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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-26

TEE WEEKLY STAR for this week contains
interesting particulars or the War in Europe;
detailed accounts OF the Great Battle OF Gravel
iotte; the Fortihcstions OF Paris, &c, &c; the
PRESIDENTS Neutrality Proclamation; the En-
efson- hnox Case Special Correspondence from
the Haslup Grove Camp Meeting. &c. There ia
also TOlltlcal news from all quarters; Washing
20. . Ne~s and Gossip; Editorials on current
~ Agricui.urai articles valuable House
late kilograms, &c. S'~' "e"S'
among the literary contents are an exciting
10Y ehtted The Cry in the Dark" Marx
Lightning Rods; poetry, 1.-The BattIs :, ty.ns-
iAisdirom Schiller by Bulwer, &c.
.s 1901; one dollar and q half per annum, in
o.ss snee; single copies five cents. neatly enIeI-
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ENOTICE..No enc Is authorized to collect
US money for the benefit Of the French wounded
except those who will present them selves with a
hook signed by the president, Professor HKNRY
hAssoN
TDR. JOSEPH TABER JOHNSON he. re-
CoRNER OF NEW YORK AVENUE AND lOTa
sTkEET. Office hours to ga. m, II to o m ,
e.0 = y NJ. An 1-a
@A SPECIAL MEETING OF KIT CARSON
h held Of tAG POtSmsc
9Th and ID streets, on SATURDAY, August 18th at
I'D p. m. Important business to be brought before
me mee,na requires the attendance Of every com
a. J. CUNNING. Post Commander.
Q. w HAYWARD, Post Adjutant. au26 q
S The members OF
HARMONY LODGE, No. ., To- OF,
are requested to be punctuAl In attendance at the
stated meeting to be held on
MONDAY EVENING, 18th inst,
at O'Clock, - business Of Importance will be con.
aus as . INC VIM. p. ALLAN, Secretary.
~THE NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN AS
~ ISOLATION will hold Q meeting at Liberty
H fHn corner I'm and streets, on FRIDAY EVEN
Important political business viii be transacted
and every Jerseyman 10 the city should be present
II. ID. swAYZE, President
N. N. KAIGHN, Secretary Protein. au25-2t
0@NOTICE.-A GENERAL MEETING Of ali
QS !sraelteswho desire 70 send their children to
M in the Sestry Of the stf Street Synagogue Pur
pose: Arrangement Of permanent school.
- p SCHIEiMER. Sec nro tam
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w5 5Ds HsE bhhEsF
Ss,s.; s:. .,.'u.
THOs: J: DURANr. 30 % street, near Pa. ave.
iosnPa RSS5stRT q Gait Bro, III iiof Pa. ave.
o COLNE, cor. steddsrt aud Congress sts., George,
A. BOOMER. 1891 9th street. Sow ..-
B!SSSgIS' 500 ii;S "a: $3.50 aye ,9s
~HOOns 81 g F F5EtfS sSRS 81 .ggsUsrEEs
4Ss fs . ss sss'fs a sa.S, s.t iso
h the .bss saIsins
bThS 45 street. Sstwssn 9Th and 7.h :ts
male ,sSoS ssS .res
between ;5, and ssrsess D. and that the trus
ro% AusGs fo sss
TENDER the pose Of issuing tickets
t,sdssd. mat the Secretary be instructed to ppb.
lish the above In the city papers aulo wit Sepltsd
n~HALLs HAIR RENEWER .-...........TOo
;Si .sr Hs:s MS G asn A,'5 S.s:
md oil A. FI fsfp; 5nb sYE A Ma ~
tied By myself; large bottles
Aver. sars.psrilla and Cherry Psetor.l--.l..ese
Hsimbod Buehu and sarsspar II
ysynss, Alternative end Expeetorsnt..-..--...e0 o
bachelor Hair Dye (black and brown
IGSinS perfumes, very large assortment. 1vsfrs.t.
n.ssoiis Bali and Laird
B9Tnetts Cocaine and Ksiston
schencks Tonic and Puimonic syruDa.....-.al IS
CsigateS sosDs, all kinds, retailsd Ct Wholssals
yhehsstsrt EyIoShosl hites-.-....-..- $50
Hr S~n, WineenHsesliesser Yo,1 SSs
De jonah Cod LIVER on, (Ssnuin sl.........Si.S ~
sk seIsch LII SSas s d0LTzID GIN, sc -
Jus. a Ss.; in tn.
, Sss Il, 3: 4 . az ds%s. lee sss
soaps Oolo9nes, Hsir OILS, Cosmetics, Hair, feoth,
Nal, Infant, Showing, and Hat Brushes, DRESSING
and i'm ,Ss SS%Si IN variety Prepare
Having much s1a re nay ssorsl IN .iys l..;
Be put MP at half the usual RATS, aAd every article
warranted fresh and pure.
,,ab ARrHSs ,I 1878 Z .ss i Drsssis
HEAILBURN's P0LAB SOFA
ssl lsrH STREET,
oDpDosiss United States rrsasru.
kisskh0HA, vICHY, sELrxla.
sARAroeA. BLUE LICK, a.
BEDFORD hIHsRAL wArlr,.
.Qn DsAueH1
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BOARDING.

R9ARpIHg;oo0ps RlesS:snt f.u ~ mi SHE'D
for tEo person.. Single room 923 Ban room and
Fes, No. Ills 7th street, between and n. streets
= FRONT ROOMS, TO be lad on reason able terms,
M1SQ1, cor. PsnnsylvaniA avenue and 18th street
Good location and accessible. mhSS-ly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-26

XVANTED-An those who value their sight to
w know that the best LONE DOLLAR SPEC
TACLE" in the country Is accurately suited to the
eyesight by II. H. HEMPLER, tho Optician, corner
mometers Of all kinds. jell
WANTED-PARTIESH HAVING HOUSEHOLD
w GOODS to dispose Of can save money and time
By Ling at l0S 10th street, next to y. Mcclure
kCo.s old stand. B. BUCHLY,
je6-ly Furniture Dealer.
WANTEB-COLTS REvOLVERS-An the
near National Hotel. apl3-H
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vi g. u. 81!

, { 80 ~ Y v u
dense from tho vol1minous SrSpurt 81
the experiment, were that one and
two lid ounces; given in divided
qusntities IN n2twsHsyafour hours in.
creased t4hs .sppstits, four OUNCES
lssssnsd IL, and larger quantities
destroyed itsntirely. A remarkable
Actwss ID initheiucfsassd pnlsation Of
tho heart. Daring the water period,
these were 1O6, ,000; in tie FIRST aico.
holic period '127, 900, saad lin the exI
cessive alcoholic period, thess wore
13l 900 which reducing 10 q mean
skcsas, gives IN increase Of 13 per
osnk, - that the heart uader aloo-
holic influence has TO do onofifth
moro work than in the natural state
which, adopting the lowest estimate
g1ven TO the daily labor Of the heart,
which 10 eqnal 70 l29 tons lifted ono
not, makes extra work equal TO
lining 1873 tons - far. + Many Other
results were obtained which We have
nat epAoe to snnpsgrate, but the ulti-
mate eo1clusion arriysd q by anpre-
jpdiced experimsnts was, that any
quantity Of alcohol over, two ounces,
viii osrtainly do great harm, and that
alcohol 10 mot necessary for man; that
evsry function is performed wifhout
and that the smallset dose, produced
\ decided effect on the heart which
WAS not necessary for health. and
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A shemeful riot oocurred at No

A shameful riot occurred at Nor.
folk, Va, on the night Of the lstinst.
The occasion wAs . political meeting,
which was being addressed BY sec,y
RobssoD, Ex-Gov. w ellis, Prot. Lang.
stos, (colored), and others. John T.
Daniel, . prominent white citizen oi
tho city, and : leading republican,
wAs wounded IN the head, BY bul.
let,,, others also wounded, The next
SnoraiDg = negro was found dsad 10
~ alley near BY. The row oommsn-
ced while Langston was speaking,
Who ID : finished, scholar and elo-
anent speaker, thoagha envslopsd. ID
: dark skin. Wesuppose il TO b a
exhibition Of the same old rebsl
temper, and the natural Offspring ol
slave culture, which Chxs. Sumner
years ago said begets bsrbarism.
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A scientinc experiment in regard
to the effect Of alcohol upon the
humane system: n

A scientinc experiment in regard
to the effect Of alcohol upon the
humane system:
In Great Britain, recently, . mum.
bar Of experiments have been tried
10 prove ths effects Of alcohol upon
the human system, not from any
desire 70 build mp . social theory, but
for tho Calculation of . very impof-
tant subject and she benefit Of ofscienos.
They were made BY =. A. Parker,
n. D., Professor Of Hygiene in the
Army Medical School, and Count
Cyprian Wollowisz, . surgeon on the
Army Medical 6ta6. In these s1-
periments they wore assisted BY .
very intelligent and healthy soldier;
who afforded them ~ their snbject,
al tho aid hs could in the elucidation
Of the facts. This man was % years
Of ago, 3 fest 6 inches in height and
weighed 1876 pounds, and Wa, in all
respects, in perfect health. For &c
days with his regular food the
experiments were tried. The 6rst
eight days he took only water; for
tho next six was added TO his diet
one huid ounoe Of positive alcohol,
the 6rst day, two on tho second, fouI
on the third, and on the 9Th and
sixth eight ounces zach day. He
then took water only for six dgye,
and then for three days took on each
half . bottle of fine brandy, contain
ing 48 per cent. Of alcohol. The con
illusions arrived st, which we con
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-10

PADDLE Your Own CANoE.-Judge
s. gave his son a thousand dollars,
telling him to 60 to college and gra-
duate. The son returned at the end
ofFreshman year without a dollar,
and with several ugly habits. About
the close Of the vacation the Judge
said to his son: 8
swell, William, you are going to
college this year?" = t
"Have no money, father"
"But I gave you q thousand dollars
to graduate on"
"Its oil gone, father"
Every we'll, my son; it was all l
shall give you; you must now pay
your own way in the world"
A rev light broke in upon the
vision Of the astonished young man.
He accommodated himself TO the
situation; he left homo, made his way
to college, graduated at the head Of
his class, studied law, became Cover.
nor Of the State Of Now York, enter
cd the Cabinet of the President Of
the United States, and has made .
record for himself that will not soon
die, being none other than William
FL. SeA ard. ss4 as,l '.if1 sizes
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: Is { l.lta fs4fl sag E
The notorious General II. v.
BoynsoD, the Waahington CORES
pondent Of the CincinnsH Gssstss,
the man who made the disgracefdl,
yet impotsnt raid on Senator HArlsl
and General Howard, is just now
dcmolithipg Grant, because hc re,
moved that school-marm Coz from
the Interior Office, or rather 90 speed.
lily accepted his resignation whom
rendered. n. v. B.s principal %.
eusation against Grant, is, that be
needed the politicians in the matter,
instead of the backboncless, namhy.
pambysters, who are neither fisb
flesh, fowl, Or oven good salt herring
Now, had Grant ignored the poll
ticians, which ID only another namt
for the active, sealous, radical repnb
licsns, who elected him, then thil
same impotsnt q. v. B. would hav'
been blowing his same feeble baso'
against the President for being
conservative, &c., TO-.
Grant 10 running the administrs
ton in the interests Of the people
He promised them that ho woul'
remove oil incompotents, whether q
his own or other appointments, an
in this as in oil other respects, hc
keeping faith with Thorn. There wa
mo accord between h and Cox, an
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-10

The Nashau (Iowa) Post adduces
. somewhat novel, but very felicitous
argument for protection. Itsays:
"Judge Claggett, Of the Keokuk
Consultation, one Of the Oldest editors
in the State, and Of course he re-
members events . good ways back,
says free trade ID an older doctrine
than radical editors believe, and that
It dates back to the year one. Solar
% personal knowledge Of the matter
goes, our cotemporary has the ad.
vantage Of us, but the history Of that
year speaks Of . high. protective
tariff on apples! And the same his
tory tails us that the serpentine Dem
ooratic party stepped in and taught
free trade doctrines and athere was
woman in the case" and she fell
into tho FREQ trade snare and tho deuce
has been TO Pay ever since. If the
Judge was actually on the earth at
that time, and judging from some Of
his editorials We have no doubt he
WAS he has either forgotten the facts
or carelsssly misrepresents them.
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Some workmeu digging . cellar in

Some workmcn- digging o cellar in
Polk township, Monroe county, In
diana, struck upon . subterranean
chamber with q six foot ceiling, and
eighteen BY twenty-five feet within
the walls, which are solid neatly
scanned stone work. Ranged in rows
on rudely constructed platforms.
were twelve skeletons each with
tomahawks and arrow heads at their
sides, earrings and bracelets Of solid
silver lying whore they dropped
them, and piles Of what appeared to
have been fars in tho centre Of the
platform, each pile crumbling to dust
- soon as exposed to the light. A
number Of tools made Of coppers, and
hardened equal TO the best cast steel
wsre. also unearthed, and fresh dis
coveries are being constantly made.
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H0W'0 Th1D 10c H1Ghp n
4 Slave Ono Hundred anA 0nl
Years Oh.

- -
a OoukikA cor1ss pondess y hanr =
sas City, Mo-, sends - the following
"There is now living IN Kansas
City, No, . sscolorsd lady who was
born in the (then) village az Rich
mond, Va, August 1st, 1874, ths slavS
Of VIM. i. Terry, whom sls sorvod
~ q slave 20 years, whea sAe was soll
at Henry Court Houss, Va, u. .sac-
tion, in 18l3 for 1l60, TO Henry Hay
wood, and was taken 70 jackson Co,
No.. whore she now lives, and ssrvsd
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. The Vinton Eagle Of the "a inst,
has the following in regard TO the
corps Of engineers upon the Ottum-
VA I ST. Paul railroad. Judging
from this report Of theirs. We may
confidently expect the party homo
in . few dayE
OrTuMwA &ST. PAULSUavsY-We
had the plsasurs Of : call from Capt.
Bailey, chief Of the Ottumwa . Sc.
Panl surveying party, last Friday
evening. The party were then in
the northern edge Of the timber
north Of the river. and Capt. B. iu.
formed us they expected to get out
of it that afternoon, and then they
could move rapidly on towards Inds-
pendence. Hs reports very favor
ably on this route, especially that
portion between Blairstown and this
city. The line ofthe present survey,
Squire Wallace tells us, runs through
the lot on which bis old residence
stood.
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baAgtnel Prussian headquarters ut
ksanx The King occupied the front,
Count Risnarck The haok rooms Of
the Archbishop's palace, The apart
iInncnts of the Count were on tho
ground 'Aoor, ahd 1ook iout upon tho
Isxteusiseigasasas to the;rear Of tho
palace. The l7th of Septcmbsr had
been, q very busy day to many Of the
'PrussiAns, and not least, of al to the
Count. ne was riding aIldAy, and
Eiueshs evening hs had . long confer
ssse with the King. Tired wish
these difficult lsbors be hastened,
when he reached his room, to prepare
for bed. He had scarcely, however,
boz sun 10 andrsss himself when he
heard, . rsstling among the bed
clothes, and ON searching found to
his astonishment 40 iniant not more
than four weeks old. On looking
closer, he found BY the side Of this
afant trowue the following note: my
husband fell ct. Sedan /; 1 have moth
ING TO eAt. Despair forces mo to
part with my only child It has
bssn baptized Vincent" Nor does
this curious story end here. To mako
it dramatically complete and SYM
metrical, tho unfortunate mother
committed suicide. The matter is
said to have reached the cars Of the
King, and orders were given that the
desolate infant should be rent to Ber.
lin. Was ever a life so curiously
begun?
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TAe I@ss Southwestern \. i.

xDO 1eNe 00uthW09tofn j. J.
We notics that Gov. Khkwood
presidents a. the Iowa Southwestern
stirring lively In the matssr Of this
contsnriassd rod which II intended
| 70 start from Clinton, lows, thsre to
connect eastward with . new line Of
road 70 Chicago, which, we believe
is to be completed this fall. Tbis
company, it will be recollocted, was
formed early in May last, and DR.. 8
d. Carpenter Of this city was made
. director and treasurer Of the CON-
pany. The vote was taken in parts
of johnson county last Manday, in
cluding Iowa City on the proposition
Of voting . tax under the law in aid
Of tho road.
The result We have not learned.
but doubtless it has carried every
where. We would like our resident
director here to DO looking after our
interest in this very important rail.
road connection just now, as We have
to-day received nows By tho Pro.
gressius Conservation, Of Oskaloosa,
that the company are seriously max
ing overtures to run this road BY
way Of Osksloosa. On the 26th
of last month Governor Kirkwood
and others, from Iowa City, visited
Oskaloosa, and held . meeting in the
evening Of that day, which the Gov.
ernor and various prominent citisenl
Of Oskaloosa addressed. The Gov.
ernor promised that = survey Of the
route - far as Oskalooea should b
made, and tho meeting BY . unani.
mons rising vote, pledged that those
present would vote for . tax in aid d
the road. gwUG
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The city of. Galveston, Texas, was
yesterday draped in mourning, in
respect TO the memory Of citissns
lest with the steamship Varopa,
Business was entirely suspended
flags waved at half mast, and bells
tolled oil day.
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In Richmond, Va, on the night O.
the Sd inst, q meeting of cx-Confed
crate officers was held with reference
to the Gcn,l II. e. Lee monument
Among those present were Cen
Early, of Virginia Genl Gordon, o.
Georgia; Col. Marshall, Chief o
Staff of Gen'l Loe. JEFF Davis pre-
sided, and was received with tremen
dous cheers.
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IV1U tU0 0U0o9 0UUS6lUs Z
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s.s c,tv - ~ . ns,.,. cslc.l..od n n [ -
room n.rd Lin, - shs soosl''s~s.ss -
of an anI;0ht.nad omm6n;tv stn@
al .ll;r.tor. sr.Les ana -ayt;,a. ~ !.
h;a ceilsr. hn,xsr,is e.cIss = hsvL.
- h;s v.,d !. . Ia ..s.s - -. i.,.n
And !. huge mor..sr T of ! msst;T S fal' 1
io-;no e;. foo,s,ars wha-ara- II ~
cosa An thasa ina aocertr;c;,;ss
90 vail anorrh and No c.no.sr - - ] 49,
rrl.ss thsr 90 n.n,.ht 80 - - 1890. ~ l
v;th them - vara . i.dv ana I,ttla
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Hwas .hont a;cht o,c,ocL vhan !.
l.dv r.ned NJ ss. .,nhe,l .ma "a. :
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TIC Gont % s r os Me-. | M Mo 80 81 snd -
nrsnsr;c;ou. of dsn.ss Cor san.;1n NJ .
docs esolss or ~ s.aas .. annroachsS the
ho1ss sudSan,s, s;.i IiP 49, % !.
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Tne steamship varuna, foundered
on the night Of the 25th, OF Jupiter
juliet, Florida. All on board except
the Second Mate and four men were
l0at.
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4eEo60 1ooeS1o 0f llfl64 4om
|. IL Watog3 q L1166 I utoal.
naa ths c,svslaa4 ueesld. a.. hi 4
l ~ week a. two s;.c. = - ,sIa.lasdid
| bark CITY Of Pa;nssvilje. Captain
Denial Inrrahan' laden r;th noaa.
| - 49, lroIr (Aiee.e, - R.Gsio.
- 49, in tov 81 4 49, ~ n
IHke H1ron. severa n;Iss ord 6om
1hs heed ofSt, Clsir river and -
Soin : throueA a. 49,, - : s.a.,;1
sate whsa "a ~ ofthe stswer3 =
~ of 6ve veara. ~ ~ rlavirc
oS : coil az cshIo vh;ch h.d hss.s rns
M "a ma a the niter deck "a
t1im AZ 6Sfp. al ooverNonr1. O.
- lTnsee1a Aoa,d ~ snlaaS.
loohsd - - ~ thA child oalIed
"a The atevard fhat tie bow waa
ovSri iorS aad 80 Sorvafd and
6noke fh6 NJ - ro1,nd & in 80 n.
oyerboArd. :. I, ~, etAvard rtarrisd
not for 4 moment and at : lean wa
oYer the side and into tha vater The
nats n. inovnfess t,nthsr fof the
enntaia. n .sf~oe1 e1esifv en;ol t;me
ianned i.to ~ ~ xias one' of
70 -. crt tSe Halls vith his
akeafk. .kn;fA a,d ec.iied awav IS IA
dernArsti0, N asnnv fhr tha st.vard
Wko - Is IS sssS Z half- = mjls
49,, kasrinr,, hs-assf eAoaA v;ah
the child Ri I'm arms In ~ msan-
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EouRIER ,,Jop pEpARTsAEElN'rr El'r
-coApLErE WITH NEW
TYPES AND PREssEs
PRINTING OF ALL K1sDs. ss
From b visasiss Csrd toa AannAoah Poster.
executed In good style. Eastern prices and
work duplicated.
ORDERS SOLICITED.
For IN
Autumn. z.

~ = I 81 Ii
The flowers. all bright. have departed;
That in the sumnierso lovely were growing,
And through the trsebops, ,sighing losd,
The AUTUMN winds are blowing.
Those beliny days, so fresh and fAir,
No mdse will give their greeting.
For sd against the window pane
The AuTuHN rain is beating.
A few short months ago the breeze
softly 70 the buds was calling:
They answered, but they faded too:
And now the AUTUMN leaves are falling.
And Ill the eartn looks drsar and sad. aa
With Natures robe decaying: .s, Il,
While autumn blasts howl loud and cold,
Old Boreas plain portraying. "tt+
'Tis thus, in youths bright sunny morn
Vain hopes you fbnd1y cherish 38
VIII live and bloom like summer flowers
And will as quickly perish.
And friends ron love. Will turn away,
And leave you all alone,
sharp frosts viii nip the garden Of the heait
And tuin IL into stone. g,,-, ,,..t,,
For frtendship is hollow thing
! a bubble that viii burst,
When you need 1t most, tits no where near,
II follows wealth and beauty first.
The world Is full Of weary ones
In need offfiendly light, ,-lR9
There life ID liks yon sutuzAA sky,
Twill close In autumn night.
I u
Then strive 70 help yosr brother, Inaifs n9i
:, While travelling hare below; ts.5
shield him from al piercing blasts.
TfiAt fosihd hts pathway blow. t.f
And, when you're done with this vain world.
sYod VIII 90 70 ono more MIR;
IwherS Ssaihmsr1l63Gs sorsvsrbleom,
a There viii b ne AuruHz there
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Now Yorlt Ntdv. =,

y
The New York Times of tUsmer-|
row will contain aFcpoft Of In ius4fl
view with Dr.. Sims, SurgsoA.iA uChief
Of tho Anglo-American Ambaisnce
! -Corps, which hes done smoh, eood
service in France. DR.. Sims witness
ed the burning Of BaSeilles, the
battle OF Sedan, and the surrender 81
the Empsrery and siso accompanied
AoAahoa aftsr the e'lAtterlwas wesnd.
ed. He describes the equipment oi
France . wfetched. He, says he
sAw whole parks of artillery br0dght
fiom tie fisidi a. Sedan vAiIs a16S
baetie Wa q ragiAg becAaee' thsrs
waA no amM plition. Ia The con.
duct OF the French army in ~
fthS earlier hateles be ascribod = "a
fhsro6es bas Seatss that trey tegAn %
loso albsonfdeaoe in their sasoerels,
and that this combined with, ,thswani
of food, epread demoralixation among
them. lrshoe AeconSiders kds ia
essssal es4atls eo1aiAanlinE Owei
9Q000 man. nAstatAssA Arom t6evsry
ontaet that the coumissiariat, VA
missFably Inadequate. At Sedan be
saw tho French troops -skinning herI
80 and eating raw hesh. !,
i Inc oqulplnAnt Of the Prneeisn ar.
NY and Oh it's appurtenancss hs
aseribes - perfect, and speaks in high
terms Of tho ability Of the Prussian
o@csrs. He says the French losa
in killed and wounded at Sedan
Was fifteen thousand. In that battle
the Bavarian contingent alons which
went into battle 60 900 strong, LOST
one fourth in killed and wounded.
He ID convinced that tho Pruseian
accounts conceal the actnal loss Of
the Germans. .-s,... I
DR.. Sims confrms the horrible
cruelties Of tho Bavarians in burning
Baseilles to the ground, destroying
women and children, and shootipR 3
those who attempted to escape.s9ul /
He also states that tho rumors
both for the year before, during and
since the war, about the i'll health oi
the Emperor and sickly nntare of the
Prince Imperial, arc utterly false.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-11-10

Tho Iow election law passed b,
Congress ct its last session, was suf
tanned yesterday in Now York city
by the Federal Courts.