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ture OF vessels or softening Of the brain Sub
stance. ....,
An artery Of The brain once rendered weak
by the cause mentioned. is the initial st1Se o.
.moet cases of apoplexy Any nudue pressure
upon the circulation in the brain may nov, at
any time. be followed by rupture Of the af-
fected vessel.
Tbs severity Of the attack depends upon the
position and size OF the vessel r1lPtnted. and
tho amount Of e1travAsted blood. II but
trail portion Of the brain, or nt it, ba4c. 1t mag
prove quickly fatal. Or it nny be IN time abe
torbed, and the pressure 80 far relieved tnat
the attending paralysis mar disappear. i IS
owing to the fact that ansM vessel :naE INST
rupture, aud tho patient recover, and after
! follow; and again ekiil larger +esael may
| rupture, aud death re1ult-that MANY have tue
popular notion that there are generally three
| attacks before the disease proves fafat. U!
| the 1allacy OF this belief We hare se:entiy had
nuraerosis very Io:ah'e examplea.
Mental excitement. fatigue, physical exer-
ton. and, shove I'll. stimulating drinks. and a
stomach overloaded with indigestib!e food. ars
exciting causes which almost daily destroy
thoee already predfeposed to arople1y.
There are generally prcnonisions OF the ap'
opletic condition. The weakened artery otter
temporarily yields under undue pressure, ant
that portion of the brain messed upon lose:
its power, whether Of motion Or sensation
Hence, such persons often speak Of tetnpos
at nunhues= or tingllng Ut j lirab or pat.
rense Of dlzziuts 81. occasjonally moc,cnta:'
loss Of consciousness, or Inability to ait,cu1at'
certain wor!s or letters of double division.
ApoI1rxy, like mort other eese.e diHeases
Isl beet treated By preventive measures. \ per
son subject to the prenoustory ssml'toln
mentioned should be extremely careful Il
ayoid all cau=e. which would excite un.l:l
pressure npon the cerebral circulation, I'll
neck should he free from su pressure: ii
feoa should be light and nutritious: .timnls
ting drinks should be used in moderate tluau
tit,eT. If at all : and all severe mental an
physical eAciteMents must be ecrnpuiuusi
avoided,
The approach Of the final attack is often ns
ticed by the sufferer, and lie gives moment
warning of lie danger. Dickens felt = pa:
shoot through the side AID sluke Of it tli
was tiouht!a-s occasiored bv the rupture. ri,
bert treatment iu he adopted by the bystant
err il to las the patient duwn, with the hca
cteytt.i: remove all constructions fzonA th
neck APPLY cold Nhter to the head and he:
to the tAtsrhitles. The great object is to pr
vent The tilEsun OF Hood by withdrawing.
| ftcu ta.a i,railt
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topoIcota'& Estimate OF Jc>tt~ Christ.

Napoleon. when At s.. Helena, asked Count
afor,holon. Can ron tell me who Jesus
Chns, wa.:" The question was desi'nea:
aII Sapolt On proceeded; Well, will tell
you. Alexander, Caesar, Charle51agoe. and
my self, have founded great empires; bat n2.
Oh What did theee creations OF cur 6anius de-
pend: Clon force; Jesus alone founded His
empire on love, arl to this very day millions
wouLI die fer him. :" think Dr-
dtsstand something OF human nature, and 1
tell ynn all these were men. and an mau
rone elee is like him; Jcsas Christ was more
tlan man: have inspired rnnltitudes with
srtL an enthusiastic devotion that they would
have died tor ne, but to do thus it was utcess-
s1y that ! should be risi1lY present, With tbs
electric influence Of nv looks, Of my words, Of
~ voice. When saw men and spoke 70
tx IN. I lighted up the fame Of self-deyotion
| il their hearts; Christ has a1oae succeeded in
80 raieing the mird OF man toEsrd rho Tn
seer, that it becomes insensible to the bar
riers Of time and space. Across 4 chsam OF
e.shteen hundred Yc4rF. Jcsus Christ makes
| q demand Which is beyond al othe-s difficult
| ia satisfy; lie askr for That which phi!oso-
| lie: p;.. often seek III Win At tho hai..!s of
[ i:.- s.:elIs. or l :.thtE ui his chi!1srn, or
| ,.-e al i.er tporse. or , man OF bis brother
| n. eek- for tbs human heart. Ue will taye
| j: catir,ly to himself. He tier,anaz /: rnc.n-
L.ticn .Ly: and fnr1Lvi;L i1i- ;."faaed u grant
\ d. Wonderful! In defiance OF tina and
| s;ase. the soul Of Eaan, With all its powers
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1
The navy Of A,1ht1ia was commanded u
Apsil, GsGa, on the peace fuoting. by : Vice
s.,m:ra!s. Rear Aauaizals. "a Captains 81
>fE e-of-t!te-line. u Captains OF tr,sates. II
ttp1,ins nf eoryettes. io6 LieNtena,,ts, and
hi E.ssiE,,< and cadets. and manned by 3,Sia
sailors. On the WEI footing. the sailors are to
,,;,usrr s,7;:s tntn. am! the na1inrs. Lilo.
The navy r recruited like she army. by con-
ss1tI,ion from among the seaf airing population
Of tic en{1rr.
hss o4 fo1.-e.+ct OF tl,.> hzst au,l second rank.
na1ntl:: Couiosn. Ca1!csbarE. Tcnesyar,
iesr.Nas3irn. Eezek. H..al. Catlestat3s, Gau-
owe, .tr1at. Mnnkar-. CFacow. Grad.scs, Oh
n,ntz. Lenro1dr,ads. psaSs.s, E.i&en. Thezesi-
enetal.. kufeteia. l;nk. s,alztbugs, Ru1a. ka-
susa. 1ara and rola. Ihs last named is the
q nj naval fer.ze-s OF the Empire. IL the
naval cnHs cement during the tier1nan-Ita1iau
~ar uE 1sta, between tile Aust1iau aud Italian
fleets, in which the former we're yictonou+.
the Anr1Ilsrs taeet Was divided INTO shzee d'El-
~icne, the hset consisting Of seven Ieac1a&ls.
te:tn leary Wooden vessels. nnaer Conno-
tore pe,z. and the shir,i Of seven light xooien
@epsc!r.
MILITARY STRENGTH or Tue ITALIAN KINGDOM.
Tie SsTtirss. IAN rf co1asc1sption forms the
baais Of The military organization Of the king
Il u VI Italy. According to i, certain por-
tiou OF al the oung tuen OF the age OF u. the
| EEmter va1ying from .40,000 to 50,00. is
'e,itd animal. Tor The standing Army. willie
the 1c4t are entered in the kEtny IN which they
Lavt to ssctice annually for Is days. and nse
| then scut ou Unlimited furloughs. but can be
called permanently under arms At the ouslresa
I Of war. -...
| The etanting army is airided into eix CORPS
| ,.'armee, zach ecrrr consisting Of three diyl.
t:sn@, and each Divisions II two bf!gsae~
fut:r OF &ix ba,talIous Of "beIsaglie1i. or rihs-
| uc,. two regiments OF cavalry. and from 81.
! 10 rire cctnrsnie- of artillery. The acsua
p:re1rth Of the army 1t the commencement o.
| laet year was as follows. according to Al Off
| -
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and faculties, becomes an annexation to the
EppEt s1ne1sse o. cafs hs rno sa,ass 1assssy as
raj love toward Him. This phenomenon is
unaceountabte-it il altogether beyond the
srope Of mans creative powers. Time, TIC
great fest1oyerr is power.ess TO extingassh
Ibis sacred hame time can neither exhaust
its strength, nor put limit to it. range. y T..
| thought Of it. This it is which proves to ne
mute cunancinsly the nivirity of Jesus
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The t!"'f''a" fffriF'r, OF th's city. brings
1ot"afu pau tof 'neeuhs Tue numerous
"'nas'anes 'n'"''e' ~ 'os existence ana
=, " q ts.''""s 'f"cA acss'ss Tue
~'n '.'.o!4 " .ne ens' near '7'1teeatn
:" .'''''s" ~ 'ef'o"s eonS'oe'-
' ~ a., aA 40 'ae l'',ne't'u onlee''on
~ NN' tea''s0. "'i@1's-noltsers "ea'ass Tue
p'ot s'so"~.' - ''""e'. "Pon 'ue o"0
~ os''on ~ tae VIZ" '''one tne avenues Tue
."'" F'ol'se' t1al tpc F'ae4ue'a w w.
Asss't&t ~ 'nc easi "io "cs', lea'tns 'ue
aseh'es =. themselves II tne'' 'se>en. 'ese'
me plan eontemp1ates TINT the ''ehee'.on
OF tne s'aanc's shall commence al POM
l:u 1ee' tfom the 1a1l"as 1faca' t1s'ns GFao-
ua1ty 10 Tue ne'eat VI "'''e 'ee" 'ne ''A""'
tfack t'e'tie Impressed h'ne 4eo'' ""u i' '.,
ing af"una. III seii'ci1e'e, ~ pun
ites 1fom Inc ttaeh t'n 'te "'"t' '.,''
s''eh '1aanets "o"'' ~ ''sl'''.
avenue one ~. e"ts'"se7
anu the oR'e' 1ol tA0'e s..,:..
a's'' 10 lfes'e -,
=" lno' .,,,,, .-.,.,,, - $780, ,;..,s
III 'n* It. H. @ ,,.:,,, % A.. ~ 49,,
s'". ~ "'' '&'e "'''' 'A' s'>'''''s ''0'-
"'."'
LIS pun "oaH'' u eoufSe' require Tue
e"hoen'1''.4on u eef'"1n anao"ht u real
eA'A'e' WINCH would nave u ne lalh Tor NJ
us aet"a1 'alne' hnt would involve tAr l'Ss
'4'ui''ee !" pf''a'e properly tnah '".'te'
i'A'o"''s Tue 'he o. Tue streets, Willie
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Among the suI,crstitiuus into which Eu-
rre FELL during the middle ages, from the
h .Etr civilization Of the Greek mud Roman
,.er!o<ls, WIS the fetich-likc aud supcrstf-
s:,us fuith in nostrums ana medicines; in
,le hcaliug and invigoratiug power Of poi
Ans: in the special endowment, by the
Creator, af stn.c plant. mineral. or drug.
With extraordinary curntive properties as to
certain human ailn.euts. Like the most of
ful>ehoods, this notion or theory is about
one-cightl truo-seven-eighths false. SO
far as it is false. it's flisehood Is exceeding
y misclisvons- Its tendency is to turn
sl:s mind OF the sick person mud his friends
away from Al investigation of the CAUSES of
.;s,ease-from study Of tho habits Of the
.-..tient. and from correction OF tho abuses
to which tie 1iseasn IL due. to IN empirical
system IF gue>>work after the magical
''tlixir nr ''usuts,one TINT will cure it.
Take Il very common instance. 4 ynung
.i:,'tf. nrwiy deprived Of ills natural sus-
i.nn.,cc from the mother, aud nut snccess-
| fully s',rll;tei with substitute. which, Mt
ii s4,ae time. is al.pted to its appetite, its
digestive powers. its degree Of exercise,
:u:d its need of Strengthening food. grows
:ulnsry and festrish-in short, l'egins slow
j. to starye The first edett Of its irrital,le
esnss'Niv, is sestlessness At night. Achs!1
well fed tatl satisfied sleeps rs naturally as
au anaconda Sorge1, or wel1-fed bear
l;ut Il l.alf-hanBry nna feverish infant OF
,:ue whose food hs. Hot digcsse1, rolls and
tuml,,es through the night, kinks etE its
covering. ana, if it sleeps at
all, sleeps naked. After repeat
ed checks to its natural perspiration,
sensible and iuscnsible. from, imperfect
uutri,neut and frequent CHI :. il develop.
u chronic dia11hna. 1t this int, tae pl
rent. if ali Indian, sends for relicin:
man: if white man. Tor ILL., locso,.
rosty-n;ue times out Of fifty. he loc,c1
will simply, by why 6f advertising the "
tent aud success Of his practice. rcsuar'
. np<'n the great number Of cases Of tht
snlnc kind he il now having. and how The.
nre all recovering. No. an inquiry is ma4l'
into tue exact neglect by which the littl'
one has become i'll. Such inquiries seen
to assume that the child has been neglected
, i'll some way, and 81 imply TIE incompe,en
. cy Of the parents This is inst the 1easo,
: why the physician ol1ght to cross-c1aznin
I them, like unwilling witnesses, until he ha
y discovered the cause Of the ailnent; but
unfortunately, it is just tho reason why h
Q often omits politely this part IT his tluty
= He shoots his t>specifc" at the complsint
o inst as tue mcdicine-man Of tho Indian get
| r., 4
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stFEt...:... .---ess.4'0 2ss.'V
servlve in 1869, comprised three Field Mar
st,ale, eighteen Gsnerals OF Infantry tFcldzea-
gmeietcrj and Generals of Cavalry: seventy
fuo Generals Of Division, and Ill Generals Of
ErgaJe. There we're, beside, uon.actire,
twenty leigh, Generals Of Infantry aud Cen
erals IF Cavalry. l5u tienesa1s Of Division and
l:3 Generals OF Brigade. The Austrian conf
ma1ders are - follows:
|. vttnaa, U2ton del !, Bruu, Baron dc RAM
Mauie. tntpgs1tR Retaktrchcn
>. GIaiZ, Marshl3 del = Innsbruck, --.
Jshn. .. xara tlaIu,atl1. Mar
;. l1aEne, l'rincc de; shai sie Wagner.
Nuil1cnnoWp. ~. fternlanns1a,ii, Mar
I. LeMl,eTE, Marshall shat dc Ro,iich.
Ssphetg. III. Fe'efwarsltia, Mar
:. Uteil, Marshal Jacubs slal Weber.
d. kantstcin.
&. A@raM. 1r1hsc Die-
ftlehsteH. ! .....
I;y tl,e terms Of the compromise " como to
between Austiia and Hungary, ou which waa
h.sea new army organization. which came
intu operation last year, the military forces Of
| the ~l,olc Empire are divided into the stand
| irg amy, the l.andwehr or militia, aud the
! I.audsturul. The regiments Of tue standing
army u,e under tie control Of the Minister Of
| War If TIE Eul,iEe. A,i the La1llwchr under
| the austrian and Hungarian Ministers Ill
orders relative to great concentrating 1nosc-
| n4c.ts II troops must enaauate from the E:n-
1ssnr, who is tho supreme chief Of the whole
| ot lie military forces of the Empire.
| lie stantinE army Is formed by consCrlp-
| t,un. to Which every man is liable who l!.s
reached hiA :!0.l. year. Tho term ot service l..
ten .fsrs, three of which the soldier must
spt Id III ac:iye service, after which },e s en-
rolled for tho remaining seven years in the
army OF reserve. quite distinct frou, the
eta,sinE army il the t+a1ltlwehr, the term Of
service in WHICH is twelve yeass. bA. With
1uliea limitet! TO the respective divisions Of
fle Empire from which it il '4rawu. The entry
iuto tie Landstruu, or general levy, is cum
ru1sory only in Tyrul, and il naie up OF vol
inteers in the rett Of the Empire.
/ STRENGTH Of TIE MATT.
Tie naral forces Of Atlstria consisted in
April. 1863. according to official returns. Of Is
steamers aud III sailing vessels. The follow
ing taIle eivea tilc names Of all the men-of-
war. with their horsepower, guns. and tom
! marc:
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II f. ll.TTi!.S letter frn1n Governor Pal
.,:. =. It bt ns!et.at. II tie na1ae ak d. c.
';:n.hr. residing i'll Mason City, pretty ef-
iet,ustly il>ln,se>> s's the question as to how
:l.r,.5. H"E>- Ut Representatives for this
-t:.. :.ii.,:..,.. H.. cl"c:ctl:
r. .t,'-, 'ts-;.r frp:
s., -: ''.ur .I,p''~s- A:t'ht for 'hs. ne:n.
,f,. 4!.,.-, / Il. .,ft4els.asrs OF The ncw
- 49, ..rJ!s,, ~, u" .aAt. y. tae 0evsf 15s
n ~. s..:~s,, crdr:: 10 The direction Of Sc.
!, H., II tt,.- IrZ:.At.se aFfc'ss Q! tNe as y
1.-.-.,r IT,. ~ret.. ptii bc divided Into DIS
~ :;! In c..,,.:s ni Alexander viii tt Dts
,.,, M. !, 1Ar u~1: .;taerxi Assembly NIL dt
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vide the StAtc iTtn hstIcta, and give eject u MI
nes!s. representation, and In ISIS, raeh Scnatar1h
htss'ic. will elect thfer Representatives. without
rrrar 10 county lines The people may seltcs she
Whuit. numlHr from the sa1uc r>unty. uf, Indeed.
from the tame schoo! district, II thet choose to i }
so Kcsrectfull{. JOIN ". PALMER"
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cra and eco engineers and wo1kingmon. With
1.271 otiiccsr, Of whom were Aduirals. 5
Vice Admirals, II Resr Adnirats. aud l0f Cap
tains. The nariner consisted Of ? reg gimen:s.
ccmp1isirG 22:a4 officers and $3.50 soldiers
, 1870-07-24
Austria AND ITALY.
.:,l... it1tprERairE conitttoia-Htilfar5
and Snsn Strength Of Austria asnd

.:,l.4. l.1.pr7ltirE Conittfoh-91tttt:1Fy
and yn.nl Strength OF Austria aAnd
1tniy.
FINN, tas yt.e l'oFS tribune. July =.
Any moment may bring Information OF Co
ali,io1,s between the great powers on the con-
t;nst,t ri Europe, Each Of them ha. either
su,pus I'd greyance TO sedsess,, OF soma por-
tidn at territory to acquire. Should Austria
reize on this occasion to seek TO retnese tne
disaster oi Sadowa, OF Italy renew with tEance
tile all,a1cc Of 50, the military aud nas14
frrce. they can command are stated Is ioi-
lnws: --
.rEES01H AND CoSprTloS OF THE AUSTRIAN
ARMY,
ACCORDING to official returns, Austria pos
seree.l, at tAe commencement Of 1881 sea1,
standing army numbering 1t5. i1t men on tae
peace foctius. aud ss3, 40 IN tue war FOOTING,
organized Is fellow:
pEscKs11IoS uY 1Roors or STANDING AKAf.
Ptact- War
fopssn1. 3o'f4ng-
20 Regiments Of line, zach conf
POSED OF 3 nrlI ttastaliolls. re-
serve tatLaltpns, aud depot
!. HILLARY Military frontier i1oa; regiments, -
II :, all > Of 4hattalons, ler r3as as,es3
| reyjilent IT e Kaiser lager Of
T,Io!. ami . tattshous Of OF. .. ,e.
| u ca1arai!,s ) o, ambulance AMI
hospital service. 1,ls0 1.7'6
Total Of Infantry. y........-. .155.5:5 53',G ,G9s
turairy.
/. regiments q slt:4;9an-. y
| n,tris Ut hlssars, and tcgf-
| Eer:s OF .anceFs. aS,'25 a>,.*a
To,al ot eavalsy..:;..... ss,'2a ss,'ss
,a regiments of fri,l sstil}eH
each oI II batteries OF pieces. LISA 1885
| II ta'tal!rbs Vi fortress and
| battal1nns OF mounted artillery SIS ls,a5s
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Total. ,al..-............l9s,a:. s.. s4s's5s 4''1s
The army was commanded. in 1859, b. H.
7o1 officers. not Included in the abovc returns
Of these. SO formed thestaff. whi't 5. .e6I were
st,sched TO the inf.ntrr Of the line, $50 to the
Eerselieri. 1s9 to the earal.y. and eo5 TO tho
.rt:Iesy. Ever. native Of the Kingdom i. i,
sbie to the consenption. and 70 be enrolled
either in the standing army or the reserve.
NAVAL FcncE< OF rrALr.
The navy OF the Kingdom Of Italy consisted,
At the commencement Of last year. OF 70 ships
Of MAR, arm+l with 1,oS2 guns They we're
clas=ed as follows:
Ho~xe
SttMtef. GAh+- FoHtr.
1nnn-ela,ls s1a N,aSo
Sr.rw steamers. Us 92i0
pa,.lie steamers. l27 1850
Sailing yrs.t!s- -.......-..... l-d 80.
ICtal...... .......-.....H l.tlE .@,l+Q
The following table gives the names, the
horsepower, Dumber Of cuns. OF crew, and
| topuage Of the principal ships Of the Italian
ff.,.t ri V
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vote taken On tic motion to refer to ths Exa-
cutiVe COMMITTEE was lost by vote of = f,-
aud So .eaiust.
The motion on the adoption OF the rr-
tio1,s w.a then PIT and carried. bSa vote u. II
in lie affirmative and hi in the negative
Tie meeling then adjourned.
, 1870-07-24

.cl..., being determines! not 10 fall At the mex,
,Aathaii.,H.
ny placing several individuals in I circle with
jn::ss tan'ts. and observing the tlnle required to
tlanscit The impression Of haul pressure ssyrral
hncs rEnnd tho circle. lrDf- q. ". Holmes ha& t,'-
E.t1 the TACT that 1t tiu.ies a:,nut one-tenta IT
s>,cond tar sensation tn pass fta1u one hand %
the ntses, toEpuch thr nrTrcs ami hfain Ut an In
| A!y3irRl
The house otcur!t.! ts ". rasnlol In Wash
'ssun. Is the ssMc recently occupied bE II. .ls
Ei.le. the 1>aa.sh Minister Ii seems to hayr IA
tAl;sy ah1r; T. IN the morning Of Suyrtal''7
l-:s. youu< man n11ued Lewis II. l,.ars, u
csfH In tho Lard u1cs. 1u,1 residing in ta!s h1t.e
| with his mother. Shot himself In her r:eserre
They wcsc both in tho hack rar'tr, aal she Was
SakvrsslnH with bin IN tecani to hts irregular
mc'e Q! living. and concluded her maternal ceun-
sels by embracing hin, and giving ttm an afIcc-
| toraie lsa, which tenderness IN her part be NJ
fntntra by stepping Ut a few feet, and, putting a
tisfo! 10 hts forehead. sail. ..1'n kill myself
Setting the action "a the word, he nre4l. and tesl
| fttm The wound almost instantly.
There nas been curious fatality within few
| ,ta1s past AMONG the Ch!ets Of Ordnance nj
Washington. Captain Henry 4 Wise tLos Grtncoa
| W3sr}, Chief Of The Rurcau Of Ordnance In the
A,my. u dead. General Ripley, Chief OF ur,l-
na,,cc in the Nary. Is dead. Captain Aullck,
Assistant chct Of Ordnance In the Nary, IL dead.
| Aud, uow, Admiral Dahlgrrn. Chief OF Ordnance
i'll Inc Sayv Il dead. GENERAL 4. 3. nyer, Chci
| OF Drllaucc In fhc Army, remains. str1use,
says tic New York Tribune. thar the only Dyer
ar.n,as Them all shuu'd te the oaly onc who lsu1
j dead:
| -A1 the annual meeting OF the Alumu. nl the
Wesleyan University of MkldIe.o.u, Conn, 1nlt
! ~. nr. Cummings sali that Mv5<rA Isaac Rich
AI'a bauatl Drew at.ee11 TO raise the interest nn
fhe!r t1l"S.neui suut to per cenf. making On
ti-tfease OF one thousand dollars . ycat each.
, 1870-07-24
GERMANS CALLED HONE.

HEEllS, Iny 2a-The government has tssnc,l
circulars to ali the Consuls nf North Germany 10
rureIRn States, requiring ihe3n to 1orwarl inrue-
afcay ali Germans llse tO military duty paving
Their Iassagc to Fathcs'au't, and furnishing then
with kuth articles IA muf lle necessary They are
a.sO empowered to forward, on the same terms all
volunteers who may wish 10 nsht for Germany
l.. f..J4 1f<L
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-15
EXIT or SECRETARY BOUTWELL,.

EXIT or SECRETARY BOUTWELL,
A WASHINGTON rumor, which appears to be
more authentic than the generality of reports
from that quarter, states that Secretary
Boutwell, is about to retire from the Treasury
Department. 1t is said that the main causes
are his strong devotion to the policy of pay
ing of the public debt rapidly and his oppo-
sition TO an expansion of the currency and
the acquisition of San Domingo. He has
come into collision with the President on
these pOiRts, and Grant seems to be gradually
developing a will of his own, in poll
tical matters, as stubborn as that dis
played by General Jackson. The hero of
New Orleans disposed of his Cabinet officers as
freely ss if they were mere house-servants, and
the hero of Appomattox appears equally ready
to make changes in the personnel of his sd-
minisuation. 1t is certainly high time that
something should be done to increase the
popularity of the administration, and if Grant
has devised good methods for promoting this
end, he may well be pardoned for making all
the Official changes necessary to attain it. 1t
remains to be seen whether he is on the right
track or not. His proposed platform, appa-
rently, is more greenbacks, fewer taxes, and
great chances for making fortunes down in
San Domingo; and these planks are likely to
be popular in a good many American markets.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-15
PFAlSBURH.
Another Fieucb Fortress Fallen Its sltuHtiOn


Another French Fortreas Fallen Its sltuntSon
and History,
One bv one the fortified towns situated in the
ancient provinces OF Alsoce aud Lorraine are
falling into the hauds of the Germans. On the
morning Of November Is, Tbionvdle shared the
fate of Its ueghGor Metz, aud on Tuesday,
December 13, the Prussians marched into Pfals.
burg, after that stronghold lad surrendered
Internationally BY She capture OF this place
the Germans are placed in complete possession
of Alsace aud Lorraine with the exception Of
the small fortress OF Btche on the border near
Rhenish Bavaria, aud Bcifort at the southern
extremity of the Yosges. The siege of the lat
ter town is being vigorously pressed, and its
fall may be looked for any day. Btche will
then be the only uncaptured place claimed by
Germany ns a rectidcatiOn of the frontier; but
even il il should hold out for months to come,
its possession is practically of no importance to
either of the bcligereuts, aud its ultimate sur
rend is only question of time.
Pfasburg is situated in the great central pass
of the Vosgee, five miles northwest of 5averne
and twenty-five miles northwest Of Strasburg.
After the rout of MacNahon's army at Woerth
he rallied his demoralzed forces for few hours
in this mountain pass, but it was impossible for
him to make determined stand here, and the
victorious army of the Crown Prince was soon
III COulpleL6 POSSESSION OF b1c locality, WIN the
exception Of Pfasburg. This town being stu
ated about three miles to the north of the rail-
road from Strasburg to Paris, its possession was
not of immediate consequence. Formal siege,
however, was soon laid to it, and it was closely
invested until the day of surrender. Its fall has
been frequently reported, but the garrison made
a heroic resistance and held their ground bravely
until further resistance was useless. In one of
the assaults made upon the place in August by
the Wurtembergers, the attacking party was
reported to have sustained loss OF 1900 men.
Pfasburg ranks as "A third-class fortifcation
in the great system of defensive works estab-
lished by Vauban, by whom it was built aud
fortified. In the tremendous struggles between
the French and the Allies in 1914 and 1915, it
was besieged by the latter but successfully re-
sisted the most determined efforts of the enemy
at its capture. Napoleon styled it the "nur-
sery of heroes" As the birthplace OF a number
Of his bravest aud most accomplished officers,
included among whom were Marshals Gerard aud
Lobau.