Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-08
THE WAR.
LAST .vIGHT,s TREReRs!n O.
The following items of war news were re-
ceived here by cable last night:

The following items of war news were re-
ceived here bv cable last night
ADVANCE OF THE PRUSSIANS On
LYONS.
Tours, Oct. Such teIegrans as are re-
celVed show steady advance by the PrusSans
invading the east and southeast OF France, on
general rising in NOSges. There are no regular
troops there, but all men are aroused. Franc
tlreurs are IN all the passes aud give no quarter
to the enemy, whom they harass night aud day.
stopping their conveys and cutting cOmmunica-
tons and roads.
The Pontifcal Zouaves, 500 strong, arrived
to-day. They enter the French service.
PRUSSIAN REFUSES.
Tours, oct The Prefect Of Epinal tele-
graphs at midnight OF the 9th, to the Minister OF
the Interior, that combat took place yesterday
between the towns of Laon and Bruyeres against
$500 or lO,000 PruSsians supported by artillery.
The French troops aided by the National Guard,
held their position.
KOUES, Oct. =, ria Tours.-The Prussians at
Gisons have been repulsed by the National
Guard. The enemy have, however, Termed a
camp near Gisons of 1000 men. The Prussian
post at Rondarcy, comprising thirty men. have
all been killed bv the TurcOs. Epernay has
been evacuated by the Prussians, who are re-
treating.
SOCIALIST DEMANDS IN PARIS.
LONDON, DC. 7-(TO The New York Times y
Letters from Paris, October 81, state that
socialist OPT ostion is still at work and growing
bolder They now demand the confiScition o.
the property of all who left Paris, for the benefit
OF the property of all accOmpiices in the Bora
parte usurpatiOn. The government has been
weak enough to yield in some points 10 these
men.
THE BELGIANS EXCITED AGAIN.
BRUSSELS, Oct. The Belgian Echo SAYS
that there is great activity everywhere to prp-
tect the frontier. The siege of Meziers and
RocrOy, and the French fOrtitications pear the
Belgian border, by the Prussisns is thought 70
be the motive of these precautions.
\ STRONG LETTER FROM LOUIS BLANC
LONDON, oct. Louis Blanc has written a
letter to the English people, which appears in
tie Official Journal of Saturday last, in which
he says the siege OF Paris is a mon.trous phe
nomenon, which will he the scandal of history
olviliZation is prisoner in Paris. The King OF
Prussia is the Attila OF the nineteenth century
He appeals 10 the English people, but not for
pity, for republican France his a right to the
sympathies of all. He tlen describes the war
which, he SAYS, is Pan-GeTmani-m gone mad
The King of Prussia ought TO have stopped the
war after the capitulatiOn OF Sedan, when the
empire had disappeared and the republic was
proclaimed. He quotes from an article in tine
Daily Nelrs OF Sept, mber 9Th, saying the repub
lican party is in no wise responsible for the
present war, &c, and he dares any one to denv
that since September 4th their party has Ispre-
sented the aspirations and genius of France
IL Is not true that the French nation has this
terrible conflict upon its conscience. The King
OF frussla Is desperate gambler, but the
bloody game of battle may turn against him He
concludes :-'lf the English people unders and
mat our cause Is that of the whole world, being
IN what concerns them-the consequences OF
leaving the right of conquest unbridled A
nation which. by its indifference, sanctions the
saturnalia of force, risks experiencing them,
and deserves 10 do so. 1t is the business of the
English people to look TO il. 1t is ours to prove
10 the world that our cause is just, and this
beng understood, 10 die for the right, which
never dies, OF conquer with it,
THE JESUITS LEAVING ROME.
ROME, Oct. The Jesuits are leaving the
city. All the material damage done within the
city by the Italian assault was that done TO the
walls at Porta Pia. The Scalera Gate, the =in-
dows OF the palace OF Latram, the Basilican
buildings, and the covering of the Scola Santa
received no injuries. The large palace of the
Villa Buonaporte was burnt by the flying mis-
siles which entered the roof. The process of
changing the names of the streets, consequent
on the revolution. has begun, and the Papal
arms are fast disappearing from the public
buildings.
AUSTRIA IMPRISONING REPUBLICANS.
VIENNA, Oct. I.-Neumayer, a leader OF the
workingmen, has been sentenced to five months
imprisonment for incitiDg revolt.