New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-01
9ls a GA d; sales to-day Is, 900 bales, OF winch
1900 were for export and speculation.
IYesterday's'Evening DisPsfches

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Yesterdays Evening DispatcheAl
New YoRK. October 3l.-A circular has
been issued to the police force of this city
from headquarters, saying that federal and
State registration and election officers must
be protected in their duties, while access to
the polls must be kept open to voters.
The circular adds: There IL no doubt of
the power of the police to keep access to the
polls opcn," and repeats with emphasis that
aocess to. the polls must be kept open.
WASHINGTON, October 3l,-The census of
New York city, will be retaken Immediately
after the election:
The Supreme Court assembled to-day.
Absent, Chase and Nelson. The Court ad-
.ionrned out Ofrespect to Judge Grier, whose
death was announced.
The Democratic Congressional Committee
have strong hopes of carrying the Second
Congressional District OF West Virginia,
making a clear Democratic delegation from
that State.
ESunday's Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, October 30.-The census re
turns indicate that the population will not
reach forty millions. The increase OF ne
groes will be mere tritis. Returns show
that where negroes upon the plantations re-
mote from cities. the natural increase nc-
cured, but in sections near large cities the
decrease is appalling, while the negro popu-
latiOn Of cities show little or no increase,
notwithstanding the influx.
Bids for arms aggregate only sixty-scven
hundred stands Of arms. There were no
bids for fifty field batteries complete. The
foreign demand is satisfied for the present.
the French having received about half ii
million Of arms from former sales
The government will sell one million OF
coin each Wednesday, and purchase one
&c orh
November.
New York, October 3O.--Arrivcd: Steam
ship George Washington.
domestic produce has presented interest
ing features, with general activity, and i'll
some cases violent fluctuations.
The cotton receipts this week from all
ports, $3.50 bales: total. receipts this season,
437 .6222; exports this week from all ports,
Al 1872; for the season, 1863, 295. The def
ciencies of receipts and exports, as com
pared with last year, are rapidly disappear
lug. Stock at all ports. 49,, 500, against
1901; stock, interior, 1880, against b,
rs.
Peace rumOrs now cause an advance IN
breadstuffs as we'll as in cotton. The cot
ton market of the week was the great point
of interest, opening At one cent, an advance
which was subsequently lost, but finally
partially recovered. The transactions for
the week have been enormous, aggregating
one hundred thousand bales, two-thirds of
which are for future delivery. Early in
the week produce was favOrably affected,
and the demand for flour and wheat for
speculation and export was brisk, but sub
sequertly the improved feeling was lost and
the market closed unsettled. Hog pro-
duct has been more active, but prices have
declined. Hops, hay and wool have been
firm. Tobacco active at full prices.
New YORK. October 30.-A Times special
from Brussels says that the capitulation Of
Metz threw the BonapartistS in the former
city iko CONSERVATION. Brussels is their
zaine, Ganrobert and the Processes Math-
ilde and Mctternich being there.
A Worlds special says it is stated at
Mercy-le Hawte, on the authority of staff
officer Of General Picard. who escaped from
Metz, that an awful scene occurred on the
Wednesday before the surrender of Metz
In the afternoon of that day, IA compact
mass Of unarmed people, of all ages. num-
bering nearly ten thousand, swarmed from
the western gate into the plain beyond.
headed by man and woman. the latter
carrying white. flag. Following these,
there were hundred children, carrying
body OF French troops. pressing them for
ward. These people were expelled because
there was no food for them III the city.
The Pr,Issians opened fire upon the still
advancing crowd. when the man and wo-
man were soon stricken down, the latter
still waving her flag. Amidst the screams
of the children. the Prussian fire continued
and for Il moment the crowd wavcrcd. then
fed. The Prussian fire growing hotter, the
French troops closed round the flying citi
zens A terrible fusiladc followed. the road
DO: In hn1..c of md
children. The forts opened fire upon the
Prussians until the fugitives disappeared,
when the troops fell back This statement
is furnished by the agent at Mercy lie iaute.
The Ecfala's London special correspond
ent states that the Northern and Southern
States of Germany are said to have agreed
to declare King William Emperor.
The Hc'alds special gives the following
preliminaries and incidents connected with
the Metz surrender
SAARBRCCKEN. October %, A. Nj
FASTENED to this point through a terrible
storm, which swept down trees and tele
graph posts. and swelled and overlooked
rivers. The surrender of Bazaine took no.
body by surprise. 1t was dead certain.
Ever since The departure of Boyer, and for
several preceding days, the French pickcts
We're drawn in. and firing entirely ceased.
The Germans advanced close to the French,
and talked in friendly manner with the
enemy, and occasionally giving the poor
emaciated fellows a portion of their rations.
A week ago it was understood that food,
in the fortress at Metz, was SO nearly ex-
hausted that tLe men were put on the
shortest possible rations. This, added to
untavorablc weather and rapid increase OF
sickness, rendered the army desperate.
Large delegations OF men went to Bazaine;
they were not insubOrdinatc, but desired to
he led out to assault en- masse, stating that
they preferred to die on the field rather
than by starvation. Bazainc spoke to them
kindly and atiectionately, and declared that
he was ready to die with them anywhere.
He represented the hopelessncss of at
tempting to do anything in their present
weak condition, being almost destitute of
horses even if they cut through the lines.
lie said terms for an honorable capitulation
were being considered. and he hoped soon to
relieve his brave men from the terrible stu
alton. This quoted the army, but rules
were so relaxed that several bodies went
over to the German lines without Opposi-
ton. ~
They did not mean to be disloyal, but
hoped to save themselves from starvation,
and enable those remaining to subsist few
days longer. On Wednesday it became
known that the capitulation was about to
take place. After preliminary messages,
General ChansaI1er, on the part Of Mar
shall Bazaine. and Major Won Sticle, on the
part Of Prince Frederick Karl, met to ar
range terms of surrender which had been
agreed upon by King William. Almost sim
preparations were made for an
march by n large portion of the
army and sending off supplies of
food to the capitulating forces.
This was necessary to prevent horrors of
actual starvation. As soon as the terms
were finally signed at the Princes head
quarter there was a great rush of applicants
Il haI