Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-09-24
sunday In the Prussian Army.

Sunday in the Prussian Army.
The correspondent Of SuabIan paper
thus describes a Sunday with the "er-
man troops ,,
"Tbe news ihs. The Sunday would be
4 dsy af rest excited great JOY in the
mo,ning. The camp preachers immedi.
a,ely orpIied to The officers 10 allow the
,l,v Of rest 10 be observed as Sunday.
n.sltsr was erected before the village,
andihe the Second brigade assembled in
Sunday uniform. Genefal OberniiE with
his staff attended, and took part in the
Holy'Cemmunion, which followed the
sermon. Ii was an elevaling celebration.
The two preachers stood on green hill
before the humble altar uniforms and
helmets gliueted in the sun the band
played Elm .fests burg and the two
ministers divided the service between
them. French Catholics from distance
looked on with establishment. Many OF
them afterwards said they now knew
Why the Prussians as they term sll the
Germans) conquer. In Rozieres the
whole OF the force Gang Cot Isl gefTeu'
and The sound of German hymn IN Tor
eign country was very sHkiag. ihe
Sunday was similarly observed By all The
other brig AIDES. The attendance oil the
soldiers i. large, especially at the Com
mutton. proof hat tho ecclesiastical su-
thorIies were right in pressing Tor effici-
ent spiritual provision for the troops.
The iour evangelical ministers, however.
are hardly sufficient TO NEE. The demands
made on them. A new spirit now pre-.
walls, an earnest, sellsacri6cing temper,
which overcome all home sickness"
One HuNDRED EMIeRAsrs BURNED To
DEATH.-A very sad occurrence is re-
por,ed at Rio de Janeiio-nsnely, The
burning Of an emigrant ship end the con-
seqyenl loss Of over one hundred passen-
gers on board. The details Of this terri
bic catastrophe are given by The captain
OF The French ba.k Adele Louise, who
succeeded in saving some Of the persons
from the i'll fated vessel-,he MANN Bar
Tavina-on lis way from Genoa TO Monte
rideu, with 1873 passen gers and twenty
five Of crew. 1t appears that on the
2Ist of July, about 0 p. NJ, being a.
breast Of Rio de Janeiro. the Adele Louise
sighted the Barrsvins in flames some dis
lance aslern. and a, once went 10 her az.
sisiance. What followed is described in
the Telegraph Maritime 1.-The spec
tscle presented by the burning ship was
extremely awful /; the cries of the passen-
gers, the flames lesp,ng out on all sides,
the women shriekng frandcslly, some OF
them jumping overheard, oihers holding
OIL By The chains and bow Of the vessel,
forming scene OF disaster and conIu-
sion lhsi battles description, One boa,
that was lowered was speedily filled with
people cGowding into her. and went down.
II was almost impossible TO render sssls-
lance, but The bark succeeded in taking
of eight persons, including captain and
mate. The schooner Mary, from Lon
don to Australia also happened 10 pass,
and rescued ten more, whom she Tsn'
shipped TO The Adele Louise The re-
maiIder l35 in number) persisted" II
seems that he confagra'ion broke out in
the chimney Of the cooking galley and
spreat 10 large pumber Of chairs that
formed part of the cargo. The psseen-
gers and crew Immediately became panic
sricben, and in the absence OF discipline
the captain wss unable 10 take effective
measures to soppress the flames. or save
tie lives OF those on board.