The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-09
Austria aids France with
800, 900 Men.
RUSSIA ABO[T TO Side
With PRUSSIA.
France in a Dilemma.
THE FRENCH emperor SICK.
Napoleon asked to resign
his Crown.
The Baltic Enterprise Postponed
Account of the Latest
Battle.
KIDNAPPING CITIZENS--RAILROAD
ACCIDENT.
Reported Expressly for the ARGUS


CINCINNATI, Aug. "a special from New
FORK says The majority of Frenohmen in
this city appear but little troubled by the
news of the disaster to the Emperor and his
army. They assert confidently that Nspo'
leon knows what he is about.
Up to the present time no news has bsen
received as to the movement of the great
mass of the French army.
The regular army of France Is now shown
BY careful calculations TO be nearly 200, zoo
infantry, and over 900 cavalry.
Paris advices say that 100000 new men
can be put into the French army at once.
private telegram from Paris states tina,
Austria has declared for France and will
send her 100000 men, and that Russia is
waiting for the action of England, but will
probably side with Prussis.
The situation of Napoleon is not SO des.
pera,e that it may not be retrieved.
The extraction of Marshal Mcmahon
from his present isolated position and sue
cess in front of Metz would place the com.
bstants on q footing comparatively equal,
and open a new and perhaps long campaign
But as affairs now stand the future of the
Empire is blocked with omens of dangers.
Nav YORK, August "a German i'm
porting house has q dispatch stating that
the French Empsror's illness at Chslons is
very alarming, and that France is now
willing to receive the intermidistion of
England.
that Paris has refused to defend the city
guarantee a republic.
There was nothing from either army mp
to half past one this afternoon.
Gen. Trochen who was to have command
ed the French Baltic expedition corps has
gone to Metz, and the Baltic enterprise is
indefinitely postponed.
PARIS, Aug. 9.-There Is an immense
uprising of the people of France to repel the
Prussian invaders. II Is said officially that
two millions of men are ready TO march and
that the reserve corps will number one
million. The people are clsmorous for or
eanization and leaders.
ROME, Aug. 9.-The last of the French
army of occupation left Civita Vechia TO day
in the steamers Magelland and Panama for
the seat of war.
LONDON, Aug 9.-The following official
dispatch is dated at Hamburg:
CINCINNATI, August 9.-Seversl members
of the colored union league lodge were
arrested for kidnapping "a members at his
residence, and by force of arms taking him
before the lodge to answer charges against
him.
| GREENBIER SPRINGS, West Va, Aug. O.
No fatal results from the railroad accident
of last week have yet occurred, and all the
wounded are recovering.
| he al fr
the republican state convention last nigh
united upon c. Fl. Grovenor for congress.
PALaT1NA, Aug. S-9:45 A. M-Yester
day, after the battle of Worth, the eneml
retired in the greatest disorder. The French
artillery eudesvored to make h stand a
Neiderbrun, which town was taken by tb'
Bavarians. The enemy retired en- route t.
Bitzche. The cavalry of Wurtemburg cap
tured the enemy's stores and four pieces o
artillery at Riehesioften. The dead an
wounded covered the route of the retreatin
army. This morning we occupied Hsguer
can, which Was evacuated by the enemy
The German troops hold both banks of tn
Ssar river, having occupied Saar Seguni
and Forbach after q slight resistance by tn
French.
GARRIsoNs, N. Y, Aug. "a dispatc
from Terrytown states that the suppose
murderer of Mr.. Nathan was arrested q
Mich, yesterday. When appreheudsd h
said: ~ know what you have come for.
1t is stated that he received $500 from M,
N-than the day previous to the murder.
LIVERPOOL, August 9.-Buoyancy in tn
cotton market is attributed to the Prussia
success. The general impression here
that the Prussian victories sugur the speed
, restoration of peace.