The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-08
THE WAR 4!
LONDON.
The Prussians Endeavoring to
Divert Water Supply
Of Paris.
BOmbar(lment to Commence
from all Points at Once.
Bismarck Denies Fearing the
Republic.
Minor French Successes.
English Free Mas0ns Contrib
s ute to Relief Of Families.
OF Soldiers.
RumOred Fight between Bal.
lOOnists i'm Mid Air.
Underground Telegraph between
Germany and Paris.
Prince Pierre BOnaparte I'm
England.
ExpoFtation of English Orphans
RumOred Fight between Bal
lOOnists I'm Mid Air.
Underground Telegraph between
Germany and Paris.
Prince Pierre BOnaparte in
England.
Expectation of English Orphans
to America.
General B8mbaki Goes Rack
TO Metz.

LONDON, October THE Prussian
Guard is north of Paris, between Canal
de L Ourg and the Northern Railway
On its right is stationed the Fourth
Corps and on the left the Twelfth Corps
To the pioneers to the Prussian Guard
has been assigned the task OF diverting
the waters Of the Canal de LOurg into
La Morce river The stream falls in
some miles below Paris. Should the
Prussians succeed in their design one
source of the water supply of the be-
sieged will be cut Off
The Prussian guns arc nearly all in
position around Paris and the bonn bard
ment will be commenced from all the
batteries simultaneously the moment
the arrangements are perfected. The
French fortresses or Beltout Schlestadt
aud New Breisache are to be attacked
at once The captors Of TOul have
been charged with the duty Of taking
Scissors.
The Prussians have secured the
Provinces Of Marine, Orleans and Picar-
dy without finding any traces of the
new French levies.
The Prussians have evacuated Null
hause. marching toward Altkench.
LONDON, October IN. Pietri, for
merly Prefect of Police at Paris, today
publishes in the name of the Emperor
a repudiation Of the Wilheimshohe
manifesto
Bismarck has found it necessary to
make public the following statement:
VERSAILLES, October Lbs P. M
do not hold the opinion that the re.
publican institutions of France consti-
tute danger for Germany, nor have |, as
assertid in letter OF the 18th ult., pub
lished in the London Daily Telegram,
ever expressed such view TO Mr.. Nal
let or to any other person.
BISMARCK.
LONDON, October THE Germans
have occupied in force Nacy and Vel
noon, small towns in the department Of
Eure. They were vigorously but un-
effectually opposed.
A dispatch from Veudome, a town
in the department of Loire Et Cher
dated at six o'clock last evening, con-
tains the following intelligence: The
Prussians have been driven from jour
vile, Laury, and the neig boring villages
in the department Of Eure Et Loire.
The French captured twenty prisoners
including one of Prince Alberts coar-
iers. The road between the place Neu-
dome Laury is tEronged with the Ma
tional Guard There is much enthus-
iasm in this section of France.
LONDON, October The Masonic
fraternity Of England contributed sew
entv thousand pounds sterling for the
relief of the families of soldiers.
LONDON, October Non VclIes RI,
jour, a Belgian paper, has an ingenious
but doubtless imaginary account OF an
aerial conflict between Felix Tour
nachon Nadar, the celebrated French
aeronaut, aud q Prussian aeronaut.
The former came off victorious.
The great gun for Fort de livery Is
nearly ready to be placed in position.
It's range is eight kilometers, and 1t re
qujres thirty-fye kilogrammes OF pow
der for each discharge.
General Branchitsck has been ap-
pointed Military Governor at Yer
salles. ..
The Bavarians besieging Bitsche, oc,
cupy wooden huts instead Of tents.
LONDON, October Both the Cologue
Gazette and Independence Beige, assert
that there is complete underground
communication to Paris and Tours
D,1 hnt he
Prussians are alarmed at the approach
of winter and are disposed to press the
siege at Paris.
General Bombaki has re-entere,'
Metz.
Epernon has been completely evacu
ated BY the Prussians who are abou
1000 strong at Ramboullet.
The French say the enemys cavalry
at Tours numbered 1900 and not 500 a.
first reported.
A dispatch from Bonneville, in th'
Department of Eure ct PORE, datet
Thurday evening, says; The enemy
is evacuating the country beyond Tours
and apparently falling back to Et
ampes.
LONDON, October THE only ohjec
ton the Bavarian Government has t
the German Confederacy, is her relue
tance to place her army under Fedora
charge during times of peace.
The Times has an eloquent editoria
on the rectitude Of England's neutrality
LONDON, October Prince Pierr
Bonaparte has arrived here.
The Paris Moniteur exhorts the arm