Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-05
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1870

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The EUROPEAN WAR NEws.-Thc dis.
patches published in the morning papers con.
tain little OF interest beyond that given in
Yesterdays Gazette. The Prussian account of
the Saarbruck affair states that but a small
garrison held the place, and that on the advance
of the French they retired ito position north
of the town to observe the enemy The
Prussian loss is put down at only two officers
and seventy men, while the loss Of the French
appeared to be moro serious" According
to the French accounts the capture OF Saar-
bruck is an important event inssmuch as tho
tnun commands several lines OF railroads. In
a special dispatch to the New York Herald,
which must be taken for what it is worth, it is
'copjectured' that "Marshal McNahon with
the African army is about to cross the Kline
and dash rapidly by way of Carlsruhe and
Heidelberg to Frankfort, and that thence be
will eudeavor to cut the railroad commuuca-
ting between Berlin aud the Rhine" Another
dispatch, however. Ssys that large force OF
Plussians advanced between WeiSsenbourg and
Leuterbourg, ten miles into France, driving in
the advanced posts of the French and destroy
ing several miles of railroad between Leuter-
bourg and Strasbourg, along which it was
supposed Marshal McMahoa was preparing to
advance. The French loss. it is said, was
heavy, including many prisoners. All the
accounts received from the seat of war are
contradictory and unsatisfactory and give but
vague idea of the actual state of affairs. The
ideas and suruises of unreliable correspondents
are telcgraphcd in place Of actual iacS. and
as display Of enterprise in the absence ct
neuS, absurd reports and surmises arc tiVcn.
The truth may be slow but the pubic would
prefer to wait little in order to have il.
Our evening dispatches bring information Of
serious engagement in which two fortified
towns were taken by the Prussians with con-
siderable loss ON both sides-thc PruSsianS
claiming "glorious but bloody victory" The
French lost one of their Generals, killed.
The New York Bulletin gives al sccoun: Of
a favorable change in the wool market OF that
city. The large stocks of wool last year, TO-
gether with the extreme caution on the part OF
manufacturers, caused heavy losses among the
dealers, AMI during the spring months they
showed general disposition to get rid OF what
they had, at whatever price it won!d bring.
Under these circumstances dealers were indis-
posed to again take any large stocks, except at
greatly reduced prices. The WOODEN goods
trade having recovered 10 the last few months,
manufacturers are again using a much greater
proportion of fine wools
A cheap government is the ouly one that
is at all consistent With popular rule. !! he mo
rnent, says the Richmond Enquirer, that
popular government departs from the rule OF
doing Justice and begins TO CO tavors aud dis
tribute bounties, it awakeDs all the selfish IN
terests that may war on The rights OF the PEG.
pie Not one dollar of public money, cot one
effort of public power, ought to be directed TO
any other object than 10 promote the public
welfare. Every departure from this line il
violation of popular principles.
The present Virginia congressional dciega-
ton comprises three Ridgway,
Mines and Gibson; and five radicals
Platt, Aver, Booker and Mckenzie. The last
Two were elected as Walker republicans. Mil
mes was elected over all his opponents by
majority of ., 1888, Ridywsy by 3,lGl, Gibson by
S,295, Aver by S,023 Platt's majority vas
2,ll5, Porter's 3,lS5, while Booker was elect
ed by a minority vote Of 3,l0l. Mckenzie,
in the seventh, or Alexandria tiStrice, beat
Whitllesey 4,S95 votes.
A dispatch from Richmond informs US that
the Conservative Central Executive Committee
have issued al address, recommending the
postponement of the Congressional uomina
tions until the State is re. districted. They op
pose entaueling the Conservatives in any party
ard recommend that the party in
Virginia support that National party which
uphods the banner of constitutional liberty,
equal laws aud Just administration.
In reference 10 the nomination OF u candidate
for Congress of the Conservative party in this
district the Fredericksburg Herald says: 1t
has been over twenty years since this section has
had the privilege OF furnishing candidate for
Congress, and our people are of opinion that
having deferred to others wishes in the long
past, that other sections should DOW regard
with some favor the choice of this end of the
District.
An official journal in Paris avows that the
war is not against Germany, nor against King
William, but against Bismarck. As Napoleon
and Bismarck have had duel OF wits Tor some
time with no other result than an appeal to
arms, it is suggested that they now tfnish it
up by pistols or fsticafs, ard permit the rest
of the world to 60 peaceably about its business,
The Fredericksburg Herald remarks that
mo candidate who permits his name to 20 be-
fore Convention, and alter being defeated
here, seeks to set the choice aside, and an.