Fins wii) the cements to de demoralized by a storm, however severe, They moved with the oruer and persion of a trigude on inepection, Tk was ft- Cine that Uieir erder.s ranks sbould bring up the Tear Of the procession to eoneval the Jagged, broken, # \iggiing ranks that preceded thou, ‘A DISSOLYING VIKW. And thus the rain-spoiled procession moved on by Madison square and op Biith avenue to Forty socgud slice Ad Kortewarond airens Ue Orat OCTOBER 1, | Demoe 1870 division—the marshals, immediate escort and body @uard of marines, the body, mourners, naval off cera, and the motley retinue of carriages and their unkhown oreupants—turned off to the Harlem a pot on Fourth avenue, while the rest of the proce’ Bion made haste to disperse in various directions ‘aud disappear, Atma 5 THR EMDARKATION, As soon as the funeral car arrived opposite the oat bearers, the cofin was t transferred from the shoulders of the weather sailors to the catatuique. The seamen and the guard of honor Stepped into the funeral car, and the battalion of marines into te two following ears, ‘The other cars were soon filed up with Gen, Webb and his staf, ant the oficers and midshipmen of the sloop-of- war Brooklyn, Then followed a consteliation of gold-epauivtied naval officers. PRESIDENT GRANT iad the roar car all to himself, but_magnanimously consented to share it with his Cabinet officers, Robeson, Belknap, and Creewell, aud Admiral Por- ter. The train Was soon in motion, and maintained alow rate of speed notil Woodlawn was reached. Arrived atthe latter place, the marines got off first, and reformed their line on'the high hill whielt leads to the cemetery above, The marines, poor fellows, Were special objects of sympathy, Their coats Wore dripping wet, and the pipeciay from their care- fally-poliahed equipments was slobbering op their uniforms, Silently the column moved up the bill. As soon as the drum corps had passed the gute, the band struck up in slow time SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCR, Ac, All this time the rain fell in torrents, and from the gilt tassels hanzing from the black velvet pall water poured in a stoady stresm. The Rev. Dr. Montgome ery led off to. the newly opened grave, ing on the way passages from the burial serv’ the grave he baited. ‘The Pres foot of th ve, his Seeretary of the as umbrolla holder tor bis chiet. Adm Stood iminediately to the right of the President, Loyall Farragut, the Admirals aon, ® manly young fellow, stood back a little further,” He wore an a my cave. Near him stood Gen, Belknap and Post- m aster Creswell, It Was noticed that while ‘THR PRESIDENT REMAINED UNCOVERED during the service, Mr. Seeretary Robeson did not remove his bat Uli the benesiction was pronounced, Mayor Hall stoo! out the central figure of & group Of citizeus on tat side of the grave opposite to where the dirt lad been thrown up. The reliious services over, (he bystanders retired to the fence 80 as to allow a clear rango for the ma- rine fring. The firetvolley was a failure, because tuuny of the caps did not explode, ‘Ibe second was an imorovement on the frs!, and ibe third was faut ess, When all had left the ground, young Farragut stepped ap to the grave, aecompanied by Dr, Mont: gomery. and Watched the sextons covering the cofin from view. The entire party then returued to the train, aed arrived in this city shoruy before 6 o'cioek B. BM. a HAWLEY ON NEW-YORK POLIII —— us See Ourselves Connect rs See Us-A the Tammany Ring—New York a Dij je Nation, The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ General Committee met last night, with Pleasonton in the chair. Atter a ninary #8 by Gen, Pleasonton, Gen. Hawley, ex-Governor of Connecticut, was re- Gov. Hawley said: fF. if Common with most of you, i lay, accompanying thi I fele that It would h Mirongh wate ga \nnd old Ad ous In othe! ¢ dovermined efforts that are made to MWaAdY Wehe ought to be foughs. This abt ts ytheaane a Fen had late.y ip the deld, and e the Loudon , Pat nment pre: Worst governed cities {the place where every one first comes to from abroad. Men whe could get Ho sort of position in ther o% ven they come here manage to a oiten atta sit the dribune—eatle 2 hatnrat lay. and votes ¢. , Weil, Ldou't know Was an hous Hé wil grin. Even the editor of the ia the eame Way over his bottle of w he incudns w THY POLITICAL CIRCE The Next County Clerk The Charles E. Loew Independ Associa. | tion of the Etoventh Want met lust night, Mr ) | Perteb Kate in the chair, In calling the to order, Mr. Kate suid that the work b was to endeay secnre the t | Chet F. Loew to the County Clerks! ree past years he had served in that capacity faith “tw t the Club would ho exert reClection padlsldatadhh Croker's Reward. A crowded meeting of the Bre | of the ‘Twerty.fret Ward © State ticket, o1on. an Association jast nizht approved the nd recommended Richard Croker — Marte Seebach as Valerte, The critic whose pleasant duty it is to note the progress of Mme, Seebach's engagement nds nothing but *uecess to record, of more or less mark od characier, but still success The part of Fiterie, the blind girl, who recovers ter sight throngia the #kill of her lover, gives acope for some of the same elements as that of Gretchen, but Ineks entirely the sorrow and despair of the catas rophe ; the erief is of milder intensity and the tears soon dried, After all we bave said of her former Aelineations, ibis almost unnecessary to add that Mme. Seebich was as always trae, delicate, and sympathetic in her interpretation, and was warmly applauded. Fr oer Was Very graceful as fending, aud Ader wski made an accepta in the part of ermine, in the *Tasse Thee,” trat Ated from the French, Mme, Seebach was s charming, but the picce ts one of those pleasa tritles Lorn on the lightest of French stages, ar which hardly bear transplanting, It is not worthy of her powers, Herr Mailer wos very funny as Nagedmidier ; he has she rare gist of being unctuous 1, On Monday, by general Will be given agnip, Later Management expe t to present | padure Fyre" adarted from the govel by sme. Bircnpte. fer Rock Bank Robbery. Ma, Sept. 80.—In the case he Lime Rock Bank robber, the jury today rendered a verdict of guilty, His couns wave notice that they should file exceptions, Dan- phy tevtifed that Daniels was not ina condition Jit {nto court, and would prob- ably live puta me. His case waa continued. big bat! being aed at $25.00, Moore and Height were + tod to seven years! immprisoument each in Sate Prison at Thomaston A Mine Horror in England, An explosion of fire-damp in # co! near Tends killed one man and ed sever ers. — WASHINGION NOTES Out My a Bralw ' Cae 1 Clalte wii. week on | a JOMIANGS ABOUT TOWN ™ Contra! Wark Gas afternoon The subseris increase of capital of the Thomas MeKn cide yesterday by cutting a ¥e Tomes Atowe ast evening fr the nurd story wit irty-cuird etree The new screw ‘alias been pro pounced Ww m While Richard Coughian, of ond aireot, war enjoyed at {uird streel Inst cvéuicg Wass Pulip Plattman, who Was arrest # Voltie* writes th ¢ was coming down town in an Fighth aveune ¢ erday merniby, he count ed Ht persons reading Tie St Faise Keporting Tribu: Richard Rose, conductor on ear No. ‘Teuth avenue line, and K i Alreet,quaielled ib the Kyle was thrown tryu Ligey Was pironiode 8 tue Heald, § the andl We Juproved Lives 2 of the AFTER VARRGUI'S FUNBRAL, a. ‘The President and his Cabinet Bury tho Old Hero. and then go to a Cham; Supper-The Scene tn Rooms of the uion League tnat Evening. Mr. and Mra, Grant breakfasted in private at nine yesterday morning, and while they were #0 en- gaged the corridor and stairs leading to their room wore filled with a long tiring of anxious office seek- ers. ‘The President, however, would see no on except the committee who called to escort him to his position in the line of the Farragut procession. Gon. Grant entered his carriage from the private door of the hotel, and returned about 5 P. M., drenched to the skin, He then began dresting for bis dinner with the Hon. Mr, Marpby at the Union League Club House, and accepted tho cards of a large number of callers, although he would see no one, Amone the disappointed were: Brig.Gen. Dakin, the Hon Frauk BE. Howe, the Hon. John V. Griley, the Hon, Sam, T, Blatehfors, Henry A. Depan, the Hon, Hugh Hastings, the Hon, Manton Marble, Gev. W. A. C. Ryan, the Hon, Daniel D. Conover, the Hon, Rufus Chas, K. Gratiam, A. T, Stewart, B. D. Webster, Gen. Farnsworth, 8. T. Maddox, Gen. Barlow, Marshal Sharpe, the Hon. Benj. F. Manierre, and numerous others. The Hon. James O'Brien was observed in the lobby, but dented that he was there for the purpose of paying his respects to Grant, The Hon. Wm. A. Darling, the Hon. John A Griswold, ond. Gov, Jewell wore havin Uittle dinner in room 58 with a few friend Tesponse to a formal tation the Pr: Aropped in and drank f wine, At precisely ton minates to 7 o'clock, the Prosi. dent, accompanied by Secretary Robeson, Post master-General Croaweil, and Gon. Belanap, got into a close coach, and ‘were whirled of w the Cion League Clab, on Twenty-seventh street and Modison avenue, Tiere they were met by the Hon, Thomas Morphy, the Hoo. A. B. Cor- n in, Webb, Gen. Porter, Major- I, apd Major-Gen, John A, Dix, ‘The loungers inthe reading.room languid! turned thelr heads and stared as the distinguishes purty descended to the magnificent dining-room of tue Club. and seated themselves about the table in the following order: President Gri Secretary Robeson. Gen. Belknap. P.M. Gen. Creawell. Maj-Gen. J. A. Dix. Maj-Gen. I.McDow, Gen. Porter. Geo. Wedd. Hon. Thos. Morphy, Hon. A. B. Cornell. Judge Slosson. ‘They were all attired in {nfl evening dross of black, with white neck ties and a tiny nosegay in the left Invpel of the coat, with the exception of the Hon. Mr. Murphy, the ‘reputed giver of the fo Who shone resplendent ins blue coat and with huge gilt buttons. Each white kid gloves, and eeizing the bill of fare which lay on his plate,’ prepared for work. Tho ménas were printed on white satin, and bore an ample list of delicacies. At 11 o'clock the party broke ap, with m suranees of mutual admiration, end G: Cabinet reéutered the back, and went home and to ded after smoking. It is a rewarkabte coincidence that tbe thren last mes inseribed on the visitors’ book at the Union ‘ue Cid House are the Snouk News Thief J. sett Young, B.D. Webster, and 8. T. Maddox, All of Brooklyn, and all introduced by'8. M. Blateu ord, tcoat ey CAGING THE COUNTERFEITERS. petals eit Col, Whitley t Arrest—The Breaking sin Spurious Paper. An important capture was made by Col, WI ley ond bis men yesterday morning at 143 Madison street, in the persons of three Russian engravers and printers of counterfeit ffty-cent notes of the new is- sue, They were a desperate and skilful gang of counterfeiters, and had pursued their operations with the greatest secrecy. The notes were almost ready or circulation, ‘The face, back, and seal had been prepared with care, and close fidelity to the genuine, ‘The backs had been printed ta tha amount of about twenty thousand dollars, ‘The wen and material were taken to Col. Whit. ley's headquarters ut 57 Bleecker street, whence the prisoners were taken before Uno States Com- missioner White. They e1 ir nomes as Alex. Nicoiass, Adol( Keep, and Clemant Holga. They Were remanded t w Strort ja When this Job had sed of, Co Whitley despatched an ren to dig op & for printing cou internal revenue iad, or $6.40 tot anos, which had been cugraved by the same counterfeiters and were to |e printed a9 soon as the fity cent currency notes had been Worked off. The plates wore secured and y lodged in ST Kwecker strevk, They are of ex Hept workmanship. The prisoners are supposed to be the last of the great Gurney gang, whose bead Kies uneasily in the Lidiow jail, THE SC. 110N CASE, Sup isor Dutcher Waiting—Where is the Department o nal Revenue? In the beginning of the month of June certain charges were preferred against Micnac! Scanlan, Inspector of Internal Revenue for the Third District of Brooklyn, These accusations impeached his loy- alty citizen, his integrity a8 an official, and his morality asa man, They were of such acharacter that Supervisor 8. B. Dutever wrote for instruc ns to the authorities at Washington, and was or- to take the testimony in the case. This be did, with the utmost minuteness, examining thirty: five witnesses, and sending their nee Verbatim to Commissicner Delano as early as the twenty. seventh of dure, From that moment the case cease! to progress, the papers were safely stowed away in on-holes of the Dapartment, and the Depart t ‘went on the spree, Meatwhile, Inspector Scanlan is enjoying ail the pleasures of office in un distarbed immunity, Whereas he should have been removed long aco if there was the slightest founda. tioa for the charges, But Gen, Grant been frolicking, and the public business bas bad to wait. a A Widow's Fight with a Railroad, In the Supreme Court in Newark, yesterday, the case of Overmuller against the Delaware, Lacka. wanoa and Western Railroad Company occupied the entire day. Mrs. Overmuller tues to recover damages from the railroad company for the death of ber husband, which was caused Dy the care snese of the defendants in not properly protecting » flume st Millburn Station, whereby her husband was drowned after lighting from the defendants’ cars, ‘The plaintiff insists that the platform aecommoda- Hons were ineuMcient and that pro) lights were Dot erected at the dangerous spot. ‘he defend. claim that they carried the intifs nusband safely from Newark to Millburn, and that by his own eare- lessness he fell into the fum The case was sii) ou last eveniag, With the prospect of # verdict for the pieinsiil, $< BROOKLYN. ‘Tne City Railroed Company have reduced the to five cents ‘Yomorrow morning the Rev. DL. Custer deliver in the Lafayette avenue church tn Br urve ob the life and character of the | The Hon. Oscar G, Sawver, editor of the Paris American, fonted wh reat. Nantucket Yesterday. It fu od that he was pitched Overboar’. {rou the Gierriere Cor the p De Lghttog the ship oa — POLITICAL SQUIBS. —— Ay Osto M_ Coop Association was formed liat ’ with Phowas Kiernan, President; Hush Lay man, Vibe President. Michael Coleman, Secretary , aud Joba © Kapp, Treasurer, Roundswan Joseph Strauss's Fieenth Ward MoT. Arennan Association, numbering «members Kas e'ected Assistant Awderinan Juua Thompson Vice President A. Repubtican C hos been organiz in White Paine 8-H. Jonson. Pre deur, Blisia Pt er tidents Ap Neal ke a tie Hanilton, and Mintel, Weil’ N.M. Mager, bx Yr Newark's flags were at laif-mast yesterday Fiicabeth's frevacn will parade neat Wednesday. Ww Gibhouw, sent to Stave Prison from New. ark \u June iass, escaped on Wedaoday uigit, Fronei# Mackin has purchased the David reeilonce ob Soul Broad street, Newark, (or & 4. Beck, Giese, Schmidt. and Walaman leave Newark today to raprebeny that city 16 the © neiuuatl Stiouting Convention An attempt was made at about 11 o'clock Irs to fet Bre to pect street, Je: esterday house of James Cunningai city a’ternoon Michael sumae was playing w acciden'aily Yesterday morning, ¢ Now Jersoy Railroad depot in J ferry, In He CAT, A pwd onw th passe n ge ‘Bye 8v, other Jour ual Charles A. Swift, of Eli ‘on Thursday might, eromained for some wo. When he was foul PRICK TWO CENTS ¢ GREAT FLOOD IN VIRGINIA. —— HOUSES FLOATING THROVON THA CITY OF RICUMOND, palmate Lynchbure Water Works and Gnaa Works Submerged-The City in Darkness The Great Wave which Rolled upon Rich+ mond-Wideaprend Dianater. Ricnwonn, Sept. 80.—The highest freshet eves known at Lynchburg prevails there now, The pax sengor bridge across the James rivor, # quartor ofa mile long, was washed away last night. The do pots of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and the Virginian and Tennessee Railroad are submerged, ‘The canal ts submerged, and the boats are drifting about over the towpath and through the lower streets of the city. e ‘The water washed up the main gna pipe lent nieht, 4nd Lynchburg was suddenly enveloped in darks ness, A large nuinber of employees on the Soutty side Railroad are cut off on the triand below the city. ‘Tho telegraph lines are down in all directions, Many buildings in Lynchburg have been swept away, and the gas and water works are both sah merged. MOVERS HAVE DREW FLOATING by here all night and this morning. The now irom bridges of the Southside Railroad were destroyed this morni ‘The freshet is expected here at? P.M. to-day, and the merchants in the lower part of the city are Temoving their coods to places of safety. The North Anna rivor ia flooding all the sar rounding country. Houses, cattle, and barrels of flour have been floating down stream all the mo-ning. Later.—The flood reached bore at 1%,90 in A Wave rr er mya) and in twenty minutes the rivor rose six feet, ‘Thore ‘was great excitement in the lower part of the city in removing goods from places accessible to water, ‘The Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge, oves the Rockfish giver has been swopt away, The bridges over the river, on Moore's Crook, on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railrond, are also gone. Bar ling’s and Wells’ two mills are both going dows the. river Anna, with fourbandred barrels of four afloat around them. A dwolling-house, completely fure nished, went by this afternoon, The river Anos te filled with the debris of barns, furniture, agricul tural {mplements, crops, &¢. All the crops on the low lands are a tots! loss, the telegraph wires te Lynchburg snd and the Wost are badly damaged. RAILWAY TRAINS CUT OFF. Vice-President Wyckham, of the Chesapeake an@ Ohio Railroad, is between Greenwood and Waynom boro with two trains, nnable to advance oF recede, Superiutendent Van Desrift, of the Orange an@ Alexandria Railroad, went to the break at Moor'e Creek with ajtrain this afternoon. ‘The water has risen at this city (Richmond) tom feet since noon. Tois water ts from the nver Annas. that from Lynchburg will strike here at about mid‘ night, The water at Lynchburg is TWENTY-FIVR FRAT HIGHER than ever known before. Lyxcunora, Sept, 2, 10:30 P, M.A terrible freshet is progressing here, and the river is higham than ever before known, The banks are submerged at the Tennessee depot. At 10:3) P. M. the large toll bridge, 500 yards long, between here and Amhorsh, gave way with a crash, ‘There is croat danger of the structure forcing away the new bridges of the South- side Railroad spanoing both prongs of the river ab the island. Tt is reported that one bridge at this is now giving way. ‘The Osage, Alexandria and Mar bassas Railroad depot is submerged, and Tue CANAL 18 OVERFLOWING ita books, ‘The boats are coming upon the towpath, ‘everthing mene the sanal end tiver the front of the city is under water. ‘The city loud darkness, the main gas pipe supplying the city have, tng been wathed away. It is stil taining heavily, and the river is ri: rapidly, The railroad em- ployces on the Southside island wre cut of by tue Water, No casualties are yot reported. TIE RXTRNT OF THR FLOOD, Rienwoxn, Sept. W—Midnight—The flood ts ae great iu the soutiern ax in the northern part of Vir= The Ko: eand Stanton rivers have rise én feet, doing erent damage. Mrs, and Miss Ruskin were drowned in the Moo@ at Lynchburg last night. ‘HH FLOOD IN NRW TORK, At high tide Inst night the wharves in New York were nearly submerged, snd the (erry bridges were raised to an angle of neatly 43 degrees, m very diMeult for the boats to miko landings, aboat!1 o'clock, as the ferrypoat Jersey City wi entering her slip at the foot ot Cor ran ander the bridge, crushing tae side Noone was injured. Ahaties Lh ARE The Bloomfeld Serv; Keziah Hinton, the colored servant in Dr, Ay W. McDowell's family, of Bloomield, N. J., whe vi accused in connection with her colore@ lover, Jarob Clark, of fring her master poisoning his family, and robbing the house off allver-ware, was arraigned before Judge Depue tm Newark yesterday on the several charges, Aa te. charges of arson and robbery she pleads euilty, bat not guilty to the charge of aitcmpliug 10 poison the family. i oe Shee PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Lucille Western has lost a valuable pair of dix mond earrings ‘The mansqors of the Mereantile Library bave ap porated Mr i Liza Bt cfu short hand wet uct the |honcgrap Me reporting ¢ laring t fall and wint!t Afree’ Burne. will deliver ao ihtewe dactory lecture on Monday evening Mr. Patrick Burns denies that the late Mr. Jamee Burne of For Mr Bains, who ® on Thured was accust and sept im ie bare mer. He did Dot intend to 0 jancntly, CURIOSITIES OF CRIME, a M. Dawson's b. ¢. Ethus won the October cap for three-year-olds at Newmarket yeaterda; Christopher Jones. alias Hadwel), was arrested Toronto on Thursday night for robbing the London a County Bank in England, seven years ago, of £11,000. The Unit which ent ashore on ho Min inet, ined no da Y. provided nd Owen T. failey, the mare rikou. of Manchester, Ind., were nurgon Thursday, A motion, couse! for a change of venue crea trouble is feared if the place of trial About # week ago, 9 man named Porter died suds dcniy in the Twelfth Wrrd_of Jersey City end short nthe ‘bouy turned: black” Nothing was eed ¢,. BOF wes the Coroner summoned.” Portes Sui hie wife had ‘ved nharpily, aud she had tal the vrei nary steps to secure w-divuree Au tuvesed etiUU has Dweu ordered Sameer SPARKS FROM THB TELEGRAPH, The Mystic Park races were postponed yesterday, Twelve persons died of yellow fever in Now Ow leans on Thursday. The Hon, N.B. Judd announces that he is not @ candidate tor Cougiess John Wilson, @ brakeman, wae kill Fitchburg (Mars rosa eslorasy, “et 98 Oae ‘The Halians of Chicago will on Sanday celebs the oveapation of Khoue aud the wuty Uf Italy 7 Grace Church (Eviscopa!), near Harv's Village’ Duschese counts, wae buruca ou the Zit inst Ly His ineuranee, 2 000. a a In the tris! of tire engines yesterday at Havorhi Mage. tho Melvi: er Nor hot Heaton you Whe orig, H foot 5 yilig horizontatl ache A new iron steamer na Hatehingon wre n say, dhe ie ww w Orfoant and Ga: ° Springfeld TI!) club apy for their fall Ung, Weeinatug Oot tw #200 tor horee@ Ve Levar eaten 27, eutricn by Close OCk & Spotted and bis Warriors wea at the Whete stone agency, and tec are th Hon to renal salfaire, Toews o according tw dill, postponing: her, passed the hier J asti D1.) UBCOMm Buckeye races in n Mary bu) beating seve Aish Cincinnati yesterday, Kwon atwounle dash In 845k A race, two nile heats, Wad hy Joh Harkor's Lougicudw I isis ana Seo toy burgert’s Puigtias Mas bel Preparations are completing in A Oa, for Agricultural Congres#, ad an anrual fac the Couinn seat (ition kveiyestw ci te Nie to be repressnted by the ost | "ou{uenk mu wrelow Wickets Are to bo furniened {010 New SOW It 44 ramored in Chien » railroad cireles that Co Chae GQ. Hammond ts from the saver ¢ Haliroad, aid Wat K. By Mg Michigan SOULKorS he appointed in aie