The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-10
VERY LATEST.
BY TELEGRAPH.
4 O'Clock II. M.
THE WAR;
Fighting Before Metz Re-
Sumed.
GARIBALDI TO FIGHT FOR THE
REPUBLIC.
Gen. Burnside passes
both the Prussian
and French lines.
A Bloody Battle at St. Quinten.
A Bloody Battle at St. Quinten.
Market Reports.
Reported Expressly for the ARGus.1

GReported Expressly for the ARGus.l
BERLIN, Oct. TO- The fighting before
Metz was resumed yesterday. An incesssnt
csnnonsding and fusilsde of small arms WAS
N maintained throughout the day Dispatches
from the German forces contain no mention
of the result of the battle. 1t is, however,
known that Razainn, who has reformed his
shattered division, is making a last grea,
effort to break through the Prussian line to
northeast OF Fort St. Julien.
Tours, Oct. l0.-A dispatch from LYONS
says that Garsbsldi in addressing a demon
ssration few evenings since declared his
determ nation to fight for the holy Republic,
and he had endured all his sutferings for
the cause of liberty, and was ready now to
aid republicanism in France.
WASHINGTON, Oct 10.-Baror Gerolt, the
Prussisn Minister, has teegraphed the gist
of the neutrality proclamation to Count
Bismsrk by cable and expresses himself 10
the belief that he will receive in return
congratulstory dispatch, having no doubt
that the home government will be as much
pleased with the action of the administration
as the Prussian representive.
In consequence of the beseged con-
dition of Paris, and the tortuous
route for the transmission of mail
and telegraph matter to this country, the
French legation here is in but imperfect
communication with the government no
dispatches having been received for several
days.
MARsEILLEs, Oct. 9, Evening. via Ber
lin, Oct l0.-Gen. Burnside returned TO
Paris, Saturday, under flag of truce. 1t
IS understood that he conveys an important
proposition from Bismarck to Favre.
LONDON, Oct. 10 Markets upon Stock
Exchange unchanged [. s. $40 bonds of
1862 are quoted at 9I8(d9l4.
AURINs. Oct. 9-Evening.-A courier has
teliQence that the Prussians had been sc
verely repulsed at that place. A body OF
German infantry, numbering l,200, sup
ported by artillery, began q furious attack
upon the French position. The fighting was
continued with great spirit for FIVE hours,
when the P,ussians fled from the field Pr
fectly demoralized and with heavy loss.
New YORK, Oct. l0.-A special dispat ch
from Washington says:
The Presiden: Yesterday received dis
patch from Minister Bancroft announcing
that Gen. Burnside had passed through both
tue EusSiau anu TTo0cu lueh Win Ul5-
patches from Minister Washburne for him.
he expected to hear from him shortly by
way OF Berlin.
About one o clock this morning Andrew
Clay, of the Greenwich Standard and Ward
Smith were assaulted in Elm street by two
Italians who appear to have had no provo
cation. Clay was dangerously stabbed
in the abdomen, and Smith in the arm and
side. The wounded we're removed to the
Park hospital, but the assailants escaped.
Henry Ward Beechers Church was filled
to more than the usual sufferntion yesterday
morning, it having been rumored that ne
would take q new departure in e1centric
theology, and taking Matthew XIII chap,
30v. for his text.
CAIRO, Oct. I0.-A terrible and fatal
ARRAY occurred at Columbus, Ky last eve
ming, in which Smith Gibson, Geo Gibson,
Austin Conrad and Brockmsn were stabbed
and terribly beaten. The fracas occurred
among themselves, and the desperate nature
of the encounter is shown by the fact that
all those engaged we're hors du combat in
three minutes after the commencement of
the sffray.
CHICAGO, Oct. l0.-Senator Fenton and
! family are in the city.