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WHY FRANCE FAILED.
The Gross Frauds In the Eovernment-What
Innhllinfen n SfnIe.

Constitutes n state.
The London Spectator says:-
writer in the London Netos was told by two gra-
Zers OF Picardy, a matter within their own know
stances which they could specify the military sutho-
rifles had got only 1900 men in full regiment, in-
stead OF 1000, though there were 5000 names on the
rolls. The nlOdus Operdndi was this s:-Fourteen or
fifteen years ago private societies undertook to find
substitutes for such Of those drawn in the conscrip
ton as could pay for substitute While this was 30
those societies received the conscripts' money, and
it was of course the interest Of the army autho
rites to get the full number of men, the men were
always provided. But since the law has required
the money paid by those who can pay for substitutes
to be paid directly into the military chest 1t has
become the interest of those who control the milf
tary chest to pocket the money and put sham sol
diers on the rolls. These graziers OF Picardy tod
the Daily NeCs correspondent that they could point
out many companies which nominally consisted OF
one hundred men, and could only muster thirty and
as we have said before, they maintained that the
average French regiments could not muster much
above half their nominal strength Now, individual
statements OF this kind made as they only could be
made, from personal knowledge Of a few selected
cases, would be utterly worthless as evidence If
they did not agree so marvelousy with the con-
not only disasrously outnumbered but their armies
have fallen ludicrously short Of their nominal
war knows that Of the 100000 men whom the French
army should have numbered on war footing,
barely 1000 fighting soldiers were to be found in
France before the great defeats. And If this policy
OF embezzng the ESQ paid by every French con-
script as substitutemoney has been largely pursued
in some regiments, there can be little doubt that it
has spread more or less through the whole French
armv 10 tireol a ono nrovaa e
Yis{ ord oiso n e neai Iause e., one proSeu 10
Soarto a @ ,n,op bo, 49,, W pI9uSS 'le re-
e nav faj,i ~ S @ m III s neLSe
W al Se bynohasaS s Oe " @ SlG b 4S. @
nre % Tbet tbe Sono cenua osS Ui & w Iai &
y. I.ori- 20 .b NY Sot0
az mUh i " te ia DeParCuenL anu the
ovpa @ @ aeguiatlng Ille supply OF cnassepots,
SoslS S S UnV , hnows, EESIywHe tne french army
haS Hb; Teen ~ s, starved ' 10 enIicn lndlvlduals
is 10 Iile more serious lesson 20 us, because
pesuniary corruption is the very root Of the greatest
anu most menaclng eVlis IN every Anglo-Saxon
feTs in be ~ CTss great prVpUr0n oi Iae aisas
.eis IA i she ~ caused enormous waste ana
many dis asters IN the American civil war: 1t still
causes te greaUesS POSSIBLE potica evils IN Amer
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become crime. Those who should have been pro-
tcted by the law have been prosecuted by che law.
The small dealers and poor Impractical and unedu-
Gated men have been the sufferers They are ruined
by fines and dsgraced by punishments such as,
thank God, were unknown In this free land, and
such as, when inflicted in England, produced the
revolt that brought Charles the First to the block.
The rich leaders Of the whisky ring, the wealthy
robber of the public treasury are screened by the
artful knowledge of expert bookkeepers and the
superserviceable protection OF corrupted officials.
The poor and honest are punished; the rich and
cunning have immunity.
cannot fear take up this nomination without
exposing the cause Of reform to the reproach OF
personal ambition and thirst for office. am just
about TO lay down one office that feel have filled
with just regard TO public duty and faithfully to
my party. Should now at once seek after another
would appear TO do so from a lust OF place and
power. ! must not only feel in my conscience, as
do that am not and have not been led by such un-
worthy motives, but must also appear before men
by my conduct to for the sake OF the and
not for my own sake Rejecting and reconsdertng
thus, am glad that circumstances have permitted
me TO reract my letter of acceptance without slight
ing you and your generous offer to support me, and
without exposing the sacred cause OF reform to
unmerited reproach.
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CONQUERORS, HOPES.
The Responsibility of the War-What Ger.
many Expects.


The German KreltT- Zeitarlg (CrOss Gazette says
THAT the guilt OF this rests with France is evil
dent, and 1t Is equally clear that II the arrogance OF
France Is not broken, we shall be exposed to the
continual danger Of new cenhicts. No one can
doubt that the nation itself must be punished for
this. We have said it is the guilt OF the navon aud
though the horror excited by the brutal acts of the
French makes 1t difcult for us to distinguish be-
tween national guilt and individual crime our poll
cation which forDds hostiities against private per-
sons Butsinee welay the whole responsibility of this
war on the French nation, we cannot but demand
full compensation for the injury DONE as far as
can be estimated in money; and the more firmly we
convinced that France viii continue TO threaten
her neghbOrs and TO endeaY0r TO obtain the pro-
perty OF Others without being restrained by any
scruples except such arise from doubts as to her
own power, the more clear does 1t become that Ger
future security. Money contributions have only
reference to injuries which have been sustained;
but, to secure ourselves against the return OF such
dangers, the frontiers OF France must be changed
so as 10 render an aggressive war on her part as
difhcult as possible, and as, by force and cunning
France has obtained, at the expense OF Germany, a
frontier when pampers her appetite for the posses
siODs OF her neighbors and matters her evil inclina-
tons by making success appear easy, it seems to us
many the duty OF recaimlng the provinces
Of which she has been deprived. This is net policy
OF conquest for we undertook the purely in self
defense TO prevent new portions OF our territory
being taken from and we should be indescribably
simple minded it, instead OF making use OF the for
tune OF war, we were TO leave the enemy In unds-
tuTbed possession OF his territories, and with the
conviction that he may subject TO an unproVoked
attack whenever ne VII, without suffering anything
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Reported by De Haven 4 Bro. No 20 s Third street
PhiIadeIphia Trade Report.

FRIDAY, Sept l6.-Bark-lOO hhds. No. Quer-
ctron sold yesterday after the close OF our report
at s2I per ton.
Seeds-Cloverseed may be quoted at s7@s o 81
pounds. Timothy sells at $4,000. Flaxseed is in
demand, and 500 bushels sold at 1925. .t..
The Flour market presents no new feature worthy
OF special note. There is no inquiry for shipment,
and the operations OF tho home consumers are
limited to present wants. About 700 barrels
sold, Including supernne at s5@5 SO; 100 barrels
Pennsylvania extra at $40; 200 barrels North
vania do, do, at s6'50@T 100 barrels Indiana do.
do, choice, at 81; Ohio do. do. at s6isIh h@T; and
fancy brands at 81 '25@s 90, as in quality. Rye
Flour may be quoted at 1916 In Corn Meal nothing
upbs' Tbs Wheat market continues quiet at former
rates Sales of 4OeO bushels Indiana red at 81 i33
O. b. and $500 bushels do. do, In the elevator, at
n al Rye is frmer, and 400 bushels prime Western
sold At sSc. Oats are firm and in good demand; !;
sales of 1000 bushels white Western at 64956c and
1000 bushels Southern on private terms. Corn is
quiet but steady Sales OF 500 bushels Pennsylvania
yellow at 95@96c. 1900 bushels Western DO. az s4c
and 500 bushels high Western mixed at sO992c.
WHISKY is dul at 9Oc. for Western HoD-oo1nd.
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THE WURTEMBERGERS.
The Conkratulatory Address of Prince Angus
Ius-Che Her0ism OF the Guards.

Lub-Enc HcrO1sn oil the Ouard9.
Every day new details are received which show
the feSrfully murderous character Of the battle Of
Gravelotte. The Corps Of Guards went in
$4,000 strong, and lost 1000 killed and wounded.
In some OF the regiments only three or four ocers
lions and companies were brought out of the fight
by ensigns and non-commissioned officers. The COM
mander of the Corps, Prince Augustus Of Wurtem-
burg, has issued the foloWing:-
Soldiers OF the Corps OF Guards:-In bloody
battle God has given us victory-a victory which
only now see in all its extent and greatness. The
Corps OF Guards has been able to contribute In
prominent manner to the achievement OF that vic
tory. All arms have rivalled in courage aud en-
durance. The artillery, by united efforts at decisive
points, and by deliberate and correct firing, even
where exposed to the shots OF hostile infantry has
successfully pared and supported the attack of
the infantry: the stormiDg OF the villages OF ST.
Marie aux Cheyes and ST. Privat la Montague
each surrounded with stone walls, under the
murderous mrsketry fire of the enemy, has
been carried out in manner which is
above all praise. Carried away by the
example OF their officers, the infantry with the
sharpshooters and pioneers, drove the enemy from
losses are great with which we have purchased the
victory, but st. Marie aux Cheves and St. Privat la
Montague are glorious laures which you have added
TO the brilliant wreath OF victories OF the Corps
OF Guards.
Soldiers of the Corps OF Guards-You have
once more justified the confidence which his Ma
esty our most gracious King, has ever placed In his
guards, and this confidence you will also maintain
In the future. am proud to be commander OF such
a corps Hurrah for the Kingl
BipOuae at 81 Marie Gu9 CheRes, Aug. 20, 1870.
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MARCHING TO PARIS.
What Germany Will Demand-The Views of

What Germany will Demand-The Views of
Prince PIesss
A correspondent writing from Barbecue, August
have just had haf-hours conversation with
Prince Pless, the lnspector-nC OF the Kranken-
tragers, Or as we should say, the Ambulance Corps
After some talk about the special department of
which his Hghness is the head, we began talking
about the campaign, and the Prince expressed his
opinion very freely.
think it will be before we reach Pdris?"
Prince Pless-"Oh, in about ten days we shall be
there, fancy in fortnight hope we shall have
peace"
Correspondent-"But do you not expect siege of
Paris? There are seven very strong forts which
protect the approaches to Paris let alone the fortif
cations OF the town ITSELF"
Prince Pless-"I do not imagine we shall fire a
gun against the forts OF Paris. We shall simply in
vest the city and reduce it by famine There are
only fourteen railroads which supply Paris with
food. We shall occupy these at different points,
and the 1000, 900 inhabitants of Paris will then be
starved into submission"
Correspondent-"But do you not think that the
round to the west Of the capital and SO cutting OF
the communication with Normandy and Brittany
the great feeders of Paris 2"
Prince Pless-"Yery likely the French will fight
But you were at Grayelotte the other day and saw
them driven back into Metz. We shall do the same
before Paris"
Correspondent -"What do you imagine will be the
conditions OF peace proposed by Count Bismarck,
supposing your troops enter Paris in triumph de-
feat the French in great battle under its wals?"
Prince Pless-"My dear sir the plans OF Count
none OF US Prussans will feel satisfied unless mate
rial guarantees against such sudden attacks Of
France are required and obtained"
Observation-Disclosures is understood by material
guarantees? Alsace and Lorrane?"
Prince Pless-"No, ] do not think we should go as
far as that Strasburg will be a sine qua non If we
ara victorious before Paris. Holding Strasburg, we
could threaten France with invasion in case OF new
war;
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PRUSSIAN ROYALTY.
The Popularity of the HohenzolIerns.

Berlin correspondent writes as fOllOws:-
The Crown Princess, with all her children left
last night for Homburg, near Frankfort, where she
will remain until the war is over, and where she
will take prominent part in the care of the many
wounded that are In and about Homburg, Mannheim,
Frankfort, Weisbaden, etc. Like Caesar, who would
rather be the first In Saguntum than the second in
Rome, she prefers TO be her own mistress and the
first at Homburg, than to subordinate herself in
mother-in-iaw Queen Augusta, who, of course,
is first here in Berlin. She ls not
at all popular although she very much tries to make
herself and rumor has it that there is anything
but friendship between the Queen that is and the
Queen that is to be. The King and the Crown Prince
never were more popular than nOw and the latter
is confidently looked to the nrst OF the distin-
guished line OF German Emper0rs. He Is the idol
OF all troops OF the South Germans especially. One
when one OF them blTfhlly said :-"YOu see, your
ROyal Hghness. II you had but led us in 1885, then
should have surely beaten these id Prussans
81 non PeT0, etc.
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FROM THE PACIFIC COAST
Honors to sherman and schoaeld.

San Francisco, Sep. 16.-The ball last night
at the Lick House, In honor of Generals Sher-
man and Schofeld was a magnificent affair.
The army and navy we're largely represented.
The California and Oregon Railroad
is completed to Lotto Station, fifteen miles
north OF Cluco. Northern travel is now princi-
pally by railroad.
Governor Woods Message
Governor Wood on Wednesday presented his
biennial message to the Oregon Legislature.
Governor Grover was inaugurated to-day.
Anti-Chinese Movement.
A bill to discourage Chinese immigration has
been introduced in the Legislature.
Nevada Politics.
The Nevada Democratic State Convention
yesterday nominated Major L. r. Bradley for
Governor and Frank Denver for Lieutenant-
Governor
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FROM NEW YORK.


Tempernuce Convention at BInghamton.
BINGHAMToN, Sept. 16.-A convention of
temperance men, held in this city yesterday
afternoon, decided to organize in Broome
county an anti-dram shop party, and appointed
a committee to adopt candidate from the party
nominees, or if such were not satisfactory to
name new candidates. In the evening the Rev.
William Hosmer, editor of the Northern Inde-
pendent, addressed a meeting at Freeman's Hall
in favor of a thorough organization.
Railroad Accidents
ALBANY, Sept 16.-James Hayes, a fireman
on the locomotive attached to the steamboat
express train from the west, fell from the train
about four miles from the city yesterday morn
ing and was killed He leaves family.
man named Joseph Gaynor was yesterday
run over and fatally injured by locomotive on
the Albany and susquehanna Railroad
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FROM ST. DOMINGO.
Critical Position of Diaz.

New YORK, Sept. 16.-A private letter from
a partisan of Cabral, dated at st. Thomas
August 81 says the position of Baez is critical.
Cabral has confded the Southern lines to
Generals Marcas and Adon Aidozando Brothers,
while he joins General Pimental In the North.
General Hungria, Minister of War under Baez,
has resigned, on account of quarrel with Baez
and not because of i'll health as reported.
Baez's Deception.
The deception practiced by Baez has caused
many of his former friends to become enemies,
and he has caused the arrest OF some of the
Cabral party who favor annexation. The
writer predicts that Baez will be oYerthrown
tctcTe October lst,
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EVENING TELKGRAPH OFFIcr,l
Friday SAINT 1S IQ90


The local money market retains its stringent
features, and an active revival at the Stock
board, to effect which strong efforts are being
made, would cause much distress among busi-
ness men, as a further advance in rates for
loans would be inevitable. There is an average
demand for money to-day, and at the banks
this exceeds largely the amount of funds at
their disposal without trespassing on their re-
serves. The poverty of the banks necessarily
adds to the activity of the street, and rates
there are almost nominal. The range for call
loans Is still 5@6 per cent, and for frst-class
mercantile paper 6Cd9 per cent.
Gold is free from speculative movement, and
the premium ranges between ia and 1141S. The
tendency is slightly upward.
Government bonds attracted very little atten-
tion in this market, but prices are still on the
advance.
At the Stock Board there was a moderate busi-
ness, and prices were higher City skies sold at
1919 for the new ISSUE and Lehigh Gold Loan
at CO.'S.
Reading Railroad sold freely at 4S9S 04S%,
b. o.; Pennsylvania at 5916; Oil Creek and Ale
gheny at 455s; and Lehigh Valley at 5S56 6@5S%.
In the rest of the list the only sale was in
Academy of Music at 100.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 40 s. Third street.
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Among the bequests of the late John
Nesmith, of Lowell, Massachusetts,, is one leay-
ing $3.50, 900 to that city Tor the benefit of the
poor.
English magistrates are getting unusually
severe. man was recently committed to pri-
son for two months for playing game OF pitch
and toss" in an 'isolated part of the parish"
"A merchant at Trempeleau, Wis, had
narrow escape from death recently. While sit
ting at his desk he heard q strange noise and
jumped up just in time to save himself from
being bitten by a rattlesnake -four feet seven
Inches in length.
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PHILADELPHIA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 1870

but temporary pecuniary loss II a longing for
the Rhine has become almost monomania among
the French, we may perhaps help to restore them TO
their senses by removing that river quite odt Of their
range OF vision. The present war must have ght
Europe, even II she was not before aware OF the
fact how very difficult it is for other States to avoid
being involved in conflict between France AMI
Germany, and she should therefore show no repug-
nance TO a conclusion Of the hostilhies which would
render the repetition Of such an event almost i'm
nOssble.r
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CRICKET.
Philadelphia vs. New York-The Grand Match
Between the Young America and st. Georse
Clubs-Thc New Workers Badly Beaten.

Philadelphia vs. New YOrk-The Grand Match
Clubs-Thc New Workers Badly Beaten.
The well-known Young America Club, OF Phiade-
phiathe crack cricket club of the country-arrived
in town yesterday, and at noon began play with the
time-honored dragon Sayers" OF the St. George
Club, of this CITY, The first game between them this
the America eleven defeated the English party with
six wckets to fall The contest Of yesterday was
the return MATCH and the result promises to be the
signal defeat of city club known in the his
tory OF their organization.
The Young Americas began play at noon yester-
day, the st. George eleven sending them the bat
and before the third wicket had fallen the American
ward the average OF scoring materially Iessened,
the st. George eleven fielding finely and bowling
with better eiect but they could not prevent their
expert adversaries from running up the handsome
total of 145, of which Harry New hall and Busser
contributed 100 the former scoring 81, in fine style
and the latter 80. The next best score was Robert
Newhalls 49, This was good beginning, and the
St. George party did not look very sanguine of
they did not anticipate quite such Waterloo
defeat as the score of tueir first inning inau-
oR te 70 scoTe ae o sn
fifth wicket falling for 10 only. This obliged them
to follow their inning, and six wckets in their
second inning fell for only 10, when they made a
stand, and when their seventh had fallen they had
scored 80 runs This still left them 4S to get to save
defeat in one inning, and this they hope to
obtain to-day, the game being appointed to be re-
sumed at II A: Nj. We append the first innings
play on each side:-
W, Johns, 6. Bance. b. Banee. C., p' EewhAn
II. L.. Newhall, b. Nor b: b. Cooper, b. O. New
b4 nail
j. Lange, c. Bance. b. Forum, b. ID Newhall. -. - 4
Morley ,............... stead, b. O. Newhal 80.
Bussier b. Morley. 80 Morley, 9. Johns b. ID.
ID. Newhal, Q. and b. Newhall. ;. ......... -.
Naper........ 0Oarpenter, c., G. NeWhall,
Carpenter, b. Napier -. b. ID. Newhall .........
q. Newhall O. and b. Nor Napier. b. ID. Newhall IL
ley. ey.................. Gordon G. g. Newhall, b.
Pease, C. and b. Napier. d. Newhall ..,...,..,. 8
B. Newhall, and b. Nor Brown, G. r. Newhall b.
ley, y,................18 D. Newhall. ............
Stocker not out. Butterfeld, Lange b. o.
G. Newhall, out. o. Newha .....,,.,,...,
Byes, s. egbyes, 3..... Cater, not out .........
= Leg byes, 2; wides, q; no
Total .I45 balls, observation-disclosures.
Total. .................. As
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FINANCE AND COMNIERCE.

~. 7. Times today.
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New York Temperance Convention
Fatal Railway Accidents.

ETC., ETC.. ETC.. Etc.. Etc.
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4aAlEaala.
d. a. AND M. WAEa.RNAH.

! %. &. ARD III. RAILROAD.
i'm and after Wednesday, Feb. %, 20,
~ one daily passenger train will run be-
tween Washington and Lynchburg, con-
Meeting at Gord0nsville with the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad to Richmond, Covington
and the Virginia Springs; at Lyncbburg for
West and Southwest, and at Washington for
the North and Northwest.
Leave Washington daily at 0 S. a. m, AiexL
andria at % a. m, arriving at Lynehburg
at 05 p. IN.
Leave Lynchburg northward, at % a M.
arriving ut Alexandria at Is p. IN. and al
washington at 70 p. IN,
Also daily, Sunday included, n passenger
train through Without change Of cdrs-sEeepin9
cars dttached-between WASHINGTON and
RICHMON D-making close connections nj
Richmond and Washington in the direct
line between New York and the South At
lantie States.
Leave Washington at 6:s5 p. m. and Aler
andrla at 7;2o p. M prrive at Gordonsville al
ll:fO p. m, and at Richmond 1920 a. M, cors
Meeting with train leaving Richmond at 4dt
Q. m, for Pc .ersburg. Weldon and the South.
west.
Leave Richmond at $3.50 D. M, and Ger
louisville at l2:45 q, m; arrive at Alexandf!S
at 5:O5 a, M, and at Washington at 5:55 a. IT,
connecting with earliest trains to New Yolk
and Northwest.
A train for Manassas Branch will leave
Alexandria daily, excepting Sunday, at 30
a. m, arriving at Harrisonburg at 2Op. m.
Leave Harrisonburg at 10 a. IN. connecting
on main line, arrive at Alexandria at Is
p m.
The train on Manassas Branch will make
good connections at the Junction with night
line to and from Richmond.
through tickets and baggage checked to
all prominent points.
FREIGHT TRAINS
Pass Orange daily northward at 8 80 n, M,
and southwark Sunday excepted,) at 20 y.
IN; - ,a-o J. M. BRoADUS.
Marcn III, 1871 General Ticket A gent |