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TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
EUROPEAN NEws-BY THE CABLE.

LoNroN, August 12.-Noon.-The reported
closing of peace negotiations between AuStria
Bavaris' and rrussA is premature. Neeotia-
tons are sull n,progress, but IL believed that
they viii soon be brought to q satisfactory an q
successful termination.
FRANCE.
PARIS, August 23-P. Mt Is said that the
Empress OF Mexico has failed in her mission,
Napoleon having, IL is understood, refused to
grant the assistance of the French troops prior
TO their evacuation Of Mexico to quell the in =
surgents.
In connection with this statement a report is
current, with some degree of credibility, that
the Emperor Macmillan will soon return to
Europe.
GRRAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, Auguste2-British politics are de.
LONDON, August 22-Noon.-No change of
moment in the money market. Consois. s3x
Tor money. American securities are firm, with
an upward tendency, and an advance Is noted
from last nights quotations. The prices
tral, n; Erie, as.
LONDON, August 2s-The following were
The ON cial quotations Of American securities
at the close OF business United States Five
ties. 20. -
LONDON. August 22-Evening.-Consols de-
clined I'd. Official figure at the close, ssX
kivkkPooL, August 22.-The steamship City
OF Boston. from New York. arrived to-day
SOUTHAMPTON, August 22.-rhe steamship
Allemania, from Ham burg, arrived last ight {,
and sailed again this morning for New York,
tskng one hundred thousand pounds sterling
for the latter port on American account
LIVERPOOL. August 22-NoOn cotton I'M
changed; prices remain as quoted last evening.
Middling uplands 13kd. The sales to-day are
estimated al 10000 bales. Breadstufs un.
changed. Provisions unchanged
LIVERPOOL, August 22-Eyening.-No
change to report in commercial matters with
but a single exception, that pork is 40 vancing.
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A WORD TO BOUNTY CLAIMANTS.

Judging by the great number Of claims that
are daily received at the ONCE Of the Paymas.
ter General, thoo who believe themselves to
be entitled to the bounty allowance under act
Of July 18th, 1866, entertain the impression that
much will be gained by securing the entrance
Of their claims to file in the ONCE at the earli.
est possible day. This Is an error. The wise
and the prudent among the claimants will de.
fer renting their claims and papers to the
authorities here until they learn the nature
and requirements Of the regulations which are
to govern the payments of these claims These
regulations may materially affect the cha.ae-
ter and forms of application, in which case
the last claims received will. most probably,
be the first settled, while those already on file
may need to be returned for necessary changes
Nothing is gained to the claimants; but, on the
contrary, much time may be lost, and the ex.
animation and action upon the claims may be
greatly hindered by over haste, in submitting
them fer file.
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FIELD OFFICERS APPOINTED

The following appointments OF field OH Gers
have been made to fill the positions in the ad .
ditonal regiments Of the regular army:
Colonies of White Infantry-Gen. Gordon
Granger. Capt Sd Cavalry; Gen. Alvin g.
man. Major 4th C.valry; Gen. John Gibbon,
Captain fth Artillery; and Gen Geo Crook.
Major Sd Infantry. Colonies of Veteran Re-
serve Reg1rnents-Gen. ] L. Robinson, Major
I'd Infantry, lost a leg Gen Thos. q. Pitcher.
Major 10th Infantry; Gen. ID. T.. Sickles, lost a
leg. One vacancy yet to be filled. Colonies of
cavalry Regiments-Gen- A. j. Smith, Major
1stCavalry; Gen. Ben. H Grlerson Brig. Cen.
Volunteers; Gen. j. z. Hatch. Major 4th Cav
airy; Majors of Cavalry, Gen. Jas W. For
sythe, Captain 18th Infantry: Gen L. c. For
syth, Captain and A O. M. Colonies of
Oolored lnfantry-Gen. W. ID. Hazen, Captain
Sth Infantry: Gen. Jos. A. Mower, Captain LIST
Infantry Lieut.. Colonies OF Veteran Rapi
ments-Ien. j. H. Mcintosh. Captain LIST In
fantry; Gen T. T.. Bodenbaugh, Captain ID
Cavalry -
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TIE usso-TRAEoo; GERMAN spEok OF

1he preIiminaries Of peace between Prussia
and Austria have hardly been settled when
there are ominous mutterngs of another tenn
pest OF war amongst the European Powers
The news comes that Russia is making large
concentrations of troops ON the frontiers Of
Germany. Napoleon is actively engaged in
putting his immense armies on what looks
suspiciously like war footing and the utter
ances Of the leading journals Of France and
Russia indicate that an understanding has
been arrived at between those two great Pc wers
to the effect that they must have q say in any
matter affecting the balance of power In
Europe Bismark receives a significant hint
% pause in his ambitious attempt to enlarge
the boundaries of Prussia and remodel the map
of Europe.
The Moscow Gazette deyotes to this cues.
ton an article that is attracting much atten-
ton. The following are some Of the principal
passages "Nobody in r ussia, for the moment
at least, fears Prussia, even with her needle
Guns; but il that power places itself at the head
Of all Germany. the Russian government will
find Il impossible not to come to reckoning with
State become so considerable The sound
policy of statesmen in Russia can never wait
for combination In which Prussia might he
come dangerous neighbor." Therefore Rus
sia ought to take time by the forelock Here ia
is the great point of the article, the writer Of
which enjoys moral authority ia Rusf,a as
great as that Of the government. He says mo !,
the policy OF conquest peculiar to Count Bis.
marck does not terrify us; but the augmenta
lion Of the power of q neighboriug State, and
ADORE all the conditions Of European equilibrium
'ohfch are incesSdntiy varyng, imposes on as the
necessity Of demanding compensdtions proportional
10 the situation of Prussia in Europe
The Gazette does not hesitate to advise Ru--
sia to profit by the occasion to seize the Grand
Duchies of PoseR, which are part of Prussia
This, of course, would bring on a collision AT
once with Prussia, which Russia, not vet re-.
Covered from her exhausting war with the al.
lies, would scarcely be willing to provoke
single handed; hence the moral certainty tina,
she is acting in concert with France, and nos.
sibly with Austria. Arrogant as Prussia is
over her recent great military successes, she
would not care to undertake a war with tho
three great Powers OF France, Russia and Ans.
tria: hence we may look for further complica
tons in European diplomacy, if not a fresh
resort to arms, before the affairs of the CONT.
nent are crystalized.
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Young Italy Coming Down q Peg.

milan cor. Aug. bth) London Times
Although the campaign of 1866 cannot iustly
be styled discreditable to the italian arms
either by land or by sea, the very imperfectioa
OF Its success seems likely to have happy re.
suits to the country by breaking down that
Iatal optimism to which this people is prone.
In foreign countries the events OF the war be.
tween Austria and Italy have probably ex.
cited little surprise, because there il was no,
expected that comparatively young army,
under Generals none of whom had any eS !.
perience in welding men by hundreds OF
thousands. would find it an easy matter to
drive before IL the Imperial troop. As regards
the navy, II was en- entirely new creation, and
probably no decided opinion has been formed
OF Its probable success or failure, except per.
haps, by foreign naval officers who have had
opportunities Of observing IT, But il neither
CustoZza nor LISA greatly surprised foreigners
TO Italians that caused very deep mortifica.
ton, for they had hoped much better
things. Their soldiers and sailors had bee !,
extolled and exalted, and called valiant and
heroic, by anticipation; they had told them of
the discomfort and wretched condition of the
Austrian troops and or their unwiihngness to
fight against Italy; the Austrian fleet had been
treated with ridicuIe as petty SQUADRON
manned chiefly by Italians, more likely to pass
over 10 their countrymen than to fire upon
them. The old blunders aRd proved incapaci.
ty OF Gyulal and other Generals in 1859 were
cited as proof or what might be expected
from the commanders who We're TO be opposed
TO La Marmora and a Cialdini; and SO the
hopes and expectations of the country, conf.
dent also in the justice of its quarrel, were
raised to pitch which has rendered its dis.
appointment doubly cruel. No army was
ev, made efficient by premature praise. or by
depreciation of its enemy; severe criticism and
scrutiny are far more wholesome and efica.
cious, although, being less pleasant, they have
been little resorted = here. The same NAV be
said OF the administrations OF various depart.
mente, now suddenly discovered 10 be griey.
ously detective and faulty.
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Affairs In Geerresev,.

TIE Usfcs MASS MKErrsa-Ths Uuion
mas meeting Will certainly take place N this
town. as advertised. on Friday evening. Lhs
oath instant, at 6 O'Clock, and there is no au
thority for any suggestion 10 the cor trsry, or
vhcmsoevcr made. This will not prevent the
citizens of Georgetown from uniing in IN.
Washington.
The BRIpeRs-The contractors for the work
and OHIO Canal, a Congress, Jefferson. Wasn-
ington, and Green streets, have commsnced
their work in earnest. This morning, work
men were engaged in taking up the pavement
az the Congress street bridge, and the iron
work viii be speedily prepared and NJ the spot
% be permanently placed an position.
THE RIVER fRokT.-The wharves have been
much more lively thus far this week than du-
ring the past two weeks. The vessels which
were lying ~ the western wharves, awaiting
the arrival Of supplies Of coal from the mines
are row rapidly disappearing with csrgo-s,
the coal fleet baying arrived. At the lower
wbarSes the vessels sre Principally Of the bay
and river craft. dschsrgin and receiving car
goes. The apparent activity at the river front
Is quite interesting at this, the dull season OF
the year.
TIE CASAL.-Arrived, the Richard John
son, win limestone, to the kilus, and twenty
mve boats with coal consigned as follows: To
w. n Snow Co. lOo- IS tons; American Co.
sol tons; Central Co, 755 tons; Cumberland
20, 1oi3 tons; Phillips & Boose, 1913 tons
captain. ILLS tons; New Hope, lis.Is tons
Departed boats, Geo. MoIer, sundries 20 Har-
per's Ferry: American Boy, salt 20 Cumber
land Richard johnson. merchandise, for Har-
per's Ferry. and thirty three boats light
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKET.-There is no
material change in the price lists to-day. No
receipts of flour or grain reported by canal
the stock in hand light, and demand active for
flour and wheat transactions limited.
PORT OF GEoRGETOwS.-The arrival Of the
coal feet keeps the Deputy Collector busy IN
collecting the tonnage tax, and issuing Ia
censes and enrolment of the Canal boat The
payment Of the tonnage tax of 30 cents per
IN is MI mel rhoa h.n sha
The tonnage tax is Imposed by section T. act
of March 3. 1865. which Increased the tax from
10 TO 30 cents per ton, and provides that all
vessels paying the tax shall be EXEMPT from
payment of the Internal Revenue tax OF az
per cent. on gross receipts. Entered-Schoon-
er-Wm Frazier, Roberts master. from BsIti-
more. Cleared-Boat Mill Boy, for Piscats
way. Entered and Cleared-Brig Isaac Car
Yer, Shute, from Portland, for Boston.
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A RAID on CoUNTRRFRITERs-Seiru of
Plates and 10000 in Currency NOT yet Con-
pleted-Some ten days ago Col. Wood, Chief of
the Secret service Division ofthe Treasury De.
partment, made adescent upon band Of coun-
terieitere, In the western part Of the State Of
Illinois, and captured them, together with &c..
600 In $50 compound interest Treasury notes,
which were completed for circulation, with
the exception Of the bronze portion of the work,
which, by a new process OF printing. was to
be executed last. In the genuine II 10 about
coupterfeit, rs has been lately stated, but was
issued several months ago. The plates are in
the Department in Washington. 1t 10 very
fortunate that Col. Wood was SO successful in
arreeting these counterfeiters, before uch q
quantity Of counterfeits was foisted upon the
people ut largo.
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GEORGETOWN ADVER'MTS

NEW AND CHEAP FALL GOODS, AT MIL.
LERS, 101 RRIGE STREET, GEORGE
towns 900 yds fall Oalicoes, at Is, 1877, 20. a.
and 70 cts 600 yds Flannels, at 40, q, So 6aL,
90, IS, 50, 100 cts 4,000 yds. Bleached Nuslin az
Is, 20, g Is. g, 81, sly; 1000 yds Brown Musiin
AZ 10, lsH 70, Is. Also, Canton Flsnnels. Sackins
tlanBels, Dress Goods In variety, cloths and Csss
simeres Housekeeping Goods, Gloves, Hosiery.
snd Motions We will nov be receiving constant
mined TO sell cheap. The public will end il or eat
ly to thei advantage to examine our stock before
purchasing. '0i0
an H-lm& BENJAMIN MILLER
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Cholera in the Wes,

CINCINNATI. Aug. 23-Only thirty three
deaths from cholera were reported Yesterday.
ST. LOUIS, Aug 23.-Chelers Interments in
the principal cemeteries OF the city on Monday
and Tuesdsy, 900 There are about twenty
cemeteries In ana around the city The board
of health has arranged to get prompt daily re-
ports from all the burying places hereafter
The weather 10 very cold and damp.
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PIrrsBURo FoUNDRIRs-In Pittsbure. Pa
there are thirty founaries. In the frst.
class establishments from twenty i've 70 fortv
tons Of metal can be used in single casting
Twelve hands v the average force Of the sec.
ond-class fOundries The present rate az
wages is from two dollars to four dol.
laTs and hall, according to the ch ,er
OF the work. Piece work is zone ONLY in STOW.
foundries. The metal costs an Average OF iiftv
dollars per ton-ths extremes heinr forte ~
SKY ,essht Seii,isi last yesr il vas frpn any
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BENJAMIN MILLER,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT

Notice is hereby given TO holder of Certifcst..
OF Depostt OF Temporary Loan. other than those
Issued Tor clearing house purposes. that tn
Treasury Department is prepared to redeem the
same on presentation at the various offices from
which they were issued, with accrued Interest
thereon to the time Of presentation, between this
date and August 10Th. and that after the latter
date interest will cease su Oh certificates
II MCCULLOUGH 4
gu IL TO Secretary of the Traaaurv
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PROVOST MARsHAL's BUREAU DIsCON-
TINUID,

An order was issued from the War Depart
ment yesterday abolishing the Bureau and
once of the Provost Marshal General of the
United States, TO take effect on the 18th inst
Alter that date all business relating 10 the
Provost Marshafs Bureau, or the raising Of
troops, with all accounts and CLAIMS connsct.
ed therewlth, will be transacted through the
AdJotant General Of the Army. The AdIutapt
General is authorized to retain such officers
ana CLERKS OF the Provost Marshal Generals
Bureau as may be required, and to reduce the
force from time 10 time as soon as il can he
done without injury 10 the service. EXISTING
Sroers and regulations framed for the Provost
Marsnals Bureau will continue in force so
far as they are applicable, and the officers in
the respective States and Territories will re-
main In service until otherwise ordered
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BIDS FeR FURNISHING 0AvALRy HORSES.
The proposals fcI furnishing ninety -one cav
airy horses TO the Government. from Is TO Is
hands Aigh and from TO years Of age, were
opened day at the once of General Tomp-
kins. Seven bids were made ranging from
Si75 to sIe9 per animal.
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SMUGGLING In THE OSWEGO DISTRICT,
Late reports received at the Treasury De-
partment from the Oswego district, New York,
in reference to the prevention and suppression
Of smuggling, are more encouraging than those
received in the early part Of the year. Snug
Cling is represented Ga having fallen of 10
very great extent in the district, and larger
number Of attempts TO introduce smuggled
goods are now frustrated and the goods seized.
The collector has good reason to believe that
arrangements are now under way among
smugglers calculated to give an impetus to the
trsfnc, and thinks that 1t will requi the Wig.
lance of the Government authorities to coun.
teract them. E...s-
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FINANcIAL.-The New York Commercial of
iAst evening says Governments are some
what singularly depressed, Iconrtray to the
tendency OF the advance of Five-twenties at
London yesterday TO 20, bonds being there now
two per cent. above the quotations here. The
upward turn OF gold has had some effect in
producing this result. Seven.thirties, first an
series are 4 lower, and third series T. Five
twentes OF le65 are down \. The money mar
ket shows reaction from the slight disposi
ton to frmness noted yesterday. The Banks
are CHEERING money received from the Sab
easury. and on terms which indicate an
anticipation Of very easy market. Leadine
brokers find no dificulty in borrowing Ar
per cent on ordinary stock collaterals. There
however, fair amount OF money placed at
per cent. Discounts are steadily ifacreasin o
IN activity, the rates ranging at 5a6K Der cent.
Goid Is again frmer. The late decline has
drawn out a large short interest YESTERDAY
the Clique, ''long" in gold, bought in yery
largely, and have again control Of the market
To-day considerable amounts of borroWed
fotd became payable; and as the bull clio ne
refuse to lend, the borrowers have had TO bu "
freely, in order to return their loans Atnoon
y per cent. per day was paid on loans.
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PARDONS 6RANTID.

The Presideat yesterday gave orders to have
pardons prepared and submitted for his sig-
nature in the cases Of three persons, under the
thirteenth exception, one in Alabama and two
in Virginia. To-day, pardons were directed to
be made for one North Carolinian, two Louis
ianians. and one sAlabamian, all under thu
one, which came under the 1irst exception or
the amnesty proclamation, or petty civil ONCE
clause. ..r,t t..s
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REDUCTION OF SOLDIERS PAY.

During the rebellion, the pay of privates in
the army was raised from sl1 10 sI3 per month,
and the clothing allowance from 81 SO to So per
month, the increase to continue during the war.
1t is now stated in military circles, that in con.
sequence Of the failure Of Congress to provide
for a continuance of the enhanced pay in time
OF peace, one effect Of the Presidents peace
proclamation will be to reduce the pay of the
soldiers, from and after the date thereof, to SIl
per month, and the clothing allowance to 81 SO
per month. The reduction also affects oficers,
as their allowance for pay and clothing is cor.
respondingly diminished. As the peace proc.
lamation was anticipated previous to the ad :
journment Of Congress, and the President had
no option in the matter, the failure to pro vide
for the soldiers adds another to the many sins
of omission laid to the door Of the present
Congress
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Winter on Mount Washinstsn

MOUNT WAsHINGrON, N. H., Aug. 3.-The
Thermometer this morning stands at % de-
grees. The weather is clear. One OF the tele-
graph wires has been broken downby the ice.
which has formed on il. On both wires the
ice Is q half inch thick
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AN EMPEROR UNDER THE WAITER
Paris correspondence august 9th) London
Times. the Emperor returned TO ST. Cloud
from Vichy on Tuesday night, in company
with the Prince Imperial. Ii was sooner by
hye or six days than he intended; but it was
at the recommendation, il is said, of his doctor,
as this time the Vicy waters were rather iniu :
rious than salutA-y. Since his return he has
been attended by one Of the most eminent of
the Paris surgeons. He suffers from an at.
tack, painful, though fortunately not serious,
OF govt, with certain unpleasant circumstances
which sometimes attend il; and this was a
little aggravated by cold caught after a bath
He 10. hear. good deal relieved since be
came back, and will, II is hoped, be well
enough to visit the Camp OF Chalons II is
very probable that anxiety has contributed to
bring on this attack, il it did not cause it-yex.
alton at the turn things have taken in Ger
of the Italians
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BALTIMORE, Aug 23.-Flour firm; western
extra S12 .00al2.50. Wheat dull with a down
ward tendency. Corn heavy; white one cent
lower. yellow 90 cents. Oats quiet at 4sai6
Provisions inactive. Whisky firm
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LOCAL NEWS.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE Supposed
Case Of Suicide.-Yesterday about noon, Mrs
Henrietta Tucker (the widow Of James Tuck
er, the blind peddler, who will be remembered
by m&uy OF our citizens, and who died
three or four years since) left her home on I
street south, between 9th and 7th streets east,
and the last seen of her by any of her friends
or acquaintances was about one O'Clock, when
she was walking up 9TH street east towards
the avenue. Nothing was thought of her leav-
ing her home until several hours afterwards:
but about shutdown note was found on tina
mantle which was directed to her niece, who
lives with her, in which she said: ssFor years
past have been tried in the furnace of afiic-
ton. and believe that there is no rest for me on
this earth but in my grave beside my husband,
and am determined to seek il. L commend
my two little girls to your care;n and she fur
ing TO the daughters for their benefit, ana
closes by saying: "My will, which will have
written and signed to-day, Will be found some
where"
Mrs Tucker was regarded by her neigbbo,s
as an estmable lady but has seen trouble IN
the past few years, especially since the death
of her husband. Latterly she has been en-
barrassed peculiarly, and had got behind i'm
her rent This is the third time that she has
made an attempt TO take her life, inf indeed she
has done so now the last time about wear
since, when she took a large dose of laudanum
when she was rescued by DIR. McKim. who
resides next door Ii is thought that the re-
ception of message few days since from her
landlord. or his agent, that unless she paid the
rent due, Der property would be dislrained,
has prompted her to commit suicide; at least
when she received the message she remarked
that she had trouble enough and could not
stand it any longer.
Her friends and the police, who were in
formed Of the circum stances last night are
making every effort to obtain a clue to her
Whereabouts or the Whereabouts of her body