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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01
In France.

In France.
The pending war In FraDce has been, ever
since Sedan, eminently war Of sieges, and
as such since that unprecedented victory has
progressed with the slowness and caution that
usually characterize sieges. At present Metz,
Verdun, Mezieres and Paris are besieged,
while there are no hostile armies Of any mag
nitude whatever confronting one another, or
likely to confront one another, in the
open field. This and the pending of
peace negotiations must account for the
slow and tedons progress which the gigantic
war has assumed. Strasbourg fell only after
forty-seven days Of monotonous Lacquer,
Metz still holds out against the same narrowing
experience, and Paris, most likely, will hold
out for many wearisome days to come. 1t il
said that the French have gained numerous
minor successes recently around the city, but
beyond varying the routine somewhat they are
not likely to effect the final result. One report
intimates that the Crown Prince has
been badly defeated at Mount Valerien,
but the details are hardly consistent.
Indeed, simultaneously with these reports
it is stated that the Prussians are continually
coming nearer, throwing up works at Bag
neux and the terrace of Meudon, directly in
front of Forts Vanvrss and Issy, on the south.
The organization Of the new levics in France
is going on so inauspiciously that their final
organization at all becomes matter of doubt.
The government has made another call for
modified guards, the flremen at Tours have
been enrolled, and few men here and there
seem to have been placed In fighting condition,
but the enthusiastic and unanimous uprising
that we expected, and that the provisional
government expected, seems to have melted
away like the snow on the hill. No cheering
masses of sturdy men seem to be rushing to
the rescue of the capital of France such as
rushed to the rescue of our capital in the memo
rable spring of 1861. Indeed, it is reported
that there is considerable insubordination in
the French armies already raised. Marshal
Lebeuf confesses that he dreaded to tell the
Emperor how inadequately drilled and
equipped the French army was when it was
determined to declare war. How hopelessly
unequal to the emergency the French people
prove in their present emergency is something
he could not have foreseen, or no dread Of the
Emperor would have silenced him.
While the whole French nation thus stands
paralyzed their dreaded foe is receiving new
acquisitions. Besides the force relieved by the
fall of Strasbourg; and which may justly be
considered in the light of reinforcements for
the main army, twenty thousand of the reserve
recently left Hombourg for the seat of war,
and now fresh corps d'armee has crossed the
Rhine near Fribourg-troups fresh and eager,
young in war, probably, but old in discipline.
The scenes in Strasbourg after the surren-
der and the proceedings at the surrender are
fully reported by our special correspondent
with the besieging army. The story is dismal
enough, but it is story of stubborn heroism
and persistent courage that will live as long
as the grand old cathedral of Strasbourg
stands.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

THE DEATH OF HERo.-Among those
killed at Metz lately was the famous Baron
Henri de Riviere. who made sensation in this
country some ten years ago by marrying
rich Mobile widow, and subsequently in being
prosecuted for the recovery of certain moneys
in this city by rich French lady with whom
he had been travelling and fourishing in both
hemispheres like an East Indian nabob. Let
this be said Of him, however, that if he lived
the life Of "a gay Lothario" he died the death
of a hero.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

BROKEN AT LAsr-The long drought, by the
regular, bona tide, old-fashioned, centennial
equinoctial nor easter, which began to thicken
on Thursday evening, and which opened in the
good old style during the forenoon Of yester-
day. We hail this old-fashioned storm as the
ending of the dry season and the beginning Of
plentiful watering of the dry land suffering
from the long drought in both hemispheres.
The storm was wet blanket in the city upon
the Farragut funeral proceedings; but this is
small matter compared with the welcome and
much wanted rain to the country.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01


The Police Commissioners are disposed to
add thousand men to the police force of the
city, thus making the available body three thou
sand men. We think that they should not hest
tate an hour about making the increase. The
necessity appears SO urgent that the Commits
sioners need have no fear that the Legislature
will not endorse their action. If there be any
want of authority in the Commissioners at
present to increase the number of the force
they may safely adopt the proposed course,
and trust with confidence to the Legislature
for its endorsement. The Commissioners are
very naturally alarmed at the increase of
crime, and they see the incapacity of the
present police force to stem the current.
The public are convinced that the police
force is insufficient for the wants of the city.
There are not men enough in the force to fur
nish decent patrol. Many policemen have
beats to travel ranging from two to six miles.
1t is absurd to suppose that the lives and
property Of citizens can be protected under
these circumstances. 1t is impossible to
expect that policeman can prevent bur-
glary occurring when in the performance Of
his duty he is compelled to be mile away.
We need thousand additional police in the
city, and we hope that the Commissioners will
not hesitate to add that number to the present
force.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

THE NATIONAL LUxURY.-It is computed
that every wild Indian within our limits, man,
woman or baby, costs the United States gov
eminent three hundred and fifty dollars
year. But we must triAe away our loose
change on some amiable folly, and as John
Brown had little Indian why should Uncle
Sam deny himself similar pet2 1t is pleasant
to know that the taxes 60 for nothing worse
than cultivatiug Indiana.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

THE RACE BETWEEN THE CAMBRIA AND THE
MAGIC did not come off yesterday, owing to
the non-appearance Of the stakeboat, which
was also to carry the judges. With the free
wind blowing outside the harbor the race
would have been an especially exciting one.
It has been postponed until Monday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

VALLANDIGHAM BELLIoosR. allandigham
adopts the modern conventional etiquette and
says "Schenck lies and knows he lies when
he makes certain assertion. Schenck will
have to bring out that Vienns blunderbuss
which shoots backward If he expects to get
square with the hallicose ssVaLs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

Mr.. TWEED, according to the Chicago
Tribune, would not thank any man who is
worth five hundred dollars to vote for him
who does not vote early and often and get
drunk regularly once week. This is Chi
cago opinion, but they are very fast, and loose,
too, in Chicago.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

TIE NORTHEAST SToRM.-After the drought
come the freshets, and heavy one is re-
ported in Virginia. Lynchburg is suffering
and Richmond is threatened. After the rain
of yesterday, which prevailed South and
North, we may expect to hear of immense
freshets in our own rural districts, where they
have been suffering SO much for water.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

Booty FROM DoUzY.-The French army
which moved up to Sedan to relieve Bazaine
at Metz actually halted at Douzy to give q
ball to number Of young ladies who had
come to see them from Sedan. Thus the Sec
ond empire, which came dancing into power,
danced to its fall. 1t fell from too much
dancing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

THE CASES OF YELLOW FEVER on Gov
ernor's Island have been quarantined by DR..
Carnochan, and the city is thus probably rem
dered safe for the present from any infection
from that source.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01
Dazaine,s Position.

Marshal Bazaine, it is said on good autho-
rity, refuses to recognize the republic. If
this report be true the situation in France,
and as between France and Prussia, has
become more complicated than ever. If
Bazaine maintains this ground King William
may not find it so difficult after all to treat
with Napoleon. Suppose that Bazaine sur
renders with consent Of Napoleon, and sup
pose, besides, that King William gives Napo-
leon safe conduct to Metz, would it be diff
cult for the King of Prussia to restore Napo-
leon? Bazaine has, at least, two hundred
thousand men on whom he can rely. If Napo-
leon from Metz were to make an appeal to the
French people--France, meanwhile, seeing in
the republic nothing but disorder, and feel
ing that Napoleon was backed up by the
whole strength of Prussia-is it impossible
that the peasants, who are Bonapartists
almost to man, would vote for the restora-
ton of the empire? All our reliable news
from the interior of France reveals the fact
that the peasants are not republican. We
regret the fact while we are compelled to
confess it.
This is one of the difficulties suggested by
Bazainc's position. But it is not the only
one If Bazaine stands by the Emperor
France is not only at war with Germany, but
at war with herself. 1t is an empire divided;
and the attitude of the defender Of Metz
compels us to look at the possibilities of
civil war of the most alarming kind. The
legions of France have never been so turned
against each other as were the legions of Rome
in the last days of the republic, and as was
the fashion under the empire. II Bazaine
stands by Napoleon no one can tell what may
happen.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

NEW YORK POLITICIANS IN THE WEST
We learn that Commissioner Tweed, accom-
panied by a number of choice spirits, passed
through Rochester day or two ago on Pull
mans palace car Mayfower, en- route for
Omaha and market, on pleasure excur-
sion." Ex-Governor Seymour is out in that
section already. having felt the way.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

THAT REWARD OF TEN THOUSAND THALERs
offered by the little German town Of Osterode
to the person who should capture Louis Napo-
leon has, since the imperial surrender,
resulted in raising the question, to whom does
the money belongp 1t belongs to ''Old Fritz, !"
and the authorities of Osterode are quibbling
in raising doubt about it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01
Utter Failure or M. TAierS Missisa -
Runnan.

Utter Failure Of M. ThierS miss1ea -
Russaa.
We learn by Q despatch from our special
correspondent that NJ. Theirs has again met, at
st. Petersburg, . most utter and complete fall
ure In his mission. We know how he was
doomed to bitter disappointment, first at Lon
don, then at Vienna, and now the same thing
Is repeated at the Russian capital. His mis-
sion there was to convince the Gear OF the
danger which would menace Russia II the
Prussian power were further increased by
annexation Of French territory ; but he spoke
to unwilling ears. The Emperor politely, but
positively, declined to give an audience to M.
Theirs, and Prince Gortschakoff repre-
scented to him the impossibility of recog-
nizing in him any official authority and the
inexpediency Of the Russian government hold
ing any diplomatic intercourse with him, par
ticularly as his avowed object was to create
distrust and enmity on the part Of Prussia
toward friendly Powers. M. Theirs might
well after that entertain and express the opin-
ion which is attributed to him that France had
nothing to hope from Russia.
Thus, in all quarters, every effort made by
the republican government Of France to bring
about cessation Of hostilities has been frus-
trated, and nothing il now left to the French
people but to yield to the terms imposed by the
conqueror or to persist in heroic defence of
Paris and rise en- mGsse against the invaders.
The very desperateness of their position may
yet bring victory to their arms.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

WALL STREET will be less iubilant after
reading our Washington correspondence this
morning The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue has decided that the tax on brokers'
sales is not repealed by the law of July last,
and our Wall street financiers will continue to
contribute small portion of their gains to fill
Uncle Sans excheauer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

THE LITTLE ONO GAMEoooK, Lew Camp
bell, seems to be making Roadway over his
opponent for first Congressional honors-Gen-
eral Schenck.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

SPOTTED TAIL is q stanch advocate Of
Broadway, there was ''no more fight in him."
As with Red Cloud, his mission to tho East
was a sumner, and great hit for the Quakers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

THE MILKMEN's DEsPoTIsM threatens to be
very oppressive upon the people. The late
resolution of the Milkmen's Union DEGREES that
the price Of milk from this day forth to the
consumer shall be twelve cents quart instead
Of the present price of ten cents. When we
consider chat the cost of the article in Orange
county is about three cents quart, and the
expense Of transit to the city about one cent,
the difference between six cents to the whole
sale dealer and twelve cents to the consumer
is pretty handsome profit. Taking into
account the addition of water at the rate Of
about quart to the gallon, which the milkman
finds convenient at every neighboring pump,
the price which our citizens will have to pay
under the new tariff is about fourteen to six
teen cents quart for the pure article delivered
at the door. Have the public no remedy for
this extortion?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01

SECRETARY BOUTWELL, has determined to
commence calling in the three per cent certia-
cafes about the Lat of NovembeE,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01
ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway-orxRA BouYyR-
LITTLE FAUsT-PRIMA DONNA OF NIGHT Matinee.
BooTH's THEATRE. I'D ST., between 9th ana 9th
BIZ VAN WINKLR- Matinee at ~.
sTENwAY, HALL, Fourteenth street-axASD NILSSON
MATINEE at
LIMA EDwIN's THEATRE, 100 Broadway.-BLAK Er'D
sUzIsa-CAMILLE. Matinee at 2
wALLACK's THEATRE. Broadway ana 18Th street,
sHKRIpAS's COMEDY OF THE RIVALS.
MBLos GARDEN. Broadway.-TnE NEW DOMESTIC
DRAMA OF HEARTS EASE. Matinee At 2.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner Of Eighth and
nd st-OPxRA BoUErE-LE PETIT FAUST. Matinee at 2.
WOODS MUSEUM AND MENAGERIE, Broadway, cor.
per Both h-Perfomances every afternoon and evening"
NEW YORK sTADr THEATRE, IS Bowery.-GrsxAs
BowERY THEATRE, Bowsry.-TuE BURGLARS OF
NEW YoRK-HANDsohE JACK.
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE Theatre Frsncais,--
VALERIE, THE BLIND oRPHAN-A Cur OF TEA.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Twenty.fou4n st-MAs
AND WIFE.
MRS F. B. coNwAY's PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn
The THREE GuARDsMKN.
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUsIC.-EDw1s FORREST
IN TIE GLADIATOR.
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE, 20l Bowery-VA.
RIK1Y ENTERTAINMENT Matinee al IN
THEATRE CoMIQUE, Ga Broadway-CoM1o VOCAL,
ISM MICRO ACTe &c. Matinee ut ~.
BAN FRANCISCO MINSTREL HALL. SIS Broadway
Nxano MrNsrRELsY, FARoEs, BURLRsQUKs, DC
KELLY 4 Icons MINsTRELs. No. sos Broadway-
TIE BABIES OF TIE PERIcD-THx ONLY LEON.
HOoLEY's OPERA HOUSE, Brookiyn.-NEsao MIN
erHELBy, BURLEsoUEs, &C.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RINK, Third avenue and Sixtythird street.
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, SIS Broadway
SCIENCE ART
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-01
The English Cabinet Council.

Our special correspondent in London tele-
graphs some particulars Of the result Of the
council held yesterday by the English. Cabinet
in regard to the course to be pursued in the
existing crisis in European affairs 1t has
been determined, as we are informed. that the
government shall make forcible and last
appeal to Prussia to consent to peace on condi-
ton Of the destruction of the French fortresses
in Alsace and Lorraine, without exacting any
cession Of French territory; but it is not init
mated that England will resort to any warlike
measure to enforce that appeal if it be, as it
surely will be, rejected. The fortress and city
Of Strasbourg, once again under the German
flag, will never be RENTED to France under
any system of moral suasion; for King William
evidently believes in
the good old rule, the simple plan
That they shall take who have the power
And they shall keep who can.
Our correspondent also adds that this tardy
show of Intervention on the part of England is
caused by the apprehension arising out of the
warlike movements OF Russia, and by the dis
like of England to see the power of its late ally
against the Gear too much broken. We rather
think that that very reason may operate on the
mind of the King of Prussia in the very oppo-
site direction, and lead him to favor the designs
Of Russia by rejecting all propositions Of peace.
England has acted cruelty selfish part in
regard to its neighbor and late ally; and if its
own political and material interests are now
made to suffer it will receive little sympathy
in any quarter. 1t has been forcibly and
truthfully said that the position which the
English Cabinet now takes will dissatisfy the
belligerents and please nobody.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-21

AT the recent interview between Little
Swan and other Indan chiefs and the com
missioner of Indian affairs, some one
undertook to deprecigte Little Swans claim
to be chief, showing that it was founded
upon his warlke rather than upon his
peaceful principles and practices upon his
savage nature, in fact, rather than upon any
distinction Of merit or moral fitness such as
would he recognized by the laws of civiliza-
ton. Little Swan was asked with a want
OF dellcacy and consideration which IN
Indian would not have exhibited, how he
became great chief He replied, with an
Indians honesty and frankness, that it was
by his deeds IN battle. by killing people. F."
said the questioner, with an air of triumph.
"Yes," quickly responded Little Swan. stbe
same as the Great Father in the White
House."
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-21
Boy Smokers.

Here aud there about the street corners
and around the doors OF amusement you viii
see a lot of urchins, some of them decentlY
clad and presenting respectable appear
Ance, who are engaged il, asserting their
manhood By putting away ut execrable
cigars 1t is fair to presume that their
saAious mames are not aware of the foul
hap'ts sSeir darling boys pick up and prac-
nee outside Of the paternal roof: but for
'nei' o'neht they should know that it "a
stated that French physician has investj
gated the effect of smoking on 39 bovs
between the ages of . and Is WHO ws,e
addicted to the habit. Twenty .seven nrss
ehten distinct SYMPTOMS Of nicotine 49,
10 - there was serious disorde,s of a.
circulation. indigestion, dullne,s Of ;n,a,l vac
and marked appetite for stron,, d~;nl
In three cases there was heart Attest.
eight decided deterioration of the biona ~
II there was frequent epitsxis: 10 baS a. :"
turbed sleep, and had liberation Of us .hS
mucus membrane ofthe mouth. I, IA a..
then to see how the ranks of drupkards asi
dissolute men "about town" are recrn;taS
when there are so many boys in training for
deiiriup" tremens and all the horrors Of d;z
sipation.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-21
THE KING OF prussia.

William l., King of Prussia, is the son of
Frederick William III, and Princess Louisa
OF Mecklin burg Strelitz, and was born
March 22d, 1877. He received thorough
military education and took al active part
in the campaign of 1913 and 1915 against
France. He was made governor OF Pomer-
ania in 1910, and held the position until
1873, when the progress of revolution
forced him to seek retage in England In
May OF the same year he was elected mem.
Der of the coustituten: assembly, and re
tarned to Berlin. In 1919 he commanded
tue RUSSIAN army sent against the reVo!u
tionists of Baden: and In 1858. when the
reignng king became insane, he was ap
pointed regent He signalized his advent
to this position by Diminishing the kreuz or
arissocrssic party, and adopted a liberal
policy. The death of Frederick William
", without an heir, January %, 1861,
brought him to the throne, and he WAS
crowned at kouigsberg, Oct. 18th, of the
same year. 1t is said that he insisted upon
pihIAAE VIC ACr IIItieb Oh ul5 own htoN'
thereby asserting his faith in "the divine
right OF kings, and his course since tina:
time has somewhat disappointed the liberal
party Of Germany. Count Bismarck. Sch
cenhausen, was made prime minister in So,
and this able mon and his royal master have
worked harmoniously together for the az
grandisement and glory of Prussia. The
Austrian war Of 1866 contributed greatly to
this end. and has indeed almost u1ade
Prussia the dominant: nationality of Europe
King William was married to Princess
Augusta, daughter of the grand duke Of
SAKE Weimar, in 1929, and has two children
Frederick William, born in 1881, the
husband of the princess royal of England,
and Louise Mary, born in ISIS, and married
- the grand duke of Baden.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-21
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pack 500 daily in the small tin foil papers any
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