Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-30
EVENING STAR.
THE WAR.
LAST NIGHTS TELEGRAMs.

The follo~Ins important items of news were
-.ceivtd here By cable last night:
THE BATTLES OF NOVELTIES.
ITLIE, Dec G.-Ofiicial contradiction is
ven 90 the dispatches OF the Prussians which
falsely represent the battle Of Point Noyelle. a.
A Germsn victory, and claim to have taken
some French troops prisoners. Not q single
Freedman vss captured. The Prussisns nave
lost heavily in the battle and from sickness. In
the north and northeast of France the villages
are encountered with the German wounded.
Great numb re- Of German soldiers are suffering
from ophthaluna- There are $1,000 sick and
wounded Germans at Chalons sur Marine.
CHALOSs SUR SAOSR. Dec. 2s--rhe advanced
guard of Gsribaldi's army entered DIXON this
morning.
FORT AKRON.
RsRLIs, Dec. S9.-The government gans saw
that Mont AKRON was the first position attacked
h, the Prussisn-, In order TO obtain a stand
POINT from which 10 operate against the adj scent
OutlvIDg forts of Paris. The Provincial Cures
TOrdeHCe adds that the bOmbardment OF Mont
AKRON NAV be considered a. an Introduction to
a general shel1ng of Paris, inaSmuch it,
capture will greatly facilitate operations
against the French capital
\ New York World Dispatch, from Vers allies
lated Dec. - states that thus far the bonn
bsrdment of Fort AKRON has been ineffective
The French fire caused consider able loss TO the
Germans.
A CONTRABAND CABLE STOPPED.
IONDOS. Dee. - y. Y. TriBHas special
The English government, upon the application
the French government to lay a submarine
cable to connect Dunkirk, CherbOuTg. Brest
and BOrdeay- The ship was given in charge TO
the custom house officers on the river Thames.
The cable on hoard was seized three hours after
the first notice of this embargo. Application
was made tor the release Ut the ship, which was
refused.
COMPLAINT AGAINST AUSTRIA,
LONDON, Dec. 29.-rhe French government
las sent formal complaint to the cabinet of
Vienna concerning the employment of the
rolling stock OF the Austrian railway for South
German military purposes The result is the
ers 20 inquire into the truth of the charges pre-
fttTed by France.
GERMANS RETREATING, ETC.
LnNDOS, Dec S-The Germans in the east
ern departments are retresting. They have
already evacuated the town of Gray, in the
Valley Of Sanne- proclamation will be issued
by the PTus-ian government placing under
blockade ali ports of France now occupied or
hereafter Captured by German forces The
Paris press il opposed 10 participation by
France in the congress on the Eastern ques-
ton.
THE DANUBIAN PERSONALITIES.
COssThNTISOPLE, Dec. 29.-The declaration
OF the indies endence of the Danubian Princi-
fslities has been announced here, and causes
profound seHsstiOn-
THE ATTEMPT TO MURDER PRIM.
LONDON. Dec. 2.-The following Dispatch,
received Co dav from Madrid, dated 5sth in
slant, givss The following particulars in regard
to the attempt TO aSsas>inate General Prim:
90 This evening. while General Pr1m was pro-
CeedIng from the COrtes to his residence, some
individual III Gale Alcala fired into his car
rage, ~Ounfing both the General and his adj
iutant, but rot dangerously. No public dis
turbsnce WAS OccasiOned, as the authOri lies
took prompt measures TO prevent an outbreak
and arrest The s-ssssins. Great popular indig-
ration l. manifested at this dastardIy attempt
% murder Gen. Prim, which so happily failed
Of success"
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