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HAVRE.
The Observation-Disclosures of the Garrison.


The correspondent of the London Telegraph
at Havre writes December IL
The road by which L drove this morning leads
directly into Hayre; and the approaching enemy
if they wish to reach the to gn must pass along
it. at right angles with this road is a range of
hills. The French have not been slow to per-
ceive the immense advantage of such position.
On the high ground commanding the road they
have placed some strOag batteries. III tue men
have only courage enough to hold the position
for short TINA, they must succeed in inficting
considerable damage on the advancing aud un-
protected foe. In fact, should the French sol
diery act as they ought to act, the Germans will
have to penetrate through some very formidable
obstacles before they stand face to face with the
walls of Havre.
With the exception of half regiment of hus-
sars and q few nondescripts of several line
regiments, the regular army is completely un-
represented by the actual garrison of Havre
Many and different opinions are beld as to the
resistance which our defenders are likely to
give the invader. Some speak of our troops in
terms of the greatest admiration and have the
highest expectations of what they are going to
do SO far as men holding such opinions use
words of admiration for the bravery and spirit
of the Mobiles, fully agree with them. But
when they go on TO assert that these unframed
soldiers are capable of making any stand what
ever against the enemy, do differ from them
most materially. have not seen yet single
battalion fit 10 take the field against the German
troops. The men are animated with the best
spirit and are for the most part fine fellows;
but In my opinion 1t Is simple butchery to send
such troops into battle.
The correspondent of the London Standard
writes:-
The defenses of Havre consist of line OF
forts and batteries running along the crest of a
range of hills, commencing about mile beyond
lie Hive on the sea coast to Harieur, on the
river Seine. They are about three miles from
the outskirts of the town of Havre and are
armed with about 100 heavy naval guns. These
lines are about six miles in length, aud can only
be approached by two roads, both Of which are
well swept by batteries, and the position Is sc
formidable by nature that, with a flanking fire
on both extremities from the men-of-war, they
could easily be held by 10000 good troop
against all the Prussians in France.
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FROM NEW FORK.

New YORK, Dec. 30.-This morning row of
eleven two-story frame buildings on Utica
avenue and Bergen street, Brooklyn, were de-
stroyed by fire. Twenty-Five families are home
less and in the cold without shelter. The
buildings were valued at $500 each, insured
it is said, in the Phoenix Company. The total
loss is estimated at $35,0O0 Eight of the
houses were owned by jeremiah Bozhey, two by
Christopher Gibbons, and one by Mr.. Barney.
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The Bangor (Me.) Whtg reports that, owing
to the intense cold, the wires of the Western
Union Telegraph line, between that city and
Lewiston, were broken on Saturday In nearly
fifty places. The wires were put up during the
hot weather last summer, and, contracting with
the cold, snapped like threads.
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PhiIadeIphfa Trade Repors.

FRIDAY, Dec. 30.-Bark-In. Quercitron there
has been considerable movement aud large sales Of
No. / were reported on private terms.
Seeds-Cloverseed continues in demand, and we
notice sales at l1@1l4c. o 10. Timothy is nominal
at $3.50. Flaxseed scarce, and commands s2921o.
In the Flour market there is decidedly more ac-
tivity, the demand both for shipment and home
consumption having improved. The sales comprise
1900 barrels Quaker City Mills on private terms; 400
barrels Wisconsin and Minnesota extra family at
aT.e5 Rye Flour sells at s51916@5'25. In Corn
Meal we notice sale OF l50 barrels Brandywine on
private terms.
advance our quotations. Sales OF 1000 bushels
Western red at sl'1s9l50, and 500 bushels do.
yania and Western. Corn is quiet, with limited
Offerings: sales OF yellow at Tsc., and western
mixed at T5976c Oats are Unchanged; sales OF
5000 bushels Pennsylvania and Western at o5956c.
Whisky is stronger and in small supply. We quote
Western iron-bound at 94c. and some wood at SOC.
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"A Massachusetts, man who attempted to
evade paying twenty cents fare on railroad,
AID failed AZ kat, has made an unslli4s yisl.
TO . court room, and disbursed $l5 ~ therefor.
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FINANCE AND COMM ER CE.
EVENING TELEGRAPH OFFICE, !

Friday Dec. 80, 1870.
AS usual towards the close of the year there is
q very active demand for money to day from
business men to enable them to meet their
January Obligations, and with large propor-
tion of the floating capital kept out of the mar
ket until the second day of January, when
dividends and interests fall due, money appears
scarce because not accessible. In one form or
other fully twenty millions In gold and currency
will be added to the present circulation during
the next ten days in this city alone the effect of
which will be 10 afford relief to the market.
Rates are very firm at 6120D715 per cent on
call and at 1909 per cent. on choice CONNER
cial paper.
Gold is moderately active and fraction
higher, with sales ranging from 110%@110X,
closing at the latter.
Government bonds meet with a steady in
quiry, and prices show a further improvement
on most of the list.
Stocks were moderately active and strong.
Sales of City 6s, new bonds at 100.
Reading Railroad was in demand, and ad-
vanced, selling at 4944@491S. Pennsylvania
was steady, with sales at 6214. Sales of Lehigh
Valley at SO, and Oil Creek and Allegheny at
4514. 37% was bid for Catawssa preferred, and
2615 for Philadelphia and Erie.
In Canal shares there brisk demand for
Lehigh, which sold at 331 5GD3334 the latter b. o.
In the balance of the list the only sales were
Mechanics Bank at 81 d.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Nnvisniion of the Potomac Suspended.

Despatch 10 the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The ice in the Poto-
mac is from five to seven inches thick. Navi-
gatlon Is totally suspended, the mail steamers,
despite their iron prows being entirely unable
to break way through. The ferry steamers
have been obliged to lay up and travel hence
South is by way of the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad.
Child Burned to Death.
child, aged two months was burned to
death yesterday, the mother having locked 1t
up in her frame tenement before she went into
another part Of the city. On her return she
found her house had been destroyed by fire
during her absence. and her infant perished in
the flames. The Coroners jury to-day rendered
a verdict in accordance with these facts.
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NEW YORK, Dec 30.-5tocks strong. Money tight at
per cent gold to Lie Gold 1109i 620s Of 1862
pom: 1913; do. 1854, do, l0796 do. 1896, do. lO1N
DO. 1850 new, llOH DO. 1887, li0A; do 1868. III;
Canton Co.. 81; Cumberland preferred, rs; N. Y.
Central and Hudson River, 912f; Erie, 22% Reading,
l16I; Michigan Southern, 90; Illinois Central
1861 Cleveland and Pttsburg, 1O4H; Chicago and
Rock Island, 1885; Plttsburg and Fort Wayne,
q2L: Western Union Telepraph Or
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PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 40 s. Third street.

MKssRs. WILLIAM PAINTER d Co., No. 80 q. Third
street. report the following guotatens-U. 8. Ga OF
1881, l1sA@ll32; o2Os OF 1852 0zsel0T< do. 1854,
109N@llO; do, July 1857, 1l0l1,ali0H: do. July,
1883, li1@lllH; o. o4o, loes@iosN: .. 8. Pacidc
RR. Cy. g. 110h h@ll0l. Gold. 1104la110X.
MEssas. DE HAvRH BRoTHKR. No. a. y. Third
street. Philadelphia, report the following auotatons
u s: es Of 1851; ils@ils5; M do & 1882, lo1H@le1A;
new, 109A@1l0 do. 1857 do. Oisa1103s; do. 1853,
do. 1lO2s@lllH; lo-4os, 1859 @lo6&. u s. 80 Year
llOX; Silver, l06@10s; Union Pacine Railroad
1st Mort Bonds, 720@T40; Central Pacific Railroad,
92Oa930: Union Pacific Land Grant Bonds 530a650.
NARR LADsER, brokers, report this morning
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,

For additional Marine EsNs see Inside PAGES.
(By 7sLsgrdph)
NEW YORK, Dec. S0-Arfived, steamship Colorado,
from Liverpool.
PORT OF PHILADELPHlA"...... DECEMBER 80
o.. Tx OF rHKRMoMBTER AT rHK EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
sA ~ IL A. M.......8i p. M. 80. "a
CLEARHD THIS MORNING.
Span bark Adelaide, Gondra, Bilboa, Jose de Bessa
Guimaraes.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Schr Charles f. Raymond. Kelley, days from
Roster with mdse. 70 Knight Sons.
scur hlwUOu LVIaIi, Jaws, uaIa IfO-S bostonA
win mdse, ~ BaedeT Adams0ps
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Il Il u - Il n ~ u u " ~
FRENCH ARMY OF The NORTH.
Sket ch Of General Eaidherbe.
The Defenses of Havre.
Auerbach to Victor Hugo
The Canadian Fishery Troubles.
Gerrit Smith and San Domingo
ETC.. ETC.. Etc. ETC., ETC.
Sket ch of General Faidherbe.
The Defenses of Havre.
Auerbach to Victor Hugo
The Canadian Fishery Troubles.
Gerrit Smith and San Domingo

Etc.. ETC.. ETC., ETC., EtC.
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EncidentaIs.

Maine is rapidly ''civilizing" the bears.
Last year 3sS were killed.
As the cold begins to strengthen, ice
dealers faces begin toiengthen.
The cold winds are a death-blow to the
hopes of the ice monopollsts, U d -.- q.
"A California paper reports recent fish
shower" near Monterey, in which the fish varied
in length from six inches to three ieet'
The petroleum men are great bores, but
they mean we'll We wish we could say as
much of life insurance agents.
M. L. Upper suffered from recent car
riage accident, but his proyerblal philosophy
enabled him, TO endure his hurts uncomplain-
ingy. .-,,
The new tenor, Lefranc, was once black
smith in the Crimea and that's tue reason he can
undergo the anvil chorus In Trocatore so often
without becoming deaf ++-'
The Washington star says that ex-senator
Hendricks has an eye to ~. Hed better go two
on it if he wants to win. Buffers the only man
who can afford to go one, ..
: -IEighty-nine dozen of hens eggs constituted
part OF the donations of clergyman at lllop,
Herkimer county n. r., the otner evening. lie
was Hard-shell Baptist.
-The Troy Times thinks that the votes of
colered men may decide the next Presidential
election. Don't indulge in sucn hlghly-colored
hopes-such African castles III tne ar
The Newport Ne,os says aIoostcr was picked
nm ON the beach near that city, on Saturday
ntrbt weighing seventeen pounds, and supposed
to be about half century Old crustaceous
patriarch 40 si'.4
beer in order 10 strengthen their backbone"
Here, husbands belong toa stiif,;necked genera
ton and the great problem with wives is, how
TO take the starch out OF tnem.
THE Committee on instruction in the Boston
C,,,, Co,ncil has reported in favor of paving out
Of The CITY Treasury for all books needed in the
nublic schools. The expense for the 33, 900
pupils is estimated at about S57, 900 annually.
The officers Of the SaStonpmsh and Terror
| exnressing their deep sense of qualification al
the hospitalities received while lying in that
port during the Peabody ceremonies"
-A New Hampshire man claims 10 have built
| twelve Thousand rods of stone wall and to have
stoned hundred and eight cellars aud fifty
wells. besides doing lot OF light work, such a:
! laying bridge sbutments and blasting aud split
= ts.s 's,S1O.F '"~
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-24

FOUR OF the "fauteuiis" of the French Academy
are now vacant, the seats OF Lamartine. Sainte-
Beuye, the Duo de BrOglie, and M. de PongerVille
Among the candidates are Theophile Gautler and
Phiarete Chasles. The former ls known When the
war was raging between cassicism and romanticism.
Gautier threw himself heart and soul into the melee
and did good service for the latter cause in the ranks
OF that band OF which Victor Hugo, Alfred de Vgny,
and Alfred de Musset were the leaders. The chief
obstacle to his election lies In the numerous satires
he has leyelled against the "Forty Immortals. "
Since Pron. no distinguished author has kept up so
continuous shower OF epigrams against the
Academy. NJ. Philarete Chasles claim is that OF
savant as we'll as a man OF letters. He Is a distin-
gushed classical scholar aud 1t is said of him that
at seven years OF age he knew Latin (Which ne had
learned from the celebrated Daunon), at ten he knew
Greek at thirteen philosophy, and at fifteen every
thing For nearly half a century he has been q
writer in the various French reviews and news
papers He was one OF the first to open up to his
ceuntrymep English. Spanish and Scandinavian
literature and for fifteen years he has been one OF
the most popular professors at the College de
France
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-24

"You Liz! YOU VILLAIN You LIEg-The model
editors OF New York city have an amiable way OF
natterng each other. Thus, the World the other day
sald:-
''Windust, the weil-known restaurant keeper OF
this city, who saved the distinguished philosopher.
Mr.. Greeley, from the fury OF the mob during the
July riots, by copertng friendly table over that
hunito indiuiduai, was caught in snow-drift few
days ago on Long Island, while attempting to go to
his home at Bayvile, and would have perished had
not young lady come to his rescure with shovel.
And so even Windust has his reward"
TO which the Tribune responded as follows:-
'"The author OF the abeye assertion that we have
placed In italics is LARA graceless, shameless,
vainOus, detestable liar. The World, we hope,
uttered the above by inadyertence, not with mali
cous intent to defsme. But the editor thereof will
make himself responsible for the lie II he does not
explicitly retract 1t. 1t his own reputation
solely that he does this or does It not The lie was
promptly exposed and no possible excuse for its
yival has existed. 1t had never shadow OF fOun-
dation."
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A GERMAN paper has made the following calcula-
tion:-A train composed of all the locomotives and
railway carriages In Europe would reach from st.
Petersburg to Paris, and would contain 4OO,O 900
passenger carriages and SOC, 900 luggage vans. The
railways of Europe are carried over $1,000 large
and small bridges, and go through thrty-four miles
of tunnel 15O,OOO,OOO cwt. OF iron has been used
for the rails, and 900 tons of coal required
yearly to feed the engines The network OF Euro
pean railways includes all States except Greece,
Lippe- -Detmold, Waldeck, and few other very
small German States. 1t represents length OF
T9Tls miles: $4,000 locomotives employed on 1t
the distance these rush over during the year is
6OO0O, 900 miles. II to this is added the distance
passed over by passenger carriages and luggage
vans we get 100, ,OOO, 900 OF miles.
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AN ANCIENT MARINER by the name OF Williams
has been illuminating Parliamentary committee on
the subject OF navigation. His notions OF the beauty
OF an English ship profound and satisfactory
that they are worth repeating. 81 say" said Will
lams, 'that flrst-class English merchantmen is the
finest thing of its kind in existence. You may take
all your American liners, or all your Austrian,
or Swedish, or Russian, or Finland, or French, or
Spanish, or Prussian ships, but still say that a
drst-cass English merchant ship is the best OF her
Kind She is matchless for her strength and dura-
bility for the beauty and symmetry of her shape,
and for the combined good qualities OF burden, sail
ing, and steering" q ..f .... ...r.
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The hardship OF Lord Nes burgh's case, whose
father was Infant az the time that his family were
engaged In the rebellion OF tTi5 had often induced
Parliament from time 70 time, 70 grant certain sums
OF money for his relief. In the act passed for re-
storing the forfeited estates that OF the Derwent-
water family was not included, but Intention was
then declared OF making special provision for the
case; the only dculty that occurred was the dimi-
mutton which the grant would occasion I'm the hos
pital fund.- and 1t was proposed by some member
that the public should make 1t good but this propo
stion was OYerruled also another to add e2OO to
the annuity, and the bill passed originally framed
At the same time no wrong inflicted on the Der
wentwaters more than a century ago is sufficient
excuse for taking the Admralty's COWS In the pre-
sent dayt is but step from the dairy to the dock
yard, and we shall hear OF their rams being seized
next. .....
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Mr.. DIsRAELI thoroughly understands the people
and Government of the United States on one point
at least. In the House of Commons, recently, he
said awe should be glad to admit and proud to
remember that it can never be said OF the American
republic that it for moment tolerated, sanctioned.
or encouraged the Fenian conspiracy" This candid
statement was not received with approval on all
sides but Mr. Dlsraeli senced the manifestations
OF disapprovai by adding g:'T speak only as Tar as
my experience extends, but to that extent, say
that the conduct OF the American Government WAS
marked by spirit of order and the utmost political
integrity"
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The PORK has put in a plea for the equality
of all men before the law. Some one showed
him an article in Rochefort's journal, La
MoqsesldiSe, advocating the abolition of the
death penalty in all cases except where sove-
reigns were concerned. Whereupon his Holi-
ness aptly rejoined:-'T thought that by the
principles of 1898 all men were declared
equal" The point is well taken. The
Rochefort school Of demagogues insist that
an emperor or King has no rights, even as
dmpie human being which othor men ara
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-24

A PARIS correspondent says that great many
curious secrets are leaking out which were long
hidden under the cover OF personal government. A
short time ago they suddenly discovered that the
Minister OF the BeauX Arts was In the habit OF lend
ing ont the pictures OF the state TO his friends More
recently they learned that there was an intimate
connection between the Prefecture OF Police and the
Post ONCE and the Post ONCE and the telegraph
wires; the sudden resignation OF fourteen astronO-
mers has convinced them that there Is something
rotten In the state of the Observatory and they
told that for the last eighteen years the archives
have been tampered with. The new Minister OF the
Fine Arts has promised NJ. de Keratry to make an
inquiry into the matter He does not deny the facts
brought before the Chamber the other day. 1t seems
that Prince Louis Napoleon, when he became Presi-
dent OF the republic, soon as he had sworn fidelity
to the republic sent for NJ de Mallevile the Minis
ter the INTERIOR and asked him TO place the papers
concerning the StrasbOurg and Boulogne attempts
at his disposal NJ. de Mallevile declined, and left
the Cabinet, When the President OF the republic
became master he transferred the archives from the
Home Once to the Minister OF his househ Old which
was as much as say that French history belonged
to the BOnaparte family The consequence Is that
the documents relating to Srasbourg and BOulOgne
have disappeared together with numerous letters
addressed by Napoleon to his brothers aud to his
Ministers ...
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THE Pal Nal Gazette says:-Whatever may be the
claims OF the lady calling herself the Countess OF
Derwentwater there can be no doubt that the
Derwentwater family were very hardly treated in
the last century. In 1IeS a bill was brought into
the House Of Commons for granting 20 the Earl OF
Newourgh grandson of the late Charles Radcliffe. Z"
ana the heirs male OF his body. clear rent-oharge
of cS" o1t o! the estates forfeited nv the Earl OF
DornsasmaSe< s.4a sessieu usoa Srssa ISa .lusp..
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BOSTON has seen Fechter, and Boston is IN a bad
way. The nglo-Franco-Teutonic tragedau has
evidently been too much for the Hub, and the Hub,
accordingly, is altogether upset. The Boston Post
discourses in this startling style upon the event OF
MIR. Fechter's first appearance
"Mr. Fechter, it is quite safe to assert, has played
to no such audience In America New FORK gave
him numbers-Boston gave him bra tns. New York
awarded to him dress-Boston paid him the compi-
ment OF Intelligence and discrimination. New York
looked at him one e-sdedly and with prejudice-Bos-
1t was willing to take Mr.. Fechter, stranger. for
what he was worth-more or less, fairly, squarely,
composedly sensiby 1t has its favOrltes it has its
beliefs; it has even its notons; but these are all
honest and open. 1t welcomes cordially all talent,
all genius all worth from whatever CLINE or what
generous, hearty, home-ke reception 1t awarded
to MIN, as he merits, high position as histrionic.
1t saw, felt, judged him. The verdict is emphaticaly
in his favor IL saw in him the careful, painstakug,
conscientious, original, intelligent actor 1t saw
man who loves the drama for the dramas good. 1t
was conceded before Hamlet was over that master
spirit was interpreting the mighty genius OF Shake
speare In one OF his mlghtiest Efforts" .-
From another Boston paper we learn that Mr..
Fechter twas applauded with great frequency, and
with generosity quite unusual for Boston, and
upon his recalls, which followed the first second,
third, and last acts the enthusiasm OF the audience
manifested itself In shouts as well as in the more
common demonstrations OF appreciation aud ap-
proval" The fact that Boston indulged In shout
Fechter shows that he Is just about the biggest
thing that has been seen In Boston since Jubilee
CHM ores Coliseum. But 1t would never do for B0s.
ton to be unanimous in its approval OF anything that
is not indigenous, and 80 we find the Advertiser in-
dulging in this TRADE against the great Anglo
FrancO-Teutonc tragedan:- :-''ln many parts OF his
impersonation, however, Mr. Fechter failed both to
impress and adequately to reproduce the meaning OF
the dramatist. In the lighter and more humorous
passages, In particular he was unsatisfactory, and
was unworthy OF comparison with Mr.. Booth; and
very often in his rapid delivery he surred some
OF the most pointed and delicate uterances OF the
play. In che fifth act, especially his swift and con
fused utterance told against him, and the weak
points OF his conception appeared most conspicuous.
And yet the Adoertieer is gracious at the end
| and winds up eulogisticaliy hus:-"But with al
these faults we are fully impressed with the idee
that MIR. Fechter's Hamlet is a very grand ant
| noble impeIsonaton." A INfI VI
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and selfish diplomacy of England, with its
men-of-war ever ready 10 back up the demands
of insolent and rapaoious traders by battering
down forts and villages and slaughtering the
inbabitanta
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THE New York World is 'glad to hear" that
MIR. James Gallagher, the Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee of Connecticut,
''favors free trade to the fullest extent. What
sort of Democrat would he be if he did not?