, 1870-08-20
Mtsce1sauro,ss .var ttems.

! Htsce1Ianrons tyar Items.
| iene!al Garibaldl has telesrspheJ, in zepIy
TO an !'Hlulry about an adrance on Eo,,te
1.-The das that there mill be some chance Of
| sncccss. Eou will receive o.de.s'
.,-tne S9ir tells ssorJ Of Aconsenp. who.
ihc ottes day. asked bis Sergeant how gar it
Irussisns off," This mode Of mcasurement
was not foreseen in the metrical system.
"A FArls bookseller, having applied to 4
Berlin pui'lis her OF ithographic prints for i
great number Of copies Of portraits Of tho
more iilustrious Prusaian Generals, received
the following reply: "There A.e no copiea
left we send you the originals"
E-At Berlin the Italian minstrels are nliing
their hats with coppers, singing:
Viva Ia Prussia,
Mort aala FEaucts,
Viva "a Liberia"
In Paris the, set sous. also. by einginng ths
Same tunee, nn}y the words arc changed ! lit
tie. There it is viva Ia Francia I" AMI
Mort ALA Prussia!"
A curious result Of tho war is = lassa
number OF simultaneous MARRIAGES in the
Prussian army. On the 31st nit. . great num-
heK Of military weddings were performed as
Altcna, by e1press permission OF the King
and the special relaxation OF the standing o:-
der that tho bans mnst be published thzes
times. In Berlin: on the eana Sunday, in tho
garrison church in that city, more ;thau 1uO
eolciers and their betrotlel wore bound to-
Ecthcr IN holy mstrimonv- Tha object M
pears to be that though they VII. necessarily
no sotarate3 from their young wives during
the honeymoon, the hush snds have the sa:is-
faction or knowing that in c1sa OF thci- being
killed, the widows will be adequately provided
fer ~ their grateful country.
Prince LeoFo1d OF fHolenzolletn- -sismasin-
gen gave the following reply to an address re-
dorn: thank ron for your kindly feelings
and for the Justice sou do nc. I felt no dit
htHlty IN rcnouncing tie crown CT Spaiu on
considering the danger OF 20 great casa7ge. I
rejected it Willingly to preserve peace for our
common S country, and ahnu!t not ba worthy
otherwise. ron are right III saying tl.at this
remuneration had un result. The French have
| desired var; they had prepared for il. Our
nns'ness 10 nov to take up arms al men, and
70 enter INTO tia st:uEGle With courage and
| forsitude for tho honor and secutity of Ger
many ! all. happy to meet everywhere with
fhst national enthusiasm m.ch il alone rutai-
c!ent TO et1ace any <iis,,nioa between the peo-
Iles OF Germany. Our Leroic Hing will lead
-Es:a r.a,euts with torpe<lnes wero recently
| rtce = Ees.. 0ac Of them was to test the
astsh5i : ono OF those submarine monsters on
nautncal ''scrcw," which WAS plsced III posi-
tion for The p1rrose Of the experiment. The
on vessel va W. moosea over torpedo contain
ing at tont Goo pounds of powder. lying at
depth Of ~ feet (Frenci,), say, 50 English feet
Wi I'll the explesion took place the conlen,-
~ ~ e14t ~ atsI " AZ heaf!S lfited o"t Of
,,i",sa.3 a"u :. - 1ueu loset1at JHt oi water
1l..sa:a .t'-ss,.1. ~ enotmnu5 PloJectlle hsa
l'aese,i through keel anu decks. and ruse to
Ee'$ht 81 come 60 feet. bnt for the empty
casks with which the ship WAS laden it would
.':'neu'4's,f ...l. INV! nASe gone TO the bot
~. ~ tue oaH6es; however, ~
,,nt - ,roln'.t, raavs!an ny ot ahe torpedo -
s !. go; ~ ..i'5 uuAss OF wafer, "htch
n.s1ss a. - a!ses nsl4 itsunoafes ~ It falls.
49,. ~ ~ ,ss. .aiII euee. = P1ouuceu " the
nA =, ;s..,n ~ ..lo to"ue1. "nIen " seatch-
,is",,s. 80 s1st, ocstss ts"m the water IN sharp
mnnu 49, no.ns eau tea'st: teams
lcr,. emf tbr.,1,..h ~ s,tb - SIu1e .eet nase
~ hsa.i'u ~ snA*el oetser LOT torpedoea than
p.. p:s.t.a.e u potassion' hltro-gIscer1nes or gun
eo''11. c>, r....,.
,,ir suo ''@ae contains leader 10
ty,.F an.. inse'ehahs AGAINST Enslands neutrality.
Aliating 70 tie cartoon in Punch, which rep
5eseh!a br1tfania attempting to prevent Louis
aaPolton ann Ming William from coming to
now. the Gazetfe Observes that
rcn1o.4 .fm,annia Shegth i49 no longer BE-
WIN chlEnon a "a E1t9ene or rather with 4
cotton nlshteap; Aer present government, It
says. fears EothlnE 80 much Al war. and
carries oooden pnnc pie Of non-Intervention
10 a1sni,s =, e4tEemlsiss, co3den himself i
GGad. but hia friend Bright is Minister, and
Gladstone, whose Incredible wsakuess both be-
lore and sitter the ciimean war is not forgot
i',. teh. + no" ihs flFst Lord Of the Treasury.
lEe T-t proof. proceeds tho article, of tho
hs'!oPhohla Of the government is the way in
which England received the uewa OF the secrut
trestv. No mouse ever Fau With mare ter
ros about the kitchen in search Of hiding
rls<e when the COOK bail come ill.," than the
Enei'st' statesmen, and thepevspapers. under
their influence, have sought to escape The me-
re:sity Of taking up arms. The Cologne "a
uEe concludes lly comparing England /, an
army Of Ions led ~ Iarcs."
Tie Kint; of Prussia has revived the Ort,or
Of the Iran Cross il, its full sign1acarce, s.in
consideration cf tho serious si.nasion in Which
| The ccuntr. is now placed. aui. iu grateful
'ur7LF tho war OF lberasior,"
| -1h: Ert nth atuv u,ay ba said IN he nlx n,,
almy Of fellows fnr .. Wnr+. :, Yn.ks. ~ :,.,.
/ and u.nf ~ II ths f,,,a.x. A'Ane' 'Ao na@nr
/ uisn nr't'.,s 40 ~" ~: ,
IL, t.Gs toasssof nupe!s 1fG!mona, OF Bar-
ny, Tue ues'ha'l, tnal'!ted his tribune the
| ot.er day, he conmo1cel his lecture with tld
ii ~ r. I,tc, NJ tha F,,,,t, co,..,r,.