Clje atltituttia fixg, r: r' as s "i S S d~"Y a` ~~~ g'~_'S. J. W. YOCIIIII J. W. YOCUM. 1 Publishers and .1 A. WOLFEEI.'SBERGER,f Proprietors. Columbia, Pa. Saturday, AUGUST 13. 18;r0. Coxatutact:rmas,letters, contributions, generally of merit and intereet to the reader, will be acceptabl Irom friends from all Quarters. POLITICAL. We are authorized to announce the following persons as candidates for the offices respectively named, subject to the decision of the Republi can voters at the ensuing primary election; CONGRESS. 0. J. DICKEY, Lancaster city. JAMES P. WICKERSHAM,of Lancaster city Mr. Wickersham can be seen at Room No. 2, Cooper's Hotel, on Mondays and Saturdays. ASSEMBLY. JOHN E. WILEY, Couoy Township. JULIUS L. SHUMAN, Washington Borough. THOMAS A, CLARK, Drumore Township. Dn. S. C. GATCIIELL, Mantic Township. MAJ. A. C. REINOEHL, Mahneim Township. Carr. SAM'L D. MILLER, the old soldier, Marietta. GEORGE WHITSON, Bart Township. DAVID SHULTZ, Sn. (hatter) City. A. J. KAUFFMAN, Escl, Columbia. Die. P. S. CLINGER, Conestoga Township. HENRY M. EI , ZGLE, of East Donegal twp. JOSEPH McCLURE, of Bart twp. Capt. W. W. HOPKINS, of Lancaster city. C. L. HUNSECKER, of Manheint twp. SOLOMON DILLER, Earl Township, BURRBOLDER, East Hemptleld twp. I ant unalterably opposed to the passage of the Omnibus Railroad Bill or the Border Raid Bill; and further, I em opposed to railroad or any other corporation controlling the Legisla turc. D. K. BU RELHOLDBIt. I=l DANIEL BROWN, West Earl twp. PETER DIFFENBACII, East Lampeter twp. J. W. FRANTZ, East Lampeter twp. GEORGE 3. HIGH, East Lampeter twp. BENJ. LONGENECKER, Strasburg bor. ROBERT K. McCULLOUGH, Fulton twp. HARRISON ROSS, Salisbury twp. Dr. C. J. SNAVELY, Manheim bor. BENJ. URBAN, Conestoga twp. DANIEL WERNTZ, Strasburg bor. LEWIS S. HARTMAN, of Lancaster City, late private Co. 13, Ist Regiment Penn'a Re serves, who carried the musket for three years, and was severely wounded on the 10th of May. ISS4, on the last day of his three-year term of service, at the battle of Belbsada Church, In Grant's campaign in front of Richmond. MARTIN D. HESS, of Paradise twp., who at the death of Isaac Hollinger, late Recorder, assumed the responsible position of Recorder for the unexpired ten mouths, and paid to the deceased's family $1,718.77 out of the proceeds of the °Rice. PETE:RS/TORO, April 9.5 th, 2870. I hereby certify that Martin D. Hess has made a lull, Anal and satisfactory settlement with me for the the time he held the office of Recorder. For his disinterested kindness in assuming a very responsible trust for the benefit of my self and fatherless children, he merits our kindest regards, and should receive the unani mous support of my deceased husband's friends and the Republican party, for the oilice Sf Re corder of Deeds, for which he is a deserving and competent candidate. ELIZABETH HOLLINGER, Widow of Isaac Hollinger, deceased. COUNTY COMMISSIO:SER SIMON BRENEMAN, Elizabethtown. PETER JOL NS, of East Laropeter twp JOEN IC. REED, City. ISAAC L. ROYER, Ephrata twp, PRISON INSPECTOR. EZRA REIST, Warwick township. SAMUEL CURTIS, (Miller), of Eo.st Ltunpeter t ownship. CHRISTIAN R. LANDIS, Upper Les.coelc twp DIRECTOR OF MEE POOR DANA GRAHAM, lith Ward, City. LEWIS SPRECHER, 9.d Ward, City. JOHN J. FRY, of Rapti() twp. DAVID LANDIS, (miller,) of East Lanipeter township. 5A.001.3, S. - wrrmEn, of Manor twp. LEONARD PICKLE. Bart twp. HENRY LANDIS, Manhelm Township. DANIEL HERR, (Perinea) Strasburg: Twp. COUNTY SOLICITOR. B. C. KREADY, Lancaster City. WILLIAM LEAMAff, Lancaster city Carr. D.P. ROSRIIMILLER, Su., of Lancas ter City, late Act. Master 13. S. Navy, and who served in the Mississippi River Gunboat Flo tilla during the Rebellion. Beionblican Primary Eleotion. The Republican voters of the several election districts of Lancaster county are •requested to Meet at the places where the last primary meetings were held, (except in the districts hereinafter named), on Saturday, August 27th, 1870, and hold primary elections, subject to • the rules adopted by the Republican County Com mittee, to select candidates;to wit: 0. - $z person for Congress, Foun persons for Assembly, ONE person for Recorder, ONE person for jury Commissioner, o.st person for County Commissioner, Two persons for Prison Inspectors, TWO persons for the Directors of Poor; ONE person for County Solicitor. 01 , 7 E person for Auditor, EACH. district will also elect one person to serve on the County Committee. A vote will also be taken on the continuance of the Crawford County System. The election in West liempheld town ship will be held as follows: Northwestern District at the public house of John L. Duttenhoffer. Western District at Norwood Graded School-house. Silver Spring District at the public house of .I.lbnegomery. Mountville District at Graded School Louse, Rohrerstown District (East Hempfield) at the public house of Daniel Hess. The polls open at 3 o'clock P, M. and close at 7 o'clock P. M. The Return Judges will meet in the Or phans' Court Room on Monday, August :Nth, at 111 o'clock A. M. By order of County Committee. A. J. - .R - AuFl3liusr, Chairman. Eallet-Boz StnTers As these are not all dead yet, we would advise the honestly disposed voters to keep a sharp look out on the day of our election, • We all know that the people have been often defrauded of their choice, and that candidates redly nominated have been counted out and dishonest men stealthily put into their places. It is time there was a stop to this thing. Let voters be at the polls early and stay until the close. Se lect for officers of the election only the best men; have good watchers appointed to stand by from first to last and see that no stuffing is permitted; have the votes correctly counted, the returns correctly made out and - certified by the officers; let several copies of the returns be taken, so that no fraudulent alteaations can be made without detection, and then prob ably there will be alair election. TILE Democracy of Berks county held their convention in Reading on Wednes day. They pasied the usual resolutions about the Declaration of Independenee, approved the Revolutionary war, declared the Rebellion over, Slavery abolished, the Pfteenth Amendment a fraud, the negro an animal, but' not a word about Protec tion to American Industry. The Resolu tion instructing waxdpoliticians to beware of the Gen. Jackson voters was tabled. rfox. D. J. MOnnELL, the champion protectionist has again been nominated, And his election is sure. The convention at Johnstown was unanimous. Tux Lancaster Express quotes the New York Post, and, refers to it as authority On the Prussian Tariff question. Of course. IsifiaxonUox is the sickest inUn in Eu rope to-day. • TriF, State debt must.be paid, paid hon estly and to the utmost farthing, and as soon as it can reasonably be done. • To this doctrine I am irrevocably pledged in every possible manner, and the credit of the State must be kept up to its highest point in order that this important object may be most readily accomplished. No be lief or suspicion of bad faith or of profliga cy, on our part, should be permitted to get abroad or to derive the slightest•support or countenance from the conduct of our government in any of its branches. It should be understood everywhere that we have an incorruptible and faithful judi ciary; a Legislature and an Executive disposed to work together, and to co-oper ate heartily in maintaining the honor of the Commonwealth.—Gor. Geary's Ail- .Editor EM AmoNo other county officers to be elect ed this year, are, two Jury Commissioners. No officers are of more importance to the people than these. Many, very many complaints have been made as to the con duct of jurors selected, and there are not wanting those who do not hesitate to as sert that our Grand Juries have not met public expectation in many matters of public interest, but have acted in such a manner as to induce the suspicion that they are little else than political conven tions and used for political purposes. Let us, therefore, unite and select two good, honest, upright, well-informed men, who will take a pride in doing their duty faith fully, and select for Jurors such men, and such only, as will feel the obligations of an oath, and perform their duty without fear, favor or affection. Timely Waraing. We lay before our readers again the timely warnings contained in Governor Geary's address to the people of Pennsyl vania. It has never been the privilege or the opportunity of any executive of this State to issue a similarly important State paper. Just upon the. eve of a campaign when the people are about to choose their representatives to the Pennsylvania Leg islature, and now again as the canvass is about to close, it must exercise an effect which even the Governor could hardly have anticipated when he gave it to the people. Those extracts which refer to the sink ing fund, to the payment of the State debt, and the importance of choosing an honest legislature for 1871, are of vital importance. We ask for them a candid and earnest perusal. The Governor has shown the wisest statesmanship and the deepest concern for the interests and fortunes of the commonwealth, and the people should respond approvingly. It remains with the people of Lancaster county, whether in the coming primary elections they will heed the warning of their Executive: The EXecutive is to act unless his administration is sustained. Give him the support which his honesty, statesmanship and concern for the welfare of the State demand, . and the great Keystone State will be eventu ally saved the disgrace of bankruptcy and discredit. Chances in Battle In the days of tIM old-fashioned musket, or "Brown Bess," as it was popularly nick-named, the chances of a man's being hit by a bullet were slight. It has been estimated that in Wellington's campaigns in Spain it took eight hundred bullets to kill one man, but much of this waste of lead and powder was due to carelessness and ignorance on the part of the men; some fired so high that the balls went over the heads of the enemy, others so low that they went into the ground. Even in our recent war, with greatly improved fire arms, the number of killed and wounded was very small compared with the im mense number of shots fired. The total relative chances against being shot in battle of two men of these re spective heights and weights are as three to two in favor of the smaller man, in re spect to accidental shots, and in a deci dedly more favorable proportion in respect to direct aim, the latter chance being compounded of the two following: first, a better hope of not being aimed at, second ly, a hope, very little less than three to two, of not being hit when made the ob ject of an aim. Had Nelson been a large man, instead - of a mere feather weight, it is probable that he would not have survived so long the extraordinary dangers he encountered. In the course of five years he took part in a hundred and twenty actions at sea, in cluding the battles of Cape St. Vincent and the Nilo, and in them he lost an arm and an eye. He was ultimately killed at Trafalgar (after escaping death at Copen hagen) by °Tie of many shots aimed direct ly at him by a rifleman in the maintop of the French ship with which his own was closely engaged; but it should at the same time be added that on this occasion lie greatly increased the chances againit him, by pacing the quarter deck in full uniform with all his medals and orders fastened on his breast. When the famous Marshal Soult visited England, a story appeared in the newspapers to the effect that some English veteran had declared the hero must bear a charmed life, for that he (the soldier) had covered him with his rifle upwards of thirty times, and yet never hit him. It is not at all surprising that the uneducated believe some men to bear charmed lives, when we remember Napoleon at the, bridge of Lodi, and again at Arcola, where, it is set down in his tory, the Austrian artillery swept off every body but himself within a circle where he was standing, yet he led the way across the bridge unharmed—though the grape rattled in a perfect hail storm around him. The same may be said of Wellington at Waterloo, where, it is re ported, that every man of his staff ,was either killed or wounded, and he had for a while to do their work until others could be brought up from the other end of the line, he escaping all the while untouched. Many more instances of such exemptions from the havoc going on all around can be found in history, but these are two re markable cases, familiar to most people. The most formidable enemies an army has are camp-fever, privation, over-fa tigue, and too great exposure to heat, cold and damp, and - the carelessness of the men. These kill three times as many men as the bullet does; and yet the bullet t ills its' thousands, notwithstanding the large chances in favor of the escape of any indi vidual soidier.—Ledger. TuE inviolability of the Sinking Fund, by which your public debt is to be reduced and finally extin,,nuished, must be main tained against all attacks upon it, wheth er open or secret. A public debt is not a_ blessing but an evil—an evil not to be measured by the amount of the direct pe cuniary burden it- imposes upon the peo ple, but by its whole effect, the entire amount of all its consequences have been pointed out so fully by the fathers of the - republic, and by the most reliable writers -upon political economy, - and a conviction of them is so deeply impressed on the minds of all reflecting men, that I need not recapitulate them, nor insist even upon their existence. The operation of the sinking fund was temporarily inter rupted, or rather weakened by the recent war, but by the blessing of Ileaven-upon the patriotic efforts of the nation the days of peace have returned. There can now be no excuse for diverting from that fund any of the:moneys pledged to it' by the _Constitution and the .laws, nor for tam- Tering in any manner with its regular ad ministration.—Gov. Geary's Address, to the people of Pennsylvania. " ' ' County Committee The election of a good• County Commit mittee is an all important matter at this time. The late resolution of the present Committee to disfranchise republican voters by refusing to circulate the names of Legislative candidates who will not pledge themselves to vote for State Treas urer, has startled the people very much. They deem it an act of unwarranted as sumption, showing the necessity of se lecting only those who have the true in terests of the party at heart, in preference to party hacks, aspirants for office and others who use the position for like selfish purposes. A membership of the Committee seems to be sought for as a stepping stone to a lu crative office or a means of private emol ument, and hence it is we may infer that every year successful candidates are com pelled to pay to the committee from three to four thousand dollars under the pre tense of defraying election expenses; but as the Committee make no public exhibit of its expenditures, and nobody knows who gets it the inference is that the Com mittee must take especial good care of it. The belief is general that neither a can- didate for office nor an office-holder should be a member of the Committee, and that they have not, as they assume, the control and management of the whole party and its candidates. Nor have they the right to make those enormous annual demands upon candidates to defray expenses which never existed legitimately. But from what has already transpired, we should not be surprised if they openly demand a bonus from every candidate nominated at the primary election as a remuneration for that nomination - under a threat that on his refusal to pay, his naive shall not be printed on the tickets as was done last year, when Mr. G. W. Hensel refused to pay the sum levied on him, and the peo ple triumphantly supported him. His ex ample should be followed by all. It may be well enough to inform that Committee, that they are not clothed with plenary power and competent to do as they please. They are not command ers-in-Chief, whose orders must be em phatically obeyed. Their epaulettes are not gold, like those of a General, they are only cotton like those of a corporal. They take only a common rank among their fellow men. They are responsible as agents to those who have conferred upon them only a limited trust. It is their duty to do what is right and proper for the benefit and honor of the party they repre sent and nothing more. That no one may think we have judged this Committee too severely, we mention the undeniable fact as stated by the Lan caster Express, that last year the Chair man gave no notice in his official call of the primary election that a member of the Committee was to be chosen for each dis trict, by which means the managers of the Ring elected a majority of their own crea tures ; this year the same omission is made. If these mistakes are not wilful they are certainly inexcusable. —Since writing the above we notice that the Committee, yielding to public senti ment, have announced that on the 29th instant the people of each electiOn district in the county are to vote for one person to serve as a member of the Committee and also to determine by their votes whether the Crawford County System shall longer be observed in our county, or whether we shall return to the old delegate system. The last meeting of the present Commit tee was held July 11th, when, of course, it was directed thatproper notice should be given.. But strange to say it did not ap pear till Wednesday's Examiner d; Herald announced it—and then an amended notice only appeared somewhat different from that in the Inguirer'of the 6th inst. We will be charitable enough to accept the omission as a mistake. BUT it is known to you that a bold and daring attempt was made in the Legisla ture, during its last session, to invade the Treasury and seize the proceeds of the sale of the public works of the State, deposited there in the sinking fund, for the use of certain affiliated corporations of this Commonwealth, and that that attempt was,defeated only by the interposition of the Executive veto. This was to um an ungracious and unpleasant task to resist the majority in the Legislature, composed of Senators and ~Representatives, chosen by you under the regular forms of the Constitution, presumably for their intel ligence and integrity; and it was inexpe dient, perhaps, as a question of personal interest and ease, that I should incur the hostility of powerful enemies by the course adopted. But I saw before me the open path of duty, pointed out by the clear words of the Constitution, and by my oath of office; and I did not hesitate to treat the subject with the firmness and ac tion which the urgency of the case requir ed. The bill to distribute the securities in the Sinking Fund among several newly incorporated railroad companies, and to substitute for them very inferior, if not utterly worthless obligations, was sent to me only on the day next preceding the fi nal adjournment of the Legislature, al though it had passed both houses about two weeks before. Borrowing time from the usual hours of rest, I was enabled, the next morning, to return the bill with my objections to the House in which it had originated. There its further considera tion was postponed, and no final judgment upon it was pronounced: It stands now among the open questions which may be revived at a future session. It may again be introduced and. passed, next winter or at any subsequent time, Without embar •rassmenflrom any prior decision of either House against it. And if the membership of both Houses shall be so made-up at any time that a two-thirds vote for the meas ure can be obtained in each, its enactment into a law' will' become certain, and the burden of your taxes will be inevitably in creased and prolonged.—Gov. Geary 's Ad dress. AN; Executive veto is in the nature of an appeal to the people, to enable them to pass upon controverted questions involv ing grave considerations of public policy or safety. Upon a question of this kind, in which every man, woman and child in the Commonwealth is interested,, this great prerogative of the Executive; con ferred by the Constitution, should be fear lessly exercised. Is not this such an oc casion? Is not the subject to be consider ed vitally important? Is it not urgent that you should determine it for your selves, in the selection of men to represent you in the Legislature of 1S71? Be this as it may, this question is in fact submitted for your judgment. The issue upon it was distinctly and openly made at the last session between the Legislature and the Executive, - and that issue is now before you for your arbitrament, and you should instruct your Representatives, in each and every county, in accordance with ,your wishes mid determination upon this important subject. Should you, by your indifference to the question, or by a careless and uncalculat ing choice of the persons to represent you in the Legislature, encourage and strengthen thecombination of,men who de sire and- threaten to invade 'your Treas ury, rest assured that the vast fund 'now sacredly devoted to the , payment. of the public debt will be seized and carried off. —Gov. Geary's Address. WHAT is that venerable statesman (?) Ilorrow B. Lowry going to do ? 'Some journals are sending him off on foreign appointment, others are putting him on the track for ;re-election to the State Sen ate, while the people of his district, and indeed of the State are, quiet solicitous that the old gentleman should not be dragged from that privacy where he .‘ can .repent his past political misdeeds and keep his resolution to sin no more. ' H. IIANN-3, a prominent lawyer of Chicago was instantly killed by lighting last Saturday night while in bed. His wife, who was lying by his side, escaped, being only slightly stunned. A SENGL - Lxit CASE.—At one of the battles of the rebellion, a young gentle man of Greenville, S. C., was shot in the eye, and the bullet lodging in the head could not be extracted by the most skil ful surgeons, and caused continued an noyance. Recently, however, the sufferer was seized with a violent fit of coughing, during which the bullet, weighing half an ounce, dropped into his mouth. In six years the bullet had worked its way slowly through the palate, and was re leased by the convulsive effort of cough ing. Oun Copperhead neighbor advocates tariff as a democratic doctrine,but forgets the record of his party. He has forgotten that every other democratic paper in Pennsylvania is for free trade. But figures and records will not lie,and in looking over the notes on the passage of the present tariff bill we find 140 Re publicans voting for it, and only Two against it—their names were Hays and Heflin, of Alabama. On the democratic side we have oun- FIFTIES of the whole party voting against protection—the only ones who voted in favor of the bill being Adams, Knott, Rice, Trumble, Lewis of Kentucky, Woodward of Pa., Axtell of Cal., Milnes of Va., Crebs of 111., McCormick and Wells of Mo. The Crawford County System At the meeting of the County Commit-. mittee on the 4th of April, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That the next election to be held under the rules of the Republican party, for the purpose of nominating a county ticket, the present system of nom inating candidates for the different offices —popularly known as the Crawford Coun ty System—be submitted for confirmation or rejection; and that the chairman of this Committee be, and is hereby instructed, to cause the tickets to be so prepared as properly to execue this resolution. In conformity with this resolution at the nominating meetings on Saturday August 27th, the voters will be called on to vote for or against, or in other words, they will be called to vote either for the Crawford System, or for a return to the old delegate system. We hope the people will be fully awake to their interests, and as the present system has served us so well in the past few years that 'they will give an overwhelming majority for its f ur ther adoption and' retention. Do not be deceived by demagogues. Candidates for Office. -- The Chairman of the County Commit tee has addressed theliolloving circular to all candidates for office: CoLumnm, Pa., August 10th, IS7O. Deur Sir: At a meeting of the Republi can County Committee, held July 11th, IS7O, the Chairman of the Committee was directed to exact the following pledges from all candidates, and in case of refu sal of any candidate to give such pledges his name shall not be printed on the tick ets furnished by the Committee. You will, therefore, please return me the en closed pledges with your answer so that I shall receive it on or before the 17th inst. By direction of the County Committee, you are also assesssed S— towards de fraying the expenses of printing poll books tally papers, tickets, &c. The resolution authorizing this assessment, further com pels the Chairman to permit-the name of no candidate upon the ticket links he pays the assessment on or before the 17th inst. Yours, &c. A. J, KAuri., Chairman. I hereby pledge myself to support the nominations made by the Republicans at the coming primary election. First, Will you, if nominated and elect- , ed as a member of the General Assembly, vote for or in any manner assist in - the passage of any bill or resolution, appro priating any money, bonds, evidences of indebtedness, or any property or thing of value whatever belonging to the State— either in the Sinking Fund or out of it— I or in any manner lend the credit of the State to any railroad, canal or other com pany, or to any individual association of individuals, upon any pretext whatever? And, if not,will you—should such a bill or resolution be introduced—vote against it in all stages of its progress or passage, and against all motions intended to aid such passage? Second. Will yon, if nominated and elected as a member of the General As sembly, - vote for, or in any manner assist in the passage of any bill or resolution - appropriating any money or bonds belong ing to the State, or in any manner com mitting the State to the payment of any claims for damages clone by either army during the late war of the rebellion? And, if not, will you—should such-a bill or resolution be introduced—vote against it in all stages of its progress or passage; and against all motions intended to aid such passage? I hereby pledge myself to attend all cau cuses for the nomination of State Treas urer and other offices, and I will abide by the decision of said caucus. The above circular addressed by the Chairman of the County Committee call ing on the Legislative candidates to pledge themselves to support all nominations made in Legislative caucus and to pay an assessment of S- is a pretty bold measure, that we hone no candidate hay ing a proper self respect will condescend to reply to. 'Who gave this Committee authority to do this? It is a trick to de fraud certain candidates whose honesty is a sin in the eyes of the Committee and who are sure to be elected, if not cheated. The Committee will find that the peo ple will furnish their own tickets if neces sary, and it is respectfully suggested to all concerned, that no undue smartness be improvised to defraud the people of their honest choice of candidates, as there is a remedy which is always effectual and the very smart (dare we say honest) gentle men, •rhino concoct those nice little sch ernes may find themselves sorely disappointed. The setters had better beware. " From the facts the people have enough to show them how very necessary it is to select good men as members of the County Committee. G Von Moltke persists in violating all the rules of war and in disregarding the maxims of the uncle of his gouty op ponent. Ile has done at Ilageuau pre cisely what he did at Sadowa—divided his army in the face of the enemy and gone into battle to fight his way to a con centration at a point behind the enemy's line. Military critics will doubtless pro nounce it a hazardous undertaking, but at present advices it appears to have been an eminently successful one. The Crown Prince of Prussia. Frederic Willairn, who fought Marshal MacMahon Weissenburg, is now in his 89th year. He married the Princess Royal of Eng land, and his eldest son, a young warrior - of eleven years, holds several commissions in the Prussian army. We do not read, however, that this princely child picked .up any bullets on the banks of the Louter, or that the veteran soldiers paused' in the fight to weep at his intrepidity. Probably if the Crown Prince had seen the dispatch about " Louis and I" from Saarbruck, he might have made his bulletin to the Queen much better. Marshal Le Bumf and all the military dandies composing the military staff of the army utterly lost the confidence of the army, and the change in the command was an absolute necessity to prevent mu tiny. It is stated that Gen. Mac - Mahon -want ed, some days before the battle, to fire the forests in his front, through which the Gernians came down unexpectedly upon the French, but the Emperor declined to authorize the step.. It is reported that Cousin Montauban, Count of Talikao, has been called to form a new ministry. THE EUROPEAN WART ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE—DEFEAT of MARSHAL MOMAHON by THE CROWN PRINCE! CAPTURE OF 4,000 PRISONERS, SIX MITRAILLEURS and an IM MENSE QUANTITY of STORES!! RAPID ADVANCE OF THE WHOLE PRUS SIAN LINE!-EING. WILLIAM AT THE FRONT! ENCITEMET AND CONSTERNA TION IN PARIS—AN APPEAL FROM GENERAL Le WEEP! A Special Train Dispatched to Bring the "Noble Infant" to his Mother. Aug. 7,—King William sends the following despatch to the Queen: "Good News! A great victory has been won by our Fritz. God be praised for His mercy. We captured 4,000 prisoners, 30 guns, two standards, and six mitrailleurs. McMahon during the fight was heavily re inforced from the main army. The con test was very severe, and lasted from 11 A.-M. until 9 P. M. when the French re treated, leaving the field to us. Our losses were heavy. BERLIN, Aug. 6,vift LosnoN,l :30 P. M. The French Emperor has withdrawn his whole line,:au d is concentrating his troops for the defense of Paris. His losses have been enormous. The Prussians overtook the retreating French forces early on Sat urday morning, west of Saarbuck, near the the SPiehren hills. General Haulers begun the attack, supported by Gene. Barnakow and Stupnagle. Gen. Van Goeben ultimately resumed the command. The action was severe. A position at which the French endeavored to make a stand during their retreat was carried by the Prussians at the point of the bayonet, This battle is known as that of Hagenau. A salvo of artillery has been fired here in honor of the Prussian victory. MAyExce, Saturday, Aug. 0, 10 P. M. The. French were turned back on their entire line, and commenced to retreat to wasd the interior of France. The French had commenced an advance from Saar bruck, which they had held since the fa mous battle of three divisions against three companies of Prussians, but having to fall back they burned that rich and un protected town, and in withdrawing spread conflagration by throwing hot shot into it. The Empress has issued the following proclamation: FRENCHMEN: The opening of the war has not been favorable to us. We have suffered a check. Let us be firm under the reverse, and let us hasten to repair it. Let there be but one party in the land, that of France; a single flag, that of na tional honor. I come among you faithful to my mission and duty. You will see me the first in danger to defend the flag of France. i adjure all good citizens to maintain order. To agitate would be to conspire with oui enemies. La Liberte says: A special train left the station at si. o'clock this evening to bring back the Prince Imperial. We have stren uously urged his return, and we are glad that it has been decided upon. In the grave crisis through which we are passing the enemy should find opposed to him the breasts of men. The camp should no longer resemble a court out of place. PRUSSIA TO NAVE 800,000 MEN IN TIM FIELD TO D_ rim POPE _ASKS EUGENIE FOR WAR ME LONDO', Aug. S.—The Prussians claim they will have. eight hundred thousand men on the theatre of war this evening. Advice's from Rome state that the French disasters cause profound terror, and that the Pope has asked Eugenie for just one ship to defend him from the Ital ians now organizing for the attack on Pa pal authority and the Papal dominions. Marshal MacMahon's corps is in full re treat towards Nancy. It is thought in military circles he is endeavoring to form a junction with the French forces at Metz. Metz has been hurriedly placed in a state of defence. Every male person in the place has been pressed into service. TILE, PRUSSIANS ADVANCING DIRECTLY TOWARDS PARIS LONDON, Aug. the event of MacMahon being cut off from Metz there is not the slightest doubt but that General Buflineir will be compelled to evacuate Metz, and fall back towards Paris. Napoleon has left Metz and to-day es tablishes his headquarters at Chalons, a point just about half way between Metz and Paris. The whole of the Prussian reserves com menced moving yesterday, and is rapidly coming up with the Prussian advance. The Prussian army, under command of the Crown Prince, Frederick William, is advancing rapidly into the very heart of Frence, and on a bee line for Paris. If, however, Prussia should again and again repeat her triumphs the position of Napoleon becomes serious indeed. To. him more than to any monarch in Europe success is a necessity. On the next great battle hangs the fate of dynasties and em pires. PAuts,August 10.—In the Corps Legis latif yesterday Deputy Jules Favre offered a proposition that the Chambers should assume full powers to save the country. De declared that the Emperor's incapacity to command the army and direct its oper ations had been conclusively proved. He should therefore be recalled. rim FRENCH CENTRE REPORTED BROKEN AT METZ LONDON, Aug. 10, 10 A. )J.—A report is current that Prince Frederick Charles, with the Second Prussian Army Corps, bas broken through the French centre be tween Metz and Nancy. LoNnox, Aug. 9.—Letters from Metz speak in the most undisguised way of the calamitous and fabulous incapacity of the Emperor. The news from the Rhine this morning may be summed up in two lines. The whole French army is beaten and retreat ing. The center is driven in, the right wing is turned and cut off, and Napoleon calls upon France to rise and save the country. Le Favre, editor of the Soir, who has just arrived in Paris from Forbach, says he witnessed the entire destruction of Gen. Frossard's corps. He claims to speak for 30,000 French soldiers who are cut to pieces by.the fault of their leaders, and who lamented with their last cry • that they fell uselessly. The universal cry of the army, 21. Favre says, is give us generals that we can trust. _Cowpox, Tuesday, Aug. 10.—A dis patch from Carlsruhe, dated to-day, states that Strasbourg is surrounded by an army of 60,000 Prussian troops, mostly from South Germany. The city must surren der, as the garrison is composed of only 7, 000 soldier. An advance of the Prussian right from Saarlouis and Treves has commenced. It is supposed that Prince Frederick Charles is in command. A rumor has reached here that the Prussians are also in Mulhausen, 61 miles south-west of Strasbourg. The official dispatches state that Mar shal Bazaine, the Commander-in-Chief, has 130,000 men at Netz, Gen. MacMahon 50,000 at St. Averne and Gen. Canrobert 50,000 at Nancy. It is also stated that Gen. railly is in communication with Marshal MacMfilion. The morale of the army is excellent. There had been no fighting since the 7th. In the battle of Froschweller, 140,000 of the enemy at tacked 23,000 men under MacMahon. News has just been received here that the vote of want of confidence in the min istry was adopted by the Corps Legislatif last night,•and the sitting suspended. An enormous mob collected outside the hall of the Corps Legislatif yesterday. The ground in the vicinity of the building was densely packed. The streets re sounded with the cries of the infatuated populace, whose anger manifested itself against the ministry of 011ivier by cries of " a bas 011ivier." The hall was sur rounded by a detaclunent of military, who, upon the crowd becoming over-dem onstrative, charged the mass and dispersed them. The disorderly parties retreating precipitately, the avenues leading to the assemblyroom were picketed and patrols of Bens d'armes established. The chambers met yesterday. Most vi olent discussions ensued, and the mem bers became greatly excited and made en raged demonstrations against each other. The tumult and confusion was overpow ering; the Deputies in their rage returned grave accusations back and forth. Later particulars of the battles at Woerth and Ilaguenau show that the destruction 'of that portion of the French army en gaged therein was only prevented by the retreat of McMahon, who steadily refuses to again risk an. engagement with the Crown Prince, continuing his retreat to- Nancy, closely followed by the Prussian army. No fighting is reported from any part of the line. The French fleet moved south from Co penhagen on 'Wednesday, and the bom bardment of Niel and Stralsund is hourly expected, the harbors of which are ob structed by chains, sunken vessels, and torpedoes. A Prussian fleet is at Wil helmshaven. The new French Ministers took the oath of office yesterday, and entered upon their duties with the exception of the Prince De la Tour d'Auvergne who is temporarily absent. The Ministers of War and inte rior have taken energetic measures to in sure the effectiveness of their respective de partments. The Orleans princes, it is said, have asked permission to enter the army. Napoleon remains at the front. The rumored arrival of the Prince Im perial in London is confirmed upon the authority of the Pall Mall Gazette. The - work upon the fortifications of Paris con tinues, and great military enthusiasm is reported throughout the whole country. King William of Prussia has issued an address to the French people, wherein he states that he and his army come not to make war upon citizens, but soldiers only, and so long as the former refrain from acts of hostility they will not be harmed. Count Palikao is said to have prepared a decree, which he will submit to the Em peror, ordering all Germans residing in Paris to quit French soil within twelve hours after receiving notice to that effect. Jefferson Davis is paying a visit to the battle-fields in the neighborhood of CLu.t tanoogu, Tennessee. On a gate post in front of 0 farm house out West is a sign reading, No life insur ance or sewing machines wanted here." A Georgia neighborhood is discussing the " law point" whether a moan has a right to put rattlesnakes in his stm wherry patch to guard them from his neighbors children. An idol, carved out of limestone, with limn-atnents well defined, was dug out of the earth :it Madis,n, rod., a few days since, which is supposed to have belonged to some extinct race. It may have been worshipped by the Cardiff giant. A Detroit lady who eloped from her hus band has returned, and the papers say, is resting from her Sttiguiogjouritey, her hus band doing the housework. Secretary Stanton's portrait is on the 50 cent bills, and that of John Quincy Adams on the 13500 bills. To show how much more popular Stanton is than Adams, it may be mentioned taut we see a dozen of the bills with his portrait on, to where we find one with the lace of Adams. P..tras, Aug. 7 It is astonishing how many old men and women the census takers are turning up in all sections of the co entry. Nearly every exchange has something to tell us of patri archs discovered in different localities, aged all the way from. 103 to 107. We believe none of them have dared to go beyond 107. It is a still more singular fact that most of these centenarians never chewed tobacco, never rode in the horse cars, have voted lor every President that ever lived, and still have the use of their eyes and teeth. Frederick Lang, of Florida, Ohio, while beating one of his horses, was struck upon the head by one of the animal's hoofs and instantly killed. The Portland Advertiser suggests that the fishes tamper with the Atlantic cables, which may account for the doubtful odor of some of the war rumors. A New York playwright is dramatizing Horace Greeley's •• What I Know About Farming." The chapter on ploughing will furnish the most harrowing scene of the play. During a tornado or any severe sterna the pressure of steam in any boiler should be less than at other times, because the pres sure of l 4 ti pounds to every square inch of the atmosphere on the outside of the boiler is decreased, and the boiler is less able to stand the pressure from within, on account of the lifting up of the. air. A man out West has constructed tt new kind of burglar-proof safe, which is consid ered the very safest safe ever invented. When it is once locked it can't be opened in any other way than by melting the whole concern in a blast furnace. The inventor put live hundred dollars in it to show eyerybody bow secure it was, and be has been boring and hammering and blasting at it for a week with cold-chisels, drills, monkey-wrenches anal gun-powder, and iL is jeSt, as good as ever; and the Oltut is per fectly satisfied it is sale—only how to get that lice hundred dollars out of it he don't know. The progress of the arts in this age is simply wonderful. Diseases that. progress rapidly to a crisis are not the only ones to be dreaded. Canker or dry rot does not blast a tree as suddenly as a stroke of lightning, but, unless arrested, it des troys it as certainly ;.and hi like manner chron ic debility, although it does not kW_ with the swiftness of yellow fever, it is as sure to sap the springs of life eventually as any acute disc:lse, it not checked by invigorating medication. There is something inexpressibly touching in the spectacle of premature decay. Languor, emaciation, depression of spirits, and a distaste for exertion are its ordinary symptoms and they should he promptly met by tonic treat ment. The best invigorant and exhllerant that can be administered in a case or this kind is Itostetter's Stomach Bitters. The stimulating principle of the preparation rouses the dor mant energies oft he system, and tne strength ening and regulating properties give a perma nent and healthful impulse to the vital turves thus brought into play. The falling appetite is re-awakened, the process of degestion and as simulation are quickened, the quality of the blood is improved, the secretions become more natural, and every organ that contributes to the nourishments of the body undergoes salutary change. By these means the repair of the phy sical sti =Lure is effected and its health and vigor restored. In no class of disease has the beniticent operation of the Bitters been more marked and striking than in those characteri zed by general debility and nervous prostra tion. Ladies affected with these ailments find in this most wholesome of all tonics and cor rectives the safest and surest means of relief. It is strong to restore, and powerless to Injure. Such is the uniform testimony of "clouds of witnesses." A COUGH, COLD OR Sore Throat Requires immediate attention. as „eikgrifirk . neglect often results in U ble Lung Disease. 411040.FP AL: Brown's Bronchia, Troches eoo. •• - ;ap,,st invariably give instant FOR Baosetirrts, ASTITNA CONSUMP TIVB and TEMOAT Dis.x.ssEs, they have a sooth ing effect. SINGERS and PUBLIC SPEAKERS use them to clear and strengthen the voice, Owing to the good reputation and popularity of the Troches, litany lea, thle.v, and cheap illttfelikonZ are offcrsi, itgath are ;pod for notlang, lie sure to on- TALI,: the true Brown's Bronchial Troches. pROPOSALS %VIII be received until the 15th of August for enlarging the Culvert of Shawnee Itun at Fourth street. The Arch to be made twenty feet wide, and the 'Road Way forty feet wide• The mate rials in the present Arch to be used as far as they are suitable to make good work. The Arch to be laid of good heavy stone, well fitted an i with very little mortar. The work to be made satisfactory In all respects to the Committee. Parties offering to do the work will please give a full description of the character of the work they propose to erect, and time required for com pletion. F. S. Itrx.is, W3l. PArroN,}Cormnittee jaug4-20 NIK JoNirrY, FRIDAY'S WAIL SITISISABY. Gen.eral Items. SPECIAL .NO I2IOE. Sisaciztg Slowly. SOLD EvEnrwirEltE 1111•-'G9-1701 CHEAPER AND BETTER THAN EVER. R. HAYES' OBOCERY AND. PROVISION STORE, S. E. CoR. 4nr & CHERRY STS., COLUMBIA, PA Begs leave to inform his old friends and patrons that he has Just received another large and splendid assortment of FRESH FAMILY GROCERIES Better and Cheaper than can be bought elsewhere The under - signed would call the attention of the public to his large and well-selected stock of FRESH GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS just received from the City, which he will sell CHEAPER TITAN EVER 2—FOR CASH.' His stock comprises SUGARS, CO IeFEES, SPICES, HAMS, DEED D.II,IED AND CANNED E\11,131.T, Also, Brooms, Brushes, Buckets, Bed Cords, mid everything in the Grocery line. He directs special attention to his new and superior stock of GLASS AND QUEENSWARE, Which he is; selling at prices LOWER than over before offered in Columbia. Call UMd examine for yourselves. Also, on hand FLOUR. AND FEED. pier. AGENT POlt. WM. GOOD'S EAGLE MILLS FLOUR, The ItZST Family Flour in the Market Every barrel Warranted. Sold Cheap for Cash. rfaving purchased my goods cheap for Cash, lain prepared to offer them cheaper than any other dealers. Goods sold for CASH ONLY. R. HAYES, South-east Corner Fourth ce Cherry Sts., Columbia. HALDEMAN'S STORE 5'1".A.13 - I_,ISI-TEr) 1815. OUR STOCK IS NOW FULL AND COMPLETE IN EVERY DEPARTMENT ! AND CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF Good Bargains!' Which have Only to be Seen to be Appreciated. GEO. W. & B. F. HALDEMAN, 112 &114 Locust Street. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES. 00t9-1y 1870. SPECIAL OPENING FOR THE SEASON AT FONDERSMITH'S. 127 &129 Locust St., Columbia, WHITE GOODS, WHITE AND COLORED SWISSES, . PLAID _AND STRIPED O_RGAEDIES, MARSEILLES AND PIQUES;, GRENADINES, TRAVELING DRESS GOODS, _All the New Styles of Shawls, Parasols, 450- CARPETS. MATTING, OIL CLOTHS,. WINDOW SHADES At Lower Prices than ever offired before in Columbia WILLIAM a No. 160 Locust St., Columbia. SPECIAL BARGAINS SUMMER DRESS GOODS! Cloths, cassimeres and restingS, ja Clothing of all kinds made to order and warranted to fit GROCERIES AND QUEENSWARE! SEW liG. MACE{INES The BEST in the Market, and on EASY TER= JUST RECEIVED AT TIN - _E] TE S.S MACKEREL, CHEESE, SHOULDERS, SUMMER! OF NOVELTIES IN OFFERS -I N DOMESTICS SYRTJPS, POTATOES, SOAP, CANDLES 1870. PATTON'S