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HHP9wcwva e ttsu ; * - _ ' ' . ' . THE OMAHA DAILY BEJ3 : . . .MONDAY. : FEBRUARY 7 , 1887. 11.1. jiaam I es , This beautiful tract with its growth of shade trees lies north and east of the U. P. Depot , and is with * in fifteen minutes walk of the postofSce. It is adjoining Broadway on the north , ! r&u % Between the two cities. It is the keystone of all. Investors and syndicates will take advantage oi this opportunity. . U.-JUJ-l-ILg EZ3 WILD AND WHIRLING WORDS , Eomarkablo Trial of Clement Duval , tha Untamable Prenoh Anarchist ! PUNISHMENTOF THE PANTHER" The IllKht of tlio 1'oor to Hob ttin llloti Futn of Hardened AVrotcli Most Novel Do- len.c on Kcooril. PAKIS , Jan. 21. [ Correspondence of the Bee , ] Since the celebrated trial of Mine. Clovis Hughes , wife of the. French poet and deputy , for slaying her slan derer , the criminal courts of Paris have had no oilier sensational case until last week. History does not not always re peat itsolf. One cause celebro is rarely liKe another. The case of Clement Dn- val , which lias just closed , is quite unique ; it was the trial of an anarchist , and the noise of it will echo round the world. Let the American reader make a care ful note of tlio essential facts , which are those : Mmo. Herbelin , a French lady of prop erty , lived in a handsome house , which she owned , situated at No. tl , me Mon- coau. With her , as her chief companion dwelt her ncice , Mine. Madeleine Le- mtiiro , a well-known artist. In summer nnd autumn , the two ladies wore , everj year , in the habit of sojourning in tlio country , leaving their elegant city apart ments , furnituiu and household oll'cets in the care of a neighboring concierge. On October 0 last , during the absence of the two ladies in the country , the house was discovered to lie on liio , Fortunately , this discovery was made in time TO Aititi.srtin : n.\Mis : nnd to save the building. It was then noticed that the p ano , the chairs , and oilier articles of furniture had been smeared with petroleum , it was further ascertained tluit the nppaitincnis. had been ransackeddrawer.shad been broken open , closets had been plundered , silver ware , family jewels , gold medals and various bijoux had been stolen , making a total loss of about tliieo thousand del lars , The valuables were , lor the moat pait , of so peculiar a kind that an aivn- rate account of each one could be giM < n by tlio owners Irom memory A descrip tive list was thus made , and copies ot it were sent to-til the leading jewelers of Paris , a happj thought , which led to the detection and arrest of Clement Duval , as the thief and incendiary , and to two other men who acted as accomplices , not in the robbery , but in his attempt to dispose - - pose of his ill gotten treasures. Those confederates ( or perhaps non-guilty helpers ors ) were Didier nnd Houchard. The bravo policeman who succor-dud in nriest- ing Duvalvas Hos&ignol , whom Dnval , in the struggle , severely wawsiiKu AM ) 'iiur.u TO KIM. . There wore thus three counts in tlm in dictment against Duval theft , arson and attempted murder What makes the CIIMI remarkable is not the character of the ciiine , but tlio bold , novel and startling defence urged by the prisoner a defense so astounding that not even his own counsel adopted it in ills pleadings on behalf of the accused. Thib defen.se was the right of tlio poor to rob the rich a doctrine which never in the olden days of Merrie Kuglaiul was mure audaciously stated bv anv high' najmanon Hampbtead-Hoalh than last iveuk in Paris by Oleinout Duval in the t'our d' Assises do la Soiuo. Let the American reader , who has itely bceu keeping watch of the trials of other anarchists nearer homo , enter the P.uis court-room and listen with as tounded ears to the "wild and whirling words" of this latest and loiulest of the roaring apostles whoso creed is "kill , burn and destroy.1' i TIS A I > INMLV : : CHOWDKU HOOM. The court is under the presidency ot iU-rard des Glajeux. The nnsonor Dnval makes no attempt to deny his triple crime. Jleeoolv admits everything laid to hi * charge. Hut in order to lay an anchor to the windward , ho invents an imaginary accomplice who was his insti gator and master spirit. The chief devil was Turquuis. It is Turqnais who devises - vises the robbery , it Is TurqnaL- who pos sessed the unreslorcd plunder , it is Tur- quids to whom belongs till the guilt , to gether with a chief nart of the glory of the great transaction. So fur as Dnval himself is concerned , ho declares that ho is not the principal ; ho describes hinisolf as a simple ami private member of a group of anarchists ; the theft which ho committed is ( he alleges ) nothing but a restitution of property from the wealthy to the indigent ; his own words aro- "It is the right of those who have nothing to take from those who have property to be preyed upon. " " 1 think myself , " said ho to the judge , "absolutely irreproachable f ron. this point ot view of natural right. " STAltllKl ) IX UHiUTV'S : NA31K. When asked why ho attempted to kill the policeman , who was -simply doing his special duty in arresting him on a legal warrant , Dnval replied : "Tho ollicpr grabbed me in the name of the law I stabbed him in the name of liberty. " "You have been condemned for pre vious ciimes ? " "I do not deny it. " "Had yon long premeditated your rob bery of Madame LonnireS" "N'ot " I. "Who * " "Turquais. " "i'nu speak of this Turquais , but ho is a nonentity. " "Is it my fault if the nolieo do not know where to search for TurqimisV" "Why did yon choose the lioiiso of Madame Lomaire as thr p ito of your depredation ? " "Because Madame Lemairo was one of the collective mass of parasites she mer ited bur fate. " "Von have been locksmith a you un derstand how to pick locks adroitly ? " Iltr. IT.IU'IXT AN.MlClIIsr "Yes , the workingman will not be en franchised until the day when lie shall no longer hesitate to nick open the iron safe of Ina employer. " "Aro such your sentiments ? " "Yes. " "You cannot pretend to have been a regular wor.kmitii yon have too often changed your'abodo. "Parbleu ! It is mv principle never to pay my landlord. This is beoai-eo the proprietors always oppress and live upon the proletariat " "You did not lind any money in the hou-r V" "Unluckily , no ; and except for that eircimibtauco , I would not be huro. .Just imatrine if I had found 15,103 francs in specie" " A man can do wonders with 15.UX ) francs. Hut 1 failed to roaluo on the jewels , and , by this mishap , you see to what pass 1 am'horo brought ! " "After the theft you pieparcd to burn the homo to conceal your crimoi" "Always Turquais. "Always ? " IHB TOUCH TIIK T1UXO. "Oh , it is not that 1 disapprove of vie lence. The poor and wretched will mner Accomplish their ends but by the torch and by lire ! The day when tjio convict shall burn his jail , the day wuon the soldier shall reduce his barracks to fishes , the day when the salaried work man shalj destroy the factory in which ho is a hireling that dav will bring anew ' now aurora to shine upon'hnmanityl" "Very well , but you Imvo ooiopvrnted with a thief whom you cull TurquuiS ; is ho reserving for you any part of the plunder ? " 'No : the plunder is not for me. " "For whom then ? " "For the revolution. " "Will Turquais then give over the pro ceeds to tlio tuiids of the revolution1' 'Yes ; he hat had the wit to get oil'to a foreign country lie is in England. England is a big place ; search it it you will. " Examined a to Ins endeavor to take the life ot the policeman , the magnilo quent prisoner said : LAM' A I'HOSriTl'li : . "The law ! I know what your law isl The law is a prostitute ready always to sell itself to a purchaser. It is on the ruins of your law that the common people ple will found new world. " "Yes , " interposed the judge , "a world of thieves ! " " 1 am no thief,11 replied Duval , "I am a revolutionist. " "Hut what , of the poignard with which yon stabbed Kossignol1' " 'I repeat , that I struggled with him in the name of libortv. 1 told him so at the time. AH to the 'law which ho repre sented , I do not recognize it. I would have fought with him to the bitfor end , till one or the other of us had bcou killed. " "Yon have been a soldier11 "Against my will.1' "You have teen punished under the Hag for misdemeanors ? " " "What does that prove ? " "Ami vou have been a thief before ? " OKAWINO or Tin : STOMACH. "I am proud of it ! When it is under stood among the hungry masses that it is no crime to take wirat thny can lay their hands. nion ) , social injustice will disap pear. Ah , life is easy to those who have no guawings of the stomach. Hut 1 had a wife and children. " "A wife whom you abandoned ! " "It is fnli'j I lorbid you to say that. I loved my wife. She was unworthy ol my love. That concerns only herself and me. " "You diil not work to support your family ? " "I worla-d. " "It is certain that you preferred talk ing to working. "Yes , when I had the rheumatism. " 1 You are one of the heads of an asso ciation called 'Tho Panther of the Hatig- nolle-.1 " "Yi-s. " "Do von stilt pose as a politician , while the public prosecutor arraigns you as a thiet , an incendiary , and a murderer ? " "I mock all thi'&o appellations ; I am above the Jaw. 1 consult only my con science. " "mr.iti : i NO GOOD. " 1 ho above arc the most important ques tions and aiis.vors in the examination of Duval , II s two hunilih' accomplices were not men whoso mo itlis were elo quent with ueh quotable phrases ; never theless a single remark made by Didier is \\orth chronicling , "Yon swcnr to tell the truth , the whole truth , ami nothing hut the truthr" "No ! " "I oflbr you , " s\id the judge , "the ous- ton aiy form of o.uli ; will you take it and comply with the law ? " "No.1 repeattd Duller , "thorn is no God , and 1 rutiiso the oath. " After two p.xcitmg days , the trial reached the point at which the judge asked each of the accused if ho had any thing to add in ins defense. "Nothing , " replied Duller. "Nothing , " repeated Honchard. "Hut 1 , " exclaimed Ditv.il , "wUlj to apeak ; I wish to explain my motive. " "You can speak only ot tacts,11 replied the magistrate. Duval then lifted his lint , and struck the table before him witn .great vehe mence. "VIVK i.'AXAia-'iiu : ' " "If it bo so , " ho cried , "I will bay but a single word. Vivo 1'nnarchiul" "Hoillont.11 "No , 1 will not bo dileut , " Shaking his fist at the judge and jury , he exclaimed : "All , you aie cowardsl Yon tremble on your marrow-bones ! I am accused I will be accuser in my turn. Vive Panarcliio ! Vive 1'antircuiel We bide our time11 ! Under the law of 1835 , applicable to such disturbances in a court of lustice , the niiitiistrate promptly ordered DuvaPs removal from tlio court-room. "Do what you like ! It is nothing tome mo 1 Vive Panarchie ! " The pi isonor was taken from the court room by a squad of soldinrs. Some of his friends in attendance then attempted a disturbance , but the enieuto was quicKly quelled. Nine offenders wore arrested on the spot , including three women , one of thorn being DnvaPs wife. The jury took an hour to deliberate. Their verdict acquitted llouchanl and Didier , and condemned Dnval. His crime was capital. Ho was .sentenced to death. It is useless to review the trial any further than to say that Duyal's lawyers urged in his defense , not his own mon strous theories , but the simple yet vain plea of "hallucination , " the well-known dodge which in America is grandly styled "emotional insanity. " ZAXZIUAH. IIKSOI/VIXG KOlt THR HIGH I' . Van Wyok's Defeat l nrincrs Imllc- nnnt Knights AioiisVcl. At a special meeting of Lower Sicily Van Wyck club held in Sicily township , Gage county , Nebraska , January SStli lbS7 , the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas , The people In their sovcriKi ) ca- paciU at the polls Lust November did express their picleioncc , foi United States M-nator , Charh'S II. Van Wyck , as piovidud lor In the constitution ot the stnte and , WhciiMs , Mumbets of the house of icpro- spiiUUu's and of the state senate were chosen duly pledged to the people to vote for Hon. Clunk-d II. Van Wjck for United States senator , ami , Whereas , benatnrs and inpiosontnllves \\lio \ > ere so pledged and hiippoiteil by electors luvnrnhle to tlio lotinn ot lion , Chailes 11 , Van \VcK to the United States senate lime bt'tiaveil the people \\lio have supported and rlec'tcd tlieni ; tlieietoie bo it Itesuhcd , That we brand with uteiunl In famy the villainous treachery ot monibeis who lietrau-il llinlr constituents. Itesolveu , 'fliat wu condemn the eoniluct of all clioten lepiestJiitatlU'a , of this eoimtv , .vivo the ODD honoi.iblu exception ot Dr. 0. ( ' , ( iilloiil.lio redeeiiiudTlnti pletlae to the people. U'e call npnii L , . , W. Colby , John Uardlaw amlJ , X. Puller to at once U'S.BII . the places they now Imlil ut the hands ot a constituency which thev inisiujiii-Heiit. lleholveii , That lepmlnjr unlimited confi dence in the ability. iMtruitiMiiand integrity ot lion , t'liailes 11. Van WjeK , and knotting that tlirouirh nis unilnnt , ' i'1'uiits millions ot ai'ies of tlu < public domain Invobenn icstorid to the people tohoin it riulittullv belongs. \Ve. \ the people , repusini ; Ja-.thin him , heieby pleu o oinsi'lves inner to siippoit lor any iiilici ) ot IKIIIIH 01 trust any of the int-mbiT * of tlm legislature who ha\e bt > n\oc < l their trust in the sumce- ! ! manner ijpne ut the present hi-ssion oi thulej-'lclutuio oi.NeLraslu bre - Ilisiui ; to vote fet him. liCsiihed , 'Unit as a fie aiul independent chili , \\o ouo no alleiaiien | to the imluicd bossi's , Hiul the contempt v& > 1eel tor radical paiiis-ans who would destiw their countrj to L'luvatu the party is seeond only to the con tempt we feel lor a hervilu loiislatuioxhi > , kiio\vinu' the \\isliesof tlio utoplo , has wlik- wily dlsUTarded thoMi wishes He-ohed , Tlut the peoiilit of tins country eaiinot ' "t justice Iti our imtinnal leKislathm under the piesent .sjsti-m of diction , and the constitution should l < u r > .iamenileil as to elect United Static heuatiirh by tlio dheet vote ot the people. Ud it , thcretore , fuither Itesohed , That tl.e defeat of ll < .n. Pharles II. S an W > ek dues not dotf.it the principles h has so fearlessly aih ocitcd He hr.s arou > ed tlio pimlucuu and laboring clnss of Amen can cltuens to tlio tine bltiutiun of altalrs , and the withdrawal of Van W > ck from the I nited States senate , will not down tlio is- SUM ho so fnllhtullv defemled , J , W. UIIIDKNTIIAI. , president. W , A. HOU.ENIJACK. secrctaiy. KoutiuontH. | Nob.t Fob. . To the Editor - itor of tiiu B t : The ( ollpwiuff oxprceeos the feelings of a large and rapidly grow ing agricultural community in this state. Resolutions submitted to the people of Nobratika for consideration before the next general election : Whereas , Our vote ot 44,000 , for Charles II. Van Wjeknsour prcfcienco for United States senator has been shamefully disre garded , anil Whereas , Forty ot our chosen representa tives by a secrqt caucus with the swoin onemrts of the people , have thereby , like Judas Iscarlbt , sold their uiaster , the people ( whose servants they are ) ; delving the pee ple's wish , contemptuous of the people's preference , ajrtd scorntul of the people's fu ture sillfrage , and Whereas , The leaders of Uio republican partyrhave buqn the leadeis in this damning tidachery , therefore bo it Jtesolvpd , That we , the 4-1,000 voters of Nebraska aforesaid , vive all honor to the four Hue and ialthCUl man ( Messis. Hurst , Hig- cins , Hplnitod and Ollmoro ) who could not be bought b $ ' ebrporato cold , nor Mattered by honeyed words , 1101 coerced by thepaity lash , and be It Kesolvod , That wo thank the twenty-five dcmoofats who shmved their bound judg ment , their stalwart Independence , and their respect for a lar o constituency by voting ( ul , m hopeless of party victory ) for a man who has ever placed principle before party , and further bo it rtesolved. That wo rolecato to the shades of private life , "Unwept , unhonored and iinntinp , " the fojty "foolish virgins" who , in obeying the tyrannical mandate of "Kinc Caucus , disobeyed the authoritative nml just com mands of their lawful sovereign , the people ; and bo it Itesolved , That wo hereby plaeo tlio repub lican party , under Its present management , upon trial bolore the intelligent citizens ot the state , and should it prove itself to bu still the ally of soulless monopolies and still deaf to the people's voice , and still falsoto its oft- repeated promises ot submission to the people ple lor their decision ot other and greater questions of vital Importance , in such casn UH itfuither Hesolved , That wo shall esteem It not only our iik'lu. but our bounded dutv , toentei or to 01 caiii/o a party which shall bo what the iepublle.il ) party \\as in Its boasted youth "of the people , tor the people , and"by the people11 ; a paity that will not worship the mammnn ot monopoly , nor bund the Lniee to the impeilous barons of nur state , nor PCI- mil peisoniil preterencn or personal animos ity to intliieneo tlinir actions ns cltirans or legislators ; an incorruptible party , composed ot honest men and contending tor those principles which commend themselves to the eominon Inteiehts , the eommim wclfaicuad the common tense ot the people. 1'l.lKllSAISI'AIIt. I'roin i IMS Hnwkoyo KululitH. Mi souiti VAM.IV : , In. , Feb. 2. To the Kill tor of the Hiu : : The following pie- nmblos and resolutions wore passed by Iv ol assembly No. 0308 of Missouri Valley , la : Whoieas , Tlio defeat of Charles 11. Van Wvek of Nebraska for re-election to the United States bt'iuto is tlio doteat of tlio best liiti < iestsit ) eeilahoiiiig mail , \\uman and child In tlio United States : a llnubt aimed dliectli at the \\nge system ami intended to keep tlio laboiei in the state ofsuiidom , and WheiiMs , All persons In the United States who look for equal lights to comii fiom the national legislature are sniely disappointed \ \ ith the action ot the legislature ho so nobly lepreauuted , espenully as u tinti liftlisoto of tao people ol Mebins-kii declared In hlb lavnr , wliicli leads every tan minded man to eouchule that moiuipiilv , bnbt-ij and corrup tion in the bauds of charlatans li.uoe.oiii- plctelv defeated ia | > will of tlio people , nnd Wheieas. The \ery tuiiilamental princi ples uf our uo\einmeit ) aiohet at naught , to \\it-that the niajonU hhall rule and that If such tiaud is rei eated wo can rome to no other conclusion than that our government Is ileea > iiii.r , \\lien a fou inonopolUis can litiiirli to scum the \ \ ill of the majority. Unsolved , 'J hate nrognl/e in ( , 'linilcs H. Van \Vyek.a \ eetiator xvho has no peer in onncicss ; a man fa.tliftil to all ti lists and an earnest and steadfast Irlond ol the industrial classes SSlti'Milveil , That It has bnpomo patent that the itatttaud national le.-Neturr's , un Hlled \\llh briber ) , eorruptlon Hint iluubluHleallin ; , defeatlns jiHtlco tiy thi'idd ot money ) > oner , and MO hereby pledge unrealves to heitMtler nsH all hiiuoiable means to jiromire the elee- 'tion of United States M'liatotfc , uostmns'tdrs mid cabinet olllceis t > ) a vote of the. people , and IlesgJved , Thnt ye taku prldo In citlug the honorable course of Senator Van Wyclc in aiding the settlers to secure the delimits ot their homes out of the millions of acres of the public domain forfeited by the unearned lands ot railroad companies. Resolved , That the legislators of the state of Nebraska have covered themselves with political lutamy and shame and should bo despised by all honorable citizens in the na tion because of Van Wyclt's defeat. Uesolvod , That we further pledge to Sena tor Van Wjck our undivided support should occasion require ; and that our wish is. that in lbS8 that it be our privilege as Knights ol Labor and the privilege of the tlnifty mil lions throughout tint countiy to elevate Charles 11. Van Wyclr , the champion of human rights , to the highest position in the nation , president of the United States , which ollico he would till withihonor. Ueolvcd , That a copy of Uieso resolutions bn forwarded to Senator Van Wyck , the OMAHA BEE. Harrison County News and James Sovereign , Atlantic , la. J. AltNV. 1C. PUDIIY , M. A. HnnusoN , Committee on Resolutions. SHE IS.HOPELESSLY INSANE. The Horrible Hesults of a AVickcd Jtival'n Alleged Joke. Atlanta Constitution : The passenger train which left Atlanta last night on the Central railroad carried a. passenger whoso recent adventures have been both remarkable and unfortunate. The pas senger referred to was Mrs. Lina Swaf- lield , of Beverly , Mass. She was in company with her parents , her husband and two of his sisters. She is a petite hrunot of great beauty. There was nothing in her behavior indicative of in sanity , vetsho is a boneless lunatic. Her reason was dethroned in a strange way. Her insanity is the result of a practical ioke. She was the hello of the town of Beverly ami had many suitors among the first young men of the place , A prominent young Hour merchant , named SwalHold. sued for her hand and wooed successfully. They wore married New Year's night. About two weeks ago her husband , in company with .several young men of the town , wont on a hunting frolic into the country. Ono of the young men , who had been an unsuccessful rival of SwalHold in tlio contest for the hand of the young woman , got tiled of the sport and returned home several hours in advance of Ids companions , A fiendish idea entered ills hem ! , and ho resolved to play a practical joke on tlio voting wife , He went to her home , nnd , assuming a solemn air and looking lib miserable as possible , said to tlie young woman : "J have como to bring you bad news. Your husband has boon accidentally killed " No sooner had these word bee.ii uttered than Mrs. Swaf- lipld swooned and foil to the floor. The members of the family rushed into the' room and endeavored to levive the pros- train woman. Various restoratives were employed , but without success. It was twelve hours below she showed any signs of lifo. All this time she lay in a state of coma. Finally she roused her self ami raised hei.solf in bed. But the expression on her facn was wild nnd un natural. Her grief stricken Inisbund nan bendinir over her tenderly and calling all kinds of endearing names , but she did not Know him ; she could not repogni/.o him or any one else Her mind had lost its balance hho was a raving maniac her some dajs .she showed great violence and raved at every one who came near her About a veok ago her insanity as sumed a dilli-rent phase. She quieted down and bi-camo melancholy. But ( hero was not the faintest gliminor ol in telligence in her ocsltuidsl.inovorspoko u word Her health began to jriro way , nnd her family deemed It best to visit tin- frpulli. Tint } are now on their wav to Florida. It is said that the young man who caused the illie calamity oy hU stupid jok is himself showing iinmibluk- able sign.s of mental derangement Pononi's Complexion Powder pro duces a soft nnd beautiful SKIII It com bines every element of beauty und yuritjr. ' ' " " ' ' " " Bold by 52 ADDITIONAL J30UNOIL BLUFP3. PcrBonnl lurairiiplis. L. Majr , of Chicago , is at tlio Ogeten. J. B. Orr , of Ottumwa , is at thoOgdoni W. 11. Storey , of Chicago , is at the oS den. den.O. O. W. Mcrntt , of Ceiitcrvillo , is at Ihl Pacific : . H. Mendel , of Kcola , was in the oitt yesterday. George II , Francis , of Chicago , la nl the Ogdeu. * II. C. Kiddcr , of Imogcno , is a guest at the Pacific. C. K. Smith , of Shcnandoh , is stopping ; at the Ogden. George W. Connors , of St. Joe , is a guest at the Ogden. H. U. Harris of Chicago , is registered at the Pacific houso. .1. D. Warren , of SI. Louis , was at the Uoclitelo hotel yesterday. Judge Stacy , of Anamosa , la. , n cousia of W. C. Stacy , is in tlio city. P. L , . Porter , of Chicago , Is among ( ho Chicago arrivals at the Ogden. A. M. Arries , of Fremont , Neb. , was a guest at tlio Pacilic house yesterday. Adolph Fcltcnslein , of Chicago , of Chicago , was alicchtolo quest yesterday. Miss Tracy , daughter of Judge Tracy , of Burlington , is the guest of Mrs. J. F. Kimball. Frank Entrikin , of Illinois , brother ol ( Jcorgo Kntrikin , spent a few hours in this city Saturday and invested in some property. A nurulnry Nljipcd in tlm It ml , At tvn early hour yesterday morninc the residence of L. S. Billiard , No. 803 First avenue , corner of Eighth street , was entered by a burglar who pried open ouo of the front windows and obtained an entrance. After walking to an adjoin ing room ho struck a light with a match and awoke Mrs. Cora Krb whom ho threatened if she made a noise , but tha lady shouted , and away went the burg * lar witli Mr , Billiard after him , but ho made good his escape in the darkness. Mho merchants as well as the regular police were soon an the ground but no trace of the missing burglar could bo found , How Stroni ; tlio Kroncl ! Army lx. London StandardIf General Don- langer has his way ten now cavalry regi ments will bo created , not for ollciihiva purposes , us the aulhoilUi-s aru anxious to assure us , but for tlm simple rcsiibou that the ( Ioniums are mimonsally stronger in this arm lit tin the French. On the other hand , the ailillery will bo left in > tatu quo It is considered that this branch of the service iio ds no im provement nor addition , and wo ate told that it is superior in every way to the Gorman artillery. Certainly the artillery is the favorite arm iu Franco The regu lar army is composed of 111 corps , includ ing the one in Algeria , in limo of war these 1'J corns could ho raised to 38 , with out infringing onv hat are called the second end and third lines , to-wlt , the territorial army , which comprises HO regiments of infantry , ly regiments of artillery , lit squadrons of cavalrv and the reht-rvftH of the regular and territorial armies Kuch of these iy ! corps Mould conbist of about 1)3,00) ) ) men Hut General Boiilanfirorcon- tomplale.s reducing them in war time to L'J. These 33 at my corps would contain C infantry brigades iiihtc.nl of ) , and would each number 11.000 men Thus the lir t line would comprise nearly 1,000- tOO regular troops , the second line or ter ritorial army an equal number of men. and it is estimated that in a fortnight after the declaration of war Uu-se 3,000- GO' ' ) would bo mobili/wd and 'Bailable for any operations. Send to C I Hood A : Co , Lowell , Ma&s , for a book containing statement ! of many remarkable cure * by llootl1 ! i . _ J