Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-29
ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE.
From the latest English Papers.
THE FIGHTING AT FRANKFORT


city with their troops, Austrians, Prussians,
and Bavarians, have brought this scourge upon
US. The German soldiery, unlike ours, Is per
mitted to carry side arms when not on duty.
How dangerous this practice is must now have
become evident to the most obtuse military APP
prchension. The strife has emerged at last
from the confinement of the tap-room, and
made its appearance in the open street. 1t is
no longer the fist, but the sword, that is en-
ployed, and Tor days past no soldier OFT duty
is to be met with in the streets OF this city,
who does not 60 with his sword drawn, to be
prepared against attack by the other soldiers.
In general, the attack is by Prussians on one
side, and Austrians, Bavarians, and our troops
that is to say, the Southern Germans-on the
other but blows have been likewise exchanged
between the last named three. Fighting is going
on almost In every street, and yesterday the eX-
citement of the soldiery became so great that
most of us peaceful inhabitants were afraid to
leave our houses. 1.-THE Alterhelligen Gate and
the Brockenhem Gate, it came to real battles
The former was stormed by the riotous Prus-
sian soldiery, who, after having overpowered
and driven away the guagd, actually mounted
guard themselves, and thus defied the decree
which shut the gate against the military. A
large patrol, composed of Frankfort and Aus
trian soldiers, was despatched against them.
How any commander in his senses could COM
NIT such a foolish act is incomprehensible. 1t
is very evident that the soldiers of each nation
should be coerced into obedience by their own
brothers in arms, ard not by those whom they
have accustomed themselves to look upon as
enemies The result was as it might have
been anticipated. The riotous Prussians in
possession of the guard house refused to yield
to the patrol, and no choice was left but to
ch arge them with the bayonet. But the charge
| 4,,l
| tends to corrobOate an opinion held by many
military men il Germany, that the sword,
| when used with courage and skill, and under
| the influence of !reat excitement, is a superior
| arm to the bay0et. The officer leading the
attack was killed and the patrol driven back
| and dispersed, lewing many wounded in the
street, of whom the inhabitants of the neigh
| boring houses had to take care. To-day, there
| is fighting between the Austrians and Bava-
rians on the bridge over the Maine, where the
traffic is altogether stopped in consequence.
People talked of Two killed and many wound
ed but in the excitement it is difficult to ascer-
tain what is true, and it is too dangerous to go
to the spot as attacks on quiet passers-by are
by no means of rare occurrence"
LOUIS NAPOLEoN'S NERVOUS SHOCKS.
The Paris correspondent OF the London
Court journal states that the celebrated Car
thuslan nun, Colette, has arrived in Paris to
accomplish the CURE of an exalted and illustri-
Gus parsonage, who ever since the battle OF
Soiterino, is said to have suffered so intensely
from nervous shocks that sleep has entirely
abandoned him ard that consequently, he
has been compelled to turn night into day,
and, by tranSacting business after midnight,
obtains slight degree of repose at dawn. The
form OF torture which this distressing disease
has taken is that of hallucination of the most
impressive kind, nothing less than the most
horrible and slckenlng scenes of the battle
being enacted over again each night yisiby to
the eye-no effect of the imagination, no
image of the fevered brain, but in all their
brute horror and CHASTITY carnage. The peo-
pie here declare that the distress was so great
on the first arrival of the illustrious parsonage
that one most deeply interested in his welfare
took upon herself to write the story Of the case
to the Pope, having more faith in the spiritual
aid of his Holiness than in the physical succor
OF the MhQe JHGY "tfigS 3lUfnflgsc VAS
borne by Sour Colette in person, and the re-
suit Of her visit is already visible in the Gained
nerves and soothed brain of the illustrious per-
sonage, who, although still far from sufficiently
recovered to be able to take his hours of repose
like the rest of the world, is so much improved
as to remain silent during the attacks of the
hallucination, instead of telling aloud, and
with unconsciousy hurried speech the story
of the bloody visions passing before his eyes.
A CASE OF "BRIrISH FREEDOM
An English paper, the Shrewsbury Journal
reports the following fugitive slave case, $50
we call it, recently tried in that country =
Martha Amos, a single woman, living as do
nestle servant to Mr. John Talbot of the
Blue-house Farm, Chetwynd was apprehend-
ed on the 10th at Lockley Wood, near Hin
stack, under the following circumstances =
1t appears that for some time past young
man, named John Williams, living at the last
named place, has been paying his addresses to
her, and about month since, she gave Mrs.
Talbot notice of her intention to leave as she
was about to be married. The notice Mrs.
Talbot refused, as she was hired by the year.
| However the banns of marriage were pub
| lished in Hinstock and Chetwynd churches,
| and the final asking vas on Sunday week. On
! Tuesday night her mother and Williams came
| to Chetwynd to fitch the young woman,
when she asked he master to release her
this he would not %, and accordingly she
took French leave, all went away in company
with her mother. Ol the following morning
Mr.. Talbot obtaineda warrant for her appre-
henson which he plssed in the hands of police
constable Griffiths, / Chetwynd-end, who at
once started off for ockley Wood, where he
arrived just as the wdding party were on the
| point OF leaving for church to be married The
bride and bridegroomand other friends were
Deoecked In bridal array, and all seemed to be
gong on as smoothly Is possible, when the po-
hcelnan made his appearance, and announced
10 the wondering croId the object of his UNI
ceremonious intrusion. The CONSERVATION
thrown into their m6t can be better imagin-
ed than described. The policeman was mex
oraole-hls orders wfe peremptory and must
De oDeyed-and the ride, therefore, instead of
vending her way with her dearly beloved to
nave the solemn vowrahfied, in the presence
of all these WITNESSES" at Hinstock church,
nad to walk in company with the policeman to
newport, where she was incarcerated in the
Iock-up. The policeman, as he passed through
hlnstock, informed the clerk that his services
on behalf of Martha Amos would not he re-
CURED on that day. She was afterwards taken
before j. G. Borough, Esq, at Chetwynd,
when the following order was made-fl abate-
ment OF wages, and to return to her situation,
tllere 10 complete her term Of servtude."
CHOLERA IN ENGLAND.
The Liverpool Times of August 18th, says:
Cholera has again appeared in this country,
ana II comes to us as usual from Hamburg.
we see that during the last week twenty-four
deaths are stated TO have occurred from this
cause IN London. We seem to know as little
as before about this grim and mysterious
stranger; but we know enough to avoid his
track, and even to defeat him should he at.
tack us, He fastens, for the most part, upon
those who cannot or will not protect them
serves Great and beneficial sanitary changes
nave taken place in England since cholera first
invaded TINS country nearly thirty years ago
Dut we are not yet in a state OF complete de-
fence; yet if half as much money were ex-
pended III protecting us from the cholera as