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Saturday, AUG-UST 20. 1.870
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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.
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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. Such
resorts are those of cowards, not brave
men, and bring only contempt upon the
poor and simple actor. Men who have
seen war will read the story of Douay's
" heroic death" with no feeling akin to
admiration, and many doubts of the truth
of the story or of the General's courage.)
Lost, stolen, or mislaid, a French
Prince, 14 years of age. of tranquil tem
perament, wears red t rowsers, and carries
a bullet in his pocket. Was last seen go
ing -home from a baptism of fire. Is sup
posed at Paris to be in Metz; is supposed
at Metz to be in Paris; is supposed at
other places to be in London. Any infor
mation concerning him will be received
with the greatest indifference by the Corps
Legislatif.
The defective organization of the
French armies is as evident and as sur
prising as the inferiority of French gener
alship. In the engagement near Worth
the soldiers of MacMahon fought all day
without food, and were left in the heat of
the battle without ammunition. Every
circumstance which the French bring to
light by way of accounting for their de
feat shows how badly they were handled
and makes the possibility of their ultimate
success more remote.
The repulse, as reported, by Napoleon
of the Prussians in their attack upon the
French army retreating across the" blue
Moselle." It left both armies still facing
towards Paris.
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