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The New York herald., 1870-12-28

ExoEssEs oF THE GERMAN SoLDIERY.
Prussian commanders are making sad mis-
take in permitting their troops to commit such
exeesses as those reported to have taken place
at Orleans. They will provoke bitter retalia-
ton on the part Of the French, and are entirely
unworthy Of civilized warfare. According to
our correspondent the venerable Bishop
Dupanloup the diocesan of Orleans, man as
highly regarded as he Is widely known
throughout the world for his learning; man
of wisdom, Christian piety and patriotism, has
been subjected to great indgnities by the
Prussian soldiery. The necessitie, Of war
caunot be urged in defence Of this conduct.
Dissertation of the churches is objectionable,
and violent attacks upon priests while in the
performance Of their sacred duty in attending
the dying are wanton violations of the rules of
war and of humanity We trust, for the honor
OF the German name. that these reports are
exaggerated.
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

Our special despatch from Versailles Of the
2.d instant shows that Paris yet retains some
of her old brilliancy. The necessary business
Of the day is conducted as gayly as usual
within her precincts, and cabs aud omnibuses
ply the streets, and the shop windows dis
play their tempting arrays just as if no enemy
was without and no hostile guns we're pointed
against her. The sortie of few days ago
was gallant effort, but il was COM
pletely repelled. The reported sinking of
six English ships In the Seine by the Prus-
SLAMS, to obstruct navigation, is creating
great excitement among all parties, the SAN
guine French, no doubt, looking as conf
IDENTIFY for English Intervention as the rebels
looked for 1t after the Trent affair. Mantsuf-
fol is still in pursuit Of General Faidherbe's
Army Of the North Meziercs, on the Bel
gian frontier, has been invested by tho Ger
mans, and the forces in Blois and Orleans
continue their excesses.
The New York herald., 1870-12-28
Prusslan Wnr-Speclai Exposition 20 the
Herald.

The Bishop or Orleans on the Frined-
Pruss.an War-Speciai Exposition 70 the
Herald
Monsiguor Dupanloup, Bishop Of Orleans,
France, delivers his opinion on the subject
Of the Franco Prussian war, its mode Of con-
duct by the Germans and the patriotism and
power Of resistance Of the French, to the
world through the columns of the HERALD this
morning This celebrated divine accorded a
special interview to our correspondent at the
episcopal residence. He marked his compli-
ment TO American journalistic enterprise in a
most remarkable and flattering manner for he
not only conversed freely with our writer on the
subject of the great Contine ntal crisis, but
also invited number Of his clergy and more
immediate neghbors TO meet him at a break
fast fate which he gave in honor of our mis-
sion, and subsequently delivered his state
ment in an easy. unrestrained manner. Our
correspondent, dating at Orleans, reports both
the interview and dialogue in the special cable
telegram letter which appears in our columns.
Monsignor Dupauloup Is o shining light In
steadily on the grand altars Of the Vatican
and ST. Peters. His position in the Ecumeni-
cal Council, his fiery orations and keen
logical discussions to and in the midst Of the
assembled Fathers during the progress of that
eventful epoch in the history Of the modern
Papacy can never be forgotten by the outside
world. He was rscusant for the moment,
argued, asked for information, ''tried oil
things as commanded in the Scriptures,
asked almost for the Vide Lntats, which was
vouchsafed to ST. Thomas by the Great High
Priest himself, was enlightened and van
quished, and finally signed the Pontifcal
attestation Of the dogma Of infalli-
bility. We reported Monsignor Dupanloup
at the moment both by kilograms through the
cable and in detail in our special letters from
the Holy City. His Grace Of Orleans has not
forgotten anything Of this, for he at once
recognized our correspondent the other day as
having made one Of the HERALD corps which
served rs in Rome during the great hierarchal
assemblage
His Grace of Orleans spoke freely in conse-
quence. AS Churchman and from natural
temperament and by his education and train
ing, he is opposed to the levelling theories Of
French radicalism. He does not believe that
Gambetta can control nation. He looks
forward with evident awe to the probability of
the Inauguration Of an era Of communism in
France, and shriAks back from forecaste of
the consequences, as he thinks, of Danton and
Robespierre and the first guillotine. The
Bishop of Orleans seeks shelter in his mitred
conservatism, and expresses very little faith
In the Prussian soldier either as democrat, a
liberator or brother.
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

The Coal DEALERS. We publish a commu-
nication in another part Of the paper from a
manufacturer who has sad complaint to
make against large coal company for not full
filling contract made, as the writer states, in
good faith and with fair understanding
between the contracting parties. 1t would be
q serious thing if manufacturing were to be
stopped by the monopolsts' cry Of STRIKES at
the mines;" and yet this would seem immi-
nent if the supply of coal can be cut of, as is
alleged in this case. TIE people have great
deal to bear from the coal dealers, bat it
seems that the worst may not have come yet.
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

THE ELEVATED RAILWAY on Greenwich
street has been indicted by the Grand Jury
for obstructing the streets with its iron posts.
This will probably wind up for good the one
legged railway, which proposed to carry
passengers from the Battery to Yonkers in
thirty minutes, by gliding over long line Of
unwieldy crutches-a sort Of hop, skip and
jump process, which, at least in two instances,
resulted in jumping the track.
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

How Christmas Was Kept I'm the City.
That New Workers. know hsw to spend
a merry Christmas was demonstrated most
remarkably during the two days in which they
revelled in tho enjoyment Of this great Chris
tian festival Of love and charity, of redemption
and domestic quiet Christmas Day proper
was followed by carnival on Monday, in
which the joyous heart of the metropolis fairly
unburdened itself, dedicating the day to friend
ship, frolic, and good will to all men. A
notable feature of lhe festivities was that the
violence and crime which so often mark the
celebration Of our public holidays were in a
great measure absent We have heard of no
serious cases Of violation Of law arising from
the Christmas jollities. Everything seems to
have gone off tremendously, as became the
festival Of tho Prince of Peace.
But the most pleasing aspect Of the celebra-
tion was in the charitable institutions where
the limtless generosity Of our citizens is always
at home. 10 the orphan asylums the father
less children were rejoiced by the good gifts Of
those charitable persons whom God has ap-
pointed their fathers-the ministers Of Him
who assured us that whatsoever we
do for these little ones we do also for
Him. The Newsboys' Homes-those excel
lent institutions in Park place and Warren
street--were made bright by rich contributions
which made the tables groan. The Five
Points establishments, the Mission and the
House Of Industry, were similarly taken care
Of, and the poor little waits Of the streets who
find home in these institutions were made to
feel that, although an evil fate has rendered
them estrays Of society, they are not without
friends or without a future Of Independent
humanity, in so many shapes, lies covering
under cloud, the inmates Of the dismal cells
were lifted up into the sunshine Of better
life by the boundless charity extended to
them. Probably some of the most vile crimi-
nails around that Christmas board-recalled by
the event to the remembrance Of the mysteri-
Gus birth of the Saviour and the sublime con-
summation of the redemption-.may have
frightened mp with the thought that as the
penitent thief found salvation they, too, by
penitence and good resolutions, might be
saved to society, to become one day a COM
ponent part of its most respectable elements.
On the whole, the double Christmas of 1870
was well kept OF course, it was but the pre-
fatory part Of the more jovial celebration OF
New Year, which follows hard upon.
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

PAGE.
1-Adverisements
2-AdvertiseRents-
3-Advertlsements
4-Edltorals: Leading Article. "The Squabbles and
Confusion Among the POtcians-The Contest
Tor the Next Presidency'-Pers0nal Intelll-
gence-Amusement Announcements.
S-The War In France-DupanlOup Interview OF q
HERALD Correspondent with the Bishop Of
Oreans-European and Domestic Teegraphlc
News-A Life on the Ocean Wave-Busness
Notices.
6-News from Central and South America-Brook-
lynltes' Burdens-Municipal Anars-New
York, BROOKLYN and New Jersey Courts
The Morristown Fire Fiend Sent to Trenton
The Building Murder: Further Evidence In
the West Thlrty-nfth Street demonstrating
BraiDIng with Bottle-The Central Park.
S-Financial and Commercial RepOrts-PrObable
Murder IN westchester-The Coal Question
''The Dishonest MISUNDERSTANDING Acct
dent-Marriages and Deaths-AdvertIse
S-Carnival OF tire-News IRON Washin2tOn-Shlp
ping Observation-Disclosures
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

THE LABOR REFoRMERs in Concord, N. H.,
have nominated Lemuel P. Cooper for Cover
nor and full Congressional ticket. They are
not very likely to carry the State, but as they
are composed in great part of republicans it is
interesting to know that they endorse Sumner
Schurz and Trumbull against Grant on the
ST. Domingo question
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

PREMIER GLADSTONE indignantly denies
the report Of his conversion to the Roman
Catholic faith" Such are the words of q
cable telegram from London. Mr. Gladstone
that way. He would not call it conversion"
but "perversion." Should Pope Plus the
Ninth seek shelter in Malta he will soon 'know
how II is himself
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

GENERAL SoHENoK has not yet received his
instructions relative to the Alabama claims
but they are being prepared at the State De-
partment. 1t will be well to give him great
latitude for his good sense and sound Ameri-
canism can be fully trusted.
The New York herald., 1870-12-28
Tho Bombardment to Begin ON New
Yenr's Day.


Year's Day.
A special London despatch to the HERALD
transmitted yesterday morning very positive
rumor that the bombardment of three of the
Paris forts will begin on the lst day Of Janu-
airy. These forts are on the south side of the
city. Everything is said to be ready, the
details being all arranged for the lombard
ment, which would have commenced sooner, it
is added, but for the festival of Christmas,
which the Germans always celebrate so reli-
giously. Why should not New Years Day,
which the French, and particularly the
Parisians, always celebrate as religiously as
the Germans observe Christmas, serve as an
equally good pretext for still further postpon-
Ing the bombardmentp IF this were indef-
nitely postponed it is likely that ''the world
aad the rest of mankind" would not
complain. The spirit OF peace which has
prompted the Friends in Great Britain to
organize the most liberal plans in
aid Of The women and children and
other non -combatant victims Of the war
In France might thus have time to cooperate
"Aou VIC ucpiC5oIVu OCC6blUncu Wy uhoOuo0 "nu
suffering in the ranks Of the German invaders
as well as by their enormous losses, which
have already reached the number OF three
hundred thousand men, and tend to hasten the
close of the FrancO-Prussian war. Humane
considerations, however. cannot at present be
expected to prevail in the councils Of either
the besiegers or the besicged. The latter
seem Determined to resist with heroism 10 the
bitter end, and military considerations alone
will decide the former to lombard or not to
lombard Paris. If the r,imor brought by our
special London despatch shall be verified
shells will be thrown into different parts Of
Paris for the purpose Of establishing the range
OF the German guns, and thenceforth the bonn
bardmcnt will continue necessarily until the
capitulation. In this case the lst of January
will probably open to the Parisians anything
bnt a Happy New Year"
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

BosroN has very heavy smuggling case ir
her courts. Six persons are indicted, ant
their joint operations are alleged to have
amounted to three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars.
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

The FURTHER INVESTIGATION of the Thirty
fifth street disaster by coroner's jury shows
that the building was improperly constructed,
the walls not being thick enough for the height
and the site of the building being too exposed
to severe winds.
The New York herald., 1870-12-28
Gulubeftn,s Nlxht Ride.

Our correspondent at Tours gave vivid
description in our columns yesterday of
famous night ride in which he accompanied
Gan,bctta on all unaccomplished journey to
Orleans. But the ride, after all, was only
famous for the failure Of its purpose.
Sheridans ride Is part of the annals of our
war. 1t is sung in poetry and it is immortal
lied upon canvas. But Sheridan reached the
end Of his journey and turned the fortunes of
a battle by his timely arrival on the field.
Gambetta rushed after an igmis tatuus rumor
from Tours towards Orleans but, meeting
with bad news and about twenty fierce uhlans
on the way he took the back track and got to
Tours again in fever Of blasphemy. Sheri-
dan, moreover, rode coal black steed ESQ
poetry says, although it might have been
bay), while the French Minister rode an iron
horse, whose motive power was coal. But to
drop smiles, this impetuous night ride of
Gambetta and all the incidents surrounding it
would seem to give a keener insight into the
character of the republican Secretary of War.
Judging from our correspondents description
of him we should say that he is q restless little
fellow, much given to fuss and sensation,
gifted with fiery eyes and tongue that hurls
out fire and fury with every breath ; in fact,
counterpart of Zamiel, in the play, that scar
let creature Of the lower world, whose eyes
and mouth, shooting forth terrible flames,
paralyze the juvenile portion Of the audience
and make the ladies quake.
We are afraid that Gambetta is not just the
man for the situation after all. Ambition, ex-
cited by his present elevation, but unfortu-
nately uncontrolled by judgment or discretion,
appears to have taken hold of him. His per-
petual meddling with the generals and his as
sumption Of military authority would ruin the
fortunes of any campaign. The destinies Of
great nation struggling in the throes of dire
misfortune and threatened with almost annihi-
lation surely need the mastery of greater
and calmer mind to guide them to better
end than the destinies of France now point to.
Where is that mind to be found in France to-
day? Echo answers, where?
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

AN EXTRAORDINARY LIST Of disastrous fires
In various parts of the country is presented in
our news columns this morning. In Newburg
extensive paper machinery works and two
other buildings were destroyed, with loss of
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars In
Poughkeepse three fires in twelve hours
occurred, with a loss of over ninety thousand
dollars. In Rochester number of buildings
were burned, with one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars loss In Cornwall, Canada, a
woolen mandatory was destroyed, loss three
hundred thousand dollars; and other minor
fires are reported in Haverhill, Mass, st.
Thomas, Canada, Baltimore and other cities,
amounting to an aggregate loss Of nearly one
hundred and ten thousand dollars. In addi-
ton to these fire occurred in Princess Bay,
Staten Island, by which an old man was burned
to death; another fatal casualty resulted
from fire in Bloomingdale, N. j., and at the
Hoosac Mass, tunnel two men fell victims to
the devouriDg flames. Verify, it would seem
that the fire fend is taking his holiday in a
raddening round OF merriment.
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

MINISTER MOTLEY has written a letter Of
Standardization in regard to his course in
England. The substance Of it is not yet known,
but it is understood that he claims to have
received no intimation of dissatisfaction on
the part Of the State Department until the
telegram summarily dismissing him, which
came to hand the day after the St. Domingo
treaty was rejected by the Senate.
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

PRINCE HENRY OF LUXEMBOURG relies
firmly on the justice of his ducal rights claim,
the patriotism of his people and the truth and
s'loyalty Of the signers Of the Treaty of 1867
to shield him against Prussian aggression.
The first named forces may be available, but
if Bismarck continues to press on his Highness
of Luxembourg should not rest too heavily on
the latter, or he may find himself tripping on
at an carly day towards Berlin or London after
the fashion of the American General Gadsden,
when he crossed the Mexican border, on an
nouncing to the customs officials, IL have
nothing 10 my trunk but my treaty"
The New York herald., 1870-12-28

NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STRKET.
>So>>e~~~~>~~>o->~~-s>~~--
JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PRoPRIETOR.
Volume xXXV.... mo. 362
ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
NIBLo's GARDEN Broadwsy.-ruR spEcrAcLz OF
THE BLACK CROOK
wALLACK's THEATRE. Broadway 18Th street.
Tue SCHOOL ron SCANDAL
LIMA EDwIN's THEATRE. 7@ BroAdwsy.-LrrrLn
JAok SBkPPAED.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE. corner of 9Th av and 23d ST.
LEs BRIaANDs.
OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway; y;; rus PAsroNIA. OF
WsK WILLIE WIsKIR Matinee As g
WOODS MUSEUM broadway, corner sosh st-Psrform.
ancos everv afternoon ana evenn&
GLOBE THEATRE; 7ss ssSsaway.-vAnIrrr ENTER
TANAKnT. Ac Matinee at -.
FIFTH AVENUE THEArRE. Twsn.y-tourtb street,
SARAroGA.
sowEay THEATRE y soysynSxw YoaK Buno-
BOOTHS THEATRE. ssd 81. between IN and On avs
RIP VAN WINKLR.
NEW YORK srADT THEATRE. IS Bowsry.-GxnAA
OPFaA-Wn LIAM TELL
sTEINwAY HALL Fourteenth sireet-MIss GLyN IN
MACBETH.
MRS. =. D. CoNwAY's PARK THEATRE. Brooklyn
rERNAnER
BROOKLYN ACADEMY or MUSCLE PErrr
fAUsp
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE,. sol Bowery.-vA.
RIx1Y ENTxRTAIsMEET. Matinee at 2k.
THEATRE CoMIQUE, 5i4 Broadway--CoMro VOCAL
BM. hKaRo AcIs do.-oLLr SANTA CLAUS Matinee.
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTREL HALL sS BroAdway.-
Memo MINsrEKLsY, FARoEs. BUsLKsoUKs, DO.
BRYANTs NEW OPERA HOUSE, 23d st.. between 9th
and 7th ayA-NKGRo MIssraELsY. EcoKNTRIoirIEs, 30.
APOLLO HALL corner 2sth street and Broadway
Dr. C0RRss DIoRAMA or IRELAND
ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street-BILLrARD
MArou-Rr poLPH Va. DsoS.
BROOKLYN OPERA HOUsE--wgLcH. HUGREs
WaTEs NISsTRRLs. -CnRIsrAAs PAsToNIAH, 30.
NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth streel-SoErEs
THE RING, AonoBArs, ko Matinee at AZ
DR.. KAHNs ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 7g Broadway
SoIKroK AND ART.
HARLEM MUSIC HALL.-KATHLRRH MAvoURNKEN.
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. Sls Broadway
SCIENCE ART
New York. Wednesday, December 2S, 1870.
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method Of pick, spade, bar and basket in the
spring of 1853, and it was not until June l2,
1861, that a perforating machine was set in
play in the gallery at Bardonn6che, on the
italian side, and only on the 25th Of January,
1863 that real excavation commenced on the
Savoy side at Fourneanx.
The intervening time had been spent in con-
structing and improving machinery, collecting
all sorts of supplies for the heaviest work and
training the men and animals employed
We're we to attempt repeated detail here
of all the scientific, fanciful and even super
natural bugbears conjured up to disconcert
the enterprise at the time Of its inception we
should fill columns with the strange story.
and imagination alike were ransacked for
terrible suggestions. Hidden torrents, sub
terranean fires, internal glaciers and ava
lanches, infammable oils, explosive gases,
solid metallic deposits, fathomless quicksands,
the very mountains themselves caving in to
bury them forever, were some of the appalling
contingencies summoned before the mental
gaze of the engineers and workmen, and 80
deeply were the latter impressed with these
terrors that they, for long time, would not
enter the vault without attendant priests.
But the hour had come; the Ogre Of the
Mountain was summoned to abdicate; steam
thundered at his granite gateways his reign,
with all its fantastic horrors, was over; the
work went on.
In 1862 the French government, by regular
convention, came to the relief of Italy, which
had been bravely pushing forward alone, and
agreed to pay one half the computed cost of
the tunnel (sixty-five million francs), with
yearly subsidies, should the Italian commission
complete it in twenty-five years. The latter
condition failing the French could cease
further payment. However, should the work
be finished in ten years from June 30, 1868,
France was to pay thirty-ive million one hun.
dred aud seventy five thousand francs for her
The New York herald., 1870-12-28
ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WOODS MUSEUM Broadway, corner S0sh st.-Perform-
ancos everv afternoon ana evening.
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DENTISTRY

TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN, THIRTEEN
years; benumbing application gas administered. Beau
Sets purchased. J. ia, VlLLERS.
1k5 Grand street. BroadWny.
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inFANTS WARDROBE. COMPLETE BUT PLAIN,
t ener second hand or new. Any having lost thei
Daoy can near OF cash Wardrobe address,
M lsta'lng price WARDROBE, Herald onice.
WANTED TO PuRCHAsE-A RETAIL DRUG BUS1
ness between Fourteenth and Forty second streets and
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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-25
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH.

WASHINGTON, February "a.
The Senate Committee on Postot1ices heard
Mr. Orton, the president Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. this morning, In opposition
to the report recently made In favor Of the postal
telegraph bill, known as the Hubbard bill. The
argument occupied the entire session OF the COM
mittee, and was not concluded at its adjourn
ment, but is to be resumed at special session on
Saturday morning.
Mr. Orton showed that it was impossible to in
stitute comparison between the United States
and European lines, as the latter were owned by
the government. The amounts invested in tcle'
graph property in neither section lad anything
to do with the question Of rares, and did not de-
mand investigation. He claimed that the rates
were net higher in the United States according
to distance, than In European countries. and pre-
sented o variety OF statistics to that effect Mr..
Orton also stated that the Western Union Tcle'
graph Company alone transmitted in the United
States during the year more than twice the num-
ber Of dispatches sent in France, country with
about the same population. This too did not include
the press reports The Western Union Telegraph
Company transmitted more matter for the press
alone than was sent in all the European countries
He referred to the injustice OF Incorporating
company by Cong 'ss and comforting on 1t Tree
right OF way through all the States, for the pur-
pose Of competing with existing companies. he
also referred to the recent reduction in rates. and
made an elaborate argument against such meas
ure as that proposed.