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New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
DEVELOPMENTS OF THE NATHAN mo JEST

DEVELOPMENTS OF THE NATHAN mo JEST
The Nathan inquest is rapidly clearing up
many of the misstatements regarding the
murder, which have been put forth without
authority or consideration. The physician
called in on the discovery of the murder care
fully compared the wounds with the burglars
instrument found in the hall, and unhestat-
ingly declared yesterday on his examination,
that each Of the four wounds was inflicted
with that weapon. Gen. Frank Blair swOre
positively that he saw the door of the house
open q few minutes before the alarm of mur
was given. This is a direct contradiction of
the testimony of Policeman Mangam, who
swore that it was closed. But as the policeman
tried tand found it closed at Al o'clock and Gen.
Blair did not observe it open until 81 o'clock OF
little earlier, the contradiction does not appear
to be important. 1t is possible and very
probable that the murderer left the house,
omitting to close the door behind him, at
some moment during this interval of an hour
Naturally he would seize the moment when
the officer was on distant part of his beat.
1t is an important part of Gen. Blair's testi-
mony that he saw one of the sons of Mr.. Nathan
at the window above, putting on his stockings
A lew minutes laIef Nc saw INC same
person at the front door giving the alarm.
His stockings at that moment were bloody
so much so indeed that Gen. Blair thought
them red pair. The testimony of the news
boy seems to establish clearly enough that the
paper picked up by the laboring man on the
steps of Mr.. Nathan's house was a bank check.
Finally, the testimony of DR.. Peckham, as to
the noise of the struggle heard by him, shows
that the struggle which ended in murder must
have been between two and three o'clock.
These are the principal and indeed the
only important developments made during
the inquest yesterday. Taken in connection
with previous statements they indicate that the
murder was committed two or three hours
before it was discovered; that the murderer
was burglar possessed of burglars instru-
ments, with one of which the murder was
done and that some hours after performing
the deed, and after deliberately rihing
the safe he passed into Twenty -third-st.
by the front door Of the mansion,
leaving it partly open, and the implement
with which he committed the deed lying in
the hall. There is nothing in the develop
ments thus far to point to the criminal, but
they establish that he was neither of the sons
of the murdered man whose names have been
mentioned in that terrible connection. Further
developments will. we doubt not. make this
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
TOILERS OF THE NIGHT.

Not night passes that stealthy scoundrels
do not invade our houses for thieving pur-
poses Lock and bolt our doors securely as
we may, they yet break through and steal,
and, if their safety demands, kill as well.
Bold, full of resources, persistent and numer-
GUS beyond belief, the house-breakers who
are known in technical parlance as "sneak
thieves" are an always imminent danger.
The villains who seek us in our beds are an
order of criminals below the accomplished
professionals who achieve the great bank bur-
glarles which occasionally astound the world,
but are more to be dreaded, because their
depredations necessarily involve risk to life as
well as property. Ingratiating themselves
with servants, they learn the interior plan of
eligible houses and the habits of the inmates
30 thoroughly that, when they move about us
In our sleep, they are by no means strangers
in strange place. Gaining an entrance by
descending through the coal-hole by removing
panel from rear door, OF by deftly ascend
ing stoop-pillars and projections to second
story windows, which is becoming the most
common method, they are rarely at loss,
when within the house, where TO turn for
plunder or escape. While avoiding, if possi-
bic. all contact with tho inmates. they will
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09

While NJ. de Lesseps is being feted and
caressed in England, his Council of Admins
tration in Egypt have found themselves under
the necessity of making an announcement
which may tend to cool the enthusiasm OF that
gentleman's hosts. The Council has issued a
notice that as the income of the Canal
has not been sufficient to allow OF
the payment of the coupons either OF
the shares in circulation or OF the
delegations" representing the 176,6O2 shares
taken by the Government of Egypt, such pay
ment is therefore adjourned" 1t is, OF
course, promised that the coupons in question
shall take precedence of all future distribution
of dividends, but the fact remains that the
Canal has not as yet earned minimum income.
Most people will be sorry to hear of this an
nOuncement, as it tends to destroy confidence
in an undertaking the completion of which,
even to its present state, reflects high credit
upon both its protector and engineers. Still,
it only proves the truth of the predictions
so freely made that, whatever the success Of
the Canal as an engineering scheme of unusual
boldness it would not be for many years a
paying speculation to its shareholders. There
is little hope of further support from the
French Government now that the Emperor has
engaged in the even more costly experiment
of war with Prussia.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09

mainly Of Wood, whereof we had an abun-
dance of choice quality at low prices. Great
Britain had less and at higher cost A recent
rapid revolution has almost dispensed with the
use of timber in all but some of the smaller
c0asting vessels, substituting therefor Iron,
which Great Britain produces in greater abun-
dance and at lower prices than we do. She
can therefore construct Iron ships cheaper
than we can, and could do so (by means OF
her cheaper labor if our Iron cost no more
than hers.
III. The most important use of Iron Steam
ships in our day is the transportation ana
diffusion of Manufactures. The MANUFACTURE
ing nations of Europe are all intent on enlarg-
ing and extending the markets for their wares
and Fabrics. To this end, they establish lines
of Ocean Steamships to America, Asia ana
Africa, with reference to profit rather on the
sale than on the conveyance OF their gooas'
The manufacturers largely export their own
goods for sale, and they naturally give pref
erence in shipping them to the ships OF 'heir
cOuntrymen. Our manufactures are less per-
fectly developed than those of Great Britain
France and Germany, and are of course less
considerably exported. Idly shall we spend
our strength in building swift and costly
Ocean Steamers so long as our exports consist
mainly of Cotton, Grain, and other bulky
staples, which will not pay for transportation
bv such steamers. Better find profitable en-
ployment for the Ocean Steamers we already
possess. and which are generally lying IDLE,
than to squander Millions on more such, to be
laid up as these are.
iii. In short, let us stimulate, expand and
diversity Production to the greatest possible
extent, and our Ship-building, with our Navi-
CATION, will expand and prosper. If we begin
at the other end, we shall rush upon failure
and sore disappointment
". We Protectionists could not follow Gen.
Webb's counsels if we would. We are con-
fronted by vigilant, agile, unscrupulous ad-
yersary. Were we to attempt to do as he
recommends, our Free-Traders would appeal
to the farmers to say whether Iron imported
for making Plows ought not to be as free as
that imported for building Ships, and would
represent Free Iron for Ship-building as abounty
given to the seaboard at the expense of the
tax-ridden interiOr-tO the East at the
cost of the West. We cannot afford to pro-
woke this hue-and-cry.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09

present there seems to be pause in this p0r
ton of the field, the most plausible explana-
ton of which is that MacMahon is held tight
in position whence he cannot retreat without
the danger of total rout, and where nevertheless
he has not the strength to fight. Thus the whole
right wing of the French army is neutralized,
while the Crown Prince, having the Rhine
valley entirely open in his rear can bring
over as many troops as he pleases from Baden
70 hold the passes of the mountains, to be-
Lacquer Strasbourg to reinforce the armies at
Saarbruck and Forbach and perhaps to keep
MacMahon in check while the Crown Prince
pushes on towards Metz StrasbOurg will prob
ably be evacuated and the only remaining
French troops in the Rhine Valley, namely,
Gen. Douay's Seventh Corps of Reserves at
Belfort, south of Strasbourg, will probably fall
back upon Nancy.
Thus it will be seen that the situation, which
looked grave enough on Sunday night, appears
still more critical in the light of the dispatches
of this morning. MacMahOn has not succeeded
in rejoining the main body OF the army !;
Nancy is not yet covered; and it Is doubt
full whether Napoleon can make any fur
ther stand on the line of the Moselle
He may even be t1ken in flank at Metz
| for while MacMahOn is in the noun
talns the flank on the Moselle is entirely
exposed, and in that case French defeat
would be utter and irremediable. The march
| of the Prussians to Paris would be across
many obstacles, to be sure, but none OF those
obstacles are formidable unless there is
strong army behind them and as for the for
tifications of the capital, we must take 1t INTO
consideration that if Prussian army should
penetrate as far as the Seine it would pr0ba-
bly, find Paris in the hands of revolutionary
committee and Napoleon fugitive. The SIT
uation is not so desperate that it may not be
retrieved. The extricaton of MacMahon from
his present isolated position, and success In
front of Metz, would place the combatants
once more on footing comparatively equal
and open a new and perhaps long campaign; I;
but as affairs now stand the future of the en-
pire is black with omens of danger.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09

The Canadians claim that the Annexation
League of which we lately gave an account
never had much vitality, and another cores
pondent than the one who announced its birth
details on our second page its early demise.
Nevertheless, the Canadians agitate themselves
unnecessarily over their problems of Indepen-
dence and Annexation, and fancy the whole
world is absorbed in their solution. Our advice
to them is first of all to get out of their pres
ent position, where they are dependent when
in peace and prosperity. and independent of
England when in danger of attack. After
they have accomplished that it will be time
to ask us seriously to consider the question
of their annexation. If they don't hurry it,
they may possess their souls in perfect pa
tience, serenely confident that we wont.
There are scores of other things in which we
have at present far greater interest
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
THE YACHT RICE.

The Queens Cup is not to be taken back to
England by the Cambria. She made gallant
effort yesterday to reclaim it, but it is not to
be re-won with the ease and dash with which
it was taken in the memorable contest OF
nineteen years ago, when the result was an
nOunced in the open confession, which seemed
to do the British soul good: First,
"the America; second-nothing." Into the race
Of yesterday the best yachts of the New-York
Club entered with a spirit which was cOmpli-
mentary to their English contestant; and the
winner herself, though broken with long SER
vice in the war and with age came forward to
do her best to retain the trophy OF her former
victory. The Cambria had just triumphed in
long and closely contested race over one OF the
swiftest schooners of the New-York Squadron
and one of the most daring sailors of the Club.
There was reason, therefore, for distrusting
the issue, and to put forth every effort on the
part of American yachtsmen to win the race
and maintain their right to the cup.
Propitious weather and winds combined
with this strong spirit of rivalry to produce
one of the quickest races on record. The
winning yacht, the Magic, made the run to
and around the light-ship and thence to the
stake-boat in the Narrows in hours, 33
minutes, and 81 seconds. The America, which
came in fourth, was fifteen minutes behind,
while the Cambria, marked eighth in
the contest, was 81 minutes, 13 seconds
behind the winner Her late contestant,
the Dauntless, was only minute and 23 Sec
onds behind the Magic, and beat the Cambria's
time by "a minutes, 40 seconds. The contest
was spirited throughout and the scene in the
bay picturesque beyond description. No race
of the kind in New-York Harbor has ever been
witnessed by such numbers as on steamers at
sea and from the adjacent shores watched this
international contest.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
TIE MILITARY SITTATTON

The telegraph has had little to do for the
past twenty-four hours except to record the
completeness of the Prussian victory AS we
said Yesterday. the French, occupying two
sides of a square, have been driven in on
both those sides their right and center have
been beaten and doubled up and their only
hope is in changing their line OF direction,
and falling back upon Paris and Nancy, while
Strasbourg is left to its fate. Three corps, at
Metz and ThiOnville, remain intact, and are
ready to offer determined resistance to the
advancing enemy. Portions of the corps of
De Failly and Frossard, saved from the wreck
of the center, are also available, and CanrObert
at Chalons can doubtless forward several di-
visions to the front. 1t must be remembered,
however, that FTossard has just suffered
severe defeat that De Failly sent no fewer
than five divisions of his corps to MacMahon
during the battle at Worth and Haguenau and
has never got them back again, and that Can
roberts reserve consists principally of an un-
disciplined Garde Mobile, from which Mac
Mahon has already drained away the best reg
iments. To oppose this remnant of the grand
French army of invasion King William has
his entire center under Won Steinmetz,
flushed with victory and hardly yet i'm
paired by battle, and his entire right
wing under Prince Frederick Charles, which
has not been under fire at all. If
a general engagement take place at Metz
during the next twenty -four ,hOurs-and it
seems very likely that an engagement will
take place-there can be little doubt of the
result. Napoleon will be beaten again, and
driven back to the line of the Meuse, which is
much weaker than the position he now holds
upon the MOsele.
Meanwhile what has become of MacMahonf 7
AT our latest advices on Sunday night he had
buried himself in the passes OF the Nosges,
and thence was Fastening westward, apparently
designing to unite if he could with the French
center ON the route beween Saarbruck
and Metz, or at worst to fall back
upon Nancy, and thence form a juno
ton with De Failly and Bazaine
along the line of the Moselle. 1t is now GER
tain that he has no point of support on the
Saar, for the whole of that line has been swept
by Won Steinmetz, and whether he can even
reach Nancy is extremely doubtful. The Crown
Prince is probably pushing him with all possible
vieor. and when he emerges from the western
oafeways of the Vosges he may find himself
face to face with a portion of the Prusslan
center, waiting to intercept him. For the
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09

Evidences that the long -slumbering empires
of Eastern Asia have at length awoke, and are
beginning to grasp the necessity of progress
sive action, pour in upon us thick and fast
But few days since we recorded a giant
stride on the part of the Chinese. To-day an
other step has to be noted in Japan. The
Government of the latter has for some time
past literally availed itself of civilized appli-
ances but they have in all cases tended out
wardly and visibly either to the consolidation
of its power or to the prestige it enjoyed in
the eyes of its powerful and not Over-sub-
missive feudatories. With liberality which
has astOnished even those most familiar with
its past history, the Commercial Depart
"ment," which answers pretty much to the
"Board of Foreign Affairs" in China, has de-
cided on establishing a line of steamers for
the purpose of carrying mails between Naga-
saki, in the extreme southwest, HiogO (the
port of osaka, and Yokohama. Asat the present
moment there is no line of foreign steamers
touching at Nagasaki, the facility which will
thus be afforded to trade at that place is likely
to be greatly appreciated both by residents and
shippers on the Pacific Coast. 1t is noteworthy
that the POstmasters of all the Treaty Powers
declined to give any aid in the matter.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09

The World, through its Richmond corre-
spondent, thus commends a candidate of its
party for Congress-:
In the With District the Conservatives have put
forward of real strength the person OF Gen. wm
Terry OF Abingdon. He is lawyer by profession, but
has also had editorial experience. His record
was brilliant He entered the Confederate service with
a company from Wythe, and became a member Of the
4th Virginia one Of the original regiments Of the Stone
wall Brigade. Rising rapidly he became Brigader-
General, and after stonewal Jacksons promotion
manded the fayOre brigade of that tnguished officer
until the close Of the Rebellion Gen. Terry is also
prominent Mason, having only recently retired from
the position OF Grand Master OF the Grand Lodge Of
Virginia His election by large majority may be
idently predicted"
Isn't this rather running the thing into
"the groundPn We wish no man disfranchised
nor prescribed because he was a Rebel; but
commencing a man for Congress expressly
because of his zeal and efficiency in the work
of destroying our Government and dividing
our country, is not that the drop too muchT'
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
THE DISASTERS OF FRANCE.
Continued from First PAGE.

that the Emperor, intending to be everywhere. x
not commanding in person, at any rate TO keep tho
men in spirits, will take with him only two yaets-
de-chambre, two cooks, and chez. The Prince I'm
perial will have one valet and two officers Of tho
bousebold No General or other officer will be al
lowed more than two cantines, sufficient TO load
mule.
The order against carrying any more than this
amount of baggage is absolute Each general officer
is TO be allowed four horses and two servants the
orderly officers three horses and one orderly Tho
Emperor has insisted that all the officers attached 70
his service shall have the very best beasts and not
to spare them when they have an order TO convey.
Tents are given up wholly. The alternative Is the
birOadc.
The Emperor was not absent the whole day OF
Yesterday from St. Cloud. He was closely occupied
with the Ministers of War and Marine Couriers arc
constantly going and returning, especially to and
from the East His aidsde-camp are Gems. focbn
de B6ylle of the Engineers, Chief Of the Iopcgraph-
ical Cabinet of his Majesty Prince de la Mosowa OK
the Cavalry; Castelnau Of the Staff; Brig liens DO
Wambert de Genlis Count Reille of the staff; Pajol
of the Cavalry and Fave Of the Artillery The lat
ter quits for the time being, the command OF the
Polytechnic School.
AS the official journals under "the law OF
silence the news cannot speak Vilemessant OF tho
Figaro says he shan't speak Of victories, nor de-
feats, skirmishes, nor anything. As the Govern-
ment wants silence, lest the enemy should be IN
formed, let it have silence, not TO inform tho
enemy" at home. What comfortable state OF
things There is from the front Of skirrnihses,
but these are of no Importance. II is said tho
Emperor leaves tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09

Why should a patient public be longer an
noyed with details of the alleged rascalities of
Congressman Roderick Random ButlerY If he
is guilty of half the charges made against
him he ought to be prosecuted. And is it
quite certain that the officials, State OF Ma
tional, who take no action toward indlcting
him, ought not to be impeachedf The failure
of Congress to punish him for one of his Of
fenses does not acquit lesser authorities from
their responsibility.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09

The people anxiously await the 1st of 0cto-
Der, when the act of Congress abolishing GER
tain taxes on trade receipts goes into effect.
When the tax of one-eighth of one per cent
was levied upon passengers on street cars the
companies raised the fare from five to six
cents, on the ground that change could not be
made for the fraction For brief time
they sold tickets at or near the legal
rate; but they soon made arrangements
that effectually suppressed even that
concession, and thus robbed the people
of many thousands of dollars. All the charters
of city railroads, we believe, set the fare
below the Central Park at five cents, except
the Harlem and Fourth-ave. routes, which
have no reasonable limit. This latter line is
now charging eight cents for carrying people
through the dismal tunnel, and up Madison
ave. to the Park. Let the people look ont for
the day of the repeal of the tax on railroad
receipts; every extra cent taken after that day
ia an illegal charge.
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
Getu'alotk Daily gribl11re
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1870,

There was fighting reported yesterday. The French
are concentrating at Metz where general battle Is ex-
pected to-day. Napoleon is said to he i'll at Chaons.
The Prince Imperial has arrived at Paris. == The
funeral Provost took place yesterday IN Paris
New-Haven propeller burned on Falkners
Island. the crew being saved - Two maddened
steers through Buffalo yesterday killing boy ana
seriously woundng several other persons. == state
Convention OF colored will be held at Saratoga on
tho 10th inst. &C. man, aged TO- was killed by des-
pe,adO in Buffalo,
The race for the Queens Cup was won Ivy the yacht
Magic. - The yacht sappho has arrived from the
coast of Ireland in days IA hours. - In July, 626
vessels arrived from foreign ports. - At the Nathan
inquest Gen. Frank T. Blair gave testimony which DIS
poses Of every insnuaton that member of the fam
ily committed the murder. == The killing of James
Fingeton by Adam Sangfried during a fight was de-
cared by coroner's jury to be justifable homicide
== Gold, 1l9, 11S5, 1ls3. Thermometer rs, SO, 7s,
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09

At last we have the census return for the
Fifteenth Election District OF the Flllth ward
We called attention, soon after the May cleo
ton, to the enormous vote given In this dis
trict, under the management of the Tammany
Ring. The vote was Republican, ~; Demo-
ocratic, 1908; total, 1,O22. Now comes the cen
sus, and the entire district shows lilo people;
one-half are women and girls, half the masculine
portion are under age, and quarter OF those
old enough to vote are aliens. There may
possibly be 175 real voters in the district GER
tainly not 200 by any rational theory; yet IL
gave (under the liberal management OF Sena-
tor Norton) 200 more votes than 1t had male
residents, boysincluded. We are waiting tor t"o
or three other districts that show similar returns
especially one in the With Ward. That facts
will prove a fraudulent increase OF vote Dy
the Democracy quite enough to carry the
State and secure the Court Of Appeals, we
have no shadow of doubt. Nor do we doubt
that they would have counted up 10000 more
in this city, if it had been necessary to accom-
plsh their purpose. What do honest voters
think of over a thousand votes in population
of only seventeen mndredf
New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
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