The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-08

took place. During the battle Of Sedan, abou three
O'Clock IN the AFTERNOON. while tho araery nre was
marching past the village when suddenly hair a
dozen OF musket shots were aimed AZ I'll N from
similar trcachery Ut Weissembourg, Immediately
broke the doors open, but the intending assassins
naa opened uSs T regular f fasade u oa ns
Germans from every window. At SIX O'Clock
s snae whole t yase s.ss .he er:cty TS
the people Men and women united ia inassacring
wounded Bavarian soldiers In the street. aud were
the flames inc village was destroyed, but CON-
parauycly Few Of the inhabitants persisted, ana we
English troops, would have ruthiessly ex,ermnated
the whole murderOus population The smell or
charrcd mesh, OF which the Due dc Flsz)ames speaks
In his letter to the IeS, came most probably from
the burned bud es OF our brave Bayartan brothers.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM ABRoAY.
The German press rejoces over the subjolned tele-
grams cOngratuiatlng Fatherland ON her victo-
ries--
Among the numerous Addresses and kilograms
which have been forwarded to his Majesty the King
may be mentioned the following
Cleveland, Ohio.To King William. berln-We celebrated
G sSy Sy .is nu W sS cho. for
Germany and her hsross hundred thousand Germans In
TiaisTo his Majesty the Kins-Ths German. Of Tias
n o
hnue the OF the good cause loni cheer for ths
OF Tinis
Besides these, congratulatory Dispatches were re.
ceived from the North German Embassy ana the
German ian abltanis Of Brussels from tho German
auxiliary corps for wounded soldiers at Berlin IRON
thousand Berlin children assembled Inter den Lin
den, from popular meeting at p0sel, from the ma
gistates and Representatives o. the city Of Po,slam,
from the innaUtants OF Cjpcnick, rom the town OF
Freienwade in POmerania from patriots IN JarOcn,
POsen from the German sea cap ans ~ PORTSMOUTH,
from the merchants aud corporalonoi honlg5ber9
from ine lgercha9ts Of stestn rom Che lnhaeitanla
OF Dannenb srg, Hanover, from the citizens OF Bro.
men, from the Norti-Ger.Aan ships lying at Riga,
DC, &C
A NEW DRAMATIC OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EATING
THE PRUSsIANS.
The AnQemeiaae Zeitung, paper whose celebrity
and responsibility do not prevent it from Iepr0Iuc
ing some marvellous stories, publishes the following
in q letter from Baron Won MaltzIa, q responsible
ctncer:-
When, shortly before tho last CATASTROPHE, Mac
Mahon's army remained 80 ne time In Rheims. the
Turcos nad contributed much to the amusement OF
the town and camp by paniomlmic solo rcpresen-
tatton entitled. Ml,lOer al PyussteR. / cannot say
what hsfronic skin the furcos showed on thus coca
sion, but recognize the piece. as new version Of
the changer de pAutrichien," whica had the
privilege OF witnessing In 1852 This eating is by
no means hgurative: the performance which so de-
lights 1.-THE most civilized people IN The world' IL
really representation OF cannibasm. In the first
moment, every man or ordinary education or feeling
revolls at sucn spectacle. but II lie rs able TO
come his disgust he cannot but wonder at the talent
OF the African IN poriraying the cannibM scene.
The victim to DO deyoured who on the present occa-
the rurco aud in his lower. me Gestures OF Inc
latter are borrowed from the panther, and are tn
tended to depict the movements OF that animal In
attacking and deyouring It's living prey.
Closely Initiating MS noble prototype, the Turcc
springs, oren isom u considerable distance, on his
victim, whom he SEXES with his hands tor caWsl,
stranges ana throws TO the ground. lie next bites
the imaginary Prussian in the Gec5 to Kill him COM
plelely then goes through the pant0mne OF tearing
OFF tne skin. twisting and winding huisels with bes-
tal savagcry around tine Victims body al the time
ut,erng irghan howls. The Nsa!ei the devouring
iii ia rn r1snu-
ness; he tears open the body and limbs to seek the
latest portions aad turns The Ca case over that no
tit-bit may escape Inn. All this Is naturally
presented that 1t is dcut TO resist the conviction
that we have not before our eyes srangled and
half-dcvoured man.
have been assured by medical practitioners that
Ii the TurcO had studied anatomy he could not repre-
sent with more pictorial accuracy The devouring OF
the various parts OF the BODY IL he meets with
bones he initiates the crl,nchtng noise wonderfully
with his throat AMI palate, aud when he comes 10
the hesny parts the rapidty and gnsto with which
he maaticate5 announce II az once TO the spectator
The motions OF the teeth, jaws ana throat are al
ways anatomcaly correct
The man Is at last supposed to be devoured. The
Turc0 rises ike stated beast Of prey, expresses his
satisfaction ny sort OF mewing, when IS followed
by growl indicative OF his readiness to eat up
more Russians II they are FORTHCOMING and the Gle
CANT ana edifyng performance is finished.
THE BAyARIAN SOLDIERS IN BERLIN.
The Bavarlan soldiers who accompanied nun.
Der OF Fr nch prisoners have been very warmly re-
ceived in Berlin. At the comm ind OF her Majesty
the town, and wherever they appeared they vera
enthusiastically cheered. A festival was i'm provlsed
in their honor, at which the whole CORDS consisting
or twelve officers and 400 men, appeared. Patriotic
songs were sung toasts were drank To the King OF
Bavaria. the King OF Prussia, the German generals,
Bismarck ana Moltke and d telegram was for
warded to the King OF Bavaria, expressing the
satisfaction ielt by The meeting at being enabled to
entertain the brave Bavaran soldiers and to thank
them for their eNertlons III the cause OF Germany.
DON'T CALL A MAN A PRUssIAN IN FRANCE.
The Correctional Tribunal or Metz was lately en-
gagged in deciding tho question whether man who
should qualify another as Prussian would render
himself liable, under existing circumstances. TO pro-
secutiun Tor insult ana defamation. A Complaint
to that effect having been laid by one of two trades
men the court condemned tue defendant TO three
months imprisonment, 5o0fr damages. 50fr. fine
and costs.
TRUE CITIZEN.
The Ecctenr Lore relates the following episode Of
the recent grand review In Paris by General
Trochu:-
on the Place dc Ia Concorde Admiral Caillez, pass
ing preparatory Inspection Of the 1--WE first bar
tailon. stopped before national guard or ms COM
pany. who wore on his breast star, IN brlants or
The Legion OF Honor--namey. N. Duruy, ex-Mlnister
head OF battalion" said the Admiral. ''My post'
said the other, s in the ranks OF the defenders Of
commando awe snail meet again on The ram
parts = added the ADMIRAL THAT is our duty re-
arrnness and snccess' These last words, spoken
with much energy became the signal OF loud acca-
nations and cheers from those who witnessed the
scene.
ANOTHER MURDER MACHINE.
new mitrailleHse has just been tried at the poly
gon OF Vincennes In presence OF special committee
OF competent persons. 1t Is worked by steam and
capable Of projecting balls during twenty thirty
hours consecutvcly without becoming heated.
machine OF two horse power is sufficient for an I'M
pleInent Of twenty barrels The range Is about the
Same as the Chassepo The inventor has offered to
make 200 Of them III eight days.
THE HAVOC THE INVASION.
The Journal De pAgrtculture publishes an approx.
native appreciation Of the disasters caused by the
PrIssian army In the departments OF the East. The
losses sustained In the invaded districts IN crops
cattle, &C., cannot be estimated at less than 1000
francs per hecfare The surface OF tine depart
ments now ruined Is as follows:-
Aect. Uect.
Auoe. 100000 Meurthe ....... 6o5,922
Marni. .......... S17,037 MOsee. ........ b33,T9t
~ n u AGA Tof