The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29
THE NEWS.
THE WAR IN EUROPE.

ne frussianS are In active pursuit OF
;i.a French Army of the North.
slezieres is surrounded by 10000
Prussians, and siege is imminent
A dispatch from Poictiers. dated the
18th, says 10000 Pru~siaus with artl
lery, occupy BloiS. and have indscrim
inately pillaged both the pubic and
private houses.
Twentr thousand Pru~s;ans are at Or
leans, which city was also pillagcl
The Prussian officers and men were all
engaged in the work Of plumber.
The sinking of SIX ENGLISH ships in
the Seine by the Prussians, for the
purpose of obstrueting navigation, has
oceasioned great Indignation throuebou
England. The British vice consul at
R,uen has presented the Prussian com
mander formal protest against acts of
spoilation committed upon British sub
jects in the city.
BIsmark. III note to the cabinet at
Vienna calls attention to the reorgani-
cation of Germany. and expresses the
hope that nothing i'll the treaty Of
Prague will intcrt.r ire with her develop
ment.
A scheme TO assassinate the king Of
Prussia, Won Moltke, and Bismark. was
discovered at Versailles. few days
ince. 4 number of strangers arrived
IN the city on Wednesday, when the
gates were clsed and the citiz ms or
dered to rem;in in their houses on pain
Of death. The patrols then searched
every place. and arrested 200 persons.
of whom 20 were armed with guns and
pistols
Bismark refuses to give Fayre safe
conduct to the Congress.
A Cincinnati dispatch says that
public meeting has been called for next
Tuesday evening, to devise means for
the relief of the suffering peasantry of
France Ex-Sccretary Cox, Murat Hal
stead, Archbishop Purcell, George H.
Pendleton. and other promnen per-
sons, are to be invited to address the
meeting
Russia continues her war preparations
.sn an immens scale.
Tie Turkish fleet is under immediate
orders, and extensive warlike preplra-
Ions have been made
The Austrian Official s.vs the emper-
g '-selares that Ru-sia's reputation of
,,ions i, unlawful. and requires
sus-7-itees against further notifications.
THE UNITED STATES.
re United States steamer Tennessee
ls no'y at the navy-yard at Washington,
l.l.ns up, preparatory to sailin- for San
en-.ngo with the commissioners to be
~ ointed under the resolution pending
i. congress The OBJECT of this IL t.
secure as speedy a report as possible, in
order that the final question Of annexa-
ton may be dispo..d of "a. the present
session.
The movement among radical senator's
for the removal OF sumner from tn.
craftsmanship on foreign relations has
failed for WALT Of adequate support.
Gen. Sch2nck, minister to England,
will sail about the l5,h of January.
The election returns from Georgia
come in slowly. Enough has been re-
eeived, however, to confirm the election
OF democrats 10 congress from the First
Third. Fifth, sixth, and Seventh. di,-
tries. with the chances In favor of Law
ton. democrat, In the Fourth The vote
Is very close as far as heard from. In
the Second districts the returns are
against lift, the late democratic incua-
bent, and in favor Of " hitcly, republi-
can. The legislature will be largely
democratic. Both republicans and dcul-
Gratis charge iraul III the elect II Thus
far only two radical senators are elected
both coiorcd men
The Spottswood hotel, at Richmond.
Va, was burned on the night of the
BIRD, involving loss Of eight lives, and
nearly half million Of dollars
The presidents San Domingo scheme
was adopted by the L. s Senate last
Thursday morning, after a stormy session
OF nineteen hours. 1t is claimed at
the proposition for the annexation Of
that worthless island will be defeated in
the house. Consent.
Chas- Sumner, the polished, has quar-
relied with the president, which fact
greatly dsturbs the happy family of
fadical.sm
Democrats and reform Republicans
are said to be cliccting arrangements Tor
tho organization of the next house
Humbug, probably.
We are glad 10 see t.Itl temporar,
Insanity, as II dcieus in mur,ler trials,