Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-08
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A Balloon Battle i'm Mid Air
The Socialists Of Paris Active
Provisions Becoming Scarce
A PruSSian Move Southwark
Gen. BOurbaki Re-enterS Metz
Progress Of Siege of MeziereS
BiSmarck'S Territorial Views
Italy Doesn't Want Nice
Italy Doesn't Want Nice
FROM ENGLAND.
Prussian Plans round PariS-Af-
fairs at BeIfort. Scissors. etc.

Prussian guns are nearly all in position
before Paris, and the bombardment will
be commenced from all the batteries
simultaneously the moment arrangements
are perfected.
The French fOrtresses of Belfort SChle-
stadt and New Breisach are to be attacked
at once.
The captors of Toul have been
charged with the duty of taking scissors.
The Prussians have secured the Provinces
of Marine, Orleans and Picardy without
finding any traces Of new French
The Prussians have evacuated Mulhau-
sen and are marching toward Altklrch.
A Fight near VendOme.
The Germans have occupied in force
Pacy and Norman, small towns in the de-
partment of Eure. They were vigorously
but Intellectually opposed by the nationals.
A dispatch from Vendome, town in
the department of Loire ct Cher, dated at
six o'clock last evening, contains the fol-
lowing intelligence:
The Prussians have been driven from
Joinville and tie neighboring villages in
the department of Eure ct Loire. The
French captured twenty prisoners, includ-
inc one of Prince AlbeTt's couriers. The
road between this place, VendOme, and
Lowry is thronged with the National
Guards.
DISCRIMINATION Napoleon and
bismarck.
LONDON, Oct. IN. Pietre, formerly
Project of Police at Paris, to-day pub
fishes, in the name of the Emperor, re-
pudiation of the Wilhemshohe manifesto.
Bismarck has, found it necessary to
make public the following statement:
Versailles, oct. 6, 1:35 P. NJ do
not hold the opinion that the republican
institutions of France constitute danger
for Germany; nor have l. as asserted in
d letter Of the 10Th ut., published in the
London Daily Telegraph, ever expressed
such a view to Mr. Mallett or any other
person. BISMARCK.
HRsOniC Charities.
LONDON, Oct. THE Masonic Frater-
nifty of England contributed several thou,
sand pounds sterling for the relief of the
families of German soldiers.
A balloon Battle in Mid Air-ThG
French Victorious.
LONDON, Oct. THE Nouvelles du
Jour, Belgium paper, mas an ingenious
but, doubtless, imaginary account of an
aerial combat between Felix TournachOn
Mador, the celebrated French aerOnaut,
and a Prussian Geronaut. The former
came off victorious.
Tremendous Bore.
A great gun for Fort dIyry is nearly
ready to be placed in position. Its range
is s kilometers, and it requires 50 kilo-
grammcs of powder to each discharge.
Gen. BranchitsCk has been appointed
Military Governor at Versailles.
The Bavarians besieging Bitsche occupy
wooden huts instead of tents.
alarmed at the Approach of Winter
-BOurbaki Re-cnLers Metz.
LONDON, Oct. 7.-BO'h the Cologne
Gazette and the Independence Beige say
there is complete underground communl-
cation to Paris and Tours. The Belgian
papers intimate that the Pr7sians are
alarmed at the approach of winter, aud
are disposed to press the siege at Paris.
Gen. Bourbaki has Te-entered Metz.
Epernon has been completely evacuated
by the Prussans. There are still above
1000 at Rambouillet. The French say
that the enemy's cavalry at Tours numbers
], 800 and not 5000 as reported.
A dispatch from Bonneville, in the
Department of Eure ct Loire, dated Thurs
day evening, says the enemy is evacuaiing
the country beyond the Loire, and is ap'
parently falling back on EtampS.
Bayaria's objection TO Unity.
LONDON, Oct. THE only objection
the Bavarian Government has to the Ger
man Confederacy is her reluctance to
place her army under federal charge du'
ring times of peace.
The Times has an eloquent editorial on
the rectitude ofEugland's neutrality.
Pierre BOnaparIe.
LONDON, Oct. Prince Pierre Bona,
parte has arrived here
The Paris Moniteur eXhorts the army tC
increased vigilance and a more vigorous
resistance to Prussian raids.
BOurbaki-Paris out OF Meat.
LONDON, Oct. Cen. Bourbaki has
been allowed to re-enter Metz, orders tC
that effect having been signed by King
William, before the General left on hi!
fruitless errand to England.
A Paris correspondent of the London
Times writes that the supplies of meat ART
vanishing. Breadstuffs are plenty; and
there are also plenty of guns and ammu-
milton, etc
The Paris Socialists Demand Con-
fiscatiOn-FOOd Getting Scarce.
LONDON, Oct. Special to the Time;
The following is an extract from 8
Paris letter, dated Oct 8: The Socialist
opposition is still at work and growing
holder. They now demand the cOnfsca.
ton of the property Of all who left Paris,
for the benefit of the national defenders,
and the scquestration of the property OF
all the accOmplices in the BOnapartist
| usurpaiiOn. The government has beer
weak enough to yield in some points &c
these men. They also demand the de
siruction of the Column Ycndome and al
the monuments erected to Bonaparic.
The question of food begins to he scri-
GUS, and food riots are feared already.
! The club men arc urging the people on,
saying the provisions belong to the PEG
pie, and that the military authorities haC
no right to take them. Five thousand
beeves and four thousand sheep are killed
daily, which is perhaps enough for all, il
lust distributions were but made; but
unfortunately, the rich buy the best il
quality and quantity, and little or none is
left for the poor Many groceries hay'
been closed by the people for raising prices
There is no forage for horses, which ar,
being killed for meat. Coal and Woo
have nearly failed, which is a serious
thing for the poor.
Still the city may hold out some week
longer without much suffering from
famine, if Che proper organization i
made. The government has fixed th'