Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-24

EAz4ls sept 10 p. m.-IheFe
VA ~ easage@eHt this morning,
e ne read from Melnn 10 Brien-
@1F between uhAFpshooteFs and
&FuEslana, Result unknown.
1he Mobiles ere burning hay
md wheat stacks abandoned b. the
azlnsFB, and elumps Of trees on
Che plains.
Railroad employees are armed.
lmmensa quantities Of grAia and
AoddeF have besn taken from the
nilroad stations and slowed in the
centre Of he city.
60 Prusslans appeared In gun.
shot Of foot Of Vannes, having
eFept Up under cover Of woods on
tho heights.
The advanced guard Of the enemy
ID signaled ct Crelieul, within shot
e foot Of Charonue, and four
kilometres from Clarendon.
A Herald special dated London
lIths says Gen. Whey Is ct head.
quartsrS Of the new army, and has
commenced exterior operations and
maneanvres 70 prevent the lnva.
sion Of departments where the enc
my can seize provisions. Two
coEpa are nearly ready for the CEN
Gro and west provinces.
The Constitutional says the Prus-
slams viii occupy Havre aud Cher.
b0urg, and cut of all communica-
ton with England.
Galllgnain says, TO stop the latest
advance at Eeuilley.sur-marne on
the Northeast and South at Cretieul,
the French force Of Tierreurs, sue
eessfally attacked the Prussians
near Guidues.
PARIS, Sept. l6.-The Prussians
81 several points, are almost within
cannon shot of the walls Of Paris.
A number Of prisoners were Ia
ken yesterday by the Prussian cav
airy and sharpshOoters, and also
several conveys, munitions OF war,
and provisions we're also captured.
The PFussians now occupy a
small woods around Paris which
we're too green 10 burn.
There was cannonading and mus.
ketery firing 10 the direction of
Bourget.
A great many Prusslan spies
were arrested In aud around Paris
yesterday.
twenty-five thousand of the
Garde Mobile arrived yesterday.
The Herald's special says eighty
thousand WOrkmen were under
arIns,and over TWO thousand Gardes
Mobile and National Guards. A
new army was organizing In the
south Of France. 10000 guns were
distributed during the last ten days.
The Tribune special says Marshal
Valiant was arrested, amid excited
demonstrations.
PARIs, Sept, 1.-THE Prusslans
are numerous near Vile Neuve.
Dammartin, and LAplezzos. Three
thousand occupy Villiers C~atterets;
zen thousand are at Manteuil.
BERLIN, Sept. ia German
apprentice at WIlhelmshOe attempt
- 20 assassinate the French Empe-
ror aad wSs arrested with q loaded
pistol on bis person the bullet was
designed for Napoleon.
LOEDoE, Sept I7.-Bavaria repu-
dates thedesire TO enter the North
German Confederation.
The Standards Berlin corrospon-
dent gives substance Of the recent
conversation with Bismarck. The
latter said Prussia would prosecute
war Indefinitely rather than aban-
don Che idea OF territorial aggran-
dizemenE
PANS, Sept l7.--The scarcity Of
printing.paper is seriously felt.
Gallignani's Messenger, recently re-
ducod In size from this cause, an
n0unces to-day that they will sus-
pend In q few days.
LoNDON, Sept. 1.-THE news
from Paris Is meagre and contra.
dlctoFy. The usual lines are inter.
rupted. The Northern Railroad
from Orleans to Paris is cut about
eight miles south of Paris, where
The Germans have planted a battery.
Heavy firing was heard in that di-
EecuOn. No details. Heavy fight.
ing ct Ries, another small town on
The Orleans Railroad. The rail-
road to Laon Is abandoned to the
prnssians. Grain at various sta.
tions was removed to the city be-
fore the Prussian occupation.
madrid, Sept. l1.-All but the
ultra Radical press Is delighted at
tie end Of the POpe's temporal
power.
LONDON, Sept. lilo casks Of
naptha was picked up of the coast
Of England. Nc particulars.
lis said the Prussian seige train
Il still aground in she canal De La
Marine.
Many old citizens of police have
been arrested with completely 10
the Bonaparte plot.
A nephew Of the ex-Prefect Of
Seine was recently arrested. II Is
believed he is the head Of the con-
epiracy.
FLoRERcE, Sept. 1.-THE Ital-
fans are quietly, but rapidly occu-
pying the pontifcal territory.
Gem Kanzetter, commander-in-
chief Of the pontifical forces, re-
fused to surrender Rome.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-Turkey has
mustered the reserves Of the entire
Empire.
The interest on the French treas
bOnds i fixed at 5H per cent.
The Crown Prince Of Prussia adj
dressed Q circular to the German
People, urging q creation fund for
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