Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-08-26


which uniformly met theseye. Here and
there few women were cutting down the
ripe grain, yet in the majority OF the fields
there were no eigns Of the husbandman
plying his necessary task. In the vicinity
of the Rhine the crops appear 10 be unu-
sually. luxuriant. The drouth, OF which
complaints are made here rs well as else
/ where, does not seem to be very injurious.
| 1t is expected that the vintage will DO un-
exceptionally good, provided an opportu-
nifty is afforded for peacefully plucking the
grapes. When gazing upon the glorious
promises of the prolific earth it IS afmnat
! impossible to realize the fact that tre-
tmendous effort is being made to undo the
work which has been accomplished with
toll, and to convert the smiling cOrnfields
I md vineyards into barren and blackened
battle ground.
Paris letter to the London Times sup
plies the following items:
| It may be kept secret on the German
tside, but here We have information on
! which we fully rely that large bodies of
| Bavarian troops have been sent northward
| on account of the disinciinatiOn they
showed TO fight, and the most rigorous
measures were found necessary 10 compel
their departure. Their officers are repre-
| eented as better affected SO the Prussians.
| The Papal Zouaves Oh leave are return
! ing to Rome, but the Pcutitical army can
hardly be very strong. Tho French GOV
ornment is disquietedby the furions indiS
nation of the Ciericals and Legitimists at
this abandonment of Plus *. They fear
a rising in the Roman States, upon which
the Italian troops will have to go in and
save the Pope, and lie, suspicious Of sal
walton from such q source, will get on
board his only nlan-of-War aud make for
Malta. This is what has been saying this
evening IN Paris.
The Empress telegrspEcd TO the Emper-
or, saying that she desired to go to Metz
to see him, TO embrace her SOB, mud to
show herself to the army and endea9or TO
increase the enthusiasm Tor the war, n it
is apt to be increased III such cases by
| wOmnns presence. The Emperor to- day
r; piled, thanking her for her wishes and
intentions, bnt requesting her not to carry
these out, as he should have left Metz be
fore the could arrive there, and he WAS un-
able to- tell her where she could find him.
THE GERMAN c, tMANDERs.
The North German Correspondent, of
Berlin, of July a. says
The commanding officers of the North
German army are now all appointed. The
superior officers of the general staff will be
General de Blumenthal, Colonel de Site
HE, and General de Sporting.
Fulkepstein have been entrusted with the
military government of tho provinces par
ticulnrly exposed to the eventualites Of
war.
The guards are to be commanded by
Prince Augustus of Wurtemberg
Tue first corps d'armee by General de
Manteuffel
The second by General Fransecky ;
Third-General Won A!vensleEen H.;
Fourth--General Won Alvensleben L;
Fifth-General dc Kirchbach
Sixth-General de Tumpling;
Seventh-General de Zastrow
ghth-Generm dc Cohen
Ninth-General de Manstein
Tenth-General dc VOig cts Rhetz
Eleventh by General de Rose, and
Twolfth by the Grown Prince OF SAxony.
. PRUssIAN ToRPEDoEs.
We understand that the Prussian9 have
laid network Of torpedoes along their
Baltic coast, and at the mouth of the rivers
Ems, Weser, and Elbe. Both classes of
torpedoes are said to be in use, the charge
being in general dynamite, which, although
a dangerous, is fearfully explosive mate
rial. Many of these torpedoes are believed
to be mechanical, and, if SO, are exceed
ingly dangerous to both friends and foes.
Others are arranged on he ordinary cleo
cept when the electric communications ure
established. Thus the navigation of the
const, with its rivers and harbOrs is quite
open to the friendly ship The merchant
man, fleeing like the dove from the hawk.
may safely steer over and among the hid
den mines yet the next moment, by the
nero turn of II key. the channel may be
|etfretually closed to the pnreuer. The
torpedo is the war ships bete 2Oiye Tho
r.ia I hlf ia 20
poworlees against these submerged vulca-
noes Many of our sailors remem Der the
Russian torpedOes during the last war
Harmless and insignificant rs they we're,
yet they caused good deal Of trouble !;
and if they had only been on half or
quarter the s3ale CT tho present mines,
several OF our ships would be new lying in
Baltic pluI. We shall not be the least
surprised, therefore, some morning TO
hear Of the sudden disappearance OF te-
ligcrt n. - London Globe
Ync HcstinIony CT ~ rrsss-vo l.
Al ancient traget}ian, who had uever
heard OF the gospel, and wIaQ was filled
with the spirit Of the Greek ANTHOLOGY,
has lett en- record passage which has fur
nishod us with food for fre quort and seri-
Gus reflection. One OF the priucipa! char
acters of the play, WHICH contains the pas
sage, is He'cn, the worId,IenoWno1 beauty
for whose attention Troy Sustained the
famous ten years siege.
Towards the close of The play the author
finds it necessary to dispose of Helen, and
this feat Is performed in manner worthy
of tho Shakespeare Of the Greeks An or
binary death would, of course, be too
fcommonplace an event, and would by &c
means comport with tho dignity of char
meter which the Greeks necessarily ascrib-
ed TO the daughter Of Zens and the sister
3nf tho illustrious twins, Castor aud Pol
Hux.
7 The poet, therefore, draws upon his i'm
lagiuation, and the result is that Helen, to
| all appearance, dies a violent death, but
in reality establishes her hereditary right
to Immortality. She passes through q
! physical process. which, had she been
I mortal, would have produced instant death
and then. leaving earth, sho scars to the
sky, takes her legitimate and glorious
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