Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

PUBLISHED HANCOCK, SRi! REILLY. [ DEVOTED TO HEWS, POLITICS, AND GEN2BAL PBOGEESS—mTEPENDiaiT IN ALL i^tww}. I- TERMS: . Tfyree Dollars a Year, . rutiuc n uvuti. Volume 17, AMERIGUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1870. r ?: L ■ Number 28. THE UNLOVED CHILD'S REQITE3T. moiln r. l< t me lie up there, ft'hcrc little brother lie* ; [ ft,Id r.i? hands together, &<., .tad "(-r.i; clueo my eves. ri> T a(,ther, gontly lift him down, Ar-.l !•: him run about; vill briuff your old smile* back again, T., h, ar liis his glceeome shout. ,n vo cut the tresses from his !*ow, Which cluaU-red there eo late; > lias such golden*hair, you know. (Viilr mine is dark and straight, T do jou cry so, mother, dear, luil, nobbing, hold your breath ? ,.,1 Ik-saie says our Charlie’s dead- [ .vender what i« death! sayn he's gonj, dear, mother, where Voa always loved him, mother, and He never cried much here. Why does he lie so still up there, And never speak to you? l do not like the robe he wears, Although ’tin white and new. ill bring jus cap with sable plume. I ho coat be loves to wear, Av.d * bile you Uko him out to walk, ill quickly climb up them, Anil fold my hands together, so, And t-oftly close my eyes, And w hen I open them again. Til lie beyond the skies. id will call dear Charlie’s fill tell Him, mother, deal at you could not, conld m darling boy; fh»t he is all you hav« *rth u future joy. i He'll see how plain I a : will I tell him, mother, dear, ion never did love me, 11 Ua; my brother’s golden curls Are all tho world to thee. UK CiltKAT MASOSIC RAND’. n.eic li' vo a hand or mvU Whose precepts are divine; \\ hose pore and worthy d eods With glowing lustre shine rhough liuked by bands of truth. In a sacred brotherhood, rit ir faith has oft been tried, A'-,; many % storm withstood, ilui it ty hold fast to the banner i if fidelity and love, Sen fit well their Holy Master. The Eternal God alvove; tht 11>» ir high path they walk, lb juicing in their might, Rejoicing in united strength **t charity and right. I ’ Father Hyacisthe—His Lvrra on Ixtauj- i eilitt. -The latest newir from Father Hyacinthe j is that be haa joined as a private a military ! organization formed for the defeat*} of Paris, j Hia views on infallibility were lately telegraphed j to this country, but in an imperfect form. In I the letter id which he expressed these views, h« i asks, “Whether Catholics arc bound by the defl- jnitionofthe fkmnd*?" After admitting that authority ia the principle of the Church, he say a that this makes it all the more necessary to distinguish between an apparent and real an* thoritv, between a blind end rational submis sion. Ho then proceeds: “I protest against tlie pretended dogma of Papal infiallibOity aa is defined in the decree of the Roman Council. It is because I am a Catholic and desire to remain one, that I refuse to admit aa obligatory those of the faith, a doctrine unknown to the whole of ecclesiastical antiquity, disputed jra tlu-present day of numerous and eminent | theologians, and which implies not a regular ; development, but a radical change in the conati- 1 tntion of the Church, and the unutterable rule j of her fait . It is because I am a Christian, 1 and desire to reman one, that I protest from my ! son) against tho almost divine honors decreed ! to a man, who is presented to our faith—I had i almost said to o r worship—aa bring uniting in { his person both a dominion, which ia repug. j nant to the spirit of the Gospel of which he ia a I miniriacr, fallibility which »rtr~^a»fcW j the day of which he is moulded like ns au, ‘ Referring to a former letter, he says: 1 “Once more I appeal to a council really free ■ (oenmemeal. And above all I appeal to God. j Men have been unable to make truth and justice 1 triumph. God comee forward to take hia cause i into His own hands, and to judge it. Tho Coon- j oil, which should hare been a work of onligbt- l enraent and peace, has only increased the dark- j ness, and spread discard iu the religions world. War, like a dreadful echo, has replied to it in •odal world. War iu a scourge of God, but while infl.cling tbe punishment* may it not a so prepare the remedy • lu sweeping tbe old edi fice may it not prepare the ground on which the divine Spouso of the Church will construct the New Jerusalem?—A'. Y. Pont. The Child Stealer. We coppy below from the Now Orleans Picayune, of Saturday lost, as account of the arrest of tha negro woman charged with stealing the child of Mr. Digby, in that city, which, it will be renumbered, was so long veiled in mystery: The arriraloi Special Officer Jonrdan with the woman Louisa Murray, from Mobile, created a marked sensation at police headquarters. She is taller than the average cf women, slenderly but gracefully formed, and present quite an engaging and dignified appearance. Her manners are those of an intelligcn waiting maid, accustomed to the society of elegant and refined ladies, whom she imitates in dress and conversation. She has a pleasing face, rather dark but pret ty. Any one in the dark would take her to be abright mulattress. Nor is she an ordinary woman. Exceedingly cool and collected, her answers are given with, apparent frankness and with a tone and Hot Shot.—-The hot shot or red hoi balls which the French and the Prussians are both reported to have used during the present war are entirely differ* ent from the explosivo projecties of rockets. .They are solid balls, heated in furnaces and fired from common guns or mortars. 'When the cartridge is in the gun a prop of wet felt is nuftmed on top of it Two of the gunners (sometimes only one), get hold of tbe ball with iron tongues and let it roll into the muzzle of the gun, and then the cannon is fired in the ordinary manner. In view of the wet felt very often a piece of turf is rammed against , the cartridge, tho red-, hot ball rolled on top of it, and the gun fired. The shot is scarcely ever certain, because the operations of loading and directing the gun always goes on with , great rapidity, nnder the impression of “ Ic = 1 ‘ ted to ”"1™ «**-1 imminent danger to tho gnonan. In former times the felt coter of the cart- Halli Grand Order, The prince of bis proud land, •bly said their honor ill upheld be in his hand, v are three men of mark atthuabosteadfast Gaud? the Great Masonic band. CLING TO THOSE WHO CUNG TO YOU. nd while flowers bloom, nter t hills the blossom-, t with tho perfume. •ad highway of action, >rth a nd few o liaa proved his friendship. mg hand fra tent* 1 , ch the whore again. * i the old and tried frici the hot WITH a hic kory shirt upper-ten boys, I’oir canes an l rigors and oye-glaseee, n.liricd air and soft eyes, ig down on each girl that passes: y guzzle clambake and champagne, Ide in their very birth; nn- the hoy that goes plain, \v with the hickory shirt. •»id as a barrel, and brown peach in the mid antnmn an*; o sole of hia foot to hia crown, brim full of frolic and fun, id of hard work or of eold, frarlo-a and rough without hurt; >r as pure aa pnre gold— °y with a hickory shirt. How to Hun a Newspaper. Tlie Memphis Avalanche publishes the follow- mg which is applicable te Americas aa it is to npbis, tind to which we invite the attention of readers fronting they wib profit from perusal: “How few people seem ia know what it costs • run a neweepaper. This ia an ejaculation often heard in newspaper counting-rooms after the departure of somebody who has tried to con fiscate a paper, or get in a puff of somebody on the strength of old friendship oraome imagina- equally as strong. By somo unac countable misapprehcasion of facts, there iaa large class of people in the world who think that it coats little or nothing to run a newspaper, and that if they buy a copy from tho newsboy, when too far from the office to come and beg one, they are regular patrons-, ami entitled to unlimited favors. Men call every day at news paper offices to get a copy of tlie daily paper, just from press, for nothing, who would never dream or begging a pocket handkerchief from a dry good store, an apple from'a fruit stand, or a piece of candy from a confectioner, even npon the plea of old ^acquaintance or having bought something onco before. One paper is not much, but a hundred a day amounts to some thing in the course of time. Bnt this ia a small drain compared with the free advertising a newspaper is expected to do. Some men who have paid two do! lam at an early period in life for an advertisement worth four or five, appear to think they are stockholders In the establish ment for eternity. They demand the publica tion of all marriages and funeral notices, obitu aries and family episodes for the next forty years gratis. Speaking of pay and they grow Indig nant. “Don’t I patronize your paper? but yon received the worth of - yonr money fox what you paid.*’ “Hut,” says the patron, will not cost you anything to put this in/’ which isjnst as ridiculotn as to ask a man togriuc your ax on lua grindstone, and graciously teli him that it won’t cost him a cent. It take* money to run z newspaper, as well as any otbei business, and no paper will succeed financially that carries a dead head system. Any mcntioi of tlie people’s affairs that they are anxious to ace in print is worth paying for, and when print- ad is generally as henificial iu» any other invest ment of the same amount. % Tho newspaper business is very exacting on 11 connected with it, and the pay is compara bly small; the proprietors risk more money >r smaller profits, and the editors and reporter* and printers work harder and cheaper than tbs same number of mnn in any other profession requiring tho given amount of intelligence am* training and drudgery. The life lias its charm* and its pleasant associations, scarcely known b;. tho outside world; but it lias its earnest work and anxieties and hours of exhaustion, whicl ukewfec arc not Known to those who think th« business is all ton. The idea tint newspaper- lorn Is a charmed circle where the favoreo members live a life of ease and free from care, and go to tlie circus at night on a free ticket o the springs on a free pass in tlie summer, idea which we desire to explode practically and theoretically. Badness is business, and the journal that succeeds is the one that is run square business footing, the same as bank- ir building bridges, keeping hotel or rnn- uing a livery stable.’* * fidence. She was found by Special Officer Jonr dan at her residence in Mobile, where he visited her alone. Previously to an nouncing himself as an officer come to arrest her, Mr. Jonrdan entered into con- : rersation with the woman,* telling her that her sister in New Orleans was in trouble about a young white child which it is said “yon left with her.” “That I left with her?” replied the woman ; “I do not understand yon.” “Your sister says yon left a white child at her house several weeks ago. ” “Oli no, not so. I was at my sister’s house several weeks ago, when a veiled woman came to the gate and asked per mission to leave a child there for a short time. I saw the child, but I supposed it had been reclaimed before this.” “You were present, then when the child was left at yonr sister’s “Yes; it was only a short time before I left.” “You never saw it before then ?” “Never.” The officer says that this conversation was carried on by the woman with some little hesitation, it is true, but with appa rent frankness. When the fact was men tioned that her staetment did not agree with her sister’s, in the point of time at which the child was left, she appeared confused. Ellin Follin says the child was left at her gate Wednesday evening, ihe 3d of August. Louisa Murray left New Orleans for Mobile, Monday, the 25th of Jaly, and. she says the child was left at her sister's gate before she came, iy. Here is a difference of over twe •ks. Ellin Follin says her sister was not here when the child was stolen. She says she was here. ridge was so thin that the red-hot ball set the cartridge on fire at made tho shot go-off* without the ferenoe of the gunners. This - made it a still more uncertain shot, the new method of a wad about two inches in thickness has been adopted. It is used to set ships and shingle roofs on fire. The new hol low bombshells, filled with explosive matter and shot, from howitzers, have now replaced in almost ever case the shooting with red hot solid balls, and it is very probable that these explosive bombshells of small calibre are meant when the dispatches speak of red-hot balls fired into towns. Soldiers, however, who served in the late Prussian war against Austria, assure us that the Prus sians had furnaces in the train of the army to make red hot shot of solid balls. The Pleasures of Wealth—a Lesson —If moral lessons were not usually less, it might be worth while to draw one from the career, so lately closed, of the two richest celebrities of "the Paris world of dissapation, Prince Deminofi and Count Konchcleff. Both of these possessions of untold wealth literally wore themselves out in the pursuit of pleasure. Their wonderful collections of urtistio trearsnres, and their sumptu ous palaces which they spent millions in adorning, had no charms for their spoil- ; ed minds. They lived in inns ana on „„ railways, spending money and finding From this it would appear that while ! satisfaction in it. Prince Deminofi the statement “that the child was left at even grew weary of the pretty actresses he gate by a veiled lady” was agreed j whom his^wealth bought, and Count upon details and particulars “ v u ~' •t b« s.t • iwl brother*, •omplcte, ivitli tlie others. "i'll kindnHM ilJ picture his tr»i aiu sister* shared »ct he is a broth ot 'an’t fathom how much feV worth the poor girl* fortune is made, him with a hickory shirt. A Jin at* in BC8INE8S.—Rev. John Johnson, of Newberg, was walking out “aok of lib lionso where anew street was opening, when he saw on Irishman hard work with a crowbar, striving to dis- °“8 e j‘ huge stone from the ground. " here it, was held fast by the roots ol 1 we. Hi s patience was fairly exhausted ty the vain struggles bo made, and at wh ho exclaimed : “The devil take it fue old pastor approached him, . and •inickly remarked that he ought not to P_ a " e ! v n *-’h free use of the name of the tm*. and certainly not wish to >row such a big stone at him as that bjshman was quiet for a minute, « Making the crowbar into the ground a leaning leisurely on it. he turned .P his face at once to the Doctor, and B “ n hght, while over it roguishly ! layed those indescribable forerunner* gentune Irish wit, ha replied : i- .’ l,10n ’ and ia it yourael ,n 8 “ fault wid me for savin’ that me ’ w |»en it’s yecs and the like of ibf S i 8 by the year for abusing -onla gentlemen all the time 1” a lie o.d pastor turned awav to smile i enjoy the retort. r be Paris house of Bothaehflda Vt . it ia rumored, offered to .lend the rench government all the money they . ia believed the National Bank ^nxwia would le obliged to *** Payment within a few weeke. From the Wathingion Gazette. BOA0 LAW* AGAIN. Wasiukosok, Ga., A .Ignat 16,1*70. Mr. Editor—In my last communication I pre sented fof yonrreaders so mrsch of the row’ l*w as relates to the toad hands, ami concluded with the expression: “ If the roads were cot worked tho fault would be with tho Conimiasiop- i, not with the law." I now propone to give yon a synopsis of the law relating to Road Com- liesioners : First—Rood GomaussioucuM, when appointed by tho Ordinary, are obHpedxaknx*, unless they in show some Jegil exenw .tor not serving. Second—They must apporton tho lisnds and tho roods, and designate ovetaecrs. - Th:r.i—Tlioy most inspect from time to time the roads and bridges under their direction notice tho character of tho repairs, and oboem if the roods are regularly posted and sign hoards put up wherever required. Fourth—They are required to execute « era) supervision over their overseers; end to sr that persons are not ind ckd for offences set forth in the road law m punishibfe ty in ’ict- ment. . ' • Fifth—Whenever the Road Commissioners neglect their duty, the laws requires (he Grand Jury to make a special preoentment of them, designating the particular default—when and wnere committed; and when so presented, their cases are to be disposed of ty tbe Judge of tbs rtapetfor Court, who U required, if «he oases are mads out ty proof, to Smposo upon each de faulting Commissioner a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars. Yonr* truly, 17. U. Reese. to time •md circumstances were not arranged. She was told that the young lady whom ihe had formerly had iu her charge at Mobile, and who is now at her sistci’s says the child was at Ellen Follin’s when they arrived there on the 22d of July, •tnd that she, Louisa Murray, appeared to recognized it, and called it familiarly “Charhe" and “Cornelia.” This con fused her for a moment, bnt she rallied and said : “Oh 1 I called it Camelia be cause it was white, and 1 knew no other name. I am very fond of children, and always address them by pet names.” “But your little niece, Elleq Foilin's daughter, says you bronght. the child to her mother’s.” There was a sudden flush, a quick, lansient Hash iu the eye like a scared look, and the woman replied calmly ; “The child is mistaken.” After this it was difficult to get her to <ay anything. Without refusing to speak she evaded questions asked. Her quick intelligence perceived that the contradic tory statements were weaving around the rase a chain of circumstantial evidence which it would be difficult to overcome. It was suggested to her that if guilty if tho kidnapping, she was doubtless irged to it by some third person, and if -he would tell who that party was and ill about it, it would have a good influ- mce for her. This suggestion seemed to Arike her favorably. She reflected upon t intently, and the officer has no doubt hat when she regards her danger ns •nineut, she xciU not hesitate to reveal all the k notes. At half-past 10 o’clock Chief of Police Badger took the woman in his cab and proceeded with her to the residence of Mr. Digby. She was here confronted by vliss Bosa Gorman, the young lady who lad the child in charge the evening it stolen, and its little brother. vVitliout hesitation they it lent tried her as the abdudress. There could be no mis- mke. They are as positive of her iden- ity as that they live. The tangled web of this strange inys- ery is now unraveling. The criminal ia ound and identified. Bnt her motive. Who instigated her to the deed : This the next step to be taken. When she returned to the Superinten dent’s office her agitation was extreme.— ihe denies her gailt, nut it is a bewilder ’d denial, and there is little doubt she will yet confess all she knows about it. After the moments of agitation were >ver, the woman resumed the calm she uas preserved with Each singular persis- ence. She is evidently viewing her sit- mtion critically, and is by no means in- lifliarent to the consequences. She will lot, however, speak hurriedly or unad visedly. The impression of those who tave watched her narrowly, is that she rill confess her share in the transaction md those who incited her to the oornmia- aon of this act She was particular to inquire if any one was interesting them selves in her behalf. When told that no me inquired about her, »he seemed to .•onsider it strange, and again began to {et impatient She evidently relies upon he influence in her behalf of some one wbom she supposes will be capable of ihielding her from the penalty of the KonchelefFs menagerie lost its charm for him. The wife whom he hod bought for $100,000, paying her husband that amount to divorce her, squandered hi* immence fortune, and finally separated from him. The dish of fried parrots’ tongues, costing $500, which was a spe cial delicacy or his feast, palled upon him, and epilepsy closed his life just ns he came into the posession of $600,000 a year, at the age of thirty-seven. Prince Deminofi* whose name among his par asites was Prince Decomposition ex hausted his life in dissipation. Paral ysis of the salivary glands caused him to be afflicted with the thitat of Tantalus and wherever the death like, idiotic face- and weakened form of the millionaire , behind him stood a servant to appease that unquenchable thirst which consumed him. Years of low association unfited him for the brilliant society in which he wished to pass the last years of his miseraklo existence, and be passed away, among his ignoble companions, wreck in body and weak in mind.—Bos- Pod. Oni Mh.itart Editor on the Situa tion.—Our military editor makes the following astounding announcement: To-day will probably witness the final extinction of the French army. After a careful review' of all the dispatches re lative to Prussian victories, after fig uring up the number of killed, wonnded and pnsonere on the French side, m found in the dispatches, and comparing them with the whol number of French soldiers brought into the field, I find there are only about two thousand left, and this little handful of men “our Fritz,’ with his army of 800,000 men, he hasn’t lost a man yet, will easily be enabled to gobble up at bis leisure. He may- not take them in to-day, but they will not bt suffered to lie at large longer than to morrow, depend npon it This may seem incredible, but if * any one will take the trouble to collect tin telegraph dispatches, since the opening of hostilities, and add up the figures, he will see that I am correct. How many cannon did France have when she commenced the war ? She had thousand seven hundred and twenty two. Now the Prnssians (add up die patches) have captured one thousand seven bundled and twenty cannon, leav ing the French with two cannon with which to carry on the war. If King William don’t want to have tty war Stop before he has hod an apportani ty for laying up a sufficient stock of hon or forms old age, he had better lend Napoleon a few cannon. 8ome may doubt tlie troth of mj statement, bat I think the dispatcher will bear me out in them. Bach a com plete wiping out (according to Prussian accounts) of a hitherto powerful and war like nation has never before occurred * the history of the world. We await with trembling interest to hear of the fate of the remaining tw» thousand Freuch, sad remnant of Napo leon’s great army.—Cincinnati Times. Foreign War Items, The interpretation in English, of the names of the German commanders is •affluently curious. For instance, Steinmetz means a stone cutter; Falken- stein, the falcon rock; and hence Vogel von Falken stein, the bird of the falcon rockr Maneufel, man devil, and Kulen- buig, the cislle of owls. These names am Gothic enough for the dark ages. A piece entitled “ Marching on Paris” is no w performed at a leading theatre in Berlin.. The first act represents “Peace and quiet;” the second “Tho people rise and the struggle begins,” the third “The passage of the Kliine,” and the fourth “Onto Paris,” with songs and ballet dancing. Switzerland is very distrustful of the Prussian*, but has taken the moat strin gent measures to protect her neutrality. A Baden soldier, who came too near the frontier at Leopoldhohe, was shot daed 1 ®wiaa sentinel, and German officers come over unarmed to Basle and drink too much beer are roughly han dled. , fount dn-Deparc,” the famous song which almost rivals the illaise” in‘France, has been expur gated for present use ro as to omit the words “kings” and “tyrants,” where the people call them to tremble and to des cend into the tomb. The manual labor performed in turn ing the crank* of the French mitrailicurs has been confided entirely to tbe Tnrcos, from Algeria, who sp'eak very little French, and are consequently less noisy and talkative than any other corps in the army. Prince Napoleon recently told Leopold Id, of Belguni, that Bismarck, in his se cret negotiations with France, had offer ed Belgium to that power “as a servant offers a plate of refreshments, to a guest.” The seat of government of Badeu has been removed from Carlsruhe to the mall town of Wertheim, on the Bavarian frontier, because of the exposed situation of the former place. Prussia now lias military control of 38,000,000 people, or only about 2,000,- 000,less then France. With the Ger mans in Austria added to her standard she would have 7.000,000 more than France. The correspondents of the Paris pa pers report from Metz that when the French army was concentrated there the the small-pox was raging in the place. The annual expenses of the federal army of Germany, on a piece footing, are 08,856.674 turner», or something over $50,000,000. At Berlin and at Paris there are an nouncements already placarded of splen did illnstrated albums of the existing Our French exchanges make freqnrnt mention of crowds shouting “Viva la Repnblique!” in the leading cities of France. The masonic lodges all over Europe are taking op contributions in aid of tne wounded and disabled victims of tlie A veiy violent and persistent propa ganda is going on against the French in Spain.' Prussia.’’—^Is now a constitutional uarchy, hereditary in the male line of the house of Hohenzollcrn. The consti-. u which is derived from grant by King Fredrick William IV., brother of the present sovereign, modified by the subsequent grants, and has only been in existence since 1848, vests the execu tive and part of the authority in tho King. Iu the executive branch lie is as sisted by a council of ministers appoint ed by himself. Tho legislative bodies oonsistof the “Herrenhaus,” which is the Upper Chamber, and is oomposed of the princes of the royal family; sixteen “me- From the New York Herald. The Slaughter of McMahon’* Corps—Graphic Story- London, August J6.—The following letter from General Prone her, command ing the Zonaves of Marshal McMahon corps, fells the story of the dornolitiozj of those fine soldiers: Saverne, August 3.' Let us thank God, who has preserved me from tha most terrible danger it Ls a solilier’s fate to encounter. It is a miracle I am still alive, without a scratch, but my heart is! broken, and I am overwhelmed with! grief at tho fate of my poor officers. I dare not tell yon how many I have lost T know tho names of those yon know and loved, but will never sec them again.—’ Tbe gallant fellows fought like heroes. Out* of sixty-fivo officers, iVrty.seven killed, wounded and missing. At seven, in the morning they were full of life and ardor, now they are killed. Myi I>AV DISPATCHES. Berlin, Angus 25.—OffictyMbe gp* erumenVhas received * dispatch dated Bar-lc-Duc, last evenings to the effect that Chalons has been' evacuated, and that the Prussian column ia wesf- of Otyw ions moTing rapidly. Pams, August 25—midnight.—It is re-< ported that the Prussian* are at 8az*nne, to-day. Sezanne ha* five-thousand in habitants And is sixty-five miles from Paris. The Frown Prince w , reported at Nun-: Nothing from Metz or the armies of McMahon or Baziuo to-day. London, August £5. —McMahon’s en tire command left Bheims on Monday, hoping to protect Paris. The Prussian seonty arc near Chalons unfortunate Lieutenant Colonel Pe and Trojes, ... . : Shoporties, wtS'frbtmded by my side.— Advices Trow MontmeSj: A bullet entered his abdomen, which was discharged but a few yards distant. He was able to squeeze my hand as lie was carried off the field, but he has probably died before tliis in a Prussian ambulance. Two chiefs of battalion were shot dead, and a third is either dead or a prisoner. Samnel Laneretix was wounded badly, and there are bnt little hopes of his re covery. A bullet went through liis chest, He behaved splendidly. . I have but five Captains here, out of thirty. The others iu Heaven. All my Adjutants and most of Sergeants end Majors shared the same fate of the prisoners. Better or more gallant men never breathed. But five of them are left. Tlie two who were left with the baggage were either sabred or taken prisoners. My horses were also captured. Ontof all l had nil that re mains is the clothes I wear and 05 francs in my pocket. All my baggage lias been taken. T do not care for that. I cannot help crying inwardly when I think of all that’s lost. We fought like lions—30,000 against 100,000. The enemy surrounded us on all sides. The othet* corps suffered almost as much os nar own. McMahon behaved splendidly and did nil that a man could do, but he had not enough. He was unable to copo with three times more artillery than he had. Nevertheless we inflicted heavy loss the enemy, and that was doubtless reason we were not more vigorously ptuv Had such been the case, the dis order would have been fearful. It*i enough os it is. datized” friends; the heads of the territo rial nobility; eight life peers, eight titled noblemen elected by the resident land- owners in the eight provinces; representa tives of towns having more than 50,000 inhabitants, and persons nominated at the pleasure of the King, The second chamber is composed of 432 members, chosen for three years by general but not universal suffrage. Every Prussian subject is enrolled in the army upou reaching the age of twenty, and serre8 three years in the regular army. the reserve, and “Landwehr,” or militia. Even at tiie ige of fifty he is not exempt from milita- <lnty, bat is then enrolled in the “Lands- tnrm,”or “home guard.” On a peace footing,- a Prussian regiment consists of three battalions, numbering585 each; in war, tiie battalions are increased to 1,000 each. “Prussian proper contains *24,043.296 inhabitants; the North German Confed eration, including Prussia, 29,910,377, the population of the Soath German States is 8,611,522, making a total popu lation of all the countries under the military leadership of King William, 38,511,900. That of Franco is 38,192, 094.—Ac io York Journal of Commerce. The details of a most shocking calamity are chronicled in the ML Pleas ant, West Virginia, Journal, of the 17th inst. A woman residing in Boane county, went, on Monday morning last, to a small creek near her residence for the purpose of, doing “the week’s washing,” taking with her youngest child, an infant of about a year old, leaving her other threentthV house. While engaged' at her work she heard suppressed screams at tlie house. Taking her little child from the soiled clothes upon which she was sitting, she placed it in an empty wash-tub to keep it from crawling into the creek daring her absence, and* hast ened to the houso, where she met her eldest child with its head frightfully dis figured and swollen. She hastily gleaned from this one that the three children had crawled under the bouse in search of eggs; that while there something had hurt them, and that tlie two other chil dren were sttU nnder the house. The mother soon found mean* of reaching her children, and to her horror, found them dead, with several moccasin snakes (a very deadly species) crawling around their bodies. The neighbors were nlarm- ed.and by their assistance the snakes were killed and tlie unfortuuto children taken out, their bodies presenting frightful and sickening appearance. By this time the older one was a corpse.— The mother, iu her despair and agony, bad forgotten until now her her little at the oreek; upon returning to youngest child it was only to find it ft corpse also. During her absence it had, in some unaccountable way upset the tub, rolled into- the water below and was drowned. The mother’s grief was so great that at last accounts she wm mg maniac. Adyioes Trorn Afontmecty to the 23d ai silent regarding McMaunn’E and Bazaina’s junction.. Reports find no credit that Prussian detachments have been see at Cliftnmont and Brienne. Pares, August 25.—The Committee of defence have ordered the destruction of the crops of food ja the Departments ol Marne and the Seine. New York, August 25.—Tiie Courier Des'-Etut Unis, in its correspondence has the following: A decided change in military situation has taken place within forty-eiglit hours. We look back upon ourselves after three months’ disappoint-’ ment and defeat, to-morrow, perhaps, we shall take the offensive. Such is opinion at the War department, and throughout official circles. The corres pondent adds: “I am assured that McMahon’s outposts extend to Mezieres and Montmeuy, covering the Ardennes railroad, and a line parallel with the frontier. ’The arrival of Bazaine’s pris oners at Soissons, proves that Bazaine’i lines are intact. Work on tho fortifications of Paris is almost finished. Another battle occurred at Metz ou Sunday, resulting in our favor. Something decisive is preparing in that quarter. London, August 25.—Strasbourg is well defended and fully supplied. Correspondents concur that thoJFrench will only treat of peace beyond the Rhine. Dense fogs cover the battle fields. stated that the Crown Prince enters Chalon9 to-day as well as Bheims. Frederick Charles moves on to Paris. In a direct sortie from Tout, yesterday, seven hundred Prussians were killed and wounded. JC*a>"A frisky youth ol sixty-three at Erie, Pa., has ensured the affections of a gashing maiden of. seventy-four, and they have eloped.. Their parents are mad about their marrying so young. What seemes to trouble her moat are the contradictory statements that have oeen made by the members of her sister's family. These she considers, to use her >wn expression, “ascriaa of mistakes,” •md hive utterly destroyed her well ar ranged plans. She looks and acts very much as ft person would who, contriving * scheme with consummate tact, sees it nrined by the folly of others. - Thus ends the first act in the drama.— Wbat will be tha next t A Child ok Trial for her Ld» w Catliarine Hummed, aged fourteen, 1 4 N» Oyer and , . Ea., before iman for the murder of an _ of Wm. .Ludy, about two years old, near Boyerstown, on the 20th of Jane, The child’s throat was backed *S_Thc Tsris Csumrxn fepreseots a with a butcher-kmfe in a shocking man ner. ‘Tho girl i3 slight and delicate in figure, rather under size ior her age; ia childish in her appearance and demeanor, and regarded the preliminary arrange ments ter tho trial with a mere juvenile .— , _ .. . , --—.. curiosity and unconcern. She is «aid to the time of the murder. HAND-SnAiuxa—How did people firs! get into the habit of shaking hands ?— The answer is not far to seek. In earl} and barbarous times, when every semi savage was Ins own lawgiver,' judge, soldier and policeman, and had to watch over his own safety, in default of other, protection, two friends or acqnaintaces, two strangers desiring to be friendt or acquaintances when they chanced to css*, offered each to the other tty right hand—tho hand alike ol offence and de fence, the baud that wields the sword, lhe dagger, tty dab, the tomahawk, or other weapon of trar.. Bach did this to show that the hand was empty, and that neitbei war nor treachery was intended. A man cannot well atab another while ty he it- engaged in the act of shaking hands with him, unless he be a double-dyed traitoi and yilliain, and strives to aim a coward ly blow with the left, while giving th< right and pretending to be on good term* with his -victim. The custom of hand shaking prevails more 6r * less,' civilized nationg aud it is the tacit avpw _ a\ of friendship and good will, just as the ' kiss iftbfa warmer passion. - 3 V thiugs in the Drawer from little folks, I give you the following as a specimen orit-kfrom ourWestern home : “Willie, who is just entering upon hi? fourth ' winter, hud very attentively watched one of his aunts dressing for an evening party; and as it was summer ime, and fashionable, the dress, did not come as far np on the neck os, Willie’t ideas of propriety suggested. He went to her wardrobe, and in a moment came back palling a close fitting basque after him, when the following conversation ensued :. ■ ‘Aunt-. ‘What is that-for ?” ‘Willie. ‘For yoa to put on.’ ‘Aunt. ‘Bnt I am dressed now.- I look etty, don’t I ?’ ‘Willie. “Yes,* giving a modest glance at her shoulders ; •but sonebody might General Von Moltke is distinguished for tacitanity. A Berlin paper says: ‘People here are so accustomed to bis peculiarities and solitary habits—evident ly the result- of constant pondering over liis duties—that that they even feign not to see him when he passes. -Yet he can as himself very fluently and very clearly an occasions, as T myself testify, having heard him once pbun the topography of the scat of the Danish war. Some few - days ago tbe tacit convrsation was broken by an- individual who claims to be one of the grandees of the Bourne.—‘Well, he said, on meeting the General street, ‘bow arc things getting on Gener al Vf Thank you, sir,’ replied the Gener al, *my rye crops are getting on beauti fully, but my. potatoes are very back ward.’ The Bonrsc gentleman disap peared. IjkcJestjo.—A dn«r little girl, only «ix rears oM. was promised by a friend, who kept anum- ber of fowli^ acme feathers tor her doUTs hat— Lhe next time' the friend called elie bronght with her not only several feathers, but also some beautiful patches, on£ of which to make dresses for her doiL When the friend had gono away the fitUe girt whawas very glad and grateful tor her pre*tt|ts,'Bakl to her mamma:. “Mamma, do you know-What l,have been thinking abont r” “No, my dear.” - >: “Fro teen tidnHng-Mr*. Bdl is like Jcsit?, for the gave ms more than she proto bed." Was that not a sweet saying for so yonng a {hi? Bhe bad found ont that the grace of the Lord Jeans is. exeeedb>gj|j abundant, and that he gives to them that trust in him exceedingly, ibnndanUy above all they ask or think—ChU- bvfsKriend. - - Sweet potatoes are selling in Columbu. Ga., at 50 cents a peck. More Outrages. Terrible State or' Affairs in St. Clair^Thcj Springfield*, Beat Defenseless Prisoners. The Gadsden Timas- of the 12th con tains the following particular*-of the out rageous conduct of the Springflelda «pd | their gang in St Clair county; Just m we go to press we learn from _ gentleman of the highest standing just from Askville, that-.the Springtields, emboldened by the presence of, f* military, are again on the rampage. Warrants have been issued for 1G0 Sheriff Brown’s posse upon affidavit _ - the Springfields. Forty have been.ar-L rested and bonnd over in bonds ofplOjOOO each by n Radical magistrate to appear at tho next term of the Circuit Court ' ‘icipating in Bpriogfields arrest. I esday List, two dr the parties ware violently assailed by tlie Springfields while under arrest, the Federal soldiers at the time standing by.- On the same day tho Springfields assailed other parties who had come to the trial. For the sake of humanity these peo ple call npon Governor Smith to stop these outrages upon their persons. We TELEGRAPHIC. RIGHT DISPATCHES. Paris, August 25.’—Im Liberia, from private information, says that the wipe of Paris is improbable. Tha Patrie repeats formally that the Prussians were defeated on Sunday. The Siecle, commenting on tlie state ment that the Imperial headquarters are Bheims, says’: “Who - cares? The Imperial headquarter* can only be super fluity—a nonentity—an embarrassment— pretext for losing battles. The crisis is too great to talk of Imperial headquart anywhere near thos« of the Gomnian- der-in-Ohiof.” London, August 25.—Paris is utterly without news from the seat of war. ' The defences around Mete ate com pleted. It is believed that a deputation of the Corps Legislate luw gone to tlie Effityr- ■ with » demand for abdication. Tlie Corps Legialatif is now perma nently guarded by troops, The announcement of a Provisional Government is imminent. Belgium’s neutrality luw not yet been violated. Belgium was first inclined to yield on the ground, of humanity< bnt finally declined. There was nothing’ reliable- from Met* to noon yesterday. Nkw Orleans, August 25.—Louisa Murry, as principal, and Ellen Pollen, to accessory, w»ire sent before a criminal eonrt charged with kidnapping the Kg- bychiia. Bail 35,000 each. Paris, August, 25.—La Liberie firmly demands of the Deputies to efface all in- divirtualities at the hour of need. We must not compromise. The future of France must be, on the one grand object now. La Liberty aim soya; France yesterday gained a great victory. In one day, many hundred’snilEona were paid into the treasury. Prussia' for two months sought to procure ' a hwi 5mm vainly. The National Guard and- Garde Mobile are defending Toni very gallantly. It is stated, that tbe garrison at Brus sels has been ordered immediately 1° tb® frontier. Nrw Yore, August 25.—A special to the Telegram from Paris says tty report oi the attempt to wHMwinate McMahon was repeated this morning. Reinforcements continue to go for* irard. ■ A number of Arab chiefs have gono to the corps of Poles to organiser for tty French army, , . . .. Preparations for the recaption of Sty wounded ooutiwux. ^njeme personalty inspected the hospitals. Bread is exhortytantly high in rear of Prussians, Lonpon, August 25.—In tty. absence frt official news, it is believed the Pirns; sians will not attack Paris, but torn their attention to tho redaction of Metz and the destruction of .Bazaine, leaving the Grown Prince to cut McMahon’e com munication with Paris,, and check him from moving to ltazaino’3 relief. It is ^ Jowah Turner, editor of the Sentinel, Judge Kerr, S. P. HiU, and other pris oners recently .released, were reoeived tyre thiv evening at the South Carolina depot by to immence concourse of citi- Mty. # A pwvtyiion of mounted men and carriages decorated with flowers marched through the principal etreeti* amidst the wildest plaudits, a nd t he Indie* tyW their handkerchiefs. Paris, August* 25—9, a. ic — Figaro has just issued an extra containing new**: A person who arrived 'in Paris at B o’clock to-uight, coming from Chalons, reports at Headquarters that tty Pru*- aioiis were defeated to-day lietyecn Ver dun and Chnloux.'. Guonps of-Prussint: stragglers, cavalry and tyfaotry were con tinually comuig into Chalons.. The oom- bat commenced at three o'clock, • in the « morning. T-ho news • reached (Jhnlons and Epatmy wt. three ’ tifls afternoon.*— Nothing defiuite as ty ti»e nugiber en- gaged. ' It is rumored that the entire army of Prince Charles was in tho fight. An order was given to evacuate Eparmy to-moirow. Trains going east from Pario, to Eparmy, were stopped at Chat eau Thiery, which ianow tha terminus of the line. The animals of the zooloioal warder have been removed. Part have been re» tained in the city and part* sent to Bel gium. ;** "■* More Proasiiui spice ha vo bceu arrested, taking -jilans of the works ou the river Seine. Others havo been arrested hare, and somo have been detected with the troops of McMahon. A rctnithiuco for tho woundod has been rooeivod from Dablin. The Empress, Acknowledging the contribution says: • “This offering to tho wounded French is received with gratitude. Tim gener ous sentiments which inspired the act, yonr wishes for the success of our army and the happiness of the Imperial family, have parfoundly touched His Majesty.” Prussian troops closely surrounded.. : Stransbourg, yet the government Treas urer managed to escape with twelve mil lion francs. Paris, August 25.—The Opinion Na tional says to all who think more of driving the Prussians from the soil of France than of any thing else, it recom mends the following passages from the published statements of the Prussian plan of attack : Paris never can l>e oars nnless owing to political circumstances or moral reasons which will oblige the defenders to open to ns its gates. Pol- iticials circumstances, says the Opinion, means revolution, and moral reatyns means treachery. A council of ministers were in session- half of to-day. It is ordered by the committee of defence that on the ap proach of the enemy, the crops that environ Paris shall be destroyed. Great * haste is urged on the farmers to store the prodnco l»eforo tho enemy siezes it. Bheims, August 23.—It is supposed that McMahon and Bazaine havo effected a junction, and will lie supported by ft' quodrilattMal, composed of the fortresses of Mohtemedy.and Verdun. Thionville and MeU would await tho attack. No important engagements expected within two dars. ., *' - Paris, August 25.—The Bolgiau Min ister contradicted the statement, that the Belgium government permitted the pas sage of.Prussian wounded through Bel gium. - . Xwia Cmvraarnr at MuakdoEvn.r.«.—Iij liiA ' to the Agency laafc Monday, RnUock mak«M. the foUQWingrooommeadation with refer-* . enoe to the pu14ic buildings at' MiUedgevillc.— •’ Hie ecbeioo is worthy its-originator, and that Sr cnouffh to damn it. Vie hardly think it will suc ceed. It is a project to doveiopo^the people’s resources for the benefit of soraebodys pocket and hot for the benefit of the negroes.' Hnliock V ‘In regard toibc public, buildingr, I would respectfully recommend to your honorable body the propriety of making provisions for the vefit-. ting of the old Capitol building and Rxecotirs - • Mansion at MiiledgeyiUc, and placing thorn in proper condition forthonao oi a HkateUni versity, with the view of providing,' by similar endowment, to Uiat now extended by the Suto to the L’niverrity of Athens, for tha' establink- ment and support of a University at IjfttMtin I villctor colored students. I am quits sure that it will not be nocoseeary foe mo to present any . asgiment to sustain the fact .that Justice to a . very largo portion of our citizens,' arweftae good policy, require that early provision die made by your honorable body* that separate facilities thaiL.be affasded tocoiosed mtudtnta, equal in kind tnd character to tyoee now for- - nisbed to white students in the State University ai Alhsns. n • - ’ - ^- r - ; ' ; ; ; MoMahok to his Somp/oh * Paris, Augosk 16.—The following is aa order of tty dgy issued by Manbal HcMatyty: . “Soldiers; In tho battle of AugbstGth, fortune betrayal yonr courage, but you yielded your potation only after an* her roic reaistanoe, which lasted not less than nine hours. Yon were 35,000 against 140,000, and were overwhelmed byforeo- ■■■■ Under Owm oqMI defeat is gloribus, and hisfruy wjll ny. ■ that in the battle of Froschweiler the Frentai tamwed j the greatest vtaw.— You have suffered heavy losses, but those. * of the enemy are much greater.. Although yon have not been successful, you see cause in your miafortuno which makes . tty Emperor satisfied with yon and the entire oountry recognize that yon have I worthily sustained! the honors of the flag. - [Let u* show that'though subject -to the’ | severest teats, the 1st .Corps, forgetting “ • this closes up its ranks, and, God aiding | q*-jet ns seize g great and brilUant re- further believed that the Prussians are strong enough to disregard McMahon’s reinforcements. Baleigii, August 25.—The Treasurer and Paymaster have been enjoined from paying Holden’s soldiers by Judge- Mitch- ' Bight Retchkhto.—The Now York’ Express^speaking of the North Carolina elections, and the Democratic victories there, closes its article thnsly.* “All the Southern States, sooner or la ter, will follow the example of North Oar-- Tennessee and Kontncky, even -if bayonets interfere. The intelligence,, education, the. property, the cnarac-. ter, the spirit, the power, of tho South' are all ’ Democratic, and the must - rule, sooner or later. The Anglo-Saxons were not bojm to be long ruled by ignorant ne*‘. groes, with bayonets in their hands, even r with United States troops sent on to back them.' God did not make ns for that pur- pose. All our suffering^ countrymen of 1 the South have to do is to bear their' present ills with patienoe and enduraac* —tor the right is rapidly returning.” ' .