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The New York herald., 1871-09-16

In his true coors. - foolish fond old man, who
doubtless honestly means TO he the SAVIOUR OF
saved IT, but wn! ~ eaten mp with self-concelt and
love OF power who mas cnild's love OF baubes and
hs should still have as much innuence as he pos
sesses Is 9 marvel; but = Is rapidly waning,
and ana IT,. VIII % Ge ,toierabls s, sale !. 70 assume me
republic which Is now 10 be conferred upon him Is
intended TO be az much o takei OF superannuation
worn-out wing politician OF course jlst as we
find the worn-out whig politicians constantly dab
NJ e as Presaen Of the French pepuc @
responsible to the r.espOhsiDie French Assembly.
WIN meddie m everything and astempt on every
threats by Whispering or bluslerng but 1t IS evil
dently the intenlon OF the Rlght who, Tor reasons
OF their own, have given him his title, that with IL he
should enjoy 6tiuns cum d.Jn at, and they willuse
their best cndeav0urs TO make him as much cypher
in the state O which ne Is ROmlpay head as Is the
possessor OF the Crown IN england II he Is prudent
he wall quietly accept the situation.
ne ,r refuse 70 40 So m viii oe al the
M. Tniers blusterlngs and threatenimss during the
last lew months, and they are likely, II they are
rangement II he has prevented the establishment
Oh q healthy and genuine repuolic In France he has
also prevented the soidfcatlon OF u new tyranny
or the seetnng OF the Whole community IN puf-
pos less revolution. 1t NAV be tnat good has come
70 France from the long interregnum OF w1ch M.
Thiers has been the Chief cause, as there Is too
much reason TO suspect That, had any oraery gov.
ernment been estanisned, It would not have been
republican. And there Is more reason TO suspect
that, In the new condition. winch alfairs are now
assuming. repubilcansm, In everything but ytRe
III nhonarcblcal parties In the Assembly has been
shown this week more plainly than ever. IL II
questionable strength AZ best Its various sections
have agreed only IN defeating the republicans, and
they have vet to se'te among themselves what sort
OF mOnarekioal system tney will adept. Ihat Is
no easy task but it may be completed II they are
left at peace and are able quietly 10 fuse their def
ences In common plan. Tne service which trcst.
dent Thers may now do the Staie-and TITS service
for which he Is admirably quali1ed-s 10 Keep the
differences alive, to prOmote disse amt divr
son. and then to prevent any definite ad dusment OF
the constitutional question until the time Is ripe iOr
the adjustment which will he beneficial TO the ne.
ton at large The frencn Assembly has satisfied no
one by It's action hitherto. II The conservative s1de
gains and holds distinct supremacy IN It. LIS action
certainly gool thing III no better tning comes TO
pass-that NJ Theirs should continue TO quarrel with
IT, and so utterly to uiscrealt 1t In the eyes U the
pubic.
The New York herald., 1871-09-16
. A Good Zen att an story.

One OF the most touching Incidents Of the late war
has yet to be recorded, When The Prince de Salm-
Salm returned TO Europe afer the death oil the Eln
perOr Macmillan al QuereiarO the Archluchess
Sophia appointed the Princess TO official post at
Schoenbrunn. The Princess soon became the bosom
friend and companion OF the Archduchess. who still
refuses to be comored Tor the loss 0f her lavcrte
son. The Prince meanwhile had Joined the army
and fell at Graveiotte. The Princess, although en-.
trcly deprived Of al fortune by tho deporable event
OF Mexico, and wholly dependent on the bounty Of
the Archduchess, hesitated not to sacrifice the
sum OF 5000 francs-al she p0ssesssd-to recover
her husbands remains. The watch, the sig-
nal OF recognition OF the body, besides
the usual tokens OF uniform and accOutrc.
Emperor aaxlmlan, and OF pure Mexican gold-to
which was attaCued cham or the same materj..l
trait OF the Princcss with the initiais OF por
and Wife, aud the motto four times repe Ated "For
ever mine In German, English, tre;i N ana Span.
ish For considerable time no h'cle was enter.
ained OF he recovery OF the body when at last tbe
5O0Of reward was claimed by 2 certain peasant Of
Ger in uniform, too mr.ch Gecomposeu however TO
be recognzabe, but IN whose pocket The watch was
l0und ir viii W,tn pordon 81 the chain still attached.
country har. made IL familiar enough to the
lnnanIan's. Ike reward was cheerlully paid,
Mlnou~I tho cnain was broken and the
locke, containing the Princess likeness was gone
lpS body was brought to Vienna and there
inerrec WIN all duo reverence, and the Princess
oe sam went TO pray each day beside the TOMB
Last week intelligence arrived Ton the Mayor OF
GraSclotte declaring that the real body OF the
Prince de Salm had been found in little wood on
the hull beside the battle hed, and as proof OF the
identity III spite OF the utter lmpossiby OF recOg
milton, the pocKet0ook, marked with the rrince's
cYpher obtaining several letters addressed to MIN
by the Princess were discovered beside him, and
tue remnants OF a gold chan TO which was attached
the locket containing the portrait OF the Princess
were found still ciutched in the grasp OF the skeie-
ton fingers OF the corpse Ine announcement has
produced the greatest sensation in vienna aud the
suppostion IS that the watch must have been
found IN the possession OF robber, ami that the
Prince had succeeded In tearing the portrait from
his
The New York herald., 1871-09-16
roEElGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The royal warrant for the retirement OF British
artillery oniccrs has been issued
The Institution OF Civll Engineers, London, has
more tnan doubled lts members In less than nine
years. In Noyem ber 1862, the nlniber was exactly
1000; at present IL IS 2,009.
The population OF Great Britain keeps on inoreas-
ing at the rate Of Lib per day, OF which NUMBER II
is calculated 46S enierate and 7O5 remain in The land
Of their birth.
operation the 1st INST The local postage II Paris
is iyed ~ fifteen cenlmes instead OF zen centIncs,
and the provinces the rate Is twenty five INST eaQ
OF twenty centlnes.
We have already noticed that some OF the Spanish
Universities are 10 be Impressed We have now 10
enron Gle the intenti on t. suppress some OF the
cathedras, as appears from the newspapers. We
thlns however. We can assert, without fear OF con-
tladiCtiOn that rumshops Ia no danger OF meet
Ing with u like late.
The Ducatel subscription Will reach 100000 francs;
not more than tenth tina. the service rendered de-
serves ~ Is ~ rearSeu INA ,na' enet M A,S,s eso nor
NJ Dncajel has bestowed IN charity between i've
and SIX tnousand 1fancs out Of the sum collected.
Tne province OF rerulc in Spain, IS suffering from
inrndation. The damage In the town OF Calamocna
alone il said tone than three to iour hundred
houses someof them entirely destroyed. the people
are poor AMI the blow Is very neavy. Tne Gov
ernor has asked he sum of ss5 900 IRON the govern
ment.
1t curious that the province OF Blscaya the most
republican-not III the revolutionary sense, but IN
the true segovernng meaning OF The worl--tne
most American, IN short OF the spanish provinces,
where law and order are revcrcnced, should be tie
most strongly attached to the old monarchy. II
war for Don Carlos VII. should break out nne-
tonths Of Blscaya VIII be in the field ior him.
TneVourt1n SESSION at Marsenles for tho tr1ai or
the military sub-n endant rsscy, at one time nili
Glry conmanaant OF the department whereof Mar
sc,lies IS the caplta, is composed four gederas
and two colonies. The trial commenced on August
~, ana Will probably last two weeks. II Il one Of
considerable importance TO the party OF law and
0rdcr, and It's progress VIII be watched with great
interest Inc charges against the accused are OF
an extremely grave character, nothing less than an
attempt 10 excite communist ins direction.
A Leipzig paper announces lnat the German gov
ernment wishes tv orgaaze an International Con-
gress IN order 10 esta0lrsn uniform posta, system
Tue representatives OF the empire in distant coaa-
tries nave already received the programme which IL
To serve as the basis OF the deliberations and they
are 10 communicatoait to tho transatlantic govern
ments, pegglng ,hcm at the same time Il. e Xpress
their views respecting IT, and 10 stale whether they
Will be represented at the Congress- Whoa these
answers nave bet n received similar programmes
VIII ne sent to the governments OF Europe.
A Congress of the Tree Catholics OF switzerland Is
to be held at Spieure the 18th inst. Cathoiics
ro loreizIcouniries Will be admitted 70 the meet.
The New York herald., 1871-09-16
GERMANY.

German View Of the Bnnnrc of Power.
The North German Gazette remarks that as of late
the old theory or the balance power In Europe has
been revived and 1t Is said that that system formed
the asis of the iormer greatness o. France may not
be amlss to review the history Of system Of policy
which made Germany tie battle field of foreign M.
trons, and compelled her 10 pay the price OF Their
quarrels with the blood OF her children, while her
territory seized the prize OF the cOnqueror.
The theory was originated by Henry w., who was
cut of by the hand or an assassin IN the midst
OF the pr0udest schemes OF conquest. His ambition
was TO make France the .,mtstrcss Of Europe,
which even h 8 admirers can nardiy consiuer the
beyI means OF establishing balance or power Ills
ideas were those oI Napoleon L., ana the Two CEN
tunes which mtervened between these m0uarchs
France against Germany. the Sethsrlands' spain
ana Italy, for the purpose Of gratifying her insatia-
tiers were continually extended, in contempt OF
the most solemn engagements and treaties;
care OF Itself, on only recogni ed us a system
intelldeu to render the government OF Franco the
~ &c a nnn t,e o M t Iau so o."
Napoleon the French have never been really
unsuccessful in any great war since the battle
OF Payla, aud even In 1919 IL was only the army and
not the influence OF France that was broken. Dur
Ing the whole period too, wltn the exception OF the
tiine or Frederick the Great when England and
Prussia eXered powerful influence the Will OF
France has preponderatcd In Europe. The dlscord
.
that Napoleon |. found himself powerful enough TO
subdue Them all Ihen, for the first time the races
VINO mad common history, language and literature
learned that by unlry alone could the hope for de-
'iyerance, aud the national movement both III -Ger.
many and ltaiy was the result OF the 'er!ers oi or-
ctgu rule,
The doctrine OF Tie balance OF power now so pop.
ular IN france IS there ore nQtGiGg Dut % longing
Tor The return Of the period when Europe was
oDgeu to submit in silence to tine commands OF
Louis XIV. ana Napoleon L. The frontier districts
OF Germany bear many traces o. the system from
which we trust the late victory OF German arms has
freed Europe forever. The best guarantee FOR real
balance OF power In Europe Is 10 be found III the
unity ana might OF Germany. Strong enough 10 de-
lend her own frontiers, aud prevented ny her con-
sttutlOn from undertaking war OF conquest Ger.
many has no desire To meddle with the a1airs OF
other nations. The peace OF Europe can only he &C.
cured by the establishment OF powerful states Oh
an historical ana national basis. such q system
leaves no ROOM Tor the development OF an ambitions
fore policy, anu the internal adiD istftlOn OF
every European country presents so many varied
and important problems thatit mlst be the chief
wish OF every State 10 live at peace with Its neigh
Dors.
The New York herald., 1871-09-16
SWIFT TZERLAND.
M,.. seward.

MI. Seward in the Swiss Repmb!ic.
Tho Journal de Gesasre OF August "a contains the
following interesting paragraph
Mr.. seward, former Secretary oi State under the
Presidency OF Nj. Lincoln, Is at present at Geneva
1t viii be remembered that on The occasion OF the
assassination of Lincoln Mr.. Seward was himself
the victim OF an attempt Of that nature, and he still
bears the visible traces OF the knife cuts he received.
Mr.. Seward Is completely paraiyzed. In spite OF
that he has just made tile. tour OF the worla, tIa-
versing America to San Francisco, then touching at
the Peninsula OF Alaska, at china and Japan.
He is accompanied by two servants ana TWO
young relatives. Notwithstanding Els infirmitles,
he mas preserved all his mental vlgor and intelec
tuai youth. lie visited Geneva forty ears ago, and
remembers hat he then saw sufficiently well TO
establish with the past--comparisons which very
Arrived at TINS metropolis at four O'Clock, ne went
the same day ~ ferney, to visit the Chateau OF Vol
talre, and the next day set out tor Chamounx where
he recognZed with tho AID OF his memory, that tue
Immense glaciers mad shrunk.
The New York herald., 1871-09-16
Grcnt Polish Demonstration.

Preparations on a large scale are going on in
order to make the great Polish demonstration In
Lembcrg an immense success Poles have been
invited from all quarters to attend and II is ex-
pecled that the numbers who will respond to the
cali will be very great indeed. The invitation to
attend the demonstration Issued ny the Central
Commi ttee says:--"At the moment when thclp0th
anniversary OF the first partition Of Poiand Il close
at hand, aId when the entire race, busted with
local concerns should remember that In the Idea OF
firm union alone q future lies pe,ere us, your pres
cnce Will be OF service TO u.s. ,h0ren Oi one and
the same motncr; who, afer q sorrowu separation.
departed from each otner their various raths OF
suffering. viii come together after ivO years TO I'M
uersiaaT and TO Strengthen each other"
The New York herald., 1871-09-16
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Legal NsrfIEJsS.

SUrREME COURT.
In the matter Of the application of the Mayor Alder
and Commonalty of the city Of New York, relative
% widening ,' ana ''''sn''BI'GRt5 s BGt5apyAy, , ,,
between Thryiourth street aud tnlnth street. and
the making that part of Broadway between Thysecond
street and Thrydi!h street and thai part between focg
oecond street AMI fortysevenh street. OF greater width
Wan i'' 'ee' IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
We the undeissn Commissioners OF Estimate anlas.
the oyne or owners occupant or occupants Of ~ houses
and 10 al others whom II NAV concern, to wit
men, awards and valuation, that all persons nteessi
in these proceedings Of the lands affected thereby
jectcSs IN wrins dGy verified % John = Jones' ESQ our
srse oo% % IN ns s cts On one or Seore the s day o Sep
tember ls1i and that the said Commissioners WI hear
said 18Th day se,em ers and Tor that purpose viii b.
atencdance q our SAID oiee each OF said ten DAYS At
the abs,racr OF the said estimate and asscs
mens together with maps, the anfavts est
mates and other documents shGh were re used D p
ment o. Public Works n the city Of New YORK. there to
Thd-rha the limits embraced by the assessment acre
follows 70 WIZ All tnose lo' pieces or parcels o
nch5ed and contained wthm the centre The ioo
Beginning the intersection OF the cent nc Of
fiynntn street with the centre line o. gha a. aysus & n
s,re e the centre ns sason hencs sosd
Turytoufth Street. thence along The centre line Of
street 70 ne centre INES s Of xas.ou
and Irving the centre line Of street teenca
tire line Fourth thence sonihery along the centre
place thence wcsery along the centre line OF Actor
70 'nes he ''assr ssn,r r0ss Of ae 1s, ss1e
cy place 'tnenec westerly along the centre line OF
Waverlev paoe the lna Sixth thence
nortnerly aIong cenre Hne tor
centre OF Fourteenth street, thence
centre line of Fourteenth street to the
avenue, thence nohery along line OF Seventh
avenue the centre line vi Twentefh
along the centre hnc Of fwenNeh street the centre
Eighth avenue thence nortnerly along the centre hue o.
Eighth TO the centre line OF Twentycyhth street.
thence westery along the centre line o. street
cense line OF Ninth avc1c TO The oerre line OF sxtysxh
street the centre line OF Eighth and thence SOUTH
ey along the centre line Of Eighth avenue to the ponio
place of beginning. -.
Fourth-That report herein will be presented othe
State of New York, special trrm
thereof to be he'd before the Honorable Albert Cardozo.
Jnsce IN the House ut the t1ty Htil IN the city
OF New YORK upon FURTHER notice, of twanty
givcn daily puDisirst ~ ths
cv of New York pursuant tn the provisions OF the fourth
section chapter the laws Of the State OF New YORK,
passed. e0fa'' - 'JQryo; JONES; connI,sorer,
uA,ed NEW YORK. Aaguss Ia l5Tl
The New York herald., 1871-09-16
MURDER AND SUICIDE IN CONNECTICUT +,
Aits
A WOulC-be Biganiist shoots Girl for Re.
fusing to Marry Him, and Then Kills Him.


[From the Now London Comm Star, Sept Il
ciGy and went Into the employ OF Thomas Car.
roll Sometime subsequent TO this he made the e..
caaintance Of girl named Hatle Las, is. ami s..om
that time kept her company. .,.srtie uved with her
mother IN . small hty,ass on Prospect Hiu on tle
naUo," e"'A"iSe. one ana One-half miles from ths
CIV roeers for the past few uays has been unsuc-
.csstully endcayoring to get the gir TO become hs
wife. AT about nine O'Clock this ul0rIliny he yrs'
tied the house ON Prospect Hill. He took o lunch
and conversed with the girl and her mother until
about hal past one O'clock AT that hour he stepped
into q back hail and called Hattie In after him.
the door, and, 1t IS supposed repeated his prop4Sur
OF marriage TO the girl ana was again refused.
After they had been In the hail a few moments die
mother heard scream, and, rushing towards th<a
to force the door open were unsuccess.
ful. Rogers told her that II she renewed
the attempt ne would blow her brains cut lie h.id
hardly concluded the threat wnen the mother hedrd
the report OF pistol. With one mighty effort She
broke through the door ana the body OF her
daughter lying on tue floor, dead In her right
temple one ana half inches above anu forward Of
her ear, was The mark OF the latal bullet After
shooting Hattie Rogers ran from the house into the
road, crossed narrow feld the farther wall Of
which he scaied. He called TO two men passing up
the road whose attention had been attracted by the
shooting, and sad, "They have fooled me as long
as tney ever will; have got the best OF them this
time. There's letter III my coat poke. that Iwant
you 10 read when | am dead when he rad
finished this he placed pistol to his head and shot
himself back OF the ear, killing himself instantly.
Jury was summoned and verdict rendered in ac-
c0rdance with the facts. Rogers was q hall breed
MOhegan Indian about thirty i've years or age. lle
has Il wife IN Malone, New York, who he seems to
dered girl Is Hattie Lilly Lewis is the name Of her
step.fathcr.
The New York herald., 1871-09-16

tnRs a. we'll a. the members of, other religious
bodies Tue principal objects OF the Congress are
to bring about reform In tine Catholic Church and
" clefk tpe preiensionS OF the partsans OF lnfali-
With reference to toe blight SAYS the Lish Times,
among the potatoes, We understand tnaJ the disease
has chiefly fallen upon the earlier KIM which came
TO maturity month ago. The 1eld potatoes Scotch
downs, &C, arc stIli holding out well. The crop.
Notwithstanding the disease, Will prove large one.
All the clOce ''chops'' of CoDgou brought to the
Hankow market this season have been bought lor
the Il .ssiap market and shipped direct 20 Odessa
Not single "chOp'' OF the nest grade nrst crop
OF tea mas been seen In England OF the growth of
1871, neither will there be OF 1872. Why Ii tiiiss
tall grocer and tea dealer has brought II about.
Tney pretend TO Offer The tnest tea AT 2s 81. 10
per pound. The thing Is absurd 1t cannot be done.
Fine tea costs the importer more money. The Rus
SLAMS outnid us, because they are Wiling to pay
prOpriate nearly all the choice green's.
According to the report OF the Emigration Com.
misS0ner5 Of Liverpool, IL appears that during me
month or August there sailed to the United States
thIrtyfour ships with 2BSJ cabin aud IL 953 steerge
passengers; OF whom GA were English "a Scotch,
2,4g3 Irish, and 40I5 foreigners, making total or
1888. There were five ships to Canada with 355
cabin and 2.270 Storage; OF whom ,s33 were Eng.
lisa, and 100 foreigners, Nlere being no SCOtch or
Irisn To New Brunswick one shlpsalled carry ing
cabin and steerage, 10 bemg English and Irish.
Glasgow. Ine above was under the act, making .
total oil 1s,0l6. To the United States not under the
act, there were 70S passengers TO Canada, 227i 10
Victoria. 73; to south America, l4; TO Africa, ID;
to the West indies, 90; to New Zealand 20; making
total OF 1886. The total emigration during the
lnonlh amounted 70 1922, which, when compared
with the numbers urIg the corresponding month
OF last year f70 shows the great increase OF 3 S4o
The New York herald., 1871-09-16
A l<jpg in l0nnger.

A Luxembourg paper relates that the King OF
Holland has just hai narrow escape from q ter
rihle death. The. KING Was approaching level
crossing on the Utrecht Railway at the
very moment when an express tram was about to
pass at great speed. The c0aohman, unaware OF
the danger, was driving up 10 the cr0ssIuu aud
iaevita .ly bath he and the King would have been
smashed TO pieces, had not nystahder rushcu lor
horses Oh the carriage. scarcely had tbs been
done when the train wnlred past and tne King le
back almost UNCONSCIOUS at sight OF the pcr ne mad
escaped. A lew moments after the. King askcd 10
see The man 10 whom be owed MS liic but the un-
known ,peneactor had departed, leaving nc srsce
4Lcnnd and not all tine efforts Oh the graceful mon.
arch id been yet able 10 bring hin to iiebl,
The New York herald., 1871-09-16
ENGLAND.
rerfiblc Defur,t Of the British Cavalry mt
Aidcrshot--Two Doas Pat thc Whoio Force

po'Fu9ot, ,sf -+.-,-. .,.-..-r-
1t appears that the first defect brought to light In
tie Brgan, army. by the Aldershol campaign is in
tle p,a tesia with which the horsesare piakescd as
tDa following indicates:-
About eight O'Clock, on Wednesday evening,
August so, throu!h some cause at present unknown,
nearly the whole OF the officers chargers and
troopers oeihe FIRST Life Guards. who are at pre-
sdnt enca ampcl 'on Coye CunlmeH, brexe loose From
tlIeH lea, and meet ropes by which tney were DICK
eted, and stared OIL In various directions at "a
furious rate. They numbered over two hundred
ana thirty some TOOK the uirectlon oil Farnhain,
passing about five miles beyond that ancient town,
aud even 10 Alton; others Ment-to ETlmley,s ASH,
lawley aad atlacent pa3ts. Some found theirrway
into the reservoir established ior bathing purposes
on cove Common and were found swimming about.
As1emclfnient o about twenty horses cnarged m the
dIrectoii Oi tue Officers mess ol the Frst bat aOn
,,ffc brigade passing IN close proximity 10 Prince
Artllur's tent. The horses came IN collision with
ctI LeonqIng to Mr. Al. Brown,- OF Hilly terrace.
Ihis Gao was outside the oilcers' mess. An oilicer
ct lhe,llne brigade, who had Just arrived from the
raIway station OIL leave, was suiding ut the cab
The New York herald., 1871-09-16
FOR ElGN TOPICS.
Prospects Of n Franco z ussian Allinnc

Prospects Of Frcnco-H Mssian Alliance.
The imperial conferences at Gastein and ischl
nave given new current 10 ideas and political
gossip. in France the Impression prevails that
Franco. Russian alliance is more than probable,
and that the gdDprocneUaeHt between the Emgcrors
OF Germany and Austria is intended TO operate as
cheek 10 The alliance III question: TINS IS an some
what confirmei bv the act thar IN Russia warlikc
excitement seems To preval with regard TO the
Austrian question. Though no immediate danger
Is apprehended, thef eastward growth 0i the iauer
country ana southward tendency o tue former indi-
caseihe PROBABILITY o. future collision.