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Tie British papers gruniblt terribly
about the defenseless condition OF old
England. There are only twenty-five
cavalry regiments, numbering 4Oo each,
orr ssy, 5000 men; and sixty eight bat
tailions OF infantry, or, taking as aver
aoe strength 500, 10000 men, which IS
increased by the higher complement al,
lowed the guards to $4,000. The total
force, exclusive Of artillery, which Is
usually iii good order, is 4i,S0o men,
This is perhaps the best guarantee iol
British neutrality. But the British fiee
counts for something.
There are eight girls in the Michigan
Agricultural College, who, have to worl
IN the field three hours daily, just as tn
/ young men do,
Gladstone's weakness-G'n.
Hon. Lewis I. Wigfall, of Texas, for
meriy q. S Senator, and afterward Con
4 federatc Senator from that Ststc, sale
fof Europe on the. 18th inst. in th
steamship England.
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front, such an ordeal as this tested The
stuff pf which these men are made.
They bore themselves with extraordinA.
ry valor,
Especial Dispatch to Tribune]
A consequently VIEW OF TIE siruA-
TIoN.
LONDON, August 14.-Our special cpf.
respondent at Luxemburg writes August
13, 80 P. NJ Intelligence Is juat 5E6aixr
ed that the three Prussian armies are
concentrating rapidly in the neighbor-
hood Of Nancy The Kings army Is
said to be at Pont Mousson: and Stein;
metz's at Fronard, which is only q fey
miles from Nancy, while the CroYi
Prince is advancing from Strasbhrg Oh
Metz. If this be tfhe it must have been
passed to the right
Our special writes from Metz, Thurs.
day: On my arrival from Nancy The
Prussians were everywhere reconnoiteFr
ling and oyerrunning the country without
lhinderance,
The French lines extend about fix
miles beyond Metz, and three Prussiah
armies are concentrating On their ffonf.
Our special writes from. Berlin, Tuea.
day: 81, 900 prisoners are on their way
hither, and will go hence to fortresses.
Many French officers taken at Weorta
were not wounded"
| THE HARDEST FIGHTING.
/ rr1,x < 4 ~
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The New ministry.

PARIS, August 10.-General Count
Palikao announced the formation OF q
new Ministry and read the names as fol'
lows: Count Palikao, Minister of War
De la Tour D'fuverghe, Minister of For
eian Affairs Henri Chcvreoni Ministe:
Of Interior; Grand Perret, Minister o
Justice; De Genouilly, Minister of Ma
rine; Pierre Megue, Minister Of flnan
ees jerome David Minister Of faoll'
Works: Jules Brame, Minister OF Pub
|lic instruction; Cement DuterIidis, Mir
lister of Commerce Bussom BillaiHt
President of Council of State.
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A KISS AT THE DOOR.


We were standing in the doorway
My little wife and L
The golden sun upon her hair
Fell down so silently,
A small white hand upon my arm,
What could ask for more,
Than the kindly glance of loving eyes,
As she kissed me at the door.
know she loves with all her heart
The one who stands beside!
And the years have been so joyous
Since first 1 called her bride!
We've had so much Of happiness
Since we met in years before,
But Che happiest time of all was
When she kissed me at the door.
Who cares for wealth of land or gold,
Or fame, or matchless power?
1t docs not give the happiness
OF Just one little hour
With one who loves me as her life
She says she Gloves me more
And thought she did this morning,
When she kissed me at the door.
AT times it seems that all the world,
With all its wealth Of gold,
Is very small and poor indeed
Compared with what l hold!
And when the clouds hang grim and dark
/ only think the more
OF "onc' who waits my coming stop,
To kiss me at the door,,
If she live till age shall scatter
The frost upon her head,
l know she'll love me just the same
As the morning we were wed.
But if the angels call her
And she goes to Heaven before,
will. know her when meet her,
For she'll kiss me at the door.
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The TheaIer OF war.

The following summary of distances
will be interesting at present, in connec-
ton with the Prussian invasion OF
France:
From Paris, east, the stations and dis
tances arc: Nancy, 220 miles; thence
north, to Metz, 244a miles, thence, east
to st. Avoid, 2754 miles; Forbacb
France 2s74 miles. From Paris, cas-
again, the stations and distances are
Luneville, 240 miles, Avricourt, 20;
miles; Sarrebourg, ,2S5 miles; Strashurg
(France,) 31a4 miles. From Strasburg
across the Rhine, to Kepl, the distanc
lis I24 niles
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gyThe New York Star, says that
Horace Greeley has been refused a posi-
lion id the French army. ''Objectior
was taken on the ground Of his white
coat and hat and awkward gait, all oi
which are declared by Napoleon 10 bt
not only unmilitary but certain to draw
the fire of the enemy at long range
Something was said also about his sOl
| 10 Richmond frenzy, but as he was no
with tae army when he wanted 1t to ad
vance, the charge Of recklessness 0
lself was withdrawn"
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Save Fifty Dollars.

/ NY PERSON wishing to purchase one Of
N Groyesteen's Pianos, advertised in this
nauer. can save fifty dollars Of the price ~
xsppIsins 10 the editor Of this paper Juus
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force as to deprive him entirely of rea-
son. The poor fellow who was struck
never spoke a word or made sign af-
'terward, though he survived in an uncon-
sseiious state about three hours after he
was taken to the hospital.
We had all Of us been used to seeing
death in every shape, but the whitcness
of sudden fear fell upon many face in
that group, of soldiers as the terrible
messenger of death Glove a passage
through us, and, passing by every
thing else, went to its destination as un-
erringly as if sent by some invisible
inafksinan.
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@After Napolesin; Wharf, IS Tie head,
ihg OF al! editorial in the Springfield
(NIass Republican we haven't read
the article, bu. it strikes us that tho
Crown Prince is aaltcrn the. gentleman
alluded to. s : -.
Mark Twain describes the dubious
picture that was printed in the August
Galaxy over his pane as 'stfat portrait
of rat lighting bulnmer."
The EmipIifsss fsts will not be obsery-
ed in Paris tits year OF course not;
lie has gone TO meet his tate upon the
tRhine.-N. T. Com. -Adr.
The San Francisco Courts have lately
slnaturalized woman and her childEren.
j natives of Mofocco, who desire to return
|but could not without a passport.
/ 1t is d new story That John Randolph,
when he Was dying, did not write the
word "Remorscr upon card; but wrnte
l..R. Morse that being the name Of the
man who attefded him during his sick
mess. & !
i Ladies should avoid jatc switcbess
female operative Of Wateryille. MRine
) died short lime since from the ,use Q
i lone. The autopsy revealed The fact tha
1.-THE skull had been perforated by vesmi1
: aud the brain partially eaten away. X
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An Umpqua paper says card playing
has been introduced into one OF the pup
lie schools of Douglas County, oregon
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rE1t is said that the Piegan Indian

Eylt is said that the Piegan Indians
as soon as they recover sufficiently from
the smallpox to be able to write, will
forward petition TO the French and
PrussiaE Governments requesting that
Gen. Sheridan may not be restrained
from exposing himself at the front
They will also make known the pleasure
If will afford them, in case he is killed
to act as pail hearers at the funeral.
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THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
Publishcd Every Tuesday.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Two dollars per annum, invariably in advan
JOB RsINTING
Executed with neatness and dispatch at thi;
Office, and at reasonable prices.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING:

One square, three weeks ks.............S so
One square, three months. ........... 6 90
One square. six months hs..............10 10 90
One square, nine months -. ......... 10 90
.)ne square, twelve months. .,.........1S 90
Two squares three weeks. ........... 90
Two squares, three months. 90
Two squares, six months. 90
Two squaless nine months. ............l Is 90
Two squares, twelve months. .........lS 90
0ne-fourth column, three months ,.....l6 90
six months. ..25 90
nine months .....30 90
80 twelve months. ;. .35 90
0ne-hAlf column, three months...... 20 90
six months. ........ 80 90
nine months ,....,35 90
twelve months. -. 40 90
One column, three months. 80 90
six months.... 40 90
g nine months. s........... ..55 0o
&. twelve months. rs eo
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States. Square Acres.
Ohio, So,oI0,91o
penn xlyania. 29,440, 900
Marviard. 7,1l9.360
Ver,nont 6.535, $50
New Hampshire, o,g29so0
New Jersey. 4S4S,640
Cmnecticvt. 2,99l, 800
Delau,are 1856. 500
Rbode Island. SS5,S46
Total, lls6lo,c4o
/ Now subtract this number Of square
/, acres, one hundred and nineteen million,
lsix hundred and fifteen thousand, eight
hundred and forty, from the amount OF
these Internal land grants OF one hun
dred and thirty million, eight hundred
and thirty -iine thousand, one hundred
and twenty nine, and it will be found
there is enough Of this territory left over
) 20 make two States as large as Massa-
; chusetts and a million of acres besides.
Resolced, That adheripg TO our tr;.-
ditional policy of neutrality, the Ameri'
$ can people look with profound indiffer
n ente upon any European controversy
L regarding dynastic interests merely, ane
d are concerned ii the present struggle be
It tween Germany and France only so IA
d as the same involves the great principles
: of liberty and while we eremellber tlia
e the great uprising of IS4S failed OF sue
|, cess, mainly for want of Gerlnanlc union
that during our recent national trial tn
people of Germany supported our cans
~ with their sympathy and material alo
1 while the armies Of France were endeav
N oring to subvert a Republic on this con
te tinent, and establish in its stead an III
81 perial throne, we cannot refrain from &c
De claring our sympathy with the preseI
w heroic effort of the Germans to estat
. lish, maintain and defend their nations
- unity.
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TIN WARE. COPPER WARE,
sheet Iron Ware, Stoves, &c.
Place Of business at the old stand, oppsite the
Jail.

WILLIAM R 0 s d
fTAs lust received. and will sell at reason
able prices, . first class stock Of the
wares enumerated above. Mr., Rose is cap
Jtsi Workman, and viii manufacture Tor you
Apy wares desired, not found in his shop.
Give him call before looking elsewhere.
he sap and win please you.
<prtas 81. WlLL'AA Hsoh'
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PoRrsMourH, N. H., August Ad-
miral Farrgut died to-day, very pace
fully, at Il clock precisely, surround
ed hy his family and friends, at the res.
idepce Of Commodore Penpock, at the
Navy Yard. His remains win BE dcp0si
itetl temporarily in a VAULT here until
their final resting place is decided upon.
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The following platform ofsprinciplcs
was adopted at Columbus on the lst day
of June:
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surgery for the EYE ana Ear.
DIR. OHM

LATE OF ST. LOUISE
And Graduate the Philadelphia University Of Medicine
AND surgery has for the last eight given his attention
70 this important speciality and prepared to all dis
eases OF the and whether surgical otherwise Per
cons suffering from Cataract Cross Eye Tarsa Tumors
Oiosure OF the tear Duct Poypus Enlarged Ts Catarr
and all diseases of the throat would do well to con
ult the doctor. Examination Free.
once In Post Office Buldi g. over bakery. may4-sp
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sew York MARKET.
New York, Sept. l.
Flour--Cosed dull. $G759$GOO for western
extra.
Wheat-steady. $1.20G$1.25 for No. 2 spring.
Rye-Dull, at 9099lc for western.
Oats-Dull at 5O952c for western.
Corn-Steady at SG9S7 cts. for new mixed
western.
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Suerial Notiffs.



Embracing every modern and Improvement the
Medical Art Poisonous Mineral remedies dispensed with.
They produce Evil and lay the foundation future Ill health
Parents should that their children not dsd with
such medicines for they be well afterwards All
mineral posons alike injurious. The greatest modern
improvement in medicine consists containing the actiy.
medical principles Of roots and plants concentrated
FORM They Eclectic Remedies and We're never before
eQuaed in the treatment of disease. When jucously nd.
Rinsered. they meet disease with wonderful certainty
DIR. OLIN of Ottawa
Represents this great reform In medicine and will attend per
sonaly upon all forms of disease either acute chronic
surgical when desired Violent diseases dipheris cnoea
Group dysentery eyers &c very successfully treated toy
genuine Eclectic practitioners they scarcely losing amy
while in old chronic cases they noted everywhere. They
are always called upon repair the mischief produced ~
other physicians wtt their skill or cure" remedies
Coughs o. 10 OF Is years standng Caarrh with the
structOn of tie bones and soft tissues of the nose Con-
sumption, with partial loss of lungs; Syphilis with foul
liberation and loss of parts; Hip disease with inability
walk; Scroiuous diseases of every variety and severity
Deafness from to 20 years continuance; Rheumatism with
enlarged and anchyosed joints Spermatorhea, with deen
tia; Diseases OF the Eve, &C. &C. have been cured and all
OF which will be most happily referred to for the benefit OF
those similarly afflicted lie warrants cure in all case. of
Fever and Ague.
Diseases of Women and Children specially treated Medicine
and surgical instruments OF every variety expressly adapted
to these various complaints. Consult him dec. 22-sl-tt
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Chicago Market.

Chicago, Sept. 2.
Flour-Quiet. White winter extras, $3.50
7.75; Spring extras, s65Og70O superfines $425
Q475.
Wheat--Dull. $113Gl.14 for No. spring;
$1109$l,l2 for No. 2, strictly new; and IS for
rejected.
Corn-steady. 7OG71ci for No l. G7a6sc for
No. 2: G3G6tc for rejected, and G0c for no grade.
Oats-Weak at 80 G40c for No. 2.
Rye--75c for No.2
Barley-73c4 &c for No. 9.
Potatoes; 35038$4 per bbl., new
Butter-25g26 Tor choice table.
Eggs-14Ql5c.
Hogs-$9124 $3.50 according to weight.
Cattle-Steady. Choice steers, $7.309$S.50
fair I'd class, $G.50G715 medium to good butch.
ers' stock, $5.10Q1.00; common to choice COWS
and hefers, $i.50g5OO; inferior and mixed
stock, $300g3.,5.
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As reported by RIAE BROS Wholesale Retail Grocers
No. 10 La Sale street.
Ottawa, Sept. 2, 1870.
Our markets are about as before quoted, ex.
cent that corn is lower. We were in hopes that
corn would advance in price, but from every
indication we may look for lower prices still.
Peaches are rrriving III good condition and in
considerable quantities They are selling this
morning as low as 81 per box for good ones.
We ouote as follows:
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The money market remains about the same as
last week. tho amount OF loanable funds being
generally equal TO the demand. In New York
the market is reported more active and firm at
from ) TO per cent. on call. The demand chief
" from stock brokers.
Gold market quiet and steady, closing at 1161a
New York
Government bonds steady and close at prices
little higher than lastweek.
Ravens, MacKinlay IL Co. furnish the follow
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The Markets.

There is no change to note during the week in
the tone of the general grain market. Prices re-.
main virtually unchanged. In cattle there is a
good shipping demand, and prices are sitter.
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st. Louis Market.
st. Louis, Sept. l.
Flour-Dull. Sales of superfne at $4.65
Case for spring; Xxx at $5.5Og5.70; xxx
at $5oO&G3O.
Wheat-Dull ut $l.3591.3G for prime white
fall; $l.l29l.15 for choice to fancy red and
white; No. spring $1.00g$103.
Corn-Steady at GGG67c for mixed
Rye-Scaroe at S2GS5c.
Whisky--Dull at 94c.
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STATE NEWS.

The dwelling of Mr.. Robert Shaw. near
CASTOR, Halifax county, was burned down
on Wednesday night last, the entire con-
tents being also destroyed.
DISASTROUS FIRE.-We learn, says the
Fayetteville Eagle, the dwelling, smoke
house and kitchen of David G. McDute,
four miles west OF town, with all his pro-
visions, furniture, &C., were burned yes
terday. No insurance. This IS q severe
loss on one of our best citizens. We have
not learned the details or cause OF the ire.
We saw two Northern gentlemen in this
city last week who were looking out for
large body of Land on which to locate
colony of Northern people. They have
the means to purchase, and when the loca-
ton is effected they propose to erect Dwell
lings, Store Houses, Factories and
Church We learn that about 200 families
are ready to come as soon as the proper
arrangements are made.-Charlotte Demo-
CFdt.
MORE DEyILMENT.- I've learn from the
rutherford Tindicator that the barn of
Mr.. ". Z. Carson was burned on the night
Of the 9th nit The loss is about $4,000.
It was l.be largest, best and most conven-
lent in the county. This is evidently the
work O. inceudiafies, says the Vtndtcato''
and is only ,>ert of the programme in
augurated by the powers that be In ISal-
ei0h to serve as @ ,7retext for the suspen-
sion Of the writ of Ra6edS Corpus and to
call out troops, in or, Ter that the Radicals
may carry the election In August next by
Intimidation, fraud and villainy, as they
have carried the last.
We presume the Radicals will charge
this devi!ment upon the Kt-Klux, as they
are in the habit of charging every outrage
committed in the country to Ohem.
Mr.. Carson is a Conservative IN poht!cs.
and is one Of our most quiet and best cltl-
zens.
USEFUL. INVENTIONS DR.. Rlc hard Is
Gregory of this city, has invented seVefa
useful Machines which will certainly prov
very valuable when properly brought be
fore the public but the most importan
invention of the day is the Doctors Ma
chine for cleaning Rice, Wheat, Rye, BucK
wheat, Barley, Oats, Glover Seed, and othe
small grain. The machine is not at al
complicated, but is constructed upon tn
simplest and most approved PRINCIPLES i
mechanics, The improvements IN tn
threshinR apparatus for Rice are very va
liable. All grain is prepared ready Tor Tn
market or mill by passing through the me-
chine only once. The apparatus for clean
ing Wheat. Rye, Barley and Buokwhes
can be used on any ordinary Wheat Far
This machine at the same time separate
every particle of smut, dust, &c. 1t hs
been examined by the most competent MT
chanics and pronounced success.
We learn that DIR. Gregory has dispose
of one-half interest to Mr.. j. Il. Butte
and will visit the prominent machine maj
ufactories for the purpose of having Il
machines built at an early day
Charlotte Democrat.
DOUBLE EXECUTION. negroes, To
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millions of gallons of wine should pro-
mote temperance and high state of civil
ixation, when it is very evident that the
wines of this country at least are SO intox-
icating in their effect. It is fact also,
that many of the citizens of those coun-
tries when they come to our shores are
drunkards.
Again, the position that our Saviour in.
tended to encourage the drinking of wine
as beverage by making it the emblem of
His blood and of HIS sufferings, I regard
as strong indeed, ano can only say that
I am sorry that any one should thus tam
per with a subject SO sacred. The fact that
our Saviour converted water into wine in
the land of Galilee, TO show His divine
power, is no argument in favor OF wine
drinking. The Almighty, to show His
great power and to punish the naughty
Egyptians, once turned the waters of their
country into blood, but will the advocates
OF wine drinking insist that men should
drink blood on that account :? l think
not. It is painful to see men trying to
Justify themselves in the evil pursuits Of
life from the Scriptures. But as my friend
FtoeIich has appealed 10 the Bible in JUS
LITIGATION of his course in Recommending
wine drinking, am willing to be tried by
that standard; and ii you viii allow me
space for another letter. Messrs. Editors,
will try TO tell your readers what the
| Book of books says on the subject, and
then I shall desist from further discussion
of the matter at present At the same
time I would earnestly beg my fellow
countrymen everywhere to shun the wine
cnp as a snare which will lead them to mis-
ery here, and il persisted in, to the drunk
| ards fate in the world to come.
W. M. KENNEDY.
Magnolia, n. G. March 81, 1870.
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Onslow County.

JACKSONVILLE, n. c., March %, TO.
Editors Wilmington JournM:-I was sur
prised at seeing in your last issue an ex-
tract taken from the Washington City
correspondence of the New York Herald,
in which was stated that NJ. s. Littieheld
would present to the President a commu-
nication from Gov. Holden requesting
force of United States troops to assist IN
preserving order il North Carolina And,
Messrs. Editors, much more was 1 sur
prised at seeing that the county CT Onsiow
was among the number said to be in dis
turbed condition. Now ] can assure Gov.
Holden, or NJ. S. Littlefeid, or President
Grant, that nine-tenths of the people OF
Onslow county are as anxious and as ready
to assist in seeing the laws executed as
either of them. And that there are not
twenty-five men in the county that L
cannot arrest without aid of any kind, save
that OF lawful nrecept, and not one that
T cannot arrest with the aid of two citizens
and lawful precept. There has not been
but one murder in the county, to my
knowledge, since the war, and that was
rigidly Investigated, but no clue could be
had to the perpetrators There has been
but one rape committed in the county
since the war, and the perpetrator paid
the penalty of the law by hanging by the
neck till he was dead. There may be, and
no doubt are some larcenies and assaults
and batteries committed and the guilty
offenders escape !; but where is the county
| in North Carolina or any other State Where
| all violations of the law are punished.
| I have been Sheriff of this county for
aioht wears. and am sure that there is not
more law-ablding and law-loving COM
munity in North Carolina, and not one to
! whom the law when violated) is greater
terror than that Of OnsIow county.
I make this plain statement in SIMPLE
! Justice to myself and the citizens OF my
county. If you think it worthy of place
in your columns, you will please insert 1t
for the benefit of those whom 1t may con-
| Germ.
] am. very respectfully, &c, &c,
E. MURRILL,
Sheriff Of Onslow County.