The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-06

who had been victims Of similar treache-y at weis-
seinburg, Immediately broke the door open, but the
intending assassi6s had fed. The house was set on
fire. and the Inhabitants opened a regular fusilade
on the Germans from every window. At O'Clock
rgntfui stories or the ferocity of the peonle Men
and women united In massacring wounded Bava-
rfan soldiers In the street. and we're to be seen lift
ing them and throwing tuem into the flames The
village was destroyed but comparatively few OF the
inhabitants perished; aud we are assured by eye
witness that French, OF even English troops, would
have ruthlessly ex ermnated The whole murderous
population. The smell of charred flesh. OF which the
Due de Fitzjames speaks in his letter to the Times
came most probably from the burned bodies OF our
braye Bavarian brothers.
The 7ytnes says that though there is an end OF
the temporal power Of the Pope there may still be
room in Rome for PapaCy and for Italy. Jealous
Ultramontane Catholics claim Rome their own
las much their Inheritance as the land which de-
scenes TO them from their fathers" Even not
the Vatican st. Peters, the whole Leonine city set
apart iOr te rope no power on earth could prevent
his worldly interests, his ambition, his reliance
carnal weapons his application for foreign support,
his trucking now TO Austria, now 10 France, now
to cosmopolitan birelings, that deprived the Pope
OF freedom; and it is the remuneration OF all this
vanity OF vanities that will restore him to the nde-
pendent exercise Of his ministry.
The GaulOis says, "a gentleman just returned
from England has related to us a conversation
which he lately had with the Princes OF Orleans,
and especially with the Duke of Aumale. After de-
plorng the situation in which we are placed the
latter said-"France has undergone terrible
ordeal but she will rise again and take rightful
revenge. Her situation Is far from being desperate.
Will ueleHu lbSell. anu the GTuSbld0S VIII De
bafled in their efforts against the capital As for
ourselves, we have offere our services to the Gov
eminent Of the National Defense; we have placed
ourselves entirely at its disposal and we bitterly
regret the Government should have refused our
offer, following in that respect the example OF the
preceding one."
The Times remarks that there is scarcely state
ment of cruelty rapacy imputed to either of the
belgerents in the present war, but especial to the
ter-statements. Nothing seems to BE so well proved
as the gentle and friendly treatment OF the
vaded population by the Germans; the care equally
bestowed by them on the sick and wounded OF both
armies, the sympathy and interest with which the
whole mass OF 10000 French prisoners, down to the
very Turcos, have been cheered and almost petted
during their progress through the land of their cap
tors. All this has been done, although there was no
lack OF provocation to prompt the Germans to diff
ferent behavior.
The Electeur Libre gives detailed account OF
the relations between Mr.. Washburne and nj. Jules
Bavre in referencet to American mediation, and as
seTts that in reply to Mr.. Washburne, the American
Government said that the King of Prussia had
already rejected the offers of Mr. Bancroft in that
connection, consequently it could only remain a
spectator of the conflict which 1t deeply deplored.
communicating this reply to NJ. Jules Favre, de-
clared that he protested personally against the con-
tnuation Of an impions war and against useless
maSsaCres.
The inhabitants OF the town of Lu5ben and the
surrounding villages are in deep mourning 1t ap-
pears that the losses sustained by the Sd Battalion
of the Brandenburg Jagers, which had been prlnci-
have been so severe that there is no family which
has not to lament the death OF either husband son,
some near relation IL is in fact, vast family Of
mOurners.