Evansville Journal, Volume 21, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 20 August 1870 — Page 2

POBIOSHXTJ BT THJI KYASSTILLE J0UKS1L -C0HP1ST, So. Locaat Ntreet, ETanavtlle.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, tSIP. Captain Booking's Appointments. Captain H. C.Goodlng. Republican nom lnee for Congress, will f peak at the follow ing olaces and times :. Frac clsco, Uibson Coaaty,Satarday,20tu, 1 P.M. C1XCKCH XOTICJCS. Trinity M. E. Church. Sunday School at 9 a.m. Preaching by the Pastor at 10 A.M. acd 8 P.sr, Class Meeting a t 3 o'clock P. M. First BaplM Church. The usual ser Tlce In this Church to-morrow. Sabbath School and Bible Class at 9 a.m. Sermon bv the Pastor at M a.m. Subject: The GosDel the Hearts f 'Jniversal Peace. Seats 1 1 ee to all. Rev. a.. C Caperton, Pastor. Independence II. K. Cliurch. The Pastor will preach at 10i a m. Sunday School at 24 P.M. Kingtley M. JT. Church.-Corner of Eighth and Gum Streets. Prayer Aleetlng at 10S a.m. Sunday School at 1)4 p m. Class Meeting at 8 eji. -Preaching at night by the Pastor, Rt. John Poacher. Ingle Street M. E. Church. Between Seventh and Eighth Streets. Preaching at loyi A.M., and 7 p u., by the Pastor, Rev. James Hill. The public are Invited. Church of Chriit.Ueo. E. Flower will preach for the Church of Christ, at the Criminal Court rcoms, tomorrow (Lord's Day), at 10 a.m. and iy p.m. Subject for mointDii: fishing Men. Subject for the evening: The Kb and Truth oJStnnm-tm. Those who "eladly receive the word." will be Immersed alter the evening services. Posey Countj Sunday Scbool Contention. New IIabmont, Aug. 7, 1S70. ' Editors Jeurnal: A report of the proceedings of our County Sunday School Convention, Just closed, might not be uninteresting. The Convention met in this town on Monday evening. Tho opening sermon was preached by Rev. A. Tsylor, of Mt. Vernon. Subject" The Sunday School as an auxiliary to the work of the Christian Church." It was an earnest sermon, full of thought, practical, and showed the highest appreciation of the Sunday School cause. t Mr. Taylor, at home, is a Presbyterian, but Binks denomination alism in Sunday School Conventions, and indeed, I judge be is not hurt with it anywhere. He is a man of true liberality, willing to work in harmony with christian men everywhere. . The same gentleman conduoted the opening religious exercises on Tuesday morning, and earnestly urged upon the Convention the importance of prayer as an element of success in the Sunday School work. At the close of the devotional service, a cumber of delegates being present from Mt. Vernon, Poseyville and other parts of the county, our organization was effected, and the usual officers elected. President, Jno. 11. Hugo; a number of Vice Presidents, as is the custom. Louis Pelhamwas elected Secretary; 33. A. Pitts was afterward elected Enrolling Secretary, and A. II.Fretageot Treasurer. The first topio presented, was "The model teacher," opened by Ilev. W. T. Erwio, and followed by general discussion. , The sense of the Convention seemed to be, that devotion to the work, thorough understanding oi the lessons, perseverance, patience and punctuality, must be prominent features in the character of the model teacher. The next topio was a very practical one. 'How to open, conduct, and close Sunday School." The Convention was addressed by Superintendents Fretageot and W. It. bulavan, Frof. Richard Owen and Key. S. L. Binkley. The Superintendents detailed the methods pursued in their respective schools, and discussed tho relative advantages of their methods. Prof. Owen gave some interesting items trom his sencol at JJloomington. It was an interesting exercise. The subject ot teachers' meetings was then taken up and presented by Rev. S. L. Binkley. The speaker, in his usual excellent manner, showed the importance of these meetings, the impossibility of any high decree of efficiency in any school tnat neglected them, lie urged them upon all superintendents present, whether from town or country, and showed how they might be made most effective by illustrative institute exercises. The next question was even more important, " What shall be done for the further advancement of the Sunday School cause in our county?" A. II. Fretageot, A. W. Spain, Peter Kivett, T. T. Truscott, and W. T. Erwin entered into the discussion. Two difficulties were indicated in reference to the country work. Denominational jealousy and a chronio state of indifference. To meet .thes3 difficulties one speaker suggested that denominational teaching be banished from the schools, and instruction be confined to the broad ground - common to all the Christian Churches. To meet the second difficulty, the friends of the cause must give money and work, until the schools are made attractive. " You cannot make the children come unless they want to, but if you can make them want to, the work is done a m to your nana. mis can do accomplished only by making the schools attractive. A committee was appointed to draught a plan for holding township conventions next year throughout the county. The committee was selected from different parts of the field. The Convention then adjourned with the benediction by Rev. John Schrader, of Poseyville. ' I must not emit to mention that the choir, made up of singers from Mt. Vernon, Poseyville and New Harmony, led by Mr. J. M. Barter, with the instrument in the hands of the accomplished performers. Miss Ollie Sullivan, of Mt. Vernon, and of Miss Eleanora Schnee, of New Harmony interspersed the exercises with excellent music, and contributed largely 1urou5uuu.i1 it tuo success oi tne uon' vention. At 2 p.m. the Convention reasslm li.j mi.. :: oieu. auu reugiuus exercises were conducted Dy xev. J. u.MclleynoIds, of Mt. Vernon. Mr. Taylor then addressed the Con. vention on " The Duties of Ministers to tne Sunday ocnool Cause." Ilev. B. C. Swann, of Carmi, Ills., and Mr. S. N. Curnick, of Evansville', were then introduced to the Conven tion, and the latter being called upon, spoKe to tne suDject under consideration'. Prof. Owen also made some remarks. Prof. Owen then read a fine address to teachers. I regret I have not epace for even a synopsis. The members of the Convention showed their appreciation of its excellency by immediately tendering a vote of thanks to the author. L. Pelham reported the statistics of the cause in the county for the past year. The report showed a slight do

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report. It is but just, however, to state that a lew scnools bad iaiiea to report, and that there is probably a real increase instead ot decrease; aiso the Bchools which have reported are iu healthy working condition, so tnat upon the whole the work has not retrograded. In view, however, of the ec2ming lack of prosperity, indicated by the report, a resolution wa3 introduced by Rev. S. L. Binkley, and carried by the Convention, expressing a Bense ot humiliation at the result of the year s work, and pledging renewed effort tor the coming year. . Mr3. E. Craddock exercised a clas3 ; oaerorl enoarBvh?. The pupils showed a high state of proficiency, and the exercise was warmly com manAeA hv tha Convention. h N. Curnick illustrated his meth od of teaching an infant class. A series of interesting blackboard exercises Dy .uev. uiniiey, atter which Rev. W. T. Ervin addressed the Convention on the topic "The end of Sabbath School instruction leading children and youth to Christ." The question drawer was opened, and responses made by Rev. B. C. Swan. J. M. Barter read an excellent essay on "Good mu9i'o is indispensable in the Sunday School," and was followed in a neat speech by Col. Jno. A. Mann. A committee was appointed to fix t'le time and place for the next annu al meetmg, atter whica the Convention adjourned. According to the programme, Rey, Mr. Kumler. of your city, was an nounced to preach in the evening, but as the reverencd gentlemen was not present, the order of exercises was cbaneed.and a general Sabbath School experience meeting was substituted. Short addresses were made by S. JY Curnick and Revs. Taylor, Binkley, Erwm and r rot. Owen. Wednesday Morning. Tho Conven tion assembled at U a.m. with the President in the chair. Devotional services led by Prof. Owen. The Convention then proceeded to mis eel laneous business. Reports from committees were called for. The Committee on Time and Place reported Mt. Vernon as the place of next annual meetin.tr, and the third Tuesday in August, IteTl, as the time. The report was received and the Committee discharged. The Committee on the Organization of the Work for the Coming Year then reported. They divided the county by townahips into thrc9 dis tricts, with a Vice President to superintend the work in each district. The places and times of meeting in each township were fixed, and a committee was appointed to assist the Vice President. Tho plan is an elaborate one, .and provides for a thorough canvass of the county during the year. The Committee and its efficient Chairman, Rev. S. L. Binkley, deserve credit for the plan. Tho report was received and the Committee discharged. A committee was appointed to ar range programme lor tne next annual meeting. They were directed by resolution to secure the services ot some prominent Sunday School worker for the occasion. t The usual complimentary resolutions were passed. After the miscellaneous business was disposed of, the Convention gave its attention to the childrens' mass meeting. The children gathered in, and ioininfr their voices to the choir rendered excellent music. Appropriate addresses were delivered by Revs. Schrader, Taylor, Binkley,Prof.Owen, and Mr. Curnick. After a very interesting session the Convention adjourned to meet in Mt. Vernon in 1S71. The Convention was a success. There was a fair attendance of delegates and visitors. The Church was well filled, and the people well entertained. The speakers generally kept to the point and close attention was given to the matter in hand. An evident desiro was manifested on all hands, to learn something that could be made available in the actual work before U3. The interchange of thought and experience upon such occasions is good. Many excellent lessons were brought out, and no doubt we - have all gathered inspiration for the work of the comingyear. May God's bless tog rest upon the workers. W. T. E. Through Gremany In War Time Coblentz, I?urenlrcitsteln Ana Majeucc. Tha Frontier From Saar-Loais ward. In Distribution And Appear ance oi Troops. Ges. Von Bittknfikld3 Headq'es ES i S70.J (JOBUSTZ, OS THE KHISE July, 25, 1870, The "Jungfraa," the unspotted and impregnable Jiihrenbreitstein. Hon or' Broad Stone of the Rhine, casts the shadow ct her very enective sub stance over me as I begin another epia tie from the Rhine banks. I left Co logne by military train yesterday after noon amid moat intolerable heat, and we trundled tnroun the beautiiu Rhine valley all the afternoon stop ping at every station at least five min utes, to allow tho stout young country' men to sing their parting songs kiss their sweethearts, and take scats for the war. As wa left Cologne we could see that extensive preparations naa oeen maae tor putting it in a state ot siege, 'lrees had been cut away here and there in front of some of the outer lines of fortifications, and thousands of men were engaged on the earthworks. The Cologne people do not believe they will come to a state of siege, and our landlord laughed heartily at the panic oi some newly-ar rived Englishmen yesterday. SCENES ALONG THE KOUTE. Tho ride from Colog-e to Coblentz is among the finest in Germany, and certainly one cannot blame the French tor being envious or so periect a val ley, inhabited by so thriving and honest a people. 'Our train bad at lea3t fifty cars, all crowded with soldiers and their officers when we started, and the number was largely increased on the way. At the pleasant little visecovered stations hundreds of the peasantry were gathered, shrieking for the news, and tumbling pell-mell over each other in frantic efforts to carry beer to the "Morituri" in the cars. "Dul" sang out soma lusty fellow a hussar or a huge fat landwehr, "bring me a drop I Straightway a dozen brimming glasses would ba held up at the window, and hundreds of eyes would admiringly watoh the. departing hero drink his beer. Now and then the red-capped head of an officer would appear out at the window of a! firstclass carriage, and a harsh voice would say, "Sit ye down. Drink not." But nature overcame even these stiff disciplinarians, and they grinned to see their men sacrificing on the altar r Oambrinus as well as of Mars. At Bonn, the enthusiastic university town, every man had bought two bottles of beer to present to the soldiers

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in the train, and such a scrambling I have rarely seen. At llemagen there i' t ..I were a lew nuarious old gentlemen, evidently the dignitaries ot the vicinity, who addedboquets and sweetcakes to their donations ot Deer, ana sang Datriotio socgj in cracked voices. whica were quite reiresning. m Audernach and towns nearer Coblentz the people were more sober and serious, and men bade their wive3 and children good-bye, and got quietly into the train, as if they were going on a long and important journey. -But the reserves and the "landwehr," coming in from the country side, made the air ring with their soogs, and would have done so had the enemy been in sight. They sang grand old German chorals (as well as marching songs), in which the sweep of waves and rustle of leaves were plainly heard, and . they sang with fervor. Cheer after cheer burst out Irom the wayside as the train sped on. Old comrades met and parted suddenly at the stations with a "God love thee," and "Get not slain on the slaughter-field." Women, iu their blue gowns and fantastic caps, stood orying silently behind trees and in out-Qf-the way corners at the stations, so as not to let their departing ones see their grief. And then the train whirled us away, the Seben Geberge were lost to view; Rolanseck faded; the Rhine, which, by the way, is at very low ebb, broadened out into the beautiful expanse which it exhib its just below Ebrenbreitstein. and toward the clos3 of the afternoon we ran under the old gates of Coblentz, where wa are indeed made sensible that there is war in the land. COBLENTZ AND IT3 POSITION. Every one knows of Coblentz, oi the Rhine, as a quaint old town, with a rocky fortress opposite, on the river bank; bat all the world does not know how very important it is as a military post. It is at present tho headquarters of the General com manding the Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Corps of the Prussian ar my, the brave Voa Bittenfield. who is also the Governor-General of the plaoe. His command is one of the most extensive in the eountry, and in the war will be constantly exposed. The Seventh Corps now occupies the whole of Westphalia, including Dusseldorff. The Eighth keeps guard along the Belgian frontier, and on the Rhine up to Coblentz, and even to Mayence on the side next France; and the Eleventh has Hesse Darmstadt and Hesse Cassel in its care. The Eighth Corps, too, guards that whole section of country between Coblentz and tho French frontier, and Luxembourg, extending its line3 up to Treves, SaarLouia, Saarbourg and Forbach, Von Bittenfeld's command at present, therefore, covers all the ground which it is expected the French will attempt to gain during the first week of hostilities. It extends over an immense tract and comprises about 150,000 men, counting the regiments on their war tooting, in case oi an advance into Prussian territory, Coblentz and all the region round about would at onoe become of the most vital interest. That part of the territory intervening between Treves and Coblentz and known as the "Dog's "Back" in Ger man, is sure to be the scene of conflict. Nothing can be more picturesque than the situation of Coblentz. It lies at the confluence of those two rare rivers, the Moselle and the Rhine, and there is an antique bridge over the latter, which some wicked old elector built hundreds of years ago and defended by an ugly little castle, perched on the bank. The Moselle runs up into the contested ground, and across the French frontier into the very strongholds of the enemy; and an excursion up its course would be the properest thing at this moment were it not that the water has been too low for six weeks to admit even small boats. The French have been herein past time, and their artillery has snarled in impotent rage at the "Jungfrau" fortress. It has yielded once, when a republican army was Dattermg its wans, dui tne Prussian flag has never been lowered from it to a French foe. Ehrenbreitstein commanding so magnificently the Rhine and the country through which it runs, and the chain ot torts aroun the town, built by tho Prussian King in lslu. in commemoration ot the alu ance, make most formidable defenses There are four forts governing th town's approaches. Fort Constatine Fort Alexander.Fort Francis and Fort Asterstein. These are now undergo ing thorough strengthening through out. Although Von liittenheld pouring men rappidly up to the fron tier, thousands remain here and near by, and do not seem likely to move a present. J. he provision magazines here are crammed, and long trains forage wagons are coming in this morning from the other side the Rhine and were rolling over the bridge of boats all night. The Prus sian system for the transportation of supplies is admirable, lhe mode of procedure in this section will illus trate it. As soon as a movement to or concentration of troops on the frontier begins.the farmers in all the adjoining back country are notined that they must transport a certain amoun of supplies to a given point. Each farmer owns eccording to his circum stances, one or two forage wagons, al built alike, and kept in his possession Bubjeot at any moment to the Govern ment call. The burgomaster of i certain district receives notice from the army headquarters that so many supplies must be at a certain point at a fixed time, tie notinesthe farmers who drop their work, organize a regu lar military baggage train, and push forward six or eight leagues if necessary, when they, are relieved by another relay of the farmers of that district, who have also been warned to be ready. The first relay then returns home, losing only a day or two from its wori. and can be read? again at moment's notice. Hundreds of these wagons are now drawn uo in line be fore the provision magazines here; at noon they will be en route. Yester day the teams and their drivers were peacefully at work, scattered over wide section. To-day they constitute an euective military service. THE RHINE'S EAST BANK Facing Coblentz is a rugged chain of hills, culminating opposite the mouth of the Moselle in the abrupt and glorious crag of Ehrenbreitstein. Down by the river nestles a little vil lage. with queer old peaked roofs and round towers, and antique windows flashing in the sun; and above these are white villas in the midst of gar Hens which seem to cling fearfullv to the rocks. The fortress is absolutely unapproachable save irom one side, and there a double row of bastions must be taken before the enemy can possess it. It commands a fine view of the river and all the country through wbich the French must ad vance to Coblentz. They would have to come under an appalling hre from succession of forts, extending from the Rhine's east bank a lODg distance nto the country on the west. If a column of the French army should push out from Thionville or Metz, by the corner of Luxembourg it would speedily be ecgigod at Saar-Louis, the .Prussian trootier tortress, unless

the policy of the defenders was to retire and draw the enemy toward the Rhine. Then there is full seventy mile3 of hostile territory to march through beforo reaching the Rhine, and the Prussians have three sets of

men tnat tney could bring successively against the invaders. The Prussian policy just now seems to be to bring the three divisions of the army, the actives, the reserves, and the landwehr, into the very best order, and to have them givo their whole attention to the coming battles that is, to have almost every effec tive man in Prussia constantly ready with gun on shoulder to join in the defence of hi3 country. Every ' man is by no means ready in France. The confidence in the regular army is so great there that if the whole people were called out there would be almost a panic. Here the whole people is afield to-day. THE PHLEGMATIC PRUSSIANS show here, above all, their utter contempt for any strong excitements. The men going to the front go quietly, smiling or 6inging, as if their gun were a spade, and thy were going to till the earth instead of to drench it with their blood. One might imagine, to have landed in Coblentz. as I did yesterday, among the thousands of soldiers thronging the narrow streets, that there was some grand reunion or Schutzenlest, or a beer drinking tournament. The long line of bluebloused workmen, dusty and tired, marching to report to headquarters, ot course gave a somewhat serious character to the scene ; but they were soon transformed after their visit to the storehouse, where arms and uniforms were distributed, into easy-going, bat strong and valiant soldiers, marching without murmur or olamor directly to their destination. As every man is a nnldier here, there is not so much cnanoa lor tnat uiavoi iay uciui enthusiasm which the French cock nev bhouts for his countryman in uni form. Do I dwell too much on this point? It seems to me that it is the great one of the war. iinoot at my door! BMe. it is the burly form of a soldier bringing a dispatch from a friend in Berlin. Dispatch written in Berlin one hour ago. Distance from here to Berlin half way across Middle Europe. Yet the Government has full possession of the lines and is using them day and night. In Franco our dispatch would nave peco Kept a day or two, and then ueiivereu to me by some semi-spy, wno weuid have suspected me be cause x received a telegram in war time. But Prussia does things in a more onen-handed manner. The cool-beaded pluck of the PrusEians is reawy amusing. They have absolute confidence in their own re sources. Although Coblentz is only two days and a half march from the French frontier, aad the general opinion of Europe is that the French are going to win the first battles, everything is serene in the town. The walks by the river were crowded last evening with beauty and fashion, the officers were dressed as if for a holiday, and the French were not even talked about. There is more excitement in Berlin, it is said, than here. There the populace are excited foi news; here they hardly care to hear from Treves. "Ja," said an old gentleman in our hotel this morning, "I believe there are some troops up at Saarbourg." Some! evidently. But he didn't wish to acknowledge any excitement. We may find them less phlegmatic farther on. MAYEjSCE, OS THE RTIIKK, I JaJy 21. 1870. j I fingered long on the Rhine bank at Coblentz last night, so facinating was the scene. The line of lights on the swaying bridge of boats magically reflected in the deep, silent water, and the old fortress became a gigantic mass of foliage and symmetrical wall, under the varying sheen of the stars. In the narrow streets there were no noises of brawls, no drunken excitements; the only sound I heard was harmonious and was a belated detachment of reserves marching over tne bridge, singing: ' En-pi-dee i-dee 1-de Kuj-pl-dee-l-da." . By and-by, too, out of the glittering column which went through the great market-place on their way to battle, came that superb sooz, " The xtnino vvatjh," in which the harmony seems bound to break the bonds of flesh and sense, and soar away to heaven. Then at last nothing was heard save the sentinel solemnly pacing, and the whir of an occasional ly arriving steamboat, belated by the general dearth ot business below. THE MOSELLE VALLEY THE PRUS SIAN FROSTIER TOWNS. IMS plain to see that all the troops leaving uooientz are bound lor Saarbruck and the French frontiers; and i ao not need to ask the questions wn, a certainly would not be answered. They go up to Bingebruck a smau station not xar from Bingen on we xaine, and JUayence; and there they change to the railway which takes them through a wildly picturesque country, to within four miies or trench guns. The Moselle valley, you will remember, is by many uiuoiuertu tuperior to the ithmeand it is even now being visited by adventurous travelers, who have no objection to seeing a little bloodshed. Both through this valley, and by juts Kiuseurucs route, troops are rap idly concentrating,- and a battle can uuu io mi uu. j.cere nave Deen no encroachments made bv the French on -- V al 11 . " W - . e xzussiaus nave twice driven iu the frenoh pickets, and yesteraay shot fifteen soldiers who were guaraicg a small custom house on tne extreme frontier. The valley, or rather a succession of valleys auu muMuiaiua ociween liingebrucle on the Khine. and Saar-Louis and oaarDrucK, on the frontier, are of the wildest beaufy. The. region is filled wiiu quarries, and remarkable fossils are found in the coal mines, which supply the main industry of that secliuu. UOerstfi'n ha!F from the Rhine. thAro 9 Z .Ti:V i -,,c.u wappea with a uicuicvai castle, a 1 1 volcanic, ruggad rude; in one place, not far from Siarbauck, there is a burning mountain, which ignited nearly two hundred years ago. and has been slowlv rmrn;n!r rs. baar-i.ouis, atwhich three railway lines centre, an.-l who ,f i.f n fifin T iv.ii uu,UUU i russiana or a nnn ,n.,a.4 :-, noted for a fnrimao n.i, t.; fourteenth's architect, Vauban, built, On a Wager, in onn vanr in tha when the French held all that cession of towns now Prussian strongholds. The river Saar here constitutes the frontier. At certain HPftanna it is navigable for small boats ; but now theirench conld cross it witTinntvAt. ting their knees. Saarbourg. not far beyond fcaarbrnek. is a erim tnwn with Roman relics, and thnr tha Mn. selle starts d own under an annipnt bridge, on its tortnons Innrnpir tn (In. blentz. HencnFnr ward (Inn nan an tn Treves, the oldest town in Prussia, captured bv Jnliu3 Cmiar hpfnro Christ was born, and made the capital f Gaul. It was in French hands in tbe last century, bat was i?iven back 10 .Prussia IQ ISlD. lhe French will ' probably think it worth ocoupyiag

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this time, if taey cross the Rhine Past Treves the road goes on to the. iruch-disputed fortrcsj of Luxembourg, and that province's neutral frontier. But there are now only a very few Prussian troops at Treves. Tho main concentration is at Saar-Louis, which faces Metz and Thionville. the French points where troops are mass ed, and from wnicn decisive movements are liseiy to pe maao. xne French, in order to reach the Rhine, must gain one or two battles on the frontier, and then can they effect a march of eighty miles, through a broken country, constantly encountering fresh trcop3? THE JOURNEY TO MAYENCE. Nothing but military trains are now running trom Cologne to Mayence. I waited yesterday several hours for our chance to come forward to this point, where yesterday 80.000 soldiers arrived. You can judge of the condition of the railways. While we were waiting at the statiou at Coblentz we saw much of the Prussian soldiers' manners. The reserve and landwehr forces were the most amusing. The day was hot, and they certainly drank a good deal ot beer; but I fancy their merriment was sincere. There was a company of pioneers, fine, massive men, with long, shaggy beards, come down from Westphalia, and although they were loaded with heavy axes, knapsacks and blanket, and stationed in the hot sun, waiting for the train, they kept up a continuous roar of laughter. There was also in the reserves, just come in, a group of artisans. who had among them a little foolish-looking fellew whom they were "initiating." They placed him in the centre of the group, then burst into the cheery notes of Wallenstein's ' Lager," and marched around hiri rapidly, each thumping him on the helmet with their gun butts. The pride of the district and town was especially noticeable While the excitement was at its bight there would be a wild "Hourrah! Oh," outside, and host of the usual blue-bloused, tired fellows would stalk iu and at once advertise themselves. Hourrah! We are from Rolandseck," or "Remagen," or whatever it might be, and the favorite song of that town was then and there sung by them with unlimited gusto. To them succeeded others, ad ipfiaitum. The "reserves" and tho "landwehr " forces, belonging to the working classes generally, arrived at the station with only small bundles, done up in canvass or red handkerchiefs. Each of these bundles and I saw literally thousands of them was numbered, the owner given a corresponding ticket, and then they were thrown pell mell into baggage vans. There were not twenty trunks in all the baggage. Every one seemed to have taken nothing from home save a clean shirt, a pair of stockings and a bottle of beer. The trains were dangerously crowded, dozens of men sitting on the tops of the cars and clinging on fearfully as we whirled along the precipitous and curving Rhine banks. Above Coblentz the enthusiasm was greater thai from Cologne up. Corps of young ladies decorated with badges served the thirsty veterans with cold coffee, water and beer at every station; and the air rang with shouts. At St. Goar one old woman insisted on a soldier's taking along her coffee pot, and burst into tears when he would not accept it. At Bingebruck long baggage teams were filing up the hill, and a host of batteries were drawn up, waiting their transfer to the train which was yet to come from Mayence. Nearly every soldier thero was under twenty-three years old. There was not beard enough in a whole regiment to grace a French Sqpctr. The funny little sanitary corps wagons, with tho old ied cross flag waving above them, were rattling along the line, taking their proper places; and hosts of spectacled students from Berlin, with the cross sewn on their sleeves, were smokirg and arguing in the station. At Mayence the Rhine runs between flat and uninteresting, but very fertile banks. Two new pontoon bridges have just been laid down to facilitate transportation, .and. a large number Qf steamers are constantly flying to points above, bringing the Baden soldiery to the front. Mayence is blessed with much quaintness of wall, tower and street; the house-roofs in the town's centre kiss each other. Tho peace garrison here is 8,000 men, mostly from the other end cf Prussia, and at present the number is increased to 23,000. Railroad communication is entirely broken, 8a ve toward Frankfort, and even in that direction is uncertain. The town is not really Prussian I? feelin. there still beipg a large trench population, and the rule being that of Hesse Darmstadt. In the Luxembourg excitements of 1867, Mayence was stronglv French and quite rebellious against Prussia. It has been Prussian only once; when retaken by Kalkrcuth from the French Republicans in 1793. The peace of Campo Formio in 1797 made it French again, and in 1S14 it was as signed to Hesse. The fortifications here govern tho Rhino in a very remarkable manner. The old cathedral, built in the tenth century, has served as a hay magazine for French armies, and in 1814 was used as a slaughter-house. Mayenco ha3 an enormous military hospital, one ot the best arranged in Knrone. Gustavus Adolphus, the celebrated, built a fort here, and rTr.nr,t of it are still to be Eeen. The Romans considered the town tho strongest strategic position on the Rhine, and its present importance is nrnhahlv preater than that of Coblentz. The Bavarian troops will march through here in ease the fighting begins near Saar .Louis, and the . Orowo Pricco is ex pected nere in a lew days. the navy of pbussia. Formidable rumors of tho crobable resolve to defend the Prussian fleet in the Baltio are now circulating, and Austria's expressed intention to drop neutrality if Russia interferes gives a more serious aspect to this fc-itfantia struggle. The frank confession of the King of Prussia, by his announcement that French trading vessels will be reancoted bv him that lie does not count his navy as a reliable portion of his foroes may have some influence in restrain ing naval battles, which would be disastrous. Prussia has on'y fortyone steam and fiftv-oiie sailing vessels properly fitted for war, carrying only ,04'J cannon. Others are beiDjr tltted out, but could hardly come into play la time. All her important naval points are on the Baltic, and are but three Dantzic. Stralsund and Kiel. Tha force she mnt encounter ia the JJaltio alone ia verv stronr, not to speak of the crushiDjr effect the presence of Russia would have. Kids; William's conraa. manifested in bia proolamation. smacks decidedly of in dependence. He says: "Ttua order (to respect French commerce) is fivea even without demanding reciprocal action, purely in honor of the principal that it would ba unworthy of a mvilizorl SrntA tn nnmlnnl hir:f like an outlaw,"

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PRESENT DISPOSITION OF THE ARMY. The main movement of regular troops up to date seem to have been toward Saarbruck and Saar-Louis, from the Berlin direction and toward the Baden territory from the other side. The reserves and the landwehr are now also massing at the frontier points on the French side of the Rhine, leaving very ordinary garrisons in Westphalia and at Magde bourg, Posen, Breslau and Konigsourg. xne present army corps com wanders are as follows; First, General Von Manteuffel; second. General Von Fransechy; third, General Von Alvensleben; fourth, ditto; fifth. General Von Kuchback (General Steinmetz also concerning himself in the interest of this corps); sixth, General Von Trempling; -seventh. General Von Zastrow; eighth, General Voa Goben, whose headquarters and those of General Von Bittenfeld, we have just left; ninth, General Voa Manstein; tenth. General Voo Boights-Rhetz; eleventh, General Von Hife; twelf th, the Saxon Crown Prince. These commands will probably be somewhat altered, if they have not already, but they were as abovo at the outbreak of the war. The army corps, from ono to twelve, are in peace time stationed respectively at the following points: Konig3burg, Berlin (second and third), Magdebourg, Posen, Bretliu, Munster (in Westphalia), Coblentz, Schlesswig, Hanover. Cassel and Saxony. The Royal Guard remains at Berlin. I have already shown you the ground over which the seventh, eighth and eleventh corps are distributed, these being most important for the present. The last train for Frankfort leaves Mayence in an hour, and I must go with it. The railway will not be torn up at present, but the number of trains to that town has decreased daily for a week. To-day they cease entirely. What the to-morrows may bring is uncertain. The next thing that we expect to organize my com panions and I n the nony express. refuge of all forlorn correspondents. iu. IV. SPECIAL NOTICES. Consumption. The Three Remedies. "Schxhch's Pm kosio Btbut," for the cure of Cough, Colds. Bronchitis, and every form of Con sumption. The peculiar action of this med lolne rlpena the nloers In the longs, promotes the discharge of the corrupt matter by expectoration. Purifies the blood, and thus cares Consumption, when every other remedy fails. "Bohenck'B Sea-Weed Tonlo" for the eure of Dyspepala or Indigestion, and all diseases arising from debility. This tonlo Invigorates the digestive organs, supplies the plaoe of the gats trio J aloe when that la deficient, and then enables the patient to digest the most nutrlolous food. It la a sovereign remedy for all cases of Indigestion. Bchenck's Mandrake Pills," one of the tnoet valuable medicines ever discovered being a vegetable substitute for calomel, and having all the useful propertlei ascribed to that mineral, without producing any of Its Injurious effects. To these three medicines Dr. J. H Schenclc, of Philadelphia, owes his unrivaled suoceoa in the Treatment of .Pulmonic Consumption. The PulmonloByrup ripens tho morbid matter, discharges It, and purifies the blood. The Mandrake Pills act upon the llver,.remove all obstructions therefrom, give the organ a healthy tone, and cure Liver Complaint, which is one of the mont prominent causes of Consumption. The Sea-Weed Tonlo Invigorates the powers of the stomach, and by strengthening the digestion and bringing it to a nor mal and healthy condition. Improves the quality of the blood, by which means tbe formation or ulcers or tubercles in the longs becomes Impossible. Ttis combined action of hese medicines, as thus ex plained, w 1 care every ease of Consump tion If tbe r medics are used In time and tbe use of tbe Is persevered In sufficient ly to bring tbe ea&e to a favorable termina tion. Dr. Bcbenck'a Almanac, containing a fuU treatise on the various forms of disease, his mode of treatment, and general direc tions bow to use bis medicine, can be had gratis or sent by mall by addrwslng bis Principal Office, No. 15 North Rlxth Street Philadelphia, Pa. Prioe of the Pulmoclo Pymp and Beweed Toslo, each II 50 per bottle, or 17 60 a half doaen. Mandrake Pills. 2So. per box. For sale by aU dragg-lsts and dealer. The Fearful ClJiCKS 8abdned. THK CURK HOW DISOOVKKEP Having been Ion adlcted wltn CANCEIt I resoi ted to aU In. remedies of wulon J oonid bear. Among them was on. reootnmending a certain nerb to m. a. a ear a I (as I supposed) procured tne herb, and prepared and applied It, wnlon made a perfect cure, bat on examination by tbe family physician be informed m. that the herb I had used, which had mads a perfect and speedy cure, was not the one recoinmenaeo.. au wno are amictea can Hod a speedy enre or sendlnc for the re olDe. with lull directions tor ana. 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