New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-19
THE WAR EXCITEMENT IN THIS CITY.

The tremendous antagOnsms which are now
shaking their the central Powers of the Old World
OF without their visible effects in this city,
of the commercial centers Of the world, the third
city the number OF its German population and the
home Of many thousands of Frenchmen. Yesterday,
that swift indicator Of commercial changes the gold mar
ke was in a state Of convusive activity during the day.
and heavy operations transacted The greediness
with which everything which purported to be news from
Europe seized upon the universal discussion Of the
subject OF the and other minor evidences showed
the anxiety with which the vast foreign population
awaits the commencement of the struggle
AT TIE GOLD EXCHASGE-RUaORs AND FLUCTUATIONS
HEAVY TRASsACrIoNs-FINE PER CENT FLtcTuAloN;
All o'clock yesterday telegram announced TO me
and Of Austria with France Inc Board immediately
it, highest pitch OF enthu-aSin-to ITS whteSt OF
white heats when nerves are at their utcrmost tension
and throats are strained Til theE can respond no more
The market which had opened fairly active at l' ine
diately sold up to 119, and when The news was IN
measure confirmed py th pane "a plct9
the London stock Exchange Consos having declined
was rushed up. until at 1920 it stood at l22l
Then there was an almost immediate reaction and de-
runor that the French Emperor had called upon the
States TO declare for neutrality or France
navy war footing by the addition OF more YES
sells and the enlistment Of eighteen thousand additional
scaInen on the ground that war vessels were not
sufficiently numerous or wecondtoned for the protec.
ton of American interests abroad me tancaofs OF
these dispatches did not rest with embeshing the con
test abroad sought 10y the injury OF the credit of ire
country a advance their schemes Of profit still
further. The fruit Of their vivid fancy was mani
fest in dispatches that announced the antlcl-
ated falling oil i'm the revenue OF the country and the
shipment of bonds from abroad 10 be paid for here The
purchasing had been pretty general throughout the daN,
nt when fbe price touched its highest CURE Q22U, the
German bankers were credited with having unlOaded.
or as operator remarked the price would nave gone
IA l95 Another reason given was that the bulls
AFRAID to venture in largely for fear the Assistant
Treasurer would sell more gold than was announced,
ana 'f %Sone from the London journals denouncng
France for the position She had taken IN forcing war
that might involve all Europe, ana OF which me end
could be foretoid again set -, the Room Room ID
10 break out at intervals some new fiction
was circulated. Fluctuations succeeded each other
9Is Hb Int few operators left upon the field In the
evening, sales made al the Fithaye Hotel begin
ming M 1872 and ranging up 10 22i and closing a 1919
The sales small during the evening and there was
little excitement.
THE TALK ABOUT TOWN.
AT THE GERMAN BEER SALOONS.
In the great beer gardens OF the BOWery,
where Jolly Teutons meet In festive throngs 70 drink
their lager bier the principal topic Of conversation is
stni the war Enormous quantities OF tobacco smoke
and untold floods of liquids have been consumed f0r the
mrpose of Calculating this allabsorbng matter Disas-
IRONS as continental war must be acknowledged 10 be
from broad point Of view, II is fortune to the beer
MANY men, many minds" the old Latin proyerb,
and its truth s well eNenphed by th ~ o. te
habtu6s Of these places. The commentators might DE
large class oracular in its utterances without put
ting forward any particularly bright ideas rms VIII
be mighty big war they are two great nations .,
once they get at it, there's no knowing when tneX
safe and conservative statements form the staple OF
their conversation Others are more dOWlTlehl III luel
expressions, and the OriginatOrs OF tine hueTous
scrimmages that arise from the question
THE INCENDIARY SENTIMENT
"Nap will get tremendous thfashlhg IoI M P
dencc was drunk TO with full glasses ana In alrhaNe
silence The remark from German however, t .s
Prussia was secOndrate power and need not aleihpo
rral France called forth general condemnation An
,ther German who said, BismaTk Is 10 Napoleon az
him was angry reprOved for his want OF patIosl'
and was dsgraced in the eyes OF ms rlens ," Psia
mans who born outside OF the cohle ,i W nas
feel that this is IN great measure noWer from
he German states "A whole, and the war when ia
wages they consider as war Tor tne t
whole The general opinion is most pOsltNey oPposeao
the opnion of the speaker last quoted nS c
confidence of the people, and they WIeNo .lae ,ic
snlendid military organization OF the IIussIhh Pooio
lad Inv me "needle gum" will more IMAM make up or
the numerical superiority of the French WHO numpfr
~ 90 600 while the Prussans have Dut oloWoVV. Al
tbnugh there are enough who was hOt III lhoton W
make discussion active anu par; Nm ierpgans wbo
there are "A large proportion 81 th,he ,h NM
drink their beer in quiet and do not trouble themselves
bnut the matter. except perhaps 10 COM u'h
selves ON being out Of danger OF diilt VI l..
90 The w.t. side of town the Germans assembled IN
,h her saloons and gathered the sdeWalks where
they vehemently discussed Tue Plo 10 Iata n hiah
There seemed "a he much indlnefence ~ w. tn 10" n
a. tnrnirhed i'm the reports of war III the phPoS'
~, dhc news the popular sentiment was tlat King
william would succeed. and II was tocluIy elan.n ~
MANY that he had calculated his ehaoe VI anu
b,d consequently acted aggfcrsN'h' ,.--..-
~ a'ion mat Prussia was uDpTepaicd docs not pre-
vail among the e. rman people bu on t,e C"uIg ufy
declare she was the attacking party With wa tuE
,rsted that Prussia had used none! '" Sev'. @
t.'a, a,nong the people Of this c0uhtry, the Ger
mans Indignantly denied the charg anu aSSslte 'a the
,rlr ,nin on entertained for Prussia was dominant
because Of the Justice OF ner ah name ~ Frnnc d
1891 ~ wrath the sOlld DeeflinDlutr IN the r
loon The Germans from Hanover seIn 10 y. tne ony
oaes of the Teutonic who are indifferent Ia the dis