The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-11
ON PROPAGATION OF PARLIAMEN
Formation of the New Ministry
ALL THE STAFF OF MARSHAL McMA
HON REPORTED KILLED

At ths Battle of Froschweilsr
LONDON, August 10-NoOn.-Gen
Dumont will take command of a di-
vision of the French army.
Of the Seventy-seventh Regiment ol
the line engaged at Saarbruck, only
eighty men and four officers reported
after the fight.
PARIS, August 10.-The J0urna
O6fcieL says no important action has
taken place at the front since Satur.
day. Marshal Bazaine has made
some reconnoisanoes with cavalry
which have elected information oi
the position of the enemy. One oi
these squadrons of Hussars encoun.
tered a detachment of Prussians al
Uhlands and drove them back, killing
one officer and wounding another.
The Bank of France has increased
the rates of discount to six per cent.
BERLIN, August 10.-All rumors oil
naval battle heretofore circulated,
are false.
The opera house, in this city, has
been given up to the Ladies Sewing
Society, for hospital purposes, and
the building is now nearly filed with
wounded men.
LONDON, z AN, August 10.-Noth
ing has been received here from
France by post or telegraph, since
$3.50 Pm. yesterday.
LONDON, August 10.-A dispatch
from Hong Kong says that on the 21st
of July the French Consulate at Can
ton was attacked by the rabble, and
the Consul was compelled TO seek pro-
lection of the British flag. Foreign
ers were generally threatened.
LONDON, August 10.-The result of
Saturdays fighting is generally attrib-
uted to the Emperor's military inca
pacity.
The Prussian advance is obstructed
by villages filled with French
wounded.
The French losses exceed all esti-
mates.
The Prussians took multitudes of
prisoners.
Edmund About is reported as miss
ing for two days past.
Gen. Changarnier's interview with
the Emperor was very satisfactory.
The French are concentrated around
Metz.
LONDON, August 1O.-The Due du
Aumale has offered his services to the
Emperor.
There is a rumor here. that the
Prince Imperial will be at the French
Embassy in London to-day. Other
reports assert that he has already ar
rived here.
LONDON, August 1O.-A special
dispatch dated Paris, midnight, gives
the following account of the scene in
and near the Corps Legislatif, yester-
day: Deputy Keratry demanded the
deposition of the Emperor and was
called to order by the Chair. The
Deputies then abandoned the Hall
and scattered to their committee
rooms. Outside a wild crowd was
assembled, and refused to disperse.
Bodies of cavalry and lancers were
stationed In the surrounding streets.
The court yard of the Tuileries was
thronged with soldiers. Around the
Corps Legislatif the police repeatedly
charged on the mob. but the latter
reformed after each charge. Bodies
of the National Guard threw down
their arms and fraternized with the
populace. Other detachments re-
mained passive in their barracks.
paraguay d'Hilliers organized the
troops and the mob was everywhere
charged.
A correspondent reports that as he
was going to post his DISPATCHES. he
heard sounds of drums and bugles in
every direction. In the inside Hall
of the Corps Legislatif the scene was
one of fear and bewilderment.
The Belgian neutrality guarantee
treaty was signed here last night by
Granville, and Berustarff La ValIeta
awaits authority from Paris to sign it
for France.
PARIS, August 10.-The Li6erte
mentions number of arrests by the
Government, including Gaillard Pere.
1t is stated that Jerome David will
accept the portfolio of the Interior in
the new Cabinet.
LONDON, August 10.-Prussia is
organizing a volunteer naval force.
The French continue concentrat-
ing on the road to Paris.
All that region is in a state of
siege.
It is said that after the battle of the
9th, the French abandoned their
works In the greatest confusion.
An Intellectual effort was made to
check the Prussian advance at ME-
derbrun, which place was taken by
the Bavarians.
The French continued their retreat
towards Bitsehe, and Wurtemburp.
The cavalry are picking an scores
of prisoners.
PARIS, August 10.--After the ses.
sion of the Corps Legislatif, last even
ing, the Deputies were unable to pass
the Pont Concorde because of the
great crowd collected on Place de h
Coacorde.
Olivier has lived at a private resi-
dence during the last three days. in
stead of occupying the Official palace.
Princess Clotilde and children re-
turned from Wendon to Paris this
morning.
All correspondents of Paris jour.