V K. UNDERWOOD.EDITOR
SATURDAY, AUGUST20, 1870.
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.
The French Victorious!
1 here lias been terrific fighting in the
neighborhood of Metz, which has re
sulted, as the telegraphic cable tells us,
in favor of the French. On Sunday
afternoon a great battle was fought—
another on Tuesday—in each of which
the French claim a victory, the extent
Tit which has not transpired.
THE LUCK OF LOUIS NAPOLEON.
Louis Napoleon made war upon
Russia in 1854, with a view of weak
ening her power; but be actually
strengthened it. In 1859 he made
war upon Austria to strengthen Italy;
and then he weakened France by per
mitting Italy to co-operate with Prus
sia in the war of 1866. In 1862 he
made war on Mexico to break down
the United States, but was himself
humiliated and the prestige of the
United States was increased. He
now makes war to break down Prus
sia; but instead of this, he has already
succeeded 111 consolidating tho unity of
Germany, and in giving the death
blow to the political power of the
Papacy by allowing the Italians to
transfer their capital to Koine. IIis
design was to humble Russia, Austria,
Prussia and America, and make a vas
sal of Italy, while ignoring even the
existence of such a power as England.
Perhaps he even dreams of avenging
Waterloo, and seeks to provoke Eng
land by arbitrarily disposing of the
destinies of Europe without the slight
est regard for her approval or disap
proval.
ho far he has been decisively check
mated only by the United States. We
have driven his legions out of Mexico,
and we have brought the Bonaparte
eagle to crouch before the eagle of
America. And in the present war
the Prussian sympathies of a country
which has dealt such a fearful blow to
the pride of the BONAPARTE, must
be especially galling to the Emperor. [
It is true he pretends that he does not
make war upon the Prussian people, j
but only upon Bismarck. He, la this,
country, we are friendly to the French;'
are hostile only to BONAPARTE.—
What Bismarck is to him, he is to
us. Him, the crapulous adventurer
we yearn to see hurled from power and
R —*mw»> *r,v^;7hc tue.
: t;
others. But fift*' fiA.u people we ^
wish to see great, glorious, and pros
perous.
The desperate proceedingsoi loi i.s
Napoleon indicate a desire on his
part for a coalition against him. Very (
likely he would rejoice to see himself, .
like his putative uncle, immortalized 1
in history as the invincible potent
ate who could he resisted only by a ‘
coalition of all the great powers of the
world. Of course those powers are
fully aware that they have- to deal
with a desperado, who shrinks from no ‘
crime to satiate his ambition and im
pose upon France a fourth Napoleon
as his successor. Their policy, for the
present at least, is to leave him severe
ly alone; to let him light out his duel
with Germany.
Those who remember the sentiment
al effusion which were exchanged last
year between the nionarchs of Russia,
Austria, and Prussia, must he con-!
vinced that those monarchs never had
any love for this bastard Bonaparte,
however much Austria has been oblig
ed to court his alliance. Russia, whose
action prompts that of England, and
who thus controls the situation, is not
in a mood to act rashly. She lias the i
first French invasion and the Crimean
war to avenge; but she is inspired by
statecraft, not by resentment. Her
decision will finally determine whether i
the war shall be local or general; but j
she will be in no haste to make it.
The Latest Sews.
The Prussian Minister of War em- j
phatically denies the truth of the'
French report that the German troops
were defeated between Metz and Ver
dun with a loss of forty thousand men.
He says the battle alluded to in the re
port was not of a serious character.
The German troops received several |
cheeks, and were obliged to abandon
their intention to cut ott the line of i
retreat of the French army.—Cincin-,
nati Commercial.
From the Seat of War.
On Monday a desperate battle was
fought between the French and Ger
man troops. The latter tried to ob
tain possession of the Metz and Ver
dun Railroad, in order to cut off the
retreat of the French main army
under Bazaine. According to French
reports, the Germans were repulsed.
The cautious statement of Count Pal
ikao in regard to this important battle
shows that the first French dispatches •
about the engagement were exagger «
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For the Shield.]
MASS CONVENTION.
18th of August Proceedings.
On the 6th of August a minority of
the Central Committee of Phillips
county, ordered a Mass Convention to
assemble on the 18th for the purpose
of selecting delegates to attend the
Congressional Convention at DeVail’s
Bluff, on the 12th of September, and
for other purposes. Hand bills were
at once struck, and rapidly disseminat
ed through every part of the county.
Great effort was made to induce a
large number of Republican voters to
be present.
It will be remembered, that this
Mass Convention was ordered by the
friends of Judge Bennett and
White, because of their failure to force
the traveling convention, (which was
dispersed,) upon the voters of Phillips
county. Their failure to succeed in
this enterprise, enraged the gentlemen,
and our dignified Governor, worn out
from campaigning throughout the State,
was forced to leave the Capitol, and
hie to Helena at this critical juncture,
to pour on the oil and the wine, “ heal”
the wounds and drive away the fears
that apparently were about to unhorse
his favorite leaders, and put them to
grief. The Governor came, spoke
lengthily to us of old issues, and ad
vised that a “mass” be called. Ilis
satellites went to work4 they drummed
and fifed, they catered and coaxed,
and secured an attendence of from five
to six hundred voters at the time and
place suggested. It is fair to infer
that from two thirds to three fourths of
the number were willing supplicnats to
the powers that brought them togeth
er, the others were principally sturdy,
mature men, who required a little good
reason to persuade them; we have
heard the question often asked, “Are
these men following after old massa
Brooks!” but failed to hear an affirtna
tive answer. Let it be understood
I that but few of the ninny friends of
Gray and Kobinson, felt that they
were invited or expected to be present.
It was soon ascertained that a neic
“Daniel come to judgment”—Col. A.
lb Schroder was called to the chair and.
C. C. Waters appointed Secretary.
Judge Bennett was called upon to ad
dress the meeting. He interested
them for awhile after his usual manner,
when music from a distance greeted
the ears of the assembled. About
twenty legal votersffitrcliCVi up in good
order with a banner inscribed,
“L’Anguille and Bear Creek—.‘lot)
votes for Bennett and White.” This
looked abominable, as w> are infwm^
ed, noitlj^;;^ ^ ^mbelicv
tT^a word of it A* TV must be some
nistake in the painter, as neither <>t
he genlemen have peculiar claims on
itber of the hilly townships.
After tbinsrs became uuief, the
model chainnaii proclaimed that tin*
business of the meeting would next
be transacted, to sum up the prceed
ing8, 31 delegates were appointed by
the Chairman to attend the Congres
sional Convention. 'Flu; County
Central Committee was reconstructed,
and the Chairman appointed eleven
new recruits, all true tried and com
petent Republicans from the Bennett
White wing, (this was a great triumph, 1
which of course will win)—50 dele
gates were appointed to a Senatorial
Convention to select Bro. \\ hite as
our candidate for Senator, a set of res
olutions were adopted, and, quite a
number of thanks memorials and reso
lutions were adopted expressive of the
gratitude of the entire people of Phil
lips to Bennett, White, Clayton and
others, and a number ot other things
too tedious to mention, but which no
doubt will appear in the Book of lie
cords. The business being completed,
Bro. White addressed the meeting in
his customary style, he spoke artfully,
pathetically and methodically, exhorted
the people to stand by him, until the
“ last pea in the dish was gone told
them to vote for the Rail Road tax.
This teas heeded, he said that but bit
tie, very bittle of the tax would be
paid by them, that the burthen would
fall on Mr. land owner, and vote to make
them build the road for you, (this 1 put
down, as good logic, but poor advice).
He begged to be excused and wound
up with his speech unfinished. Judge
Bennett then wound up his speech
which was principally in landation of
the administration of Gov. Clayton,
after which, Rev. Mr. Jones, a distin
guised “ guest” and visiter from De
sha county, felt called upon to make
an oratorial flourish: This gentleman
from his verbosity, has made some
reputation upon our streets—he loves
to talk and what in more pleasing he
loves to hear himself talk. This is
not peculiar as intelligent men, love to
hear intelligent men converse. This
gentleman’s pleasure was slightly mar
red by a little inadvertency which oc
curred early on the morning of the
meeting, he was the “ invited guest ’’
of a distinguished family, the visit did
not end to suit him, and he became
restive, this was unfortunate, but to
pro. eed with his speech. He mounted
; his favorite Clayton horse, cuffed him
I and spurred him, as directed, until he
i quite reached the port of safety. He
| then “ romanced across, recanted
hack, fotcli a flounce or two and ex
caborated.” “ Big I and little u,”
j arc the attributes of this man of parts.
Ohio hath furnished other men of
! equal talent with this logician, a few
| of whom have passed through our
town. The “deserted villagew had
its pedagogue, which the jolly Gold
smith net up as follows:
*******
“ When -words of learned length and thunder
ing sound,
Amaz’d the gazing rustics ranged around,
And still they gazed, and still the wonder
grew,
That one small head should carry all he
knew,”
Some other unimportant addresses
were made, during which Bro. White
implored the people to remain and be
content, march back to the city in solid
phalanx, and disperse in good com
pany and in order. This request was
fitly conplied with. They came
back to the heart of the city;
covered lie Public Square, when
Bro. White took his position on top of
I Mengoz saloon, and had three rousing
! cheers given for himself, .fudge Ben
nett and Governor Clayton.
The people as a general thing be
luved well, and quietly wended their
way homeward. The only criticism
needful to be made, is t!#it we do not
see the necessity for so many order-lov
ing men to go into company with
heavy pistols girdled around them.
We apprehend little cause for danger,
and suggest that it would be as well to
put on a more Christian like appear
O USE It V Kit.
ance.
ANOTHER TALE OF HORROR.
Secret History of the Lynching'of Young
Schofield at Cuba.
Concealment of Another Heed of Hark
ness the Object of his
fiendish Murderers.
One of the Most Shocking Chapters of
Crime on ltecord.
- Blacker horrors continue to arise, or,
to speak more properlv, to unfold
themselves out of thaf*Cuba horror,
the recital of which so startled the
people of this county four weeks ago.
Immediately after that brutal hanging
of the young man, John. \Y. Scho
field, at Culi*, the good and peace
loving people thereof met and denounc
ed the perpetrators of the deed,
passed resolutions pledging themselves
to do all in tiieir power to bring the
ruffians to justice, and also giving it
a* their opinion that tJo> alleged s.eal
|^V,f ■VW//*“
•■Shimi -S1' t N— 11a' lug thoroughly test
•ircmnW.i ku; _ cuS,., so mrltsM
they then , v ,‘i^„*iiired were
given in the cir’,”:M' '****’•■ Aralaurhe.
- * to by the
The hidden caiwJV refeired
meeting of Cuba pi .‘^de have come to
light, and are
of so ©arid a charac
ter as to make one shudder. 1 he ^ de
cent and respectable people of the t alia
district are to be pitied, having to
deal with such a
SATANIC SET OF VILLIANS
as appears to he among them. T'or
the sake of clearness in the recital of j
the tale of horror, we have to unfold,
it may be proper to give the whole
history in the order of events as they
transpired.
*» . »» . iiwrn mi «• f' ..
about twenty years of age, perhaps
under, and had come from \ irginia,
where he left a mother and two sisters.
His object in visiting Shelby county
was to seek a home for himself and
tlie other members of the family—a
place where they could settle and live
in peace, lie made the acquaintance
of Frank Graves, who kept the only
grocery store in the little village of Cu
ba, and consented to stay with him a
while, for the purpose, principally, of
familiarizing himself with the country
and the people. They lived harmoni
ously together and Mrs. Graves took a
great liking to young Schofield, so that j
she was as careful of him as if he was
a brother. When he happened to he
indisposed she made delicacies for him.
He was considered readable and was
relied on. No one suspected him of
any meanness, and there nevere ap
peared any meanness in him. Before
proceeding any further in the Schofield
branch of the narrative it is necessary
to refer to
ANOTHER AFFAIR.
Near the little village of Cuba
dwells an old man by the name of
Carroll, and tit his house there boarded
a carpenter who was a stranger at that
place, by the name of (louche. This
carpenter suddenly disappeared one
day, and no one could tell where he
went, and being a stranger no one
bothered himself about him. lie dis
appeared and that was the end ol‘ him.
Hear this little fact in mind as you go
on reading this.
DARK HISTORY.
It was said above that young Scho
field was a favorite with Mrs. Graves,
and that she was in the habit of mak
ing up delicacies for him. Now about
the day of douche's disappearance,
young Schofield felt indisposed in the
morning, and disinclined to remain in
the store; he told Mrs. Graves he
would take the shot-gun, go into the
| woods and shoot a squirrel, which she
| premised to cook for dinner. Graves
being out at the time. He took the
gun and went into the woods. When
lie got in the darke shadows of the
great old trees, with solemn vistas
stretching before him, and the soft
springy turf under his feet, he trod on,
i silently musing, lie forgot the squir
n ls, fell into one of those delicious day
BBaaMMWn—■MMIBWiPWWl
dreams that come over young people in
the happiest moods. He went on till
he came to a little spot overlooking a
little vale thickly grown with trees of
every age, and at the bottom of which
murmured a little brook. It was a
beautiful, quiet spot near that little
town, where nothing but peace and
innocence should reside. The young
man’s dream was rudely broken, the
gun nearly dropped from his grasp as
his eyes fell upon a
SCENE OF HORROR.
There were a number of men
whom he knew, whom he was in the
habit of speaking to every day, engag
ed in hanging a man from the limb of
a tree. They were committing mur
der. Among them was Graves, his
employer, and Poston and Wisener
(all three now in the county jail), Mc
Atten, the Constable, and others.—
They hung the man, as one of their
company remarked:
u DA*MNED WELL.”
Young Schofield returned home al
most petrified with horrible emotions.
He thought the best, in fact the only
course for him, to keep quiet, to say
nothing; he had fallen among evil peo
ple and it would not be safe for him to
incur their anger. . He had resolved to
“ keep still.”
Gouche was suspected of having
money. The old man, ’Squire Carroll,
was the host of Gouche.
OOTTCHE WAS SEEN NO MORE.
Iu a few days afterwards Graves,
being cross, as men who engage in
such business may naturally be, young
Schofield had a sort of misunderstand
ing with him, and let out several hints
about what he knew ; told him that he
had seen something, and that if they
did not let him alone there would be a
scattering among folks shortly. Of
I course there were consultations held
about the manner in which Schofield
| was to be disposed of. The usual bar
becue came on shortly afterward, and
; on the evening of that day young Scho
i field was
A' l l SITiALl.Mi
a small sum of money out of Graves’
drawer. McAtten, the counstable,
was told to take charge of him. lie
did so, he put him in an unused ice
house, tied him up by the thumbs so
that his torture forced the most pitiful
cries from him. The women folks
were shocked and pleaded for him;
after this his thumbs were unloosed
and a negro set to watch him. That
night he was taken out and hung, as
our readers have been made aware.
The witnesses in this case of Graves,
Poston and Wiseuer, who are among
the most respectable people in that dis
; trict, have been threatened since
.Sheriff Wright arrested the above
murderers. Mr. Saterwhite, the prin
cipal witness, one who witnessed the
hanging of young Schofield, has been
threatened: lie was shot at a few days
since with a rifle. Dr. Irby, another
witness, was shot at, and 'Squire Hes
ter was also threatened. Since the
incarceration of Graves and Poston
the place where the hanging, which
j ■>"*— vi,,,'otield witnessed in *
itr.iu GUSi AV . A. tm
tnnied.
it was oor<
The flesh was sloughing o/l face
hut enough was then* to serve .or iden
tification. It was Gotich, the carjien
ter, who lived w ith old "Squire Carroll
and who was suspected of having
money. This is the inside history of
the Cuba horror. How much more of
tin* same sort may be
mains to be scen.
alanchc.
forthcoming re
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The European War.
Prussians Claim to Hive Separated the
French Armies.
The Crown Prince Proceeding
Rapidly on (Isalons.
--
The Garrison at M'*'- iu a Famishing
Condi ia ./
The London Tiiie> Thinks the French
Will he Foicel to Capitulate.
London, Aigust 19.—The Daily
Neics has in itsxtra issue of this morn
ing a dispute! from Brussels, which
states that N axil eon is suffering from
acute symptom of febrile monomania,
during the papxysnis of which he in
cessantly sayi that he has been be
trayed.
A Berlin tfspatch to the Acres says
; the French Junes werfl separated by
i the victory ajMars Letour. The main
i army at Met} has been brought to bay
i by the Gerian first and second ar
mies, under General Manteuffel and
Prince Fredrick Charles.
The Growl Prince, Frederick Wil
liam, with tlr third army cops, is now
proceeding raidly to the works, where
lie will atti-k General Troehu, who
with the Ftfich reserves, is now posted
at Chalons,
The Tiles' correspondent also de
clares that lie garrison at Metz is in a
famishing conditions There are no
provisions,t Metz, aMthe avenues of
supply lifte been interrupted. The
Time# deiares that, unless Marshal
Bazaine in by a l«ld stroke cut his
way thro# the German army and ex
tricate llnself frotn its coils, the
French rmv on die Rhine will be
forced tr capitulate, p is assumed
that suellan alternjUwe is almost im
minent.
In liesday’s little Prince Albert
of Prusp and tw French General
Legramivere kill#! General Marti- j
ange isliissiug. IW Prussians mu -;
i neuveni one hunlrwi and fifty thous- 1
| and trolis.
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