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Year: 1870

The grand crash of arms on the Meuse has
come at last, and we can gather from the reports
thus far received the fact that MacMahon's
prime object of effecting junction with Bazaine
has been effectually defeated. Until fuller de-
tails of the battle than are furnished by last
nights dispatches are received, we can only
designate the locality in which it was fought.


1t would seem that on Monday MacMahon
made move from the neighborhood of Rethel,
midway between Rheims and Mezieres toward
Montmedy, directly east. Near Beaumont he
encountered the Prusslan forces and after two
days conflict was driven back across the Meuse
in the neighborhood of Mouzon, and finally
retreated to Sedan. Below we give an outline
Of the battlefield and its surroundings.
Year: 1870

Ietegrdphed Exclusively TO The Euening Star.


LOUISVILLE, May 2S.-In the Presbyterian
General Assembly, yesterday, the judicial com
mittee made majority and minority report on
the overture from Montgomery, Ala. The ma
jorlty report favors the appointment Of a COM
difficulties which lie in the way Of the cordial
correspondence of the two bodies must be dis
tinctly met and removed. One of the resolu-
tons Of the majority report says that they must
purge themselves of the error in regard to po-
litical utterances deliberately pronounced year
after year, and which, in our opinion was
sad betrayal of the cause and kingdom of our
commen Lord and Head; nor can we, by official
correspondence, consent to blunt the edge of
this our testimony concerning the nature and
mission OF the Church as q purely spiritual
body among men. After some discussion the
majority report was adopted.
Year: 1870

RRGATTA FOR ALL NATIoNs.-A regatta for
yachts OF all nations will take place in England
on the I'D of June, for the Prince of Wales
prize cup. The yachts are TO start from Cowes
at O'Clock in the morning, sail to the west
ward, pass through the Needles to Portland.
where they will round the Shambles and return
back of the Isle of Wight and outside Nab light
shin TO Ryde pier
Year: 1870

IEDIANAPoLIs, May 2s.-The annual conven-
ton Of State editors and publishers association
met In this city yesterday. A resolution wa
adopted TO the effect that our Senators ar
Representatives in Congress be requested to us
their influence to secure reduction of the dut =
On printing paper to ten per cent.
Year: 1870

INDICTMENTS FOR MURDER In BALTIMORE
Yesterday the Grand Jury of the Criminal
Court Of Baltimore found an Indictment of
the charge of killing william Young, colored,
and also against Mrs. Catharine Marsh, for the
murder of her four Oh ildren.
Year: 1870

THE BILL which passed the Senate last even
ing a substitute for the House bill to establish
a police court for the District of Columbia, and
for other purposes, is the same which was in
troduced in the Senate on the 36th OF March
last by Mr.. Hamlin, the provisions of which
were published in The STAR at the time.
Year: 1870

REDUCTION OF FoRCR.-On account of the de-
Gre ase Of the work in the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing at the Treasury Department, the
Superintendent of the Bureau has been com
PEELED to reduce the force, and during the
month about sixty female employees have been
discharged.
Year: 1870

A large stock of Groceries-BUTTER HONEY, CHEESE and DRIED FRUIT which we offer for sale; Bholefals ard retail We adhere to a cash system and sell our good remarkably low for eash, nl7
Year: 1870

elapsed from the time the alarm ha,
been given, but already the water hat
surged over the bank in waves of sucl
volume and force as to sweep the part,
from their feet before they had traverse,
thirty yards ~, EllkfNN 52l t3g


The Colonel called for assistance OF
some cavalry soldiers who had just es
capped from the United States mail sta
ton near by, but they were too terrorizec
to heed or to help


Colonel Merriam then abandoned tn,
hope of saving his family in the carriage
and tried to enter it in order to swim ou
with them, but he was swept down the
ice cold torrent like bubble. Being al
expert swimmer, he succeeded in reach
ing the bank about two hundred yards
below, and ran back to renew the effort
then he received the terrible tidings that
the moment after he was swept down
the carriage, with all its precious freight
had turned over, and gone rolling down
the flood, his wife saying as she disap.
peared, My darling husband, good-by.
The little rill of a few hours before, which
child might step across, had become a
raging river, covered with masses OF
drift wood mile in width, and from
thirty to forty feet deep


The bereaved husband procured a
horse from one of the cavalry, and rode
far down the torrent, but could see moth
ing in the darkness, and hear naught but
the wild sound of the waves. SO passed
the long and wretched night.


Before day the strange and momentary
flood had passed by, and the'small stream
shrank to its usual size and ran in its
wonted bed The sad search began.
The drowned soldiers and servants, four
in number, were found, and the body of
the wife taken from the water about
three-fourths of mile below, and pre-
pared for journey of fifty-three miles
to the post of Concho for temporary
burial. Not till three days after was the
body of the, child found, four miles down
the stream, and long distance from its
bed. Mrs. Merriam was a lady of fine
culture and attainments, valued and
beloved by all who knew her The little
girl, not three years old, was remarkable
for the maturity Of her mind and the
sweetness of her disposition.


The carriage was drifted by the current
about mile, and lodged in a thcket.
The storm and flood are represented as
frightful beyond description. The beaver
ponds from which the Concho takes its
rise were so filed with the icy hail that
the catfish were killed by the congelation,
and were swept in wagon loads, together
with the myriads of smaller animals of
the plain, such as rabbits and snakes, all
over the country by the sudden and rush
ing food


3 Three days after the storm, when the
party left the Concho, the hail still lay in
drifts and winrows to the depth of more
than six feet A calamity more sad,
strange and tragic it has seldom been our
lot to narrate and our deepest sympa-
thies go out to the father and husband,
thus suddenly stricken to the heart by
the ghastly loss of all that he held most
dear.
Year: 1870

We are opening line of the above
fashionable goods, to which we beg to
call the attention of ladies The assort-
swac rment embraces Innings in all colors. They
are being marked off at prices to war
rant rapid disposal. ,.
Year: 1870

VIII the Tribune please tell us which
side Of the tariff fence the Radicals Of the
Thirteenth District are on-the Revenue
or Protection side? And will il please tell
Us whether, in its opinion, the Radicals Of
this district have lodged the tariff ques-
,ion and are consequently entitled to the
contcmp, of both the friends and oppon-
ents of Protect ion?
Year: 1870

m,y-A few of our Radical exchanges


berate, with all the severity of which they


are capab!e. certain Democratic congress


men, for voting against reduction of the


duty on tea, coffee, salt and sugar, thus ac-


knowledging that the tax upon those arti-


cles is an outrage which any man should be


politically damned for refusing to lessen


We desire to know who is responsible for


that outrage? The Democratic party, to
n man, is in favor of placing tea, coffee,
sugar and salt on the free.list, and If the


Radical party would see II unanimous vote
on the democratic side, let them intro
duce q bin in congress to that effect,
and they will see IL. Had the reduction
provided for in the Schenck BILL stood upon
its own merits, every Democratic vote In
congress would have been recorded IN its
favor. But how was it? The author of the
proposition saddled it with another, Sc
curing TO three or four men complete
monopoly in the production andsmanu-
facture Of Bessemar steel, etc, (competi-
tion in the manufacture 6 which would
soon lead to the use of steel rails
on our railroads, the consequent
lessening Of repair expenses, and freight
and passenger chargesD and thus rendered
the proposition so Objectionable that a
majority of Democratic congressman felt
constrained to sacrifice the commendable
feature Of the proposition in the hope Of
defeating the obnoxious feature. y u


The designing author of the bill, know
ing the popularity Of proposition TO re-,
duce the tax on tea, coffee, etc, saddled II
with proposition, which. standing alone,
would not have commanded single Dsmo-
cratic vote. Democratic mcmbers-sc sought
a division of the proposition, that they
might vote for the reduction Of the duty
on tea, coffee, etc, and against tho Besse-
mar steel infamy, with which it was sad.
died. The subornsd speaker Of the House
declared the proposition indivisibls, and
majority Of the Democratic delegation
were thus driven into opposition to the
proposition ms whole, and recorded their
votes against il. |
Year: 1870

The little carpet bagger' from the
Second Ward seems to have had a
troublesome time last night, at the
City Council. His indecent haste to
secure The place of Mayor Walker,
even while the latter was breathing
his last, excited intense disgust on the
part of all who attended the Council.
Councilman Doughty took no pains to
conceal his contempt for the carpet
bagger, and = war of words ensued.
which resulted in a premature sd-
journment of the Council. For q
complete and interesting report Of
the proceedings. see fourth page.
Year: 1870

SEWING MACHINEs.-McKsin & Haskell wish
it distinctly understood that they have not quit
the sewing machine trade but are engaged in it
more extensively than ever. They also continue
to repair machines, supply needles, &c. Besides
all this they have plenty of pretty iewelry.
Year: 1870

STILL They CoME.-All the week there has
been crowd Of people, chiefly the elite of our
city, at Hull's, looking through and buying
those fine goods of which Hull has such heavy
assortment. The stock would do credit to the
finest dress goods store in Broadway The va.
riety is immense the quality the most elegant
while the prices are such as to enable any one
TO buy; and SO reasonable are the prices, and
superior in pattern, style and fashion, that no
one need go abroad for fancy goods of any sort.


Mr.. Hull makes it a point to keep all the finer
grades, and is especially careful to keep his
stock up with the fashions As fast as he learn.
of q new fashion prevailing at New York or at
any of the fashionable places, he at once pro.
cures the article. He says it is no trouble to
show goods. He is always on hand with a corps
of good looking and gentlemanly assistants ready
to wait upon his customers.
Year: 1870

EDWARD WILDERS MorHER's WORN SYRUP should be ussA
in all It perfectly harmless in its nature
II pure Syrup that children will readily eat 1t is never
falling in It's effect and will relieve your little worms
at once, and without the aid of any other medicine
Year: 1870

LIGHT.-Prescott the halter, having decided
there should be more light on the subject in
the rear of his store, where his desk is, said,
" Let there be light" and 10 there is


He has cut a large window through the wall
on the alley His store is much improved there
by so that one can see more of those choice goods
that fill his shelves.


He says now Is the time to select new hat,
or q neat pair of gloves.
Year: 1870

TIL OLD REIIABLE.-Good bread can be
made only from good -four. Even the best ba-
ker and most skillful housewife can no. obtain
even passable sort Of bread from inferior or
poor -four. While these are self.eyident facts,
admitted by all, yet there are many who will
buy an inferior -four and foolshly hope to get
eatable bread. To be sure you are getting first
quality of flour, patronize the Eagle Mills, in
this city Jerry Wood has been long in the
business; has experimental on all grades of
wheat, SO that he knows every quality. and what
sort OF Hour it will produce,


His machinery has been perfected year by year
until now it is ss complete. i'll every detail, us
possible. He has established "a reputation of
such Importance that he cannot afford to place it
i'll jeopardy by any loose or careless mode of de-
ing business. So whatever he sells in tho mill.
er's line will be found precisely AS represented,
Go to Woods for pure -four.


Goods delivered to any part OF the city on call
Year: 1870

A LAW YER'S STORY.


1t was only picture, nothing more
than the painted portrait of a beauti-
full young girl that l had seen in Win
fields studio when | had dropped in
two days before for an hour Of quiet
thought, for | had an important case
in hand, which | felt would require all
my efforts to gain. and | had resolute-
ly determined to win, and could nev,
er mature my plans so well as when
| gave them an hours meditation in
the studio of my friend.


had only been in practice about
two years, but had during that inter
val acquired a fair reputation. In
deed, were | not a modest man, |
might say | was fast becoming famous.
Yes, it was only this one picture
which had so enrapfured me. But it
was enough to drive sleep from my
eyes and almost the thought Of the
Importance of the case in hand.


could not rest. | had not rested
for the two preceding nights. And
this morning as | entered my office
and seated myself at nv desk, | heart
lily wished the legal profession bad
not been my choice. What would
not have given to have known the
original of that picture? her name
even? But would not ask my friend
just then, for | knew that | could not
do so without betraying the interest !
felt; and Winfield would be sure to
laugh at me, and | have horror of
being laughed at, even by friend.


Collecting my scattered thoughts,
and resolutely shutting out from my
mental vision the beautiful portrait
which had haunted me, | commenced
my brief.


| had only gone so far as to write
the name of my client (Allenston
Wentworih) and the crime of which
he stood accused, (robbing the Hill
side Bank when suddenly a rap at
the door startled me, and in answer
to my somewhat peevish "Come in, :
the door swung slowly back and la
dy stood before me.


Wonder of wonders! What was
it that met my gaze! Was it a vision
of my distorted brain ? Surely not
for it spoke.
Year: 1870

Is there a lady in the land
That boasts her rank and a that,
With scornful eye we pass her by,
And little care for n that;
Fol natures charm shall bear the palm
A girls girl for a. that.
What though her neck with gems she deck
With folly's gear and a that,
And gaily ride in pomp and pride,
We can dispense with a. that,
An honest heart acts no such part
A girls girl for a that.
The nobly born may proudly scorn
A lOwly lass and a that;
A pretty face has far more grace
Than naughty look and a that;
A bonny maid needs no such aid
AgirPs a girl for a that.
Then let US trust that come it must,
And sure it will for a. that,
When faith and love, all arts above,
Shall reign supreme and a that,
And every youth confess the truth
A girls a girl for that.


Once a Week.
Year: 1870

She dwelt among the unuodden ways
Beside the spring of Dove,
A Maid whom there was none to praise,
And very few to love.
A violet by mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye;
Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.
She lived unknown. and few could know
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her grave, and, oh,
The difference to me


-HIdrI,3ro,JG
Year: 1870

81 have no hesitation in assuring inventors
that they cannot employ man more competent
and trustworthy, and more capable Of putting
their applications IN form to secure for them
an early and favorable conSiderati N at the Pa
tent Office. EDMUND BURKE,
Year: 1870

Sweetheart, when the year turns back,
And over her summer track


Goes trailing in robes of mist,
And holding her poor pale lips,
Chill with their half eclipse,


Up to the sun to he kissed
Then over the parting line
The dead days glimmering shine,


With pitiful faces fair.
They are perfect, all but breath,
And | mind me of their death


By the chill that is in the air.
Yet at the sight yearn;
And o, that they would return


With the love / forego!
And | murmer, all! how long?
And sorrow takes up her song


"Till the rose blooms in the snow"
So all the story is told,
Cease, for the hearts a-cold,


And the winter claims its own.
In the first night O. the frost
Beauty and bloom were lost,


And what is the stalk alone?
o, when will the rough winds blow,
And when will the blank white snow


Cover the dead from sight?
For, like the haze on the hill,
Lieth on thought and will


The spell Of a past delight
So, over the yellow leaves,
And the empty place of sheaves,


l follow my aimless feet.
Oh! love that is lost to me,
Are there ghosts that walked with thee
In this time O. the bitter-sweet?
Oh! what but the hearts desire
Can you have seen in the fire


OF the autumn woods ablaze!
And what put an ended tale
In the ashes few and pale


OF these Indian summer days!


Harper's Magazine.
Year: 1870

The area of the organized territories
of the United States, including Alaska, is
greater than that of all the States which
have been admitted into the Union. There
are nearly a thousand million acres of land
in these territories, and in all this vast
area there are probably not over half a
million of white inhabitants. In natural
resources this territorial domain is richer
than all the area included in the States
Say the latter contain forty million inhabi-
tants, but here is country waiting for forty
million settlers, and even these would
hardly be enough for neighborhood pur-
poses. What magnificent country to
carve into homesteads for forty millions of
people! That this will be done, who can
doubt who studies the purposes of Provi-
dence and the destiny of the race?
Year: 1870

WHAT IS IN TIE BEDRoOM.-The i'm
portance of ventilating bedrooms is a fact
in which everybody is vitally interested,
and which few properly appreciate. If
two men are to occupy bedroom during a
night, let them step upon weighing-scales
as they retire, and then again in the morn
ing, and they will find that their actual
weight is at least pound less in the morn
ing. Frequently there will be a loss of two
or more pounds, and the average loss
throughout the year will be more than one
pound; that is, during the night there is a
loss of pound of matter, which has gone
off from their bodies, partly from the lungs
and partly through the pores of the skin.
The escaped material is carbonic acid and
decayed animal matter, or poisonous ex-
halations.


PARIs.-As London is the chief Euro
pean center of commerce, Paris is the
center of fashion and gaiety for the entire
world. In time of peace its hotels are
always crowded with people of every coun-
try and race, who bring to it and leave
with it Vast sums of money annually. The
first Napoleon having in view the brilliant
future of the modern Babylon, ravished
every city which fell into his hands for
works of art to decorate the streets, parks,
and places of the French capital; thereby
rendering it, in connection with its more
modern improvements, undoubtedly the
most attractive and splendid city the world
has ever seen in any age.


wA Partisan lady recently called on
her milliner to inquire the character of a
servant The morality of the latter was
beyond questioning. "But is she honest?"
asked the lady. 81 am not so certain of
that" replied the milliner; 81 have sent
her to you with my bill dozen times, and
she has never yet given me the money"


w AT the cor. of Sd & Orange sts., in
the City of Wilmington Del, there is an
establishment from which issues weekly
thousands of pounds of an article which to
every housewife is like "good news from
far country" That establishment belongs
to Moore & Bro;-that article is Wilming
ten City Soap"
Year: 1870

There is knocking sem blanee of
virtue in the third resolution of the
Republican State Convention, and
an impudence almost sublime in its
declaration "that We are opposed to
any system or plan Of granting pub
lie lands to railways or other corpor-
ations.' A thief at the bar Of JUS
tice delivering a lecture upon the
impropriety Of stealing, while his
pockets arc stuffed with the proceeds
of his last raid, is the only parallel
that occurs to US at the moment for
this censurc of land grabbing BY =
party that has granted" to its own
members, in other words, stolen the
area Of an empire during the very
last session Of congress.


The people Of the country and es-
pecially Of tho Westers States and
Territories, d.nounce in uume sured
terms the plunderiug Of the Pub
lie domain by a Radical congress with
two thirds majority in both its
branches. Yet the very rascals who
perpetrated the robbery and who arc
themselves the corporators to whom
these grants were made have the sub.
lime etfrontery to 60 back to their
Year: 1870

THE The best Way
to show the cost of Republican rule
is by contrasting it with the expendi-
lures under Democratic administra-
tions. Here is showing to which
We direct the attention Of voters:
Year: 1870

The public greatly indebted to the New York Tribune
al the scene hos.iles. Greeley be renewing
youth Other papers were rluming themselves he
superiority TO the Tribune, but that journal comes
ahead
Year: 1870




The feats of intelligence and ability performed by the New
York Tribune since the European opened among
the most wonderful day This amer
has dsanced all its cotcmpoares IN the freshness exten
and accuracy OF its The rivals Tribune
New York. instead OF generously according pra suc
signal illustrations of American sagacity and energy mani-
fest q regular spirit of jealousy. and attempt to deny pal
pasc In the meantime the Tribune goes with its
great work and gains in reputation and subscribers daily
ably the Tribune ut the head of the journals
the world
Year: 1870

A Radical paper advocates the election
of jeff Davis in Congress, on the ground
that "tho leading Southern members were
good watchmen of the public treasury"
and "that is what is most needed now"
Who would have thought such a prefer
ence and such aconfessiOn could have been
wrung from Radical paperl 1t may be
safely set down that the Radical Con-
gress is cutrageOusly corrupt, when Rad
ical paper is driven to such a strait as
fhis
Year: 1870

We notice the posters for the Eastern
Division Fair are being distributed. We
learned yesterday that the buildings will
soon be completed, and that the work gen.
orally is under such progress as to give
great encouragement to the friends Of the
enterprise, 1t is rn important movement
in the, interest Of the farming classes, and
should be everywhere encouraged. Our
citizens are interested in its success, and
should see that j, s properly supported -
KnoEruNe Chronicle.
Year: 1870

AS soon as Congress adjourned IIor-
ace Maynard started for Massachusetts to
find out whether he had represented us
according to the notions of the people up
there. He will then return to Tennessee
and enter upon canvass for another
election,