Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-03
THE WEEKLY HERALD.


Tours. Inc Emperor was invited
to accompany them, but responds
that "his place is W4eA the army
which is now in the neighborhooC
= of Verdun, where a great battle il
imminent"
There were q series of bloody
engagements in a wooded region
between Varennes and Stony bur
nothing decisive is yet known.
Workshops in Paris closed yes.
terday.
WASHINGTON, August 30.-Twc
hundred recruits have been order
ed to Texas.
Preliminary arrangements for 9
new Democratic paper, with ample
capital, is completed. The publ
cation will commence in NOvem.
Der.
A naval order to the effect that
after October next no retired off.
Ger shall remain upon active duty
has been issued.
Alderman t~elegraphs the Dis.
trict Attorney of West Virginia
referring to suits brought by Con-
federates who were denied regis.
tration. He ordered to be dismis
sed all prosecutions under the
third section Of the act to enforce
the right of citizens Of the United
States to vote in the several States
Of the Union where the offence is
not distinctly forbidden in the
second section.
DENVER, August 3O.-The new
silver mines, forty miles from here,
very rich, are creating intense ex-
Clement.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.-The
Philadelphia Watch Company
loses $4,000 by the fight of the
Secretary and Treasurer.
NEWARK, Aug. 30.-Joseph
Kearney, Professor of Seaton Hall
College, was found dead in a ditch.
He was struck by q passing train.
New YORK, Aug. 30.-A special
telegram from London says, adj.
vises from Sedan to-day, reports
fighting along the railroad between
the advance German and French
armies.
The 2Sth Saxons hold Stennay
on the Mousson.
A correspondent says that not
only has Mcmahon failed to Join
Bazaine, but the Prussians wedge
between them. McMahon is sep
arated from Bazaine bytwo power.
full armies.
A regiment of Chasseurs d'Afri-
que routed two regiments Of Sax.
on dragons near Mousson.
1t is believed here that McMa-
hon sperseveres in his efforts 10
reach Metz in spite of the obsta.
Giles in his way.
PARIS, Aug, 30.-The Journal
Official says the Prussians con.
time their movement on Rethel
and VOUCHERS. Two thousand
cavalry passed Chalons for Eper.
nay.
Strasburg and Pfalsburg still
hold out.
ROCHESTER,, Aug. 3O.-The Say
ings Bank burned. Three work
men were killed and others had
bones broken.
PoTrsvILLE, Aug. 3O.-Six per
sons were killed by the derange.
ment of u hosting apparatus at
Preston Slope.
LONDON, August 30,-Lights
have been placed over the wreck
Of the Golden Fleece in the Bris
tOl channel, but much care is nee.
essary in approaching the city.
McMahon's hcadQ are ut
Sedan.
CARLsRunE, August 30.-The
Bishop Of this city, on the plea
that the bombardment of Stras-
burg is contrary to the laws OF
humanity and modern warfare.
obtained "A hours cessation of the
bombardment. In the meantime
non. combatants will leave the city
On return, the Bishops flag was
riddled with balls, and the bonn
bardment resumed. The surren.
der is a mere question Of time.
The London Times says that five
German detachments of cavaly
routed six French detachments
near Bouseany. The Germans
belonged 10 tue fourth army corps,
which is now securing the eastern
departments to prevent communi-
cation between Mcmahon and Ba-
zaine.
The Prussians say that dis
patches p%urpOrting to come from
Bazaine are fraudulent, as he is en-
tirely isolated.
The following from the French
War Office, has just been received
"Nearly nine hundred thousand
men, are now in triangle, formed
by Rheims, Rethel and Vouziers.
Bazaine is not shut up; he has
10000 men. Mcmahon has $50,
900 men, and are stealing a march
on Prince Royal, who is two days
ahead of Frederick Charles. 1t is
hoped that the latter cannot come
I'M in time.n