Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-12-24
TOREItiS NEWS.

~ necessary, and he Is ready TO make
a coalition with the Emperor or any
other representative who Is wiliinri
and able to make terms.
Mr. Tariliefi teIeg'aphs on the 18th,
from Versailles, that the Papal envoy,
NJ. Kogm N, arrived at Versailles on
the 18th, with important dispatches
/ from tie Pope to Bismarck and the
/ King. 1t Is certain that the King
promised the Pope To restore him to
| his temporal power as soon rs the
present war ends. sl 80
! The Official Journal states that the
King has also determined to restore
| NapO!eon.
! Dec 16.--We have entered on q
new and perplexing phase Of the war,
as far as Paris Is concerned. Ducrot
has not rc-entered Paris, hut remains
ut Nincennes. 1t Is certain that I've
contemplates to renew the attempt
to break through and effect a Juno
ton with the army of Chausey, who
is CALAMITY endeavoring to- fight his
way northward. We have entered
another period of ominous silence,
which is probably the precursor of n
new storm of fire that will swallow
more thousands Of human lives yet
/ Meanwhile reinforcements are ar
irving rapidly--about 5000 daily. The
new year will see upwards of 100000
old soldiers recalled to the ranks after
spending years in occupations of
peace, and gathered round Paris,
strengthening the deep Hines of in
vestment which death, wounds and
sickness have recently weakened.
The guardianship in Germany of
$50, 900 prisoners has been intrusted to
the landwehr, who are now called
out with the exception Of boys and
old men. The whole manhood OF
fatherland i under arms. 81
Dec. Is. The Prussians are short ot
men, and two hundred thousand fresh
troops are coming, but Versailles l.
likely to be untenable, as the heavy
guns of the French, which are being
moved forward, will soon bring the
/, palace within their range, and the
French are resolved to destroy it,
Eventually Paris will fall by sturva'
ton, but not within three months
There will be no commandment.
! Dec. 19.-The 10th Prussian corps
. on occupying Vendome last Friday
!, captured six guns and one mitrail
+ leuse. On the next day Gen. Won
. Der Tam took Epinsoy, with 81
= prisoners. A German detachment
a from DeartreSs defeated six Freucl
4 battalions at Bronze. The loss of TIN
y latter was 100, and that of the Ger
4 mans SO killed and wounded.
- LONDON, Dec. 16.-At n meetin,
, yesterday the Cabinet considered tn
I / m " nd M 4
the conclusion not to take any step
;, to prevent Prussia occupying the ter
:, ritOry, reserving for further consider
Il alton the steps to be taken in ease q
y forcible annexation. The opinio
II strengthens that Prussia will tax
;, LuXcmburg and Holland instead {
~ Alsace and Lorraine, and the wa
,, end with the restoration Of the Elm
:. pire.
, Dec. ia dispatch from Wei
a sailles to-day gives IA new version I
!. the delay in opening the bnmbart
- ment of Paris by the Prussian
y There Is lack of munition IN tn
German army, and the roads are :
:, wet and heavy that none can L
:, brought ford at present The san,
4. cause has prevented the movemei
Il of the heavy siege guns. 1t il prof.
:" able fire will not be opened fora for
night yet.
Dec. lS.-Deserters from Paris al
numerous. <i
The Baden Chamber has create
u. further credit for the prosecution
the war.
Dec. 10.-News has been receive
=, from Paris that provisions are plent
:" and will last three months, and tn,
= great confidence is felt in future SUI
cesscs.
! The bomhardment of Paris is lab
, at any moment. The Prussian SUI
- plies of ammunition are fully r.
cruited.
70 The pruSsianS, u 900 strong, attacl
:, ed Units yesterday with II hattcrIc
~ and after n combat of live hours,
=, which they sustained heavy losses, o
" cupied the place. 1t is expected tn;
u, the battle will he resumed to-da
w The enemy falls back as Gen. Buu
~ bHki advances. The French troo
:" have re-Occupied Nietzon.
- The French confronting the Dul
of Mrcklenburg hold their groul
M with splendid gallantry.
"" "" BORDEAUX, Dee. 1s.-Thc Pru
wa slams are leaving the Valley of Oh
Wv and concentrating on the Loire. Tn,
on again attacked Chauscy, but were I
Wv pulsed.
,,.u Near one thousand Knhyle hors
~ men were landed at Toulon, and W
join the French armies.
oo The Mobiles, who went to Alger
wv to replace the regular troops, will /
M turn to France, and portion of q
w National Guard will go t0 Algeria.
M Dee. l0,-Somc journals here ha
wv asserted that there have been troubl
no in Paris and that Gustave Flol
Wv ems and Blanc had been imprisonc
w. The government pays no nttenti
no to these reports, Semi-oflicial adj
c'i ces state that Paris was quiet and a
imated with one sentiment, that
M the common defense.
o N" An aid-de-camp of General Troc
W. has escaped from Paris by halloc
nn During his passage he saw clearly I
wv positions Of the investing forces.
THE navigation of the Connecti(
river for this season has closed. T
New York boats lett Hartford on tn
~ last trip yesterday. There is mu
OH floating ice in the river.
~ DISTRI,SSI M OCCURANCE. --On u
~, Thursday while Mr.. Robert lSinkl,
~ of Cheatham county, was going
Nv Clarksville, with a load of barrels,
,,,,'o company with his son, about fo
IN teen years of age, the team Ia
Wv fright ran oil, and the lad was thrn'
W. from the wagon and instantly kill
III, Springfield record, 23Hd.
y Criminal fOuri.
res stnte ~. Richard Dove. charged "
of murder. Continued