Daily Dispatch, Volume 39, Number 23, 27 July 1870 — Page 2

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The Straight Shoot. The corporators in the charter of the straight shoot railroad from Lynchburg to Richmond met in thin city yesterday, and took measures for raising the minimum capital of $100,000 preparatory to the organization of the company. A report of their proceedings will be found elsewhere in the Dispatch of this morning. The gentlemen present were fully improved with the importance of the road, and were confident that it will be promptly

built This road is absolutely indispensable as well to Virginia as Richmond itself. This State cannot afford to leave her principal city overslaughed, pretermitted, playing second fiddle to places which have not the ability to compete for trade and make that use of commerce which will secure to the State the advantages of rapidly-increasing manufacturing power, a dense population, large consumption of agricultural products, and active development of mineral wealth. In order that Richmond may be made in the highest de gree available for the promotion of these great objects of state policy she must have direct, unobstructed, and rapid intercourse with the western and southwestern interior. In this day of active and expeditious communication, when millions arc expended to save a few miles in distance, and hours and even half-hours are esteemed important, and have their weight in the scale of competition, no place can hope to flourish whose lines are not straight, and whose fate is not even that of a way-station of a main line, but to be far from that line and communicating with it by a lateral line at a loss of twenty miles in distance. The straightening and expediting of our communication with the Southwest will put a new face upon our commerce with that teeming part of the country. The road will be one of the most active and busy in the State, and will, beyond question, be one of the most thrifty. It will be a bright day for Richmond when it commences operations. Let the citizen of Richmond imagine his feelings when looking upon a train of cars, built and equipped in the latest style, drawn by the most improved locomotive, departing from the western limits of the city directly for the

Southwest. Would be not be aroused with enthusiasm, and feel himself filled with hope and energy by the sight? Would he not know that at last we had direct communication, efficient and active social and commercial intercourse with the prosperous and teeming Southwest? And would he not feel that we had this communication under circumstances that secured to us all the advantage of distance that is possible, and all the energy and enterprise that activity and speed could ensure? Contrast the impulses that would be imparted by such a sight with the feelings inspired now by looking at the Danville train as it leaves the depot. Does any man think of the Southwest when he looks upon that train? Can he realize the idea that he, a citizen of Richmond, is to communicate through that, train with Little Tennessee and East Tennessee, and have any material share in the rich trade of those fruitful sections? The contrast is as wide as the poles. Nobody feels the Danville road as an artery between us and the Southwest. It has no life as such, and we no life through it. It is a great road in its own sphere, and a direct road to the South, opening to this city a grand commerce; but as a conduit to Southwest Virginia, &c., it is not impressive? it is not efficient- it is not satisfactory ; and as it was never intended to subserve any such purpose, it is no reflection upon it to say that it does not. But it would be an enduring disgrace upon this city if it were content to continue the employment of an expedient so entirely deficient, in this day of unparalleled activity and competition. Let us build the " straight shoot" at once, and thus vindicate our character for sagacity and enterprise, and protect, not only our own interests, but the integrity of the trade of Virginia. The people of Richmond and the people of the Southside residing upon the line of this proposed road should subscribe to it heartily and promptly. It is a work fraught with inestimable benefits for them all. North Carolina. Whilst we sympathize with the oppressed people of North Carolina in their present troubles, we are none the less decidedly of the opinion that the i'resideut of the United States lias no right, even if he has the disposition, to interfere in their behalf. The Constitution of the United States gives him no power to do so unless when called upon by the General Assembly of the State, or, If that body cannot be convened, by the Governor. The General Assembly is a Radical body, and passed the law which Holi>kn relies upon to sustain him in carrying out his brutal and tyrannical measures. It would be a dangerous precedent to allow the President to judge for himself as to the necessity for the employment ot Federal troops to preserve the j>eace of a State. Governor W alker presented this question in a clear light in his correspondence with General C anby when this latter gentleman undertook to decide for himself that the time had come when he would be justified in using Federal bayonets to preserve the peace of this city. It is better, in this as in so many other cases, " to bear the ills we have than fly to others that we know not of" ; and no man could foretell the evil results thatj might follow the surrender to the Federal Government of the right now reserved by the State Governments of deciding when the arm of Federal power must be invoked in order to the protection of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty inhabitants of those States. The elections take place in North Carolina next week. If the people are really tired of Holder's misgovemment they wiil elect a Legislature which will strip him ot all power to do harm. If the dissatisfied constitute a majority of the voters of Nort h Carolina they will be able to protect themselves. If they are in a minority, they must, as Longfellow says, "suffer and be strong." But we cannot believe that they are in a miuority. The only fear we have in connection with the matter is that Holder and his tools will not suffer the voice of the people to be heard. He is a desperate man, and will not stop short of fraud and force to accomplish his purposes If he finds that frtiud and force may be safely resorted to. P? S.? Since the foregoing was . written we have received a telegram stating that the President has, upon tbe call of Governor Holdeh, sent troops to North Carolina, This feet shows how little a written Constitution is worth. A clause which was put into tbe Federal Constitution for a good purpose has thus been prostituted to the basest uses. Nevertheless, the letter of that instrument has been followed, mid Gn aw? is not even liable to censure. - <} 7 .csr 00*. Jajm? B. Bscs, op Kmporsr.? 1 Jfbl * has heretofore expressed

hlmsclf'M ai>elMu?-Sf reffliif 'ffom Con-| grfcss. But he has boon tofaithfOla representative that his constituent#! are very unwilling to part from him. Some trouble has sprang up in his district owing to the rifal aspirations of several competitors, aod thfe result is some danger of losing the district. "We trust at the approaching primary election or nomination that the dan- 1 gerwill l>e averted l>y the renomlriation of I Mr. "Buck. The eighth district could not I send a more popular or Influential representative to Congress. lie is prudent, sagacious, energetle, and, above all, a gentleman of high and unhlemishcd honor and integrity. We are especially attached to him here for his unwavering friendship and devotion to Virginia. VTc shall never forget his eflieient aid in M>e hour of trial. The treaty published yesterday was evidently proposed several years ago? not a new ono. France, of course, would not propose such a one now. I

Valentine** Bnst of Lee. Amid the clash of contested election?, railroad consolidations, &c., &c., with which ( our minds have of late been so constantly tilled, we have scarcely had either the leisure or the space in our columns to turn our thoughts from the severe materiality of positivism to the more tranquil aud perhaps none the less euduring studies of art andj literature. In the studio of Edward Valentine, however, we have recently seen the image of one on whom fortune has not of late smiled, hut who, amid the general wreck around , him, has stood as erect as ever, and borne the same serene, godlike aspect, whether crowned with success or overshadowed by The life and character of Kobert E. Lee need no comment at our hands. They arc written in golden letters, not of this cart . We would simply call the attention of our ' readers to the bust of him, in plaster, recently executed by Valentine in Lexington, and brought thence to this city. "Without hesitation we pronounce it to be one ot the noblest busts of modern sculpture, worthy of; the highest niche in our national temple?our Pantheon? hereafter to be built? and to hold an equal place with Iloudon s Washington or Gait's Jefierson. The keen, penetrating eye, quick to command, and vet ever ready to sympathize ; the eagle beak ; the full and yet finely cut nostril; the firm, determined mouth; the nobly-poised head ; the strong, manly neck and massive shoulders? such as even the son of Telamon might have envied; the well-developed forehead? strong in the bold outlines of deep thought, and not enervated bv too heightened an imagina- 1 tion ; mark well and most truthfully the I man whose whole life has been a sublime sacrifice to principle? who has ever been I the same, whether at the head of his victorious legions or among the mountains of his native State tcacliing the children ot Ins beloved South? ? 1 Upcauso right is right, to follow right 1 WereMsdoni in the scorn of consequence." In this bust of Lee, Valentine has, we think, excelled any of his former works, and J shown himself a higher and more correct master of his art than in any of his other busts, if we except Mosbv and one or two others iu his studio. He has not here dwarled his subject by too great minute- j ness. The bust of Lee, like those by all I the great masters of old, stands out in all J its mighty .ind godlike proportions. Oieek I and Koman statuary was like the Greek drama. The gods were eye-witnesses of both. The Greek theatres were expressly! left uncovered that the gods might be I spectators of the scene ; tor a great man I struggling with adversity was consi- 1 dered a sight worthy of the gods. I In their temples and their theatres alike stood their sublime statuary. Ileuce in I their tragedy are portrayed bold, promi- I ueut, superhuman, and overpowering pas- 1 sions; and in their statuary strong and commanding features that overawe all inte- 1 riors. Iu tragedy they never attempted to delineate the line, delicate, ephemeral fancies of every-day life ; nor in their statuary I did they ever attempt that particular study I of detail which may be examined with a | microscope in painting. These two kindred I arts scarcely belong to the same province. The all-einbracing field of the one, and the J sublime solitude of the other, can rarely, it ever, meet. In painting within a narrow 1 canvass we can at the same time look at the sublime and the beautiful. By its unlimited lights and shadows we can see inasmaU compass that " dread and silent mount nsln" forth from its silent sea of pines, within I sight of the Swiss chalet, covered with eglantine and the wild clematis. Not so in sculpture. But one thought, at one time, can occupy its mind, whether it be the I Laocolin, the Niobe, the Faun of the capitol, or Gait's Bacchante. It can never unite the different conceptions in one. Among the Greeks the first- two were con- 1 sldered the more peculiar province of statuary- It it rare that we sec in the Uffizzi, the Vatican, or the Louvre, examples of the two last. With the Greek and tlio earlier Kow&ns statuary always partook of deiity. That fixed, never-changing aspect, forever sealed in stone, must be above this sublunary, changeful world. It must be one 1 grand, sublime thought, not divided or lost in minutias. Even the young Augustus, at the age of twelve years, has upon his brow the stamp of deity. The twelve Cjesars, with all their crimes, still command in their presence an awful silence, and the spectator recoguizes iu them the majesty of imperial Itbnic. This oneness in statuary must always be recognized and pursued if the artist ever hopes for success. If his concept is noble, grand, and mighty, he must not divide up int o a thousand minutiae to attain what the vulgar would call accunwy, Modern .senators too often sacrifice their first great ideal to this common taste. How often have we seen a noble bust rendered almost contemptible by the Parisian care with which j the hair and the beard are combed out? We are glad Mr. Valentine has avoided this error iu his bust of Lee, and we trust that if he ever idoalizes it he will never take augh t from Its present majesty . Sculpture cannot, like painting, represent the hair in its light, waving, fleecy strands ; it Clin only represent it in masses ; and if it attempt* to give it; only its natural thickness it will appear to lie closely pressed to the head instead of being raised, and will proportionately shorten the length of the head. The old sculptors knew well this error, and avoided it. We repeat we ars glad Mr, Valentine has done the same. , ; ~We have been thus lengthy in our remarks on this bust of Lee as we regard it as a noble work that belongs to the nation. We understand it has given universal satisfaction in Lexington", tod that General Lee himself spared no time or trouble to render the artist's work successful. He knew that posterity would ftsk for an accurate and truthful representation of like Cromwell, he wished to be known l>e really was. It was but just to his country that Lee should leave to them ^ accurate a representation of himself as poarfblfb This bust la still in plaster, but we trust {t will soon be In marble. We would ask Of Ur, Valentine as. a particular fayorthafc fee would aWow cwtjusfc wit

primary roughness, to he exhibited In some store or room mote accessible to the public than his present studio, as It Is a work with which the public should become wen acquainted ; and we feel assured it will meet With the admiration of all.. _?uch a bust of such a man is a nation's ward, and should be a nation's monument. WASHINGTON NEWS. correspondence or the Fl<hmoml TMspatdi. W ashinoton, .July 2/5, 1870. It is at last decided thd Frelinghuysen will go to England and n lieve Motley*.* It seems that Zaeli. Chandler, tlic warlike senator from Michigan, i? responsible for the recall of Mr. Jlotley. Chandler, it will be recollected, made a recent visit to Europe, and although Motley could afford to put up with his swagger and f rontierlike audacitv, he had not the heart to introduce the boisterous senator into English "society." The latter took high umbrage at the treatment he received, and in the recall of Motley see the effect of his displeasure. New England, has received a blow from the West in the removal of her historian which will come back with force at the next Kepublican Presidential nominating convention. The belief is becoming more general here that there will be a called session of Congress before the regular time for its re-i opening, and there are some who anticipate , such an event next month. Timon. j M. Parapol's Opinion on the European War. ? The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, in his dispatch of Sunday, has the following : After the late >1. Prevost Paradol had presented his credentials to the President, among those upon whom he called was Senator Sumner, of Massachusetts, ile had a large number of letters of introduction to that gentleman, which he presented in all the form and ceremony characteristic of a Frenchman. M. Paradol spent about two hours in conversation with Mr. Sumner I upon the situation in Europe, .dwelling especially upon the contest which was then inevitable between Prussia and France. In reply to a question from Mr Sumner as to the duration of the war, M. Paradol said : " There may be two battles, but certainly not three. I should not be surprised if there would be but one. Jn the present condition of Europe one or two battles must decide every question. To be sure, they will be great battles, greater than the first Napoleon ever fought. There will be more men killed on both sides, but the contest will be decisive. As to the result, it is impossible to prophesy. The contestants are nearly equally matched. Of course I have, faith in the valor and patriotism of the French troops, but it may be that they will be beaten." Mr. Sumner is of the opinion that M. Paradol, who was a man of rare perceptive qualities, saw that for the first time in his life Napoleon would tind in Bismarck a man fully his equal in statesmanship, in diplomatic intrigue, and in the management of large forces of men. As a Frenchman, of course M. Paradol believed in the final success of the French troops, but it was a belief subject to possibilities.

Virginia.? Office at Wise Courthouse, Wise county, is reestablished, and William J. Kilgore appointed postmaster ; Catawba, Roanoke county, is reestablished, 011 route Fincastle to Blacksburgh, mid John JIaekel appointed postmaster. Discontinued : Oftice at Crimea, Dinwiddie county ; papers should now go to Ford's depot. "At. Ford's depot, Dinwiddie county, J. G. MeCall is appointed postmaster, vice Jliss C. 33. Vaiden, removed. L. M. Shumaker, of Danville, has been appointed special agent at large on mail depredations at $1,000 per annum and $3 per day . [Ihe latter for expenses, we suppose,] to take office August 1st. Soon every white Radical in Virginia will have been provided lor. Tiie Nicaraoua Expedition.? Congress, at the late session, appropriated &!0,0u() for an examination and survey, under the direction of the President, of the routes of Nicaragua and Teliuaiitcpec, in order to ascertain the practicability of a ship canal at these places between t he Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is understood thatCaptain Shufeldt will command the expedition to be litted out.in August, and leave in September. " Acting Commissioner Douglass, of the internal revenue office, has notiliod collectors that dividends declared to bo duo on or after August!, 1870, are subject to a tax at the rate of 2 k per cent. All dividends declared prior to the above date are subject to a tax of 5 per cent., as provided iu section 120. VIRGINIA NEWS. James River and Kanawha Canal. ? At the late sessiou of Congress $10,000 were appropriated for a survey of the canal from its present terminus to the head of steamboat navigation 011 the Kanawha river, and we are pleased to learn thai, a corps of engineers is now being organized under the direction of the Secretary for the purpose of making the survey, which will be commenced at the earliest practicable moment. The distance to be surveyed is about 180 miles, if we are correctly "informed, and it will require some time to complete it. It is hoped, however, it will be done in time to report to the coming session of Congress. Lynchburg Netcs. The WiMBisnEs.? The examination of Mr. Lewis Wimbish before MavorCobbs, 011 the charge of killing Major E. C. Randolph, was resumed 011 yesterday. Mr. Wimbish was sent 011 to be indicted, but admitted to bail in the sum of $u,000 to make his appearance. The case of the Commonwealth vs. John II. Wimbish, Jr., was called up. The counsel lor the accused submitted the testimony taken in the case of Lewis Wimbish, with the consent of the attorney lor the Commonwealth, and asked for bail, which was refused. The prisoner was committed to jail to answer an indictment before the grand jury of the corporation court, which meets on Monday next, the 1st of August.? Lynchburg Republican. Affray at the Canal Basin.? A preconcerted attack was made yesterday morning by a large party of colored men and boys from the locality now known as ifewtowu, upon the canal boatmen assembled at and near the ba&in. The attack was made with rocks and pistols, and was repelled with pistols and guns, and the assailants werelinally driven off with one of their members, it is reported, shot in the thigh, a young man who happened to be walking iu that neighborhood at the time came within an ace of being killed by a stray shut, the ball passing within a few inches of his head. The affray VG??sjoned great excitement and attracted a i':irge orovyd. Several arrests were made and the parties properly dealt with. ? Alexandria Gazette. General R. E. Lee.? This distinguished and beloved Confederate chieftain arrived in the city 011 the Orange train yesterday. He got on the cars a few miles below Alexandria. Alter eating his supper and spending some time strolling around in the rear grounds of the Orange House? as if with J the view of avoiding public observation? General Lee left for his home iu Lexington on the packet-boat, ne was looking rather fatigued and jaded, resulting, perhaps, from his hot and dusty ride ; but otherwise appeared to be in good condifciou.T-Zyra/i-burg Republican. Railroad Hands. Shipped from here this morning forty-five white and sixty colored men to work on the extension of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, from Marlboro' t0 the Potomac River, in Charles county, Maryland. The shipment was made tor the purpose of expediting the completion of that work, in order to allow the force employed there to be used in the construction of the Alexandria and Fredericksburg railroad, the contract for building which has already been awarded,- Alexan dria Gazette. Effects of the Storm.? We learn farmers that the wheat and oat stacks along tfte luie of the storm of last Wednesday were yer j much scattered by the wind, and the loss in consequence will be considera3f* : i*6 ^?^.c*:0PJ8_verY mqeh injumd alSo. ? Fredericksburg Ledger. ' ' j ' ? ? if t-r -5 iifZ -IS Kohert Rlftgway. Is, stlll^T.at hlg, home in Amherst, and is now seriously threatened with inflammation of the brain,

His condition, It Is feared, is somewhat dangerous.? Lynchbtstg Nojo?. Soil WIlHam Hflnes has contributed ?l,0Qttlehlrtird8 the endowment of a " Virrinte^rdfessoraMp of Mechanical Engineering^' in Washington College.-? Staunton Spectator. France and PrasnJa ? The Probable ' 11 Campaign Ground. -The plan of the coming war campaign, forwarded from Europe by telegraph, may or may not be entitled to credence. There is little doubt, however, that the fighting will mainly occur on the Rhine, 011 one or tbe other Fide. The following account of tho fortification?, therefore, will be read with interest :

FRENCH FORTIFICATIONS. Of the French towns on the we.?t bank of the river, htrasburg is one of the most noted. It has 85,000 inhabitants, chiefly of German ? descent. The fortress has been lately strengthened, and the numerous outworks and detached forts, including the citadel, render it a place of great strength. A bridge here croaks the Rhine, which is Strongly fortified on the French side. Though partially upon the Rhine, the town lies chiclly upon the river 111, which is also bridged. Farther up the 111 are Colmar and Schlettstadt, both strongly fortified, and securing important communications. tfeu Breisach is on the Rhone canal a mile west of the Rhine. It has strong towers, and Fort Mortier, nearer that river, is a strong fortication. Metz, on the river Moselle, is the most important strategic point in the eastern part of France, and has a most powerful fortress, which is yet uncompleted. The city contains 60,000 inhabitants and a srarrisou of 10,000 men. A strong wall with bastions surrounds it, and the fortifications at large are constructed with a due allowance for the force of modern projectiles. They stand on four commanding sites. The river Seille meets the Moselle at this point, and in case of a siege the water of both streams can be ritiscd sufficiently to inundate the lowground to the south and southwest of the

I low II. Montmedy, Verdun, and Longwy, on the 1 Rhine, arc all .strongly fortified I ; and near to Metz, oti the Moselle, is l'hionvillc, within a tew miles of the Prussian frontier. The river is bridged at this point, and the fortifications are strong. The Moselle furnishes the most direct line of operations between France and Prussia, and a struggle will in every probability take place for its several strongholds. TThe Weissenburg line is a chain of light works running from the left bank of flic Rhine fifteen miles along the Lauter, in the neighborhood of Basle. The line was abandoned in 1807, but the works were not razed. The Vosges mountains run parallel with the Rhine, and form an additional barrier for the French frontier. They average 4,000 feet in height, and are twenty-five miles wide. All their practical passes are fortified. The most northern of these is the fortress at Bitsch, which in 1793 and 1815 withstood two Prussian attempts. The central passages of the Vosges is by way of Saverne, aud is held by the fort at Plalzburg, supported by Strasburg at a short distance. Between Saverne and Belfort there are but two practicable passes, that by way of St. Die and that of Rcmiremont. These are well guarded by the fortresses on tho neighboring plains and by Belfort. The latter is in the centre of the opening between the Jura and Vosges mountains, and being in the direct line between Basle apd Paris, is an important junction tbr land communications. It has been much strengthened of late.

rRTTSSIAN FOBTIPigATTO^ft. Of the fortro&ses ou the Rhino and its ! vicinity the most important are Mayence, i Rastadt, Ehrenbreitstein, and Cologne. Mayence was formerly a city of the German Confederation, the old Zollverein, and was garrisoned bv Austrian and Prussian troops. Its peculiarly dangerous position, beins on the left bank of ths Rhine aud greatly coveted by the French, led to its fortiiications be ins' of the strongest character. It was originally garrisoned by 8,000 men, but after the dpeisivp defeat of Austria in the late contest it vf&s agreed by the treaty of Prague that its fortijications should be dismantled aud its garrison withdrawn. This stipulation was insisted 011 by Austria, but the Prussians have never carried out the conditions, and Mayence is at this moment one of the strongest cities in the world. The four lines of works are greatly strengthened by outwork*, and dutaohod forts, and by Port Weiseiiau, which is on the upper bank of the Main. The city of Mayence is opposite to the mouth of the river, which here falls into the Rhine about twenty miles west of Frankfort, to which it is connected bv a railway. A bridge some 1,600 feet long'connects it with the fortilied | suburb of C as tel. It has now a very large garrisdn, and is commanded by Prince Waldemar, of Schleswig-Holstein. Rastadt js pn the right bank of the Rhine, and is very strongly fortilied. It is In the territory of Baden-Baden, and formerly held a garrison for the German Confederation, but sipce Sadowa its garrison has been Prussian. It in situated fourteen miles south of Carlsruhe and some thirty from Strasburg, and will undoubtedly be a point of capital importance during the coming struggle. Its fortifications are on the Vauban system, and declared to be the perfection of en2ineering, but experience has proved that earthworks are stronger than stone walls. There are three large forts on the little river whieh runs past Kastadt, which have many bastious, wet ditches, curtains, glacis, and lunettes, but the chiet strength will probably be in the fortilied camp whieh the Prussians are about to form there. Should it be necessary to withdraw its garrison, it could easily be replaced by Baden soldiers, the Grand Duke haying shown the most unmistakable sympathy for the Prussian cause. Ehrenbreitstein Is the fortress par excellence of Prussia, and is regarded as the Gibraltar of the Rhine. It is 011 the right bank of the Rhine, opposite to Coblentz. It is connected with this town by a bridge of boats. Part of the fortifications lie at the foot of the hill, 468 feet in height, and almost perpendicular ; but siuce it was taken by the French in 1706. and again in 1799, its fortifications have been trebled and Quadrupled in strength, and the entire hill has been turned into a fortress. It has been thought unnecessary to scarp the steep sides, though it is on record that a British tourist, accompanied by a terrier, made the ascent to the intense astonishment of the sentry. The' garrison amounts to 14,000 men, and has been hitlierto under the pbmr mand of Governor Prendzvnski, who belongs to the eighth army corps, commanded by General Herwarth, whose headquarters are in Coblentz, on the opposite side of the river. The troops are furnished with water by an artesian well, and the fortress contains a steam cooking apparatus of unexampled magnitude. Provisions for three years are continually kept In storo, and the greatest precautions are taken to prevent a knowledge of the fortifications falling into the bands of strangers. Ehrenbreitstein has been besieged inanv times by the I1 rench, and was taken only on one occasion? in 1(99, when the garrison was forced to surrender from lack of supplies. I he chief danger now is from the nills in the rj^uj which command the lower ranges of fortification from the increased power of modern projectiles ; but though much of the; citadel might be laid in ruins, it woufd seem impossible to take it by regular amnlt or by a coup de main. Ehrenbreitstein is mountpd with 6"0 pieces of artillery, and its Unes cost $S,750}000. ' , .. Coblentz may be considered under the same head. It is situated on the confluence of the Moselle and the Rhine, and its fortifications were built by tlip fuipous Vauhaq, being Improved afterward oy 3I(?ntatembeok. Its garrison Is very large, and Is chiefly from the eighth corps. In time of war Coblentz and Ehrenbreitstein will accommodate 300,000 men. Coblentz was taken by the French Directory in 1794, after a very fierce struggle! The Trench built a jtqno brjdge oyer the Moselle here, and fortified it w{EU a tete du porit bristling withcannon. dOUDie Uumq - aludiJUt (ktP, rounded by walls of very ~ which form a circuit of several miles, outside these, which are not considered of any strength, are houses and gardens anda considerable suburb. But tnere are strong fortifications, in the river in. front of the bridges, and there is a fortified camp parrisonfcd by 7,000 of the elghth army corps, under Lieutenant-General rranken

berg, and tills nrtucletifl of an army wfll probably be " increased very considerably, for Cologne is a strategic point of/importance, since it commands the approaches into Hesse-Cassel and Hanover, it will "probably be the station of a corps cParmee i. jfe. . _ . Appeals of tub French and GermansAid And Sympathy.? An appeal to Frenchmen residing in New York citv for aid in bebalf of the French side of fhe FrancoPrussian imbroglio has l>een published. In their appeal they say : "As we have already announced, several of our compatriots have agreed to organize an association for furnishing aid to the victims of the war which France is compelled to wage against Prussia. They have, therefore, resolved to invite all the French residents of New York to meet at Delmonico's on Monday, July 2.0. j "It is expressly understood that this meeting will have nothing whatever to do with politics, and we earnestly invite all our compatriots to come, irrespective of party and without reference to social position." All sentiments, all good wMies, must be merged in one single thouirht of patriotism and humanity. There will be no tlifleri ences of opinion on this subject, and we 1 are sure that there will he no voice heard desirous of provoking a discussion that has i any other end than the immediate object of I the meeting? that is, not to make a passionate demonstration, hut to ?ive aid and assistance to the children of France who will sacrifice themselv.es in the defence of the II a"." The executive committee of the German Patriotic Aid Society of New York citv have issued an appeal to the Germans throughout the State. We quote as follows from their appeal :

" The Germans of America have not forgotten that their fathers sleep on the plain "of Leipsic. With open hands they therefore oner the fruit of their labor, in order to dress the wounds of their brethren whose blood is saving the honor of Germany, and to render the tears of their sisters less flowing, whose protectors are purchasing with their lives the liberty and unity of Germany. But the thunder of cannon roars loudly. In order that the word, which is to bo and will be a word of encouragement and consolation to the fatherland, a word of terror and judgment to the frivolous usurper of France, may resound through the tumult of battles, it must be spoken as from one mouth by the four million Gennans of America. However densely snow may fall, one can shake otf the flakes again; but if it forms a mighty avalanche, who can then resist the annihilating fall ? Not only all Germans, but all Germans unitedly, must act for the great cause. One idea animates them all. Why, therefore, should they not join in every State for united action, anil when there shall be but one grand, strong organization in each State, why will it uot be possible to cement all tnese* together in one? If we only earnestly will it, we are able also to achieve it. And who would not see at the iirst glance of how far-reaching importance such a step would be ? The Executive Committee of the German Patriotic Aid Society ol New York therefore appeal to the Germans of the State of New York to form associations at all places, and then to confer with the committee for the sake of a common organization throughout the whole State."

England and the War in EuropeRussia and the United States tub Powers op the Future.? In urging that every effort .should lie made for the maintenance of peace, we are moved more by moral consideration* than by those of traditional European policy. We may my at once thai we care very little about the balance of power , which, within the last two or tlirue years, has significantly disappeared from the preamble to the mutiny act. A war betweon Franco and Prussia woidd be a war for the left bank of the ilhiue, and would no doubt be fought out until the capacity of the one to conquer or of the other to defend that debatable land was fully decided. The military result of such a war would affect us but little. The time has passed when it could matter to England whether any Western Power possessed u few square miles more or losa, or the command of thib or mat fortress. Since the last settlement of Europe, .States have eoiue to maturity in the world which threaten to dwarf the ordinary members of the European system. Russia and the United States are the Powers which the next generation will look upon as the most formidable. Moreover, the interests and attention of England are chiefly concerned with her own growing colonies and with the vast populations of Asia. The result of a Franco-Prussian war is of little moment to us politically, but we have an interest, in common with thcwhole of Europe, that the two most advanced nations of the continent, should not plunge into a contest, the effect of which may be to divide them for a generation by an enduring hatred. How much the real" strength of civilization may lose by such a convullslon it is impossible to foretell. We can only be certain that the importance of Westem'Europe, the principal tield of human progress, will be diminished, perhaps permanently, by a fratricidal strife.? London Times.

New Inventions in Arms? The CnASSEpot Needle Gun, and the Wall Rifle.? It becomes daily more evident that not ouly France, but also Prussia, has for a number of years silently but steadily made the most active preparations for the great struggle for .European supremacy which has just now commenced between them. This is not only indicated by a thorough reorganization of both the French and the German armies, but also by the strenuous efforts of each to produce weapons more improved and of greater destructiveness than possessed by the other. It is claimed by the French that the Chassepot is an improvement on the Zunduadelgewehr, ana, as long as the latter served them as a model, they are probably all right there. Besides that, they havo introduced into their artillery service a light field-piece, a kind of revolving cannon, called the mitraljeusfl, said to bo most olfeotivo against infautry and cavalry, . All of a sudden one hears, however, of several new inventions quietly introduced by Prussia, and flrst amongst' them a gun which can be fired twentv-two times a minute with ease, and said to be a decided improvement on both the Zundnadelgewehr ana the Chassepot. In connection with this they have an improved arrangement for carrying 200 rounds of ammunition. The superiority of this new gun becomes at onee self-evident, inasmuch as the present needle-gun can only be fired off about ten or twelve times a minute, and a soldier carries only.sixty rounds of ammunition. It is? therefore, at least twice as effective as their present style of needle-gun, and aj consideral number of them has already been manufactured and is ready to be distributed among the army. Another new invention of wliteh the Prussians seem' to think much is a kind of heavy and very large rifle with a cast-steol barrel fonr and a I half feet long, and mounted on two light wheels very much Jilce a< piece of artillery, i It is named the wall buechse, or wall rifle, {probably because a similar very heavy and ong rifle has been in use. during the middle ages for the defence of the walls and turrets ! of castles and other fortifications. This wall rifle has been distributed extensively among 1 the infantry, every battalion of which has now a number of'them. It is ajnied and fired off by a soldier kneeling behind it and catching the recoil, in order to steady the aim bv means of a padded cushion or saddle. Thfi distance be which this new gun carries is very great, tho same as that of the heavi* pxt artillery. It shoots with great precision, i and seems to be more particularly destined to be used agaiust the enemy's artillery for the killing of the men serving the guns, their horses, and the explosion of ammunition chests, aJthougU it may also be used againut infantry ana cavalry, J The projectile la two and a half inches long, or cast-iron, hollow, and filled with a higfcly-explosive substance,,. It explodes, however, only when U strikos withits point, vyhiefy js furnished with a slightly projecting Juioij pre^g 4 pqodle Into tfie cjjarge, and thw causing 411 immediate explosion, 1 Besides tljese new inventions numerous improvements have been introduced, particularly in the artillery or both nations, and most of tfienj of such a destructiveuew to life aijd tfiQb that tyis way will probably be* pome the bloodiest on record,

A Gall won M \ " wikld.-*- tfw f?al4 8i*hsl Ready fob1 ?*? '; _ Tort, July 25.-ConraI^enera Hoe8ing', of ;the North Gen^qffOtP^dft^P,rat^, H BHHIHiH Kedtfel? Si tofelA tree pas*

gage flM otftfir tp ^nermaiia wishing fo return home and eri^the army. It is stated th#twentyjwnsaip?erman8 in this city art ndrw r&mjmo voJIsfcteer, but the Consul eifcn re&eivewity sud&jfs are still subjects of Prussia and liable to3, its military service. These ace noW callea upon to repot t to the confftiTS in the plac'^8 where they reside, and hold themselves in readiness to retnrn and join the army. General Sfegel offers po lead I a division of German ' volunteers to make a descent on the coast of France and attack. Napoleon in the rear. iUSmtfk '? "?? 'a.tif ,France to Proclaim a. Republic Throughout Eueopb ip a Coalition is Formed Against Her. ? Paris , July 14.? It is predicted that the Emperor will proclaim the republic throughout Europe if a coalition is formed against bim. The Bank of France is paying its notes only in silver. Volunteers are coming from the Algerian cities, and the Hanoverian refugees in France arc forming a volunteer organization to join the French army, Prussia is threatening Denmark. Guns are being placed upon the fortifications of Paris. ? - - ? 1 ijl ' French Recruiting in Canada. ? Toron* to, July 25.? The Montreal correspondent of t he 'Globe says a gentleman who arrived lately from France took an office in St. James street, and has, within the last few days, been actively recruitim: for the French army. Becruits have their passage paid to Europe, where they are promised bouuty. Most of the rccruits so for have been Irishmen. The recruiting officer seems to have means, as he opened a credit with one of the banks to the amount of $>0,000. MARRIED, On the lllh Instnnt, at the Second Baptist church, by llev. .J. A. ('luni bliss, assisted by Rev. J. t?. Burrow*. 1>. P.. JULIAN HARVBV CA\lDi)r/J\ Ks?]m to Miss 1MOQRUE MON1NGTON. daughter of West Wyatt, Es*j., deceased ; all of tbla eltv. No cards. Houston (Tex ts), New Orleans (Ha.), Augusta (Ga.), Philadelphia (Pa.), and Hartford (Conn.) papers please eopyv A t the residence of the bride's father, on the 20th ? instant, by Rev. J. B. Jeter. D. 1)., Mr. HKNRY HOUTHA LT. to Miss EUGENIA if., daughter of Mr. Robert II. Stvll; all of this city. Louisville (Ky.) papers please cony. *

DIED. On the2<5tl>1nslant, at 8 o'clock A. M., of cholera infantum, FLORENCE MILANIE. Infant child ofGnstaveR. and Maria L." Lugnot, aged fifteen months and four (fays. Scarcely liad this sweet flower began to shed its fragrance upon the desert air. and entwine Itself around the parental hearts that cherished It so fondly, ere lfs pure soul becimo pointed with Bin. The It ?nd of Providence has plucked It from the rude weeds of humanity and transplanted Its Immortal spirit to the Held* or e'.e.rnat 1>1 Is *. May Cod lu his mercy comfort and console the hearts of the bereaved parent*. As the sweet flower that scents the mom, But withers In the rising day. Thus lovely was this infant's dawn, Thus swiftly fled its life away. I take those little lambs, said he, A tid lav thein In m v brenst. Protection they shall find In me, In me be ever blest. Her funeral will take place from her prandfather's residence at Oak wood Cemetery. THIS (Wednesday) MORNING at lo o^clock- Friends of the family are invited to attend. At Norwood. Klnjr and Oneen county, Va., on Thursday, July 21. 1870, THOMAS M. RYLAND, youngest son of Samuel P. and C. G. Ryland, In the twenty-fourth year of his j?kcf Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." Snd lenlv. at his res'dence at Wlnterpock Pitts, Chesterfield county, Mr. WILLIAM RICHARDS, In the thirty-sixth vcar ofhtflasre. He lcaveia devoted wife and live children to mourn their loss. Dearest husband thou hast left us, We thv loss most deeply ft el. Hut 'tis God who hath bereD us, lie can all our sorrows heal. u u Blessed are the pure In heart, for they shnll see God." , * SntMenly, In Portsmouth, on Snndiy tbe 241 h, GEORGE' CLIFTOV, sou or William C. aild Lolla S. Edmonds, aged one year, eljjht month1), and seventeen days. In Baltimore, on Mondav- July 2."th. PRANCES A. HITSELHERGER, beloved wife of the late t harles W. Kitsel herder, In the twenty-eighth year of h<?r age. May she rest In peace. 11 O" SECOND WEEK or titb ' GREAT CLOSING SALE OF LADIES' DRESS GOODS. The assortment yet remains unbroken. Now Is the time to purchase at reduced prices. GRENADINE DRESS PATTERNS, tlftecn yards for $i.5o : SILK-FIGURED GRENADINE8 at 20c., would he cheap at 30c ; SILK-FIGURED GRENADINES at 30 c. worth 50c., at 10c. worth 00c., at G0c. worth 7.r.c., at "/5c. worth #1- those In want of Grenadines I should call early and make their selections ; MOZAMlilftUhS aud LENOS at 15c. and lOjc. ? worth 25c., at 20c. worth 30c., at 25c. worth 35c. . and inc. : LAWNS at 10, l?J, and 16jc. worth 15, 20, and 25c.; BLACK IRON GRENADINE at 35c. per yard worth see. ; BLACK IRON GRENADINES from 50c. to $1.25 per yard ; BLACK ALPACAS at 25, 30, 37 J, and 50c., the cheapest ever offered ; PIQUES at 25 worth 35 and 5nc., at 10 worth 80c., at 50 worth 75c., at OOo. worth $1? must be seen lo he fully appreciated ; STRIPED and CHECKED NAINSOOK at 25c. ? worth 35c. ; SOFT-FINISHED CAMBRIC at 30c., would be cheap at 40c. ; INDIA TWILL LONG CLOTH at 35c., worth 50c. ; HANDSOME TUCKED MUSLIN FOR WAISTS at 50c. worth *1 per yard ; PUFFED or SHIKREl) MUSLIN at 6()c. worth ?1.25 ; TUCKED MUSLINS, FOR SKIRTS, at 50 worth 75c. per yard; HEAVY LINEN DRILLING at 20 worth 30c., at 25 worth 35c. ; v LINEN COATING at 25 worth 35c., at 30 worth 40c., at 35 worth 5uc. per yard ; CASS I M E R K S,T WE E OS, and FANCY DRILLS, 'at very low prices ; GINGHAMS at 10c, per yard worth 15c. : REAL STRIPED SCOTCH GINGHAMS at 16*c. worth 30c. ; FULL YARD-WIDE BLEACHED COTTON at . . 12|c. per yard ; The GENUINE ANDROSCOGGIN COTTON at i > '163c. worth 20c. per yard; Full-width BLEACHED and UNBLEACHED i SHEETING at 40c. per yard worth 50c. ; LINEN SHEETING, full two and a hair yards wide, at 00c. worth $1.25 ; PILLOW-CASE LINEN, 40J Inches wide, at 50c. worth 75c. per yard : 1 " ' TABLE CLOTHS, full two yards long, at $1 worth ? '91.50; FRINGED NAPKINS, PURE LINEN, at 75c. ? worth $L2S per dozen ; "... Large-size NAPKINS at $1.25 per dozen worth " . - ? j. . TABLE, PIANO, MELODIAN, and STAND COVERS, in ereat variety;* WHITE FLANNEL, warranted all wool, at 25c. ; : ? ? worth 35c. per yard ; WHITE FLANNEL, full yard wide, warranted ' all wool, at 50c. worth 75c. per yard ; BRIDAL QUILTS, lar^e enough for the largest bed, at $1.50 worth $2.50 ; CURTAIN MUSLIN, embroidered border, at 25c. ? ; worth 40c. per yard;; DUPLEX EL IP TIC SKIRTS, fifty springs, at 50c. worth $1.50; WHITE LISLE THREAD nOSE at $7 and $8 per dozen worth $10 and $12 ; GENTS' GAUZE UNDERSHIRTS at 50c., usual price $l ; LADIES' GAUZE VESTS at 75 and $5c. worth $1.25 and $1.50, very threat bargains ; SUMMER SHAW LS In great variety ; A reduction of from 2u u?3o per cent. In the price or LLAMA LACE SHAWLS ; RUFFLE COLLARS at 25c, worth 35c., at 30c. worth 5oc. , at 50c. worth $1 ; A full assortment of LINEN COLLARS and CUFFS at very low prices ; PARASOL COVERS and a large stock of PARASOLS at reduced prices ; Great bargains in 4-4, 5-1, and 0-4 WHITE aud RED CHECKED MAT UNO: CARPETS, RUGS, MAI'S, DRUGGET; OILCLOTHS for the floor and table ; HUCKABACK DIAPER a t 10jc. worth Kc.,at f 25c. worth 35c* ; HUCKABACK TOWELS at $1, $1.25, $L 50, $2, ?$2.50, $2.75, and $i 50 per dozea ; RUSSIA DIAPER, all pure llneu, at $1.50 worth $2.50 a piece; . BROWN HUCK, for Bath Towels, at I5|c. worth A large assortment df CTtENCH and1 HAMBURG ; EDGINGS ani IJNSERTING8 ; 'A\\ kinds or LACES and EDGINGS; WQUE, C ttOCHET, and COVENTRY TRIM

" [MINQs] .h i , RUiBONiJ, suitable for sashes, dross trimmings, lauU for the Uoeh: _ u.&ru Jfiff, Gli?T, and 001.n-PTiA.Ti JE^KGBY, In treat variety ; fGii a^ortotftt 9* HOUSKKKKl'ING ABTt|3|&?i Unci

B AVIV OS BANK ? A general meetln* of the 8TOCKWrLD?H8 OF THE MERCHANTS A Mi MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK w, 11 bo hetd r,n THURSDAY KV EKING, July Mtb, at ? o'clock, at the office of F. T. Iftbell, Esq., on Eleventh bel tWeen Main and Bank streets. The newly, amended charter will be submitted to tb? m?tlQg. . By order of the Board. jj 21? dlw EDWARD COHEN, Cutder. ICE-CREAM J v S==SS My SALOON H now supplied with j PURE CREAM. Orders must be sent PAY BEFORE to be suppled. ANDREW ANTOKI, Confectioner, )j 22 Main street below potit-offlcc. "^^ilGHLY IMPORTANT~NEWS FROM EUROPE. FRANCE DECLARES WAR. AND GOLDBACK DECLARES HE 1M BFLT.ING THIf CHEAPEST DRY GOODS TO BE HaD IN THIS CITY. Read bis lD;t of prices : Good Bleached Cotton at j4e.. loc . wjc., i5r., and upward, cheap good Unbleached Cotton at ?jc., 10c., 121c? 15c., and upward. astonUblu* ; Linen Towels, from IOC. upward*, auction lots; White Handkerchiefs from Sc. to ?>., the most remarkable tiling on record: 2,000 Diagonal rrlntfl, all colors, at 10c., Juit opened ; too yards yard-wide Fr<?nch Pcrciks, at Is., colors warrinted ; Joseph's and other make* or Kid Gkm-*, aO colors and sizes, at $1, going very fast ; ami a complete assortment or Housekeeping Uoo<la, Men's Wev, Dress Goods, Notlais, and otlur goods usually found lna first-class bouse, at prl<*? which cannot fall to plea** and attract your attention. Look to your interest and give me ;i call before purchasing elsewhere, for GOLDBACK Is the very man to give more I?rv Goods for your greenbacks than any one In Richmond. A. GOLDBACK. 607 JUroad street. J am sole agent for Richmond for RoBF.KTS'S PARABOLA NEEDLES, and have on hind nil nttmbers. .j Jr is figf MO TINE-APPLES. Receiving per steamer to-day FINE HUNDRED PINK-APPLES, ml table for preserving. ANDREW ANTONT, Confectioner. Jy 12 Main street.

flST" JULY orn, 1870. T. R. PRICE A CO., corner Eleventh and Main, nearly opposite pom. office, are opeuing dally for the summer trade new und choice STAPLE aad FANCY DRY HOODS, IRISH LINENS, LINEN SHEETINGS, TOWELLINGS, COTTON SHEETINGS, BLEACHED COTTONS, HUCKABACKS, Ac., BLACK IRON GRENADINES, BOMBAZINES, TAMESE, CRAPE VEILS and COLLARS, HOSIERY", GAUZE VESTS, READY-MADE SHIRTS (warranted), PARASOLS, UMBRELLAS, SUN SHADES, Ac. A striking bargain la offered In Goo to 600 yank CHECKED and STRIPED FRENCH aad JAPANESE SILKS at less than Importers cottbeuutlful poods for walking suits or for sojourners at watering-places. New assortment PRINTS at 10, 12 J, lGc., Ac., Ac. Buyers either at retail or wholesalo they Invite a call from, as upon their first floor will be exliibtted duplicates of their elegant stock of DRESS GOODS, Ac., any of which will Ik* cut at lowest Jobbing rates. Jyfl T. R. PRICE A CO. ) MOSQUITO NETTING. A FULL SUPPLY JUST OPENED BY USall widths, qualities, and prices. Jy <J T. R. PRICE A CO. C2f* HAVING OBTAINED THE ENTIRE INTEREST OF JAMES E. BURRESS AND JOSEPH (J. WILLIAMS In the late concern of BURRKSS, WILLIAMS A CO., I beg leave to call the attention of my friend* to my very LARGE AND ATTRACTIVE STOCK OK DRY GOODS OF KVKKY DESCRIPTION. In order to supply the demands or my Immense retail trade I am compelled to buy In very large quantities, and consequently cau (rive merchants CHOICE SELECTIONS, WITH LIBERAL MARGIN FOR PROFITS. My stock is replenished by TRI-WEKKLY ARRIVALS OF FRESII GOODS, is kept at all times FULL AND COMPLETE, la always FULLY ADEQUATE TO THE WANTS OF THE TUADtC. THE QUALITY OF MY GOOD-i IS SUPERIOR, and mv PRICES AS LOW AS SIMILAR GOODS CAN BE BOUGHT ANYWHERE. I invite an examination by all in want of FIRST-CLASS GOODS AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. JOHN N. WOOD FIN, 1117 Main street, between Eleventh and Twelfth. The following gentlemen can be found with me, who will be pleaaed to see their friend. : JOSEPH G. WILLIAMS, THOMAS D. QITAHLES, EDWIN A. WINN. W. L. JENNINGS. F. V. SUTTON, Jit., C. R. MORTON, A. M. WOODFIN, Je 23 WILLIAM R. McCAW.

asr BE ON YOUR GUARD.? The unexampled success which for twenty years has accompanied thy use or HOSTETTEIt'S STOMA. OH BIT TE ItS, provokes the envy of ! Ignorant nostrum-mongers in ail paits of the country, and the counterfeiting business having been measurably played out In consequence of the numerous suits instituted against the offenders, a new system of tactics has been adopted. In th'5 South and West especially, a legion of "Bitters," prepared from worthless materials and bearlug a variety of name#, hare been got up by the Irresponsible adventurers wlih tliq hope 01 substituting them to some extent Tor ther Standard Tonic of the age. In some cases country drug*l*t* are the concoeters aud pfuprtetoro or these unscientific aud trashy coin* pounds, which are warmly recommended by the venders, who endeavor to palm them off upon the credulous In Ueu of the great specific f hlch has never yet had a successful competitor either among proprietory preparations or the medicines prescribed In private practice. This notl . e is intended to put the public on th?lr guard against persuasions of parties engaged In tne attempt to substitute mere rubbish for the most efficient stomachic and alterative at present known. At this season of the yew, when debility and complaints arising irom a lack of vital energy so generally prevail. It is of the greatest consequence that no tricks should Ik* played with depressed aud enfeebled systems. At.lt, therefore, for ffostctter'a Stomach liltters, the great vegetable luvlgorant and alterative, and reject, with deserved Gpateiant, the worse than useless medleys offered /1h Its place. It is as Important to the public a < to the proprietors of the famou* restorative that this advice should oe heeded. |y SS? deodAwlw J3T STRICTLY PURE AND WHOLESOME ? The Mount Joy (Pa. I HtraUl savs : " We visited the extensive laboratory of MISULEK'S HKIUJ BITTERS, In Lancaster, and ?aw the proce#n of miklugthe Bitte.s which are ro famous everywhere. The ingredients are the rurest, freshest, and best, aua tli?- basis used for diffusing the virtue of the herbs through the system 1* tne purest we ever saw ; aud Ud* la a very impottaut faot, for, however valuable a medicine may be, if it Is compounded with pobtouou# liquor, lt? use will be Injurious instead of beneficial. We can say that MInIILk'R'S HERB BITl'fcliK is strictly pute and wholesome in every rcajjecu" *Md by all respectable druggists. Price, one dollar per bottle. Jy K?deodAwlw ^TB ATCHELOR^S HAIR DYE.Tills splendid UAIR DYE 1* the beet in the world ; thoooly true and perfect dye; harmless, reliable, instantaneous ; no disappointment ; no ri dlculons tints ; remedies the ill effects of bad dyes ; Invigorate* and leaves the hair soft aud beautiful black or Irrotoa. Sold by aU drugriftts and perfumers, and properly applied at BATCHELOtt'S WlO KA<"roRV, No. M Bond street, New York. Je I? eodlyr IST DISCIPLES' CHURCH (SYCAMOKK), ELEVENTH STREET BETWEEN BROAD AND MARSHALL.? Preaching ou EVERY LORD'S DAY at U A. H. and 8 P. M. Elder J. A, DEARBORN, past or. Prayer meeting oo WEDNESDAY KVENINOS at I r. M. ^eats ftee. Parsonage, 4M Twelfth street. my 1 Cf<OTHX2l?U TEOTH THAN POBIBY-ta UNUM? bu 1 ?? laniiUIsi ftf am'" TETStCi***** C