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Columbia, Pa.
Saturday, AUGUST 27. 1870.
Vomx usiotrnms,letters, contributions, generally of
merit and interest to the reader, will be acceptabl
from friends from all quarters.
POLITICAL,.
We are authorized to announce the following
persons as candidates for the °aloes respectively
named, subject to the decision of the Republi
can voters at the ensuing primary election;
CONGRESS.
O. J. DICKEY, Lancaster city.
JAMES P. WICKERSHAM,of Lancaster c y
Mr. Wickersham can be seen at Room No. 2,
Cooper's Hotel, on Mondays and Saturdays.
ASSEMBLY.
JOHN E. WILEY, Conoy Township.
JULIUS L. SiIUILAN, Washington Borough.
THOMAS A. CLARK, Drumore Township.
Du. J. C. GATCHELL, Martic Township.
MAJ. A. C. REINOEHL, Mahnetm Township.
Cum SAINFI. D. MILLER, the old soldier,
Marietta.
GEORGE WHITSON, Bart Township.
DAVID SHULTZ, Sic. (hatter) City.
A. J. KAUFFMAN, Esct., Columbia.
Die. P. S. CLINGER, Conestoga. Township.
HENRY M. ENGLE, of East Donegal twp.
JOSEPH McCLURE, of Bart twp.
C. L. HUNSECKER, of Manbehn twp.
SOLOMON DILLER, Earl Township,
D. R.I3TiRKEIOLDER, East Rempflelti twp.
1 tun unalterably opposed to the pansage of
the Omnibus Railroad Bill or the Border Raid
Bill; and further, lem opposed to rallroad or
any other corporation controlling the Leglsla-
D. K. DU lIKIIOIg,DER.
FOIL RECORD E it.
DANIEL BROWN, West Earl twp.
PETER DIFFENBACH, East Lampeter twp
J. W. FILANTZ, East Lampeter twp.
GEORGE .1111G11, East Lampeter twp.
Dr. C. J. SNAVELY, Manheim bor.
BENJ. URBAN, Conestoga twp.
DANIEL WERNTZ, Strasburg bor.
LEWIS S. BART2II.4Ic of Lancaster City,
late private Co. 13, Ist Regiment Penn'a Re
serves, who carried the musaet for three years,
and was severely wounded on the 80th of Stay,
1804, on the last day of his three-year term of
service, at the battle of Bethesda Church, in
Grunt's campaign in front of Richmond.
MARTIN D. BESS, of Paradise twp., who at
the death of Isatte Hollinger, late Recorder,
assumed the responsible position of Recorder
for the unexpired ten months, and paid to the
deceased's nuttily $14118.77 out of the proceeds
of the office.
PETERSBURG. April 2.5 th, 130.
I hereby certify that Mat tin D. Hess has made
a full, dual 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 °dice 4f Re
corder of Deeds, for which he is a deserving and
competent candidate.
ELIZABETH HOLLINGER,
Widow of Isaac Hollinger, deceased.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
JOHN K. REED, City.
ISAAC L. ROYER, Ephrata tyvp
PRISON INI,PECTON.
EZRA REIST, Warwick` township.
SAMUEL CURTIS, (Miller), of East Lampeter
township.
CHRISTIAN R. LANDIS, Upepr Leacock twp
LEWIS SPRECBER, Id Ward, City.
DIRFCTOIL OF TILE roow
JOHN J. FRY, of Rapho twp.
DAVID LANDIS, (iniller,) of East Lainpeter
township.
JACOB S. WITMER, of Manor twp.
LEONARD PICKLE. Bart twp.
HENRY LANDIS, Manhelm Township.
DANIEL HERR, (Pequea) Strasburg Twp.
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B, C. ]READY, Lancaster City.
WILLLAM LEAMA.N, Lancaster city.
CAPT. 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.
IX Henry ISL' Engle, we find the farmer,
the gentleman, the scholar, and above all
an honest man. Vote for him.
THE St. Crispin shoemaker of North
Adams, Mass., it seems, have not been as
badly injured as was anticipated by the
Importation of the Chinese; for while all
hut four or five of the seventy-two have
been found useful by Ifr, Sampson, and
he has sent - for fifty more; there are now
more shoemakers at work—exchtsive of tne
Chiylese—than were employed, previous
to the strike, in that village.
The Crawford Cotmtv 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,
Mating 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.
Our people will remember this and be
prepared to vote on this all important
question.
ME 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 Ad
dress.
Tc-Day's Duties
Every Republican should attend the
polls to-day. They open at 3 o'clock P. M.
and close at 7 o'clock. Go early, take
your neighbors along, and vote for your
own—the people's—interests, not for poli
ticians. Bring out every friend of re
form. No citizen or tax payer wants to
see a corrupt administration of the county
affairs. Therefore vote for honest respon
sible men. No citizen of Lancaster coun
ty wants to see us represented in the next
Legislature by incompetent or unscrupu
lous men. Therefore vote for no man
whom you would not trust with the ad
ministration of your own private prop
erty. The Legislator has the manage
ment of far more important interests than
those of mere property or money. The
large domain of a State boundless in her
resources, a population of nearly four
millions, and a wealth untold and un
known, depends on the will of the Legisla
tor. Hence the importance of selecting
good men. As in private business, no
man is governed by considerations of
friendship or reciprocation of favors, so in
this all-important matter personal rela
tions should'be thrown aside and only the
competent men, the most reliable
and responsible should be selected.
It is an office of honor and trust, not of
profit, and the voter should so regard it
There are county offices, desirable on ac
count of the profit attached, but they
are positions of trust also, and require
, only honest, responsible men. Let us elect
them. If the people properly regard their
own interests and, if they refuse to be in
influenced by personal or other foreign
considerations, we will nominate such a
ticket as will forever silence the corrupt
ionists of the party.
Remember that the polls open at 3
o'clock and close at 7 o'clock P. M. on
Saturday. Every Republican should tarn
.out and vote early.
COLIDLISLA offers her candidate for Au
ditor, 001.• Samuel Shock, for the undivi
ded support of the good people of the
county. It remains for them to elect him
by an overwhelming majority, and sustain
him in this position which for the past
three years he has taken for reform, and
the honest, economical administration of
the county government.
Editor
THE political contest is waxing warm,
and will culminate in a decisive con
flict this afternoon. Let every Republi
can be on the ground and do his whole
duty. Select the best men for office, and
especially for Legislature, County Com
missioner and Prison offices. Select no
man whom you would not trust with the
administration of your own private af
fairs.
IS another place the Chairman of the
County Committee gives official procla
mation of the duty of electing a County
Committee man from each district. We
trust the people will not forget this im
portant duty, and as we have before held
that no public offcer should be a member
of this Committee, ire trust that the
choice will not fall on such a personage.
This year one of the districts is represent
ed by Hon. E. Billingfelt. His motives
in accepting the position were no doubt
proper, and he has served his constitu
ents faithfully, but we hope they will be
able this year to name some other gentle
man, Elect active Republicans only, and
such as are entirely interested in the suc
cess of the republican party.
Henry M. Engle
There is no candidate whom we can rec
ommend with more confidencefor the suf
frages of the people than Henry M. Engle
of East Donegal. We do this too without
reference to any combination or ring or op
position againsthim. We know him tobe a
man fully qualified in every particular to
represent . the people of Lancaster county
and to guard their interests safely in the
next Legislature. He goes before the
people, simply upon his own merits, and is
a candidate because the people want him
to represent them.
While we speak thus of Mr. Engle, we
would not disparage other candidates; for
what we say of him, we know to be true.
With others we are not so intimately ac
quainted, nor with their past political his
tory. Whatever may be the result of the
contest to-day, we feel assured that the
people will never have cause to regret
that they voted for Henry M. Engle. He
is widely known as a successful fruit
grower, takes an active part in the agri
cultural interests of the county, and can
be relied upon as an honest, unassuming
gentleman, and a representative of our
people. From all indications, Mr. Engle
will be elected by a large majority, and
every Republican—who cares for his own
interests should help to swell the -major
ity.
Republican Primary Election.
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:
•
OisiF. person for Congress,
Foun persons for Assembly,
ONE 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.
ONE person for Auditor,
En= district will also elect oneperson
to serve on the County Committee. A
vote will also be taken on the continuance
of the Crawford County System.
The election in West Ilempfield 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 Monegomery.
Mouutville District at Graded School
house,
Robrerstown 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. 24.
The Return Judges will meet in the Or
phans' Cdurt Room on Monday, August
29th, at o'clock A. M.
By order of County Committee.
A. J. KAUFF.IIA_Is.Z s Chairman.
Cumulative Voting—Minority Representation.
We have heretofore referred to the ap
parent justice of the Cumulative system of
voting as adopted in Illino*and as so ably
championed by Senator Buckalew. A con
vention ,irrespective of party, will meet at
Reading, August 31st, to take some de
cided step towards accomplishing this de
sired end. We clip the following from
the Reading Times, which we hope will
be carefully read:
In the original call for this convention,
the Convention was limited to the Repub
lican party. It was addressed to such
Republicans as live in counties where their
party constitute the political minority of
voters. As soon as the convention began
to take a practical shape and to become
embodied in delegates, it was observed
that it would be a Convention of Repub
licans, of such counties only in which the
Republicans constituted the minority,and
that representatives of other minorities,
were excluded. Such a Convention, it
was felt, would bebut half a Convention. It
would drive Democrats from counties in
which they were in minorities to hold a
separate Convention, and so precious time
would be lost and wasted until these sep
arate Conventions could be brought to
gether. Suffering under precisely the
same grievances, which they propose to
remedy by precisely the same means, the
Republicans concluded, by an effort of
good common sense, to break down the
wall of separation and invite the Demo
crats, who complained of the same griev
ance, to meet with them in a common
Convention, neither distinctly Republi
can nor Democratic, in fact, without any
political character whatever.
This is the 31st of August Convention,
which is to be held here in Reading, and
which it is to be hoped will be well at
tended,for out of it will grow great things.
It aims avowedly at a change of the Con
stitution of the State, in the introduction
of Mr. Buckalew's scheme of "cumula
tive voting " into that instrument—a
scheme which has the best wishes of every
good and true man of every shade of po
litical action and thinking. Mr. Bucka
lew is. in a special manner, the American
sponsor of this great reform, and his pres
ence at this Convention would be hailed
by the people of Pennsylvania with par
ticular pleasure. He is their designated
leader in this work, which is no less a
work than achieving for local minorities
the vindication of their right of represen
tation.
Illinois .is the first State which has
adopted this principle into its Constitu
tion, at avery recent election, She prom
ises to herself a complete regeneration
under her new Constitution, and they
who think most deeply on the subject,
think that her hopes are well founded.
VOTE for Dr. J. S. Snavely for Record
er, and you will have an honest and effi
cient officer.
COCXIRAN the Father (of) Abraham evi
dently saw his man for more than $2OO.
Here's richness.
"PLANT your manufactories by the
side of your farms, and you cover your
country with blessings."—General ,Tack-
TUE Primary elections for all the wards
of Columbia will be held at the Town
Uall, to-morrow between 3 and 7 o'clock
P. M.
Dn. J. C. SxztvELy,of Manheim,is one
of the most competent gentlemen for the
office of Recorder. Give him your vote
and your support.
JABE-" Well, Boss, how do you like
the show business?"
Boss—" Well, Jabe, the truth of the
matter is it don't pay very well, not half
as well as that other business."
The combinations against 'Henry M.
Engle are strong, but if every honest Re
publican will do his duty manfully, Mr.
Engle will represent us in the next Legis
lature, in spite of all opposition.
Tim next Legislature of this State will
have the apportionment of the Congres
sional and Legislative districts, the first
for the next ten years, the second for sev
en. Both of these are now fixed by the
same Legislature for the first time since
1801. The same thing will not occur
again until 1041.
WE are authorized to announce JULIUS
SntTNAN of Washington Borough as a
candidate for the Legislature, who pledg
es himself, if elected, to use his best ef
forts for the success of all measures calcu
lated to advance the public good; and to
labor, as he has always done, for the in
terests of the Republican party.
TILE caucus resolution of the County
Committee has been met in the proper
spirit by our candidates for the Legisla
ture. They have agreed to attend all
caucuses regularly called and support all
nominations fairly made. There can be
no objection to such a pledge, and the
committee, if acting in good faith can ask
for no more.
Mu. PanA. IlEtsr, one of ourcandidates
for Prison Inspectors has a clear record on
the question of Prison Management. In a
letter to the Express, some time ago, and
now reiterated he says:
The Republican voters of Lancaster
county, at the primary election last fall,
clearly indicated that the people desired a
change, not only in the Prison Keeper,
but in Prison Management. In defiance
of their wishes, however, the Board of In
spectors on Monday last re-elected the old
Keeper, and thus prevented any chance
for reform. But let us not weary in well
doing. We fought a good battle last fall,
and were partially successful. Let us re
new the conflict the coming fall.
The above I hope, will do justice, both
to Mr. Sensenig, myself, and the public in
general. I have the same views now as
then.
Democratic Dissensions
Haldeman's Congressional district is di
vided between two candidates, and if our
Republican friends are active, they can at
least defeat Haldeman, the free trader.
The Philada. Press in speaking of the
prospect elsewhere, says:
In the Twelfth district, now represent
ed by Judge Wood Ward, there are strong
prospects of electing a Republican. At
the last Congressional election the vote
stood, Woodward, Democrat 16,687;
strong, Republican, 14,898; Democratic
majority, 1,789. But last year the Demo
cratic workingmen bolted, and Governor
Geary carried the district by a majority of
eighty. The - causes which led to this re
sult still exist. The miners of Luzerne
county, recognize in the policy of protec
tion pursued by the Republican party a
true regard for their interests, and the
proper effort would lead many to renounce
the Democratic party forever. None but
a protectionist for a Representative should
satisfy them, and our friends must not ne
glect the opportunity. Let the Republi
cans nominate a candidate whose record
on this question cannotbe impeached, and
who will command the vote of every
workingman. By energetic work the dis
trict may then be redeemed and the Re
publican delegation in Congress from
Pennsylvania increased by the gain of a
hitherto Democratic stronghold.
Prison Inspectors
Are we living in the nineteenth century
in a Christian community? Are we educa
ting our youths in our boasted free
schools, our colleges and acadamies of
learning to no purpose? We were
brought to these reflections in the goodly
city of Lancaster on !Monday last, in
mingling among the crowd of political pa
triots. We have long been accustomed to
men trafficking with themselves in poli
tics, when the loaves and fishes of the
county offices in the Court House were at
the dispensation of the dear people. But
the County Prison has been the " Mecca"
—the head and front of political corup
tion; the place that when the power was
created, its executive officer, the Keeper,
politically dictated to the power that cre
ated it. The poor criminal that is serving
out his service for misdeeds, for the good
of himself and society, is entirely lost
sight of; he has perchance forfeited that
sympathy in a measure, that we should at
all times give to the unfortunate. But
that is no reason that their keeping should
be thrown into the political market; and
and they sold for their keeping—like sheep
in the shambles. In the management of
the county prison for the last two years,
there has been a rich placer, a gold lode,
for political patriots to enrich themselves
at the expense of the tax-payers, and to
enrich political corruptionists, whilst the
poor prisoner is eking out a miserable ex
istence as a propitiation for his ' crimes;
unless he escapes by the officers, attending
to politics instead of their prisoners.
Don't be startled, dear reader, at these
revelations! But awake from your " Rip
Van Winkle" sleep and place no political
parasites in power; men that will allow
themselves to be bartered away by promi
ses from political cormorants. Elect men
to the position of Prison Inspectors who
have characters and independence enough
to serve the tax-payers, whose servants
they will be, and not the servant of the
Prison Keeper, whom they create, as has
been the case. * * * Corres
pondence of the ..Elraminer & Herald, Au
gust 24th.
We reproduce the above as being ur full
accord with our idea of what constitutes a
proper officer for Prison Inspector, and we
take pleasure in naming Christian R.
Landis of Upper Leacock, and Ezra
Reist, as in every way qualified to per
form these duties faithfully and honestly.
They are both possessed of sufficient
wealth to prevent their making the office
one of illegitimate profit, and they are
honest representative men, who know
their duties and will perform them. Vote
for Landis and Reist.
MESSRS L4tNDIS .1-ND REIST, candi
dates for the office of Prison Inspectors,
deserve, and we hope will receive the full
est support of our people.
EDITOR. Sm—lf Columbia is entitled
to a representative and if her interests are
such that they will be advanced by repre
sentation here, let us by all means elect
our only candidate A.-J. Kauffman Esq.
The people know him and further com
mendation is unnecessary for '
CormuirA, Aug,. 24th.
Mr. EDlTOtt:—lii a few days• our peo
ple will be called upon to 4eide who
shall be their rulers for their next year,
and who their servants for the next three.
We approve of your editorial contained in
your last issue that only the best men
should be selected, and then none but ca
pable and honest candidates should re
receive the suffrages of the people.
In the long list of candidates for the
Legislature, we can find none more worthy
of the suffrages of our people, and especi
ally thceolorecl portion than GEORGE
WHITSON of Dart. He has always been
an active supporter of the Republican
party, and in his own community is re•
carded as personally honest. He was ac
tively interested in the operations of the
" underground railroad" and ;helped to
rescue many a poor slave from bondage.
Colored men vote for him.
WEST HEMPFIELD, Aug. 21th
Enrron:—As the campaign has
been conducted with extraordinary fair
ness, the Republican voters of Lancaster
county hope that the same honesty and
fairness will be observed during elections.
A voter may use any tickets he pleases,
short or long, but his vote should be polled
at the proper hours, and his name properly
recorded. Counting out should• by all
means be exposed.
No one has been less aggressive in this
campaign than Henry M. Engle of East
Donegal, and we are sure Columbia as
well as the whole county will give him an
overwhelming vote. Every rightly dispo
sed citizen believes that he is honest, coin
petent and will do us honor and credit as
a legislator. Let us elect him by all
means. VOTER.
The situation in Europe
To give our readers an idea of affairs in
Europe as briefly as possible, we extract
the following concise sketch from the
'Philadelphia _Ledger of Tuesday:
It requires very attentive reading and
careful discrimination, as to times and
places and the forces engaged, to under
stand the objects as well as the results of
the battles of last week, in the vicinity of
Metz. To present the points in as con
nected a form as possible, is the object of
this brief review. Our starting point as
to time, must be Saturday s August 13th.
On that day the French army, under Ba
zaine, consisting of three Corps d'Armee,
viz: the Second (Frossard's), the Third
(Ba zaine's), and the Fourth(Ladmirault's)
and some of the divisions of the Imperial
Guard, in all, about one hundred and
thirty thousand men, occupied the coun
try in the vicinity of Metz. In front of
them (and, as the French supposed, at
some distance to the northeast), were the
German armies of Prince Frederick Charles
and General Steinmetz,aggregating about
two hundred and forty thousand men.
The French bad (or supposed they had)
control of the railway from MetztoNancy,
and by way of Told, Bar le Duo and Cha
ions, to Paris. and of the valleys of the
Moselle and -lleurthe, , aleng - which the
railway 'runs in part. This railway and
the valleys mentioned formed Bazaine's
immediate line of communication with
MacMabon's army
. at Nancy and Told,
with the reserves at' Chalons, and with
the Government at Paris; and was, more
over, his principal line of transportation
for his supplies. This being Bazaine's
' position, the occupation of any part of the
line mentioned must of necessity cut off
all his communications with Ma cMahon,
and all railway communication with Cha
lons and Paris, and compel him to accept
battle against superior numbers to regain
them, or to retreat from Metz far enough
to form a junctitn with MacMnhon and
re-occupy the railway, as well as the coun
try roads, at some point between Metz
and Chalons.
Under the impression that the main
body of the German armies was still at
some distance from his lines, Marshal Ba
zaine was startled, on Saturday, August
13th, by the intelligence that the railway
had been cut at Pont-a-Mousson, between
him and Paris; that MacMahon had been
forced out of Nancy by the army of the
Crown Prince, and that the railway junc
tion at Frouard, between Nancy and
Metz, was also occupied by the Germans.
Thus forced to retreat from Metz, he had
no lines open but the common, roads and
the military roads of the vicinity. Placing
a garrison in Metz, lie faced the movable
Part of his army right about on Sunday,
August 14th, and began his march across
the Mosselle and towards Verdun to the
west and St. Mihiel to the southwest, and
both on the way to Chalons and the Paris
railway. Here, again, the Germans were
ahead of the French. and the advance of
the armies of Prince Frederick Charles
and Gen. Sttinmetz, under the King, at
tacked Bazaine at the very beginning of
his retreat, and compelling him to stand
and fight, when his great objet was to get
out of their way, brought about the delay
which has been so disastrous to the French.
This delay enabled the swift-moving Prus
sian cavalry and light .artillery to get
upon the roads between :Metz and Verdun,
and thus blockade Bazaine close around
the walls of Metz. It was to dislodge the
fast gathering Prussian forces upon these
roads that the sanguinary struggle of .
Tuesday, the 10th, was fought near Mars
la Tour, which is simply a chateau on the
direct road from Metz to Verdun. It is
this battle of the 16th that all the French
official despatches refer to, in which a
French victory was claimed. It was this
same battle of Tuesday that Count Pal Lkao
referred to when he proclaimed the suc
cess of Bazaine in the French Chamber of
Deputies, and the news of which caused
such great rejoicing in Paris, for it seems
to be clear enough now that Bazaine re
mained master of the communications by
those roads to Verdun, Chalons and Paris,
on the 16th and part of the 17th.
But the delay by having to fight a pitched
battle to open the roads before him again
enabled the swift inoving Prussians to
bring up their masses, and on Thursday,
the ISth, he was again attacked in heavy
force. Bazaine in this last battle had
drawn up his forces so as to throw a line
across all three roads leading from Metz
to Verdun. This was his first line in the
battle of that day, and he maintained it
until noon. Then abandoning the defence
of one of the roads, he maintained the
fight for the possession of the other two
until nine o'clock at night. At this hour
he seems to have been driven entirely from
all three of the roads, and thrown back
upon Metz itself, cut off from all commu
nication and brought to a stand still, as
mentioned in the King of Prussia's dis
patch of Friday last.
Wednesday, Aug. ‘24th. The reports
from London yesterday, asserting that the
army of Marshal Bazaine had forced a
passage from Metz north, by way of Thi
onville, to Montmedy, lacjc confirmation,
and from later despatches we are led to
believe was a canard. It was stated in
Paris yesterday that Bazaine was still at
Metz, and had decided to remain in that
vicinity. Prussian advices represent that
the armies of Steinmetz and Prince
Charles closely invest the place, and that
French communication with Paris is cut
off.
VOTI.RS
The headquarters of the Crown Prince
are at Bar-le Due, about thirty miles
southeast of Chalons. :\ teMalion and
Failly are still retreating - towards Paris.
The general headquarte.rs of the French
army were on Sunday nig,itt a: Rheims.
A correspondent writes to the Paris
.siecle that the deepest depression pre
vails. The Prince Imperial is accused of
talking too much, and letting out army
secrets.
Another statement has appeared in
London. purporting, to give the Prussian
terms of peace. which declare that they
will only resign their arms " when we
have ten guaranteed security mminst
fresh contest whenever it may suit the po
litical necessities of a French ruler to re
sume it."
Paris still prep:l7es for defonso. the peo
ple Allying to the support of Trochu.
Tile traorainxty forces called out by
the Swiss c:,,0 - cerninent ire returning to
their honmos the regular army being
(quilt to protc..et • the neutrality of the
country.
COLUMBIA
The German fortes in France have un
dergone fi partial reorganization. and as
reenforced and redistributed will go into
battle in the following order:
The First Army, under the command of
Gen. Steinmetz, is composed of the First,
Seventh, Eighth • and Fifth Prussian
•Arnny Corps, amounting in all to 100,000
infantrV . and 28,000 cavalry.
• The Second Army, under the command
of Prince Frederick Charles, composed of
the Second, Third, Fourth, Tenth and
Twelfth Prussian Army Corps, the Corps
of the Prussian Guards. the 'Royal Saxon
Corps, and the Division of the Grand
Duchy of Hesse. This is the strongest
of the three armies. It contains 28 rcgi
meats of infantry, with three batteries
each, and four regiments of infantry, with
two batteries each; and 04 regiments of cav
alry; aggregate in round numbers, 220,000
menand 600 guns.
The Third Army, commanded by the
Crown Prince, is formed of two Bavarian
army corps, under Gens. Tann and Hart
mann, containing each eight regiments of
infantry, five battalions of riflemen and
five regiments of cavalry; one mixed
corps of Baden and Wurtemburg tro ops,
commanded by Gen. Von Werder, and
consisting of eight regiments of infantry,
two battalions of riflemen, four regiments
of cavalry, and nine batteries of artillery,
belonging to Wurtembnrg, and six regi
ments of infantry and three of cavalry,
eight batteries of artillery belonging to
Baden; also the Fifth and Eleventhrrus
shin Army Corps, containing sixteen in
fantry and sixteen cavalry regim ants, an d
thirty batteries of artillery.
The grand total of the German forces in
France is 520,000 men, divided into 16
army corps. Up to this time, 300,000 of
the Landwehr have entered Alsace and
Lorraine to invest and occupy places in
the rear, and relieve the regular soldiers
of those duties, so that they may join
their own regiments in the front. Orders
have been issued to disband the veteran
reserves which were called out at the
commencement of the war.
THE greatest and most terrible battle
of the war was fought on the ISth inst, at
Gravelotte, near Metz. The Tribune
speaking of it says:
The tactics of Sadowa were repeated at
Garvelotte. The Prussians began the en
gagement with a divided army, or rather
two armies moving from different direc
tions, with orders to form a junctio:ripe
hind the enemy's position. Baznine'cov
ered the point which the PrussiaWl:ad
selected as that upon which to converge,
and actually lay between the two armies
which lie had to fight. It was not until
after nightfall that the j ction was effect
ed and the victory won; but it was then
complete, and forced 13azaine into Metz,
where it had all along been the design
of the Prussians to confine him.
The battle was purely defensive on the
part of the French. None of the several
bloody repulses of Prince Frederick Char
le's attacks were signal enough to enable
Bazaine to follow with an offensive move
ment to extricate himself from his great
danger. lie held the strong positions of
the field. The second line which he as
sumed was pronounced invulnerable, and
the direct attack of Prince Frederick
Charles would doubtless have failed to
dislodge I3azaine, had not Von Steinmetz
struck the right flank of the French soon
after nightfall. The Prussian attacks
were in overwhelming force and persist
ent; at every hour from morning until
night, reinforcements for them arrived
upon the field; and the French were out
numbered at least two to one. The
slaughter was horrible, the Prussians los
ing by far the greatest number of men in
consequence of the desperation with which
they attacked. •
The attack of Von Steinmetz on the
French right was but the repetition of
Prince Frederick Charles' famous assault
on the Austrian right at Sadowa,—of
Blucher's grand charge at Waterloo. It
was as decisive of this battle as the
others were the fates of Benedek and the
First Napoleon. Bazaine could not hope
to resist it, and retired to Metz. Dark
ness was his ally; else the attack of Von
Steinmetz must have resulted in the rout
if not the total destruction of his army.
Our account is a noble tribute to the
grand courage and sublime devotion of
the soldiers of the two armies. Attack
and defense alike were admirably sustain
ed. Repeated failures did not dampen
the ardor of the Germans; and they re
turned without murmur or hesitation to
assaults which they must have felt were
hopeless. The French,ma inta in ing strict
ly the defensive, seem to have fought with
sullen desperation rather than the wild
enthusiasm which has characterized them
on former fields. The tactics of Bazaine
will command the admiration of all sol
diers. The skill with which he withdrew
his army during the hottest part of the
battle to a second and stronger position
proves him an admirable tactician.
The hope grows stronger daily that this
battle will prove the decisive one of the
war. There is no evidence of any further
advance of the Prussian army; the French
ale thrown wholly on the defensive; de
lay seems imperative, and peace cannot
but follow. God speed it!
3lEssns ExoLE McCxxnE are
gaining strength from the opposition of
the other side, and every day demon
strates the fact that men of this stamp,
should be elected to our halls of Legisla
tion.
No serious engagement has taken place
between the French and Prussians since
the 18th.
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For the Year Ending Juno 6th, IS7O.
Er:Marrs.
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State appropriation, 1.1341X1
Deposited by J W. Steary, . 7.00
S. (trove, 111.17
D. Culley. Collector•, fl 3-1.35
J. C. lilinebell, Col.. 0,5111.97
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Clewdand I.lglitrittigßoa 1,„0.. •27.i.50
IL Stara - , work. 118.95
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G. W. Sonar. 1.50
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s"..,inuel Carter.1 1 .50
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Maxion & Ilitqw, 5.50
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Mts., Annio Lyle, " 4:17.50
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Nellie 5. Haldeman, :115.00
" 'Sarah A. Hied, _ 09
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Temporary loan In Bank,
The balance due on tax duplicates for
ISUS ISO, i. about, • 52.000
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SUGARS,
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HAMS,
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