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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1360. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. THE WAR IN EUROPE. NO BLOOD SPILT AS YET. THE FRENCH MANIFESTO. RUMORED ALLIANCE OF RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA. '\ Vi ' ' '" ? i ? ? i' Norway-and Sweden to Join France. THE PRUSSIANS CONCENTRATE ON THE ..FRONTIER. The Basca of the French Declaration?of W*r-An Appeal to the Recollections ofJ&U. The French declaration of war is based on the following causes: . First-Tho Insult offered at Ems to Count BenedetU, toe French' Minister, and its appro? uvai by the Prussian Government. Second-The refusal of the King of Prussia to compel the withdrawal of Prince Leopold's name as a candidate for the Spanish throne. Third-The fact that the Klug persisted in giving the Prince liberty to accept the crown. ' The declaration concludes as follows : "The ! extraordinary con s tl tut Io nal changes In Prussia ' awaken the slumbering recollections of 1814. Let vs cross, ehe Hhine and avenge the insults of Prussia. The victors of Jena survive." The, Dake o r Grainmont's Declaration to the Senate-.Pointa or the Recent Ne? gotiations. '-PA* ia, Friday, July io^Evening. The following is the text of the declaration made by the Duke de Grammont before the Senate to-day : . Messieurs-The manner in which the coun Sreceived our declaration on the 6th of July, ns to co mr lenee negotiations with Prussia to secure her lecognRlod of the validity of our grievances. We old not treat with Spain, whose Independence we have no wish to trammel, nor with the Prince of Hohenzollern,: whom we consider to be under the shadow ot the King; nor have we advanced any other grievance (than the candidacy of the Prince For toe Spanish throne.) i [ The Prussian Minister o? Foreign Affairs op? posed to us a determination not to receive our representation, pretending to Ignore the affair. We then addressed ourselves to the King, who maintained that he was a stranger to the affair, and that he could not intervene! except aa head of the family, but be avowed that he had instructed Bismarck. We could not accept that answer, and we. demanded that the King should-influence the Prince ot ^Hohenzollern. Deaistence (in the project) came from the quarter whence it was least expected.. We then demanded that the King should give a promise lor the future. " This moderate demand, made In moderate terms, -we declared to be without any reservation. The King declined to say that he would re lose in future to interfere with the candida? ture,-and he refused to authorize us to trans? mit to you the declaration that he would in fu? ture oppose the candidature. He declared that ne reserved to himself the. right to consider the circumstances. Even after this refusal we did not break off the negotiations, but ad? journed our explanations to yon until this, date. Yesterday we were apprised that the King of Prussia bad informed our Embassador '.' toathe would not longer recel ve him, and to render the -rupture inore obvious, he 'nave notice ur his action to the Cabinets of Eurone, At the same time, he announces that Werther - 'might taite leave, and that the , armaments of Prussia had " commenced. On our ', part, we yesterday called- out the reserves, and. we have tail en such other measures as the inter? est and. honor of ina country demanded; A copy of this declaration has teen presented to (P aje'Oorpe L?gislatif -by- Monsieur, the keeper pf the seals., The gov enrment asks a vote ol supplies, and the call.to arms of all classes fl owing military service. ?0t The Corps L?gislatif has voted the extreme demands of toe government, tho Left yoting ' in the negative. FrenchDiainands apon Sooth Germany. PARIS, July 18. ] France demands a decision from the South German States, (Bavaria, Wurtemberg and B?fe0,) by ?oon to-day. Kngllnh Opinion Holds France Respon j . ?lble for th? "War-Rumored .All 1 ance Between Roula and Proula-A Panic tn London and Liverpool. > . ."" ." ^ ,V ^LONDON, July 18., ' The Times, in an editorial this morning, ex? pects to be obliged to chronicle Prussian re? verses at .first, owing, to the superior prepara? tions and' efflcWn'cy of the French army. Prussia needs at least another fortnight to get altogether in readiness. In another editorial the Time says: France, without a shadow of excuse or justification, plunges Europe in a war, of which no person living may see toe end. The stock market In-London and Liverpool is purely nominal. There have been no genu . lue transactions. The panic arises from a ru? mor that the Emperor of Russia pronounces In favor of Prussia, and. is' mobilizing the Rus? sian army; ThlBTum?r paralyzes everything. The rTuasian vessels ut' English daters have discharged thelr.crews and laid up. ns j Switzerland. ; and. Denaa.arh. Remain . sa ?:. .-- -... t. ita ? . ?tttipijo Tj??. . . Z?RICH, July IS. Switzerland declares for armed neutrality. . COPENHAGEN; July 16., The neutrality of Sweden is o facially declar? ed, the governm?htTFaving previoasly com? municated with Fiance. .. . The Mailt-No Collision as Yet. j WASHINGTON, July 18.; The government will be urged to provide for transportation under a neutral flag of toe Brest and South imp'on mails, which have recently been carried by steamers of the North German Lloyd, Hamburg, American Company and the Compagnie Gen?rale Trans-Atlantique. The French Government forbids cyphers in telegrams. No collision Is yet reported. TEE LATEST BULLETINS. . . .i. NEW YORK.. Monday, July 18-10 P. M. The?oi?owingis'a synopsis of toe latest dis? patches from the sear of war: . France is Joined Conditionally by Nor. way and Sweden. Norway and Sweden will join France provi? ded the-French fleets operates in the North German seas. Holland Stands Neutral. England is negotiating for toe neutrality of I Holland, walch France is said-to favor. Russia ls Disposed to Sustain Prussia, c The position of Russia is uncertain, but the latest information shows a disposition on- her part to join Prussia. I-' The Position.af tho Prowlan Forcea. The Prusdans,^'In forc? at.Saarbruok, .NeubuTg and Linden. Saarbruck is a town ol Rhenish Frua*la,-on the road from -:Manh/i)m .to MetL*and near to Forbach, at which place ( fen engagement 'was reported to have taken, Tlie American Germans Eager for the Pray. Many of the New York Germans have tele? graphed to Bismarck for safe transportation hone, that they may joia la the fight. The French Army. The French corps commanders areas fol? lows : First Corps-Marshal Canrobert. Second Corps-Count Palikao. Third Corps-General Tressard. Fourth Corps-Marshal McMahon. Fifth Corps-General Trilly. The Imperial Guard and Reserves-Marshal Bazaine. ' Belgium Against France. Franco distrusts Belgium, because two alie? nated Frenchmen have been chased out of Brussels. Prospects of a Naval Battle. Toe French men-of-war are watching the departure from England of the Prussian Iron- j clads. TV o Blood Spilt Vt t. ANTWERP, July 18. The latest advices from the front show that, as yet, no blood has been spilt. Baron Alfonso Rothschild has resigned the Parisian consulship because the King or Prus? sia refused to receive him at Ems. Nothing New at the Federal Capital- j No Danger ot Entangling Alliances. WASHINGTON; July 18. The diplomats here have received no unusu? al dispatches, excepting that the German Minister has been instructed to keep the Ger? man vessels in safe ports. The administration have no fears of compli? cations, or of dangers to American shipping. The telegraph companies have made arrange? ments to reach all European countries without touching Franco. WAR GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON, The New French Minister. WASHINGTON, Saturday Evening, Joly 16. Mons. Parado!, in company with Secretary Fish and one of the French attach?s, visited the White House at noon to-day, and In a few moments the President received them in the Bine-Room. The usual formal declaration of I friendship and good feeling were gone through. Secretary Fish read the President's reply, which was welcome, and assurances of good feeling, ic. Not the slightest allusion was . made In either the address or reply to the political situation. Mons. Parado! was at? tired in a full conn costume, with slde-swords Ac He retired as soon as the presentation was over, and bis exeqnator as Minister to the United States for the. Emperor of the French was received and accepted. This afternoon the French minister officially informed tho Secretary of 8tate that his gov ern ment had ceased- peaceful relations with Prussia, and i that a declaration of war was being promulgated, Ac. This official announce? ment was transmitted to the President by Sec? retary Fish. '' The Prussian Minuter. Shortly after Mons. Paradol bad left the Wblte-House. Baron Gerolt, the Prussian Min? ister, made his appearance, and had a short Interview with the President and Secretary Fish, In the Blue-Room. The subject of the conference was the safety of the different North German lines of steamships, Ac. The Pres! dent regretted very much the state of affairs, but had no right to interfere. The Baron said that' he had notified the owners and agents ol these steamers that war had- commenced, and suggested that the running of their lines - oe suspended. He said, however, that ho felt sure that they would probably disregard his warning, think? ing, perhaps, that France would not attack the merchant marine without full proclamations, Ac The Secretary of State regretted the non passage by our Congress of the act to regulate commerce, ?bc., for its failure left the adminis? tration powerless. .The Secretary said that the fact of a large amount of stock in these steam? ers being held by Americans did not chance the matter. They were North German bot? toms, and could not therefore come under om flag. The Secretary said that in all matters the best offices of this government would be used to either party. The Position of Spain. ' From General Sickles It is learned that the Spanish army is under fighting orders, and being got ready for emergency, while the Spanish fleet officers are receiving instructions under seal, Ac. It ls not known what Is to be the position assumed by the Spanish Govern? ment. The Cortes will meet on Wednesday next the 20th Instant. Among the Diplomatic Corps here it is generally believed that Spain will unite with France. The Spanish Minuter, however, is silent on the subject. He has not been to the State Department for several days, nor bas he called on the President. There is a rumor here this evening among those who have the entr? to the Diplomatic Corps that lt is known among them that Prim ls at the head of his Spanish army, and that a special messenger was sent by bim yesterday to the French Emperor; that continued com? munication has been kept up between him and Napoleon. It is said that he will join the forces of Spain with thone of France, so as to secure, in ?he event of success, the Spanish throne for himself. The Ocean Malls. All the North German steamship lines have ceased running, and our foreign malls are stopped In Baltimore and New York. Post? master-General Creswell is now engaged in effecting a temporary arrangement with the Cunard and Inman line of steamers to carry onr malls.. Several American parties have put tn propositions to carry the malls In ves? sels under our flag. These will receive proper consideration next week. - In tue meanwhile it is thought certain that- our mail will be carried by the English lines next week. Vice-Admiral Parker said to-day that ll made no difference whether the North tier man steamers carried oar malls or not, lt would not be necessary for us to contract with the Cunard or Inman lines. He said that there was plenty of private enterprise in this coun? try If our government would only foster it. He insists that the matter will ue all right, and that the mails will be duly carried, and in good shape and speed, and under onr own flag. But he does not tell the secret of how It ls to be done as yet. Congres* to bo Convoked. The President ls known to be adverse to calling Congress together, but said this even? ing that lt looked quite probable that contin? gencies might soon arise that would precipi? tate him to do so. THE WAE NEWS' IN NEW YORK. French and German Views. On Friday afternoon, as the Atlantic Cable flashed across the ocean the news of the de? claration of war by the French Corps L?gisla? tif, the excitement amor g the German |and French population of New York became in-1 tense. A frenzied crowd ol foreigners imme? diately besieged the bulletin boards at news? paper offices, and watched eagerly telegram after telegram as it - was posted, developing each progressive step toward the coming con? test. In the, evening the Prussian sympathizers and champions of France called at their usual places of ro8ort and discussed the question in all its bearings and probable results-the Ger? man wRh a calm and dignified assurance, aid? ed by his frothy "stein" o? lager, having before his mind the memory of the recent glories of Bismarck and the needle-gun; the Frenchman, in his naturally vivacious esprit du corps, and conscious of his ancient prest? ce. The Germans are very much pleased with President Grant for his promptness ia taking action for the protection of the Bremen mails, and thereby Insuring a continued flow of home news. ? The subject uppermost in the minds of those of maturer age, and especially those engaged in commercial pursuits, :? ;be effect of the war on the commerce of this country. This, they think, must materially Buffer, as the French Government will blockade the ports ol the Baltic. American-German liouses will also suffer for the importation of the many articles of German manufacture, which have hereto? fore found a ready market ia this country, but they generally believe and hope that, owing to the extraordinary destructive system of mod . ern warfare, the conflict will be one of short duration, and commerce will not be interfered with long. The feeling fused in the minds of the whole German community ls the determination to fight to the last for Faderland, and of great wrath against the demands made by the French Ambassador. They esteem the conduct of | their resolute King, and evince an inclination to support him to the uttermost. Thousands and thousands of glasses of lager were emptied with many a "Hoch" to the success of Prussia. On the other hand, to the mind ot tho excit? ed Frenchman the coming contest ls received with au enthusiastic welcome. Their country has received an insult, and they declare that Prussian pride must be lowered, in no way doubting that their magnificent army, headed by a Napoleon and supplied with a Chassepot, will not only maintain its ancient glory bat show to all nations that lt has kept pace with the progress made in the machines of war. Their trusty Chassepot will, they say, prove more than a match In the hands of their conn try men for the more clumsy weapon of Prus? sia, The Rhenish provinces must be regained, and an eventual stop put to the Increasing and encroaching power which bas ot late years so menacingly Bprung up upon their frontier. They regard the coming struggle as one which would be sure to come if postponed at this time, and accept it as a necessity. Fifth and Sixth streets, from First avenue to Avenue D, might be mistaken by a newly ar? rived German for some city in the fatherland, so thickly Inhabited is it by his own country? men Nearly every other house is a lager beer saloon. These, last night, were filled to over? flowing by an excited crowd, who claimed to represent nearly every city In Prussia, and to shout tor Prussian Buccees and German unity. The talk of all waa the declaration of war. These men, many of whom had fought In their native country, expressed an opinion that Louis Napoleon would not have an easy time of lt; in. fart, that the Pnisei an troops would soon destroy the French army. Even the wo? men talked war enthusiastically. THE WAR SEWS IN WALZ STREE!. ' I Great Excitement In thc Gold Ex. I j chance-Several Failures Annonnc. | 1 cd-.More Predicted. The New York Tribune says : At an early hour Friday morning Broad and New streets, In the neighborhood of the Boards, were lined with crowds of speculative men discussing, in eager and excited tones, the threatening news irom abroad. A little after 8 A. M. the Gold Room was in full operation, and 30 continued ! | | until half-past C. agitated and at times almost frantic with the variety of intelligence that reached it in the shape of a few genuine dis? patches and a multiplicity of others concocted in the offices of interested operators. Before the Board sales were made at 13}, but, upon the receipt of Intelligence that hostilities had actually commenced, gold rose rapidly until it had touche i 14?. when another dispatch ar? rived proving tho first one fictitious, and lt de? clined again to 13J. An English telegram, de? claring that Prussia was forwarding troops and munitions of war to the frontier, and that French fleets were on the way to blockade Prussian ports, again elevated the price tc U|, but shortly after it declined again to 14, when it was known that news in favor of | peace had arrived. Dispatches were received from Washington stating that Baron Gerolt had had an interview with the authorities at Washington, in which the administration expressed its warmest sympathies with the Prussian Government. Dispatches were received also from Berlin, de- ! daring that the French Minister had made an I a extravagant demand upon King William, who | b refused to reply, and ord?red nls adjutant to Inform the minister he would not receive him again. " Further rumors of the same hostile character arriving, the prices advanced to 15j, touching the latter figure when it was reported that prices on the London Stock Exchange were weak in the extreme. The prlce.contln ued at that figure when the bull element made Itself visible this time in the heavy purchases by native brokers, one of whom bought from one-half to three-quarters of a million of gold and forced the price to 16j, but lt reached to 10} at 6}, when the members vacated the room to meet again at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The transactions at the hotel were very lim Ited as compared with the business of the day, and many operators were disappointed at the few fluctuations. The price, which opened at 16?, declined to 1G?, and advanced again to IG}, closing at lGjalGj Thus the price was kept fluctuating to suit the speculative tendencies of a clique who hesitated not, when real dispatches were not forthcoming, to fabricate news In the most un? blushing manner. The purchases of gold had hitherto during the present excitement been confined almost exclusively to tne foreign bankers, and If a member of the Exchange was asked the feature of the market, he would reply. "The German bankers are buying;" but not "so yesterday. The whole room appeared to be engaged in purchasing, many of the prominent importers having their representa? tives In the room buying largely, while the speculative element of the room also found vent in heavy purchases. One loreign house, lt was rumored, had bought from $6,000,000 to $7,000,000 of gold, and others of the same nationality in proportion. The Germans, who had been such heavy purchasers of gold, were also sellers of government bonds, and they are generally credited with having a very large amount of gold on hand. As yet there have been but three failures announced since tho commencement of the present excitement: S. G Circle, Fairbairn & Gatenby and another operator who was heavily "long" of Reading for a Philadelphia Srlncipal, who failed to meet his engagement. ld and shrewd members of the Gold Ex change state that they will be surprised If there are not several to-day. Effect on the Produce Exchange. The war news, according to the New York World of Saturday, had a very decided effect In the markets for merchandise. Flour and wheat met with a large demand for Great Bri? tain and speculation. - Flour sold to the extent ; ot about twenty-five thousand barrels, for for? ward delivery, mostly in August, at $3 75aG fur good shipping extra State, and these grades were 25c. per barrel higher, but in other qualities the advance was not more than 10al5c. Holders of wheat experienced a severe dis? appointment. Prime qualities were not more than two cents higher, and soft samples would not readily bring any advance. The chief ob-1 stacles to the advance was the scarcity of ocean freight room. Nearly one-half the ship-1 ping in our harbor is under the German flag, and this has been suddenly thrown out of the market, and consequently neutral steamers obtained seven pence to Liverpool and nine pence to London, with every prospect of an advance to a shilling next week. This is a | serious obstacle to the export movement in wheat, and will prevent any advance in prices. Pork and hog products became excited after 'Change, ana holders refused to name prices professing to look lor an advance of five dol? lars ncr barrel for pork. Petroleum declined nearly one cent per gallon, owing to the with? drawal of German orders. Tobacco was active early In the week, but the war news has brought business lo a Btand-still. Of metals, lead and spelter are a shade firmer. THE GENERALS OE THE ARMIES, i _ A Sketch, of their Military History. I 1 THK PRUSSIAN COMMANDERS. Excepting the brief revolutionary struggles of 1848, the drat Schleswig-Holstein war of the same/year, the second war of 1864, and the brief but decisive struggle with Austria in 1866, Prussia has been engaged in no armed conflicts since the" downfall of the First'Napo leon. As a censequence of this long interval of peace the present Prussian generals have net made as great a public military reputation as their French opponents. Nevertheless, ing the wai* with Austria they displayed admirable skill, their manouvres and co nations being carried out with complete cess. The leading mind of the Prussian arm said to be General Count von Moltke, the I ganizer of Victory." He saw active field vice with the Turkish army in 1839, when obtained great experience. In 1S58 he appointed chief ol Blaff of the Prussian ar Of the Prussian army the King ls c mander-in-chief But the planning of campaign will, doubtless, be the work of distinguished and venerable chief of staff, C eral von Moltke. who bas been accorded highest honor as the planner of the camps of 1866, in the wonderful war of Pru against Austria. The two Prussian prin Frederick William and Frederick Char who commanded in the field In the Pm Austrian war, will, doubtless, also be In cc man J in the present campaign, and Gen? Manteuffel, who demonstrated his genim the war of 1866, will again be in Immedi command of the army. THE FRENCH COMMANDERS. .. J Of the French commanders the most c splcuous arc Marshals McMahon, Canrot and Bazaine, who will undoubtedly have principal commands. Marshal McMahon descendant from a family of Irish nobles v lost their all in defence of James U, and matned in France after the final overthrow the Stuarts, began his military career duri the war with AlgiersJn 1830, particularly c Anguishing himself In the assault of Const) tine. The re-establishment of the empire France found him a brigadier-general anc devoted adherent of the Emperor. 1 Crimean war established his reputation a soldier. At the head pf the division form merly commanded by General Canrobert stormed and captured the Malakoff-one of t most brilliant feats in modern warfare. F lowing the war with Kassia came that wi Austria in Italy. In the campaigns of 1859 ?gain distinguished himself by the celerity bis movements and the skill ho displayed bandung bis men. . To his ability and da: were due the great victory of Magenta, ai wareward for his services Napoleon creau Hm a Marshal ot France and Duke of Mage A. There is not In the French army a moi lashing officer than Marshal McMahon. ?.lose student of the military manouvres he First Napoleon, he believes In sudden ar .apld marches npon the enemy. Marshal Canrobert is, If anything, betti cnown as a soldier than Marshal McMaho; Like the latter, his military career began I Algiers, and he first distinguished himself I .he assault on Constantine. Subs?quent! ilaced In an independent command, he d' eated the Arabs in three campaigns, in th ast of which he displayed great military ski n the disposition of his forces. When Lou! Napoleon was President, General Canrobei vas one of his alds-de-camp, and aided in cai ?ylng out the coup (V?laL Sent to the Crime n command of the First division, he partie! lated In the battle of Alma, where he wa vounded by a splinter of shell, which struc lim in the breast and hand. After the resit ?ation of Marshal St. Arnaud, Genera ?anrobert took command of tho Arm if the East, and at tho battle of Inkei nan greatly distinguished himself by his pei ona! valor. He led the famous charge of th ?ouaves. during which he. was slightly wound d. Bad health compelled him In May, 1855 o return to France, on arriving in whicl ountry the Emperor treated him with market llstlnctlon. Buring the Franco-Italian war o 869, he won fresh laurels by hts heroism a fagenta, when at Solferino his famous move sent in aid of Marshal Niel turned the scale o Ictory In favor of the*Frencli. For these s?r? i?es he was made a Marshal of France. Gen al Canrobert is one of the moat; heroic men in ?urope. In every engagement In which he ias participated he has, with almost reckless oarage, exposed hts person to the enemy. As , consequence he is immensely popular with ils men. Marshal Bazaine is well known to the people >f the United States. He first distinguished imself In Africa and subsequently served with redit in the Crimea, During the Italian cam laign he remained in France on home duty, n 1862 he was placed in command of thc Tench expedition to Mexico, and succeeded larshal Forey tn the supreme command. In he sister republic he greatly distinguished .imself. considering the number of men at his ispbsal, and for his services he was created iarehal of France in 1864. Marshal Bazaine ears the reputation of possessing one of the lost strategic minds In the French army. There are several other French generals of stablished reputation, who will, no doubt, ake active part In the contest. Count de Pall ;ao, General Goyon, General Lebouf and Jount de Montebello, are skilful officers. Mar? tial? Baragnay d'HIlllers and Randon are ach seventy-five years of age, and will probab? ly not take the field. It will be seen that in both armies there re commanders of great talent and experl nce. Among the subordinate officers, there re many who took part in one or other of the ampalgns of the last fifteen years; and in the ank and file of both armies, there are to be Dund, in greater or lesser numbers, troops /ho served In these wars, and who will; there ore, bring to thc service those valuable mlli ary qualities which aro* only acquired by ne? na! experience before the enemy. VEE IMMEDIATS SCENE OF OFEEATIOKS. It ls as yet impossible to forecast the exact ocality where the first collision will take ilace. There will doubtless be In a short time i great struggle for the possession of Luxem? burg, the dismantling of which was demand id by France as the price of peace lour years igo. The work of destruction has, however, >een but partial, and of this France has fre juently complained. For guarding the fron ler and defending the Rhine, as well as for ?overing and supporting an Invasion of France, io better position can be found than Luxem? burg. THE ARMS. The troops ot" the Frtnch army are now sup? pled with the Chass?pot, whose value was ried, In a small way, on the Romans three rears ago. The Prussian troop.? are furnished vltk the Zundnadelgewchr, or needle-?nn, vhose terribly destructive power waq demon itrated upon the Austrians In the battle ot Sa lowa four years ago. *Bbth of these kinds of .liles are superb; but we shall be better able to tecide upon their relative merits at the close >f the first campaign. NEWSPAPER COMMENTS ON THE WA E . Prussia's Advantage-The Contest on the Rhine, The New York Tribune thinks that the war game, so far, has been played by Prussia with consummate skill. Itt-ays: She ha3 compelled France to expose clearly tier purpose of seizing the Rhenish frontier, md thus has stimulated the patriotism of the ion-confederated German provinces, which :annot now hesitate to Join the Confederation with all their available force. She has gained time to complete her preparations for the de? fence of the Rhine; and as there are only a few lines upon which the French can possibly ad? vance, this is an advantage of the very utmost importance. The whole frontier is a network , Di fortresses, upon which Prussia for years past has been lavishing money and exhaust? ing the ingenuity of engineers. Before the French can reach them they will be occupied ay the full strength of the Prussian army. The true policy of an Invading force would have been to fall on them suddenly, but t he time for this has passed by; and that Napoleon has sui fered It to pass, though all his preDarations for attack must have been complete, ls the best and almost the only reason now lett us for still hoping that he means bluster and not war. Prussia and Sooth Germany. Assuming that the casus belli is not the can? didature ol Prince Leopold, but unavowed reasons, the New York Times says : lt is not difficult to understand the attitude ol Prussia, fairly aroused as she now seems to be, to thc overbearing pretensions of her mili? tary rival. Whatever opinions may be enter? tained as to the right ot Prance to maintain such a line of European policy as she lately in? dicated, it ls beyond a doubt that any interfer? ence she may volunteer between the two flec? tions of Germany will be almost equally re? sented by both. The South German States may be briefly described as two kingdoms, two grand duchies, and two petty prince? doms united in a loose sort of Confede? ration, of which Bavaria ls the head. They contain about nine millions of the ex? isting thirty-eight millions of German popula? tion. After the seven days' war of 1866 Aus? tria left each of them to make its own term? with the conqueror, and out ol these grew the treaties concluded at NIkolsburg, out only made public eight months afterward, by which, inconsideration of a guarantee of ter? ritorial independence, Bavaria, Wurtemburg and Baden agreed to place their armies, in time of war, under the leadership of the King of Prussia. Speaking in June, 1867, the Prince ol Hohenlohe, Prime '? Minister of the first of these States, remarked In explanation of this agreement: "When I say that Bavaria would, In the event of war, place her army under the command of the King of Prussia, I suppose the case of a war in which the integrity of Germany, in its actual limits, would be menaced from any side whatever." Or, as a French writer, quoting the pas? sage, remarks: "Let France extend her arms to grasp the Rhine, and Germany would rise as one man." It l9 perfectly true that in the South German States, with the single excep? tion of Baden, there exists but a very section? al attachment to Prussia. Even the Suabian enthusiasts for national unity have begun to suspect that "one great Germany ls a dream, ind that the only possible change is to one Treat Prussia." But If compelled to throw in their lot with either France or Prussia, there :aunot be a moment's doubt that they would ?elect the latter, and that a declaration of war by France would only hasten the completion jr a union which the bond of a Customs Par? liament and a military alliance has already dal f consummated. Can France Slake the War Short, Sharp and Decisive ? The Richmond Dispatch opines that The French Emperor will attempt to make ;he war "sharp, short and decisive," (as was ;hat between Prussia and Austria,) and wind t up with the reduction of Prussia in the lational scale, anda reformation of the French wnudarles, so as to wipe out the wrongs of ibo peace of '16 and satisfy French pride. Can "rance do this ? Will the other nations per? ri! t lt tobe done ? Is there still alive enough >f thc sentiment of sympathy and of re iiprocal interest Inspired by the alli tnce against the first Napoleon to In luce another combination against the I nheritor of bis name and " ideas ?" Phe engineries of these days bring on j ?vents so rapidly that we bave hardly time to ipeculate before speculation is superseded by ictunl occurrences. France is ready, and iteam and telegraph enable her lo move quick, f the other great powers are to do anything hoy munt act nt one?.-. England, however, I ms latterly manifested an indisposition to neddie with matters not Immediately bearing ipon her own Interests. Thc outgivings ot a ninisterlal character on several occasions, and ?specially at the time of the war between 'russia and Austria, satisfied the world, we lelleve, that England had changed lwr mind ibout holy alliances, and meant thereafter to address herself to her own Interests, gol nc no arther with the "rest of mankind" than" she night by example, appeal, and remonstrance, or the preservation of pence and harmony amongst nations. She has "gone into rade," and would rather now feed and clothe >nd arm the legions of other nations, ifuv to lo any of their fighting. Russia has no pres nt ambition beyond the extension of her e na? il re in Asia, in which she ls impinging so losely upon her British possessions in India -s to engender suspicions that may of thom-| elves be obstacles to some extent in the way if any cordial reciprocal intention betweeu tussla and England. These two nations are verythlngin this matter. If they remain lient, no other will Interfere. Austria, the nly remaining great power of the old alli? ac?, ls more lu sympathy with France than rith Prussia, having so recently suffered de eat, along with the loss ol'much of her terri ory, from the latter. The Left Bank. The New York Times says: We believe that this will be one ol the most [ lopular wars ia which France has ever en? gaged. Thc same state of feeling exists In 'russia and North Germany. Rightly or wrong y. however, the rest ot the world will see in the ?resent outbreak of hostilities, an effort on I he part of France to rectify her irontler, and to IOSSCSS once more the lea bank of the Rhine. Startling as It may appear, the historical act of a Rhine frontier ls 1400 years old. Na loleon I only fulfilled a national aspiration yhen he made Flanders, Luxembourg and ither territories between the Rhine and the ea an Integral portion of the First Empire, .nd Napoleon III ls perfectly aware that he yould cover his name with imperishable glory ?y making the Rhine, the Pyreness, the Alps, nd the Ocean the boundaries of modern 'Yance. It needs but a superficial glance at the map o perceive that there ls a species of territorial Itness in this much-coveted Rhine frontier, ieglnnlng at the Mediterranean, France is eparatea from Italy by the Var and the Alps; rom Switzerland by the Rhone and the moun alns of Jura, and finally, from the Grand )uchy of Baden by the Rhine. Just at the mgle which the Lauter forms by falling into he Rhine, the natural boundary ceases, and m imaginary line commences, which runs to he North Sea. Taking this line as the base of , triangle, and the further course of the thine and the seacoast as the two sides, we lave a territory, one-half of which is occu? red by the Kingdom of Belgium, and the ither by Rhenish Bavaria, Rhenish Hesse, Ihenish Prussia, and a small slice of Holland, iomprehending a superficial area which may >e roughly stated at 24,000 square miles, occu? lted by a population which probably numbers lice millions. In language, not over three, aillions of these speak French, the remainder ising either Flemish, Dutch or German, with m occasional admixture ot patois, compound id out of some two of these languages. So far LS national sympathies go, the German popu atlons and the Flemish sections ot Belgium lave an intense aversion to France, while the .vowed partisans of an extension of the Em ilre only exist Sn some of the large cities of Jelglum, and even there have but little power ir Influence. Any obvious determination on the part of Yance to make a comprehensive annexation if the left bank of the Rhine, would proba ?ly be a signal for a contest from which carcelv any of the great powers of Europe ?ould stand aloof. The independence of lelgium is guaranteed by Russia, Prussia, Austria and England, as well as by France. )n the partition of Europe in 1815, it was riven to the King of Holland, and after the mccessful revolution In ISM, the same pow srs that had consented to the Treaty of VI ;una concluded a fresh agreement in London, vhlch made the maintenance of the newly ?reated kingdom, shortly after accepted by ^eopold of Saxe-Coburg. a question which iach and all of them would be obliged to sup >ort by force of arms. The Prussian posses ilons on the lett bank of the Rhine may probo >ly become the immediate theatre ot the war, ind the development of French policy will, no loubt, be mainly guided by the success or allure of the early operations there. A DOUBTFUL NASSACRE. ST. PETERSBURG, July 18. A massacre of Frenchmen at Tiensen, China, s reported. The Germans were spared. [This s, most likely, the massacre already reported rom London, and now set down to be a hoax.] SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. Doa Carlos, tho Spanish Pretendtr, ls ex? pected from France. The evacuation of Rome ls again reported. THE RADICAL TYRANNY IN NORTH CAROLINA.. Several Citizens Arrested by tbe Militia. RALEIGH, July 18. Colonel Kirk arrested several citizens of Al? ternance on Friday. A writ of habeas corpus., granted by Chief Justice Pearson on Saturday, was served on Kirk yesterday, but he refused to obey it, say- J lng: "That sort of thing is played out." The charges against those arrested have not been made known. There was no warrant sworn out against them. They are of the first citizens of this county. Trouble is anticipat?d. An injunction will be sued out to-day forbidding the treasurer | paying money to State troops. There is no insurrection nor resistance to civil law in the State. WILMINGTON, July 18. The Cuban steamer Hornet cleared for Kew York yesterday, with Captain J. N. Maflitt temporarily in command. The recent arbitrary arrests of Conservatives by Kirk have created Intense feeling, bm the people are determined to bear ali with pa? tience and fortitude, and to rely on the ballot o ox in Angustio correct the evil. STEAMBOAT HORRORS. NBW OK LEANS, July 18. ? difficulty occured on the steamer Creole when near Mississippi City, between the white and colored passengers, during which two of the latter were shot and killed, anda white man severely cut with a razor. The boiler of the steamer Right-of-way ex? ploded near Bayou Lafourche. and the steam? er snnk almost immediately. The following ls a list ot casualties: Killed-Leon Comeux, of Assumption; B. H. Smith, of St, Louis, first engineer. Wounded-L. Nicoll, of St. James's Parish, first clerk, severely; J. Dorset, sec? ond clerk, slightly; Pierre Almon, pilot of| Lorkport, severely; Jacobs, pilot of St. James's slightly; William Sullivan, mate, slightly. Badly-Captain A. Mesgood and some of the colored deck hands, injured by In? haling steam. John Larkin, passenger of J Thibodeaux, scalded severely; James F. Legen? dre, of Thlbodeaux, scalded slightly. THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. ATLANTA, July 18. In the House, a communication was receiv? ed announcing that Congress had passed a | bill admitting Georgia to representation In Congress in December; that the State, how over, would remain under military rule, but Governor Terry would allow the Legislature to continue to enact laws. The general Impression is that there will be an election this fall. THE MOVEMENT IN GRAIN. A Precarious Speculation. iFrom the New York Bulletin.] The present, position ol the markets for flour and wheat Is one that must excite apprehen? sion of a repetition to Western operators of | the severe losses which overtook them in the few weeks which followed the "Black Friday" of last September. The prospect of a war in Europe has led to a speculation which bas caused prices to be main? tained at figures which have prevented the free export which it is apparent should have been going on In the last six weeks. We cannot, with any degree of safety, enter upon the com-1 lng crop year, with the excessive stocks of | wheat now in Blore.' For some weeks past, with a great parade of a French demand, and a severe drought In that country, our stoeks ot wheat have been rapidly increasing. The quantity of wheat in store at this market has Increased 600,000 bushels in three weeks, and the following table will show the QUANTITY OF GRAIN "IN SIGHT." W fi eat. corn. Oats. Bush. Bush. Bush. In store a'. New York.1,082,130 479,966 693,029 In store at Buffalo... 771,100 204,600 466,700 In store at Chicago..2,167,060 2,500,281 847,818 lu store at M ll wau keel ,827,577 57,106 78,628 In store at Toledo.... 331,800 298,800 94,-210 In store at Detroit... 74,461 2,319 42,740 In storeatOswego... 160,000 60,000 16,000 In s ture at Sr. Louis. 38,691 304,879 29,056 Afloat on lakes for ButfalO and Oswego. 737,520 259,801 33,000 Afloat on N. Y. canals for tide water.1,009,112 282,842 163,223 Rallshlpm"ts, week.. 07,921 19,082 27,561 TOTAL IN STOKE AND IN TRANSIT. July 2 . 8,207.272 4,019,066 2,381,965 June 25 . 7,918.240 4,003,381 2,217,613 June ll.7,523,450 3,942,170 2,392,173 June 4 .6,975,655 2.811,866 2,006,067 May 27 . 6,919,306 2,450,134 1,799,343 May 20. 6,771,436 1,887 941 1,829,426 Here we have a rapid increase in the stocks of wheat, corn and oats since the opening of j spring business. There is now no longer any doubt of the crops of wheat and oats, and of corn the prospect was never better. The sole dependence of speculators for a rise is, there? fore, a war in Europe. What guarantee have they that war will bring them any adequate relief ? The first effect of a great war ls to de? press prices generally and tighten the money market. Closeness in discounts, by forcing produce upon the market, would probably more than counteract the effect which an in? creased export demand would produce. Be? sides, every day's delay which occurs in the reduction of the present enormous stock ol wheat, increases the danger to which lt is ex? posed from an advance in ocean freights. The last rate paid for Liverpool was 5id, or about 12 cents per bushel; a great pressure to ship would certainly double this rate, and an addi? tion of 12 cents to the cost of laying down wheat in Liverpool would be no trifling mat? ter. It is no agreeable duty to write in this vein; but a duty it plaiHly is, and If the result of this admonition shall be to avert disaster from even a few of our readers, we shall be grati? fied._ THE WORKINGMAN. What be Get? and What he Gives to Live. An aniysis of the Fourth Ann aal Report of the United States Special Commissioner of the Revenue, with reference to the average weekly wages paid in the several States and sections for factory labor In the years 18G7 and I960, and for ordinary mechanical and agri? cultural or farm labor in the years 1961 and 18G9; the cost o? provisions, groceries, dry gooda, Jiouse rent in the various manufactur? ing districts of the country in the years 1867 and 18G9, and the comparative cost of building materials and labor in 1961 and 1969, exhibits, some interesting facts. There has been an average decrease of the rates of wages paid in cotton mills in the United States, comparing the years 1867 and 1809, of lour per cent, m spite of this decline, however, it appears that the weekly earnings of operatives in American cotton mills, omit? ting overseers, was |6 56, gold, in 1869, while in Great Britain the same year the average was but $3 89. The second table shows about the same rate of decrease in the average wages paid to persons, employed in woollen mills in the United States, (3.92 per cent.,) but at the same time wages advanced 24.36 _per cent., gold, beyond what were paid in England in 1867. In paper mills the average advance of rates, paid in the United States in 1869 over those of England in 1867 was 82 per cent. c The following figures show the general aver? age of workman's wagen in the united States, excluding the Pacific States^ndfrerrltortea. daily wages, without board: '., ? ,? Blacksmith.$UM "; $?& Bricklayers, or masons. .a 30 ?>Z% 46 Cabinetmakers. 2 00 UM Coopers..,..>...1 82 /..a Ci Carpenters.1...192 2'?I Painters..;..'.....195 ?''a's*. Plasterers...... 2 ?bei 34? Sho?mafcers. 17a -- a.62 Stonecutters. 2 36 3 41 Tailors.1 82 ""2 6* Janners.?iCCa.al fl.M-*? TinsmlUis....".il.S?,. 2 03 Wheelwrights.ffJSS f? The average rate of advanceJ?*mf* wages paid for farm labor was, for export?-, hands, in summer; 47 per cent.1, and m*mwL 51; for ordinary hands the same rate; for com? mon laborers, other than farm, 53 per sent; for female servant?,.54 per cent. The Increase in monthly wages was, on.a general aver 23 per cent The general average pf tf? expenditures of workmen's fanMesrTd' s of the m an nf ac tu ring to wt s f toe TJnlOed States,in 1869, clothing exc,i>^drwaati4n98. The average for 1867 waa ti4 29-, but Irr toe-for? mer average was. included- the Items of fleh, spirits, beer, tobacco, taxes and benevolent contributions, which are not' included ttl'' tire latter. Taking these into the account,' toe average weekly expenditures In 186?, as coor pared with those in 1867; are reduced to $,13 38. This average appears very; low, but taking lt into account that th?. expenses are li mi ted to, actual necessities, including toe cheapest bonn - rent, ($10 to $16 per monto,) it ls perhaps a. tolerably fair one. THE EXPLOSIVE BVLLET^ _ ? '. . i A Fearful In? (rainent of Warfare. The last and most destructive of the death dealing projectiles ls the explosive ballet, de? signed by Pertnlset, and executed by a French artisan in the celebrated firearms factory of Dt-visme, and is thus described'in toe last number of toe Army and Navy Journal: Externally quite similar to the original Minie, a cyllncLrJc-conlcal mass of lead, it ls discovered, by unscrewing of its length about midway, to be internally a magazine of fulmi? nate. The explosive compound-dynamite powder, condensed powder, or whatever lt may be-has an explosive force six times that of gunpowder. Experiments which have been made under toe patronage ot the ?fo?Vnrti Prussian and Austrian Governments, and last by our own War Department, demonstrate not only its effectiveness, but toe singular properties its inventor bas given to lt. "Being given the distance of the target, its density, the quantity of charge in the gun, and the . same of the ingredients constituting the pro? jectile." be bas established a most exact rela? tion, by accurate calculation, between the force necessary to explode the projectile andr its penetration before subjection to this pres? sure. Thus toe magazine can be BO constitu? ted that the passage of toe bullet through ? sheet of paper will explode it, or so that the severe impact of iron or hard wood ls needed for Buch a result. It is comforting tob? sured that "a ball which would not explode in -, the body of a soldier or a horse, Ii not ata. ? very limited distance, would explode in the more resisting body of an ammunition wagon-" Though M. Pe rt UL* et ls the inventor ol the - particular missile to which our attention has been drawn, by a singular propriety of circum? stances Prince Pierre Napoleon, the b?te notre of the Bonaparte family, appears to bave been Its Inspirer. From a little pamphlet, badly translated from an essay on explosive projec? tiles, written by the Prince, we are not sur? prised to learn that Its author entertained the - Idea quite a number of years ago, and even applied to Devisme to make him a gun of par? ticular calibre, suited to a hollow projectile et' copper, or of an alloy of lead and antimony. The fact of Demlsme'B declining to produce toe arm defeated the Prince's purpose. The ethics of slaughter are defined in no recognized code, but there is a pretty general > accord among nations that explosive bullets shall not be used in small arms.' Our reader? have not forgotten the convention Into which, at the instance of Russia, the prominent na? tions of Europe entered a year or two ago. During our own war there was an occasional suggestion ol such missiles being used, but we preter to believe that the few cited instances were altogether imaginary. We know that an invention of this nature-whether Per? mise t's or not we are uncertain-was offered to thc Confederates and declined, on toe score ol pure sentiment, by the board of ex? amining officers; and, if our memory is not at fault, the Infernal missile was considered in a. similar spirit by our War Department. At the recent trial of Pertuiset's projectile, made at the Ordnance Department at Wash? ington, the purpose of experiments seems to have been to demonstrate its utility in explod? ing caissons, artillery wagons, Aa. The twen? ty-seven shots, made at all sorts of targets, proved the excellence of the fulminate for such purposes. We are very sure that no civilised government will be disposed to adopt an ex posive missile lor any other purpose. Despite the partisanship of Prince Pierre, in a letter to his imperial cousin, Napoleon rejected lt at once. _ . THE ADVANTAGES OP AIKEN. A First Rate .Notice. [Prom the Philadelphia Ledger.] A correspondent writes that Aiken, South Carolina, possesses all the advantages as a re? sort for persons suffering from pulmonary complaints that are claimed for Mentone, sit? uated on the western coast of the Gulf of Ge? noa. At Aiken, the dew. point ls low, and the atmosphere ls so dry that none of toe fungus vegetation or mould depending on moisture for its growth is ever seen. Owing to its ele vated position, Aiken has less heat in summer than other points in the State. The mean an? nual temperature is 61.69 degrees, and the mean winter temperature ls 61.63 degrees. Easterly winds seldom blow, and the south? easterly winds, the most Injurious to con? sumptives, are extremely rare. 'As fas:a? the advantages are concerned of passing much of the time of an invalid In the open air, Aiken presents special privileges. An ob? server noticed that during fifty-five winter days only three occurred in which an invalid would have been obliged to remain In .the house. The soil ".round the town ls sandy, so that rain leaves no mud and but little moisture. Our correspondent states that his father, who went to Aiken a lew montos ago given over by his physician, writes that he is Improving in strength, and now every day takes walks of several miles with great enjoyment, whereas previously, at home, be had been unable to walk a square or two without suffering great fatigue. Aiken is described as a pleasant town, largely inhabited by Northern people, and readily accessible by railroad and tele? graph. It has five churches cl various de? nominations, and public walks and drives maintained by private contributions. With these advantages, Aiken would furnish for persons suffering from pulmonlc diseases a much more accessible resort than Mentone, which cannot be visited except by persons ol ample fortune. . _ -Dr. Paul Schoeppe. convicted in Carlisle, Pa., of murder by poisoning, has found his latest struggle to escape toe executioner's hand abortive. The Supreme Court of. Penn? sylvania bas decided adversely upon his last application for a writ of error. Dr. Schoeppe's first application was made within thirty days alter his conviction, and refused for want of sufficient cause. The second application was made because the attorney-general, from mo? tives of humanity, and because a point ot law waa made which had not before arisen in practice, gave his consent to the proceeding. This application went before the Supreme Court of the State, and was also unsuccessful, as has been his lost appeal for a writ of error; eo there is but one hope further for the nrdor tuuate doctor-a pardon or commutation of his sentence from toe Governor of the State. -It is just related that one of. toe leading lights of toe Republican party in. Maine,, the morning after the election of Grant, met one .? of his co-workers, who. after' shaking hands, exclaimed, "Well, we have saved the conn- - try ;* "Yes," wasche reply, "and (with a air twinkle in his eye) we sholl claim the .sal? vage." ' aa i ? -A prominent manufacturing house of New. york, it |s understood, has quietlj^im*de ar? rangements to employ one thousand* tjninawr hands. They are expected to begin work \n> the faU.