The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.

| Interesting Facts, Incidents ana Personalities.
| the London journals supply the following Items
| OF genera! but interesting war news from different
| parts OF Europe
| The American General Burnside has gone into
] Paris from Versailles 10 have interviews with Mr..
/ Washburne, the American Minister, and III. Jules
1 Favre.
| Two well known actresses the French boards,
! Niles. Massn and MignaIt., have enlisted me Ma
/ iional Guards a. canDeres. Several OF the male
actors have already enlisted either IN the National
Guards or Mobiles. General 1rochu Is SAID To
! scended from Racine.
| A second baton OF the Imperial private CORE
! spondcncen Of Napoleon has Deen printed. one
item IS receipt 10 900 francs IN account of 80 900
! francs allowed by the Emperor Tor furniture for NJ
| Baron Jerome pavle
There Is an cncapmcntof Prnssians Raspaii's
| property III ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL docs appear
mar the great democratic leader mas oDtanea any
| favor Tor voting against HE war.
| Tie last despatch sent from the TuilcrIes on the
Attn Of september bears the signature the Princes
/ tntor, ana constitutes q pm. II Is folows:--
\ ..ralis, 900. pnpetre 10 Maubeugc, ruins
! BtRYiqHe.' IUon'
/ mincd alhcrens of The Pope III Rene. has arrived
1 IN Jo'tls, ana offered 70 organize corps nom the
| Erai,stlrenr- IN defence VI France.
| A navle paper recommends tue French govern.
mcpt 10 abandon lno idea 81 Il tefGe ai0sse as I'M.
practicable. ana 10 adopt tnc plan OF organizing
| famine round the enemy.
rbe organizers of the barricaIes ia Paris .amopg
other means OF defence nave prepared petroleum
| pumps
The French have carried the policy OF eviction
into fhe colonies nov, ana begun turning out Ger
mans rom Aglers.
A correspondent with the German army round
Parts says that IN lie opinion VI competent judges,
Norc Dam. is w4tltb range OF The fr.S sian guns.
a correspondent points out that SirasD0nrg
taken ty ihE French The 2Sih oi september, i6s.,
ANA retsknn by Germany on The 2sth Of september
1870.
L The amount received by The treasurer OF the Ma.
tionai society iorln Relief vi the sick and Wounded
IN War now amounts 70 over quarter 81 mi'ilon.
a noted French journalist recently said Ia the
presence OF N. Giais-Rizon shat .nCIhing short OF
cutting Of 1900 ncads would bring France To her
senscS.N gH
The trautrtsl announces that the abolition OF
capital punishment has Dcen decidea Gpoa bs the
goyctnfncnf.
NJ. yllipuicssant IN The fiuaJo. informs the world
'wiilinsy allow OF bis VEINS TO Qe opened III
exchange for letter nom her.
NUMBERS VI yVor Germans driven from Franco
continue to arrive in Jersey by the French boats.
Among the recent arrivals were two i,ayarians,
brothers, who bclng very i'll were admitted 10 the
General Hospital. one OF them died.
Regulators for the employment OF the french
prisoners nave been issued by the Prnssian govern.
laen. fhe work IS TO be voluntarily undertaken,
aud the pay will be supplemented, according 10 the
lime aud pace, 10y addition OF two to four silver
groclen. There are in Prussia l1o, 900 prisoners
The London Standard contends that Prussia by
Insisting on the anllcxfl0n OF Asace and Lorraine,
including Metz and SraSbotrg Would embafass her
self with practically continuous war. such SOC
temcnt would bc fatal TO France and VI any case
Icarfuy bnISiensoIuc IL moi ruinous " Germany.
The Germans are turning their stores OF cap
turc@ war ns&ssriallo account Inc escorts accom-