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France and Prussia-The Duke Oh
GraRnm0nt's Statement.

We have published the cable abstract OF
tho Duke of Grammont's statement to the
Senate, but it is document that should De
given in full.
On the 10th July the Duke thus addressed
the French Senate:
Gentlemen,-The manner In Wnlcn the
nation has received our declaration con-
vinces us that we may count upon ltS sup
mort. We sought to make known our legltl-
mate grievances. Accordingly, we nave re-
ollired nothing from Spain we nave not
deemed it necessary to treat with the Irlnce
of Hohenzollern, who is protected by the
King of Prussia. The majority of the POW
ers have fastened to recognize the justice
of our demands. We addressed ourselves
first to the Minister of Foreign A1iars at
Berlin, who announced that he was
entirelv unacuuainted with this fam
ilv matter. In view of this fact we
souoht audience of the King hims elf,
and ordered NJ. Benedict to 60 immediate
" to Ems. King William pretended that
he had taken no part in the negotiations
undertaken with reference to the candidacy
If the Prince OF Hohenzollern that he had
participated in them at their termination TO
rive his consent, not as sovereign buC as
Read of the family. 1t being Impossible
that these reasons should appear satistac..
tnrv to us, we insisted that the King OF
Prussia should advise and demand that the
Prince of Hohenzollern renounee all
claim to the throne of Spain. Mean
while. there came from Spain de-
claration from NJ. de Olozaga, announc-
ING that the Prince had renounced Inc
crown. This remuneration, which PRUSSIA
nersisted in having no part In, could not
Satisfy us, and we demanded of the King,
therefore. that he should declare that If the
crown of Spain should ever be offered to
the Prince of Hohenzollern he (the klngl
wonld no longer authorize him to accept
#, Orr demand was just and moderate !;
we had no reservations nevertheless, the
King of Prussia rejected our demand, NJ.
Benedetti telegraphed to us: 81 nave
again asked of the King that he should IN
the future refuse to authorize the Prlnce
If .H0henzoIlern to accept the throne
of Spain." I persisted in my. demand
uselessly. The King of Prussia =, endea
nv saving: II neither can nor Will enter
into anv Such engagement, He wishes TO {,
await events. In face of an "unJustliaDie
refusal. we did not break off negotiations
despite YOUR legitimate impatlence. we
reorested a fresh delay, but our surprise
was great when we were told that the hlng
of Prussia would no longer receive our am
bassadors, and to make his refusal dennlte,
he had given notice of such refusal TO other
Powers. Moreover, the King OF PRUSSIA
had requested NJ. Werther to withdraw.
We have neglected nothing to AVOID war !
we now prepare ourselves to endure "llat
is offered us, and to take such measures rs
the honor of France demands.
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From the New York World.
French and Prussian Tactics.

The great Napoleon said "We must
change our tactics every ten years if we
would preserve our superiority upon the
field of BATTLE" The French used in the
olden time to be remarkable for their elan,
for the ardor Of individuals and regiments
every sergeant felt that he might become a
general. This French characteristic was
specially noted at Solferino and in the TIA
liam campaign, and it was recognized that
the brilliant personality Of the soldiers Of
the first republic and the first empire had
nothing diminished from the days Of Arcola
and Austerlitz. AS late as 1860 Prince
Frederick Charles Of Prussia issued ga
Military Memorial" and his exalted rank
and subsequent position as commander-in-
chief gave great weight to his judgment.
In this memorial be asserted that the
French had q certain freedom from routine
and all elasticity of movement which the
Prussians would do WeA to initiate. His
military ideal was the French soldier, the
thinking bayonet."
Prussia would conquer France in war
if she could shake herself free from the rou-
tine of parade, the demands of regulations,
and her system of skirmishing. The first
principle on which the French act is to set
aside, as soon as the army enters the field,
the regulations Of the barracks. The three
points that should be at once attended to
In order to make the Prussian army capa-
BILE Of conquering that of France are-first,
to develope the military qualities Of each
individual soldier earnestly in time of peace;
secondly, to give the army leaders who
have thorough acquaintance with the
three principal arms; and thirdly, to OPP
pose to the French more varied and
elastic system Of tactics. Colonel Ferri-
Pisani, Of the French staff, In the Moniteur
de PArmee, OF September, 1858, says of the
Prussians
a /" Orders of battle become dispersed the
continuity of lines is broken up to such
an extent that there Is not even left the
smallest trace of the general direction OF
the movement. We see numerous partial
attacks, executed by battslions, halt batta-
lions. single companies, or two companies
near together; there is little or no unity
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DOM P1Arr, who corresponds for the

DOM PIATT, who corresponds for the
Commercial, Of Cincinnati, in his last, men
tons that he was robbed in Washington OF
check for one thousand dollars, payable
to his order. He stopped its payment, but
was quite iratc that any one should ROD
him, and proceeds to hunt up the thief. Ii
he is caught, DOM proposes to punish him
by compelling him to listen to the debates
in Congress. In this connection he thus
naively compliments congressional integ-
rity
"I employed detective. BE was an
honest, capable officer. [ said to him
have had check of one thousand dollars
stolen from me this day.
"He said-did this guileless detective !:
'How can that be, when Congress has ad-
journed and most of the Government left
Washington
"Then said to him-to this deep detec-
tive sSome low-minded, miserable crea-
lures are initiating their masters
"Then responded my hope: IL 1t mas
not been taken by the Government officials,
or the lobby, we may hope to get it again.
"And on this forlorn hope we went to
work.
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PRUSSIA AND FRANCE.-A remark Is at
tributed to King WILLIAM of Prussia, made
In conversation two years ago, which
grows interesting as hostilities between
Prussia and France are about to eliminate
In bloodshed. Two years ago, speaking Of
the probability of war with France, he
said sshe had no desire whatever for war
with France SO long as the French will
"not interfere with Prussia in the perform
"ance of its great mission-the consolida-
'tion of Germany" He added If it
"should ever be necessary to fight France
{" in my time, we shall not beat about the
bush nor act upon the defensive. The
" first battle will not be fought on Prussian
"ground-we shall attack with all our
strength, and in the direction of Paris"
We shall soon see which of the betlige-
rents inyades the territory of the other,
and puts that other on the defensive. Both
rulers evidently desire to press the war
with impulsiveness and "dnsh."
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!, DEFENSIVE WORKS OF GERMANY-PRoBA-
BILE French LINE. OF OPERATION AS LAID
Down BY A NEWSPAPER sTRATEGIsT:-lt Is
interesting, says the Paris Ltberte, July,
10th. to examine the lines Of defence and
the Strategic points of Prussia. AT present
the North German Confederation has nine
fortified places of the first class:
On the Rhine Mayence, Coblentz, Co
logne.
On the Oder-Stettin.
On the Wartha-Po sen.
Near the mouth Of the Vistula-D antZig.
I On the Pregel- Kenigsbnfg.
All these places are on Prussian territory
except Mayence, In Hesse, and K9nigstein,
in Saxony. 1t was decided, latteriy, tna t
the lines Of all these fortresses of the nrst
class would be modified, but in commencing
the engineers limited themselves 70 9 e3n-
structing exterior works, without touching
the existing ones. AT Mayence, Cologne,
aud Magdebourg, these works are IN pro-
gress.
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There was great to do in Ashtabula
county, Ohio, recently on the occasion OF
the erection of monument to the memory
Of the late JOSHUA r. GIDDINGs. His sue
cessor, General GARFIELD, hardly less blgot-
ed and bitter than the late Mr.. GIDDINGs,
made the address on the occasion. SO men
seem to be far more ready to build monu-
ments to national feuds and sectional
hatreds than to disinterested patriotism and
wise craftsmanship. AS the monument to
the Abolitionist is built and dedicated, its
counterpart ought also to be handed down
to future ages. The most famous slave
trader upon the high seas, who laid the
foundation of New England opulence,
ought to have his monument. The two
monuments would celebrate two epochs-
the work of New England people.
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tha second class

The forttfa pfaces 0e the second class
.n11uifer thirta Ger sThes; are:
Onstf,e sarreA-SarreIo His. a !.
On the Rbif,a- w esei.
on the Weser- linden. ;,ss
On the Gera : ErfGrt
~ On the EIbe--T orgas.
On the Spree-spanda1.s b ~ q
On the Oder-G loynus
ON the Neisse-G latz, Nelsse. Z;
- On the Baltic rbourg, DuppeL,
Kfei. Frederichstadt. Stralsund, Goldberg.
The notifications OF. SarTel0uis are repair.
inc, and it Is under consideration toI con-
strt1ct two extensive bridge defences, one
MT Hamm and the other at Dinsburg, near
Vessel. 81 5. s ~,
Among the port defences those OF Kiel
and of the Jahde at Heppens occupy the
first rank. Large forts, secured by enof-
nous iron revolving cupolas, are being
The fortified places Of the third class are
On the Wittenburg.
On the Oder--Kosel, Kustrin.
On the Vistula-Graudenz.
On the Baltic-Swinemunde, Pllau.
We must also name as fortified places the
defences of Dresden, the bridges OF Marien-
burg and Dirschau, the mouths ofthe Weser
and Elbe, and the fort Of Memel. :,
In elancing at the map Of Germany 1t Will
be seen that to enter Germany the most con-
venient line of operations for lis consists In
entering between strasbourg and Basle
(Switzerland), for there are. NO fortified
places nor protected bridges there then to
besiege the Notifications Of Radstadt by a
division, and march on Berlin BY frankfort,
CasseI, and Leipzig. BY this means we
turn the defences on the Sarre, the Rhine,
and the Weser. AS to the Elbe, the sup.
port of our fleet guarantees us passage
near its mouth. y:sE
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In Alaska new discovery has been made
not creditable TO our newly-acquired fellow
citizens of that happy land. When "me-
dicine man" dies one of his slaves is sent to
the spirit land to wait upon his old master.
The United States officers have just rescued
a boy who was destined to this business OF
waiting on bis dead master in the other
world. GREELEY thinks the Constitution
does not authorize this enthusiastic prac-
tice! That depends upon whether the
Radical party adopts the practice or not.
They compel the Constitution to give that
sort of consent which is indicated by 81.
lence whenever they want to do unusual
things,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

@A COL DBACK, 6G7 BROAD
sTREET-NEW STORE AND CHEAP GOODS.
A GOLDBACK, formerly with 8. N. & II. Rosen-
baum, has just returned from the northern mar
kets, and has opened at the large and beautiful
store No. COT Broad street one OF the bestselected
and the cheapest stocks OF DRY GOODS In the
city. Having been for many years In the whole
sale dry goods business, and having bought his
stock within the last few weeks with great care.
therefore no dead goods left over from former sea-
sons, enables him to sell goods ut such low 0cures
rs to defy competition and all he asks Is to be IA
yored with q call from his numerous friends and
the public generally. Orders from the Country
filled promptly and Enthusiastically. - -
q he following young men arc with me, and would
be pleased to their friends and the public gene.
rally:
William 81. B. Taylor. formerly OF William n.
Bell & CO.; Charles =. Britton, formerly OF VIII
liam n. Bel C. GEORGE =: Denny OF this city.
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Prussia and large part of Southern Ger
many desire a perfect unity of the German
nation, SO long cut up into burthensome
little States with their little despots. The
South German States have an independent
political existence in time of peace, but in
war they become practically part Of Prus-
sia. One consequence of the war will likely
be the permanent addition of these States
to the Prussian power. We should think
1t better tor those States and the whole OF
Germany If they were permanently united
under one Government. BISMARCK will
hardly let them 60 again.
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wurrExoRx threatens Congress to come

WHrrrEMoRg threatens Congress to come
back for seat. The New York Tribune
demands that he be tried and punished for
receiving 3 bride while congressman, to
which offence the law affixes a fine of S1O,-
O0e and imprisonment for two years at hard
labor, and, furthermore, disqualification
from holding any office of honor or profit.
But Congress and the Radicals do not put
30 high an estimate upon this crime Of
bribery and corruption. To knock man
down is q far greater offence. Par WOODS
lies In jail three months for this great
offence; but WHIrTEKoRE's peccadillo
leaves him free TO come back to Congress If
likes. x. 49,.
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A Miss WH1rTEMoRE, a school teacher in
Ashburnham, Mass, was notified on the
9th June that she must leave, and that if
she remained she would do SO at the peril
of her life. Some days afterwards she was
hit with a stone, thrown by an unknown
hand, upon the back of her head, causing
serious if not fatal injury. The Philadel-
phia AGE justly remarks upon this:
"Had such an occurrence at this have
happened i'll any one of the southern states
II would have been reported in all the Radi-
cal papers with conspicuous headlines,
calling attention to another KukluX out
rage, while the people would have been
held up as brutes and ruffians. But when
the act occurs in Massachusetts,, the nara
tive is stuck away in n corner of the Radi-
cal papers, and no notice taken of it,"
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ladies' and gentlemen, In costume, marcnea
Law, ! rsa IA march by RosenbergeEs su.
,sasS ors asfra. and took their places IN saes
s,saaa aIiotfed them in the centre OF the Dali
rasssn. while about 800 spectators saG III shes
n,,ter circle. The scene was brilliant .oe-
yorid description. The costumes we're Iur.-,
tn sne and themperior order OF ifIis dresses
added much to the spectacle. They were
GOTTEN M most appropriately and taste.
sIIiy. Itwonld be impossible to give any
description Of the various costumes, or to
particlllarize rs to the manner of each ones
acting. Itwotild not be anliss, however, to
mention that It was generally conceded that
the Huntress Of Kentucky" was the
sprightliest and most 1.-THE Of the ladies'.
She carried out her part most admirably,
and perforated many hearts with an uner-
ring aim.
The following were among the costumes
Queen Elizabeth, Miss Maggie Beck, Of
Kentucky: Elizabeth Fortress, Miss Buck
ner. of Louisiana; Evening Star, Mrs. j.
B. Fridev, Jr. Mercury, Miss Emma Pey-
ton Turkish Lady, Miss Jennie Peyton !;
Spanish Lady, Miss Palmer; Hungarian
LADY. Miss Snrague, of New York Joan
of Arc, Miss Wildman Hungarian Lady,
Miss Columbia Calwell; Italian Peasant
Girl, Miss Mary Patrick; Mexican Lady,
Miss SNYDER; Court Lady OF time OF
Louis XIV, Mrs. Crichton, of Baltimore !;
Prince Hohenzollern, William Priddy. !;
Elizabethian Courtier, William Merrl-
field: Folly, Walter Abel; John Chi
naman, George Abel; Clown, G.. NJ.
Young; Hamlet, p. NJ. Reeder;. Rus
sian Page, E. F. Page; Moor, A. w.
Wells. W. G. Patterson Courtier OF time
of Henry WILL, James c. Parker; Spanish
Cavalier, George Davenport; Charles u,
Henry Watkins; Romeo, B. W. GrlsWold !;
g Shoe Fly" and his daughter "Sally Shoe
Fly" with dance, James Ship and Master
McChesney; Spanish Brigand, D. E. Stall
walker: Russian Count, j. j. Page; Don
Cesar, 81. G. Howard Hickory Dickory
Dock, S. C. Ludington Sam, D; 3: rms
ley, Jr.; Humpty Dumpty and CloWn'
Messrs. Mayo and Lewis Bassanlo,
Charles Cowardin; Paddy Miles, NJ; T..
Randolph Alonzo, John Mansfield. There
were many others besides these VINO dld
not get9 their costumes from the costumer,
and whose names it was Impossible 70 3D.
tain.
At u O'Clock the order was given to I'M
mask, and the guests were invited to
handsome supper rendered by Messrs. Pey-
tons & Co.
The dancing was resumed after supper,
and the ball closed at 2H o'clock. 1t was
decided success, and is considered, for the
first of the season, the most brilliant ball
given here since the war.
There are now about 600 visitors here,
and the number is daily increasing.
DENIS.
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m, : sscret Treaty.

49,, M secret treaty, which 10 no
49,. :, ii, but only proposal containing 'r
$50 ra,ss,nr to advantages for each OF the
. .'e...,a nar,ed In it--Prussia and France
:" No Guaranteed by the other, appears not
~ have involved either the Emperor OF
r-.nce or the King of Prussia. In France
& IL officially denied that the Emperor mac
auything to do with it, and 1t is aiieged 70
he the work OF BISMARCK and BENEpRrTi'
,ho French Ambassador. The French Am
,,assador to England charges that the pro-
nosa, came from BISMARCK, and he declares
tho Emperor friendly alike to England ana
nc,oi,,n. A telegram from Berlin, pub
l;shed by us yesterday morning, speaks OF
the proposal as having come from the EN-
peror. r,>oro,
It is evident that there is to be liberal
amount of "fending and proving" touch
ing this proposal which has caused sucn
sensation. We can hardly see how the EN-
neror Is to be sufficiently inculpated to
bring no another cause of war, although
the London Times seems to think 1t suftl-
cient to draw England into the vortex.
There is very little honesty in the diplo-
macy of nations. The study is ever to get
the weather gauge" OF one another, and
the governmental scruples are not very
great when the game is going on. 1t isvery
likely that most Governments put forth feel
crs to see how far they may go, the kings
always preserving a safe ground, and never
appearing until success is certain.
We shall likely hear more of the proposal
and the circumstances attending it. 1t
leaked out from Berlin, and no doubt with
the view of making some capital out of it.
Unless something stronger than has yet
appeared is elected by further inyestiga-
ton, England viii have no idea of taking
hand in the strife, whatever the Times
says. 1t is pity the Times has not an
army of its own. If 1t had, it might tight
when it pleased 1t to do so. But England
is not spelling for fight, and had far rather
arm and feed and clothe the belligerents.
The signs are Of an early movement OF
columns forward that will bring on col
lision. We look for some hard.fought bat
ties very soon.
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LLoYD's MAPs.-We have received from
the publisher-E. LLOYD, New York-his
large map of Europe, well adapted to the
study of the progress of the war. 1t is
executed well, and is very clear. The pub
Usher has several other maps, including
such sectional maps as are used in the field.
BE has an excellent invention for hanging
up double maps Of America and Europe.
Address, 30 CORTLAND street, New York.
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H ICE-CREAM!
My SALOON is now supplied with
PURE CREAM.
Orders must be sent DAY BEFORE to be sup
lied. ANDREW ANTONI,
Lass Con fectioner,
jy22 Main street below post-ofice.
~ JULY 9TH, 1870.

@ JULY 9TH, 1870. 800 .#'
T.R. PRICE & CO.,
corner Eleventh and Main, nearly opposite post
office, are opening daily for the ummer trade
new und choice STABLE and FANCY DRY
GOODS,
IRISH LINENS, LINEN sHEETINGS ss,r
TOWELLINGS, COTTON SHEETINGS, -,
BLEACHED COTTONS, HUCKABACKS, DC,
BLACK IRON GRENADINES, B0MBAZINES.
TAMESE, GRAPE Wells and COLLARS,
HOSIERY, GAUZE VESTS,
READY-MADE SHIRTS (warrantedl, ....s
PARASOLS, UMBRELLAS, SUN SHADES, &c.
A striking bargain is offered In 500 to 600 yards
CHECKED and STRIPED FRENCH and ia
PANESE SILKS at less than importers cost
beautiful goods for walking suits or for sojourners
at watering-places.
New assortment PRINTS at TO- 124, &c., &C., &C.
Buyers either ut retail or Wholesale they invite
a call from, as upon their first floor will be ex-
hbited duplicates of their elegant stock Of DRESS
GOODS, &C., any Of which will be cut ut lowest
jobbing rates.
jys I. r.. PRICE Il co.
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DfED..

Thursd8y morning, 18Th austart Jn1ar r.1ue,
HORNE, tEfaut son Of WiiIians II. snd ysrsfssyyss
sis funeral VIII take place HON Ie.,atea,..
his payents. Mes 70 Leigh streets THIS fF,iS.vWt
MORNING at 10 c,clock. Tho friends ans ~
glainta9ecs Of the FAMILY are respectfully fnyftd
Portsmouth and Norfolk papers please c0py
On Thursday, 18th instant, ANNIE Typvs.
beloved wife OF Mr.. George N. Burma of EssIi
ton. and daughter OF Catherine and the Iata ptsiS
Toppiu, Of this city, iB thirsy-r reaS ~ up
age, leaving many relatives and host OF frienSs.
TO mourn her loss. 49, - - = 1 ss'ius
Her funeral viii take place sror, st. pater,s -
thedral at O'Clock ON THIS fFridayl M0RNiN4 /.
Friends and aceuainfances respectfully savites
San Francisco, Cal, Washington. h. n s.A
Philadelphia papers please copy. y Suu'
On Thursday the 18th instant, THOMAS NAV
SON, infant son OF Thomas L. and Eliza = AZ AZ
friend !; aged eleven months. - tAl'
His funeral III take place from the denee f
his grandfather tDr. Oils II. Mansoul THIS MI
day. AFTERNOON At 6 O'Clock. The friend. af
the families are invited 10 attend. "
In Chesterfield county, on the sth instant. En1.
LYC., consort or James M. Brooks n, the thirtx-
ninth year OF her age, fesyinzl husband and
many friends 10 mourn their irreperable loss.
In Richmond ON the afternoon Of the nth IN.
z. and Hatty 6. Meade. of Amelia. ! - a
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MAP OF TIE SEAT OF WAR.-We are in
debted to Messrs. ELLYsoN d TAYLOR for
CoLroN's excellent map of the seat OF war
in Europe. 1t is newly issued, with such
coIoring as indicates the salient points in
the military strategy of the grand war about
to commence. It will very much aid the
reader of the account of battles in following
their course
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A TRUE Wolf SToRy.-A wolf is now
ranging in the county of Granville, N. G.,
near Sassafras Fork. She has been there
some six or eight months, and has killed
upwards of two hundred sheep in that
community. Many efforts have been made
sG e2pr 9 on T ahd but he n WSR sgae
munity has been found who will run her
track. There is purse of 800 reward
offered for her scalp.-Boydton Herald.
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The torrid sun of this season is making
great breach Of Puritan customs by driving
Massachusetts people to the sea-shore on
Sundays, to the emptying OF the meeting
houses on that day.
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The CROP PROSPECT IN MEcKLENBURG.-
The seasons have never been more propi-
tious, or our crops better than at present.
The crop of oats, which is now generally
stacked, is the largest which has been made
in the county for many years. The crop Of
wheat is very good one, and, we are glad
to see, will bring our farmers some money.
There is fine stand of tobacco, which Is
pretty generally getting in the top. me ne
be sure to make bread, even should we now
have drought; but with one or two rains
it will be heavy crop. The Giver of all
our blessings seems once more disposed to
smile on us. May we not be found guilty
of the sin of Observation-Disclosures Herald.