The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-27

eventfuI period, while we witness no instance OF
dscord. waverng or dependency, but only ono
unanimous patriotic impulse, this Is fully sustained
by the
SYSTEMATIC ORGANIZATION.
This Is observable IN each department OF State,
showing the determination OF government not to
neglect the least detail requisite to carry on and
push 10 The utmost national war, involving as IL
does the future OF this country IL cannot then, be
matter OF surprise TO your readers when We inform
them that, though hosts now on the banks Of
the Rhine and battling within French territory. yet
me streets and railway depots here present the most
animated picture. Indeed, the uninitiated VINO
suddenly came upon this city ana saw what
think that war was in the ncipient stage, that tue
Germans were only commencing preparations for q
conflict and he could not fail TO wonder at and ad
mire the vast scale on which these preparations
were conducted. What would bo his sensations
then, II intormed that million men, with oil neces-
field. and that what he sees Is but contingent-the
landwehr newly called In, the eager volunteers the
sSeaa the rasnt Of 20 pyss perfect
beyond q fault showing also that Germany Is bent
upon st 81 every nerve for The momensous
DRILL.
Whilst writing these lines the sound OF the bugle
and musketry are In close proximity. manGuvring
ground Is in the neighborhood and daily and In.
cessant practice kept up Long caravans Of vehi-
cles are being laden with provisions hospital amDu-
lances the move, ali the railway trains taken
up BY soldiers, additional physicians, sisters OF
cnar coariers ad}utants suffers ana vvand,eres
for the 'front.' Is not then the confidence OF the In
habtants fully justified when they see this, the re-,
suit OF the most perfect and systematic Organizatlonf
FRENCH WANTING.
1--WE Will soon be In Berlin ~ said the cducf1tS at
in a tsv ey wss M a a1I he
French did come here to the number OF many hun.
dreds as prisoners sent from Wissembour9 The frst
idea OF marching them through the city IN triumph
was abandoned by the Minister Of the Interior, who
misunderstood itwould seem. the temper Of tie popu
lace; for when these captives were conveyed the
by the dense crowds collected to see them. The
Turcos and Zouaves In their fantastic ATTIRE attracted
much attention., more so than the brave Germans,
their guards AMI captors, who, on the battle field,
had been detailed aa sentinels. As the carriages
Literally supplied by the dense multitude, and on
their arrival AZ the station they sat down to regu-
t a meR sam oosss wSng upon t the cap
ladies' committees waited upon tue men.
HOW THE FRENCH LOOK.
The general appearance Of the latter, the physfq,se
and morale OF these men, strongly reminded me Of
the hordes OF Austrian prisoners OF war who came
through here the yelr 1855. Small IN stature no
they looked Ike hireilngs who were BY no means
sorry ut tue sudden change OF masters. They freely
admitted That they had not been well fed for fort
pigar: potatoes, rice and meal mad been their only
fare on their native soil; everywhere their route
TO tins CITY they had boon wen treated and the best
OF PROVISIONS. Being asked about the iebfSCite they
strenuously declared that the majority OF the army
would have voted against It no! tyranaized py me
become prisoner, when he explained. with all the
lively gestures Of one OF the grande nation, how
Prusslan cannon balls had Killed the team OF his
gun. "Atoys," he said, "ue,saa rordre En- arpferei
En- oien Js ne pOnpan pas na0ater sur I'm cseudR
mort, Ct me UOfla lei ~
While the men were quite laxative, constantly
eating, drinking and laughing, the Ollcers looked
downcast and observed, generally. q dgni1ed
silence lnqulring OF the men the name OF tae city
they had left the previous day. they did not know 1t.
When we told thom It must have been Frankfort.
several called out, "Vive Frankfort ~
WAR VERSUS TRAFFIC.
Railway postal and telegraph communication,
yet almost exclusively subservisnt 10 the military
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT takes precedence, OF course, iii
a casesis still nolt me ange7e to Ordinary traf
hc, unless passengers, for instance are willing 10
sit for hours waiting ut depots aud taxing their
chances for an empty car or parties wishing to for
ward kilograms are willing to ask no questions as
TO speed, or, indeed arrival The money market Is
still very stringent. confidence Of capitalists slowly
returning, prices OF stocks constantly rising, but
not beneftting those who had to give way TO the
catastrophe ut last settlement day. ANY one might
have gained fortune during the latter half OF July,
and without running the least risk for SUCH was the
general panic ana interruption Of business that be-
tween the Bourses OF Berlin and Frankfort the price
Of fve-twenty United States bonds. never differing
more than One-eghth per cent frequently lett
margin OF five ana even eight per cent, without
any one taking advantage OF that extraordinary
circumstances