The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-01

igreat battle of Wocrth was an accident,
and the belief gains ground that Nc
Mahon, like Douay. had no idea of the
force to which he was opposed when he
ATTACKED it. At the Prussian headquar-
tiers it was a surprise, and the outpost
firing, which extended along the ridge
over the Woerth rivulet Ga few yards
broad and yard deep was not consid-
cred serious till the French displayed q
great line of artillery on the ridges and
opened furious cannonade. Had the
corps on the Prussians' left kept more in
front, and had the Bavarians, coming
from Weissenburg. pressed on more rap
idly and come on the French left. their
ESCAPE would have been almost impossi
BILE. AS it was, when the heavy cavalry
was repulsed in their charge round
Through the battalions in therear, masses
Eof men threw down their arms Their
\ fighting at Nechwiilcr WAS grand. The
Prussian Generals say they never wit
messed anything more brilliant. But the
Prussians were not to be denied. With
tenaclty as great, and fiery resolution,
| they passed on over the rivulet, up
heights where the Vineyards dripped with
/ blood, and, checked again and again,stiil
pressing on with furious intrepidity
which the enemy could not Withstand in
that desperate fight of six long hours.
during which the battle ragged in full
vengeance. 1t lasted, indeed for thirteen
hours, and at one time the French gained
ground and got down on the ridge on the
left but the main stress of the day was
on narrow front Of some two and a
half miles along the stream at each side
lof Woerth, and the final stand was made
by Reichshofen and Nechwiller, from
which the French retreated by several
roads through very difficult country, by.
Niederbronn, ETC., on Bitche. ss aeg
| It is known that the French soldiers
were at their soup when they We're sur
lprised by the first attack of the Prussians.
Most Of the Turcos were at that moment
bathing. The surprise was SO sudden,
and the call to combat SO pressing, that
some of suem had scarcely time to slip
on their pantaloons, while many others,
selling their pieces, rushed quite naked
into action An African Colonel, who
heard the fact related, said .that he had
often seen Kabyles in Algeria fight in
a nude state. Under such circumstances
the Turcos fought like lions. They pre-
lcipitatcd themselves with an indscriba
lble fury on the Prussians, and took nine
guns, but as they were hauling them off
they were crushed by grapeshot.
Both killed and wounded were liter
laliy hacked to pieces by the Prussians.
1t wasiowing to those horrible engines oil
destruction, and after those savage brut-
lalities, that the enemy remained in pos
session OF the guns, which the intrepidity
| of our two ardent companions in arms
had captured in their ranks. Some COM
panies Of Turcos, and notably that in
which M. Albert Duruy, a volunteer had
taken service, had. after this heroic COM
bat, only FIVE men left. NJ Duruy, son
of the late Minister, was one of those
miracu lousy preserved.
A LEGAL ANEcDoTE. the early
days of Vermont jurisprudence the strict
decorum which now very generally dist Y
guishes the New England bar was COM
paratively unknown. Nothing was more
common than sharp alterations between
the bench and the bar; such wranglings,
indeed, as would now be termed ICON
tempt of court" were they to occur only
between the lawyers themselves. On one
occasion Judge Turner, who was then
plain Esquire" had addressed a sound
argument to the court and then sat down.
The Judge, who chose to argue the ques-
tion rather than decide it at once, replied |
in feeble argument, which The lawyer in
his turn demolished. The Judge rejoin- |
ration, his first reply, and then 9 closed |
the pleadings BIZ an adverse decision.
Your Honor's two arguments" said
Turner, addressing himself partly to the
Court and partly to the bar, (" remind me
of story. A foolish old woman in Con
necticut, being one evening at a party,
was greatly at a loss for something to say.
At length she yentured to inquire of a
gentleman who sat near her whether his
mother had any children. The gentle
man politely pointed out the absurdiry of
her inquiry. 1 beg pardon exclaimed
the old lady, perceiving her mistake;
you don't understand me / meant to IN
|quire whether your grandmother had any
children Harper's Dra,0er. ~
DEATH FROM CHLoRoFoRM.-A young
and enterprising merchant of this city,
William w: Leonard, of the firm of
Leonard & Lockhart, sewing silk and
machine twist manufacturer No. "a Lake
street, died in DIR. Beebes office, corner
of State and Randolph streets, yesterday
afternoon, from the effects of chlorofoIm,
administered by the above named ply
stefan, for the purpose OF removing
cystic tunor over the left eye OF deceased.
The operation was nearly completed,
when Mr. Leonard suddenly threw back {
mis- head, his neck became stiff, and he I
gasped.a Efforts were made to restore &
him, but without avail In half an hour |
he was dead. The Corner was notified {
and an inquest was held, a verdict of 1