The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-09-17
THO EUROPEAN WAR.
PARIS TELEGRAMS LESS
CONFIDENT.
No Hope of an Armistice
The iia;i Communications
Closed.
PRUSSIANS ENCLOSING
THR CITY.
THE ENGLISH ARM MANUFACTURs
Roman Territory Surrendered.
BiSmarck'S Views of an
Immediate Peace.
THE WAR COUNCIL AT RHEIMS.
French Organizing a
New Army.
100000 Men are Enrolled in
France.
Key to the Emperor's Cor.espon-
dence Discovered.
l,OOO,OO Men are Enrolled in
France.
Key to the Emperor's cor.espon.
dence Discovered.
Burglary at Peoria---$l2,OOO
worth of Property Stolen.
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly for the AReus.l

lReported Expressly for the ARsUs.l
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE kilograms from
Paris have entirely lost the overconhdent air
which formerly characterized them.
| The city evidently keeps within itself.
| A late telegram says: No hope of an ar
mIstce Is longer entertained
| The Prussians have cut off mail commun-
ication and are now closing around the city
upon three sides.
| There are now being manufactured in the
principal arm manufactures of England
400, 900 improved rifles and 10000, 900 of
cartridges, on the account of the French
government.
FLORENCE, Sept. 1.-THE headquarters
| of the Italian army have been established
close to the oisy of Rome
| The seaport of Civita Vecchia has been
occupied BY party of Italian soldiers and
sailors, after few skirmish.
| The surrender of the whole of the Roman
territory issregarded as an accomplished
| fact
BERLIN, Sept. l7.-It Ia announced au
| thoratively that Count Bismarck contradicts
the rumors of the pending negotiation and
the speedy relation of peace.
German apprentice has been arrested
at Wilhelmshohe, who having excited suspi
cions by his strange movements, and on
b eing taken into custody be WAS searched.
and q heavy charged revolver was found
upon his person. 1t is supposed the young
man intended to shoot the emperor.
BRUssELs, Sept IA dispatch from
Messns received ID this city states that the
| King of Prussia held a council with the
German representatives. At Rheims to resolve
upon the course Germsny should persue to
| identify herself for her losses during the var
| 1t WAS agreed to annex the Provinces Of
Al.ace and Lorraine and to decline diplomat
10 interference.
PARIS, Sept. l7.-Militsry headquarters
at Tours are rapidly organizing a large
army, to be known as the army of the Loire.
1t will be formed of the ccntingents from the
western departments and those bordering on
the Pyrenees
In the departments of Banches, Durharne
and Gard, the volunteer enrollments exceed
| so, 900. Iu all France, over 900, 900 men
are enrolled, and Italian volunteers in great
numb bers have arrived at Lyons.
1t is reported that the Republican govern
ment is in possession of CIPHER. The
correspondence between the Emperor
and Empress since the commencement of
the war on the key to the CIPHER has also
been discovered. Startling developments
are expected.
| Girsrdin has announced his retirement
from political life, and desires no Office
under the Republic.
| Several Ulbons have been arrested here
disgu as citizens and will be shot
| PEORIA, H.. Sept. 1.-THE store of
Patterson and Co and the post Office in
Pekin were broken open last night, and all
the money in the post office was taken.
Patterson and Co. los, s., 600 worth of goods
and over sic, 600 worth of notes.
OMAHA, Sept. l7.-Advices from the gold
agency in Montana says that l3 Of the Big
Horn expedition have arrived there with
two wagons. and they laid that they had no
trouble with the Indians, and that nothing
of interest occurred. +,
OSHKOSH, Wis, Sept. 17.-Ata special
election here yesterday on the quertinn OF
appropriating $4,000 in bonds of the city
toward the construction of the Oshkosh and
and Mississippi railroad The question was
carried almost unanimously Of 1900
votes only Ia we're cast against the PROPOSE
ton. This insures the building of the road
to Pipon.
ST.. PAUL. Sept. 1.-THE democratic
district convention yesterday by a vote Of
99 to IL decided to make no nomination for
member OF congress, and recommended the
democrats 10 support Ignatious Dannelly,
who calls himself the peoples independent
candidate. Last evening Dannelly held .
satisfaction meeting meeting ct lngerssoll Q
Hall which was largely attended.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 1.-THE election
bill introduced in the House to-day will
create much discussion.
Attorney General Ackerman was taken to
private residence. He 10 some better, but
10 quite i'll.