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

Reported Expressly for the ARGUS.
CINCINNATI, Aug. "a special from New
York says: The majority of Frenchmen in
this city appear but little troubled by the
news of the disaster to the Emperor and his
army. They assert confidently that Napo.
leon knows what he 10 about.
Up to the present time no news has been
received as TO the movement of the gres,
mass of the French army.
The regular army of France is now shown
F. by careful calculations so be nearly 700, ,o0U
infantry, and over $4,000 cavalry.
Paris advices say that 100000 new men
can be put into the French army at once.
a private telegram from Paris states ths,
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 Prussia.
The situation of Napoleon is not so des
perate that it may not be retrieved.
! The extraction of Marshal McMshon
| from his present isolated position and sue
cess in front of Metz would place the COM
batants 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.
New YORK, August 9.--A German i'm
porting house has dispatch stating that
the French Emperor's illness at Chalons is
| very alarming, and that France is now
willing to receive the intermidistion Of
England.
A wild story is circulating in the street
that Paris has refused to defend the city
une Napoleon will resign his crown and
guarantee q republic.
There was nothing from either army up
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 clamorous for or
ganization 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 we're
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. g.
No fatal results from the railroad accident
of last week have yet occurred, and all the
wounded are recovering.
ATHENS, O., Aug. 9.-The delegation to
the republican state convention last night
united upon c. II. Grovenor for congress.
PALaTIHA, Aug. 6-9:45 A. M.-Yester
day, after the battle of Worth, the enemy
retired in the greatest disorder. The French
artillery eudeavored to make h stand a
Neiderbrun, which town was taken by ths
Bavarians. The enemy retired en- route tt
Bitzche. The cavalry of Wurtemburg cap
tured the enemy's stores and four pieces o
artillery at Riehesloften. The dead an
wounded covered the route of the retrestinl
army. This morning we occupied Haguer
can, which was evacuated by the enemy
The German troops hold both banks of tn,
Sssr river, having occupied Ssar Seguni
and Forbach after q slight resistance by tn
French.
= uAkhlsoNs, IN. L - mug. IA ulsphtc
from Terrytown states that the suppose'
murderer of Mr.. Nathan was arrested a
Mich, yesterday. When apprehendsd b
said: II know what you have come for.
1t is stated that he received $4O0 from NJ,
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 augur the speed
restoration of peace.