The New York herald., 1871-01-20
The War News This Morning.

The War News This Morning.
The cable kilograms which we publish this
morning contain very little news. They are
mainly delayed dispatches, which report
that the retreat Of Chanzy's army continues
Reiuforcements, to the extent of fifty thousand
men, which left Cherbourg, failed to Join
Chanzy, the railroad to Alencon being cut.
From Havre we have Information of small
combats near that city. Longwy, on the Belgian
frontier, is completely invested. and there has
been an engagement at the village of Chagny
The news from Paris is also brief The bom-
bardment progresses slowly but steadily, and
sit is stated that the German gunners avoid
directing their guns at the public buildings in
the city. Whether they do or not. however,
we know that many Of the public ediiices have
been struck by shells.
The most important item of intelligence is
the report that the battle which began near
Belfort on Sunday, and continued through
Monday, was resumed on the following day
Bourbaki is evidently determined to raise the
siege of Belfort, and the Germans are
equally determined to prevent him.
Unless he succeeds in infiictng
severe defeat on Won Werd,r during the
present week he will be compelled to retire,
as, from the statement that body Of Gardes
Mobiles were dispersed near Lancres on Sun
day, it is certain that the German army re-
Gently formed near Joguy is marching rapidly
to strike bin on the flank and rear.
The Unclaimed Moneys in tho Savings
Bnnlks.
Another effort is to be made in the Legis-
lature to make the savings banks disgorge the
heavy sums they hold under the title of un-
claimed moneys-a sort Of aggregation of
what the sporting fraternity call ''sleepers,"
which the banks have managed to appropriate
In the course Of their long and vigilant watch
ing of the game. The ostensible object Of the
legislator who renews this measure is to put
these moneys into the hands of the State. It
would be far better to have them taken in
trust only, for the benefit of such owners or
heirs as may at some future time put in an
appearance, or else expend them on public
charities. 1t is not known exactly what use
These unclaimed moneys form no small sum,
for they have been gathering for ten and
twenty years in the dusty recesses of our
savings banks. II is sum well worthy of
legislators game, and consequently the scent
Of '.job' will cling round the bill. 1t may
be a striker-one of those measures that con-
template fair and wholesome reforms, but
which cannot get further toward enactment
than an investigation, in which the aggrieved
individual shows up his books and greases
committeemens hands. 1t is most probably
another flyer intended to bring down the
savings banks and make them disgorgs to their
greedy legislators portion of their dead and
gone depositors' savings in order that they
may keep the rest to themselves
THE FENIAN ExILEs have come The
steamer Cuba arrived at Quarantine last
night and will come up to the city this
morning with the exiles on board Let no
jealousies or personal chickering's interfere
with the heartiness of their reception. The
generous rivalry between the representatives
Of the federal aud State governments in regard
to the manner Of their welcome only indicates
the unanimity Of the American people In
honoring those who have suffered much and
done well for their country.
COUNT BISMARCK has partially recovered.
Such are the words Of telegram addressed to
London journal from Versailles, and which
has been forwarded to us by the cable. The
Prussian Premier has been very i'll. Let us
hope that he Is approaching q state Of conva-
lescence-a matter Of the deepest moment to
France rs well as to Prussia.
THE OUrRAGEs in North Carolina have
reached such pass that more troops are
called for to overpower the outlaws. Governor
vances constituency evidently don't want him
to get his seat in the Senate.
A NAN fifty years Of age was arrested re-
Gently for being drunk, and, on being taken to
the station house, was discovered to be paral-
yzed. What should be done With such stupid
policeman as the one who arrested him2 It is
subornaton of suicide to trust our lives and
property to men who don't know drunkenness
from paralysis.
SoALE-A ten thousand dollar service of plate
to one OF the ring. This may have the ring
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