, 1870-08-19
WASHINGTON.
etetisi Despatch to The Chicago T1lt1n..
Tftk Ft'1tnrFl VIII,

spctlsi despatch to Thr Chicago 7t,t1uc
1aE EUROPEAN VAR.
WuusSe7oS. aug, ls,-Thelc las been more
rScltr1urnt Among al Classes here tc-tlny oyer
he 'saE IcMs tsan ri auy time since the struggle.
lhxan M Official despatches have been received
s's rs laseT Information than has been already
pahtlsucd At tho legations, where the orgautzn-
Ions cf both armies arr best known, 1t Is b.
Arse5 ihnt the hulk of The French army has ecen
shut ui' In ind around Actz since SUNDAY, aud
tat nut so4at! part has Jet succeeded In bfpak-
itE array 1tcM tine p!n~afAn N.-. nat .4.plnR
verdan. In the battc Ut Saturday ,a4t
t'' Netz, the Attacking army HaS afsrS ,s-, no.. sa
Gsne'n s'cfamsiz yNsIsas Nss Of tne Freneh nm w.. ,o
'sun began on SUNDAY, s.rt wm caeakcd by rne
army Of Ftcs1e.lck Charles, which ha.t c,u.sed 70
the west of the Mosellc, near Pont.a- -sIousson
Inc battle Tucst!xy was between a pa1t Of the
A1ty VI General Hazaine AMI the army
Il k1s'se'ick Charles. To-day the arrival u
I've f1us41ans n br1ey " regarded ns the advance
u 1he army o. General stt1nmetz, which, heyin.
sfes>,.' tss h'-Afs he1ow Metz. serks to MAKE
JUNEAU" WIN Fse"~ce Charles between vesuun
Arl al"iz- In the ns>n,,nae II i, ta,oro1 ~,
he nrnss nj the Crown i. .nce. nearIy intact IL
IN the liEe OF the ra!ltoa, nr.s. s,,a 10 r- ovst
inE The tesults Vt the actlcn IL k-,cr,.,s ,ronnd
yenluu ard that thus far no consiteI..,, w. -,
1T: a1ms has l,evu detained In that lirec,a.n.
cost OF DEMONSTRATIONS.
Colnntt Stanton, ot the Paymaster's Once. has
jus; completed the settlement at tic last claim
III account OF the expenses Of Reconstruction In
MISSISSIPPI, and Arkansas. The Whole cost In the
turner state VAS abont scs5 oeo, and III the latter
s1sa,e0o.
THE IOWA SOLDIERS xxcSfoS.
General Sherman leaves to-Glght TOR Iowa In
i few days he will he jolued by General E. ".
Rtce, an1 Colonel 7. II. Stanton, md they, with
Secretary Eelknap, will make up the Washington
delegation to the reunion Of Iowa soldier4- After
this meetiE; General Sherman viii proceed To
CalHotuia.
TUE COLORADO lSD1ASs-
Colonel Rasweh. Superintendent Of Indian II.
fairs tot Colorado, arrived here To-day. He hss
male the tour of the Territory with Goscsuo. Nc.
cvoi. visiting various i1ibrs, and 1t Is the opinion
M 10th these officers, thet Enasters czn he easlly
arranged with al; the Indians 80 as II mal1t&u
peace.
1uE.goRltss cLAlH<
Admir-! pestes's evidence before the Retrcnch
snent cunimttsre, :Pon the proposed terms Of .et
tiement OF the Navy Department with tue Cor.
11ss Engine Company, Involving between two and
uar~e hundred thousand dollars, Ia published TO-
,.2y. The Admiral sTears that paper purport-
INF to he settlement accepted by his er,es was
iasscsy as lar hs It rusostssl to bear his name
hAAe kG& @AaA%E*E4 kA4tlE WA NSttR III SAG H4AI&f
tile ChIef oi the Bureau Of Steam Engineering wat
Responsible.
Az IMMENSE THLEscDfH.
The SavaI Observatory nas ct,setl contra c,
WITH an Rssesn gsaa f"t she new telescope, fo1
Which nfJ thuusanl dollars appropriated At the
.ast sessicn ef cengress. II Is 10 have an obtec1
4l4ss Of 1~en1y-s1x inch aperture, which Will bt
the l4tEsst rrr1ectttns OF taat SIZE In tho world
soaf years Will oe required TO eonap1etesa
To tho Associated f'1esA
TIE PRESIDENTS RE7cxS irSTroSEp.
NAsuisGfus, Aux. lS-The Ptsssdcnt docs moi
nav cuaichrsatc returning to Washlretau this
nontsl. uniess Important pubsc BUSINESS requires
! a3s isxaelce.
! TREASURY STATEMENT.
Customs receipts, Last week, st,e'o.s7,. Da.
!tra>l'sy .ecsrasesi Twelve suuliuns. in conse. s
ldtnce OF The redemption of United States notes
- slas amount a Ike amount OF uew En1ted
States Iotcs Of The Series Of 1863 tssneti to thu
Tinted States Treasurer, Yesterday, wlch fpit tne
currency balance. last nSht, ab.at forty tnslIios
nd 'heret! Restored The equilibrium ot The
| EkckCi1s FoK TUE PRCSs1AS ARMY,
Ihe iasxe humber Of aprlcanss for passports,
as M tas Mnsra;tmsni q @ @ssats. ase Germans, prv-
| CuKAxCTtu&.
It's aet probable that the cable statement, az
~ u S9sael nas n
hent+ ho~ eyer- hAs, ~ Jet. made no rtsponte u
The proposition Of me Secretary Of stat. III n
] Atlhs&4ltkS NI kot PSAulD& questions. and 4he
| suggestion that this Take place IN Washingtou.
/ GOLD DANES ORGlSEEN.
Authority Is glEen 70 tae rpt1 bank In Mobile,
Ala, xnd one 4 EatsestshuEE, ky, to os1aaix fpl
busiuesA and parrts have been received for ths
| Organization Ut a bank IN AAfss:le, NJ, PIE
| vitusls approved. a certificate OF authority II
commence BUSINESS Vas lSsneL fur The SatiDua
Rank ot Springfield, No, with \ capital .
*lV1,0o0,
| younE man named John C. Ware Muttfen.s
! his 1nelhes al LanSconlnx, y. j., TAestay night
/ nE,3 s+.u.atHs1 uFYe,t