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LONDON REPORTS.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

Democratic Demonstration in LOndOn--Prus-
sian Atrocities at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in
France-Anxiety to Hear from Paris and
ROme-BlocIxnde of the Elbe Raised
French War Steamers Passing Eastward.
LONDON, Sept. 10, 1870.
There is intense cagerness to hear from Paris ana
Rome. The news from the latter city is scarcely
less interesting 10 Englishmen than that from Paris
COMING DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON
The democratic demonstration on Monday next
will be the most formidable ever held at London
The programme Is full OF grand professions,
banners, &c. Hackney, Clerkenwell, Islington,
all sections VIII be represented. The English
men will march In a body to join the Italian and
French republicans at Trafalgar square. All will
then proceed to the Official residence of Mr.. Glad
stone and demand the recognition Of the republic
Speeches will be delivered at various places.
PRUssIAN ATROCITIES AT BAzEILLEs.
The report of the atrocities committed 10y the
Prussians at Bazeilles is confirmed. A letter has
bean received from Due DO Fitz James, who was an
eyewitness in which lie says the Prusslans pun
ished the inhabitants for defending their vii
lage by setting the place on fire. Most of the
National Guards were killed. The people sought ref
uge In the cellars, and all men, women ana chill
dren burned alive, the Bavarians driving back
into the flames shooting all those who tried to es-
cape.
DEsTITUTIoN IN FRANCE
Great destitution exists among the French pea.
santry. Not grain Is left. Even the German
wounded have but the poorest black bread. In the
ravaged districts help for the starving villagers VIII
be needed soon. An ofcial appeal Is being prepared
for publication In England and America.
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.
passenger tram left London tonight for Paris
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is KING WILLIAM INSANE7
Paris Report. Of His Condition Of Mad

Paris Reports Of His Condition Of Mad.
Paris Sept u correspondence OF Pail Mall Gazette
II we are TO believe the papers here Nemesis has
oVertaken The King OF Prussia who has gone mad
ana tne day before Yesterday reached Yarenne2 on
nus road 70 Berlin Varennes, mufmurs the Gdut0ts,
IN aiusion TO the arrest OF Louis XVI terrible au.
gury Last night on the bouIevards the news OF his
Majesty ) insanity was attractively announced anI
SOFA on pies OF Journals "Demandez la iUlie du
r0i Gullanme pere de Fritz" "Lisez les details de-
ia ioiie de Gslllaame qui une arragnee dams 10
teressant lire repoux d,Augusta Bicatre.
bismarck Challlotr Such were the cries
uttered yesterday evening. This morning we were
informed that directly the King went out OF HIS
mind Count Bismarck took horse and gailoped on In
the direction Of Berlin. This afternoon the LibertG
the King OF Prussia Is mad. ' This is not a
bit Of news; II II fact " the King or PrTlsstG
not mad enough JOr STRAIT ,patstcOat to0uId
ne hare undertaken such an immense act Of J1rtous
IoUv against FTunce?"
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COUNT eisMARCK'S COMMAND.
The Bis,nnrcls Cuiru ssiers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON TELEGRAPH:-
few days ago Count Palikao declared In the
Corps Legslatil that "Bisnarck's CuIrassfersn had
been annihilated on The 10th inst The english press
almos; unanimously stgmatized this announcements
as a mere fabrication on the part of the French
Minister. In answer to this, you viii Kindly permit
me To refer your readers particularly. and English
newspaper readers generally, TO letter written by
COUNT SchmeitoW who on that evcntlul day was In
command OF tile regiment, IN question. whch Is pub
lisici both III The Habesodey IqtetiiJeaz6tdtt-the
place the regiment halls from--and In the VOlkS-
LeNulig of Berlin. OF the 2Sth INST
In this letter Count Schlnetiow gives q detailed
account Of the fearful disaster which bcfe his regi
ment, and the Berlin editor adds, moreover the fol-
lowing renlarkS:--'Tho French accounts, which
spoke os the humiliation or Bsnarck's Cuirassiers,'
were, therefore correct" Yours obediently.
LIVERPOOL. August %
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THE ORLEANS PRICES,
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

English Ideas Of grench Restoration
General Trcci,u Said to Isc in COmmunica-
ton with tho Exiicd Family.
LONDON, Sept. 15-P. M.
A very firm belief is entertained in diplo-
matte circles here to-day that the restoration
Of the Orleans princes to the throne of France
il certain as coming near event consequent
upon the revolution.
The recent arrival of the Count d'Eu, of the
house of the late King Louis Philippe and
General-in- Chief Of the army of Brazil, in this
country from Rio Janeiro is regarded as very sIg
nifcant fact indicative OF tendency in that dircc
tion
NJ. Theirs has had protracted Interview with the
members OF the Orleans family now resident in
England during which 1t is said that he rhiers) de.
l,vered to the Duke d'Aumale private autograph
letter from General Trochu, commaDdant Of Paris.
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Strasbourg on Tuesday, and for the past forty
eight hours breecning battery has maintained .
constant fire. with telling effect.
Tine republic has been proclaimed in Srrasbourg
A detachment Of General Keller's command dis
persed force Of French rnemen near Colmar on
Wednesday.
The Situation Becoming More Desperate
Severe Fro ON tho Place-The Assault POST
pOned-WOmen and Children Leaving the
City.
LONDON, Sept. Is, 1870
The HERALD special correspondent at Achcm.
Thursday, tclegraphs that General Uhrch has
admitted that the situation at Strasbourg Is
becoming desperate. from his inability to repair
the enormous losses sustained from the incessant
bombardment. Last night the fire OF the besie0ers
was very severe. Additional guns have arrived.
General Werder still postponed the assault, to
avoid unnecessary sacrifices. A Swiss con.
voy was permitted to enter StrasDourg to
provide for the escape OF the women and children.
Six hundred left on the 11th and others are follow
ing daily. The Swiss report that utter destiturion
ID prevailing among them.
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ESCAPE OF BizAINE FROM METZ.
1ELEsaAMs TO THE NEW Yuax HERALD.

Escape of Bazaine's Army from Mctz-Cne
Column Under Marshal Canrobert Marching
Towards Paris.
LONDON, Sept. Is, 1870.
special telegram from the correspondent Of the
NEW YORK HERALD dated at Bouillon, Belgium,
Wednesday night September ID, reports that the
French army under command of Marshal Bazaine
has succeeded In cutting its way through the Prus-
sian lines in front Of Metz. and is now in full march
towards Paris.
Marshal Canrobert is said to command the column
which has succeede in making its escape.
No details OF the engagement which resulted In
piercing the German lines have yet been received.
Confirmation of the Escape OF Bnzuine's
Army-The French Mt Carignnn-sednn De-
clnred in a State Of Siege.
LONDON, Sept. 15-P. M.
special telegram from the NEW YORK HERALD
correspondent at Bouillon. Belgium, on the French
frontier dated at four O'Clock this Thursday) after
noon, reports that the fortress Of Sedan where the
army OF MacMahon surrendered. has been declared
in a state of siege by the German commander there.
The Mayor OF the town has been arrested the civic
population expelled and the fortress prepared for
an attack.
These measures Of war have been adopted because
of the reported approach Of Marshal Bazane's army,
which had succeeded In cutting its way through
the Prussian lines at Metz.
After efecting their escape the French forces
moved by forced marches In a northw western d,rec-
ton to Montmedy, and from thence pushed towards
Sedan.
This afternoon 1t is reported that Bazane's army
has already reached CarIgnan, town situated some
sixteen miles eassoutheast OF Sedan and the scene
of the great condct which decided the fate of Mac
Mahon'S army
Earlier Reports from Metz-The City Bom-
barded-rickct Fighfing-Thc Garrison Must
Soon Starve.
LONDON, Sept. Is, 1870.
There has been no 6gting at Metz since the
3D. except two hours OF bonbardment
on the 13th. German officers say that
the French reply is weak. The German
forces have been contracted and have closed in
much nearer to the walls during the past
week, chiefly on the est and south sides
None now remain near Briey. Picket
firing, which was formerly discouraged by the
German commanders Is now encouraged 80 as to
prevent comradeshIp between the plckets. The
French are anxious to approach the Prusslars In q
friendly manner TO get victuals and news.
1t is reported from French source that the garri-
son must soon starve.
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PoLITIcO-MLiTARY FORECAST
NapoIeom's Downfall and the German Invasion
Of Paris Anticipated.

Of Paris Anticipated.
from the Pail Mall Gazette, Sept. IL -.
The accompanying extract from our impression
OF the 26th OF November 1858. may interest some OF
our readers at the present moment. 10 Is sketch
Of public opinion IN Germany by an English gentle
man who had lately visited ainerent parts OF 1t and
had good opportunities OF ascertainlng the views OF
al classes:-
This Is not the age OF political crcduty. Pacific
assurances from the mouths OF monlrcns and IA the
speeches OF statesmen seem 10 make no Impression
on the world at large or the Germans particular.
Harangues and dissertations on the evils which war
niable fact that the great European an 'p Powers Ss
a,,, are at present virtually uadcr arms. In
communities, that so long Imperialism exists In
France there can be no permanent peace The Ger
HAVING "a Ss g
In their hearts, lay down two theories with respecJ
within. q war Without The laltsr alternative Is
to prevent the accomplishment or the former. II IL
important to mention that, whether you talk with
prussians Saxons, SwabIans, Bayarians, Austrians,
or with any of the natives OF the small States. moth.
ing Is heard OF personal animosy against France
or Frenchmen. II IL all the Emperor OF the French
lie alone Is regarded as RESPONSIBLE for the unset
tied condition OF European afILrs, and the only OBJ
saGs 10 sne Tsnea ana rna. the
In raodn any way dispose disposed to- provoke war, may
the internal state or France must sooner or
later drive the Emperor to divert attention from
home affairs by war abroad. The spanish revolu-
ton Is dwelt upon as having POSTPONED the eyil day.
ana there are shrewd Prussian pol tclaIs who hope
that II republic be established by the present
rulers the French Emperor may be tempted to iml-
tate the march OF the Due d'Angolenle through
Spain. The influence OF the Empress OF the French
would be at the service OF movement IN her coun-
try to restore royalty aud priestcrait 1t Il added
that the Emperor himself formerly lax In his reli-
g0us notions Is becoming dtUo en- 10 the extent
OF ultramontanism, and tnat he would gladly avoid
the Rhine TO make stand on the Ebro, with q view
TO future river boundary for France, absorbing the
chain OF mountains and realizing tbs III ny plus
de Pyrenees." The publication OF the three maps
exctes the rldicue oil the Germans, who to do them
JUSTICE indulge in no bravaIo in discussing the pro-
liabilities OF cODliicc with the Emperors army,
TIE pdrttsdns or German uf,fy CectdTe that C the
rfctO,y IdH To their lot, peace nl,,st be made In
treaty.
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NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY SEPTEMBER s7o-TRPIE

via Dleppe, all other routes being closed. Yester
days Paris mail not received. bvt the telegraph
Is working.
French steamers on the Mediterranean have been
diverted for passenger traffic to the Orleans line
special correspondent of the HERALD at Esch
telegraphs to-day:-The republic was proclaimed
here officially on the 18th and joyfuy received.
The blockade Of the Elbe has been raised and yes
sells are now passing freely. Steamers from Eng
land TO France and Germany win resume the SER
vice Immediately. mail from Paris Is hoped for
to-day.
More French war steamers have been observed in
the channel passing eastward.
The German ship Herminie, which put into Ber.
wick for refuge. has been ordered to remain In Eng
llsh waters on account OF the blockade
The Paris fashion journals have suspended publ
cation. Mourning Ia generally worn In Paris and
Berlin.
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TUE CAPTIVE EMPEROR.
TELEGRAM 10 the NEW YORK HERALD.

How Napoleon Spends His MOrnInxs-Iinir
Of His Tcthcr-DOubtful Story About Him.
LONDON, Sept. Is, 1870.
despatch from Cassel dated the 18th says the
Emperor spends the mornings with some OF his ON.
GERS walking over the lawn making long excur-
sons His tether extends several miles IN all direc-
tons. His guard consists Of one onlcer, two sub
alterns one trumpeter and thlrty-one men.
The statement OF the Frankfort correspondent OF
the London Telegraph that Napoleon complains Bit
tery Of his generals, and declares that Paris is
unable to prevent the entrance Of the Prussans,
excites great Indignation among tho friends or
France. 1t is said that Napoleon paralyzed the
action OF his generals and should be the last to pro-
claim the weakness OF the defences OF the capital
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EUGENlE's LETTER TOiRELANp.


Thanks Tor Aid to the French Soldiers.
The following Is u translation, says the Dublin
Times, Of letter received by Mr.. Lesage of this
city, from the Secretary or the Empress In ac
knowlcdgment Of 10000 francs sent to her Majesty
IN aid OF the wounded OF the French army
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF HER MAJEsTv,l
PARIS, Both August 1870. !
SfR--The Empress Regent mas received with your
letter the bank order FOR TO- 90 francs being the sec'
land in favor OF the wounded OF the French army.
In requesting me TO transmit tnis sum 10 his Ax.
eeiiency the MiDster Of War, her Majesty has de.yu
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BAD STATE OK EDUCATION IN ALABAMA.--The OK
ford (Alaj Rising Sdy rei,erAtes what is a shame
fil tact that 'it Is notorious iact THAI the public
schools OF Alabama, since the present Jaw has been
In force, and tue present officers In power, have
been thousand times worse than nothing. These
onicers have made promises but TO break them:
have employed teachers and never paid them. They
have used the public school Iunc for party and indi
vldual purposes. The county oalcers In some IN
teacheis--have charged them for license to teach,
ana for public printing. We are Informed that In
our county II takes more than oue-fourth OF the
scanty sum received To paw the county superInten
dent and tucidcntals =
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The SIEGE OF slRAsBOURG.
rEleGRAMs TO the NEW YORK HERALD.

Tho Third Parallel Completcd-COnstRnt Fire
from a Breeching Battcry-A Force Of
French Rifcmen Dispersed Near Colmar.
MUNDELsHEIM, near SrRAsBoURG, Sept. 16, 1870.
The besiegers COMPLETED the third uarallei before
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ed TO order me 10 beg Of you sir, TO kindly renew
her thanks To all the subscribers for their generous
onertug and for their attachment TO the imperial
family. Receive. sir, the assurance Of my most dis
tngulshed consideration.
For the Secretary or her Majesty, and oy his au-
th0rIty. MARC PiErKE.
10 Mr.. LEsAGE 10 Lower Sackyile street, DubhDs
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REPORT FROM WASHINGTON.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

The Blockade OF the Rivers Elbc and Wcser
Ecised.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16, 1870.
BY q telegraphic despatch of this date from our
Minister at Berlin the secretary Of State Is Informed
that the French blockade Of the rivers Elbe and
Weser was raised on the llth inst
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THE EMPRESS AND PRINCE IMPERIAL.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

Constant Excursions Around Hastings.
LONDON, Sept. 15 1870.
The Empress Eugenle and the Prince Imperial
make constant excursions around Hastings. Car.
rIages or horses are never employed.
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"Headless Horsemau"-uow he Rodc n
Wocrth.

From the London Lancet, August 2s.l
Az the 6atue OF Woerth 1t Is said that at the third
charge OF the culrasslers u horse was 10 be seen
going at full speed with headess rider. The mutt
lated corpse was that OF NJ. dc In FutZun de Lacarre
colonel OF the Third regiment OF French cuirassiers
VINO had been decapitated by cannon ball. Most
people on reading this would declare that 1t was a
mere sensation paragraph, totally devoid Of truth
Such an occurrence, however, would not by anv
means seem TO be an iiDposslbility. Not long ago
We directed our readers attention to an interesting
article published by DIR. Brinton surgeon to the
Philadelphia Hospital, on the Instantaneous rigidity
which forms the occasional accompaniment OF sud
den and violent death, such as reSuts from WOUNDS
OF the head or heart. The startling phenomenon
sometimes seen on the battlefield OF the retention In
death or the last attitude in lie, has not escaped
the observation OF military surgeons, although
the facts connected herewith have not been
studied with The attention that they deserve. Those
VINO are familiar with the descriptions that were
given OF the Crmean bateiieids, particularly that
or lnKerman, VIII remember tnat the various attf-
tudes and the expression OF the OF the dead
were dwelt upon. The report OF NJ. Chenu contains
short account, chiefly based upon the communica-
tons or NM. Armand and Perier OF the attitudes OF
the dead IN battle during the Crimean and Italian
campaigns. At Magenta Hungarian hussar, Killed
ut the same time as his horse, remained almost In
bre carried forward as at the charge. Tnis rigdty
generally follows sudden and violent Deaths but not
invariably. DR.. Brnton among his cases. gives one
OF very striking kind. He 81 that man wound.
stray mule, which he succeeded In mounting, While
In the act OF riding the animal he died. but his corpse
resainel the upright mounted position, and on its
becoming necessary to appropriate the mule 10 the
use Of a living wounded soldier the body was found
to be so firmly ana rlgdy set as to demand certain
amount OF positive Orce to free the mule from th
clasp OF the legs. DR.. BriniOn Is led to conclude
from his own observations and those of others that
this battlefield rgidity Is developed at the moment
Of dea and tnat the cadaverlc attitudes are those
Of the last moment and act OF life.
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tervention Of Italy in our favor woula have provoked
the general war.u

A Christian View Of the Germnn Trium,pIss.
thus
All our ict0rles appear, not alont to the real
Christian but also to those who are not quite void
OF human fcengs gloomy, and surrounded by most
awful wOefulness Up TO nov our armies have lost
more than 5000 dead and more than 10000 more or
less severely wounded besides many thousands who
are under dysentery. fever, &C. Who Is able to re-
joice over such vict0resY About tine final results
nothing be said settled until the united Ger
man troops have taken Paris. But before this Ia
gained. how many thousands OF lives are TO be
oneredS All our towns ana villages are full Of
wounded and sick soldiers. Here we have one
lazareto OF one hundred another Of twenty be5s
Most OF our Rhenish and Westphalian hospitals are
under the care OF the Sisters OF ST. Vincent dc Paul
and OF ST. BorromeO. Besides. we have everywhere
numerous associations OF ladies' TALL my daughters
belong To theln) and OF gentlemen, who 20 about TO
help the poor wounded and sick men.
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Buxnine Against City nlumiuntiou,.

The following note IN Figaro explains how II
comes that such meagre details have reached US
concerning the brilliant affair ut Jaumonl:-
Marshal Bazaine (says the writer drew the Prus-
slams into the quarries by OF four spies dis
guised as peasants. AT tue moment when their
fOrce-from $4,000 TO $4,000 strong-reached Jau.
mont, bazaine ordered his cavalry to take them In
the rear. Surprised by this sudden aggression aQa
the quarries. Marshal Bazaine was advised to lee
graph this success TO Paris mo-" he replied, "that
Is not sufficient. The Parlsians would ILLUMINATED
and 1t Is too soon. wish 10 announce a decisive
victory, and not mere SUCCESS
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The Pnrisinus Determined TO Fighr-Trochu's
Hopes Of Successful Defcncc-Tho Men
and Material In Paris-Gunners Practisinx-
Troops organizing throughout France
French Gratitude to the Unitcd States.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-06

Those who arc so confused In their ideas
In staff rank as to contend that 1t cannot ex-
LIST independently Of military authority,
wonld do well 10 consider the following
naval regulations respecting tho military
houors, ceremonies and salutes rendered
purely civil officers connected with no mill
tary Organization. .. ..
IS. Members OF tho Cabinet, Justices OF the
visiting = vessel ftho navy, shall receive the
same honora as those prescribed for the Vice
Presldent, except that the salute shall consist
OF fifteen guns.
s., whenever mInIster appointed to repre-.
sent the United States abroad, or = minister
OF foreign country, ehall visit n vessel OF the
navy, he shall be received by the admiral, CON.
guard shall be pAfaded, and = salute OF fifteen
guns shall be fired.
50. A charge d'ARdrs or Commia,IoAer
shall be received Ia the same mAnner, bot the
salute shall be thirteen guns.
90. A CONSUL General shall be received by
the commanding ohheer, and aaluted with nine
81. A Consul shalt be received by the COM
manding ofioer, and Halutod witt seven guns.
Here are civil officers OF the Government
having Nigh rank, recognized and houored
In military Institutions by military forms,
and yet having no military authority, not
enough, as many Of them have found, TO pro-
tect themselves from offensive annoyances
when committed to the tender mercles Of
men Of war.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-06

The Chronicle Of yesterday morning says
uTbere is no truth In the statement that
Mayor Bowen has asked the President TO In
terfere In behalf Of the CITY Hail ring, nor
ANYBODY turned out Of Government employ.
msnt who does not support him for renomina-
ton
the Republican party i6taot 10 this city. He
will not stand aside and see the party over
thrown 10 thi. District to crafty the spleen,
the foolish ambition, or the sinister purposes
OF any man or class Of men"
The above remarks were ELECTED by dis
patch from Washington TO the Cincinnati
GdEstis, which was copied Into the REPuDLi-
CAN on Monday, with comments. Neither
our contemporary nor that other defender of
the Mayor, Commissioner Hlmber, Of the
First ward, has yet denied the statement
contained In the dispatch to the Gazette.
No one prcteuds that Mr.. Bowen in so many
words said to tho President, "I want you to
Interfere in behalf Of the City Hall ring"
But he did, rs the ChroRlcls says, "want to
maintain the Republican party intact" and
be asked the President to interfere to that
end; but II IL a little singular that In order
to preserve the party '1ntact, Mayor Bowen
should urge tho removal Of as good Republl-
cans as he, whose only fault Is, that they
do not believe MIR. Bowen to be the eulbodi-
ment Of all the Republleanlsm In the District.
It Is a very easy thing to dlsprovo this
charge. II ii is untruo let Mr.. Bowen au-
thorizo the denial. In the absence Of that
course we believe our authority for the
statement was correct. When Mr.. Hlmber
was questioned at the meeting Of tho Irwin
cibles on Monday night as TO whether he
was authorized to make any such denial, he
cvaded the question, although 1t was several
times repeated, and ran OF Into a recital of
what Mayor Bowen had done for the colored
people. It Ia well known that Mr.. Humber
and the Mayor arc In daily intercourse, and
that Himber Is "man Friday" to tho Mayor.
Had Mr.. Bowen dared to deny the allegation,
is II probable that Mr.. Himber would have
been sent to that meeting with nothing
stronger than his mere assertion that he did
not believe the statement. OF course he did
not. Is no Tot Mr.. Bowen's pet ward com.
missioner