The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-25

, LIMA us enect was terrible, ana the de-
LIGHTED commander oil the French troops exclaimed,
re Chassepot hat nerrefe" In Algeria the rapidity
Of nring and the range OF the Chassepot again did
BentGhuill were forced to submit within two days,
aitnougn hitherto, surrounded by inundations and
position. There Is little doubt that fear 81 the
t Hmasspot ana long, straight streets went far
, IOWA nf saving Paris iro revolution at the
Iine Oh the late piebtscte There Is nothing new
under the sun. Breech.loaders were actually pro.
posed during the time Of Napoleon l., and that EN-
advantages which would accrue from their Introduce
tion some days before his death. In the Musee
lock masKet and s's an arm ca syS'si rAmassste
OF Maiechal Sake. In the Correspondence de Napo-
leon ln is letter from the Minister OF Police to the
emperor. concerning . breech.l0ader. patented by
pauly, a gunmaker OF Paris. Paulv received q gra-
ncaiion OF ten thousand francs and his system was
suomitted TO military commission II was rejected
as being TOO complicated and unit for q campaign.
From respect for NJ. Pauly the commission kept
silence and rejected the arm without publishing Its
defects The idea OF breech- leaders, however, was
not abandoned. ana In 1854, mandatory was
established at ST. Etienno for the fabrication Of
guns ana pistols la Pauly. The result was no
satisfactory.
THE NEEDLE GUN.
IN 1885 Lefaucheux (whO, like Dreysse, the father
OF the celebrated Prussan needle gun, mad been en-
ployed In Pauly's manufactory) produced q rided
service. The Prussians took every precaution to
conceal the advantages OF their needle gun from
other Powers and throughout Europe. In France es-
peclaly, officers OF distinction laughed at II. The
Prussian campaign and Sadowa, however, aston.
ished the military wiseacres. When the thirty nrst
ion Of the Emperor at 81. Helena found among his
fathers papers "The Project OF New Organization
OF the Army" written by Napoleon himself, and in
which appears the following
The infantry muske with Its bayOnet. Is the most
perfect arm invented by man. Clever mecnanicians
nave made attempts TO load the musket at the
fifteen or twenty shots at time, to suppress tile
nlntocKs. These attempts have not yet answered
the requirements; but everything leads to hope
~ % aNn hu Al
and mechanical arts. When these ameiorat Ons
are adopted the firing will be more active. At the
misses, either because the printing does not take
fire or because It does not ignite the charge.
TERRIBLE ENGINES ON BOTH SIDES
Should war be declared the carnage Will be fright
ful. Both France ana Prussia are In possession OF
engines for the destruction OF human life more ter
rbe than the Gu assepot. The effect OF les G,les az
Comne1nadnt rs the new m,tonte,tses are play
iuly nicknened have been tried at Satory on three
hundred nOrses bought from knacAer for few
francs each. There were two nlitrdt,teUseS Oh the
grorld. In less than three minutes the three mr.
urea horses were killed On Thursday s,miiar
experiment was tried on I'VE hlndr -, ,v, IN aven
| more startling effect. V" "
All soldiers, however, az onx,or, .. o,s for
ward " the frontier for d~s or W p.ss:
among the rest. lie demanded to be &c lively en-.
Pioreu, OUT ,ne Emperor replied, "Yes, my dear
marecitai. during my absence require III Paris q
nan On whom can rely. There Is no one in whom
nave more confidence than yourself"
fr'm Proposing Leopold TO the Spanish Cabi-
| Observation-Disclosures" with the Germans.
tMaariu (Juiy y correspondence OF London stan
solution to the vexed question OF the throne OF
| person OF Prince Leopold OF Hohenzollern.sipm
| ringen. Cabinet council has been he'd nj La
Grana OF which to-day's Impartial gives US the fol-
| lowing account
The council Of Ministers which was held at La Grania
was under the presidency ST his Hghness the Regent
Fm explained that in virtue Of the authorization Is sad
N ~! bsng to efforts which might
aa, o WON w this question pursuing bis
good and osained the consent Of
am hs Of aS s .aS e 81 %
NIGH agree IN proposing to his Hghness the
s shness the conmed q r nS cos
ments as to the and declared that this ques
on ne hsd %ays been e. one with 'eera prn
as isH ns%. sna pse. once
"s sna ne R saa before given 50 many proofs
View hs sse as w nsw nSsnse
ns S e nsw ss @
se opinion Of ali h Mn Ta our n tier
being they next treated of the mode proceed
to the Of the coes to the eee
o ws ey a 70 LAY
tie assembly IN hs sh1ss. time possible TAs
81 h FSys 5sS% G psso e
important council Of Minister'S We have heard great euogy
OF the prudence tact and absolute with which
on S Ss these which have been
,i :s'f
the Prince 4 is slmos! certain the eanaldaio the
over 200 votes tina. we hope the OF the throne
% .y the a: % or sa object
pending TO another day our further considerations respecting
1t strikes me That Prussian on the throne of
Spain viii be very obectiOd able to Prllssas great
rival, Ftance. How Prin Will get over this ''diGi-
Cuity'' know not, Tor most assuredy It will be
'dificuty." IL is expected the Cortes VIII be con-
veneI and the whole thing settled this month.
The Question in Spain-A Political Party n X.
pects support from the United Stnts,-The
Mexican Case.
Madrid July 81 correspondence OF London Standard
The question OF the throne Is engrossing public
attention. even to the exclusion OF the Carist dis
turbances OF last week ana the awful assassination
OF young Azcarraga in the streets OF Madrid in mis-
take for Carllst noabllity. Yesterday the excite
gence that the Spanish government had decided
to propose Prussian prince for the crown
emotion. which emotion was increased by the fact
that the Council of Ministers had decided AGAINST ali
odds TO go on With the candidature, and that the
permanent comm ttee OF the COrtes had, at the re-
quest OF the government, issued notices 10 all the
deputies to attend special session the goth inst
form. The BOlsa fell tremendously, bonos eight per
cent and consoidateds three per cent lower than
Cuey were on tne PREVIOUS from tO-day'5
papers translate the following extracts to show You
the tone OF the press or Madrid on the SUBJECT
From the Discussion Republican,
Our country has passed through many difficult embar
RAISING circumstances from the very first day of the national
rising but difficult and which
at surround The question OF cand
daure. which during the last few days all the
activity OF government has given serious and most
complications OF an international Sort which
could only slightly hint at Ia article. -
Scarcely had the French notice favorable
attitude OF Ministers towards the Prince OF
than they looked with manifest pispeasure believing
they saw In decided inclination part
Invasive plans OF Prussia, AMI for France. In
this Idea It appears that the French Ambassador,
Baron MERCER, has conferred with Senior sasta our
Minister Of Foreign An airs IN terms what Offensive to
the autonomy and dignity Of our na.on--terms which
answered the moment by Minister
and resoulionan occurrence which prompted mned-
departure for Paris of the Secretary of the French EN-
bassy also inspired Senior Rveo In the council of Min
i,ers % make speech in favor OF the national ndepend
which intervention Ia his opinion ought eced with
whole strength by giving the French people
accent Prussan candidature