The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-23

came almost uproarous In their demonstrations OF
Joy at the glad tidings that the Pr,rsan army was
drawing near tine gates OF Paris aud would s0on 10
DE-HAUsMANNIzIsa THE FRENCH CAPITAL.
In all the haunts OF Teutonic patriotism con-
siderable difficulty was felt In supplying the quaint
ties OF lager deemed necessary !or hitting ceebra
ton OF Prussian successes. and even those sober
persons OF the German persuasion who had hitherto
felt disnclined to shout until the Prussians were
"out OF the wool" gave way last evening 10 the
influences OF the time aud the tidinas aud became
juDlant. They regarded the ultimate and complete
triumph OF the Fatherland as no longer doubtful,
and safely predicted that Germanywould now become
Power compared with which all the rest OF Europe
must De like nothings, no we're AT all, no now you
makes II, Ply tamr'
OUR FRENCH PoPCLArIoS,
usually regarded as excitabe on the smallest provo
cation. received the disastrous news with what up
peared 10 be wonderful stoiclsm. When asked what
they think Of the turn the fortune OF has taken
with their army they shrug on all attempts at pump
iag them and generally shake their heads. saying
eral ana Bazaine is good general and II Is hard TO
believe that they have been beaten so badly as the
More French than the Frenchmen themselves are
our irish Enthusiasts IN this struggle, who are ~
divided a IN their opinions as 10 .ne oDec
been on all questions whatsoever affecting them
selves or anybody else Some enlightened Hfber.
mans insist that ats all up Wild the poor frlnch
aud that Napoleon, who must have been "bethrayed
by some dirty basic for British go0ld, had better
take philosophical view OF the situation and try
20 make peace on rhe best terms he can get Others
there are who loudly proclaim their utter disbelief In
the correctness or any message that KEN here since
question that France could be beaten OF ALL at ALL
by any one big nation, even though backed W
million OF small ones. "DOn't tell me-" said
FRENCH coRKOSIAN POLITICIAN.
with an ear-Spttlng br0gue, who folded his arms
| after reading the bulletin and addressed the ciocS
on the steepe or ST. Pauls church. "Don't tel me
that all the Dutchmen In the world could bate the
Frinch 80 bad as what we are tould III never be-
licve IL till see It, and even then I won't oe too
| sure OF IT, There's plinty OF British goold dying
among thin fellows that sinds these kilograms over
here TO brighten Us into Keeping quiet Mnsla, but I
WISH was ~ the head OF u Frinch ridgemint this
mint"
| The only element OF our Irish population who re-
tain their senses on this question the Feniaus.
With what they call 'sneaking regard for France
and the French, they do their utmost to keep their
sentiments down u very cool point OF neutrality,
through vague fear that England might possibly he
found ngnflng on the side oil France In case OF a
general liuropean war, as she was In the CriInca.
Sll tneir iatn In the military power OF France Is
| very strong the dispatches Notwithstanding. Our
reporter encountered
PROMINENT FENIAN
Yesterday afternoon. who had distinguished HIM
sell SOMEWHAT in our own late war, and who ex-
pressed the opinion that Napoleon was now playing
the deepest game OF his ife: that the Prussians
| being drawn into the most cunnmgly devised OF
man traps ana that no Prussan now on French soil
would ever return. French feet he was sure, ha,
gone with an invading army into the Baltic, and
when Napoleon hears that such force ha, disen,-
barked and marched for Berlin, then he will close
| his trap and hold his Pruss.ans.
Twen. y-.econd Ward German Patriotic Aid
| Society.
The German Patriotic AID Society OF the Twenty
| second ward held meeting last evening ut Wash
ington Hall, In Eighth avenue, near Forty eighth
| street. the President, Mr. Kempr. In the chair
About 5000, which had been collected during the
week. was deposited in the hadds OF the Treasurer
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