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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11
DExrrR-ACARp PROM Mr.. BONNER

DExTER-A CARD FROM Mr.. BONNER
-Editors Erening Express; / have
observed in your paper paragraph
stating that certain citizens Of Mil.
waulSee offer to make bet of $40, 900
it Dexter will trot on their course
This proposition is absurd on its face,
as everybody knows ! never allow my
horses to trot for money; but even il
| were going to trot for money, i GER
tainly would not do it on track like
the Milwaukee track, where a quarter
of mile is out of sight of the judges
You might as well talk about trotting
horse on apitch dark night, whore
nobody could see whether the horses
trottcd or ran. But while do not
bet, am ready, as | have previously
offered, to pay $4,000 for the mere
privilege Of seeing any horse equal
Dexter's last great performance, when
be trotted mile TO road wagon in
2:2li.
Another absurd report is the one
that Dexter was lately beaten on Har.
lem Lane one Sunday morning. In
the first place, | never drive or even
travel on Sunday, aud Dexter never
was on Harlem Lane in his life on
Sunday, Moreover, ho never was
beaten on Harlem Lane any day
Who speaks ncxtY
RoBERr BONNER.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

RrMARKABLE voyAar OF A CANAL
BoAE-The Darwin, of Philadelphia,
is the name of merchantmen now
tied up in the canal at this city. The
boat is constructed similar to an Erie
canal. al.boat and is propelled by steam.
A brief statement Of her career since
her construction will strike many with
wonder at the capabilities of the water
system of this country. From Cap.
tain T. Meyer, We learn that the
Darwin was built somc two years
since on the Susquehanna river, some
forty miles above Harrisburg. When
she left the ship yard shc went down
to Havre dc Grace in Maryland, on
the Chesapeake Bay, crossed over the
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

TnE RESULT IN MASSACHUSETTS, -
The defeat of Ben Butler in Massa-
chusctts is the defeat of Grant. Not
that they love each other; on the
contrary, their animosity is sincere,
Grant dctests Butler, and Butler
would like nothing so well as to cut
the throat Of Grant But their com.
mon hatred of Sumner and Wilson,
and other Republican leaders, makes
them for time firm and faithful allies.
Butlcr has had the support of the
Custom House, and generally of all
the tools of the Administration.
Loudly proclaiming himself the spe.
cial advocate of Grants re.nomina.
tion, he has cndeavorcd to break down
all opposition, not only against him.
self, but against the President,
In this effort be has been defeated,
and Grant has been defeated with
him. 1t was a great victory for the
cause Of personal and official honesty
and for the genuine Republican party
which was won at Worcester on We'd
nesday.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

Social Equality. - The Steubcn
vile Herald publishes the following
"There is no accounting for tastes Is
an adage, and well verified in an in
stance that occurred near the town o
Wintcrsvillo, in this county, n few
days since A young lady Of prepos
scssing appearance, the daughter oI
a land owner IN that ncighborhood
became enamored with colored mar
who worked near her fathers place
Like Desdcmona, she swore she wouC
have him and clung to him as aflcc
tionatcly as did the weak bessie tt
the swarthy Othcllo. This singular
fancy Of the young woman eliminated
in an elopoment with the colorcd man
So indignant were her friends that nc
pursuit or effort was made TO bring
the orring one back. Happy woman
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11
One Din Guilty trshe Way or Iec-
E<as.sss

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AZ, an; Ia, ,h;s country Ia heopr,irn', ora
s.,'.h,c,,,,, J lI oorr,n, @ ,hro,,,h MI ,hse
a.,s"s.u sm, 3e hns;nros. "nJ oaon";o. @ '"S "s
,,ov.,.nmcn, "v IF nubI;c Affairs in ,ho
se;,v NJ Now yorli aro corrun,lv con,
dnss,ed s an oro .bov h Ros,o3 nd
ph;Iadolnhla Thoy ara s,iIl moro nm.
nrorshi,, wonoao3 n, Wosh;n,,,on
whore tbo whoIc macbinorv of,hn sov'
ornmont ia nsod IN nro,cct ana .;J
nlnndorers.tihc son,b NearIv srorv @
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uv'a' n"',,;on ev", ~ Wv go Jne,"'"o"s ,Vons
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Sand And vo, tho Fodnr,I G,von.3 I.3
-" -. III ~ ,ho, as eo,s."
- H. S,a,oa Las ca J
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s;na Co. .nao, n~r;,, ] sir",.,cd rd p;Uisa pp;,I :
forn 5 7G onG inlonHn plH ,,ro,a;so ~, do ros,n," o
M ,,nrorn,non, % 80 ,ho nn,;,v 81 ~
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ond tbc mir Win swaaaor ,hor, ;,s ;,s
y;r,,cs md ~ h;e,h oiSss;on +, .as @
r,nr tLo nhonoos ~, ;,s con,;na 49," n'
,oneSs ahon, ngreo, moral ;Joa. y, H.
/, nrrsod ;nto I;c, ond ;nno.,,',aa
n,oro oorr,nt nnhI;o mon [ [,Lnn 49, ~.
hoGore oy;s,ad II mn conn,.v H." .os
cnconrogcd and comm;Itod tho mos,
shocL;ns, ond onen r;ola,io, or I.,rs
and cons,;,n,;ons which ;,s men,hors
had solemnlv sworn 40 simmer, nro,
,ect and defsna Whon naIn appI ns,,dp,a pad al
Win ;ts leoders h,vo ren,ieJ vii, nv
oath or n sneer. Through ali these
unnoralleIed atrocities that great party
has kcnt nm tho cant of self righteous,
ness II secs no crimes but thosd
committed by its opponents. 1t GOV.
ora mn and condoncs the frauds and
cmbczzlementsof its shordes of thieves
and sconndrcls. and at the Same time
sn;f,,cs about ngreat moral ideas. -
N has debanched the Deople-cyen the
people of New Eneland-to such an
extent that lis leaders are Ia. day un.
able IN nrevent sucb n man as Bcnia.
min n Bn,ler from becoming tho non
mar idoI of tho STATE os be confessediv
h M a lar,e and ;nieIl;gent Conrres
sionol dis,riot nGrent moral IDEAS .
Gnrsoo,hi Tho an,;ssion of the Rc.
nnblicon nartvp indeed Look nj the
resnI,s of its ion years Of unfettered
rnle Of tho nation and most Of tbe
s,otosi What n snec,ocle i, nresents
Tho trntb is the Republican party
has corrupfed me American neopIe' unit
they have become dead to',he crime,
and inf;,mics Of their lenders Nc
stretch of orb;trarv mower no devel
on,naa, 81 crana on5 ,Jnn,ior - 81,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

Tho Christian Union joins in the
demand now made with such clamor
for the removal of Collector Murphy.
Assuming that the charge of having
been q dishonest shoddy contractor
during tho war is fully proved against
him, and is generally believed, the
Christian Union asks if Gen. Grant
can "aflord to have such representa-.
tive at tho head of affairs in New
York"
Well, pray tell us why he can't
afford III
In March, 1870, the Legislature Of
Massachusetts published TO the world,
in a bulky document of $50 pages, the
result of their official investigation
into tho doings of the Boston, Hart
ford and Erie Railroad Company. In
that volume they printed at full length
the sworn testimony, and tho docu-
mentary evidence confirming the same,
which proved that j. @. B. Davis,
Gen. Grants Assistant Secretary OF
State, had one or two years previously,
while he was both counsel aud direc.
tor of the Eric Railway Company
accepted bribc of $50, 900, and had
in return betrayed and dcfrauded the
Eric Company, his client and his con
stitucnt. Nothing ever alleged agains,
Mr. Murphy by his bitterest enemies
is SO atrocious, so dishonorable as
these facts proved and published by the
Legislature of Massachusetts, against
Grants Assistant Secretary of State
And yet Grant has not only bcen able
4 TO afford IN kecr hin, IN ofilco, but has
actually promoted and honorcd him
ever since in an unblushing manner
and does so TO this day; and all tn,
Republican members of Congress ap
proved it, and not a single Republican
Journal nor single religious newspa
per has raised its voice to condemn
the outrage. But now, when politi
cal noise is set up against Tom Murphy
these virtuous guardians Of the public
morals join in the shout, and expec,
the President to hear them and com
ply with their wish at once.
As for what Gen. Grant can afford
he will probably judge for himself. =
He has reason to believe that he car
afford just what no pleasos. Those
vino make a fuss abont Tom Murphy
and tolerate all the rest, are like tbos,
celebrated humbugs who strain at {
gnat and swallow a camel.
There is great outcry among tb'
Republican Journals for the resignation
of Honest Tom Murphy, Collector o
the Port of New York.
Why don't they first invite Useless
S. Grant to resign his Office as Presi
dentg Murphy is in every way bet
ter as n Collector than Grant is al
President. His administration is i'm
mensely ahead of Grants in honesty
ability, and dignity.
After the dissatisfied Republican,
have got Grant to resign, il will b.
time enough for them to try thci
hand on Murphy.-N Y Sun.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

DEATH FROM CHAMBERS. is not
so generally known ns it ought to be
that a human being is liable TO infec'
ton from glandcred horse Nume
rous snch cases have been recorded in
medical works. and only few weeks
ago man named Martin, who lived
in Washington county, Md, suffered
horrible death from this cause
While attending to horse which had
the glanders, somc of tho virus from
the diseased animals nose or mouth
found its way into a cut on one of his
thumbs, and shortly aftcrward hc was
taken with spasms, which were sue.
cceded by severe nausea and utter
prostration. Although medical assis.
tanco was Immediately procured, and
the man had every reasonable atten.
ton, he lived only few days after
the infection manifested itself Before
dying his body became mass of pl.
GERS, and at the end the flesh fell in
pieces from his bones Whcp u horse
is found to be glandcrcd, it should be
killed at once, and proper measures
taken 10 disinfcst every object that
has been in contact with the animal.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11
.yeir YORK COnrenliOn.

Tho Democracy Of New York as.
semblcd in State Convention at Ro.
chester, on the 9TH, and the Radicals
met at Syracuse the day previous. In
the former entire harmony prevailed,
Notwithstanding the severe dcnuncia.
tons of the Tammany corruptionists
while the latter seems to have been con
trollcd bya mob made up of Assessors,
Collectors and Post Masters, which
had to be Quclled by the police. The
New York Herald and the Sun thus
draw the contrast between the two
conventions Tho Herald says:
"Tbe Rochester Convention presents to the
country in Que respect a gratifying contrast ia
the Syrncuse gathering of last week. Its proceed
ings thus far have been orderly aud dignihed
while those Of the Republicans were marked by
scenes Of rowdyism worthy Of the palmiost day,
Of the Empire Club or the Mozart organization
The time was when Democracy was supposed to
be a synonym for ruiianism at all public meet
ings but il we are to judge from the experience
of the present year the political parties appear tc
have exchanged characteristics, and the lighting
swearing, eudgelling and shoulder hitting seem tt
be monopolized BY the hitherto respectable rcprb
licIns."
The Sun says:
"Thc contrast between the Republican AMI
Democratic State Conventions is worth noting
The Grant Convention was packed with roughi
and policemen, who assailcd the Greeley delegates
and disgraecd the meeting by terrible row. Th'
4 - ~
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

SERVED HIM RGHT. In the Court
of Quarter Sessions in Philadelphia on
Saturday last, Judge Pierce fined
Edgar NJ. Chipman, u member of the
bar, s25 for contempt of Court, in
having declared to q witness while
under examination that he was guilty
of perjury The Judge said that a
witness on the stand, or while attend
ing court, is entitled to protection
from all outrages of his feelings or
person; and that although in order to
elicit the truth, the ingenuity and
even the boldncss of counsel may be
exercised toward witness who is OBJ.
stinato or refractory, or who prevar.
Gates, to go beyond this and charge
him with ialsehood is to pass from
the domain of reason and examination
into that of passion and outrage upon
tho proprieties of tho occasion, the
dignity Of tho Court, and the rights
of tho witness. The use of insulting
language toward witnesses by coun.
sci is rot uncommon in courts of jus.
ticc; but tho infliction of penalty
for such conduct is novelty.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

GREEN BAY, Wis, Oct. 4, 1871.
The fires whichare now prevailing
in six or sevon northwestern counties
of Wisconsin never had parallel
since tho settlement of the country.
The drought which prevailed early in
August dried up springs, streams aud
vegetation, and parched tho ground
to such n depth below the surface that
tho soil itself burns, and living trees
are falling from the action OF the tircs,
which underminothc All outstand-
ing property is swept away, there be-
ing no water available to stop the
fires.
Barns and their contents, haystacks,
corn, wood and other property, to,
gethcr with hundreds Of miles of fences
are burned, ms no resistance can be
offered to the approaching fires ms yet.
There is no authentic account of the
loss of fife, although Il family in Kew.
ancc county and some Indians in
Shawanaw county are reported burned,
Tho hardest fights against the flames
arc made at quantity of sawmills
located among the pine forests of this
region, but many Of them have been
burned All the force available from
the adjacent places has been called to
the assistance of tho threatened mills
and settlements. In some cases the
resistance against the fire has met
with success. The work has been so
long and harrassing and the men so
exhausted that in many places the
contest has been given up. ln places
where no water is available trenches
have bccn dug around property, but
the slightest wind carries the burning
bark through the air and renders such
efforts useless.
The Adpocdte to day estimates that
an area of l50 square miles is being
burned over. Three saw mills are
positively known TO have been burned
and others are reported TO be destroy.
cd, but the reports lack confirmation.
In Kcwaneo county from sixty to
eighty dwellings and barns have been
burned, the inhabitants fleeing to the
lake shore for safety.
AT Horno's pier q store, six dwell
lings, shops, farms and other buildings
have been consumed. 1t is said that
the inhabitants saved themselves by
relrcating to the pier and taking up
the planks communicating with the
shore Two rivers, two creeks, Kew
anoe and other villages arc more or
less damaged In Darr county great
quantities OF cordwood, railroad ties,
telegraph poles and other property
got out for shipment have been burned.
On the west side of Green Bay and
Fox River the flames extend from
Memonee to Oshkosh, a distance OF
l20 miles, and are thirty miles in
breadth. This region Is one Of alternate
pine and bard wood timber and is
thickly settled
Haystacks, fences and bridges are
mostly gone; in some cases large lots
of pine logs in dried-up streams were
burned. Very little travel is praetica
able. 1t is with difficulty that definite
particulars can be obtained.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

WHAT NEXT WILL yIEY STEAL p
Washington, Sept. 26. = George II,
Chase, messenger at the Post Office
Department, and Frank McGraw, a
walchman at tbe State Department,
have been arrested on charge Of rob.
bing the latter Department of a mum
Der Of gold and silver treaty seals
The accused confessed to the larceny
of seven seals which they had melted
and sold, The detectives recovered
number Of gold and silver nuggets
into which the seals had been melted.
The Department claims that ten seals
were stolen, as that number are mis-
sing. One OF the seals was attached
TO u Turkish treaty, one to German
convention. The value OF the melted
silver recovered is s75, while that OF
the gold is several hundred dollars
itisroughly IT estimated that the money
value Of the stolen seals is between
$500 and $500.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11
Two Hundred Miles Of Prairie and Forest Swept
Bsre--.FNe Lives lost.-Houses Burned and Farms
Ruined-.S 81, 900 900 Worth Of Property Destroyed.
Sr. PAuL. MIN. Oct. !. lS7l.

Sr. PAUL, MINI, Oct. 1, 1871.
Agrcat fire raging in the woods and
prairics from Breckenridge TO tho Big
Woods in this State. 1t has already
caused fearful amount of damage
and the loss OF at least five lives. II
began on Friday morning last, and
has already swept over country 200
miles in extent. Houses, barns and
haystacks have been swept away us
dust by the terrible confagraiion--
Warehouses along the line of the st.
Paul and Pacific Railroad have been
burned, and train of cars in attempt.
ing to pass through the fire last night
came near suffocating all tho passen.
gers. The ears were filled with Gin.
dcrs and pieces of burning wood
The amout of damage done thus far
rumor puts at s2,000,00O; tho actual
loss may go either above or below
that figure before the fire is subdued.
Every one is excited at present, and
prone TO fix the losses very high. 1t
is, however, certain that there has
never before been such y fire in Min
nesota.
Hundreds of tarmerhavc been ruined
and they have been glad to escape
with the lives Of themselves and fami.
lies.
Tho fire is now within q hundred
miles OF st. Paul, and as | write the
smoke is rolling in great, thick clouds,
completely enveloping every thingin
its fold
There has been no rain Of late, and
it is now blowing strongly from the
west
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

"GoNE Up."-A Radical organ at
Charleston, South Carolina, has sus.
pended publication, and in its valcdic-
tory IL declares its death is the result
of the ingratitude of the Republican
party of Columbia. 1t further dis
closes the fact, that an unwillingness
to become the ready tool OF those who
would use the State government for
their own pecpniary interests has
drawn upon il the i will of Governor
Scott aud his clique, who have conse.
qucntly denied it tho patronage TO
which il had a political claim. We
note these facts TO let the people SEQ
how much dependence is to bc placed
upon Radical organs. When they play
the proper tune they are subsidized.-
When they te tho truth they pine
and die for want Of support.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

RETURNING.-The Grants, Dents,
Porters, Babcocks, and other govern
ment families, spent last Friday in
Pittsburg. The President of the
United States was not insulted and
blaekguarded on this occasion as was
Andrew Johnson in 1867, when he
visited that godly, loyal city. The
heavy reduction OF the Radical maio.
rity in Allegheny county the past few
years has evidently improved the
manners of the inhabitants of the
Smoky City The President of the
United States can now pass through
Pittsburg without being insultcd.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11
Aeal estatf for salr.
Public Vendue |

UNllE undersigned will offer at Public satE
Il the late residence Of Jeremiah smea, dst
in Boggs township, clearheld county, Pa a
o'clock, a. m, on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER lIrH, 1871,
the following personal property Two horsss
cows, head OF young cattle, hogs, l wagon
buggy, pair twin sleds, ] two-horse sleigh, NJ
Of harness, set Of sleigh harness. windmill ploEl
harrow, mans saddle, side saddle, hay by the to-
straw by the bundle, wheat, oats, buekwheat ini
potatoes by the bushel, corn in shock, Ht, J
stoves, bedsteads and bedding, stands burus
clothes press, sets Of chairs, tables, aeq ts
There will also be offered at Public Sale, al ti,
same time and place, the homestead Farm VI aa
deceased, containing los ACRES. The in'
provements thereon consist Of SAW MILL, ia
good running order, capable Of cutting l,5oe =
1900 feet per day, good HOUSE and BARN
and other outbEildings. A vein Of good coal h
now open. Two or three hundred thousand ieei
of lumber on the land. This farm is situated in,
mediately on the line Of the Tyrone Celtfsd
Railroad, and is very desirable property
Terms made known on day of sale.
GIDEON SMEAL,
West Decatur, Sept 2O-it Eiscui'i'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11
MISS H. S. SWANS
SCHOOL FOR GIRL
NEW WASHINGTON ACADEMY
ClearfeId County, Pa,

THE SECOND SESSION Of this ip,ti,,,..
i will commence on the first Monday Of go,s.
Der next. (Term, five months.)
The curriculum Of study will embras, . III,
and thorough course in every branch roqui,itst /
practical and accomplished education.
Special attention given to persOns de.rn, b
qualify themselves for the profession Of teaebp,
Also. to vocal and instrumental music.
Pupils will be admitted al any time durpv fl,
session, and charged fron time Of entering ts N
close Of the term, 10 deduction will be MAJ
for absence, except in eases Of protraeted ills,a
Students desiring rooms for clubbing can /
accommodated Mt moderate rates
Good boarding can be procured at lower nj,
than any other place 10 the county. Tire, ID
lars per week at public and private houses.
For particulars address
GEORGE W. INNS, Prineps
sePt2ofl-n New Washngiol, h
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

Low water mark in river at Pitts
burg is roo feet above tide.
The raise from Altoona TO tho West
End OF Allegheny Mountain Tunnel,
it will bo noticed, is 093 feet, in q dis
lance of twelve miles, 53S feet Of it is
made in the upper 6 and ! tenth miles
- -Erchan1e.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

TnE REDucERs.-Ro Receipts from in
ternal revenue taxes from July |, 1868
to juno 80, 1869, sl60, 600, 900, receipts
for the year ending Jpno 80, 1870
sls5,O0o, 900, or an increase Of s25,
100000, That is the way the Radicals
have reduced the taxes. What is done
with the money! General Grant
squandcrs n portion of il ppon the Sar
Doming job, and Hodge, Norton ant
other officials pocket the remainder
As long rs tho Radicals remain IL
power they will tex tho people hcayily
md steal ibc money.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11
CLEARFIELD ACADEMY.
A Male and Female Classical High School.
Each Department Separate. Distinct and
Complete In Itself.

THE scholastic year Of ,his Institution !, diyi
Il ded into two sessions Of five months ltssnt,
one weeks each. The first session commence, !;
the first Monday in September the second, o. il
first Monday in February.
The course of instruction embraces every tim
necessary to thorough, practical and accomplish
cd education Of 10th sexes.
Pupils will be admitted at any time and charg,
from date Of entrance to the close Of the session
No deduction will be made for absence, tIssy
in cases Of extreme and protraetsd illness.
Students from a distance can be accommeil,
with board at low rates,
For particulars, send for circulars, OF address
Rev. P. l.. HARRISON, A. ",
July 20, ls7l-tf Principal
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11
.sI,aawde or IsatIroad stations.

Since we have some necessary con-
neclion with Railroad matters, we
have dug up tho following which may
DO of interest to somo Of our rcaders
1t is the elevation in feet above tide
Of the different points or Stations on
the Pennsylvania Railroad west o.
Harrisburg.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11

Governor Holden, tho great i'm
pcached, of North Carolipg, is now
ono Of Tho editors of tho Washington
ChrQDjcie. II no is no moro successful
as qn editor than he wss as Goysr-
nos, the Aronicla will not make much
by tho addition 70 ils force,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-10-11
Marshal Mcmahon, with the frank

Marshal Mcmahon, with the frank
action of u brave soldier, has assumed
tho sole responsibility for the disas-
trous results Of his march from Cha.
Ions to Sedan. Ho relieves Napoleon
from all ccnsuro in relation to tho
movement. The Marshal thought tho
movement proper under the circum-
stances but il was defeated by the
fatigue of the troops, and the want Of
cooperation between the commanders,
Marshal Mcmahon, by this action, has
still further cndcarod bimsclf to the
people of France.