Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-18

army.
1t will be seen that in both armies there are
Commanders of great talent and experience.
Among the subordinate officers there are many
who took part in ono or other OF the campaigns
of the last fifteen years, and in the rank and
file of both armies there are to be found, in
greater or lesser numbers, troops who served
in these wars, and who will, therefore, bring
to the service those valuable military qualities
which are only acquired by actual experience
before the enemy.
General ChsrGarnier will be appointed TO
the command OF the French reserves and be
named Marshal of France.
National politics, party movements, and
other such matters, are now thrown completely
in the shade, and superseded, for a time, by the
exciting news from Europe, which now almost
entirely attracts public attention. If the threat.
encd war goes on, it will be the most important
that has taken place since the era Of the first
Napoleon, when he Frustrated so many Of the
old European thrones, and set up new ones for
his brothers, and fought, until his final over.
throw, against a world in arms" Its results
no one can, at this time, ~ioresce, nor its dura.
ton be calculated. Opinions are various. Some
think it will be short as we'll as sharp and de
~cisive; others that it will be protracted. 1t will
be cur duty to chronicle regularly its progress,
in as accurate n manner as possible, from the
sources of Information open to us.
The North German Lloyds steamer Her
mann, was to have sailed on Saturday from
New York with a full complement Of passen-
gers, the U. s.. mails, $751; 900 in specie, &C.,
for Bremen, and every preparation was made
for the voyage until the trip was stopped by a
cable message from the Lloyds to Oelrichs &
Co., which stated simply that the Hermann
must not leave" The Bremen and Hamburg
lines Of steamers will cease their trips.
A dispatch from Rome dated yesterday says {:
"Thc Pope wishes to proclaim the infallibility
dogma, which was recently voted in the Ecu
menical Council, on Sunday, the oath instant.
Leave of absence for three months will then be
granted to those Fathers desiring it. and those
who choose to remain may discuss the minor
questions yet undisposol off,
The foreign papers publish what they call
"plans of the campaign" between Franco and
Prussia, where the war is to commence, what
movements arc to be made. &c. But this is
evidently, all mere supposition. Neither Bis
mark nor Napoleon would communicate pub
licly their military designs or intentions Tor
each Others information.
In the multiplicity Of reports from Europe,
received by cable dispatches, it is difficult to
winuow actual facts from mere rumors. Mat
ters arc yet, in rather u chaotic state--by and
by, when the great movements commence, we
shall have, probably, the news in a more regu'
lar and correct form.
At Philadelphia, yesterday, the range OF
the thermometer IS reported at lO3 to lO3-
highcrthan was even known there. On Satur-
day, at Cincinnati, it was Sc, at Chicago 50,
at Louisville 90, and St. Louis 9G to loo. At
New York it was 90, with number of cases
Of sunstroke.
Several of the preachers in New FORK, 10.
troduced tic subject Of the European war, into
their sermons yesterday. Bccchcr especially.
So did DIR. Newman, in u sermon he preached
yesterday in Washington.
The German population OF the American
cities arc holding meetings TO express their
NORA ard material sympathies with their
country in the expected struggle between France
and ! russia.
licv. Mr.. Munsey has been l%ecturing and
preaching in Lynchbu1g, to crowded audiences.
RESULTS OF CoNGRESs.-The ad%j ournmcnt
leaves the income tax, though reduced IN
amount, with some internal taxes it has patch
ed up a fragment Of tariff monopoly a cur
rcncy measure which will rather expand than
contract irrcdcemable paper issues o funding
bill which may not be available to any practl-
cal extent; Il new naturalization law, which
obstructs the freedom of elections an enforce
ment bill to meet party requirements IN the
South. which, in some OF its details, Is most
Extensively inquisi torial q grudging admission
of Georgia at the last moment but finally do
ing nothing what ever in behalf OF American
shipping and commerce, the importance of
which the President vainly attempted in the
last houts OF the Sc ssion to impress upon Sena
tors aud Representatives, in view OF the great
war now threatened in Europe. Much was
done, however, by Congress tor railroad land
grabbing, which, probably, it considers a set
off or sufficient substitute for American ship
ping BaH. .Sm.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. --Amongst the curious
bills against the corporation Of Washington that
have come to light is an account of $l13.43 for
coal furnished to the Centre market. This bill
for COIL was looked into, when it was found that
three tors went 10 the Centre market and the
rest was delivered all over the city, to various
colorcd persons, and 10 a number OF colored
churches in va,ious suburban localities.
John c. Cook. of Washington, has purchas.
ed of Capt. Webb Maddox. of Fauquire county,
Virginia. the thoroughbred stallion Jack
Alexander" for 1880. Jack Alexander
is by the famous four. mile racer Red Eye, VINO
was by Boston, dam by Prince Albert. and