The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-23
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NARROW ESCAPE.

IllkS E4IIlVSN ULGAANAOI4 th4AN SNAA
robert arc also here. In the affair NJ
Longuevillc ON Saturday, the Emperor
narrowly escaped being killed or captured.
1t was merely reconnaissance on the
PrIssian side, but conducted with inCredi'
Bile daring. They pushed directly up TO
the Imperial headquarters, and their pres
ence was first announced by cannon shots.
Tho Prussian bullets were whistling past
the endOEtlc Emperor's escort before they
could get on horseback, and nothing saved
them but the most prGcipitatc retreat
y A. ALMosT A PANIC AT CIIALoNs.
Yesterday there was almost panic in
camp. Distant cannOnNding was heard
or believed 10 be heard, in the forenoon.
The Guard Mobile who are impcrlectly
organized and not half armed, even with
Inferior weapons, began demanding TO be
led back to Paris. Finally even the Of.
flcers Joined in the request, and presently
staff officer came gallOping through the
camp announcing tint their demand had
been granted; bot meantime they were
consigned 10 the barracks. Other troops
are coming in, and all the way from Cha.
Ions down To Monsmelan Is n line Of
camps. Tho inhabitants Of Metz are
already on short rNtions Of bread, butmeat
is plentiful, the cattle from the whole
country round having been driven inside.
THE ROAD TO vERDUN OCCUPIED BY THE
PRUSSIANs.
: PARIS, August 81.
A correspondent OF the GauIOIS declares
from actual observation that the road from
Metz to Vcrdun is now occupied by the
Prussians, md he is positive Tint nj Vcr-
dun no news has been heard Of BaZainc
since the 10Th. The headquarters of
Prince Frederick Charles were near st.
Michael, eight leagues from Vcrlun.
! SENTENCE OF THE RIOTERS.
Drest, the ringlcader Of the Villctte out.
rage, has been sentenced 10 death, and
Radical and llunct to ten years imprlson.
mcnt ut hard labor. Two OF the accused
were acquitted.
,i. ARMS Distributed.
Tho CDnStitItti0nacl reports that over
100000 guns have been distributed among
thC:pcoplo in the departments.
-. EXPORTS TO SECURE PEACE.
The C0astitutiQnnel says England, Rus
sin and Italy have agreed to act together
to insure peace. The success Of such IN
effort Is certain eventually, but is quite
improbable now. 1t is understood be.
tween them that none Of the powers will
act Singly.
NAPOLEON KISSED AT CHALoNs.
Special to the Tribune.
nr LONDON, August 81.
Our special correspondent writes from
Paris, Friday night: The Emperor, while
ut Chalons, was Kissed and hootcd by tho
soldiery.
~ ENDroE TILE DYNASTY.
Letters from the Garlc Mobile say:
"SO wc are on the eve of IN abdiCNtiOn,
OF course in favor of Louis, with the Elm.
press as Regent Then the crisis will
come. Nobody believes the dynasty can
Inst. The bourgeois are Orlcanists, and
tllcworkiug men Republicans"
DANGER OF FAMINE IN PARIS.
Special TO Ne Tribune.
.i ,e LONDON, August 81.
Our correspondent writes from Paris,
Friday, August 10Th: There is no cXaggc-
ration in saying we run the risk Of being
starved already. The Steele recommends
private families to lay in stock Of salt
meat, fish, flour, preserved vegetables, po-
tatocs, and pulse.
NO SPECIE.
The Bank Of France pays neither gold
nor silver. 1t Is practically impossible to
change Il thousand or five hundred franc
note for one hundred or fifty franc notes.
Bankers cannot get them for their own
use.
RUSSIAN NEUTRALITY.
Our special correspondent, writing from
st. Petersburg on the 21st inst, says that
Russia's declaration Of neutrality Is sin
Ccrcin itself, and is moro cffcctually OBJ.
served because Russia is not ready for
war and cannot readily get ready. The
Emperor is personally favorable to the
Prussians, but popular feeling throughout
Russia is strongly Nnti-GermNn. The
Russian press arC unanimous for ncutrali-
ty. Tho GauloiS, formerly Prussian, now
says war for Prussia would be the
most unpopular war ever undertaken by
Russia Government paper and Ill stocks
have been up since it was known NEUTRAL"
w would he observed. st. Petersburg
md Riga are full OF English steamers.
Hungarian wheat, formerly shipped
through Stcttin, now goes through Riga,
and Russian commerce no longer pasSGs
through Konigsbcrg.
HEROIC CONDUCT OF MARSHAL CASRoRERT
.Naa'" PARIS, August 81.
Private letters describe tho conduct of
Marshal CanrObCrt, who took part in the
battle Of DOncourt, rs heroic in the cx-
trcmc. During tho entire day he pIaced
himseltin the forward lines, personally,
and beaded tho charges of the troops.
His ail.dc.camp, Commaudant Bascnard,
had his arm shot Oft while by the Mar
shal's side.
.pRussIAN REouIsETIoNs TOO HEAVY.
AdviCcs from Pont-a.MoussOn repre-
sCnt that the Prussi0us continue 10 make
cxhorbitant acquisitions. They endcNvor
to make 5000 inhabitants feed 15O,0OO
troops. The journals demands that re-
prisaIs be made by the Baltic fleet for these
CXaCtions. -......... s....
Adviccs from Mulhousc state that tho
Prussians have entered Erstein, where
they have imposed heavy acquisitions for
food and forage. A number Of Prussians
were seen near ST. Marie Aux MAilcs. It
Is also, discovered that tho enemy had
not laid seige to SchlettstNdt, between
Mulhouse and Strasburg, rs reported.
''' TIE MTTRAu.LEURs.
1t is reported that the battery Of mitrail.
leurs which in the recent battles destroyed
Ou nnt;ro ro1;O,ou1 OF DruuSiOn nOvnlrv