Ctt Eittumilia gpy. J. W. YOCUM T. W. YOCUM, Publishers and JA. WOLKERSBERGER,f Proprietors. Columbia, Pa. Saturday, AUG-UST 20. 1.870 CoionnocArtmo,letters, contributions, generally of merit and Interest to the reader, will be acceptabl irom,frinnds from all quarters. POLITICAL. We are authorized to announce the following persons as candidates for the °dices respectively named, subject to the decision or the Republi can voters atthe ensuing primary election: CONORS. 0. S. DICKEY, Lancaster city. SAMM3 P. WICKERS_HAM.of Lanmster city Mr. Wickersham can be seen at Room No. 2, Cooper's Hotel, on Mondays and Saturdays. JOHN E. WILEY. Conoy Township. JULIUS L. SHUMAN, Washington Borough. THOMAS A. CLARK, Drumore Township. Da. J. C. GATCHELL, Hartle Township. SLAT. A. C. REINOEHL, Mahneim Township. C.ur. SAM'L D. MILLER, the old soldier, Marietta. GEORGE WIIITSON, Dart Township. DAVID SHULTZ, Sn. (hatter) City. A. J. KAUFFMAN, ESG., Columbia. Da. P. S. CLINGER, Conestoga Township. - HENRY M. ENGLE, of East Donegal twp. JOSEPH McCLURE, of Bart twp. C. L. HUNSECKER, of Manheim twp. SOLOMON DILLER, Earl Township, I. K. BURKHOLDER, East Etemptield twp. I am unalterably opposed to the passage of the Omnibus Railroad Bill or the Border Raid Bill; and further, lam opposed to railroad or any other corporation controlling the Legisla ture. D. K. BURRHOLDER. FOR RECORDER. DANIEL BROWN, West Earl twp. PETER DIFFENBACH, East. Lampeter twp• J. W. FRANTZ, East Lampeter twp. GEORGE J. HIGH, East Lampeter twp. Dr. C. J. SNAVELY, Manheim bor. BENJ. URBAN, Conestoga twp. DANIEL WERNTZ, Strasburg bor. LEWIS S. HARTMAN, of Lancaster City, late private Co. B, Ist .Regiment Penn's Re serves, who carried the musket for three years, and was severely wounded on the 30th of May, Mir, on the last day of his three-year term of service, at the battle of Bethsada 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 months, and paid to the deceased's family $1,743.77 out of the proceeds of the office. PETERSBURG, April 11th, 1870. I hereby certify - that Martin D. Hess has made a full, final and satisfactory settlement with me for the the time tie hold tne °dice 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 °nice of Re corder of Deeds, for which he is a deserving .and competent candidate. ELIZABETH HOLLINGER, Widow of Isaac Hollinger, deceased. COUNTY COM3I/S.SIONER. JOHN K. REED, City. ISAAC L. ROYER, Ephrata twp. PRISON INSPECTOR, EZRA. REIST, Warwick township. SAMUEL CURTIS, (Miller), of East Lampeter township. CHRISTIAN R. LANDIS, Upepr Leacock twp LEWIS SPRECHER, 2d Ward, City. DIRECTOR OF THE POOR' JOHN J. FRY, of Rapho twp. DAVID LANDIS, (miller,) of East Lampeter township. JACOB S. WITMER, of Manor twp. LEONARD PICKLE. Bart twp. HENRY LANDIS, Manhelm. Township. DANIEL HERR, (Peones) Strasburg Twp. COUNTY SOLICITOR. B, C. KREADY, Lancaster City. WILLIAM LEAMAN, Lancaster city. Carr. D.P. ROSENMILLER, In., of Lancas ter City, late Act. Master U. S. Navy, and who served in the Mississippi River Gunboat Flo tilla during the Rebellion. lopublioan Primary Elation. The Republican voters or 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: ONE person for Congress, Foun persons for Assembly, Oxr. person for Recorder, ONE person for jury Commissioner, ONE person for County Commissioner, Two persons for Prison Inspectors, Two persons for the Directors of Poor, ONE person for County Solicitor. OIN - u 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 Itempfield town ship will be held as follows: Northwestern District at the public house of John L. Duttenlaoffer. Western. District at Norwood Graded School-holise. Silver Spring District at tho public house of Monegomery. Mountville District at Graded School house, 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 29th; at 11.1- o'clock A. M. By order of County Committee. A. J. K.A.urFmAisr, Chairman. Axors - G other county officers to be elect ed this year, are two Jury Commissioners. I.3oofficers are o€ more importance to the people than these. 3fany, 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 axelittle 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. WE are no doubt right in asserting that it is a conceded proposition that candi dates are elected byformingcombinations. But the difference is this: Corrupt men will seek to form secret rings, a bargain and-sale transaction, while unaspiring men, good and honest, are publicly made the units of concentration and combina tion. No one can file reasonable ob jection to the recommendation of his neighbor or of a newspaper, but he can, if a " set up " ticket is determined upon during the midnight watches, and where political tricksters most do congre gate. Hence we do not hesitate in nam ing Messrs Engle and McClure• as gentle men deserving the support of the Repulr licans of Lancaster county, and we hope the friends of reform everywhere will combine their strength in support of these gentlemen. ' OUR neighbors of the copperhead organ have embarked in the " show" business. This, with their paper, and printing bills paid by benefits for poor widows, will prove sufficiently remunerative to main tain the new editorial staff. including the Runner.. We hope Assessor Clair will as sess the usual license tax for this addi tional branch of business. • LAST Sunday NapoleOn was to • have held his fete at Berlin, according .to the .Varisian bet. He bad a defeat instead. , • The Primary Election. Let Republicans who attend the pri mary election on the 27th inst. not forget that the question of continuance or dis continuance of the Crawford county sys tem—that of the people making their own nominations—is to be decided by a vote, for or against it, upon that occasion. Let no one neglect to vote upon this question, yes or no. The Chairman of the County Committee in his official advertisement of the 'Primary election, as first published, omitted to refer to this important matter; which gave rise to a well-grounded suspic ion that there was a deep-laid scheme to keep the people in the dark respecting it, in order that the opponents of the Craw ford system might carry their point by a sudden surprise. When attention was called to the matter, the omissien was supplied in the Examiner and Inquirer, whether by direction of the Chairman or not, we are unable to say. The Chairman also omitted from the advertisement any reference to the fact that a member of the County Committee for the ensuing year is to be chosen in each election district', which is another strange and suspicious circumstance. This omission was also corrected after wards in the Examiner, but not in the Inquirer. There can be no doubt that certain scheming politicians have laid their plans to get possession of the next Committee as they did of a majority of the present one, for the purpose of promo ting their own selfish ends by the most dishonorable means, but we trust that the honest Republican masses will take care that the scheme is frustrated.—Express. Editor CoL A. K. .McCturtE, one of the most astute politicians of the State, and one who is unusually familiar with public af fairs, has recently written a letter to the Inquirer discussing the necessity of a fun damental reform in our system of legisla tion. He refers to the marked decline in the character and capacity of our law ! makers, and as the efforts of the press of both parties have thus far failed to effect an improvement, it must be sought through a revision of the State Constitu tion. Such a body wonld alone have power to make the changes that are de manded by the increase of our population and the ,development of our resources. Col. McClure suggests an enlargement of the Legislature to one hundred Senators and five hundred Representatives; the re striction of legislative power to the enact ment of general laws; the requirement of a majority of the whole Legislature, on a call of the yeas and nays, to pass any bill; the session to be limited to sixty days; the State Treasurer to be elected by the people, and several other matters of minor impor tance. He submits the draft of an act of the Legislature providing for a Conven tion to be elected in June and held in September of next year, which will be pre sented next winter. No one of his proposed reform measures so much deserves our cordial endorsement as the election of the State Treasurer by thepeople. Were this the case,now the dis graceful fight about Irwin and Mackey would be ended, and -Lancaster county politics would assume a shade of respecta bility. Whose Omission was it? The Express has called attention to the omission of the Chairman of the County Committee to give notice of the election of a County Committee man in each dis trict, as well as the coming vote on the Crawford County System. On Saturday last we clipped the official advertisement as it appeared in three of our county pa pers. The call in the Express says nothing in reference either to the Committee man or to the change in the method of nominat ing. - I The Inquil;er refers only to the change in the manner of nominating, but says nothing in regard to the County Com mittee. The Examiner s however, refers to both The advertisement as it appeared in the SPY was clipped from the Examiner of Wednesday previous, and of course agrees with it. Why the omission? Have the editors of the Express and Inquirer purposly left out these important paragraphs, or did the Chairman fail to insert them? Whoever is at fault in the matter has neglected an imperative duty and should be held to a strict accountability. It is important that every voter should know just what will be required, and this information ought to have the advantage of the circulation of all the papers in the county. MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY.—WO must con- gratulate the peoplo of Lancaster county on the prospect of electing. Messrs. Engle and McClure to the Legislature. With such men as representatives we have noth ing to fear. They will not vote for. rasters and Folders, for no railroad swindles, for no scheme to rob the Treasury,and in every respect conduct themselves as honest men as they have always shown themselves to be. The interests of the people will be safe in their hands. From every Information received, wo have no doubt of their elec tion. Wherever known, they are properly appreciated, and the peoplo are ripe for the support of such men in preference to the Thugs and Roosters we have heretofore sent. JURY COMMISSIONER.—We are glad of the oportunity to announce Mr. Levi L. Reist of Warwick as a candidate for the office of Jury Commissioner. Mr. Reist is a very suitable person to dis charge the duties of this most imports!). and responsible position. No bettor selec tion can be made. Ho is an honest, sober and intelligent man. Raving been a County Commissioner, he is well known throughout the county and familiar •with the best men in it, and.esu well judge RllO will and who will not make the bust Jurors. Re Is independent of all cliques and rings, and cannot be swayed from an honest pur pose. We hope he will be elected.. 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 onicPs —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. - Our people will remember this and be prepared. to vote on this all important question. TILE State Department is in receipt of a letter from the United States vice-Consul at Stockholm, stating that he is in receipt of a report of the General Laud Office, translated into what is said to be Swed ish, but unfortunately none of the Swedes can rea.d. It is an unknown tongue to them—even the title-page is unintelligible. Somebody has been imposing upon Commissioner Wilson. Is our local colums will be found the excellent advice from the Tribune to our colored citizens. Colored men, read it. Study it carefully and profit thereby. Do not let demagogues, either Republican or Democratic, lead you astray. You are now full citizens, you have votes, you have influence for good or evil. How will you use it? Do not be embroiled in political fights. Be united. Educate yourselves and your children. Give your children employment. Bring them up in sonic honest calling. Shun political tricksters. Be sober and industrious. Show your selves worthy of the rights which the Re publican party has secured for you. As the West Chester Republican says the bat tle with you and for you is not yet ended. Thus far, the brunt of the struggle in your behalf, has been born by the Republican party, and we have no hesitancy in saying that it will continue to stand by you in the future. But whether or not it will be successful in defeating your foes, and thus enable you to retain your present privil eges, will depend very much on yourselves. Of one thing, however, be assured, your will need all the friends you can secure. Tor this reason, and in view of the fact that you have not yet cast your first vote, we would recommend that you avoid the broils between partizan candidates and their supporters this fall. It can matter but little to you who the Republican party nominates as its candidates for office, so long as they are your friends. If you es pouse the candidate, of necessity, to a greater or less extent, you alienate the friendship of the other. It should be your aim and effort to avoid this until you have demonstrated to the world that you know how to appreciate the high privileges that have been conferred upon you, and that you are worthy to bear the noblest title on earth—that of an American citizen. When the day arrives for the general elec tion to be held, go quietly but with a united front, to the polls, and vote for your friends. Then go away I Don't stop, and thereby get into quarrels and contro versies. Such things can only result to your harm. Politicians who wish to avail themselves of your votes at the Delegate elections, will advise you differently. Don't be governed by them. They have either personal ambition or private feuds to gratify. • Think and act for yourselves. Above all, act unitedly. "In union there is strength." Remember, that " a house divided against itself, cannot stand." Therefore, do not suffer designing white men to distract your councils. If you do, they will use you, but as soon as you cease to be of service to them, will cast you off. In volunteering this advice, we have no personal interests to promote, or private feelings to gratify. We simply wish you well. Calmly consider the suggestions here made, and adopt that course which may seem best calculated to promote your own welfare as a class. ThEnE is a lively Congressional fight in York county. It appears that Cumber land county, by the turn of the wheel claims the right to name the candidate, though all three counties of the district have a voice. Haldeman the free trader is a democrat. The democracy of Cumberland have the Crawford county system of making nomi nations, and' at the election referred to, Mr. Haldeman received less than one third of the votes cast. Thirty five hun dred out of about 4,000 in the county voted. John B. Bratton, editor of the Carlisle "Volunteer, led the ticket and se cured a respectable plurality. C. E. McLaughlin District Attorney, came next, and Mr. Haldeman brought up the rear. Nothing daunted, however, by his defeat before his own people, Mr. Hidde deman came ito York on Tuesday, :and managed in some way to secure the en dorsement of the York county conven tion. A glance at the situation will give us, at least inferentially, by - what means Mr. Haldeman carried his point. The candi date for Congress was, two years ago, conceded to Cumberland county, and Mr. Haldeman succeeded in securing the nom ination. This year the democracy of that county desired a change of candidate, without, however, relinquishing their right to name •the man. If the nomina tion is conceded to Cumberland county, it is at difficult matter to see how York county has any right to interfere and to do so is to ignore the rights of the people. If a candidate cannot carry his own coun ty, he certainly has no right to force him self upon the people against their wishes. Cumberland county has seen fit to express herself in unmistakable terms, and to in dicate her preferences for two gentlemen before Mr. Haldeman, and if the majority have any rights they should be respected, and when they are outraged the people have the remedy in their own hands, and if they are freemen they will assert their manhood and vindicate their self-respect. Under the circumstance, there is but one inference as to how Mr. Haldeman carried York county. And this action of the Convention should bring the blush of shame to the cheek of every honest man, and if the honest yoemanry of York coun ty democracy shall ratify their action at the ballot box, they will make themselves parties to this corrupt transaction. So says the True Democrat. It is a curious fact of which no really satisfactory explanation has ever been given, that as firearms are rendered more and more deadly, war becomes less and less destructive of human life. At Boro dino the loss was one-third of all the men engaged. At Waterloo it was one-fourth. At Inkerman, where there was neither a rifled cannon nor a breech-loader on the field, the English lost one-third. At Ma genta and Solferino, with vastly better Weapons, the casualties were one-eleventh ; at Chattanooga, one-thirteenth; while at Konigg,ratz, where the terrible needle-gun caused such consternation, the losses were only one-twenty-third.—Tribunc. TICE 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 impcirtant 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 Ad dress. WE hope to see a published list of all candidates for Assembly, who have signed the caucus pledge on or before next Sat urday. The people ought to know who they are. Capt. W. W. Hopkins has with drawn from the fight, intimating in his card of withdrawal that he would com promise himself by the pledges required. FRO3I the number of candidates for the Legislature who expect to get on the slate, one might suppose that Lancaster county will send eight or tea members to the Leg islattlre this winter. TILE question now is: Have the editors of the Herald taken out license for the "show business?" The New York Post thinks it was shameful for Napoleon to leave Eugenie and go to Nancy, seeking another engage ment. FATUER ABRAHAM devotes a long edi torial to the abuse of J. P. Wickersham, one of the candidates for Congress. That won't hurt Mr. Wickersham, or help Mr. Dickey. WE have the pleasure to announce that our townsman Co]. Samuel Shoch has con sented to be a candidate for the °ince of County Auditor, subject to the decision of the voters of the Republican party on the 27th inst. The Colonel has consented to the use of his name only after repeated solicitation. County Commissioner. Mr. John K. Reed of Lancaster city is a prominent candidate for the office of County Commissioner, and if elected will give great satisfaction to the people. Mr. Reed is the very kind of man for the office, Besides his competency, he is unimpeachably honest and will 'protect the interests of the county against all im proper demands. No better can be elect ed, and we will be much disappointed if Columbia does not give him a hearty sup port. He deserves it. When men like Mr. Reed consent to fill such offices it is a favor to the public. The Primary Meetings, But a few days yet remain to inter vene between the date fixed by the Union Republican County Executive Committee for holding of primary elections through out the county, for the purpose of elec ting delegates to attend the convention to be held on Monday, August 20th. At the same primary meeting, the question of retaining the present convention or dele gate system of making nominations, or the adoption of what is known as the Crawford county system, will be voted upon. It is to be hoped that there will be a full and general attendance at those meetings on the part of these Republi cans who are interested in the welfare and preservation of the party in Allegh eny county. It is a matter of more than ordinary importance that none but good and true men should be sent to the Con vention to make the nominations, and to act and speak for the great majority of the people. The Republican masses de mand that a good ticket be put forward for support, for the Democracy are mov ing heaven and earth to accomplish the overthrow of our party next October. and they will be aided in their efforts-by—the coalition of those disappointed politicins who figured so prominently in the late third party fiasco, for the latter will prove too stubborn to acknowledge they have no influence outside the regular ranks, and will help on the opposition to secure a Democratic triumph. With a good ticket in the field there can be no fears as to the result of the campaign. It is therefore an object of much importance that every citizen identified with the Repulican party should attend and take interest in the Primary meetings. The very best way to secure the nomination of good candidates is to put good andreliable delegates in the Convention, such who have no private obligations to cancel, no pledges made in advance to support certain candidates and in short no object or end in view other than the welfare and success of the party. Such men are readily obtainable in all the districts- They are not scarce.—Pettsburg Gazette. Two Days With the Prassians The work of two days by the Prussian army is summed up in the Ledger of the 10th just: A retreat from the front of Metz by the army of Bazaine, under the eyes of the Emperor; a retreat from Nancy by the army of MacMahon; another surprise of the French forces, and this time it is the Emperor's own troops that are surprised; a fierce attack upon the retreating troops near Metz, while crossing the .Moselle; four hours' fight, in which the Emperor says, he "repulsed the PrussiMik with great loss to them," but which the King of Prussia claims as a "victorious corn bat;"and still another battle in which the Germans were the victors. These are the rapid events and reports of Sijnday and Monday, after a week of comparative quiet. They make tremendous change in the situation adding greatly to the hu miliation of France, involving heavy losses of the material of war, as the re treat from Metz must inevitably cause, and again demonstrating that the cam paign is entirely at the will of the Ger man Generals, who are proving themsel ves to be able master of that branch of the military art, which enables them to com pel, and to a large extent, control the movements of their adversaries. Nothing short of the direst necessity can explain a retreat from so strong and important a place as :Metz. The dire necessity in this case was, that the right of the French position had been turned, driving MacMahon from Nancy to Ton], and thus exposing the whole of the right bank of the valley of the Iroselle from Nancy all the way down to the edge of the fortifications at Metz, and cutting off the railway connection between Metz and Paris. The German troops were re ported to be " swarming" in that vicinity. There was no alternative but to commit the town to the defence of the townspeo ple and the garrison, and leave it and them surrounded by the hostile army, as was done at Strasbourg. Thus, superior generalship wins way even when the way is guarded by the strongest fortresses pro ducible by military skill. There is some report of a contemplated " evacuation" of the city and works, but the proclamation of the Emperor, on leav ing the city yesterday, as well as the im probabilities of the case, shows that it is not to be given up without a fight. - Metz is a place which no army can afford to throw away for slight cause. It has been regarded by the French Government and people as an impregnable barrier to the passage of an enemy into France by that direction. It has been a strong-fortified town for hundreds of years. More re cently it has been made an intrenched camp. Twelve millions of francs have been spent upon it since 1567, with the ex press view of snaking it one of the great bulwarks of France. The old works'of Vauban were enlarged by Cormontaig,ne, and to these have been added fortifica tions on all the surrounding heights by engineers who studied the renowned works of Todtleben, atSebastopol, and all these mounted with innumerable heavy guns. The town contains one of the larg est arsenals in France, a cannon found] y, an armory, and an immense powder mag azine. These and the defensive works are filled with the materials of war on a scale commensurate with the fortifications and the vital importance of the place, and with the express view of resisting the strongest attack and the longest siege. REAP: ADMIIIAL PAM:A.OIIT died on last Tuesday. THE EUROPEAN WAR. Grand Successes for the Prussians THE . FRENCH IN FULL RETREAT TOWARDS STRASBOURG SURROUNDED! Evacuation of Nancy, and the Abandon meat of Metz Expected ! LONDON, Aug. 14.—Advices from Metz state that the French army had been withdrawn to the west hand of the Mo selle. McMahon is at Told, twelve miles west of Nancy. The evacuation, of Metz is considered certain. The Prussians count on starving out the defenders of Strasburg without recourse to a bombard lnent. Piurs, Aug. 14—Noon.—There is noth ing new from headquarters of the army. Telegraphic communication was inter rupted yesterday, between Paris and Nancy. Last night the authorities at Toni sent . a despatch to Paris stating that Nancy bad been occupied by a Prus sian detachment. The news is confirmed to-day. • PAIITS, Aug. 13.—The Presse publishes a proclamation addressed by the Prefect of Strasburg to the citizens. He says : " Reports calculated to create uneasiness have been circulated. Some persons have dared to express the belief that Strasburg will surrender to the enemy without striking a blow. The ramparts are armed with 400 ,cannon, and the garrison is large. If' we "are attacked we will defend-our selves sQlong as there is a man left. Let all good citizens be reassured, and let the evil-disposed tremble." LONDON, Aug. 13.—Advices through Prussian channels, from St. Avoid, to the 12th, state that the Prussians have taken 71,000 prisoners. The Saarbruck fight was more demor alizing to the French than has been sup posed. The pursuers found arms and equipments on the road worth a million for The Prussians hold Pfalzburg and the adjoining passage of the Vosges. The gar rison of . the town of Bitche consisted of three hundred soldiers of the Garde Mo bile. The Prussian cavalry are before Limeville. The Prussians hold all avenues of com munication between Metz and Strasburg. The Prussians yesterday bombarded and captured the fortress of Dulzelstein and Lichtenburg, in the Vosges Mountains. The Crown Prince is in the rear of Nancy. It is believed in London that Prussia has offered peace. The French authorities are exDeedingly reticent concerning the movements of their armies; consequently news is scarce in Paris, especially satisfactory inlelli gence. The populace is greatly agitated, and even the prominent journal confess inability to understand the situation at the front. It is said that the French gov ernment has decided to allow all peaceably disposed Germans resident in France to remain there. Correspondents of the - various London papers confirm the reports previously pub lished that the French army entered the last conflict in a starving condition. The London Times says' " the French army received its finishing stroke at Metz. A decisive battle will be fought at Cha lons, after which English intervention will take place." - , I=l King William has appointed General Bonin Governor General of Lorraine, and General Bismarck Bohlen, Governor Gen eral of Alsace. General Sheridan has been permitted to accompany the King during the campaign. Von Moltke and Bazaine are engaged in a desperate struggle for the mastery. The main body of the French army is reported at the town of Etain, twenty miles west of Metz. Whether it will endeavor to re new its retreat towards Chalons, or make 4 ft determined stand, remains to be seen. The engagement reported from the town of Gravellotte is probably the same as that of which we had news yesterday, but no particulars are given. The telegraph wires are all cut in the rear of the Prussi an army, and the French government ex ercise a strict surveillance of the wires at this side, hence the absence of news. BEIMIN, Aug. 18.—The following offi cial news has been made public here this morning: " PoNT-A-Mousso:.N.:, Aug. 17—Even ing.—G eneral Alvensleben advanced yes terday with the Third Corps toward the east side of Netz, on the line of the ene my's retreat toward Verdun. lie en countered severe fighting with the divis= ions of Generals De Caen, L'Admirault, Frossard, Canrobert and the Imperial Guard. The enemy was driven in upon Metz, in spite of his great superiority of forces, af ter a severe combat of twelve hours. The loss on both sides was very heavy. The Prussian Generals Deering and Wide] were killed, and Generals Itaush and G ruscher wounded. King William to-clay saluted the troops on the field of battle, which is gloriously maintained." LONDON, Aug, .18.—A telegram from Bricy, a town fourteen miles northwest of Metz, has the following:—" An obstinate . etruggle:locCurred near Mars-la-Tour, be tween Metz and Verdun, yesterday. It is supposed the engagement . was general. Large numbers of wounded of both armies are arriving at Bricy. Travelers report that avast body of Prussians have been thrown back upon the Moselle by the Im perial Guard. The Prussian artillery was entrenched betwen Bricy and Saint Jean." LONDON, Aug. IS.—Telegram from Paris this morning give the following re same of events since Sunday last:—On that day the French army engaged the Prussians before - Metz. The latter suf ferred heavy losses, and the French retir ed to Verdun. They seem to have crossed the Moselle both above and below Metz, large forces remaining at the same time before Metz, and there is no reason for Palikao's state ment in the Corps Legislate that the Prussian attempt to cut of Bazaine had failed, for there is no evidence that is has been made in such force as to compel Ba -zaine to choose between abandoning the direct line to Chalons and lighting a bat tle. The latest accounts place him at Etain, but the French appear to have no information as to the disposition or strength of the Prussian columns threat ening his march. If it be true, as the French give out, that Metz is held by a mere garrison, it may be many days be fore a great battle can be forced by the Prussians or accepted by the French at any point west of Metz. In the mean time there is likely to be, as during the last three days, a continual succession of encounters between the heads of the Prus sian columns and the rear guard of the French. PARTS, Aug. IS—The different battles around lfetz were fought by the troops PARIS onnsm BATTLE of the Third and Fourth Corps. About 40,000 French troops were engaged. The Prussian loss was very great, and is com putedat 20,000. The French loss is com paratively small, owing to the aid afford ed by the cannon of adjacent fortresses. FRENCH BARBARITIES The French utterly disregard the Con vention of Geneva by mutilating the dead firing on surgeons, ambulance, cc. PEITSSIA IS REFUSED AN ARMISTICE. The Paris Presse says the report that the Prussians had demanded an armistice, in order to bury their dead, is fully confirm: ed, and praises Marshal Bazaine for not according it. The peasants must bury the dead, and the army continue its work of annihilating the enemy. The French forces are increasing con stantly, and the Prussians decreasing. The hour of the complete victoryof France is near. War Topics The Moniteur gives the following ac count of the death of Gen. Douay at the battle of Weissenburg: " The General was from the beginning, in the thickest of the fight. When he saw the day was lost, af ter he had done all lie could to retrieve it, when not even a battalion was left him, he called his aids, one by one gave them orders, and sent them away. As soon as the last one was gone, the General spur ring his horse, rode some distance to the front, dismounted, and, taking a pistol from the holster, shot the animal. Then, turning around, he slowly walked toward the enemy. his soldiers vainly tried to stop him. Amid the terrible firing he de liberately walked on. The retreating sol diers, aroused by the spectacle, turned upon the enemy, but fell in heaps around their General, who still pressed forward. Another tremendous discharge from the enemy, and Gen. Douay, almost alone, fell dead."" (If the Paris Moniteur is correct in its romantic story of Gen. Danny's death the man was a maniac, not a hero, and com mitted not a gallant deed but—suicide. Instead of doing his duty, and directing the retreat of his defeated column, he is said to have left his flying troops to their fate, and deliberately walked toward the ad vancing Prussians until shot down. 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