Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-04
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THE WAR,
Heavy Fighting around Metz
An Active Siege of Scissors
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The Duke of Nassau Killed
Cholera Appears at ChalOnS
SiPgeGunSArrive before Paris
The KROtty Eastern Question
Russia Proposes to Solve it
Prussia Perhaps COnSenting
The PlebiSCitum at Rome
UltramOntaniStS Wont Vote
FROM ENGLAND

Report of Troctu's Resignation.
The Tribune correspondent telegraphs
on Sunday from Tours that it is reported
TrOchu has resigned and LIE FOurt sue
ceeded him.
The siege of scissors.
LONDON, Oct. 2.-The siege of Sois-
sons continues The sorties of the garri-
son have been repulsed by the Rausbourg
Wurtemburg, and Frankfort landwehr
and the 3Oth corps. The French have
asked truce for the burial of their dead.
The losses of the Germans have been
/ trifiing.
; The Prussian Embassy here have re-
ceived no official information of the shoot
lug of the Duke of Nassau. H
Bismarck formally denies that any dis
position exists on the part of Prussia
to make France third-rate power.
The occupation of Strasbourg by the
Germans was solemnized on the I'd by re-
ligiOus services in the Church of st.
Thomas. The Germans took 10 guns,
valued at two millions francs, property in
bank estimated at eight hundred thousand
francs, and an immense quantity of muni-
tions aud clothing.
The Pope and the PIebiscite.
LONDON, Oct. 2.--It is reported that
the Pope has ordered his adherents to
abstain from voting on the plebiscitum. o.
Queen Augusta's Birthday.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The Tribune's cor
respondent telegraphs from Berlin under
date of the 90th, that on the Queens
birthday grand seTenade was given her
Majesty by six bundled singers and must
clans, an immense crowd attending, and
there was great cheering.
Fighting Near Metz.
On Wednesday there was heavy fight
ing at Metz, near CalOmburg, AIRS and
Lsguenny. Paris is quiet.
4 correspondent before Metz, Saturday
evening, Oct. l, telegraphs: Last night
large masses OF cavalry of the Seventh
corps were thrown northward from Court
celles, to r.inforce the First corps at st.
Barbe and Autlly. The artillery of the
First corps advanced from St. Barbe to
Noisswile, and met the enemy's offensive
nOrtheastward movement, as Bazaine with
drew to-day.
The cavalry will be up In the northeast
and west of ThiOnville to sweep the vii
lagos hitherto unscathed, and clear them
of provisions in reprisal for the recent
seizure of German supply trains. The
general sense of the people in the north
eastern departments IS unfavOrable to the
guerrilla warfare advised by the Tours
government.
No levy en- masse will take place in the
rear of the German armies.
The Mayor of Haycuges has liberated
the German prisoners brought in by peas
ants.
The inhabitants of Pont-au- Mousson
have been fined 100000 francs for at
tempting the assassination in the streets
of lieutenant and corporal
Disease Among the Prussians.
Cholera is raging among the German
troops at Chalons, and malignant ty=
phod at Rheims.
Heavy SOrtie ut Metz.
a body of 5000 Belsche made a heavy
sortie yesterday evening and again this
morning, but both were repulsed.
The railway around Metz, from ROmil-
ly TO POnt-au-Mousson, is completed.
Trains are slow and unfrequent.
From Paris of the 2ith-The OrSini
Bombs.
A letter from the Tribune correspond
ent, dated Paris, Oct. "a, says: ''The
Guard is unanimous against peace. The
party which was ready to accept the dis
mantling of Metz and Strasbourg refuse
to support the wal"
The National Guards man the rampars
The Mobiles are posted at Angeles and
the bastiOns, AMI the reserves of Mobiles
and National Guards occupy the town.
The reserves are always under arms out
side of the gates, between the forts and
rampsrts The troops and artillery are
massed. The forts are well garrisoned.
The inventors of Orsini bombs employ
several men in constructing these internal
machines.
II is admitted that great portion of
the city can be reached by the enemy's
fire without taking the forts.
Minister Washburne said yesterday he
would probably not leave the city.
The Diplomatic Corps met to arrange
for jcint action. Washburne called on
the Government to express his sympathy.
Regardless of red tape, he went to the
Hotel de Vile instead of the foreign Of
flee, shook hands all round, and with
drew.
SPIES are arrested every hour.
The Government endeavOrs TO prevent
a collision between the moderate and
ultras, but yields 10 the latter. Five En-
glishnen attempted, yesterday, toget out
without passports. They were arrested
within the French lines and sent back.
1t was found that the military condition
outside was discouraging and the Mobiles
were flying about the woods.
German Unity.
Negotiations have been concluded with
B lyaria and Wurtembury. The legation
counsellor, BuCher, was summoned to
headquarters yesterday to draw the con-
tract in proper form. The terms are
agreed on for the future German Union.
Siege Guns Before Paris.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-The Germans before
Paris are probably receiving their siege
trains to-day. The heavy guns used at
To1l do not form any part Of them; they
have been sent in another dj reCtion. The
re toratiOn of bridges and tunnels on the
crnqn lines of cOmnuni cation is nearly
complete. The royal headquarters will
soon be moved 70 point nearer the city
walls The King of Prussa has sent
fity thousand thaler5 to the relief OF the
inhabitants of Strasbourg.
Before the BOmbardmcnt.
The diplomatic corps has resolved to
T. Ike the attempt to communicate with
Count Bismarck to ask for twenty four
I. urs notice before the bOmbardment
commences, and obtain permission to
leave the city.
A house near Minister Washburne's
residence, although flying the American
flag, was Quilted to-day because not occu-
pied.
RusSia'S Neutrality.
The Tribuue's correspondent at St.
Petersburg telegraphs on the 26th that TO
ouiet rumOrs the government announces,
s mi-of1icially, that it will persist in its pO
si,ion of neutrality, sndt Turkish war
would have no connection with the pres
cot conflict Ignatof, the Russian
Minister to Constantinople, has arrived
here