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ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

Al their own request the following o'ficers nave
been honorably discharged, under the provisions OF
the act approved July 10, ls'o:-first Leutenants
O. J. Aurick. Tenth cavalry; aohu ii. Purcell and
John J.. Cinley, Twenty.irst infantry, and Captain
Wiiilam J. BrOatch, unassigned.
FIRST Lieutenant George H. Ramsey. Jr., or the
Ordnance Department, IL relieved from duty at the
Allegheny Arsenal. Pa, and Will relieve Captain
Iyferu in command of the Charleston T.. q. Arse
nal. captain Iy ord wiz report for duty TO General
Halleck
First Lieutenant James L. Mast Second artillery,
and Second Lieutenant Henry w. TorDett, Eleventh
infantry have been ordered before the Retiring
Board.
Captain Augustus G. Tas III, Twelfth infantry ana
First Lieutenant Thomas L. Aston, unassigned have
been honorably discharged from service ander the
new army law
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Naval Personals.

Assistant paymaster George y. Banaham has been
ordered 10 duty at Norfolk. Lieutenant K. NJ. Cults
mas been ordered 10 the recruiting. snip Indepen-
dence at Mare Island.
Assistant Paymaster William Il. Stevenson has
been detached from the pay department OF the re-
ceivlng ship New York and ordered the Gner-
rere, twenty.three guns, Captain Stevens. The
Guerrierre has now the foil complement OF officers
for nagslip aud II is ! ore than probable thar she
VIII early next year relieve the friQate Franklin,
thirty-nne guns, Commodore c. Il. p. Rodgers, now
bearing the dag Of Rear Admiral oliver =. Gibson.
Admiral Giiss0n goes on The retired INST the coming
year. ana viii probably DC relieved Of the command
OF the European squadron by Rear Admiral morn
ton A. Je lEius. who is believed 10 ne dswn ioI thas
billet.
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following table shows the highest and
THE CITY BANK SHARES.

The following were the bids for the city bank
14s; Merchants, l16&; Me-
ehaaics, 1871; Union, 1871: America, las; City, 214;
rradesraen's, l52; Mechanics ana Traders. 1856 !;
Merchants Exchange 1o31s; Leather Manufac-
turers' 100; Seventh Ward, lf2; State or New York
1884, Commerce. 1876: Broadway, 3o2 Ocean, 7o4;
Mercantile, 1874; American Exchange, Il2; Chat
ham, 172; Bank OF the Republic, 49, Hanover. IO4;
Irving, lis; Metropolitan, 1874; Peoples I4o;
Grecers, lis; Market 1876; Shoe and Leather. 100;
Corn Exchange, i29; Continental, e6 Common
wealth, a5; Importers and Traders 1850: Park, 1869;
Manufacturers and Merchants, 100; New York
National Exchange 100; Central National, fo5H;
Fsurta National, 1884, Ninth National, 100; Tenth
National, l25, Oriental, l54; Gold Exchange, 10.
THE RAILWAY MORTGAGES,
The Following were the bids for the railway mort
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


CccHGAN---BEI1TT.---In this city, on Thursday,
December /, by the Rev. q. =. Narrower, WILLIAM
COCHRAN 20 ANNIE, daughter OF Henry D. Bethel
No carus.
EIlor-DICEERsoN.-- Thursday, December /,
nv the Rev. George A. Hubbell, j. WEsrFALL ELIOT,
vi. d., 10 Miss Ii. MARErTER DIcKERsoN all or
Brooklyn.
Der ], at the Church or the Nativity, by the Kev.
Thomas J. Ducey FRANK J. MCTERNAN 10 JULIA L..
GALLAGHER, both oil this city.
Boston ana st. Louis papers please copy.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. this city, on Thursday,
December l, BY the Rev. Albert ID. Van, JOHN KEY
N0LDs to CAROLINE BARNES, daughter OF Cnarles D.
Sutton, all OF this city. No CARDS.
TENSEET-BOYD.-On Thursday, December !, Mr..
JOHN ri. TENNaNT, OF New York ely, - Mss CARO-
LINE V. BoYD, OF Harrisburg, Pa. No cards.
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phis; New Hampshire, at Norfolk; Independence

phia; New Hampshire, at Norfolk; Independence
Ut Mare Island, Cal.
The snntee fnird rate rrlgate, nfty guns; Phiox'
guns; Dale fourth rate slo0p, eight guns; Amph'
trlte third rate iron-clad four guns ana Nonsesu
ton, third rate frlcate six guns, are III use d. 'o
Naval Acaaemy Annapolis Md. N,.o
The Guard, fourth rate, four guns, ana TUG np1is,
fourth rate three guns are assigned TO the p"iien
expedition. , 49,
Tho Kansas fourth rate, three guns, ana May.
flower fourth rate one gun comprise the VESSELS ~
the rehuantepec expedition, unuer Tue eomhahu VI
Captain H. w. slufeldt
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MONEY FIVE TO SEVEN PER CENT.
The rates In the money market have undergone
gradual hardening during the week and at the close
are quoted tive 10 six per cent on governments and
six to seven stocks Borrowers were active In
their demands day at seven per cent but the
market relaxed toward the close OF banking hours
and six per cent the prevailing rate after half
past two O'Clock.
Commercial paper was quoted OK o per cent for
prime double name accepmnces.
Foreign exchange was steady and without change
IN rates.
GOVERNMENTS QUIET.
The government list was quiet and a shade
6rmer There was little disposition to DEAL and
the market closed steady as follOws:-Umted States
currency Sizes 1907 ILL., United States Sizes 1881,
registered, 109% q ITO; do. do, coupon, 1l3h
11ss; do. fvc-twenties, registered May and No
vember, 1861 1917 do do, ls62, coupon, do 1879
a l07H do do, 1864, do do, 1c69k l07; do. do,
1865, DO. do 1868 107; do. do, registered.
January and July, 1861 log; do. do, 1856, csu-
pom, do, lo3S l09l4; do. do 1857 do. DO, 1897
1929; do. do, 1865 dc. de-. 1929 1897. do ten
forties, registered, 1861 I06A; do. do. coupon,
1861 1914.
STOCKS DULL AND STEADY
The stock market was heavy in the morning and
prices generally lower strong movement In
reaction, and the market closed steady at an I'M
proyemenr all around. Business light, how
ever, and brokers complain OF great dulness. The
following were the closing prices at the last session
OF the stock Exchange:-Canton Company, 66&
90; Western Union 44& a AZ; Quicksilver, a 5;
Mariposa. IL; Mariposa preferred, 10: Boston
Water Power, 1914 20; Adams Express, 647S bid;
Wes-Fargo Express, 33; do. scrip, az
90; American Express, 40 461S; United
States Express, "a a 354; Pacific MAIL 424
427S; New York Central consolidated, 9lsS ol4;
New York Central, scrip, $50 a $50; Erie, 249a a
415; DO, preferred, AK bid; Harlem, 131A
1927; Reading, 1918 a 1913; Michigan Central,
1907 bid; Lake Shsre, g2as 9256 Panama, &c
76h; Union Pacific, 172s IS; Illinois Central, 1876
bid; Cleveland and Pttsburg, 105 1906; Chicago
and Northwestern 81 bid do preferred, S9T q 90;
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis,
so a S115; New jersey Central 100 109L; Rock
Island, l1oI bid; Milwaukee ana st. Paul. soy. so;
do, preferred, SlA Sl5s; Toledo, Wabash and
western, 5i1s 5l2l; do, preferred 70 bld Fort
Wayne, 94K bid; Chicago and Alton, 115@ 116; DO,
preferred, l17ts 1l8h; Ohio and Mississippi, 31h a
3lss; Delaware, Lack awanna and Western Io9La
ITO: Morris and Essex, 911a 91s<; Boston. Hartford
and Erie, 36 81; Hannibal and ST Joseph los bid;
do, preferred, 1l4A; Columbus, Chicago and In
diana Central. 1SS IS.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and
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COURSE OF EMPIRE.

Two thousand nine hundred and seventytwo pas.
sengers arrived at this port from foreign ports Tor
the week ending Saturday, December 3. They
came by the following vessels
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In the gold lean market the rate ranged from
per cent tor carrying TO fiat for borrowing. The
operations OF the Gold Exchange Bank were as fol-
lows:-
Gold cleared. DO 10000
Gold balances. 1854, I29
Currency balances. ..............,.... 1sa2,210
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,pean steamers took out $500, 900
THE BANK STATEMENT.

The European steamers look out $500, 600 III specie
THE BANK STATEMENT.
The weekly statement OF the associated banks IL
unlavorablc. A decrease of over half million IA
legal tenders is attributed TO the locking OF green
backs by parties interested In decline In stocks.
The specie item also shows decrease the diminu
ton being over a million OF dollars. The actual loss
in reserve is greater than the million and half
above specified as the liabilities OF the banks have
been augmented Alb out half million dollars The
surplus reserve Is therefore impaired nea iy
81 5000 The statement contrasts with It's pre-
f.ll,y
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SOUTHERN SECURITIES STEADY.

Except for the new rennessees, which were weak
ana fraction lower, the market for tho Southern
State bonds was steady and closed strong, as fol-
lows:-Tennessee. coupon, 8oi5 a 6014; DO, new,
67s IS; Virginia, ex coupon, co IS; do, new 63s
o43s; do, registered stock, old, 80 "a; Georgia
Mxes 81 u 50; de. seyens Ok OF; do. sevens old,
90 d e3; North Carolina, OK coupon, AK n 48; do,
funding 1865, 81 IS; do do. 1885, 27L a
30; DO, new, 20 a 2eI do, special tax,
10 20; Missouri SKIES, s21S 93; do, Hanni-
bal ana St Joseph. o2k 9s. Louisiana skies, II
a "; d., new, 81 90; do, levee skies, ~ a "a;
DO. do, eights, so 81: do. penilentary sevena,
10 a IL do, railroad Fights, 50 a so; Alabama Hyes,
10 ~; 90. Fights, iol l02; do. railroad
eights 50 100; South Carolina skies, So 90; do,
new January and July, 6s14 q $50; do. do, April
and October 81 o.; do. registered stock, Old, 70
IS; Arkansas skies. "a 90; do. sevens, IS g.
RAILWAY EARNINGS.
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dnty with the Darien expedition. The corvette Cali
Tornia has gone into commission Boston yard.
Her destination Is supposed to be the Pacific feet,
aud VIII probably be used as the flagship OF the
southern squadron Of that feet, which is COM
uanded by Com modore David McDcugal.
NORTH SQUADRON PACIFIC FLEET
Commodore William Rogers Taylor, commanding.
Oa5ipee-Ihlrd rate (nGgshp). ........... guns
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dore Joseph r. Green, now at Key West. Fla,
commander pro tenn. Of the North Atlantic neet, In
connection with his own commandment OF the
Southern squadron OF the same beet It Is under
stood, however, that upon the completion OF the re-
pairs vi the Severn at NorIok-Rear Admiral Lees
nagsnip-he Will take active command of the squad
ron, relieving Commodore Green OF both commands,
as the southern squadron Is no longer 20 be con-
sidered q separate command Commodore Green
Will remain Tor the present al least on duty in the
squadron, assisting Admiral Lee at different points
In his extensive stations,
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afternoon at two O'Clock.
TooKER.-At Bellport, Long Island, on Saturday,
December 3, Captain SAMUEL s. TooKEa, aged 90
years.
Funeral on Monday afternoon at two O'Clock.
from his late residence, In Bellport.
TwIGG.--On Saturday, December 3, JAMES TWICE.
native OF the parish OF Rosscarberry, county Cork
The relatives and friends, and those OF his sons,
Dennis j., Patrick J. and John W.. are respectfully
ln lay 10 atene the funeral at mis- late residence
The remains will be taken to ST. Theresa's church.
where q requiem mass will be celebrated for the re-
pose of his soul, thence TO Calvary Cemetery for n
ternent.
VAN wINKLE.--On Friday evening, December 2, OF
consumption, FRANCIS VAN WINKLE IN the 42d year
The friends and relatives or the family are respect
FULLY invited TO attend the funeral, from his late
residence, 1914 Water street, this Sunday after.
noon, at half-past one O'clock
WALKER.-On "Wednesday, November TO- at Chase
VIE, New York JOHN WALKER, aged Go years, late
or Hoboken, New Jersey.
WIILERT.-On Wednesday, November 90 JOHN
WILLERT, aged 66 years and 9months.
Relatives and friends OF the family respectfully
invited to attend the funeral this Sunday morning.
at halfpast nine O'Clock, from his late residence
No. I22 Franklin street.
wILLIAas.-On Friday, December q at his resi-
dence 1913 East FEty-siXtn street.
The funeral viii take place this SUNDAY, ai.ers
noon, Mt one O'Clock. The friends of the family are
invited to attend.
WooDs.-On Saturday morning, December 8, after
long ana severe ine es ear ~ her aye
The relatives and friends OF the family, and those
OF her brother Peter Corcoran ana ana ner p1otner-"
tend the flnera from hcr late residence, No. 614
East Fifteenth street, this Sunday afternoon, az
WoRMs.-On Thursday night, December /, after a
long illness, ANsHEL WORMS, OF this city, In the s7th
Relatives and friends, also the members of the
Dirigo Lodge, No. 80, +. aud A. NJ, also the mem-
bers OF the Hebron Lodge, No 8, l. 0. B. b. are re-.
spectully invited 10 attend the funcra from his late
residence 377 Second avenue, this Sunday after
/ noon. at halfpast one O'Clock.
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SALES At THE new YORK STOCK sxcaAys:.
Saturday. Dec. 3-IO,15 A. M.

1Uu NHIC q " W PREF. DC. S5El
10 q G. @ d Ind RR. -. S05s
81 Chic Il X / RR. -. l1OM
800 Tol, Wab h w. SIX
40 Pitts, Ut w Il Chi gt 94ss
AZ Del, Lack &W RR. 1897
~ Chic 4 Alton RR... ll51l
Is Chi, Bur Il Q RR.... 153
loo Morris 4 Els RR -. 50
leo Han X st 10 RR. 1906
200 Col, G &ICR R.. 10
100 Ohio Il n ISIS RI. he 8i1a
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07

Evidently Prussia was fully prepared
and ready for the present war. 1t is
altogether matter of certainty that the
war with France has been regarded since
1866 as only a question Of time, and
liable to occur at any moment; and,
with this certainty of its future, prepara-
ton for years has been made, even to the
most minute particular. Since the
termination of the Austrian war, not
railroad car even has been constructed
IN Prussia or any of its dependencies-
Saxony, Bavaria or Baden-in which the
primary idea of its construction has not
been military capacity and adaptation,
rather than passenger or merchandise
traffic ; and on every such car to-day in
use in Prussian Germany may be seen
distinctly marked the capacity of the
same for so many men, or so many
horses.
/ The system of military enrolment and
enumeration, as affecting all those liable
to perform military duty, but not in
actual service, was also so perfect that
the men fell as it were into their places
at the instant the summons reached the
district or town commanders, through
the medium of the telegraph. Shunted
off for a period of some hours to allow of
the passage of military trains, at a town
of about five thousand inhabitants. on
the Minden and Cologne Railroad, we
learned that III this place the conscrip-
ton had amounted to almost ten per cent,
of the whole population, or to an aggre-
gate of five hundred men. The summons
to the field came, we were further inform
ed, at night, after a majority of the inhabi-
tants had retired to rest, and yet before
noon of the next day the whole of the
municipal quota had been assembled,
uniformed, organized with slb-officers.
and were far on their way on the cars
! to regimental or division rendezvous.
To use the language of my informant,
the men We're actually taken from their
! beds.
A large factory was closed and silent
The proprietors and a son, and all the
able-bodied workmen in their employ,
had left for the war : and us the former
through wealth or influence had managed
to escape in some degree the full require
ments of military service, they were
placed in the ranks. while their carmen
or porters. as ub-of1icers-sergeants or
corporals--were placed over them
Another Illustration of the extent of the
Prussian military preparation was to be
found in the circumstance, that oven on
the borders Of Holland, in situations
apparently far removed from the con
tingencv of invasion, the equipment of
the forts the preparation of the glacis
by the telling of trees and the erection
of new lines of palisades, seemed to be
as carefully and strategically made as in
respect to its more important fortifca-
tons of Mayence or Cologne.
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Newspaper Patronage.

There seems to be a great many differ
ent ways of defining and understanding
the phrase newspaper patronage" and
as a party interested i'll a correct detini-
ton of the same, we give the follow
ing disquisitiOn on the subject by one
who knows whereof he speaks. ii may
serve, perhaps as a mirror, in which GER
tain parties may be able to g see them
selves as others may see them.
Many long and dreary years in the
publishing business have forced the con
viction upon us that newspaper patron
age is word Of many definitions, and
that great majority of mankind are
either ignorant of the correct definition
or are dishonest in Il strict biblical sense
OF the word. Newspaper patronage is as
changeable as chameleon
One man comes in, subscribes for a
paper, pays for it in advance, and goes
home and reads it with proud satisfaction
that it is his. He hands in his advertise
ment, and he reaps the advantage there
of. This is patronage.
Another man asks You to send him the
paper, and goes off without saving a
word about the pay. Time passes on,
you are IN need of money and ask him
to pay the sum he owes you He flies
into passion, perhaps pays, perhaps
not, and orders his paper stopped This
is called patronage.
One man brings in fifty cent adver-
tisement and wants two dollar puff
thrown in, and when you decline, he
goes off mad. Even this is called patron
age.
Another man don't take your paper. 1t
is too high priced but he borrows and
reads 1t regularly, and that could be
called newspaper patronage
One man likes your paper he takes a
copy, pays for it, and gets his friends to
do the same he is not always gr1imbling
to You or others, but has friendly word.
If an accident occurs III his section he
informs the editor This is newspaper
patronage.
One hands you a marriage, or other
notice, and asks for extra copies contain
ing 1t and when you ask him to pay fol
the papers, he looks surprised You
surely don't take pay for such small mat
ters ?' This is called newspaper patron
/ age.
One Mt Is good to see such comes il
and says The year for which ] paid
is about to expire, | want to pay fol
another He does so and retires Thi.
is newspaper patronage,
1t viii be seen by the above that while
certain kinds of patronages are the yer,
llfe of the newspaper there are othe
kinds more fatal to its health and circu
! lot tho, +ho n,ilS g I,a ~,
are to the luckless prey he patronizes.
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The Romance of an Empress

correspondent of the Lynchburg
FirgiRiGn closes a recent letter i'll refer
ence to the Imperial family of France as
follows, and says for the exact truth of
it he can vouch, and the curiosity of
which is such that he relates it even at
the risk of some imputation of egotism
In 1851 the uncle of the writer resided
as American Minister at Paris with a
large family around him. At this time
appeared in society there Eugene Marie
de Guzman, Countess of Montllo
lovely person and an aristocratc name
securing her brilliant conquests in that
society, and constituting her one of the
most famous ladies in Paris. 1t was
thought, and, indeed freely remarked.
that her mother was more ambitious
than herself that the former designed
for her some great alliance, while
Eugene herself appeared model of
simple sincerity girl who would
choose to consult her heart in any matri-
monial affair Her sister had just marri-
ed the Duke of Alba and Berwick, a
lineal descendant of James II. of England,
and the worthy mother, Donna Maria
no doubt designed at least an equal
matrimonial destiny for the more beauti-
full of her daughters. But the heart is
not always to be controlled, even in the
most aristocratic life, or to yield to its
exactions of convenience Eugene lost
hers to a fine-looking blonde Nirginian,
young William G. Rives, son of the
American Minister. They were engag-
ed to be married But Aunt Judy Rives,
Il Virginia matron, very decided and
angular in her scruples, interfered and
broke off the match the Countess was
too fast " for her old Virginia views of
sosial sohriety. The woman for. whom
future ha, reserved SO much escaped the
comparatively humble match that her
heart had decided upon-the destiny of
"A quiet Virginia housewife-to ascend
the throne of France. Alas, what other
contrasts may yet remain for her II nm
event had been ordered differently if n
prospective mother-in-law had proved
complacent, the Empress, the woman
who has adorned the throne of France
and displayed to the world the charms Of
another Cleopatra, might Mt this moment
be quiet country matron living in n
farmhouse near Cabham Depot, County
of Albcmarle and State of Virginiq
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07
Carrier Pigeons in the Spy Service.

A French correspondent writes The
last discovery is that the means of .com-
municatIon between spies and their di-
recting bureau are carrier pigeons. One
Of these birds was picked up in the
town of Gisors short time ago. The
poor thing had fallen from exhaustion,
and being very handsome, was cared for
by bis captor, who on handling him
found beneath one wing an inscription
III German characters, traced with indel-
ible INK on the feathers, which. when
translated into French. read CHAL..
100. EMP RET The pigeon was re
tanned. and the authorities have put "A
stop to those matches which were for
merly SO common between Belgium and
the southern provinces of France.
When We bear in mind that there are
ten thousand of these trained birds which
could convey intelligence in six hours
from Paris to any of the frontier towns
of Belgium, there can be little surprise
felt at the French prohibition of the
sport. In America, few persons have
any idea of the fervor with which these
pigeon races are kept up. Contests
/ from the extreme southern provinces to
! Brussels, i'll which one thousand OF
fifteen hundred pigeons are sent off, and
III which the first prize is service OF
plate given by the Belgian king, are not
uncommon and minor races of three
hundred or four hundred miles are OF
daily occurrence during the season.
So, although partridge shooting is
forbidden in the department of the Seine
IT is perfectly admissible to exterminate
any OF the feathered tribe, which bear
the slightest resemblance to pigeon, b,
1t wild or tame According to Frencl
law the shooting season is reg1ilarl,
opened by an edict signed by the Pre-
feet, who makes ii coincide with tn,
gathering in of the crops but although
IT was published as usual this year, NJ
afterthought told Mr.. Shevcau that i
would be better to save all the powde
for the Prlssians, and IA second deere
suspended the execution of the first unit
France was free from her enemies
whereupon II wag wrote under the head
ing of the original proclamation, whicl
was. Ourereure de Ia Chasse. the words
AUX PRussiENs.