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It bas been doubted vhather the country
would ever find ont. from Mr. Seward az:
aety Why he foresaw in 1861, With tho
keen, prophetic vision Of Beer, that the
little unpleasantness which began at Fort
Sumter would end In aixty days. Wemight
st,ll' have. been left in Ignorance on this
point but for his recent reception BY the
New York Aldermen aud Councilman. In
his reply TO their address Of welcome, he
refesred to his sixty. y.day prophecies as fol-
lows; ~
"aerueueo, you m,y remember how my oonn-
IosA Into eeemiDR opsiullsm during kno secIanhl
ccp yu!sior SID corn'cts through uhlca wc have
!ssels raised Thai baoJsnt confidence res'ed
saen." N7A '''''' A'1s'A'''1'' VI ''eu p'f's"e''
What q gainsaJing and skepticl genera
ton we're not permitted to understand, Mr..
Seward now makes plain as pikeataf. He
says:
at seemed TO me tha. CIVILIZATION on the Amer.
lean conunent u 70; sssesal dla,iacs lod d1erent
ebtk1piHees but ope great aJmm-tr1cs1 ehtet-
pr1'e, with universal rcpao!lca1 equAltty for Its
a.a'meu..h'n9 polt'ca, teanre. aud ieasdon OF
has lot uspy conmefcls1 cehtfes, on: ous metro.
poll an centre. taatcenu IL the city ot New
40[ks all 1QE GsAIe*4p0 1AFIltDIle9 0I kQt q 11Gf.
'csu Uh'en srAsisa:e tosArd IT, Tnese II no
couttesza!rg tep3 slse force. a.d fac 1oa has M
20 r. ausqaste 70 nzest that gss7ta,loa- Tne
0bseFvauoLs n1ve mads In tue nex S.aIes and
Tesittn11e8 Ct tie q ,ited ) le8, u veil - Hlsh-
out, have oortFmed my CONVICTION tnst Oil tho
Territories. SrAt=s, ttd nanon: "a tne American
Gonts eSs assep 11 ts ia tie renet. nSna
Of -. ~ y ona system s.ta IDS e'ty Is
ss centre. Jealoost%s, traditions, pfeIld1c.s
politics.! combinations, and distances Oh Ianu
1nd eef, .Eok yet uATelaed by 1ttln, aud
elec4tfc1fy. hinder tho attraction IN dlder.
enstF4tn1B but ths attraction H. nsvettaeleSs 30
compatible With II cbn peruar entity endure h.rn,
TO cultivate Throughout the ennuoent sentiments
tGa ~ UpAt hfk2 oo0Hru!1l With tka btpEHEe0t IN.
sttut'ors and nnu1ce Hptraro's = Of the United
States has COL stsntl3 been my fort ~ni!e aoroad
a1d II K!!l be EJ Edrt Eos taAs naTe coma
speet for The dntAbt 6tssets TtrE4 orics and IA
noh4 Whote s'st'or hkve beco-'
The reason why the rebellion WAS going
to end in sixty days Was that New, York.
tie most rebellious city in the Union, was
the commercial and political centre OF the
continent! Good! Aud, this, too, from
the vesitable gentleman who, in his speech
at St. Paul. predicted that that city would
soon be the centre Of the continent, and, az
an introduction to his Mexican tour, an
nounced his ,mAtured conviction that-the
great city Of the continent and capital Of
America would some day be At.the City OF
Mexico! Is this prophecy or blArnsy2
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ara prciesan'e; IN po1t ot aln,a.sy, timber, aud
w1fer "a ii Waatefn prairie. knd 1hmtnd one OF
taa eouHtrg ahoog the cqunecs1cuk ;V4lle1. Ths
aol "a admirably adapted 70 that I; sam Of farm
iag carried % In tho kd1le 6:atsx.: At trs pIes-
enE time ithe Enrdsrs ars white villa sue
aysotnths dsnodIs. and esfly rosea, willis the IL
ble Il decorated and made pAlatAbie With fresh
orloos, sxfsd, Aad tomktoes. strA .ber11es, peas,
ard 20 Rll eoon follow. In the vicinity Of
the railroads GsfmAn gardener might easily
mate fortuna IN f1va 3ears by rz'atnF Vegetables
CT sa,lI 1ruits suu shiopuE 70 81 Lou's OF Chicago
a1obe. A nAu III Tho Vicinity Of VicksoarB, last
ytaf, cleared on etrA Vbelses slo,te9 not TO men.
uon m alnoss equally }nctA,iss crop Of vegats-
h3eG The buus around Vso1soQTg essr1 especially
adArsen 10 sbe colafAtton Ct sht HrApe,> and tn
tela the roll is lots4ela. Tne Copetnoug .o1d
10 dcuo, nnurttb, - that variety nesd4 h,ue H.
tenuno, aad antek,nz upon The cultivation Of any
fhIaR here the great testdefAtun ts % save work.
I Tne cultivation Of p.ooncosn and hops could slso
be nAde very pToa :aols-sno former yielding On
Rcod 1otl half ton tho Aefs. worth In the mk1kss
Ill seasons Of the year. no lass tnaa sso to the
tnBl
Lind that nas been under cultivation tnay bo
had various prices. according 10 the quality AID
loc4tIor. Whole plantations DoW In the uAgtas
wh,ca formerly were held II $15 10 500 per acre,
can be bought Tor from Is to 10 per acre. TIM
Ter jAnos belopgi 6 to the fsiroad CO npsutes are
offered se1y low to actual settlers aud upon lib
eral serrs, Lite ana property AFRO now ~ secdfe
in the Stats ct Mississippi ~ in the North.
1HK fEdkoES.
The nsHs reuart concefnlcE the ool0fed peopIe
that reachea tne ess OF suanget travelling South
u rha. the ntgser Hon's EosE."' HeAntg .his
sstertion 10 often repeated, snd expecting 70 see
trs Se1l2csuou, I Nas GoIe1hAs surprised Rs
dsoovestcg in veEJ short time, that tae "u.gees"
appeatsd 10 oo tha OILY pezson Who did wotk. aud
upon tuqniIJ among tue lesa prejud.oed oasnass
men, tho testimony, a'tnough reluctantly Etveu.
IN rteir favor, could TOT. an sure, uisappolnt
ttetI moat eapRuiEe 6efenders-
Since the wxr they hsve had mAuy thiuga to
learn, and adye1s:ty h41 been 10 them . good
scht olnaster. They are now ths1ooahly IN e4rn-
est, .o.ent upon bestes.ng Their coadtuon. FeT
own lsnd, but cuiufate portlons Of lea1ed plaata
ttorR, often rhginR rue exhot5!tAbt rent Of tt0 Of
Sl5 per a1e. They seem deairo1s Of securing, ns
5000 Is hpir, farms, os, al lfns' houes, with SONS
isid, and Ehet1 perseverance, In this respect
sR&tnst mary d,scaursgeneLts u tho best a1Ru~
meps that can be brought agslnst this cfsassered
i6dolence otd anftleasnets Of the "p!ggtf." They
T! have now learned 70 tnotouzhy spp,ec1tta sae
| old EngI1sh prove1o, ali > man cheats no once
II IL bis fault; II he cheats me seslu 1t II mlne,"
The toilo ~.ug s,ntemett rtce1tly published OF
| The National Freodnso's Saving BanE, is conclu-
| Lse proof that the tolafsd nan begins to urder.
| atal d, according to The American Standard, tue
| value OF money: ,.. ......
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While some men wtfe racing their ponies for
fun On course in Colorafo, the other DAY, two Of
The ponies, going Id opposite directions, cane In
collision. One wept up spd tho other dawn, aud
the drivers, on recovering their breath, found
both animals dea6.
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C0Ue AlCk AQ0 Hu8piE ~ NeiAE ~ hAc Elu W A4E
rear he nnds himself inden.ed % tie planter. Il
l., therefore,, the best plaa 1cs tao,e who CONC
South to worr, TO nate contract for f1sd vs9et.
Another OF 1ecuonaole feature IN this ls9ot iu-
po1t.uon xyEteu, Ard one Of w1ica The qreaI of
tie co3u.rJ should take notice, Il ,hA.
tne 1genu who adve1tsa In sha
Southern pspe1s thss ''sney are now asle 10
fuxnfn hsads 10 raAnte1A Oh aao.s rostea Asd rea'
kclapc tkfuAn eaies not &C co1ceralnE the
dual a1ssostion Of these hands. Az ,org ~ he
receives bis commission, Whist rrAtters II 10 him
whether these l4oore1E aEe sent 10 work Il tho
feTes sxaDps ar tIck1y rlser bottoms. believe
there ase honorable e1cepaoEa 70 1ht1 1ule, and
auoue them Is the Emigration Society Of Jacksor,
iktp the management OF which haye inside soue
Inquiries IN ny lat Vii; 70 that city. The Audi
,or OF 1ae s,a:e u ouo Of III He1poe,h, and Aai7r
RufadaIe the sdi&o1 OF the Jsckton Clarion, it,
P1es,cea:. The latter Is st present IN 3o1r
ctty 10 further the intfresH Ct th!s Society.
Both The Anei:or Ct 1ne 3:Ato aod MAJOR Ba11s.
dale arc erloJ,rg here tho reputation OF high
nEded Eeor1emeu, IN wnoss 1ntekztsJ AID honesty
Ct cpzpcse Immigrants msY plAca aoaotute rs
narce. I taisk this society nay accomplish
mach coed In sne Ssaee, ipAauoch II III Of lsa
nepabe1s are IN fkvpr Of proS1dtnz these tnatol.
crtcrs with hotceatsAfa n tooa II thcI are 1ble
to purchase. ..........,-
nRrAEon n
CNAIL
Before tie var tue pet Argument Of the Southern
rcttt1cau VIE saat white zen could Aot pfont4a.y
ep1t,va:e tue eon South, aad th.l argument va
generally accepted North.
Tnr Northern ssuJ, however. exploded thas
shell to the subtraction OF all That took npse Of
the na1asn.ps ard exposure the troops endured,
spd ret 1t the end came cut IN better health, with
less chrpric diseases IhAn tue rnost sssgoine
Northern et1cer could have expected. -..
In TIC summer months, ct course, the hest dur
tpe the fr.dd.e OF the daJ IL excessive bat The
nights s,e II coo ~ IN tho North thereby g1st1g
nsture ample time TO fefresh md secaperA&s tho
Exx,ed ener61es o. Tho body. 10 labor u done
cut Of doors drrtrg TBS intense hest Of thu dsJ.
The toll IL r!cn tod prodgs1ly seans 10 take upon
tt1el1 ne duties required 70 he performed upon
the sterile sol Of the North, ard ptnSs up Whit
| ever Is uus.ed TO III cxre without much cos11n&
or being uekled req often VITA the hos.
Th,t section OF The county contiguous - tie
N1asts,,ppt u cot realin1, II Is ss5d. though ihe
f.,njlIea Of planters 1nagt 70 vt there with ttla
seeming teu1ment to &helr constitutions Thu
freoutns Overflow Of the Mississippi, destroying
the 1evess and thus permitting Tn Nste1 to To-
MIN fea:etuK aod hrsed119 feTe1s On tbs alt
batton In ds through the yuMmer1 heas II 4 fbe.
| xntch m snxexnt would do Neu to heed. But
The hlsh1andg N tae interior, along TIC ratlfoadg.
, 1870-03-11

Crow-top," and finally o "Mountain
Chel," last and most distinguished horse
thief, most chivalrous soalper of ali, We VII
think of you when We travel in Mountsna;
va viii Try 70 regret that you wezc cut OF
from your sknll practice By Colonel Baker
before you had any opportunity to caat
your ballot at our particular poa, or to
tvirl -FOUR keen knife around our back
parting. We are phlsnthropisss. We
would not kill 5ou,-at lesst, 50 long as you
didn't Try to kill Us. But now that you n1e
dead, ITO Of you, more or less, We con-
gratulAte You.
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The votes 1efe counted oy ore Of the Hladtes'
Mer," but, Of co0Itt, Welt npt counted a. legal
votes for town omeeEs- Three Or four bouqueA
were plsctd upoo tue bal,ot pox, ana afsetEzzda
fer 1Ve or ten minutes after reaching the hal, q
mutual admiration meeting was he'd. Ths zen
and Taliesy Of optn!onf was expres'ed on the
sncjtct- The women we're covered entirely
bJ TIE action OF ore OF thtif Eale adne.eu's. aud
were beard to say, dl1tpE moOenr Hhec they
AcLesrtd - be wlvtstnR. tnat they you'd do auy-
thNg Mr B. advised them 70 do. aud voult fol-
low hs Instructions In al matters relative to Iot-
tuR At the hail
, 1870-03-11

TIE Rev. Mn, a. Smith. 3. D., President Of
Central College, Mo-, died Il Richmond, VI, on
the 1st inss. Hn Wa 4 prominent clergyman Of
fnA f-nnfch garfh
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ton of our country. All the German
troops remained therefore in their garri-
sons until they we're ready to join in the
actual Operations Of the war. The hasty
and confused organization Of the French
army at our borders was opposed by feeble
sarrisons, and, the commanders being de-
ceIyed, their army was not placed IN posi-
iuon to live at our expense. 1t is well
known that the main forces of the French
were moved toward the Sarre, and espec
ialy toward Saarbruck, on the very day
when in Berlin the orders for the mobili-
zation were issued. In Saarbruck were
then one battalion Of the 10th regiment
and three squadrons of the Uhlan regiment
Nc. I. The danger of this small division
was we'll known, but it was necessary to
impose upon the enemy without disturb
ing the preparations Of the army. Dur
ing the whole fortnight this intrepid hands
f1l faced the enemy, in whose estimation
it gained every day greater proportions,
until it grew in the French journals to the
number of 100000 men. Daily Skin
mishes Of the patrol. were presented in the
war news of the French as magnificent en-
counters. On the part of the Prussians
these redomontates could not be exposed
without permitting the secrets of Berlin to
be betrayed at Paris. After the arrival
of information that two French corps were
in close proximity to our feeble detach.
ment, this brave band was on the point OF
being withdrawn. But the commander,
Won Pestel, begged by telegraph to be
left at his post, and he added: The bear.
ing of the French show that they are afraid
of u.s.. This request was readily granted
especially as it was now possible to rein
force the small detachment by two battal'
ions, and, moreover. to plac at a distan &c
of two German miles body Of troops tc
protect the retreat of these defenders
This brought about the famous first bat
tie of Saarbruck -
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What Senior Wilson Thinks.

WASHINGTON, Sept l6.-When Senator
Wilson of Massachusetts, was here, yester-
day, he talked with unusual freedom upon
political matters, aud made some state
ment which Indicted that the Republican
column was waverDg at many points. Mr..
Wilson's opinions are valuable, perhaps,
because of his petition as chairman of the
national Republican committee. He con-
ceueS the loss of New York, and thinks
Gen. Noodford the weakest man that
could have been nominated. With Mar
shall o. Roberts he thinks there mi ght
have been show Of success but Wood
ford cannot unite the discordant elements
of the party. While making this admis-
sion, so tar as the State ticket is concerned.
he processes to be more hopeful of the con-
gressional districts, but it is plain that he
is not as confident as be would like to be.
Referring to his own State, Snator Wilson
does not disguise the fact that an election
OF Democratic Congressman is not only
possible but probable Thedoubtful dis
trict is that represented now ~ Hon. Gin
cry Tvichell. A great effort has been made
to induce ex Congressman alexander Il.
Rice to run: but he has refu.ed. Twichell
will probably secure the nomination in srite
OF determined opposition, and in that
event Senator Wilson is hpeles. of Re-
publican success. He consoles himself
with the thought, however, that the oppos-
ltion candidate will be q Tery moderate
Democrat Senator Wilson, as we'll as
Representative Plat, and the other men,
bers of the Republican committee, get a
crumb Of cold comforts cut of the North
Carolina election ty protesting to believe
that the defeat there occurred just at the
proper time, as its tendency has been to
unite the discordant elements in the south.
! hat is all very wei to talk about, but the
Democratic committee is in POSSESSION o.
facts which incontDvertibly prove thai
the Strengthening process was On the Other
side, while the effect was decentralization
to the southern radicals from which they
cannot recover r.! Chicago Times
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A German Secret Unveiled,

In an orticlc in the Staatanzeiger, the
official organ Of Prussia, the government
begins to lift the veil under which it con-
cealed Its early preparations for war. 1t
says:
Our military leaders know well that
France would put forth frivolous pretences
to bring about sanguinary collision. And
1t has now, indeed come so far that the
political eccentrlcities have been matched
by corresponding military measures. A
mass of loo, 900 French troops were hur-
RED IN preclpltate haste to the Rhenish
borders, while the Prussian battalions were
as yet distributed oyer the garrisons of
the monarchy. The start of the French
was greatly favored by their network of
railways, bat far more so by the large
bodies of troops massed together in perma
nens camps. The Prussian situation was
not equally favorable. Although immova.
bic troops might have been hurried to the
frontiers, . different mode of proceeding
was preferred. Corps taken away from
pacific pursuits might, perhaps, be in a
position TO gain momeutary success, but
they are not organized to brave the vicis-
STUDIES of a greater war. 1t was, there
fore, deemed well to prepare the forces for
the contest IN the regular way, and to pro-
tect the Germaa territory to some extent by
the small numbers which garrison the west
ern boundary. IL was fully known that
if the enemy were posses ed of some ener,
ey, il would have been impossible that we
should offer strenuous resistance or pre-
vent his SghSiStins at the expense Of s por-
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A WORD TO CANDIDATES.

Before the Democratic Convention meets
which is to place in the field a county ticket,
it is no doubt proper, and at the same
time advisable that the party organ in the
county gives few words of advice and
warning, though urging the claims of no
man for nomination. 1t is evident, both
to those who aspire to Office, and the Dem
ocr.ts who are only interested IN the suc>
cess of the whole ticket, that there are at
present more than enough aspirants to fill
all the Offices, and that fully two:thirds of
these reside in Manitowoc. Scarcely day
passes but farmers and good sound Dem
ocrats make their complaints to us as they
come tor THE PILOT, of the selfshness CT
Manitowoc Democrats in desiring all the
places on the ticket, and they believe the
paper should protest against this fault, and
do what it can to harmonic all sections. No
Democrat, who is not blind to the interests
Of the party, can deny the fact that a
ticket made up exclusively from one sec
tion Of the county will be injurious to its
success, and may result in the defeat of all
thereon. Then to avoid this great danger,
democrats Will see at once the necessity Of
making nominations from all sections, or in
such manner as to bring the inter
ests Of the entire county together
Democrats of Manitowoo must not ex1 ect
to obtain all the offices and leave the
country without single one of prominence,
for II they should, their mere NOMINATIONS
will avail but little good, for they will not
be able to calm the dissension such
course would create. We regret to see so
many men from section of the county
looking for nominations, and especially
from a section that polls only 200 Of the
$500 votes cast for the party. The country
has good and qualified men who would fill
some Of the Offices with honor to themselves
and party, and they should be remembered
in the convention. Democrats OF this city
should not forget the lessons of the past
few years and rush headlong into the politi-
cal grave they have just left. Let there
be ticket of honest, good men, composed
Of no one section, and it will be elected by
q handsome majority.
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4 Comfortable Income.

The London correspondent of the Chi
cage Tribune says that Louis Napoleon has
saved up money enough to put himself and
family beyond the reach of want for the
rest of their days. According to this cor
respondent he has an incone of five hun-
dred thousand dollars from investments in
English funds, and as much IN ore from in
vestments in other countries, the United
States included. This money has been
made not merely by savings upon the enor-
nous salary allowed him as Emperor, but
by speculations in stocks and real estate
As he had control of the whole power of
France, both at home and abroad, it has
been easy for him to put the stock market
up or down as he chose. The improvements
III Paris have always been a most fruitful
source of wealth. knowing beforehand
where streets aud avenues were to be
opened, he has been able TO buy city lots
at low prices, and then to sell them at an
enormous value.
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Democratic Gains in Vermont.

Even the Vermont election, when it
comes to be scanned, exhibits most crafty
ing Democratic gains:
A dispatch from Montpelier, the capital
OF the State, says. SIN this town the
democratic vote for Governor is l67 larger
than ever before, while the Republicans
are over 200 short Of their vote in 1868.
The Republican nominee for the legislature
IN this town had but nine more votes than
necessary for choice against over 800
majority within few years. For the first
time in seven years Mortified has gone
Democratic giving clear Democratic ma
Jorlty OF u, and electing Hon. ID. w. Had
ley to the legislature too, giving E. n.
Spaulding II majority, the first time in
nine years. A. H. Holt, Democrat, is
elected from Berlin, another town in this
county, not before having gone Democratic
since 1860. Duxbury is also for US, elects
iIg j. j. Ridley. Swanton, one of the
most important towns in the State, gives
GO majority for the Democratic ticket, hav-
ing been thoroughly Republican last year.
Orange goes Democratic for the first time
IN many years, and the same is true of
many other towns Yet others, strongly
republican In former years, are very close
thus Mlddlesex gives only 5 majority,
Worcester 7. and so on, for the Republi
cans. In almost every town the Demo
cratic vote is increased, while the Repub-
licans do not begin to hold their own. The
tidal wave of Democratic success has
reached even Vermont, and, though we
have no decisive victory in national point
OF view, yet the result in Vermont is indi-
Gated of what is going on in the country.
The Democrats are feeling well here to
"isht. IL twenty-five towns our vote is
Is per cent larger than last wear. while
that of the Republicans is not half that.
dispatch from Rutland SAYS that in the
towns so far heard from, the Democrats
have four members in the house. Rutland,
which last year gave Republican repre-,
sentative 4Ol majority, this year gives only
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thousand Prussians posted at Creteil. A
skirmish took place in which the French
lost fifteen killed and thirty wounded
Cannonading followed, lasting two hours
Cannonading has been heard in the direc>
ton Of Forts livery and Clarendon. 1t is
reported that Gen. Falkenstein' S command
has been added to the Prussian forces ap-
preaching Paris.
LONDON. Seyt. Is. The Tribune's special
ial corresponds. at Hamburg, the 18th
SAYS: Several days before the blockade
was formally raised, the ironclads were
driven out to sea by a storm. The remain
der of the feet were recalled on the 18th,
and at three O'Clock that afternoon the
last Of the French squadron disappeared
theGermans chasing, but the pursuit vas
abandoned. At six o'clock the feet ap>
peared at the former French anchorage.
The block ade has accomplished but little.
The feet never attempted to approach
Wilhelmsh afen, or penetrate the Elbe to
Cuxhafen. The American frigate Juniata
arrived at Helegoland some days since.
She was warned off Cuxhaven by the
Llockaders.
LONDON, Sept ls.-The Tribnne's Ber-
lin correspondent has the following advIces
from Strasbourg:
The Germans succeeded in erecting a
battery on the left bank Of the Rhine op-
posite kehl. A sortie was made last
night from the citadel to the battery by
sixteen hundred French. Four hundred
Baden troops held the ground against
them until reinforced by PIussians, when
the French were driven back with heavy
loss in killed, wounded and prisoners. The
browning of the glacs is being completed.
! A do hn
| The plan of operations against Paris
is that the French, being unable to oppose
the Germans with any considerable army in
field will be crushed by successive divi-
sions to attack the weakest part of the
Notifications, those on the south. Front
! elevations exist on that side, from which
an effective fire can be opened on the
French forts During the first few days
after their arrival, the Germans will be
occupied in preparing and accommodating.
An investment, so far as is practicable,
will follow Immediately. COMMUNICATION
on the north it already cut off, and those
on all other sides will soon be. There
will be no delay down to the moment when
peace or an armistice is actually signed,
which is not anticipated till the city
falls.
The rinderpest has appeared in a grea.
number of places, including Berlin, ard is
spreading rapidly, notwithstanding the
vigorous Efforts to check it. TyphuS
fever and dysentery are prevailing among
the Prussians at Metz and Strasbourg, anG
it is feared are becoming epidemic.
Paris, Sept. lS.-Tribune' Special -
A messenger from the front and from the
Kings headquarters, reports that Bis
marck and the King insist upon the!perma'
nent occupation by the Prussians of Stras'
bourg and Metz.