The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-17

III,
irock coats OF tine newest make their boots trousers
swords, &C., as highly FURNISHED as soldier servants
well, and as II he had not q care upon his mind,
although suspect few men In the world have more
at the present moment.
FRANCE NOT BEING READY,
or at least not so ready rs even her own authorities
believed her to be, has been terrible blow to the
amour piOpre OF tie nation For II there one
administration in France of which Frenchmen were
proud, 1t was their i1atendenes, or commlssarlat,
which, by the way, Is more ike the cOmmssariat-
clothing department and pay department rolled up
into one, or rather more nike that we In Eng gland
call the control department, than anything d the
kind know. But 1t now seems that the French
troops have been complaining bitterly Of the fntea
denes ever since the unfortunate Mexico business,
pagning in one OF the fr5t countries in the
world. But these complaints have been kept back
from the powers that be, and matters have for years
back been "made pleasant all roundn by the chiefs
OF the tnendenes, who nearly all retire upon some
thing much more comfortable In the way Of money
| paid than mere pensions.
| From what hear on all sides there is day OF
reckoning not far Off with these gentlemen.
| THE BISHOP OF STRASBOuR8.
This cleric has offered the use OF the Grand Semi
naire Tor theological college OF the diocese in which
there are about 500 students studying for the priest
| hood, to government as a hospital so long as the
war lasts The building Of the finest IN Stras-
bourg, Is admirably adapted for tho purpose The
| the vacation ana when that Is over, six weeks
hence It Is uncertain where or when they will reas-
sembe for their studies. The diocese OF Srasbourg
is one OF fhe largest In Frances contains 500 parish
churches, and about 400 priests besides the regu.
| French-beng equally common among the people
| OF the Hauts Rhin ana Bias Rim, which
| form the province OF Alsace, the clergy are
obliged to know both tongues. Thus Ia the
magnificent old cathedral here there Is sermon in
German before the high mass and one in French
after Il. For this the clergy Including the
venerable Bishop himself, with whom had a very
pleasing interview yesterday, and who spoke III
terms OF great admiration OF the United States) are
| to man Alsacians. The want Of the theological
college Will put the Bishop to great inconvenience,
but "what VIII youfn Is IL not 'pour Ia patiIe?'
And talking OF priests what queer people the
French are to ticket as 1t were every one In their
| service.
mentioned In late letter that the government
had named for this war a great number OF
ARMY GALATIANS
To-day these gentlemen come into once, and very
fine looking men many OF them are. who wear very
full boards, and have seen not little service with
the troops In Algers. But, In order to show
that they are army chaplains, aud not
mere parish priests, they have 60 wear
round their neck5 blue ribbon edged VITA
red about three inches wide to which Ia attached
very handsome silver cross much IN the same way
that the second class OF tie English BATH and the
second class OF the Legion Of Honor ii worn. The
dea Is not bad one, Tor II lnsures the chaplains
meeting with proper respect wherever they go. But
II Is also thoroughly French. the more so as the
government themselves provide all the ribbons
and crosses.
THE PRUssrAS5 HAVE DETERMINED I'd PRoLoSG
THE CAMPAIGN INTO TliE WINTER.
fis Is asserted, Gnd looking al tae SUBJECT from