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Judicial Ticket. For Associate Justices of Supreme CourtDAVID TAYLOR, of Fond da Lac. HARROW S. ORTON, of Dane, Republican City Ticket. 19: For MayorPLINY NORCROSS, For Cily L.

DIMOCK. For Cily TreasurerJ. DL. MASELTON. For City AttorneyEd.

F. CARPENTER. For Police JusticePATTEN. For Justice the PeaceM. ME.

PREIPS. For Sealer of Weights and MeasuresMERMAN KNOFF. 'Ward FIRST WARD; For AldermanTAMES CLARK. For SuperrisorJ. C.

JIETCALF. For Constable-: JOHN H. TAFLOR. SECOND WARD, For, AldermanW. T.

YANKIRK. For SupervisorOSCAR F. NOWLAN. For School Commlestoner-. S.

CLARK BURNT For ConstableJ. J. COMSTOCK. THIRD WARD For AldermanD. E.

FIFIELD, For SupercisorB. B. ELDREDGE. For ConstabieA. PARKER: FOURTH WARD, For AldermanFOLNEY ATITOOD.

For SupervisorL. B. C.IRLE. For School CommissionerSTANLEY B. SMITH.

For ConstableJ. F. DRAKE, FIFTH WARD. For AldermonG. A.

LIBBET. For SupervisorJ. B. CARLE. For ConstableN.

E. BENNETT. THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION. The Republican City Compention did its work 1p a very creditable way yesterday. There seemed to be no disposition to change the ticket from that of last year.

The present Incumbents bave served the city with general eatisfaction which gavo the Congention no reason to make a change in the nominees. Mayor Norcross having served during the past year with faithfulness and zeal, the Convention very wisely tendered him a renomination. He is undioching in what he deems right, and is possessed of unwavering lategrity. He has exercised watcbful care over the interesta of the city, andi has been prompt and cflcient. Haylag been endorsed by the Convention, we predict that he will be backed by the.

entire party in the city, and will again be elected. Mr. E. L. Dimock has Alled 'the office of City Clerk with go much ability, and with such eminent satiafaction that he received 8 renomination by acclamation.

He bas proved himselt one of the most efcient, obliging, and industrious clerks the city ever had. It is a responsible office, the du ties of which are important, requiring the greatest care and skill, The best interest of this department of the Olty Government a demande Mr. Dimock's election. Mr. E.

F. Carpenter has been City Altorney for one year, and has boon a faitbful servant. We believe the city was never in a better condition than it l3 now 90 far as litigation is concerned. There 19 only one suit pow pending against the city. Mr.

Carpenter's services ID behalf of Janesville abould be handsomely acknowledged next Tuesday at the polls. In one case alone, that of the Nicholson pavement, which was tried at Portage in December last, he saved. to the city some $1,500 or $1,800. Hehas also prevented the city from being thrown into litigation, by giying timely and trustworthy advice. Be.

should be re-elected on the principle stated a prominent business man in the city, that be would give a lawyer more to keep him out of law than to get Lim out when ho is 10. Mr. L. F. Pattoo, 89 Police Justice, has served the city well, and should be re-pominated.

He is especially qualified for that position, and attended to the office faithfully and juatly. Mr. M. M. Phelps, nominated for Justice of the Peace, is very popular, and haying presided in his chart with satisfaction to the public, will undoubtedly continue to sorve the people.

There was no Republican anxious enough for the treasurership to take the nominations, and hence Mr. Mageltoo, who Las held the office four years and wants it sep. eral more, WAS decided the choice of the Convention. Mr. Haselton's politics are bad as polltics can be, but it don't interfere with his duty as city treasurer.

He bag demonstrated the fact that a Democrat can hold an oflce long and well. He 18 80 at. tentive to the business of the office, Bo obliging and gentlemanly that it was considered foolishness to giye him an opponeat. THE SITUATION IN THE SOUTH. There Das been a good deal said at different times rogarding the condition of the colored people in the South; and especially concerning the political condition of the white Republicans.

In some Instances we have no doubt heard exaggerated reports, and 10 other cases it la no doubt true that lapguage has failed to do justice to the THE JANESVILLE GAZETTE. VOLUME 22 JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1878. NUMBER 18 subject. Several persons of the North have recently traveled through the South, have visited the larger cities, have also seen the agricultural districts and haye talked with negroes in all conditions of life. The reporta we have from the Northern writers are conflicting.

Some say the condition of the colored man is far better than the people of the North generally believe, while others write that the atory of pauperiam and political persecution, has not been half told. Among those who have recently visited the South for the purpose of inves. tigation, la the well-known, old abolition1st and popular bistorical writer, Mr. T. W.

Higginson. Lately he went through several of the Southern States, and what he saw and beard -a statement which is very interesting--ho publishes in the Woman's Journal. It would be difficult to ascribe to Mr. Higginson any other than honest motives in writing about the condition of things in the South, and it would be equally as diff. cult to dispute his statements.

In the first place Mr. Higginson Bays that the "negro question" 19 not thoroughly understood in the North. He traveled great deal among all classes of both and black, and lo street carA, at hotels, on railway trains, and at places of amusement, he saw no disposition to respect color, and no algns of violence, or bostility. Ho also gays that he heard no complaints from the leading whites that the negroes would not work, but on the other band the colored MAD was industrious and in as good dition, and even better, than the laboring whites. While in Charleston, a promipent colored man told him that he thought his people had more money than the whitee, and that the white young men Were compelled, in MADy CAICE, TO borrow money of the colored, If we have any occasion to doubt the correctuess of Mr.

Higgins it is in relation to the political condition of the colored people. He saga the frauds of the carpet-baggers have not been exaggerated. They bave robbed the people, and burdened the States with debt. This may all be, but we are inclined to doubt the "ex. ceedingly friendly" relations which Mr.

Higginson says there exlata between the colored voters and the Democratic politicians. He claima that there is a rivalry between the Republicans and the Democrats asito which can show. the colored men the most respect and attention tor the purpose of securing his vote, and in this way be 19 politically, feeding on clover. When we reflect on the Mississippi tragedies, the Louisiana bulldozing, the persecations which aro going on in several of the Southern States, we are impressed with the ides that Mr. Higginaon eaw but the most favored portion of the colored voters in the South.

Ben. Butler, who is governed neyer by any honest motive in anything he does, Futed with the Democrats, yesterday, to unseat Walbridge A. Field, of Boston, who represents the third district in Congress. He received 9,320 votes against 9,315 for Dean, a Democrat. There is no charge of any irregularity in the election.

Butler hag dislike tor Field, and joined with tho Democrats to oust him. The Democrats Lave not perpetrated a greater outrage this session than the unseating ot Mr. Field, The scheme was such a damnable one, that it eyen turned the stomachs of several Democrats who refused to have anything to do with the conspiracy. But with the ald of Butler, Field was driven from the House by one vote. Mr.

Fold is young man and a lawyer of jApe ability, He 1F88 assistant attorney of the United States for Massachusetta; tor four years and was afterwards assistant attorney gencral of the United States. The Chicago Tribune correspondent Washington Las interviewed Hon. C. G. Williams, of this Stato, on Howe's Mr.

Williams is reported a3 haying said that be koew something of the tenor the speech before it was delivered. Ele partly ondoraes the position Howe took 1 in regard to the President, but of course CODalders the speech ill-timed and unneces98ry. Nine bundred and ninety-pine out of a thousand Republican voters in Wier consto, will condemn the motives which prompted the fossilized Senator in making the speech. Had be made it months ago, when there might have been some OCCAglon for it, but little might be said, but tols hour, his personal spite and seldabness are too apparent. Judge Stewurt, of the Madison district, was too sharp for the lawyera who defended Wiesinger in his trial for murder, which has been to progress at Baraboo tor some time.

Be instructed the jury that they must And him guilty of murder in the Arst degree, or acquit him on the ground of in. sanity, that being the plea set up 10 Wissinger's defense. The jury acquitted him on the ground of insanity, and at once Judge ordered him held in custody for the reason that he did not think it proper to allow an "insane" man to run at large! The late Governor Letcher, of Virginla, ARB soon many vicissitudes of life. In 1800 he worked on the State houso as a MASON, and 1prty: years afterward occupied it as Weekly. The Harper Is wild la making that statement.

Governor Letcher was not bora until 1813, neither did he work on the State house as m9800, He studied classica at Washington College when quite young, and graduated at Macon College and at 26 he began the practice of the law. He did not become Governor of Virginia until 1860, being elected in 1859. The steamer Oeltic sailed tor Englund on Thareday With her $800,000 in I twenty dollar gold pleces, THE NEWS. Lord Beaconsfield's Sensational Speech in the House of Lords. He Wants to Place the Lion in Fighting Condition and Await Results.

Hon. C. G. Williams Partly Endorses Howe's Speech in the Senate. A Batch of Nominations ConArmed by the United States Senate.

And Several That Have Beon Rejected by that wody, The Bemains of the Late John E. Leonard Arrive in New York. The Jury Return A Verdict of Not Guilty in the Wissinger Murder Case at Baraboo. Other Interesting Political and Miscellanoous State Items. FROM MADISON.

The Madison Insane Trustees to Visit the Ingtitution at Oshkosh. Special die patch to tho Janesville Gazetto. MADISON, blarch 29. The Officera and Board of Trustees of the Stato Insane Hospital, of this city, hav. Ing been lavited by the managery of the Northwestern Insane Hospital, at Oshkosh, to pay a viait of inspection to the latter insuitation, accepted to-day, and immediate preparations are being mudo for the tour.

The conference is being looked forward to with interest. SENSATIONAL. Lord Eeaconadeld's Senantional Dec- laration in the House or Lords. LONDON, Blarch 29 -In addressing the House of Lords this afternoon Lord BeacoDafeld said: So much mischicf might occur from unnecessary mystery that it was his duty to eay that to consequenco of the belief of the government that the congress would not bo hold and that the hopes of ratitying the diatorbed balance of power in the Med. iterrancan by means of a congress seeming to haye altogether ceased, it was the duty ofthe ministera to.

consider what atops would be taken to preyent impending mi8. chiefe. They had, therefore, adylaed her majesty avail herself of the services of her reserve forces. A to that eltect would be laid before parliament. Lord Beaconsteld deeply deplored that be would not bave the support of Lord Derby when be submitted tue measures, on which the Cabinet had resolved, to parliament.

He nad felt of late that the political Lice between Lord Derby and himgelt must soon terminate. He had belleved that it would be in a very different and more natural manner, uately, that he (Lord Beaconatiold) would disappear from the scene, while Derby would remain to take the leading part public affairs. Ea was sustained at the present moment by the coutidence that the policy of the Government, recommeuded to her Majesty, would tend to maintenance of her empire, of the freedom of Europe and the security of the country. (Ubecra.) The Times, in 1ta leading article, says: "Russia bas adopted an utterly indetensible altitude, nod, uoless she withdraws, it may for ug to be prepared to fully assert our rights. A special from Portsmouth Bays: "Ordera huge been received at the dock 'yard for the immediate preparation ol all troop-ablps belonging to both the Indian and Imperial Gog.

ernments, except the Simoom and Assistance, for transportation la the event of an emergency of an expeditionary army corps. Rumors to this effect have been some time current, but orders now positive and definite have been issued with the concurrence of the Controller of the Navy. The Admiralty bave purchased the large mail steamer Menotas, building 00 tho Tyne, for a troop-sbip. C. C.

WILLIAMS. He is Represented as Partly Endore. ing Howe's Harangueion the; Pres- ident. WASHINGTON, March 23. -Representatire Chas.

G. Williams, of Wisconsin, was not one of the Wisconsin gentlemen who vlylted the Preeident after the Howe speech w0 protest against the speech. Ag to the general Williams, in an interview with the Tribune representative. says: "You are at liberty to say that Senator Howe did converse with me about hie speech betore its dellvery, especially that portion of it relating to the President's Southern policy, and that I did and do indorse bis condemnation of that policy, because I believe that by 1t publicanism WaS utterly given away, aud that It is imposaible for Republican principles to aurvive 10 their integrity upon any such plan. Had euch a purpose been binted at to our country, in the Presidential campaign, We would have been buried out of sight.

and 1 presume no one of the Wisconsin delegation, knew anything of the details of Senator Howe's speech; but 1 beard nothing of a moye op the part of the delegation to disgusde him delivering 16. Personally, I bave no celing against the Administration, for I have been treated with uniform kindness in all my intercourse with 16, both personally and officially REJECTED. A Bad Day in the United States Senate for Presidential Appointments. WASHINGTON, March Senate was in queer humor to-day, and rejected one of the best nominations that has been mado-that of Reynolds to be First Auditor. He was not objected to by any one in particular and no one offered any redsons why be should not be confirmed, but when the voting came there was a majorltp against him.

In the same way Hoyt, of Wisconsin, will be rejected as Governor of Wyoming, when his name comes up for action. There is no reason why he should not be confirmed except that Thayer, is suspended, and 19 a good man. It is an ex-Senator, too, and that has great weight with the body. The Prestdent will discov. er soon that it would be agreeable to bave a party in the Senate.

WISCONSIN MATTERS. Republican Nominations in Fond du Lac-The Nominations in Oshkosh -Sherif Lee of Brown CrountyThe Murderer Cleared. FOND DU LAC, March a second meeting of the Republican City Convention, last eyening, to nominate candidates in place of those who declined, Alexander McDonald was nominated for Mayor, and Byron Town for Treasurer. OSHKOBA, March both the Democratic and the Republican City Conventions were beld, and it was decided to put only one ticket in the deld, as follows Joel Mead for Mayor, J. B.

Powers for City Clerk, and Job Laper for Treasurer. The Greenbuckera have bad their ticket in the deld for several days. BAY, March charge has been brought against Sheriff Lee, of this county, of assault with intent to commit rape. The is a married woman residing in Fort Howard. The complainant alleges that the attempt was in her house on the 9th day of she present month.

The case wag called in justice court this afternoon, and adjourned until April 13. Lee Wag held to bail in the gum of $500. loa muoh as rumors coupled his name with several previ. oda attempts, and he bag taken DO steps to prosecute the parties bringing the charges, the community are inclined to de. mand the present charge be thoroughly suited.

BAKABOO, March jury 10 the Wussinger brought a verdict of not guilty by reason lasanity. Thig rasult was received with much applause by the spectaMany crowded around the prisoner to congratulate him, and numnver of ladley were conspicuous in their demonstrations toward him. Wissinger jury sit for their pictures ay keepsako, and has gone to Obo with his father and mother, who wero present during the trial. Their residence in at SpringGeld in that State. Wissinger is sane space enough to between keep a himself considerable and the interval people of La Crosse.

CONFIRMATIONS, WASHINGTON, D. March Senato to-day confirmed Glenni W. Scofeld, of Pennsylvania, Register of the Treasury; George W. Roosevelt, of Pennsylvania, United States Consul at Auckland; John W. Douglass, of New York, Indian Agent at the Yankion Agency in Dakota; Edward Hopkins, Collector ot Cualoms at St.

Johns, Fla. PostmastersNorman E. Chapman, at Hiawatba, Lienry E. Alpia, at West Bay City, F. P.

Kottanring, at Dewitt, Iowa; A. M. Luke, at Jobo F. McCarthy, at Valparaiso, Samuel O. Camp, Wilmington, MI.

A. Cushing, at Minoak, Ill. BLAIR'S RESOLUTION. Blair': Joint Resolution Passes the Maryland House of Delegates, ANNAPOLIS, March House of Delegates to day, by a vote of 40 yeas to 28 nays, passed the joint resolution offered by Montgomory Blair on the 10th of March, instructing the Attorney General of the State to exhibit 8 bill in the Supreme Court of the Uaited States in bobalf of the State of Maryland, praying said court to reversedbe decision of the Electoral Commission, and declare Tilden and Hendricks logolly clected. LATE JUDGE LEONARD, appointed to attend the funeral.

The Revalng of the Inte John E. Leonard Arrive in New Kork. NEW YORK, March -Tho remains of the late Jobn E. Leonard, member of the House of Represontalives from Loaisiana, who died recently in Cuba, arrived at this port to-day in the steamship Saratoga, from Hayana, The body will be taken to Weatcheater, the tormer homo ot the late Representative, for interment, died by the joint Congressional committee The Senate will refuse to. confirm the nomination of Dr.

Hoyt, of this State, as Governor of Wyoming. If the reports concerning the President's reasons tor removing Governor Thayer, true, the Senate will do right in rejecting the nomination, Dr. Hoyt, however, is a worthy mau and deserves better treatment under differ. ent circumstances. The re-appointment of Hon.

H. N. Davis, of Beloit, as one of the trustees of the State Hospital for the Insane, was a good thing to do. He bag been connected with our State institutions for several years and thoroughly understands their workings. He is a careful, judicious man, and renders the State and tho hospital excellent service in the capacity as trustee.

Hon. Frederick Frigen, who founded the village of in Ozaukee county, died on Wednesday at the age of 73. He served two years in the State Senate1861-2, and WUg a very. influcntial man among the Germans. Spring in California.

Los Angelos Herald: The hills are a brave sight now, we can teli you! Every comeiderable indention la the ground is now a lake, and the ineyitable ducks, by some mysterious diapensation, taro there, having a high old time. The luxurant 0m- erald carpet is not ail that is to be seen on the hille juat now. Wuat was rain in the yalleye during last storm was EDOW the mountains, and the San Gabriel range and the more distant Sierras are packed deep with the dazzling white vestura, Io 106 valley, in the background, the delicate peagreen of the now growth of the orangetrees contrasts exquisitely with tho deep, WAXED foliage of the older growths. Tak10g in the whole prospect, it la exquisitely beautiful. THE BATTLE OF SEDAN.

Victor Hugo's History of 8 Crime," A Portrayal of the Blundering of Napoleon Efllcient Maneuvers of the Germans. A Vivid Pleture of the Scene. German Victory and Crushing De. fent of the Freuch. I.

1 was returning from my fourth term of exlle-a Belgian exile, of aligut account. It was at the close of September, 1871. I WAs re-entering France by the frontier of Luxembourg. I had fallen aalcep in the car. Suddenly the jolt of a stoppage awoke mind train opened was my drawn eyes.

up in the midst of a lovely landscape. I was In the half-llgbt of a broken slummy ideas, indistinct and confused, donted about, still balf-dreams, betwixt reality and myself; I experienced the vague dazzle of an awakening. A river flowed on beside the track, a clear river, surrounding a green and cheerful iele. The growth about the isle was 90 thick that the water-fowl, when they land. ed, delved into it and disappeared.

The river wandered aWAy through 8 valley which looked like a deep garden, There were apple-trece which made one think of Eve, and willows which made one dream of Galatea. The time of the year, as 1 said, was one of those equinoctial months in which the charm of ending seasons fe felt it winter departe, the song or spring reaches one 1f summer diesaway, a vague amile, autumn, dawns apon the horizon. The wind quieted and reduced to barmony all the happy noises wbich form the rumor of plain the tinkling of lltle bells appeared to cradle the murmur of the the last butterflies met the Arst clustera of grapes; this hour of the year minglea the joy of actual lite with the anconthe gentleness ot the ego was not to scious melancholy of approaching death; pressed. Beautiful lands striped with furrows, and bonest peasants' roofe under the trues, grass covered with ebade, the lowing of oxen, as in Virgil, and the emoto of hamiets, lighted by sunbeams euch was the picture. Distant anvils were ringing, the rythw of labor in the harmony of nature.

I listened and meditated In A CODfused manner; the valley was beautiful tranquil, the blue heavens rested, as it were, upon a pleasant circle of hills; there were voices of birds far away, and children's voices near by, liko two angels' chants commingled the universal limpidity surrounded mo; all this grace and alt this greatness put dawn into my soul. Suddenly a traveler asked me: What place 19 this Another answered: Sedan." I started. The paradise was a sepulchre. I looked about me, The valley WAS round and hollow as the bottom of a crater; tho river, quite tortuous, bore 8 likencas to a serpent; the bigh hille, atored above each otber, laclosed the myaterious spot 69 with a triple row of inexorable walls; once there, one bad to remalo. It made one think the circuses of old.

An indescrib. able and disquieting vegetation, which had the semblance of a prolongation of the Black Forest Invaded the heights and was lost co the borizen like 80 immense, impeactrable snare, the sun shone, the birds warbled, the teamsters passed by whistling; there were sheep, lambs and doves hero and thore, the folfage curled and whispered; grass, the thick graga, was Gilled with flowers. It was terrible. I fancied I beheld the flaming of the angel's sword trembling over the valley. The word Sedan bad been as a rent veil, The landscape bad a sudden become tragical.

The yague eyes which the bark draws upon the trunks of trees gazed upon -what? Something terrible and ished. Here it was, ladeed! and at the date, 13 months legs a few days bad gone by, since the monstrous adventure of the 2d of Ducember bad ended here. A formidable stranding, Tue somber ways of fate cannot be stucled without a deep oppression of the heart. IL. On August 31st, 1870, an army found itself assembled and, as it were, massed, under the walls of Sedan, in 8 place called Fond de Givonne.

This army was 9 French army; 29 brigades, 15 divisions, 4 army corps, 90.000 men. This army was al 119 place no one knew way, without order, without purpose, pellmell, as a kiud of a heap of men thrown there as though to bu grasped by a giant hand. This army did not experience or seem to experience, for the moment, any immediate uneasiness, It koew, or thought it knew, that the foo was pretty remote. Calculating the marches at the rate of four leagues a day, it was removed by a three days' march. Still, toward's evening, the chiefs made some w190 strategical arrangements; as the rear of the army rested upon Sedan and the Meuse river, they protected it by two lives of battle: one consisting of the Seventh Corps, and extending from Floung to Givonne; the other, comfisting of Twelfth Corps, and extending from Givonne to.

Bazieles, a triangle of' which the Meuse formed the hypothenuse. The Twelfth Corps, including the three divisions of Lacrotella, Largue and Wolff, drawn up in a straight line, with artillery between the brigades, constitated. real barrier, baving at its extremities Bazeileg and Givorne and its center Daigny: the LHO divisions of Petit and Lhoritier ted the barrier. Gon. Lebrun commanded the other line of battle covering the army from Givonne to Floing, toward Illy tbia line was relatively weak -too open in the direction of Givonne, and only protected in the direction of Meuse by the two cavalry divisons of Marguerite and BonRemains, aud by Guymoar's brigade, resting in a square upon Floing.

In this the Twelfth Corps. The Seventh Corps, commanded by Gen. Douay, included only two divisione, Dumont's division and Gibbet's, and formed triangle were encamped tho Filth Corpe, under Gen. Wimpfen, and the First Corps under Gen. Ducrot.

Michel's divisions of cavalry covered the First Corps. toward Datgoy the fifth leaned upon Sedan. Four divisions, each drawo up in two lints; L' Bentier's, Goze's, and formed a sort of a horse. shoe turned toward Sedan and connecting the first line of battle with: the secoad. Ameil's division of cavalry and Fontanges' brigade acted as a reserve for these four divisione.

The whole artillery WAG 10 these two lines of battle. Two sections of the army were in mid-air, one to the right of the left. Sedan, this beyond side of Balan, and the Beyond otber Balan OD on were Vassoigne's digision and Reboul's brigade; this side or Iges were Marguer- itte's and Bonnemain's divisions of cavalry. These arrangements Indicated a sense of perfect security, First of all the Emperor Napoleon would not have come there had he not been quite easy 10 mind. The Fond de Givonne is what Napoleon I was wont to call a wash bowl, and what Admiral Tromp called a pot chambre.

No packing-box could be closer, AD army on the spot is so thoroughly at home, as to be too much runs the risk of not being able to leave the place. This gave preoccupation to a few valient and prudent chiefs like Wimpfen, who were not listened It worse comes to worst, said the members of the imperial suite, we are always sure to reach Mezieree, and, happen what may, the Belgian trontier. But ought such extreme eventualities to be foreseen? In certain cases, to foresce almost offend. So all agreed for tranquility's sake. Had they been uneasy they would have cut the bridges over the Meuse, but no one thought of doing To what end The enemy was far away.

The Emperor, evidently well loformed, asserted it. The army bivouacked rather pell-mell, as we mentioned above, and slept peacefally through the bight of Aug. 31, having, under all circumstances, or believing that it had, a retreat upon Meziereg open to it. Even the most common measures of precaution were disdained DO cavalry reconwere undertaken they did. not even eend out grand guards; 8 German writer Bo.

They were separated from the German Army by 14 leagues at least they did not koow precisely where that army was; they fancied it was scattered, holding ill together, all advised, directed somewbat at sapbazard upon soveral objective pointa eimaltancously, unable to effect a converging movement upon a single spot, like Sedan; they thought they knew that the Prince of Saxony was marching upon Chalous, and tho Prince of Prussia upon Metz; they were ignorant of eyerything concerning the German Army, ate chiefs, its plans, its equipment, its numbera. Did it still practice the strategy Gustavus Adolphus? Was it still no turtber than the of Frederick Il. No one knew. They were sure that in a few weeks they would be in Berlin. Pabaw the Prussian Army They spuke of the War as of a dream, and of the buetile army as of phautom.

During this sawe night, while the French Army slumbered, this is what was being done: III. At 1:15 o'clock in the morning, at. the headquarters of Mouzon, Albert, Prince Royal of Saxony, moved with the Army of the Meuse the Royul Guurd took up its arms 00 an alarm, and two divisions advanced, one upon Villera-Cernay, by Escambre and Fooru-aux-Bois, the otber upon Franchevul, by Suchy and Fouru-SaintRemy. The artillery of the guard followed at the same hour, the Twelfth Saxon Corps took up its arm8 on BD alarm, and through the highway south of Douzy, proceeded toward Lamecourt and marched upon Moncelle the Faret Bavarian Corpe marched upon Bozellica, supported at Rapilly-sur-Meuse by a division of artillery the Fourth Fourth Corps Corps. crossed The the other Meuse, division at of Mouzon and was massed as 8 reecrve at Mairy, on the right bank.

The three columps kept connected with each other. Orders bad been given the advance guard not commence auy offensive movement belore five o'cluck, and to occupy FouruausBois, Fouru-Saint-Remy, and 1c Douay, 'The knapsacks bad been left with the bag. gage. The artillery trains did not atir, The Prince of Saxony was on horseback on the beigbis of Amblimont. OL Second THE GALLOWS.

The Number or Judicial Executions in the United States in 1877. There were 90 men banged in the United States and Canada during the year 1877, ol whom 13 were negroes, were Uhinese, and I was an Indian. There were 3 double, 2 triple, 2 quadruple, sextuple, and 70 aloglo executions, which took place in the following States and Territories State. State. Executions.

Arkansas. a 3 Delaware Pennsylvania Georgia. South Carolina 12 Kentucky. ...3 Dakota Territory Utah ....8 Washington Territory. Now Canuda Naw Now Total North There 18 no banging law in Iowa, Mich TRAD or Wisconsin it tollowe that excluding these, laet year there was no murderer executed in thirteen of the Statos of the American Union and five of the Territories.

In the Northwestern A States, Illinols, Indiana, Iowa, Kansus, Michigan, Minneso. ta, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, with 8 population of 8,510,345 souls in 1870-it is probably Dearer 10,000,000 now -there was no murderer hanged last year. Taking the great cities of the American Union and Canada, we find that there were executions only at San Francisco, New Orleans, and Philadelphia; 80 that their great criminal classes and tragedics of almost daily occurrence, no was lu 1877 brougus to the scaffold ja Chicago, spolis, Louisville, Baltimore, Boston, De. troit, St. Louis, Jersey Glty, New York, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Milwau kee, Montreal, or Quebec.

In New York city alone there were oyer 40 murders committed last year. Taking up the time when the men were execated, we have the following show10g: Month: Executions. Month. Execulione. January 6 Jaly 19 February 5 A March October May.

November The unusually large number of exocutiona in June 18 made up by the banging of ten of the "Molly Muguires" in Penusylvania. Executions took place on the seven days of the week a3 follows: Day. Executions. Day. Executions.

1. Friday 59 2 5 a favor It of will be seen that the the old prejudico in making unlacky day" of Friday the day for execution iB still strong the minds ot Judges and Governors, over sixty per cent of the exocutions taking place last year happening On that day, and both those in Canada. on the 13th of December, at Wilmington, Delaware, two negroes, George Colling and Samuel Chambers, convicted of an aseault on a white wOmAD, were sentenced to be hanged on the 19th of March but, after they were sentenced It was discovered that the 19th would fall on Tuesday. They were again brought Into court and scotenced to die on the 22d, Friday. It is worthy of remark that, with view to breaking down this superstitious solection on of Friday, Gov.

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