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was willing to bury the deceased from his house.
but that objected to having the funeral solem-
nlzed at church.
Reporter-Did you recommend Mr.. Jefferson to
visit any other clergyman
Mr.. 6abine-Was 1t Mr.. Jefferson VINO called
on me?
Reporter-Yes sir.
Mr.. Sabine-He did not give me his name but
thought that he was an actor. l told him that he
might obtain the church around the corner from
mine for the funeral service l had read In the
newspapers that funerals OF actors had taken place
at Mr.. Houghton's church.
Reporter-Is it one of the laws of the Protestant
Episcopal Church that a deceased theatrical per-
former shall not be buried from the church?
Mr.. eabine--It is not; but i have always warned
the protesting members Of my congregation to keen
aw ay from theatres and not to have anything to do
with them. / don't think that they teach moral
lessons
Reporter-Are Episcopal clergymen generally on .
posed to buryiDg an actor from o church
Mr. Sabne-I cannot speak for any except myself
cannot tell whether DIR Tying or DR.. Sabine would
object II they were asked One clergyman told me
yesterday that he would have refused II ne had
been called on.
Reporter-Would you decline to bury an actor
from your church If you were asked to do so at the
present time?
Mr. Sabine-I think would.
Reporter-Did Mr. Jefferson, on hearing you an
nounce that Rev. DIR. Houghton might ofliciate at
the funeral say "God bless that little church around
the corner?"
Mr.. Sabne-He did not. 1 think his remark was
cell credit to that little church."-N y. Tin.ss, to-
ddQ.
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& ECOND EDITION
WAR NEWS BY CABLE.
The Condition of Paris.
Battle of St. Roman.
French Bomb lrdment Of Versailles.
The Army of the North.
Revolt of Prisoners at Berlin.
Escape of General Prim.
Attempt to Assassinate Tfim.
Financial and Commercial
Etc., ETC.. ETC.. ETC.. Etc.
FROM EUROPE.
Attempted Assn sslnntIon of Geuera,

Attempted Assassination of General Prim.
MADRID, Dec. 2S.-Last night, as General
Prim was leaving the Cortes, eight shots were
fired at his carriage by band in the streets
General Prim was wounded in three places in
the left arm and on the right hand. No arrests
were made.
Versailles UntenabIe for the Prussiaus.
BORDEAUX, Dec. 29.-Advices from Paris state
that new Notifications have been completed by
the French beyond Mont Valerien, which throw
shells beyond Versailles, aud that the city is
therefore now considered untenable for the
Prussans.
Revolt of Prisoners.
BERLIN, Dec est is stated that the French
prisoners confined in the fortresses near the
Rhine conspired to revolt and escape On Christ
mas eve, but the project was discovered and
defeated.
Affairs Mt Paris.
LONDON, Dec. 29-Advces from Paris bv
balloon have been received down to A. NJ. on
December 27th. he citizens and soldiers were
in excellent spirits and still determined on
vigorous defense.
Intensely Cold Weather
suspended military operations in good part.
Preparations are, however, making on large
scale, and import mt results are looked for.
These preparations had imbued the inhabitants
with increased confidence. A Saxon battalion
had been dslodged at Maison Blanche.
storming of BelfOrt.
A despatch from Strasburg announc IS that
the Germans have stormed Befort twice re-
Gently. and in both cases were repulsed with
considerable loss.
The Prussans have evacuated the left bank
of the Seine. There is still large force at
Yvetot.
The Germans Evacuated Dlion
on the approach of the French, and the latter
now hold that city. The French claim that the
battle of Pont-Noyelles was a success for the
French Army of the North. 1t is reported that
the Crown Prince and Duke of Saxony have
been sent to Amiens to assist General Man
teuffel. The Germans are now near Cambray
Retreat of the Army of the North.
1t is said that the French Army of the North
has left Arras, retreating towards Vitry, and it
is thought was falling back on strongholds in
| the extreme North of France.
R0umanian Reputation.
| LONDON, Dec. 29.-The Roumanian Govern
ment declares its independence, and repudiates
the treaty of 1854.
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turn FIRE fro their battery. Three advances were
male by the Prussians with the object OF capturing
the French guns and each time they were COM
PEELED to retire unsuccessful.
A MOVEMENT ON HE FRENCH LsFr
The fight on the French right was st. Ro:
main small town some ten miles northeast of
HavIe, near the railroad running to ROueD. It had
now lasted some two hours during which some
twenty rounds had been fired by each of the French
guns and some twenty-five BY those OF the Ger
mans. About this time a large body of Prussiau in
fantry, preceded by line of cavalry, appeared on
the support OF the Germans already engaged aud
threatening the left flank Of the French
THE FRENCH DECIDE TO RETIRE.
council OF war was Immediately held on the
battlefield by the French officers, and It deter
mined to fall back upon Harfeur. The French now
occupied the heights which commando ed the village
OF Bolbeck, on the Rouen Railroad, and which their
artillery could easily have destroyed had it been
cSn e ys1 t9
bonnie, and on the opposite side OF the hill, but
lower down in the plain, the PrussIans advanc
ing TO attack the French position.
AN ARTILLERY DUEL.
It was necessary for the Prussians to descend the
plain and cross petty stream and then ascend the
opposite bank, before they could reach the French
At distance of 150 feet from the stream the Prus-
slams hesitated to make the attempt, and during
this time they were exposed to destructive arti-
position, their own fire was ineffective. Soon, how
ever, the Prussians appeared on the right or the
which caused the Gardes Mobiles to break in con,
fusion.
THE RETREAT TO HARFLEUR.
The French forces Immediately commenced to re-
treat in some disorder An attempt was made by
the Prussian line to follow up the advantage 1t had
gained but this was rendered difficult by the nature
OF the ground. Nevertheless the Germans captured
some 200 of the French soldiers the remainder sue
ceedng in retiring safely without losing any OF their
artillery.
THE LOSSES
Thus ended the expedition which started from
Bavre with the intention OF accomplishing the
occupation of Yvetot a considerable town situated
midway on the road to Rouen, and the capture OF
the one thousand Prussian infantry, with their art
lery known to be stationed at that point The losses
OF the Prussians estimated at about 300 in killed
alone, and the French at under 200. Since the en-.
gagement the Prussian forces have again falfer
back,
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Portugal should never be united on the same
head, seeking by this means to preserve the
throne of Portugal for bis son and his descend
ants. After some discussion, the Spanish Gov
ment accepted the condition, with this modi-
fication:-' Except If, in the course of time, the
two nations should spontaneously agree
upon sovereign" etc. Dom Fer
vation on that point. He also demanded
that certain amendments should be made to the
Spanish Constitution before accepting the
throne; but the Government at Madrid objected
to submit that question to the Cortes until after
his election as King. These negotiations occu-
pied several months, and were once or twice
suspended entirely as hopeless, but renewed by
friendly Intervention. Finally they we're broken
off altogether, and the causes already stated
were assigned as the reasons of the failure.
But the persons who are familiar with all the
facts attribute the rupture to another and
very different motive. At one of the last inter-
views between Dom Fernando and the Spanish
Minister at which the Countess d'Edla was pre-
sent, his Majesty inquired what would be the
eventual position of his wife should he go to
Spain? After putting this question he withdrew,
leaving Madame and the Minister to settle the
delicate point between them. The Minister stated
that she was at liberty to name any title distinc-
tion or dotation, adding that she would always be
the first lady of the palace. To which the
Countess replied:-"So far so good; but his
Majesty desires my position to be as clear as
possible. What | wish to know is, what will be
my part on great ceremonials like the opening
of the Cortes, or other corresponding occa-
sions?" The aim of this inquiry was evident
and the Minister was not taken by surprise
He rejoined that she might be made duchess
or grandee, or have any other title, but as
'Queen-neOer, NEVER "
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FROM THE Plains.

ReopeniDg of the Kansas Poetic Railroad
CHEYENNE, Dec. 2S.-A telegram from Dem
yer reports the reopening of the Kansas Pacific
Railroad, and trains will run regularly here
after. The delay was occasioned by ice forming
in the cuts, which required great labor to clear
away. The company is pressing forward the
construction of snow-fences, and will soon have
them completed; and, if the weather will per-
nit, will have the road in q condition to pre-
vent delay from this cause again.
Heavy shipments of Iron Ore.
Twenty-Five thousand pounds of ore from
Iron Mountain, thirty-five miles south of this
city, have reached here, en- route for st. Louis
by the Kansas Pacific route. This is the first
lot of iron ore ever shipped from that part of
the country, and important results expected
as the ore contains IS per cent. of pure iron.
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New York Produce Market.
PHARISAICAL DELlCACY.
An Actors Right to Christian Sepulture-Re-
fusal of Rev. w. =. sabine to Oniciate at the
Eunerni of George Holland.


Funeral of George Holland.
On Wednesday, the 22d inst, as our readers
are already informed, Mr.. George Holland, the
veteran actor, died at his residence in this city
On the following day Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, the
distinguished comedian, who was an old and
warm friend of the deceased, called on Rev. w.
T. Sabine, Rector of the Episcopal Church of
the Atonement, corner of Madison avenue
and Twenty-eighth street, for the
purpose of asking him to perform the fu-
neral service over the body of Mr.. Hol-
land Mr.. Jefferson, without giving his name,
told the clergyman the object of his visit
and informed him that he had been requested
to see him about the obsequies by one of
Mr.. Hollands lady relatives, who was one
of the parishioners of his church. Mr.. Sabine
signifed his willingness to read the burial rite,
after which Mr.. Jefferson made mention of the
fact that the deceased gentleman was an actor.
On hearing this announcement, Rev. Mr.. Sabine
Immediately exclaimed that he strongly OF
iected to officiating at the funeral If such was
the case. Instead of complying with the re-
quest he referred his visitor to the Episcopal
Church of the TRANSPORTATION, in East Twenty
ninth street, near Fifth avenue, which he spoke
of as ''the little church aronnd the corner"
telling him at the same time that they might
''do it" (meaning the funeral seryice) for him at
that place. Mr.. Jefferson replied. 'All honor
to that little church, and then left the clergy
mans house with his feelings greatly shocked.
He subsequently saw Rev. DR.. George III.
Houghton, pastor of the Church of the Trans-
figuration, who expressed his entire willingness
to oficiate at Mr.. Hollands funeral, and to have
it take place at his church.
representative of the Times called on Rev.
Mr.. Sabine yesterday, with a view of ascer-
tanning his version of his refusal to read the
service for the burial of the dead, in Mr.. Hol-
lands case. The following conversation eneued:
Reporter-Will you please furnish me with your
statement in regard to request for your attendance
as a clergyman at the funeral OF the late Mr. George
Holland, OF Wanack's Theatre?
Mr.. Sabine-A gentleman visited me on Thursday
last think, and desired to have me o1iciate at a
burial. He mentioned the name of one OF my lady
parishioners as sort OF Introduction to me. told
him that was willing to officate at the funeral
He said that the deceased was play-actor.
Reporter-What answer did you make Mr.. Sa-
bine?
MT sabine-I said that had a dstaste for offi-
cating at such funeral, and that did not
be mixed Up N IL said 70 the gentleman that
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WOMEN AND WAR.
Haw the Franco Prussian War Was Not Pre-
vebted-An American Lady Inv0lved in the
Preliminaries-A Page of Secret History.

Haw the Franco-Prussian War Was Not Pre-
vepted-An American Lady Involved in the
Preliminaries-A Page of Secret History.
The Washington Patriot of yesterday pub
fishes curious story which it calls page of
secret history
The world does not know that the war which
has inflicted such untold calamities upon two
great nations, and turned back the hands of
progress on the dial of civilization, might, and
probably would, not have occurred but for a
cause entirely personal and involving the amb-
tious aspirations of one of our own country
women. His Majesty Dom Fernando, father of
the King of Portugal, somewhat surprised
European Courts, as well as his immediate
months ago, with Miss T.. Hensler, to whom he
had been much attached during nine previous
years. She was born in Boston, of respectable
German parents in humble life, and educated in
Italy for the operatic stage, by the aid of few
liberal patrons of art, who had discovered her
precocious talent for music and her fine voice.
After completing her studies abroad, she re-
turned to the United States, but failed to reach
the eminence of which her early youth had
given cheerful promise
Seeking another field for professional success,
she went again to Europe, and in 1860 became
attached to the opera at Lisbon, where the
widowed King Consort was first attracted by
her beauty, Vivacity, aod other charms. Then
began the acquaintance which terminated in
her becoming the wife OF Coburg who had
shared the throne of Portugal with Donna
Maria II. Just previous to the marriage the
Duke of Sake Coburg conferred upon her the
title of Countess d'Edla, so as to obliterate even
a nominal connection with the past or with her
| American nativity.
That repeated overtures were made by Prim
| and his colleagues to induce Dom Fernando to
| accept the trone of Spain is no secret. He re-
| fused TO give any encouragement to these pro.
| posals, and an effort in that direction, made in
| the early part of 1869, only few months before
| his marriage, was repelled with so much deci-
| sion as to be considered even rude to the Span
ish people. But after the marriage ca me social
| embarrassments and new ideas, which
| the Government at Madrid was prompt to
seize upon, in the hope of overcoming the pre-.
| iudice of Dom Fernando, by the temptation of
| high honors for his wife, who, by transition
to the court at Madrid, would become the equal,
| if Rot the superior, of those who had welcomed
her with coldness, and not from choice. The
Spanish Minister at Lisbon was instructed to
approach his Majesty with delicate suggestions,
and found him willing to entertain the subject;
SO that informal negotiations were opened and
made considerable progress last spring.
Dom Fernando proposed certain conditions
perhaps with view of ultimately debating the
terms for matter which was much nearer his
heart, as will appear in the sequel. For exam
PIE. % required Ihat the crowns OF Spain anC
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FROM NEW YORK.
The Reported Destruction of General McCleI.
Inns Residence,

The Reported Destruction of General McCleI-
Ian's Residence.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The residence of Gene
raj Mcclellan on Orange Heights was not de-
stroyed by fire on Tuesday night. Some brush
wood on fire near it caused the rumor.
Ncw York Money and stock Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29-Stocks steady Money
active at 1.s2@s. Gold, 1loal. 6-2os OF 1882 cou-
pom, 1913; do. 1854, do, 1918 do. 1865, do 1914
do. 1866, new, l0sA do 1867, liO!s do. 1885, 11ON
1O-4Os, 1062s; Virginia IS, So; Missouri s., 92H
Canton Co., 65; Cumberland preferred, 25; N. Y.
Central and Hudson River, sOal Erie, 2s; Reading,
9sH; Adams Express, 64A; Michigan Central,
l15; Michigan Southern, 91T; Illinois Central,
1887; Cleveland and Pittsburg 1O3A; Chicago and
Rock Island, l04x; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne,
92A; Western Onion Telegraph. 4436.
New York Produce Market
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-COtton dull and lower;
sales at 151&. Flour advanced 5@1Oc State, $685.
@6'65; Ohio, S6'1b@6'7o; Western, t5'95@7. Wheat
quiet and very firm; new spring, STAB; winter red
and amber Western at s14s@15O Corn nrmer;
new mixed Western, 7s@sOc. Oats drmer Ohio and
Western, 6ON@62Hc. Beef quiet. Pork firm: new
mess s19 o092O old mess, $3.50. Lard heavy
steam rendered, 1l@@121sc.; Kettle, 13c. Whisky
Quiet at S6c
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This Mornings Quotations.

LONDON, Dec. 29-11 80 A. M.-Consols opened
at 9iH for money and account. American securl-
ties quiet; 5-2Os IF 1852 Ss%; of 1866 old, SS3&
of 1867, s75S; 1O4Os, s116 Stocks dull Erie 10 !;
Illinois Central, 112; Atlantic and Great Western
2SH.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 29-11:3O A. M-Cotton opened
dull uplands, Sad. Orleans, SGD. Sales to-day
are estimated at 10000 bales.
FRANKFORT, Dec. 29.-United States Five-twenties
cIOuad Yesterday a.
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STATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
sA. A.M........29 IL A. M.......2I 2P. .2s
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Marine Nsws 500 Inside Pages
(By TelegrGph.)
90 90 Arrival 4

(By IeIegTdph-)
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Arrived, steamship City OF
Brooklyn, from Liverpool
NoEFOLK, Dec. 29.-The unknown vessel hereto
fore reported ashore at Smiths Island, is the schr
John Daley. She was gotten OFF by wreckers, and
arrived this morning, with loss OF deck-load. A
heavy snOw-storm is prevailing here
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sg- Br brig ]. Conill, Cofhll, from Cienfuegos,
was cleared yesterday by Messrs. L. f. Cabada a. Co.
not as before reported.
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MEssRs. De HAvEN BRoTHRR No. 40 8. Third
street, Philadelphia. report the following quotations:
u. g. es Of 1881. 1ls@1l34: do. 1852, lO73s@1o7k ;
new 1O91S@1O924 :: do. 1867 do. 11O9110A; do 1885,
do. llO%@ilo2s; io-4Os. l9SaslosM Sa Us 80 Year
lOM; silver, lOb@I6i: Union Pacific Railroad
lst Mort. Bonds 74O@760; Central Pacific Railroad,
920@930; Union Pacific Land Grant Bonds, 550(ab7O.
MEssRS. WILLIAM PAINTER q Co., No. SO b. Third
street. report the following auotatens:-U. g. 6s of
1881, 119A@1l3N; 62Os OF 1852 107 sslOT do. 1864,
1O9%@lOss4 do, July, 1861, 1lO}S S@1iOa do. July,
1858 1l0A @l11 os, W40. 1868 S@106K: U. S. Pacific
RR Cy. 6s, 110al10A. Gold, 110%@1iO%.
NARR h LADNER, Brokers, report this morning
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FINANCE AND co MNIERgE.
EVENING TELEGRAPH oFF1cE,,

thursday Dec. @, 1870
The feature of the money market to-day is
increased stringency and a general advance in
rates both for call and time loans. All the cor
porations paying dividends and interest are
busy preparing for the LIST of January, when
these payments fall due, and the result at the
banks is very perceptiole in the calling in of
loans. There is good demand for discounts,
and only first. class paper is negotiable. We
quote on call at COZ per cent, and prime paper
at 7@9 per cent The banks are acting eau
tiously.
Gold is quiet and rather weak, with sales up TO
noon ranging from 1109s@110s4, closing at the
latter.
In Government securities there is a steady
demand, but prices are not materially changed.
The was good demand for local stocks, but
sales were limited and prices firm. Sales of City
6e, new, at 99%, and City 5s at 96.
Reading sold freely at $4,000 1-16,
closing at the latter. Pennsylvania was little
off, selling at 6214@621s. The bids were 113
for Camden and Amboy; SO for Minehill; 3716
for Catawissa preferred, and 2o19 for Philadel-
pbia ard Erie.
Canal shares were dull. Sales of Lehigh at
$685. with 16 bid for Schuylkill The balance
of the list was dull but steady.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES,
Reported by De Haven Il Bro NO 40 S, Third street
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CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Bark Hawthorne, Williams, Hamburg, Work

Bark Hawthorne, Williams, Hamburg, Workman
& Co.
SE- Br. brig j. Cofir, Comll, from Cienfuegos,
was cleared yesterday by Messrs. E. f. Cabada Co.
not as before reported.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Steamer Fanita, Doane "A hours from New York,
with mdse TO John Il. Ohl on the Buoy on the
Middle, passed brig Florence j. Henderson, from
London. Reports considerable ice In the river.
Br. brig Glance, Frith ~ days from Matanzas,
with sugar to order-veSsel to Warren Gregg.
Brig William Welsh, Snow, from Pensacola, with
lumber to Patterson & Lppincott.
Schr Ralph Souder, Crosby from Boston, In bal
last 10 SoudeT Adams.
Schr White Squal Brannin, days from James
River, with slaves to w. T. Conquest
MISCELLANY.
Schr James ii. Moore, NickeTson, from Philadel-
pha Nov. 10 for Boston, with coal, was lowed into
New York yesterday by piot-boat, and Is anchored
in the Lower Bay First part OF the passage had
fine weather; made the run 10 Vineyard Sound In 80
hours anchored on Hyannis Dec 49, sailed again on
the morL ing OF the 14th, and anchored same night
on ChathaIn in fathoms OF water; on the morning
of the 10th, blowing heavy gale from w. N. w,
parted chains and was blown 420 miles out to sea
for six consecutive days 1t blew perfect hurricane
from W. to N. W., during which lost sails etc., and
was obliged to keep the pumps going night and day
to prevent the vessel from sinking Dec. 22 lat 40
49, long. 6s, at A. NJ. sgnalized mail Steamship,
which refused to render us any assistance although
we told him, bearing down to us, that were In
a sinking condition. Dec. 26, on Fire Island, was
taken IN tow BY the plot-boat Fannie. No. IT.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-01-21
PEAR BLIGHT.

For the information Of our readers, VIC
publish the following letter. We thank
the writer for his suggestions, and re-
specially ask all of our friends to assist
us in collecting such useful information;
BRISTOL, TENN. Dec. 6, 1869.
Gentlemen In your Sep. number,
you say there is no remedy for Pear
Blight, and recommended planting two
trees for every one that dies. This is
good advice but there is remedy for
Pear Blight Dig carefully around the
tree, and remove the earth from the roots
as deep down the tap root as safety will
allow. Be careful not to bark or bruise
the roots; then commence filling, up pla-
cling salt around the roots about the
thickness of an inch, mixing some with
the soil filled in, ram about the hardness
the soil was before being removed. If
this is carefully and cflectually done, you
will hear no moro of Pear Blight. About
a peck is enough for tree of foot or
more in diameter; if applied in like man
ner, it is superior to any thing else on
peach trees. Try it ye lovers of good
fruit.-TimeS & Planter.