Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-29
ITEMS OF THE WAR.

A very violent and persistent propa-
ganda is going on against the French in
Spain.
King William has adopted the name
of the French camp for his battle-cry,
and thinks he Chalon to Paris at once.
The annual expenses of the Federal
army of Germany, on peace footing, are
66,S56,674 thalers, or something over
$50, 100000.
On the first receipt of the news that
France had declared war against Prus-
sia Gen. Prim wished to send so, 900 men
to the Spanish frontier.
At Berlin and at Paris there are an
nouncements already placarded Of splen-
did illustrated albums of the existing
war. m
The Empress regent, being born in
Spain, can talk Spanish; and now the
people want her, in company with the
Emperor to walk Spanish.
Some years ago the song "0n the
banks of the blue Moselle" was greatly
in vogue in this country and England.
1t is now, we presume, very popular with
the Prussian troops.
An Ohio Prussian drank thirty-fve
glasses of beer after Weissenburg, and
lived. He went six better on Metz, and
was buried on Sunday.
When Mrs. Partington learned that
the Prussians were about to attack
Nancy, she remarked that she always
thought "they were mean enough to
strike woman
The Elbing Steamship Company have
handed over their whole feet of steam
ers to the naval authorities at Dantzic.
Five of their ships have been found
serviceble for the purposes of war
The trains passing from Belgium into
Prussia are now unloaded at the front
iers, as the lines are mined on the Bel
giun side, and it is feared that violent
shock might cause an explosion.
1t is believed that the Prussian cam
paign will do away with many absurdi-
ties of French military costume In
Italy the buckskin gloves, aprons, etc.,
were laid aside, and such will be the fate
at this time of the ponderous, suffocating
bearskin bonnets of the grenadiers of
the Imperial Guard.
A Paris banker has received from
Berlin banker remittance of $4,000,
and letter thus worded: "The other
f4000 will be due next month; | shall
bring it with our troops myself" " He re-
ceived as good as he sent in this reply:
I" / will endeavor to ameliorate your cap
tivity by all the means in my power"
Among the distinguished Germans who
have been summoned to take up arms on
behalf of their country are Prince Pless,
the purchaser of the horse Blue Gown,
and NJ. Andre, who some time since
bought the Colonel. NJ. Andre has, with
praiseworthy patriotism, made present
of the Colonel to the King of Prussis,
with the hope that he may become his
majesty's favorite charger,
Marshal Lehoeuf sent for the two Off
GERS of the Baden army who were taken
prisoners in the skirmish at Niederbrun, |
and an hour afterward they were seen to
return from his dinner table, each with |
a lady on his arm, one being the wife of
the Marshal The French officers
thought that this was carrying courtesy
little too far. 1t is said that one of the
captured captains is very wealthy
1t really seems almost impossible for
any sovereign of France to die upon the
throne and bequeath his power to his
immediate descendants, Of all the SOW
ereigns of France since lTT4, Louis Ma
poleon has had the longest reign as Pres
ident and Emperor, They thus COM
pare. Louis XVI, eighteen years; Napo-
leon |, fifteen years; Louis XVIII nine
years; Louis Napoleon, twenty-five years.
The folling are said to be the demands
of the King of Prussia. They were tele-
or snhed from Carlsruhe to London:
First-That King William shall be de-
olared Emperor Of Germany. Second
That the province of Alsace, together
with the city Of Strasburg, shall be given
to the Grand Duchy Of Baden. Third
That Bavaria shall receive full money
compensation in consideration Of her
services and expenses in the war Fourth
That Napoleon the Third be deposed
and that an Orleans prince be placed
upon the throne OF France. The feeling
in Germany is said TO be universal in
favor of these conditions.
il seems the Emperor's telegram to
the Empress got into the newspapers by
mistake. 1t is said twas stolen and sold
to La Liberte. A correspondent at Paris
saws In this connection; No doubt the
telegram came from the Empress, and
the fuss made about its publication is
merely to appease the better class of
Frenchmen, who do not like the tone of
the dispatch, are not pleased to have
such correspondence revealed (suppos-
ing the dispatch to have been conhden-
tial. and not merely theatrical stroke
of business), and who do not approve the
exposing mere child like the Prince
Imperial to the dangers and horrors Of
the war, The affair at Saarbruck was,
of course, q merely trifing incident, but
il is to be hoped that even with the slight
French loss, the boy of fourteen was not
really Us cool and unaffected o. bis father
seems proud to assert he was. Lut us
hope that, for humanitys sake, his boy
ish cheek paled little when he saw the
NOV men down like wheat;
when he saw the French officer lying
dead. with his white kid gloves as if he
were going 10 a ball, and the ten poor
soldiers whom his father tosses off so
lightly at the end Of his telegram But
it is not very likely that the boy has
much heart; be has been brought up in !
the worst possible school Of manners
and morals. The ball he picked up on
the battle field he has made present Of
10 one of his play-fellows, the son Of :
Baron Lambert, and lest history should
lack material for chronieling the bloody