The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-22
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NEW YoRK, August 21.-The dee
tails of the Chinese butcheries at
Iien Tsin, state that the uniriend lg
feeling Of the Chinese, seems to hav8
been directed against the French
Catholic Mission at Tien Tein, at the
outbreak, and was preoipitated By the
bad temper aud indisCretion of clio
French. The Consul being the 6Fst
victim. The managers Of the Mission
IN its proselyting zeal, had enoour-
aged the bringing In of Chioe
children for education in the Catholic
faith, and this had led to kidnappiur
and other abuses, and out of tb 1s8
proceedings the whole trouble grew.
A mob gathered about the Con
sulate, one Of the attendants of which
fired a revolver at the people. The
Consul went, pistol 10 hand, 10 thg
residence Of the local lunotionaIE.
and he and bis associates subsequent
~ fired other shots. Then followed
a massacre and the destruction of fhe
Consulate and Catholic establishmeut
The victims we're wholly French Wlll
three exceptions, two Russian gentle
men and & lady Other foreigner
though naturally alarmed, were not
molested. Dir. Stanley, an American
missionary, was 10 the interior OF the
province a. the time, and bis vile
fed to the foreign quarter of Iion
Tsin, along with Miss Thompson, of
Ohio.
The Emperor promises a thorough
investigation and punishment of those
concerned 10 kidnapping, as we'll pa
the instigatoFs and leaders Of the dis-
turbanoe
The Jogiylal Dr. Bas Rhine gives
the following account of tho battle of
Woissoubure: The 74th and 50th Of
the line Of the 10Th Battalion OF foot
chasseurs, 8 regiment Of IurcOs and
another Of mounted chasseurs. were
encamped ia the environs Of WoisBena
burg. The sEirm shers sent forward
TO recOnnoitre the frontier had BOB
seen any of the enemy end did not
expect an attack.
In the morning at day. dFeak, sud-
denly q vigorous cannOnade was
heard, and the German troops, cone
sisting of on immense force Of artil-
lery, cavalry and infantry, showed
itself on the heights of SWernRen-
the first BaVarinn village on tho
rontier-bombs fell upon Weisaen-
burg, and set Ere TO the barracks end
other buildings. THE men
Of the Fiftieth we're about % take
their morning meal when the bullets
began assailing them 10 their camp.
Gen. Douay then ordered an advance,
and the soldiers, On leaving their eu-
campmept, cast down their KNAPP
sacks, which they were beginning to
buckle on, and threw themselves .n.o
the fight.
FLORENCE. August 20.-TheTe Wa8
violent debate il the italian Chem
bers yesterday. Deputy MeliODte &C.
cused the Minister'S OF violating
the neutrality of Italy, By sending
Italian troops to defend the Pope.
One of the Ministers, in reply GU
the question, said that Mazzini, De
noted agitator. was arrested while
travelling in Sicily under q false name.
The Government was we'll aware OF
his plans, and vas determined 90 de-
feat them, Mazzini would be regul-
ariy tried. He stated further that
Sicily was especially iufammable.
Deputy Bertani denounced the are
rest as illegal.
VIENNA, August 20-An Imperial
decree opens the provincial Diets.
The Emperor expresses grnule9-
ton at the patriotic unanimity OF all
the people of the monarchy. lie
shall be able 10 satisfy The legitimate
demands of Galacia and Igrol, a
urges the immediate election OF she
Reichsrath.