The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19
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THE WAR;
TUESDAYS GREAT BATTLE
100000 Prussians En-
gagged.
Prince Albert Of Prussia and two
French Generals Killed
or Missing.
RUSsIANsTUDENTs DEMONsTRATE
AGAINST PRUSSIA.
Prussian Spies Arrested
and Shot.
French Account Of TunSdayS
Battle.
Two 1russian 0ener ais Killed and
two more Missing.
Vanderbilt not 1I-Yroceedings Of
the Cincinnati Labor Congress
Duel at Savannah, Ga
Texas Cattle Disease in
Tennessee.

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LONDON, Aug. l9.-The feeling upon the
Stock Exchange is good.
Consols, ,9l4 "a 90.
U. S. $40 bonds of go, Ss4Gd sS3.
In Tuesdays battle, Prince Albert of
Prussia and the French General Legrsnd
we're killed, and Gen. Mormtez is missing.
The Prussians msneuvored $50, 900 troops
PARIS, Aug. l9.-The journals Of this
city say ths, l9 Prussian spies have lately
been arrested. After a trial and coudemns
ton BY a council of war, they were shot at
Fort De Montreang. Among the executed
were FIVE officers of the enemy and An Etst
major, who were arrested some days since
on the plain of Ssvory, near Ft. De Averys.
These were discovered taking notes of the
plans of the Notifications.
The following report has just been made
public:
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS.
August l0th,-5 Pm
In the encounter of the 10th inst, the
corps OF Gen. Ladweraul Was formed on the
extreme right Of the army.
A battalion of the T3 regiment of the line
DESTROYED Prussian regiment of lancers
and took it colors.
There have been many brilliant cavalry
charges, in one of which Gen. Legrand was
killed at the head of his division.
Gen. Montague is missing.
The Prussian Generals Doering ard
Wedel were killed, and Generals Groonter
VanRsnck were wounded
Prince Albert of Prussia commanding
the cavalry was killed on the morning We
IL r,ravinuslv
cupied by the enemy.
On the morning of the 7th several com
bats with the rear guard took place near
Gravelatte.
The force OF the enemy in the battle of
the 10th NAV be estimated at 10000. We
have not the exact figures of our loss
New YoRK, Aug. l9 The correspondent
of the American Press Association at Sara
togs telegrsphs this morning In relation to
the reported illness of Commodore Wander
bilt, denying the rtory, as follows:
SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. l9-8s. NJ
Com modore Nsnderbilt's illness is q hoax.
They say At the Congress Hotel, where ne
is stopping, that there is no truth In the
report He is we'll aud hearty at the present
moment
The Worlds special says: kilograms
from Russia state that there was demon
stration yesterday of the students at Moscow
against Prussia, and the repressive meas
ures of the Russian authorities against the
German and British inhabitants of Esthoria
and Courland are reported to be increasing
in severity.
CINCINNATI, Aug. l9.-The labor con-
gress has adopted the 4th resolution in the
report of the platform committee. After =
lengthy discussion, the 5th resolution was
adopted without discussion. Several amend
mepts having been offered to the 9th resolu-
ton, an exciting discussion ensued, pending
the action on which the forenoon session
adjourned.
m.-The Labor Convention met this
morning.
The report of the committee on organizs
ton submitted that the President appoint
an executive officer in each state that such
executive officers shall Immediately proceed
to form state organizations that the Presi
dent of the National Union issue charters
when applications shsll have received the
approval of FIVE trades unions of the state
under control of the executive officer that
the National Labor Convention shall be
composed of one representative from each
ssoho ~ AoiEOt MN ohS ava S'cAt k"cutN
also, that all state trades
organizations be entitled to one
delegate and all national or information or
ganization to two each, that each state Or
ganization regulate labor il interest accord
ing to the interests of the state unless con.
| fiicting with the constitution of the national
labor convention, that mileage of represent.
stives be allowed in addition So per diem
during the session, and that levy of ten
cents per capita be levied for expenses of
the national labor convention, and that no
amendments to the constitution shall
become effective until the succeeding sess
sion.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Aug. ia duel took
place here this morning, between Richard
Aiken and Ludlow Caken, two well known
citizens. They exchanged FIVE rounds.
The latter was mortally wounded, but Aiken
is unhurt
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug l9.-Thos. McCsy,
aged %, committed suicide at his residence .
in Grant county. on yesterday evening, BY
banging himself to the bannister of the hall
stairs. No cause assigned.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 19.-The Texas
cattle disease is raging in the vicinity of
Knoxville. Large numbers of beeves are
dying daily.