Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-01

river leading to ROuen and South /;
those found were destroyed.
ROME, Sept. &.-Cardinal LeFi-
coli has gone to Florence on aseeret
mission.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-SOme Of the
Paris papers accuse FatFe Of hav.
ing acted upon 9 private under
standing with Bismarck.
Preparations In Russia proceed
on a gigantic scale. Great activity
everywhere prevails.
LYONS, Sept. 29.-GeneraI Cluse.
ret, heading the revolution, forced
his way into the town hall to-day
and addressed the people. The Ma.
tional Guarde arrested Cluseret and
his adherents without bloOdshed.
Clerment has been captured.
Three hundred Mobiles and citizens
resisted the first attack, when the
Prussians returned with artillery
and achievements and captured
the place.
The Prussians surrounded SOis-
sons with shot and shell since Sat-
urday, and lei pfoyed the suburbs.
A bridge was thrown across the
Aisne at that place.
TOURS, Sept 29.-Dispatch bal
looms announced from Paris every
day.
Advices from the Capital report
French successes in various minor
engagements around the city. The
Garde Mobile behaves extremely
well under fire.
The removal of the Government
from Paris is no longer talked of.
ORLEANS, Sept. 29.-The enemy
who were yesterday al Cercottes,
the first railroad station north Of
the city, retreated. 1t is believed
the serious check at Paris occasion.
ed the retreat.
BELLEGARDE, Sept. 2S.-It Is re.
ported that PithiOnires is evacu-
ated. The Prussians are withdraw
ing towards clamps.
NEMOURs,S Sept. 2S.-The Prussian
post at Chapelle Leu Rine was cap
tured. Prussians subsequently r..
turned, burned several dwellings,
and exacted 10000 francs. A con.
vOy of munitions on way to the
Prussians, in the neighborhOOd,
was also captured.
LONDON. Sept. 29.-The Moscow
Gazette says Russia loses power,
because France is no longer q coun-
terpOise to Prussia, who is now
able to assail her neighbOrs with
impunity.
MEzIEREs, Sept. 29.-The armit.
tice concluded with the Prussians
around this place will probably be
continued until October.
The Prussians besieging Verdun
have made no strong demonstra-
tons.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-The Belgian
Government fOrbids fairs, TO pre-
went the spread Of rinderpest.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. - The
American Consul at Geneva writes
to the Department of State, Of Sept.
llth, stating that the papers Of that
city relate an accident TO three trav.
elers and eight natives and
porters accompanying them, by
which all were lost on the 9th or
7th inst. In ascending or descend
ing Mont Blanc. Two of them
were American named DR.. Jas. B.
Bean Of Baltimore, In some way
connected with the Smithsonian
Institute and John G. Yandell
OfQuincy, Massachusetts,. The latter
had heretofore made the ascent OF
Mont Blanc, and made his will the
night before leaving, unhappily.
No doubt exists Of the death Of the
whole party, caused by hurricane.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 29.--Cotton
active sales 5000 bales; middllngs,
l5@l5h low mlddlings l4@l4K
good ordinary, l3N@l3k receipts,
2,l62. Sugar, prime, IL. Molasses
reboiled 45@50. Coffee, prime,
l7k@l7k fair, 16k@l6k. New
York sight e premium. Gold, l3k.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 29.-FlouE
dull and unchanged, S. 1906 90.
Corn, quiet and weak, old 70; new
50@55. Pork, S24 so. Shoulders,
AK clear sides, II. Lard, dull al
l4A Whisky, quiet and weak Of
S4@S5.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 29.-FlouI
quiet choice superfne, SO Is. Corn,
dull, mixed, 56@67; Oats, 40@45.
Whisky, 80. Pork irmer, S25 90
Shoulders, 1874 clear sides, Tx
Lard, dull, 15h.
NEW York, Sept. 29.-Cottor
dull aud lower; sales 1900 bales
Uplands, 1873.
Gold unfavorably affected by the
reduction of London bank rate
Opened at IA and declined 10 l3%
during the afternoon but lie steady
now.