Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-11-11
Weekly News Summary,
FOREIGN.

A cable dispatch of the 2Sth states the
number of prisoners surrendered at Metz
at 173,000, including three marshals and
5000 officers.
A telegram from Basle ON the 26th an
nounces that the Prussians had suffered a
defeat between Mont Hiliard and Besan-
con. They fled in disorder, taking with
them fifty three wagons filled with wound
ed, and leaving 1900 killed on the field.
A letter from Garibaldi is published, in
which he says he at first sympathized with
Germany, when she sought the overthrow
of Napoleon, and he now sympathizes
with France, because she has made herself
a republic
The news of the surrender of Bazaine
and the capitulation of Metz created the
widest excitement at Berlin. One hum
dred guns were fired in honor of the event.
General Burnside arrived in London on
the 2Sth.
A dispatch from Bombay, received in
London on the 28th, announces that day
had been fixed by the Chinese for the
massacre of all foreigners. They were
marching and distributing their troops ac-
cordingly.
A correspondent in Havana, writing un
der date of October %, sends the par
ticulars of second great hurricane on the
10Th and Goth, in that part of the island
spared before, the Verelto Abajo region.
1t is now the scene Of the greatest loss.
The towns of San Custobal, Candelavia.
Guanajay, Mariel, Batabano, and scores of
villages, are level with the ground, and the
large and beautiful town of San De Los
Banos exists only in name. In the whole
island the effects of the storm had been
to reduce the sugar crop fully 20 per
cent. and the tobacco crop 20.
Along the coast from every town
came reports Of disasters to shipping;
probably over enc hundred vessels were
forced on shore, and the majority lost.
The losses were estimated at $7,0O0,00O.
Full details of the storm of October 7 and
report 1900 lives lost, and the total OF
direct losses in houses and property, with
out including damage to crops, OF 2,OOO,-
600. The government had distributed
$5O0,O0O among the sufferers, and taken
other prompt measures to relieve the suf
fering. Three thousand women and chill
dren were supported at Matanzas.
Shocks of earthquake were recently felt
at Athens, Greece, simultaneously with
the appearance Of brilliant aurora.
A Tours dispatch Of the Both says
profound impression was produced there
by the news of Bazaine's surrender. The
majority deemed it political move, and
expressed intense indignation. The Gov
ernment Council issued a proclamation,
signed by Cremieux, De Sain, Gambetta
end Thiers, denouncing Bazaine as trail
tor, an "agent Of the man of Sedan, and an
accomplice of the invaders" The address
proclaims that they are ready for the last
sacrifices, and closes: Let us still prove
by our actions that we can still main
tain and honor independence, integrity,
all that makes a country proud and free.
Long live the Republic, one and indi-
visible"
King William has conferred " on our two
commanders, Fritz and Frederick Charles,
the batons of Field Marshal, the first in
stance of such appointments in our family
history"
The spoils captured at Metz include three
thousand guns, forty million OF French
war funds, and twenty million of French
civil government department funds.
A balloon left Paris on the Both, and
landed at Ghaumoul in safety. A dispatch
says it brought good news from Paris.
The States of Germany, Northern and
Southern, are said to have agreed to name
King William as Emperor.
Accounts of French successes in differ
ent parts of the country were received at
Tours on the Both.
The Germans around Paris held solemn
religious services on the 31st ult, in view
of the intended commencement of the
bombardment of the city on the day fol-
lowing.
1t is said that previous to the capitula-
ton of Metz Bazaine had buried in the
earth caisse de parnsee containing 100000
coo francs in gold, and 100000 francs in
silver The Germans forced him to reveal
the locality.
The city of Dion was captured by the
Prussians on the 30th ult.
London specials of the 31st ult. report
a large part of Paris clamoring for sur
render because hopelessly lost. There
were said to be many disturbances in the
capital
Late advices from China state that the
Christian missionaries whose lives were
threatened, at Fung Chow, had been res
cued
Dispatches by the underground route,
received in London from Paris to the 9th
ult., say the city was well supplied with
vegetables of all kinds. Fresh meat was
regularly served to the soldiers and people.
The best of feeling prevailed, and there
was no opposition to the sentiment that
the war must be carried on till Prussia pro-
poses terms of peace that are at least hon
orable.
The London Times of the 1st has tele-
gram from Versailles announcing that
Thiers passed through there on the Both
ult., on his way to Paris The general i'm
preston at London was that, owing to the
surrender of Bazaine, nothing was likely
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