Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-10-28
Weekly News Summary,
FOREIGN.


at Tours on the 14th, announcing that, on
the 18th, the French forces in Paris had
driven the Prussians out of all the positions
they had been occupying around the city
for three weeks.
A Versailles dispatch of the 18th, 0ia
Berlin, says: "The French have shelled
and wantonly fired the palace of st. Cloud.
Ten French battalions made sortie from
Paris to-day They were easily repulsed
by the Second Bavarian Corps, which lost
only nineteen men.
An official account shows that the
French war vessels have captured thirty
two prizes since the commencement of the
war.
A Versailles dispatch Of the 10Th, 0ia
London, says the "reports of the French
successes before Paris are untrue They
are invented for the purpose of rekindling
the courage of the people. The Prussians
hold exactly the same positions they occu-
pied on the 10th of September. Two small
skirmishes between, the outposts, on
Thursday and Friday, are the only encoun-
ters that have have occurred during the
week" 4s
In ship-yard at Newcastle-on-Tyne, on
the afternoon of the 18th, large iron YES
sci, which was in the course of construc-
ton, suddenly fell over, crushing several
workmen. Many were killed, and about
thirty wounded.
Three opening shots of the Prussian
bombardment of Paris were fired from
Bellevue on the 14th A Berlin dispatch
of the nth states that heavy reinforce
ments were daily reaching the army before
Paris. Scissors capitulated on the morn
ing of the 10Th, and in the afternoon the
Prussian army under the Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg entered the town. Four
thousand prisoners and 1872 guns were cap
tured.
confirm the reported escape of Bazaine
from Metz A Berlin telegram says he had
made offers of capitulation.
Crowded meetings were held in London
on the 10th and nth, in favor of English
in the Franco PTussian war.
A powder magazine explosion near Alex
andria, Egypt, on the 10Th, killed large
number of persons, mostly natives, and de-
stroyed several houses.
Terrible hurricanes visited the island OF
Cuba on the 18th, destroying vast amounts
of property Between 500 and 600 lives
are reported lost between Havana and Man
tanzas.
Advices from Hong Kong to September
27th are received. Fresh outrages had
been perpetrated by the natives on foreign
ers in Kin Kiang and missionaries every
where arc threatened with violence.
A London dispatch of the 18th states
that the Prussian position at Bayneux had
been carried by the French, at the point Of
the bayonet, after desperate battle.
Peace negotiations at Brussels on the
18th, between Gen. Burnside and others,
resulted in total failure Bismark's pro-
posals were the payment of an indemnity
of 80,000,000 sterling, Alsace and Lorraine
to be neutral territory for ten years, and
then to decide by plebiscitum their future
status. The Prussians to enter Paris and
sign peace there. The Parisians indig-
nantly refused these terms.
The French fleet were threatening Ham
burg and Bremen on the 18th, and there
was intense excitement in those cities.
The Government Censor of the press in
Russia has been removed for permitting
attacks by newspapers on the King of
Prussia.
The German army in France is main
tanned by constant reinforcements. 1t is
estimated that there are fully 900, 900 armed
Prussians on French soil.
A London telegram of the 10Th says the
expected battle at Orleans had occurred.
After six hours defence of the city the
French fled. They evacuated the town so
precipitately that they had not time to
blow up the bridge over the Loire, which
they had already mined. The forces en-
gagged were about equal. Heavy requisi-
tons were enforced upon the inhabitants
by the Prussians.
The Parisians say they burned st. Cloud
to prove to the enemy that they will hesi-
tate at no sacrifice for the defence of the
capital. 4.
Baron Geralt, at Washington, has re-
ceived dispatch from Bismark, dated Oc
tober 1S, at Versailles, declaring to friend
" powers that the object of the German
military operations in France are not fol
conquest, but only to secure such new
boundary as is considered indispensable tc
the better protection of Germany against
future invasions from France. 1t is added
that Germany feels no hostility towarc
France, and entertains sincere wish fol
her future welfare.
A Berlin dispatch of the 18th says The
last official return of prisoners was 3,5f
officers and 123,700 men. The numbers
were constantly increasing
Dispatches from various parts OF France
on the Goth, report number OF small Ell
gagements 1t is reported that on the 10tl
q division of the Grown Princes army at
tackled the French at the Chateau Duo
10000 strong. The French were defeated
and driven back, and the town carried b.
storm. Many prisoners were taken by tn
Germans. whose loss was small.
Secretary Fish, at Washington, received
a dispatch on the Goth, from London, say
ing that report that peace had been ar
ranged was much believed there, thougl