New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-30
FRAUDULENT PENSION INVESTIGATIONS
Prussia Can Garry the War Into France
ARMY AND NAVY PREPARATIONS
IN ENGLAND.

We copy the following from the New
| York Sun of Thursday:
New YORK, July 27.-The victory of the
| Cambria over the Dauntlcss was made
known by dispatches from Sandy Hook.
| 1t caused great excitement, especially down
| town near Printing House Square. The
| flag of the Cambria floats in triumph on the
| right Of the City Park 1t is blue, with a
| white cross and crown in the centre. The
| park was crowded with thousands Of peo-
| pie, a huge brass cannon placed there being
| fired. The newspaper bulletins are
| crowded with people reading the dispatches.
Much disappointment has been expressed
at the failure Of the Dauntless, but the de-
feat is taken in good part by the New York
! yachtmen, and steps will be taken to re-
| ceive the men of the Cambria with becom-
| ing honor.
AS many as thirty steamers left for lower
bay harbOr Conjecture says the sudden
change in the wind gave the victory to the
Cambria; had the wind remained sOutherly,
it is said that the Dauntless would have
won. The excitement in hotels and public
| places down town when the name OF the
winning yacht was proclaimed, was un-
bonded.
CHICAGO, July 27.-In the Circuit Court,
Yesterday, an interesting decision was rem
dered, regarding the civil rights of persons
who had served in the Confederate army.
The suit was brought by Benjamin F.
Bradley to recover property in this city
worth nearly 1000, the title to which he
had lost in 1861 by expiration of the term OF
a mortgage, he being then in the Conteder-
ate army and unable to pay the necessary in
terest. The court held that as he was in the
service Of government in rebellion to that
of which he was citizen, the plaintiff had
no rights in this case and dismissed the suit.
Scandinavians of the city passed resulu-
tions sympathizing with France and sent il
telegram to Napoleon. The Emperor re-
sponded with dispatch of thanks.
Potter Palmer has given new $500. 900
hotel. on State street, to yeung lady
whom he is to marry in few days.
WASHINGTON. Julfi 27--SO far as can be
learned none of the foreign legations have
any information concerning the movements
of troops or ships. There is very general
feeling among the officials of our govern
ment that England will he drawn into the
trouble on account of the newly developed
design of France on Belgium.
A special dispatch to the Ecening Post says
the Commissioner of Pensions is pushing his
investigations into fraudulent action upon
pensioners with great vigOr and to some
purpose In addition to the sixteen attOr-
neys whose acts were reported few days
since, five more have been detected in the
swindle. and have been arrested. Quite IA
number Of them had been i'll good standing
in their neighborhOod One was prominent
in State Legislature. Gross Irregularities
are brought to light in these matters. SONG
members of Congress from Tennessee and
one member elect from Georgia are badly
compromised
LONDON, July 57.-The Berlin Correspond
ence asserts that Prussia. from the ma agnl-
tude Of her defenses and enthusiasm Of her
people, is prepared to carry the war into
France.
The greatest activity is manifested at the
great naval depQts and arsenals throughout
England. Stores. munitions and supplies OF
all kinds are being accumulated rapidly, in
few days the government has issued i'm
mense orders for war supplies, to be dellv-
cred at various admiralty depOts.
PARIS. Jaly 27.-The JonrnaI Obiciet
says We have intelligence that a rumor is
circulated on the other side of the Rhine
that the Emperor has given orders for pris-
Oners Of war to be treated with the utmost
rigor and placed outside the protection of
the law of nations. This is absurd. On its
face. on the contrary, the Emperor desires
to treat prisoners with the greatest human
ity.
The journal Oficiel republishes a call for
10000 additional troops from the contingent
of 1869. The conference of the regency
upon Eugenie, was officially announced to-
day The Moselle Rhine and Bras Rhine
have been declared in state of seige.
A dispatch from China, overland, states
that four French vessels of war arrived be-
fore Tuntien.
A Chinese functionary, SchOngho. has
been appointed Chinese ambassador to
Paris on a mission to offer satisfaction to
France for recent outrages on citizens.
ROME July 27.-His Holiness, the Pope,
is in receipt of official information from
France. that all theF rench troops, now in
this city. have received orders to imme
diately evacuate the POntiticial territory.
The Italian government having promised to
respect the Popes dominion.
VIENNA, July 27.-The Gar Alexander,
of Russia, accompanied by Chancellor Ger
schorff, is expected to arrive III this city
within few days
ST. PETERsBURG Russia is taking .vigor-
GUS measures for the preservation OF neil
trality in her territory. Russian encamp-
ment has been formed at Sklemewletz, a
town in Poland. situated on the railway
connecting Warsaw and Vienna. Russia,
while maintaining her neutrality against
infection, thereby desires to observe an attl-
tude during the coming war in keeping with
that of Austria and at the same time to
adopt precautionary measures against
rising in Poland.