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Funeral on to morrow ( Tuesday; morning. from the
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All friends are invitd.
NSItI{ICK: the 15Q, 1119 t., at hia residence, near
Germantown, after a short illness. Samuel V. Merrick,
in the TOth year of his age.
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11a) 22.1 Inst., at G o'clock P. M., Punt-Pia/Iy. Carrialieh
IA ill an aft at Germantown the arrival of the 4 o'clock
train trout the city. Interment. at Laurel Hill. His
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inpitte, Aug. 20.1.970
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EC: 1870.
SHERIFF,
WILLIAM R. LEEDS.
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tu. HEADQUARTERS UN lON RE
PUBLICAN CITY EXECUTIVE COMMIT
NO. 1101 CHESTNUT STREET.
At a meeting of the committee, held on SATURDAY,
August 13, to consider the report of the nib-committee
in the matter of the 'dispute as to the nomination for
Congress in the Second Congressional district, after
I, , ^u ing the evidence submitted, it was unanimotody de
cided that Hon. CHARLES O'NEILL was the regularly
7.otninated candidate of the Republican convention of
Ghat district.
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AMERICAN DIVORCES
Eugl bilk Judge Deelareu thew Invalid
In England.
In the English Court of Probate and Di-
Torce a week or two 'ago, Lora Penyance
made the following remarks upon the case of
an English woman, who, living in the United
;States, separate from her husband, had pro
cured a divor4e in lowa, her- husband-remain
dng in England arid - 'knOwing nothing of the
]natter:
" It seems to me, tO 1 o neither just nor ex
pedient that a woman, whose domicile,. is
laiglish and whose. husband's dOmicile,lS.Eng
lisb, should, while living separate from him
in a foreign State in which he has never up to
the lime of the divorce set. his.-foote be per-,
mitted to resort to tile loeal tribMitil,antrw,itb
cut any none° to her hiisband except' an 'ad
vertisement which he never saw, and was
toSee:ahtain diverceitgainlit him
behind his back.' lc O. case has ever yet decided
that a man can, according to the laiyof this
country, be divorced from. -his wife by the trb
bunals of a country in which he Icis_had either
domicile or fesidepce. lie has never submitted
himself, either directly or inferentially, to the
jurisdiction of such a court, and has never„bv
any act, of, his own laid-liimseif -open to be at- . ;
lectect by its process, if it ever reaeheS MM. Al'
j udgment' so obtained has, therefore, In addb‘
Lion to the want of jurisdiction; the incurable
vice of being contrary, to natural justice, be
cause the proceedings are ex. pal* and in the
absence of the, party affected ni._
the
It
follows that the marriage upon
,3-Vhfchliepe
.2.itioner founds tier claim to ,a doom i
sis nvalid,
and tlie. pe.titiondismissed."
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--The censdilltakers of California don't ip
'pea r to .be makinganuch p rogress., Theyhavh
been engaged in the work for more than two
xtiouthsi•bnt have not succeeded solar'in ac
complisliing ' more than two-thirds of it. TIM
difficulties surrounding the task are, explained
in the following despatch sent to San Fran
cisco from a censub-taker : " Mercury 110 de
grees in the shade, and no ice. James Vance
was nearly. drowned in Crossing Pitt - rffeT,
losing nearly all ~bis papers. In Del Norte
county it has been raining hard. 'John Daly,
in San Joaquin, was nearly devoured by sav
age dogs in au isolated portion of that coun
ty."
—A son of Lord Brougham, has swept away
Ins fortune and is bankrupt. ..
--Manistee, Michigan, has a plum orchard
of forty acres and 6,000 trecs.
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1870.
TILE WAR IN EUROPE
(BY Cahlo
The Situation at Niels !tad Paris-.lPur.
they Details.
LONDON, Aug. 21, Night. The King of
Prussia's announcement of a victory at Rezon
vine on Thursday is !contradicted by official
Statements in Paris yesterday.
No doubt of a serious engagement to the
south of Metz on that day, in which the
French performed marvels of heroism, and
were winning the battle, when their ammuni
tion gave out. They fell back in good order
and - vrithout - anyrpursuit to Metz. -- The battle
was without decisive results.
It is agreed on all hands that the losses of
the Prussians on ThurSday, as in all the recent
engagements, greatly
_exceed those of
.the '\
French.
King William announces a loss of 40,000
men on Thursday alone, and this confirms
report from Brussels that OLIO whole corps Of
the army of General Von Steinmetz was lit
-erally cut to Mewl The magnificent Prussian
cavalry, in the language of a' Belgian • . ollicer;
no longer exists. •
It is believed if the French are beaten they
will march at once on Paris, where Troche is
making immense preparations to receive them.
If the Prussians are beaten. Bazaine, who re
mains between Metz and Verdun, Will move
at once into Rhenish Prussia..
The French Press on the Sithatton.
PARIS, August 21.—The (Jo use itit tie nue?, in its
issue of yesterday, says :
Our reverses at first surprised and frightened
u_s_We-started- for-vi story-toe-reliantly an tlyW-e
have received a hard lesson • we have found
the enemy more powerful than we expected,
and ourselves-not-an ready as we.*ere. tatight
to belieVe. The evil is not without remedy.
We. Were mistaken at first ; but we shall use
all our means now, trader the painful experi
ence we have realized, -- to assemble our forces
and repair our faults: If any Consolation be pos.
slide in our reverses it is the thought how
great the peril our brave and impetuous army
ould have run had we invaded. Where
would-we now bave-beeuif the battles in the
Vosgt s bad been fought near Cobleatz or
Mayenee '.' We may now successfully resist
I , efatise we are near our resources. We are on
rue defensive, but we are on our own ground.
Could the man who directs the Prussian army
have foreseen that we were, So ready to repair
our errors,arid so determined to repel invasion,
he would have awaited,and the l ussian army
mould be less compromised.
THE DEFENCE OF PARIS
'The French Forces Organized by Gen
Trochn.
—The Courrier_des _Eltes C14%..-ofSatti relay-con
tained a special despatch ft - Om:Paris stating :
The army just organized by Gen. Troches at
Chalons numbers 2: , 1t,009 men, of Whom one
third are regular troops: The remainder is
tormed of the reserVeand Garde Mobile, who
have been carefully selected:. and disciplined.
The•example ot the veteran troops will stimu ,
late them to perform heroic deeds.
Gen. Trochu is at this moment - organizing
I he, army intended to defend- Paris. This, it
;nay be imagined, is an arduous task, con
sidering that there has arrived here, within
t hree days past, 30,010 men-of the National
(;_eard and - Pire - Brigades of the subiubs, who.
I now little of military life. However, every
ne is at his Post; dinerein corps are forming,
acs the experienced sailers are regulat
ing matters, satistacturily, If the enemy
arms he will receive a warm recep
11011—iirSt, before Paris, between the Seine
;41.41 Marne; then under the walls themselves
of the 4.apital, where there is an intrenched
camp formed and already oecupied
Sion of the regular army. The appearance of
Paris recalls, excepting the barricades, the
time of the insurrection of Juno, 11348. Soldiers
of the National Guard and troops going to the
held are encamped on the streets, squares,and
public gardens. Aids-de-camp and bearers of
deSpatches pass each other in all, directions.
The headquarters of Gen. Trochu are at the
Elysee, and as formely under Cavaiguac, the
tate of Paris Ls entirely in the hands of her
military protector. The Emperor is not of
much account at this moment. It is said that
he is at Rheims, where the Prince Imperial is
also.
Gen. Trochu yesterday summoned all the
general officers having important commands
t,) the. Elysee. He dictated them instructions
%%Lich are very severe respecting spies, who
are to be shot within 24 hours.
No news is allowed to be published respect
ing the movements and position of Mac:Mahon
and the troops of the former Army of the
I: lane.
(By Mail.]
How the French Papers Took the First
Prussian Victories—Excerpts from the
Paris Journals.
The excitement in Paris on Sunday, Aug.
was tremendous. All the papers recognize
the gravity of the situation. The Sob' says :
" The present is not a time for discussion.
It is a time for action. The uncertainty in
which we liud ourselves connot be endured a
;lay longer. At the moment when
the. Cabinet deliberates and edits the
news, the enemy advances, per
haps by forced marches, toward the
capital. Hesitation is not now possible. It is
not proclamations which the people demand ;
it is guns. It is necessary to arm the nation
as Paris,in the departments,everywhere. It is
necessary to open the arsenals, to take arms
from theta, to distribute them to every eligible
man. It is twelve hours since the Govern
ment heard of our reverses. What efficacious
meifsures hwit taken We have tke:::Gartle
li obi!e. We have the National Guard. We
have the companies of firemen. It
is necessary that this evening these
_numerous battalions should be mobilized. It
is necessary that this evening all citizens in
in ins should be placed under the supreme
command and responsibility of an experienced
,military chief, charged tofform from them au
army of reserve, intended to go to the sittecor
of that which is at close quarters with the
enemy. Whether this chief be Gen. Changar
nicr Gen. Trochu is of little iambi:tame.
But What we have indicated must be done
within twenty-four hours. Otherwise the
tieople will, of their own supreme will, take
into their ,own hands the defence of the court.
t rv. poputi supre.!init lex."
The Liberte says :
- -Doubt is no longer permitted ; let us look
the situation in the face with all the' necessary
alin and energy. Our eonntry is not in dan
ger, but, its Sell is being trodden by the enemy.
Our parents ,:our 'friends, our brothers of Al-.
saco, and of Lorraine have the enemy at their
hearth S.. All France will quiver with indigna.
lion and ; rage at Ahe announcement of this .
Letins await the battle which will take
place to,day,or to-morrow without doubt—let
its await it with confidence. Our army has its
revehgetti'Aake. It will take it! All France
Ins to-day arisen; to-morrow, if it :is
.neees
- sary, it Will be under arins." • :
The.,lounial des Debats -writes: -- •
The GoVermitent - ccimprellerfils;We dtrifte
doubt, the gravity of the situation. France,
oii its side, will show itself in the height .of
danger, and - Cloverinnent:is Sure of .:beingiun-4
derstood the moment it appeals to the patriot,
isnifincitthenenergy of all .Our otnintry, thank
- Ifeaven! has come safe and sotind out`of the
rudest tests. A liirgt/suceess'of tlie 'enemy; far
from frightening us, ought: only' to - make us
feel' ore vividly than , :everitlie 'necessity of
being united and calm. Let us, then, have
conibbinice in Ms . :Valiant -army, whichh-a .mo-.
,IPoilddrY reverse Will,not be able to WOVOi r and
let us prove to it-that the patriotic inspiration
by which it is animated runs at- this Moment
through all France." ; , ,
L'llittoire bad the following :
"We have been defeated ! Let us face with
a calm eye and firm heart the situation made
for the country by the double and sad deteat
of Marshal MacMahon• and Gen. Frossard.
No discouragement! No fainting! The hour
has come for great measures and manly reso
iution. Nothing is lost, nothing is compro
pulsed. As it did eighty years ago, our coun
try will raise, if necessary, fourteen armies
with which to repulse the Prussian invasion:
Let us remember that the victories of Vainly
and Jemmapes were preceded by the defeats
of Longwy and Verdun. France of 1870 will
not forget she is the daughter of France of
1792."
City Excitement In Paris---Extraordi
nary Scene on the Boulevard..." To the
Lamp.POst."
[From Galignauf Messntger of August 8.1
- The scene on the boulevards on Saturday
was most extraordinary, and the ex.citemen
intense. The following is an account of what
took place:
A rumor, having its origin at the Bourse,.
ran like wildfire- through Paris, to--theeeffect
.tbat,tho,:,corpsef Marshal MacMahhon , liad'
gainedan immense -victory, that: the French
bad made 25,000 prisoners, including Prince
Charles himself, had taken ,thirty pieces of
Vanillin and were %nesters of Landau. These
evidently exaggerated statementt were eager
ly welcomed ; all Paris seemed to come out of
deers; the great thoroughfares became
crowded; flags were hung from all- the win
dows, and off the Boulevards circulation be
came impossible; on the-steps of the Bourse a
dense crowd assembled,singing patriotic songs
and shouting "give la France ' These per
sovstlien homed tlid — bc - i - l - levards and in
creased the general enthusiasm. Mine. Guey
ward and Colin,,qt the Grand Gpera,being re- .
cognized- -in an; open- carriage; - :going
hearse], were loudly -cheered, and, standing.
up. sang the " Marseillaise" in grand style, the
rlt ipte joining in the chorus With. extraor
dinary zest. In another place Mme. Sass,sang
the same hymn, and was obliged to give it
again and even a third time. But shortly after
report began to prevail that the whole story
bad been concocted by speculators in the
st4..eks ! and then a tremendous reaction
ensued.
A vast crowd rushed to the Bourse and in;
vaded the building, uttering menaces against
the Agents-de-Change and the Coulissiers.
These latter were obliged to seek for safety in
their room of meeting, the general throng vo
ciferating against the fugitives. In the end,
at a quarter to three o'clock, the Commissary
of the Bourse ordered the building to
he cleared. Meantime the crowd. in
the streets dispersed, somewhat ashamed
of their unfounded demonstration in honor
of a victory - which only existed in
. I maginatiorif,-Antials3dy- - of - young-_men7went
through the principal streets ordering the in
habitants to-remove their flags-on-the instant;
as the news was not true. At a quarter to
four an enormous crowd assembled in front
of the hotel of the Minister of Justige, asking
for explanations concerning the false ra
nters_ eireulated at the Bourse. M. °Myler
appeared on the balcony Of the hotel,
and with great energy assured thi3- per-.
sons • present that ,the affair
IN as an unworthy manoeuvre, and prayed the
population of-Paris to give their confidence to
the government, which would not fail to put
immediately any news that might arrive
from the seat of war, aud- that while the
troops were shedding their blood on-the fron
t tier be hoped the population of Paris would
preserve their calm. His discourse - was re
ceived with much applause, anti the crowd
dispersed amid cries of " Five la France."
Au immense crowd continued to
pi omenade on the Boulevards on
_i-zaturclay night, ~ . sometimes singing
and sometimes shouting " Vire la France !"
hut without any attempt at violence: Towards
ten o'clock a number of persons arrived onthe
Place Vendome, and stationed themselves on
the footpath near the houses. The entry to
the place was barred by a cordon of police
men at the top of the Rues Castiglione and
des Petits-Champs.
About half-past ten a long column, singing
the " Marseillaise," and with a tri-colored flag
at their head, descended from the Boulevards,
shouting, " 011ivier !" " 011ivier !" to the air
Des Lampions!" They crossed a body of
National Guards, to whom they, attempted to
give an ovation, but the honor was declined.
The serpents-de-ville forced the hand to re
trace their steps, and the troops, having given
the ordinary summations, evacuated the
dace. Yesterday crowds also as
-em bled, singing the Marseillaioe,"
although . without any disorderly bearing.
A t about three o'clock a column of young men,
numbering about 1,000 or 1,500, .preiceeded
along the Boulevard to the Ministry of Jus
tice, carrying two long poles, between which
‘s - as suspended a piece of linen, on which
could be read in large letters these words :
Aux armes I" "Les Citoyens demandent des •
:trines !" "viva la France !" The police had no
difficulty in • dispersing them. - Later. in the
evening a crowd assembled in the Place .Veu
dnine crying for arms, and towards 11 o'clock
l , ceame so dense that all passage was impos-
In reference to the scene on the Boulevard
the Council of Ministers addressed in the af
ternoon the, following proclamation to, the
population of the capital :
AutiusT 6 6P. M.—/t/httioitants of Paris :
Von have been justly agitated by an odious
tit:m(l2lll , re. The guilty party has been arrested
and a judicial inquiry commenced. The go
e runient is adopting the most energetic mea
sures to prevent that such an infamy shall be
repeated. In the name of our native land and
iu the name of ourheroic. Amin- -we- L eaßou:
i folio 'COM and patient, and to . preserve
order. Tumult in Paris would be amctory for
the Prussians. As soon as any well authenti
cated intelligence arrives, whatever may be its
nature, faVorable or disastrous, it shall be at
once communicated to you. Let us be united
and have only one thought, one wish and one
sentiment—the triumph of our arms.
This document bears the signature of all the
\llnisters.
Napoleon's Dork Deeord—The Crimes of
the Empire.
The New York Post Says of the coup ,Pet a t
which Louis N spoken placed himself on . the
throne:
The dark lines of the coup iritat arc not to
be exaggerated or deepened by rhetoric. It
Stands alone in history, the,most gigantic and
Appalling act of defiance against God and man
el known. Involving, as it did, the breaCh
of every bond men hold sacred, and the viola
lion of every right they cherish, it is fitting
thSt f it should ha! - recalled in all its horrid fea
t urcs now,,when ! , the whirligig of time balms
round hili . revenges2' •
The cold-blooded Murder of men,Wcimati and
children; to die adniitted number: of three
hundred and eighty, and . probably of Many
more, for no .crime-hut unwillingness to see
the constitution overthrown by a traitor, was
the I.llCaSpre_ Whiell struck Paris with terror,
and assured success to the plot. Nay, many,
pc rbaps most ot•thermwetenoteyen cppo*ing
the President, liutWere mere lookers-on, 'and
were slaughtered :for no purpose but to Pro
duce terror. Yet'this crime sinks to a small
thing in comparison with the. .systematic
corruption of the. civil 'and' MilitarY ser
:vide of a great nation ; the, studied and
persistent removaltrom power of all its gredt
and good men, and . the romotion „of ready
tools of- treason to their places; thO perversion
and degradation of the moral sense of • the
public; the transforMation of a free govetn
mentinto a military, despotism;. the stipPreS
sioo of free thought and speeck:and of, all the
'natural impulses of a great people, robbing
them of national education; of a spontaneous
Froth of art; 'literature and elcjquenew,,and
I)E
MONDAY, AUGUST 22,1870.
FIERCE BATTLE WITH INDIANS IN
narties from Fort Richardson we are
placed in possessien of the details of one of
the most serious engagements that has taken
place on our Texas frontier for sometime. On
the Gill, General Oakes, commanding at Fort
Richardson, ordered a detachment of the
Sixth Cavalry, consisting of two commis
sioned otlicers, one acting assistant surgeon
and fly-three enlisted men, under command
of 0 'aptain C.B. cLellan, to: proceed to Rock
Statiemsixteen miles from Fort Richardson,
where, it was reported, the Indians had lately
attacked and:destroyed the overland mail.
On the morning of the 7th, Captain Mc,
Lellau and his command started on a scent,
which continued for four days. On the night
of the 10th, the command camped on the
_North Fork of the Little Wichita, and on the
12th started in an easterly direction. When
four or live' 'miles canips the advance
guard reported foot or five Indians in sight
moving in a southerly- direction. - It was not
long till a company of 'lndians-.were dis
covered,. largeiy:.:Stiperlor , ,iii._:number-tallio.:
troopS. • • _ „ -
A charge was ordered, but when Within --
about five hundred !Yards of the enemy two
other bands were• discovered about equal in
strength to the firer discovered, and also a
large number -of scattered Indians on boat
flanks. - - It - view of the! greatly superior num
. hers of the Indians, and from fear that the.
pack mules and guard in the rear would be
curt off, a halt was 'ordered and Ifire opened
upon the Indians; which was promptly re-,
turned. Thougl.fthe - cbininand Was soon sur
rounded, and a galling fire from carbines and
pistols poured in upon = it - from - all sides; it
Maintained its position for setae half au hour.
But it was soon evident that the only hope of
of a healthy, political development; all to
gratify one man's reckless ambition.
It is one of the literary men of the second
emnire who has summed up the principles on
which it was founded, which have guided the
whole career of the Emperor, - and which his
example has done so much to spread through
society, in these words : " Without scruple,
use women for your pleasure and men for your
advancement." The life of Louis Napoleon
Bonaparte has been one long comment upon
this text, one continuous illustration of this
inversion of the moral law. It is the." impe
rial idea;" and history would lack one of its
most important lessons if such a life should
continue to appear brilliant and successful to
its end.
The Pleasure Grounds of Paris
No surer indication could he -given of the
alarm that is felt by the existing Government
at Paris for the safety of that capital than the
order which Las gone forth for leveling the
Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes.
Nothinglesa than a lively_apprehension that
the siege guns of. the Crown.Brince:.Of Prussia
would soon be heard from the Outer•fortifica
dons, would have brought . the commander
charged with the security of the city tosoex
tretne a - measure. ' ' •
• The Bois de Boulogne and the Bois - de Vin
cennes are situated at exactly opposite points
of the environs of Paris. The former park is
the pride and glory of la belle ville f - where the
giddy Parisian population conjugates the verb
?amuser all the year round. There they walk,
ride, (bite, skate, picnic and dine. There the
lotette arades her attractions, and there the
Irascible - editorial—fraternity
The Bois de Boulogne has an area of two
thousand acres, with promenadesand road
loys- of more than - forty - circiiit;and , har;. -
been beautified at the most laVish expense.
-Artificial cascades, mimicking the Wild
ness of nature, fall over rocks trans
ported from Fontainebleau, the water
flowing out of lakes constructed with
the strictest regard to the picturesque.
Upon the margin of these lakes rise Swiss
chalets and Chinese pavilions, so disposed in
elation to the wooded shores and 'newly-built
bills behind them as to produce the most
striking effect, At one end of the Bois there
is the loveliest little windmill in the world, and
at the other is the race-course of Longchamps
with its snowy booths and ample stands for
The Court and the people, while. in _the very
centre is the beautiful Pre Catelan, offering its
restaurants and open-air theatre for the gratifi
cation of the public. What the Bois has lacked
since 181.5 is forest. The primitive trees that
covered the sandy soil in the days of the first
Revolution were all cut down when the allied
armies bivoucked on the spot after Water
100._ VOT.many years .the_sterile,_uninterest-__
mg Plain, thus denuded Of its tirdbet, can to
waste, and was covered over. at_la.st, with a
- stunted growth of weak and unthrifty sap
lings. ]n 18.52 the work of adorning the BoiS
de Boulogne was begun with energy by the
present Emperor, who has spent enormous
sums in transporting.. thither magnificent
'foreSt trees, and now, sad to relate, Just as it
begnn to_shaw fine clumps-of wood, and-
liere'firl there depths. of shade, the advance
ofthe ruthless Prussian. renders a total de
struction of. the' Bois a military necessity.
( treat will he the distress in the - Faubourg St.
ilenori., the Jockey Club will lament, Fitine
-will - Thed tears, anti the Emperor will see
with the bitterest regret the fairest flower
with which he had decked his capital torn .
t:
The Bois de Vincennes, upon the eastern
I , oundary of Paris, differs in all respects from
tI Buis do-Boulogne. It is a park of con
sob-rattle extent, covered in great part with
m lie woods which it seems almost a crime to
• (Ij down. Some years ago the Emperor began
to lay it out in walks and drives, and to adoim
it. for the benefit chiefly of the shopkeepers
aitil their wives, who dwell in the region of
t7it. Antoinewand Pere la Chaise. But the work
was discontinued, and the open spaces of the
ground have since been exclusively devoted
to the heavy gun and shell practice and artil
h•ry manoeuvres of that groncte armee which
hits proved so untrustworthy a reliance in the
hour of danger.--W.P. Post.
RERANGER ON THE PRINCE lIIIPE
RIAL.
A correspon denC of the N. V. Mall says :
I It Six :—The enclosed 1 cut from a news
pap ,r during one of the political troubles of
Fl once after the birth of the Prince Imperial,
nlso f•pveral years before 'the death of the out
c. It is the only copy that I have ever
The Brave Beranger.
'1•11,n old singer is again in the field, and is
revenge for the slavery in which his
h,-Loved France is held. French compositors
wht, have lost• their living by the system of
suppression, are finding tt new resource in
copying these verses of the bard and other
clandestine productions. Though not printed
they are chanted In every cafe in Paris in
spite of the police: How delicately withering
is this last epigram on the Imperial Prince:
II est Hollandais oar son pere,
11 est Ecossais par sa grand mere,
11 est Anglais par alliance,
11 est Espagnol par naissance,
t; uulle malheureuse chance,
Qui! ne manque a l'enfaut de France
Que d'etre taut soit pen Francais.
A I )utehman through papa,
:\ :scot through grandruamma,
And English by the peace, he comes to
clench
A young Spaniard through his mother,
r"I would be pleasant, to 7 ilNetiver
hat child of France were just a little
rench.
TEXAS
The Sixth Cavalry and the Comanches—.
Fit teen Inalansliilled—Many Wounded
—1 n o Soldiers Killed and Ten Wounded.
I From the Waco (TeXtIS) Rygister.)
escape from annihilation was a carefully
guarded retreat to some more defensive posi
tion. The command war dismounted anti fell
back slowly, followed by the savage
hordes who continued to pour iu their tire
from every available point, but which was re
turned with frequent effect. The retreat con
tinned in this way four or live hours. The
middle fork of the little Wichita and south
fork of the same stream were forded. Not
until the latter stream Was reached, abaut.4
o'ckick in the evening, did the Indians
abandon their pursuit.
Of the command, Corpora] John Givin and
Pril-ate George..Blmn,- both of-Company-li,
Sixth Cavalr,, were killed.
The following is the list of the enlisted men
wounded. •
Sergeant Win. Winterbottotn. Company A;
Corporal John Conners, Company ki
' • Pri
vates Albert Ford and Gustave Smith, Com
pany H ; Private W. B. Gallagher, Company
D ; Privates Robert Stewart and Ben Aury,
Company H; Private Conroy, Company L;
Private Samuel•• IL Waggoner; Cotnilany A;
Private Peter lirainreider, Company• IC:
A CATHOLIC CONVENT CASE AT ST
• Loris. •
' Answer to a Writ of ilabeng Corpus.
The St. Louis (Mo.) Repablican, of the lfith
inst., gives the particulars of a case brought
before-the Court of Criminal Correction -- of
that city, in which the Lady Superior of, the
House of the Good Shepherd was served with
a writ of habeas corpus -to procure the body of a
yOung lady named Blanche C. Lingcpin, who
was - said - to - have - been — restraitted - of - Verithwty.
The ansiker to the writ was as tollows :
In response to the writ, the. Superior Presi,
dent 'of :the - Consent. - of the Good Slihpherd,
now here,. produces 'in Court the body of
Blanche C. Lingcoln, and
,ayerm that she has
no authority whatever to detain or confine, or
in any manner to restrain the said Blanche C.
Lingcoln of her said Blanche LingeOlECB
liberty ; and for further answer said re
spondent avers that said Blanche is not re
strained of her liberty by responifeuf ur 'any of
the officers or employes of said Convent of the
Good Shepherd ; and the said respondent
further declares that the said Blanche remains
in said institution of her own free will, and at
and prior to the service of the within writ has
_been informed that she is free. to depart there
fr9hi whenever she pleases : and having tully
answered, she prays hence to be discharged
with her costs.
:MOTHER MARY, of the. Sacred fleart. -
Sworn and subscribed to before we, the ISth
day of Augmq, we hand and
notarial
MATITEW OT,Eiaar,
Notamy_Public,--St -Louis
Mother Mary, the Ludy Superior, Mrs. B.
C. I,ingcoln, and ~Mir. Garesche, the attorney
for the defence,. were in attendance at the
Court of Crithinal Correction at 10 o'clock.,
hut in consequence of the sickness of Judge
Wolf, no court was held that day. Mt. Gar
esche filed his.rettirn and the ladies left the
Court-room. The Marshal adjou-ned the
klourt_ until- this -morning. Previous to leav‘
fug the Court, Motbei Mary asked Mr. Me-
Pall to allow one of his deputies to accompany
them to the- convent, which. %% a: readily ac
ceded to. The party then left uu the Market
street cars.
As was anticipated, this case has excited a
deal of attention, and there was a rather nu
merous and expectant company in Court yes
terday. DI rs, Lingcoln . appears to be quite
satisfied with her treatment at the vent,
and instead of wishing to leave there. prefers
a prolonged stay. as is evinced by the tact that,
possessing uncontrolled freedom, she returns
to her adopted home. Jir person
,M rs-Li ugcoln
is about the MediuM height, has black eyes and
hair, dark complexion, with regular and pre
possessing features. It has been previously
stated that Mrs. Lingcolu, who is twenty-three
years of age, has been unhappy in her con
jugal relations. Her husband, from whom it
appears she is now living apart, was connected
with the police of this city.. She was sent by
her friends to the House of the Good Shep
herd in the month of May last. Since then
Captain Benjamin R. Jewhil, a cousin of hers,
who assisted to place her in the convent,
states that she wrote to him expressing a dis
inclination to remain at the convent, and ask
ing to be released. Acting on this lertor, the
Captain, who is a well-known pilot, went to
the convent and requested, or, may be, de
iwinded, that he should see his relative.
some misunderstanding. arose, and the Cap
tain was refused admission, whereupon he re
sorted to the ordinary process of law, with
the result above mentioned.
SEIZURE OF A STE ALMS UI P
Alleged Violation of Neutrality Laws
The steamship Florida, loading at this port
with military stores, arms and ammunition,
was seized on Saturday evening, by United
States Marshal Sharpe, for alleged violation of
the neutrality laws: The vessel is held to
await the further order of the. United States
District Court, and the claim of her owners
will probably be heard to-day. The Floriddis
of 6W tons burden, and was known as the
Penguin : gunboat, during the war. It is posi
tively stated that she is fitting out for Vera
('ruz, Whether she is really intended to aid
the Prussians, the French, or the Cubans, her
seizure seems a remarkable circumstance. She
is not likely to be long detained, unless those
loading her have been unusually stupid. The
neutrality laws allot' almost as ample license
as can be desired. Our citizens way sell and
ship arms and ammunition to whomsoever
they ;please; only, , if they.-attempt. to run a
blockade they do.so at their own risk. There
is as yet no information as to the special
reasons for the seizure of the Florida. It may
have been supposed that her armament was
such as to tit her for privateering ; but this is
not the case. Aside from the trifling arma
ment bought with her from the United States
Government, she has nothing with her but a
small rifle for land service and a little boat
howitzer. Nor does it seem clear how, if she
hail treble theSe warlike equipments, she could
be prevented from clearing from Vera Cruz,
unless the authorities have some secret but
convincing proofs of bad faith.—Tribune.
—An ingenious scheme to get "811111111er
food" is that of the editor of the Blair (Iowa)
Register who offers to send his paper one year
to the person who, will send to the office the
largest water melon:
•
—California papers are trying to make the
weather endurable by publishing an account
of how a man there has been froz , n to death
in August. There must•have helf a coldness
in his family.
—" You have forgetton something," said a
loyal Canadian, to the "officer engaged in dis
rnautling the forts at Quebec, as the last
canuon , went on hoard ship. " 'What ?" was
the reply. " That," answered the _Canadian,.
'pointing to . the flag flying over the citadel.,.
.
-A,Vancotiver eqttorwikt in _a Noiy o ne_
twenty-tive cents to send
a-telegram to-the Milted States Senate to pre ,
vent lils'(the editor's) continuation," as Regis.
ter of the Land Office. It seems, however,
that the influential politician couldn't:raise
that sunk
—Spine of the Fall River. children are deei
" dedly India rubbery in their composition. The
' News chronicles the filet that a tive.year old
boy of that city was thoroughly gond over by
a stone roller ou. Monday without sustaining
particular injury. •
—During the past year, 1,750,09 a pounds o
zinc were turned out by a company at St
Louis. The capital required for such au
enterprise does not exceed 3350,000,
PRICE THREE CENTS:
FIFTH EDITION
BY TEL bGRAPH.
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON
The Strength of the Prassau Armies
FROM NEW YORIC
THE RAILROAD CONTES?
F.nt.)Al WESlt's
FROM WASHINGTON.
IBy the Arnertcan Press Amorfatten .1
The Prussian' Beseeve—Optnion of Om
Prussian Dliolsier.
WASITINGTON, Aug. 22.—Baron Gerolt says
that from the information he has received he
'jukes that King Walla:11 . 1_11ns in yese.r_v•
east as many men as have up to this date par
ticipated ha - the lighting. These are intended
for use in case of Prussian reverses. .
Land Sale..
During the present- mouth -32;560 acres of
land have been sold in Minnesota.
Treasury Balanees.
Treasury balances at the close of business
to-clay are as follows: Currency, 837,744,5-1,-
67 ; Coin, $102,61;031 27 ; Coin Certificates,
•
Naval Ad vices
WASHINGTON, August 22.—Advices received'
here from the school-ship Savannah, from
Fulichal,Madeira, says all on board were well,
and that they will be in HaMptou Roads about
the sth proxinio.
Advices from the Delaware, the flag-ship of
the Asiatic squadron, at Singapore, state that
she LI homeward bound.
FROM NEW YORK.
By the American Prosa Aisociationj
Marine. -
NEW Yonn, Aug. 22.- . ---Steamship Pereira,
fr6m Havre, arrived at this port, this morning
- t he Railroad War—Advance in Freights .
Jay Gould, Commodore Vanderbilt and
Col. Scott have made arrangemems for fixing
- unifortn-rate of freightliih - argesToliThe:Eide,
New York Central and Pennsylvania Central:
Railroads from this city, Boston and Philadel
phia to the West. The schedule of -prices Ou
first-class freight was raised, te-day, to nearly
one hundred per cent. The transportation of
live-stock has been increased between Buffalo
and tliis city to one hundred and forty dollars
per car-load.
The Erie and New York Central are said to
have agreed not to extend their contracts with
the United States and American Express:
Companies. No advance has yet been made
in passenger fares. It is thought a division of
business will take place based on equitable
share of profits. The Erie earnings are made
up.of freight arid live stock.-and-the other:two=
trades are passenger. This latter arrangement
hap been broached, but has not yet been
agreed upon.
FROM THE WEST.
(By the American Press Association.
Suit for 8150,000.
CnicAu°, Aug. 22.—Mrs. Williams, late Mrs_
Senator Douglas, has commenced an- action
against the executors of the Douglas estate, j
alleging fraud in the management. She seeks
to recover $150,000, wrongfully withheld.
A White Stocking Dionlis.sed.
Craver, of the White Stocking Base Bail
Club. has been dismissed for alleged frequent
and gross violation of the rules. He publishes
a letter this morning and denies his guilt.
The Champion Thief.
The meanest thief in America lives here..
He met a poor little boot-black yesterday, and
gave him a package to • deliver to a mythical
number, exacting all - his money -90 cents-as
security, and then departed.
Western Peach Crop. •
SrnizinFrELD, Aug. 2L—The peach crop in
Southwestern Illinois is very large. The
'range of prices for fair to ehoice , ones is
twenty-five cents to two dollars per bushel.
MICHIGAN.
Political.
DETROIT, Aug. 23.—A county canvass held
for the last few dais renders certain the re
nominationfof Congressmen Stoughton, Blair
and Conger. Of Mr. Ferry's re-nomination
in the 4th',' and the nomination of Henry ,
Wateren in the first, there has been no doubt some rime. •
OHIO.
The Labor Congress.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 22.—The Labor Coogrem,
owing to the discord which arose i.u. consider,
le g the constittitiOn, 'WM obliged to continue
this week.
Mr. Wolff, of Virginia, drew up and sub
pitted a new constitution; on whbdi it is
bought all the delegates could agree.
FROM NEW ENGLAND.
(By the American Press Association.]
DIABBACHUSETTS.
Etre In Boston.
BOSTON, August 22. L-The fire on Lewis's,
wharf, on Saturday afternoon,caused by light
ning, at No. 18 destroyed a number of bales or
wool belonging to A. A. Cobb & Co.; a hit of
paper-stock owned by G. Grant Si Co., at No,
28 and 26.18$ bales of cotton belonging to Man
ning & Sears were partially destroyed.
The cotton was valued at 417,000, and fully
insured in Hartford companies.
Several hundred bushels of Canada oats,
consigned to William B. Reynolds & Co.,were
damaged by water; also, a lot of crockery,
owned by Richard Briggs. was sightly .dani
aged. The buildings were owned by the LOWtB,
Wharf Corporation and wore well insured.
• 13IPOETATIONS.
Reverted for the Philadelphia Evenlnk Bulletin,- •
CHARLESTON, •SC—Schr. ill Fitzpatrick Smith:Wl
tow. nhoxpledo,Charleeton Mining & Mitlic Co,
il'illtTLANP—Schr Althur, titchineon,34,ooo
feet No Finch pickets, T PGalvin & Co.
—Au WHAM/ :woman_ is _building, a_S3O,OOO
hotel at Now Albany::
—An Eu hsb court lids decided not to booed ,
a divorce granted in lowa.
Miss Griffin is caller an " agapomaniac'y
in Chicago. , • , •
—A Milwaukee editor'saya : "Honest by.. L ig
the best policy."
—A negress took the inize for tieutie,try at
the Texas State Fair. • .
—On dit that the Prussian blue up tta, bridge
near Strasbourg. There was cert.tdaly color
for the yeport. , • .-
. ,
' • —Ten thousand dollars is u t e,anieu h t of
damage a St. Louis lady tbir 4 eo va, g d one h er ' I
bilk dress in a horse-oar.
4:30. o.ol.c>cac.