The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-08-04
EUROPEAN WAR.
BATTLE SAARRRTCK--
~ or THE FRENCfT,

1
BATTLE-oE- sAARRRUcK-sUccE
IL or THE FIENCIE.
Itisa little diflcult to understand
tie exad position Of affairs at the
theater of var. A dispatch dated
Paris yuly 81, repolEed fighting as
having already commenced between
the Prussian and French troops at
Baden. But a later dispatch from the
same point says: No news of f7as seri-
Gus engagement has yet been received.
A London telegram of the first inst,
I says: Dispatches from msSaarbfaels4e-
port that no operatiens of Importance
occurred along the entire line yesterr
day4eA fierce attack blythe French
was repulsed vigorously BY the Rrus-
s SLAMS to-day. A large body Of French
troops moYed on Forbaeh. ,zsa.,e,
I LATER
T PARIs, August -Eyenil,,g,.-Anl r. Of
ficiaI dispatch anllounces that to-day.
at eleven o'clock IN the morning, the
French had serious engagement
with the Prusslans.i Our army took
the Offensive crossed the frontierand
invaded lie territory of Prussia. In
spite. Of the numbers and position Of
the enemy ii a. few of epre battalion
were sufficient to carry the heights
whichIoveriooked Saarbruck, and oiir
artillery were not slow to drive the
enemy from the town, The & elan.
of our troops was SOC great that our.
losses were slight. oThe engagement
commenced laf eleven o'clock and end.
ed at one. The Emperor assisted at
the operations, and the, Prince, Imper
rial, dWho accompanied thigp every
where, received on the first field of
battle his baptism Of fire. His pres
ence. Of mind and ssang gfroidn in
dangerwere worthy of the name he,
'bears.fs The Emperor returned 0 to-
Metz at 4f.fjI 3til q 9iIl II s9f3aee33sH s1
iTs ,bsLisIgflid z.L...aa 9lE aslf 81 sn 4
6iT biis 4 Kentucky Eleetioa5nh bns 4
The election for County and Mimic 4
ipal officers took place IN Ia .KentpcEyI
on Monday. The negroes voted for
the first t,timeli in fheaState, and polledi|
q heavy vote, and SO far as heard from
no disturbances between the whites
and alld blacks occurred, but every ,facilityI
was given the ..snhwly enffanchised"
an opportunity t0RotBa ButthisdidhtA
help the RAIDS out very omhcho: siThe
returns lttn are pot complete but the ipdiT'll
cat cations, are that sthes Democrats haYefl
elected theircouhty tickets ilthEoush4II
out the Stafe.ioii3ifn y5ll iiuE b9gbaBd
i'' ~ La lasGs ii sH
SEGTIED.-Pkequestion pr6pound-i
ed by john Russell oufgfh lilfisll
Daflg Stdaflds'z which aspireasp fp III The
organqsflhl nqfll ZIP of the president. zig e HAS
the abican,partyia, President, shbl
hasths RepubiicarpPresfdent aparby rylt
Has beehi elefnftelyI setfTed at lassss.o
The Radicals of ortalge l,e q CONT 81 il il
grand eeunei assembled, pnhesitatmg-I
~ and einphatieally to ehamsI
pioni the canse Of the great Ulysses
against oil his opponents, 1esspeciaf fiEyg
those editors in the Republican pasfy
who have been pitching intO nhirnt
most unlnercffalls1 OF late.4 1sPPhe.d
though It Be- that his exc iiehce q has9 aaLs9
been Exceeding carel less ofi the in,
terests, thelwelfare and 1.-the perpetuity /
Of the. Republican, party in flis1 apGf
pointments, high and low. thought
abe has been profnse il hiisb i 4 selection ion
Of personal fayerites and arelatiyesI1 !;
and for the highsstpositions has lapu |,
pointed obscure men, men without
due. quaq9lif6.cati6ns ahdI certainly des-I d
Iitute ofs politGal or party desert, ttod
The neglectloft1ied, experienced, teaatI
pablepmeii,q the favofftesh Of b large
poftion Of the pubic ;v,,a otWitibg ottWSaitib2d
standing ip less than two years s Il, o OH +
Grants administrations the1Repubfiean]
party is in aVp6sftiom 96fiiSreat .BeriiF1
IN aceSdnt Of the intestifle warfare IN Z
HE ranks !; still the convention thought
syerything was loEelyd and approved J,
of the administration dll rlil M without . whyiIl
3rs a Wherefore.f Certainly the Re- /
publican Presidents has aparty in this i
county, and doubtless will have 10TH
nm Dc dtsqW Whatsoever he may.iuj With
hem The King sag do no wrong.Yn d
iTHE Abolition bfigahdages in NORTH +
3Tarolinap pcasfied ionBy Gov. Holden
md his cRt+throats, allider the oaaviceif
md patronage etgfhe Federal fadmin0Ii
Observation-Disclosures to keepl the State +
n q fermentlaiid its peoplein anstaae p
Il anafchyssHThei villain Khk, who &,
eems.toobe The semb0dimentI OF iaIp
hat isiinferHalin loyal it1eviltfy,9 has =,
'vefrune thefstatemith gahgsIof1 1fegrolt
md renegade thieves and assassinsg3t
Adviecs afroR s0asweQ county statel ;;
hat 150'fo 200 citizsns Meres kept iRdt
he Court House from ioae 80 'eleckiqp. ts
n fHuntfhfiFe.fafM. ,yW.sDl FBdwe;o zone
4 those arrested, demanded tolknewl b
Why he was arrested without ia iiiaf4d
ant, when fe1was knocked down ahd4
ragged off, Another prisoner Mig
YifleyswasploMing in his field when IL
rfested4 HerefIsed togo witbtheHdJ
without aewarrant2i when The ewasiA 4.
down, put ON his own horses4i 3
nth his feettiedjunder the Thorse'sbs
ELY. hisfhanflsr ted, al,,,,il h;a fha.l.-a