The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-22
FIRST EDITIO N
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
The Battle Of Sedan.
King Williams Account
His Letter to the Queen.
Scenes i'm Paris.
The Universal stampede
King Williams Account
His Letter to the Queen.
Scenes i'm Paris.
The Universal stampede
THE PRUSSIANS AT ORLEANS.

Reported Entrance Of the City by King Will
iiam's TrOOps-Its situation and History.
cable telegram from Tours gives currency
to the rumor that the Prussians have entered
the important city of Orleans.
This city is the capital of the department of
Loiret, and is situated on the right bank of
the Loire, which is here crossed by bridge of
nine arches, sixty-five miles in a direct line
s. s. w. from Paris, and seventy-five and half
by railway. The population In 1862 was so, 79S.
1t is very ancient city, and is in general but
lily built, but there are several fine public
squares gardens, and promenades. 1t was to
make room for these that portions of the ancient
Notifications were demolished The most pro-
minent building is the Cathedral or Church of
st. Croix, which was begun in the thirteenth
century, and was partly destroyed by the
Huguenots. In the reign of Henry " the work
of reconstructing it upon a new plan was begun,
and this has only lately been completed.
The old city hall, now used as museum, is
building of the fifteenth century. The old
houses of Agnes Sorel and Francis l may here
be seen, and attract much attention from
strangers. A branch of the Bank of France is
established in Orleans, the operations of which
are very large. 1t has an academy of sciences,
bees-letters, and arts, public library of 25 900
volumes, primary normal school, secondary
y
botanic garden, theatre, and it is the seat of
an Academic Uni0ersitaire for the departments
of Loiret, Loir-et- Cher, and Indre-et-Loire. Its
manufactures are extensive, and embrace
hosiery, cotton and wooden blankets pottery
ware, vinegar, saltpetre, sugar reineries, brew
cries, and metal foundries, and there is consi-
derable commerce in wine, brandy, and vinegar.
The city is built on the ruins of the ancient
Gendbura, which was taken and destroyed by
Cesar and rebuilt aud embelished by Aurelius,
when it became Aurelidnum. When Attila and
the Huns appeared before its walls. twas
rescued by the prayers of its Bishop, Anianus
est. Aignan) and the Intervention of the Roman
General Aetius. 1t was conquered by Clovis in
496, and under his successors was the capital of
one of the Frankish kingdoms In $50 and S65 it
was pillaged by the Mortimer. 1t was the capital
of the first kingdom of Burgundy, and Louis the
Fat was crowned here in 110S. The University
was established in 1906. Since the time of Philip
of Valois it has been capital of duchy which
was conferred successfully on various members
of the royal family, who thus became Dukes of
Orleans.
The city took the side of the French kings
in the long wars with the English, and in
1923 it sustained long siege of six months
from the armies of that nation under Salisbury,
and from which it was rescued by the Maid of
Orleans, Joan of Arc.
The States-General convened here in 1860
and eleven councils have since successfully met
in the city. In 562 the stronghold was seized
by the Calvinists, who pillaged the city, and in
the following year these, in turn were besieged by
the Roman Catholics under the Duke of Gaise,
who died before the walls, murdered by Poltrot
de Mere. 1t was held against the king during
the war of the Fronde in 1862 by the Duchess
of Montpensier, the daughter of CASTOR of
Orleans. Orleans was the birthplace of Robert,
King of France, of Pothier, and of Petit the
rhVsician-