The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-08 00:00:00

ITL 3 OF THE WAR.

The harm lan reinforcements Jost cent to the seat of war
moons to I'llllo 000 Er en.

One of the balloons rent up by the Parisians wu punted
by a Prussian one. The remit is not 'dated.
Thu Prussians have jut cm eluded a contract for 600,000
winter coats for their army at a met; and a contract
for 600,00 pairs of big winter boots, which are to cost 10$.
each.

It is sal I ill it at many of the abandoned houses In the en-
virons •,f Paris, ill, key ut the door is left on the threshoid
rmth this inscription Walk to and break nothing! The
wine is in the cellar."
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The American coufed :rate General Beatiregard is said to
have rem' yid from the iirench Government a commusion to
form an army corps in the south of France.

.• To be Solit, the Villa de Pranginc—spleudtd property,
"Rude on the b3rders of Like Lem a, belonglog t s 8 A. I
Prince 18•ipoleou." 83 runc all egret tisrmoot in the papers.
The Siaate4nviger has piffill•hed an official summary of
the number of sick, wounilnd, an curod ii the iTi.rmsu armies
•bcs the commencement of the war. the turner of sick
and woulded registered by the proper department he rit.lsl.
Alexandre Damns, who Is stsy tag In the neb.lnourhood of
Dieppe, is net expected to rec issr from the Illness with which
tee tria Men shin:mit slice the wro, ant troni.les broke out
In Fears. ill 3 eaughter ia Iskily to seek a refuge tu
The greatest toed now at 31eiz is, It Is said, salt ; theme
remits already from Os want. Asiatic cholera exists among
German troops Si hindons ; tnadciond ttphun at Rheims ;
but the Infectel it stitch are chin sly hemmed to by a sanitary
cordon, and tin suffering garrisons madam bat few thous
sands.

The losers of champagne will be gled to learn that some
of the manufacturers h ivo written to say that the Germane
permit them to Immo their business with every safety and
protection. They The whole world ought to be
ssateful to the Prussian military chili."

Thu nmilitlon of Intsche, according to a Frankfort papal.,
is terrible. The garrison plundered the shops p•eviona to
the bombardment, which fumed the Inhabbants to take
refuge in their cellars, where many were suffocated and
beret. The church is the may prominent building which is
still standieg. The arrival of heavier sif ge guns is awaited,
as the 12-pounders are not sufficiently effective.
Captain Johxffinn, Queen's hiesseuger, arrived at VerlAllloll
on the 29ttb having got int ef Paris on tie Mb, with de-
spatches. He was permitted ts proceed, after reference to
the King's Head-quarters, on nuunny morning, for Caleb 17
Belgium, but in future no messzuger wit be allowed to pawl
the Nuislan lines.

A letter from Si. Petersburgh In the North German
Gazette ',tate' that the ii ir, on receiving the telegram an-
nounaltlg the camtnlation of Sedan, read It through silently
several WIWI., and then handed it to thee around him, ml h
the joyful exclamation, Woe Djarlia !" (What an uncle 9
Ilis attachment to his uncle the KMg of Pruesia and his
sympathies for the German army are no secret.
eve has arawered the Roman (octal tn. She has ac-
cepted her dettiny, aid is no longer the real of the politic 4
Papacy, but the capitol of frce united Italy. The Plebiemte
which took place on Sunday in ihs city nod the pravn,ces
cmphat'cally declared that the finnan. accept the once-
reignty of King V.cter E•ornenue I, heater° in doing no they
become free Italian citizens.

A Fru.s.an soldier, writing from before Metr., says the
vinegars of the neighbonrnood laugh at the W. a of tho place
being stet 1,1 out, and relate sierice of endives provision
columns which wore bee tight In in time or peace A cued,
whom hungry It lucid et accept Irmo Mete to the German
outposts, states thst the provletons for the minary are cclii
In some measure, sufllchn.t, though the cavalry horses titan
to be slaughtete I. The stealers are famished, and bsnds of
desperate men are oily held in check by the strictest mili-
tary rigour.
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It appears from the captured Imperial papers that It was
the Intention of the Emperor to have returned to Paris alter
his two first defeats. in eunregnence of comprnml4l,g rove-
-14 Ions In the same papers Bernier has ken arrested, and
warrants Issued for the arrest of U. G rand purret. the lute
I nperlal Minister of Jostles, and D:. Cunneen, the Emperor's
plat skim.

My order of the Pruesian authorities the inhabitants of
Versailles have been informed thst soldiers quartered on
them are entitled to food for 24 hours only, but that officers
have a r;ght to be tel for five days. The usual tariff of
Prussian money has been established—the thaler, If. 752 ;
Favorer Iloilo, 21 15c ; Aurtrien lie io, 21. ; 8 groscton,
C e wrorreoloo 'Ch.,. el lia thu May, r th It
e, not take them at that rata. The bakers are oot to
(initials flour cc core wikhout the mattes-sullen of the I.
&meant (Ilessrath haretsky--a Very netts's, able, and 1 ottlll-
- officer), vise by the Mayor. 'Mho rice of pv0,1508111 is
rising rapidly. Slag, has in a f-w sky, riven irom the oar
price of 18 sous to 40 1.04 a in 1; Inv or ta 8 frau.ca a
puo4. What will the prleas be in • toooth U the war goes

The Arc de Triomphe la to be converted into a fortress.
The organbers of the bartlcades in Parte, am mast other
1111 WAS of defence, have prepared petroleum pumps.
Thi re iv an encampment of Prutviana on Rivaled pro-
perly et A rcueil.A cachet'. It does Lot apt eCr that the greet
iii mocrativ eater hai, obtain el any favour for voting against
the war.
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A rnebLeng4r trot., tl.o Eatpross arrived at Wilhtiltshohe
Anistlay ra.,111114., :a.d, att. r etethrrieg with the Eitporor
Ntsp-let n. rttuthed to L.,t.deel.
A Bwltii pole ta ttiM tIT to Wont ph the elmir on
Napoku at rit short tint' It. the owe tar at
tte.lan. . .

k sa'ol that littakko.ls of peasants .1 fly apply to
German pleads, tcquestlng t, hi let out of Paris. nelt ate
reflood,
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Alitero piper recommends the French Government to
the idea of a b tee to mimic Si imprac'icalite, nod
to adlit the plan organising famine it und toe Dewy.
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Th 3 Berlin nitwit-4nd anthorlPoi liar, Issued a public
appeal for Mk t to the sufferers at Strasburg, which Very
call it venerable (lerinan city, and one I ever more to revert
to France.
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The 11 tile ceirespondeut of Tie Tim's telegraphs the
ad round Paris, trenches, rile pito, barricades, and othe
temporary defenceshavo beea etech-d ; many villas, cottages
and park walla have been loop-holed."
German troops have crossed the 'Moe, and marchel lii
the direction of Mulhouse and also of Scheleskp't. It be re-
ported that a large 1;131111M fOICO, to conaht of 10 i,OOO, is
assembling at Toni, with a view of marcl,Pig upon Lym.s._

Charette, reutntly ,11.0 of the must detcromse.l ad-
he4ents o the Pope in It me, has hative.l iii 'Lane, atrd
tiered to 'o:gnnisu a,erps from the e'reaca-tircure In defence
Cf France.

The Minister of Agricub ure has ordered that 500 oxen and
5,1,00 sheep ahould be dairy distributed for c,Ujittllt
to the et ions of Paris. The meat Is to be so:d at fixed
priers.
A loiter from Cro,rol Carrot to General Trochu doted
1860, pointe out that Pinot s teal COO 000 men aid
cannon., while France could not tulle 300.01%a man and 600
guns.
The Crown Prince of Prossla has n iven orders for rife con-
ducta to bo granted to Mdile. Rosa Bonham. end SI. K Lollard
Frnre, the caehraied &Mato to go to their frionda.
TT. Villemessant, in the Filaro, informs the world that he
has lef this wife notable Porn, and would wilEngly allow
one of hie Trios to he opened in exchange for a lettar from

The blahs before Pais on Sept. 30 seems to have been a
severe one whilst it heed. At first the French pained the
au.santage, but it the Germans btirg reinforced they were
eriveu 1 eland the forte, with a loss of aeversl prla inert.
The North Germais Gazetfe of fisturd ty sale :—" 'ester
day an Eighth I idy appeored in the &flits barracks, tor
the purpose of ei,triLuLing pretests fir the wounded mom
the Ceotral Committee tar Linden. The, Inc•utled puttee
rerchs motiresses need with water, which were very ac-
ceptable..
The Intelligence of the faU of Strasburg pereo!ated very
Mealy in France, and was then only known on the authority
of Eoffilah and 'Magee journal.. At Rouen, it was met ley
Lit. insist publication of a t.:OArell fri,ll the Fretch
sal at It .le, to 'ho ethci the: it was m t fru that the city hod
cal ltuLt,l, lot tt a, on the contrary, three aaaults had
hien succ, ssfully repelit U!
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Ndla aPidltrs-tol;are had a ulrrow escape of bring blown
op. S,veral bArrels o tutroleum mot gunpowder were
stored for safety in the c net of toe liattes-Chauniont.
Some if the petroltum caught lire, and liars were euter-
tabled that It woul.l reach the gunpowder. Tee lire was en-
tingulthed A.f..te It it time to do so, bat tto fen or than
5 000 hared, of petroleum were burned. It Is, of course,
supposed to be the work of A spy.
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" The Mice el Paris in Evet y sense seems au operation of coo.
stieraide itimenshes. It may You into big finth'iers In time,
and in ileai, w dueled, and mi‘sing. The labour spent, the
shot cud shill fired, the wort') of property deatre)ed
be enormous. TM, Gericitna have set themselves down
abont the city, and have nisi e up their minds that they ere
heniel to take it, nut that they will take it."—Leader In The
Tuna.

Mother Simla Jcsephine, who loft londien with a Oder
of her cornumnity, the servants of the Sacred Heart of
Joists." his arrived at Vermilke, where she has to ea enabled
to reviler assistance to the slek and wounded by means of
the wel.Art.t, old offered to her hy tile National Socidy, 2, St.
Martini's-place, Chsririg-crom. Twoito•e's eif the ebti CO of
the same commussby aro occupied day mat night Ile rendering
heir tunedil to tine por soil-rem in the elateau of
Versatile; sod cones tip ail( for more assistance from the
No bevel S .eieiy, who have already allowni eo much w Ming-
urea to neenr. them In their work of charity.
The G omen papers are full of paragraphs reipectleir the
Flench gob nere. It appears this; at Sp olden, mar Berlin,
the c itscouree of visitors weir so great that a ditch and wall
have be.n c 'intim:red to prevent their approach, especially
en many ot the ladies broneht unripe frith to the captives,
thereiy causing Illness. At Ramtati there are 17,00 prisonn re,
iv:eluding several thoneand Z'sll SVCS rd Tumor. One of
their officers ',relies the Pm eian artillery as marvellous,
and preatly euperlor to the Fr., c; and epochs highly of the
nit-Clyllee and bravery of the Germ au troef n The heal, hof
the prisoners ot W den, near C define, is not eatisfactory, aad
tome of them have been removed to Okieuburg.
The German field telegraphs i.e ef three kind; called re-
erectly, ly lb fog, provialooal, and permanent telegraphs.
The first c aisiet of wires eurr.iulded seiih gutteperehis,
which are paid out on the grimml. These are adapted for
level ground : but whore it is hilly or wooded the second
clam are mint In there the wires are of iron, and are sallied
to the trees or to peas tlacod In tine ground hy means of light
banister". The pernieneht telegraph' tiro constructed in
the ordinary meatier by a den...meat Intrusted with the
deity.
"We (Tintes)bf g:n to grow heartily sick of the War. Its
geuutue epic Internet expired At Sedan. We await the end
w.th aseutinena rind disgust. Prance and Germany took the
field bout on conquering one ano'her. Tory aro now labour-
ing at each et:atria exteruduatinu. Fiance, as most men
think, could no: be more thoroughly beaten ; nor could Got'-
many, by any anionut of future victories, come off a greater
gather. The fight ge oz to snake the tomes more arid more
irreparable on either ale The continuation of hostilities
can lend to 110 terms which might not be aceiniesced in now
—click might hut have been acunietred In a month ago.
The Enloe", Napoleon can liovr r be acquitted of the crime
of hash g brought abottt this War. Still It le greatly ten be
regretted MAL]. Cho begau ii abould not at least have been
allowed to end it."

The Jou, eat du (law of iaturday last states that letters
from lambsa announce the death of a Genoa personage of
eminence, whose name was kedt strictly secret, that the
rlUmni&lla had belated a black flag In Rheims, and that a
carriage (denied by • number of b! la, end the whets
enst loved in straw, had patted through the town. A letter
Smog Neulchatesu says that a leaden ccllln dr tried with a
cloth of gold, and escorted by nflicers and a 000 Mecklenburg
troupe t ants! through Tout on the 29th of September. Two
other similar ce.ilins arrived there afterwards.

A phenetnenon of which I have received no fitting erpla-
Ratio. tel been s,eo firm Versailles Two ball,ons, attached
to each other, rose frown the city acid filale.l before a strong
east venni nut towards the woods near St. Germaine. Al the
gentlemen who told mu the story saw them, a tittle girl, his
dhughter, requetted pet tutssion to look through the glad s out
of the window at them. Scarcely bed she made out the ob.
lea before the exclaimed,'hey hive lam !' The balloons
find E n .denly sunk bchind the treer."--CLrrespontlent ot I he
Time*.

1 he North German Gazdte, remarking that Strathurg was
Stolen horn (isrmany by • surprise on the 2s th of Sr ptember,
vim, and that it was regained in honourable wathire on the
28'h of September, 1970, 197 s :—"There could he no more
palbflil proof of G,Tman decline than (ho necessity ef eon-
entering by arms not merely the fortifications, but like% I.e
the inhabitants of the town of ranter, and Sebastian Brandt,
of E:w in of stelnbach. and Goitre's it of titrashurg ; but no
more striking proof will be given to posterity of Germany's
elevation to a row gee tuns If we succeed In recucquering
for their fatherland the hearts of the Also Ions" The in-
habitants of rations/le hove sent a denut.tion to Strasburg
to eine every heedful help to toe inhabitants.
A Leipsic paper relaten • heartrending episode °like battle
of c- dole A by, sc.rcoly It'ears old, nightfall), mutilet.d,
W 49 hrTight in no arulailsiic,. FragnieLts of bombs had cut
off both feet and the rnht hand. Ili. conditlen was hopeless.
and his mothers agony, for she knelt by him, was terriqe.
to his ileihium he narrated bow the Emperor, on returning
to Sedan on the I,t of September, bad given him his horse
to hold. At that momenta 1,11 of grei.ailes fs II on the loam
and he woe struck by the splinters of a bomb which rap', tied
at the foot of Turefoe's statue. The horse was kilind, and
several persons of the Emperor's suite wets injured, but
Espolcou was unhurt.