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VOLUME IX.-NUMBER 1360. CHARLESTON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. THE STATE CANVASS. ABBEVILLE ENTHUSIASTIC FOR THE REFORM: CAUSE. The Great Gathering om Saturday What was Said hy Cothran, Kershaw, Butler and Carpenter.- -> [FROM OOB OTO CORRESPONDENT.] ABBEVILLE, Saturday, July 30. At six o'clock this morning we left Green ville, and four hours later arrived at this place-the fifth regular appointment for the nominees of the Union Reform movement to address the people and arouse them to action., We were received at the depot by General McGowan, Colonel J. S. Gothran, and-other citizens. Amid the-Inspiring strains of the Anderson brass baud, tie party disembarked, went np to town, and made preparations lor the meeting. The streets of the town were crowded with men, who were intently watch? ing the manoeuvres of a squad , o? fifteen or twenty colored men armed with Winches? ter rifles, and drilled by a colored officer. At 12 o'clock, the Courthouse, capable of holding one thousand persons, was jammed the whites a little In the majority. Colonel J. 8. Cothran (who was elected senator from this county, hue was not permitted by the Radicals to take his seat) called-the meeting to order, and said that the occasion of the assemblage was one ot great interest and Importance to every person .In Abbeville County,'and In the State ot South Carolina.- A great movement had been begun in the State lor the purpose of correcting the abuses In- the administration of its affairs?by the corrupt men who had gotten, j into power.' That such a movement waaneces sary, every one knew, and he believed that' although; the citizens .of Abbeville bad been slow in moving lu this good work,- and came, lnto-ft/afr-the. eleventh hour, they would,do theil*whole duty,' sad, by^ih?lr- works,-prov& their earnestness in the cause for .the reforma don of the State. -Their past glorious record was a sufficient guarantee that they would not hereafter be behind-hand. He said he would not consume the time in avowing his senti? ments i n regard to th e movement. They were well known. " He' was heartily'In favor ol it. He would now Introduce, one whose record spoke for bim-a gallant soldier and patriotic - citizen-General J. B. Kershaw. The General stated the,, reasons which had Influenced the people of -the State to enter upon this movement, which was only for the purpose of relieving the State from official cormorants who were preying upon lt, and re? ducing the people, to. beggary, lt was a move ?aent favored and upheld by both Republicans and.Democrats, white and colored: not only by those In South Carolina, ?but throughout the United States; sustained oy the Republi? cans outside of the State because they did not recognize the government:In "South Carolina as-carried on under the principles of the { party, but by a corrupt set br men who admin? istered the laws and .-Controlled the affairs of the State simply for,self-aggrandizement, and thus brought disgrace', upon: the Republican party; sustained by the Democrats outside- of the State because they recognized in the move? ment a policy which, if vigorously pushed for? ward, would end in redeeming the State irom the band of robbers which now controlled it, and restoring it to Us former glory and pros? perity. . -, General Butler, who spoke next, addressed ' himself more particularly to the colored men present. He related to them what had been told him by members of the operations of the League, how the members wera sworn to vote lor the nominee of the party, were bo and to do so even If the nominee were .a bob-tailed cow; he knew that members who voted other? wise or left the League were threatened with death: be told them that the men who admin? istered the oaths to them had no authority to do so, and conld.be tried for it, convicted and punished; he entreated them toc?me out of the Leagues? in .'which their minds and souls were enslaved,' and uke men, honest, Intelli? gent mern1 Usten to the arguments of both ? ? sideband tiien vote as their consciences, die- \ - tate<f: If, ^nearing both sides, they b?i!ev ed that Scott was the better man, then to vote for him by all means; ii thoy thought Judge Carpenter the" better' man: then to vote for him ' - ' ?- 5 * ~ He then spoke to them of the necessity of the two races workingiharmoniously together., and showed them how (he. capital or the one and the labor of the other must be. united be? fore either could be bene fl ted and all be made prosperous, ?cotfa; Co.* "knew "very, well, said he, that If the two races were ever united he and. .his blundering companions would have to take.;their hands out of the pockets of the people: and leave the State; knowing this they catered to the nrejudices ol the colored people and arrayed them In antagonism to the whites.- It waa,time all of thbfwas stopped; every difference between.the two races was so many donara taken out ot the pockets of both and put into' ..the pockets of the Scott "Ring.*' At this point a colored man, the town mar? shal,1 asked General Butler why he and the white people generally had not before taken steps to befriend and elevate, the colored peo whlch they now professetfto have taken ? ^o which he replied that Congress, by Its-acts dis? franchising the white .people; and thus depriv? ing them of the right to take charge of the af? fairs of their own State, prevented them. He admitted that the whites had made a great mistake In sot before extending the olive branch of peace to the-colored people, and gaining their co-operation, and working to? gether for the good of the State; but now they did soin good faith, pledging themselves to fulfil ail promises, and entreated the co-opera? tion of the colored men to secure an honest and economical government. He knew very well that Scott <t Co. did not intend for the two. races to be united, if it were possible to prevent it. The Governor had done all In his power to incite a war of races: in his speeches-and proclamations he had this one object in view. After asserting that the Win? chester rifle was the best law lor South ?Caro* lina, hs had armed the colored men with Win? chester, rifles, and refused to arm white men who were regularly organized under the mili? tia laws and had asked tobe enrolled; he had connived at, If not instigated, the murder of colored men,' boping that this would bring about the desired encl. He (the speaker) did not: object to the colored men being organized and - armed. and drilled ; If. they'; had had as much ol lt as most ol the white people of the State had during the war,; they.might not be quite so anxious to be soldiers as they were now; but they had a right to become soldiers, and neither he nor. any of the white people ob? jected to it. As for mmself,- he was perfectly wffltng. if desired, to drill or review them; but the white people did object to the colored peo? ple only being armed; they saw in it what the Governor had threatened-an attempt to carry the election by loree of arms. The General said he did not know what had been done In other counties, but he was fully con? vinced that the State constabulary forces were sent Into Edgefield County lo stir up discord between the two races. He and the citizens believed, and had some lonndatlon for their belief, that the constabulary men or their tools had under orders from Scott fired the gin houses burned In the county, with the hope that the white' men would lay the blame upon the col? ored people, and commie outrages upon them In retribution. But the people did no snch thing; they did not believe that the colored Seople did lt. The General gave some further lows at the State constabulary, Governor Scott's paid spies, and reiterated his charge against Governor 8cott of conniving at, if not Instigating, the murder of Randolph, extorting a confession from Tolbert, imprisoning him without warrant of law, permitting him to es? cape, and then, fearing that he would reveal his (the Governor's) complicity In the matter, had him killed by the State constables. L. L. G tiffin and other Radicals were present at this time, and made an effort to interrupt the meeting by talking to the colored peo? ple; but being told by General Bntler that he did not Intend that such cattle should Inter? rupt him, they sneaked out of the room, gath? ered a few colored men around them in the street, and by addressing them In a loud tone of voice attempted to influence the colored men in the court-room to withdraw; but only a few left-. General Butler did not notice them any for? th a- than above related, and continued hi3 re? marks, which were warmly applauded through? out. He told the colored men that all of the talk or Governor' Scott being their deliverer. , or that of the United States army being their 11 deliverer, was absurd. The great God above was their deliverer, and to Him alone could they loot for having cast off their shackles. The United States army did not do lt. Find? ingthat they could not overthrow the South, they enllBted 200,000 colored men, placed them In the Iront to be slaughtered, and by their aid overpowered the South. [Tremendous ap? plause from the colored portion of the- audi? ence.] Judge Carpenter was next introduced, and although so hoarse as to be unable to speak except with great pain, attempted to address the audience. With his characteristic earnest? ness and with ungloved hands he dwelt upon the corruption which had marked the adminis? tration of the Scott "Ring." He had succeeded In arousing his audience, and was speaking most vehemently, when he entirely broke down, and with an apology regretting his inability to continue bis address, took his seat. The audience bad noticed with what difficulty he spoke, and deeply sympathized with' bim; and many observing that he suffered most when speaking rapidly, in a low tone of voice begged him to take his time and not in? jure hlmsellnow. When he retired it was amid thunders of applause from the audience, who thus 6howed their appreciation ol hiB efforts in their behali and their sympathy for him in his suffering. Mr. Youman'swas next introduced, '.and spoke at some length, earnestly and eloquently portraying the difficulties which embarrassed the people, and showing the way of overcom? ing them. Bv some means or other it was understood by the people of Cokesbnry that che nominees would address them tills evening. Judge Car ?enter was unable to go, but. General Butler etermlned to do so, and secured a special train to cam; him and citizens who desired to attend. While getting ready to depart, some one, as we are informed, told the conductor of the train that General Butler could not leave, and the conductor moved off his train while those who intended to go were within one hundred and fifty yards of the depot; doubt? less he considered the statement of his inform? ant as authorized. . Every person with whom your correspon? dent conversed was of the opinion- that the largest vote ever polled in this county will be polled next October, and a large majority for Reform.' The feeling manifested to-day among all clashes is a sufficient evidence that great Interest ls taken in the movement, and we doubt not the predictions above mentioned will prove true.- . ' Holllngshead who shot Tolbert, is here. We do not know that he wis at the meetings; if so, he heard much to wonder upon, "mark and inwardly digest." THE BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION. Third Day. [FROM otra OWN CORRESPONDENT.] GREENVILLE, ti. G., July 30. List night a mass meeting was held in ibe Baptist Church, in the interest of State and Do? mestic Missions. Addresses were delivered by Rev. Dr. Sumner, Bev. J. F. Morral], Bev. Toan Q. Williams, Bev. T. K. Gaines and Bev. Dr. Dargan. At the close of the services a col? lection was taken up, in aid of State Missions, wbich was increased by other contributions lo-day, to several hundred dollar?. To-day delegates ware appointed to attend the Southern Baptist Convention to be he ld in ;be City of tit. Louis, Missouri, in May n.-xe. The all-absorbing topic of to-day was Fur nan University. This institution is nnder the ;ontroi of South Carolina Baptists, and pre? nons to the war was handsomely endowed. Che war affected the investments BO as to ?ender them worthless, and, the' trustees, after i lang aid anxious Session determined to se ?ure an endowment lund of two hundred thous md dollars, the interest of wfcieL will be amp y adequate to meet the salar: e 9 of six able ?rot essore. T- J. Pope, Esq., a rising lawyer of pro ni i lence in Newberry, and who IB one ot the best .onue speakers of the State, has .been elected he agent of Forman University, to visit every >art ox the State for the purpose of raisin? *^j8 ?ndowment. The ?uiyereitv ^""dg ?e ]o. :ate? within the cor porate linn ts of Greenville, md comprise an area of about fifty acres. The mildings are comparatively new and in fine londitian, and sufficiently ample for all pur? poses. When the contemp?a'.ed endowment is fecurad, and the corps of faculty is complete, his institution will he second to none, in the tenth in point of the educational facilities it ?ill afford. It is to be hoped tbab tbe Baptists if this State will exhibit their d?nomm?t i or al ?ride in establishing this college on a perena tent basis. Some ot the most affecting speaches wo have iver heard were made on this subject to-d?y. Phe time of meeting of the convention bas teen cbaneed from July to November. Bav. P. L. Remolde, D. D., of Columbia, is appoint? ed to preach the next Introductory Sermon, jid Rev. W. D. Thomas, the Charity Hermon. Che next convention will be held in the Town if Camden. . A Baotist Historical Society was to-day or? ganized, with Kev. Dr. Reynolds as president, 'or tho purpose of collecting all statistics and acts connected- with the Baptist denomination n South Carolina. To-night aa address will be delivered before he Alumni of Forman University, by Y .'J. Pope, Esq., of Newberry. To-morrow the various pulpits in Greenville trill be supplied by Baptist ministers, and che Rev. L. H. Shuck, of Ch arl es io i is expected to deliver the Chantv Sermon. The hospitality with which tho delegates bavo been enter tain ad by the citizens o! Greenville is a subj .?cf of general remark. *** BULLOCK I'ZA FING SCOTT'S "GOLD BILL" SAME IN GEORGIA. ATLANTA, AugUBt 2. Governor Bollock sent a message to the Leg? islature to-day, transmitting reports of the comptroller of the treasury and treasurer. The Governor recommends the payment in gold of the principal and interest of the bonds. Issued before the war, and a new issue of seven per cent, gold bonds to fund the currency bonds Issued since the war on a mortgage o? the State Road. The bonded debt of the state ts six millions fourteen thousand and five hun? dred dollars, and has not been Increased since 1870. The State has saleable property valued at over twelve million dollars. The message was referred to the Finance Committee of the House, with instructions to prepare a bill in accordance with the Governor's recommenda? tion. NOBTH CABOLINA AT THE MERCY OF THE OUTLAW KIRK. RALEIGH, August 2. The marshal of the Supreme Court returned from. Yance ville. Kirk refused to surrender the citizens held in custody. The counsel for the prisoners moved, first, foran attachment against Kirk; second, for a writ to some com - petent person to bring in the bodies, and call out the power of the county if necessary. Chief Justice Pearson refused both motions, reiterating his former declaration that the pow? er of the judiciary has been exhausted, and that he has no posse comitatus to enforce the writ. Six other citizens of Alamance were wrested yesterday. THE VIRGINIA SPRINGS. WHITE SULHUB SPRINGS, VA., August 2. The Virginia watering places have all re? duced their rates. At a meeting to-day this company reduce their rate3 to sixty dollars per month. Five hundred Chinamen have been engaged :o complete the Lewis tunnel, and will be here n a few days. The colored people look upon ;he arrangement with much aversion. A grand masquerade and fancy ball is an ?ounced?or Thursday next, the llthJnstant. general Toombs was among the an .ls to ilght. ft has been raining herc for tt> j days, thermometer 71. THE EYE OF BATTLE. FIGHTING SAID TO HATE COM? MENCED IN BADEN. THE FRENCH MOVING ON FORBACH. GLADSTONE DEFINES ENGLAND'S WAR POLICV. BRITISH PO WER RESTRICTED TO BRIT? ISH WATERS. ACTIVE RECRUITING AT ENGLISH BOCK YARDS. THE SECRET TREATY THOROUGHLY VENTI? LATED BY BISMARCK. NO WAVERING IN GERMANY. LATEST FBOM THE SEAT OF H AR. LONDON, August 2. Dispatches from Saarbmck report no Impor? tant operation along the entire line. A large body of French are moving on Forbach. . , ? The impression prevails that the arrival of the French fleet in the Baltic alone prevented the Prussian advance on Paris. BRUSSELS, August 2. A correspondent of the Independence Beige, writing from Metz, asserts that the first great battle will be fought on Saturday or Sunday next, or on Monday at the farthest. He un? derscores the sentence following, viz : "This ls Bure.'' PARIS, August 2. Two alleged newspaper correspondents have been arrested as spies at Metz. There is no news proper to be made public. There has been no battle. PBUSSIAN BEPOBTS. The Alleged Repulse of the French at Saarbmck. SAARBRUCK, July 30. Early this morning a large force of Bazalne's division and four pieces of artillery advanced to this position, apparently with a view of dis? lodging the Prussians. They met a force of volunteer guards who had taken position a mile and a half irom Saarbmck. The Prus? sians attacked the enemy with vigor, and after a sharp fight the French were defeated, losing twenty men. The Prussians lost eight men. King William's Address. BERLIN, July 31. King William, on leaving for the army, Is? sued a manifesto. In which he declares he goes to fight for the honor of Germany, and calls upon the whole nation to rise as one man. The King also granted full amnesty for politi? cal crimes. Bismarck Explains the. Secret Treaty. BERLIN, July 31. The Ahzeger publishes a circular as address? ed by Count Bismarck on the 29th instant to the representatives of Prussia at the Courts of neutral powers. The document gives the fol? lowing expos? of the secret negotiations be? tween France and Prussia : Before the Danish war, says Count Bismarck, the French Lega? tion at Berlin urged an alliance between France and Prussia lor purposes of mutual aggrandizement. France, anticipating a war with Austria as a consequence of the Danish war, made overtures relative to the restoration of the Luxembourg ol 1814, the acquisition of Saarburg and Laudara, while a broader settle? ment of the boundary question was not to be Included. These Instances In May, 1866, took the form ot propositions for an alliance offen? sive and defensive, the original manuscript of which is in the Forelgh Office here. These proposilions are as follows : NAPOLEON'S PROPOSITIONS. First. Should a congress of the powers as? semble, Italy ls to have Venetia and Prussia the Dutchies. Second. Should the congress disagree, an alliance, offensive and defensive, ls to he made between France and Prussia. Third. Prussia to open hostilities against Austria within ten days after the dissolution of the congress. Fourth. Should no congress meei, Prussia to attack Austria wlthln-thlrty days after the sig? nature of the present treaty. Fifth. Napoleon to begin hostilities against Austria as soon as Prussia begins, dispatching 300,000 men during the first month across the Rhine. Sixth. No separate treaty shall be made by either powers with Austria when the joint treaty is made. WHAT TERMS WERE TO BE MADE WITH AUSTRIA. The following are to be the conditions : First. Venetia te go to Italy. Second. Prussia to select German territory at will for annexation, the number of inhabi? tants not to exceed eight millions. The terri? tory thus acquired to become part of the king? dom of Prussia without Federal rights. Third. France to have a liberal share of the Rhine provinces. Fourth A military and maritime alliance to be made with France, to which italy may be a party shall she so desire. THE OF KER REJECTED BY PRUSSIA. This programme, the circular states, was re? jected in 1866, in spite of the threatening ur? gency of France. Proposals were incessantly renewed, with modifications sacrificing Bel? gium and South Germany, but they were never seriously entertained by Prussia. For the sake ol peace, however, it was thought best to leave Napoleon to his delusions, and a note implying approval was returned. Time was counted on to revolutionize France and ex? tinguish the scheme-hence the long delay and silence. THE PROPOSAL RENEWED. The attempt against Luxembourg failing, France repeated her former proposition, mak? ing the specifications clear in regard to the acquisition of Belgium by France, and South Germany by Prussia. These lust propositions were formulated by Count Benedettl himself, and it is improbable that he wrote them with? out Ihe authority of the Emperor, as they are the same which were made four vears ago un? der the threat of war as au alternative ol'their refusal. NAPOLEON'S SCHEME SUSPECTED. Any one acquainted with the antecedents must have known that had Prussia acquiesced in the seizure of Belgium, France would soon have found another Belgium in Prussian terri? tory. Anstrla and the Concordat. An official journal In Vienna formally an? nounces the suppression of the Concordat be? tween Austria and Rome. The Papal . lourt has been notified of the action of the Austrian Government. Donations from America. The Deutsche Bank will receive and dis? burse American donations lor the wounded. F B E N C H BEPOBTS. Fighting Commenced. PARIS, July 30. Fighting has commenced In Baden between the French and Prussian forces. Four Pms slaii army corps are on the Rhine. The; slans have mined the banks of the r Famlliesare leaving Baden for Swltzerlan< German banker residing ia Paris has bee rested. Three Prussian spies have also 1 captured here by the police. Prince Napo will soon leave for the Baltic. The Bank of France has raised its rat discount to five per cent. The National Guard of Paris has been ph under the command of General Barag drillers. French priests have been arrested on German frontier on the charge -ol sen plans of the fortress to the enemy. Paris journals call attention to the fact no contradiction has appeared of the- st ment made that the French Governn sought through Lord Clarendon to effei general disarmament, which Bismarck refi to accede to. What Will Became of K?me ! The convention between Italy .and Fra for the protection of the Independence of Pope te re-established. The French Mini of War has granted to Frenchmen now s< lug in the Papal army, bat who belong to Guard Mobile of France, permission to rena In Borne. It is said that the French tro will not evacuate Roman territory until ? tember. Reports come from Clvlta Vec( that General Dumont, commandant ot French troops, has received orders to cone trate his men at that point, and be readj I embark them at a moment's notice. Ausl has given her sanction to the taking poss sion of Borne by Italy. Spain Calls France Co an Account A Spanish note, couched In strong langua, demanding an explanation or the recent i pressions of the Duke de Granamon t regard! Spain and the Cortes, has been received Paris. Austria Preparing for the Fray. The La Pattie says Austria is making fori dable military preparations, as she fears an fringement of her neutrality by BIsman The command of the Austrian army of obs gation will be given to the archduke Albrec whose sympathy for France ls well known. Hungarian corps ls also to be organized, t Chambers at Pesth haring voted an extra* dlnary credit for the purpose. Sweden Reported to be Arming. Sweden, lt asserts, is also arming. Ti sympathies of her people are with Denmar and the Swedish Government will act as De mark does. Had France allowed Prussia have her way, these States would not be fr to-day. French Doubts of England's S y mp at I? La Libert? says lt Is reported that Englai Intends to occupy Antwerp, and express the fear that the sympathies of Queen1 Victor and her court are with Prussia, and may ha' some Influence with the ministry of Englan The Rival Small Arm? Tested. It is reported that the skirmish of Ibo 26 gave some idea of the comparitivo merits .1 the needle-Run and Chassepjt, thonsh, owin to the sh01 tc638 of the affiir, the teat was nt c?mplete. The Prussians csramenced to fli at a distance of 800 metres, and thc Are fe short by 100 metree. The French fired aimoi simultaneously, and Borne of the Prussiai vtere killed. Rapid Manufacture of Chassepots. At the government arsenals in France 30,00 Chassepots was turned out each weak of Jul} and io August 47.000, in September 52,000, an in October 60,000 per woos: will b3 manu factored. Sheridan Snubbed. The "Figaro'' says the government refuse? the oner of the American General Sheridan ti serve In the army. ENGLAND AND THE WAE. An Important Speech from Slr. Glad ?tone. LONDON', July 31. The excitement over England's positloi continues, and the government policy is de nounced. It Is thought the government wll Introduce a supplementary war budget. The Lord Mayor gave a grand banquet ti the ministers last night at the Mansion House The guests numbered two hundred and ?fty The usual loyal toasts were given and dranl with cheers. Mr. Cardwell, Secretary of War replied to the toast to the army, asking thal the reserved force and militia be Included ir the toast. He referred to the improvement! made in modern warfare and speculated 01 their effect. Mr. Gladstone responded tc the toast In honor of the ministers. He allud? ed to the unusual circumstances under whlcb they met, and proceeded to review the leading measures introduced in the session of Parliament now drawing to a close. The Irish Land bill was characterized as a peace measure and the Education bill as a bless? ing to England-givlu? as it did free instruc? tion foal). Alluding to the war, the premier regretted his inability to confin? his retrospect to the.topic of peace. He asked, In the name of wounded humanity and grieving civilization and religion, could anything be more deplor? able than the sight of nations of the highest civilization, with institutions nearly perfect, famous in every department of history and the admiration of the world, rushing into conflict and mutual slaughter. The issue was difficult to state or appreciate, and no intelligent mind could suppress its horror at the spectacle. He then spoke of England's position in the war, as follows : ik The first Idea of England is neu? trality ; her second idea, preparation for the worst. Her neutrality is not indifference ; nor Is it selfish isolation. It is dictated by the necessity of mitigating the evils of war, of confining them within the smallest possible circle, and or retaining the power to intervene at the proper moment. Nothing will be done to forfeit the friendship of either party, and nothing will be omitted to retain their con? fidence, so that wv may avail ourselves ol' thc first opportunity for renewing our efforts at mediation, in a quarrel thc most mournful and miserable ever witnessed by mankind." Lo.vno.v, August 2. Replyiug to question?. Mr. Gladstone said in the House of Commons that the policy of the government was not one of armed neutrality, but of friendship to both combatants. He de? clared that the obligations of the Vienna treaty ended with the German Umpire. The govern? ment was doing everything to enforce the ob? servance of neutrality, but British power was restricted to British waters. All legal re? straints bad been placed on the sale or coa!. THE PROSPECT. LONDON, August 2. The Times, this morning, has an editorial on the prospect. The writer thinks the delay in military movements on both sides is to be ascribed to the demoralization ol the troops from having been moved by rail. The French were also delayed on account of the hesitation of the South-German States, and are now ne? cessarily confined to the narrow ground of the Saar Valley. In fact, the entire preconceived plan of the Emperor has been altered by un? foreseen circumstance? of this kimi ; which have Induced him, probably, to form a ne one. The Times argues that the aim of the French Chassepot, on account of ita foaling speedily, will be found to be infinitely less efficient than that of the needle-gun, and the difference in this respect will probably be SNfficlent to gov? ern the result of the war. There are serious apprehensions of famine on the Ehlne. The "OpinioH Nationale,1' of Paris, says, in this connection: uTo avoid Impoverishing the scene of war, Napoleon draws subsistance fromdistant points by raiL,, Advices from Prussian sources mention the prevalence throughout Germany of unwaver? ing assurance of ultimate victory. Many encounters with routing parties occur along the lines. m The French Ambassadcr, on quitting Munich, placed thexare of French Interests in Eavaria in the hands of the British representative' there. The journals appear to-day without a word from the rival armies on the Shine. Active recruiting for the marine service has been ordered at the English dockyards. AUSTRIA. ViflUXA, August 2. Austria Ia mobilizing fifty thousand men to watch the Bohemian frontier. DENMARK AND SWEDEN. COPENHAGEN', August 2. Denmark and Sweden are in accord on the' war. ITALY. ROME, August 2.. Italy Is concentrating troops on the Roman frontier. The French Chasseurs left Civita Yecchla yesterday. WASHINGTON ITEMS. WASHINGTON", August 2. Admiral Porter has departed for the sum? mer, having no pressing basiness. The Cabinet meetings have been suspended until the President's return from St. Louis. National matters drift smoothly. The collection of the tax upon ship-builders' sales have been suspended. Senator Williams, of Oregon, has been pro? moted as solicitor-general in the Department of Justice. All the revenue cutters on the lakes are preparing for active duty. HORRIBLE. MURDER FOR MONET. Mysterious Assassination of a Xew York Millionaire-Det ails oft kc Dreadful Deed-Scene and Circum? stances of tkc Tragedy-Theory of Experts, ?vt. The mysterious and atrocious murder of Mr. Benjamin f- athan, one of the wealthiest and most public spirited Israelite citizens of New York, at his splendid residence, on Friday morning, has created an excitement in that city only paralleled by that aroused by the Burdell murder some years ago. Mr. Nathan, having long since amassed a princely fortune In Wail street, had for some lime past retired practically from business. The Times says: In his home he was lavish to excess, sur? rounding himself and family with every com ? fort and luxury money could procure, but he did not spend his substance upon himself ex? clusively. No man was more unselfish, more generous in charity than he, and none worked more indefatigable in all good works. His purse and time were equally at the service of the needv, and organized charities had the benefit ol' both, and also of his admirable administrative ability. He was almost the creator of the Mount Sinai Hospital, and to his management as its president was largely due the great service which that excellent Institu? tion has rendered humanity. In his time, tn many ways, he has given away to this and other eleemosynary institutions a large for? tune, estimated at $500,000, and his charity was all-absorbing, lor lt was not confined to his own faith or race, but reached and lightened the loads of men of all creeds and llneat-?>. Upright In all his busluess relations, steadfast in his friendships, kindly In his ways, Bohr jamln Nathan, who was a native or New Yorlc ci tv, yesterday morning had reached the m?ture age of fifty-six years and seven months almost without ari enemy. Ho was yet In the very prime of life, a man of large size, full habit, imposing appearance, with no sign of age upon him save a tinge of gray In bis hair and bushy whiskers, and with his physical and mental powers unimpaired. THE SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY. Life was undoubtedly pleasant to him. His home showed how keenly he enjoyed material existence. The house, No. 12 West Twenty third street, ls one of the most elegant and spacious ol the private residences of the city. It ls situated a few doors west of Fifth avenue, is directly opposite the Fifth Avenue HoteK is flanked by houses of its own class, and ls in one or the best neighborhoods in the metropo? lis. It ls a four-story high-stoop brown-stone house. In the basement are the kitchen and laundries, and In the first floor the parlor, din? ing-room,' butler's pantries, and spacious halls: the second floor, on which tne murder was committed, was peculiar in its arrangement. The large front apartment, with two windows opening on Twenty-third street, ls a reception room, and a door in the west wall opens in a small ball-room, fitted up as an office. Back of lt, nearest the main hall, ls a long dark pas? sage way with massive black walnut clothes presses, reaching from the floor to the ceiling. At the other end of this hall ls a bath-room. These two compartments occupy one-half the widtli of the reception-room, and the other ball ls occupied by two dressing-rooms, fur? nished with marble basins. Next beyond is a large bed-room, and on the side, with a com? municating door, a hall-room, like that in front. The floors above are divided Into sleeping-rooms, with clothes-presses in the or? dinary way, and do not need further descrip? tion. To such a man in such a home the midnight assassin came to perpetrate one of the most horrible crimes upon record. For some weeks Mr. Nathan had been staying at Morristown, N. j., with bis wile and some of the other mem? bers of his family. But bis lute and his filial piety brought him to the city Thursday after? noon. lt is a custom or the Jewish faith tor the son to offer prayers in the synagogue for the repose of the soul ol' a deceased parent upon each anniversary ol thc death. Friday was the anniversary ol'his mother's death, and lt was for the purpose of offering these prayers in the synagogue in Nineteenth street, near Fifth avenue, that Mr. Nathan came to the city Thursday afternoon. He was to slay but one night, and the bed-rooms being i:i disorder in consequence or the absence oi'ilie family, he caused a bed to bc made up for him ip the reception-room, which was done by placing rour matresses on the floor, one above another. The bed was made with the head to the west wiall ol thc room and about midway between the door onening into the hall and that open? ing into the hall room used as a private office, in which is a small Herring safe, an escretoire, some chain?, painting?, and various other ar? ticles ol'ornament. The hour at which Mr. Nathan retired to rest ;s not posiiively known, but it was before midnight, and he was asleep at 12.20 o'clock. When he retired he divestec' himself of all his clothing, pulling on a night shirt reaching nearly to the feet, and placed his clothes on a chalr'near the mantel, on the cast side of the room. His shirt had in the bosom three dia? mond studs, of Ij carat each. In his vest pocket was a large gold hunting-case watch, Jurgensen's make, No. 7-121, and a stem winder, to which was attached a heavy gold link chain, with two seals, one ot which was a monogram composed of the letters B. N. In the pockets of tils pantaloons were the keys of his safe and his pocketbook, containing valua? ble papers and probably some money, but how much ls not known. TflR MIDNIGHT HOUR. At 12 o'clock, or a moment or two alter that hour, Frederick Kaihan, one of the SODS, turned, and om the way up to his room on third floor, stopped at the reception room d( which was unlocked, and went in. He foi his father in bed, but awake, lor wken Fr? rick asked if his ?brother iiad come home, Nathan ans wered In the negative. Fred? then, kisslDig his father, eade him good ni? and with the cheery return of his benison fi his lather's lip lingering in his ear, ?he went up stairs and oe bed. A few moments la? and at precisely li-iO o'clock A. if., Washing ?atean, the otter son, returned. He, t stopped, found Che door unfastened, went found his father lying peacefully on his i proanptu bcd and spoke to him, but getting answer then, saw that tte old gentleman \ asleep, and without awakening him went i and to his bed-room on the third floor, and j mediately retired. At this point positive testimony stops. 1 house was wrapped In sleep, but in all 1 vast mansion were only five persons beal the assassin, who most have been lurk! somewhere about lt for hours, awaiting opportunity, which was about to come, the reception room, in the position describ? woe the aged proprietor; in the large bed-roo occupying the rear of the same floor, A Kelly, the housekeeper, was sleeping, with the communicating doors set ajar for the sa of air; on the third floor one of the sons oct pied a room immediately over the receptl room, and the other son occupied the corr ponding room at the rear of the same floi and on the fourth flpor slept Wm. Kelly, a s of Mrs. Ann Kelly, the housekeeper, who w employed in the house as a servant. THE DEED DONE. All the city remembers the terrible stoi that reached Its acme at midnight of Thursda how the lightning flashed and the rain fell torrents. During that commotion of natu the inmates of the lated house In Twentv-thli street were yet awake, but they soon sank rest with nature. Early in the evening tl neighborhood is one of the most bustling : the city, but during tho later hours ot th night there are few more lonely. The housi with its fellows on either side, with the va marble hotel opposite, seem splendid sepu chres, so little of life appears about then Friday morning it was even more deserte than usual, as the heavy rain had driven a lingerers to shelter, and patrolman John Mai gum, of the twenty-ninth precinct, whose poi of Twenty-second and Twenty-third street! between Fourth and Seventh avenues,include the scene of the tragedy, noted the unusut loneliness. He passed first at 1 1-2 A. M., an tried the doors of No. 12-they were fastened and the house gave no sign of life; he passe again at 4 1-2 A. M., and again tried the doon both of the main hall and the basement, am they were yet secure. The dreadful deed hai undoubtedly then been done, but the housi kept its glim secret and gave no sign to th< peering eyes ol the patrolman, who passed oi upon his lonely vigils. TUE FBJUHTFOL DISCOVERT. The gray dawn of morning came and ye the house contained-Its secret, but discover was near at hand. The mournful duty tha" had called the aged millionaire to the city re quired early rising, and at 5j o'clock his soi Washington, slipping on his socks, went dowi to call his father. He turned the handle o the reception-room door and stepped into thi room. He glanced at the bed, it was empty but at the same instant his eyes rested on i horrible object beyond. His father, marret and mutilated out of semblance to his kind lay upon the floor at the door to the office Clothed only in his night-gown, smeared will blood from head to foot, his lace bruised, hi: eyes wofully disfigured, his head gaping witl six cruel wounds, his right hand crushed, tnt loved father lay upon bis back, one loot jus touching the sill of the door leading into tl? office, the other leg drawn up, with th( knee resting against the door-irame, ant with both arms drawn back and the hand: clenched, as if In airony. Washington at once ran to lils father's side, and was horrified. Hi: father's blood oozed up from the soft, thick carpet, and wet his feet to the instep. His nightgown, long, like that ol lils father's, was dabbled with blood 'as he stooped over th? mangled form. Only a moment he paused, and then, rushing to his brother's room, told In a word of the horror below. The two broth? ers, clad only In their night garments, rushed down into the street, through the main hall door, which they found closed but unlocked, and shouted "Murder!" John Mangutn bad Just passed the house for the third Ame. had looked at the door In common with all others, and seeing it closed and nothing unusual about the house, had passed on and was three doors below. He turned at the cry. and seeing these two young men thus attired, and one dabbled with blood, he hurried back and went with them into the house. Washington, as he went out, had seen lying on the floor of the hall, Just Inside the street-door, a ship-carpen? ter's "dog."' It was simply a round piece of iron, about two ieet long and an inch and a half thick, with the ends turned down at right angles and flattened. One of the prongs was smeared with blood, with gray hairs min? gled with lr. They went up stairs. The pat? rolman was made of sterner stuff than the banker's sons, but the sight shocked even him. Yet he obeyed the mandate of duty and laid lils hand upon the bloody breast. The body was warm, and he thought there was a chance that life had not been utterly crushed out of it. He called lor a doctor, and the physician of the Fifth Avenue Hotel was summoned, and in live minutes was beside the corpse, but only to shake his head, signifying that lile was gone. The blood was dried upon the body, and lt was his opinion that lire had been some time extinct; the murder had been done pro? bably before three o'clock. The patrolman, guided by the knowledge ot the sons, scruti? nized the* surroundings, and carefully noting all down for future use, left an associate to guard the scene of blood, and reported at his station-house, In Thirtieth street, near Seventh avenue. Sergeant Henry Hutchinson, at halt past seven o'clock, sent the tale of terror over ilie police telegraph wires to thc central office. THEORY OF TUE MURDER. Xever did murder tell its own story more plainly than this to an experienced eye. If the dead man could have opened his mangled lips he could scarcely have added to the narrative given by the bloody corpse and its surround? ings. Never was it more clearly shown how false is the aphorism that dead men tell no tales, for this dead man told a tale as distinct? ly and vividly as could the assassin, who was the only other witness ol' the scene. Upon one point only was there a doubt, which can prob? ably only be solved by the assassin himself, and that is as to thc manner in which, and the time when, he gained access to the building. It may be that he entered clandestinely during the day and remained secreted somewhere in the house until the hour for his purpose arriv? ed, or it may be (although no door or window has the faintest sign ol' violence about it) that he entered by scaling the balcony and moun? ting a second story window only a few min? utes before his bloody deed was accomplished. Only this point is in doubt; all else is plainly written in the murder itself. The purpose of the Intruder was plunder only. When once in the room where Mr. Na? than was reposing, he went directly to the clothes ol the sleeping man. lying on the chair, remote from the conch. He removed the dia? mond studs from the shirt front, thc watch aad chain and pendant fob chain from the vest, the money from the pocketbook, if it con? tained any, and, having secured these upon his person, took the key of the safe from one of the pockets of the pantaloons. Then he went stealthily by thc sleeper and glided to the sale, which was dimly lighted from the re? flection ot the street lamps. He thus had light enough to flt the key Into the lock, and gradually and noiselessly opened ir. He was taking out the contents when some noise he made, most probably by accidentally letting a small lin box, containing papers, fall, awoke the sleeper. Mr. Nallian sllpned from his bed and groped his way-for he was so near-sight? ed that he could never set; distinctly-across a room. He, too, made a noise that reached the burglar's ears as he was rummaging the safe, and brought him Instantly to his feet. The two men met in the door-way, between the office and reception-room. They were equally matched in size and strength, and nerve, but the burglar had that iron "dog," which gave him a terrible advantage. It ls not possible to guess what words passed, if any, between these men, thus meeting under such awful circumstances, but it ls certain that Mr. Nathan began the attack by seizing the burglar's throat with both hand?. Then the iron "dog" came down with terrible force upon his right hand, breaking the bones and felling lt helpless by his side. But he still held to the burglar with a tenacious grasp with his left hand, and then that pitiless "dog" pounced savagely six times in such rapid suc? cession as to be almost instantaneous upon his Ijead, splitting his right ear and smashing his skull. Then, and not till then, Mr. Nathan fell backward into the reception-room, and Into the position described. AIL this bad oc? cupied but a moment ol time, and the burglar, who had thus rapidly, been changed Into an assassin, passed out of the hall-door of the office into the main hall and down the stairs, carrying the instrument-of death with him until he reached the door. There he paused for aa instant. That blood-besmeared bar of iron was too terrible a tell-tale .to nave upon his person, and he dropped lt upon the floor where it was afterward found. Then he step-" ped out into the street unseen, and made hliy escape. . .. i ic The police authorities are active In their* efforts to unravel the mystery and detect the murderer, stimulated by the offered rewards of the ?tock Exchange of $10,000 and the family of the deceased of $20,OOO1. A REMARKABLE CIP.(.TM3TA.\'CE. Patrick Devoy, a waiter at Ford's restaurant, in Broadway, between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets, has made a remarkable statement in writing, which is said to be in the hands of Superintendent Jourdan, at police headquarters. Devoy is in charge of the resi? dence of Professor S. F. B. Morse, number five West Twenty-second street, and Friday nigh*, made the following remarkable statement to a reporter of the Herald : Mr. Devoy stated, substantially, that at hali ?ast twelve he came up to the residence ot rofessor Morse, which is In the care of him? self and wife, and to bis astonishment found a closed carriage standing in front of the house, the horses being in front of Mr.} Nathan's stable; which is on Twenty-second street lm mediately abreast of Mr. Morse's. Seeing a man lying in the coach and no one on the box, he approached him and asked him to move away, remarking that he did not wish the carriage to remain in front of the house. He received no answer, bat thinks he heard whlsperedconversation Inside. This aroused his suspicions, and fearing that they had designs upon the residence that Prof. Morse had left him to guard, he hurriedly entered the house. Mrs. Devoy had been ill for some days, and this circumstance led Devoy to be more cautious. From his wife he learned that the carriage drove up about half-past 10, and remained there during the fearful storm that raged for half an hour. Devoy took a light, and, alter making a thorough search of the premises from cellar to roof, retired to bed, but he could not sleep. The presence of the mysterious carriage haunted him. and twice he arose and peered through the ivies that line the windows, upon the suspicious carriage. . The last time he arose he saw a man suddenly mount the box and drive rapidly away in the lirec tl on of Broadway. This was ar half-past jne A. M., and Dev?y retired to bed relieved in mind. This is the substance of his state? ment made In writing on Friday to the suDer Intendent of police. THE MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED. NEW YORE, Joly 81. The mystery ot the Nathan murder continues without a clue to its solution, and is the ab? sorbing topic ot popular comment. The re? wards offered for th idetec ion or the murderer now amount in the aggregate to nearly fifty * thousand dollars, ano the detectives are al? ready tieginning to work agaiDBt eacb other, in the desire to obtain the whole amount. Full descriptions of the missing watch and studs have been telegraphed to all the prominent cities of the Union, and Governor Hoffman, Judge Cardoza and other prominent citizens are actively co-operating for the discovery and arrest of the criminal, The fact that no noise was beard in or around the house on the night of the mulder is fully explained by the testimony of the builder that the walla and floors deadened it, and it was yesterday proved by experiment that the loud? est cries of a min stand -ns whr-ro Mr. Nathan's body was found cauld not be heard by men in the rooms occupied by the Bleeper?. All the rear windows and entrances of the house were thoroughly examined by the police and found carefully fastened and evidently undisturbed. The murderer's careful and complete removal of all traces of blood by the uee of the bath, no marks of blood being upon the stairs except those made by Nathan, Jr., on the discovery of the crime, also directs inspirion to the in? mates of the bouse. The theory seems to be gaining ground that the morder was committod by some one famil? iar with the house, perhaps ono of the regular inmates, while tbe Sunday Mercury openly charges, and devotes two columns to support the theory, that Washington Nathan, eon of tbe deceased, is the guilty man. Wm. Kelly, son of tbe housekeeper, waa ex? amined for two hours yesterday, but his testi? mony is kept secret. It is alleged that he was a county-jumper daring the war. Two car? penters who were employed iu the boase were also examined, one sta ting that he mislaid his hammer jU9t before leaving work Thursday night, and after searching the house over for it, flaally found it in the garret", though he could not swear tbat no one was concealed in the boase at that time. It ie said that the BODS of Mr. Nathan are Tast and extravagant in their living, Washing? ton having teen arraigned in the pobce court on the charge of stealing diamonds from a wo? man with whom be was liv-ina:, and on whom he was spending $80 OOO a year. The aaie of the late Mr. Nathan was openei yesterday, and found to contain the jewelry of bia deceas? ed wife and his will, which bas not yet been, opened by hiB family. Mr. Nathan's funeral will be held to-morrow, and be attended by the members of the Stock Exchange in a body. 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