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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.
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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