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Herf, ou * sultry euramer’s eve,
Xhitc tlioiuand miles across the ocean,
Tll , sUtcsmen ten the new*,
tolmrv give, U. notion,
11,e HAT in Europe—•which’ll whip ?
\nJ ire (lie Dutch a wax-like nation—
Aw l *bouU Uiey capture Holland, then
VTnuU that effect the situation!
S)U ; r ,. .silvertooth declare*—
■Tliit every paper lie* and wheedles,
Bat he'll bo durned if he believes
That people go to war with needles!
Then l»wyer Sharp takes ’tother aide—
p.iit lie'* a rather small potater—
jj,. t onl; been a Justia once.
ffhile tl.o Squire’s been to the Legislate)'.
Bias Sneider ’cross the way declares—
••More dia little row is through, tur,
!»,«• kero Napoleons vill get ripped
SbooHt liko anoder Vaterloo, air.*’
While Monsieur Jacqnes upon his heart,
H*r little hand in ardor sqncexea,
And »ays, ‘ -Ze grand France will knock
lx Pruanians into leetUe pieces!"
•jl„ 11Uliters*wear the cotton crop,
At preseut prices won’t pay picking,
Andptay the Lord them fighting fools
j cacli on#gat arousing tiekmg, s'MiK,
At last the nigger* get stirred np,
And p.mipcy comes with eyes a’strotching,
T„ ask, “Does dem HonizoUnm'rt spread,
An-1. Matna Bob, yon tinh ’em Veteliing?"
Farrs.
From George WOW Spirit.
Can European Liberty Survive if Prus
sia Wins?
against France, which still stands in the ad, has
haatakaa thewhoU world by surprise, Among
others, we confess to having at first reasoned
imperfect information; but with the rest, we
have fin onr excuse the fact that the wanting
information lay artfully concealed within
the folds of Prussia, and none but herself
could know that she had been meditating
war for every day of the last year, and that she
only gave Franco the last slap in the face, when
she was prepared to anticipate and to overrui
her. This must now be recognized aa the
TRUK MYSTERY OT THE MAIN SITUATION.
Taking it for guidance our amazement ceises,
and we readily account for every disaster to the
French after their flnH deteat by a natural pro
cess. From the hour McMahon was overwhelm
ed at Haarbruck and detached from bis supports,
the main body of the French army, under the
direction of Bazaine, has been one continual
retreat, McMahon, finding refugo for the re
nant of Ids beaten forces within the walls
Strasbourg, ami Bazaine endeavoring to 1
back ho as to repose bis demoralized and sliat-
tered troop* upon aomo fresh supporting.army
at Jtetz or CTTaion.i, and at the same time avoid
being anticipated at either one of these points
ON THE MABKIAGZ STATE
The Rejected Stone.
I have hoard a story, I cannot tell
whether it is true or not, out of some of
the Jewish rabbis ; it is a talo concerning
the text : ‘The stone which the builders
refused, the same is become the head
line of the corner.’ It is said that when
Solomon’s tomple was building all the
S t„nes were brought from the quarry,
ready cut aud fashioned, and there mark-
,.,1 oh all the blocks the places where they
were to tie put. Among the stones was
a very curious ono ; it seemed of no des-
,Tillable shape, it nppeard unfit for any
i f the building. They tried it
at this wall, but it would not fit; they
t.ied it at another, but it could not be
accomplished ; so, vexed and angry, they
threw it awuy. The temple was so many
rears building that this stone became
covered with moss, and grass grew around
it. Kverybody passing by langked at
the stone; they said Solomon was wise,
;,iul doubtless all the other stones were
right; but as far that block they might
as well send it back to the quarry, for it
was meant for nothing. Year after year
rolle 1 on, and the poor stone was still
despised; the bnilders constantly refused
it. The eventful day came when the
temple was to be finished and opened,
and the multitude was assembled to the
grand sight. The builders said, ‘Where
is the tepstone ? Where is the pinnacle?’
They little thought where the crowning
marble was, until some said, ‘Perhaps
that stone which the builders refused is
meant to he the topstone. ’ They then
took it, and hoisted it to tho top of the
house; and as it reached the summit
they found it well adapted to the place,
homl hosannas made tho welkin ring, as
the stone which the builders refused thus
Ixramo tho headstone of the corner.
So it is with Christ Jesus. The builders
east him away, lie was a plebeian ; he
was a man of i»oor extraction ; ho was a
man who was acquainted with sinners,
who walked in poverty and meanness;
hence the worldly-wise despised him.
But when God shall gather in all things
that arc in heaven and that are in earth,
then Christ shall he the glorious consum
mation of all things.
"(’liriat reign* in heaven the topmost stone
And well deserves the praise.’-
He shall be exalted ; he shall lie honor
ed, his name shall enduro as long os the
sun, and all nations shall be blessed in
iim, yea, all nations shall call him bles-
«'d.—Her. ('. If. Spurgeon.
A “No Popery” War.—Certain rover
• ml and most theological donkeys have
1-e. n trying to give a religious significance
t«» the empeuding European war, on nc-
< ount of tho foolish idea that France is a
' ’atholic country and Prussia a Protestant
wintry, l-’ranee is not a Catholic
try; every Protestant in France is exact
ly on the same jnilitical footing with
i vory Catholic in France, with this dif-
forenoe only, that the Protestant clergy
ure paid more highly than the Catholic
oli-rgy, in proportion to rank, because
tliey are married men and have families,
i.very Hebrew Jew is on the Home foot
ing with both the benighted Catholics
and Wnighted Protestants.
Aud Prussia can scarcely now be said
to he a Protestant country, although
two-thirds of that kingdom the King
iead of the Church ; and it is a king of
Ijenighted Protestant Church ; while in
ly.rtker third o! the kingdom—namely,
•dune, the provinces, the people aro
i?°ut^ ie mosfc benighted Cutholics in
Liirope, and possess, happily, the Holy
Goat of Treves, and tho teeth of the ele-
wa thousand virgins. In short, Prussia
i? no more a Protestant country than
,ius United State? is, and France is. no
more a Catholic country than Austria is.
1 hat is to say, in all these countries a
man»religion has nothing to do with
l,w «vii. righta.—l/Wcr o/lhe South.
1 he Prussian Tactics.—A more per-
, . of organization it is difficult
«> imagine. The columns of provisions
rroep like great serpents over the ooun-
,r j. Tho active detachments of tele
graph men push on with their light poles
s, t U P intervals and their T slowly de
creasing coils of wire; and their field
office brings letters to thr, different
divisions. From side to si do for many
a mile the whole country is on the move.
Now . a regiment of cavalry goes by with
'^finite jingling of harness and clfttter-
! n K °f hoofs. Now the bayonets of the
infantry shine out among tho trees, or
•nereis an interminable train of guns’
•‘ragged past. I fancy that the villagers
! rte ,®*“Ply astounded at what they see,
ip, “'“h that all Germany is upon them.
I,,e soldiers laugh, and tell of the other
two great armies which are invading
r ranee. The fatherland is quite safe,
rue war has scarcely troubled a Single'
lerman village, not one on this part of
, line ; and rain as it may, the men are
thoroughly cheerful.—London Tdogram.,
TlieHe latter retreating and punning opera
tions occupied the space of fuM eight days, until
8nnday morning, tho 14th inst., when the
French, supposing they had made their retreat
good, commenced crossing the Moselle to re
pose on Metz. Before they had more Ilian half
performed this movement, their rear guard was
violently attacked by the pursuing Prussians,
under tho Crown Prince, while another column,
headed by King William, endeavored to iuter-
joci itself between Metz and those of the French
i, which hail already crossed the river.—
necessitated, on the part of French Gener
al, that
OST CRITICAL or ALL MILITARY EVOLUTIONS,
ebaugeinthe front in the presence of a pur
suing enemy. Bnt General Bazaiue proved
hims If equal to tho task. Housing his soldiers
tremendous cliort, ho snceeded in
repairing the enemy on the right bank of thi
river with terrific loss, in forcing King William
who was on the left bank, back to tbc ground
where he had bivouacked in the morning. This
b attle, it appears, raged for full cine lit
is admitted on all sides that it w as conducted
with maaterly ability by tho French eomi
ders, and the net result c f it was that
THE PRUSSIAN PURSUIT WAS CHECKED
and what was left of the army of the Rhine
was savod. There was somo further hos
tilities on Monday, bnt the analysis of tho situa
tion on that day is that the French were retreat
ing in good order on Chalons, where they will
be able to find repose aud restore their dinord-
ered columns behind tho lines of a fresh army
of 200,000 men. Tho true military situation,
therefore as far as wo can* glean it frrom the
latest advices, is that
FRANCE CONFRONTS PRUSSIA ONCE MORE ON EQUAL
Her new army lies securely placed with its rear
towards Paris and its front facing toward* the
enemy, with the advantage, moreover, of being
near its base of supplies than that of the Prus
sian army, the line of which is so extended as
to make a general engagement as a matter of
gravest moment. From tliia point, consequent
ly, the flanking operation of the Pr nssiaus ceases,
aud a new and fresh campaign is thus virtually
opened. What may be the resent of this new
campaign, when the French liave fully invigora
ted their divisions and all France, rising behind
them, comes to their support, we do not propose
at present to discuss. Leaving the combat
•e desire now to take into consideration a ques-
ion wltich may be regarded as even of greater
loment than the result of this particular
paign. We commence the coiunkration of this
question with tho declaration that, while i
have no hostility to Prussia, we feel bound
tho interests of lmman liberty, to expresso
hope that tlio arms of Prussia may meet with
no farther successes against the army ofFj
but, on tho coutrary, that France shall be able
to roinepire herself with her old prowess, and
DRIVE EVERY INVADER FROM THI
Wo do not desire that she shall in turn invade
.nJ despoil tho fields of Germany, but that each
nation contenting itself with haring made
bition of an equal courage, shall l»o reguated
by tho great Power* liack within their aucii
hues. If Prussia shall succeed iu overrunning
France iu the same manner iu which she struck
down the power of Austria at Hadowa, the
fact will l*c demonstrated to the world that she
operates ni»oii a.military system which is so v
ly superior to all the old systems by which
has been hitherto condnt ted by the other Euro
pean Powers, that it will l»o impossible for any
of them henceforth to eo-itend against her,
cept by the assimilation ■ >f their present
THEORIES OF WAR,
( Suspect* op the Democracy.—The
u .,gc ratio campaign committee in
“bmgtoR is in reompt of very favora-
party intelligence from all sections
1' lhe ‘“omitry. In the South a fsr bet-
aad more hopeful feeling, exists
the Democracy since the late
ctum in North Carolina. Encouraged
y the defeat of Radicalism there, they
.‘'“parred up to renewed exertion, and
stIi J air J? ros P ect ’ ot 8Q00®*w ij^ all the
■JT',, * rom Uie Wert the intelligence
** dually favorable to their party pros-
ijotocitt, wb i s dStoTil
th^^»T rx i e * flier ® no doubt but
will d^WcU now Democratic
SsfflaSfflSaas:
offensive and defensive, to that of tho
vincible Geimauic Confederation. Noi
much as tho military system of Prussia requires
that every male in the land, of whater rank
station, shall at the age of 18, become a soldier
and be forced to serve three yean in the army
before ho can be allowed to puraue any civil,
avocation, it follows that all the Powers of
Europo, with a view of competing with Prussia
in militaay force, will be obliged to adopt pre
cisely the Pruorian military system. The result
must, therefore, be, tliat instead of tlie old
tern ot conscription, and substitutes, aud par
tial service, as now prevailing in Frauuo and tho
other comparatively free nations of Europe,
every man over the wliole broad continent,
from the Atlantic to the boundaries of Asia, will
made
. A MILITARY SLAVE
(aye, even as mooli s slave as if he worn a yoke
bound with chains), tot the support
and aggrandizement of a dozen sovereign fami-
Earope. It i* against this result, which
becomes inevitable should Premia strike down
France, that we protest, and we call upon every
lover of lmman liberty to join us in such action.
This is a question which concerns mankind,,
as well as in this hemisphere as in the other;
while, in our own free country, where there sr
and no military serfdom, .it most be
hooves that great party which Wade liberty its
watchword during the last ten years, to see that
a mistaken fancy for
A FOnEKIN OLADLfSOR
does not enlist its sympathies against its prin-.
dples. As we said before, we have no hostility
to Prnaaio, and feel against no pbrtion ot her
widening domains tho slightest fraction of II
will; bnt we love liberty, and we msh the peo
ple of Europe to enjoy it; and we know of no
reason why free bom men in the United States
or adopted citizens who have escaped from
kings, should sympathize .with a power which
has done nothing os yet for human liberty,' and
whose success will practically render the people
of all Europe slaves. ’ _
1st Just married. Destined to lin
ger in clover, new-mown bay, and such
herbage from nine to twelve months.
2d. Some blsck, rascally, stormy
night, about the close of the above epoch,
you are turned out into the streeta all
ponds and mill races, or amid snow eigh
teen inches deep, and drifting like blazes,
and told to run for the doctor,.
When you get home, a litle red-flannel
looking thing about the size of a big
merino potatoo undoubtedly awaits you.
They will call it a baby. Packed np
with it you will find the first real squalls
of married life—yon can bet on that.
- :><]. Paragoric and soothing syrup,
aud catnip tea, and long flannel, and
diaper stuff, and baby colic, and more
squalls—they will come along, too; ’
fact will become just as much at home
the honse m dinner.
4th. One of these days, in—
“Tho we sma’hours avant the twal”—
yon turn out again. This time yon t
found barefoot, distracted rocking that
baby back an forth, and bobbing it up
on<Ldown in «. cane-aest chair,' and shiv
ering icy, disconsolate sense of dampness
ill about yon; seat bard, only a cotton
shirt, or such a matter, nearer than the
bed to keep yon worm, roaring musical
ly as a wild bull in a slaughter-yard—
“We’re coming, Father Abraham—
Throe hundred thousand more."
Baby all tbo time yelling like mad
with a baby pain, while Mary Ann, up
to her nose’under the worm bed covers to
help out, every now and then impatient
ly pats in, jnst at the wrong place— “trot
him Samuel.”
And you trot him, oh. how you do trot
him ! If yon could only trot his wind
far that he could never get any of
it back again, or break his back, or neck
or something you wold bo immeasurably
happy.
Bnt no. The little innocent is tougher
than an Indian rubber car spring.
Jnst as you are about giving out—con
cluding that yon mnst freeze—that there
certainly will have to l>e a funeral in the
house inside of thirty-six hours, and
then, with teeth chattering like a McCor
mick reaper, you crawl iu by Mary Ann
again and try to sleep.
5th. Gradually you glide away into a
tangled maze of cheny lips, ice, steam-
whistle voiced babies, dimpled cheeks,
more ice, May-flowers, skating weather,
chammomile, jockey club, sleigh rides,
crinoline immense as the old bell at
Moscow, Indian ambuscades, chignons
like door mats, awful Grecian bends,
angels, snow storms, aud forty other
reminiscenses.
(>tb. A snort, a thrash, a wild throw
ing upward of little arms and legs, and
then, keen and thrill comes that terrible
44 Ah-wall! ah-wah !” again. I guess you
wake up, don’t you ?
“Get the paregoric and a teaspoon,
quick 1” says Mary Ann, in a sharp, stac
cato tone, and dont yon get it ?
In just three-eights of a second you
e a Grecian bend yourself out there
the cold floor, drooping paregoric ii
teaspoon.
“Hurry ! Oh, do ; circumstances i
not snch as to mak you hurry any.
Gracious, little Peter, he is describing
diabolic curves with all the arms and
legs he’s got, and screaming 100 pounds
to the square inch, and Mary Ann, she
rearing around there in the* bed, mak-
ig a rocking chair of her back, and yel-
linglbye-bye, O, like a wild Comanche
i tlio way path, that’s all.
Nice, ain’t it ?
And then to think that as years roll
i, there has got to be more and more
yet of just such distressed work.
7th. Then comes the washing days,
too, and the spring cleanings and mov-
ings,—when your books, and papers, and
custard pies, and carpets aud plug bats,
and molasses, and feathers, and baby
fixings, and pan cake batter, all get stir
red up together; when Mary Ann, dress
tucked up, handkerchief around her head,
boom in oue hand, mop iu the other,
pretty as cistern-pole, temper searching
as a dose of ipecac, goes hunting spiders’
webs, aud dirt, and spots and grease
spots, and such things, while Bridget,
slopping soap suds all over everything,
brings up the rear.
8th. Then there is that mother-in-law
of yours, and the six or eight female
cousins.
They have just come over to visit
bit, aud each one has brought all her
trunks and band-boxes along. And that,
too, when you could so easily have spared
all but the mother-in-law.
9th. And so I might run on and on.—
These things are thicker in such places
than little toads on a country road after
a summer thunder shower. You can’t
dodge them. They come with married
life just assure ns death and taxes.
Bad I Veiy bad, my friend. Only
one condition in the world much worst)
than I know of. And that is (1 don’t
mind telling you,) that is the single
dition.
Tine Colob or Moles.—In a long ex
haustive article on the “Mule,” which it
puts in the form of a review of a book on
that animal, published by a Philadelphia
house, the writer says :
“Color lias much to do with the value
of a mule. The'deepest colored of any
particular color .ore generally the best.
The white mule is the least hardy, though
on iron-grey is almost invariably a service
able animal. Cream mules, with hair,
mane and tail, and all of the same color,
ore frail; but those with block mane and
toil, striped legs, and a black stripe across
the shoulders and the bade, ore more
hardy and more apt to resemble the jack
than mare. Pintos or spotted mules are
the least valuable of their race.”
With regard to tho practice of using
almost anything, whether it is easy for
the animal or otherwise, to attach it to
th^ load, the some writer gives these
ftnrible directions : . t
“Work animals should have every por
tion of the harness fitting comfortably.
The bridle and throat-latch shonld neith
er be too short nor too tight, for one will
ruin the month and head, and the other
the mind. The collar shonld lie jnst
long enongh to enable the driver to pass
his onen hand easily through between ft
And the wind-pipe) and if UqRftdtertt
■all, should be put in water over night
and a few moments wearing the »next
morning will give it the exact shape of
the neck. Pry, hard leather collars
shonld never be scraped, but washed
thoroughly in warm soapsuds and then
oiled.”
Was Hapoleon Betrayed?
After, the battle of Woerth, it was re
ported through Prusso-English channels,
that Napoleon had become partially de
mented and went abontmuttering, “ I am
betrayed, I Am betrayed 1” Hearing noth
ing further of the Emperor’s lunacy, we
may take it for granted that ho has sud
denly became sane again. So far from
accepting the at*ove quoted iteration as
proof that he had ever lost l»is head, .it
seems to ns precisely what Napoleon in
his sound senses might be expected to
say an|I to dwell upon with all who
would:hear him. For the evidence ac
cumulates that he has been badly betray
ed, and by some of his most trusted
marshals and generals. It is related of
the Czlir Nicholas that, shortly after the
Crimean war broke out, he was strolling
through an ordnance yard ut Sebastopol,
surveying with pride the pyramids of
8®-It now sccins that the dispatch of
the Emperor Napoleon, to Eugenie,
speaking in a playful and merry way of
his son’s first experience under fire, was
a private message, intended simply for
the eye of liis wife, and. was just such a
dispatch as any farther would be disposed
to write to his wife iu reference to his
son. How it got into print wo not knpw.
If Mr. Dana were a l’uris editor wo could
very easily understand how it might have
been stolen and published as a special
sensation. Because Napoleon is an Em
peror there is no reason why he should
not write to bis wife in a pleasant and
familiar way in which any gentleman
would be disposed to frame his private
correspondence.
Many of the first Napoleon’s notes to
Josephine would have been as absurd, if
they had been printed, as was thi? dis
patch to Engenio. Napoleon is not the
man to write sensational dispatches for
the French people, or to prattle on offi
cial documents and proclamations.
There is no European ruler who writes
with os much dignity aud clearness.
Whatever may l>e said against the Bo
naparte*, there is one remarkable fact
that should always be remembered in
tbeir favor. A Napoleon was never de
throned by the people, and never en
throned by French bayonets. Bad af
the Bonapnrtes may have lieeu, France
took them, Their right to reign was
well determined ns any monarchs
Europe.
A man in Concord shot himself because
he was afraid he shonld die suddenly of
heart disease.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, lias a dog that
drinks whisky ‘‘like a Christian.”
The French ’army is accompanied by
three hundred priests.
Two female sports in Indiana aro train
ing for a prize fight.
Brigham Yonng is reported in dcl'cate
health, while his wives are nursing him.
Pennsylvania lias produced 28,000 00G
barrels of petroleum iu the past teu years.
Wanted—liy every soldier in the PruS-
nn army. “The Life of Napoleon III.”
with or without cuts,
Seward, the Wanderer.
William H. Seward, the murderer and
tyrant—haunted in his bed bv fearful
visions, and driven from his home by
the furies of a guilty conscience, fleeing
from the sights and sounds which recall
to him the past, aud seeking in distant
lands that forgetfulness which will never
come to him in this world, a poor, weak,
broken old man is on his way to Asia to
hide himself and die.
“Any where, any where, out of the world T
His comrades in the murder of Mary
Surratt Edwin M. Stanton and Preston
King, both, committed suicide in their
remorse. This old man Seward, dares
not commit suicide, and dares not live.
The mills of the Gods are grinding him ?
When poor Wire was murdered by a
courtmartial at Washington, and Jndge
Gould, who had been the Confederate
Commissioner for the exchange of priso
ners between the two armies, came to
Washington to give evidence in his be
half, it was Stanton and Seward who
sent Gould word to leave that city if he
would save his life. And in default of
Gould’s evidence, .Wire was hung. And
they also sent away Howell Cobb and
Robert E. Lee, who were also subpocenaed
neW term for what old
used to ooll drunk. This is a
; V >. •/
Brunswick is to have a bank and a
factory. . ' £ r .
WA. At Morrirsiano, New York, a man
triad to kill another, and waa'left off on
the trial b*cMR>hs was laborinir - under
that existence wiifbe. —N." Y. Dm*-
The French have sixty-three batteries
of mitrailense, or they did have that
number recently.
German ladies purpose, as the climax
of patriotic self-sucrifice, abstinence from
French fashions.
Corn and cotton crops in Elbert connly
are very fine and promising
The line of telegraph between Bruns
wick and Macon was completed last
General Grant is said to kuow bnt
quotation from Rbakespheare. It may
be fouud iu. the play of Othello ; logo
says to Roderigo
“Put money in thy purse ; l»c honest
if you can, but put money in thy purse.
China has left insurance imiupauit
which have lieon in business for thirty
centuries, and its marine . risks are said
to extend buck to Noah’s ark.
Diamonds in the rosettes of her slip
pers are the attractions of a Saratoga
, tulle’s “twinkling feet.”
Wisconsin has had .twenty thousand
women at work in the fields this year, a
great many Americans both by'birth and
parentage. The uiajority are Norwe
gians.
The Prussians have in arsenal a spare
bran new Zundnadclgcwehr, needle gun,
for every soldier in tho army of the North
German Confederation,
A yonng lady at Cape May, whose bot
tle of Email do Paris upset accidentally
obliged to wear her-lint and veil to
her meals until she could send her maid
down to the city for a new supply.
The most successful battle yet mode
on the Rhine was yesterday l.y frontier
Prussians, who Were felled and’ annihila
ted. ‘Twas under a lager bier table
however, and empty Rhine wine bottles
told a ‘orrible tale.
▲ French statistician estimates that
since the departure of the garde mobil?
from Paris there is but -one able-bodied
man to eighteen women.
A. large Paris ball cost the host $210,
016. The Parisians ore soon expected td
dance at some balls furnished by the guns
of the Prussian Crown Prince.
A 15th amendment, while asleep upon
the track of the Georgia Railroad, one
mfle' from Buckhead, the other night,'
.was waked .up b^r the ’cowcatcher. He
has- abandoned deeping on. railroad
tracks!
Because a circns got on. a bender in
Kentucky, the other day,' and two or three
cannon balls piled up there, when lie idly
chanced to strike one of them with his
walking-stick. It gave back a strange,
dull sQund. An examination revealed
that it Was made of wood, and the same
exaggerated wooden nutmeg imposture
had beemb ractieed by the contractor iq
snmyin^nll thelialls there stored away.
Following up thi* clue the Czar asoer-
tained that jobbing and fraud pervaded
all departments of the army service, and
that, except ou paper, his empire was in
no condition to contend with the allied
powers. Napoleon’s army and military
equipments and provisions aro not as de
ficient and delusive as those of Nicho
las, bnt they fall far short of wliat
ho aud the world expected them to be.
The French government and the Piu
press are judiciously reticent ou the
points, but there is no mistaking the
import of the expressions of disappoint
ment and range, the murmurs about ved
tape, incompetency aud treachery which
come to us from France. Wo question,
the first place, whether the active
my was auything like 400,000 strong.
We have never been able to figure np
more than 250,000 or 275,000 regular
French troops iu the advance on Prussia;
aud wo believe that the actual enumera
tion of the mfin at his command was the
principal reason that induced Napoleon
to stand on the defensive instead of at
tempting an invasion of Prussia. Some
body—or some military ring—luus been
deceiving the Emperor and getting rich
out of the rations and supplies of a paper
army. Then too, tho reserve of 400,000
men, which were supposed to he capable
of taking the field at short notice, why
have they not been available to reinforce
the regular army more promply? Be
cause, we venture to say, the War De
partment was unable to furnish them
with rifles or muskets of auy description,
to say nothing of chassepots, equipments
and uniforms. More than a year ago we
read tho statements that France had over
a million chassepots in her arsenals; and
the government factories were said to be
still turning them out. But immediately
after MocMahon’s defeat, complaints be
gan to be rife that France was short not
only of chassepots, but of arms of every
kind; and, though the French authorities
deny this, we see that two battalions of
conscripts were reported two or three
days ago marching out of Paris with the
old musket on their shoulders and unnni-
formed. “ Their armaments,” says the
dispatch, which comes from a Frenchman
to the Cheerier *ha4£tttt» Unia, “ was very
defective,” We should sav so. ’ Men so
poorly provided,whatever their patriotism
and courage, will bo but helpless targets
for tho Prussian needle gun. They
would only be efficient in defending for
tresses and earthworks. The French
commissariat is worse, if possible, than
any other branch of the sen-ice, if we
may bclievo a tithe of the statements
made by correspondents. MncMahon’s
army was represented to be almost starv
ing for some days, and that, too, in a
region in easy communication with the
ipital.
How wonld the French troops have
fared, one is tempted to inquire, if they
had been invadiug the Rhenish provinces
and the Prussians had taken the precau
tion to remove or destroy the bulk of the
crops and provisions in store? Wo hear
of no Rnch bad things in tho German
army, npw far from its base of supplies.,
Iu this rospeot, as well ns in most others
the German military system and admin
istration appear to be far superior to the
French. All these defieiences and weak
ness in the French army, disclosed by
tho light of events, astonish those who
believe that, since 1800, France bus h
making unremitting efforts for a
with Prussia. Either site has .had
serious intention of fighting Prussia ii
that time, or the Emperor has 1
grossly duped by bis favorites, who have
deluded him into the belief that France
was prepared “ to confront every event
uality” (to quoto from his speech to the
bodies of State, January 18, 1800.) and
have profited by his. .credulity to amass
fortunes. If the Emperor is dethroned,
perhaps he will find solace in his retire
ment by publishing the facts of. liis l>e-
tmval to tlie world.—A7 J”. Jour, them.,
26/7/.
THE CARRIER PIGEON.
A LEGEND OF THE RHINE.
In the days of old, known by the gen
eral tQrrn, the middle ages, there dwelt
at Stonnenberg a nobleman called the
Baron Von Alterfeldt As far as stature
and strength of limb went, he was a
fine specimen of the ancient German'
nobility. At the time of my legend he
was pacing the declivity of years; never
theless he possessed remarkable strength
and activity for a man of his ago. The
Baron was, however, clear-headed and
successful in his calculations. He had
received substantial proof of the favor of
his sovereign, and did not fail to exact
from those around him tbe respect due
to his age, wealth snd station. He
had within bis castle of Sonncnberg an
estimable treasurer—a priceless' jewel;
tliis was his only daughter, Odellia.—
Hanghty and imperious as was his man-
uer to most persons around him, he w. s
1 ‘ocrut.
This is from the Syracuse Journal ^
French war cry ; *^6 Mefc; ze enemy
afcfl ▼eta wunai."'
uniformly kind and gentle when
presence; indeed, his rough voice was
even tnncfnl when addressing the bright
creatnre who called him father. Bnt the
love of the old Baron ’had .in.it a certain
amount of selfishn&ss, he was proud of
his daughter, and if she disdained to look
beyond himself for honor, gratification
and comfort, lie found so pleasing and
influential a portion of that self in the
beaut ions Odellia, that iu lavishing upon
lier tlio most unbounded affection and
even deference, he fell into common de
lusions, and never doubted but that he
was enriching her with indulgences ho
was in reality bestowing upon himself. It
was not at all likely that he shonld see his
own error so long as the tide of life car
ried along the interests of both in the sami
channel. An obstacle, shot into the
stream, and thenceforth the divided enr-
rents drenched asunder.
The indulgent father all at once be
come a fierce denouncer—au exacting
domestic tyrant. At Weisbadeu there
resided a family by the name of Herber-
ger. Every member of this hoiisa the
imperious Baron deemed his mortal
enemy. Au ancient feud, which h id
been bequeathed from sire to son, exist
ed between the Altenfeldts and the Her-
bergers. Unhappily for my heroine, as
years went on* it increased rather than
diminished. Odellia fondly hoped to
heal up tlio breach between the two
houses. She had exchanged vows of un
fading constancy withFranke flerberger,
a scion of a race who was ho detested by
the parent. The lovers held secret meet
ings, and for a long time tho Baron was
in utter ignorance of his daughter's fatal
attachment. It would have been less
painful, perhaps if ho liad heard of the
confession from his own lips; fate howev
er had willed it otherwise.
There resided within the Castle of Son-
nenberg a certain person named Gilbert,
who was a kinsman to the grim Baron.
He was a cringing, fawning, paltry, mis
chievous knave, who had on very
many occasions pestered his cousin Odel
lia with his attentions. Ho professed to
be her friend, and sought to be her con
fidant adviser It happened most uu-
fortunately that the Baron’s daughter be
lieved in the sincerity of Gilbert, albeit
intellect. Bhe immediately found out to
her cost that he was as crafty and
ning as a serpent
Between the Baron and Gilbert there was
a sort of friendship, this the latter thought
the safest cover for his machinations.
He aspired to the hand of his cousin,
and made up his mind to remove all ‘
pediments that might stand in the way
of his obtaining liis object when matters
were sufficiently ripe for his purpose, lie
made tho Baron acquainted with the fact
of the secret meetings botween Odellia
and Franke Herbergev. The Count of
Sonnenberg was so astounded at the in
telligence that ho at once declared it to
be a base slander, and in addition to
this, he gave Gilbert a smart culf
side of the beau as to send him realing
several paces.
“Insolent traductr.” exclaimed the
wrathful Boron; “dost thou dure to ma-
ligu my daughter with thy slanderous
tongue
“I liave done ; will say no more” ob
served Gilbert, rubbing the side of his
face. “And from this hour I swear—
“Peace interrupted his companion. ]
do not care to have yotir silly resolves
peace, I say J”
“I am silent,” returned the other, as
saming by a look of humility an appear
ance of passive .submission to the will of
his superior.
“I have been somewhat hasty—your
pardon,” said tho Baron, in an altered
tone. 4 4 Tell me, good Gilbert, since you
have broached ibis business—tell me all
thba knowest, without reserve.”
“ You rail at mo, and cuff me, if I speak
the tmth. It wonld be far wiser for
me to remain silent,’’ said the wily de
pendent. - ,
“Nay, nay, I will be patient. Oat with
it. Let me know the worst. I was wrong
in being angered with thee; for, after all.
I do not think it likely you will deceive
mo. Therefore—” ,
‘ You may satisfy yourself upon the
of pigeons. It Iris been said that “love
laughs at locksmiths/’ but'Odellia found
that the bolts and bars of Sonncnberg
formed an insnrmonutablo barrier to her
egress from the wall of the old castle.
Odellia, for.the first time n her life,
is thwarted by her f ather in a matter
i which the happiuess of her life de
pended. She was peremptorily ordered
to think no more of Frank Herbergor at
a time when she could think of but little
else. She had fome consolation in tbe
wretched position in which she found
herself. On several occasions she man
aged to have ono of her carrier pigeons
together with a note conveyed secretly to
hex lov^r, who each time returned her ah
answer, written on thin tissue paper,
which he adroitly bonml around one of
the bird’s legs. Frank Herberger bid
her not to give way to despare, as, sooner
or later, he would find the means of pro
pitiating the angry Baron, whom he de
clared would eventually relent. Odellia
knew too much of her father’s indomita
ble will, and his deep seated hatred, to
ever dream of his altering the resolve.
Days and weeks passed over in sad and
wearisome monotony with the Baron’s
donghttr, who vainly strove to catch one
faint ray of hope through -the Honda that
lowered over our head.
During this time Gilbert was iiot idle.
Well nsed to dissimnls-e, ho pretended
to sympathize with his cousin, while he
was doing all in his jnwer to widen tho
breach between her father and young
Herberger. The following brief dialoguo
between tho dependent and his superior
will prove how assiduously tho former
poured the poison into the ears of tlio
credulous liaron.
“I tell you, sir,” observed, Gilbert,
a low mysterious tone, “that, despitb
your watchful guardianship she continues
to receive letters from Weisbadou; by
whom these are penned, you may readily
deep groan; and, on tho next instant, be
hold the Borou von Altenfeldt stretched
at his feet, bathed in his blood. Be
fore him stood tho tall and silent form of
Gilbert
•‘What hart thou done?” murmured
Franke, tv* wltoin tho events of the last
few moments soeraod rnoro liko the dis
jointed fragments of some hideous night
mare tlian a living reality.
“Saved your life !*’ said Gilbert. “Had
I been a second later, you would have
sacrificed.”
‘Wretch!” ejaculated Herberger. M<ui-
• have von shun your protector and
kiusmau:
t is thus you thank mo for saving
yon from the'vengeance of an infuriated
madman ?”
Mother of Mercy, but this was hor
rible !” ejaculated Franke, 'passing his
hand rapidly over his brow. “So hor
rible fhnt it almost surpasses belief!”
4 ‘Yop aro right there, my friend,” ob
served his companion. “Say what thou
mayest, this noble’s death will bo laid at
your door.”
A Saratoga landlord rents a hammock
on his back piazza for three dollars
night. '
“Is 8
“Bnt no, it cannot be. It is impost*
“At i
witnes-
ble.’
“I am loth to pain you, which, certes,
I shall if I speak the trntb, which, for
many reasons, jt were bast to conceal.”
‘Bay what thou kuowcsfe without moi
ado,” said the Barou with uu impatient
stamp of tlm foot;
“Since yon desire it, I must peVforee
obey. The carrier pigeons, your daugh
ter’a pets, aro adroitly used as a medium
of communication between, the lovers.”
‘I’ll have them destroyed I" thunder
ed forth the Baron in a paroxysm of
rage. “They shall Im destroyed at
once.”
‘Be patient for a while; watch aud
wait. Assure yourself that this is the
case, and do not rest content with* my
bare word.”
‘I’ll never rest content while oue of
the brood lives.”
Gilbert, with well simulated concern
and anxiety, strove to persuade his kins
man to wait patiently, aud not gum way
to auger. He knew quite enough of tho
Baron’s nature to feel assured no words
of his could turn him from his purpose.
While the two were walking together in
close converse, a carrier pigeon flew over
their heads. .
‘Dost see yqnder bird ?” observed Gil
bert, placing his hand ou the arm of his
companion.
Baron Yon Altenfeldt raised hi* cross
bow, tools steady aim—he was uoted
one of the bestmarksmeu of his days—
and the pigeon fell within a few paces of
his destroyer. The latter grew pale
with rage upon discovering a piece of
paper wound around one of tho legs of
the bird. On this paper was written the
following :
“I shall be at the trysting-place, St.
Jerome’s Cross, to-night at nine. I dare
not hope to see you, hut if you can con
trive to scud a line or even a word, by
a trusty messenger, you need not bo told
what happiness it would afford to one
whose whole thoughts are devoted to
yon.”
Hastily throating the missive in his
doublet, the iufui iated father gave utter*
ance to many bitter invectives,- and Haid,
with vengeful looks, “He shall not be
kept waiting, Gilbert. The' didlpated
fool dreams not pf the honor that awaits
kitm” .... ' . ‘ . ‘i. .
“What. would’st thou do !” inquired
the other.
“Meet him ; meet this audacious scion
of an odious and detested race.”
be cautious ; jet not
“Aye, even so. Them aro
s^s besides our two selves.”
“What-demon war H“flirt pfiMitptod-
yon lo commit so heidiona a crime ?”.
‘None; I have stood your friend in the
nr of need. Why, think you ? For
the nake of my cousin Odellia Had you
fallen instead of yonr ndvorsarv, she
wonld not have long survived. For her
sake J have nmde this sacrifice, and yet
you do not thank me.”
Herberger was stnpifled with aston
ishment. He had always hold the speak -
in utter contempt whom lie regarded
a paltry, shuffling knave. Tho blow’
dealt by Gilbert had been aimed with
such deadly intent that his w<*apon pass
ed through the heart of the ill-fated
Baron von Altenfeldt
‘Heaven be merciful to us!” exclaim
ed Franke, shuddering. “Infamous as-
sassiu ! tie mi hast slain thy protector and
kiusmau !”
“This is not the time for reproaches,”
answered Gilbert “Be thankful that
you liave escaped. If yon stay here all
will be lost
rdcr !
scaped. If yo
„ They will charge yon with
But-1 am innocent!”
“No matter for that His death will
l»e laid at your door. .Away at once,
while there ls yet time f*
“I scorn to fly like a criminal or an
assassin 1” ' -
“Fool!” ejaculated the other. 44 Your
obstinacy will mar all, and bring your
head to the block. Do yon not compre
hend that a storm will burst forth, upon
the dead body of the Barou being discov
ered? My kinsman was in favor with
the Emperor. An inquiry will be at
once set on foot, which will be fatal to
yon.”
~ ” innocent,”- reepnted
‘But
Franke.
“Tliat is of little import; appearances
o ugainst you. Do not hesitate. For
my cousin’s sake,-1 conjure you to seek
safety iu flight.”
Herberger was loth to follow the ad
vice of his guilty companion, who, cun
ning aud crafty by nature, did not fail
Lo make use of every specious argument
be was master of a serve his. .purpose,
until, at length, he . succeeded in per
suading Franke to seek safety in flight.
The latter returned to Wiesbaden, and
made his father acquainted with the fa
tal issue of the conflict. As tho bitter
fend between the houses of Herbergera
and Altenfeldts was but too well known,
and would, doubtless, bo brongut for
ward as a proof of Franke’S guilt, bis
father wisely determined upon sen-,
ding him away. Consequently tlio young
man was constrained to be at hide and to
seek for several' successive weeks.- This
afforded ample opportunity, for Gilbert
to tell his own story. He boldly declar
ed tlia’the Baron had been slain in a a
unfair fight by young Herliei^er. ' This
version of tho tale gained universal cre
dence. Tho Emperor issued .orders for
the arrest of the, fugitive. A reward
was offered to any one who might be in
strumental in bringing him to justice.
For many months, however, Franke suc
ceeded in eluding the vigilance of bis
enemies. At length, however,,
whereabouts was discovered. He w;
rested, and put on his trial the chief wit
ness against hini being the guilty Gil
bert, who positively swore that lwr raw
the sword of Herberger pass through the _
body of the ilf-fated Baron, la the'days -
of which we are writing, justice wai^not' '
cooler get the better of your calmer very impartial; and.the scales, sho issup-
judgeweut.” posed to carry were not'ali times evenly
“Peace ! when I need advice I shall ballanced. Poor Franke' w#h found. t
seek it from my discreet kinsman,” ob- guilty Upon tho clmrges upon which he 1 •
served the Baron in a tone of irony. hail been arraigned: and although there
The English are at their old blockade
running tricks. An English vessel, laden
with articles contraband of war; destined
for Prussia, has Wen captured in the
English chanuel.
witnesses, and who might have saved
Wira-
Wo are not superstitious, but, if the
ghosts of. Mary .Surratt and Captain
Wire do not haunt to the death that
wretched old man now exiled from his
home, and traversing the whole world
vainly in search oi rest and oblivion—if
they do not pursue him, like Stanton
and King, to tho Jast hour of, his exist
ence, then there would not be any retribu
tion in this world. But tiieydo; tliev
.follow Seward and'beset Him in the mid-
it hour, and wilt never leave him
says the.modern circus is a very disre
putable affair. When we come to judge
ji> thing by the numb«e- «f its fights and
the magnitude of its benders, .where do
should find the Repnb-
Women aro gettinga little more
prudent in their intercourse with p: each-
ers than they used to be, Rays the Cincin
nati Enquirer. It is too bad for tho cause
of morality that we cannot ray Something
favor of the prudence of the ministers.
Some 6f- them don’t prude Worth a cent
5k- Muj. W. H. Halsey is spoken of
Democratic candidate for Represen
tative from Fulton-County. The Major
would make a fast race and is a good
for the position. We hope to see him
^-Governor Bullock has approved
and signed the Resolution passed by
both houses nf the Legislature, prohibit
ing Sheriffs and other* officers from ma
king levies or sales under” ff-fas founded
$n contracts made prior id Juno 1st 1865.
Senator Jones has presented a~bill
to repeal’tho art to encourage- immigra
tion to Georgia! Mr. Jones palls him
self a Republican,- and, wo understand,
has aspirations for Congress; but if that
is a sample of bis legislative qualities, wo
think he had better stay at home.—a4mcr-
icon Union. . V 4 • ' * - 7*
Bill Jones is the Radical Senator from
this District
subject this very night.
“Ah tell mo now; good Gilbert—
how-
Not far hence, on the; Wiesbaden
road, stands Jerome’s Cross before which
pious pilgrims are apt to ray their ori
sons. Conceal yourself iu the thick
cluster of trees uear the spot. Be there
to-night, between eight and nine, and
then say if I am a slanderer.”
“Enough; I will do as you desire,”
exclaimed the Baron, who thereupon
drew from the pocket of his doublet a
well tilled purse, which he slid iuto the
hand of his kinsman, saying, “There is
something to recompense thee for that
hard knock I gave.”
Gilbert accepted tlio gift with a grim
smile of satisfaction. Then the two
parted.
At the specified timo, the Baron
cealed himself in the dark mass of foliage
near .St. Jerome’s Cross. The truth of
Gilberts statement was soon but too
manifest To his dismay and horror he
beheld his daughter—his darling Odellia,
ih-oloee converse with a scion of a race
whom he so detected.' Smothering his
rising wrath aa best be could, Baron Yon
AJtenfBldt hastened back to Sonnenberg'
After this lie was no longer the doting,
indulgent parent He showered ; upon
his daughter a perfect torrent of angry
epithets, and bade her think ho more of
Frank Herberger. Odellia at once de
clared that she. could not consent to do
this; whereupon, the wrathful Baron
stretched his power to its fallest extent,
and made her a dose prisoner within frer
own snite'dl apartments, and to pass
without th* ’ \rall''fit- Sonnenberg die
found, an utter impossibility.
Never for a moment suspecting the
treapherouspart Gilbert had been play
ing, she sought his advice and made
known to him all her sorrows and trials.
The apartment devoted to Odollia’s
special use were fitted up with the most
snzpptuons magnificence, . Their, occu-
Long before the appointed hour, the never was at any timo any pretence that
Baron, on that eventfiu and fatal evening the case was either minder or homicide,,
concealed himself as before in the. mass he was comdemned to' death. While
of foliage near St. Jerome’s. Cross. He these events had been taking place* poor
had never proved himself to be a patient Odelia was subject ton species, of' per-
mau at the beat of times; aud it is there- seention which .was arduous and wril r .
fore the more remarkablo that he should nigh insupportable'^her ’ cousin Gilbert
have Contrived to remain passive for pesteredber with his attentions, and d^k'
nearly ono whole hour. Yonng Berber- plored that the Baron,'her farther, had' ’
ger, unconscious of the surprise tliat expressed a wi3li that he should -be her'-
awaited him, leisurely took bis way along husband and. protector. -BoV despite
the road. As lie neared the try sting hi* machinations, the gflilty. wretch was.
place, he sighed, aud furtively glanced not destined to triumph or‘reap any
at the cross, before which he paused for benefit from his
a few brief seconds. A howl, such as an before the day
animal of prey might give when it i - tion of Franke
nuuipiuuua jh»^ihii»..^ii»-«h . *ue», wuu- cofight by' tho 4hfoat> that lie might
pant owned and cherished a number of make sure of fulfilling his fell purpose!
prts. ; •’ Bhe Hd anravlary which contain-
ed somo of tho rarest and most beautiful
birds-that wealth could purchase, and
at the top of one bf the' towers she kept
the best specimens of the various breeds
is also adorned with a scaffolding. • The
Poor Franke felt the point of tlie‘ Baron’s fact elicited the following remark frpm
sword against his chest. He dosed his eyes, an old colored lady, anxious to see tho .
—. _— ^ —, ,— believing hie last hour had come. Much time o’day: “Dis old woman will lie'
at tbe top of-one bf the'towers'she kept to his'astonishment, he found the hand glad when dey take dat hoop-skirt off dat
" his throat relax its grasp—heard a «ro steeple.” : \ v y ^
quity. A shdrt time'
* l for the execn-
a now light;
was thrown upon the-matter. A Jew ^
pedler came forward and deposed to tlib ‘
fact tliat he was traveling overtbe moun
tains with his wares, on the night of the-3
murder, and he distinctly saw .Gilbert •
slay tho Baron Von Altenfeldt. An tn-"
qrnry was set on foot by order of the'
Emperor, and the Jew gave so circum
stantial an account of the events on the-
night, as to induce a free pudon’ being,
granted to-Franke Herberger, *
with an order for the arrest of
about to pounce on its victim, was the
first notice the miserable lover received
from the dangerous proximity of the in
furiated Baron who with hasty strides,
approached the young mam '
“TUb Baron von Alttufeldt!” said
Franke Herberger, removing at onoo his
plumed hat. “This meeting is, in teed;
unexpected, and- ”
“I waste not words upon knaves
fools! If thou art not a coward to boot,
draw, and defend thyself.” ..
♦•My Lord-Baron, why this excess of Two days after this, the body ot the last
wrath ?” exclaimed Franke. “You do named was found floating on the surface
me wrong by making rise of such epi- of the Rhine, tho guilty man having^in a
thets.” fit of despair, thrown himself from the
“Prove thy words! I will bold no rocks. It will perhaps be needfrss to
parly with you !’’ shouted Altenfeldt, say that Franke and Odeli* were married
waving above his head his heavy sword, aud, for many years afterward, it was
which every moment seemed about to asserted that tho form of .the. old.Bazoo
descend upon his mortal foe. • was to l>o *cen after nightfall, hovering
“I repeat again, you do mo wrong,” rbnmlSt; Jerome’s Cross. '^” r
6aid tbe young man calmly.
■* < Thoh art a craven, like the rest of
the HerbeTger’s!” cried tho Count of
Sdnhenberg^ vrith a haughty dnrl of bis 1
HP- . J' - \ V
A conflict ,with the farther of his belov
ed, Franke endeavored to avoid, it being
RrisKnt, in one of his recent lectures
says: “Though England is defeated
with spinning wheels, her people; have.
not clothes ^though she is black with -
about the last thing he wqul4 think of digging of ; fuel, they die of cold; and
entering upon; but his wrathful; adver- though she has told-her soul for gain,
sary was hot’ to„be propitiated by fair they ^ie of hunger^’ .
words. .He madly attacted his ...
ter’s - suitor, and the latter was ft Hi
stiowercd upoa tin>7 Notwith- * ■ - • , „ - . . -
g tbo violence of .tho Bnron’s at- tolling her oho resembled ilio Prussian
Franke did not attempt tu nr-t on army. “Howso,’ 1 she asked.. "You are
■•••* Imt' contented.' himself winning,” woe tlio reply.
assailant.at bay. r * *
.uuNc«ct, u/ a vigorous; ef- w
fort', the Baron struck the weapon from The titans tower which has upon it
tbe hafld of -Herberger, whom bo then the “town clock” of Portsmouth, N H,